Expensify Announces Q2 2024 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Expensify (EXFY) reported Q2 2024 results, showing mixed performance. While revenue decreased 14% year-over-year to $33.3 million, the company saw significant improvements in other areas. Interchange from the Expensify Card grew 48% to $4.0 million. Cash from operating activities surged to $9.3 million, with free cash flow reaching $5.7 million.

The company launched several key initiatives, including the new Expensify Card program, with 34% of spend already migrated to new cards. The 'New Expensify' platform went live, expected to generate revenue in Q3. Expensify also introduced its travel management platform and achieved a critical technical milestone with its hybrid app launch.

Despite a 8% decrease in paid members to 684,000, Expensify remains optimistic about future growth, citing its partnership with Apple for product placement in an upcoming major film release in June 2025.

Positive

• Interchange from Expensify Card grew 48% year-over-year to $4.0 million
• Cash from operating activities increased to $9.3 million
• Free cash flow reached $5.7 million
• New Expensify Card program launched with 34% of spend already migrated
• Introduced travel management platform expected to generate new revenue stream in Q3
• Secured partnership with Apple for product placement in major film release in June 2025

Negative

• Revenue decreased 14% year-over-year to $33.3 million
• Net loss of $2.8 million reported for the quarter
• Paid members decreased 8% year-over-year to 684,000

Insights

Financial Analyst

Expensify's Q2 2024 results paint a mixed picture. While revenue declined 14% year-over-year to $33.3 million, there are positive signs in cash flow and interchange growth. The 48% increase in Expensify Card interchange to $4.0 million is particularly noteworthy, indicating strong adoption of their card product. The company's focus on free cash flow, which reached $5.7 million, demonstrates improved operational efficiency.

However, the 8% decrease in paid members to 684,000 is concerning and may explain the revenue decline. The transition to the new Expensify Card program and the launch of New Expensify could be disruptive in the short term but may drive growth if executed well. The upcoming product placement in Apple's high-budget film could significantly boost brand awareness, potentially leading to user acquisition in 2025.

Tech Expert

Expensify's technological advancements are impressive. The launch of the hybrid app is a significant milestone, allowing seamless migration between Classic and New Expensify. This approach minimizes disruption for existing users while enabling the rollout of new features. The introduction of Expensify Travel marks their entry into a new market segment, potentially diversifying revenue streams.

The company's return to conference circuits with New Expensify demos suggests confidence in their product evolution. Integration with major accounting software like QuickBooks Online and Xero on the new platform is important for maintaining and expanding their user base. However, the success of these initiatives will depend on user adoption rates and the stability of the new platform during the transition period.

Market Research Analyst

Expensify's strategic pivot towards a payments superapp model is ambitious but faces challenges. The stabilization of core business metrics is positive, but the revenue decline suggests ongoing market pressures. The company's focus on the Expensify Card as a growth driver is showing promise with the 48% YoY increase in interchange revenue.

The upcoming product placement in Apple's F1 movie could be a game-changer for brand visibility, potentially attracting a broader consumer base. However, the effectiveness of this high-profile marketing strategy remains to be seen. The launch of Expensify Travel indicates a move towards diversification, which could help offset declines in core expense management revenue if successful. Investors should watch closely for user adoption rates of new features and the impact on revenue in coming quarters.

Interchange derived from the Expensify Card grew to $4.0 million, an increase of 48% as compared to the same period last year.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Expensify, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXFY), a payments superapp that helps individuals and businesses around the world simplify the way they manage money across expenses, corporate cards and bills, today released a letter to shareholders from Founder and CEO David Barrett alongside results for its quarter ended June 30, 2024.

A Message From Our Founder

I'm extremely pleased with how well Q2 has extended Q1's achievements and improved upon them further:

• Our core business has been stabilize, with increasing cash flow. Revenue and paid users are within 1% of last quarter – with quarterly interchange, operating cash flow, and free cash flow up 14%, 168% and 10% (48%, 2,247% and 399% y/y), respectively.
• The new Expensify Card program is live. Most active Expensify Card customers have already adopted the new program, and 34% of spend has already migrated to the new cards we've mailed out – which earns us 20% more interchange, and contributes directly to revenue. We are well on the way to our target of 100% adoption by EOY.
• New Expensify is live. We have returned to the conference circuit after a multi-year absence, with all messaging and demos focused exclusively on New Expensify. Development is no longer solely core development and now includes pipeline optimizations, and New Expensify is expected to add new revenue in Q3. We continue to make brisk progress on the combined business/consumer superapp experience in anticipation of our extremely visible product placement within Apple TV's biggest budget movie ever, scheduled to be in theaters June 2025.
• Hybrid app is live. This is an incredibly difficult and important technical milestone that allows us to upgrade existing apps deployed on millions of devices worldwide in order to switch interchangeably between New Expensify and Expensify Classic. This is a critical tool for seamlessly migrating existing customers on a selective basis to the new experience, while allowing existing customers with classic functionality that has not yet been updated to remain on their existing experience. The hybrid app is being rolled out globally.
• Expensify Travel is live. We have launched our travel product to new and existing customers, and is expected to generate an entirely new revenue stream of travel bookings in Q3.

This quarter did a fantastic job laying a clear foundation for future growth, and the excitement inside our (virtual) halls is palpable. Hit me up at our booth at Xerocon or SuiteWorld to see the New Expensify pitch in person!

-david
Founder and CEO of Expensify

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights

Financial:

• Revenue was $33.3 million, a decrease of 14% compared to the same period last year.
• Generated $9.3 million cash from operating activities.
• Free cash flow was $5.7 million.
• Net loss was $2.8 million, compared to $11.3 million for the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP net income was $5.6 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $10.2 million.
• Interchange derived from the Expensify Card grew to $4.0 million, an increase of 48% compared to the same period last year.
• See Financial Outlook section for Free Cash Flow guidance for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

Business:

• Paid members - Paid members were 684,000, a decrease of 8% from the same period last year.
• New Expensify Card program - The majority of active Expensify Card customers began transitioning to the new program, with 34% of spend migrated by end of Q2.
• New Expensify - The company began supporting businesses on New Expensify that is expected to generate revenue beginning in Q3 2024.
• New Integrations - Expensify launched integrations with QuickBooks Online and Xero on New Expensify, a major milestone to support customers on the new platform.
• Sales and marketing - The company announced a partnership with Apple for lead product placement in Apple's largest feature film investment ever, F1, set to release in June 2025.
• Corporate travel - The company returned to the travel conference circuit to demo Expensify Travel — its corporate travel management platform built for the midsized and small-cap enterprise market — at GBTA, the world's foremost corporate travel event.

Financial Outlook

Expensify's outlook statements are based on current estimates, expectations and assumptions and are not a guarantee of future performance. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements” below. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve the results expressed by this guidance.

Free Cash Flow

Expensify estimates Free Cash Flow of $15.0 million to $16.0 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation for free cash flow estimates on a forward-looking basis because it is unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to provide a meaningful or reasonably accurate calculation or estimation of net cash provided by operating activities and certain reconciling items on a forward-looking basis, which could be significant to the Company's results.

Stock Based Compensation

An estimate of expected stock-based compensation for the next four fiscal quarters is as follows, which is driven primarily by the pre-IPO grant of RSUs issued to all employees (which vest quarterly over eight years with approximately five years remaining).

Est. stock-based compensation (millions)
	Q3 2024						Q4 2024						Q1 2025						Q2 2025
	Low			High			Low			High			Low			High			Low			High
Cost of revenue, net	$	2.4		$	3.1		$	2.3		$	3.0		$	2.2		$	2.9		$	1.9		$	2.6
Research and development		3.2			4.0			3.1			3.9			2.9			3.7			2.5			3.3
General and administrative		1.2			1.5			1.2			1.5			1.1			1.4			1.0			1.3
Sales and marketing		0.5			0.7			0.5			0.7			0.4			0.6			0.4			0.6
Total	$	7.3		$	9.3		$	7.1		$	9.1		$	6.6		$	8.6		$	5.8		$	7.8

Availability of Information on Expensify’s Website

Investors and others should note that Expensify routinely announces material information to investors and the marketplace using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts and the Expensify Investor Relations website at https://ir.expensify.com. While not all of the information that the Company posts to its Investor Relations website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors, the media and others interested in Expensify to review the information that it shares on its Investor Relations website.

Conference Call

Expensify will host a video call to discuss the financial results and business highlights at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. An investor presentation and the video call information is available on Expensify’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.expensify.com. A replay of the call will be available on the site for three months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we provide certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net loss, and free cash flow.

We believe our non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our business, measuring our performance, identifying trends affecting our business, formulating business plans and making strategic decisions. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management team. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly titled metrics or measures presented by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for financial information presented under GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures versus comparable financial measures determined under GAAP. For example, other companies in our industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance. All of these limitations could reduce the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP is at the end of this press release.

Adjusted EBITDA. We define adjusted EBITDA as net loss from operations excluding provision for income taxes, interest and other expenses, net, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation.

Non-GAAP net income. We define non-GAAP net income as net loss from operations excluding stock-based compensation.

Free cash flow. We define Free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities excluding changes in settlement assets and settlement liabilities, which represent funds held for customers and customer funds in transit, respectively, reduced by the purchases of property and equipment and software development costs.

The tables at the end of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements provide reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to each of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this press release, or made during the earnings call, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. These statements include statements regarding our strategy, future financial condition, future operations, future cash flow, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth, product developments and their potential impact and our stock-based compensation estimates and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “goal,” “ambition,” “objective,” “seeks,” “outlook,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us and our management, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the impact on inflation on us and our members; our borrowing costs have and may continue to increase as a result of increases in interest rates; our expectations regarding our financial performance and future operating performance; our ability to attract and retain members, expand usage of our platform, sell subscriptions to our platform and convert individuals and organizations into paying customers; the timing and success of new features, integrations, capabilities and enhancements by us, or by competitors to their products, or any other changes in the competitive landscape of our market; the amount and timing of operating expenses and capital expenditures that we may incur to maintain and expand our business and operations to remain competitive; the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and investments to meet our liquidity needs; our ability to make required payments under and to comply with the various requirements of our current and future indebtedness; our cash flows, the prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions and other considerations that could affect the specific timing, price and size of repurchases under our stock repurchase program or our ability to fund any stock repurchases; geopolitical tensions, including the war in Ukraine and the escalating conflict in Israel, Gaza and surrounding areas; our ability to effectively manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the expenses associated with being a public company; the size of our addressable markets, market share and market trends; anticipated trends, developments and challenges in our industry, business and the highly competitive markets in which we operate; our expectations regarding our income tax liabilities and the adequacy of our reserves; our ability to effectively manage our growth and expand our infrastructure and maintain our corporate culture; our ability to identify, recruit and retain skilled personnel, including key members of senior management; the safety, affordability and convenience of our platform and our offerings; our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us; our ability to successfully identify, manage and integrate any existing and potential acquisitions of businesses, talent, technologies or intellectual property; general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, and geopolitical uncertainty and instability, including as a result of the 2024 United States presidential election; our protections against security breaches, technical difficulties, or interruptions to our platform; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property; and other risks discussed in our filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this press release. We do not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

About Expensify

Expensify is a payments superapp that helps individuals and businesses around the world simplify the way they manage money. More than 12 million people use Expensify's free features, which include corporate cards, expense tracking, next-day reimbursement, invoicing, bill pay, and travel booking in one app. All free. Whether you own a small business, manage a team, or close the books for your clients, Expensify makes it easy so you have more time to focus on what really matters.

Expensify, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
	As of June 30,				As of December 31,
	2024				2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	53,234			$	47,510
Accounts receivable, net		13,420				13,834
Settlement assets, net		48,301				39,261
Prepaid expenses		8,768				5,649
Other current assets		32,044				30,978
Total current assets		155,767				137,232
Capitalized software, net		16,006				12,494
Property and equipment, net		13,905				14,372
Lease right-of-use assets		5,783				6,435
Deferred tax assets, net		487				457
Other assets		924				5,794
Total assets	$	192,872			$	176,784
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	$	1,022			$	1,425
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		7,853				9,390
Borrowings under line of credit		15,000				15,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net of original issue discount and debt issuance costs		7,592				7,655
Lease liabilities, current		461				432
Settlement liabilities		38,877				33,990
Total current liabilities		70,805				67,892
Lease liabilities, non-current		6,118				6,467
Other liabilities		1,949				1,681
Total liabilities		78,872				76,040
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001; 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023		—				—
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 74,773,581 and 70,569,815 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 24,994,705 and 24,994,989 shares of LT10 common stock authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 5,923,033 and 7,333,619 shares of LT10 common stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 24,969,634 and 24,998,941 shares of LT50 common stock authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 7,498,076 and 7,321,894 shares of LT50 common stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		9				8
Additional paid-in capital		261,309				241,509
Accumulated deficit		(147,318	)			(140,773	)
Total stockholders' equity		114,000				100,744
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	192,872			$	176,784

Expensify, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue	$	33,288			$	38,884			$	66,823			$	78,985
Cost of revenue, net (1)		14,363				16,925				28,947				32,700
Gross margin		18,925				21,959				37,876				46,285
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)		6,389				5,094				12,318				10,512
General and administrative (1)		9,245				11,712				20,676				24,141
Sales and marketing (1)		3,072				14,714				6,456				23,897
Total operating expenses		18,706				31,520				39,450				58,550
Income (loss) from operations		219				(9,561	)			(1,574	)			(12,265	)
Interest and other expenses, net		(260	)			(1,367	)			(1,214	)			(2,783	)
Loss before income taxes		(41	)			(10,928	)			(2,788	)			(15,048	)
Provision for income taxes		(2,723	)			(376	)			(3,757	)			(2,201	)
Net loss	$	(2,764	)		$	(11,304	)		$	(6,545	)		$	(17,249	)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.03	)		$	(0.14	)		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.21	)
Weighted average shares of common stock used to compute net loss per share:
Basic and diluted		86,593,955				82,011,477				85,867,683				81,890,624

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Cost of revenue, net	$	2,886		$	3,600		$	5,818		$	6,906
Research and development		3,144			2,455			5,894			4,661
General and administrative		1,703			2,376			3,405			5,020
Sales and marketing		648			1,910			788			3,758
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	8,381		$	10,341		$	15,905		$	20,345

Expensify, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(6,545	)		$	(17,249	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		3,053				2,789
Reduction of operating lease right-of-use assets		273				334
Loss on impairment, receivables and sale or disposal of equipment		537				402
Stock-based compensation expense		15,905				20,345
Amortization of original issue discount and debt issuance costs		28				49
Deferred tax assets		(30	)			(65	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		175				1,358
Settlement assets, net		(7,876	)			(5,244	)
Prepaid expenses		1,831				3,775
Other current assets		1,838				(952	)
Other assets		(80	)			(88	)
Accounts payable		(425	)			632
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(1,105	)			2,670
Operating lease liabilities		54				(294	)
Settlement liabilities		4,887				(1,382	)
Other liabilities		268				128
Net cash provided by operating activities		12,788				7,208
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		—				(479	)
Software development costs		(4,867	)			(2,043	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,867	)			(2,522	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments of finance leases		(63	)			(404	)
Principal payments of outstanding debt		(75	)			(8,300	)
Payments for debt issuance costs		(71	)			—
Repurchases of early exercised stock options		(32	)			(13	)
Proceeds from common stock purchased under Matching Plan		2,004				2,076
Proceeds from issuance of common stock on exercise of stock options		53				125
Payments for employee taxes withheld from stock-based awards		—				(1,524	)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		—				(3,000	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,816				(11,040	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		9,737				(6,354	)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		96,658				147,710
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	106,395			$	141,356
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	903			$	2,912
Cash paid for income taxes	$	2,439			$	2,251
Noncash investing and financing items:
Stock-based compensation capitalized as software development costs	$	1,561			$	1,399
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software in accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	290			$	373
Right-of-use assets acquired through operating leases	$	—			$	6,402
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	53,234			$	97,795
Restricted cash included in other current assets		30,591				20,986
Restricted cash included in settlement assets, net		22,570				22,575
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	106,395			$	141,356

Expensify, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024				2023
Net loss	$	(2,764	)		$	(11,304	)
Net loss margin		(8	)%			(29	)%
Add:
Provision for income taxes		2,723				376
Interest and other expenses, net		260				1,367
Depreciation and amortization		1,590				1,376
Stock-based compensation		8,381				10,341
Adjusted EBITDA	$	10,190			$	2,156
Adjusted EBITDA margin		31	%			6	%

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income Margin
	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024				2023
Net loss	$	(2,764	)		$	(11,304	)
Net loss margin		(8	)%			(29	)%
Add:
Stock-based compensation		8,381				10,341
Non-GAAP net income (loss)	$	5,617			$	(963	)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) margin		17	%			(2	)%

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024				2023				2024
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	9,317			$	(434	)		$	3,471
Operating cash flow margin		28	%			(1	)%			10	%
(Increase) decrease in changes in assets and liabilities:
Settlement assets		1,756				2,561				6,120
Settlement liabilities		(3,317	)			644				(1,570	)
Adjusted operating cash flow		7,756				2,771				8,021
Less:
Purchases of property and equipment		—				(451	)			—
Software development costs		(2,038	)			(1,173	)			(2,829	)
Free cash flow	$	5,718			$	1,147			$	5,192
Free cash flow margin		17	%			3	%			15	%

 

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FAQ

What was Expensify's (EXFY) revenue in Q2 2024?

Expensify's revenue in Q2 2024 was $33.3 million, a 14% decrease compared to the same period last year.

How much did Expensify's (EXFY) Expensify Card interchange grow in Q2 2024?

Interchange derived from the Expensify Card grew to $4.0 million in Q2 2024, an increase of 48% compared to the same period last year.

What was Expensify's (EXFY) net loss in Q2 2024?

Expensify reported a net loss of $2.8 million in Q2 2024, compared to $11.3 million for the same period last year.

How many paid members did Expensify (EXFY) have in Q2 2024?

Expensify had 684,000 paid members in Q2 2024, a decrease of 8% from the same period last year.

What new product did Expensify (EXFY) launch in Q2 2024?

Expensify launched Expensify Travel, a corporate travel management platform built for the midsized and small-cap enterprise market, in Q2 2024.