Solo Brands, Inc.
SBDS · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC · 2.6M shares · -61%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $30M (gross $37M, SBC $7M)
Grade
D43Distressed multi-brand outdoor DTC company with going-concern doubt, collapsing sales, and severe leverage.
Strengths
- High gross margin 59% (92nd pct) and adequate current ratio (2.96)
- Recognizable Solo Stove/Chubbies brands with restructuring and cost cuts underway
Risks
- Cash runway only ~1.6 quarters (18.8th pct) with going-concern risk and D/E of 5.2 (100th pct)
- Revenue down 30% (7.5th pct), operating margin -36%, FCF margin -16% — deeply loss-making
Notable findings
- Going concernSummary The principal risks and uncertainties affecting our business include the following: Risks Related to our Liquidity and Indebtedness • Our financial condition previously raised and may
- Restatementor Blocker, which were cancelled for no consideration in accordance with the Merger Agreement and Holdings’ Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) 8-K ↗
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 5.22)
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -45.9%)
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-51.2M)
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -61%/yr over 4y
- Pending mergerOn December 17, 2025, as part of the Corporate Simplification transactions, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Holdings and Solo Merger Sub LLC (“Merger Sub”
- Revenue declineRevenue -33.1% YoY
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
59.4%
Operating margin
-35.8%
Net margin
-45.9%
Return on equity
-316.1%
Return on assets
-40.4%
ROIC
-31.3%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-33.1%
Debt / equity
5.2×
Current ratio
3.0×
Free cash flow
-$51M
EBITDA
-$88M
Tangible book value
-$127M
Cash & investments
$20M
Cash runway
2q
Stock comp / revenue
1.0%
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-14 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-06 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-02 | Delisting notice | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-23 | Exec/director changeOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-23 | Reg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-19 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-30 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-22 | 0001870600-26-000038 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-14 | 2026-03-31 | 0001870600-26-000035 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-14 | 0001870600-26-000033 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-06 | 2026-03-31 | 0001870600-26-000023 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-02 | 2026-04-02 | 0001870600-26-000019 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | 0001870600-26-000012 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-19 | 0001870600-26-000016 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-23 | 2025-12-31 | 0001870600-26-000013 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | 0001870600-26-000008 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-26 | 0001870600-26-000004 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-27 | 2026-01-26 | 0001193125-26-023257 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-17 | 2025-12-17 | 0001870600-25-000131 ↗ |