BOXD - Earnings call transcript Q2 2022

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Operator

Hello everybody and welcome to today's Boxed, Inc.

Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. My name is Julian and I will be your moderator for today’s call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand over to, Chris Mandeville, Investor Relations to begin. Please go ahead.

Chris Mandeville

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Chieh Huang

and great everyone with to Chris, Thanks, it’s be again.

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Mark Zimowski

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Chieh Huang

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Mark Zimowski

Thank you, Chieh.

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Operator

you. Thank

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Thomas. Your line now open, is

Thomas Forte

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Chieh Huang

for the Thanks Tom. question,

ahead fire. the us, got pouring of the fuel think When about more is we opportunity really You’ve it on here. Chieh

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Thomas Forte

that, Chieh. to return model for a on model going that the have you can level On about higher thank me Great, convinces Market, high it’s Boxed a you or the how investment? at what you give

Mark Zimowski

Sure one. Tom, I will take that

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Thomas Forte

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Operator

you. Thank

from Josey next from Ron comes Our question Citi.

Your line open. is now

Ron Josey

Great, thanks for taking the please. Two question, guys.

side? more business which the in just on the average heard from macroenvironment, values be current, specifically trends just the XX% Chieh, I you details renewed BXB just recovery, the the seeing is, talk Totally a is order the the retail on on given and on First BXB you’re about guidance, just you helpful. broader but demand growth, great heard I Then side seeing would maybe think can expanding the just growth BXB prioritizing of to the the also like and expansion team that out started team and is and the in by trying you suite. product understand Have building where already the wondering progress? I think of ultimate that, or business the pre-COVID, we time. the bigger and XX% bigger BXB if that over be Thanks guys. that’s was could get goal than

Chieh Huang

Hi address the let question. Ron. surrounding retail for Thanks Overall, me the first. question

providing at moment, I be want up the to you long-term think look I we overall, posted we’re GMV accounts, So growth guidance, for our XX% very targets growth by revenue clear, results, at to also year-over-year. close world Retail net XX% be a difficult very despite though range. retail up even in When all to additional our continue that was double-digits.

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is is of to that This this and So point. in not strategy our going just really the seeing headed. those the where is like overall were dipping with business focus direction that good saying, a Which we’re because we and us really there do pleased sharpening brings of feel opposite. actually It’s we’re we’re were or severe one headwinds that the not direction KPIs work. hey, wrong to any this of

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Operator

you. Thank

question next Our Wells comes from Brian Fargo. Fitzgerald from

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Brian Fitzgerald

other were business bit, order saw I you quarter? like that down any digits, a factors you But, Chieh, seasonal talk through response Can you spend looks down frequency, probably active to mid-single both retail Mark. year-on-year one. one frequency the also of have quarter-on-quarter. guys, like saw influencing else lower customers it in a looks in the lower Then Thanks sequentially. and anything bit marketing or In

Mark Zimowski

and that go take ahead one, Yes, Brian. I’ll

So great to from hear you.

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Brian Fitzgerald

debt mindful place, also but The question was of. accelerated it, in be question just you there the you think push being have Got some I and my around then have covenants next to liquidity to profitability.

need what be With could to you to considering you by needed? whether on you Thanks. thoughts breakeven additional and capital then if might the push share raise ’XX, before options

Mark Zimowski

strategic execute sheet as run overall, from today, perspective takes really the us that well. on in little $XX a at the that where feel look balance take million, about good less a the cash I’ll continue business term against to Yes, absolutely. to order we plan. the you when than and near Brian, Yes,

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Operator

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Marvin Fong

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Chieh Huang

our finding as trends, growth question. Mark look a on the customer user in the at very undeniably our to quarter-over-quarter When basically three What still year about business business, over that bright you for bullish mentioned, emerged. you’re BXC up when feel it. we very regards active look be To have you at now, put Thanks KPI, good that that about slide of, very still spots clear, active is trends, right. we kind Hi with Marvin. we’re

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Marvin Fong

the color, personnel sort doing tools. process products deploying hiring seasoning should that function accelerating? of your will of combination on some this you’ll That’s the a be new start some timelines are bringing some BXB, of BXB great My gradual a or be new on that like additional get where step GMV just a we Chieh. and that of the sort releasing be Will clients? could you’ll Also up, a and terms sounded there aware think technology there’s technology and be of great. side, follow in in you side, Great, like technology it of hires any some really up

Chieh Huang

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really some clients have today. We loyal

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Mark? On as I that know team the product time side, well, Mark spent with so some has

Mark Zimowski

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Operator

from Chen Our next question from comes Oliver Cowen.

line Your is now open.

Oliver Chen

and Chieh Hi, Mark.

it exciting. business, On the Spresso sounds very

solution. early and were intelligence, offers artificial You in end-to-end it an

profitability versus term? a there’s the products and levers the opportunities the think Thank Which what end-to-end we nearer ones well? suite. as major do as there you. So us BXC are and having business, catalysts Then for in of the lot the within longer about you areas see greater focus of

Chieh Huang

Oliver. Hi,

for for You’ve thanks question. got the here. joining call and Thanks Chieh the

and I of advanced, were business. power We in-house right. early our very in some advanced these You’re guess tactics using to technologies

Spresso well that for business. Now, really our bodes

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represent as and as bunch a seeing we’ve I current of got those potential well feedback the, poignant the some modules in customers, most from the guess You’re different of pipeline. pieces customers of modules that

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Mark Zimowski

question, within Then margin just terms second with of regards enhancement BXC. opportunities to your in

think a I few. it’s

creating customer. able It’s things the package business. close I that continued on, expanding being structure. and to things negotiations each the leverage it’s get think and the fulfillment what that that as to that where are scout venture centers end reduce on think day continuing it’s like the FedEx where a we one time. with we overall the new we to guarantee out All did lot across cost of and been since Well, larger When really you things can alliance of we ship door. we’ve the executing part into about this our over to of execs we’ve out discuss cost

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Oliver Chen

very Thank very locations, behind you’ll progress is your was the expand of different and here catalyst well? how exciting. to also rebranding thoughts are What you in markets other what on also The as much. as you it Boxed rebranding Market

Chieh Huang

entire to Hi was recognition that. brand with helping so the Boxed The of just take business closer Oliver, bringing ecosystem, really the catalyst that I’ll Boxed.

through, didn’t KPIs When was plan already margin, one in As of you high there, at build logo rates. you’re marketing, customer heart are look at here expansion satisfaction deploy the high we an fulfillment additional driven hopefully just retention the folks just see that that that by When some hopefully at looking and Mark to to additional you’ll they’re went centers, shopping we high main Manhattan. tailwinds notice the going the looks familiar that looking as AOV, Boxed our properties. it

branch starting seeing really West you’re We’re to Chester. out, so

You’re seeing Brooklyn.

out America customers really where but the Chester Now, small into be dense it I into or Brooklyn, out the of less towards our and proliferating business areas. a in not BXC customers, is and to is West admit suburbs step of first will are one lot this a our rural lot

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basket there have $XXX it business some our high so flexibility the because value and reason high the to mentality with why Now, you very AOV, it’s is we acquired home plus originally similar here. AOV,

that into in carry areas is of those would outside thesis way. we areas as Manhattan, Our explore a us that profitable

Oliver Chen

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Chieh Huang

a experience businesses currently we Anna’s of specific the at building that the Asia, leveraging me proliferation as she across with for and is around highlight great the there world. hires in actually we’re Southeast at When has a of lot key kind has way officer, to great Meyer one our helping Spresso living of quarter. over last perfect experience us She as question That’s it’s Eastern well Anna background, moment. Asia. look revenue of chief our this a

to Vietnam, resources standpoint, customer that We’re from beginning build engage to a both Malaysia, standpoint, as you’re to gap. an resources culturally pipeline also we help really their bridge well going like when ability need because out business as to local from again, local places cultural

experience the some us talent You’re only with with not selling out but talent internationally, seeing build here office also local as well. home

Talent the to that of hire, of it’s for expansion where top they be You’re we’re but right. we who are, it. going and on business exactly critical already

Mark Zimowski

to I other note. Yes, one just thing wanted

enterprise, Historically, a tend revenue we operated opportunity sales longer expansion target still benefit from year. system. down sort Spresso going maybe in and an start this that really the the so us really market they’re the we’re folks is really who anywhere to with mid-level toward excited of Something would about can cycles and to plus Within gives product alter the because obviously to get we of there to this offering. ton doing million per of $XX in from move retailer be now do

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Operator

Our Davidson. final question today Thomas Forte is a follow up from from D.A.

Your open. line is now

Thomas Forte

Great, thanks. Two follow quick me. ups for

emphasize think BXB stats plans? fulfillment The follow versus your your prior? center this long-term buildout when first one Market about up. how Does one spend is, in should change you Boxed Then more CapEx we

Mark Zimowski

are we question. a the Yes, used it fulfilment traditionally when think these is Tom, look great you so If fulfillment anything, remember what Market bit at answer smaller a short center, doesn’t. quite average than really it’s at The Boxed I micro had on Boxed. centers,

square of that, range to terms per XX,XXX out. XX,XXX as in But little in a a reduction in those CapEx so smaller Going feet, from XX,XXX to the nature. a rolling somewhere around square bit of also in result feet facility of

in I own that automation. we’re the capital thinking business. that business help to we there you terms how of at when a We support term CapEx think still change Over a medium still very to our automation light we’ll to intensity think remain in are of longer our look about think growing to model, I continue don’t much robotics the going of leverage time, there’s segment.

Thomas Forte

How you Mark, BXC? versus then the about thanks do and Great, think up. last follow competitive BXB set

Chieh Huang

can I In ways, question. they take some similar. Yes, Tom, that are

clubs out we snacks, we the new competitive there, of That’s BXB, digitally built we those some have now a would they’re the the go club would the about more general like into being have need When location. other if club generally where of the When looking he to pick the But to go by ship to these in folks up a funnel that laser or really I is remember, not but ubiquitous office warehouse through outside suppliers. they themselves. as all go them the now just that Some a end BXB of competitive led resources as traditionally stationery. as toner, oftentimes to up they office are items some not delivered, of that pyramid cartridges, we’re pens, perhaps paper, sets native. we against these day, through their think when advantage folks, or you’re have name manager ubiquitous those things close can coffee, other to you in have at customer as well inkjet folks items thinking think first pantry, she traditional pantry of

I think reason of to that’s we’ve we these to, a BXB when success have big some like the feel comes able part why been it servicing clients.

of us also as kind You’ll some that venturing set. source competitive of about think the direct supplier we product see office BXB of into kind of

Operator

now will Huang back concludes That remarks. today’s session. to for you closing Q&A Chieh I refer

Chieh Huang

Thanks everyone dialing in for today.

In here we’re at again next stuff dialing of looking our in. thanks to forward So, the you call. exciting a happening for Boxed, on lot welcoming meantime,

Operator

call. today’s concludes That

You disconnect your lines. may now

Boxed (BOXDQ) 12 Aug 222022 Q2 Earnings call transcript