Financial Performance - Net sales increased by 3.1% year over year to 2.88billion[13]−Grossmarginimprovedby130basispointsto29.766.9 million[14] - Adjusted EBITDA increased by 46.9% to 162.9million[14]−AdjustedEBITDAmarginexpandedby170basispointsto5.7137.1 million[14] - Basic and diluted earnings per share increased by 200% to 0.15[14]−NetsalesforQ12024increasedto2.877 billion, up from 2.790billioninQ12023[33]−Grossprofitroseto853.992 million in Q1 2024, compared to 792.856millioninQ12023[33]−NetincomeforQ12024was66.897 million, a significant increase from 22.859millioninQ12023[33]−NetincomeforQ12024increasedto66.897 million, up from 22.859millioninQ12023,representingasignificantgrowth[34]CashFlowandLiquidity−Freecashflowdecreasedby58.652.6 million[14] - Cash and cash equivalents increased to 1.134billionasofApril28,2024,upfrom602.232 million as of January 28, 2024[22] - Net cash provided by operating activities in Q1 2024 was 81.937million,comparedto148.712 million in Q1 2023[34] - Capital expenditures in Q1 2024 were 29.299million,upfrom21.573 million in Q1 2023[34] - Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities in Q1 2024 were 535million,comparedto350 million in Q1 2023[34] - Net cash provided by investing activities in Q1 2024 was 505.701million,asignificantimprovementfromanetcashusedof66.038 million in Q1 2023[34] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of Q1 2024 stood at 1.134629billion,upfrom410.204 million at the end of Q1 2023[34] Customer Metrics - Active customers declined by 2.1% to 19.99 million[14] - Autoship customer sales grew by 6.4% to 2.23billion[14]BalanceSheetandAssets−Totalcurrentassetsstoodat2.126 billion as of April 28, 2024, slightly up from 2.104billionasofJanuary28,2024[22]−Totalliabilitiesdecreasedto2.558 billion as of April 28, 2024, down from 2.676billionasofJanuary28,2024[22]−Accountsreceivabledecreasedby18.188 million in Q1 2024, compared to a decrease of 25.807millioninQ12023[34]−Inventoriesdecreasedby33.147 million in Q1 2024, compared to a decrease of 54.260millioninQ12023[34]−Tradeaccountspayableincreasedby38.798 million in Q1 2024, compared to an increase of 82.085millioninQ12023[34]Non−GAAPMeasuresandFinancialHealth−AdjustedEBITDAandadjustednetincomearenon−GAAPmeasuresusedtoassessperformance,excludingnon−cashchargesandotheritems[24][26]−Freecashflowiscalculatedasnetcashfromoperatingactivitieslesscapitalexpenditures,providingadditionalinsightintofinancialhealth[28]StrategicInitiativesandFuturePlans−Thecompanyplanstomanagegrowtheffectively,expandintonewjurisdictions,andintroducenewproductsandservices[21]Share−BasedCompensation−Share−basedcompensationexpenseincreasedto65.385 million in Q1 2024 from $48.553 million in Q1 2023[34] Investor Relations - Chewy will host a conference call on May 29, 2024, to discuss Q1 2024 financial results[30]