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May 5, 2021 โ€ข 12 tweets โ€ข 5 min read
.@wearfigs just filed to go public, and it's probably my favorite DTC IPO of all time.

๐Ÿ’ธ$263M revenue
๐Ÿ˜ 26% EBITDA margin (swoon)
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ1.3M customers in 2020
๐Ÿ“ˆ138% YoY growth

Let's break down their biz in a thread ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡ Image
Figs took something lame and generic (scrubs) and made them functional, comfortable, and cool.

85% of medical professionals purchase their own scrubs & healthcare is the fastest growing job sector in the USA at 22% growth since 2011.

They picked a target market with tailwind.
It's working - everything is up and to the right, measured by both customers and revenues:

๐Ÿ“ˆCustomers have grown 118% YoY
๐Ÿ“ˆRevenue growing 138% YoY Image
They are focused on RETENTION!

๐Ÿ”60% of Figs customers are repeats!
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ55% brand recognition
๐Ÿ’™NPS of 81
๐Ÿ“ˆ$202 revenue per customer

Figs customers love the brand and come back.

When you have that kind of retention, growth compounds. ImageImage
Not only are they retaining customers, they're acquiring new ones more and more cheaply (this is HARD in ecommerce)!

๐Ÿ”ฅFor every $1 in ads, Figs makes $1.30 in contribution profit on the first purchase
๐Ÿค‘ Their CAC has declined 61% over the past 2 years Image
I'll just pause here for all the digital marketers in the room to catch their breath ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
They also avoid the classic trap of apparel brands - SKU overload, which leads to inventory and working capital hell.

โžก๏ธ 82% of revenue is from their 13 core scrub styles
โžก๏ธ 13% from lifestyle apparel
โžก๏ธ Just 5% from limited edition launches
And my god, the unicorn of all DTC IPOs - profits!!

๐Ÿ’ฐ $69M of EBITDA (26% margin)
๐Ÿช™ Gross Margin of 72% (hard to do in apparel)

Figs is already throwing off cash at only $263M of revenue - their margins should only get better as they scale. Image
In case all this wasn't impressive enough, here are all the growth opportunities they haven't even pushed yet:

๐ŸŒ Almost zero international revenue
๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธExpanding into lifestyle apparel and outerwear
๐Ÿฌ Less than 5% of sales from bricks & mortar retail ImageImage
Wrapping it up - this is one impressive DTC business, and I've seen a lot of them.

The cherry is their beautiful, real marketing. Just take a minute & scroll their Instagram: instagram.com/wearfigs/

This is a brand that knows their customer AND makes money. You love to see it.
If you enjoyed this, I break down DTC brands regularly - follow me @BillDA.

Also - my company @ElementsBrands buys brands btw $5-$20M in revenue - reach out if that's interesting! DMs open.

And smash that like button on the original tweet!
.@wearfigs starts trading today - the IPO was oversubscribed (I know because I couldnโ€™t get an allocation) and priced at the top of their range ($22/share).

Bets on where it opens this morning?

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