---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001865107-22-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKA"
cik: "0001865107"
company_name: "A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP."
filed_at: "2022-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T22:01:15.730413+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# a.k.a. Brands Q1 net sales surge 115.6% to $148.3M; adjusted EBITDA $10.7M

## Summary
- Net sales $148.3M (+115.6% YoY); pro-forma growth of 23.6% excluding Culture Kings.
- Net income $1.5M ($0.01 EPS); adjusted net income $2.0M ($0.02 EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $10.7M (7.2% of net sales) vs $8.3M (12.1%) in Q1 2021.
- Gross margin 56.8% vs 59.0% YoY, down 220 bps on higher air freight and Culture Kings mix.
- Active customers up 46% to over 3.8M pro-forma; U.S. net sales grew 54%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001865107-22-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKA
- cik: 0001865107
- company_name: A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP.
- filed_at: 2022-05-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510722000050/0001865107-22-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510722000050/aka-20220510.htm

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