Eightco Announces $100 million Revenue Forecast – Releases 2025 Strategic Plan
Rhea-AI Summary
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OCTO) has announced its 2025 Strategic Plan and a $100 million revenue forecast. The company reported significant improvements in 2024, including:
- Elimination of $5.4 million in convertible notes
- Increase in shareholder equity by $23 million
- Cancellation of 5,846,627 dilutive shares
- Gross profit margin increase to 22% (vs 12% in prior year)
- SG&A reduction to $6.9 million (23% decrease)
These improvements helped Eightco regain compliance with NASDAQ requirements. The company's 2025 plan focuses on growing its subsidiary, Forever 8 Fund , which provides inventory solutions for e-commerce sellers and supplies refurbished Apple products. Eightco aims to secure non-dilutive senior debt financing to support its growth targets and achieve positive EBITDA at the public company level in 2025.
Positive
- Elimination of $5.4 million in convertible notes
- Increase in shareholder equity by $23 million
- Gross profit margin increased to 22% from 12% in the prior year period
- SG&A reduced by 23% to $6.9 million
- Regained compliance with two NASDAQ requirements
- $100 million revenue forecast for 2025
- Aim to achieve positive EBITDA at the public company level in 2025
Negative
- Seeking additional non-dilutive senior debt financing to replace capital used for repaying convertible notes
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, OCTO gained 45.78%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Improved Financial Condition Allows Focus on Revenue Growth & Profitability
Easton, PA, Sept. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OCTO) (the “Company” or “Eightco”) is pleased to provide an update to its shareholders regarding its achievements year to date and 2025 initiatives.
2024 Achievements
The Company has made significant progress in 2024 by improving its balance sheet, most notably through the elimination of
Operationally, during the 6 months ended June 30, 2024:
- Gross profit margin was increased to
22% , versus12% in the prior year period; and - SG&A was reduced to
$6.9 million , down23% from$9.0 million in the prior year period
These improvements helped the Company regain compliance with two NASDAQ requirements, as was announced yesterday.
2025 Plan
The Company’s primary focus is the growth of its primary operating subsidiary, Forever 8 Fund LLC (“Forever 8”), which operates in two main areas: providing inventory solutions for small to mid-sized e-commerce sellers in the US & UK, as well as supplying refurbished Apple products for sellers in the UK and Europe. Forever 8 buys existing inventory from e-commerce sellers and commits to purchasing future inventory directly from their suppliers, maintaining specific inventory levels to enhance sales and growth. The sellers are invoiced after sales occur on a monthly basis, at which point Forever 8 charges them its cost plus a markup. Forever 8’s tech platform facilitates this entire process end-to-end, making it seamless and scalable.
In the short term, the Company intends to seek additional non-dilutive senior debt financing to replace the capital used to repay its dilutive convertible notes in the first quarter of 2024. The Company currently has approximately 1.8 million shares outstanding. By deploying this capital, the Company aims to deliver 2025 revenues of
Paul Vassilakos, CEO of Eightco and President of Forever 8, said “The Company is excited to focus on prioritizing the Forever 8 business to deliver growth and shareholder value through 2025. With regaining compliance with the NASDAQ rules behind us and a significantly improved balance sheet, we believe 2025 has the potential to be our best year since our inception in 2020."
About Eightco
Eightco (NASDAQ: OCTO) is committed to growth of its subsidiaries, made up of Forever 8 Fund LLC, an inventory capital and management platform for e-commerce sellers, and Ferguson Containers, Inc., a provider of complete manufacturing and logistical solutions for product and packaging needs, through strategic management and investment. In addition, the Company is actively seeking new opportunities to add to its portfolio of technology solutions focused on the e-commerce ecosystem through strategic acquisitions. Through a combination of innovative strategies and focused execution, Eightco aims to create significant value and growth for its portfolio companies and stockholders.
For additional information, please visit www.8co.holdings
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward looking. Words such as “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “continue,” “expand,” “advance,” “develop” “believes,” “guidance,” “target,” “may,” “remain,” “project,” “outlook,” “intend,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: Eightco’s ability to regain and maintain compliance with the Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements; unexpected costs, charges or expenses that reduce Eightco’s capital resources; Eightco’s inability to raise adequate capital to fund its business; the inability to innovate and attract users for Eightco’s and its subsidiaries’ products; future legislation and rulemaking negatively impacting digital assets; and shifting public and governmental positions on digital asset mining activity. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause Eightco’s actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, see Eightco’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, as amended. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Eightco undertakes no duty to update this information or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
investors@8co.holdings
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