REALMEDIUM SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

The RealReal showed strong operational momentum with revenue growing 15.4% and significant loss reduction, though cash position declined and working capital requirements increased.

The company demonstrated meaningful progress toward profitability with net losses narrowing by 69% while maintaining solid revenue growth, suggesting improved operational efficiency. However, the 12% decline in cash reserves combined with increased inventory and receivables indicates higher working capital needs that require monitoring.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Revenue grew a healthy 15.4% to $693M with gross profit expanding at a similar pace, while the company made substantial progress on profitability with operating losses improving 58% and net losses narrowing from -$134M to -$42M. Operating cash flow increased 38% to $37M, demonstrating improved cash generation, though this was partially offset by higher capex and a $21M decline in cash reserves. The significant improvement in accounts receivable (+71%) outpaced revenue growth, suggesting either collection timing issues or changes in payment terms that warrant attention.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
+70.6%
$14.0M→$23.8M

Receivables surged 70.6% — revenue recognized but not yet collected; watch for collection issues or channel stuffing.

Net Income
P&L
+68.9%
-$134.2M→-$41.8M

Net income grew 68.9% — bottom-line growth signals improving overall business health.

Operating Income
P&L
+57.6%
-$56.5M→-$23.9M

Operating leverage kicking in — revenue growth outpacing cost growth, a hallmark of scaling businesses.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
+37.9%
$26.8M→$37.0M

Operating cash flow surged 37.9% — exceptional cash generation, highest quality earnings signal.

Capital Expenditure
Cash Flow
+30.9%
$14.2M→$18.6M

Capital expenditure jumped 30.9% — major investment cycle underway; assess returns on deployment.

Inventory
Balance Sheet
+30.8%
$23.6M→$30.8M

Inventory surged 30.8% — growing faster than typical sales pace; potential demand softening or supply chain overcorrection.

Gross Profit
P&L
+15.5%
$447.5M→$516.8M

Gross profit expanding — improving pricing power or product mix shift toward higher-margin offerings.

Revenue
P&L
+15.4%
$600.5M→$692.8M

Revenue growing 15.4% — solid top-line momentum, watch margins for quality of growth.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
-12.2%
$172.2M→$151.2M

Cash decreased 12.2% — monitor burn rate and upcoming capital needs.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-02-26
PRIOR — 2025-02-21
ADDED
Excludes an aggregate of 10,259,579 shares of the registrant s common stock held by officers, directors, affiliated stockholders as of June 30, 2025.
The top-selling luxury designers on our online marketplace include Cartier, Chanel, Christian Dior, Gucci, Herm s, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Rolex, Saint Laurent, Tiffany Co., Van Cleef Arpels and Bvlgari.
The Company executes against three strategic pillars that amplify one another to drive sustainable, profitable growth.
The three components are: unlocking supply through our growth playbook, driving operational efficiency aided by technology, automation, and proprietary data and obsessing over service for buyers and consignors.
These stores attract new customers and provide an in person consignment experience for our consignors.
In addition, we operate several larger footprint flagship stores in San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, California and New York, New York.
Our Market The existing luxury resale market is fragmented, difficult to access and laden with counterfeit goods.
Our sales team, enabled by our proprietary technology and data analytics, provides world-class service, making consignment easy, convenient, reliable and fast.
Our online marketplace sell-through ratio in 2025 was over 80%.
In 2025, we had over 1 million active buyers and over 80% of our GMV came from repeat buyers.
REMOVED
Excludes an aggregate of 9,846,945 shares of the registrant s common stock held by officers, directors, affiliated stockholders as of June 28, 2024.
The top-selling luxury designers on our online marketplace include Cartier, Chanel, Christian Dior, Gucci, Herm s, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Rolex, Yves Saint Laurent, Tiffany Co.
In addition, we operate several larger footprint flagship stores in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York.
Our flagship stores are typically 8,000 to 10,000 square feet with thousands of unique items for sale and are located in highly desirable, densely populated locations with strong foot traffic.
We leverage our proprietary technology and data analytics to provide world-class service, making consignment easy, convenient, reliable and fast.
Our scale and broad reach combined with our technology-driven online marketplace and proprietary data enable consignors to realize optimal value for their pre-owned luxury goods.
Our online marketplace sell-through ratio in 2024 was approximately 85%.
In 2024, we had approximately 1 million active buyers and approximately 88% of our GMV came from repeat buyers.
We use proprietary artificial intelligence ("AI") microphotography to assist in authenticating multiple categories, including high-end handbags.
Our online marketplace generates and aggregates hundreds of millions of unique data points, including data from approximately 44.5 million item sales since our inception.
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