
Shares of Katapult Holdings Inc. (KPLT) drew investor attention on Friday after the company’s fourth-quarter revenue topped Wall Street estimates, but losses exceeded projections.
Revenue rose 9% year over year (YoY) to $62.96 million, topping a Street estimate of $62.35 million, according to FinChat data. The company reported a loss of $2.12 per share, which was wider than the projected loss of $1.77.
However, net loss narrowed to $9.57 million in the fourth quarter (Q4), compared to $14.63 million in the same quarter a year ago.
The company’s gross originations rose 11.3% to $75.2 million. Excluding the home furnishings and mattress category within the direct-waterfall channel, gross originations jumped 50% YoY.
Katapult ended the quarter with $16.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, including $13.1 million of restricted cash. At the end of the quarter, the company had $82.8 million of outstanding debt on its credit facility.
For the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, Katapult expects an approximately 11% YoY increase in gross originations and an approximately 10% YoY rise in revenue. The company projected $3 million of positive adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the year.
For 2025, Katapult anticipates at least 20% growth in gross originations and a 20% rise in revenue.
CEO Orlando Zayas said the fourth quarter saw stronger-than-expected gross originations growth and 50% growth in application volume.
“The fourth quarter holiday season is an incredibly important time for many of our merchant-partners and the Katapult marketplace delivered, including more than 100% year-over-year gross originations growth during the Cyber 5 period in 2024.”
On Stocktwits, retail sentiment dipped marginally but continued to trend in the ‘extremely bullish’ territory (85/100) accompanied by significant chatter.
Katapult shares have gained over 91% in 2025 and have risen over 11% in the past 12 months.
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