Gross Profit
Gross profit in2Q-2018 was R$137.8 million, a 9.8% decrease year-over-year. Gross margin was 30.6% in2Q-2018, a 2.5 p.p. decrease when compared to same period last year. During the quarter, the ongoing revenue mix shift to marketplace and the other margin enhancing initiatives positively impacted gross margin in 1.8 p.p., more than offsetting the negative 1.7 p.p. impact from changes in thee-commerce taxation regime in Brazil (EC 87, in place since 2016). Other impacts, however, have negatively affected gross margin such as:
• | | Accounts payable Adjustment to Present Value (APV) accounting on cost negatively impacted gross margin by 1.4 p.p. This was a direct result of the Company’s adjustments in procurement activities to reduce inventory levels, improving quality and decreasing future short-term working capital investments. |
• | | The B2B operation negatively impacted gross margin by 0.9 p.p. The Company increased its efforts to lower the inventory level of supplement products by commencing additional sales through Netshoes B2C online channel. |
• | | The warmer than expected winter season impact on Zattini’s fashion collection in Brazil negatively impacted gross margin by 0.3 p.p. according to Company estimates. |
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses, net of depreciation and amortization, were R$137.6 million in2Q-2018, 12.6% lower than2Q-2017. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses were 30.6%, compared to 34.1% in2Q-2017.
Selling and marketing expenses, net of depreciation and amortization, decreased 9.5% year-over-year in2Q-2018 to R$108.5 million, representing 24.1% of net sales compared to 26.0% of net sales in2Q-2017. This decrease was mainly attributed to lower expenses in branding campaigns, driving marketing investments down 0.7 p.p., and lower chargeback expenses.
General and administrative expenses, net of depreciation and amortization, were R$28.1 million in2Q-2018, 23.1% lower in comparison to2Q-2017, representing 6.3% of net sales, versus 7.9% of net sales in2Q-2017. This reduction is mainly related to the rationalization of administrative expenses and lower IT expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA & Net Loss
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was R$0.2 million in2Q-2018 (0.0% Adj. EBITDA margin) compared to negative R$4.6 million in2Q-2017(-1.0% Adj. EBITDA margin). In2Q-2018, the negative impact from B2B operations amounted to R$4.2 million, compared to a positive contribution of R$1.4 million in2Q-2017.
• | | Adjusted EBITDA for the Brazilian operation in2Q-2018 was R$8.0 million (2.0% Adj. EBITDA margin), which includes a R$4.2 million negative impact from the B2B operation. This compares to positive R$9.8 million Adj. EBITDA (2.4% Adj. EBITDA margin) in2Q-2017, which was positively impacted by R$1.4 million from the B2B operation. |
• | | Adjusted EBITDA loss for the International operations in2Q-2018 was R$6.4 million(-12.9% Adj. EBITDA margin), compared to a R$11.3 million loss in2Q-2017(-21.0% Adj. EBITDA margin). |
Consolidated net loss was R$38.1 million in2Q-2018(-8.5% net margin), compared to net loss of R$35.2 million(-7.6% net margin) in2Q-2017. Despite the better EBITDA and higher efficiency in financial results, in2Q-2018 depreciation and amortization expenses increased by R$10.5 million year-over-year mainly due to the accelerated depreciation of the Company’s formere-commercefront-end system following the implementation of the new proprietary system in February 2018.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
In2Q-2018, the Company generated R$69.6 million in net cash flow from operating activities versus a use of cash of R$28.3 million in2Q-2017. The R$97.9 million year-over-year improvement was mainly a result of a R$46.4 million inventory reduction, R$39.0 million of recoverable taxes and judicial deposits, and a R$22.6 million higher contribution from factoring arrangements. Factoring arrangements contributed to a cash generation of R$61.0 million in2Q-2018 compared to R$38.5 million in2Q-2017.
Cash used in investing activities amounted to R$20.4 million in2Q-2018 and was mainly related to the development of the Company’s information technology infrastructure and regular maintenance capex of the Company’s distribution centers. In2Q-2017, cash used in investing activities amounted to R$24.2 million.
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