Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2025
Key First Quarter data points:
- Revenue of $19.5 million, +26.0% vs. Q1 2024
- Organic revenue growth (1) of +22.9% vs. Q1 2024
- Gross margin declined by 157 basis points vs. Q1 2024 to 22.9%
- GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations of ($0.4) million vs. $1.4 million in Q1 2024
- GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations per fully diluted share of ($0.008) vs. $0.028 in Q1 2024
- Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations of $49 thousand vs. $161 thousand in Q1 2024
- Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) per fully diluted share of $0.001 vs. $0.003 in Q1 2024
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $346 thousand vs. $486 thousand in Q1 2024
- Announced new cheese business with an international airline, and relocated LoCo Foods business from Fort Collins to Denver
- New retail sales channel generated $3.7 million in revenue
- (1) Organic revenue growth excludes the impact of divestitures and acquisitions
BROADVIEW, Ill., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: IVFH) (“IVFH” or the “Company”), a national seller of gourmet specialty foods to professional chefs, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025.
Bill Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of IVFH, remarked, “The first quarter of 2025 marked additional progress against our strategic plan as we continued the second phase of our growth strategy (building the foundation for growth). Contributing to these efforts, this was our first full quarter focused on the integration of our recent acquisition of Denver-based Golden Organics and Fort Collins-based LoCo Food Distribution, and our first full quarter of our new retail sales channel. We also continue to see strong growth with our new national distributor partner announced last Spring, triple-digit growth in our Amazon sales channel, single-digit growth in our airline catering business, and single-digit growth in our Chicago Artisan business. These growth initiatives were offset by continued softness in our legacy drop ship business. Returning this business to growth through significant catalog expansion is a key initiative for the entire management team, since it continues to represent the majority of the company’s revenues. Also, while our new acquisitions are adding incremental topline growth, we were still in the process of stabilizing both new businesses in Q1, as we worked through the relocation of the LoCo business from Fort Collins to Denver, and worked to build out the team and design and implement our operational playbook. Taken together, these trends resulted in revenue growing 26.0% compared to Q1 2024. Organic revenue growth, which excludes the impact of divestitures and acquisitions, was +22.9% for the quarter.”
Mr. Bennett continued, “Despite a decline in gross margin by 157 basis points to 22.9% as our business mix shifted towards the lower-margin retail business, gross margin dollars rose by $0.7 million on an additional $4.0 million in revenue. SG&A increased by $0.7 million, but SG&A as a percentage of revenue declined by 155 basis points to 24.1%. SG&A excluding non-cash stock compensation, separation, restructuring, and other legal and transactional costs as shown in Adjusted EBITDA, decreased by 36 basis points to 21.7% of revenue. GAAP Net Income from continuing operations was a loss of $0.4 million vs. a gain of $1.4 million in Q1 2024 when we recorded the $1.8M gain from the sale of our Florida headquarters building. Adjusted EBITDA was $346 thousand vs. $486 thousand in Q1 2024, despite the profit headwind driven by the ramp-up of the retail business. This headwind was approximately $425 thousand in Q1 2025, compared to the Q4 2024 headwind of approximately $700 thousand, as we made progress on the operational cost structure of this new, large business. We remain confident we can achieve profitability in the cheese business as the year progresses.”
Mr. Bennett added, “We’re pleased to see our new growth businesses and acquisitions begin to materialize this quarter and demonstrate the growth potential of the Company, though we also see an opportunity to continue to make progress on the operating models of our retail cheese business and our new acquisitions. The Company has a solid foundation, a passionate and committed team, and an industry with tremendous long-term potential. We recognize the importance of maintaining a laser focus on our top priorities in a complex economic environment to create a robust, profitable, and sustainable business model. As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of the food industry, we believe in our ability to adapt, innovate, and capitalize on opportunities focused on driving long-term shareholder value,” concluded Mr. Bennett.
Conference Call
The Company’s management will hold an investor call on May 15, 2025 at 10:00 am Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. At the end of the meeting, the Company will host a question-and-answer session with investors. All interested participants may attend the call on the web or by phone. The Company encourages those who wish to ask questions to join the call virtually through Zoom, rather than on the phone, as Zoom’s “raise hand” feature makes it easier for management to identify questioners. Details for the meeting are as follows:
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About Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
At IVFH, we help make meals special. We provide access to foods that are hard to find, have a compelling story, or are on the forefront of food trends. Our gourmet foods marketplace connects the world’s best artisan food makers with top professional chefs nationwide. We curate the assortment, experience, and tech enabled tools that help our professional chefs create unforgettable experiences for their guests. Additional information is available at www.ivfh.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the current beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company. Such statements, including those related to the Company’s growth plans, reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein, which include words such as “should,” “could,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “might,” “potentially” “targeting” or “expect”, or similar expressions. Additional factors that could also cause actual results to differ materially relate to current conditions and expected future developments, international crises, environmental and economic issues and other risk factors described in the Company’s public filings. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results and that there are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these statements, including, among others: economic factors affecting consumer confidence and discretionary spending; cost inflation/deflation and commodity volatility; competition; reliance on third party suppliers and interruption of product supply or increases in product costs; and changes in the Company’s relationships with vendors and customers. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
For a detailed discussion of these risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or expressed in any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed from time to time in current, quarterly and annual reports filed by the Company with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/.
Investor and Media contact:
Gary Schubert
Chief Financial Officer Innovative Food Holdings, inc. investorrelations@ivfh.com
| Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,105,274 | $ | 2,330,880 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 7,494,670 | 9,039,232 | ||||||
| Inventory, net | 6,796,302 | 6,290,488 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 349,918 | 238,526 | ||||||
| Assets held for sale | 5,941,933 | 5,941,933 | ||||||
| Current assets – discontinued operations | – | 49,315 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 21,688,097 | 23,890,374 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,690,084 | 1,584,878 | ||||||
| Right of use assets – operating leases, net | 644,007 | 705,476 | ||||||
| Right of use assets – finance leases, net | 494,390 | 524,273 | ||||||
| Amortizable intangible assets, net | 402,794 | 424,372 | ||||||
| Tradenames and other unamortizable intangible assets | 217,000 | 217,000 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 25,136,372 | $ | 27,346,373 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 4,989,390 | $ | 6,653,622 | ||||
| Accrued separation costs, related parties, current portion | 308,891 | 334,532 | ||||||
| Accrued interest | 91,155 | 91,347 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 347,700 | 349,600 | ||||||
| Stock appreciation rights liability | 1,413,745 | 1,353,150 | ||||||
| Notes payable – current portion | 179,981 | 190,052 | ||||||
| Lease liability – operating leases, current | 241,317 | 239,660 | ||||||
| Lease liability – finance leases, current | 110,994 | 147,797 | ||||||
| Contingent liability, current | 54,430 | 54,430 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 7,737,603 | 9,414,190 | ||||||
| Note payable, net of discount | 8,658,425 | 8,692,674 | ||||||
| Accrued separation costs, related parties, non-current | 400,000 | 457,692 | ||||||
| Lease liability – operating leases, non-current | 407,072 | 467,569 | ||||||
| Lease liability – finance leases, non-current | 87,850 | 139,591 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 17,290,950 | 19,171,716 | ||||||
| Commitments & Contingencies (see note 21) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Common stock: $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 56,831,090 and 56,009,032 shares issued, and 53,986,793 and 53,164,735 shares outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 5,680 | 5,598 | ||||||
| Common stock to be issued; 798,891 and 738,032 shares at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 79 | 74 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 45,621,235 | 45,520,121 | ||||||
| Treasury stock: 2,644,297 shares outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | (1,141,372 | ) | (1,141,372 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (36,640,200 | ) | (36,209,764 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 7,845,422 | 8,174,657 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 25,136,372 | $ | 27,346,373 | ||||
| Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Three | For the Three | |||||||
| Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||
| March 31, | March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 19,548,566 | $ | 15,518,153 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 15,062,759 | 11,713,219 | ||||||
| Gross margin | 4,485,807 | 3,804,934 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 4,708,977 | 3,978,840 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,708,977 | 3,978,840 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (223,170 | ) | (173,906 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense:) | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (209,166 | ) | (215,450 | ) | ||||
| Gain on sale of assets | – | 1,807,516 | ||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale of subsidiary | – | 21,126 | ||||||
| Other leasing income | 1,900 | 1,900 | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | (207,266 | ) | 1,615,092 | |||||
| Net income (loss) before taxes | (430,436 | ) | 1,441,186 | |||||
| Income tax expense | – | – | ||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (430,436 | ) | $ | 1,441,186 | |||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | – | $ | (15,312 | ) | |||
| Consolidated net income (loss) | $ | (430,436 | ) | $ | 1,425,874 | |||
| Net income (loss) per share from continuing operations – basic | $ | (0.008 | ) | $ | 0.029 | |||
| Net income (loss) per share from continuing operations – diluted | $ | (0.008 | ) | $ | 0.028 | |||
| Net (loss) per share from discontinued operations – basic | $ | – | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||
| Net (loss) per share from discontinued operations – diluted | $ | – | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | 53,962,273 | 49,707,036 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | 53,962,273 | 50,603,891 | ||||||
| Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Three | For the Three | |||||||
| Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||
| March 31, | March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (430,436 | ) | $ | 1,425,874 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Gain on disposition of assets | – | (1,807,516 | ) | |||||
| (Gain) Loss on sale of subsidiaries | – | (21,126 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 109,621 | 110,260 | ||||||
| Amortization of right of use asset | 61,469 | 4,175 | ||||||
| Amortization of discount on notes payable | 1,284 | 1,283 | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | 101,201 | 103,235 | ||||||
| Value of stock appreciation rights | 60,595 | 118,898 | ||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 27,555 | 22,882 | ||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,517,007 | 175,436 | ||||||
| Inventory and other current assets, net | (617,206 | ) | 71,054 | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (1,664,232 | ) | (3,144,335 | ) | ||||
| Accrued separation costs – related parties | (83,333 | ) | (128,610 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | (2,092 | ) | (84,548 | ) | ||||
| Operating lease liability | (58,840 | ) | (4,175 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (977,407 | ) | (3,157,213 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (163,366 | ) | (1,406 | ) | ||||
| Cash received from disposition of asset, net of loan payoff | – | 2,101,185 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (163,366 | ) | 2,099,779 | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Principal payments on debt | (45,604 | ) | (22,708 | ) | ||||
| Principal payments financing leases | (88,544 | ) | (49,977 | ) | ||||
| Cash received from line of credit | 500,000 | – | ||||||
| Principal payments on line of credit | (500,000 | ) | – | |||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (134,148 | ) | (72,685 | ) | ||||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (1,274,921 | ) | (1,130,119 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2,380,195 | 5,422,335 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period – continuing operations | $ | 1,105,274 | $ | 4,187,011 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period – discontinued operations | $ | – | $ | 105,205 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,105,274 | $ | 4,292,216 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | 204,813 | $ | 228,970 | ||||
| Taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Reclassify fixed assets as held for sale | $ | – | $ | 5,941,933 | ||||
| Principal and accrued interest paid from escrow to Maple Mark Bank | $ | – | $ | 353,815 | ||||
| Issuance of common stock under compensation plans | $ | 74 | $ | – | ||||
| Issuance of stock for cashless exercise of options | $ | 8 | $ | – | ||||
| Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures Adjusted EBITDA Calculations (unaudited) | |||||||
| Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ||||||
| Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (GAAP) | $ | (430,436 | ) | $ | 1,441,186 | ||
| Depreciation & Amortization (1) | $ | 109,621 | $ | 110,260 | |||
| Interest expense – net | 209,166 | $ | 215,450 | ||||
| Income tax provision | $ | – | $ | – | |||
| EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (2) | $ | (111,649 | ) | $ | 1,766,896 | ||
| Adjustments: | |||||||
| Separation Costs | $ | – | $ | 68,791 | |||
| Other Restructuring Costs | $ | 7,392 | $ | 48,200 | |||
| Stock Compensation Expense (3) | $ | 161,796 | $ | 222,133 | |||
| Legal Fees – JIT Lawsuit | $ | – | $ | 24,515 | |||
| Gain on Sale of Subsidiaries | $ | – | $ | (21,126 | ) | ||
| Other Legal & Transactional | $ | 288,257 | $ | 37,159 | |||
| Commission on Sale of Asset | $ | – | $ | 147,300 | |||
| Gain on sale of assets | $ | – | $ | (1,807,516 | ) | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (4) | $ | 345,796 | $ | 486,352 | |||
| Adjustments: | |||||||
| Depreciation | $ | (88,043 | ) | $ | (110,260 | ) | |
| Interest expense – net | $ | (209,166 | ) | $ | (215,450 | ) | |
| Income tax provision | $ | – | $ | – | |||
| Adjusted Net Income (Non-GAAP) (5) | $ | 48,587 | $ | 160,642 | |||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) | $ | 0.001 | $ | 0.003 | |||
| Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (Non-GAAP) (6) | 53,962,273 | 50,603,891 | |||||
| Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ||||||
| Revenue (GAAP) | $ | 19,548,566 | $ | 15,518,153 | |||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | 4,485,807 | 3,804,934 | |||||
| Inventory Reserve | $ | – | $ | – | |||
| Adjusted Gross profit (Non-GAAP) (7) | $ | 4,485,807 | $ | 3,804,934 | |||
| Adjusted Gross profit margin % (Non-GAAP) | 22.95 | % | 24.52 | % | |||
| Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (4) | $ | 345,796 | $ | 486,352 | |||
| Interest Expense -net | $ | (209,166 | ) | $ | (215,450 | ) | |
| Income Tax Expense – net | $ | – | $ | – | |||
| Maintenance Capital Expenditures (8) | $ | (9,221 | ) | $ | (1,406 | ) | |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP) (9) | $ | 127,409 | $ | 269,496 | |||
(1) Includes non-cash depreciation and amortization charges.
(2) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
(3) Includes stock and options-based compensation and expenses.
(4) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP metric. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors because the information may allow investors to better evaluate ongoing business performance and certain components of the Company’s results. In addition, the Company believes that the presentation of these financial measures enhances an investor’s ability to make period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results. This information should be considered in addition to the results presented in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered a substitute for the GAAP results.
(5) Adjusted Net Income accounts for the impact of non-core expenses including addback for one-time organizational restructure expenses, gains or losses on sale of assets or subsidiaries, tradename impairments, amortization expense, expense on the extinguishment of debt, and stock related expenses in both 2025 and 2024
(6) GAAP weighted average shares outstanding.
(7) Adjusted Gross profit is gross profit adjusted to remove the impact of inventory reserve adjustments or non-recurring inventory related gains or losses.
(8) Maintenance Capital Expenditures is a component of “Acquisition of property and equipment (GAAP)” on the consolidated statement of cash flows. It represents management’s assumptions of capital spending to maintain the company’s current level of operations. It does not include expenditures on acquisitions (less cash acquired), nor does it include other capital expenditures made to fund growth of the current business.
(9) Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less interest expense, income tax expense, and maintenance capital expenditures. The company believes adjusted free cash flow is useful to investors in understanding how existing cash flow from operations before working capital changes and non-recurring items after maintenance capital expenditures (which we believe the best proxy for over time is Adjusted EBITDA less interest expense, income tax expense, and maintenance capital expenditures) is utilized as a source of growing our business. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since the company has certain non-discretionary obligations that were not deducted from the measure.
