Fly-E Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months Financial Results of Fiscal Year 2025
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Fly-E Group (NASDAQ: FLYE) reported Q3 FY2025 financial results showing declining performance. Revenue decreased 23.6% to $5.7 million from $7.4 million in Q3 FY2024. The company posted a net loss of $0.7 million ($0.03 per share) compared to net income of $20,889 ($0.001 per share) last year.
Sales volume dropped by 3,511 units to 9,989 units, primarily due to decreased consumer confidence following lithium-battery accidents. Despite challenges, gross margin improved to 45.1% from 39.0% year-over-year. Operating expenses increased 26% to $3.5 million due to higher payroll, rent, advertising, and insurance costs.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2024, revenue fell 15.2% to $20.4 million, with net loss of $2.0 million. The company's Fly-11 PRO was selected for NYC DOT's $2 million trade-in program launched in January 2025.
Positive
- Gross margin improved to 45.1% from 39.0% YoY in Q3 FY2025
- Selected as official model for NYC DOT's $2 million trade-in program
- Battery unit costs decreased by 25% from $121 to $91
Negative
- Q3 revenue declined 23.6% YoY to $5.7 million
- Net loss of $0.7 million in Q3 vs. profit of $20,889 last year
- Sales volume dropped by 3,511 units to 9,989 units in Q3
- Operating expenses increased 26% to $3.5 million
- Negative EBITDA of $0.8 million vs. positive $0.2 million last year
- Net cash used in operations was $9.4 million vs. $1.7 million provided last year
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, FLYE declined 4.82%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Selected Third Quarter Financial Results
- Revenue:
, compared with$5.7 million in third quarter of fiscal year 2024.$7.4 million - Gross profit:
, compared with$2.6 million in third quarter of fiscal year 2024.$3.0 million - Total operating expense:
, compared with$3.5 million in third quarter of fiscal year 2024.$2.8 million - Net loss:
, or$0.7 million per share, compared with net income of$0.03 , or$20,889 per share, in third quarter of fiscal year 2024.$0.00 1
Mr. Zhou (Andy) Ou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fly-E, remarked, "During the third quarter and nine months of fiscal year 2025, we remained focused on strategic execution to drive long-term growth, despite temporary fluctuations in consumer sentiment due to recent battery accidents. We achieved a gross margin of
Mr. Ou added, "Looking ahead, we are committed to innovation and diversification to drive long-term growth. We plan to expand our product portfolio and integrate advanced technologies to enhance performance, safety, and user experience. Additionally, we will strengthen our brand influence through international trade shows, strategic partnerships, and increased digital marketing investments. With a focus on driving innovation and ensuring safe and seamless customer experience, we are confident in our ability to navigate market challenges and improve our results of operations."
Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
Net revenues were
Retail sales revenue was
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues was
Gross Profit
Gross profit was
Total Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses were
- Selling expenses were
in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$1.9 million in the same period last year. Selling expenses primarily consist of payroll expenses, rent, utilities expenses, and advertising expenses of retail stores. Total payroll expenses were$1.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$0.9 million for the same period last year. Rent expenses were$0.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$0.7 million for the same period last. Advertising expenses were$0.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$32,681 for the same period last year. The increase in these expenses was primarily due to the increased number of new employees hired for repair and maintenance business operation in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. Total commission expenses were nil for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$6,629 for the same period last year. The decrease in the commission expenses was primarily due to the Company's discontinuation of marketing referral expenses for promotions as of January 1, 2024.$0.6 million - General and administrative expenses were
in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, increased from$1.6 million in the same period last year. Professional fees increased to$0.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$0.4 million for the same period last year, primarily attributable to the increase in audit fee, consulting fee, legal fee and IR expenses associated with ongoing reporting obligations. Payroll expenses increased to$0.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 from$0.4 million for the same period last year, primarily due to additional employees hired in operation departments. Insurance expenses increased to$0.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to$0.3 million for the same period last year as a result of purchase of the directors and officers liability insurance after initial public offering in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. The development fee increased to$35,050 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 from nil for the same period last year. The increase in development fee was primarily due to the increasing development fee of Fly E-Bike app and the increasing maintenance fee of Go Fly App.$0.1 million
Net Income (Loss)
Net loss was
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Losses) per Share
Basic and diluted losses per share were
EBITDA
EBITDA was negative
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024 Financial Results
Net Revenues
Net revenues were
Retail sales revenue was
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues was
Gross Profit
Gross profit was
Total Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses were
- Selling expenses were
for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$5.6 million for the same period last year. Selling expenses primarily consist of payroll expenses, rent, utilities expenses, and advertising expenses of retail stores. Total payroll expenses were$4.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$2.5 million for the same period last year. Rent expenses were$1.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$2.2 million for the same period last year. Utilities expenses were$1.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$0.2 million for same period last year. Advertising expenses were$0.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$0.2 million for the same period last year. The increase in these expenses was primarily due to the increased number of new employees hired for business operations in the nine months ended December 31, 2024. Total commission expenses were$32,695 for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$9,980 for the same period last year. The decrease in the commission expenses was primarily due to the Company's discontinuation of marketing referral expenses for promotions as of January 1, 2024.$1.1 million - General and administrative expenses were
for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$5.2 million for the same period last year. Professional fees increased to$2.8 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$1.7 million for the same period last year, primarily attributable to the increase in audit fee, consulting fee, legal fee and IR expenses associated with the Company's initial public offering and ongoing reporting obligations. Payroll expenses increased to$0.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 from$1.2 million for the same period last year primarily due to additional employees hired in operation and accounting departments. Insurance expenses increased to$0.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$0.8 million for the same period of prior year as a result of purchase of directors and officers liability insurance after initial public offering in the nine months ended December 31, 2024. Software development fee increased to$0.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, compared to$0.4 million for the same period in prior year due to the increasing development fee of Fly E-Bike app and the increasing maintenance fee of Go Fly App.$0.1 million
Net Income (Loss)
Net loss was
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Losses) per Share
Basic and diluted losses per share were
EBITDA
EBITDA was negative
Financial Condition
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of
Net cash used in operating activities was
Net cash used in investing activities was
Net cash provided by financing activities was
Business Update
In January 2025, the New York City Department of Transportation ("NYC DOT") launched a
About Fly-E Group, Inc.
Fly-E Group, Inc. is an electric vehicle company that is principally engaged in designing, installing, selling, and renting smart electric motorcycles, electric bikes, electric scooters and related accessories under the brand "Fly E-Bike." The Company's commitment is to encourage people to incorporate eco-friendly transportation into their active lifestyles, ultimately contributing towards building a more environmentally friendly future. For more information, please visit the Company's website: https://investors.flyebike.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company's financial information presented in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in
The Company uses EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) to evaluate its operating performance. The Company believes EBITDA provides additional insight into its underlying, ongoing operating performance and facilitates year-to-year comparisons by excluding the earnings impact of interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and that presenting EBITDA is more representative of its operational performance and may be more useful for investors.
The Company reconciles its non-GAAP financial measure to its net income, which is its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as "approximates," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or other similar expressions. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct. The Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results, and that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the section under "Risk Factors" of its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on June 28, 2024. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Fly-E Group, Inc.
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@flyebike.com
Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
Phone: +1-646-932-7242
Email: investors@ascent-ir.com
FLY-E GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the number of shares) | ||||||||
December 31, | March 31, | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 1,367,248 | $ | 1,403,514 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 305,157 | 212,804 | ||||||
Accounts receivable – related parties | 88,885 | 326,914 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 8,605,628 | 5,364,060 | ||||||
Prepayments and other receivables | 2,306,692 | 588,660 | ||||||
Prepayments and other receivables – related parties | 171,057 | 240,256 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 12,844,667 | 8,136,208 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 7,232,689 | 1,755,022 | ||||||
Security deposits | 851,994 | 781,581 | ||||||
Deferred IPO costs | — | 502,198 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 895,206 | 35,199 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 14,318,422 | 16,000,742 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 560,125 | 36,384 | ||||||
Long-term prepayment for property | — | 450,000 | ||||||
Long-term prepayment for software development– related parties | 536,580 | 1,279,000 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 37,239,683 | $ | 28,976,334 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 1,277,716 | $ | 1,180,796 | ||||
Short-term loan payables | 4,909,982 | — | ||||||
Current portion of long-term loan payables | 99,079 | 1,213,242 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other payables | 432,469 | 925,389 | ||||||
Other payables – related parties | — | 92,229 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities – current | 3,151,171 | 2,852,744 | ||||||
Taxes payable | — | 1,530,416 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 9,870,417 | 7,794,816 | ||||||
Long-term loan payables | 2,090,734 | 412,817 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities – non-current | 12,153,196 | 13,986,879 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 24,114,347 | 22,194,512 | ||||||
Commitment and Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Preferred stock, | — | — | ||||||
Common stock, | 245,875 | 220,000 | ||||||
Additional Paid-in Capital | 10,744,024 | 2,400,000 | ||||||
Shares Subscription Receivable | (219,998) | (219,998) | ||||||
Retained Earnings | 2,388,806 | 4,395,649 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (33,371) | (13,829) | ||||||
Total FLY-E Group, Inc. Stockholders' Equity | 13,125,336 | 6,781,822 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 37,239,683 | $ | 28,976,334 | ||||
* | Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split completed on April 2, 2024. |
FLY-E GROUP, INC. | ||||||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND | ||||||||||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the number of shares) | ||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 5,678,010 | $ | 7,428,212 | $ | 20,375,842 | $ | 24,034,397 | ||||||||
Cost of Revenues | 3,116,940 | 4,455,399 | 11,810,684 | 14,577,570 | ||||||||||||
Gross Profit | 2,561,070 | 2,972,813 | 8,565,158 | 9,456,827 | ||||||||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Selling Expenses | 1,943,633 | 1,935,498 | 5,597,563 | 4,637,043 | ||||||||||||
General and Administrative Expenses | 1,557,716 | 843,326 | 5,184,432 | 2,773,626 | ||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 3,501,349 | 2,778,824 | 10,781,995 | 7,410,669 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Operations | (940,279) | 193,989 | (2,216,837) | 2,046,158 | ||||||||||||
Other Expenses, net | (16,699) | (53,824) | (64,110) | (24,123) | ||||||||||||
Interest Expenses, net | (155,673) | (31,558) | (247,550) | (82,150) | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | (1,112,651) | 108,607 | (2,528,497) | 1,939,885 | ||||||||||||
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | 428,164 | (87,718) | 521,654 | (731,997) | ||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | (684,487) | $ | 20,889 | $ | (2,006,843) | $ | 1,207,888 | ||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (22,516) | 3,101 | (19,542) | 3,101 | ||||||||||||
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | (707,003) | $ | 23,990 | $ | (2,026,385) | $ | 1,210,989 | ||||||||
Earnings (Losses) per Share* | $ | (0.03) | $ | 0.001 | $ | (0.08) | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
Weighted Average Number of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||
– Basic and Diluted* | 24,587,500 | 22,000,000 | 23,946,578 | 22,000,000 | ||||||||||||
* | Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split completed on April 2, 2024. |
FLY-E GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the number of shares) | ||||||||
For the Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (2,006,843) | $ | 1,207,888 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided | ||||||||
Depreciation expense | 310,910 | 203,788 | ||||||
Amortization expense | 30,831 | 782 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes (benefits) expenses | (860,007) | 225,506 | ||||||
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 2,404,092 | 1,798,832 | ||||||
Inventories reserve | 678,157 | 287,946 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (92,353) | (198,720) | ||||||
Accounts receivable – related parties | 238,029 | (230,149) | ||||||
Inventories | (3,985,343) | (1,827,543) | ||||||
Prepayments and other receivables | (1,772,605) | (310,727) | ||||||
Prepayments for operation services to related parties | (105,000) | — | ||||||
Security deposits | (70,413) | (395,867) | ||||||
Accounts payable | 96,920 | 2,287,560 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other payables | (492,920) | 233,082 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | (2,257,028) | (1,651,005) | ||||||
Taxes payable | (1,530,416) | 112,614 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (9,413,989) | 1,743,987 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Purchases of equipment | (1,618,290) | (503,772) | ||||||
Purchase of software from a related party | (500,000) | — | ||||||
Prepayment for purchasing software from a related party | (892,580) | (350,000) | ||||||
Repayment from a related party | 660,256 | — | ||||||
Advance to a related party | (486,057) | — | ||||||
Payments of property rights | — | (109,532) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (2,836,671) | (963,304) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Advance to a related party | — | (111,500) | ||||||
Borrowing from loan payables | 7,086,099 | 845,000 | ||||||
Repayments of loan payables | (3,632,031) | (362,583) | ||||||
Repayments on other payables - related parties | (92,229) | (200,249) | ||||||
Payments of related party loan | — | (150,000) | ||||||
Capital Contributions from Stockholders | — | 136,370 | ||||||
Payments of IPO cost | (282,403) | (126,488) | ||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock - IPO | 9,154,500 | — | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 12,233,936 | 30,550 | ||||||
Net changes in cash | (16,724) | 811,233 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (19,542) | 3,101 | ||||||
Cash at beginning of the period | 1,403,514 | 358,894 | ||||||
Cash at the end of the period | $ | 1,367,248 | $ | 1,173,228 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest expense | $ | 227,679 | $ | 82,150 | ||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 1,940,778 | $ | 435,881 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
Settlement of accounts payable by related parties | $ | — | $ | 50,000 | ||||
Settlement of accounts payable by capital contribution | $ | — | $ | 2,263,630 | ||||
Purchase of vehicle funded by loan | $ | 219,668 | $ | 34,974 | ||||
Purchase of office funded by loan | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | — | ||||
Purchase software and office by using previous prepayments | $ | 2,085,000 | $ | — | ||||
Purchase property rights by using previous prepayments | $ | 54,572 | ||||||
Properties used for rental services | $ | 65,618 | ||||||
Deferred IPO cost recognized as additional paid-in capital | $ | 502,198 | $ | — | ||||
Termination of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities | $ | (863,513) | $ | — | ||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 1,585,285 | $ | 3,579,568 | ||||
EBITDA
The following table sets forth the components of our EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
For the Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | Change | Percentage | |||||||||||||
(Loss) Income from Operations | $ | (684,487) | $ | 20,889 | $ | (705,376) | (3376.8) | % | ||||||||
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense | (428,164) | 87,718 | (515,882) | (588.1) | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 130,000 | 13,229 | 116,771 | 882.7 | % | |||||||||||
Interest Expenses | 155,673 | 31,558 | 124,115 | 393.3 | % | |||||||||||
Amortization | 21,985 | — | 21,985 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | (804,993) | $ | 153,394 | $ | (958,387) | (624.8) | % | ||||||||
Percentage of Revenue | (14.2) | % | 2.1 | % | (16.2) | % | ||||||||||
The following table sets forth the components of our EBITDA for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
For the Nine Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | Change | Percentage | |||||||||||||
(Loss) Income from Operations | $ | (2,006,843) | $ | 1,207,888 | $ | (3,214,731) | (266.1) | % | ||||||||
Income Tax (benefit) provision | (521,654) | 731,997 | (1,253,651) | (171.3) | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 310,910 | 203,788 | 107,122 | 52.6 | % | |||||||||||
Interest Expenses | 247,550 | 82,150 | 165,400 | 201.3 | % | |||||||||||
Amortization | 30,831 | — | 30,831 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | (1,939,206) | $ | 2,225,823 | $ | (4,165,029) | (187.1) | % | ||||||||
Percentage of Revenue | (9.5) | % | 9.3 | % | (18.8) | % | ||||||||||
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