---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-022492"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REED"
cik: "0001140215"
company_name: "REED'S, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:15:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T20:55:59.186830+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Reed's Q1 net sales fall to $7.1M; net loss widens to $6.5M

## Summary
- Net sales $7.1M, down 29% from $10.0M in Q1 2025.
- Gross profit $0.7M (10% margin) vs $3.4M (34% margin) prior year.
- SG&A expense increased to $5.8M from $3.5M.
- Net loss $6.5M vs $2.0M; EBITDA loss $(6.2)M vs $(1.7)M.
- Interim CEO cites inventory rationalization, SKU discontinuations, and elevated costs as transitional factors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-022492
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REED
- cik: 0001140215
- company_name: REED'S, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:15:24+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226022492/0001493152-26-022492-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226022492/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-022492.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  REED'S, INC. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $7.1 million, net income Net loss was $6.5 million.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $7.1 million
  - Net income: Net loss was $6.5 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: handcrafted, natural ginger beverages, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Q1 2026 Financial Highlights (vs. Q1 2025): ● Net sales were $7.1 million compared to $10.0 million. ● Gross profit was $0.7 million compared to $3.4 million, with gross margin of 10% compared to 34%. ● Delivery and handling costs were $2.57 per case
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226022492/0001493152-26-022492-index.htm

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