FY2025 Results Investor Presentation
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FY25
Results
14 August 2025
4QFY25 results signal step change in performance;
Group positioned to deliver positive EBIT in FY26
FY25 guidance achieved; GPAPA
towards top end of guidance
range and positive underlying
cash flow
MPR decline slowing, alongside
gross profit and GPAPA margin
expansion
4QFY25 underlying cash flow1 of
$2.5 million, up $6.0 million year
on year - the strongest fourth
quarter in five years
Further margin expansion
expected in FY26 and EBIT of
$2 million - $8 million
1. Underlying cash flow defined as operating EBITDA plus net interest
earned, less lease related expenses (excluding the impact of lease
impairments), payments for capitalised development costs and property,
plant and equipment (PPE).
4QFY25
FY25
Marketplace
Revenue
$79.2m
4QFY24: $84.6m, -6%
$39.4m
4QFY24: $38.4m, +2%
$24.6m
4QFY24: $22.8m, +8%
$4.2m
4QFY24: -$1.3m, +$5.5m
Gross
profit margin
49.7%
4QFY24
45.4%
GPAPA
margin
31.0%
Gross
profit
GPAPA
4QFY24:
26.9%
$379.1m
FY24: $423.1m, -10%
Gross
profit margin
45.6%
$173.0m
FY24:
42.9%
FY24: $181.7m, -5%
GPAPA
margin
26.5%
FY24:
25.6%
Operating
EBITDA
Closing cash balance
$100.6m
FY24: $108.3m, -7%
$9.3m
FY24: $10.0m, -$0.7m
$28.4m
30 June 2024: $36.9m
Gross profit, GPAPA, operating EBITDA and underlying cash flow are non-IFRS measures. Non-IFRS and 4QFY25 measures are unaudited. The prior year numbers shown in this presentation are underlying numbers and may differ from those reported in the statutory financial statements. Please
see the table on slide 21 for an explanation of the underlying adjustment.
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Business
update
Two distinct marketplaces operating at scale
Selling artists
542k
FY24: 575k
51%
Net artist
earnings
$30.2m
FY24:
$39.7m
Customers
49%
FY24: 43%
FY24: 57%
Marketplace revenue
contribution
Marketplace revenue
contribution
Net artist
earnings
$18.5m
FY24:
$19.2m
Selling artists
167k
FY24: 136k
Customers
3.5m
2.5m
FY24: 4.2m
FY24: 2.4m
59%
Designs sold
3.6m
FY24: 64%
GPAPA contribution
FY24: 4.1m
Sales contribution
North America
41%
55%
Apparel
1.4m
FY24: 36%
GPAPA contribution
Sales contribution
FY24: 56%
Designs sold
FY24: 1.5m
Sales contribution
49%
95%
FY24: 51%
FY24: 94%
Apparel
Sales contribution
92%
FY24: 93%
North America
Initial benefits
Integration timeline
Transformation of organisation structure driving significant
synergies, cost reductions and improved performance
FY26
Oct
Jan
Mar
2024
2025
2025
and
beyond
Restructure
Supply chain
Marketing
Technology
$12 - $14 million
in annualised cost
savings realised1
4QFY25
GPAPA margin
up 410 basis points
Unlocking further
opex reductions and
acceleration of growth
opportunities
Opex benefits
GPAPA improvements
1. Annualised savings off FY24 opex. Excludes investment in Dashery.
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FY25 improvement to gross profit margins driven
by supply chain efficiencies
Redbubble and TeePublic marketplaces’ gross profit margins1
(1QFY23 to 4QFY25)
Key actions:
60%
● Consolidated garment blanks across
marketplaces driving significant
annualised savings
50%
40%
● Negotiated logistics with combined
volumes resulting in carrier
consolidation and reduced costs
TeePublic
● Continued iteration of order
allocation automation optimising for
margin
30%
Redbubble
● Onboarded first third-party fulfiller
in Asia for non-US regions
20%
FY23
FY24
FY25
1. Gross profit margin uplift also due to pricing and promotion optimisations and the introduction of artist account fees on the Redbubble marketplace in May 2023.
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Redbubble marketplace’s new paid marketing strategy
beginning to deliver results
Redbubble’s paid marketing efficiency1
Key
priorities
(1QFY25 to 4QFY25)
Prior to FY25, increase in paid spend,
did not lead to a commensurate increase in MPR.
4QFY25
20%
+1%
Paid acquisition cost YoY
increase in
paid MPR
0%
4QFY25
-20%
-15%
reduction
in paid
acquisition
Paid marketing MPR YoY
-40%
FY23
1. Management analysis of data provided by Google Analytics.
FY24
Improve paid marketing efficiency
Combined marketing operations accelerating
cross-marketplace insights and learnings
Invest in lifecycle marketing to improve
customer retention
Recruited expertise to bolster internal capability
Consolidating technology and processes to improve
speed of testing and optimisation across portfolio
Unlock further opex savings
Consolidate software contracts to enable volume
discounts and reduce technical overhead costs
Start
date
3QFY25
4QFY25
3QFY26
FY25
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Leveraging AI across the flywheel to enhance
user experience and drive efficiencies
Creators &
Content
● Artist approval workflows powered by
AI detect fraud patterns and reduce
manual review
● Content moderation significantly
automated, improving consistency
and speed
● Implemented policies and tools
to manage AI-generated art
Discovery
Customers
Service
● AI leveraged across marketing
function for asset creation, content
augmentation, and campaign
optimisation
● Onsite search stack combines vector
search and machine-learned ranking
to improve discovery relevance and
conversion
Fulfilment &
Operations
● Across engineering and product,
AI is beginning to support
workflows and in development
● Customer Service is leveraging AI;
83% of customer contacts via chat
and 26% of tickets are being
addressed by AI
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Leveraging our established creator base and experienced
sales team to grow new revenue stream, Dashery
Re-engaging high-value creators
FY25
investment1:
Tanner the
Planter
1.8m TikTok followers
0.6m Instagram followers Adamtots
1.6m
Instagram followers
Old Gods of
Appalachia
35k podcast followers
5k reviews
Similar size
investment
expected
in FY26
New creators who bring their own demand
ItsAmbasLife
1.7m
TikTok followers
1. Cash opex (opex plus capitalised development)
Rigby Cat
1.2m Instagram followers Fitzcapades
1.6m TikTok followers
$3.4m
400k
Instagram followers
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FY25
financial
overview
4QFY25 and FY25 Group profit and loss statement
P&L (A$M)
4QFY24
4QFY25
% change
FY24
FY25
% change
Total revenue
98.9
91.9
(7%)
493.0
438.6
(11%)
MPR
84.6
79.2
(6%)
423.1
379.1
(10%)
Gross profit
38.4
39.4
2%
181.7
173.0
(5%)
Gross profit margin
45.4%
49.7%
4.3pp
42.9%
45.6%
2.7pp
Paid acquisition
(15.7)
(14.8)
(5%)
(73.4)
(72.4)
(1%)
GPAPA
22.8
24.6
8%
108.3
100.6
(7%)
GPAPA margin
26.9%
31.0%
4.1pp
25.6%
26.5%
1.0pp
Operating expenses
(24.1)
(20.3)
(16%)
(98.3)
(91.3)
(7%)
Operating EBITDA
(1.3)
4.2
417%
10.0
9.3
(7%)
Other income/expenses
(1.2)
(1.0)
(12%)
(6.5)
(7.4)
14%
EBITDA
(2.5)
3.2
229%
3.5
1.9
(46%)
Depreciation & amortisation
(3.4)
(2.6)
(25%)
(13.8)
(11.7)
(15%)
EBIT
(5.9)
0.6
111%
(10.3)
(9.8)
5%
Gross profit, Gross profit margin, GPAPA, GPAPA margin, operating EBITDA, EBITDA and EBIT are non-IFRS measures. Non-IFRS and 4QFY25 measures are unaudited.
MPR revenue decline stabilised. 4QFY25 down
6% vs 10% for FY25
4QFY25 highest gross profit margin to date, up
430 basis points on pcp, driven by supply chain
synergies
4QFY25 GPAPA margin up 410 basis points and
GPAPA up 8% reflecting higher gross profit and
improved paid marketing efficiency
Reflecting ongoing cost discipline and savings
identified through consolidation of
marketplaces, 4QFY25 opex declined 16%
The first profitable fourth quarter in 5 years
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FY25 marketplace highlights
MPR decline
driven primarily
by deterioration
in contribution
from organic sources
Improvements to
unit economics
partially offsetting
decline in MPR
Operating EBITDA
in line with FY24,
reflecting strong
gross profit and
GPAPA margins and
17% reduction
in opex
Marketplace
revenue
$194.7m
FY24: $241.3m, -19%
$91.7m
FY24: $103.3m, -11%
Gross
profit margin
47.1%
FY24:
42.8%
GPAPA
margin
$59.3m
30.4%
FY24 : $69.0m, -14%
FY24:
28.6%
$14.4m
FY24: $14.8m, -2%
Gross
profit
GPAPA
Operating
EBITDA
$184.0m
FY24: $181.8m, +1%
Gross
profit margin
44.1%
$81.2m
FY24:
43.1%
FY24: $78.4m, +4%
GPAPA
margin
22.4%
$41.2m
FY24:
21.6%
FY24 : $39.3m, +5%
$8.2m
FY24: $5.6m, +47%
MPR growth in
tough consumer
environment with
margin expansion
Operating EBITDA
up 47%, reflecting
MPR growth,
margin expansion
and a 2% reduction
in opex
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Sustainable improvement to margins and reduced cost base
provides foundation for positive EBIT in FY26
Group gross profit and GPAPA margin
Operating expenditure
(1QFY23 to 4QFY25)
(millions, FY23 to FY25)
50%
$130
4QFY25:
49.7%
1QFY23:
39.1%
40%
Gross profit average: 42%
29% reduction
in opex base
129
$105
98
30%
$80
91
4QFY25:
31.0%
1QFY23:
23.0%
GPAPA average: 24%
20%
$55
$30
10%
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY23
FY24
FY25
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Positive underlying cash flow after absorbing investment
in Dashery
FY25 cash balance
(July 2024 to June 2025)
$36.9
$3.8
$3.2
$28.4
$7.8
$1.3
Excluding investment in
Dashery, Group delivered
positive underlying cash flow
of $3.8 million
12-month share buy back
program ended June 2025
Opening
cash
Underlying
cash flow (excl.
Dashery
investment1
Payables
timing2
Share
buy back
Closing
cash
Group expects to generate
positive underlying cash flow
in FY26
Dashery)
1. Underlying cash flow impact of Dashery: revenue minus cash opex.
2. The timing of payments to the Group’s vendors can fluctuate from month to month depending on when invoices are received and transaction volumes. This has led to the cash outflows in the chart above and
a corresponding decrease to the Group’s vendor payables balance at 30 June 2025.
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Outlook
After the strongest quarter in 5 years,
we are focused on accelerating this momentum
FY26
priorities
Stabilise
Drive
Transform
Undertake
MPR decline and
return the Group
to growth
further cost savings
and efficiencies to
improve margins
the marketplaces’
tech stacks and
operations to
achieve future cost
savings, starting with
marketing platforms
a strategic review
to assess
capital structure,
portfolio fit, and
value creation
pathways
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Addressing MPR decline primary focus in FY26
MPR year on year change
New
revenue streams
(1QFY23 to 4QFY25)
30%
TeePublic
Post COVID, TeePublic has delivered MPR growth with margin expansion.
Scaling high-performing content
20%
10%
Enhancing monetisation opportunities
(10%)
(20%)
(30%)
- new artist account fee structure announced;
to be implemented 1 September 2025
Consolidated leadership team focused on turning around
Redbubble’s performance.
Redbubble
FY23
Expanding into new sales channels to
capture untapped demand for creators
FY24
FY25
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FY26 guidance1
GPAPA margin
27% - 29%
EBIT
$2m - $8m
Underlying cash flow
$5m - $12m
1. Our ability to achieve this aim is highly dependent on various factors including consumer demand, foreign exchange rates, geographic and product mix
Supplementary
information
Geographic diversity by sales contribution
North America
America
North
71%
72%
Europe and United Kingdom
Gross transaction value
20%
40 third-party
fulfiller sites
Australia and New Zealand
7%
May represent multiple third-party fulfiller sites.
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4QFY25 and FY25 profit and loss statement
P&L(A$M)
4QFY24
4QFY25
%
change
% cc change
FY24
FY25
%
change
% cc change
Total revenue
98.9
91.9
(7%)
(10%)
493.0
438.6
(11%)
(12%)
Less: creator revenue
(14.3)
(12.6)
(11%)
(15%)
(69.9)
(59.6)
(15%)
(16%)
MPR
84.6
79.2
(6%)
(10%)
423.1
379.1
(10%)
(12%)
Underlying adjustment (1)
-
-
(2.7)
-
Gross profit (1)
38.4
39.4
2%
(1%)
181.7
173.0
(5%)
(6%)
Gross profit margin
45.4%
49.7%
4.3pp
4.2pp
42.9%
45.6%
2.7pp
2.7pp
Paid acquisition
(15.7)
(14.8)
(5%)
(8%)
(73.4)
(72.4)
(1%)
(3%)
GPAPA (1)
22.8
24.6
8%
4%
108.3
100.6
(7%)
(9%)
GPAPA margin
26.9%
31.0%
4.1pp
3.9pp
25.6%
26.5%
1.0pp
0.9pp
Operating expenses
(24.1)
(20.3)
(16%)
(18%)
(98.3)
(91.3)
(7%)
(8%)
372%
10.0
9.3
(7%)
(15%)
Operating EBITDA
(1)
(1.3)
4.2
417%
Other income/expenses
(1.2)
(1.0)
(12%)
(1%)
(6.5)
(7.4)
14%
1%
EBITDA (1)
(2.5)
3.2
229%
197%
3.5
1.9
(46%)
(38%)
Depreciation & amortisation
(3.4)
(2.6)
(25%)
(26%)
(13.8)
(11.7)
(15%)
(16%)
EBIT (1)
(5.9)
0.6
111%
99%
(10.3)
(9.8)
5%
7%
Interest income/expense
0.1
0.0
(94%)
(95%)
0.1
0.1
(2%)
(7%)
(0.4)
(2.1)
429%
418%
(1.4)
(1.6)
16%
14%
(6.2)
(1.4)
77%
67%
(11.6)
(11.3)
2%
4%
Tax benefit/expense
Net profit/(loss) after tax
(1)
1. The prior year numbers shown in this announcement are underlying numbers and may differ from those reported in the statutory financial statements. The FY24 statutory results include a one-off release of an accrual that has been excluded in this announcement for the
purpose of assessing the Group’s performance on a like-for-like basis. Gross profit, GPAPA, EBITDA, operating EBITDA, EBIT and Net profit/(loss) are $2.7million lower in this announcement than is shown in the statutory financial statements.Gross profit, Gross profit
margin, GPAPA, GPAPA margin, operating EBITDA, EBITDA and EBIT are non-IFRS measures. Non-IFRS and 4QFY25 measures are unaudited.
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Glossary
Term
Definition
$
All references to dollar amounts or figures are in AUD unless stated otherwise
1H/2H
First or second half of the financial year
1Q/2Q/3Q/4Q
First, second, third or fourth quarter of the financial year
AI
Artificial intelligence
Selling artists
Number of active artists who sold a product printed with their art during reporting period. Does not account for duplication across marketplaces
Constant currency (cc)
Reflects the underlying growth before translation to Australian dollars for reporting purposes. Redbubble sources about 88% of its marketplace revenue in currencies
other than Australian dollars. TeePublic sources about 90% of its marketplace revenue in US dollars
Customers
Number of artists’ customers who bought an artist’s product during reporting period. Identified by unique email address; does not account for overlaps between
Redbubble and TeePublic
Designs sold
Number of artists’ designs that have sold on at least one product during reporting period
EBIT
Earnings before interest and tax
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. This is a non-IFRS measure and is unaudited
FY
Financial year
GPAPA
Gross profit after paid acquisition. This is a non-IFRS measure and is unaudited
GTV
Gross transaction value less taxes and creator revenue is equal to marketplace revenue. This is a non-IFRS measure and is unaudited
MPR
Marketplace revenue. Total revenue less creator revenue
m
Million
Net artist earnings
Artists’ revenue less platform fees and other amounts recovered from artists
pcp
Prior corresponding period
Underlying cash flow
Operating EBITDA plus net interest earned, less lease related expenses (excluding the impact of lease impairments), payments for capitalised development costs and
property, plant and equipment (PPE)
US
United States of America
YoY
Year on year
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