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Why Funko (FNKO) Shares Are Trading Lower Today

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What Happened?

Shares of pop culture collectibles manufacturer Funko (NASDAQ: FNKO) fell 31.4% in the morning session after the company reported second-quarter 2025 results that saw key profitability metrics fall short of Wall Street's expectations. While the company's revenue of $193.5 million came in ahead of analysts' forecasts, it still represented a steep 21.9% decline compared to the same quarter last year. The main cause for investor concern was on the bottom line, where Funko's adjusted loss per share of $0.48 missed consensus estimates. The company also reported a significant adjusted EBITDA loss of $16.53 million and burned through $22.18 million in free cash flow. This performance was driven by a sharp deterioration in profitability, with the operating margin plunging to negative 18% from a positive 4.3% a year ago, highlighting the company's ongoing operational challenges.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

Funko’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 45 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Funko and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 4 days ago when the stock gained 3.3% on the news that markets rebounded following a sharp sell-off in the previous trading session as weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data fueled investor hopes for a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The July Nonfarm Payrolls report revealed a gain of only 73,000 jobs, significantly below the 110,000 expected. Compounding the news, prior months' figures were revised downward by over 250,000 jobs. This data, indicating a cooling labor market, has led investors to dramatically increase bets on a September interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, with the probability jumping to over 80% according to the CME FedWatch Tool. The prospect of lower borrowing costs typically stimulates economic activity and boosts consumer spending on non-essential goods and services, which directly benefits companies in the consumer discretionary space.

Funko is down 82.8% since the beginning of the year, and at $2.34 per share, it is trading 83.9% below its 52-week high of $14.50 from January 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Funko’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $406.94.

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