LightInTheBox Holding (NYSE: LITB) reported Q1 EPS of $0.01, versus ($0.21) reported last year. Revenue for the quarter came in at $51.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $78.49 million.

First Quarter 2020 Highlights

• Total revenues increased 1.3% year-over-year to $51.5 million.
• Gross margin expanded further to 46.4% from 40.4% last quarter and 34.8% in the same quarter of 2019.
• Third consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability despite impact from COVID-19 pandemic with net income of $0.7 million, compared with a net loss of $14.1 million in the same quarter of 2019.
• Adjusted EBITDA improved significantly, increasing to earnings of $1.4 million, compared with a loss of $7.9 million in the same quarter of 2019.

Mr. Jian He, Chief Executive Officer of LightInTheBox, commented, "We responded quickly and decisively to the outbreak of COVID-19 by implementing a number of strategic initiatives to provide us with the flexibility needed to adapt to a challenging global economic environment. Seasonally, the first quarter is generally the slowest quarter of the year, so the COVID-19 induced economic disruption made the operating environment even more difficult. We took advantage of the temporary slowdown to deepen relationships with high-quality suppliers, optimize our product portfolio and category mix, and improve order fulfillment speed. We also prioritized the health and safety of our employees to ensure business continuity and adequately prepare for the resumption of normal operations while demonstrating our commitment to corporate social responsibility by including free medical face masks in numerous orders shipped to markets that were being impacted heavily by the pandemic. Despite the challenging operational environment, our financial results this quarter are a reflection of our ability to adapt and is highlighted by our third and consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability which I believe demonstrates the long-term growth trajectory we are on. We remain focused on executing our strategy and are very encouraged by our improvements to date. We are already starting to see certain product categories regain strong growth momentum towards the end of the second quarter as global markets begin re-opening and expect that both our operating and financial results will continue to improve going forward."

GUIDANCE:

LightInTheBox Holding sees Q2 2020 revenue of $105-120 million, versus the consensus of $77.08 million.

For the second quarter of 2020, based on current information available to the Company and business seasonality, the Company expects net revenues to be between $105 million and $120 million.

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