Highlights
- Bubs Australia’s shares were trading lower today after its Q1 FY23 quarterly update.
- The company generated gross revenue of AU$23.6 million during the first quarter.
- Bubs’ flagship infant formula doubled its revenue from the prior corresponding period.
Bubs Australia’s (ASX:BUB) shares were trading in the red on Tuesday (1 November 2022), a day after infant-formula company released its Q1 FY23 quarterly activity report and cashflow statement. Shares of Bubs were trading 1.33% lower at AU$0.370 at 2:27 PM AEDT on the ASX today.
Bubs' share price has fallen 7.50% over the last six months and 27.45% during the past month. The shares of Australian infant formula manufacturer are down 21.28% year-to-date and 30.19% in the past year (as of 12:43 PM AEDT).
Highlights of Bubs’ Q1 FY23 quarterly activity
Let’s look at how Bubs Australia performed in the quarter that ended on 30 September:
- Bubs’ Q1 group gross revenue during FY23 was AU$23.6 million, up 28% from the previous corresponding period (pcp).
- Bubs® infant formula made more than double revenue during Q1, up 109% from pcp.
- In the US, Bubs generated gross revenue of AU$9.6 million; this covers about 40% of the group’s gross revenue during Q1.
- In the first 13 weeks, the company achieved 0.4% of the total market share in the US and 9% of the organic/health formula category.
- Scan sales of Bubs ranked at the number 2 position among the approved list of imported brands, resulting in compounding weekly growth of 12.3%.
- During Q1 FY23, Bubs received a go-ahead from US FDA for permanent access in the US by October 2025.
- The company was invited by Amazon.com to become a direct retailer under a first-party relationship.
- Talking about the China channel, gross revenue for China Daigou is 20% higher than the pcp.
- Bubs set the foundation for a strategic partnership for enabling SAMR (GB) registration pathway for its Bubs® China label.
- Lastly, Bubs’ cash balance is AU$64.6 million as of 30 September 2022.
Management Commentary
Commenting on this successful quarterly report, Kristy Carr, Founder and CEO, Bubs, said:

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Data Source: Company announcement dated 31 October