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Stran & Company Announces 42% Increase in Revenue and Reports Profitable Net Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2023

Conference call to be held today at 10:00 AM ET

QUINCY, Mass., Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stran & Company, Inc. (“Stran” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SWAG) (NASDAQ: SWAGW), a leading outsourced marketing solutions provider that leverages its promotional products and loyalty incentive expertise, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Andy Shape, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stran, commented, “Following our business growth initiatives, we generated a 42% increase in revenue to a record $19.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. At the same time, our gross profit increased by 50% to $6.4 million, with gross profit margin increasing to 33% compared to 31% for the same period last year, and we booked net earnings of approximately $684,000. We believe our growth and net earnings this quarter reflect infrastructure and technology investments, marketing initiatives, and strategic acquisitions we have pursued in recent quarters while managing our expenses. Moreover, we are proud to have grown organic revenue 30% to $15.4 million for the third quarter of 2023 and achieved these results despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, reflecting our competitive position and increase in market share. As a result, we believe we are continuing to lead the highly fragmented, $25.8 billion promotional products industry through continued organic growth, coupled with a highly accretive acquisition strategy.”

“Over the last eighteen months, we have completed four acquisitions and have now integrated all of these businesses into Stran. Each acquisition has brought assets that are significant to Stran, by expanding our geographic footprint, increasing our logistical capabilities, and bringing preferred clientele to our roster of clients. While we will continue to explore strategic M&A opportunities as they arise, our primary focus is organic growth and maximizing the potential of these acquisitions. By combining our M&A strategy with expanded sales and marketing programs, we have further developed our client base, as illustrated by a recent three-year contract estimated to provide up to several hundred thousand dollars in annual spending with a leading medical group. In addition, we recently expanded our relationship with an online sports and entertainment customer, and have launched a loyalty redemption program. This program received over 22,000 orders, generating over $2 million in sales within the first week alone. By combining reliability and execution, we serve notable brands and intend to continue to deliver on customer needs.”

“Reflecting our confidence in our financial position and the outlook of the business, during the last quarter we continued to conduct our stock repurchase program initially announced in February 2022. As of September 30, 2023, we have repurchased a total of approximately $3.4 million of stock over the course of the program, and management team members have also reported purchases of Company stock in the open market. At the same time, we completed the quarter with $19.7 million in cash and liquid investments as of September 30, 2023, and continued to manage expenses. Overall, we plan to continue to apply our growth strategy by innovating and investing in technology, initiating marketing efforts to help deepen and develop client relationships, and selectively pursuing acquisitions to sustain our growing operations.”

Financial Results

Revenue increased 42% to approximately $19.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from approximately $13.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to higher spending from existing customers as well as business from new customers. Additionally, the acquisitions of the assets of each of G.A.P. Promotions, LLC (“G.A.P. Promotions”) in January 2022, Trend Promotional Marketing Corporation (d/b/a Trend Brand Solutions) (“Trend Brand Solutions”) in August 2022, Premier Business Services (“Premier NYC”) in December 2022, and T R Miller Co., Inc. (“T R Miller”) in June 2023, respectively, accounted for an aggregate of approximately $3.9 million, or 20.4%, of sales, for the third quarter of 2023, compared to approximately $1.7 million, or 12.6%, of sales, for the third quarter of 2022 from the acquisition of the G.A.P. Promotions assets in January 2022 and the acquisition of the Trend Brand Solutions assets in August 2022. Recurring organic sales, defined as sales excluding revenue from the acquisitions of the assets of each of G.A.P. Promotions, Trend Brand Solutions, Premier NYC, and T R Miller, increased 29.5%, or approximately $3.5 million, to approximately $15.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to approximately $11.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Gross profit increased 50% to approximately $6.4 million, or 33.0% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, from approximately $4.2 million, or 31.3% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in the dollar amount of gross profit was due to increased sales, partially offset by an increase in purchasing and freight costs.

Net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were approximately $0.7 million, compared to a net loss of approximately $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. This change was primarily due to the increase in sales during the three months ended September 30, 2023, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time today to discuss the Company’s financial results for the Company’s financial results for the third quarter of 2023 ended September 30, 2023, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other developments.

The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll free 888-506-0062 for U.S. callers or +1 973-528-0011 for international callers and using entry code: 926511. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2855/49360 or on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.stran.com/news-events/ir-calendar.

A webcast replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website (https://ir.stran.com/news-events/ir-calendar), through November 6, 2024. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through November 20, 2023, and can be accessed by dialing 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or +1 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering conference ID: 49360.

About Stran

For over 27 years, Stran has grown to become a leader in the promotional products industry, specializing in complex marketing programs to help recognize the value of promotional products, branded merchandise, and loyalty incentive programs as a tool to drive awareness, build brands and impact sales. Stran is the chosen promotional programs manager of many Fortune 500 companies, across a variety of industries, to execute their promotional marketing, loyalty and incentive, sponsorship activation, recruitment, retention, and wellness campaigns. Stran provides world-class customer service and utilizes cutting-edge technology, including efficient ordering and logistics technology to provide order processing, warehousing and fulfillment functions. The Company’s mission is to develop long-term relationships with its clients, enabling them to connect with both their customers and employees in order to build lasting brand loyalty. Additional information about the Company is available at: www.stran.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic reports which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

Contacts:

Investor Relations Contact:
Crescendo Communications, LLC
Tel: (212) 671-1021
SWAG@crescendo-ir.com

Press Contact:
Howie Turkenkopf
press@stran.com

 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
  September 30,  December 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (unaudited)    
ASSETS   
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash & Cash Equivalents $9,435,090  $15,253,756 
Investments  10,257,675   9,779,355 
Accounts Receivable, Net  16,530,027   14,442,626 
Deferred Income Taxes  1,334,000   841,000 
Inventory  6,903,305   6,867,564 
Prepaid Corporate Taxes  87,459   87,459 
Prepaid Expenses  796,018   386,884 
Deposits  2,886,051   910,486 
   48,229,625   48,569,130 
         
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET:  1,413,870   1,000,090 
         
OTHER ASSETS:        
Intangible Assets – Customer Lists, Net  10,313,107   6,272,205 
Right of Use Asset – Office Leases  1,344,160   784,683 
   11,657,267   7,056,888 
  $61,300,762  $56,626,108 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Current Portion of Contingent Earn-Out Liabilities $3,083,215  $1,809,874 
Current Portion of Lease Liability  460,464   324,594 
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses  4,858,590   4,051,657 
Accrued Payroll and Related  1,224,071   608,589 
Unearned Revenue  4,268,990   633,148 
Rewards Program Liability  2,750,000   6,000,000 
Sales Tax Payable  278,945   365,303 
Note Payable – Wildman     162,358 
   16,924,275   13,955,523 
         
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:        
Long-Term Contingent Earn-Out Liabilities  4,883,265   2,845,944 
Long-Term Lease Liability  858,214   460,089 
   5,741,479   3,306,033 
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:        
Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value; 300,000,000 Shares Authorized, 18,521,332 and 18,475,521 Shares Issued and Outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively  1,853   1,848 
Additional Paid-In Capital  38,397,861   38,279,151 
Retained Earnings  235,294   1,083,553 
   38,635,008   39,364,552 
  $61,300,762  $56,626,108 

 
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) AND RETAINED EARNINGS
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(UNAUDITED)
 
  Three Months
Ended

September 30,
2023
  Three Months
Ended

September 30,
2022
  Nine Months
Ended

September 30,
2023
  Nine Months
Ended

September 30,
2022
 
             
SALES $19,303,335  $13,576,072  $52,549,688  $40,642,559 
                 
COST OF SALES:                
Purchases  11,603,364   8,388,856   32,437,178   25,843,023 
Freight  1,328,603   939,865   3,970,268   3,573,830 
   12,931,967   9,328,721   36,407,446   29,416,853 
                 
GROSS PROFIT  6,371,368   4,247,351   16,142,242   11,225,706 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                
General and Administrative Expenses  5,939,694   4,896,386   18,369,963   13,152,774 
   5,939,694   4,896,386   18,369,963   13,152,774 
                 
EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS  431,674   (649,035)  (2,227,721)  (1,927,068)
                 
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE):                
Other Income  242,009   20,471   313,738   92,124 
Interest Income (Expense)  183,156   (2,881)  467,415   (9,023)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  35,770   (231,214)  134,352   (231,214)
   460,935   (213,624)  915,505   (148,113)
                 
EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES  892,609   (862,659)  (1,312,216)  (2,075,181)
                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  208,000   (174,507)  (463,957)  (393,772)
                 
NET EARNINGS (LOSS)  684,609   (688,152)  (848,259)  (1,681,409)
                 
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE                
Basic and Diluted $0.04  $(0.03) $(0.05) $(0.09)
                 
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING                
Basic and Diluted  18,515,206   19,702,136   18,515,206   19,702,136 

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