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London- Perfect Moment posted a 21.9% drop in first-quarter revenue as the alpine-inspired luxury brand pushed through a deliberate pullback from discounted online sales, even as a wholesale surge and lower financing costs helped shrink its bottom-line loss. The results, covering the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026, mark a seasonally slow stretch for the company as it bets on a full-price repositioning ahead of its make-or-break September launch.
Revenue declined 21.9% to $1.2 million, down from $1.5 million a year earlier. The drop was driven largely by non-recurring partnership revenue that had boosted the prior-year quarter, along with a pullback in eCommerce sales as the company moves away from discounted online selling. That was partly offset by a strong performance in wholesale, where revenue jumped 268% to $563,000 from $153,000, reflecting the continued build-out of that channel ahead of winter. eCommerce revenue itself fell 40.2% to $585,000.
Gross margin narrowed to 54.5% from 60.3%, a decline of 580 basis points, mostly because last year’s quarter had benefited from higher-margin partnership income that didn’t recur this time, though disciplined pricing and sourcing helped cushion the drop. Total operating expenses were essentially flat, edging down 1.4% to $3.89 million, as cost discipline offset increased spending on agency support and event-based growth activations.
Loss from operations widened to $3.3 million from $3.1 million. Even so, the net loss actually narrowed, coming in at $3.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared with $3.8 million, or $0.21 per share, a year ago — an improvement driven mainly by a $542,000 drop in interest expense following a restructuring of the company’s financing arrangements. Adjusted EBITDA loss widened to $3.1 million from $2.6 million, reflecting the lower revenue and thinner margins.
On the balance sheet, cash and equivalents stood at $0.7 million as of June 30, 2026, down from $1.2 million at the end of March. During the quarter the company raised $2.0 million in gross proceeds through a May 2026 securities purchase agreement and drew $0.9 million on its revolving credit facility, leaving $6.0 million drawn and $4.0 million still available on the $10.0 million facility; an additional $1.0 million was drawn in July. Accounts receivable fell to $1.1 million from $2.1 million as outstanding balances were collected, and inventory eased slightly to $3.7 million from $3.9 million, with purchasing still weighted toward the upcoming winter season.
Co-Founder, Creative Director and President Jane Gottschalk described the quarter as reflecting “a deliberate reset” toward a full-price luxury brand model, noting that “sales strengthened through June” as summer campaigns took hold and that wholesale partners have responded encouragingly. She said the company’s energy is now focused on September: the launch of the Fall/Winter 2026 collection, a step-up in brand activation, and a sharper eCommerce and marketing engine.
Chief Financial and Operating Officer Chath Weerasinghe said the company “continued to execute on its transformation,” strengthening its technology and operating infrastructure, while operating expenses stayed “essentially flat year-over-year” despite targeted investment in agency support and growth activations. He pointed to significantly lower financing costs as a key driver of the narrower net loss, and said the company “strengthened its balance sheet” through the May securities purchase agreement and its revolving credit facility. With inventory well positioned for winter, he said the focus now is disciplined execution through the September launch and peak trading period.
