Strong Revenue Growth (FY and Q4)
Full year 2025 revenue of $25.3M versus $17.8M prior year, a 42% increase. Fourth quarter 2025 revenue reached $11.7M (company record) versus $2.6M prior period, a 450% increase.
Positive Near-Term Guidance
Company expects Q1 2026 revenues to exceed $12M (a ~260% increase vs prior year Q1) and forecasts full-year 2026 revenue growth to exceed 60% over 2025.
Improved Profitability Metrics and Margin Expansion
Adjusted gross margin improved to 32% in 2025 vs 27% prior year (+5 percentage points). Fourth quarter adjusted gross margin was 32% vs 10% prior year quarter. COGS as a percentage of gross sales in Q4 improved from 71% to 54%.
Operating Expense Discipline
SG&A reduced 14% year-over-year; excluding higher broker and licensing costs, SG&A decreased ~20%. Management removed $2.4M from SG&A (consulting, travel, marketing, rent, utilities, legal).
Substantial Reduction in Losses and Better EBITDA
Net loss improved to $1.8M for 2025 from $9.9M prior year (an $8.1M or ~82% improvement). Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to -$2.0M from -$7.2M (72% reduction). Q4 adjusted EBITDA was positive $0.5M vs -$2.7M prior year quarter.
Stronger Liquidity and Capital Flexibility
Cash on hand increased to $3.6M (from $1.3M at year-end 2024). Line of credit expanded from $5M to $10M (with $3M outstanding at year-end). Subsequent sale of promissory note generated ~$1.4M cash.
Commercial Wins and Consumer Demand
Successful IP partnerships (Fallout/Bethesda, Crayola, Folds of Honor) drove record purchase orders and visibility. Crayola packs generated ~$275k and sold out in hours; Fallout rocket bottles sold out in days. Fallout club shipments expanded nationwide and into Canada.
Distribution and Product Expansion Progress
Core and modern soda distribution expanded: Pop Jones entered ~1,500 retail doors and combined Pop/Fiesta footprint is ~1,700 stores. New flavors and multipack initiatives planned for 2026 including relaunch of core flavors and test markets tied to a 4-walls, 4-blocks, 4-miles local activation strategy.
Operational Improvements
Company centralized warehousing, optimized logistics, implemented just-in-time inventory, improved forecasting and multi-SKU shipping, and reduced freight & warehousing costs (freight/warehouse improved from 17% to 16% of sales full year; Q4 improved from 20% to 18%).
Strategic Portfolio Simplification
Divestiture of cannabis business produced a $3.9M gain and allowed focus on scalable beverage operations while strengthening the balance sheet.