GigaCloud Technology Inc Announces Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Financial Results

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GigaCloud Technology (Nasdaq: GCT), a B2B technology solutions provider for large parcel merchandise, reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with record quarterly revenue of $322.6 million, up 3.8% year-over-year. The company achieved net income of $34.6 million, a 28.1% increase, with diluted EPS rising 40% to $0.91.

Key operational metrics showed significant growth, with GigaCloud Marketplace GMV increasing 31% to $1.44 billion and active buyers surging 50.9% to 10,951. The company's Noble House portfolio has become a meaningful margin contributor, while their share repurchase programs have resulted in approximately 4.3 million shares repurchased for $71 million.

For Q3 2025, GigaCloud projects revenue between $295 million and $310 million. The company maintains a debt-free balance sheet with $303.7 million in cash and investments as of June 30, 2025.

Positive

• Record quarterly revenue of $322.6 million, up 3.8% YoY
• Net income increased 28.1% YoY to $34.6 million
• Active buyers grew 50.9% YoY to 10,951
• Strong balance sheet with $303.7 million in cash and investments
• Successful share repurchase program with $71 million in buybacks
• Debt-free financial position

Negative

• Gross margin declined to 23.9% from 24.6% YoY in Q2
• Six-month gross profit decreased 1.6% YoY
• Q3 2025 revenue guidance suggests potential sequential decline
• First half 2025 gross margin dropped to 23.7% from 25.4% YoY

Insights

Financial Analyst

GigaCloud reported record revenue with strong profit growth despite margin pressure, showing resilience in the big-bulky B2B marketplace segment.

GigaCloud Technology's Q2 2025 results demonstrate a company achieving balanced growth in a challenging environment. The 3.8% year-over-year revenue growth to a record $322.6 million shows steady expansion, but what's particularly impressive is the 28.1% jump in net income to $34.6 million despite gross margin compression. This divergence highlights effective operational expense management.

The company's Marketplace metrics tell a compelling story: 31% GMV growth to $1.44 billion (trailing 12 months) and a 50.9% increase in active buyers to 10,951 indicate the platform's expanding reach. The $131,359 spend per active buyer demonstrates high-value transactions fitting the large parcel focus.

From a balance sheet perspective, GigaCloud maintains excellent financial health with $303.7 million in cash and investments and no debt. This liquidity has enabled strategic capital allocation - $71 million for share repurchases (approximately 4.3 million shares) and $87 million for acquisitions.

The Noble House portfolio acquisition appears to be paying off, becoming a "meaningful margin contributor" per management. This vertical integration helps explain how net income margins expanded from 8.7% to 10.7% year-over-year despite gross margin pressure (declining from 24.6% to 23.9%).

The Q3 2025 revenue guidance of $295-310 million suggests potential sequential decline, which warrants attention. However, this is contextualized within what management describes as a "challenging environment," suggesting broader market factors rather than company-specific issues.

Achieves Record Quarterly Revenue Despite Challenging Environment

EL MONTE, Calif., Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GigaCloud Technology Inc (Nasdaq: GCT) (“GigaCloud” or the “Company”), a pioneer of global end-to-end B2B technology solutions for large parcel merchandise, today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

• Total revenues of $322.6 million, increased 3.8% year-over-year.
• Gross profit of $76.9 million, increased 0.7% year-over-year.
  Gross margin was 23.9%, compared to 24.6% in the second quarter of 2024.
• Net income of $34.6 million, increased 28.1% year-over-year.
  Net income margin was 10.7%, compared to 8.7% in the second quarter of 2024.
  Diluted EPS increased 40.0% year-over-year to $0.91.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $43.3 million, increased 1.4% year-over-year.
  Adjusted EPS – diluted² of $1.14, increased 10.7% year-over-year.
• Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Investments totaled $303.7 million as of June 30, 2025, flat from December 31, 2024.
  
  

Year-to-Date 2025 Financial Highlights

• Total revenues of $594.5 million, increased 5.8% year-over-year.

• Gross profit of $140.7 million, decreased 1.6% year-over-year.
  Gross margin was 23.7%, compared to 25.4% in the first half of 2024.

• Net income of $61.7 million, increased 13.8% year-over-year.
  Net income margin was 10.4%, compared to 9.6% in the first half of 2024.
  Diluted EPS increased 19.7% year-over-year to $1.58.

• Adjusted EBITDA of $76.5 million, decreased 0.9% year-over-year.
  Adjusted EPS – diluted of $1.96, increased 4.3% year-over-year.
  
  

Operational Highlights

• GigaCloud Marketplace GMV³ increased 31.0% year-over-year to $1,438.5 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025.
• 3P seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV⁴ increased 32.5% year-over-year to $757.5 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025. 3P seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV represented 52.7% of total GigaCloud Marketplace GMV for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025.
• Active 3P sellers⁵ increased 24.9% year-over-year to 1,162 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025.
• Active buyers⁶ increased 50.9% year-over-year to 10,951 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025.
• Spend per active buyer⁷ was $131,359 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025.
  
  

“Despite a challenging environment, we continue to grow and have achieved our highest quarterly revenue to date – a milestone powered by accelerating performance from our Noble House portfolio, which is now becoming a meaningful margin contributor. These results validate the strength of our Marketplace and the differentiated advantages of our Supplier Fulfilled Retailing^® (SFR^®) model," said Larry Wu, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman. “We are attracting new Marketplace participants, expanding our European footprint as we work to grow its scale to that of the U.S. market, and enhancing our ability to transform and reinvent the way big and bulky merchandise is bought and sold through one single technology-driven platform.”

“In keeping with our commitment in driving shareholder value, our board has approved two share repurchase programs since our IPO. Under these programs, we have repurchased approximately 4.3 million shares for $71 million. We also invested around $87 million toward acquisitions that continue to strengthen our business,” said Erica Wei, Chief Financial Officer. “With a solid, debt-free balance sheet, and strong operating cash flow generation, we remain focused on disciplined capital deployment to drive shareholder returns.”

Business Outlook

The Company expects its total revenues to be between $295 million and $310 million in the third quarter of 2025. This forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change and cannot be predicted with reasonable accuracy as of the date hereof.

Share Repurchase Program

In September 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a $46 million share repurchase program, which was increased by $16 million to $62 million on March 28, 2025, and further increased by an additional $16 million on May 8, 2025, bringing the total authorization to $78 million. The program runs through August 28, 2025. As of August 7, 2025, the Company has repurchased approximately 4.3 million of its Class A ordinary shares for $71 million.

Under the share repurchase program, the Company may purchase its ordinary shares through various means, including open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, block trades, any combination thereof or other legally permissible means. The Company may effect repurchase transactions in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of repurchases will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, price, trading volume and general market conditions, along with the Company’s working capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 6:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time on August 7, 2025. Participants who wish to join the call should pre-register here at https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10049114-81gc0c4s.html. Upon registration, participants will receive the dial-in number and a unique PIN, which can be used to join the conference call. If participants register and forget their PIN or lose their registration confirmation email, they may re-register to receive a new PIN. All participants are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes prior to the start time.

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the Company’s investor relations website at: https://investors.gigacloudtech.com/.

About GigaCloud Technology Inc

GigaCloud Technology Inc is a pioneer of global end-to-end B2B technology solutions for large parcel merchandise. The Company’s B2B ecommerce platform, which it refers to as the “GigaCloud Marketplace,” integrates everything from discovery, payments and logistics tools into one easy-to-use platform. The Company’s global marketplace seamlessly connects manufacturers, primarily in Asia, with resellers, primarily in the U.S., Asia and Europe, to execute cross-border transactions with confidence, speed and efficiency. The Company offers a truly comprehensive solution that transports products from the manufacturer’s warehouse to the end customer’s doorstep, all at one fixed price. The Company first launched its marketplace in January 2019 by focusing on the global furniture market and has since expanded into additional categories such as home appliances and fitness equipment. For more information, please visit the Company’s website: https://investors.gigacloudtech.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS – diluted, to understand and evaluate its core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is net income excluding interest, income taxes and depreciation, further adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expense. Adjusted EPS – diluted is a financial measure defined as our Adjusted EBITDA divided by our diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, respectively. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS – diluted as measures of operating performance, for planning purposes, to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and in communications with our Board of Directors and investors concerning our financial performance. Non-GAAP financial measures, which may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” and “Unaudited Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS – diluted” set forth at the end of this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements reflect our current view about future events. 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 identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “is/are likely to,” “propose,” “potential,” “continue” or similar expressions. 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. 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, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

GigaCloud Technology Inc

Investor Relations

Email: ir@gigacloudtech.com 

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GigaCloud Technology Inc UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands except for share data and per share data)
	June 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	240,119			$	259,759
Restricted cash		691				685
Investments		62,850				42,674
Accounts receivable, net		69,446				57,313
Inventories		186,842				172,489
Prepayments and other current assets		17,312				14,672
Total current assets		577,260				547,592
Non-current assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets		432,801				451,930
Property and equipment, net		33,870				29,498
Intangible assets, net		5,588				6,198
Goodwill		12,586				12,586
Deferred tax assets		11,007				10,026
Other non-current assets		9,663				12,645
Total non-current assets		505,515				522,883
Total assets	$	1,082,775			$	1,070,475

GigaCloud Technology Inc UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued) (In thousands except for share data and per share data)
	June 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	73,687			$	78,163
Contract liabilities		5,983				4,486
Current operating lease liabilities		96,268				88,521
Income tax payable		6,792				13,615
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		91,161				79,594
Total current liabilities		273,891				264,379
Non-current liabilities
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		371,446				395,235
Deferred tax liabilities		686				941
Finance lease obligations, non-current		641				382
Non-current income tax payable		4,667				4,321
Total non-current liabilities		377,440				400,879
Total liabilities	$	651,331			$	665,258
Commitments and contingencies	$	—			$	—
Shareholders’ equity
Treasury shares, at cost (406,926 and 609,390 shares held as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)	$	(7,295	)		$	(11,816	)
Class A ordinary shares $0.05 par value, 50,673,268 shares authorized, 30,134,663 and 32,878,735 shares issued as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, 29,589,331 and 32,269,345 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)		1,501				1,643
Class B ordinary shares ($0.05 par value, 9,326,732 shares authorized as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 8,076,732 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)		403				403
Additional paid-in capital		94,325				120,262
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		2,168				(4,136	)
Retained earnings		340,342				298,861
Total shareholders’ equity		431,444				405,217
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,082,775			$	1,070,475

GigaCloud Technology Inc UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In thousands except for share data and per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Service revenues	$	96,924			$	95,787			$	190,992			$	172,410
Product revenues		225,682				215,080				403,520				389,534
Total revenues		322,606				310,867				594,512				561,944
Cost of revenues
Services		85,856				82,826				165,012				145,526
Products		159,806				151,594				288,830				273,423
Total cost of revenues		245,662				234,420				453,842				418,949
Gross profit		76,944				76,447				140,670				142,995
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing expenses		24,778				19,460				43,336				34,040
General and administrative expenses		13,031				26,280				27,371				41,669
Research and development expenses		3,184				3,097				5,677				4,853
Losses on disposal of property and equipment		108				162				120				168
Total operating expenses		41,101				48,999				76,504				80,730
Operating income		35,843				27,448				64,166				62,265
Interest expense		(32	)			(59	)			(55	)			(140	)
Interest income		2,814				2,244				5,435				3,853
Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net		647				(1,107	)			1,439				(3,816	)
Government grants		5				2				218				8
Others, net		1,677				506				2,256				184
Income before income taxes		40,954				29,034				73,459				62,354
Income tax expense		(6,402	)			(2,065	)			(11,761	)			(8,190	)
Net income	$	34,552			$	26,969			$	61,698			$	54,164
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes		879				(266	)			1,290				(378	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments		(1	)			2				(7	)			2
Intra-entity foreign currency transactions gain		3,386				—				5,022				—
Release of foreign currency translation reserve related to liquidation of subsidiaries		—				—				(1	)			—
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		4,264				(264	)			6,304				(376	)
Comprehensive Income	$	38,816			$	26,705			$	68,002			$	53,788
Net income per ordinary share
—Basic	$	0.91			$	0.65			$	1.58			$	1.32
—Diluted	$	0.91			$	0.65			$	1.58			$	1.32
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net income per ordinary share
—Basic		38,073,239				41,295,216				39,041,373				41,041,937
—Diluted		38,106,956				41,407,207				39,117,361				41,150,585

GigaCloud Technology Inc UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	61,698			$	54,164
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		4,189				4,145
Share-based compensation		4,253				14,147
Operating lease		3,026				19,019
Changes in accounts receivables, net		(9,679	)			(11,081	)
Changes in inventories		(8,934	)			(67,994	)
Changes in prepayments and other assets		30				(1,376	)
Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(53	)			26,687
Changes in contract liabilities		1,296				997
Changes in income tax payable		(6,906	)			(261	)
Changes in deferred income taxes		(1,195	)			(6,877	)
Other operating activities		317				2,847
Net cash provided by operating activities		48,042				34,417
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(3,972	)			(10,196	)
Disposals of property and equipment		109				1,636
Purchases of investments		(67,301	)			(21,843	)
Sales and maturities of investments		46,986				—
Net cash used in investing activities		(24,178	)			(30,403	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of finance lease obligations		(178	)			(1,149	)
Repurchases of ordinary shares		(46,029	)			—
Net cash used in financing activities		(46,207	)			(1,149	)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		2,709				(505	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(19,634	)			2,360
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period		260,444				184,168
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period	$	240,810			$	186,528
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest expense	$	55			$	140
Cash paid for income taxes	$	19,839			$	16,562

GigaCloud Technology Inc UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA (In thousands, except for per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
	(In thousands)								(In thousands)
Net Income	$	34,552			$	26,969			$	61,698			$	54,164
Add: Income tax expense		6,402				2,065				11,761				8,190
Add: Interest expense		32				59				55				140
Less: Interest income		(2,814	)			(2,244	)			(5,435	)			(3,853	)
Add: Depreciation and amortization		2,140				2,064				4,189				4,145
Add: Share-based compensation expenses		3,026				13,872				4,253				14,147
Add: Non-recurring items(1)		—				(41	)			—				308
Adjusted EBITDA	$	43,338			$	42,744			$	76,521			$	77,241

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(1)    One of our fulfillment centers in Japan experienced a fire in March 2024. We recognized losses as a result of the fire. Based on the provisions of our insurance policy, the gross losses have been reduced by the estimated insurance proceeds expected to be received from our insurance carrier. We have determined that partial recovery of the incurred losses is probable and therefore recorded gains of $41 thousand in the three months ended June 30, 2024 and net losses of $308 thousand in the six months ended June 30, 2024. We do not believe such losses to be recurring or frequent in nature.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EPS – DILUTED
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Net income per ordinary share – diluted	$	0.91			$	0.65			$	1.58			$	1.32
Adjustments, per ordinary share:
Add: Income tax expense		0.17				0.05				0.30				0.20
Add: Interest expense		—				—				—				—
Less: Interest income		(0.07	)			(0.05	)			(0.14	)			(0.09	)
Add: Depreciation and amortization		0.06				0.05				0.11				0.10
Add: Share-based compensation expenses		0.07				0.33				0.11				0.34
Add: Non-recurring items(1)		—				—				—				0.01
Adjusted EPS – diluted	$	1.14			$	1.03			$	1.96			$	1.88
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding - diluted		38,106,956				41,407,207				39,117,361				41,150,585

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(1)    One of our fulfillment centers in Japan experienced a fire in March 2024. We recognized losses as a result of the fire. Based on the provisions of our insurance policy, the gross losses have been reduced by the estimated insurance proceeds expected to be received from our insurance carrier. We have determined that partial recovery of the incurred losses is probable and therefore recorded gains of $41 thousand in the three months ended June 30, 2024 and net losses of $308 thousand in the six months ended June 30, 2024. We do not believe such losses to be recurring or frequent in nature.

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1	Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the section of “Non-GAAP Financial Measure” and the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” set forth at the end of this press release.
2	Adjusted EPS – diluted is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the section of “Non-GAAP Financial Measure” and the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS – diluted” set forth at the end of this press release.
3	GigaCloud Marketplace GMV means the total gross merchandise value of transactions ordered through our GigaCloud Marketplace including GigaCloud 3P and GigaCloud 1P, before any deductions of value added tax, goods and services tax, shipping charges paid by buyers to sellers and any refunds.
4	3P seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV means the total gross merchandise value of transactions sold through our GigaCloud Marketplace by 3P sellers, before any deductions of value added tax, goods and services tax, shipping charges paid by buyers to sellers and any refunds.
5	Active 3P sellers means sellers who have sold a product in GigaCloud Marketplace within the last 12-month period, irrespective of cancellations or returns.
6	Active buyers means buyers who have purchased a product in the GigaCloud Marketplace within the last 12-month period, irrespective of cancellations or returns.
7	Spend per active buyer is calculated by dividing the total GigaCloud Marketplace GMV within the last 12-month period by the number of active buyers as of such date.

FAQ

What were GigaCloud's (GCT) Q2 2025 earnings results?

GigaCloud reported Q2 2025 revenue of $322.6 million (up 3.8% YoY), net income of $34.6 million (up 28.1% YoY), and diluted EPS of $0.91 (up 40% YoY).

How much cash does GigaCloud (GCT) have as of Q2 2025?

GigaCloud maintained $303.7 million in cash, restricted cash, and investments as of June 30, 2025, remaining flat from December 31, 2024.

What is GigaCloud's (GCT) share repurchase program status?

GigaCloud has repurchased approximately 4.3 million shares for $71 million under its expanded $78 million share repurchase program, which runs through August 28, 2025.

What is GigaCloud's (GCT) revenue guidance for Q3 2025?

GigaCloud expects Q3 2025 total revenues to be between $295 million and $310 million.

How many active buyers does GigaCloud (GCT) have?

GigaCloud reported 10,951 active buyers for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025, representing a 50.9% increase year-over-year.

What was GigaCloud's (GCT) Marketplace GMV for Q2 2025?

GigaCloud Marketplace GMV reached $1,438.5 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025, increasing 31.0% year-over-year.