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Spin Grasp Corp. (OTCPK:SNMSF) This autumn 2021 Earnings Convention Name March 1, 2022 9:30 AM ET
Firm Individuals
Sophia Bisoukis – Vice President, Investor Relations
Max Rangel – World President and Chief Government Officer
Mark Segal – Government Vice President and Chief Monetary Officer
Convention Name Individuals
Sabahat Khan – RBC Capital Markets
Jamie Katz – Morningstar
Adam Shine – Nationwide Financial institution Monetary
George Doumet – Scotiabank
Brian Morrison – TD Securities
Martin Landry – Stifel
Luke Hannan – Canaccord Genuity
Operator
Good day, and welcome to the Spin Grasp Corp. Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Name. As we speak’s convention is being recorded.
Right now, I wish to flip the convention over to Sophia Bisoukis. Please go forward.
Sophia Bisoukis
Thanks, John. Good morning, and welcome to Spin Grasp’s monetary outcomes convention name for the fourth quarter and full yr ended December 31, 2021. I’m joined this morning by Max Rangel, Spin Grasp’s World President and CEO; and Mark Segal, Spin Grasp’s Chief Monetary Officer. On your comfort, the press launch, MD&A and audited consolidated monetary statements can be found on the Investor Relations part of our web site.
Earlier than we start, please notice that remarks on this convention name could include forward-looking statements about Spin Grasp’s present and future plans, expectations, intentions, outcomes, ranges of exercise, efficiency, objectives or achievements or some other future occasions or developments. Ahead-looking statements are primarily based on info at the moment accessible to administration and on estimates and assumptions made primarily based on components that administration believes are acceptable and affordable within the circumstances.
Nevertheless, there could be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will show to be right. Many components may trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Because of this, Spin Grasp can not assure that any forward-looking statements will materialize and you might be cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Besides as could also be required by regulation, Spin Grasp has no obligation to replace or revise any forward-looking statements whether or not due to new info, future occasions or in any other case. For extra info on these assumptions and dangers, please seek the advice of the cautionary assertion relating to forward-looking info contained within the firm’s earnings launch dated February 28, 2022. Please notice that Spin Grasp studies in U.S. {dollars} and all greenback quantities to be expressed immediately are in U.S. foreign money.
I might now like to show the convention name over to Max Rangel.
Max Rangel
Good morning, and thanks for becoming a member of us immediately. In 2021, we ship very robust efficiency for the fourth quarter and full yr showcasing the facility of our three artistic facilities comprising toys, leisure, and digital video games. We’ve continued to construct on each the legacy that our founders created and our demonstrated management inside youngsters’s leisure.
Our artistic heart construction allowed us to stay centered on being the place youngsters are making certain our presence of their lives is an ever – in an ever linked world with an ever increasing choices. Essentially the most important aspect of our glorious efficiency in 2021 was the broad diversified approach we achieved it throughout all our artistic facilities and all our geographies.
The efforts with made to develop our international footprint, develop our leisure functionality in addition to the early funding we made in digital video games by means of the acquisition of Toca Boca and Sago Mini are paying off. Gross product gross sales grew over 20% highlighting this development of our manufacturers on a worldwide scale.
Complete income grew 30% exceeding $2 billion for the primary time. Roughly 15% of our complete income in 2021 resulted from digital video games and leisure, EBITDA exceed historic ranges in each {dollars} and margin. In opposition to the backdrop of our robust monetary and operational efficiency, we’ve demonstrated our dedication to creating participating play experiences. We offered magical experiences for teenagers and their households at residence in playrooms on small and large screens and in digital playgrounds around the globe. We’re very happy with Spin Grasp’s efficiency, and I wish to remark our international group for delivering these distinctive outcomes.
I now wish to contact on every of our artistic facilities starting with toys. Toy gross product gross sales development was pushed by the worldwide success of recent and progressive objects and enthusiastic fandom for our latest licensed toy properties. Our industrial groups navigated a fancy provide chain surroundings to ship on time all year long to satisfy buyer demand, offering the inspiration to develop, share in key markets.
These groups have been diligently to carry ahead manufacturing earlier within the season to make sure stock was accessible for the important thing buying interval. We noticed the consequences of this in enhance POS within the backup of the yr. As we mentioned in November, we noticed a significant turnaround in POS developments the place we regained share by means of the mixture of improved stock at POS, the introduction of recent progressive objects and energy in our core manufacturers in comparison with the POS deficit we noticed within the early a part of 2021, when our stock ranges hamper our POS outcomes.
We have been happy to see this momentum proceed to the entire fourth quarter leading to significant share positive factors for Spin Grasp. In accordance with NPD in This autumn, our international POS development grew 9% in comparison with 5% for the trade. In North America, we outperformed the trade in This autumn rising by 12% in comparison with the trade at 8%. Internationally in This autumn, we grew POS 6% whereas the trade was flat.
In This autumn, in response to NPD, Spin Grasp was the quickest rising toy producer globally among the many prime 5. We have been per notably happy with the diversified nature of our POS development in This autumn with share development in 5 out of the 11 classes measured by NPD in comparison with two out of 11 in Q2. The success of PAW Patrol the film proceed to have a constructive affect within the efficiency of our PAW Patrol toy line, which outperformed the preschool class ending as a primary preschool property globally in 2021.
POS in This autumn was up 28% over the prior yr for NPD. PAW Patrol ended the yr rank because the eighth largest to property globally in response to NPD. We now have continued to maintain the franchise recent with new themes and worlds for preschoolers to discover. In actions, Kinetic Sand, which skilled super development in the course of the pandemic continued its upward trajectory in 2021 with 44% POS development in This autumn, gaining higher in worldwide model consciousness, an growing share within the actions class.
For NPD, Kinetic Sand is now the quantity two reusable compound property and has change into a staple artistic toy for teenagers and youngsters are onerous. With new progressive product introductions and at all times on advertising and marketing for Kinetic Sand, we count on to proceed to develop the model and we really feel there’s extra development potential throughout the class internationally. Our video games and puzzles product classes on blended leads to This autumn, our core sport manufacturers outperform whereas Cardinal was down in comparison with 2020 pushed by robust pandemic like demand final yr.
Inside Wheels & Motion, we noticed robust efficiency for a lot of of our core manufacturers, together with Bakugan, which beat the trade within the battling toy class for 2021. Gearing up for 2022, we’re persevering with to lean within the advertising and marketing platforms that ship the strongest conversion for Bakugan, which incorporates stacking new leisure content material on Netflix with participating integrations and experiences inside Roblox to succeed in followers of the franchise throughout the platforms they work together with day-after-day.
In This autumn, our toy license for Monster Jam ended the yr as a quantity 4 property in autos and primary license in autos per NPD. With extra worldwide experiential occasions and reside Monster Jam exhibits ramping up in 2022, we count on extra youngsters can be impressed to recreate actual Monster Jam motion of their properties and backyards.
Along with our evergreen manufacturers, our design groups are additionally continuously re-imagine and inventing and bringing new toys to market. For NPD in 2021, we had two of the highest 5 new toy properties in North America. The primary is Purse Pets a line of interactive trend purses. This merchandise was launched in August 2021 and rapidly rose to the highest of toy lists. In accordance with NPD Purse Pets was the primary promoting toy within the trend function play and gown up class within the U.S. We’re persevering with to evolve this model in 2022 with new characters, retailer unique and micro variations for followers to put on and gather.
The second was Gabby’s Dollhouse build up the success of DreamWorks common Netflix collection. We debuted the Gabby’s Dollhouse toy line in Q3, and it rapidly grew to become one of the wanted toys this previous vacation season. In 2022, we’ll launch a toy line in Europe and elsewhere internationally and we’ll introduce new themes that go with the continuing storyline and adventures of Gabby.
In 2021, we noticed nice outcomes from new and current licensed partnerships, together with Gabby, POS and our complete license portfolio grew over 20% in This autumn in response to NPD. We revealed an epic second yr of Batman and DC toys, making Spin Grasp the primary toy licensee for the DC universe for NPD. In 2021, simply yesterday, we have been thrilled to announce that now we have renewed our preliminary contract with Warner Brothers that can see Spin Grasp retain at DC franchise globally for toy rides of the boy’s class, in addition to video games, out of doors and seasonal and autos, together with movies for an additional four-year time period starting 2023 by means of 2026.
2022 is a blockbuster yr for the DC franchise with 4 characteristic movies hitting the massive display. We can have progressive customized toy collections launching along with the Batman film coming to theaters on March 4, adopted by Black Adam, The Flash and Aquaman later within the yr. Additionally with Warner Brothers, we launched the primary of our progressive toys impressed by the Wizarding World tales and characters on the Harry Potter and incredible beast movies.
The efficiency of those merchandise from an progressive place to an interactive head wick exceeded our expectations and demonstrated {that a} robust following of those tales and characters have. Spin Grasp is now the quantity two licensee for Wizarding World globally for NPD. Between our robust showings for prospects Wizarding World and Gabby’s, Spin Grasp outperform the U.S. dolls class for 2021 with POS development of 21%, in comparison with 4% for the trade for NPD. That is an space that Spin Grasp has been underrepresented in for the previous couple of years. It’s encouraging to see outcomes like this in one of the aggressive classes of the toy enterprise.
Business e-commerce development is moderating as COVID ease us, however has change into a big bigger portion of the general trade POS when in comparison with only a few years in the past. We’re persevering with to spend money on our e-commerce enterprise to make sure we develop our share on this vital retail channel. With some gross sales shifting again to bricks-and-mortar, we imagine we’re having undoubtedly alternatives to raise our in-store shows in partnership with our retail prospects and are taking a average method to pricing and promotions investing the place it is smart to stay aggressive whereas additionally preserving our profitability.
Now turning to leisure, we proceed to take a multi-prolong method to our leisure content material creation led by distinctive storytelling that can resonate with youngsters globally. Our leisure artistic heart achieved a historic milestone in August with our first ever characteristic movie for our main preschool franchise PAW Patrol in partnership with Paramount Footage and Nickelodeon
The movie success had a halo impact on the franchise general, considerably elevating PAW Patrol consciousness around the globe. Franchise penetration elevated 15 factors amongst youngsters following the film launch deepening engagement with 16 followers proof by elevated viewing minutes and in addition attracting new followers, notably on streaming platforms similar to Paramount Plus. We at the moment have 10 regional exhibits and a number of short-term – quick type collection airing or streaming in additional than 190 nations in 30 languages. Whereas PAW Patrol, the film was our first characteristic movie, it won’t be the final, with different movie ideas in improvement, together with a second PAW Patrol film to debut in fall 2023.
PAW Patrol can even get a spin-off collection in 2023, which has been Greenlit by Nickelodeon. Leisure has a wealthy improvement slate at the moment in manufacturing, together with a number of new properties, which can launch in 2022 and 2023, with a number of broadcast networks and streaming providers. We’re excited to construct a diversified providing a billion to completely different audiences and age teams.
We proceed to expertise report development in 2021 in our digital video games artistic heart, primarily pushed by Toca Life World with income development of over 127% and culminating in Toca Life World being acknowledged because the App Retailer’s 2021 iPhone app of the yr and superb achievement for Toca Boca studio, because it celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Digital video games continues to create expansive digital play experiences for our youngsters. In case you have youngsters, you understand how integral digital video games have change into to their lives, digital video games have now change into digital playgrounds the place youngsters discover and interact with their pals and favourite characters, new content material releases and instruments that enable them to create join, share, and specific themselves are driving robust international engagement.
Month-to-month energetic customers for Toca Life World greater than doubled in 2021, growing from 25 million in January to 56 million in December. The complete Toca Boca ecosystem now has over 74 million month-to-month energetic customers in comparison with 45 million in This autumn 2020. In This autumn, the group launched their first in app licensing integration, welcoming international way of life model Sanrio, and is Hey Kitty and French franchise into the digital playground with nice outcomes.
In 2022, the group has extra thrilling branded partnerships within the works and new content material releases, which can hold youngsters engaged and provides them extra choices for personalisation and creativity. Sago Mini which focuses on the youthful demographic the place play to study is the important thing driver for fogeys has helped gas our digital video games development as properly, with an increasing subscription base so a 29% enhance in 2021 to 311,000 subscribers in comparison with 2020.
Sago is working carefully with originator, which we purchase in Q2 to develop our complete play to study subscription primarily based digital video games providing, constructing on current platforms and with new product launches in 2022 and 2023. We’re persevering with to make progress constructing Noid, our new studio in Stockholm. Noid is concentrated on creating digital video games utilizing Spin Grasp owned IP. Our first sport will launch in 2023 and we’re very excited in regards to the development prospects for digital video games which are rising from this initiative.
Now turning to our outlook for the yr, there are a number of macroeconomic and geopolitical variables we’re monitoring carefully and which we constructed into our outlook. And Mark will focus on shortly. From a shopper perspective, the removing of stimulus funds mixed with rising rates of interest and inflation may put stress in household’s disposable incomes. As we all know from historical past, the toy class is considerably insulated from durations of financial downturn, however it’s one thing we have to think about, particularly for larger value level merchandise.
We count on there can be proceed to be challenges and disruptions within the international provide chain in 2022, starting from transportation bottlenecks to price inflation. COVID will stays on a identified variable in Asia, and we’ll proceed to implement superior planning methods and search to stay responsive, collaborative, and agile in each manufacturing and logistics.
Now having settled this with our clear imaginative and prescient for the longer term, a robust international working platform and agency monetary basis, we’re optimistic about our development alternatives in 2022. We imagine we’re properly positioned to capitalize on the momentum from 2021. We’ll proceed to hunt alternatives to harness the potential of our three artistic facilities. And as we proceed to develop the enterprise, we’re seeing the facility of our working mannequin the place every artistic heart acts independently, but additionally in live performance with one another, when it is smart to take advantage of the complete potential of our creating expertise, innovation and mental property.
Let me conclude by thanking our international group members for his or her excellent contributions in 2021. The administration group at Spin Grasp stays impressed and inspired by the eagerness, information, aggressive drive and dedication to innovation that every of our group members embodies. As we start 2022, we see even higher potential to attach, have interaction, and obtain extra youngsters and households with magical and memorable toy, leisure and digital video games experiences.
I’ll now flip it over to Mark.
Mark Segal
Thanks, Max. Within the fourth quarter, we delivered very robust monetary and operational outcomes representing important year-over-year enhancements. We entered the yr conscious about our want to deal with the worldwide provide chain challenges introduced on by COVID. We maintained strict price administration self-discipline leveraged our diversified third celebration manufacturing footprint to optimize manufacturing and work with our logistics companions to achieve entry to further ports and transport strains.
We have been capable of methodically execute our plan as evidenced by a full yr 2021 adjusted EBITDA of $414 million, a rise of $234 million or 130% over 2020. Taking a look at This autumn, we have been capable of construct on the momentum established by means of the primary three quarters and ship considerably stronger outcomes in comparison with final yr. This autumn income climbed 26.5% pushed by double-digit development throughout all three of our artistic facilities and product classes.
The mixture of upper gross product gross sales in all geographies enchancment in gross sales allowances, larger leisure and licensing income and the energy and momentum of our digital video games enterprise mixed with our operational execution produced report profitability ranges. Gross product gross sales rose roughly $116 million or 22.6% to $627 million.
On a continuing foreign money foundation, gross product gross sales have been up 22.9%. Geographically, we delivered strong development throughout all markets, particularly in North America, which was up practically 33%. Europe noticed development in gross product gross sales of practically 12%. And the remainder of the world was up just below 10%.
Worldwide gross product gross sales declined to 42.4% of complete gross product gross sales down from 46.8% final yr, pushed by robust development in North America. The expansion in gross product gross sales for the fourth quarter was primarily pushed by buyer demand and our skill to efficiently handle by means of the provision chain disruptions, which ensured regular stock movement and availability each on shelf and on-line. We did this by implementing security inventory and security lead time packages utilizing progressive transportation strategies and shut collaboration between buyer focus groups and gross sales groups to prioritize orders and drive the very best This autumn outcomes.
Turning to class efficiency, I wish to name out that we renamed sure toy product classes. What we used to name Preschool and Women has now been renamed Preschool and Dolls & Interactive, and what we used to name boys, we now name Wheels & Motion. Our Preschool and Dolls & Interactive product class grew by $51.6 million or 25.8% to $251.8 million in This autumn.
PAW Patrol proceed to carry out exceptionally, contributing considerably to the expansion of the product class along with the success of recent product launches for Wizarding World, Gabby’s Dollhouse and Purse Pets. Gross product gross sales in Actions, Video games, Puzzles & Plush class rose by 18.7% to $206.5 million. Gross sales of Kinetic Sand, in addition to Orbeez and Rubik’s, each of which have been current acquisitions positively contributed to development.
In Wheels & Motion, gross product gross sales have been up practically 20% to $146.1 million, pushed by larger gross sales of DC licensed merchandise prematurely of the Batman film in theaters on March 4 and continued momentum for Tech Deck. This autumn gross sales allowances have been 13.6% of gross product gross sales down from 15.1% final yr pushed primarily by decrease non-compliance expenses and lowered markdowns and promotions resulting from robust stock promote by means of. As well as, we noticed the next proportion of gross sales in North America in This autumn in comparison with Europe. North America has a decrease general gross sales allowance price than the worldwide common.
We’ve now seen eight consecutive quarters of robust income development in digital video games. In This autumn, digital video games income elevated 57.2% to $50 million, pushed primarily by development in Toca Life World in app purchases. Leisure and licensing income grew 16% to $28.5 million, primarily from licensing and merchandising income from the PAW Patrol film launch.
Gross revenue for the quarter was $323.3 million or 52.1% of complete income in comparison with $241 million or 49.1%. Toys had probably the most important constructive enhancements gross margin resulting from decrease closeout gross sales, favorable modifications in product combine and value reductions ensuing from productiveness initiatives.
These enhancements will offset partially by inflationary pressures on product prices and ocean freight partially mitigated by value will increase. For the quarter, the web unfavourable affect of inflation partially offset by pricing was round 290 foundation factors. In each digital video games and leisure, we achieved larger income, which was accretive to gross margin by roughly 70 foundation factors and 60 foundation factors respectively. Promoting, common and admin bills have been $55.6 million larger resulting from elevated advertising and marketing and administrative bills. Advertising elevated resulting from larger media and industrial manufacturing spent. Administrative bills elevated over final yr by $27.1 million to $103.8 million. The rise was primarily from personnel and incentive compensation associated accruals resulting from larger profitability in 2021. Nevertheless, SG&A as a proportion of complete income remained constant at 43.1% in comparison with 43.2% final yr. Adjusted SG&A declined to 41.9% from 42.2%.
In This autumn, we recorded web earnings of $26.5 million or $0.25 per diluted share in comparison with web earnings of $300,000 or basically breakeven per diluted share final yr. Adjusted web earnings within the quarter was $38.7 million or $0.37 per diluted share, an enchancment of $24.1 million in comparison with $14.6 million or $0.14 per diluted share final yr. Adjusted EBITDA was $78.3 million in comparison with $51.5 million, an enchancment of $26.8 million or 52%. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 12.6% up from 10.5%. The rise in adjusted EBITDA was pushed by larger gross revenue and decrease distribution prices partially offset upset by larger promoting advertising and marketing and administrative bills. From a tax perspective, we had an earnings tax expense of $9.5 million within the quarter in comparison with an earnings tax restoration of $4.7 million final yr. Our efficient tax price for This autumn was 24.2%.
Turning now briefly to full yr 2021, I’ll name out a couple of objects of notice. Gross sales allowances as a proportion of gross product gross sales have been 11.8% down 100 foundation factors from 12.8%. This highlights our robust sell-through and improved operational efficiency, which drove decrease markdowns and non-compliance expenses in addition to geographic combine which favored North America. Digital video games, income elevated 127.6% to $174.8 million from $76.8 million. Leisure and licensing income elevated 73.7% to $135.8 million from $78.2 million
Gross margin represents a 51.7% for 2021 in comparison with 46.3%. The rise in gross margin was a operate of price reductions ensuing from operational enhancements and productiveness initiatives, favorable product combine, decrease closeout gross sales and decrease gross sales allowances. These enhancements have been offset partially by inflation on product prices and ocean freight, which have been partially mitigated by value will increase carried out in Q3. As well as, the upper income in each digital video games and leisure was accretive to gross margin in 2021, by roughly 90 foundation factors and 70 foundation factors respectively.
SG&A decreased by 390 foundation factors as a proportion of income. As we proceed to generate working leverage by means of elevated quantity price administration and productiveness. Larger promoting, advertising and marketing and administrative bills, largely pushed by elevated incentive compensation have been greater than offset by leverage from larger quantity and decrease distribution prices. Adjusted web earnings for 2021 was $221.3 million in contrast with $53.4 million final yr with adjusted diluted EPS of $2.10 in comparison with $0.51. Adjusted EBITDA for 2021 was $414.1 million in comparison with $180.6 million, a rise of $233.5 million or 129.3% over 2020. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20.3% in comparison with 11.5%. As a reminder, included in adjusted EBITDA was $26 million of distribution income and the field workplace bonus from the PAW Patrol film. If we have been to deduct the $26 million adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin could be $388 million and 19.2% respectively.
Stock ended the yr at $137 million in comparison with $102 million final yr up $35 million. On the finish of This autumn due to the worldwide provide chain disruption and in anticipation of development in Q1, we had roughly $45 million of in-transit stock representing 32% of complete stock in comparison with $19 million or 19% on the finish of 2020. Commerce receivables ended 2021 at $327.9 million in comparison with $277 million on the finish of 2020, a rise of 18%, which is under income development. Internet working working capital as a proportion of LTM income was 9.3% in comparison with 13.1% final yr. We lead the trade in our working capital administration by important margin.
This autumn free money movement was $211.3 million, $87.6 million up in comparison with $123.7 million a yr in the past, pushed by improved profitability and decrease networking capital. For the yr, free money movement was $339.6 million, up 46% in comparison with $232.1 million in 2020, pushed by larger web earnings and decrease working capital. From a liquidity perspective, we proceed to construct on our robust place. We ended the yr with $563 million in money up $242 million from $321 million final yr, regardless of investing over $70 million on acquisitions in the course of the yr. Given our money place going into 2022 and the capability on our credit score facility, we’re in by far the strongest liquidity place we have ever been in with instantly accessible liquidity of over $1 billion.
Let’s now flip to our outlook for 2022. As a reminder, our annual steering statements are phased in keeping with our [indiscernible] reporting cycle, March, Might, July and November. At every stage we revisit our annual steering with more and more strong knowledge primarily based on shipments and the movement of orders. Our 2021 efficiency allowed us to attain our greatest promote by means of and the cleanest retail stock ranges in a few years in most key markets. This allowed us exit the yr with robust demand and model momentum, which positions us properly for 2022.
Up to now this yr, we proceed to see sturdy demand for our deep and progressive toy lineup. We now have truly by no means carried a lot robust momentum going into the primary quarter. Nevertheless, we do have to be conscious of macroeconomic and different danger components. The removing of stimulus funds within the U.S., rising rates of interest in inflation could put stress on disposable incomes. We’re rigorously watching the state of affairs between Ukraine and Russia. For context movement, please notice the lower than 2% of our gross product gross sales is derived from Russia, and we’re credit score insured.
While the demand within the toy trade is comparatively inelastic, we have to be prudent this early within the yr. Taking this all under consideration for 2022, we count on our gross price for gross product gross sales to be within the mid-to-high single digits in comparison with 2021. On account of the will increase in gross product gross sales and continued energy in digital video games, we additionally count on development in our complete income to extend mid-to-high single digits over 2021, when one excludes the $26 million distribution income immediately associated to the Paw Patrol film, which won’t be repeated in 2022.
Turning to profitability, in 2021, we noticed will increase in enter prices, notably ocean freight, speed up considerably within the latter a part of 2021 and stay elevated by means of This autumn and into 2022. We carried out productiveness initiatives and value will increase to assist us partially offset these inflationary pressures. For 2022, we count on to see some prices stay at elevated ranges and different prices rising, though not on the identical price as 2021. We’ll proceed to take pricing selectively and implement different measures to permit us to stay impartial from a margin perspective in our toy enterprise.
These actions embody, ongoing collaboration with our suppliers in Asia, pre-buying digital elements, evaluating half substitutions, facilitating stock pre-book strategically to scale back the affect of COVID lockdowns and eventually growing multi-carrier ocean freight sourcing for price and predictability. By a dedication to operational excellence and deal with discovering worth throughout the provide chain, we count on to carry adjusted EBITDA margin per 2021, excluding the 26 million profit from the Paw film distribution income.
As well as, we count on depreciation and amortization to be down barely in comparison with 2021 to roughly $100 million. Of that $30 million outcomes from deliveries of leisure content material. We count on advertising and marketing prices to be between 9% to 10% of income and for SG&A as a proportion of income to be barely larger than 2021 as we spend money on development for 2023 and past. Lastly, we count on our efficient tax price to be between 25% and 26%. And capital expenditures are anticipated to be between 5% and 6% of complete income.
To conclude. As we glance to the stability of 2022, our group is absolutely aligned. We stay deeply dedicated to development with disciplined price administration, operational effectivity, and productiveness. We’ll proceed the momentum we developed in 2021, leveraging the numerous enhancements we achieved to propel us ahead. We proceed to imagine in our long-term monetary framework and that at its core, our components for innovation and development throughout toys, leisure, and digital video games is stronger than ever. That concludes our ready remarks. We’ll now be happy to take questions. Operator, please open the road.
Query-and-Reply Session
Operator
Thanks. [Operator Instructions] We’ll take our first query from Sabahat Khan, [RBC Capital Markets]. Please go forward. Your line is open.
Sabahat Khan
All proper. Nice. Thanks. I suppose simply on the outlook for 2022 and a few of the commentary across the film launch has anticipated for this yr, are you able to possibly share some coloration on possibly quarterly seasonality that we are able to count on for this yr?
Mark Segal
So Sabahat we’re going to tighten up our outlook on seasonality in Might after we launch our Q1 outcomes. However what I can let you know is that we count on to see robust momentum going into Q1 and Q2. So robust H1 after which we’ll truly provide you with formal steering for the precise stability of the yr after we exit in Might with our Q1 outcomes – sorry, with our Q1 outcomes, sure in Might.
Sabahat Khan
Okay, nice. After which with the digital platform, fairly a little bit of development over the course of 2021. And the way ought to we take into consideration the expansion in that platform relative to sort of the general steering? Complete steering appears prefer it’s mid-to-high single digits year-over-year on income, however simply questioning how that line merchandise is anticipated to do that yr?
Mark Segal
So, Sabahat digital video games is a part of our general development outlook, as we stated we do count on digital video games to proceed to develop. And it is truly going to be fascinating in Q1 after we truly break that out additional, however definitely digital video games development is a vital part of our complete income development of mid-to-high single digits in complete income for this yr. Max, is there something you wish to add on digital video games?
Max Rangel
Effectively, it is simply early days for us Sabahat and so digital video games have gotten even now a extra vital social vacation spot for avid gamers and for teenagers alike. And so I believe you’ll be able to count on that our properties took like world toy and even our subscription properties will proceed to draw new customers and we can hold them have interaction with new contents that we’re dropping and so we’re seeing momentum going into Q1.
Sabahat Khan
Okay, nice. After which simply the final one for me, simply taking a look at your money stability right here, sort of within the $560 million vary, any up to date ideas on capital allocation, whether or not it is M&A, or return on capital, something you’ll be able to share on that entrance?
Mark Segal
Yeah. So we do have robust liquidity. We now have a really clear and powerful stability sheet Sabahat as you name out. Our major focus is to make use of our money for acquisitions, and we’re very energetic on their entrance, each by way of conventional acquisitions, but additionally by way of enterprise exercise. Our pipeline is robust and full. We have no plans at this level to return any capital. We proceed to imagine in our development story and our skill to make use of the money. If sooner or later that modifications sooner or later, we’ll definitely speak about both a dividend or a share buyback or one thing of that nature, however at this level nothing to report on that entrance.
Sabahat Khan
Okay, nice. Thanks.
Operator
We’ll now take our subsequent query from Jamie Katz, [Morningstar]. Please go forward. Your line is open.
Jamie Katz
Hello, good morning. Good quarter. I hope you’ll be able to assist us take into consideration e-commerce going ahead. It appears like that channel has slowed, however are you able to fill us on possibly what that was as a proportion of complete gross sales for the yr. After which I do know you guys talked about you had solely 2% of gross sales in Russia, however I believe you’ve possibly a distribution heart there. And so is there any affect to distribution in Jap Europe that could be of a higher magnitude? Thanks.
Mark Segal
So Jamie e-commerce for the yr was round 27% of our gross sales, however within the fourth quarter was as a lot as 40%. Max, I will cross you to speak about e-commerce simply by way of what is going on on with that. After which I will take Russia.
Max Rangel
Positive. So on – Jamie, our development in e-commerce was fairly broad primarily based. We beat the advertising and marketing This autumn as Mark steered in 2021 as properly. We beat each competitor. We did so as a result of we put a number of effort in numerous tech stacks and methods wherein we’re working. And actually, with the largest pure play participant, we have been the runaway winners for the yr. So now we have a number of effort that has gone into that house. And for us, this has been a terrific supply of development. And it has been a supply of nice, extra worthwhile development. So we have made a number of the interventions to be sure that profitability is in keeping with our general portfolio.
Mark Segal
And by way of your query round Russia, as you identified, and as I discussed in my script, lower than 2% of our gross sales in Russia, simply a few million {dollars} in Ukraine by means of a third-party distributor. When it comes to our distribution mechanisms we do have a small warehouse in Moscow that truly providers our Russian enterprise. However we – our major distribution facilities are literally in Central Europe and in Northern Europe. So not that linked to Russia immediately.
Jamie Katz
Okay. After which when you’ve got any coloration on the revenue, the revenue profile on that digital enterprise versus the – above the road or above different income enterprise, the delta between the 2 could be actually useful to know.
Mark Segal
Yeah. So let me simply make one macro remark. After which I will level you to our upcoming Q1 outcomes the place we’re excited to truly breakout our artistic facilities in additional element. So you are going to have to attend to see P&Ls for toys, leisure, and digital video games till Q1 outcomes are out and we’ll be doing that going ahead. However what I can let you know in macro phrases is that digital video games is accretive to each gross margin and EBITDA margins. And so it is definitely an space of development for us, and we wish to proceed to drive that enterprise as a result of it’s accretive margins for us and keep tuned for extra particulars.
Jamie Katz
Wonderful. Wanting ahead to the information. Thanks.
Operator
We’ll now take our subsequent query from Adam Shine, [National Bank Financial]. Please go forward. You are line is open.
Adam Shine
Thanks so much. Yeah. Good robust outcomes, frankly. Max, possibly one for you, on the advertising and marketing facet it was telegraphed that this could observe to about 10% I consider revenues and clearly you got here in under that within the This autumn? Additionally Mark within the outlook speaking about type of 9% to 10% so, simply curious are the – is the product simply flying off the cabinets by itself or are there some classes realized, clearly as you get a greater really feel for the panorama and a few of the efforts you are placing into the advertising and marketing facet of the equation? After which I’ve received a pair extra for Mark after.
Max Rangel
So Adam, punch-line primary is the energy of our manufacturers improved materially. So we invested a terrific majority of our advertising and marketing in these core manufacturers and franchises. We really wish to drive into evergreens and push our income into extra predictable income going ahead, that is primary. Quantity two, I used to be actually extra about being digitally first and spend optimization, that is punch-lines quantity two and three.
On the digital first, we mainly have been capable of get some huge cash into prime – mainly the premium on-line TV, and in addition in CTV and OTT, that are mainly – all mainly streaming platforms. And we have been ready to try this very effectively. In actual fact, what I can let you know is that mainly we have been capable of get about 33% larger attain with lower than properly 12% much less price per attain level. So whenever you mix the upper attain and decrease clearly price per attain level, you sort of get that basically enjoying in our favor.
After which third, let’s not, clearly, neglect that with the provision chain constraints that we had, after we had objects that weren’t accessible and we might’ve had advertising and marketing, we truly flowed that cash to different locations the place we have been getting considerably extra consumption. In order that additionally helped. However as we enter quarter one with the energy that now we have in our manufacturers, we’re mainly placing advertising and marketing investments towards our core in franchises, and we’re very excited to take action, plenty of learnings and effectivity.
Adam Shine
That is nice. Thanks, Max. That is useful. Two different issues. We clearly – none of us had the good thing about seeing a few of the new merchandise at a Toy Truthful that did not occur. And I suppose, we’ll hear extra maybe heading into the make one disclosures. However simply out of curiosity and over and above a few of the licensed merchandise which are clearly coming across the Batman film, et cetera. Something to focus on by way of key new merchandise that you will lean on this yr, primary. And quantity two, given a few of the pandemic dynamics, the place are we precisely in type of the relaunch cycle of Bakugan within the context of what was anticipated to have been possibly a 4 to 5 yr relaunch. Thanks.
Max Rangel
Sure. So the excellent news as Mark and I each are commented on is, the expansion in 2021 was actually extra broad scale. And so I might simply –I simply would wish to touch upon that second. The affect of our new innovation additionally performed a key function. In order we enter spring 2022 and fall 2022, what you’ll be able to count on is the next and issues that we’re very enthusiastic about. Let’s begin with PAW Patrol. So PAW Patrol was an extremely vital contributor in 2021, and now we have important extra assist for PAW Patrol in 2022, now we have new collection, now we have toys for the brand new collection. We now have quite a lot of issues that we’re very enthusiastic about, each within the spring and within the fall.
And in order that’s mainly the beginning level. Second, and one thing that I am very enthusiastic about as properly is the truth that Gabby’s Dollhouse has now change into an unbelievable contributor within the phase. And now we have important follow-up innovation behind Gabby’s Dollhouse. So mainly that strengthed our place in preschool and we’re tremendous excited, preschool anchor and dolls.
In order that to me is one other place the place I am very excited. Let’s not neglect the truth that we even have a number of exercise in wheels and actions that’s following 2021. So that’s coming with a number of innovation, each within the spring and in addition within the fall. After which final however not least, with all of the licenses now we have important quantity of toy collections for every of the films which are popping out, whether or not it is on the – clearly on the DC or Wizarding World.
So these are a few of the issues that I needed to touch upon. On Bakugan, we’re mainly going right into a Bakugan content material reboot, and we’re very enthusiastic about that. And that can mainly proceed to propel the model content material for the those that now we have attracted coupled with a number of the work we have executed in Roblox and Netflix to mainly use that mixture as we carry extra followers into the franchise. So you’ll be able to count on much more of that and keep tuned for future interventions in Bakugan that we’re extremely enthusiastic about.
Adam Shine
Okay. That is nice. Thanks very a lot.
Operator
We’ll now take our subsequent query from George Doumet, [Scotiabank]. Please go forward. Your line is open.
George Doumet
Hello, guys. Good morning and congrats on quarter. Max, thanks for the knowledge on the share achieve. I am simply following up on that, do you suppose that is going to proceed – possibly simply possibly, I suppose, your common outlook on the place you see the trade rising or to what extent you see rising in 2022?
Max Rangel
Sure. As you recognize, it was a mix of two issues. One is being in inventory and second mainly placing advertising and marketing activation so we are able to truly elevate the manufacturers that we needed to elevate. And in order that continues into quarter one and up to now, I can let you know with out moving into an excessive amount of particulars that that continues to be a confirmed mannequin for us. So we’re persevering with to do very properly.
I count on that as we go into the spring level of sale, we will proceed to see the impact of the brand new innovation, serving to elevate our boats. And as we go into the autumn of 2022, now we have a terrific slate of recent innovation coming. And as was commented earlier, whereas now we have not been capable of see that broadly with you in toy exhibits, we’re going to have the ability to see it in Might, when now we have our convention with you guys. So I count on that we are going to proceed to mainly develop in keeping with what Mark described as our steering for GPS, and we count on that we are going to be rising share throughout the context of that steering.
George Doumet
That is useful. Thanks. And only a follow-up on gaming. If we hold our, I suppose, leisure and allowances sort of fixed. we get an implied sort of development of about 20% or 25% or so for that class. It’s that the best approach of taking a look at it and only a observe as much as that. And might you discuss somewhat bit about a few of the drivers there? Is it – are we going to push value? Is it energetic customers? Something you’ll be able to discuss to, possibly that degree of development?
Max Rangel
Sure, so before everything, the precise class for digital video games, it is truly rising quicker than our toys are rising. In order that’s actually one level. It is truly a bigger class as properly wherein we play. And subsequently you’ll be able to mainly do the maths and perceive rapidly that as we’re getting much more focus placing that phase, our development charges will mainly change into commensurate with that. That is primary.
Quantity two, on our properties which are mainly driving our development. And let me begin with the Toca Life World. We now have nice natural plans to proceed to drive extra customers, but additionally to truly drive the engagement of the customers within the ecosystem. So these are the 2 elements that we’re truly very centered on. And on this clearly sport as a service surroundings, the place you are truly creating offering creator instruments for folks to then clearly buy, we discover that to be very, very enticing final however not least inside to life world.
We truly need to prolong that line into two days, which is mainly our introduction into multiplayer ecosystems. And we’re very enthusiastic about that too. So you’ll be able to count on that now we have an amazing slate of development alternatives with Toca Life World, and that’s our focus. On Sago Mini, we’re extremely excited in regards to the subscriber base that now we have truly been capable of develop over the past yr. And now we have nice initiatives developing beginning actually quickly with first phrases being one in all them that we’re very enthusiastic about. And so now we have a number of different natural and extension initiatives for Sago Mini to develop our shopper and subscriber base.
And we’re working fairly carefully between Sago Mini and originator, which we purchase in Q2 to have extra choices with originator mainly leveraging what we all know has actually labored on this house. And so we’re very excited in regards to the mixture of that. After which final however not least, and that is extra sort of headed into the longer term. We now have Noid, which is our digital studio in Stockholm. And do not forget that is admittedly all about taking our Spin Grasp IP and making digital positive factors with that. And there is a few issues we’re engaged on that we’re tremendous excited, keep tuned. We’ll have the ability to let you know extra in an upcoming name.
George Doumet
Sure. Thanks for that. Only one final one, possibly for Mark on working capital, it is clearly been fairly unstable. Should you have a look at free money movement for 2022, are you able to possibly assist us sort of take into consideration that working capital line and possibly as properly, CapEx simply to get an image of, I suppose, general free money movement for the yr?
Mark Segal
Sure, so free money movement in 2021 was actually very spectacular $340 million at 82% free money to EBITDA conversion ratio, which is admittedly excellent. That is going to average in 2022. We had some timing points in 2021 that increase the free money movement that can unwind somewhat bit within the first quarter of 2022. We’re additionally going received see bigger CapEx spend general within the leisure enterprise in 2022 in relation to 2021. After which lastly in anticipation of additional of development in 2023 – in 2022 and 2023 can be investing in working capital. So we’ll see free money movement come down in 2022, however nonetheless at very wholesome ranges.
George Doumet
Okay. Thanks guys.
Operator
We’ll now take our subsequent query from Brian Morrison, [TD Securities]. Please go forward. Your line is open.
Brian Morrison
Sure, thanks very a lot. Good morning. Hey, first query is for Max. I simply wish to elaborate on the digital query up to now, and I wish to know what you suppose your complete adjustable market is within the youngsters’s sub-10 age group within the digital class. After which possibly simply elaborate how irritated goes to be built-in into your energetic consumer base. Will it’s by means of Toca Boca, Sago Mini, the entire above. And do you’ve plans or any agreements in place that you would be able to add third-party license agreements to the dig – third celebration license characters to the digital world.
Max Rangel
Fantastic. So the – what excites us so much about this house is clearly addressable market is, is in extra of $90 billion. So it is extremely giant as you’ll be able to – as I am certain you have seen in different shows. Inside that, in fact, you consider the place we play immediately which is only a fraction of that and the alternatives with Noid actually sort of transcend that as a result of he mainly will get us into informal puzzles. He will get us into a number of segments, we do not take part immediately, however you are able to do the maths and take into consideration our personal toy IP, after which mainly do the permutations to the place we are able to go together with that. And that could be a approach we’re approaching this.
So we see the world increasing for us by way of viewers. Most of our house immediately is for Sago Mini and originator within the two to five-year outdated house. And Toca Boca ages up that viewers and mainly will get into the 5 to 10 years outdated, if you’ll, however think about what we are able to do past that and that’s the approach we’re approaching the addressable market. Does that reply your query?
Brian Morrison
Effectively, it does. However I additionally wish to know when you’ve got the power so as to add third-party license characters by means of digital world?
Max Rangel
Yeah. We do proper – we do. And our first expression of that was Sanrio with Hey Kitty and given the success of what occurred with Hey Kitty, there’s curiosity to proceed to try this, not simply from us, however others as properly. And so you’ll be able to count on that we’ll proceed to try this.
Brian Morrison
Okay. After which I simply have a follow-up query for Mark. Mark, why does the digital income down sequentially in Q3 when there’s a substantial enhance in energetic customers?
Mark Segal
Sure. So it truly was a timing of content material and in addition Brian to do with the way in which that the vacations performed out in 2021. So we had a really giant Q3. July and August have been very large months whereas youngsters have been truly on trip. After which actually, we didn’t have any main content material drops going by means of throughout till December. And so sequentially, our quarterly income got here down somewhat bit, however we had an especially giant December. We had a report month in December and digital video games in relation to the content material that Max was speaking about with Sanrio and Hey Kitty. So it actually was somewhat little bit of a operate of children going – being on trip, going again to highschool, moderating somewhat bit, after which a big content material drop in December.
Brian Morrison
Okay. After which my final one – sorry, go forward.
Mark Segal
Sorry, Brian, I used to be simply going to say generally, you don’t see the identical seasonality in digital video games that you just do in toys. There may be roughly a 50/50 seasonality in H1 and H2, however it may well additionally rely on whenever you drop new content material and when new instruments change into accessible for instance. So there’s some variability related to that.
Brian Morrison
Okay. Thanks for that. After which ultimate query, I simply wish to affirm your message. We speak about this fairly routinely now, but it surely sounds such as you really feel you’ll be able to deploy this $0.5 billion of money in your stability sheet. And I suppose simply outdoors of Spin Grasp ventures, is there – are there giant alternatives like is there alternatives to deploy an enormous chunk of this money at one time?
Mark Segal
So Brian, I imply, sure, we do imagine we are able to. We firmly imagine that now we have alternatives, however clearly we method issues in a really disciplined approach. And so simply provided that self-discipline, now we have to have a look at bigger acquisitions very rigorously, however definitely as we’ve expanded our artistic facilities and grown our artistic heart companies, and we begin trying now to leisure and we begin trying extra to digital video games specifically, they’re super alternatives that open up there and we really feel snug and assured that we are able to deploy that money in a artistic approach.
Brian Morrison
Thanks.
Operator
We’ll now take our subsequent query from Martin Landry, [Stifel]. Please go forward. Your line is open.
Martin Landry
Hello, good morning. Simply you do a very good job brushing out a few of the dangers which are embedded in your steering for 2022. I’d love to listen to about a few of the potential upsides that lie in your assumptions for each income and margins for 2022.
Mark Segal
So Martin, whenever you have a look at our steering we expect at this level simply given the place we’re within the yr, we’ve taken a measured method, clearly there are the macro and geopolitical points that Max mentioned and I additionally mentioned within the script. We’re taking a view on price inflation. We’re taking a view on pricing. So there could possibly be some modifications on that entrance as properly.
Particularly, digital video games development is an space the place we see which we’ve constructed into our income outlook, however there could possibly be upside there in addition to on the licensing and service provider entrance, as a result of take note, we’re carrying some momentum from the poor film into H1 as properly. So there could possibly be some upside on licensing and merchandising, after which that’s all offset by barely larger SG&A as now we have the next proportion of license properties in our 2022 combine.
In order that it equates the upper promoting prices in addition to some investments in folks in anticipation of development in 2023 and past. So there are many places and takes there. And to the extent that there’s upside, it’s doubtless going to come back from digital video games or gross product gross sales development in extra of expectations.
Martin Landry
Okay. That’s useful. After which possibly simply touching in your stock ranges, you probably did allude to the truth that your stock ranges are lean heading right into a 2022. Something you’ll be able to quantify for us, I’m extra at your stock ranges at retail, making an attempt to see what we must always count on by way of closeout gross sales for Q1. Simply any metrics you’ll be able to share in your stock at retail could be useful.
Mark Segal
So we truly had a really robust promote by means of in This autumn. As Max mentioned earlier, we actually truly have been clear at retail. And so we’re seeing robust refill of the stock at retail at the moment, as we converse, which bodes properly for us robust for a robust Q1 compounded by the discharge of the DC film as properly, the Batman film. So truly Q1 is trying fairly good. There’s actually no danger in our owned stock. We ended very clear. We had a good quantity in transit and anticipation of the expansion in Q1, however general channel retail inventories have been truly in excellent form and actually, fairly low, which is why retailers are leaning in now.
Martin Landry
Good. Okay. That’s it for me. Thanks.
Mark Segal
Okay. We’ve received a few minutes left. So we are able to sadly must make this final query.
Operator
We’ll take our final query for Luke Hannan, [Canaccord Genuity]. Please go forward. Your line is open.
Luke Hannan
Sure. Thanks. Good morning. Thanks for squeezing me in right here. I simply had one on Toca Boca. I believe it was mentioned final quarter about how that property because it stood then skewed extra in direction of the North American viewers, though it was starting to achieve traction on a worldwide foundation. I’m simply curious to know the way that’s progressed by means of This autumn after which into Q1. And possibly if we are able to evaluate that to another comparable international properties to get a way of higher context as to the place doubtlessly the model can go. Thanks.
Max Rangel
Sure, completely. So the composition of our viewers for Toca Boca is properly past North America. And whereas the U.S. is the primary nation of customers that has truly elevated, however what has really occurred is that the saliency of the property has really exploded in different markets, together with rising markets to be sincere with you. And as you’ll be able to think about, youngsters with entry to telephones even have now entry to the video games and TikTok has democratized how mainly folks know in regards to the model, not simply TikTok, however different kinds as properly.
And so youngsters are mainly now with telephones and the power to truly hook up with the model, ready to try this regardless of the place they’re. The attraction over the content material is common. And we’ve realized that as properly. And so we’re mainly seeing wherever from India to Brazil to Mexico to locations in Jap Europe and in every single place, and so we’re very excited and subsequently very optimistic as properly. And whereas that is the sport as a service and it’s free to play, we additionally see the engagement and the monetization taking place, not simply within the U.S., however extra broadly.
Luke Hannan
Okay. Thanks very a lot.
Operator
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Mark Segal
So John, I believe we’re going to wrap it up at this level. I simply needed to thank all people for attending the decision. We’re actually trying ahead to our launch on Might 4, which is our Q1 launch, and notably on Might 5, the place we can be offering up to date outlook in addition to our enhanced disclosure round Toy Leisure and Digital Video games, in addition to our Investor Day the place we’ll be truly showcasing a few of our new merchandise and applied sciences you’ll have a possibility to listen to from Chris Beardall and Jennifer Dodge and Fredrik Loving who lead our artistic facilities as properly and so we’re trying ahead to Might 1 and we thanks in your participation immediately, and we’ll discuss to you once more quickly. Thanks.
Operator
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