Waldencast Plc · NASDAQ:WALD

Waldencast — Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation

40 slides from Waldencast's earnings presentation, May 14, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation

    Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation 1

  2. Slide 2: Michel Brousset, CEO and Manuel Manfredi, CFO

    MICHEL BROUSSET MANUEL MANFREDI CO-FOUNDER & CEO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    DISCLAIMER Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this release that are not historical, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limite

  4. Slide 4: Ambition to build a global multi-brand beauty and wellness platform

    Our ambition is to build a global best-in-class beauty and wellness multi-brand platform by creating, acquiring, accelerating, and scaling the next generation of high-growth, purpose-driven brands 4

  5. Slide 5: Where we are, where we are headed

    WHERE WE ARE WHERE WE ARE HEADED Categories Geographies Channels Price Points 5 US APAC Europe LATAM Skin Color Hair Body Wellness Fragrance Professional Specialty Online Food / Drug / Mass Prestige Masstige Mass

  6. Slide 6: Combined Financial Profile: Q1 2025

    COMBINED FINANCIAL PROFILE: Q1 2025 Refer to page 3 for definitions of non-GAAP financial measures. 1 Waldencast Gross Profit of $47.2M, Milk Makeup Gross Profit of $20.4M, and Obagi Medical Gross Profit of $26.9M adjusted for reconciling items, refer to the Appendix pages 36 and 37. 2 Waldencast Ne

  7. Slide 7: Net Revenue Drivers: Q1 2025

    BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION: SOLD-OUT LAUNCH OF HYDRO GRIP GEL TINT ANNIVERSARYING COOLING WATER JELLY TINT LAUNCH DIRECT TO CONSUMER CHANNEL GROWTH: CONTINUED DIGITAL ACCELERATION OF CONSUMER ACQUISITION AND RETENTION EFFORTS RETAIL FOOTPRINT EXPANSION: ULTA BEAUTY LAUNCH CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH SINGLE DI

  8. Slide 8: Net Revenue Drivers: Year to Go

    BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION: ROBUST INNOVATION PIPELINE STRENGTHENING OUR CORE OFFERINGS & EXPANDING INTO NEW CATEGORIES DIRECT TO CONSUMER CHANNEL GROWTH: CONTINUED DIGITAL ACCELERATION OF CONSUMER ACQUISITION AND RETENTION EFFORTS RETAIL FOOTPRINT EXPANSION: SUSTAINED ULTA BEAUTY LAUNCH MOMENTUM & INC

  9. Slide 9: Tariffs Headwinds

    TARIFFS HEADWINDS 9 Low-Single-Digit % Increase in COGS Moderate exposure, with over two-thirds of our sourcing based in the U.S. and approximately 10% sourced from China ESTIMATED IMPACT: MITIGATING ACTIONS: ACTION 1 Optimizing Supply Chain Flows ACTION 2 Implementing Modest Pricing Actions ACTION

  10. Slide 10: Liquidity & Shares Outstanding

    LIQUIDITY & SHARES OUTSTANDING 1 Net Debt is defined as the principal outstanding for the 2022 Term Loan and 2022 Revolving Credit Facility minus the cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025. Refer to Appendix page 40. 2 As of December 31, 2024, we had 122,692,968 ordinary shares outstanding,

  11. Slide 11: FY 2025 Outlook

    FY 2025 OUTLOOK 11 FY 2025 NET REVENUE GROWTH ADJ. EBITDA MARGIN DRIVERS MID TEENS MID TO HIGH TEENS Milk Makeup expansion in both Brick & Mortar and E-Commerce channels in the U.S. Obagi Medical improvement of fulfillment rates as operational initiatives set in Blockbuster innovation and amplificat

  12. Slide 12: It's not how you wear your makeup. It's what you do in it that matters.

    IT'S NOT HOW YOU WEAR YOUR MAKEUP. IT’S WHAT YOU DO IN IT THAT MATTERS.

  13. Slide 13: #1 Next Generation Beauty Brand

    #1 NEXT GENERATION BEAUTY BRAND

  14. Slide 14: Our Mantra: Live Your Look

    OUR MANTRA LIVE YOUR LOOK IT'S NOT HOW YOU WEAR YOUR MAKEUP. IT’S WHAT YOU DO IN IT THAT MATTERS. Milk MAKEUP

  15. Slide 15: Growth Strategy

    GROWTH STRATEGY 1 INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTS THAT DELIVER AND ARE GOOD FOR YOU 2 EXPAND BRAND & COMMUNITY BROADEN BRAND AWARENESS + WELCOME NEW GROUPS 3 BROADEN FOOTPRINT EXPAND ONLINE & OFFLINE PRESENCE DOMESTICALLY + INTERNATIONALLY

  16. Slide 16: Hydro Grip Gel Skin Tint

    HYDRO GRIP GEL SKIN TINT THE WHY: Most skin tints don’t last! | Complexion is the largest category in Prestige Makeup THE ROLE: Trust | Complexion | High Replenishment | High loyalty | Skincare Performance THE INNOVATIO! N: First gel skin tint | Longwear up to 12HR THE CONSUMER: Prestige / Loyal | O

  17. Slide 17: Viral Success Story YTD

    VIRAL SUCCESS STORY YTD IMPRESSIONS REACH

  18. Slide 18: Innovation: Hydro Grip Gel Skin Tint

    INNOVATION: HYDRO GRIP GEL SKIN TINT ROGRIP THAT WON'T QUIT ink Wy TUNIT

  19. Slide 19: Expand Brand & Community: Nike Partnership

    EXPAND BRAND & COMMUNITY: NIKE PARTNERSHIP Milk x Ce

  20. Slide 20: Expand Brand & Community: Nike Partnership

    EXPAND BRAND & COMMUNITY: NIKE PARTNERSHIP ee Milk 20

  21. Slide 21: Ulta Beauty at Target

    A BEAUTY “We are thrilled to offer Milk Makeup to our guest community and are excited to partner with the Milk Makeup team as they are always pushing boundaries to drive innovation and disruption in beauty.” - Monica Arnaudo, Ulta Beauty Chief Merchandising & Digital Officer 500+ ULTA BEAUTY @TARGET

  22. Slide 22: Broaden Footprint: Ulta Beauty

    BROADEN FOOTPRINT: ULTA BEAUTY WE’VE ACHIEVED TOP RANKINGS PRIME + SET BLUSH SKIN TINT

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  24. Slide 24: We Are the Leading U.S. Physician Recommended Brand

    We Are the Leading Our Global U.S. Physician Recommended Vision Brand* FOR TOP-3 SKIN CONCERNS Pigmentation #1 Fine Lines & Wrinkles Sagging Skin & Loss of Elasticity #1 Physician Dispensed Dermatological Brand in the World PF “Independent industry sources, USA (2023), ©: Which professional skin car

  25. Slide 25: The Fastest Growing Professional Skincare Brand in the U.S. in 2024

    THE FASTEST GROWING PROFESSIONAL SKINCARE BRAND IN THE U.S. IN 2024" “Among the Top 10 Professional Skin Care Brands inthe US, According to Kline's 2024 Global professional Skin Care Series (China Europe and the US)

  26. Slide 26: Growth Strategy: Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation

    Growth Strategy 1 Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation Robust global innovation pipeline launching clinically- proven products 2 Double-Down on Dermatological Brand DNA Impactful clinical testing , acceleration of open development, deeper physician partnerships & ongoing brand refresh 3 Grow Brand

  27. Slide 27: Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation: Elastiderm

    Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation: ELASTIDERM” Asseenin BAZAAR BEST WRINKLE-FILLER FOR SENSTIIVE SKIN "As a 30-year-old navigating the world of skincare, | was thrilled to try this out, especially since | don't do Botox or fillers because of my fear of needles. What | appreciate most is that it

  28. Slide 28: Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation: Suzanobagimd

    Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation: SUZANOBAGIMD* SUZANOBAGIMD* SUZANOBAGIMD* MOISTURE RESTORE HYDRATION REPLENISHING CREAM SUPER ANTIOXIDANT SERUM MEDICAL-GRADE MULTI-LAYERED MOISTURE MEDICAL-GRADE DEFENSE AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS Features a blend of multi-molecular-weight Hyaluronic Acids (HA)

  29. Slide 29: Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation: Retinol + PHA

    Cutting-Edge Science Backed Innovation: RETINOL + PHA OBAGT MEDICAL RETINOL + PHA Refining Night Cream Créme de Nuit Affinante 17floz/S0m. @ NEW MEDICAL-GRADE SKIN RENEWAL OVERNIGHT VISIBLY REFINES + RESURFACES SKIN IN 4 WEEKS* *Results based ona 2024-2025 clinical test. Photos have not been retouch

  30. Slide 30: Double-Down on Dermatological Brand DNA: IMCAS & AAD

    Double-Down on Dermatological Brand DNA: IMCAS & AAD 38K+ Conference Attendees

  31. Slide 31: Drives Conversion Across All Channels

    Double-Down on Dermatological Brand DNA: Drives Conversion Across All Channels DELIVERING +30% nee CVR Increase a

  32. Slide 32: Grow Brand Awareness & Footprint: Building a Flywheel

    Grow Brand Awareness & Footprint: Building a Flywheel to Drive Consumers to Practices ro Microneedling triggers a wound healin; +61% EMV YoY Growth Management Data as of 03/31/2025, Earned Media Value (EMV] is Tribe Dynamics’ proprietary metric for measuring the performance of digital earned media,

  33. Slide 33: Poised for Long-Term Profitable Growth

    POISED FOR LONG-TERM PROFITABLE GROWTH Strong alignment of management incentives to long-term value creation through operational and capital allocation excellence Expertise in managing global beauty brands at scale Asset-light, nimble, and efficient vs. slow, inflexible, and costly traditional struc

  34. Slide 34: Appendix

    APPENDIX 34

  35. Slide 35: Q1 2025 Highlights

    Q1 2025 HIGHLIGHTS (In $ millions, except for percentages) Q1 2025 % Sales % Growth Q1 2024 % Sales Waldencast Net Revenue 65.4 100.0% (4.1)% 68.3 100.0% Adjusted Gross Profit 50.0 76.4% (4.0)% 52.1 76.3% Adjusted EBITDA 44 6.7% (61.5)% 11.4 16.6% Obagi Medical Net Revenue 36.2 100.0% 7.1% 33.8 100.

  36. Slide 36: Group Adjusted Gross Profit

    GROUP ADJUSTED GROSS PROFIT 1 Relates to the fair value of the related party liability for the unfavorable discount to the Obagi Medical China Business as part of the Business Combination. 2 The supply agreement and formulations intangible assets are amortized to cost of goods sold. 36

  37. Slide 37: Brands Adjusted Gross Profit

    BRANDS ADJUSTED GROSS PROFIT 37

  38. Slide 38: Group Adjusted EBITDA

    GROUP ADJUSTED EBITDA 1 Includes mainly legal, advisory and consultant fees related to the financial restatement 2020-2022 periods and associated regulatory investigation, and the Business Combination. 2 Relates to the fair value of the related party liability for the unfavorable discount to the Oba

  39. Slide 39: Brands Adjusted EBITDA

    BRANDS ADJUSTED EBITDA Obagi Medical Milk Makeup. Three months Three months ‘Three months ‘Three months ended March 31, ended March 31, ended March 31, ended March 31, (in thousands, except for percentages} 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net Loss $ (9,056) $ (6761) $ (1,004) $ 5,340 Adjusted For: Depreciation

  40. Slide 40: Net Debt Position

    NET DEBT POSITION Reconciliation of Net Carrying Amount of debt to (In thousands) Net Debt Current portion of long-term debt $ 7,740 Long-term debt 164,694 Net carrying amount of debt 172,434 Adjustments Add: Unamortized debt issuance costs 10,401 Less: Cash & cash equivalents (10,782) Net Debt S 17

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