A K A Brands Hldg Corp Financials
This page shows A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 7 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
Financial Health Signals
Based on FY2025 annual data. Scores normalized against common benchmarks. How we calculate these scores
A K A Brands Hldg Corp has an operating margin of -3.0%, meaning the company retains $-3 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This below-average margin results in a low score of 16/100, suggesting thin profitability after operating expenses. This is down from -1.8% the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's revenue grew a modest 4.4% year-over-year to $600.2M. This slow but positive growth earns a score of 41/100.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp carries a low D/E ratio of 1.07, meaning only $1.07 of long-term debt for every $1 of shareholders' equity. This conservative leverage earns a score of 80/100, indicating a strong balance sheet with room for future borrowing.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's current ratio of 1.23 means current assets barely cover short-term liabilities. This tight liquidity results in a low score of 20/100, which could limit financial flexibility.
While A K A Brands Hldg Corp generated $16.4M in operating cash flow, capex of $17.1M consumed most of it, leaving -$633K in free cash flow. This results in a low score of 25/100, reflecting heavy capital investment rather than weak cash generation.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp generates a -32.1% ROE, indicating limited profit relative to shareholders' investment. This results in a returns score of 0/100. This is down from -22.1% the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp passes 5 of 9 financial strength tests. 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.
For every $1 of reported earnings, A K A Brands Hldg Corp generates $-0.52 in operating cash flow ($16.4M OCF vs -$31.4M net income). This mixed ratio suggests some earnings may rely on non-cash accounting items.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp earns $-1.8 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense (-$18.0M vs $10.0M). This narrow margin raises concern about the company's ability to service its debt if operating income declines.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
A K A Brands Hldg Corp generated $600.2M in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 4.4% from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's EBITDA was -$291K in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 104.0% from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp reported -$31.4M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 20.9% from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp earned $-2.93 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 19.1% from the prior year.
Cash & Balance Sheet
A K A Brands Hldg Corp generated -$633K in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 94.2% from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp held $20.3M in cash against $104.7M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp had 11M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 0.9% from the prior year.
Margins & Returns
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's gross margin was 57.3% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's operating margin was -3.0% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 1.2 percentage points from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's net profit margin was -5.2% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 0.7 percentage points from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp's ROE was -32.1% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 10.1 percentage points from the prior year.
Capital Allocation
A K A Brands Hldg Corp spent $2.0M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents an increase of 30.4% from the prior year.
A K A Brands Hldg Corp invested $17.1M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 47.2% from the prior year.
AKA Income Statement
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $163.9M+11.5% | $147.1M-8.4% | $160.5M+24.8% | $128.7M-19.1% | $159.0M+6.1% | $149.9M+0.7% | $148.9M+27.5% | $116.8M |
| Cost of Revenue | $72.9M+21.3% | $60.1M-11.9% | $68.2M+24.0% | $55.0M-21.5% | $70.1M+11.3% | $63.0M0.0% | $63.0M+23.1% | $51.2M |
| Gross Profit | $91.1M+4.7% | $87.0M-5.8% | $92.3M+25.4% | $73.7M-17.2% | $88.9M+2.3% | $86.9M+1.1% | $86.0M+30.9% | $65.7M |
| R&D Expenses | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A Expenses | $30.3M+13.4% | $26.7M-3.0% | $27.5M+7.1% | $25.7M+3.2% | $24.9M-10.5% | $27.8M+7.6% | $25.9M+14.1% | $22.7M |
| Operating Income | -$10.7M-652.6% | -$1.4M-190.8% | -$491K+90.9% | -$5.4M-92.8% | -$2.8M-34.7% | -$2.1M-425.8% | $636K+110.4% | -$6.1M |
| Interest Expense | $2.4M0.0% | $2.4M-4.0% | $2.5M-7.4% | $2.7M+2.0% | $2.6M-2.0% | $2.7M+0.9% | $2.7M+17.5% | $2.3M |
| Income Tax | $1.2M+40.5% | $873K+8630.0% | $10K+11.1% | $9K-99.8% | $3.9M+4471.1% | -$90K-119.3% | $466K+2352.6% | $19K |
| Net Income | -$14.5M-192.3% | -$5.0M-36.8% | -$3.6M+56.6% | -$8.3M+10.8% | -$9.4M-72.0% | -$5.4M-140.6% | -$2.3M+74.7% | -$8.9M |
| EPS (Diluted) | N/A | $-0.46-35.3% | $-0.34+56.4% | $-0.78 | N/A | $-0.51-131.8% | $-0.22+74.1% | $-0.85 |
AKA Balance Sheet
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $397.4M-3.4% | $411.3M+0.1% | $410.8M+3.6% | $396.6M+3.0% | $385.2M-4.7% | $404.1M+3.9% | $388.8M+9.3% | $355.8M |
| Current Assets | $129.5M-10.7% | $145.0M-6.6% | $155.2M+4.3% | $148.8M+2.8% | $144.8M-7.4% | $156.3M+0.8% | $155.1M+16.1% | $133.6M |
| Cash & Equivalents | $20.3M-13.5% | $23.4M+1.4% | $23.1M-13.4% | $26.7M+10.3% | $24.2M+4.8% | $23.1M-9.4% | $25.5M+16.1% | $21.9M |
| Inventory | $86.2M-10.9% | $96.7M+4.6% | $92.5M-2.1% | $94.4M-1.4% | $95.8M-9.7% | $106.0M-0.6% | $106.7M+16.6% | $91.5M |
| Accounts Receivable | $10.7M+29.7% | $8.2M-67.1% | $24.9M+86.0% | $13.4M+65.3% | $8.1M+21.2% | $6.7M+15.8% | $5.8M+41.5% | $4.1M |
| Goodwill | $93.7M+0.7% | $93.1M+0.9% | $92.2M+2.9% | $89.6M+0.4% | $89.3M-7.0% | $96.0M+2.6% | $93.6M+1.6% | $92.1M |
| Total Liabilities | $299.6M-0.5% | $301.2M+1.5% | $296.7M+4.1% | $285.1M+6.5% | $267.6M+0.2% | $267.2M+5.9% | $252.2M+14.5% | $220.2M |
| Current Liabilities | $105.0M-2.4% | $107.6M-8.1% | $117.2M+19.6% | $98.0M+1.0% | $97.0M-1.8% | $98.8M-1.0% | $99.8M+21.0% | $82.5M |
| Long-Term Debt | $104.7M+1.1% | $103.6M+2.6% | $101.0M-10.5% | $112.9M+7.1% | $105.4M-0.2% | $105.6M+5.0% | $100.6M+1.8% | $98.8M |
| Total Equity | $97.8M-11.2% | $110.1M-3.5% | $114.1M+2.4% | $111.5M-5.2% | $117.6M-14.1% | $136.9M+0.3% | $136.6M+0.8% | $135.5M |
| Retained Earnings | -$324.8M-4.7% | -$310.3M-1.6% | -$305.4M-1.2% | -$301.8M-2.8% | -$293.4M-3.3% | -$284.0M-2.0% | -$278.6M-0.8% | -$276.3M |
AKA Cash Flow Statement
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.7M-64.4% | $4.7M-60.2% | $11.9M+734.0% | -$1.9M-126.8% | $7.0M+427.4% | -$2.1M-161.3% | $3.5M+145.4% | -$7.7M |
| Capital Expenditures | $4.7M+7.0% | $4.4M-1.5% | $4.5M+30.6% | $3.4M-12.0% | $3.9M-21.4% | $5.0M+151.7% | $2.0M+161.5% | $754K |
| Free Cash Flow | -$3.0M-1059.3% | $317K-95.7% | $7.4M+239.4% | -$5.3M-271.1% | $3.1M+143.7% | -$7.1M-568.2% | $1.5M+118.0% | -$8.4M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$4.7M-7.0% | -$4.4M+1.5% | -$4.5M-30.6% | -$3.4M+11.9% | -$3.9M+21.4% | -$5.0M-151.2% | -$2.0M-161.7% | -$755K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$1.1M-322.0% | $505K+104.4% | -$11.4M-250.3% | $7.6M+1141.8% | -$729K-117.2% | $4.2M+36.4% | $3.1M-65.1% | $8.9M |
| Dividends Paid | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | $1K-99.9% | $1.6M+1361.8% | $110K-57.2% | $257K+5.8% | $243K+192.8% | $83K-34.1% | $126K-88.1% | $1.1M |
AKA Financial Ratios
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 55.5%-3.6pp | 59.1%+1.6pp | 57.5%+0.3pp | 57.3%+1.3pp | 55.9%-2.0pp | 58.0%+0.3pp | 57.7%+1.5pp | 56.2% |
| Operating Margin | -6.6%-5.6pp | -1.0%-0.7pp | -0.3%+3.9pp | -4.2%-2.4pp | -1.8%-0.4pp | -1.4%-1.8pp | 0.4%+5.6pp | -5.2% |
| Net Margin | -8.8%-5.5pp | -3.4%-1.1pp | -2.3%+4.2pp | -6.5%-0.6pp | -5.9%-2.3pp | -3.6%-2.1pp | -1.5%+6.1pp | -7.6% |
| Return on Equity | -14.8%-10.3pp | -4.5%-1.3pp | -3.2%+4.3pp | -7.5%+0.5pp | -8.0%-4.0pp | -4.0%-2.3pp | -1.7%+4.9pp | -6.6% |
| Return on Assets | -3.6%-2.4pp | -1.2%-0.3pp | -0.9%+1.2pp | -2.1%+0.3pp | -2.4%-1.1pp | -1.4%-0.8pp | -0.6%+1.9pp | -2.5% |
| Current Ratio | 1.23-0.1 | 1.35+0.0 | 1.32-0.2 | 1.52+0.0 | 1.49-0.1 | 1.58+0.0 | 1.55-0.1 | 1.62 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 1.07+0.1 | 0.94+0.1 | 0.88-0.1 | 1.01+0.1 | 0.90+0.1 | 0.77+0.0 | 0.740.0 | 0.73 |
| FCF Margin | -1.8%-2.1pp | 0.2%-4.4pp | 4.6%+8.7pp | -4.1%-6.1pp | 1.9%+6.7pp | -4.7%-5.8pp | 1.0%+8.2pp | -7.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's annual revenue?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) reported $600.2M in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 4.4% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's revenue growing?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) revenue grew by 4.4% year-over-year, from $574.7M to $600.2M in fiscal year 2025.
Is A K A Brands Hldg Corp profitable?
No, A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) reported a net income of -$31.4M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -5.2%.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's EBITDA?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had EBITDA of -$291K in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
How much debt does A K A Brands Hldg Corp have?
As of fiscal year 2025, A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had $20.3M in cash and equivalents against $104.7M in long-term debt.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's gross margin?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had a gross margin of 57.3% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's operating margin?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had an operating margin of -3.0% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's net profit margin?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had a net profit margin of -5.2% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's return on equity (ROE)?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) has a return on equity of -32.1% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's free cash flow?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) generated -$633K in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a 94.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's operating cash flow?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) generated $16.4M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.
What are A K A Brands Hldg Corp's total assets?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had $397.4M in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.
What are A K A Brands Hldg Corp's capital expenditures?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) invested $17.1M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's current ratio?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had a current ratio of 1.23 as of fiscal year 2025, which is considered adequate.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's debt-to-equity ratio?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's return on assets (ROA)?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) had a return on assets of -7.9% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
What is A K A Brands Hldg Corp's Piotroski F-Score?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7–9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are A K A Brands Hldg Corp's earnings high quality?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) has an earnings quality ratio of -0.52x, considered mixed quality. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Can A K A Brands Hldg Corp cover its interest payments?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) has an interest coverage ratio of -1.8x, meaning it can struggle to cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is A K A Brands Hldg Corp?
A K A Brands Hldg Corp (AKA) scores 30 out of 100 on our Financial Profile, indicating weak overall financial health. This composite score evaluates six dimensions: profitability (operating margin), revenue growth, leverage (debt-to-equity), liquidity (current ratio), cash flow quality (free cash flow margin), and shareholder returns (return on equity). Each dimension is normalized against standard financial benchmarks. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.