CarGurus Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

ソース: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 07 11 2023 15:01:01 America/Chicago

Marketplace revenue growth accelerated to 8% YoY in the third quarter with similarly high single-digit YoY growth expected in the fourth quarter

GAAP consolidated net income was $19.0 million; Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $48.6 million, exceeding high-end of guidance range

UK business achieved profitability, making us EBITDA profitable in all countries with operations

CarGurus’ Board of Directors authorized $250.0 million share repurchase program commencing in 2024

CarGurus acquires the remaining minority equity interests in CarOffer, LLC

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CarGurus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARG), a multinational, online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

"We are pleased to have exceeded our forecasted consolidated adjusted EBITDA guidance range for the quarter," said Jason Trevisan, Chief Executive Officer at CarGurus. “Marketplace revenue growth accelerated to nearly 8% year-over-year driven by outperformance in our foundational Listings business, where we continued to focus on QARSD growth levers to drive greater revenue expansion and long-term growth. Our advancements in Digital Retail and Digital Wholesale demonstrate our progress toward being the only end-to-end automotive transaction-enabled platform. We are excited by the trajectory of our platform and rapid innovation and are pleased to announce that our Board has authorized a $250 million share repurchase program, which underscores our commitment to using our strong cash flow to enhance shareholder value. Looking ahead, we believe our accomplishments and trend lines exiting this year, coupled with our decision to accelerate our purchase of the remaining stake in CarOffer, set the stage for continued financial growth and innovation in 2024 that will serve well our dealer partners and largest consumer audience."

Third Quarter Financial Highlights

Total revenue of $219.4 million, a decrease of (49)% year-over-year.
- Marketplace revenue was $177.9 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year.
- Wholesale revenue was $21.7 million, a decrease of (54)% year-over-year.
- Product revenue was $19.8 million, a decrease of (91)% year-over-year.
GAAP consolidated net income of $19.0 million, an increase of 1% year-over-year; non-GAAP consolidated net income of $37.5 million, an increase of 81% year-over-year.
GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $22.3 million, or $0.17 per fully diluted share, an increase of 79% year-over-year; non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $38.3 million, or $0.34 per fully diluted share, an increase of 40% year-over-year.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $48.6 million, an increase of 48% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, of $49.1 million, an increase of 26% year-over-year.
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $447.2 million.

Third Quarter Business Metrics^(1)(2)(3)

U.S. Marketplace segment revenue was $164.3 million, an increase of 6% year-over-year. U.S. Marketplace segment operating income was $33.3 million, a decrease of (4)% year-over-year.
Digital Wholesale segment revenue was $41.5 million, a decrease of (84)% year-over-year. Digital Wholesale segment operating loss was $(11.7) million, an increase of 224% year-over-year.
Total paying dealers were 31,191 as of September 30, 2023, roughly flat year-over-year. Of the total paying dealers as of September 30, 2023, U.S. and International accounted for 24,368 and 6,823, respectively, a decrease of (1)% and an increase of 3%, respectively, year-over-year.
Quarterly Average Revenue per Subscribing Dealer (“QARSD”) in the U.S. was $6,332 as of September 30, 2023, an increase of 9% year-over-year. QARSD in International markets was $1,721 as of September 30, 2023, an increase of 14% year-over-year.
Website traffic and consumer engagement metrics for the third quarter of 2023 were as follows:
- U.S. average monthly unique users were 31.7 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year.
- U.S. average monthly sessions were 83.9 million, an increase of 11% year-over-year.
- International average monthly unique users were 7.0 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year.
- International average monthly sessions were 16.0 million, an increase of 6% year-over-year.
Transactions were 13,562, a decrease of (66)% year-over-year.

⁽¹⁾			^{CarOffer website is excluded from the metrics presented for users and sessions.}
⁽²⁾			^{Effective as of 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 chief operating decision maker ("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 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 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements. The Other category derives revenues from marketplace services from customers outside of the United States.}
⁽³⁾			^{For the year ended December 31, 2022, Digital Wholesale segment income (loss) from operations did not reflect certain Dealer-to-Dealer and Instant Max Cash Offer ("IMCO") related capitalized website development amortization incurred by the U.S. Marketplace segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company updated Digital Wholesale segment income (loss) from operations to reflect certain Dealer-to-Dealer and IMCO related capitalized website development amortization incurred by the U.S. Marketplace segment and accordingly updated Digital Wholesale segment income (loss) from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 for comparative purposes.}

Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 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:

Fourth Quarter 2023:

	• Total revenue	$208 million to $228 million
	• Product revenue	$12 million to $22 million
	• Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$46 million to $54 million
	• Non-GAAP EPS	$0.30 to $0.33

Full-Year 2023:

	• Total revenue	$899 million to $919 million
	• Product revenue	$108 million to $118 million
	• Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$181 million to $189 million
	• Non-GAAP EPS	$1.19 to $1.22

The fourth quarter and full-year 2023 non-GAAP EPS calculation assumes 113.5 million and 114.6 million, respectively diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

The assumptions that are built into guidance for the fourth quarter and full-year 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 fourth quarter and full-year 2023 excludes 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. 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 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, depreciation expenses, non-intangible amortization, other (income) expense, 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 press 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 third quarter 2023 financial results and business outlook at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, November 7, 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, November 7, 2023, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 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 13741082. 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 digital wholesale platform. The CarGurus platform gives consumers the confidence to purchase and/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.¹

¹Source: SimilarWeb: Traffic Report, Q3 2023, 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.

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 fourth quarter 2023 and fiscal 2024; expected completion of our acquisition of the remaining interest in CarOffer (the "Transaction") and the time frame in which this will occur; 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 “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “guide,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” 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. You should not place undue reliance on these statements.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such statements, including, without limitation, risks related to our growth and our ability to grow our revenue; the possibility that certain closing conditions to the Transaction will not be satisfied; uncertainty as to whether the anticipated benefits of the Transaction can be achieved; risks of unexpected hurdles, costs, or delays; the potential impact on our or CarOffer’s business due to the announcement of the Transaction; the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the Transaction; 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; 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; natural disasters, epidemics, or pandemics; and 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 U.S. 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.

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

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

	As of September 30, 2023			As of December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	355,330		$	469,517
Short-term investments		91,824			—
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $823 and $1,809, respectively		46,107			46,817
Inventory		323			5,282
Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes and other current assets		19,696			21,972
Deferred contract costs		10,465			8,541
Restricted cash		11,624			5,237
Total current assets		535,369			557,366
Property and equipment, net		54,700			40,128
Intangible assets, net		30,481			53,054
Goodwill		157,267			157,467
Operating lease right-of-use assets		183,774			56,869
Restricted cash		—			9,378
Deferred tax assets		67,623			35,488
Deferred contract costs, net of current portion		11,965			8,853
Other non-current assets		7,546			8,499
Total assets	$	1,048,725		$	927,102
Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	37,481		$	32,529
Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes and other current liabilities		36,908			39,193
Deferred revenue		21,043			12,249
Operating lease liabilities		13,206			14,762
Total current liabilities		108,638			98,733
Operating lease liabilities		192,111			51,656
Deferred tax liabilities		60			54
Other non–current liabilities		4,386			5,301
Total liabilities		305,195			155,744
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		26,536			36,749
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; 96,877,765 and 101,636,649 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		97			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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		16			16
Additional paid-in capital		341,110			413,092
Retained earnings		377,890			323,043
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,119	)		(1,644	)
Total stockholders’ equity		716,994			734,609
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	$	1,048,725		$	927,102

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenue
Marketplace	$	177,909		$	165,309		$	515,986		$	492,524
Wholesale		21,735			47,045			78,873			213,976
Product		19,775			214,100			96,260			661,791
Total revenue		219,419			426,454			691,119			1,368,291
Cost of revenue ⁽¹⁾
Marketplace		14,823			14,956			45,830			40,422
Wholesale		21,284			41,789			67,780			146,489
Product		19,014			218,924			94,090			660,869
Total cost of revenue		55,121			275,669			207,700			847,780
Gross profit		164,298			150,785			483,419			520,511
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		76,828			83,319			230,243			266,505
Product, technology, and development		35,434			30,208			109,432			92,215
General and administrative		24,904			4,760			77,090			71,395
Depreciation and amortization		4,037			3,842			11,762			11,539
Total operating expenses		141,203			122,129			428,527			441,654
Income from operations		23,095			28,656			54,892			78,857
Other income (expense), net:
Interest income		5,261			1,158			13,337			1,506
Other expense, net		(1,094	)		(958	)		(152	)		(1,581	)
Total other income (expense), net		4,167			200			13,185			(75	)
Income before income taxes		27,262			28,856			68,077			78,782
Provision for income taxes		8,289			10,032			23,421			23,059
Consolidated net income		18,973			18,824			44,656			55,723
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(3,329	)		(1,576	)		(10,191	)		(3,871	)
Net income attributable to CarGurus, Inc.		22,302			20,400			54,847			59,594
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value		—			(86,564	)		—			25,056
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	22,302		$	106,964		$	54,847		$	34,538
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.20		$	0.90		$	0.48		$	0.29
Diluted	$	0.17		$	0.14		$	0.39		$	0.28
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock used in computing net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic		113,223,711			118,683,642			113,998,928			118,370,925
Diluted		114,322,279			132,243,636			114,901,736			122,159,270

^{(1) Includes depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 of $8,433, $7,341, $23,951, and $22,063, respectively.}

Unaudited Segment Revenue (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Segment Revenue:
U.S. Marketplace	$	164,323	$	154,402	$	478,387	$	459,044
Digital Wholesale		41,510		261,145		175,133		875,767
Other		13,586		10,907		37,599		33,480
Total	$	219,419	$	426,454	$	691,119	$	1,368,291

Unaudited Segment Income (Loss) from Operations (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Segment Income (Loss) from Operations:
U.S. Marketplace	$	33,285		$	34,660		$	84,443		$	92,842
Digital Wholesale		(11,652	)		(3,599	)		(29,184	)		(8,348	)
Other		1,462			(2,405	)		(367	)		(5,637	)
Total	$	23,095		$	28,656		$	54,892		$	78,857

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Operating Activities
Consolidated net income	$	18,973		$	18,824		$	44,656		$	55,723
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		12,470			11,183			35,713			33,602
Gain on sale of property and equipment		—			—			(460	)		—
Unrealized currency loss on foreign denominated transactions		385			263			249			617
Other non-cash expense, net		152			—			168			—
Deferred taxes		(15,718	)		(7,201	)		(32,129	)		(30,665	)
Provision for doubtful accounts		418			430			247			1,129
Stock-based compensation expense		14,262			13,971			43,769			41,550
Amortization of deferred financing costs		129			7			387			7
Amortization of deferred contract costs		3,026			2,768			8,629			8,332
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			—			184			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(12,904	)		75,506			337			63,484
Inventory		219			(6,482	)		4,959			(8,510	)
Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes, and other assets		2,573			(4,241	)		6,027			(14,675	)
Deferred contract costs		(3,950	)		(3,343	)		(13,688	)		(9,089	)
Accounts payable		(2,963	)		(6,858	)		1,177			1,310
Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes, and other liabilities		5,107			(19,250	)		1,016			18,924
Deferred revenue		(219	)		(2,322	)		8,797			(20	)
Lease obligations		4,390			(47	)		11,993			(916	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		26,350			73,208			122,031			160,803
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(4,793	)		(1,507	)		(9,048	)		(4,168	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			460			—
Capitalization of website development costs		(4,341	)		(2,773	)		(11,773	)		(8,275	)
Purchases of short-term investments		(1,242	)		—			(96,748	)		—
Maturities of short-term investments		—			30,000			—			90,000
Sales of short-term investments		—			—			5,000			—
Advance payments to customers, net of collections		(307	)		—			(2,908	)		—
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(10,683	)		25,720			(115,017	)		77,557
Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		45			14			74			719
Payment of withholding taxes on net share settlements of restricted stock units		(4,844	)		(2,911	)		(11,738	)		(14,171	)
Repurchase of common stock		(15,951	)		—			(107,409	)		—
Payment of deferred financing costs		—			(2,578	)		—			(2,578	)
Payment of finance lease obligations		(18	)		(16	)		(52	)		(51	)
Payment of tax distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interest holders		—			(7,152	)		(38	)		(19,843	)
Change in gross advance payments received from third-party transaction processor		(1,849	)		(19,402	)		(4,523	)		(21,765	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(22,617	)		(32,045	)		(123,686	)		(57,689	)
Impact of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(717	)		(728	)		(506	)		(1,640	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(7,667	)		66,155			(117,178	)		179,031
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		374,621			361,156			484,132			248,280
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	366,954		$	427,311		$	366,954		$	427,311

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						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
GAAP consolidated net income	$	18,973		$	18,824		$	44,656		$	55,723
Stock-based compensation expense		13,038			(6,946	)		43,842			47,353
Amortization of intangible assets		7,508			7,669			22,549			23,046
Income tax effects and adjustments		(2,015	)		1,207			(10,687	)		(14,154	)
Non-GAAP consolidated net income		37,504			20,754			100,360			111,968
Non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(812	)		(6,570	)		(1,230	)		7,182
Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders	$	38,316		$	27,324		$	101,590		$	104,786
Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.34		$	0.23		$	0.89		$	0.89
Diluted	$	0.34		$	0.21		$	0.88		$	0.86
Shares used in Non-GAAP per share calculations
Basic		113,224			118,684			113,999			118,371
Diluted		114,322			132,244			114,902			122,159

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
GAAP net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	$	(3,329	)	$	(1,576	)	$	(10,191	)	$	(3,871	)
Stock-based compensation expense⁽¹⁾		(257	)		(7,767	)		639			2,731
Amortization of intangible assets⁽¹⁾		2,774			2,773			8,322			8,322
Non-GAAP net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	$	(812	)	$	(6,570	)	$	(1,230	)	$	7,182

^{(1) These exclusions are adjusted to reflect the noncontrolling shareholder's 38% share of earnings and losses in CarOffer.}

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
GAAP consolidated net income	$	18,973		$	18,824		$	44,656		$	55,723
Depreciation and amortization		12,470			11,183			35,713			33,602
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			—			184			—
Stock-based compensation expense		13,038			(6,946	)		43,842			47,353
Other (income) expense, net		(4,167	)		(200	)		(13,185	)		75
Provision for income taxes		8,289			10,032			23,421			23,059
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA		48,603			32,893			134,631			159,812
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(527	)		(5,948	)		386			9,053
Adjusted EBITDA	$	49,130		$	38,841		$	134,245		$	150,759

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
GAAP net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	$	(3,329	)	$	(1,576	)	$	(10,191	)	$	(3,871	)
Depreciation and amortization⁽¹⁾		2,975			2,938			8,874			8,765
Impairment of long-lived assets⁽¹⁾		—			—			67			—
Stock-based compensation expense⁽¹⁾		(257	)		(7,767	)		639			2,731
Other expense, net⁽¹⁾		84			471			972			1,351
Provision for income taxes⁽¹⁾		—			(14	)		25			77
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	$	(527	)	$	(5,948	)	$	386		$	9,053

^{(1) These exclusions are adjusted to reflect the noncontrolling interest of 38%.}

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						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenue	$	219,419		$	426,454		$	691,119		$	1,368,291
Cost of revenue		55,121			275,669			207,700			847,780
GAAP gross profit		164,298			150,785			483,419			520,511
Stock-based compensation expense included in Cost of revenue		185			212			513			417
Amortization of intangible assets included in Cost of revenue		5,250			5,350			15,766			16,050
Non-GAAP gross profit	$	169,733		$	156,347		$	499,698		$	536,978

GAAP gross profit margin		75	%		35	%		70	%		38	%
Non-GAAP gross profit margin		77	%		37	%		72	%		39	%

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

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023										2022
	GAAP expense		Stock-based compensation expense			Amortization of intangible assets			Non-GAAP expense		GAAP expense		Stock-based compensation expense			Amortization of intangible assets			Non-GAAP expense
Cost of revenue	$	55,121	$	(185	)	$	(5,250	)	$	49,686	$	275,669	$	(212	)	$	(5,350	)	$	270,107
Sales and marketing		76,828		(2,780	)		—			74,048		83,319		(104	)		—			83,215
Product, technology, and development		35,434		(5,745	)		—			29,689		30,208		(4,201	)		—			26,007
General and administrative		24,904		(4,328	)		—			20,576		4,760		11,463			—			16,223
Depreciation & amortization		4,037		—			(2,258	)		1,779		3,842		—			(2,319	)		1,523
Operating expenses⁽¹⁾	$	141,203	$	(12,853	)	$	(2,258	)	$	126,092	$	122,129	$	7,158		$	(2,319	)	$	126,968
Total cost of revenue and operating expenses	$	196,324	$	(13,038	)	$	(7,508	)	$	175,778	$	397,798	$	6,946		$	(7,669	)	$	397,075

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023										2022
	GAAP expense		Stock-based compensation expense			Amortization of intangible assets			Non-GAAP expense		GAAP expense		Stock-based compensation expense			Amortization of intangible assets			Non-GAAP expense
Cost of revenue	$	207,700	$	(513	)	$	(15,766	)	$	191,421	$	847,780	$	(417	)	$	(16,050	)	$	831,313
Sales and marketing		230,243		(8,736	)		—			221,507		266,505		(8,173	)		—			258,332
Product, technology, and development		109,432		(18,068	)		—			91,364		92,215		(16,720	)		—			75,495
General and administrative		77,090		(16,525	)		—			60,565		71,395		(22,043	)		—			49,352
Depreciation & amortization		11,762		—			(6,783	)		4,979		11,539		—			(6,996	)		4,543
Operating expenses⁽¹⁾	$	428,527	$	(43,329	)	$	(6,783	)	$	378,415	$	441,654	$	(46,936	)	$	(6,996	)	$	387,722
Total cost of revenue and operating expenses	$	636,227	$	(43,842	)	$	(22,549	)	$	569,836	$	1,289,434	$	(47,353	)	$	(23,046	)	$	1,219,035

^{(1) Operating expenses include sales and marketing, product, technology, and development, general and administrative, and depreciation & amortization.}

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
GAAP net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	$	26,350		$	73,208		$	122,031		$	160,803
Purchases of property and equipment		(4,793	)		(1,507	)		(9,048	)		(4,168	)
Capitalization of website development costs		(4,341	)		(2,773	)		(11,773	)		(8,275	)
Non-GAAP free cash flow	$	17,216		$	68,928		$	101,210		$	148,360

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Metrics

To supplement our Unaudited Condensed 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, including adjustments to the carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interests resulting from potential changes in the redemption value of such 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 consolidated net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders, and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets. Non-GAAP consolidated net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders, and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders also exclude certain income tax effects and adjustments. Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders also exclude non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. We define non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests as net loss 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. Our calculations of non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders 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, other (income) expense, 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 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 March 1, 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 United Kingdom 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 Instant Max Cash Offer 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.

CarGurus Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

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