CarGurus Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Results

February 28, 2023
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Fourth Quarter Highlights:

  • Total revenue of $286.7 million, a decrease of (16)% year-over-year
  • GAAP operating income of $29.6 million; non-GAAP operating income of $23.6 million
  • GAAP consolidated net income of $23.2 million; non-GAAP consolidated net income of $17.4 million
  • GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $159.2 million; non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $26.3 million
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $27.8 million; Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $35.9 million

Full-Year Year Highlights:

  • Total revenue of $1,655.0 million, an increase of 74% year-over-year
  • GAAP operating income of $108.5 million; non-GAAP operating income of $172.9 million
  • GAAP consolidated net income of $79.0 million; non-GAAP consolidated net income of $129.4 million
  • GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $193.8 million; non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $131.0 million
  • Cash and cash equivalents of $469.5 million and an available $400 million under its revolving credit facility
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $187.7 million; Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $186.7 million

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CarGurus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARG), a multinational, online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2022.

“Following a transformative 2021, 2022 was a year of activation across our platform. With the theme of ‘activation’ guiding our 2022 roadmap, we were able to bring more dealers on the foundational Listings business, launch and grow the dealer base utilizing Digital Deal, and expand into new geographies with Instant Max Cash Offer. While we are extremely proud of these activations, dynamic changes in automotive market conditions caused us to experience challenges in the second half of the year that required us to recalibrate our goals and address CarOffer’s operational difficulties. Though we are pleased with the results of our efforts in tackling these challenges, and are seeing some encouraging early signs of improvement, we still have work to do to ensure that our operations and products are built with scale and profitability in mind,” said Jason Trevisan, Chief Executive Officer of CarGurus. “We are still marching towards fulfilling our vision of creating the only platform where dealers can source, market, and sell and consumers can shop, finance, buy and sell and we remain excited about the long-term trajectory of our end-to-end transaction-enabled platform. As we continue to balance internal and external factors, I am pleased to share we met and/or exceeded our forecasted guidance for the quarter.”

Revenue

Fourth Quarter 2022:

  • Total revenue was $286.7 million, a decrease of (16)% compared to $339.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Marketplace revenue was $166.2 million, an increase of 3% compared to $160.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Wholesale revenue was $23.7 million, a decrease of (71)% compared to $82.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Product revenue was $96.8 million, an increase of 1% compared to $96.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Full-Year 2022:

  • Total revenue was $1,655.0 million, an increase of 74% compared to $951.4 million in 2021.
  • Marketplace revenue was $658.8 million, an increase of 3% compared to $636.9 million in 2021.
  • Wholesale revenue was $237.6 million, an increase of 22% compared to $195.1 million in 2021.
  • Product revenue was $758.6 million, an increase of 536% compared to $119.3 million in 2021.

Operating Income

Fourth Quarter 2022:

  • GAAP operating income was $29.6 million, a decrease of (33)% compared to $43.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Non-GAAP operating income was $23.6 million, a decrease of (69)% compared to $76.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Full-Year 2022:

  • GAAP operating income was $108.5 million, a decrease of (27)% compared to $148.3 million in 2021.
  • Non-GAAP operating income was $172.9 million, a decrease of (33)% compared to $256.8 million in 2021.

Consolidated Net Income, Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, & Adjusted EBITDA

Fourth Quarter 2022:

  • GAAP consolidated net income was $23.2 million compared to $34.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Non-GAAP consolidated net income was $17.4 million compared to $61.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders was $159.2 million, or $0.20 per fully diluted share, compared to $(79.8) million, or $(0.68) per fully diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders was $26.3 million, or $0.22 per fully diluted share, compared to $49.7 million, or $0.42 per fully diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, was $27.8 million compared to $80.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, was $35.9 million compared to $67.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Full-Year 2022:

  • GAAP consolidated net income was $79.0 million in 2022, compared to $110.4 million in 2021.
  • Non-GAAP consolidated net income was $129.4 million in 2022, compared to $196.4 million in 2021.
  • GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders was $193.8 million, or $0.62 per fully diluted share, in 2022, compared to $(0.2) million, or $(0.00) per fully diluted share, in 2021.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders was $131.0 million, or $1.02 per fully diluted share, in 2022, compared to $176.3 million, or $1.50 per fully diluted share, in 2021.
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, was $187.7 million in 2022, compared to $270.3 million in 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, was $186.7 million in 2022, compared to $249.5 million in 2021.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • As of December 31, 2022, CarGurus had cash and cash equivalents of $469.5 million and $400 million available under its revolving credit facility.
  • CarGurus generated $95.3 million in GAAP cash from operations and $90.5 million in free cash flow, a non-GAAP metric, in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to having used $(36.8) million in GAAP cash from operations and $(41.6) million in free cash flow, a non-GAAP metric, in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full-year 2022, CarGurus generated $256.1 million in GAAP cash from operations and $238.8 million in free cash flow, a non-GAAP metric, compared to having generated $98.3 million in GAAP cash from operations and $84.4 million in free cash flow, a non-GAAP metric, in 2021.

Fourth Quarter Business Metrics(1)(2)

  • U.S. Marketplace segment revenue was $155.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 4% compared to $149.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • U.S. Marketplace segment operating income was $34.8 million, an increase of 14% compared to $30.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Digital Wholesale segment revenue was $120.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of (33)% compared to $178.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Digital Wholesale segment operating (loss) income was $(2.6) million, a decrease of (116)% compared to $16.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Total paying dealers were 31,307 at December 31, 2022, an increase of 2% compared to 30,630 at December 31, 2021. Of the total paying dealers at December 31, 2022, U.S. and International accounted for 24,567 and 6,740, respectively, compared to 23,860 and 6,770, respectively, at December 31, 2021.
  • Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (“QARSD”) in the U.S. was $5,842 as of December 31, 2022, an increase of 4% compared to $5,633 as of December 31, 2021.
  • QARSD in International markets was $1,522 as of December 31, 2022, a decrease of (2)% compared to $1,546 as of December 31, 2021.
  • Website traffic and consumer engagement metrics for the fourth quarter of 2022 were as follows:
    • U.S. average monthly unique users were 26.4 million, a decrease of (8)% compared to 28.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
    • U.S. average monthly sessions were 70.0 million, a decrease of (6)% compared to 74.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
    • International average monthly unique users were 6.4 million, a decrease of (7)% compared to 6.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
    • International average monthly sessions were 15.0 million, a decrease of (5)% compared to 15.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Transactions were 18,405, a decrease of (75)% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.
(1) CarOffer website is excluded from the metrics presented for users and sessions.
   
(2) Effective the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company revised its segment reporting from one reportable segment to two reportable segments, U.S. Marketplace and Digital Wholesale. The change in segment reporting was a triggering event for an evaluation of goodwill impairment. As such, the Company evaluated for goodwill impairment on December 31, 2022 and did not identify any impairment to its goodwill. The change in segment reporting was made to align with financial reporting results regularly provided to the Company's CODM to assess the business. The CODM reviews segment revenue and segment income (loss) from operations as a proxy for the performance of the Company’s operations. The U.S. Marketplace segment derives revenues from marketplace services from customers within the United States. The Digital Wholesale segment derives revenues from Dealer-to-Dealer and Instant Max Cash Offer ("IMCO") services and products which are sold on the CarOffer platform. The Company also has two operating segments which are individually immaterial and therefore aggregated into the Other category to reconcile reportable segments to the consolidated income statements. The Other category derives revenues from marketplace services from customers outside of the United States.

 

First Quarter 2023 Guidance

CarGurus anticipates total revenue, product revenue, non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, and non-GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") to be in the following ranges for the first quarter 2023:

  • Total revenue $195 million to $215 million
  • Product revenue $21 million to $31 million
  • Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA $19 million to $27 million
  • Non-GAAP EPS $0.17 to $0.19

The first quarter 2023 non-GAAP EPS calculation assumes 116.5 million diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. This estimated number of shares outstanding excludes the potential dilution from CarGurus utilizing its equity as the sole form of consideration to purchase the remaining 49% interest in CarOffer.

The assumptions that are built into guidance for the first quarter of 2023 regarding our pace of paid dealer acquisition, churn, and expansion activity for the relevant period are based on recent market behaviors and industry conditions. Guidance for the first quarter 2023 excludes the effects of significant COVID-19 resurgences, including the reintroduction of lockdowns and/or a slowed pace of recovery, or other macro-level industry issues that result in dealers and consumers materially changing their recent market behaviors or that cause us to enact measures to assist dealers, such as offering fee reductions or waivers as we have done from time to time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance also excludes adjustments to the carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interests resulting from potential changes in the redemption value of such interests, and any potential impact of foreign currency exchange gains or losses.

CarGurus has not reconciled its guidance of non-GAAP consolidated adjusted EBITDA to GAAP consolidated net income or non-GAAP consolidated EPS to GAAP consolidated EPS because the reconciling items between such GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, which include, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of long-lived assets, acquisition-related expenses, depreciation expenses, non-intangible amortization, other income (net), the provision for income taxes, income tax effects, and adjustments to the carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interests resulting from changes in the redemption value of such interests, cannot be reasonably predicted due to, as applicable, the timing, amount, valuation and number of future employee equity awards, and the uncertainty relating to the timing, frequency and effect of acquisitions and the significance of the resulting acquisition-related expenses, including adjustments to the carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interests resulting from potential changes in the redemption value of such interests, and therefore cannot be determined without unreasonable effort. For more information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, please see the reconciliations of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures and the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Metrics” below.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

CarGurus will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year-ended 2022 financial results and business outlook at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, February 28, 2023. To access the conference call, dial (877) 451-6152 for callers in the U.S. or Canada, or (201) 389-0879 for international callers. The webcast will be available live on the Investors section of CarGurus’ website at https://investors.cargurus.com.

An audio replay of the call will also be available to investors beginning at approximately 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, February 28, 2023, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 14, 2023, by dialing (844) 512-2921 for callers in the U.S. or Canada, or (412) 317-6671 for international callers, and entering passcode 13734788. In addition, an archived webcast will be available on the Investors section of CarGurus’ website at https://investors.cargurus.com.

About CarGurus

CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG) is a multinational, online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles that is building upon its industry-leading listings marketplace with both digital retail solutions and the CarOffer online wholesale platform. The CarGurus marketplace gives consumers the confidence to purchase or sell a vehicle either online or in-person, and it gives dealerships the power to accurately price, effectively market, instantly acquire and quickly sell vehicles, all with a nationwide reach. The company uses proprietary technology, search algorithms and data analytics to bring trust, transparency, and competitive pricing to the automotive shopping experience. CarGurus is the most visited automotive shopping site in the U.S. (source: SimilarWeb: Traffic Report, Q4 2022, U.S.).

CarGurus also operates online marketplaces under the CarGurus brand in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the United States and the United Kingdom, CarGurus also operates the Autolist and PistonHeads online marketplaces, respectively, as independent brands.

To learn more about CarGurus, visit www.cargurus.com, and for more information about CarOffer, visit www.caroffer.com.

CarGurus® is a registered trademark of CarGurus, Inc., and CarOffer® is a registered trademark of CarOffer, LLC. All other product names, trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

© 2023 CarGurus, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements regarding: our future financial and business performance for the first quarter and full-year 2023; our belief that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics is helpful to our investors; our ability to quickly make transformations necessary for our business to achieve long-term goals; and the impact of macro-level issues on our industry, business and financial results, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “guide,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “will” and similar expressions and their negatives are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks related to: our growth and our ability to grow our revenue; our relationships with dealers; competition in the markets in which we operate; market growth; our ability to innovate; our ability to realize benefits from our acquisitions and successfully implement the integration strategies in connection therewith; natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics, like COVID-19 that has negatively impacted our business; global supply chain challenges, increased inflation and interest rates, and other macroeconomic issues; the material weakness identified in our internal controls over financial reporting; changes in our key personnel; our ability to operate in compliance with applicable laws, as well as other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, we operate in very competitive and rapidly changing environments. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

    As of December 31,  
    2022     2021  
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 469,517     $ 231,944  
Investments     —       90,000  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,809 and
$420, respectively		     46,817       189,324  
Inventory     5,282       19,656  
Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes and other current assets     21,972       16,430  
Deferred contract costs     8,541       9,045  
Restricted cash     5,237       6,709  
Total current assets     557,366       563,108  
Property and equipment, net     40,128       32,210  
Intangible assets, net     53,054       83,915  
Goodwill     157,467       158,287  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     56,869       60,609  
Restricted cash     9,378       9,627  
Deferred tax assets     35,488       13,378  
Deferred contract costs, net of current portion     8,853       5,867  
Other non-current assets     8,499       4,573  
Total assets   $ 927,102     $ 931,574  
Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable   $ 32,529     $ 66,153  
Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes and other current liabilities     39,193       78,586  
Deferred revenue     12,249       12,784  
Operating lease liabilities     14,762       13,186  
Total current liabilities     98,733       170,709  
Operating lease liabilities     51,656       57,519  
Deferred tax liabilities     54       58  
Other non–current liabilities     5,301       23,639  
Total liabilities     155,744       251,925  
Redeemable noncontrolling interest     36,749       162,808  
Stockholders’ equity:            
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding		     —       —  
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 500,000,000 shares
authorized; 101,636,649 and 101,773,034 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively		     102       102  
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 100,000,000 shares
authorized; 15,999,173 and 15,999,173 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively		     16       16  
Additional paid–in capital     413,092       387,868  
Retained earnings     323,043       129,258  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (1,644 )     (403 )
Total stockholders’ equity     734,609       516,841  
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity   $ 927,102     $ 931,574  

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
Revenue                        
Marketplace   $ 166,247     $ 160,759     $ 658,771     $ 636,942  
Wholesale     23,659       82,595       237,635       195,127  
Product     96,838       95,988       758,629       119,304  
Total revenue     286,744       339,342       1,655,035       951,373  
Cost of revenue(1)(2)                        
Marketplace     15,618       13,703       56,040       47,689  
Wholesale     29,957       52,335       176,446       127,679  
Product     104,127       93,569       764,996       118,647  
Total cost of revenue     149,702       159,607       997,482       294,015  
Gross profit     137,042       179,735       657,553       657,358  
Operating expenses:                        
Sales and marketing     70,203       89,639       336,708       290,574  
Product, technology, and development     31,553       27,090       123,768       106,423  
General and administrative     1,722       30,583       73,117       97,678  
Depreciation and amortization(2)     3,943       (11,501 )     15,482       14,415  
Total operating expenses     107,421       135,811       549,075       509,090  
Income from operations     29,621       43,924       108,478       148,268  
Other income, net:                        
Interest income     2,339       26       3,845       120  
Other income (expense), net     620       640       (961 )     972  
Total other income, net     2,959       666       2,884       1,092  
Income before income taxes     32,580       44,590       111,362       149,360  
Provision for income taxes     9,349       10,431       32,408       38,987  
Consolidated net income     23,231       34,159       78,954       110,373  
Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest     (1,562 )     4,527       (5,433 )     1,129  
Net income attributable to CarGurus, Inc.   $ 24,793     $ 29,632     $ 84,387     $ 109,244  
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value     (134,454 )     109,398       (109,398 )     109,398  
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders   $ 159,247     $ (79,766 )   $ 193,785     $ (154 )
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:                        
Basic   $ 1.34     $ (0.68 )   $ 1.64     $ (0.00 )
Diluted   $ 0.20     $ (0.68 )   $ 0.62     $ (0.00 )
Weighted–average number of shares of common stock used in
computing net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:		                        
Basic     118,783,793       117,696,590       118,474,991       117,142,062  
Diluted     119,117,004       117,696,590       128,150,974       117,142,062  
(1) Includes depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 of $7,789, $22,490, $29,852 and $26,061, respectively.  
(2) We have recorded a $14.9 million adjustment related to the presentation of amortization of developed technology, acquired in the CarOffer acquisition on January 14, 2021, in our consolidated statement of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. We had previously recorded amortization expense as a component of operating expenses but given the underlying nature of the asset we believe the amortization more closely aligns with cost of goods sold. We assessed the materiality of this reclass on the historical financial statements, individually and in aggregate, and concluded the effect of the reclass was not material to our consolidated financial statements for any of the periods.  

 

Unaudited Segment Revenue

(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
Segment Revenue:                        
U.S. Marketplace   $ 155,092     $ 149,301     $ 614,136     $ 594,602  
Digital Wholesale     120,497       178,583       996,264       314,431  
Other     11,155       11,458       44,635       42,340  
Total   $ 286,744     $ 339,342     $ 1,655,035     $ 951,373  

Unaudited Segment Income (loss) from Operations

(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
Segment Income (loss) from Operations:                        
U.S. Marketplace   $ 34,760     $ 30,363     $ 125,796     $ 151,343  
Digital Wholesale     (2,633 )     16,654       (9,174 )     7,189  
Other     (2,506 )     (3,093 )     (8,144 )     (10,264 )
Total   $ 29,621     $ 43,924     $ 108,478     $ 148,268  

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
Operating Activities                        
Consolidated net income   $ 23,231     $ 34,159     $ 78,954     $ 110,373  
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided
by (used in) operating activities:		                        
Depreciation and amortization     11,732       10,989       45,334       40,476  
Currency (gain) loss on foreign denominated transactions     (462 )     2       155       (70 )
Deferred taxes     8,551       389       (22,114 )     6,163  
Provision for doubtful accounts     640       272       1,769       999  
Stock-based compensation expense     13,227       10,974       54,777       53,525  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     129       —       136       —  
Amortization of deferred contract costs     2,735       3,010       11,067       12,653  
Impairment of long-lived assets     165       777       165       3,128  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                        
Accounts receivable     89,470       (123,176 )     152,954       (174,771 )
Inventory     22,884       (13,261 )     14,374       (17,318 )
Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes, and other assets     8,102       (2,098 )     (6,573 )     (5,068 )
Deferred contract costs     (4,608 )     (1,192 )     (13,697 )     (7,714 )
Accounts payable     (36,357 )     10,849       (35,047 )     35,397  
Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes, and other liabilities     (44,001 )     31,009       (25,077 )     35,817  
Deferred revenue     (505 )     271       (525 )     3,661  
Lease obligations     370       255       (546 )     1,041  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     95,303       (36,771 )     256,106       98,292  
Investing Activities                        
Purchases of property and equipment     (1,756 )     (2,778 )     (5,924 )     (7,713 )
Capitalization of website development costs     (3,071 )     (2,018 )     (11,346 )     (6,163 )
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired     —       —       —       (64,273 )
Investments in certificates of deposit     —       (30,000 )     —       (120,000 )
Maturities of certificates of deposit     —       30,000       90,000       130,000  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (4,827 )     (4,796 )     72,730       (68,149 )
Financing Activities                        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options     2       126       721       663  
Payment of finance lease obligations     (17 )     (10 )     (68 )     (39 )
Payment of withholding taxes on net share settlements of restricted stock units     (1,851 )     (4,074 )     (16,022 )     (15,388 )
Repurchase of common stock     (14,428 )     —       (14,428 )     —  
Repayment of line of credit     —       —       —       (14,250 )
Payment of deferred financing costs     —       —       (2,578 )     —  
Payment of tax distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interest holders     (70 )     —       (19,913 )     —  
Change in gross advance payments received from third-party payment processor     (18,567 )     46,822       (40,332 )     46,822  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (34,931 )     42,864       (92,620 )     17,808  
Impact of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     1,276       (238 )     (364 )     (597 )
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     56,821       1,059       235,852       47,354  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     427,311       247,221       248,280       200,926  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period   $ 484,132     $ 248,280     $ 484,132     $ 248,280  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income to Non-GAAP Operating Income and GAAP Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Margin
(in thousands, except percentages)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
GAAP operating income   $ 29,621     $ 43,924     $ 108,478     $ 148,268  
Stock-based compensation expense     (13,671 )     24,608       33,682       77,710  
Amortization of intangible assets     7,670       7,794       30,716       30,152  
Acquisition-related expenses     —       —       —       709  
Non-GAAP operating income     23,620       76,326       172,876       256,839  
                         
GAAP operating margin     10 %     13 %     7 %     16 %
Non-GAAP operating margin     8 %     22 %     10 %     27 %

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Consolidated Net Income to Non-GAAP Consolidated Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders
(in thousands, except per share data)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021(1)     2022     2021(1)  
GAAP consolidated net income   $ 23,231     $ 34,159     $ 78,954     $ 110,373  
Stock-based compensation expense     (13,671 )     24,608       33,682       77,710  
Amortization of intangible assets     7,670       7,794       30,716       30,152  
Acquisition-related expenses     —       —       —       709  
Income tax effects and adjustments     200       (4,790 )     (13,954 )     (22,518 )
Non-GAAP consolidated net income   $ 17,430     $ 61,771     $ 129,398     $ 196,426  
Non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest     (8,831 )     12,103       (1,649 )     20,171  
Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders   $ 26,261     $ 49,668     $ 131,047     $ 176,255  
Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders:                        
Basic   $ 0.22     $ 0.42     $ 1.11     $ 1.50  
Diluted   $ 0.22     $ 0.42     $ 1.02     $ 1.50  
Shares used in Non-GAAP per share calculations                        
Basic     118,784       117,697       118,475       117,142  
Diluted     119,117       117,697       128,151       117,142  
(1) In June 2022, we revised our calculation of non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for income tax effects and adjustments. This revised calculation more accurately reflects management's view of our business and financial performance. Non-GAAP consolidated net income, non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders, and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 has been restated for comparison purposes.  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest to Non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   $ (1,562 )   $ 4,527     $ (5,433 )   $ 1,129  
Stock-based compensation expense(1)     (10,043 )     4,807       (7,312 )     8,410  
Amortization of intangible assets(1)     2,774       2,769       11,096       10,632  
Non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   $ (8,831 )   $ 12,103     $ (1,649 )   $ 20,171  
(1) These exclusions are adjusted to reflect the noncontrolling shareholder's 38% share of earnings and losses in CarOffer.  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit and GAAP Gross Profit Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Profit Margin
(in thousands, except percentages)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
Revenue   $ 286,744     $ 339,342     $ 1,655,035     $ 951,373  
Cost of revenue     149,702       159,607       997,482       294,015  
GAAP gross profit     137,042       179,735       657,553       657,358  
Stock-based compensation expense included in Cost of revenue     58       106       475       417  
Amortization of intangible assets included in Cost of revenue(1)     5,350       20,806       21,400       20,806  
Non-GAAP gross profit   $ 142,450     $ 200,647     $ 679,428     $ 678,581  
                         
GAAP gross profit margin     48 %     53 %     40 %     69 %
Non-GAAP gross profit margin     50 %     59 %     41 %     71 %
(1) We have recorded a $14.9 million adjustment related to the presentation of amortization of developed technology, acquired in the CarOffer acquisition on January 14, 2021, in our consolidated statement of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. We had previously recorded amortization expense as a component of operating expenses but given the underlying nature of the asset we believe the amortization more closely aligns with cost of goods sold. We assessed the materiality of this reclass on the historical financial statements, individually and in aggregate, and concluded the effect of the reclass was not material to our consolidated financial statements for any of the periods.  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Expense to Non-GAAP Expense
(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended
December 31,		  
    2022     2021  
    GAAP expense     Stock-based compensation expense     Amortization of intangible assets     Acquisition-related expenses     Non-GAAP expense     GAAP expense     Stock-based compensation expense     Amortization of intangible assets(2)     Acquisition-related expenses     Non-GAAP expense  
Cost of revenue   $ 149,702     $ (58 )   $ (5,350 )   $ —     $ 144,294     $ 159,607     $ (106 )   $ (20,806 )   $ —     $ 138,695  
Sales and marketing     70,203       440       —       —       70,643       89,639       (3,761 )     —       —       85,878  
Product, technology, and development     31,553       (3,546 )     —       —       28,007       27,090       (4,704 )     —       —       22,386  
General and administrative     1,722       16,835       —       —       18,557       30,583       (16,037 )     —       —       14,546  
Depreciation & amortization     3,943       —       (2,320 )     —       1,623       (11,501 )     —       13,012       —       1,511  
Operating expenses(1)   $ 107,421     $ 13,729     $ (2,320 )   $ —     $ 118,830     $ 135,811     $ (24,502 )   $ 13,012     $ —     $ 124,321  
Total cost of revenue and operating expenses   $ 257,123     $ 13,671     $ (7,670 )   $ —     $ 263,124     $ 295,418     $ (24,608 )   $ (7,794 )   $ —     $ 263,016  
(1) Operating expenses include sales and marketing, product, technology, and development, general and administrative, and depreciation & amortization  
(2) We have recorded a $14.9 million adjustment related to the presentation of amortization of developed technology, acquired in the CarOffer acquisition on January 14, 2021, in our consolidated statement of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. We had previously recorded amortization expense as a component of operating expenses but given the underlying nature of the asset we believe the amortization more closely aligns with cost of goods sold. We assessed the materiality of this reclass on the historical financial statements, individually and in aggregate, and concluded the effect of the reclass was not material to our consolidated financial statements for any of the periods.  
   
    Year Ended
December 31,		  
    2022     2021  
    GAAP expense     Stock-based compensation expense     Amortization of intangible assets     Acquisition-related expenses     Non-GAAP expense     GAAP expense     Stock-based compensation expense     Amortization of intangible assets(2)     Acquisition-related expenses     Non-GAAP expense  
Cost of revenue   $ 997,482     $ (475 )   $ (21,400 )   $ —     $ 975,607     $ 294,015     $ (417 )   $ (20,806 )   $ —     $ 272,792  
Sales and marketing     336,708       (7,733 )     —       —       328,975       290,574       (12,801 )     —       —       277,773  
Product, technology, and development     123,768       (20,266 )     —       —       103,502       106,423       (22,289 )     —       —       84,134  
General and administrative     73,117       (5,208 )     —       —       67,909       97,678       (42,203 )     —       (709 )     54,766  
Depreciation & amortization     15,482       —       (9,316 )     —       6,166       14,415       —       (9,346 )     —       5,069  
Operating expenses(1)   $ 549,075     $ (33,207 )   $ (9,316 )   $ —     $ 506,552     $ 509,090     $ (77,293 )   $ (9,346 )   $ (709 )   $ 421,742  
Total cost of revenue and operating expenses   $ 1,546,557     $ (33,682 )   $ (30,716 )   $ —     $ 1,482,159     $ 803,105     $ (77,710 )   $ (30,152 )   $ (709 )   $ 694,534  
(1) Operating expenses include sales and marketing, product, technology, and development, general and administrative, and depreciation & amortization  
(2) We have recorded a $14.9 million adjustment related to the presentation of amortization of developed technology, acquired in the CarOffer acquisition on January 14, 2021, in our consolidated statement of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. We had previously recorded amortization expense as a component of operating expenses but given the underlying nature of the asset we believe the amortization more closely aligns with cost of goods sold. We assessed the materiality of this reclass on the historical financial statements, individually and in aggregate, and concluded the effect of the reclass was not material to our consolidated financial statements for any of the periods.  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Consolidated Net Income to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
GAAP consolidated net income   $ 23,231     $ 34,159     $ 78,954     $ 110,373  
Depreciation and amortization     11,732       10,989       45,334       40,476  
Impairment of long-lived assets     165       777       165       3,128  
Stock-based compensation expense     (13,671 )     24,608       33,682       77,710  
Acquisition-related expenses     —       —       —       709  
Other income, net     (2,959 )     (666 )     (2,884 )     (1,092 )
Provision for income taxes     9,349       10,431       32,408       38,987  
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA     27,847       80,298       187,659       270,291  
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest     (8,047 )     12,690       1,006       20,784  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 35,894     $ 67,608     $ 186,653     $ 249,507  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest to Adjusted EBITDA Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   $ (1,562 )   $ 4,527     $ (5,433 )   $ 1,129  
Depreciation and amortization (1)     2,937       2,899       11,702       10,827  
Impairment of long-lived assets (1)     63       —       63       —  
Stock-based compensation expense (1)     (10,043 )     4,807       (7,312 )     8,410  
Other expense, net (1)     656       369       2,007       231  
Provision for income taxes (1)     (98 )     88       (21 )     187  
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   $ (8,047 )   $ 12,690     $ 1,006     $ 20,784  
(1) These exclusions are adjusted to reflect the noncontrolling interest of 38%.  

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow
(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021     2022     2021  
GAAP net cash and cash equivalents provided by
(used in) operating activities		   $ 95,303     $ (36,771 )   $ 256,106     $ 98,292  
Purchases of property and equipment     (1,756 )     (2,778 )     (5,924 )     (7,713 )
Capitalization of website development costs     (3,071 )     (2,018 )     (11,346 )     (6,163 )
Non-GAAP free cash flow   $ 90,476     $ (41,567 )   $ 238,836     $ 84,416  

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Metrics

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States ("GAAP"), we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics, which we believe are helpful to our investors. We use these non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics for financial and operational decision-making purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information and other business metrics is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. While our non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics are an important tool for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time, we urge investors to review the reconciliation of these financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included above, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

While a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to, as applicable, the timing, amount, valuation and number of future employee equity awards, and the uncertainty relating to the timing, frequency and effect of acquisitions and the significance of the resulting acquisition-related expenses, or associated income or losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests, we have provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics to the nearest comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying financial statement tables included in this press release.

We monitor operating measures of certain non-GAAP items including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP consolidated net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders, and non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders per share. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, and non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. We define non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests as net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests, adjusted to exclude: stock-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets. These exclusions are adjusted for redeemable noncontrolling interest. Non-GAAP consolidated net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders, and non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders per share also exclude certain income tax effects and adjustments. Our calculations of non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders per share utilize applicable GAAP share counts as included in the accompanying financial statement tables included in this press release. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

We define Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated net income, adjusted to exclude: depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses, other income, net, and provision for income taxes. We define Adjusted EBITDA as Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA adjusted to exclude Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest. We define Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest as net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, adjusted to exclude: depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation expense, other expense, net, and provision for income taxes. These exclusions are adjusted for redeemable noncontrolling interest of 38% by taking the noncontrolling interest's full financial results and multiplying each line item in the reconciliation by 38%. The Company notes that it uses 38%, versus 49%, to allocate the share of income (loss) because it represents the portion attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interest. The 38% is exclusive of CO Incentive Units, Subject Units, and 2021 Incentive Units (each as defined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as of December 31, 2022 filed on February 28, 2023) liability classified awards which do not participate in the share of income/(loss).

We have presented Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, because they are key measures used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the exclusion of certain items in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA can produce a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business. We have presented Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest because it is used by our management to reconcile Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA. It represents the portion of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA that is attributable to our noncontrolling interest. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest is not intended to be reviewed on its own.

We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow from operations, adjusted to include purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of website development costs. We have presented Free Cash Flow because it is a measure of our financial performance that represents the cash that we are able to generate after expenditures required to maintain or expand our asset base.

We define a paying dealer as a dealer account with an active, paid marketplace subscription at the end of a defined period.

We define QARSD, which is measured at the end of a fiscal quarter, as the marketplace revenue primarily from subscriptions to our Listings packages and Real-time Performance Marketing digital advertising suite during that trailing quarter divided by the average number of paying dealers in that marketplace during the quarter. We calculate the average number of paying dealers for a period by adding the number of paying dealers at the end of such period and the end of the prior period and dividing by two.

For each of our websites (excluding the CarOffer website), we define a monthly unique user as an individual who has visited any such website within a calendar month, based on data as measured by Google Analytics. We calculate average monthly unique users as the sum of the monthly unique users of each of our websites in a given period, divided by the number of months in that period. We count a unique user the first time a computer or mobile device with a unique device identifier accesses any of our websites during a calendar month. If an individual accesses a website using a different device within a given month, the first access by each such device is counted as a separate unique user. If an individual uses multiple browsers on a single device and/or clears their cookies and returns to our site within a calendar month, each such visit is counted as a separate unique user.

We define monthly sessions as the number of distinct visits to our websites (excluding the CarOffer website) that take place each month within a given time frame, as measured and defined by Google Analytics. We calculate average monthly sessions as the sum of the monthly sessions in a given period, divided by the number of months in that period. A session is defined as beginning with the first page view from a computer or mobile device and ending at the earliest of when a user closes their browser window, after 30 minutes of inactivity, or each night at midnight (i) Eastern Time for our United States and Canada websites, other than the Autolist website, (ii) Pacific Time for the Autolist website, and (iii) Greenwich Mean Time for our U.K. websites. A session can be made up of multiple page views and visitor actions, such as performing a search, visiting vehicle detail pages, and connecting with a dealer.

We define Transactions within the Digital Wholesale segment as the number of vehicles processed from car dealers, consumers, and other marketplaces through the CarOffer website within the applicable period. Transactions consists of each unique vehicle (based on vehicle identification number) that reaches "sold and invoiced" status on the CarOffer website within the applicable period, including vehicles sold to car dealers, vehicles sold at third-party auctions, vehicles ultimately sold to a different buyer, and vehicles that are returned to their owners without completion of a sale transaction. We exclude vehicles processed within CarOffer's intra-group trading solution (Group Trade) from the definition of Transactions, and we only count any unique vehicle once even if it reaches sold status multiple times. Digital Wholesale includes Dealer-to-Dealer Transactions and IMCO Transactions. We view Transactions as a key business metric, and we believe it provides useful information to investors, because it provides insight into growth and revenue for the Digital Wholesale segment. Transactions drive a significant portion of Digital Wholesale segment revenue. We believe growth in Transactions demonstrates consumer and dealer utilization and our market share penetration in the Digital Wholesale segment.

Investor Contact:
Kirndeep Singh
Vice President, Investor Relations
investors@cargurus.com


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