NowletmeintroduceourCEOandPresident,MattHulett.Matt
Nextslide,please.Overthislastyear,PetMedhasbeeninarebuildingmodewithanewandexperiencedmanagementteam,andupdatedstrategyandarevisedoverallapproachtothemarketaswetransitiontoagrowth-orientedbusiness.IwillprovideanoverviewofourthirdquarterresultsandthenourCFO,ChristineChambers,willgointogreaterdepthlaterinthepresentationonourfinancialperformance.
Thirdquartersaleswere$58.9millioncomparedtosalesof$60.7millionforthesameperiodoftheprioryear.Whilethisequatestoadecreaseinsalesof3%year-over-yearcomparedtoadouble-digitdeclineinfiscalyear2022.Oneofthereasonsthatwearepleasedwiththequarterwasthatwesawanincreaseinnetnewcustomersof9%year-over-year.Thisisanimportantmilestoneforthecompany.sincewehavenotseenanincreaseinnetnewcustomerssinceQ1of2021.Mostimportantly,weachievedthiswhilestayingdisciplinedintermsofourcustomeracquisitionefficiencymetrics.Ournewcustomercountforthequarterwasapproximately72,000comparedto66,000intheprioryear,andourLTVtoCACforthequarterwas1.6.Ouraverageordervaluewas$88,relativelyflattolastyearandlastquarter.Wealsosawcontinuedgrowthintherecurringrevenuesideofourbusiness.
OurAutoShipandSaveprogramcontinuestogrowandexpand,andapproximately42%ofourrevenuewasrecurringrevenuederivedfromourAutoShipsubscriptionprogramduringthesecondquarter.Thispartofourbusinessincreased8%onasequentialbasisanddoubledyear-over-year.
Werecognizetheshiftsthatareoccurringintheregulatorylandscape,whichledustoourfirstbiginvestment,pettelemedicine.OurinvestmentinandpartnershipwithVetsterenabledPetMedtobecomewhatwebelievetobethefirstpetretailertoofferpettelemedicineatscale.Thatlive,ournewco-brandedofferingwithVetster,connectspetparentstothousandsoflicensedveterinarians,providingqualityonlinevetservicesthroughvideochatappointments24/7,andisexclusivetothePetMedplatform.
Weseethevirtualizationofvetservicesasbeingakeypillarofthepetsbusinessandadifferentiatorinthepetspace.Sovetliveisastrategicadvantagethatwillcontinuetodevelopasregulationchangesandasconsumereducationandawarenessdevelops.ThependingacquisitionofPetCareRxrepresentsasignificantopportunitytoexpandourPetMedcatalogwithabroadersetofconsumableproductsandnutrition.
WebelievePetMedisuniquelypositionedtotakeadvantageofthesetrends.Byfocusingontotalwellness,wecanofferproductsandservicestopetparentsthataredietandhealthfocusintheareasofpetmedication,premiumprescriptionandnonprescriptionfood,supplementsandtelevetservices.
Sellmorenonmedicationproducts.Theexpansionofourproductcatalogandserviceshasbeenakeyinitiativeforus.WedecidedtoturbochargethiseffortthroughthependingacquisitionofPetCareRx.PetMedwillbenefitbyhavingmorerecurringsales,increasedregularvisits,thusdeliveringahigherLTV.Ourcustomersdesireawiderselectionfromus,andwelookforwardtoworkingwiththePetCareRxteamonceweclosethetransactiontoworktowardstheseexpansionopportunities.Uniqueanddifferentiatedservicesviadigital-basedhealthcareservices.Ourgoalistocontinuetomovemorehealthandwellnessservicesonlinewithourlong-termperspectivethatthiswillbedrivenbypetmedicationsandveterinarycare.Ournextslidesummarizeshowtheseproductsandservicesaretiedtogether.
ThereareaslewofinnovationsthatyoucanexpecttoseefromPetMedasweintegratethetechnologyfromourvariouspartnershipsinunique,differentiatedandbespokeways.Andalloftheseeffortsaredesignedtoprovidehighefficacyoutcomesforpetstolivehealthierandhappierlives.Expecttoseemoreinnovationsandproductcatalogextensionsoverthecomingquartersthatwilldeepenthebenefitofourstrategicpillars.
IwouldliketonowturnthecallovertoChristinetowalkyouthroughourQ3financialperformanceandthecompanyfundamentals.Christine
Ourcustomersloveourbrandandourservice.OurNPSscoreisover80,whichputsusintheupperquartilealongsidesomeofthemostbelovedbrandsintheworld.Weprovidea100%satisfactionguaranteetoourcustomers,andwegotheextramilewithgenuine,empathicandexpertservice.
G&Aincreased$2.9millionyear-over-year,butwhennormalizedfornonoperatingcostsrelatingtothependingPetCareRxtransaction,G&Aincreased$2.3millionyear-over-year.Thisisduetoanincreaseof$1.4millionrelatedtopayrollexpenses,whichincludes$400,000relatedtostockcompensation.$500,000relatedtothethird-partyresourcesandsomeincreasesinsoftwareexpensesandotherG&A.Withtheexclusionofnonoperatingitems,wedonotexpectG&Atocontinuetoincreaseatthesameratenextfiscalyear.WebelievetherightteamislargelyinplacenowandtheG&Awillbefairlyflatexitingfiscalyear2023andgoingforward.Pleasenotethataswepushtoclosetheacquisitioninthefourthquarter,wewillexpecttoseeadditionalacquisition-relatedexpenses.
Thanks,Christine.Again,managementisveryencouragedbytheperformanceofthebusinessthisquarteraswellastheimpressiveaccelerationinthelong-termbusinessdrivers.WeannouncedtodaythatPetMedispoisedforgrowth.Aswehavestatedoverthelastseveralquarters,PetMedispursuingaverticalspecialtyretailerstrategy.Weaimtobepetparentstrustedpethealthexperts.Wehavebeensharingourstrategywithyouforalittleoverayear,andwehavesubstantiallyfilledinthepiecestobuildanenduring,profitableandgrowingpethealthcompany.
Thisendsourpreparedremarks.Operator,wearenowreadytotakequestions.
OurfirstquestioncomesfromthelineofErinWrightwithMorganStanley.Pleaseproceedwithyourquestion.
Didthatansweryourquestion,Erin
Yes.Thankyousomuch.Yes.Appreciateit.
Thankyou.
OurnextquestioncomesfromthelineofCoreyGradywithJefferies.Pleaseproceedwithyourquestions.
Corey,didIansweryourquestion
Thanks,Corey.Christine,wouldyoumindansweringthatquestion
Gotit.Thankyou.
Thanks,Corey.
OurnextquestioncomesfromthelineofAnthonyLebiedzinskiwithSidoti&Company.Pleaseproceedwithyourquestion.
Andourcustomersareverymuchalignedwithhowtheythinkabouttheirvet,andsowhichiswhywereallyfocusonpettelemedicineandconnectingwiththatthroughourvetliveservice.Soovertime,wethinkdifferentiationthroughservicesisgoingtobeanotherabilityforustolowerchurnandprovideamoremeaningfulexperienceforourcustomers.
Gotit.Yes.Thanksforthat.Andthenyouradvertisingspendingwasup7%.Justwondering,areyouseeinganychangesinadrates,givenkindofwheretheeconomyisrightnowIjustwantedtogetyourthoughtsonthat.
Gotit.Well,thankyouandbestofluck.
Thanks,Anthonyforyourquestions.
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