HF Foods Reports Solid Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Net Revenue increased 2.9% to $307.0 million
GAAP Net Loss decreased 77.2% to $0.9 million
Adj. EBITDA up 42% to $11.7 million

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HF Foods Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HFFG) (“HF Foods” or the “Company”), a leading distributor of international foodservice solutions to Asian restaurants and other businesses across the United States, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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⁽¹⁾    Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are based on net income attributable to HF Foods Group Inc.

Management Commentary

“We delivered solid financial performance in the third quarter, demonstrating continued momentum from our transformation initiatives,” said Felix Lin, President and Chief Executive Officer of HF Foods. “Our results reflect strong operational discipline and effective implementation of our strategic priorities, even amid ongoing macro challenges. We remain confident in our long-term strategic plan, including evaluating attractive M&A opportunities to expand our geographical footprint. Through our market leadership in the Asian specialty distribution landscape and investments in infrastructure and technology, we believe HF Foods is positioned to drive sustained growth and create long-term value for our shareholders.”

Third Quarter 2025 Results

Net revenue was $307.0 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $298.4 million in the prior year period, an increase of $8.6 million, or 2.9%. The increase was primarily attributable to volume increases and improved pricing in Meat & Poultry and Seafood.

Gross profit was $50.4 million, a slight increase compared to $50.2 million in the prior year period. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in volume and improved pricing during the quarter. Gross profit margin remained relatively consistent at 16.4% compared to 16.8% in the same period in 2024 due to an increased proportion of sales from lower margin products, particularly, Seafood.

Distribution, selling and administrative expenses decreased by $0.4 million, or 0.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Distribution, selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased from 16.6% in the prior year to 16.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, primarily due to increased net revenue and lower personnel, professional and insurance costs, partially offset by increased rental, occupancy and other expenses.

Net loss decreased 77.2% to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net loss of $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The improvement was primarily driven by an increase in income from operations of $0.6 million and the increase in fair value of interest rate swap contracts of $3.2 million compared to the prior year period.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 41.5% to $11.7 million compared to $8.3 million in the prior year, which was due to various items noted in the Adjusted EBITDA table included in Appendix A of this earnings release.

Cash Flow and Liquidity

Cash provided by operating activities was $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $4.2 million in the prior year period. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $0.3 million primarily due to an increase in non-cash expense add-backs offset by the timing of working capital outlays mainly for inventory purchases to counter potential tariff increases. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash of $12.3 million, checks issued not presented for payment of $2.1 million and access to approximately $49.8 million in additional funds through the $125.0 million line of credit, subject to a borrowing base calculation. The Company has funded working capital and other capital requirements primarily by cash flow from operations and bank loans. Cash is required to pay purchase costs for inventory, salaries, fuel and trucking expenses, selling expenses, rental expenses, income taxes, other operating expenses and to service debts.

Earnings Call and Webcast

HF Foods’ management team will host a live conference call to discuss its financial results today at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET). The link to the webcast will be available on the “Events” section of the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.hffoodsgroup.com. Those interested in participating in the live call can dial 1-877-407-0752 or 1-201-389-0912. The webcast will be archived and available for replay.

About HF Foods Group Inc.

HF Foods Group Inc. is a leading marketer and distributor of fresh produce, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to primarily Asian restaurants and other foodservice customers throughout the United States. HF Foods aims to supply the increasing demand for Asian American restaurant cuisine, leveraging its nationwide network of distribution centers and its strong relations with growers and suppliers of fresh, high-quality specialty restaurant food products and supplies in the US and Asia. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, HF Foods trades on Nasdaq under the symbol “HFFG”. For more information, please visit www.hffoodsgroup.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

ICR

Investors: Anna Kate Heller

Media: Michael Wolfe

hffoodsgroup@icrinc.com

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this news release other than statements of historical facts are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and contain our current expectations about our future results. We have attempted to identify any forward-looking statements by using words such as “aims,” “continues,” “expects,” “plans,” “will,” and other similar expressions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in all of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results, events or financial positions to differ materially from those included within or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, risks relating to our ability to consummate our operational transformation plan as anticipated, risks relating to the impact of our operational plan on our sales and efficiencies, risks relating to the impact of demographic trends on demand for the products we distribute, risks related to potential increases in tariff-related costs, statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing, and other factors including those disclosed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and other filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements.

Appendix A
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
(Unaudited)

Discussion of our financial results includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. and non-GAAP EPS (“earnings per share”), that we believe provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial performance with other companies in the same industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. The definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. and non-GAAP EPS may not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. and non-GAAP EPS are not defined under GAAP and are subject to important limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP.

We use non-GAAP financial measures to supplement our GAAP financial results. Management uses EBITDA, defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization to measure operating performance. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA, defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude certain unusual, non-cash, or non-recurring expenses. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from non-recurring expenses, and other non-cash charges, provides useful information for our investors and is more reflective of other factors that affect our operating performance.

We believe non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. and non-GAAP EPS are useful measures of operating performance because these measures exclude certain items not reflective of our core operating performance. Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. is defined as net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. adjusted for amortization of intangibles, change in fair value of interest rate swaps, stock based compensation, transaction related costs, transformational project costs and certain unusual, non-cash, or non-recurring expenses. We believe that non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. and non-GAAP EPS facilitates period-over-period comparisons and provides additional clarity for investors to better evaluate our operating results. We present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HF Foods Group Inc. and non-GAAP EPS in order to provide supplemental information that we consider relevant for the readers of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in its reports filed with the SEC, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and such information is not meant to replace or supersede U.S. GAAP measures. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the schedules attached to this press release.

HF FOODS GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO HF FOODS GROUP INC.
TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NON-GAAP EPS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HF FOODS GROUP INC.
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

The following tables present our non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 respectively, as well as reconciliations of each measure to their nearest GAAP equivalents: