Koss Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results with Increased Sales but Higher Net Loss

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: KOSS) (the “Company”), the U.S. based high-fidelity headphone company, has reported its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

Sales for the three months ended June 30, 2025 were $3,084,210 compared to $2,893,401 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $190,809, or 6.6%. The net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $232,696 versus a net loss of $110,369 for the same three-month period in the prior fiscal year. Both basic and diluted loss per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 were $0.02, compared to basic and diluted loss per common share of $0.01 for the same quarter one year ago.

“The increase in sales for the quarter was fueled by an approximately 49% increase in sales to our export markets. In fact, sales to our two largest European distributors were up over 100%, mostly led by new product sales. The Direct-to-Consumer (“DTC”) market grew approximately 18% compared to the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year, attributed to new product introductions and higher online traffic from enhanced advertising efforts,” Michael J. Koss, Chairman and CEO, said today. “Declines in orders from our domestic distributors, influenced by excess inventory of non-Koss product, and lower e-tailer sales offset some of the growth.”

For the year ended June 30, 2025, sales of $12,624,170 were $359,101, or 2.9%, higher than the prior year sales of $12,265,069. A net loss of $874,831 for fiscal year 2025 was slightly lower than the net loss of $950,911 recorded in the prior fiscal year. Both basic and diluted loss per common share for fiscal year 2025 were $0.09 compared to basic and diluted loss per common share of $0.10 for the previous year.

“Our full fiscal year sales saw slight growth over the previous year mainly from improved sales to our European customers, with an assist from higher sales to original equipment manufacturers in our Asian markets and various new customers in the region. Export gains were partially offset by lower sales to our domestic distributors and e-tailers, as well as to the education sector due to a delay in an order awaiting budget approval. An uptick of 16.5% in DTC sales, now nearly a quarter of the Company’s sales, also contributed to the overall year over year growth mainly due to the new product launches, increased online advertising and webpage optimizations,” Koss said. “A favorable sales mix, along with sales of higher margin new products, yielded an improved gross margin in the current fiscal year. However, we anticipate headwinds from newly imposed tariffs on goods from China that will have an adverse impact on margins as the inventory sells through. We expect freight costs to stabilize next quarter with our dedicated freight partner.”

About Koss Corporation

Koss Corporation markets a complete line of high-fidelity headphones, wireless Bluetooth® speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, active noise canceling headphones, and wireless headphones.

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