GigaCloud Technology Inc
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 12, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 12, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-07.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-12.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Recent and Future Acquisitions
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In the past, we have completed strategic acquisitions to broaden our product offerings, supplement our supply chain, fulfillment and logistics capabilities. We may consider future acquisitions of assets, companies, technologies or businesses that are complementary to our business and the costs of identifying and consummating acquisitions may be significant. Acquisitions could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash, the occurrence of significant goodwill impairment charges, amortization expenses for other intangible assets and exposure to potential unknown liabilities of the acquired business.
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Revenues
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Cost of Revenues
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Cost of Products
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Selling and Marketing Expenses
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General and Administrative Expenses
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Research and Development Expenses
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Interest Expense
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Interest Income
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Government Grants
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Our others, net primarily consists of collections from a bad debt account and gains in valuation of donated goods.
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Income Tax Expense
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Revenues
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•Product Revenues from GigaCloud 1P. Our product revenues from GigaCloud 1P remained stable at $81.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $81.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Cost of Revenues
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Our cost of revenues increased by 12.8% to $208.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $184.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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•Our cost of products increased by 5.9% to $129.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $121.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to:
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◦a decrease in delivery cost by 6.7% to $15.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $16.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
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◦a decrease in depreciation costs to $0.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $1.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Selling and Marketing Expenses
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General and Administrative Expenses
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Research and Development Expenses
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Losses on disposal of property and equipment were $12 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $6 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Interest Expense
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Interest expense was $23 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $81 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Interest Income
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Government Grants
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Government grants were $213 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $6 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Income Tax Expense
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Income tax expense was $5.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $6.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to tax planning which optimized our tax structure.
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Net cash provided by investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $4.6 million, primarily consisting of purchases of investments of $25.0 million and sales and maturities of investments of $32.0 million.
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See “Part II—Item 2—Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds” of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for more information.
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Recent Acquisitions
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In 2023, we completed the acquisition of Noble House, a leading B2B distributor of indoor and outdoor home furnishing, for an aggregate consideration of approximately $77.6 million, and the acquisition of Wondersign, a cloud-based interactive digital signage and e-catalog management SaaS company, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $10.0 million.
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(1) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, service revenues have been reclassified to separately disclose drayage service revenue, which was previously reported under “Others”. This reclassification is intended to provide more relevant information regarding drayage service revenue, which has grown to a level warranting separate disclosure. Comparative figures were reclassified to conform to this presentation.
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(2) No revenues classified as “Others” exceeded 10% of the Group’s total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024.
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Cost of Product Sales
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◦an increase in revenues from platform commission by 50.0% from $2.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $4.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV increased; and
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•Product Revenues from GigaCloud 1P. Our product revenues from GigaCloud 1P increased by 31.6% from $80.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $105.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to increases in GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and the number of buyers as our marketplace continued to grow in scale.
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Our cost of revenues increased by 74.9% from $129.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $226.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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◦an increase in rental cost by 161.8% from $5.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $14.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we increased the number of fulfillment centers to 37 globally in the three months ended September 30, 2024 to meet increased demand during the period;
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◦an increase in staff cost by 122.2% from $2.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $6.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we increased the number of employees; and
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◦an increase in other cost by 216.7% from $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $1.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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•Our cost of product sales increased by 66.3% from $88.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $147.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to:
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◦an increase in delivery cost by 19.3% from $11.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $13.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as sales volume increased;
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◦an increase in staff cost by 52.6% from $3.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $5.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we increased the number of employees.
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As a result of the foregoing, our gross profit increased by 58.1% from $48.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $77.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024. Our gross margin decreased from 27.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to 25.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to lower product gross margin resulting from product procured at increased fulfillment costs, partially offset by a higher service gross margin supported by our fixed rate ocean freight contracts that stabilized costs during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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We had losses on disposal of property and equipment of $45 thousand in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to nil in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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We had interest expenses of $215.0 thousand in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and $87.0 thousand in the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in the balance of finance lease liabilities.
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We had government grant of $78 thousand and $21 thousand in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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We had income tax expense of $5.6 million and $7.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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•Service Revenues from GigaCloud 3P. Our service revenues increased by 95.1% from $129.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $253.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was attributable to:
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◦an increase in revenues from last mile delivery services by 58.0% from $69.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $109.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from ocean transportation services by 325.6% from $12.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $51.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase, as well as an increase in the pricing of ocean transportation services during the period;
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◦an increase in revenues from warehousing services by 87.5% from $16.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $31.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from packaging services by 89.4% from $11.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $21.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from platform commission by 59.7% from $7.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $12.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from drayage services by 75.0% from $6.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $11.9 million in in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase; and
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◦an increase in revenues from other services by 156.9% from $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $14.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to an increase in other supplemental fulfillment services provided by our Marketplace compared to the previous period and inclusion of subscription revenues from Wondersign in the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
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•Product Revenues from GigaCloud 1P. Our product revenues from GigaCloud 1P increased by 41.0% from $211.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $298.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to increases in GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and the number of buyers as our marketplace continued to grow in scale.
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•Product Revenues from Off-platform Ecommerce. Our product revenues from off-platform ecommerce increased by 166.3% from $117.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $313.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to increases in sales channels and increases in sales volume on certain third-party off-platform ecommerce channels.
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Our cost of revenues increased by 89.5% from $340.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $645.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
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•Our cost of services increased by 99.0% from $103.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $206.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to:
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◦an increase in delivery cost by 93.6% from $76.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $147.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as ocean freight costs and products handled increased during the period;
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◦an increase in rental cost by 146.2% from $14.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $35.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as we increased the number of fulfillment centers to 37 globally in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to meet increased demand during the period;
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◦an increase in staff cost by 72.7% from $9.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $17.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as we increased the number of employees; and
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•Our cost of product sales increased by 85.4% from $236.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $438.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to:
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◦an increase in product cost by 80.4% from $181.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $326.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as sales volume, as well as shipping costs to procure our inventories, including ocean freight costs, increased during the period;
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◦an increase in delivery cost by 51.7% from $31.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $47.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 consistent with the increase in our sales volume;
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◦an increase in rental cost by 190.0% from $14.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $40.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as we increased the number of fulfillment centers to 37 globally in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to meet increased demand during the period; and
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Gross Profit and Gross Margin
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•GigaCloud 3P: generates service revenues, including revenues from platform commission, ocean transportation service, warehousing service, last-mile delivery service, packaging service, drayage service and others, by facilitating transactions between sellers and buyers in our GigaCloud Marketplace.
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•GigaCloud 3P: generates service revenues, including revenues from platform commission, ocean transportation service, drayage service, warehousing service, last-mile delivery service, packaging service and others, by facilitating transactions between sellers and buyers in our GigaCloud Marketplace.
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We monitor the following key financial and operating metrics to evaluate the growth of our GigaCloud Marketplace, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. The financial impact from the acquisitions of Noble House and Wondersign was reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial results since the completion of the acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2023. In the second quarter of 2024, we introduced Noble House-related SKUs to our GigaCloud Marketplace, which contributed to a one-time uplift in our operating metrics. The operating impact from these acquisitions has been reflected in the operating metrics in our GigaCloud Marketplace since April 1, 2024.
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We monitor the following key financial and operating metrics to evaluate the growth of our GigaCloud Marketplace, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions.
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(1) See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation——Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for information regarding our use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS – diluted and a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and net income per ordinary share – diluted to Adjusted EPS – diluted.
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(1)See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation——Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for information regarding our use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS – diluted and a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and net income per ordinary share – diluted to Adjusted EPS – diluted.
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GigaCloud Marketplace GMV increased from $684.7 million in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023 to $1,233.6 million in the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, representing a growth of 80.2% period-over-period, primarily due to the continued increase in the numbers of sellers and buyers transacting in our marketplace as our marketplace continues to gain scale and market position. In the second quarter of 2024, we introduced Noble House-related SKUs to our GigaCloud Marketplace, which have been reflected in our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV starting April 1, 2024.
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GigaCloud Marketplace GMV increased to $1,416.7 million in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 from $907.7 million in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, representing a growth of 56.1% period-over-period, primarily due to the continued increase in the numbers of sellers and buyers transacting in our marketplace as our marketplace continued to gain scale and market position.
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The number of active 3P sellers in the GigaCloud Marketplace increased from 741 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023 to 1,051 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, representing an increase of 41.8% period-over-period. We view active 3P sellers as a key driver of the product catalog in our marketplace, which helps attract and retain buyers. The GigaCloud Marketplace offers SKUs across furniture, home appliances, fitness equipment and other large parcel categories from our active 3P sellers. The number of SKUs from active 3P sellers increased from 22,101 as of December 31, 2023 to 33,086 as of September 30, 2024. We expect to grow the number of active 3P sellers through geographic expansion, suppliers outreach, marketing initiatives, referrals and word-of-mouth. We also leverage our 1P inventory sales to establish new markets, reducing the risk in geographic expansion for new sellers, and increasing the appeal for new sellers to join our marketplace.
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The number of active 3P sellers in the GigaCloud Marketplace increased to 1,154 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 from 865 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, representing an increase of 33.4% period-over-period. We view active 3P sellers as a key driver of the product catalog in our marketplace, which helps attract and retain buyers. The GigaCloud Marketplace offers SKUs across furniture, home appliances, fitness equipment and other large parcel categories from our active 3P sellers. The number of SKUs increased to 37,146 as of March 31, 2025 from 35,649 as of December 31, 2024. We expect to grow the number of active 3P sellers through geographic expansion, suppliers outreach, marketing initiatives, referrals, and word-of-mouth. We also leverage our 1P inventory sales to establish new markets, reducing the risk in geographic expansion for new sellers, and increasing the appeal for new sellers to join our marketplace.
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3P Seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV represents the GMV our 3P Sellers transact in the GigaCloud Marketplace. 3P Seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV was $369.5 million in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023 and $635.5 million in 12 months ended September 30, 2024, representing an increase of 72.0% period-over-period. 3P Seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV represented 54.0% and 51.5% of total GigaCloud Marketplace GMV in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024, respectively.
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3P Seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV represents the GMV our 3P Sellers transact in the GigaCloud Marketplace. 3P Seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV was $734.3 million in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 and $489.9 million in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, representing an increase of 49.9% period-over-period. 3P Seller GigaCloud Marketplace GMV represented 51.8% and 54.0% of total GigaCloud Marketplace GMV in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
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The number of active buyers in the GigaCloud Marketplace increased from 4,602 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023 to 8,535 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, representing an increase of 85.5% period-over-period. We view the number of active buyers as a key driver of GMV and revenue for our GigaCloud Marketplace. We plan to expand our active buyers by enhancing our marketplace product categories, and leveraging referrals from existing users.
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The number of active buyers in the GigaCloud Marketplace increased to 9,966 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 from 5,493 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, representing an increase of 81.4% period-over-period. We view the number of active buyers as a key driver of our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and revenue growth, and a key indicator of our ability to attract and engage buyers in our marketplace. We plan to expand our active buyers by enhancing our marketplace product categories, and leveraging referrals from existing users.
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The spend per active buyer in our GigaCloud Marketplace was $148,793 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $144,534 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, representing a slight decrease of 2.9% period-over-period. Spend per active buyer is a key driver of GMV and revenue for our GigaCloud Marketplace. We grow spend per active buyer by expanding our product categories, increasing buyers’ purchase frequency and raising the average price per purchase. The slight decrease in spend per active buyer for the 12 months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to a higher number of new buyers onboarded during the period, who generally require time to increase their spending in our GigaCloud Marketplace.
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The spend per active buyer in our GigaCloud Marketplace decreased to $142,156 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 from $165,239 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, representing a decrease of 14.0% period-over-period. Spend per active buyer is a key driver of GMV and revenue for our GigaCloud Marketplace. We generally grow spend per active buyer by expanding our product categories, increasing buyers’ purchase frequency and raising the average price per purchase. The slight decrease in spend per active buyer in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a higher number of new buyers onboarded during the period, who generally require time to increase their spending in our GigaCloud Marketplace.
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Sellers in our marketplace are typically manufacturers operating in Asia who utilize our supply chain capabilities to establish overseas sales channels without having to invest in their own logistics or fulfillment centers overseas. We are focused on growing and retaining the number of sellers who choose to list their large parcel merchandise in our marketplace and utilize our fulfillment and logistics network for the shipping and handling of their products.
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Sellers in our marketplace are typically manufacturers operating in Asia who are able to use our supply chain capabilities to establish overseas sales channels without having to invest in their own logistics or fulfillment centers overseas. We are focused on growing and retaining the number of sellers who choose to list their large parcel merchandise in our marketplace and utilize our fulfillment and logistics network for the shipping and handling of their products.
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Our number of active 3P sellers was 1,051 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 741 in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, representing an increase of 41.8% from 12 months ended September 30, 2023. We believe this increasing trend will continue because of the growing recognition of our marketplace, our seller-friendly comprehensive fulfillment and logistics network which enables hassle-free delivery of large parcel merchandise and our expansion into new markets.
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Our number of active 3P sellers was 1,154 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 865 in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, representing an increase of 33.4% from the 12 months ended March 31, 2024. We believe this increasing trend will continue because of the growing recognition of our marketplace, our seller-friendly comprehensive logistics network enabling hassle-free delivery of large parcel merchandise and our expansion into new markets.
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Using our marketplace, sellers are able to quickly gain access to key global markets in which we operate, including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan and Canada. We provide a flat rate program for shipping and handling, and sellers are able to utilize the storage space in our fulfillment centers. We also create sales analytics which provide valuable information as sellers determine which products to bring to market.
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Using our marketplace, sellers are able to quickly gain access to key global markets in which we operate, including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan and Canada. We provide a flat rate program for shipping and handling, and sellers are able to utilize the space in our fulfillment centers. We also create sales analytics which provide valuable information as sellers determine which products to bring to market.
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We attract new sellers predominantly through organic channels such as geographic expansion, suppliers outreach, marketing initiatives, referrals and word-of-mouth. In 2023, we completed the acquisitions of Noble House and Wondersign, which supplemented our supply chain, fulfillment and logistics capabilities and we expect to attract more sellers and buyers into our GigaCloud Marketplace after these strategic acquisitions. We also plan to augment organic customer acquisition by adding additional sales and marketing employees to enhance seller and buyer growth.
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We attract new sellers predominantly through organic channels such as geographic expansion, suppliers outreach, marketing initiatives, referrals and word-of-mouth. In the past, we have completed acquisitions that supplemented our supply chain, fulfillment and logistics capabilities, which attracted more sellers and buyers onto our GigaCloud Marketplace after these strategic acquisitions. We may consider future acquisitions to increase the number of sellers and buyers. We also plan to augment organic customer acquisition by adding additional sales and marketing employees to enhance seller and buyer growth.
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In the 12 months ended September 30, 2024, we had 8,535 active buyers in our marketplace with an average $144,534 spend per active buyer, representing a 85.5% increase in active buyers and a 2.9% decrease in spend per active buyer compared to the 4,602 active buyers in our marketplace with an average $148,793 spend per active buyer in the 12 months ended September 30, 2023, primarily attributable to increased scale and recognition of our marketplace and an increase in the number of global sales channels for buyers to resell products to end customers.
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In the 12 months ended March 31, 2025, we had 9,966 active buyers in our marketplace with an average $142,156 spend per active buyer, representing a 81.4% increase in active buyers and a 14.0% decrease in spend per active buyer compared to the 5,493 active buyers in our marketplace with an average $165,239 spend per active buyer in the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, primarily attributable to a higher number of new buyers onboarded during the period, who generally require time to increase their spending in our GigaCloud Marketplace.
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Following the acquisitions, our results of operations are affected by the newly acquired businesses or operations, the purchase accounting for the acquisition and expenditures made to integrate the newly acquired businesses or operations. As a result of our acquisitions and the consolidation of our operating subsidiaries’ financial results into our consolidated financial results, the periods presented in our historical financial statements may not be comparable to one another and our future results of operations and financial results may also differ.
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Following any new acquisitions, our results of operations may be affected by the newly acquired businesses or operations, the purchase accounting for the acquisition, any liabilities incurred in connection with the acquisitions and expenditures made to integrate the newly acquired businesses or operations. As a result of our acquisitions and the consolidation of our operating subsidiaries’ financial results into our consolidated financial results, the periods presented in our historical financial statements may not be comparable to one another and our future results of operations and financial results may also differ.
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Recent global economic uncertainties, inflation, higher interest rates, surge in fuel and transportation costs, lower consumer confidence and demand for discretionary goods, and geopolitical events such as recent international trade disputes and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, including the related disruptions to international shipping in the Red Sea could impact the demand of products and shipping and freight rates. We expect an increase in our transportation costs in the fourth quarter of 2024 due to seasonal demand surge which may negatively affect our profitability. Other macroeconomic factors that can affect customer spending patterns include employment rates, availability of customer credit, tariffs, interest rates, tax rates and energy costs.
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Recent global economic uncertainties, inflation, higher interest rates, lower consumer confidence and demand for discretionary goods, and geopolitical events such as recent international trade disputes and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, including the related disruptions to international shipping in the Red Sea could impact the demand of products and shipping and freight rates. Furthermore, the recent enactment of heightened tariffs by the U.S. government, along with the unpredictability of tariff, shipping and freight rates, poses a significant uncertainty to our business operations as many of our sellers, buyers and our own suppliers are impacted. Other macroeconomic factors that can affect customer spending patterns include employment rates, availability of customer credit, interest rates, tax rates and energy costs.
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Our results of operations are also affected by our ability to introduce new service offerings. We have a history of expanding our service offering to enhance our customer experience and to increase revenues. We started our business by primarily selling our own self-procured large parcel merchandise directly to end customers. We expanded our service offerings and launched our GigaCloud Marketplace in 2019, and the revenues generated by GigaCloud Marketplace grew quickly, representing 74.4% and 63.7% of our total revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively. We continue to evaluate opportunities to launch additional services.
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Our results of operations are also affected by our ability to introduce new service offerings. We have a history of expanding our service offering to enhance our customer experience and to increase revenues. We started our business by primarily selling our own self-procured large parcel merchandise directly to end customers. We expanded our service offerings and launched our GigaCloud Marketplace in 2019, and the revenues generated by GigaCloud Marketplace grew quickly, representing 64.5% and 62.8% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We continue to evaluate opportunities to launch additional services.
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Our results of operations depend in part on our ability to invest in our infrastructure and technology platform to cost-effectively meet the demands of our anticipated growth. Our global fulfillment and logistics network is a key part of our infrastructure, which consists of fulfillment centers and other facilities that are strategically located, designed and equipped to efficiently manage inventory and to fulfill customers orders and other needs. As of September 30, 2024, we leased 37 fulfillment centers with an aggregate gross floor area of approximately 10.5 million square feet in five countries, and two other facilities with storage and showroom functions with an aggregate gross floor area of approximately 18,348 square feet in the U.S. Additionally, we maintain partnerships with several major shipping, trucking and freight service providers to supplement our transportation network and shipping requirements.
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Our results of operations depend in part on our ability to invest in our infrastructure and technology platform to cost-effectively meet the demands of our anticipated growth. Our global fulfillment and logistics network is a key part of our infrastructure, which consists of fulfillment centers and other facilities that are strategically located, designed and equipped to efficiently manage inventory and to fulfill customers orders and other needs. As of March 31, 2025, we leased 35 fulfillment centers with an aggregate gross floor area of approximately 10.5 million square feet in five countries, and two other facilities with storage and showroom functions with an aggregate gross floor area of approximately 18,348 square feet in the U.S. Additionally, we maintain partnerships with several major shipping, trucking and freight service providers to supplement our transportation network and shipping requirements.
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We generate service revenues from our GigaCloud 3P business, and product revenues from our GigaCloud 1P, off-platform ecommerce businesses and others. Service revenues from GigaCloud 3P, including revenues from platform commission, ocean transportation service, warehousing service, last-mile delivery service, packaging service, drayage service and others are generated by facilitating transactions between sellers and buyers in our GigaCloud Marketplace. Product revenues from GigaCloud 1P are generated through the product sales of our inventory through our GigaCloud Marketplace, and product revenues from off-platform ecommerce are generated from product sales of our inventory to and through third-party ecommerce websites.
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We generate service revenues from our GigaCloud 3P business, and product revenues from our GigaCloud 1P, off-platform ecommerce businesses and others. Service revenues from GigaCloud 3P, including revenues from platform commission, ocean transportation service, drayage service, warehousing service, last-mile delivery service, packaging service and others are generated by facilitating transactions between sellers and buyers in our GigaCloud Marketplace. Product revenues from GigaCloud 1P are generated through the product sales of our inventory through our GigaCloud Marketplace, and product revenues from off-platform ecommerce are generated from product sales of our inventory to and through third-party ecommerce websites.
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Revenues reported are attributed to geographic areas based on locations of our fulfillment centers, except for platform commission revenues which are attributed to Hong Kong, where the server of GigaCloud Marketplace is located. The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenues by geographic regions for the periods presented:
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Revenues reported are attributed to geographic areas based on locations of our fulfillment centers, except for platform commission revenues which are attributed to Hong Kong, where the server of the GigaCloud Marketplace is located. Revenues by geographic regions for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 were as follows:
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(1) No other individual region’s revenues exceeded 10% of our total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024.
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(1)No other individual region’s revenues exceeded 10% of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
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We derive service revenues primarily through the various 3P activities of sellers and buyers in the GigaCloud Marketplace, including revenues from platform commission, ocean transportation service, warehousing service, last-mile delivery service, packaging service, drayage service and others. When a seller and buyer enter into a transaction in GigaCloud Marketplace, we generate revenues from platform services by earning a percentage commission depending on the transaction value. The standard commission ranges between 1% and 5%. Additionally, we charge a fulfillment fee for other freight services such as delivery of products via ocean transportation. We charge the sellers storage fees based on the number of days and the size of the products that are stored in our fulfillment centers, and we charge buyers a flat fee for last-mile delivery services for delivery of products to end customers directly from our fulfillment centers, which varies by the weight of the products. We charge drayage service fees in connection with transportation of products from ports to warehouses at a flat fee. We also charge packaging fees in connection with merchandise that we pack and ship.
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We derive service revenues primarily through the various 3P activities of sellers and buyers in the GigaCloud Marketplace, including revenues from platform commission, ocean transportation service, drayage service, warehousing service, last-mile delivery service, packaging service and others. When a seller and buyer enter into a transaction in the GigaCloud Marketplace, we generate revenues from platform services by earning a percentage commission depending on the transaction value. The standard commission ranges between 1% and 5%. Additionally, we charge a fulfillment fee for other freight services such as delivery of products via ocean transportation. We charge drayage service fees in connection with transportation of products from ports to warehouses at a flat fee. We charge the sellers storage fees based on the number of days and the size of the products that are stored in our fulfillment centers, and we charge buyers a flat fee for last-mile delivery services for delivery of products to end customers directly from our fulfillment centers, which varies by the weight of the products. We also charge packaging fees in connection with merchandise that we pack and ship.
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From time to time in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, when we had excess fulfillment capacity, we utilized such excess fulfillment capacity and our extensive logistics network to offer third-party logistics services to customers to help fulfill their large parcel transportation needs. As we continue to grow our GigaCloud Marketplace, we expect to dedicate our logistics capacity to customers using our marketplace and to products sold on our own marketplace, and will opportunistically provide third-party logistics services when there is excess capacity within our network.
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From time to time in the three months ended March 31, 2025, when we had excess fulfillment capacity, we utilized such excess fulfillment capacity and our extensive logistics network to offer third-party logistics services to customers to help fulfill their large parcel transportation needs. As we continue to grow our GigaCloud Marketplace, we expect to dedicate our logistics capacity to customers using our marketplace and to products sold on our own marketplace, and will opportunistically provide third-party logistics services when there is excess capacity within our network.
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We derive product revenues primarily from the sales of our own inventory through two sales models, which are (i) product sales made to third-party ecommerce websites, or Product Sales to B, such as Wayfair, Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, Target and Overstock; and (ii) product sales to individual customers through third-party ecommerce websites, or Product Sales to C, such as Rakuten, Amazon and OTTO, where end customers can visit our online stores and purchase directly from us. Regarding Product Sales to B, as expenses charged by these websites are not in exchange for a distinct good or service, the payments to these websites are not recognized as expenses but as recorded net of revenues. With respect to Product Sales to C, expenses incurred for product sales made through these websites are recorded as selling and marketing expenses.
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We derive product revenues primarily from the sales of our own inventory through two sales models, which are (i) product sales made to third-party ecommerce websites, or Product Sales to B, such as Wayfair, Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, Target and Overstock; and (ii) product sales to individual customers through third-party ecommerce websites, or Product Sales to C, such as Rakuten, Amazon and OTTO, where end customers can visit our online stores and purchase directly from us. Regarding Product Sales to B, as expenses charged by these websites are not in exchange for a distinct good or service, the payments to these websites are not recognized as expenses but netted against revenues. With respect to Product Sales to C, expenses incurred for product sales made through these websites are recorded as selling and marketing expenses.
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Our cost of revenues primarily consists of cost of services and cost of product sales. The following table sets forth the breakdown of our cost of revenues, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of our total revenues, for the periods presented:
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Our cost of revenues primarily consists of cost of services and cost of products. The following table sets forth the breakdown of our cost of revenues, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of our total revenues, for the periods presented:
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Cost of services primarily consists of delivery costs, an allocated portion of fulfillment center rental expenses, and costs associated with the operation of the GigaCloud Marketplace.
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Cost of services primarily consist of domestic delivery costs, an allocated portion of fulfillment center rental expenses, and costs associated with the operation of the GigaCloud Marketplace.
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Cost of product sales primarily consists of the purchase price of merchandise, shipping and handling costs for self-owned merchandise, rental expenses for fulfillment centers excluding the portion allocated to cost of service revenue and abnormal capacity, packaging fees and personnel related costs. Shipping and handling costs primarily consist of those costs incurred during the process of delivery in North America and markets in other regions such as Japan and Europe, including the expenses attributable to shipment and handling activities, when we deliver a good to a customer.
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Cost of products primarily consist of the purchase price of merchandise, shipping and handling costs for self-owned merchandise, rental expenses for fulfillment centers excluding the portion allocated to cost of service revenue and abnormal capacity, packaging fees and personnel related costs. Shipping and handling costs primarily consist of those costs incurred during the process of delivery in North America and markets in other regions such as Japan and Europe, including the expenses attributable to shipment and handling activities, when we deliver a good to a customer.
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Our selling and marketing expenses primarily consist of platform service fees charged by third-party ecommerce websites arising from Product sales to C on Off-platform ecommerce channels, advertising expenses, and payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in selling and marketing activities, and rental and depreciation expenses relating to facilities and equipment used by those employees. Advertising expenses include advertisements through various forms of media and marketing and promotional activities.
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Our selling and marketing expenses primarily consist of staff costs which included share-based compensation, payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in selling and marketing activities, platform service fees charged by third-party ecommerce websites arising from Product sales to C on Off-platform ecommerce channels, advertising expenses and traveling expenses. Advertising expenses include advertisements through various forms of media and marketing and promotional activities.
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Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of share-based compensation, payroll and related costs for employees involved in general corporate functions, rental and depreciation expenses associated with the use of facilities and equipment by these employees, rental expenses associated with excess capacity in fulfillment centers, professional fees, property insurance and other general corporate expenses.
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Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of staff costs which included share-based compensation, payroll and related costs for employees involved in general corporate functions, professional fees, rental and depreciation expenses associated with the use of facilities and equipment by these employees, rental expenses during the initial start-up period in our fulfillment centers and other abnormal capacity costs, property insurance, donation, provision for bad debts and other general corporate expenses.
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Our interest expense primarily consists of financial lease interest expense for leased equipment used in our fulfillment centers and other facilities in the U.S.
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Our interest expense primarily consists of our financial lease interest expense for leased equipment used in our fulfillment centers and other facilities.
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Our interest income primarily consists of interest income from bank deposits, wealth management products and investments.
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Our interest income primarily consists of interest income from bank deposits, wealth management products and investment.
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Our revenues, which primarily consist of service revenues generated from GigaCloud 3P and product revenues generated from GigaCloud 1P and off-platform ecommerce sales, increased by 70.2% from $178.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $303.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increased market recognition and scale of our GigaCloud Marketplace, leading to increases in our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV, sales volume and number of sellers and buyers.
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Our revenues, which primarily consist of service revenues generated from GigaCloud 3P and product revenues generated from GigaCloud 1P and off-platform ecommerce sales, increased by 8.3% to $271.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $251.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increased market recognition and scale of our GigaCloud Marketplace, leading to increases in our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV, sales volume and number of sellers and buyers.
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•Service Revenues from GigaCloud 3P. Our service revenues increased by 95.0% from $51.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $100.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was attributable to:
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•Service Revenues from GigaCloud 3P. Our service revenues increased by 22.8% to $94.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $76.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to:
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◦an increase in revenues from last mile delivery services by 33.8% from $27.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $37.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from last mile delivery services by 23.0% to $49.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $40.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from warehousing services by 117.2% from $5.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $12.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from warehousing services by 51.6% to $14.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $9.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from ocean transportation services by 385.2% from $5.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $26.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase, as well as an increase in the pricing of ocean transportation services during the period;
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◦an increase in revenues from ocean transportation services by 16.3% to $11.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $9.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV and delivery volume continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from packaging services by 66.7% from $4.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $7.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from packaging services by 15.9% to $7.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $6.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an increase in revenues from drayage services by 67.9% from $2.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $4.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 as we handled more products as our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV continued to increase;
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◦an decrease in revenues from drayage service by 22.2% to $2.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $3.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 as we priced more competitively to attract volume; and
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◦an increase in revenues from other services by 243.5% from $2.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $7.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to an increase in other supplemental fulfillment services provided by our Marketplace compared to the previous period and inclusion of subscription revenues from Wondersign in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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◦an increase in revenues from other services by 22.0% to $5.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $4.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 , primarily due to an increase in other supplemental fulfillment services provided by our Marketplace compared to the previous period.
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•Product Revenues from Off-platform Ecommerce. Our product revenues from off-platform ecommerce increased by 109.5% from $46.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $97.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to increases in sales channels and increases in sales volume on certain third-party off-platform ecommerce channels.
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•Product Revenues from Off-platform Ecommerce. Our product revenues from off-platform ecommerce increased by 3.3% to $96.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $93.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to increases in sales channels and sales volume in certain third-party off-platform ecommerce.
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•Our cost of services increased by 93.8% from $40.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $78.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to:
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•Our cost of services increased by 26.3% to $79.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $62.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to:
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On September 3, 2024, we announced that our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program under which we may purchase up to $46.0 million of our Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.05, over a 12-month period. On March 28, 2025, our board of directors approved an additional $16 million to the Class A ordinary share repurchase program, bringing the total authorization to $62 million from its previously authorized $46 million. The program runs through August 28, 2025.
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Our revenues, which primarily consist of service revenues generated from GigaCloud 3P and product revenues generated from GigaCloud 1P and off-platform ecommerce sales, increased by 88.5% from $459.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $865.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increased market recognition and scale of our GigaCloud Marketplace, leading to increases in our GigaCloud Marketplace GMV, sales volume and number of sellers and buyers.