XPEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:XPEL) a global provider of protective films and coatings, today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Third Quarter 2023 Highlights:

Revenues increased 14.4% to $102.7 million in the third quarter.
Gross margin percentage improved to 40.4% in the third quarter.
Net income grew 2.5% to $13.7 million, or $0.49 per share, compared to $13.3 million, or $0.48 per share, in the same quarter of 2022.
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) grew 4.1% to $19.7 million, or 19.2% of revenues, compared to $18.9 million in third quarter 2022.¹

First Nine Months Highlights:

Revenues increased 18.4% to $290.8 million in the first nine months of 2023.
Gross margin percentage improved to 41.8% in the first nine months of 2023.
Net income grew 23.6% to $40.8 million, or $1.48 per share, compared to $33.0 million, or $1.20 per share, in the first nine months of 2022.
EBITDA grew 23.4% to $59.2 million, or 20.4% of revenues compared to $48.0 million in the first nine months of 2022.¹

For comparative performance purposes, during the third quarter, the Company incurred approximately $1.0 million in inventory write-offs which negatively impacted gross margin. The Company's selling, general and administrative expenses were negatively impacted by approximately $0.3 million in executive relocation costs, $0.3 million in acquisition-related legal costs and $0.5 million in R & D related costs. The Company also incurred approximately $0.3 million in negative foreign exchange impact.

Normalizing for these items, Adjusted EBITDA would have grown approximately 16.7% with Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 21.5% and Adjusted EPS would have been approximately $0.56 per share.¹

Ryan Pape, President and Chief Executive Officer of XPEL, commented, "It was a busy and solid quarter for the Company. We continue to see strong demand for our products and services and our unique channel strategy positions us to be wherever that demand takes us."

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023:

Revenues. Revenues increased approximately $12.9 million, or 14.4%, to $102.7 million as compared to $89.8 million in the third quarter of the prior year.

Gross Margin. Gross margin was 40.4% compared to 39.8% in the third quarter of 2022.

Expenses. Operating expenses increased to $23.9 million, or 23.3% of sales, compared to $18.5 million, or 20.6% of sales in the prior year period.

Net income. Net income was $13.7 million, or $0.49 per basic and diluted share, versus net income of $13.3 million, or $0.48 per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of 2022.

EBITDA. EBITDA was $19.7 million, or 19.2% of sales, as compared to $18.9 million, or 21.1% of sales in the prior year.¹

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023:

Revenues. Revenues increased approximately $45.2 million, or 18.4%, to $290.8 million as compared to $245.5 million in the first nine months of the prior year.

Gross Margin. Gross margin was 41.8% compared to 39.3% in the first nine months of 2022.

Expenses. Operating expenses increased to $68.7 million, or 23.6% of sales, compared to $53.4 million, or 21.7% of sales in the prior year period.

Net income. Net income was $40.8 million, or $1.48 per basic and diluted share, versus net income of $33.0 million, or $1.20 per basic and diluted share in the first nine months of 2022.

EBITDA. EBITDA was $59.2 million, or 20.4% of sales, as compared to $48.0 million, or 19.5% of sales in the prior year.¹

¹See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures below.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, November 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's third quarter 2023 results and conditions, including our fourth quarter outlook.

To access the live webcast, please visit the XPEL, Inc. website at www.xpel.com/investor.

To participate in the call by phone, dial (888) 506-0062 approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start time. International callers please dial (973) 528-0011. Callers should use access code: 565846

A replay of the teleconference will be available until December 8, 2023 and may be accessed by dialing (877) 481-4010. International callers may dial (919) 882-2331. Callers should use conference ID: 49265.

About XPEL, Inc.

XPEL is a leading provider of protective films and coatings, including automotive paint protection film, surface protection film, automotive and architectural window films, and ceramic coatings. With a global footprint, a network of trained installers and proprietary DAP software, XPEL is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations by providing high-quality products, leading customer service, expert technical support and world-class training. XPEL, Inc. is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "XPEL".

Safe harbor statement

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding XPEL, Inc. and its business, which may include, but is not limited to, anticipated use of proceeds from capital transactions, expansion into new markets, and execution of the company's growth strategy. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans," "is expected," "expects," "scheduled," "intends," "contemplates," "anticipates," "believes," "proposes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may," "could," "would," "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are based on the current expectations of the management of XPEL. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur by certain specified dates or at all and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting the company, performance and acceptance of the company's products, economic factors, competition, the equity markets generally and many other factors beyond the control of XPEL. Without limitation, the risks and uncertainties affecting XPEL are described in XPEL's most recent Form 10-K (including Item 1A Risk Factors) filed with the SEC, which is available on our website at http://www.xpel.com and at http://www.sec.gov. Although XPEL has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and XPEL undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

XPEL Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Product revenue	$	81,125	$	72,616	$	229,339	$	197,753
Service revenue		21,552		17,142		61,416		47,759
Total revenue		102,677		89,758		290,755		245,512

Expenses
Cost of product sales		51,876		47,225		143,613		129,646
Cost of service sales		9,272		6,767		25,660		19,400
Total cost of sales		61,148		53,992		169,273		149,046
Gross Margin		41,529		35,766		121,482		96,466

Operating Expenses
Sales and marketing		7,730		6,297		22,554		18,515
General and administrative		16,170		12,162		46,180		34,859
Total operating expenses		23,900		18,459		68,734		53,374

Operating Income		17,629		17,307		52,748		43,092

Interest expense		85		391		946		933
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		398		372		419		833

Income before income taxes		17,146		16,544		51,383		41,326
Income tax expense		3,490		3,226		10,553		8,302
Net income	$	13,656	$	13,318	$	40,830	$	33,024

Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.49	$	0.48	$	1.48	$	1.20
Diluted	$	0.49	$	0.48	$	1.48	$	1.20
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
Basic		27,623		27,616		27,620		27,614
Diluted		27,644		27,620		27,634		27,615

XPEL Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands except per share data)

	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
	September 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,374		$	8,056
Accounts receivable, net		24,115			14,726
Inventories		92,458			80,575
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		11,091			3,464
Total current assets		138,038			106,821
Property and equipment, net		15,690			14,203
Right-of-use lease assets		14,014			15,309
Intangible assets, net		29,461			29,294
Other non-current assets		971			972
Goodwill		28,602			26,763
Total assets	$	226,776		$	193,362
Liabilities
Current
Current portion of notes payable	$	—		$	76.60
Current portion of lease liabilities		3,650			3,885
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		42,059			22,970
Income tax payable		836			470
Total current liabilities		46,545			27,402
Deferred tax liability, net		1,205			2,049
Other long-term liabilities		950			1,070
Borrowings on line of credit		0			26,000
Non-current portion of lease liabilities		11,523			12,119
Total liabilities		60,223			68,640
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 10,000,000; none issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,628,953 and 27,616,064 issued and outstanding, respectively		28			28
Additional paid-in-capital		12,050			11,073
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,179	)		(2,203	)
Retained earnings		156,654			115,824
Total stockholders' equity		166,553			124,722
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	226,776		$	193,362

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus interest expense, net, plus income tax expense plus depreciation expense and amortization expense. EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. It is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to revenue or net income, as applicable, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other businesses. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP.

EBITDA does not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of ongoing operations and other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

EBITDA Reconciliation
(In thousands)

	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023		2022		2023		2022
Net Income	$	13,656	$	13,318	$	40,830	$	33,024
Interest		85		391		946		933
Taxes		3,490		3,226		10,553		8,302
Depreciation		1,199		890		3,229		2,486
Amortization		1,288		1,117		3,660		3,248
EBITDA	$	19,718	$	18,942	$	59,218	$	47,993

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
(In thousands)

	(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
EBITDA	$	19,718
Inventory write-offs		1,012
Relocation costs		341
Acquisition-related legal costs		250
Research and development		500
Foreign exchange		293
Adjusted EBITDA	$	22,114

Adjusted EPS Reconciliation
(In thousands)

	(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Net income	$	13,656
Inventory write-offs		806
Relocation costs		272
Acquisition-related legal costs		199
Research and development		398
Foreign exchange		233
Adjusted net income	$	15,564

Adjusted earnings per share
Basic		0.56
Diluted		0.56
Weighted average number of common shares
Basic		27,623
Diluted		27,644

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