Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022
Uber Technologies reported robust financial results for Q4 2022, with Gross Bookings of $30.7 billion, a 19% YoY increase, driven by Mobility Gross Bookings of $14.9 billion (+31% YoY). Revenue soared 49% YoY to $8.6 billion, with a significant contribution from UK business model changes. Net income was $595 million, albeit slightly down from Q4 2021. Adjusted EBITDA surged to $665 million, marking a substantial increase. The company expects Q1 2023 Gross Bookings growth of 20-24% YoY. Despite a cash outflow due to HMRC VAT claims in the UK, unrestricted cash at quarter-end totaled $4.3 billion. Uber emphasizes strong demand and record margins heading into 2023.
- Gross Bookings increased 19% YoY to $30.7 billion.
- Revenue growth of 49% YoY to $8.6 billion, significantly outpacing Gross Bookings growth.
- Adjusted EBITDA reached an all-time high of $665 million, up from $86 million YoY.
- Mobility Gross Bookings grew 31% YoY, while Delivery Gross Bookings increased 6% YoY.
- Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $4.3 billion at the end of Q4 2022.
- Net income attributable to Uber decreased by 33% YoY to $595 million.
- Significant cash outflow of approximately $733 million related to HMRC VAT claims settlement impacting free cash flow.
Gross Bookings grew
Mobility Gross Bookings, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin at all-time quarterly highs
Financial Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2022
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Gross Bookings grew
19% year-over-year (“YoY”) to , or$30.7 billion 26% on a constant currency basis, with Mobility Gross Bookings of (+$14.9 billion 31% YoY or +37% YoY constant currency) and Delivery Gross Bookings of (+$14.3 billion 6% YoY or +14% YoY constant currency). Trips during the quarter grew19% YoY to 2.1 billion, an all-time quarterly high, or approximately 23 million trips per day on average. -
Revenue grew
49% YoY to , or$8.6 billion 59% on a constant currency basis, with Revenue growth significantly outpacing Gross Bookings growth due to a change in the business model for ourUK Mobility business and the acquisition of Transplace byUber Freight . -
Net income attributable to
Uber Technologies, Inc. was , which includes a$595 million net benefit (pre-tax) primarily due to net unrealized gains related to the revaluation of Uber’s equity investments.$756 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
, up$665 million YoY. Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of Gross Bookings was$579 million 2.2% , up from0.3% in Q4 2021. Incremental margin as a percentage of Gross Bookings was11.9% YoY. -
Net cash used in operating activities was
and free cash flow, defined as net cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures, was$244 million . Through 2022, net cash provided by operating activities was$(303) million , and free cash flow was$642 million . Net cash from operating activities and free cash flow during Q4 2022 and full year 2022 were impacted by a cash outflow of approximately$390 million ($733 million GBP 613 million ), related to the previously disclosed HMRC VAT claims settlement in theUK . Excluding this settlement, free cash flow would have been and$430 million in Q4 2022 and full year 2022, respectively.$1.1 billion -
Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were
at the end of the fourth quarter.$4.3 billion
“We ended 2022 with our strongest quarter ever, with robust demand and record margins,” said
"In 2022, we significantly exceeded our profitability outlook, with an incremental margin of
Outlook for Q1 2023
For Q1 2023, we anticipate:
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Gross Bookings to grow
20% to24% YoY on a constant currency basis, with an expected 3 percentage point currency headwind, translating to a range of to$31.0 billion $32.0 billion -
Adjusted EBITDA of
to$660 million $700 million
Financial and Operational Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2022 |
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Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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% Change |
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% Change
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Monthly Active Platform Consumers (“MAPCs”) |
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118 |
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131 |
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11 |
% |
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Trips |
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1,769 |
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2,104 |
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19 |
% |
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Gross Bookings |
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$ |
25,866 |
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$ |
30,749 |
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19 |
% |
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26 |
% |
Revenue |
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$ |
5,778 |
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$ |
8,607 |
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49 |
% |
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59 |
% |
Net income attributable to |
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$ |
892 |
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$ |
595 |
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(33 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
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$ |
86 |
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$ |
665 |
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** |
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Net cash used in operating activities (3) |
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$ |
(107 |
) |
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$ |
(244 |
) |
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(128 |
)% |
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Free cash flow (1), (3) |
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$ |
(187 |
) |
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$ |
(303 |
) |
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(62 |
)% |
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Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement (1) |
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$ |
(187 |
) |
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$ |
430 |
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** |
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(1) |
See “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” sections herein for an explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used throughout this release. |
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(2) |
Net income includes a |
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(3) |
Net cash used in operating activities and free cash flow for Q4 2022 includes an approximately |
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** |
Percentage not meaningful. |
Full Year 2022 Financial and Operational Highlights |
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Year Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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% Change |
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% Change
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Trips |
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6,368 |
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7,642 |
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20 |
% |
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Gross Bookings |
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$ |
90,415 |
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$ |
115,395 |
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28 |
% |
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33 |
% |
Revenue |
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$ |
17,455 |
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$ |
31,877 |
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83 |
% |
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90 |
% |
Net loss attributable to |
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$ |
(496 |
) |
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$ |
(9,141 |
) |
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** |
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Mobility Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
1,596 |
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$ |
3,299 |
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107 |
% |
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Delivery Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
(348 |
) |
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$ |
551 |
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** |
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Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
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$ |
(774 |
) |
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$ |
1,713 |
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** |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (3) |
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$ |
(445 |
) |
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$ |
642 |
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** |
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Free cash flow (1), (3) |
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$ |
(743 |
) |
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$ |
390 |
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** |
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Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement (1) |
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$ |
(743 |
) |
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$ |
1,123 |
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** |
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(1) |
See “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” sections herein for an explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used throughout this release. |
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(2) |
Net loss includes a |
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(3) |
Net cash used in operating activities and free cash flow for the year ended |
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Net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow for the year ended |
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** |
Percentage not meaningful. |
Results by Offering and Segment |
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Gross Bookings |
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Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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Gross Bookings: |
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Mobility |
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$ |
11,340 |
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$ |
14,894 |
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31 |
% |
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37 |
% |
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Delivery |
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13,444 |
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14,315 |
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6 |
% |
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14 |
% |
Freight (1) |
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1,082 |
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1,540 |
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42 |
% |
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43 |
% |
Total |
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$ |
25,866 |
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$ |
30,749 |
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19 |
% |
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26 |
% |
(1) |
Beginning in Q4 2021, Freight Gross Bookings include contributions from the acquisition of Transplace which closed on |
Revenue |
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Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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% Change |
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% Change
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Revenue: |
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Mobility (1) |
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$ |
2,278 |
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$ |
4,136 |
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82 |
% |
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94 |
% |
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Delivery (2) |
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2,420 |
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2,931 |
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21 |
% |
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33 |
% |
Freight (3) |
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1,080 |
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1,540 |
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43 |
% |
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43 |
% |
Total |
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$ |
5,778 |
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$ |
8,607 |
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49 |
% |
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59 |
% |
(1) |
Mobility Revenue in Q4 2022 benefited by a net amount of |
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(2) |
Delivery Revenue in Q4 2021 and Q4 2022 benefited from business model changes in some countries that classify certain payments and incentives as cost of revenue by |
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(3) |
Freight Revenue includes contributions from the acquisition of Transplace which closed on |
Take Rates |
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Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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Mobility (1) |
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20.1 |
% |
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27.8 |
% |
Delivery (2) |
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18.0 |
% |
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20.5 |
% |
(1) |
Mobility Take Rate in Q4 2022 includes an 800 bps net benefit from business model changes in the |
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(2) |
Delivery Take Rate in Q4 2021 and Q4 2022 benefited from business model changes in some countries that classify certain payments and incentives as cost of revenue by 410 bps and 480 bps, respectively. |
Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA: |
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Mobility |
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$ |
575 |
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$ |
1,012 |
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76 |
% |
Delivery |
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25 |
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241 |
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** |
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Freight |
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(25 |
) |
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(8 |
) |
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68 |
% |
Corporate G&A and Platform R&D (1), (2) |
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(489 |
) |
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(580 |
) |
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(19 |
)% |
Adjusted EBITDA (3) |
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$ |
86 |
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$ |
665 |
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** |
(1) |
Excludes stock-based compensation expense. |
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(2) |
Includes costs that are not directly attributable to our reportable segments. Corporate G&A also includes certain shared costs such as finance, accounting, tax, human resources, information technology and legal costs. Platform R&D also includes mapping and payment technologies and support and development of the internal technology infrastructure. Our allocation methodology is periodically evaluated and may change. |
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(3) |
“Adjusted EBITDA” is a non-GAAP measure as defined by the |
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** |
Percentage not meaningful. |
Revenue by |
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Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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% Change |
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$ |
3,613 |
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$ |
4,976 |
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38 |
% |
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419 |
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547 |
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31 |
% |
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995 |
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2,092 |
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110 |
% |
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751 |
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992 |
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32 |
% |
Total |
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$ |
5,778 |
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$ |
8,607 |
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49 |
% |
(1) |
Beginning in Q4 2021, US&CAN Revenue includes contributions from the acquisition of Transplace which closed on |
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(2) |
EMEA Revenue in Q4 2022 benefited by an amount of |
Financial Highlights for the Fourth Quarter 2022 (continued)
Mobility
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Gross Bookings of
billion: Mobility Gross Bookings grew$14.9 37% YoY on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, Mobility Gross Bookings grew9% quarter-over-quarter (“QoQ”), with growth in all geographic regions. -
Revenue of
billion: Mobility Revenue grew$4.1 82% YoY and8% QoQ. The YoY increase was primarily driven by a benefit related to a$1.2 billion UK business model change that classifies most driver payments and incentives as cost of revenue. Mobility Take Rate of27.8% increased 770 bps YoY and decreased 10 bps QoQ. TheUK business model change impacting revenue represented an 800 bps net benefit to Take Rate in the quarter. Additionally, Mobility Take Rate was adversely impacted by pass-through fuel surcharges implemented through Q4 2022 in various markets globally. -
Adjusted EBITDA of
billion: Mobility Adjusted EBITDA increased$1.0 YoY and$437 million QoQ. Mobility Adjusted EBITDA margin was$114 million 6.8% of Gross Bookings compared to5.1% in Q4 2021 and6.6% in Q3 2022. Mobility Adjusted EBITDA margin improvement YoY was primarily driven by better cost leverage from higher volume and a meaningful reduction in driver supply investments.
Delivery
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Gross Bookings of
billion: Delivery Gross Bookings grew$14.3 14% YoY on a constant currency basis. Delivery Gross Bookings in US &Canada were up14% YoY and in all other markets were up15% YoY on a constant currency basis. -
Revenue of
billion: Delivery Revenue grew$2.9 21% YoY and6% QoQ. Take Rate of20.5% grew 250 bps YoY and grew 30 bps QoQ. Business model changes in some countries that classify certain payments and incentives as cost of revenue benefited Delivery Take Rate by 480 bps in the quarter (compared to 410 bps benefit in Q4 2021 and 500 bps benefit in Q3 2022). -
Adjusted EBITDA of
million: Delivery Adjusted EBITDA grew$241 YoY and$216 million QoQ, driven by higher volumes, increased Advertising revenue, and improved network efficiencies. Delivery Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of Gross Bookings reached$60 million 1.7% , compared to0.2% in Q4 2021 and1.3% in Q3 2022.
Freight
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Revenue of
billion: Freight Revenue grew$1.5 43% YoY and declined12% QoQ. Freight Revenue includes contributions from the acquisition of Transplace which closed onNovember 12, 2021 . -
Adjusted EBITDA loss of
million: Freight Adjusted EBITDA grew$8 YoY but declined$17 million QoQ. Freight Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of Gross Bookings improved 1.8 percentage points YoY to (0.5)% driven by increased marketplace efficiency on our digital platform and strong sales momentum in our Transportation Management business.$9 million
Corporate
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Corporate G&A and Platform R&D: Corporate G&A and Platform R&D expenses of
, compared to$580 million in Q4 2021, and$489 million in Q3 2022. On a YoY basis, Corporate G&A and Platform R&D remained flat as a percentage of Gross Bookings.$564 million
GAAP and Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses
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Cost of revenue excluding D&A: GAAP cost of revenue equaled non-GAAP cost of revenue and was
, representing$5.3 billion 17.3% of Gross Bookings, compared to12.0% and17.7% in Q4 2021 and Q3 2022, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP cost of revenue as a percentage of Gross Bookings increased due to the classification of certain Delivery and Mobility payments as cost of revenue attributable to business model changes in some countries and the acquisition of Transplace. -
GAAP and Non-GAAP operating expenses (Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude certain amounts as further detailed in the “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” section):
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Operations and support: GAAP operations and support was
. Non-GAAP operations and support was$605 million , representing$564 million 1.8% of Gross Bookings, compared to2.0% in both Q4 2021 and Q3 2022. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP operations and support as a percentage of Gross Bookings decreased due to improved fixed cost leverage. -
Sales and marketing: GAAP sales and marketing was
. Non-GAAP sales and marketing was$1.1 billion , representing$1.1 billion 3.6% of Gross Bookings, compared to4.8% and3.9% in Q4 2021 and Q3 2022, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP sales and marketing as a percentage of Gross Bookings decreased due to a decrease in consumer discounts, rider facing loyalty expense, promotions, credits and refunds. -
Research and development: GAAP research and development was
. Non-GAAP research and development was$747 million , representing$452 million 1.5% of Gross Bookings, compared to1.4% and1.6% in Q4 2021 and Q3 2022, respectively. As a percentage of Gross Bookings, non-GAAP research and development increased on a YoY basis due to higher employee costs, but decreased on a QoQ basis with slower headcount growth. -
General and administrative: GAAP general and administrative was
. Non-GAAP general and administrative was$745 million , representing$523 million 1.7% of Gross Bookings, compared to1.8% and1.7% in Q4 2021 and Q3 2022, respectively. On a YoY basis, non-GAAP general and administrative as a percentage of Gross Bookings decreased due to improved fixed cost leverage.
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Operations and support: GAAP operations and support was
Operating Highlights for the Fourth Quarter 2022
Platform
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Monthly Active Platform Consumers (“MAPCs”) reached 131 million: MAPCs grew
11% YoY and6% QoQ to 131 million, driven by continued improvement in consumer activity for our Mobility offerings. Mobility MAPCs reached an all-time high of over 100 million. -
Trips of 2.1 billion: Trips on our platform grew
19% YoY and8% QoQ, driven by Mobility and Delivery growth. -
Membership: Launched our single cross-platform membership program,
Uber One, inChile ,France ,Japan ,Spain andTaiwan .Uber One is now available across 12 countries. In addition, announced a new offer for Capital One cardholders to get up to 24 months of freeUber One plus 10x cash back benefits. Our global member base nearly doubled YoY to nearly 12 million members. -
Earners reached an all-time high of 5.4 million: Monthly active drivers and couriers on
Uber reached 5.4 million. Expanded the rollout of Upfront Pricing and Upfront Destination information to earners outside the US, starting with EMEA. -
Advertising: Expanded Journey Ads, our Mobility in-app ad format, now available in eight markets. Active advertising merchants during the quarter exceeded 315K. Our revenue run-rate from Advertising exceeded
.$500 million -
France platform work agreement: Signed the first ever sectoral bargaining agreement for drivers in the Private Hire Vehicle industry inFrance , guaranteeing a minimum revenue per trip for drivers no matter which application they use, creating a level playing field across taxi and ride-hailing platforms. This agreement marks an important step towards protecting drivers’ earnings while maintaining their independent worker status. -
Motional robotaxi service launch: Announced the launch of Motional’s public robotaxi service, marking the first time public riders can access a Motional autonomous vehicle (“AV”) on Uber’s network, starting with
Las Vegas before expanding at a future date toLos Angeles, CA. This launch follows the recent announcement of a 10-year framework agreement that is expected to create one of the largest deployments of AVs on a major ride-hail network. -
Cartken partnership: Announced a partnership with Cartken for food deliveries via automated robots in
Miami, FL. Uber Eats consumers inMiami will have the opportunity to have orders delivered by Cartken's self-driving robot.
Mobility
- Earner safety: Announced a suite of new product features geared toward driver safety, including reducing left turns, intersection alerts, and audio recording.
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Uber Travel expansion:Expanded Uber Travel to over 10,000 cities throughout the world, including all major US &Canada cities.Uber Travel enables consumers to easily link hotel, flight and restaurant reservations to theUber app and reserve rides for entire itineraries usingUber Reserve. -
Uber Charter expansion: ExpandedUber Charter to over 20 major US cities, allowing consumers to book a party bus, passenger van or coach bus directly in theUber app or on the web. -
Uber Carshare launch: LaunchedUber Carshare inAustralia , following the acquisition of Car Next Door, offering easy access to cars nearby when consumers want to drive themselves. -
Uber Explore partnerships: Launched new partnerships with Viator and OpenTable to browse and book experiences within theUber app. -
Electric Vehicle (“EV”) partnerships: Expanded partnership with
Hertz in January to make up to 25,000 EVs available to drivers on Uber’s platform to rent acrossEurope by 2025. In addition, announced that through our partnership, rental company Localiza Zarp will launch new charging stations for EVs in São Paulo with the intention to make it easier for drivers to use and charge their vehicles.
Delivery
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Growth metrics: Delivery continued to demonstrate stable consumer, merchant and courier metrics even as the macroeconomic environment softened around the world. Delivery MAPCs, basket size and order frequency grew
2% YoY,1% YoY and4% YoY respectively, and were up QoQ. Active merchants grew8% YoY to exceed 890K in Q4. Globally, active couriers grew5% YoY, and grew10% YoY in theU.S. -
US Grocery expansion: Announced new and expanded grocery partnerships: Food Bazaar in theNew York metro-area, and the expansion of our partnership with Grocery Outlet, including roughly 300 new locations acrossNew Jersey ,Maryland andPennsylvania . In addition, launched partnership with US grocer Meijer across nearly 250 Midwest locations. -
UK Gopuff launch: Announced a new partnership with quick commerce business Gopuff to offer their range of alcohol, snacks, and groceries on theUber Eats platform across 14 cities in theUK . This partnership marks the first time Gopuff has worked with a food delivery app in theUK . -
Uber Direct momentum: LaunchedUber Direct inJapan with our first two partners in the market:Rakuten Mobile , a telecommunications company under the Rakuten Group, and Sushiro, one of Japan’s leading sushi restaurant chains. In addition, partnered with Walgreens in the US to help power their new round-the-clock delivery services. -
Visa partnership: Announced a new program withVisa , designed to support small-and medium-sized businesses in their transition to green and sustainable packaging solutions.
Freight
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Volvo autonomous partnership: Announced a partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport solution on the
Uber Freight network, beginning in 2023. Following the partnerships withWaymo and Aurora,Uber Freight is building the most extensive AV network in the industry.
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We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business.
There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures. In light of these limitations, we provide specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their relevant financial measures in accordance with GAAP.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the sections titled “Key Terms for Our Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” included at the end of this release. In regards to forward looking non-GAAP guidance, we are not able to reconcile the forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA measure to the closest corresponding GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts because we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of certain significant items. These items include, but are not limited to, significant legal settlements, unrealized gains and losses on equity investments, tax and regulatory reserve changes, restructuring costs and acquisition and financing related impacts.
|
||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
||||||||
(In millions) |
||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||
|
|
As of |
||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
4,295 |
|
|
$ |
4,208 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
103 |
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
680 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
2,439 |
|
|
|
2,779 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
1,454 |
|
|
|
1,479 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
8,819 |
|
|
|
9,249 |
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
2,879 |
|
|
|
1,789 |
|
Restricted investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,614 |
|
Investments |
|
|
11,806 |
|
|
|
4,401 |
|
Equity method investments |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
870 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
1,853 |
|
|
|
2,082 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
1,388 |
|
|
|
1,449 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
2,412 |
|
|
|
1,874 |
|
|
|
|
8,420 |
|
|
|
8,263 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
518 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
38,774 |
|
|
$ |
32,109 |
|
Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and equity |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
860 |
|
|
$ |
728 |
|
Short-term insurance reserves |
|
|
1,442 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, current |
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
Accrued and other current liabilities |
|
|
6,537 |
|
|
|
6,232 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
9,024 |
|
|
|
8,853 |
|
Long-term insurance reserves |
|
|
2,546 |
|
|
|
3,028 |
|
Long-term debt, net of current portion |
|
|
9,276 |
|
|
|
9,265 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, non-current |
|
|
1,644 |
|
|
|
1,673 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
935 |
|
|
|
786 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
23,425 |
|
|
|
23,605 |
|
Redeemable non-controlling interests |
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
38,608 |
|
|
|
40,550 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(524 |
) |
|
|
(443 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(23,626 |
) |
|
|
(32,767 |
) |
|
|
|
14,458 |
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
Non-redeemable non-controlling interests |
|
|
687 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
Total equity |
|
|
15,145 |
|
|
|
8,074 |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and equity |
|
$ |
38,774 |
|
|
$ |
32,109 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||||||
(In millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts) |
||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
5,778 |
|
|
$ |
8,607 |
|
|
$ |
17,455 |
|
|
$ |
31,877 |
|
Costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below |
|
|
3,104 |
|
|
|
5,307 |
|
|
|
9,351 |
|
|
|
19,659 |
|
Operations and support |
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
605 |
|
|
|
1,877 |
|
|
|
2,413 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
1,122 |
|
|
|
4,789 |
|
|
|
4,756 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
747 |
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
2,798 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
3,136 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
Total costs and expenses |
|
|
6,328 |
|
|
|
8,749 |
|
|
|
21,289 |
|
|
|
33,709 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(3,834 |
) |
|
|
(1,832 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(130 |
) |
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
(483 |
) |
|
|
(565 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
1,471 |
|
|
|
767 |
|
|
|
3,292 |
|
|
|
(7,029 |
) |
Income (loss) before income taxes and income (loss) from equity method investments |
|
|
791 |
|
|
|
474 |
|
|
|
(1,025 |
) |
|
|
(9,426 |
) |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
(492 |
) |
|
|
(181 |
) |
Income (loss) from equity method investments |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
107 |
|
Net income (loss) including non-controlling interests |
|
|
879 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
(570 |
) |
|
|
(9,138 |
) |
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to |
|
$ |
892 |
|
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
(496 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,141 |
) |
Net income (loss) per share attributable to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
(0.26 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.64 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.65 |
) |
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
|
1,936,736 |
|
|
|
1,994,800 |
|
|
|
1,892,546 |
|
|
|
1,972,131 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
2,005,591 |
|
|
|
2,060,575 |
|
|
|
1,895,519 |
|
|
|
1,974,928 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
||||||||||||||||
(In millions) |
||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income (loss) including non-controlling interests |
|
$ |
879 |
|
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
$ |
(570 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,138 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
482 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
1,793 |
|
Gain from sale of investments |
|
|
(242 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(413 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Gain on business divestitures, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,684 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
(190 |
) |
|
|
(692 |
) |
|
|
(441 |
) |
Impairments of goodwill, long-lived assets and other assets |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Impairment of equity method investment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
182 |
|
Loss (income) from equity method investments, net |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
Unrealized (gain) loss on debt and equity securities, net |
|
|
(1,198 |
) |
|
|
(752 |
) |
|
|
(1,142 |
) |
|
|
7,045 |
|
Revaluation of |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
Unrealized foreign currency transactions |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
Other |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
Change in assets and liabilities, net of impact of business acquisitions and disposals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
(323 |
) |
|
|
(597 |
) |
|
|
(542 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(139 |
) |
|
|
(236 |
) |
|
|
(196 |
) |
Collateral held by insurer |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
860 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
(133 |
) |
Accrued insurance reserves |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
516 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
(405 |
) |
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
492 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(184 |
) |
|
|
(215 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
|
(244 |
) |
|
|
(445 |
) |
|
|
642 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
(252 |
) |
Purchases of non-marketable equity securities |
|
|
(125 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(982 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
Purchases of marketable securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,708 |
) |
|
|
(1,113 |
) |
|
|
(1,708 |
) |
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,291 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
Proceeds from sale of non-marketable equity securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and grant of related call option |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from business divestiture, net of cash divested |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(2,203 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,314 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
Purchase of notes receivables |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other investing activities |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(2,268 |
) |
|
|
(1,769 |
) |
|
|
(1,201 |
) |
|
|
(1,637 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Proceeds from issuance and sale of subsidiary stock units |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
Issuance of term loan and notes, net of issuance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,484 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Principal repayment on term loan and notes |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Principal repayment on Careem Notes |
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(307 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
Principal payments on finance leases |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
(184 |
) |
Other financing activities |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
1,780 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
(148 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(1,985 |
) |
|
|
(1,957 |
) |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
(1,128 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Beginning of period |
|
|
9,790 |
|
|
|
8,634 |
|
|
|
7,391 |
|
|
|
7,805 |
|
Reclassification from assets held for sale during the period |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
349 |
|
|
|
— |
|
End of period |
|
$ |
7,805 |
|
|
$ |
6,677 |
|
|
$ |
7,805 |
|
|
$ |
6,677 |
|
Other Income (Expense), Net
The following table presents other income (expense), net (in millions):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||
Interest income |
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
Gain on business divestitures, net (1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,684 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Gain from sale of investments (2) |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on debt and equity securities, net (3) |
|
|
1,198 |
|
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
|
(7,045 |
) |
Impairment of equity method investment (4) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(182 |
) |
Revaluation of |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
191 |
|
Other, net |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
$ |
1,471 |
|
|
$ |
767 |
|
|
$ |
3,292 |
|
|
$ |
(7,029 |
) |
(1) |
During the year ended |
|
(2) |
During the year ended |
|
(3) |
During the three months ended |
|
|
During the year ended |
|
|
During the three months ended |
|
|
During the year ended |
|
(4) |
During the year ended |
|
(5) |
During the year ended |
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense by function (in millions):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||
Operations and support |
|
$ |
31 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
139 |
|
$ |
154 |
||||
Sales and marketing |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
614 |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
334 |
|
|
$ |
482 |
|
|
$ |
1,168 |
|
|
$ |
1,793 |
|
Key Terms for Our Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i) income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, (ii) net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax, (iii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iv) income (loss) from equity method investments, (v) interest expense, (vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) certain legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements, (x) goodwill and asset impairments/loss on sale of assets, (xi) acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses, (xii) restructuring and related charges and (xiii) other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, including COVID-19 response initiatives related payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19, the cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations. Our board and management find the exclusion of the impact of these COVID-19 response initiatives from Adjusted EBITDA to be useful because it allows us and our investors to assess the impact of these response initiatives on our results of operations.
Adjusted EBITDA margin. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Gross Bookings. We define incremental margin as the change in Adjusted EBITDA between periods divided by the change in Gross Bookings between periods.
COVID-19 response initiatives. To support those whose earning opportunities have been depressed as a result of COVID-19, as well as communities hit hard by COVID-19, we implemented several initiatives, including, in particular, payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19, the cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations. The payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19 and Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment are recorded as a reduction to revenue. The cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations are recorded as an expense in our costs and expenses.
Driver(s). The term Driver collectively refers to independent providers of ride or delivery services who use our platform to provide Mobility or Delivery services, or both.
Driver or restaurant earnings. Driver or restaurant earnings refer to the net portion of the fare or the net portion of the order value that a Driver or a restaurant retains, respectively.
Driver incentives. Driver incentives refer to payments that we make to Drivers, which are separate from and in addition to the Driver’s portion of the fare paid by the consumer after we retain our service fee to Drivers. For example, Driver incentives could include payments we make to Drivers should they choose to take advantage of an incentive offer and complete a consecutive number of trips or a cumulative number of trips on the platform over a defined period of time. Driver incentives are recorded as a reduction of revenue or cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
Free cash flow. Free cash flow is a Non-GAAP measure. We define free cash flow as net cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures.
Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement. Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement, is a Non-GAAP measure. We define Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement as free cash flow excluding the Q4 2022 impact of the cash outflow of approximately
Gross Bookings. We define Gross Bookings as the total dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of: Mobility rides; Delivery orders (in each case without any adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds); Driver and Merchant earnings; Driver incentives and Freight Revenue. Gross Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers.
Monthly Active Platform Consumers (“MAPCs”). We define MAPCs as the number of unique consumers who completed a Mobility or New Mobility ride or received a Delivery order on our platform at least once in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. While a unique consumer can use multiple product offerings on our platform in a given month, that unique consumer is counted as only one MAPC.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA. We define each segment’s Adjusted EBITDA as segment revenue less the following direct costs and expenses of that segment: (i) cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization; (ii) operations and support; (iii) sales and marketing; (iv) research and development; and (v) general and administrative. Segment Adjusted EBITDA also reflects any applicable exclusions from Adjusted EBITDA.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin. We define each segment’s Adjusted EBITDA margin as the segment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment Gross Bookings.
Take Rate. We define Take Rate as revenue as a percentage of Gross Bookings.
Trips. We define Trips as the number of completed consumer Mobility or New Mobility rides and Delivery orders in a given period. For example, an UberX Share ride with three paying consumers represents three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers represents one Trip.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures
We collect and analyze operating and financial data to evaluate the health of our business and assess our performance. In addition to revenue, net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, and other results under GAAP, we use: Adjusted EBITDA; Free cash flow; Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement; Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses; as well as, revenue growth rates in constant currency, which are described below, to evaluate our business. We have included these non-GAAP financial measures because they are key measures used by our management to evaluate our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and board of directors. Our calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by our peer companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as substitutes for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i) income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, (ii) net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax, (iii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iv) income (loss) from equity method investments, (v) interest expense, (vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) certain legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements, (x) goodwill and asset impairments/loss on sale of assets, (xi) acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses, (xii) restructuring and related charges and (xiii) other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, including COVID-19 response initiatives related payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19, the cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations.
We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions, including those relating to operating expenses. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and board of directors. In addition, it provides a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of certain non-cash expenses and certain variable charges. To help our board, management and investors assess the impact of COVID-19 on our results of operations, we are excluding the impacts of COVID-19 response initiatives related payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19, the cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations from Adjusted EBITDA. Our board and management find the exclusion of the impact of these COVID-19 response initiatives from Adjusted EBITDA to be useful because it allows us and our investors to assess the impact of these response initiatives on our results of operations.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as a financial measure, should be considered as supplemental in nature, and is not meant as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. These limitations include the following:
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain recurring, non-cash charges, such as depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets, and although these are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect all cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain restructuring and related charges, part of which may be settled in cash;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, including COVID-19 response initiatives related payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19, the cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect period to period changes in taxes, income tax expense or the cash necessary to pay income taxes;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the components of other income (expense), net, which primarily includes: interest income; foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net; gain (loss) on business divestitures, net; unrealized gain (loss) on debt and equity securities, net; and impairment of debt and equity securities; and
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements that may reduce cash available to us.
Constant Currency
We compare the percent change in our current period results from the corresponding prior period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency growth rate information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying revenue performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. We calculate constant currency by translating our current period financial results using the corresponding prior period’s monthly exchange rates for our transacted currencies other than the
Free Cash Flow
We define free cash flow as net cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures.
Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement
We define Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement as free cash flow excluding the Q4 2022 impact of the cash outflow of approximately
Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses
Costs and operating expenses are defined as: cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization; operations and support; sales and marketing; research and development; and general and administrative expenses. We define Non-GAAP costs and operating expenses as costs and operating expenses excluding: (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) certain legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements, (iii) goodwill and asset impairments/loss on sale of assets, (iv) certain acquisition, financing and divestiture related expenses, (v) restructuring and related charges and (vi) other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, including COVID-19 response initiative related payments for financial assistance to Drivers personally impacted by COVID-19, the cost of personal protective equipment distributed to Drivers, Driver reimbursement for their cost of purchasing personal protective equipment, the costs related to free rides and food deliveries to healthcare workers, seniors, and others in need as well as charitable donations.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
The following table presents reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods indicated.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
(In millions) |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to |
|
$ |
892 |
|
|
$ |
595 |
|
|
$ |
(496 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,141 |
) |
Add (deduct): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
(492 |
) |
|
|
(181 |
) |
(Income) loss from equity method investments |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
565 |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
(1,471 |
) |
|
|
(767 |
) |
|
|
(3,292 |
) |
|
|
7,029 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
482 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
1,793 |
|
Legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
Accelerated lease costs related to cease-use of ROU assets |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
COVID-19 response initiatives |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Loss on lease arrangement, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Restructuring and related charges, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Legacy auto insurance transfer |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Mass arbitration fees, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
86 |
|
|
$ |
665 |
|
|
$ |
(774 |
) |
|
$ |
1,713 |
|
Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow, Excluding HMRC VAT Claims Settlement
The following table presents reconciliations of free cash flow and free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods indicated.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
(In millions) |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
Free cash flow reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
$ |
(107 |
) |
|
$ |
(244 |
) |
|
$ |
(445 |
) |
|
$ |
642 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
(252 |
) |
Free cash flow |
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
(303 |
) |
|
|
(743 |
) |
|
|
390 |
|
Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Add: HMRC VAT claims settlement |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
733 |
|
Free cash flow, excluding HMRC VAT claims settlement |
|
$ |
(187 |
) |
|
$ |
430 |
|
|
$ |
(743 |
) |
|
$ |
1,123 |
|
Non-GAAP Costs and Operating Expenses
The following tables present reconciliations of Non-GAAP costs and operating expenses to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods indicated.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-GAAP Cost of revenue exclusive of depreciation and amortization reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
GAAP Cost of revenue exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
3,104 |
|
|
$ |
5,173 |
|
|
$ |
5,307 |
|
COVID-19 response initiatives |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Non-GAAP Cost of revenue exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
3,107 |
|
|
$ |
5,168 |
|
|
$ |
5,307 |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||
(In millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-GAAP Operations and support reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
GAAP Operations and support |
|
$ |
547 |
|
|
$ |
617 |
|
|
$ |
605 |
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
Non-GAAP Operations and support |
|
$ |
509 |
|
|
$ |
576 |
|
|
$ |
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-GAAP Sales and marketing reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
GAAP Sales and marketing |
|
$ |
1,262 |
|
|
$ |
1,153 |
|
|
$ |
1,122 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
Non-GAAP Sales and marketing |
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
|
$ |
1,127 |
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
$ |
558 |
|
|
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
747 |
|
Acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
(180 |
) |
|
|
(292 |
) |
|
|
(295 |
) |
|
|
$ |
367 |
|
|
$ |
468 |
|
|
$ |
452 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Non-GAAP General and administrative reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
GAAP General and administrative |
|
$ |
611 |
|
|
$ |
908 |
|
|
$ |
745 |
|
Legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
(283 |
) |
|
|
(81 |
) |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Acquisition, financing and divestitures related expenses |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Accelerated lease costs related to cease-use of ROU assets |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
(123 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
Non-GAAP General and administrative |
|
$ |
473 |
|
|
$ |
488 |
|
|
$ |
523 |
|
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