Xcel Brands Inc
xcelbrands.comXcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ: XELB) is a media and consumer products company that designs, licenses, markets, and sells branded apparel, footwear, accessories, fine jewelry, home goods, and other consumer products. Revenue is generated primarily through net licensing fees collected from licensees who manufacture and sell products under Xcel-owned brand names, with a secondary channel in direct net sales including live streaming and social commerce. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered at 550 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY. Its brand portfolio includes the Halston brand, founded by Roy Halston Frowick in the 1960s. Xcel reported Adjusted EBITDA of approximately negative $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with approximately negative $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The company executed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective March 24, 2025, primarily to maintain NASDAQ Capital Market listing compliance. Competitors in its licensing and brand management space have significantly greater cash and resources, per the FY2025 10-K.
Products & Services
Licensed branded apparel, footwear, accessories, fine jewelry, home goods, and other consumer products sold under owned brand names including Halston. Live streaming and social commerce sales of branded consumer products.
Revenue Model
Royalty-based licensing fees from third-party licensees who produce and sell products under Xcel-owned brand names, supplemented by direct net sales through live streaming and social commerce channels.
Customers & Markets
Licensees operating across apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings and decor, and other consumer product categories. End consumers reached through licensee retail distribution, live streaming, and social commerce channels.
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