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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2021

 

CarGurus, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-38233

04-3843478

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2 Canal Park, 4th Floor

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 354-0068

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share

 

CARG

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 6, 2021, CarGurus, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The full text of the press release issued by the Company in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 and in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1

 

Press Release of CarGurus, Inc. dated May 6, 2021, reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, furnished hereto.

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

CARGURUS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 6, 2021

 

By:

/s/ Scot Fredo

 

 

 

Name: Scot Fredo

 

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

CarGurus Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

First Quarter Highlights:

 

Total revenue of $171.4 million, an increase of 9% year-over-year

 

GAAP operating income of $25.8 million; non-GAAP operating income of $48.5 million

 

GAAP consolidated net income of $19.6 million; non-GAAP consolidated net income of $38.9 million

 

GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $22.4 million; non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $39.1 million

 

Adjusted EBITDA of $50.6 million

CAMBRIDGE, MA:  May 6, 2021 — CarGurus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARG), a leading global, online automotive marketplace, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

“I’m thrilled to share that CarGurus generated very strong results in the first quarter, both in our core business, and the CarOffer business,” said Jason Trevisan, Chief Executive Officer of CarGurus. “CarGurus has emerged from 2020 a stronger, more efficient company, with a strategy built for the future of car shopping, for both consumers and dealers.”

Revenue

 

Total revenue was $171.4 million, an increase of 9% compared to $157.7 million in the first quarter of 2020.

 

Marketplace subscription revenue was $139.6 million, a decrease of (2%) compared to $141.9 million in the first quarter of 2020.

 

Other revenue was $31.8 million, an increase of 101% compared to $15.8 million in the first quarter of 2020.

Operating Income

 

GAAP operating income was $25.8 million, or 15% of total revenue, compared to $12.0 million, or 8% of total revenue, in the first quarter of 2020.

 

Non-GAAP operating income was $48.5 million, or 28% of total revenue, compared to $25.1 million, or 16% of total revenue, in the first quarter of 2020.

Consolidated Net Income, Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders & Adjusted EBITDA

 

GAAP consolidated net income was $19.6 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to $12.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

Non-GAAP consolidated net income was $38.9 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to $22.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders was $22.4 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to $12.7 million, or $0.11 per fully diluted share, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders was $39.1 million, or $0.33 per fully diluted share, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to $22.1 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.


 

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, was $50.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to $27.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

 

As of March 31, 2021, CarGurus had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $240.7 million and no debt.

 

CarGurus generated $37.6 million in cash from operations and $35.4 million in free cash flow, a non-GAAP metric, during the first quarter of 2021, compared to having generated $10.1 million in cash from operations and $8.3 million in free cash flow during the first quarter of 2020.

First Quarter Business Metrics(1)

 

U.S. revenue was $163.0 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 10% compared to $148.0 million in the first quarter of 2020. U.S. marketplace subscription revenue was $132.0 million in the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of (1%) compared to $133.0 million in the first quarter of 2020. GAAP operating income in the U.S. was $29.4 million, an increase of 45% compared to $20.3 million in the first quarter of 2020.

 

International revenue was $8.4 million in the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of (14%) compared to $9.7 million in the first quarter of 2020. International marketplace subscription revenue was $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of (15%) compared to $8.8 million in the first quarter of 2020. GAAP operating loss in International markets was ($3.6) million, a reduction in loss of 56% compared to a loss of ($8.2) million in the first quarter of 2020.

 

Total paying dealers were 31,213 at March 31, 2021, a decrease of (6%) compared to 33,260 at March 31, 2020(2). Of the total paying dealers at March 31, 2021, U.S. and International accounted for 24,371 and 6,842, respectively, compared to 25,723 and 7,537, respectively, at March 31, 2020.

 

Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (“QARSD”) in the U.S. was $5,466 as of March 31, 2021, an increase of 7% compared to $5,115 as of March 31, 2020.

 

QARSD in International markets was $1,113 as of March 31, 2021, a decrease of (6%) compared to $1,190 as of March 31, 2020.

 

Website traffic and consumer engagement metrics for the first quarter of 2021 were as follows:

 

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U.S. average monthly unique users were 36.3 million, a decrease of (6%) compared to 38.4 million(3) in the first quarter of 2020. U.S. average monthly sessions were 90.7 million, a decrease of (10%) compared to 101.1 million(4) in the first quarter of 2020.

 

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International average monthly unique users were 7.9 million, a decrease of (26%) compared to 10.7 million in the first quarter of 2020. International average monthly sessions were 18.2 million, a decrease of (28%) compared to 25.3 million in the first quarter of 2020.

 

 

(1)

CarOffer is excluded from the metrics presented for paying dealers, QARSD, users and sessions.

 

(2)

In our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2020, we announced that we had modified our method for calculating paying dealers to align our data with an enterprise system upgrade (the “Internal System Upgrade”) and had replaced our Average Annual Revenue per Subscribing Dealer key metric with QARSD. As a result of the Internal System Upgrade, and to provide consistency in our year-to-year comparisons, we recast our paying dealer calculation as of March 31, 2020 to reflect the updated calculation methodology.

 

(3)

Includes users from the Autolist website from January 16, 2020 (the date of the closing of our acquisition of Autolist) to March 31, 2020.

 

(4)

Includes sessions from the Autolist website from January 16, 2020 to March 31, 2020.


 

 

Second Quarter 2021 Guidance

CarGurus anticipates total revenue, non-GAAP operating income, and non-GAAP earnings per share for the second quarter 2021 to be in the following ranges:

 

Total revenue

$186 million to $192 million

Non-GAAP operating income

$35.5 million to $39.5 million

Non-GAAP EPS

$0.23 to $0.25

 

The second quarter 2021 non-GAAP earnings per share calculation assumes 118.4 million diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

 

Guidance for the second quarter 2021 excludes the effects of significant COVID-19 resurgences, including the continuation or 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 additional measures to assist dealers, such as offering further fee reductions or waivers. The assumptions that are built into guidance regarding our pace of paid dealer acquisition, churn, and expansion activity for the relevant period are based on recent market behaviors. Guidance does not include any potential impact of foreign currency exchange gains or losses.

 

CarGurus has not reconciled its guidance for non-GAAP operating income to GAAP operating income or non-GAAP consolidated EPS to GAAP consolidated EPS, because stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, and comprehensive losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests, the reconciling items between such GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, 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 and associated losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 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 first quarter 2021 financial results and business outlook at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, May 6, 2021. 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, May 6, 2021, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 20, 2021, by dialing (844) 512-2921 for callers in the U.S. or Canada, or (412) 317-6671 for international callers, and entering passcode 13718100. 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 leading global, online automotive marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of new and used cars. The Company uses proprietary technology, search algorithms and data analytics to bring trust and transparency to the automotive search experience and help users find great deals from top-rated dealers. CarGurus is the most visited automotive shopping site in the U.S. (source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Automotive – Information/Resources, Total Audience, Q1 2021, U.S. (Competitive set includes: CarGurus.com, Autotrader.com, Cars.com, TrueCar.com)). In addition to the United States, CarGurus 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. CarGurus also holds a majority stake in CarOffer, a digital wholesale marketplace based in Addison, Texas. To learn more about CarGurus, visit www.cargurus.com.  

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

© 2021 CarGurus, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial and business performance for the second quarter 2021, our belief that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures and other business metrics is helpful to our investors, our business and strategy and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other 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 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, 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)

 

 

 

At

March 31,

2021

 

 

At

December 31,

2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

140,668

 

 

$

190,299

 

Investments

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $636

   and $616, respectively

 

 

36,364

 

 

 

18,235

 

Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes and other current assets

 

 

17,170

 

 

 

12,385

 

Deferred contract costs

 

 

11,085

 

 

 

10,807

 

Restricted cash

 

 

250

 

 

 

250

 

Total current assets

 

 

305,537

 

 

 

331,976

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

29,816

 

 

 

27,483

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

108,165

 

 

 

10,862

 

Goodwill

 

 

157,152

 

 

 

29,129

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

70,087

 

 

 

60,835

 

Restricted cash

 

 

10,377

 

 

 

10,377

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

19,728

 

 

 

19,774

 

Deferred contract costs, net of current portion

 

 

9,134

 

 

 

9,189

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

3,158

 

 

 

2,673

 

Total assets

 

$

713,154

 

 

$

502,298

 

Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

30,054

 

 

$

21,563

 

Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes and other current liabilities

 

 

22,847

 

 

 

24,751

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

11,986

 

 

 

9,137

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

10,599

 

 

 

11,085

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

75,486

 

 

 

66,536

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

68,280

 

 

 

58,810

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

294

 

 

 

291

 

Other non–current liabilities

 

 

5,218

 

 

 

3,075

 

Total liabilities

 

 

149,278

 

 

 

128,712

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

55,221

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 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; 98,759,576 and 94,310,309 shares issued and outstanding

   at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

99

 

 

 

94

 

Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 100,000,000 shares

   authorized; 18,146,903 and 19,076,500 shares issued and outstanding

   at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

18

 

 

 

19

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

355,968

 

 

 

242,181

 

Retained earnings

 

 

151,773

 

 

 

129,412

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

797

 

 

 

1,880

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

508,655

 

 

 

373,586

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity

 

$

713,154

 

 

$

502,298

 

 


 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue

 

$

171,368

 

 

$

157,689

 

Cost of revenue(1)

 

 

24,058

 

 

 

11,610

 

Gross profit

 

 

147,310

 

 

 

146,079

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

68,174

 

 

 

93,595

 

Product, technology, and development

 

 

25,164

 

 

 

23,084

 

General and administrative

 

 

20,514

 

 

 

15,860

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7,667

 

 

 

1,521

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

121,519

 

 

 

134,060

 

Income from operations

 

 

25,791

 

 

 

12,019

 

Other income, net

 

 

222

 

 

 

728

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

26,013

 

 

 

12,747

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

6,462

 

 

 

51

 

Consolidated net income

 

 

19,551

 

 

 

12,696

 

Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

(2,810

)

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

22,361

 

 

$

12,696

 

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.11

 

Diluted

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.11

 

Weighted-average number of shares of common stock used in computing

   net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

116,316,464

 

 

 

112,355,093

 

Diluted

 

 

117,249,365

 

 

 

113,489,992

 

(1) Includes depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 of $999 and $1,469, respectively.

 

 

 


 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

 

$

19,551

 

 

$

12,696

 

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

8,666

 

 

 

2,990

 

Currency gain on foreign denominated transactions

 

 

(51

)

 

 

(102

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

60

 

 

 

5,464

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

379

 

 

 

1,202

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

14,360

 

 

 

11,606

 

Amortization of deferred contract costs

 

 

3,195

 

 

 

2,836

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

(2,423

)

 

 

5,401

 

Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes, and other assets

 

 

(2,217

)

 

 

(11,047

)

Deferred contract costs

 

 

(3,494

)

 

 

(3,296

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(1,362

)

 

 

(7,437

)

Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes, and other liabilities

 

 

(1,632

)

 

 

(4,513

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

2,857

 

 

 

(4,938

)

Lease obligations

 

 

(265

)

 

 

(721

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

37,624

 

 

 

10,141

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(1,227

)

 

 

(1,214

)

Capitalization of website development costs

 

 

(966

)

 

 

(666

)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(65,899

)

 

 

(21,004

)

Maturities of certificates of deposit

 

 

 

 

 

30,411

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(68,092

)

 

 

7,527

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

258

 

 

 

514

 

Payment of finance lease obligations

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(9

)

Payment of withholding taxes and option costs on net share settlement of

   restricted stock units and stock options

 

 

(5,041

)

 

 

(3,397

)

Repayment of line of credit

 

 

(14,250

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(19,043

)

 

 

(2,892

)

Impact of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

(120

)

 

 

(28

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

(49,631

)

 

 

14,748

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

200,926

 

 

 

70,723

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

151,295

 

 

$

85,471

 

 

 


 

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of Marketplace Subscription Revenue

(in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Marketplace Subscription Revenue:

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

United States

 

$

132,028

 

 

$

133,024

 

International

 

 

7,537

 

 

 

8,842

 

Total

 

$

139,565

 

 

$

141,866

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

GAAP operating income

 

$

25,791

 

 

$

12,019

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

15,393

 

 

 

11,681

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

432

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

644

 

 

 

944

 

Non-GAAP operating income

 

$

48,474

 

 

$

25,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating margin

 

 

15

%

 

 

8

%

Non-GAAP operating margin

 

 

28

%

 

 

16

%

 

 

 


 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Consolidated Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

GAAP consolidated net income

 

$

19,551

 

 

$

12,696

 

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax(1)

 

 

12,160

 

 

 

9,228

 

Change in tax provision from stock-based compensation expense(2)

 

 

(53

)

 

 

(1,233

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

432

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

644

 

 

 

944

 

Non-GAAP consolidated net income

 

 

38,948

 

 

 

22,067

 

Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

125

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

39,073

 

 

$

22,067

 

Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.20

 

Diluted

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.19

 

Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

116,316

 

 

 

112,355

 

Diluted

 

 

117,249

 

 

 

113,490

 

(1) The stock-based compensation amounts reflected in the table above are tax effected at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

 

(2) This adjustment reflects the tax effect of differences between tax deductions related to stock compensation and the corresponding financial statement expense.

 

 

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

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue

 

$

171,368

 

 

$

157,689

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

24,058

 

 

 

11,610

 

Gross profit

 

 

147,310

 

 

 

146,079

 

Stock-based compensation expense included in Cost of revenue

 

 

92

 

 

 

99

 

Acquisition-related expenses included in Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

 

$

147,402

 

 

$

146,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP gross profit margin

 

 

86

%

 

 

93

%

Non-GAAP gross profit margin

 

 

86

%

 

 

93

%

 


 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Expense to Non-GAAP Expense

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

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

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

Non-GAAP

expense

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

24,058

 

 

$

(92

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

23,966

 

 

$

11,610

 

 

$

(99

)

 

$

 

 

$

(22

)

 

$

11,489

 

S&M

 

 

68,174

 

 

 

(2,752

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,422

 

 

 

93,595

 

 

 

(2,692

)

 

 

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

90,751

 

P,T&D(1)

 

 

25,164

 

 

 

(5,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,392

 

 

 

23,084

 

 

 

(5,405

)

 

 

 

 

 

(527

)

 

 

17,152

 

G&A

 

 

20,514

 

 

 

(6,777

)

 

 

 

 

 

(644

)

 

 

13,093

 

 

 

15,860

 

 

 

(3,485

)

 

 

 

 

 

(243

)

 

 

12,132

 

Depreciation & amortization

 

 

7,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,646

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

1,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

(432

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,089

 

Operating expenses(2)

 

$

121,519

 

 

$

(15,301

)

 

$

(6,646

)

 

$

(644

)

 

$

98,928

 

 

$

134,060

 

 

$

(11,582

)

 

$

(432

)

 

$

(922

)

 

 

121,124

 

Total expenses

 

$

145,577

 

 

$

(15,393

)

 

$

(6,646

)

 

$

(644

)

 

$

122,894

 

 

$

145,670

 

 

$

(11,681

)

 

$

(432

)

 

$

(944

)

 

$

132,613

 

(1) Product, Technology, & Development

 

(2) Operating expenses include S&M, P,T&D, G&A, and depreciation & amortization

 

 

 

 


 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Consolidated Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Consolidated net income

 

$

19,551

 

 

$

12,696

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

8,666

 

 

 

2,990

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

15,393

 

 

 

11,681

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

644

 

 

 

944

 

Other income, net

 

 

(222

)

 

 

(728

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

6,462

 

 

 

51

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

50,494

 

 

 

27,634

 

Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

50,562

 

 

$

27,634

 

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

GAAP net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating

   activities

 

$

37,624

 

 

$

10,141

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(1,227

)

 

 

(1,214

)

Capitalization of website development costs

 

 

(966

)

 

 

(666

)

Non-GAAP free cash flow

 

$

35,431

 

 

$

8,261

 

 

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.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated net income, adjusted to exclude: depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses, other income, net, the provision for income taxes, and net loss attributable to the minority interest in acquired entities, adjusted for all prior limitations to Adjusted EBITDA as previously described. We have presented Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure 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 Adjusted EBITDA can produce a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business.


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 the Company’s financial performance that represents the cash that the Company is able to generate after expenditures required to maintain or expand our asset base.

We also monitor operating measures of certain non-GAAP items including 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 net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. 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 the change in tax provision from stock-based compensation expense. 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.

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 and associated 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 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 subscription revenue 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, 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, we count each such visit as a unique user.

We define monthly sessions as the number of distinct visits to our websites 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, (iii) Greenwich Mean Time for our U.K. websites, and (iv) Central European Time (or Central European Summer Time when daylight savings is observed) for our Germany, Italy, and Spain websites, which ceased operations in the second quarter of 2020. 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 leads as user inquiries via our marketplace to dealers by phone calls, email, or managed text and chat.

 

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