EverQuote Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results
- Fourth Quarter Revenue of
$88.3 million - Fourth Quarter Variable Marketing Margin of
$29.1 million - Full Year Revenue of
$404.1 million - Full Year Variable Marketing Margin of
$128.3 million
“In 2022, we achieved positive Adjusted EBITDA for the year through the continued strength and agility of our team to respond swiftly to frequent, large reductions in carrier demand with amplified discipline in expense management and pursuit of targeted growth opportunities,” said
“Despite a very challenging auto insurance environment last year,
Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights:
(All comparisons are relative to the fourth quarter of 2021):
- Total revenue of
$88.3 million , a decrease of 13%. - Automotive insurance vertical revenue of
$67.2 million , a decrease of 5%. - Revenue from other insurance verticals, which includes home and renters, life, and health insurance, decreased 33% to
$21.1 million . - Variable Marketing Margin of
$29.1 million , a decrease of 12%. - GAAP net loss was
$8.5 million , flat with the prior year period. - Adjusted EBITDA was
$0.1 million , compared to Adjusted EBITDA of$0.5 million . - Direct to consumer agency, or DTCA, revenue of
$13.9 million , or 15.7% of total revenue.
Full Year 2022 Highlights:
(All comparisons are relative to the full year of 2021):
- Total revenue of
$404.1 million , a decrease of 3%. - Automotive insurance vertical revenue of
$324.4 million , a decrease of 2%. - Revenue from other insurance verticals, which includes home and renters, life, and health insurance, decreased 9% to
$79.7 million . - Variable Marketing Margin of
$128.3 million , a decrease of 1%. - Variable Marketing Margin as a percentage of revenue was a record 31.7%, driven by the strength of our traffic operations.
- GAAP net loss increased to
$24.4 million , compared to GAAP net loss of$19.4 million . - Adjusted EBITDA was
$5.9 million , compared to Adjusted EBITDA of$14.6 million . - DTCA generated
$51.4 million in revenue, or 12.7% of total revenue, while driving significant improvements in operational efficiency.
First Quarter and Full Year 2023 Guidance:
First Quarter 2023:
- Revenue of
$101 -$105 million . - Variable Marketing Margin of
$31.5 -$33.5 million . - Adjusted EBITDA of
$2 -$4 million .
Full Year 2023:
- Revenue of
$420 -$435 million . - Variable Marketing Margin of
$132 -$140 million . - Adjusted EBITDA of
$7 -$13 million .
With respect to the Company’s expectations under “First Quarter and Full Year 2023 Guidance” above, the Company has not reconciled the non-GAAP measure Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP measure net income (loss) in this press release because the Company does not provide guidance for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, acquisition-related costs, one-time severance charges, interest income, and income taxes on a consistent basis as the Company is unable to quantify these amounts without unreasonable efforts, which would be required to include a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income (loss). In addition, the Company believes such a reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands except per share) | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 88,308 | $ | 102,067 | $ | 404,127 | $ | 418,515 | ||||||||
| Cost and operating expenses(1): | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 6,060 | 6,191 | 23,980 | 23,949 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 76,153 | 89,266 | 349,255 | 354,990 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 7,440 | 8,847 | 31,713 | 35,732 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 6,702 | 6,176 | 28,102 | 24,703 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs | 632 | 60 | (4,135 | ) | 1,065 | |||||||||||
| Total cost and operating expenses | 96,987 | 110,540 | 428,915 | 440,439 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (8,679 | ) | (8,473 | ) | (24,788 | ) | (21,924 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 191 | 4 | 349 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (6 | ) | (11 | ) | 23 | (57 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 185 | (7 | ) | 372 | (20 | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (8,494 | ) | (8,480 | ) | (24,416 | ) | (21,944 | ) | ||||||||
| Benefit from income taxes | — | — | — | 2,510 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,494 | ) | $ | (8,480 | ) | $ | (24,416 | ) | $ | (19,434 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.67 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 32,372 | 29,732 | 31,613 | 29,088 | ||||||||||||
| (1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense, as follows: | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 60 | $ | 81 | $ | 281 | $ | 363 | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 2,383 | 3,189 | 11,018 | 12,405 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 2,580 | 2,211 | 10,328 | 9,551 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,600 | 1,582 | 7,359 | 7,701 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 6,623 | $ | 7,063 | $ | 28,986 | $ | 30,020 | |||||||||
BALANCE SHEET DATA
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 30,835 | $ | 34,851 | ||||
| Working capital | 35,567 | 37,288 | ||||||
| Total assets | 156,519 | 143,607 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 49,033 | 58,482 | ||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 107,486 | 85,125 | ||||||
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,494 | ) | $ | (8,480 | ) | $ | (24,416 | ) | $ | (19,434 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,522 | 1,464 | 5,848 | 5,072 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 6,623 | 7,063 | 28,986 | 30,020 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 632 | 60 | (4,135 | ) | 196 | |||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | — | — | — | (2,510 | ) | |||||||||||
| Provision for (recovery of) bad debt | 581 | 9 | 693 | (41 | ) | |||||||||||
| Unrealized foreign currency transaction (gains) losses | 25 | 9 | (9 | ) | 24 | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 10,239 | 8,849 | 5,362 | 10,511 | ||||||||||||
| Commissions receivable current and non-current | (8,566 | ) | (13,112 | ) | (24,240 | ) | (16,871 | ) | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (1,745 | ) | 606 | (2,111 | ) | 1,801 | ||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 662 | 674 | 2,613 | 2,710 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | — | — | (19 | ) | 534 | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | (6,496 | ) | 4,654 | 1,124 | (3,968 | ) | ||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 891 | (7,123 | ) | (2,375 | ) | 2,692 | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | (23 | ) | 204 | (229 | ) | 227 | ||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (749 | ) | (772 | ) | (2,883 | ) | (2,840 | ) | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | — | (964 | ) | — | (934 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (4,898 | ) | (6,859 | ) | (15,791 | ) | 7,189 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment, including costs capitalized for development of internal-use software | (1,071 | ) | (587 | ) | (4,290 | ) | (2,862 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisition of business | — | — | — | (15,955 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,071 | ) | (587 | ) | (4,290 | ) | (18,817 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 212 | 524 | 942 | 3,615 | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from private placement of common stock | — | — | 15,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Tax withholding payments related to net share settlement | (21 | ) | — | (100 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 191 | 524 | 15,842 | 3,615 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 22 | — | (27 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents andrestricted cash | (5,756 | ) | (6,922 | ) | (4,266 | ) | (8,019 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 36,591 | 42,023 | 35,101 | 43,120 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 30,835 | $ | 35,101 | $ | 30,835 | $ | 35,101 | ||||||||
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING METRICS
Revenue by vertical:
| Three Months Ended |
Change | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | % | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Automotive | $ | 67,217 | $ | 70,423 | -4.6 | % | ||||||
| Other | 21,091 | 31,644 | -33.3 | % | ||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | 88,308 | $ | 102,067 | -13.5 | % | ||||||
| Year Ended |
Change | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | % | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Automotive | $ | 324,417 | $ | 330,928 | -2.0 | % | ||||||
| Other | 79,710 | 87,587 | -9.0 | % | ||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | 404,127 | $ | 418,515 | -3.4 | % | ||||||
Other financial and non-financial metrics:
| Three Months Ended |
Change | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | % | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | $ | (8,679 | ) | $ | (8,473 | ) | 2.4 | % | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,494 | ) | $ | (8,480 | ) | 0.2 | % | ||||
| Variable Marketing Margin | $ | 29,059 | $ | 32,884 | -11.6 | % | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 92 | $ | 543 | -83.1 | % | ||||||
| Year Ended |
Change | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | % | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | $ | (24,788 | ) | $ | (21,924 | ) | 13.1 | % | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (24,416 | ) | $ | (19,434 | ) | 25.6 | % | ||||
| Variable Marketing Margin | $ | 128,258 | $ | 129,553 | -1.0 | % | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 5,934 | $ | 14,616 | -59.4 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Please see “EverQuote, Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP” below for more information. | |
To supplement the Company’s financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP and to provide investors with additional information regarding EverQuote’s financial results, the Company has presented Adjusted. EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure is not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense; depreciation and amortization expense; acquisition-related costs; one-time severance charges; interest income; and income taxes. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss). The Company monitors and presents Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by management and the board of directors to understand and evaluate operating performance, to establish budgets and to develop operational goals for managing EverQuote’s business. In particular, the Company believes that excluding the impact of these items in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of EverQuote’s core operating performance.
The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate EverQuote’s operating performance and trends and make planning decisions. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure helps identify underlying trends in EverQuote’s business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the items that the Company excludes in the calculations of Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, the Company believes that this financial measure provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating EverQuote’s operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects.
The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA rather than net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which could reduce the usefulness of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.
The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP
| Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,494 | ) | $ | (8,480 | ) | $ | (24,416 | ) | $ | (19,434 | ) | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 6,623 | 7,063 | 28,986 | 30,020 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,522 | 1,464 | 5,848 | 5,072 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs | 632 | 60 | (4,135 | ) | 1,065 | |||||||||||
| Severance | — | 440 | — | 440 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | (191 | ) | (4 | ) | (349 | ) | (37 | ) | ||||||||
| Benefit from income taxes | — | — | — | (2,510 | ) | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 92 | $ | 543 | $ | 5,934 | $ | 14,616 | ||||||||
Source:
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC. – 10-K – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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