Farfetch Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) reported strong financial results for Q3 2021, with a significant 97% growth in Digital Platform GMV over two years, totaling $828 million, a 23% year-over-year increase. Total Group GMV exceeded $1 billion, up 28%.

Revenue reached $583 million, up 33% year-over-year, while profit after tax stood at $769 million, benefiting from a non-cash gain of $901 million due to lower share prices impacting fair value remeasurements. Adjusted EBITDA improved to $5 million, signaling profitability strides.

Positive

• Digital Platform GMV growth of 97% over two years.
• Total Group GMV exceeded $1 billion, marking a 28% year-over-year increase.
• Revenue increased by 33% year-over-year to $583 million.
• Positive profit after tax of $769 million with a substantial non-cash benefit.
• Adjusted EBITDA improved to $5 million, indicating progress towards profitability.

Negative

• Gross profit margin decreased from 47.8% to 43.3% year-over-year.
• Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin fell from 54.5% to 49.8%.

• Digital Platform Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”) two-year growth accelerates to 97% in Q3 2021; Generates $828 million Digital Platform GMV, up 23% year-over-year
• Group GMV exceeds $1 billion, up 28% year-over-year and more than double compared to Q3 2019
• Q3 2021 Revenue increases 33% year-over-year to $583 million
• Q3 2021 Gross Profit Margin of 43%; Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin of 27%
• Q3 2021 Profit After Tax of $769 million includes $901 million non-cash benefit arising from impact of lower share price on items held at fair value and remeasurements
• Q3 2021 Adjusted EBITDA improves to $5 million from $(10) million in Q3 2020

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH), the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

José Neves, Farfetch Founder, Chairman and CEO said: “I’m thrilled by Farfetch’s continued track record of delivering aggressive market share capture as we accelerated two-year stack Digital Platform GMV growth to 97% in the third quarter, and remain on track to achieve our goal of full year Adjusted EBITDA profitability and GMV growth above our long-term 30% CAGR target.

“We are seeing strong industry traction behind our platform strategy. Over 1,400 brands and retailers are not only listing more luxury products than ever, but also driving record media solutions revenue in recognition of our highly valuable customers. And with accelerating interest in our Luxury New Retail vision, Farfetch Platform Solutions is shaping up to revolutionize the digitization of the luxury experience and unlock significant potential for Farfetch.”

Elliot Jordan, CFO of Farfetch, said: “I am very pleased by Farfetch’s performance across the third quarter, with GMV more than doubling on a two-year basis and achieving profitability at the Adjusted EBITDA level. Our performance shows that we are navigating an unprecedented market environment, and we continue to deliver on actions to sustain Adjusted EBITDA profitability moving forwards.”

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

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Consolidated Group:
Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”)		$	797,840			$	1,017,314
Revenue			437,700				582,565
Adjusted Revenue			386,778				504,670
Gross profit			209,029				252,180
Gross profit margin		47.8%				43.3%
(Loss) / Profit after tax		$	(536,960)			$	769,129
Adjusted EBITDA			(10,314)				5,310
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		(2.7)%				1.1%
Basic (Loss) / Earnings per share (“EPS”)		$	(1.58)			$	2.09
Diluted EPS			(1.58)				(0.25)
Adjusted EPS			(0.17)				(0.14)
Digital Platform:
Digital Platform GMV		$	674,097			$	828,471
Digital Platform Services Revenue			263,035				319,217
Digital Platform Gross Profit			143,318				159,036
Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin		54.5%				49.8%
Digital Platform Order Contribution		$	97,133			$	84,946
Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin		36.9%				26.6%
Active Consumers (in thousands)			2,742				3,593
Average Order Value (“AOV”) - Marketplace		$	574			$	593
AOV - Stadium Goods			340				294
Brand Platform:
Brand Platform GMV		$	112,327			$	165,290
Brand Platform Revenue			112,327				165,290
Brand Platform Gross Profit			58,738				80,272
Brand Platform Gross Profit Margin		52.3%				48.6%

See “Notes and Disclosures” on page 19 for further explanations. See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial and Operating Metrics” on page 19 for reconciliations of non-IFRS measures to IFRS measures.

Recent Business Highlights

Digital Platform

• Digital Platform GMV growth on a two-year basis accelerated sequentially from 89% in Q2 2021 to 97% in Q3 2021, led by key luxury markets including the United States, Mainland China, United Kingdom, Middle East, Germany and Russia, which more than doubled in two years
• Third-party transactions generated 82% of Digital Platform GMV at a take rate of 30.1% in third quarter 2021
• First-party transactions grew 26% year-over-year, supported by First-Party Original which generated 4% of Digital Platform GMV in third quarter 2021
• The Farfetch Marketplace continued to offer customers an exceptionally broad selection of luxury fashion from over 1,400 sellers, as supply from both multi-brand retailers and e-concession partners continued to increase
  • Top 20 third-party e-concession partners expanded available stock units more than 75% year-over-year, in aggregate, contributing to the more than 10 million available stock units in third quarter 2021
  • Maintained 100% retention of top 100 brand and boutique partners in last three years
• Continued to partner with brands to showcase their collections to Farfetch Marketplace visitors, generating record level of media solutions revenue for the second consecutive quarter, campaigns featured:
  • ‘The Language of Prada’, highlighting Prada’s new collection, the first of a two-part partnership
  • ‘Future Fantasy’ digital landscape campaign highlighting Balenciaga’s Autumn-Winter 2021 collection utilizing virtual try-on, 3D-design and Instagram filters
  • First-time partner, Miu Miu, highlighting their Autumn-Winter 2021 collection
  • Dolce & Gabbana’s exclusive capsule collection, presented in comic format in partnership with creative magazine, Kaleidoscope
  • Livestream event for Moncler’s latest Genius capsule collection

• Farfetch Platform Solutions (“FPS”) expanded its e-concession-as-a-service integrations to include Gucci, now live for Harrods; also launched a global e-commerce site for Moonboot
• Stadium Goods partnered with BAPE in October 2021 for its first branded sneaker collaboration

New Guards

• Launched sustainable, digital-only brand There Was One, available exclusively on the Farfetch Marketplace. The brand features conscious and certified materials across collections, and is delivered in minimal packaging, which is recyclable and compostable, with limited drops to minimize overproduction
• New Guards’ portfolio continued to focus on direct-to-consumer channels, which contributed to Off-White and Palm Angels’ positions within the top 10 brands on the Farfetch Marketplace, while creating culturally relevant collections:
  • Off-White released Off-White x Nike Dunk Low 'The 50' Collection and launched ‘I Support All Forms of Love’ initiative with Trinice McNally, with all proceeds from the collection being donated to the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project
  • Palm Angels opened store in Miami, its first directly operated store, and released first-ever beauty collaboration, with launch of fragrance collection in with 19-69

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)

• Extended Second Life service to the Middle East, enabling customers in the U.A.E., Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to trade luxury handbags for credit on the Marketplace
• Launched pre-order on the Marketplace, enabling customer to preview and order items several weeks before commercial availability, enabling brands to minimize overproduction
• Launched pilot with Patch, a carbon removal marketplace, in November 2021 aimed at enabling the neutralization of carbon emissions for FPS clients
• Published Farfetch’s first 2020 ESG report, highlighting initiatives and progress made towards our 2030 sustainability goals

   

Third Quarter 2021 Results Summary

Gross Merchandise Value (in thousands):

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Digital Platform GMV		$	674,097			$	828,471
Brand Platform GMV			112,327				165,290
In-Store GMV			11,416				23,553
GMV		$	797,840			$	1,017,314

GMV increased by $219.5 million from $797.8 million in third quarter 2020 to $1,017.3 million in third quarter 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 27.5%. While GMV growth accelerated on a two-year basis, it increased at a lower year-over-year rate than the first half of 2021, reflecting strong comparative growth delivered in Q3 2020. Digital Platform GMV increased by $154.4 million from $674.1 million in third quarter 2020 to $828.5 million in third quarter 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 22.9%. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, Digital Platform GMV would have increased by 20.8%.

GMV growth reflects the performance across our three reportable segments. Digital Platform GMV reflects both order growth and an increase in AOV from $574 to $593 across the Marketplace, due to a higher full-price mix and higher average selling price. Growth in Brand Platform GMV was driven by strong demand for New Guards’ brands Autumn-Winter 2021 collections as well as a greater mix of shipments in Q3 2021 compared to the prior year. Growth in In-Store GMV was driven by additional New Guards stores opened in the last twelve months as well as strong growth from existing stores.

Revenue (in thousands):

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Digital Platform Services third-party revenue		$	157,174			$	185,470
Digital Platform Services first-party revenue			105,861				133,747
Digital Platform Services Revenue			263,035				319,217
Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue			50,922				77,895
Brand Platform Revenue			112,327				165,290
In-Store Revenue			11,416				20,163
Revenue		$	437,700			$	582,565

Revenue increased by $144.9 million year-over-year from $437.7 million in third quarter 2020 to $582.6 million in third quarter 2021, representing growth of 33.1%. The increase was primarily driven by 26.5% growth in Digital Platform Revenue to $397.1 million and year-over-year growth in Brand Platform Revenue of 47.2% to $165.3 million.

Digital Platform Services Revenue increased 21.4%, driven by 22.9% overall growth in Digital Platform GMV with Digital Platform Services first-party GMV, which includes First-Party Original, increasing 26.3% year-over-year to $133.7 million. Digital Platform Services first-party revenue growth was primarily driven by strong performance of Browns’ products on the Marketplace, in addition to high demand for New Guards brands on the Marketplace and their respective websites. This first-party revenue growth was partially offset by slower growth in third-party revenue, of 18.0%, which was primarily driven by a shift in third-party seller mix from boutique to brand partner which historically have had a lower take rate, on average.

Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue represents the pass-through of delivery and duties charges incurred by our global logistics solutions, net of any Farfetch-funded consumer promotions and incentives. Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue increased 53.0% year-over-year, above Digital Platform GMV growth of 22.9%. This was driven by increased pass-through costs resulting from higher duties due to a shift in regional mix of sales and continued impacts of Brexit, which we expect to be ongoing.

Brand Platform Revenue increased by 47.2% to $165.3 million due to the same factors driving Brand Platform GMV growth.

In-Store Revenue increased by 76.6% to $20.2 million due to the same factors driving In-Store GMV growth.

Cost of Revenue (in thousands):

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Digital Platform Services third-party cost of revenue		$	52,691			$	68,786
Digital Platform Services first-party cost of revenue			67,026				91,395
Digital Platform Services cost of revenue			119,717				160,181
Digital Platform Fulfilment cost of revenue			50,922				77,895
Brand Platform cost of revenue			53,589				85,018
In-Store cost of goods sold			4,443				7,291
Cost of revenue		$	228,671			$	330,385

Cost of revenue increased by $101.7 million, or 44.5%, year-over-year from $228.7 million in third quarter 2020 to $330.4 million in third quarter 2021. This was at a higher rate than revenue growth and was driven by growth in Digital Platform cost of revenue and Brand Platform cost of revenue.

Digital Platform Services cost of revenue increased at a higher rate than Digital Platform Services Revenue driven by an increase in subsidized shipping and higher duties costs, as well as an increase in first party costs of goods sold driven by the growth of the first-party business.

As we continue to rely on third parties to provide shipping services, changes in their operations due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, as well as supply and demand for delivery services as online adoption accelerates across industries, and global supply chain challenges, may further impact our cost of revenue, and may in the future impact our growth or service levels.

Gross profit (in thousands):

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Digital Platform third-party gross profit		$	104,483			$	116,684
Digital Platform first-party gross profit			38,835				42,352
Digital Platform Gross Profit			143,318				159,036
Brand Platform Gross Profit			58,738				80,272
In-Store Gross Profit			6,973				12,872
Gross profit		$	209,029			$	252,180

Gross profit increased by $43.2 million, or 20.6%, year-over-year, slower than revenue growth, to $252.2 million in third quarter 2021. Gross profit margin decreased 450 bps year-over-year to 43.3% from 47.8%, due to the softening of gross profit growth in both Digital Platform and Brand Platform.

Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin decreased 470 bps to 49.8% in third quarter 2021 from 54.5% in third quarter 2020, as Digital Platform Services cost of revenue increased at a higher rate than Digital Platform Services Revenue. This was driven by a decrease in Digital Platform third-party gross profit margin due to an increase in subsidized shipping and higher duties costs. This was combined with a decrease in Digital Platform first-party gross profit margin driven by a shorter full-price window.

Brand Platform Gross Profit Margin decreased 370 bps year-over-year to 48.6% primarily due to the implementation of sustainable production processes.

Selling, general and administrative expenses by type (in thousands):

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Demand generation expense		$	46,185			$	74,090
Technology expense			29,809				32,585
Share-based payments			81,840				46,134
Depreciation and amortization			54,007				64,807
General and administrative			143,349				140,195
Other items			860				104
Selling, general and administrative expense		$	356,050			$	357,915

Demand generation expense increased $27.9 million year-over-year to $74.1 million in third quarter 2021 and increased as a percentage of Digital Platform Service Revenue from 17.6% to 23.2%. This was driven by our investment in acquiring and engaging customers in paid channels, including our redistribution of spend in response to the impact of Apple's recent iOS privacy measures, which exhibited higher unit costs, on average.

Technology expense primarily relates to maintenance and operations of our platform features and services, as well as software, hosting and infrastructure expenses, which includes three globally distributed data centers, including one in Shanghai, which support the processing of our growing base of transactions. Technology expense increased by $2.8 million, or 9.3%, in third quarter 2021 year-over-year. The increase was mainly driven by an increase in technology staff headcount as well as software and hosting costs to support growth.

Third quarter 2021 technology expense continued to scale as a percentage of Adjusted Revenue, decreasing from 7.7% to 6.5% year-over-year as we continue to leverage our existing infrastructure and organization.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $10.8 million, or 20.0%, year-over-year from $54.0 million in third quarter 2020 to $64.8 million in third quarter 2021. Amortization expense increased principally due to increased technology investments, where qualifying technology development costs are capitalized and amortized over their useful lives. Depreciation expense increased primarily as a result of new stores and office leases entered into within the last twelve months.

Share-based payments decreased by $35.7 million, or (43.6)% year-over-year in third quarter 2021 due to the reduced cost of employment related taxes and cash-settled awards, primarily as a result of the share price movement and quarterly revaluation, partially offset by additional grants of equity-settled awards, including the performance-based restricted share unit ("PSU") award granted to the Company's Founder, Chairman and CEO, José Neves in May 2021.

General and administrative expense decreased by $3.2 million, or (2.2)%, year-over-year in third quarter 2021, primarily due to a lower total employee cost per person, which was partially offset by costs of actions taken across a number of areas to support longer-term strategic initiatives including brand campaign investments and an increase in non-technology headcount. General and administrative expense decreased as a percentage of Adjusted Revenue to 27.8% compared to 37.1% in third quarter 2020 as we continued to leverage our operations base to efficiently grow Adjusted Revenue.

(Losses)/gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements (in thousands):

		Three months ended September 30,
		2020				2021
Remeasurement (losses)/gains on put and call option liabilities		$	(77,800)			$	257,549
Fair value (losses)/gains on embedded derivative liabilities			(295,279)				643,624
(Losses)/gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements		$	(373,079)			$	901,173

The $643.6 million of fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities in third quarter 2021 were primarily driven by the decrease in our share price during the period. The fair value gains on embedded derivative liabilities in third quarter 2021 is comprised of the following revaluation gains on our convertible senior notes: (i) $159.4 million fair value gains related to $250 million 5.00% notes due 2025 (the “February 2020 Notes”); (ii) $307.1 million fair value gains related to $400 million 3.75% notes due 2027; and (iii) $177.2 million fair value gains related to $600 million 0.00% notes due 2030. These notes have provided strong liquidity to fund ongoing capital needs and invest in various growth initiatives. The $295.3 million of fair value losses on embedded derivative liabilities in third quarter 2020 were primarily driven by the increase in our share price during the period. The fair value losses on embedded derivatives in third quarter 2020 comprised a $138.2 million fair value revaluation losses related to $250 million 5.00% convertible senior notes issued in February 2020, and a $157.1 million fair value revaluation losses related to $400 million 3.75% convertible senior notes issued in April 2020.

The $257.5 million of remeasurement gains on put and call option liabilities in third quarter 2021 related to a $81.3 million remeasurement gains in connection with Chalhoub Group’s put option over non-controlling interest in Farfetch International Limited, and a $185.0 million gain on 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”), partially offset by a $4.6 million loss on the put and call option over the non-controlling interest in Alanui S.r.l. and a $4.2 million loss on the put and call option that New Guards holds over the acquisition of the remaining 40% share capital in Palm Angels S.r.l (“Palm Angels”). The $77.8 million of remeasurement losses in third quarter 2020 related to the remeasurement gains in connection with the Chalhoub Group’s put option over the non-controlling interest in Farfetch International Limited.

Profit After Tax

Profit after tax increased by $1,306.1 million year-over-year from a loss of $537.0 million to a profit of $769.1 million in third quarter 2021. The increase was primarily driven by gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements, which increased $1,274.3 million year-over-year.

EPS and Diluted EPS

Third quarter 2021 basic EPS was $2.09 and diluted EPS was $(0.25). Diluted EPS assumes a full conversion of the convertible notes into shares, and that the settlement of the Chalhoub liability and Farfetch China Holdings Ltd (“Farfetch China”) liability held on the statement of financial position at September 30, 2021 would have been in shares, with both transactions occurring at the beginning of the third quarter, 2021. As such, diluted EPS excludes the gains on items held at fair value and interest costs related to the Chalhoub liability, Farfetch China liability and the convertible notes, net of any applicable tax, while including all outstanding equity instruments that have a dilutive impact.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDA improved by $15.6 million to $5.3 million in third quarter 2021 as a result of our growth and scaling of the fixed cost base. Adjusted EBITDA Margin improved from (2.7)% to 1.1% year-over-year, primarily reflecting declines in both general and administrative expenses and in technology expense as percentage of Adjusted Revenue.

Liquidity

At September 30, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were $1,349.7 million, a decrease of $223.7 million compared to $1,573.4 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily related to funding working capital, payments for intangible assets and $100 million short-term variable Net Asset Value investments. This was partially offset by $500 million cash proceeds related to the investment in Farfetch China by Alibaba Group and Richemont in August 2021.

Post Balance Sheet Events

On October 1, 2021, Tencent Holdings Limited elected to convert $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% February 2020 Notes. We elected to physically settle the conversion of the notes in shares, resulting in the issuance of approximately 6.1 million Class A ordinary shares on October 5, 2021.

Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Farfetch’s expectations as of November 18, 2021.

For Full Year 2021:

• Digital Platform GMV growth of approximately 33% year-over-year
• Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $5 million

For Fourth Quarter 2021:

• Digital Platform GMV growth of 18% to 22% year-over-year
• Brand Platform GMV growth of 20% to 25% year-over-year
• Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $40 million

Uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving nature of the situation, could have material impacts on our future performance and projections. Factors involving COVID-19 that could potentially impact our future performance include, among others:

• disruptions to our operations, fulfilment network, and shipments
• weakened consumer sentiment and discretionary income arising from various 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

Conference Call Information

Farfetch Limited (the “Company” or “Farfetch”) will host a conference call today, November 18, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s results as well as expectations about Farfetch’s business. Listeners may access the live conference call via audio webcast at http://farfetchinvestors.com, where listeners can also access Farfetch’s earnings press release and slide presentation. Following the call, a replay of the webcast will be available at the same website for at least 30 days.

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the three months ended September 30
(in $ thousands, except share and per share data)
		2020				2021
Revenue			437,700				582,565
Cost of revenue			(228,671)				(330,385)
Gross profit			209,029				252,180
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(356,050)				(357,915)
Operating loss			(147,021)				(105,735)
(Losses)/gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements			(373,079)				901,173
Share of results of associates			385				19
Finance income			1,033				811
Finance costs			(15,396)				(22,712)
(Loss)/profit before tax			(534,078)				773,556
Income tax expense			(2,882)				(4,427)
(Loss)/profit after tax			(536,960)				769,129
(Loss)/profit after tax attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent			(544,320)				767,173
Non-controlling interests			7,360				1,956
			(536,960)				769,129
(Loss)/earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the parent
Basic			(1.58)				2.09
Diluted			(1.58)				(0.25)
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic			344,185,603				367,059,107
Diluted			344,185,603				469,630,120

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) / income
for the three months ended September 30
(in $ thousands)
		2020				2021
(Loss)/profit after tax			(536,960)				769,129
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to the consolidated statement of operations (net of tax):
Exchange gain/(loss) on translation of foreign operations			6,666				(9,927)
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges recognized in equity			7,092				(13,932)
Loss/(gain) on cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in net profit			1,822				(5,559)
Loss on cash flow hedges recognized in equity - time value			(3,593)				-
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax			11,987				(29,418)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax			(524,973)				739,711
Total comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent			(532,333)				737,329
Non-controlling interests			7,360				2,382
			(524,973)				739,711

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the nine months ended September 30
(in $ thousands, except share and per share data)
		2020				2021
Revenue			1,133,817				1,590,957
Cost of revenue			(612,037)				(887,826)
Gross profit			521,780				703,131
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(914,378)				(1,077,592)
Impairment losses on tangible assets			(2,292)				-
Operating loss			(394,890)				(374,461)
(Losses)/gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements			(586,267)				1,806,781
Share of results of associates			(140)				(32)
Finance income			2,734				11,736
Finance costs			(72,203)				(69,022)
(Loss)/profit before tax			(1,050,766)				1,375,002
Income tax expense			(1,270)				(1,281)
(Loss)/profit after tax			(1,052,036)				1,373,721
(Loss)/profit after tax attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent			(1,066,026)				1,365,056
Non-controlling interests			13,990				8,665
			(1,052,036)				1,373,721
(Loss)/earnings per share attributable to owners of the company
Basic			(3.12)				3.79
Diluted			(3.12)				(0.84)
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic			341,896,665				360,134,294
Diluted			341,896,665				464,929,116

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) / income
for the nine months ended September 30
(in $ thousands)
		2020				2021
(Loss)/profit after tax			(1,052,036)				1,373,721
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to the consolidated statement of operations (net of tax):
Exchange gain/(loss) on translation of foreign operations			22,264				(15,532)
Loss on cash flow hedges recognized in equity			(14,002)				(15,629)
Loss/(gain) on cash flow hedges reclassified and reported in net profit			15,049				(13,248)
Loss on cash flow hedges recognized in equity - time value			(3,593)				(2,552)
Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to the consolidated statement of operations (net of tax):
Remeasurement loss on severance plan			(3)				-
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of tax			19,715				(46,961)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year, net of tax			(1,032,321)				1,326,760
Total comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent			(1,046,311)				1,318,808
Non-controlling interests			13,990				7,952
			(1,032,321)				1,326,760

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position
(in $ thousands)
		December 31, 2020				September 30, 2021
Non-current assets
Other receivables			58,081				35,604
Deferred tax assets			13,556				20,508
Intangible assets, net			1,279,328				1,360,775
Property, plant and equipment, net			89,082				94,598
Right-of-use assets			179,227				203,115
Investments			8,278				17,285
Investments in associates			2,319				89
Total non-current assets			1,629,871				1,731,974
Current assets
Inventories			145,309				208,869
Trade and other receivables			209,946				349,237
Current tax assets			2,082				8,352
Short term investments			-				100,137
Derivative financial assets			30,242				7,640
Cash and cash equivalents			1,573,421				1,349,698
Total current assets			1,961,000				2,023,933
Total assets			3,590,871				3,755,907
Liabilities and deficit
Non-current liabilities
Provisions			129,113				78,244
Deferred tax liabilities			182,463				161,352
Lease liabilities			165,275				188,849
Employee benefit obligations			26,116				14,744
Derivative financial liabilities			2,996,220				1,183,193
Borrowings (1)			617,789				564,976
Put and call option liabilities			348,937				900,993
Other financial liabilities			4,853				11,986
Total non-current liabilities			4,470,766				3,104,337
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables			666,144				638,340
Provisions			27,146				17,760
Current tax liability			3,098				6,843
Lease liabilities			26,128				32,469
Employee benefit obligations			38,286				11,249
Derivative financial liabilities			17,427				26,034
Put and call option liabilities			-				13,841
Other financial liabilities			518				8,551
Total current liabilities			778,747				755,087
Total liabilities			5,249,513				3,859,424
Deficit
Share capital			14,168				14,856
Share premium			927,931				1,416,437
Merger reserve			783,529				783,529
Foreign exchange reserve			(7,271)				(22,090)
Other reserves			447,753				43,588
Accumulated losses (1)			(3,993,308)				(2,525,547)
Deficit attributable to owners of the parent			(1,827,198)				(289,227)
Non-controlling interests			168,556				185,710
Total deficit			(1,658,642)				(103,517)
Total deficit and liabilities			3,590,871				3,755,907

⁽¹⁾ Refer to “Revisions to Previously Reported Financial Information” in Notes and Disclosures on page 19.

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
for the nine months ended September 30
(in $ thousands)
		2020				2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating loss			(394,890)				(374,461)
Adjustments to reconcile operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities:
Depreciation			28,113				36,378
Amortization			128,975				145,141
Non-cash employee benefits expense			124,644				160,813
Impairment losses on tangible assets			2,292				-
Impairment of investments			169				100
Change in working capital
Increase in receivables			(2,168)				(139,659)
Decrease/(increase) in inventories			961				(61,413)
Increase/(decrease) in payables			41,449				(72,920)
Change in other assets and liabilities
(Increase)/decrease in non-current receivables			(1,203)				5,501
Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities			15,749				(39,017)
Increase/(decrease) in provisions			42,616				(43,403)
(Decrease)/increase in derivative financial instruments			(13,549)				9,369
Income taxes paid			(57,790)				(36,132)
Net cash outflow from operating activities			(84,632)				(409,703)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired			(12,016)				(3,951)
Payments for property, plant and equipment			(16,732)				(20,757)
Payments for intangible assets			(65,525)				(130,965)
Payments for investments			(2,872)				(9,107)
Increase in short-term investments			-				(100,000)
Interest received			3,345				1,540
Dividends received from associate			58				-
Net cash outflow from investing activities			(93,742)				(263,240)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of the principal elements of lease payments			(12,695)				(18,461)
Interest paid and fees paid on loans			(20,662)				(22,309)
Dividends paid to holders of non-controlling interests			(20,515)				(17,121)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests			-				(18,514)
Settlement of equity-based awards			-				(6,119)
Proceeds from exercise of employee share-based awards			27,687				31,170
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issue costs			641,861				-
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest			-				500,000
Net cash inflow from financing activities			615,676				448,646
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			437,302				(224,297)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			322,429				1,573,421
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(3,018)				574
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			756,713				1,349,698

Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity/(deficit)
(in $ thousands)
		Share capital				Share premium				Merger reserve				Foreign exchange reserve				Other reserves				Accumulated losses				Equity/ (deficit) attributable to owners of the parent				Non- controlling interests				Total equity/ (deficit)
Balance at January 1, 2020			13,584				878,007				783,529				(30,842)				349,463				(826,135)				1,167,606				170,226				1,337,832
Changes in equity
(Loss)/income after tax for the period			-				-				-				-				-				(1,066,026)				(1,066,026)				13,990				(1,052,036)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)			-				-				-				22,264				(2,549)				-				19,715				-				19,715
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax			-				-				-				22,264				(2,549)				(1,066,026)				(1,046,311)				13,990				(1,032,321)
Issue of share capital, net of transaction costs			258				12,109				-				-				4,808				-				17,175				-				17,175
Share-based payment – equity settled			-				-				-				-				45,655				81,649				127,304				-				127,304
Share-based payment – reverse vesting shares		-				-					-			-					19,570			-					19,570				-				19,570
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests			-				-				-				-				-			-					-				(20,515)				(20,515)
Balance at September 30, 2020			13,842				890,116				783,529				(8,578)				416,947				(1,810,512)				285,344				163,701				449,045
Balance at January 1, 2021			14,168				927,931				783,529				(7,271)				447,753				(3,993,308)				(1,827,198)				168,556				(1,658,642)
Changes in deficit
Income after tax for the period			-				-				-				-				-				1,365,056				1,365,056				8,665				1,373,721
Other comprehensive loss			-				-				-				(14,819)				(31,429)				-				(46,248)				(713)				(46,961)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax			-				-				-				(14,819)				(31,429)				1,365,056				1,318,808				7,952				1,326,760
Loss on cashflow hedge transferred to inventory		-				-				-				-					2,309			-					2,309				-				2,309
Issue of share capital, net of transaction costs			225			-				-				-				-				-					225				-				225
Early conversion of convertible loan notes			408				423,340				-				-				-				-				423,748				-				423,748
Share-based payment – equity settled		-				-				-				-					63,148				102,705				165,853				-				165,853
Share-based payment – reverse vesting shares			35				41,399			-				-					(20,411)			-					21,023				-				21,023
Acquisition of non-controlling interest		-				-				-				-					(11,613)			-					(11,613)				(6,901)				(18,514)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		-				-				-				-					-			-					-				(23,016)				(23,016)
Non-controlling interest arising on purchase of asset			20				23,767			-				-					-			-					23,787				49,686				73,473
Step acquisition		-				-				-				-					-			-					-				2,434				2,434
Non-controlling interest put option		-				-				-				-					(150,881)			-					(150,881)				-				(150,881)
Farfetch China Holdings Ltd put call option		-				-				-				-					(744,163)			-					(744,163)				-				(744,163)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests		-				-				-				-					488,875			-					488,875				(13,875)				475,000
Other		-				-				-				-					-			-					-				874				874
Balance at September 30, 2021			14,856				1,416,437				783,529				(22,090)				43,588				(2,525,547)				(289,227)				185,710				(103,517)

Supplemental Metrics 1			2019				2020																	2021
			Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter					First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
Consolidated Group:
Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”)			$	739,937			$	610,874			$	721,310			$	797,840			$	1,056,990				$	915,604			$	1,007,811			$	1,017,314
Revenue				382,232				331,437				364,680				437,700				540,105					485,079				523,313				582,565
Adjusted Revenue				337,738				301,152				307,877				386,778				464,887					408,851				439,488				504,670
In-Store Revenue				9,788				8,516				3,926				11,416				13,666					10,675				17,635				20,163
In-Store GMV				9,788				8,516				3,926				11,416				13,666					13,275				21,739				23,553
Gross profit				176,136				153,376				159,375				209,029				249,148					220,869				230,082				252,180
Gross profit margin			46.1%				46.3%				43.7%				47.8%				46.1%					45.5%				44.0%				43.3%
Demand generation expense			$	(51,162)			$	(37,966)			$	(47,378)			$	(46,185)			$	(67,258)				$	(61,867)			$	(65,888)			$	(74,090)
Technology expense				(22,653)				(26,307)				(29,284)				(29,809)				(29,827)					(33,532)				(34,545)				(32,585)
Share-based payments				(42,238)				(26,760)				(61,915)				(81,840)				(121,118)					(40,516)				(60,173)				(46,134)
Depreciation and amortization				(50,065)				(51,323)				(51,758)				(54,007)				(60,135)					(53,992)				(62,720)				(64,807)
General and administrative				(120,247)				(111,422)				(107,888)				(143,349)				(141,687)					(144,666)				(150,229)				(140,195)
Other items				(5,584)				(5,025)				(1,302)				(860)				(17,080)					(4,721)				(6,828)				(104)
Impairment losses on tangible assets				-				(2,292)				-				-				(699)					-				-				-
Impairment losses on intangible assets				-				-				-				-				(36,269)					-				-				-
(Losses) / gains on items held at fair value and remeasurements				(10,565)				65,434				(278,622)				(373,079)				(2,057,306)					659,870				245,738				901,173
(Loss) / Profit after tax (1)				(110,126)				(79,177)				(435,899)				(536,960)				(2,263,587)					516,667				87,925				769,129
Adjusted EBITDA				(17,926)				(22,319)				(25,175)				(10,314)				10,376					(19,196)				(20,579)				5,310
Adjusted EBITDA Margin			(5.3)%				(7.4)%				(8.2)%				(2.7)%				2.2%					(4.7)%				(4.7)%				1.1%
Basic (Loss)/Earnings per share ("EPS") (1)			$	(0.34)			$	(0.24)			$	(1.29)			$	(1.58)			$	(6.47)				$	1.44			$	0.24			$	2.09
Diluted EPS				(0.34)				(0.24)				(1.29)				(1.58)				(6.47)					(0.28)				(0.31)				(0.25)
Adjusted EPS (1)				(0.08)				(0.24)				(0.20)				(0.17)				(0.00)					(0.22)				(0.17)				(0.14)
Digital Platform:
Digital Platform GMV			$	628,610			$	494,899			$	651,036			$	674,097			$	939,444				$	790,014			$	913,350			$	828,471
Digital Platform Services Revenue				226,411				185,177				237,603				263,035				347,341					285,861				349,131				319,217
Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue				44,494				30,285				56,803				50,922				75,218					76,228				83,825				77,895
Digital Platform Gross Profit				123,572				97,207				130,579				143,318				189,102					156,335				184,999				159,036
Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin			54.6%				52.5%				55.0%				54.5%				54.4%					54.7%				53.0%				49.8%
Digital Platform Order Contribution			$	72,410			$	59,241			$	83,201			$	97,133			$	121,844				$	94,468			$	119,111			$	84,946
Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin			32.0%				32.0%				35.0%				36.9%				35.1%					33.0%				34.1%				26.6%
Active Consumers (in thousands)				2,068				2,149				2,524				2,742				3,024					3,272				3,394				3,593
AOV - Marketplace			$	636			$	571			$	493			$	574			$	626				$	618			$	599			$	593
AOV - Stadium Goods				301				314				304				340				308					326				335				294
Brand Platform:
Brand Platform GMV			$	101,539			$	107,459			$	66,348			$	112,327			$	103,880				$	112,315			$	72,722			$	165,290
Brand Platform Revenue				101,539				107,459				66,348				112,327				103,880					112,315				72,722				165,290
Brand Platform Gross Profit				47,543				52,480				27,729				58,738				51,857					57,735				34,252				80,272
Brand Platform Gross Profit Margin			46.8%				48.8%				41.8%				52.3%				49.9%					51.4%				47.1%				48.6%

⁽¹⁾ Refer to “Revisions to Previously Reported Financial Information” in Notes and Disclosures on page 19

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 the anticipated continued impact of Brexit, expectations regarding our Second Life service and pre-order offering, the ongoing impact of COVID-19, future financial or operating performance, our environmental, social and governance goals, objectives and initiatives, anticipated brand campaigns, the impact of Apple’s iOS privacy measures, our Fulfilment by Farfetch and global logistics objectives, planned activities and objectives, anticipated growth resulting therefrom, strategic initiatives, our growth and expected performance for the fourth quarter of 2021 and full year 2021, statements regarding our profitability, as well as statements that include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “enable,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate” 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: purchasers of luxury products may not choose to shop online in sufficient numbers; the effect of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our business and results of operations; our ability to generate sufficient revenue to be profitable or to generate positive cash flow on a sustained basis; 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; 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 increased focus on social, environmental and sustainability matters could increase our costs, harm our reputation and adversely affect our financial results, and our ability to implement our environmental, sustainability, responsible sourcing, social and inclusion and diversity goals; 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, 2020, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings 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

Revisions to Previously Reported Financial Information

We have revised previously reported finance cost, loss after tax, loss per share, and non-current borrowings for both the fourth quarter and annual periods ended December 31, 2020. The revision had no impact on the Company’s results for previously reported third quarter 2020 or the current quarter. Refer to our Form 6-K furnished with the SEC on May 13, 2021, for further information.

Non-IFRS and Other Financial and Operating Metrics

This release includes certain financial measures not based on IFRS, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted Revenue, Digital Platform Order Contribution, and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin (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.

Farfetch reports under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the 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 tables reconcile Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which are loss after tax and loss after tax margin, respectively:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
	2019					2020																2021
		Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
(Loss)/Profit after tax(a)		$	(110,126)			$	(79,177)			$	(435,899)			$	(536,960)			$	(2,263,587)			$	516,667			$	87,925			$	769,129
Net finance expense/(income)(a)			(16,182)				34,355				20,751				14,363				(2,874)				24,660				10,726				21,901
Income tax (benefit)/expense			(108)				2,506				(4,118)				2,882				(15,704)				49				(3,195)				4,427
Depreciation and amortization			50,065				51,323				51,758				54,007				60,135				53,992				62,720				64,807
Share-based payments (b)			42,238				26,760				61,915				81,840				121,118				40,516				60,173				46,134
(Gains)/losses on items held at fair value and remeasurements(c)			10,565				(65,434)				278,622				373,079				2,057,306				(659,870	)			(245,738)				(901,173)
Other items (d)			5,584				5,025				1,302				860				17,080				4,721				6,828				104
Impairment losses on tangible assets			-				2,292				-				-				699				-				-				-
Impairment losses on intangible assets			-				-				-				-				36,269				-				-				-
Share of results of associates			38				31				494				(385)				(66)				69				(18)				(19)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(17,926)			$	(22,319)			$	(25,175)			$	(10,314)			$	10,376			$	(19,196	)		$	(20,579)			$	5,310
Revenue		$	382,232			$	331,437			$	364,680			$	437,700			$	540,105			$	485,079			$	523,313			$	582,565
(Loss)/Profit after tax margin(a)		(28.8)%				(23.9)%				(119.5)%				(122.7)%				(419.1)%				106.5%				16.8%				132.0%
Adjusted Revenue		$	337,738			$	301,152			$	307,877			$	386,778			$	464,887			$	408,851			$	439,488			$	504,670
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		(5.3)%				(7.4)%				(8.2)%				(2.7)%				2.2%				(4.7)%				(4.7)%				1.1%

1. Refer to “Revisions to Previously Reported Financial Information” in Notes and Disclosures on page 19.
2. Represents share-based payment expense.
3. Represents (gains)/losses on items held at fair value and remeasurements. See “gains/(losses) on items held at fair value and remeasurements” on page 24 for a breakdown of these items.
4. Represents other items, which are outside the normal scope of our ordinary activities. See “other items” on page 24 for a breakdown of these expenses. “Other items” is included within selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following tables reconcile Adjusted Revenue to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which is revenue:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
	2019					2020																2021
		Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
Revenue		$	382,232			$	331,437			$	364,680			$	437,700			$	540,105			$	485,079			$	523,313			$	582,565
Less: Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue			(44,494)				(30,285)				(56,803)				(50,922)				(75,218)				(76,228)				(83,825)				(77,895)
Adjusted Revenue		$	337,738			$	301,152			$	307,877			$	386,778			$	464,887			$	408,851			$	439,488			$	504,670

The following tables reconcile Digital Platform Order Contribution and Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which are Digital Platform Gross Profit and Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin, respectively:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
	2019					2020																2021
		Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
Digital Platform Gross Profit		$	123,572			$	97,207			$	130,579			$	143,318			$	189,102			$	156,335			$	184,999			$	159,036
Less: Demand generation expense			(51,162)				(37,966)				(47,378)				(46,185)				(67,258)				(61,867)				(65,888)				(74,090)
Digital Platform Order Contribution		$	72,410			$	59,241			$	83,201			$	97,133			$	121,844			$	94,468			$	119,111			$	84,946
Digital Platform Services Revenue		$	226,411			$	185,177			$	237,603			$	263,035			$	347,341			$	285,861			$	349,131			$	319,217
Digital Platform Gross Profit Margin		54.6%				52.5%				55.0%				54.5%				54.4%				54.7%				53.0%				49.8%
Digital Platform Order Contribution Margin		32.0%				32.0%				35.0%				36.9%				35.1%				33.0%				34.1%				26.6%

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

(per share amounts)
	2019					2020																		2021
		Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter						First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
(Loss)/earnings per share (a)		$	(0.34)			$	(0.24)			$	(1.29)			$	(1.58)			$	(6.47)					$	1.44			$	0.24			$	2.09
Share-based payments (b)			0.12				0.08				0.18				0.24				0.35						0.11				0.17				0.13
Amortization of acquired intangible assets			0.09				0.09				0.09				0.09				0.09						0.08				0.09				0.10
(Gains)/losses on items held at fair value and remeasurements (c)			0.03				(0.19)				0.82				1.08				5.88						(1.86)				(0.69)				(2.46)
Other items (d)			0.02				0.01				0.00				0.00				0.05						0.01				0.02				0.00
Impairment losses on tangible assets			-				0.01				-				-				-						-				-				-
Impairment losses on intangible assets			-				-				-				-				0.10						0.00				0.00				0.00
Share of results of associates			(0.00)				(0.00)				(0.00)				(0.00)				(0.00)						(0.00)				(0.00)				(0.00)
Adjusted (Loss)/earnings per share		$	(0.08)			$	(0.24)			$	(0.20)			$	(0.17)			$	(0.00)					$	(0.22)			$	(0.17)			$	(0.14)

1. Refer to “Revisions to Previously Reported Financial Information” in Notes and Disclosures on page 19.
2. Represents share-based payment expense on a per share basis.
3. 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 24 for a breakdown of these items.
4. Represents other items on a per share basis, which are outside the normal scope of our ordinary activities. See “other items” on page 24 for a breakdown of these expenses. “Other items” is included within selling, general and administrative expenses.

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

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
	2019					2020																2021
		Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
Fair value remeasurements:
$250 million 5.00% Notes due 2025 embedded derivative		$	-			$	44,014			$	(135,093)			$	(138,171)			$	(749,004)			$	214,345			$	88,393			$	159,377
$400 million 3.75% Notes due 2027 embedded derivative			-				-				(77,758)				(157,108)				(869,078)				256,438				69,047				307,059
$600 million 0.00% Notes due 2030 embedded derivative			-				-				-				-				(272,522)				159,607				49,434				177,188
FV remeasurement of previously held equity interest			-				-				-				-				-				784				-				-
Present value remeasurements:
Chalhoub put option			(8,959)				21,420				(65,771)				(77,800)				(165,776)				28,696				38,864				81,272
CuriosityChina call option			(1,606)				-				-				-				(926)				-				-				-
Palm Angels put call option and earn-out			-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(4,153)
Alibaba and Richemont put option			-				-				-				-				-				-				-				184,985
Alanui put option			-				-				-				-				-				-				-				(4,555)
Gains / (losses) on items held at fair value and remeasurements		$	(10,565)			$	65,434			$	(278,622)			$	(373,079)			$	(2,057,306)			$	659,870			$	245,738			$	901,173
Farfetch share price (end of day)		$	10.35			$	7.90			$	17.27			$	25.16			$	63.81			$	53.02			$	50.36			$	37.48

The following tables represent other items:

(in $ thousands, except as otherwise noted)
	2019					2020																2021
		Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter				First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter
Transaction-related legal and advisory expenses		$	(5,584)			$	(4,925)			$	(1,799)			$	(860	)		$	(17,014)			$	(4,654)			$	(6,828)			$	(71)
Loss on impairment of investments carried at fair value			-				(100)				(69)				-				(66)				(67)				-				(33)
Other			-				-				566				-				-				-				-				-
Other items		$	(5,584)			$	(5,025)			$	(1,302)			$	(860)			$	(17,080)			$	(4,721)			$	(6,828)			$	(104)

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. A consumer is deemed to be active if they made a purchase within the last 12-month period, irrespective of cancellations or returns. Active Consumers includes Farfetch Marketplace, BrownsFashion.com, Stadium Goods, and New Guards-owned sites operated by Farfetch Platform Solutions. Due to technical limitations, Active Consumers is unable to fully de-dupe Stadium Goods consumers from consumers on our other sites. 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 net income/(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 basic 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 equal to GMV as such sales are not commission based.

“Digital Platform Fulfilment Revenue” means revenue from shipping and customs clearing services that we provide to our digital consumers, net of 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 dematerialized 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 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. 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. Historically, revenue realized from In-Store sales was equal to GMV of such sales as third-party sales made in certain of our directly-operated stores were accounted for within our Digital Platform segment. Starting in first quarter of 2021, such sales are accounted for within our In-Store segment.

“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 innovations such as Store of the Future, its connected retail solution.

For more information, please visit www.farfetchinvestors.com.

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VP Investor Relations

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FAQ

What was Farfetch's Digital Platform GMV growth in Q3 2021?

Farfetch's Digital Platform GMV grew by 97% over two years, totaling $828 million in Q3 2021.

How much did Farfetch report in revenue for Q3 2021?

Farfetch reported revenue of $583 million for Q3 2021, a 33% increase year-over-year.

What was the profit after tax for Farfetch in Q3 2021?

The profit after tax for Farfetch in Q3 2021 was $769 million.

What is the stock symbol for Farfetch?

The stock symbol for Farfetch is FTCH.

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Alibaba is involved with Farfetch through a strategic agreement, but specific financial metrics related to Alibaba were not disclosed in the PR.