Reed's, Inc. (REED)
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Reed's
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Rating:47Neutral
Price Target:
$4.00
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/03/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance—shrinking revenue, ongoing losses, and accelerating cash burn—despite improved leverage. Technicals are somewhat constructive (positive MACD and price above key short/intermediate moving averages), but valuation is constrained by unprofitability, and the earnings call was mixed with operational progress outweighed by deteriorated Q4 sales/margins and continued cash burn.
Positive Factors
Capital Raise & Uplisting
The $10M underwritten offering and NYSE American uplisting materially improve liquidity and investor access, reducing near-term solvency risk. Broader institutional visibility supports longer-term funding optionality and gives management runway to execute margin and distribution initiatives.
Negative Factors
Declining Revenue
Sustained revenue contraction indicates structural demand or execution problems that erode scale. Lower volumes impair fixed-cost absorption, reduce bargaining power with retailers and distributors, and make it harder to fund marketing or supply-chain fixes needed to restore growth and profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Capital Raise & Uplisting
The $10M underwritten offering and NYSE American uplisting materially improve liquidity and investor access, reducing near-term solvency risk. Broader institutional visibility supports longer-term funding optionality and gives management runway to execute margin and distribution initiatives.
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Reed's (REED) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$48.35M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)61.64K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)-1.52
Revenue Growth-9.01%
EPS Growth86.75%
CountryUS
Employees24
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryBeverages - Non-Alcoholic
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.44
Shares Outstanding11,820,429
10 Day Avg. Volume115,434
30 Day Avg. Volume61,642
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.07
Price to Book (P/B)1.91
Price to Sales (P/S)0.51
P/FCF Ratio-1.01
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.55
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.78
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.80
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-1.81
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$4.75Price Target Upside― Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)$39.66M
Reed's Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Reed's, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of natural hand-crafted beverages in the craft specialty foods industry in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America. It offers Reed's craft ginger beers; Reed's ...
How the Company Makes Money
Reed's makes money primarily by selling its beverages to customers in the distribution chain (e.g., beverage distributors, retailers, and other channel partners), generating revenue from product shipments/wholesale sales that ultimately reach end ...
Reed's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Cases Breakdown
Shows how case shipments are distributed across product lines, pack sizes, flavors and sales channels (retail, e‑commerce, foodservice). Reveals which SKUs and channels drive volume and margins, highlights shifts in consumer preference or promo dependence, and flags inventory or distribution issues that can pressure revenue and profitability.
Shows how case shipments are distributed across product lines, pack sizes, flavors and sales channels (retail, e‑commerce, foodservice). Reveals which SKUs and channels drive volume and margins, highlights shifts in consumer preference or promo dependence, and flags inventory or distribution issues that can pressure revenue and profitability.
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The FlyReed's Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 24, 2026
(Q4-2025)
| Next Earnings Date:May 18, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Negative
The call presented a mix of strategic and operational progress (uplisting and $10M offering, sizeable reductions in delivery and SG&A, digital and channel initiatives, and top-SKU growth) but was overshadowed by material year-over-year declines in net sales, gross profit and gross margin and a worsening EBITDA. Management framed results as early-stage stabilization with a clear action plan, but the near-term financial picture remains challenged.Positive Updates
Leadership Transition and Capital Raise / Uplisting
Completed a $10.0 million underwritten public offering and uplisted to the NYSE American, strengthening the balance sheet, improving visibility and broadening access to institutional investors.
Negative Updates
Significant Revenue Decline
Net sales for Q4 2025 were $7.5M versus $9.7M in the year-ago quarter, a decline of approximately 22.7% year-over-year, driven primarily by lower volumes with recurring national customers and higher promotional and other allowances.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Leadership Transition and Capital Raise / Uplisting
Completed a $10.0 million underwritten public offering and uplisted to the NYSE American, strengthening the balance sheet, improving visibility and broadening access to institutional investors.
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Company Guidance
Management’s guidance was largely qualitative for 2026, focused on stabilizing operations and driving margin expansion through disciplined trade spend, improved pricing/promotional effectiveness, manufacturing and sourcing efficiencies, packaging/freight optimization and SKU rationalization while expanding distribution into under‑penetrated channels (food service and convenience); they plan product launches of Reed’s Ginger Ale Cranberry & Blackberry in Q2 2026 and nonalcoholic mixers in early Q3 2026. They cited early, sequential improvements versus Q4 2025 but reiterated Q4 metrics: net sales $7.5M (vs $9.7M YOY), gross profit $1.5M (gross margin 20% vs 30% YOY), delivery & handling down 35% to $1.1M (14% of sales; $2.46/case vs $3.00), SG&A $4.0M (down 19%), net loss $3.8M (‑$0.44/share), EBITDA negative $3.6M, cash $10.4M and total debt $9.3M, and noted a $10M underwritten offering and NYSE American uplisting; digital efforts include >4M targeted shoppers/month on Instacart/Walmart/Albertsons and a social program targeting >100k viewers/month, while the core Reed’s Ginger Ale is #1 premium ginger ale and +13.7% in dollar sales over the past 52 weeks.Reed's Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
41
Neutral
Cash Flow
12
Very Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 34.06M | 37.95M | 44.71M | 53.04M | 49.60M |
| Gross Profit | 6.96M | 11.38M | 9.71M | 12.11M | 13.60M |
| EBITDA | -14.57M | -7.38M | -9.28M | -14.73M | -14.96M |
| Net Income | -15.85M | -13.15M | -15.52M | -19.11M | -17.60M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 23.34M | 25.14M | 18.88M | 25.49M | 26.32M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 10.42M | 10.39M | 603.00K | 533.00K | 49.00K |
| Total Debt | 843.00K | 10.41M | 27.58M | 21.89M | 10.78M |
| Total Liabilities | 14.19M | 18.49M | 38.06M | 33.96M | 22.12M |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.15M | 6.65M | -19.18M | -8.47M | 4.20M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -17.31M | -6.28M | -4.35M | -15.44M | -17.92M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -17.04M | -6.12M | -4.27M | -15.43M | -17.59M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -253.00K | -167.00K | -20.00K | -2.00K | -335.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 17.32M | 16.08M | 4.36M | 15.92M | 17.38M |
Reed's Technical Analysis
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Price Trends
Market Momentum
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Reed's Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Reed's Corporate Events
Executive/Board Changes
Reed’s Announces CEO Resignation and Interim Leadership Shift
Neutral
Mar 27, 2026
On March 23, 2026, Reed’s, Inc. announced that Chief Executive Officer and board member Cyril A. Wallace, Jr. intended to resign effective March 24, 2026, remaining an employee through March 31, 2026, with the company stating his departure d...
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