AXIL Brands Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

 LOS ANGELES, January 8, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – AXIL Brands, Inc. (“AXIL” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: AXIL), an emerging global consumer products company for AXIL^® hearing protection and enhancement products and Reviv3^® hair and skin care products, announces financial and operational results for the second quarter ended November 30, 2024 (2Q25).

Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended November 30, 2024

“The second quarter of our fiscal year is seasonally strong due to the holiday shopping season. However, the 2Q25 period was slightly
different than 2Q24 from a timing and reporting standpoint, as Cyber Monday and the day before Cyber
Monday in calendar year 2024 fell into our fiscal third quarter, whereas the full holiday weekend from Black Friday to Cyber Monday was part of our second quarter of fiscal 2024. Consequently, a significant portion of these sales will be recognized in the third
quarter of this fiscal year,” commented AXIL Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Toghraie.

“We continue to take steps to diversify our distribution strategy for our hearing protection and enhancement products beyond our online presence. Over the last six months, we have announced relationships with international distributors that we expect to contribute in a more meaningful way going forward. Moreover, we also expect to establish additional international distribution agreements that will allow us to expand the AXIL brand to incremental targeted markets.

“Domestically, we are making strong inroads into the retail channel. We are in over 1,000 retail locations, including Bass Pro Shops, Scheel’s, and select Walmart stores. Ultimately, we would like to expand our retail presence by an order of magnitude, and given our financial discipline, we expect to be able to recognize a healthy margin contribution that is comparable to what we recognize in our online channels. A core corporate value at AXIL is achieving efficient profitability. We prioritize sustainable growth and avoid pursuing revenue expansion solely for top-line growth if it compromises operating leverage.

“In addition to our planned diversification of distribution channels, we aim to give consumers compelling reasons to choose AXIL-branded hearing safety and enhancement products. We intend to achieve this by maintaining our technological leadership and introducing both new and enhanced hearing products with improved functionality and ergonomics across various price points. Accordingly, we expect to launch the successor series to our TRACKR earmuffs in the first half of calendar year 2025.

“Finally, our solid cash position of $5.2 million at the end of 2Q25 enables us to internally finance our strategic growth plans, with no anticipated reliance on external market funding. We believe our dual strategies of distribution channel diversification and continued product innovation, which should all be able to be funded internally, will generate sustainable shareholder value. I extend my gratitude to our shareholders for their continued support and remain confident that AXIL's greatest achievements are still to come.” concluded Mr. Toghraie.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company calculates EBITDA by taking net income calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and adjusting for income taxes, interest income or expense, and depreciation and amortization. The Company calculates adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, further adjusted for stock-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is also presented as a percentage of revenue, which is calculated by dividing the non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for a period by revenue for the same period. Other companies may calculate EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, and management considers EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA important indicators in evaluating the Company’s business on a consistent basis across various periods for trend analyses. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements and are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable financial measure, net loss, calculated in accordance with GAAP is included in a schedule to this press release.

AXIL BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED EBITDA and ADJUSTED EBITDA

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023

AXIL BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AXIL BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023 

(UNAUDITED)

AXIL BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023

(UNAUDITED)

About AXIL Brands

AXIL Brands (NYSE American: AXIL) is an emerging global consumer products company. The Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium hearing enhancement and protection products, including ear plugs, earmuffs, and ear buds, under the AXIL® brand and premium hair and skincare products under its in-house Reviv3® brand - selling products in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and throughout Asia.

To learn more, please visit the Company's AXIL® website at www.axilbrands.com and its Reviv3® website at www.reviv3.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains a number of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “prepare,” “should,” and “focus,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available information, and management’s beliefs, projections, and current expectations, and are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management’s control and may cause the Company’s results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other things: (i) the Company’s ability to grow its net sales and operations, including developing new and improved products, diversifying its distribution channels, and expanding internationally, and perform in accordance with any guidance; (ii) the Company’s ability to generate sufficient revenue to support the Company’s operations and to raise additional funds or obtain other forms of financing as needed on acceptable terms, or at all; (iii) potential difficulties or delays the Company may experience in implementing its cost savings and efficiency initiatives; (iv) the Company’s ability to compete effectively with other hair and skincare companies and hearing enhancement and protection companies; (v) the concentration of the Company’s customers, potentially increasing the negative impact to the Company by changing purchasing or selling patterns; (vi) changes in laws or regulations in the United States and/or in other major markets, such as China, in which the Company operates, including, without limitation, with respect to taxes, tariffs, trade policies or product safety, which may increase the Company product costs and other costs of doing business, and reduce the Company’s earnings; (vii) the Company’s ability to engage in strategic partnerships and expand its distribution and retail channels; and (viii) the impact of unstable market and general economic conditions on the Company’s business, financial condition and stock price, including inflationary cost pressures, the possibility of an economic recession and other macroeconomic factors, geopolitical events, and uncertainty, decreased discretionary consumer spending, supply chain disruptions and constraints, labor shortages, ongoing economic disruption, including the effects of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Israel-Hamas conflict, and other downturns in the business cycle or the economy. There can be no assurance as to any of these matters, and potential investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. Other important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

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