Farfetch Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) reported record revenue of $2.3 billion for 2022, reflecting a 3% increase year-over-year. However, its Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) decreased by 4% to $4.1 billion, with Q4 revenue dropping 5% year-over-year to $629 million. The company faced significant challenges, including a $177 million loss after tax in Q4 and a 41.1% gross profit margin, down 600 bps. Despite these hurdles, Farfetch aims for a more efficient operation in 2023, expecting to return to profitability and generate positive cash flow. The firm anticipates a GMV of approximately $4.9 billion for 2023, influenced by macroeconomic factors and market dynamics.

Positive

• 2022 revenue increased 3% year-over-year to $2.3 billion.
• Expected GMV for 2023 is approximately $4.9 billion, indicating potential growth.

Negative

• Q4 2022 revenue decreased 5% year-over-year to $629 million.
• Q4 2022 GMV declined 12% year-over-year to $1.1 billion.
• Q4 2022 loss after tax totaled $177 million.
• Gross profit margin dropped to 41.1%, down 600 bps year-over-year.

• Record Revenue in 2022 of $2.3 billion, up 3% year-over year (or up 12% year-over-year at constant currency)
• 2022 GMV decreases 4% year-over-year to $4.1 billion (or increases 2% year-over-year at constant currency)
• Q4 2022 Revenue decreases 5% year-over-year (or increases 2% year-over-year at constant currency) to $629 million
• Q4 2022 Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”) decreases 12% year-over-year (or decreases 5% year-over-year at constant currency) to $1.1 billion
• Q4 2022 Digital Platform GMV decreases 12% year-over-year (or decreases 6% year-over-year at constant currency) to $1.0 billion
• Q4 2022 Brand Platform GMV decreases 15% year-over-year (or decreases 3% year-over-year at constant currency) to $100 million
• Q4 2022 Gross Profit Margin of 41.1% (a decrease of 600 bps year-over-year) and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin of 31.5% (a decrease of 90 bps year-over-year)
• Q4 2022 Loss after Tax of $177 million
• Q4 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of $(35) million
• Cash and Cash Equivalents of $734 million as of December 31, 2022

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) ("Farfetch" or the "Company"), the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

José Neves, Farfetch Founder, Chairman and CEO, said: “I am proud to report Farfetch adeptly navigated unprecedented macro headwinds throughout 2022 to deliver growth on a constant currency basis, with full year GMV of $4.1 billion. Our performance also means we captured market share on a 3-year stack basis, with GMV nearly doubling since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic - a truly remarkable accomplishment.

"Farfetch enters 2023 as a significantly more efficient business following our strategic reorganization and cost rationalizations. Our solid start to the year gives me confidence 2023 will be a Year of Execution with growth building throughout the year as we comp the previous year’s macro headwinds and launch exciting new partners to deliver strong growth, Adjusted EBITDA and positive free cash flow.

"The mission to be the global platform for luxury is now more relevant than ever, and Farfetch continues to advance towards that exciting vision."

Elliot Jordan, CFO of Farfetch, said: “I’m pleased to report our fourth quarter 2022 results which demonstrate that we continue to deliver solid underlying performance, are managing to navigate unprecedented external factors and are clearly focused on the actions needed to return the business to profitability and generating positive free cash flow in 2023. Our long term trajectory has been one of strong GMV growth, operating cost leverage and improving full year Adjusted EBITDA margins. We expect to return to this position by the end of 2023, which will be a great year for Farfetch.”

Consolidated Financial Summary and Key Operating Metrics (in $ thousands, except per share data, Average Order Value, Active Consumers or as otherwise stated):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Consolidated Group:
Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”)		$	1,289,145			$	1,139,929			$	4,229,874			$	4,058,501
Revenue			665,651				629,173				2,256,608				2,316,680
Adjusted Revenue (1)			571,095				545,020				1,924,104				1,995,027
Gross profit			313,380				258,420				1,016,511				1,023,175
Gross profit margin			47.1	%			41.1	%			45.0	%			44.2	%
Profit/(loss) after tax		$	96,890			$	(176,665	)		$	1,470,611			$	344,855
Adjusted EBITDA (1)			36,103				(34,598	)			1,638				(98,715	)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1)			6.3	%			(6.3	)%			0.1	%			(4.9	)%
Basic Earnings per share (“EPS”)		$	0.27			$	(0.44	)		$	4.02			$	0.93
Diluted EPS			(0.23	)			(0.66	)			(1.07	)			(1.85	)
Adjusted EPS (1)			(0.03	)			(0.25	)			(0.55	)			(0.92	)
Digital Platform:
Digital Platform GMV		$	1,146,153			$	1,012,500			$	3,677,988			$	3,492,515
Digital Platform Services Revenue			431,469				422,248				1,385,678				1,419,721
Digital Platform Gross Profit			229,885				199,955				730,253				726,589
Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin			53.3	%			47.4	%			52.7	%			51.2	%
Digital Platform Order Contribution (1)		$	139,909			$	132,904			$	438,432			$	454,580
Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin (1)			32.4	%			31.5	%			31.6	%			32.0	%
Active Consumers (in thousands)			3,687				3,918				3,687				3,918
Average Order Value (“AOV”) - Marketplace		$	635			$	549			$	612			$	574
AOV - Stadium Goods			288			$	257				308				286
Brand Platform:
Brand Platform GMV		$	117,178			$	100,159			$	467,505			$	455,160
Brand Platform Revenue			117,178				98,241				467,505				477,146
Brand Platform Gross Profit			69,257				43,424				241,516				234,483
Brand Platform Gross Profit Margin			59.1	%			44.2	%			51.7	%			49.1	%
(1) See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial and Operating Metrics” on Page 21 for reconciliations of non-IFRS measures to IFRS measures.

Recent Business Highlights

Digital Platform

• In the fourth quarter 2022, third-party transactions generated 80% of Digital Platform GMV; Third-Party Take Rate was 32.4%, supported by record media solutions revenue which increased more than 50% year-over-year
  • First-Party Original generated 4% of Digital Platform GMV in fourth quarter 2022
• The Farfetch Marketplace continued to offer customers the most extensive selection of in-season luxury fashion on a global platform from over 1,400 sellers, as supply from both multi-brand retailers and e-concession partners continued to increase year-over-year to total stock units of over 15 million in fourth quarter 2022
• Continued to build on digital and artificial intelligence capabilities to increase personalization and drive engagement on the Farfetch Marketplace
  • Launched 'FARFETCHED for you', powered by our proprietary algorithm, which recommends a weekly set of up to 100 new pieces curated to each customer’s personal style
  • Leveraged augmented reality technology in launching interactive 3D viewer tool for select handbags available on the Farfetch Marketplace
  • In North America, introduced ‘Violet Code Approved’ by Farfetch on the Farfetch Marketplace
• Media Solutions continued to sign new accounts including Longchamp, Etro, and Jil Sander, and featured new and innovative campaigns including:
  • Valentino’s Fall Winter 22 ‘Pink PP’ Collection which provided Private Clients early access to the collection and exclusive products
  • The reveal of Ferragamo’s new creative direction by Maximillian Davis with an exclusive Spring Summer 23 capsule on Farfetch
• FPS launched additional Harrods e-concessions-as-a-service launches including Balmain, and Cashmere in Love
• Launched installments of Farfetch BEAT, the concept retail series that introduces exclusive product experiences to an international audience:
  • Partnered with Esteban Cortázar in the re-release of some of his most iconic designs worn by Paris Hilton, Ashanti, and Kim Cattrall, for exclusive launch on the Farfetch Marketplace
  • In January 2023, Palm Angels curated a limited-release package for the Farfetch Marketplace that include customizable versions of their University sneakers
  • Off-White joined forces with the legendary Chicago Bulls to create an exclusive limited-edition capsule collection in February 2023
• Featured Gucci’s Cosmogonie galaxy installation at our Browns boutique in London
• In January 2023, in partnership with Outlier Ventures, a leader in early-stage Web3 incubation, launched the second cohort of the Dream Assembly Base Camp

New Guards Group

• New Guards brands continued to focus on direct-to-consumer channels while creating culturally relevant collections:
  • At the Abu Dhabi Formula One race, Palm Angels unveiled a partnership with Haas F1 to add its creative lens to the team's content and channels as its 'EntArtainment Curator’
  • Isamaya Ffrench joined Off-White as Beauty Curator in February 2023

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results Summary

Gross Merchandise Value (in thousands):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Digital Platform GMV		$	1,146,153			$	1,012,500			$	3,677,988			$	3,492,515
Brand Platform GMV			117,178				100,159				467,505				455,160
In-Store GMV			25,814				27,270				84,381				110,826
GMV		$	1,289,145			$	1,139,929			$	4,229,874			$	4,058,501

GMV decreased $149.2 million from $1,289.1 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $1,139.9 million in fourth quarter 2022, representing a year-over-year decline of 11.6%. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, GMV would have decreased 5.3% year-over-year. Digital Platform GMV decreased $133.7 million from $1,146.2 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $1,012.5 million in fourth quarter 2022, representing a year-over-year decline of 11.7%. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, Digital Platform GMV would have decreased 6.0% year-over-year.

Digital Platform GMV performance in fourth quarter 2022 reflects continuing headwinds from the suspension of trade in Russia, where trade has been ceased since March 2022, and mainland China, where regional COVID-19 restrictions continued to impact trade during the fourth quarter. Digital Platform GMV performance also reflects a decrease in Marketplace AOV from $635 to $549 driven by the currency translation impact of the strengthening of the US Dollar, as well as a decline in average selling price, which was partially offset by an increase in the number of items per order.

Brand Platform GMV decreased 14.5% year-over-year from $117.2 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $100.2 million in fourth quarter 2022. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, Brand Platform GMV would have decreased 3.4% year-over-year. The decrease on a constant currency basis was driven by a change in the delivery schedule in shipping of the Spring-Summer 2023 collections.

In-Store GMV increased 5.6% year-over-year from $25.8 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $27.3 million in fourth quarter 2022. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, In-Store GMV would have increased 16.8% year-over-year. The increase on a constant currency basis was driven by additional openings of New Guards brands' stores in the last twelve months, as well as like-for-like growth from existing stores.

Revenue (in thousands):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Digital Platform Services third-party revenue		$	270,817			$	243,127			$	845,941			$	827,224
Digital Platform Services first-party revenue			160,652				179,121				539,737				592,497
Digital Platform Services Revenue			431,469				422,248				1,385,678				1,419,721
Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue			94,556				84,153				332,504				321,653
Brand Platform Revenue			117,178				98,241				467,505				477,146
In-Store Revenue			22,448				24,531				70,921				98,160
Revenue		$	665,651			$	629,173			$	2,256,608			$	2,316,680

Revenue decreased $36.5 million year-over-year from $665.7 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $629.2 million in fourth quarter 2022, representing year-over-year decline of 5.5%. The decrease was driven by a decrease in Digital Platform Revenue of 3.7% to $506.4 million, a 16.2% decrease in Brand Platform Revenue to $98.2 million, partially offset by 9.3% growth in In-Store Revenue to $24.5 million. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, revenue would have increased 2.2% year-over-year.

Digital Platform Services Revenue decreased 2.1% year-over-year driven by third-party revenue. Digital Platform Services first-party revenue increased 11.5% as compared to the previous year, primarily driven by increased sales of first-party products on the marketplace supported by increased clearance activity. Digital Platform Services third-party revenue decreased year-over-year by 10.2% impacted by the same factors driving GMV, partially offset by growth in advertising revenue. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, Digital Platform Services Revenue would have increased 4.4% year-over-year.

Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue represents the pass-through to consumers of delivery and duties charges incurred by our global logistics solutions, net of any Farfetch-funded consumer promotions, subsidized shipping and incentives. Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue decreased 11.0% year-over-year, less than the overall Digital Platform GMV decline of 11.7%, resulting from a slight increase in pass-through of such costs to consumers in fourth quarter 2022.

Brand Platform Revenue decreased 16.2% year-over-year, which was greater than the decline in GMV, due to the reduction of revenue of $1.9 million generated by the net economic loss from the Reebok partnership that commenced in March 2022. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, Brand Platform Revenue would have decreased 5.0% year-over-year.

Cost of Revenue (in thousands):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Digital Platform Services third-party cost of revenue		$	88,440			$	79,265			$	288,286			$	253,049
Digital Platform Services first-party cost of revenue			113,144				143,028				367,139				440,083
Digital Platform Services cost of revenue			201,584				222,293				655,425				693,132
Digital Platform Fulfilment cost of revenue			94,556				84,153				332,504				321,653
Brand Platform cost of revenue			47,921				54,817				225,989				242,663
In-Store cost of goods sold			8,210				9,490				26,179				36,057
Cost of revenue		$	352,271			$	370,753			$	1,240,097			$	1,293,505

Cost of revenue increased $18.5 million, or 5.2%, year-over-year from $352.3 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $370.8 million, driven by increases in cost of revenue in each segment.

Digital Platform Services cost of revenue increased year-over-year primarily due to an increased mix of first-party revenue, partially offset by a decrease in third-party Digital Platform Services cost of revenue.

Gross profit (in thousands):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Digital Platform third-party gross profit		$	182,377			$	163,862			$	557,655			$	574,175
Digital Platform first-party gross profit			47,508				36,093				172,598				152,414
Digital Platform Gross Profit			229,885				199,955				730,253				726,589
Brand Platform Gross Profit			69,257				43,424				241,516				234,483
In-Store Gross Profit			14,238				15,041				44,742				62,103
Gross profit		$	313,380			$	258,420			$	1,016,511			$	1,023,175

Gross profit decreased $55.0 million, or 17.5%, year-over-year, to $258.4 million in fourth quarter 2022. Gross Profit Margin decreased 600 bps year-over-year to 41.1%, driven by margin declines across all three segments.

Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin decreased 590 bps to 47.4% in fourth quarter 2022, from 53.3% in fourth quarter 2021, as Digital Platform Services costs of revenue increased at a higher rate than Digital Platform Services revenue. The decrease in Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin was driven by the decline in Digital Platform first-party Gross Profit Margin, as a result of continued stock clearance and provisioning activity on Browns products.

Brand Platform Gross Profit Margin decreased 1,490 bps year-over-year to 44.2%, driven by the recognition of the net economic loss from the Reebok partnership in fourth quarter 2022, the impact of stock clearance activity and non-recurring discounts received from vendors in the prior year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (in thousands):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Demand generation expense		$	89,976			$	67,051			$	291,821			$	272,009
Technology expense			30,746				26,416				131,408				120,024
Share-based payments			49,344				67,095				196,167				244,856
Depreciation and amortization			69,679				85,972				251,198				332,775
General and administrative			156,554				199,551				591,644				729,857
Other items			7,077				14,078				18,730				34,082
Selling, general and administrative expense		$	403,376			$	460,163			$	1,480,968			$	1,733,603

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $56.8 million or 14.1%, year-over-year, from $403.4 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $460.2 million in fourth quarter 2022.

Demand generation expense decreased $22.9 million, or 25.5%, year-over-year to $67.1 million in fourth quarter 2022. As a percentage of Digital Platform Services Revenue, Demand generation expense was 15.9% compared to 20.9% in fourth quarter 2021. This decrease was driven by increased marketing efficiencies and continued redistribution of spend between territories during fourth quarter 2022, such as the strategic decision to pull-back spend from the United States.

Our total investment in technology, which includes technology expense and our investments in longer term development projects which are treated as capital items, remained largely flat at 11.6% of Adjusted Revenue in fourth quarter 2022 and 11.3% in fourth quarter 2021.

Technology expense primarily relates to maintenance and operations of our platform features and services, as well as software, hosting and infrastructure expenses, which include three globally distributed data centers, including one in Shanghai, which support the processing of our growing base of transactions. Technology expense decreased $4.3 million in fourth quarter 2022 year-over-year, or 14.1%. This was driven by an increase in investments into capitalizable longer term development projects, including marketplace initiatives and re-platforming projects, as well as benefits from cost efficiencies in fourth quarter 2022.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $16.3 million, or 23.4%, year-over-year from $69.7 million in fourth quarter 2021 to $86.0 million in fourth quarter 2022. This was primarily due to the amortization of the $364.1 million intangible asset recognized in relation to the Reebok partnership in March 2022 as well as increased amortization expense driven by increased technology investments, where qualifying technology development costs are capitalized and amortized over their useful lives.

Share-based payments increased $17.8 million, or 36.0% year-over-year in fourth quarter 2022 due to increased equity-settled grants in 2022 and a lower credit from share price movements related to employment-related taxes in fourth quarter 2022 compared to fourth quarter 2021.

General and administrative expense increased $43.0 million, or 27.5%, year-over-year in fourth quarter 2022. Cost savings arising from the streamlining of our cost base, including headcount reductions, were more than offset by an increase in realized foreign exchange losses and hedging losses, the consolidation of businesses acquired over the past year, and marketing initiatives to support New Guards brands. Additionally, in fourth quarter 2021 there was a reversal of accrued variable compensation which did not recur in fourth quarter 2022.

General and administrative expense increased as a percentage of Adjusted Revenue to 36.6% compared to 27.4% in fourth quarter 2021. This increase was primarily driven by slower growth in Adjusted Revenue and the factors mentioned in General and administrative expense above.

Gains/(losses) on items held at fair value and remeasurements (in thousands):

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Remeasurement gains on put and call option liabilities		$	59,013			$	112,890			$	384,122			$	638,987
Fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities			157,949				38,030				1,638,837				667,028
Fair value remeasurement of previously held equity interest			-				-				784				-
Fair value remeasurement of equity investment carried at fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL")			-				(3,782	)			-				(7,225	)
Loss on disposal of investment carried at FVTPL			-				-				-				(178	)
Gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements		$	216,962			$	147,138			$	2,023,743			$	1,298,612

The $112.9 million of remeasurement gains on put and call option liabilities in fourth quarter 2022 are related to a $51.7 million gain on the remeasurement of the put and call option over the 40% of Palm Angels' share capital not owned by New Guards, a $39.0 million gain on the remeasurement of the put and call option resulting from the November 2020 strategic agreement with Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba Group”) and Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (“Richemont”), a $18.5 million remeasurement gain in connection with Chalhoub Group’s put option over their non-controlling interest in Farfetch International Limited, and a $3.8 million gain on the remeasurement of the put option over Alanui S.r.l.

The $59.0 million remeasurement gains on put and call option liabilities in fourth quarter 2021 were related to a $61.1 million gain on the put and call option resulting from the November 2020 strategic agreement with Alibaba Group and Richemont, a $7.2 million remeasurement gain in connection with the Chalhoub Group’s put option over the non-controlling interest in Farfetch International Limited, and a $0.7 million gain on the put and call option over the non-controlling interest in Alanui S.r.l., partially offset by a $10.0 million loss on the put and call over the 40% share capital in Palm Angels not owned by New Guards.

The $38.0 million of fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities in fourth quarter 2022 were primarily driven by the decrease in our share price during the period. The fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities in fourth quarter 2022 were comprised of the following revaluation gains on our convertible senior notes: (i) $6.3 million fair value gains related to $250 million 5.00% notes due in 2025 (the “February 2020 Notes”); (ii) $20.3 million fair value gains related to $400 million 3.75% notes due in 2027 (the “April 2020 Notes”); and, (iii) $11.4 million fair value gains related to $600 million 0.00% notes due in 2030 (the “November 2020 Notes”). These notes have provided strong liquidity to fund ongoing capital needs and invest in various growth initiatives.

The $157.9 million fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities in fourth quarter 2021 were primarily driven by the decrease in our share price during the period. The fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities in fourth quarter 2021 were comprised of $22.4 million fair value gains related to the February 2020 Notes, $92.1 million fair value gains related to the April 2020 Notes and $43.4 million fair value gains related to the November 2020 Notes.

Impairment losses on tangible and intangible assets (in thousands)

		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Impairment losses on tangible assets		$	—			$	(4,639	)		$	—			$	(19,945	)
Impairment losses on intangible assets			(11,779	)			(93,806	)			(11,779	)			(116,787	)
Impairment losses on tangible and intangible assets		$	(11,779	)		$	(98,445	)		$	(11,779	)		$	(136,732	)

Impairment losses of $98.4 million in fourth quarter 2022 primarily comprise $93.8 million relating to intangible assets, including goodwill, and $4.6 million relating to tangible assets allocated to smaller cash generating units ("CGUs") within the Company. The impairment resulted from our annual impairment assessment, primarily reflecting the macroeconomic environment. No impairments were noted on significant CGUs in fourth quarter 2022.

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

Profit/(loss) after tax decreased $273.6 million year-over-year from a $96.9 million profit in fourth quarter 2021 to a $176.7 million loss in fourth quarter 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in gross profit of $55.0 million, an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $56.8 million, a decrease in gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements of $69.8 million and $98.4 million of impairment losses.

EPS and Diluted EPS

Fourth quarter 2022 basic EPS was $(0.44) and diluted EPS was $(0.66). Diluted EPS assumes that the Chalhoub liability, the Palm Angels liability and Farfetch China Holdings Ltd ("Farfetch China") liability held on the statement of financial position at December 31, 2022 would have been settled in shares at the beginning of fourth quarter 2022. As such, diluted EPS excludes the gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements related to the Chalhoub liability, Palm Angels liability, Farfetch China liability, net of any applicable tax.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDA declined by $70.7 million to a loss of $34.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA Margin declined from 6.3% to (6.3%) in fourth quarter 2022, primarily due to growth in general and administrative expenses and a decline in Adjusted Revenue.

Liquidity

Liquidity as of December 31, 2022 was comprised of cash and cash equivalents of $734.2 million. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $628.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, from $1,363.1 million at December 31, 2021, was primarily driven by a net cash outflow from operating activities of $536.6 million primarily as a result of funding working capital; the strategic minority common equity investment of $200.0 million in the Neiman Marcus Group in May 2022, and cash payments for business combinations and intangible assets of $222.5 million, partially offset by a $369.1 million increase in cash from the net proceeds of the $400.0 million Term Loan.

Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations

"Constant currency" means translating current period financial data at the prior year average exchange rates applicable to the local currency in which the transactions are denominated.

			Three months ended December 31,																	Three months ended December 31,
			2021					2022					%							2022 at constant currency								%
GMV			$1,289,145					$1,139,929					(11.6%)							$1,221,177								(5.3%)
Digital Platform GMV			1,146,153					1,012,500					(11.7%)							1,077,840								(6.0%)
Brand Platform GMV			117,178					100,159					(14.5%)							113,194								(3.4%)
In-store GMV			25,814					27,270					5.6%							30,144								16.8%
Revenue			665,651					629,173					(5.5%)							680,420								2.2%
Digital Platform Services Revenue			431,469					422,248					(2.1%)							450,480								4.4%
Brand Platform Revenue			117,178					98,241					(16.2%)							111,361								(5.0%)
				Year ended December 31,																		Year ended December 31,
				2021						2022						%						2022 at constant currency					%
GMV					4,229,874						4,058,501						(4.1		%)				4,316,716						2.1	%
Revenue					2,256,608						2,316,680						2.7		%				2,525,162						11.9	%

Our financial information is presented in U.S. dollars, which differs from the underlying functional currencies of certain of our subsidiaries (including New Guards whose functional currency is the euro), exposing us to foreign exchange translation risk on consolidation. This risk is currently not hedged and therefore our results of operations have in the past, and will in the future, fluctuate due to movements in exchange rates when currencies are translated into U.S. dollars.

At a subsidiary level we are also exposed to transactional foreign exchange risk because we earn revenues and incur expenses in a number of different foreign currencies relative to the relevant subsidiary’s functional currency, mainly the pound sterling and the euro. Movements in exchange rates therefore impact our subsidiaries and thus, our consolidated results and cash flows. We hedge a portion of our core transactional exposures using forward foreign exchange contracts and foreign exchange option contracts; however, we are exposed to fluctuations in exchange rates on the unhedged portion of the exposures.

Outlook

Uncertainties resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic particularly in the China region, suspension of trade in Russia, macroeconomic factors and geopolitical turmoil could have material impacts on our future performance and projections. Several factors that could potentially impact our future performance include, among others:

• disruptions to our operations, fulfilment network, and shipments;
• fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;
• weakened consumer sentiment and discretionary income arising from macro-economic conditions;
• increased costs to support our operations;
• slowing e-commerce consumer activity as vaccinations gain acceptance and populations resume to pre-pandemic activities and lifestyles; and
• reduced demand for our offerings and services.

The following reflects Farfetch’s expectations for Full Year 2023 as of February 23, 2022:

• Group GMV of approximately $4.9 billion
• Digital Platform GMV of approximately $4.2 billion
• Brand Platform GMV of approximately $0.6 billion
• Adjusted EBITDA margin of 1% to 3%

Conference Call Information

Farfetch Limited will host a conference call today, February 23, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results as well as expectations about Farfetch’s business. Listeners may access the live conference call and accompanying slides via live webcast at http://farfetchinvestors.com, where listeners can also access Farfetch’s earnings press release. Following the call, a replay of the webcast and slide presentation will be available at the same website for at least 30 days.

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations
For the three months and year ended December 31
(in $ thousands, except share and per share data)
		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Revenue			665,651				629,173				2,256,608				2,316,680
Cost of revenue			(352,271	)			(370,753	)			(1,240,097	)			(1,293,505	)
Gross profit			313,380				258,420				1,016,511				1,023,175
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(403,376	)			(460,163	)			(1,480,968	)			(1,733,603	)
Impairment losses on tangible assets			-				(4,639	)			-				(19,945	)
Impairment losses on intangible assets			(11,779	)			(93,806	)			(11,779	)			(116,787	)
Operating loss			(101,775	)			(300,188	)			(476,236	)			(847,160	)
Gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements			216,962				147,138				2,023,743				1,298,612
Share of results of associates			(20	)			19				(52	)			68
Finance income			863				31,327				12,599				38,369
Finance costs			(17,419	)			(54,445	)			(86,441	)			(148,557	)
Profit/(loss) before tax			98,611				(176,149	)			1,473,613				341,332
Income tax (expense)/benefit			(1,721	)			(516	)			(3,002	)			3,523
Profit/(loss) after tax			96,890				(176,665	)			1,470,611				344,855
Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent			101,431				(171,336	)			1,466,487				359,287
Non-controlling interests			(4,541	)			(5,329	)			4,124				(14,432	)
			96,890				(176,665	)			1,470,611				344,855
Earnings/(loss) per share attributable to equity holders of the parent
Basic			0.27				(0.44	)			4.02				0.93
Diluted			(0.23	)			(0.66	)			(1.07	)			(1.85	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic			378,260,245				390,772,558				364,696,712				384,986,092
Diluted			472,844,249				423,128,903				472,357,995				465,689,374

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income/(loss)
For the three months and year ended December 31
(in $ thousands)
		Three months ended December 31,								Year ended December 31,
		2021				2022				2021				2022
Profit/(loss) after tax			96,890				(176,665	)			1,470,611				344,855
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to the consolidated statement of operations (net of tax):
Exchange (loss)/gain on translation of foreign operations			(4,483	)			25,169				(20,017	)			(12,194	)
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges recognized in equity			2,804				26,704				(12,825	)			(60,463	)
Loss/(gain) on cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in net profit			1,296				24,952				(11,951	)			74,975
Hedge discontinuation loss/(gains) transferred to statement of operations			-				164				-				(23,223	)
Loss on cash flow hedges recognized in equity - time value			(1	)			-				(2,552	)			-
Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to the consolidated statement of operations (net of tax):
Remeasurement loss on severance plan			(77	)			(168	)			(77	)			(168	)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax			(461	)			76,821				(47,422	)			(21,073	)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax			96,429				(99,844	)			1,423,189				323,782
Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent			103,001				(94,583	)			1,421,809				338,395
Non-controlling interests			(6,572	)			(5,261	)			1,380				(14,613	)
			96,429				(99,844	)			1,423,189				323,782

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position
(in $ thousands)
		December 31, 2021				December 31, 2022
Non-current assets
Other receivables			31,225				21,204
Deferred tax assets			13,334				19,566
Intangible assets			1,359,657				1,547,830
Property, plant and equipment			97,063				91,141
Right-of-use assets			195,549				187,640
Investments			17,937				218,977
Investments in associates			69				138
Total non-current assets			1,714,834				2,086,496
Current assets
Inventories			255,664				345,969
Trade and other receivables			374,706				492,565
Current tax assets			10,201				16,193
Short term investments			99,971				-
Derivative financial assets			8,010				472
Cash and cash equivalents			1,363,128				734,221
Total current assets			2,111,680				1,589,420
Total assets			3,826,514				3,675,916
Liabilities and equity
Non-current liabilities
Provisions			60,545				12,166
Deferred tax liabilities			156,025				127,348
Lease liabilities			180,915				178,247
Employee benefit obligations			12,948				2,930
Derivative financial liabilities			872,428				206,564
Borrowings			515,804				892,700
Put and call option liabilities			836,609				169,218
Other financial liabilities			13,367				298,244
Total non-current liabilities			2,648,641				1,887,417
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables			806,406				740,848
Provisions			14,585				12,053
Current tax liability			5,189				6,075
Lease liabilities			33,594				36,996
Employee benefit obligations			8,296				2,403
Derivative financial liabilities			21,118				22,041
Put and call option liabilities			8,321				26,029
Other financial liabilities			9,748				36,433
Total current liabilities			907,257				882,878
Total liabilities			3,555,898				2,770,295
Equity
Equity attributable to owners of the parent			88,608				748,214
Non-controlling interests			182,008				157,407
Total equity			270,616				905,621
Total equity and liabilities			3,826,514				3,675,916

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
for the year ended December 31
(in $ thousands)
		2021				2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating loss			(476,236	)			(847,160	)
Adjustments to reconcile operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities:
Depreciation			49,564				54,689
Amortization			201,634				278,086
Non-cash employee benefits expense			219,932				290,331
Impairment losses on tangible assets			-				19,945
Impairment losses on intangible assets			11,779				116,787
Impairment of investments			134				99
Change in working capital
Increase in receivables			(164,656	)			(105,977	)
Increase in inventories			(104,838	)			(85,610	)
Increase/(decrease) in payables			115,025				(73,582	)
Change in other assets and liabilities
Decrease in non-current receivables			13,551				10,500
Decrease in other liabilities			(44,227	)			(52,890	)
Decrease in provisions			(68,128	)			(50,707	)
Increase/(decrease) in derivative financial instruments			5,663				(53,741	)
Income taxes paid			(41,351	)			(37,368	)
Net cash outflow from operating activities			(282,154	)			(536,598	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired			(27,295	)			(73,860	)
Payments for property, plant and equipment			(28,854	)			(22,191	)
Payments for intangible assets			(167,707	)			(148,679	)
Payments for investments			(9,794	)			(210,003	)
Increase in short-term investments			(100,000	)			-
Decrease in short-term investments		-					100,019
Interest received			2,994				8,917
Proceeds on disposal of investment			-				1,461
Net cash outflow from investing activities			(330,656	)			(344,336	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of the principal elements of lease payments			(26,251	)			(33,938	)
Interest paid and fees paid on loans			(32,791	)			(26,699	)
Transaction costs paid relating to capital contribution from non-controlling interest			(25,000	)			-
Dividends paid to holders of non-controlling interests			(23,016	)			(17,129	)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			(18,514	)			-
Settlement of equity-based awards			(6,119	)			(4,409	)
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issue costs			-				369,113
Payment for the repurchase of convertible loan notes			-				(32,500	)
Proceeds from exercise of employee share-based awards			36,833				2,546
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest			500,000				-
Net cash inflow from financing activities			405,142				256,984
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(207,668	)			(623,950	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			1,573,421				1,363,128
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(2,625	)			(4,957	)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			1,363,128				734,221

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of changes in (deficit)/equity
(in $ thousands)
		Share capital				Share premium				Merger reserve				Foreign exchange reserve				Other reserves				Accumulated losses				(Deficit)/equity attributable to owners of the parent				Non- controlling interests				Total (deficit)/equity
Balance at January 1, 2021			14,168				927,931				783,529				(7,271	)			467,565				(4,013,120	)			(1,827,198	)			168,556				(1,658,642	)
Changes in equity/(deficit)
Profit after tax for the period			-				-				-				-				-				1,466,487				1,466,487				4,124				1,470,611
Other comprehensive (loss)			-				-				-				(17,273	)			(27,405	)			-				(44,678	)			(2,744	)			(47,422	)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax			-				-				-				(17,273	)			(27,405	)			1,466,487				1,421,809				1,380				1,423,189
Loss on cashflow hedge transferred to inventory			-				-				-				-				2,066			-					2,066				-				2,066
Issue of share capital, net of transaction costs			333				-				-				-				-			-					333				-				333
Early conversion of convertible loan notes			653				630,976			-				-				-				-					631,629				-				631,629
Share-based payment – equity settled		-				-					-			-					61,282				159,831				221,113				-				221,113
Share-based payment – reverse vesting shares			51				54,626			-				-					(24,486	)		-					30,191				-				30,191
Acquisition of non-controlling interest		-				-				-				-					(11,613	)		-					(11,613	)			(6,901	)			(18,514	)
Dividends to non-controlling interests		-				-				-				-				-				-					-				(23,016	)			(23,016	)
Non-controlling interest arising on purchase of asset			20				23,767				-			-					-				-				23,787				50,453				74,240
Shares issued on purchase of subsidiary			6				4,374				-				-				-				-				4,380				-				4,380
Step acquisition			-				-				-				-				-				-				-				2,434				2,434
Non-controlling interest put option		-				-				-				-					(150,070	)		-					(150,070	)			-				(150,070	)
Farfetch China Holdings Ltd put call option		-				-				-				-					(744,163	)		-					(744,163	)			-				(744,163	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests		-				-				-				-					488,863			-					488,863				(13,875	)			474,988
Other		-				-				-				-					(2,519	)		-					(2,519	)			2,977				458
Balance at December 31, 2021			15,231				1,641,674				783,529				(24,544	)			59,520				(2,386,802	)			88,608				182,008				270,616
Balance at January 1, 2022			15,231				1,641,674				783,529				(24,544	)			59,520				(2,386,802	)			88,608				182,008				270,616
Changes in equity
Profit after tax for the period			-				-				-				-				-				359,287				359,287				(14,432	)			344,855
Other comprehensive loss			-				-				-				(12,013	)			(8,879	)			-				(20,892	)			(181	)			(21,073	)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax			-				-				-				(12,013	)			(8,879	)			359,287				338,395				(14,613	)			323,782
Gain on cashflow hedge transferred to inventory			-				-				-				-				(844	)			-				(844	)			-				(844	)
Issue of share capital, net of transaction costs			364				4,135				-				-				-				-				4,499				-				4,499
Share-based payment – equity settled			-				-				-				-				88,375				158,389				246,764				-				246,764
Share-based payment – reverse vesting shares			14				5,872				-				-				34,620				-				40,506				-				40,506
Dividends to non-controlling interests			-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(17,764	)			(17,764	)
Non-controlling interest arising on purchase of asset			-				-				-				-				-				-				-				5,493				5,493
Repayment of convertible loan note			184				34,128				-				-				-				-				34,312				-				34,312
Other			-				-				-				-				37				(4,063	)			(4,026	)			2,283				(1,743	)
Balance at December 31, 2022			15,793				1,685,809				783,529				(36,557	)			172,829				(1,873,189	)			748,214				157,407				905,621

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements contained in this release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations in relation to the suspension of trade in Russia, the impact of regional COVID-19 restrictions on orders in mainland China, actions we are taking to streamline our cost base, Palm Angels' partnership with Haas F1, future financial or operating performance, planned activities and objectives, anticipated growth resulting therefrom, strategic initiatives and partnerships, our growth and expected performance for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, statements regarding our profitability, as well as statements that include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “enable,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “might,” “target,” “seek” or the negative of these terms and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: macroeconomic factors, natural disasters, pandemics or other unexpected events that may adversely affect our business; our ability to generate sufficient revenue to be profitable or to generate positive cash flow on a sustained basis; the impact of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations; our global operations involve additional risks, such as exposure to local economic or political instability, for example, in connection with the war between Russia and Ukraine; purchasers of luxury products may not choose to shop online in sufficient numbers; the volatility and difficulty in predicting the luxury fashion industry; our reliance on a limited number of luxury sellers for the supply of products on our Marketplace; our reliance on luxury sellers to anticipate, identify and respond quickly to new and changing fashion trends, consumer preferences and other factors; our reliance on retailers and brands to make products available to our consumers on our Marketplace and to set their own prices for such products; our reliance on third-party warehouse partners; delays and disruptions with suppliers and distribution partners; New Guards’ dependence on its production, inventory management and fulfilment processes and systems; the operation of retail stores subjects us to numerous risks, some of which are beyond our control; our ability to acquire or retain consumers and to promote and sustain the Farfetch brand; our reliance on highly complex software, which may contain undetected errors; our ability or the ability of third-parties to protect our sites, networks and systems against security breaches, or otherwise to protect our confidential information; our reliance on information technologies and our ability to adapt to technological developments; our reliance on third-party providers to host certain websites and applications; our ability to successfully utilize our data; our ability to manage our growth effectively; the increasing impact of and focus on environmental, social and governance matters could increase our costs, harm our reputation and adversely affect our financial results; José Neves, our Chief Executive Officer, has considerable influence over important corporate matters due to his ownership of us, and our dual-class voting structure will limit your ability to influence corporate matters, including a change of control; and the other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, to be filed with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at http://farfetchinvestors.com. In addition, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. 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 that we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. In addition, the forward-looking statements made in this release relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this release. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

NOTES AND DISCLOSURES

Non-IFRS and Other Financial and Operating Metrics

This release includes certain financial measures not based on International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted Revenue, Digital Platform Order Contribution, Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin and constant currency information (together, the “Non-IFRS Measures”), as well as operating metrics, including GMV, Digital Platform GMV, Brand Platform GMV, In-Store GMV, Active Consumers and Average Order Value. See the “Definitions” section below for a further explanation of these terms.

Management uses the Non-IFRS Measures:

• as measurements of operating performance because they assist us in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis, as they remove the impact of items not directly resulting from our core operations;
• for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget and financial projections;
• to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our strategic initiatives; and
• to evaluate our capacity to fund capital expenditures and expand our business.

The Non-IFRS Measures may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies and analysts calculate these measures in the same manner. We present the Non-IFRS Measures because we consider them to be important supplemental measures of our performance, and we believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies. Management believes that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by including the Non-IFRS Measures as a reasonable basis for comparing our ongoing results of operations. Many investors are interested in understanding the performance of our business by comparing our results from ongoing operations period over period and would ordinarily add back non-cash expenses such as depreciation, amortization and items that are not part of normal day-to-day operations of our business. By providing the Non-IFRS Measures, together with reconciliations to IFRS, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business and our results of operations, as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing our strategic initiatives.

Items excluded from the Non-IFRS Measures are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. The Non-IFRS Measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation, or as an alternative to, or a substitute for loss after tax, revenue or other financial statement data presented in our consolidated financial statements as indicators of financial performance. Some of the limitations are:

• such measures do not reflect revenue related to fulfilment, which is necessary to the operation of our business;
• such measures do not reflect our expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• such measures do not reflect changes in our working capital needs;
• such measures do not reflect our share-based payments, income tax benefit/(expense) or the amounts necessary to pay our taxes;
• although depreciation and amortization are eliminated in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and such measures do not reflect any costs for such replacements; and
• other companies may calculate such measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Due to these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Revenue should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business and are in addition to, not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, the Non-IFRS Measures we use may differ from the non-IFRS financial measures used by other companies and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS. Furthermore, not all companies or analysts may calculate similarly titled measures in the same manner. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our IFRS results and using the Non-IFRS Measures only as supplemental measures.

Digital Platform Order Contribution and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin are not measurements of our financial performance under IFRS and do not purport to be alternatives to gross profit or loss after tax derived in accordance with IFRS. We believe that Digital Platform Order Contribution and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin are useful measures in evaluating our operating performance within our industry because they permit the evaluation of our digital platform productivity, efficiency and performance. We also believe that Digital Platform Order Contribution and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin are useful measures in evaluating our operating performance because they take into account demand generation expense and are used by management to analyze the operating performance of our digital platform for the periods presented.

Constant currency information should be viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of or as superior to, the Company’s operating performance calculated in accordance with IFRS.

Farfetch reports under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Farfetch provides earnings guidance on a non-IFRS basis and does not provide earnings guidance on an IFRS basis. A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts and is not provided herein because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including adjustments that are made for future changes in the fair value of cash-settled share-based payment liabilities; foreign exchange gains/(losses) and the other adjustments reflected in our reconciliation of historical non-IFRS financial measures, the amounts of which, could be material.

Reconciliations of the historical non-IFRS measures presented in this press release to their most directly comparable IFRS measures are included in the accompanying tables.

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measures, which are profit/(loss) after tax and profit/(loss) after tax margin, respectively:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Three months ended December 31,									Year ended December 31,
			2021				2022				2021				2022
Profit/(loss) after tax			$	96,890			$	(176,665	)		$	1,470,611			$	344,855
Net finance expense				16,555				23,118				73,842				110,188
Income tax expense/(benefit)				1,721				516				3,002				(3,523	)
Depreciation and amortization				69,679				85,972				251,198				332,775
Share-based payments (1)				49,344				67,095				196,167				244,856
Gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements (2)				(216,962	)			(147,138	)			(2,023,743	)			(1,298,612	)
Other items (3)				7,077				14,078				18,730				34,082
Impairment losses on tangible assets				-				4,639				-				19,945
Impairment losses on intangible assets				11,779				93,806				11,779				116,787
Share of results of associates				20				(19	)			52				(68	)
Adjusted EBITDA			$	36,103			$	(34,598	)		$	1,638			$	(98,715	)
Revenue			$	665,651			$	629,173			$	2,256,608			$	2,316,680
Profit/(loss) after tax margin			14.6%					(28.1	%)			65.2	%			14.9	%
Adjusted Revenue			$	571,095			$	545,020			$	1,924,104			$	1,995,027
Adjusted EBITDA Margin			6.3%					(6.3	%)			0.1	%			(4.9	%)
1. Represents share-based payment expense. 2. Represents (gains)/losses on items held at fair value and remeasurements. See “gains/(losses) on items held at fair value and remeasurements” on page 25 for a breakdown of these items. 3. Represents other items, which are outside the normal scope of our ordinary activities. See “other items” on page 25 for a breakdown of these expenses. “Other items” is included within selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following table reconciles Adjusted Revenue to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which is Revenue:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Three months ended December 31,									Year ended December 31,
			2021				2022				2021				2022
Revenue			$	665,651			$	629,173			$	2,256,608			$	2,316,680
Less: Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue				(94,556	)			(84,153	)			(332,504	)			(321,653	)
Adjusted Revenue			$	571,095			$	545,020			$	1,924,104			$	1,995,027

The following tables reconcile Revenue at constant currency to the most directly comparable IFRS performance measure, which is Revenue:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Three months ended December 31, 2022
		Digital Platform Services				Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue				Brand Platform				In-Store				Total
Revenue		$	422,248				84,153			$	98,241			$	24,531			$	629,173
Foreign exchange impact			28,232				7,023				13,120				2,873				51,247
Revenue at constant currency		$	450,480			$	91,176			$	111,361			$	27,404			$	680,420
Revenue growth			(2.1	%)			(11.0	%)			(16.2	%)			9.3	%			(5.5	%)
Foreign exchange impact on revenue growth			6.5	%			7.4	%			11.2	%			12.8	%			7.7	%
Revenue growth at constant currency			4.4	%			(3.6	%)			(5.0	%)			22.1	%			2.2	%

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Year ended December 31, 2022
		Total
Revenue		$	2,316,680
Foreign exchange impact			208,482
Revenue at constant currency		$	2,525,162
Revenue growth			2.7	%
Foreign exchange impact on revenue growth			9.2	%
Revenue growth at constant currency			11.9	%

The following table reconciles Digital Platform Order Contribution and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measures, which are Digital Platform Gross Profit and Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin, respectively:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Three months ended December 31,									Year ended December 31,
			2021				2022				2021				2022
Digital Platform Gross Profit			$	229,885			$	199,955			$	730,253			$	726,589
Less: Demand generation expense				(89,976	)			(67,051	)			(291,821	)			(272,009	)
Digital Platform Order Contribution			$	139,909			$	132,904			$	438,432			$	454,580
Digital Platform Services Revenue			$	431,469			$	422,248			$	1,385,678			$	1,419,721
Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin			53.3%					47.4	%			52.7	%			51.2	%
Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin			32.4%					31.5	%			31.6	%			32.0	%

The following table reconciles Adjusted EPS to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which is Earnings per share:

(per share amounts)
		Three months ended December 31,									Year ended December 31,
			2021				2022				2021				2022
Earnings/(loss) per share			$	0.27			$	(0.44	)		$	4.02			$	0.93
Share-based payments (1)				0.13				0.17				0.54				0.64
Amortization of acquired intangible assets				0.09				0.11				0.36				0.44
Gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements (2)				(0.57	)			(0.38	)			(5.55	)			(3.37	)
Other items (3)				0.02				0.04				0.05				0.09
Impairment losses on tangible assets			-					0.01			-					0.05
Impairment losses on intangible assets				0.03				0.24				0.03				0.30
Share of results of associates				(0.00	)			0.00				(0.00	)			0.00
Adjusted loss per share			$	(0.03	)		$	(0.25	)		$	(0.55	)		$	(0.92	)
1. Represents share-based payment expense on a per share basis. 2. Represents (gains)/losses on items held at fair value and remeasurements on a per share basis. See “gains/(losses) on items held at fair value and remeasurements” on page 25 for a breakdown of these items. 3. Represents other items on a per share basis, which are outside the normal scope of our ordinary activities. See “other items” on page 25 for a breakdown of these expenses. “Other items” is included within selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following table represents gains/(losses) on items held at fair value and remeasurements:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Three months ended December 31,									Year ended December 31,
			2021				2022				2021				2022
Fair value remeasurements:
$250 million 5.00% Notes due 2025 embedded derivative			$	22,414			$	6,275			$	484,529			$	90,682
$400 million 3.75% Notes due 2027 embedded derivative				92,146				20,312				724,690				482,505
$600 million 0.00% Notes due 2030 embedded derivative				43,389				11,444				429,618				93,841
FV remeasurement of previously held equity interest				-				-				784				-
FV remeasurement of minority investments				-				(3,783	)							(7,225	)
Loss on disposal of investment carried at FVTPL				-				-				-				(178	)
Present value remeasurements:
Chalhoub put option				7,240				18,456				156,072				174,582
Palm Angels put call option and earn-out				(10,037	)			51,655				(14,190	)			42,409
Alibaba and Richemont put option				61,120				38,994				246,105				426,140
Alanui put option				690				3,785				(3,865	)			(4,144	)
Gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements			$	216,962			$	147,138			$	2,023,743			$	1,298,612
Farfetch share price (end of day)			$	33.43			$	4.73			$	33.43			$	4.73

The following table represents other items:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
		Three months ended December 31,									Year ended December 31,
			2021				2022				2021				2022
Transaction-related legal and advisory expenses			$	(7,043	)		$	(10,489	)		$	(18,596	)		$	(29,171	)
Loss on impairment of investments carried at fair value				(34	)			-				(134	)			(65	)
Restructuring				-				(3,589	)			-				(4,846	)
Other items			$	(7,077	)		$	(14,078	)		$	(18,730	)		$	(34,082	)

Definitions

We define our non-IFRS and other financial and operating metrics as follows:

“Active Consumers” means active consumers on our directly owned and operated sites and related apps or on third-party websites or platforms on which we operate. A consumer is deemed to be active if they made a purchase within the last twelve-month period, irrespective of cancellations or returns. Active Consumers includes the Farfetch Marketplace, BrownsFashion.com, Stadium Goods, and the New Guards owned sites operated by Farfetch Platform Solutions plus third-party websites or platforms on which we operate, including Amazon.com and Tmall Luxury Pavilion. Due to limitations in the data we are provided by certain third-party websites or platforms on which we operate, a limited number of consumers who transact on such websites or platforms and on our directly owned and operated sites and related apps, may be duplicated in the number of Active Consumers we report. The number of Active Consumers is an indicator of our ability to attract and retain our consumer base to our platform and of our ability to convert platform visits into sale orders.

“Adjusted EBITDA” means profit/(loss) after taxes before net finance expense/(income), income tax expense/(benefit) and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted for share-based compensation expense, share of results of associates and items outside the normal scope of our ordinary activities (including other items within selling, general and administrative expenses, losses/(gains) on items held at fair value and remeasurements through profit and loss, impairment losses on tangible assets and impairment losses on intangible assets). Adjusted EBITDA provides a basis for comparison of our business operations between current, past and future periods by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled metrics of other companies.

“Adjusted EBITDA Margin” means Adjusted EBITDA calculated as a percentage of Adjusted Revenue.

“Adjusted EPS” means earnings per share further adjusted for share-based payments, amortization of acquired intangible assets, items outside the normal scope of our ordinary activities (including other items, within selling, general and administrative expenses, losses/(gains) on items held at fair value and remeasurements through profit and loss, impairment losses on tangible assets, and impairment losses on intangible assets) and the related tax effects of these adjustments. Adjusted EPS provides a basis for comparison of our business operations between current, past and future periods by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EPS may not be comparable to other similarly titled metrics of other companies.

“Adjusted Revenue” means revenue less Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue.

“Average Order Value” (“AOV”) means the average value of all orders excluding value added taxes placed on either the Farfetch Marketplace or the Stadium Goods Marketplace, as indicated.

“Brand Platform Gross Profit” means Brand Platform Revenue less the direct cost of goods sold relating to Brand Platform Revenue.

“Brand Platform GMV” and “Brand Platform Revenue” mean revenue relating to the New Guards operations less revenue from New Guards’: (i) owned e-commerce websites, (ii) direct to consumer channel via our Marketplaces and (iii) directly operated stores. Revenue realized from Brand Platform is generally equal to GMV as such sales are not commission based. However, revenue relating to royalties, commission and other fees arising on commercial arrangements may be recognized within Brand Platform Revenue and not Brand Platform GMV.

"Constant currency" means translating current period financial data at the prior year average exchange rates applicable to the local currency in which the transactions are denominated.

“Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue” means revenue from shipping and customs clearing services that we provide to our digital consumers, net of centrally Farfetch-funded consumer promotional incentives, such as free shipping and promotional codes.

“Digital Platform GMV” means GMV excluding In-Store GMV and Brand Platform GMV.

“Digital Platform Gross Profit” means gross profit excluding In-Store Gross Profit and Brand Platform Gross Profit.

"Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin” means Digital Platform Gross Profit calculated as a percentage of Digital Platform Services Revenue. We provide fulfilment services to Marketplace consumers and receive revenue from the provision of these services, which is primarily a pass-through cost with no economic benefit to us. Therefore, we calculate our Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin, including Digital Platform third-party and first-party gross profit margin, excluding Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue.

“Digital Platform Order Contribution” means Digital Platform Gross Profit after deducting demand generation expense, which includes fees that we pay for our various marketing channels. Digital Platform Order Contribution provides an indicator of our ability to extract digital consumer value from our demand generation expense, including the costs of retaining existing consumers and our ability to acquire new consumers.

“Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin” means Digital Platform Order Contribution calculated as a percentage of Digital Platform Services Revenue.

“Digital Platform Revenue” means the sum of Digital Platform Services Revenue and Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue.

“Digital Platform Services Revenue” means Revenue less Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue, In-Store Revenue and Brand Platform Revenue. Digital Platform Services Revenue is driven by our Digital Platform GMV, including commissions from third-party sales and revenue from first-party sales.

“Digital Platform Services third-party revenues” represent commissions and other income generated from the provision of services to sellers in their transactions with consumers conducted on our technology platforms, as well as fees for services provided to brands and retailers.

“Digital Platform Services first-party revenues” represents sales of owned-product, including first-party original through our digital platform. The revenue realized from first-party sales is equal to the GMV of such sales because we act as principal in these transactions and, therefore, related sales are not commission based. Digital Platform Services first-party revenues represent sales net of promotional incentives, such as free shipping and promotional codes, where these incentives are not designated as Farfetch-funded.

“Digital Platform Services third-party cost of revenues” and “Digital Platform Services first-party cost of revenues" include packaging costs, credit card fees, and incremental shipping costs provided in relation to the provision of these services. Digital Platform Services first-party cost of revenues also includes the cost of goods sold of the owned products.

“First-Party Original” refers to brands developed by New Guards and sold direct to consumers on the digital platform.

“Gross Merchandise Value” (“GMV”) means the total dollar value of orders processed. GMV is inclusive of product value, shipping and duty. It is net of returns, value added taxes and cancellations. First-party GMV is also net of promotions. GMV does not represent revenue earned by us, although GMV and revenue are correlated.

“In-Store Gross Profit” means In-Store Revenue less the direct cost of goods sold relating to In-Store Revenue.

“In-Store GMV” and “In-Store Revenue” mean revenue generated in our retail stores, which include Browns, Stadium Goods and New Guards’ directly operated stores. Revenue realized from In-Store sales for Browns and New Guards’ directly operated stores is equal to GMV of such sales because such sales are not commission based. Revenue realized from In-store sales for Stadium Goods does not equal GMV of such sales as a certain portion of those sales are third-party and are commission based.

"Media solutions revenue" is revenue derived from advertising products and solutions provided to luxury sellers to enable them to leverage our luxury audience and first-party data in pursuing their respective marketing opportunities on the Farfetch Marketplace.

“Order Contribution” means gross profit after deducting demand generation expense, which includes fees that we pay for our various marketing channels to support the Digital Platform. Order Contribution provides an indicator of our ability to extract consumer value from our demand generation expense, including the costs of retaining existing consumers and our ability to acquire new consumers.

“Third-Party Take Rate” means Digital Platform Services Revenue excluding revenue from first-party sales, as a percentage of Digital Platform GMV excluding GMV from first-party sales and Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue. Revenue from first-party sales, which is equal to GMV from first-party sales, means revenue derived from sales on our platform of inventory purchased by us.

Certain figures in the release may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. This is because percentages and/or figures contained herein are calculated based on actual numbers and not the rounded numbers presented.

About Farfetch

Farfetch Limited is the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry. Founded in 2007 by José Neves for the love of fashion, and launched in 2008, Farfetch began as an e-commerce marketplace for luxury boutiques around the world. Today, the Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global platform. Farfetch’s additional businesses include Browns and Stadium Goods, which offer luxury products to consumers, and New Guards Group, a platform for the development of global fashion brands. Farfetch offers its broad range of consumer-facing channels and enterprise level solutions to the luxury industry under its Luxury New Retail initiative. The Luxury New Retail initiative also encompasses Farfetch Platform Solutions, which services enterprise clients with e-commerce and technology capabilities, and Future Retail, which develops innovations such as our Connected Retail solutions.

For more information, please visit www.farfetchinvestors.com. We use this investor section of our website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information. Accordingly, investors should monitor this section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. Investors may also receive email alerts and other information about us by enrolling their email address under “Investor Resources” of our investors page. We have included our website address in this release solely for informational purposes, and the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this release.

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Investor Relations Contact:

Alice Ryder

VP Investor Relations

IR@farfetch.com

Media Contacts:

Susannah Clark

Executive VP, Communications

susannah.clark@farfetch.com

+44 7788 405224

Brunswick Group

farfetch@brunswickgroup.com

US: +1 (212) 333 3810

UK: +44 (0) 207 404 5959

Source: Farfetch Limited

FAQ

What was Farfetch's revenue for 2022?

Farfetch reported record revenue of $2.3 billion for 2022, a 3% increase year-over-year.

How did Farfetch perform in the fourth quarter of 2022?

In Q4 2022, Farfetch's revenue decreased 5% year-over-year to $629 million and reported a loss after tax of $177 million.

What is the projected GMV for Farfetch in 2023?

Farfetch expects a GMV of approximately $4.9 billion for 2023.

What challenges did Farfetch face in 2022?

Farfetch faced a decline in GMV by 4% year-over-year and reported significant losses, including a loss of $177 million in Q4 2022.

What was the gross profit margin for Farfetch in Q4 2022?

Farfetch's gross profit margin in Q4 2022 was 41.1%, a decrease of 600 bps from the previous year.