On Track to Remove $250.0 million of Annualized Costs by the End of 2023
International Active Local Customers Grew Year-Over-Year for 5th Consecutive Quarter
•Global revenue of $121.6 million
•Global billings of $396.4 million
•Net loss of $28.6 million
•Adjusted EBITDA of negative $4.9 million
•Exited Q1 with $163.8 million in cash
CHICAGO - May 10, 2023 - Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. In addition to our financial results below, please see a letter to shareholders from our Interim CEO, Dusan Senkypl, addressing our transformation strategy available on our investor relations website (investor.groupon.com). The company also filed its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"While our first quarter results indicate that our business is facing serious challenges, I accepted the role of Interim CEO of Groupon because I believe in Groupon's mission and I am confident that we have a winning transformation plan to rebuild Groupon and reposition it for future growth," said Dusan Senkypl, Interim CEO of Groupon. "Our transformation is really about improving the Company's ability to deliver and execute. Every day I see so many opportunities to make Groupon better - if we just execute on these opportunities properly, I am confident we can accomplish our mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services."
First Quarter 2023 Summary
All comparisons in this press release are year-over-year unless otherwise noted.
North America
•North America revenue was $89.3 million in the first quarter 2023, down 19%, primarily attributable to a decline in our Local category, and an overall decline in engagement on our platform that resulted in fewer unit sales and lower gross billings. North America Local revenue was $81.4 million in the first quarter 2023, down 16%.
•North America gross profit in the first quarter 2023 was $75.9 million, down 19%.
•North America active customers were 10.9 million as of March 31, 2023, down 3% and 22% compared with the balances as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022. North America active Local customers decreased 2% sequentially and 19% compared with the balance as of March 31, 2022.
International
•International revenue was $32.4 million in the first quarter 2023, down 25% (21% FX-neutral), primarily due to consumer preference for supply with lower margins, as well as the de-emphasis on our Goods category. International Local revenue was $25.3 million, down 24% (19% FX-neutral).
•International gross profit in the first quarter 2023 was $28.8 million, down 28% (23% FX-neutral).
•International active customers were 7.3 million as of March 31, 2023, down 3% and 11% compared with the balances as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, primarily driven by declines in our Goods customer base. International active Local customers were flat sequentially and up 2% compared with the balance as of March 31, 2022.
Consolidated
•Revenue was $121.6 million in the first quarter 2023, down 21% (19% FX-neutral). Local revenue was $106.6 million in the first quarter 2023, down 18% (17% FX-neutral).
•Gross profit was $104.7 million in the first quarter 2023, down 22% (21% FX-neutral).
•Marketing expense was $24.8 million, or 24% of gross profit, in the first quarter 2023, compared with $39.4 million in the first quarter 2022. The decline in Marketing expense was driven by traffic declines and lower investment in online marketing spend.
•SG&A was $101.6 million in the first quarter 2023, compared with $126.4 million in the prior year, primarily driven by a decrease in payroll costs as a result of our cost saving actions.
•Net loss was $28.6 million in the first quarter 2023 compared with $34.4 million in the prior year.
•Net loss attributable to common stockholders in the first quarter 2023 was $29.1 million, or $0.95 loss per diluted share, compared with $34.9 million, or $1.17 loss per diluted share, in the prior year. Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders in the first quarter 2023 was $19.9 million, or $0.65 loss per diluted share, compared with $23.9 million, or $0.80 loss per diluted share, in the prior year.
•Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, was negative $4.9 million in the first quarter 2023, compared with negative $7.0 million in the prior year.
•Global units sold in the first quarter 2023 were 10.5 million, down 17%, primarily driven by a decline in engagement on our platform and a de-emphasis on our Goods category. In North America, units sold during the first quarter 2023 were down 17% and 36% in Local and Goods. In International, units were flat in Local and down 40% in Goods.
•Operating cash flow for the trailing twelve-month period was an outflow of $134.1 million, and free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, was an outflow of $166.9 million for the trailing twelve month period.
•Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 were $163.8 million, including $47.7 million of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Definitions and reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures and additional information regarding operating measures are included below in the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics" and in the accompanying tables.
Conference Call
A conference call will be webcast Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. CT / 5:00 p.m. ET and will be available on Groupon’s investor relations website at https://investor.groupon.com. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding our financial and operating results.
Groupon encourages investors to use its investor relations website as a way of easily finding information about the company. Groupon promptly makes available on this website, free of charge, the reports that the company files or furnishes with the SEC, corporate governance information (including Groupon’s Global Code of Conduct), and select press releases and social media postings. Groupon uses its investor relations website (investor.groupon.com) as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have provided the following non-GAAP financial measures: Foreign currency exchange rate neutral operating results, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, non-GAAP income (loss) per share, non-GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures, which are presented on an operations basis, are intended to aid investors in better understanding our current financial performance and prospects for the future as seen through the eyes of management. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons with our historical results and with the results of peer companies who present similar measures (although other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently than we define them, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures). However, these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for those reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For reconciliations of these measures to the most applicable financial measures under U.S. GAAP, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules" and "Supplemental Financial and Operating Metrics" included in the tables accompanying this release.
We exclude the following items from one or more of our non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation. We exclude stock-based compensation because it is primarily non-cash in nature and we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and liquidity.
Depreciation and amortization. We exclude depreciation and amortization expenses because they are non-cash in nature and we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding these items provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and liquidity.
Interest and other non-operating items. Interest and other non-operating items include: foreign currency gains and losses and interest expense. We exclude interest and other non-operating items from certain of our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding these items provides meaningful supplemental information about our core operating performance and facilitates comparisons to our historical operating results.
Special charges and credits. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, special charges and credits included charges related to our 2020 and 2022 restructuring plans. We exclude special charges and credits from Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that excluding those items provides meaningful supplemental information about our core operating performance and facilitates comparisons with our historical results.
Descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release and the accompanying tables are as follows:
Foreign currency exchange rate neutral operating results show current period operating results as if foreign currency exchange rates had remained the same as those in effect in the prior year period. These measures are intended to facilitate comparisons to our historical performance.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that we define as income (loss) from operations excluding income taxes, interest and other non-operating items, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other special charges and credits, including items that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions for the allocation of capital. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a substitute for income (loss) from operations.
Non-GAAP Selling, general and administrative is a non-GAAP measure that adjusts our selling, general and administrative to exclude the impact of depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation.
Non-GAAP income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP income (loss) per diluted share are non-GAAP performance measures that adjust our net income attributable to common stockholders and earnings per share to exclude the impact of:
•stock-based compensation,
•amortization of acquired intangible assets,
•special charges and credits, including restructuring charges, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges and strategic advisor costs,
•non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes, and
•non-operating foreign currency gains and losses related to intercompany balances and reclassifications of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments into earnings as a result of business dispositions or country exits.
We believe that excluding the above items from our measures of non-GAAP income before provision (benefit) for income taxes, non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP income per diluted share provides useful supplemental information for evaluating our operating performance and facilitates comparisons to our historical results by eliminating items that are non-cash in nature, relate to discrete events, or are otherwise not indicative of the core operating performance of our ongoing business.
Non-GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes reflects our current and deferred tax provision computed based on non-GAAP income before provision (benefit) for income taxes.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure that comprises net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software from operations. We use free cash flow to conduct and evaluate our business because, although it is similar to cash flow from operations, we believe that it typically represents a more useful measure of cash flows because purchases of fixed assets, software developed for internal use and website development costs are necessary components of our ongoing operations. Free cash flow is not
intended to represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for the applicable period.
Descriptions of the operating metrics included in this release and the accompanying tables are as follows:
Gross billings is the total dollar value of customer purchases. Gross billings is presented net of customer refunds, order discounts and sales and related taxes. The substantial majority of our revenue transactions are comprised of sales of vouchers and similar transactions in which we collect the transaction price from the customer and remit a portion of the transaction price to the merchant who will provide the related services. For these transactions, gross billings differs from revenue reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations, which is presented net of the merchant's share of the transaction price. Gross billings is an indicator of our growth and business performance as it measures the dollar volume of transactions generated through our marketplaces. Tracking gross billings on revenue transactions also allows us to monitor the percentage of gross billings that we are able to retain after payments to merchants. However, we are focused on achieving long-term gross profit and Adjusted EBITDA growth.
Active customers are unique user accounts that have made a purchase during the trailing twelve months ("TTM") either through one of our online marketplaces or directly with a merchant for which we earned a commission. We consider this metric to be an important indicator of our business performance as it helps us to understand how the number of customers actively purchasing our offerings is trending. Some customers could establish and make purchases from more than one account, so it is possible that our active customer metric may count certain customers more than once in a given period. We do not include consumers who solely make purchases with retailers using digital coupons accessed through our websites or mobile applications in our active customer metric, nor do we include consumers who solely make purchases of our inventory through third-party marketplaces with which we partner.
Units are the number of purchases during the reporting period, before refunds and cancellations, made either through one of our online marketplaces, a third-party marketplace, or directly with a merchant for which we earn a commission. We do not include purchases with retailers using digital coupons accessed through our websites or mobile applications in our units metric. We consider units to be an important indicator of the total volume of business conducted through our marketplaces. We report units on a gross basis prior to the consideration of customer refunds and therefore units are not always a good proxy for gross billings.
We do not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis where we are unable to provide a meaningful calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of various items that would impact the most directly comparable forward-looking U.S. GAAP financial measure that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that refer to plans and expectations for the next quarter, the full year or the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our future results of operations and
financial position, business strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations and future liquidity. The words "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "continue" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on 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 involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to execute, and achieve the expected benefits of, our go-forward strategy; execution of our business and marketing strategies; volatility in our operating results; challenges arising from our international operations, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, legal and regulatory developments in the jurisdictions in which we operate and geopolitical instability resulting from the conflict in Ukraine; global economic uncertainty, including as a result of inflationary pressures, ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and labor and supply chain challenges; retaining and adding high quality merchants and third-party business partners; retaining existing customers and adding new customers; competing successfully in our industry; providing a strong mobile experience for our customers; managing refund risks; retaining and attracting members of our executive and management teams and other qualified employees and personnel; customer and merchant fraud; payment-related risks; our reliance on email, internet search engines and mobile application marketplaces to drive traffic to our marketplace; cybersecurity breaches; maintaining and improving our information technology infrastructure; reliance on cloud-based computing platforms; completing and realizing the anticipated benefits from acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic investments; lack of control over minority investments; managing inventory and order fulfillment risks; claims related to product and service offerings; protecting our intellectual property; maintaining a strong brand; the impact of future and pending litigation; compliance with domestic and foreign laws and regulations, including the CARD Act, GDPR, CPRA, other privacy-related laws and regulations of the Internet and e-commerce; classification of our independent contractors, agency workers or employees; our ability to remediate our material weakness over internal control over financial reporting; risks relating to information or content published or made available on our websites or service offerings we make available; exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities; adoption of tax laws; our ability to use our tax attributes; impacts if we become subject to the Bank Secrecy Act or other anti-money laundering or money transmission laws or regulations; our ability to raise capital if necessary; our ability to continue as a going concern; risks related to our access to capital and outstanding indebtedness, including our convertible senior notes; our common stock, including volatility in our stock price; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the capped call transactions relating to our convertible senior notes; difficulties, delays or our inability to successfully complete all or part of the announced restructuring actions or to realize the operating efficiencies and other benefits of such restructuring actions; higher than anticipated restructuring charges or changes in the timing of such restructuring charges; and those risks and other factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), copies of which may be obtained by visiting the company's Investor Relations web site at investor.groupon.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Groupon's actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although Groupon believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither Groupon nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect our
expectations as of May 10, 2023. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
About Groupon
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Groupon, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
163,757
$
281,279
Accounts receivable, net
37,263
44,971
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
40,717
41,101
Total current assets
241,737
367,351
Property, equipment and software, net
49,373
56,731
Right-of-use assets - operating leases, net
8,157
12,127
Goodwill
178,685
178,685
Intangible assets, net
16,237
17,641
Investments
119,541
119,541
Deferred income taxes
13,756
13,550
Other non-current assets
23,157
27,491
Total assets
$
650,643
$
793,117
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings
$
47,700
$
75,000
Accounts payable
27,537
59,568
Accrued merchant and supplier payables
196,890
225,420
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
153,678
171,452
Total current liabilities
425,805
531,440
Convertible senior notes, net
225,307
224,923
Operating lease obligations
6,527
9,310
Other non-current liabilities
17,482
18,586
Total liabilities
675,121
784,259
Commitment and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,500,000 shares authorized; 41,100,451 shares issued and 30,806,334 shares outstanding at March 31, 2023; 40,786,996 shares issued and 30,492,879 shares outstanding at December 31, 2022
4
4
Additional paid-in capital
2,324,434
2,322,672
Treasury stock, at cost, 10,294,117 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(922,666)
(922,666)
Accumulated deficit
(1,423,624)
(1,394,477)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(2,906)
2,942
Total Groupon, Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit)
(24,758)
8,475
Noncontrolling interests
280
383
Total equity (deficit)
(24,478)
8,858
Total liabilities and equity
$
650,643
$
793,117
Groupon, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Revenue
$
121,611
$
153,320
Cost of revenue
16,900
19,319
Gross profit
104,711
134,001
Operating expenses:
Marketing
24,848
39,416
Selling, general and administrative
101,634
126,420
Restructuring and related charges
8,794
312
Total operating expenses
135,276
166,148
Income (loss) from operations
(30,565)
(32,147)
Other income (expense), net
3,070
(4,880)
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
(27,495)
(37,027)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
1,118
(2,675)
Net income (loss)
(28,613)
(34,352)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(534)
(500)
Net income (loss) attributable to Groupon, Inc.
$
(29,147)
$
(34,852)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
$
(0.95)
$
(1.17)
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding:
30,676,145
29,862,879
Groupon, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Operating activities
Net income (loss)
$
(28,613)
$
(34,352)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and software
12,387
15,200
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
2,118
2,169
Stock-based compensation
2,363
7,506
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net
(4,087)
3,358
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
8,319
(15,963)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
3,493
(2,092)
Right-of-use assets - operating leases
4,008
4,609
Accounts payable
(32,073)
7,088
Accrued merchant and supplier payables
(29,467)
(35,904)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
782
(18,366)
Operating lease obligations
(8,239)
(7,648)
Payment for early lease termination
(9,601)
—
Other, net
2,290
(3,769)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(76,320)
(78,164)
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software
(9,544)
(13,001)
Proceeds from sale of assets
1,088
—
Acquisitions of intangible assets and other investing activities
(557)
(915)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(9,013)
(13,916)
Financing activities
Payments of borrowings under revolving credit agreement
(27,300)
—
Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards
(1,007)
(2,523)
Other financing activities
(890)
(441)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(29,197)
(2,964)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(148)
(771)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(114,678)
(95,815)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
281,696
499,483
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$
167,018
$
403,668
Groupon, Inc.
Supplemental Financial and Operating Metrics
(dollars and units in thousands; TTM active customers in millions)
(unaudited)
Q1 2022
Q2 2022
Q3 2022
Q4 2022
Q1 2023
North America Segment:
Q1 2023
Gross billings (1):
Y/Y Growth
Local
$
249,290
$
265,114
$
248,929
$
256,627
$
221,746
(11.0)
%
Travel
24,014
21,692
21,118
18,164
20,649
(14.0)
Goods
36,608
30,462
28,334
37,858
23,759
(35.1)
Total gross billings
$
309,912
$
317,268
$
298,381
$
312,649
$
266,154
(14.1)
%
Revenue:
Local
$
96,921
$
101,469
$
97,843
$
94,216
$
81,379
(16.0)
%
Travel
4,949
4,451
4,065
3,570
2,815
(43.1)
Goods
8,294
6,204
5,978
8,309
5,065
(38.9)
Total revenue
$
110,164
$
112,124
$
107,886
$
106,095
$
89,259
(19.0)
%
Gross profit:
Local
$
83,758
$
87,592
$
84,455
$
81,951
$
69,992
(16.4)
%
Travel
3,654
3,355
3,057
2,796
1,830
(49.9)
Goods
6,835
4,956
4,836
6,909
4,120
(39.7)
Total gross profit
$
94,247
$
95,903
$
92,348
$
91,656
$
75,942
(19.4)
%
Contribution profit (2)
$
66,256
$
76,274
$
65,972
$
61,790
$
60,639
(8.5)
%
International Segment:
Q1 2023
Gross billings:
Y/Y Growth
Fx Effect
Y/Y Growth excluding
FX (3)
Local
$
99,660
$
96,784
$
96,592
$
109,156
$
93,800
(5.9)
6.0
0.1
%
Travel
15,762
15,252
13,374
14,249
14,215
(9.8)
4.2
(5.6)
Goods
35,350
30,861
25,509
32,143
22,256
(37.0)
2.9
(34.1)
Total gross billings
$
150,772
$
142,897
$
135,475
$
155,548
$
130,271
(13.6)
5.1
(8.5)
%
Revenue:
Local
$
33,150
$
32,111
$
30,089
$
32,945
$
25,265
(23.8)
4.9
(18.9)
%
Travel
3,227
3,233
1,956
2,363
2,841
(12.0)
4.1
(7.9)
Goods
6,779
5,748
4,459
6,756
4,246
(37.4)
2.9
(34.5)
Total revenue
$
43,156
$
41,092
$
36,504
$
42,064
$
32,352
(25.0)
4.5
(20.5)
%
Gross profit:
Local
$
30,554
$
29,435
$
27,415
$
30,244
$
22,642
(25.9)
4.8
(21.1)
%
Travel
2,817
2,886
1,625
2,032
2,469
(12.4)
4.1
(8.3)
Goods
6,383
5,748
4,334
5,197
3,658
(42.7)
2.6
(40.1)
Total gross profit
$
39,754
$
38,069
$
33,374
$
37,473
$
28,769
(27.6)
4.4
(23.2)
%
Contribution profit
$
28,329
$
28,326
$
21,853
$
24,793
$
19,224
(32.1)
%
Consolidated Results of Operations:
Gross billings:
Local
$
348,950
$
361,898
$
345,521
$
365,783
$
315,546
(9.6)
1.7
(7.9)
%
Travel
39,776
36,944
34,492
32,413
34,864
(12.3)
1.6
(10.7)
Goods
71,958
61,323
53,843
70,001
46,015
(36.1)
1.4
(34.7)
Total gross billings
$
460,684
$
460,165
$
433,856
$
468,197
$
396,425
(13.9)
1.6
(12.3)
%
Revenue:
Local
$
130,071
$
133,580
$
127,932
$
127,161
$
106,644
(18.0)
1.2
(16.8)
%
Travel
8,176
7,684
6,021
5,933
5,656
(30.8)
1.6
(29.2)
Goods
15,073
11,952
10,437
15,065
9,311
(38.2)
1.2
(37.0)
Total revenue
$
153,320
$
153,216
$
144,390
$
148,159
$
121,611
(20.7)
1.3
(19.4)
%
Gross profit:
Local
$
114,312
$
117,027
$
111,870
$
112,195
$
92,634
(19.0)
1.3
(17.7)
%
Travel
6,471
6,241
4,682
4,828
4,299
(33.6)
1.8
(31.8)
Goods
13,218
10,704
9,170
12,106
7,778
(41.2)
1.3
(39.9)
Total gross profit
$
134,001
$
133,972
$
125,722
$
129,129
$
104,711
(21.9)
1.4
(20.5)
%
Contribution profit
$
94,585
$
104,600
$
87,825
$
86,583
$
79,863
(15.6)
%
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
(78,164)
$
(30,192)
$
(43,494)
$
15,863
$
(76,320)
2.4
%
Free cash flow
$
(91,165)
$
(39,340)
$
(51,840)
$
10,190
$
(85,864)
5.8
%
Q1 2022
Q2 2022
Q3 2022
Q4 2022
Q1 2023
Active customers: (4)
North America
14.0
13.1
12.3
11.3
10.9
International
8.2
8.0
7.9
7.5
7.3
Total active customers
22.2
21.1
20.2
18.8
18.2
North America Units:
Local
6,181
6,355
6,043
6,407
5,142
Goods
1,450
1,141
1,119
1,579
933
Travel
123
91
91
82
86
Total North America units
7,754
7,587
7,253
8,068
6,161
International Units:
Local
3,329
3,181
3,900
3,971
3,328
Goods
1,471
1,205
1,046
1,488
886
Travel
112
79
79
91
84
Total International units
4,912
4,465
5,025
5,550
4,298
Consolidated Units:
Local
9,510
9,536
9,943
10,378
8,470
Goods
2,921
2,346
2,165
3,067
1,819
Travel
235
170
170
173
170
Total consolidated units
12,666
12,052
12,278
13,618
10,459
Headcount:
Sales (5)
1,028
974
799
783
746
Other
2,536
2,442
2,278
2,121
2,032
Total headcount
3,564
3,416
3,077
2,904
2,778
(1)Represents the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services.
(2)Represents gross profit less marketing expense.
(3)Represents the change in financial measures that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting periods been the same as those in effect in the prior year periods.
(4)Reflects the total number of unique user accounts that have made a purchase during the TTM either through one of our online marketplaces or directly with a merchant for which we earned a commission.
(5)Includes merchant sales representatives, as well as sales support personnel.
Groupon, Inc. Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
The following is a quarterly reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, Net income (loss):
Q1 2022
Q2 2022
Q3 2022
Q4 2022
Q1 2023
Net income (loss)
$
(34,352)
$
(90,250)
$
(55,543)
$
(54,235)
$
(28,613)
Adjustments:
Stock-based compensation
7,506
8,572
8,116
5,812
2,363
Depreciation and amortization
17,369
16,494
14,706
14,094
14,505
Goodwill impairment
—
35,424
—
—
—
Long-lived asset impairment
—
8,811
—
3,448
—
Restructuring and related charges (1)
312
2,939
4,912
4,187
8,794
Other (income) expense, net
4,880
21,340
23,541
(25,606)
(3,070)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
(2,675)
2,398
(4,328)
47,015
1,118
Total adjustments
27,392
95,978
46,947
48,950
23,710
Adjusted EBITDA
$
(6,960)
$
5,728
$
(8,596)
$
(5,285)
$
(4,903)
(1)Restructuring and related charges includes $1.2 million of long-lived asset impairment for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022.
The following is a reconciliation of Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and a reconciliation of Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share to Diluted net income (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
(29,147)
$
(34,852)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
(534)
(500)
Net income (loss)
(28,613)
(34,352)
Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes
1,118
(2,675)
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
(27,495)
(37,027)
Stock-based compensation
2,363
7,506
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
2,118
2,169
Restructuring and related charges
8,794
312
Intercompany foreign currency losses (gains), foreign currency translation adjustments reclassified into earnings and other
(4,532)
3,536
Non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes
384
377
Non-GAAP income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
(18,368)
(23,127)
Less: Non-GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes
977
307
Non-GAAP net income (loss)
(19,345)
(23,434)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(534)
(500)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
(19,879)
(23,934)
Weighted-average shares of common stock - diluted
30,676,145
29,862,879
Impact of dilutive securities
—
—
Weighted-average shares of common stock - non-GAAP
30,676,145
29,862,879
Diluted net income (loss) per share
$
(0.95)
$
(1.17)
Impact of non-GAAP adjustments and related tax effects
0.30
0.37
Non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share
$
(0.65)
$
(0.80)
(1)Adjustment to interest expense for assumed conversion of convertible senior notes excludes non-cash interest expense that has been added back above in calculating Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure. The following is a reconciliation of free cash flow to the most comparable U.S. GAAP liquidity measure, Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities.
Q1 2022
Q2 2022
Q3 2022
Q4 2022
Q1 2023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
(78,164)
$
(30,192)
$
(43,494)
$
15,863
$
(76,320)
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software
(13,001)
(9,148)
(8,346)
(5,673)
(9,544)
Free cash flow
$
(91,165)
$
(39,340)
$
(51,840)
$
10,190
$
(85,864)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
(13,916)
$
(9,779)
$
(8,877)
$
(6,273)
$
(9,013)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$
(2,964)
$
(43,340)
$
48,811
$
(36,915)
$
(29,197)
The following is a reconciliation of Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure, Selling, general and administrative:
