Vacasa Releases Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

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Vacasa (Nasdaq: VCSA) announced its financial results for Q4 and full year 2021, surpassing guidance. For 2021, it achieved a record $1.9 billion in Gross Booking Value, with Revenue of $889 million, exceeding targets by over $130 million. The company expects to raise its full-year 2022 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook and anticipates reaching Adjusted EBITDA profitability in 2023. However, it reported a net loss of $118 million in Q4 2021, compared to $45 million in Q4 2020. The company has also expanded its sales force significantly, doubling its size.

Positive

• Achieved record Gross Booking Value of $1.9 billion, up 105% year-over-year.
• Revenue for 2021 was $889 million, exceeding guidance by over $130 million.
• Increased number of homes on platform to approximately 37,000, up 60% year-over-year.
• Doubled sales force by adding about 200 new sales executives.
• Expecting positive Adjusted EBITDA in 2023.

Negative

• Net loss of $118 million in Q4 2021, worsening from $45 million loss in Q4 2020.
• Adjusted EBITDA was negative $68 million in Q4 2021, compared to negative $29 million a year prior.

Exceeds fourth quarter 2021 and full year 2021 guidance

Raises full year 2022 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook

Expects to reach Adjusted EBITDA profitability in full year 2023

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vacasa (Nasdaq: VCSA), North America’s leading vacation rental management platform, today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, provided a business update, and posted a shareholder letter with management commentary and a review of the financial results on its investor relations website.

“We made incredible progress in 2021, scaling our business and extending our position as North America’s leading vacation rental management platform,” said Matt Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Vacasa. “There is strong momentum across all aspects of our business and we remain focused on leveraging technology to streamline our operations and provide an exceptional experience to homeowners and guests.”

Financial and Business Highlights

• Achieved Record Gross Booking Value and Revenue. For the full year 2021, Vacasa generated a record $1.9 billion of Gross Booking Value, up 105% year-over-year, driving Revenue of $889 million, more than $130 million ahead of the initial target outlined in July 2021.
• Extended Scale and National Leadership Position. Vacasa finished 2021 with approximately 37,000 homes on its platform, up more than 60% year-over-year, extending its position as North America’s leading vacation rental management platform.
• Expanded Sales Capacity. Over the course of 2021, Vacasa added about 200 new sales executives, more than doubling the size of its sales force, and positioning it for continued growth in the years ahead.
• Launched Differentiated, Proprietary Technology Products. Vacasa’s nearly 200 engineers and product managers launched a number of new technology solutions during the past year, including the Vacasa Homeowner app, the clean inspection tool and the itinerary-based pricing algorithm, and announced the roll-out of its smart home management system.
• Raising Financial Outlook. For the full year 2022, Vacasa set its Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance ahead of the targets it outlined in July 2021. Further, on the heels of recent solid execution and the success of growth investments, Vacasa expects to achieve Adjusted EBITDA profitability for the full year 2023.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results and Key Business Metrics¹

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results as compared to Fourth Quarter 2020:

• Revenue was $192 million, a 76% year-over-year increase.
• Net Loss was $118 million, compared to $45 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA was negative $68 million, compared to negative $29 million.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Key Business Metrics as compared to Fourth Quarter 2020:

• Nights Sold were 1.1 million, a 55% year-over-year increase.
• Gross Booking Value per Night Sold was $347, a 27% year-over-year increase.
• Gross Booking Value was $379 million, a 96% year-over-year increase.

Full Year 2021 Financial Results as compared to Full Year 2020:

• Revenue was $889 million, a 81% year-over-year increase.
• Net Loss was $155 million, compared to $92 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA was negative $29 million, compared to negative $35 million.

Full Year 2021 Key Business Metrics as compared to Full Year 2020:

• Nights Sold were 5.2 million, a 72% year-over-year increase.
• Gross Booking Value per Night Sold was $371, a 19% year-over-year increase.
• Gross Booking Value was $1.9 billion, a 105% year-over-year increase.

"Our team executed extremely well last year delivering full year 2021 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA ahead of the initial targets we provided in July 2021," said Jamie Cohen, Chief Financial Officer of Vacasa. "Building on our success over the past year, we are raising our full year 2022 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook and expect to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA next year."

Financial Guidance

As of today, Vacasa is providing the following guidance for the first quarter and full year 2022. The guidance includes the expected recognition of an estimated $13 million of Revenue in the first quarter associated with the expiration and estimated breakage of future stay credits which Vacasa began to issue in March 2020 during the onset of the pandemic. The Revenue benefit will also flow through to Adjusted EBITDA. Vacasa also expects to deliver positive Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2023.

	First Quarter 2022		Full Year 2022
	(in millions)
Revenue	$245 - $255		$1,125 - $1,175
Adjusted EBITDA	$(25) - $(20)		$(21) - $(14)

¹ For information about how Vacasa defines its Key Business Metrics, see below under the heading “Key Business Metrics.”

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call

Vacasa will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET today to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results and provide a business update. A link to the live webcast will be made available on Vacasa’s Investor Relations website at investors.vacasa.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year beginning approximately two hours after the close of the call.

About Vacasa

Vacasa is the leading vacation rental management platform in North America, transforming the vacation rental experience by integrating purpose-built technology with expert local and national teams. Homeowners enjoy earning significant incremental income on one of their most valuable assets, delivered by the company’s unmatched technology that adjusts rates in real time to maximize revenue. Guests can relax comfortably in Vacasa’s 35,000+ homes across more than 400 destinations in North America, Belize, and Costa Rica, knowing that 24/7 support is just a phone call away. In addition to enabling guests to search, discover, and book its properties on Vacasa.com and the Vacasa Guest App, Vacasa provides valuable, professionally managed inventory to top channel partners, including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo.

For more information, visit https://www.vacasa.com/press.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements reflect Vacasa’s current analysis of existing information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements.

Due to known and unknown risks, actual results may differ materially from Vacasa’s expectations and projections. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: Vacasa’s ability to achieve profitability; Vacasa’s ability to manage and sustain its growth; the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including as a result of new strains or variants of the virus, on Vacasa’s business, the travel industry, travel trends, and the global economy generally; Vacasa’s expectations regarding its financial performance, including its revenue, costs, and Adjusted EBITDA; Vacasa’s ability to attract and retain homeowners and guests; Vacasa’s ability to compete in its industry; Vacasa’s expectations regarding the resilience of its model, including in areas such as domestic travel, short-distance travel, and travel outside of top cities; the effects of seasonal trends on its results of operations; Vacasa’s ability to make required payments under its credit agreement and to comply with the various requirements of its indebtedness; its ability to effectively manage the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the anticipated increase in expenses associated with being a public company; anticipated trends, developments, and challenges in Vacasa’s industry, business, and the highly competitive markets in which it operates; the sufficiency of its cash and cash equivalents to meet its liquidity needs; Vacasa’s ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced offerings and services to meet those needs; its ability to expand into new markets and businesses, expand its range of homeowner services and pursue strategic acquisition and partnership opportunities; Vacasa’s ability to manage expansion into international markets; Vacasa’s ability to stay in compliance with laws and regulations, including tax laws, that currently apply or may become applicable to its business both in the United States and internationally and its expectations regarding various laws and restrictions that relate to its business; Vacasa’s expectations regarding its tax liabilities and the adequacy of its reserves; Vacasa’s ability to effectively manage its growth and expand its infrastructure and maintain its corporate culture; the Company’s ability to identify, recruit, and retain skilled personnel, including key members of senior management; the effects of labor shortages and increases in wage and labor costs in its industry; the safety, affordability, and convenience of Vacasa’s platform and its offerings; its ability to keep pace with technological and competitive developments; its ability to maintain and enhance brand awareness; Vacasa’s ability to successfully defend litigation brought against it and its ability to secure adequate insurance coverage to protect the business and operations; and Vacasa’s ability to maintain, protect, and enhance its intellectual property.

You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the final prospectus filed by Vacasa with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on December 30, 2021, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 to be filed later this month. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes Adjusted EBITDA, which is a financial measure that is not defined by or presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss excluding: (1) depreciation and acquisition-related items consisting of amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable; (2) interest income and expense; (3) any other income or expense not earned or incurred during our normal course of business; (4) any income tax benefit or expense; (5) equity-based compensation costs; (6) one-time costs related to strategic business combinations; and (7) restructuring costs. We believe this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that of our competitors. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature or the amount and timing of these items is unpredictable or one-time in nature, not driven by the performance of our core business operations and renders comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Revenue is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA for a period by Revenue for the same period.

Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by or presented in accordance with GAAP, has significant limitations as an analytical tool, should be considered as supplemental in nature, and is not meant as a substitute for net loss or any other financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, is frequently used by these parties in evaluating companies in our industry, and provides a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Moreover, we present Adjusted EBITDA in this press release because it is a key measurement used by our management internally to make operating decisions, including those related to analyzing operating expenses, evaluating performance, and performing strategic planning and annual budgeting.

Although we use Adjusted EBITDA as described above, Adjusted EBITDA has significant limitations as an analytical tool, including that it:

• does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• does not reflect the interest expense, or the cash required to service interest or principal payments, on our debt;
• does not reflect our tax expense or the cash required to pay our taxes; and
• although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and such measure does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

Due to these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, thereby further limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only on a supplemental basis.

A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP 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 depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, equity-based compensation expense, business combination costs, restructuring charges and other adjustments reflected in our reconciliation of historical Adjusted EBITDA, the amounts of which could be material.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
Revenue		$	192,104			$	108,909			$	889,058			$	491,760
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (1)			108,298				68,997				440,753				256,086
Operations and support (1)			54,148				28,999				186,984				116,192
Technology and development (1)			17,774				7,578				48,709				27,030
Sales and marketing (1)			73,247				17,236				187,904				79,971
General and administrative (1)			29,163				18,597				88,835				57,587
Depreciation			4,389				4,102				17,110				15,483
Amortization of intangible assets			13,385				4,298				44,163				18,817
Total costs and expenses			300,404				149,807				1,014,458				571,166
Loss from operations			(108,300	)			(40,898	)			(125,400	)			(79,406	)
Interest income			4				6				36				385
Interest expense			(22,504	)			(3,135	)			(31,723	)			(7,907	)
Other income (expense), net			13,479				(1,350	)			3,280				(5,725	)
Loss before income tax			(117,321	)			(45,377	)			(153,807	)			(92,653	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			(860	)			79				(784	)			315
Net loss		$	(118,181	)		$	(45,298	)		$	(154,591	)		$	(92,338	)
Loss attributable to remeasurement of redeemable convertible preferred units			—				(157,424	)			(426,101	)			(202,433	)
Net loss including remeasurement of redeemable convertible preferred units			(118,181	)			(202,722	)			(580,692	)			(294,771	)
Less: Net loss including remeasurement of redeemable convertible preferred units prior to Reverse Recapitalization			(92,926	)			(202,722	)			(555,437	)			(294,771	)
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			(12,558	)			—				(12,558	)			—
Net loss attributable to Class A Common Stockholders		$	(12,697	)		$	—			$	(12,697	)		$	—
Net loss per share of Class A Common Stock (2):
Basic and diluted		$	(0.06	)			N/A			$	(0.06	)			N/A
Weighted-average shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding (2):
Basic and diluted			214,794				N/A				214,794				N/A
(1) Includes equity-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of revenue		$	113			$	—			$	113			$	—
Operations and support			2,488				28				2,574				252
Technology and development			2,543				234				3,032				641
Sales and marketing			7,223				274				8,270				372
General and administrative			9,338				941				12,989				2,084
Total equity-based compensation expense		$	21,705			$	1,477			$	26,978			$	3,349
(2) Basic and diluted net loss per share of Class A Common Stock is applicable only for the period from December 6, 2021 through December 31, 2021, which is the period following the closing of our business combination with TPG Pace Solutions Corp.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, unaudited)
		As of December 31,
		2021				2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	353,842			$	218,484
Restricted cash			165,294				72,528
Accounts receivable, net			48,989				10,161
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			19,325				10,191
Total current assets			587,450				311,364
Property and equipment, net			67,186				65,087
Intangible assets, net			216,499				77,426
Goodwill			754,506				121,487
Other long-term assets			11,269				11,888
Total assets		$	1,636,910			$	587,252
Liabilities, Temporary Equity, and Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	34,786			$	15,648
Funds payable to owners			214,301				92,707
Hospitality and sales taxes payable			46,958				20,721
Deferred revenue			107,252				49,992
Future stay credits			30,995				35,140
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			71,833				44,022
Total current liabilities			506,125				258,230
Long-term debt, net of current portion			512				111,689
Other long-term liabilities			112,123				22,204
Total liabilities			618,760				392,123
Redeemable convertible preferred units			—				771,979
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			1,770,096				—
Equity (Deficit):
Vacasa Holdings LLC Class A and Class B Common Units			—				—
Class A Common Stock (1)			21				—
Class B Common Stock			21				—
Additional paid-in capital			—				—
Accumulated deficit			(751,929	)			(577,091	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(59	)			241
Total deficit:			(751,946	)			(576,850	)
Total liabilities, temporary equity, and equity (deficit)		$	1,636,910			$	587,252
(1) As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 214.8 million shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, which excludes up to approximately 236.4 million shares of Class A Common Stock issuable as of such date upon the redemption, exercise or exchange of certain securities as follows: approximately 212.8 million shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the redemption of common units of Vacasa Holdings LLC (and the cancellation of an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock in connection therewith); approximately 5.0 million additional shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the redemption of common units of Vacasa Holdings LLC following the satisfaction of certain time-based vesting requirements; approximately 10.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock appreciation rights and options; and up to approximately 8.2 million shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of our Class G Common Stock.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands, unaudited)
		Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2021				2020
Cash from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(154,591	)		$	(92,338	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Bad debt expense			4,689				6,403
Depreciation			17,110				15,483
Amortization of intangible assets			44,163				18,817
Deferred income taxes			(55	)			(556	)
Other gains and losses			77				(36	)
Fair value adjustment on derivative liabilities			(2,889	)			6,636
Non-cash interest expense			27,496				5,145
Equity-based compensation expense			26,978				3,349
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Accounts receivable			35,400				2,295
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(6,178	)			13,384
Accounts payable			8,288				(3,491	)
Funds payable to owners			40,199				(17,250	)
Hospitality and sales taxes payable			11,076				3,952
Deferred revenue and future stay credits			3,576				24,980
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			7,926				10,800
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			63,265				(2,427	)
Cash from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(5,853	)			(1,619	)
Cash paid for internally developed software			(5,387	)			(7,856	)
Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash and restricted cash acquired			(103,393	)			(3,519	)
Other investing activities			—				323
Net cash used in investing activities			(114,633	)			(12,671	)
Cash from financing activities:
Proceeds from Reverse Recapitalization, net			302,638				—
Payments of Reverse Recapitalization costs			(7,937	)			—
Cash paid for business combinations			(13,647	)			(9,461	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			—				115,931
Payments of long term debt			(125	)			(10,169	)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred units, net of issuance costs			—				500
Other financing activities			(1,318	)			(339	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			279,611				96,462
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(119	)			159
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			228,124				81,523
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			291,012				209,489
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	519,136			$	291,012

Key Business Metrics (in thousands, except GBV per Night Sold, unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
Gross Booking Value ("GBV") (1)		$	379,363			$	193,087			$	1,915,591			$	935,447
Nights Sold (2)			1,094				704				5,165				3,005
GBV per Night Sold (3)		$	347			$	274			$	371			$	311
(1) Gross Booking Value represents the dollar value of bookings from our distribution partners as well as those booked directly on our platform related to Nights Sold during the period and cancellation fees for bookings cancelled during the period (which may relate to bookings made during prior periods). GBV is inclusive of amounts charged to guests for rent, fees, and the estimated taxes a guest pays when we are responsible for collecting tax.
(2) Nights Sold is defined as the total number of nights stayed by guests on our platform in a given period.
(3) GBV per Night Sold represents the dollar value of each night stayed by guests on our platform in a given period. GBV per Night Sold reflects the pricing of rents, fees, and estimated taxes a guest pays.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (in thousands, unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
Net Loss		$	(118,181	)		$	(45,298	)		$	(154,591	)		$	(92,338	)
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets			17,774				8,400				61,273				34,300
Interest income			(4	)			(6	)			(36	)			(385	)
Interest expense			22,504				3,135				31,723				7,907
Other income (expense), net			(13,479	)			1,350				(3,280	)			5,725
Income tax benefit (expense)			860				(79	)			784				(315	)
Equity-based compensation			21,705				1,477				26,978				3,349
Business combination costs (1)			703				—				8,382				—
Restructuring costs (2)			1				1,843				250				6,805
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(68,117	)		$	(29,178	)		$	(28,517	)		$	(34,952	)
(1) Represents third party costs associated with the strategic acquisition of TurnKey and third party costs associated with our merger with TPG Pace Solutions Corp.
(2) Represents costs associated with an internal reorganization and workforce reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and costs associated with the wind-down of a significant portion of our international operations.

 

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Ryan Domyancic

ir@vacasa.com

Source: Vacasa

FAQ

What were Vacasa's financial results for Q4 2021?

Vacasa reported Revenue of $192 million, a 76% year-over-year increase, but a net loss of $118 million.

What is Vacasa's Gross Booking Value for 2021?

Vacasa achieved a record Gross Booking Value of $1.9 billion, marking a 105% increase year-over-year.

What is Vacasa's revenue outlook for 2022?

Vacasa raised its Revenue guidance for 2022 to between $1,125 million and $1,175 million.

When does Vacasa expect to achieve Adjusted EBITDA profitability?

Vacasa expects to reach Adjusted EBITDA profitability for the full year 2023.

How did Vacasa's sales force change in 2021?

Vacasa doubled its sales force by adding about 200 new sales executives during 2021.