---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001865107-23-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKA"
cik: "0001865107"
company_name: "A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP."
filed_at: "2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T23:29:27.864035+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# a.k.a. Brands Q2 net sales down 14.2% to $136M; net loss $5M; pays down $12.5M debt

## Summary
- Net sales $136.0M, down 14.2% YoY; net loss $(5.0)M ($0.04 loss per share).
- Adjusted EBITDA $5.6M (4.1% of sales) vs $5.9M (3.7% of sales) in Q2 2022.
- Inventory reduced 16% since FY2022 end; paid down $12.5M of debt in quarter.
- Princess Polly expands PacSun wholesale to 100 stores; first store opening in LA.
- U.S. net sales down 2.8% YoY but up 12.3% on two-year stack; Australia macro pressures.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001865107-23-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKA
- cik: 0001865107
- company_name: A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP.
- filed_at: 2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510723000051/0001865107-23-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865107/000186510723000051/aka-20230809.htm

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