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GigaCloud Technology Inc Announces Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2024 Financial Results

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Laurie Berman (Investors) – lberman@pondel.com George Medici (Media) – gmedici@pondel.com  GigaCloud Technology IncUNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands except for share data and per share data)     December 31,  2024 2023ASSETS    Current assets    Cash and cash equivalents $259,759  $183,283 Restricted cash  685   885 Investments  42,674   — Accounts receivable, net  57,313   58,876 Inventories  172,489   132,247 Prepayments and other current assets  14,672   17,516 Total current assets  547,592   392,807 Non-current assets    Operating lease right-of-use assets  451,930   398,922 Property and equipment, net  29,498   24,614 Intangible assets, net  6,198   8,367 Goodwill  12,586   12,586 Deferred tax assets  10,026   1,440 Other non-current assets  12,645   8,173 Total non-current assets  522,883   454,102 Total assets $1,070,475  $846,909                  2024 2023LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    Current liabilities    Accounts payable (including accounts payable of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $nil and $11,563 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively) $78,163  $69,757 Contract liabilities (including contract liabilities of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $nil and $736 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  4,486   5,537 Current operating lease liabilities (including current operating lease liabilities of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $nil and $1,305 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  88,521   57,949 Income tax payable (including income tax payable of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $nil and $3,644 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  13,615   15,212 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other current liabilities of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $nil and $2,774 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  79,594   57,319 Total current liabilities  264,379   205,774 Non-current liabilities    Operating lease liabilities, non-current (including operating lease liabilities, non-current of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $nil and $553 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  395,235   343,511 Deferred tax liabilities  941   3,795 Finance lease obligations, non-current  382   111 Non-current income tax payable  4,321   3,302 Total non-current liabilities  400,879   350,719 Total liabilities $665,258  $556,493 Commitments and contingencies                     2024 2023Shareholders’ equity    Treasury shares, at cost (609,390 and 294,029 shares held as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively) $(11,816) $(1,594)Class A ordinary shares ($0.05 par value, 50,673,268 shares authorized, 32,878,735 and 31,738,632 shares issued as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, 32,269,345 and 31,455,148 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  1,643   1,584 Class B ordinary shares ($0.05 par value, 9,326,732 shares authorized, 8,076,732 and 9,326,732 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023)  403   466 Additional paid-in capital  120,262   111,736 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  (4,136)  526 Retained earnings  298,861   177,698 Total shareholders’ equity  405,217   290,416 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $1,070,475  $846,909        GigaCloud Technology IncUNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME(In thousands except for share data and per share data)     Three Months EndedDecember 31, Year EndedDecember 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023Revenues       Service revenues$97,107  $69,336  $350,273  $199,184 Product revenues 198,675   175,401   810,769   504,647 Total revenues 295,782   244,737   1,161,042   703,831 Cost of revenues       Services 78,188   57,291   284,951   161,215 Product sales 152,604   117,609   590,855   353,983 Total cost of revenues 230,792   174,900   875,806   515,198 Gross profit 64,990   69,837   285,236   188,633 Operating expenses       Selling and marketing expenses 18,041   14,004   70,686   41,386 General and administrative expenses 16,979   13,130   73,944   30,008 Research and development expenses 2,356   2,344   9,791   3,925 Gains (losses) on disposal of property and equipment (20)  3,236   193   3,236 Total operating expenses 37,356   32,714   154,614   78,555 Operating income 27,634   37,123   130,622   110,078 Interest expense (29)  (108)  (256)  (1,240)Interest income 2,849   1,293   9,405   3,304 Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net (754)  4,239   (1,233)  2,086 Government grants 8   438   37   911 Others, net 678   (137)  2,039   (144)Income before income taxes 30,386   42,848   140,614   114,995 Income tax expense 573   (7,273)  (14,806)  (20,887)Net income$30,959  $35,575  $125,808  $94,108 Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders 30,959   35,575   125,808   94,108 Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes (715)  232   (1,266)  (278)Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments (12)  —   7   — Intra-entity foreign currency transactions gain (loss) (2,565)  —   (2,565)  — Release of foreign currency translation reserve related to liquidation of subsidiaries (838)  —   (838)  — Total other comprehensive income (loss) (4,130)  232   (4,662)  (278)Comprehensive Income$26,829  $35,807  $121,146  $93,830 Net income per ordinary share       —Basic$0.76  $0.87  $3.06  $2.31 —Diluted$0.76  $0.87  $3.05  $2.30 Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net income per ordinary share       —Basic 40,869,106   40,770,882   41,079,672   40,788,448 —Diluted 40,944,311   40,901,772   41,201,026   40,922,590                   GigaCloud Technology IncUNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands)   Year EndedDecember 31, 2024 2023Cash flows from operating activities:   Net income$125,808  $94,108 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   Depreciation and amortization 8,524   2,873 Share-based compensation 16,825   2,503 Operating lease 29,282   2,485 Changes in accounts receivables, net (234)  (5,058)Changes in inventories (46,875)  (16,514)Changes in prepayments and other assets (1,665)  (9,249)Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 38,188   46,258 Changes in contract liabilities (992)  1,473 Changes in income tax payable (1,023)  10,977 Changes in deferred income taxes (11,462)  398 Other operating activities 1,702   3,198 Net cash provided by operating activities 158,078   133,452 Cash flows from investing activities:   Cash paid for purchase of property and equipment (15,536)  (4,380)Cash received from disposal of property and equipment 2,103   462 Acquisitions, net of cash acquired —   (86,629)Purchases of investments (73,831)  — Sale and maturities of investments 31,845   — Net cash used in investing activities (55,419)  (90,547)Cash flows from financing activities:   Repayment of finance lease obligations (1,726)  (2,212)Repayment of bank loans —   (197)Repurchases of ordinary shares (23,243)  (1,594)Net cash used in financing activities (24,969)  (4,003)Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash (1,414)  190 Net increase in cash and restricted cash 76,276   39,092 Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the year 184,168   145,076 Cash and restricted cash at the end of the year$260,444  $184,168 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information   Cash paid for interest expense 256   1,240 Cash paid for income taxes 26,301   9,512 Non-cash investing and financing activities:   Purchase of property and equipment under finance leases 767   — Reversal of subscription receivable from ordinary shares —   312 Fair value of assets acquired by acquisition —   273,086 Cash paid for business combinations and asset purchases —   87,568 Liabilities assumed by acquisition —   (185,518)          GigaCloud Technology IncUNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA(In thousands, except for per share data)     Three Months EndedDecember 31, Year EndedDecember 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 (In thousands)Net income$30,959  $35,575  $125,808  $94,108 Add: Income tax expense (573)  7,273   14,806   20,887 Add: Interest expense 29   108   256   1,240 Less: Interest income (2,849)  (1,293)  (9,405)  (3,304)Add: Depreciation and amortization 2,271   1,723   8,524   2,873 Add: Share-based compensation expense 1,245   429   16,825   2,503 Add: Non-recurring items(1) (180)  —   128   — Adjusted EBITDA$30,902  $43,815  $156,942  $118,307  _____________________(1)  One of our fulfillment centers in Japan experienced a fire in March 2024.

We do not believe such losses to be recurring or frequent in nature. UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EPS – DILUTED     Three Months EndedDecember 31, Year EndedDecember 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023Net income per ordinary share – diluted$0.76  $0.87  $3.05  $2.30 Adjustments, per ordinary share:       Add: Income tax expense (0.01)  0.18   0.36   0.51 Add: Interest expense —   —   0.01   0.03 Less: Interest income (0.07)  (0.03)  (0.23)  (0.08)Add: Depreciation and amortization 0.05   0.04   0.21   0.07 Add: Share-based compensation expenses 0.02   0.01   0.41   0.06 Add: Non-recurring items(1) —   —   —   — Adjusted EPS – diluted$0.75  $1.07  $3.81  $2.89         Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding - diluted 40,944,311   40,901,772   41,201,026   40,922,590  _____________________(1)  One of our fulfillment centers in Japan experienced a fire in March 2024.

Record Total Revenues in 2024 Reach More Than $1 BillionEL MONTE, Calif., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GigaCloud Technology Inc (Nasdaq: GCT) ("GigaCloud” or the "Company”), a pioneer of global end-to-end B2B ecommerce technology solutions for large parcel merchandise, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, including a milestone achievement of surpassing $1 billion in total annual revenues for the first time in 2024, and continued robust growth in GigaCloud Marketplace GMV.

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