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- **Revenue Growth Halted**: Q3 2025 revenue down 14% YoY to $14.5M, but full-year 2025 expected to grow $12M vs. 2024.
- **Gross Margin Strain**: 23% gross margin (-13pts YoY) due to inefficiencies, but CFO targets 2024 levels within 2 quarters.
- **Operational Turnaround**: $600k+ annual savings from facility consolidation, 25% labor cost reduction per unit, and new leadership team focused on execution.
- **Future Ambition**: 2026 growth multiple of industry rate, targeting 30%+ gross margin as floor, with long-term goal of 40%+ through technology leadership.

**【Management Opening Remarks】**
- CEO Kevin Cureton emphasizes the first quarter without year-over-year revenue growth in 2 years, citing challenging comparisons to Q3 2024. 
- Acknowledges past underperformance due to product design, labor efficiency, and inventory control, but expresses confidence in future growth driven by strategic brand partners.
- Highlights reorganization of R&D and quality teams into the Innovation and Product Integrity Group, led by industry-recognized expert Yoana Dvorzsak.
- Notes $64 million in open orders for 2025, up from $34 million in Q3 2024, signaling strong demand despite short-term inventory conservatism.

**【CEO Commentary】**
- Identifies 3 key areas of improvement:
  1. **Product Design**: Unified team ensures products meet exacting specifications for performance, cost, and manufacturability.
  2. **Labor Efficiency**: 25% YoY reduction in labor cost per unit, 10% improvement in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and $600k+ annual savings from facility consolidation.
  3. **Inventory Control**: Enhanced surveillance of material handling and waste, with leadership from beauty industry veterans.
- Full-year 2025 revenue expected to grow $12 million vs. 2024, despite Q3 decline.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- Q3 2025 Results:
  - Revenue: $14.5M (-14% YoY)
  - Gross Margin: 23% (-13pts YoY) due to manufacturing inefficiencies
  - Net Loss: $1.1M vs. $3M profit YoY
  - Adjusted EBITDA: -$435k vs. $3.6M YoY
- One-time expenses include:
  - $400k severance costs
  - $1.2M ERC payment (CARES Act relief)
  - NASDAQ listing costs
- Operating expenses up 45% YoY to $4.2M due to legal, HR, and investor relations investments.

**【Q&A Highlights】**
- **Revenue Growth Concerns**: CEO reaffirms full-year 2025 growth of $10M+ despite Q3 decline, driven by brand partners outperforming market.
- **Gross Margin Recovery**: CFO expects indirect cost improvements to return margins to 2024 levels within 2 quarters.
- **Operational Mistakes**: CEO acknowledges past errors but highlights new leadership team's focus on detail-oriented execution.
- **2026 Outlook**: CEO projects growth multiple of industry rate, targeting 30%+ gross margin as floor, with long-term goal of 40%+ margins through technology leadership.


Solesence, Inc. (SLSN) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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