---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-013099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STCB"
cik: "0001539850"
company_name: "Starco Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T02:18:15.545727+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Starco Brands reports FY2023 revenue up 735% to $65.2M, net loss $46.4M on $29.6M goodwill impairment

## Summary
- FY2023 revenue $65.2M vs $7.8M prior year; Q4 revenue $18.9M vs $4.0M.
- FY2023 GAAP net loss $46.4M (vs income $1.0M) includes $29.6M non-cash goodwill impairment mostly for Soylent.
- Adjusted EBITDA FY2023 $6.2M (up 304% from $1.7M); Q4 adj. EBITDA $2.1M.
- FY2024 guidance: revenue $78M-$82M, adjusted EBITDA $8M-$10M.
- Soylent segment contributed $38.2M revenue; cash $1.8M, inventory $10.7M at year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-013099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STCB
- cik: 0001539850
- company_name: Starco Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315224013099/0001493152-24-013099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315224013099/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Starco Brands, Inc. reported quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $65.2 Million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: quarter and year ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $65.2 Million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and Full Year 2023 Results and Business Update Company Achieved Tremendous Growth in Fiscal Year 2023 Compared to Prior Year with Reported Net Revenue Increasing by 735% to $65.2 Million and Adjusted EBITDA Increasing by 304% to $6.2 Million Fiscal Year 2023 Pro Forma Net Revenue of $70.8M and Adjusted EBITDA of $7.1M, Which Includes Full Year of Soylent*
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315224013099/0001493152-24-013099-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.