NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 06, 2026--
BARK, Inc. $(BARK)$ ("BARK" or the "Company"), a leading global omnichannel dog brand with a mission to make all dogs happy, today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Highlights
-- Revenue was $78.8 million, a decrease of 23.4% year-over-year; landing
at the high end of the Company's guidance range of $77.0 million to $79.0
million.
-- Direct to Consumer ("DTC") revenue was $66.7 million, a decrease of
25.2% year-over-year; continuing the Company's focus on prioritizing
bottom-line durability over near-term growth, Subscriber Retention
improved more than 170 basis points and Average Order Value increased by
$0.45 compared to the year prior; Included in DTC revenue was $3.2
million of revenue from BARK Air, a 37% increase year-over-year.
-- Commerce revenue was $12.1 million, an 11.4% decrease year-over-year.
Momentum remained strong across wholesale and marketplaces as BARK
continued to expand with both new and existing retail partners.
-- Gross profit was $57.3 million, compared to $64.1 million in the prior
year.
-- Gross margin was 72.7%, compared to 62.3% in the same period last year.
The reported result includes a one-time benefit from the recognition of
fiscal 2026 tariff refunds. Excluding this benefit, normalized
consolidated gross margin was 63.4%, in line with a record 63.8% for the
same period last year. The tariff refund benefit is excluded from
Adjusted EBITDA.
-- Advertising and marketing expenses were $9.5 million, compared to $15.2
million in the prior year.
-- General and administrative ("G&A") expenses were $47.8 million,
compared to $57.3 million in the prior year.
-- Net Income was $0.75 million, compared to a net loss of $(7.0) million
in the prior year. Net Income includes $7.4 million of tariff refunds
allocable to fiscal year 2026.
-- Adjusted EBITDA was $0.6 million, within the Company's guidance range
of $0.0 million to $1.0 million, and up from $0.1 million in the prior
year.
-- Net cash used in operating activities was $(3.5) million.
Executive Commentary -- Matt Meeker, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
"Our team delivered a strong start to fiscal 2027 as we continued to execute against the priorities outlined in June," said Matt Meeker, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BARK. "The quarter reflected improving health across the business."
"Subscriber retention improved, average order value increased and subscriber lifetime value reached its highest level since we became a public company. With some of our most exciting products and partnerships yet to come to market this fall, we are building a stronger, more diversified BARK across DTC, Commerce and BARK Air. We still have work to do, but these results reinforce confidence in our ability to accelerate growth and deliver a meaningful step-up in Adjusted EBITDA and cash flow this year."
Balance Sheet Highlights
-- The Company's cash and cash equivalents balance as of June 30, 2026 was
$16.1 million, compared to $19.3 million as of March 31, 2026. The
decrease reflects a normal seasonal build in working capital and
continued share repurchases. BARK also remains debt-free.
-- The Company's inventory balance as of June 30, 2026 was $72.4 million,
a $25.7 million decrease compared to the prior year.
Share Repurchase Program
As previously announced, BARK continued to repurchase shares during the quarter under its $40 million share repurchase program. The Company remains focused on balancing investment in the business with returning capital to shareholders, while maintaining the financial flexibility to support its growth plans.
Fiscal Second Quarter and Full Year 2027 Financial Outlook
Based on current market conditions as of August 6, 2026, BARK is providing guidance for revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, which is a Non-GAAP financial measure, as follows.
For the second quarter of fiscal 2027, the Company expects:
-- Total revenue of $83.0 million to $85.0 million, as compared to $107.0
million for the comparable period last year. The year-over-year decline
primarily reflects the smaller DTC subscriber base entering fiscal 2027
following the deliberate pullback of marketing spend in fiscal 2026.
-- Adjusted EBITDA of $1.0 million to $3.0 million, compared to $(1.4)
million for the comparable period last year.
For the full year of fiscal 2027, the Company is reiterating:
-- Total revenue of $325.0 million to $340.0 million, compared to $394.8
million in fiscal 2026.
-- Adjusted EBITDA of $7.0 million to $10.0 million, compared to $0.2
million in fiscal 2026.
-- Commerce and BARK Air are expected to collectively represent over $100
million of revenue, with Commerce growing as a percentage of total
revenue as the Company expands across wholesale and marketplace
channels.
The Company does not provide guidance for Net Income (Loss) due to the uncertainty and potential variability of certain items, including stock-based compensation expenses and related tax effects, which are the reconciling items between Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA. Because such items cannot be calculated or predicted without unreasonable efforts, we are unable to provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss). However, such items could have a significant impact on Net Income (Loss).
The guidance provided above constitutes forward looking statements and actual results may differ materially. Please refer to the "Forward Looking Statements" section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward looking statements and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for additional important information regarding Adjusted EBITDA.
Conference Call Information
A conference call to discuss the Company's fiscal first quarter 2027 results will be held today, August 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET. During the conference call, the Company may make comments concerning business and financial developments, trends and other business or financial matters. The Company's comments, as well as other matters discussed during the conference call, may contain or constitute information that has not been previously disclosed.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-596-4144 for U.S. participants and 1-646-968-2525 for international participants. The conference call passcode is 5515653. A live audio webcast of the call will be available at https://investors.bark.co/events-and-presentations/ and will be archived for one year.
About BARK
BARK is the world's most dog-centric company, devoted to making all dogs happy with the best products, services, and content. BARK's dog-obsessed team leverages its unique, data-driven understanding of what makes each dog special to design playstyle-specific toys, wildly satisfying treats, and dog-first experiences that foster the health and happiness of dogs everywhere. Founded in 2011, BARK loyally serves millions of dogs nationwide with BarkBox and Super Chewer, its themed toys and treats subscriptions; custom product collections through its retail partner network, including Target, Chewy, and Amazon; and BARK Air, the first air travel experience designed specifically for dogs first. At BARK, we want to make dogs as happy as they make us because dogs and humans are better together. Sniff around at bark.co for more information.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the future performance of BARK that are based on the Company's current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "intend," "potential," "continue," "ongoing" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future operating results, including our strategies, plans, commitments, objectives and goals. Actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. Other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to BARK; spending on pets not increasing at projected rates; customers not increasing their spending with BARK; BARK's ability to continue to convert social media followers and contacts into customers; BARK's ability to successfully expand its product lines and services and channel distribution; competition and the uncertain effects of global or macroeconomic events or challenges, in particular the imposition of tariffs.
More information about factors that could affect BARK's operating results is included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, copies of which may be obtained by visiting the Company's Investor Relations website at https://investors.bark.co/ or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update such statements.
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