Wayfair Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results

Q4 Net Revenue Growth of 26% Year over Year to $2.5 billion

Q4 Direct Retail Net Revenue Growth of 27% Year over Year to $2.5 billion

20.3 million Active Customers, up 34% Year over Year

BOSTON--()--Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W), one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights

  • Total net revenue increased $519.5 million to $2.5 billion, up 25.8% year over year
  • Direct Retail net revenue increased $529.8 million to $2.5 billion, up 26.5% year over year
  • U.S. net revenue increased $413.1 million, up 23.9% year over year
  • International net revenue increased $106.4 million, up 37.1% year over year. International segment Net Revenue Constant Currency Growth was 37.3%
  • Gross profit was $577.4 million or 22.8% of total net revenue
  • GAAP net loss was $330.2 million
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was $(180.2) million or (7.1)%, respectively of total net revenue
  • GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share was $3.54
  • Non-GAAP Diluted Net Loss Per Share was $2.80
  • Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow was $(158.5) million
  • At the end of the fourth quarter, cash, cash equivalents, and short- and long-term investments totaled $1.1 billion

Full Year 2019 Financial Highlights

  • Total net revenue increased $2.3 billion to $9.1 billion, up 34.6% year over year
  • Direct Retail net revenue increased $2.4 billion to $9.1 billion, up 35.3% year over year
  • U.S. net revenue increased $2.0 billion, up 33.6% year over year
  • International net revenue increased $396.1 million, up 41.0% year over year. International segment Net Revenue Constant Currency Growth was 45.7%
  • Gross profit was $2.1 billion or 23.5% of total net revenue
  • GAAP net loss was $984.6 million
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was $(496.5) million or (5.4)%, respectively of total net revenue
  • Non-GAAP Diluted Net Loss Per Share was $8.03
  • Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow was $(597.7) million

“We are pleased to close out another year of significant growth with net revenue up 35% year over year in 2019, as our loyal and growing customer base continues to choose Wayfair as the preferred place to shop for home,” said Niraj Shah, CEO, co-founder and co-chairman, Wayfair. “While already operating at a run rate in excess of $10 billion in annual net revenue, we have barely scratched the surface of our total addressable market and are only just beginning to reap the benefits of our large strategic investments across North America and Europe. To take advantage of the tremendous opportunity ahead, we are taking important steps to further optimize the business and drive greater efficiencies where needed to enhance our customer experience, strengthen our supplier partnerships, and further propel us down the path to profitability.”

Other Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • The number of active customers in our Direct Retail business reached 20.3 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of 33.9% year over year
  • LTM net revenue per active customer was $448 as of December 31, 2019, an increase of 1.1% year over year
  • Orders per customer, measured as LTM orders divided by active customers, was 1.86 for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to 1.85 for the fourth quarter of 2018
  • Repeat customers placed 68.6% of total orders in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to 66.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018
  • Repeat customers placed 7.7 million orders in the fourth quarter of 2019, an increase of 31.3% year over year
  • Orders delivered in the fourth quarter of 2019 were 11.2 million, an increase of 27.1% year over year
  • Average order value was $226 for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $227 for the fourth quarter of 2018
  • In the fourth quarter of 2019, 54.8% of total orders delivered for our Direct Retail business were placed via a mobile device, compared to 51.8% in the fourth quarter of 2018

Webcast and Conference Call

Wayfair will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial results today at 8 a.m. (ET). Investors and participants can access the call by dialing (833) 286-5803 in the U.S. and (647) 689-4448 internationally. The passcode for the conference line is 4048958. The call will also be available via live webcast at investor.wayfair.com along with supporting slides. An archive of the webcast conference call will be available shortly after the call ends. The archived webcast will be available at investor.wayfair.com.

About Wayfair

Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 18 million items across home furnishings, décor, home improvement, housewares and more. Committed to delighting its customers every step of the way, Wayfair is reinventing the way people shop for their homes – from product discovery to final delivery.

The Wayfair family of sites includes:

  • Wayfair - Everything home for every budget.
  • Joss & Main - Stylish designs to discover daily.
  • AllModern - The best of modern, priced for real life.
  • Birch Lane - Classic home. Comfortable cost.
  • Perigold - The widest-ever selection of luxury home furnishings.

Wayfair generated $9.1 billion in net revenue for full year 2019. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with operations throughout North America and Europe, the company employs more than 16,900 people.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal and state securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including statements regarding the strength of our product offering, our strategic investments across North America and Europe, our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and our plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of future events. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate, although we believe that we have been reasonable in our expectations and assumptions. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or that known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. Investors are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.

A list and description of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause or contribute to differences in our results can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this earnings release and the accompanying tables and the related earnings conference call contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total net revenue ("Adjusted EBITDA Margin"), Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Diluted Net Loss Per Share and Net Revenue Constant Currency Growth. We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We have provided a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure in this earnings release.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated as loss before depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation and related taxes, interest (expense), net, other (income) expense, net, provision for income taxes, net, non-recurring items, and other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance. We have included Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in this earnings release because they are key measures used by our management and our board of directors to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin facilitates operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis as these costs may vary independent of business performance. In the case of exclusion of the impact of equity-based compensation and related taxes, excludes an item that we do not consider to be indicative of our core operating performance. Investors should, however, understand that equity-based compensation will be a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of the compensation provided to our employees. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as net cash provided by or used in operating activities less net cash used to purchase property and equipment and site and software development costs. We believe Free Cash Flow is an important indicator of our business performance, as it measures the amount of cash we generate. Accordingly, we believe that Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management.

Non-GAAP Diluted Net Loss Per Share is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as GAAP net loss plus equity-based compensation and related taxes, provision for income taxes, net, non-recurring items, and other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance divided by weighted average shares. We believe that adding back equity-based compensation and related taxes, provision for income taxes, net, non-recurring items, and other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance as adjustments to our GAAP diluted net loss before calculating per share amounts for all periods presented provides a more meaningful comparison between our operating results from period to period.

Net Revenue Constant Currency Growth is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by translating the current period local currency net revenue by the currency exchange rates used to translate the financial statements in the comparable prior-year period. We believe Net Revenue Constant Currency Growth is an important indicator of our business performance, as it provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating trends in our operating results in the same manner as our management.

We calculate forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA based on internal forecasts that omit certain amounts that would be included in forward-looking GAAP net loss. We do not attempt to provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA guidance to forward looking GAAP net loss because forecasting the timing or amount of items that have not yet occurred and are out of the Company’s control is inherently uncertain and unavailable without unreasonable efforts. Further, we believe that such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors. Such items could have a substantial impact on GAAP measures of financial performance.

The non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools. We do not, nor do we suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should also note that the non-GAAP financial measures we use may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies, including other companies in our industry.

The following table reflects the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for each of the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(330,222

)

 

$

(143,845

)

 

$

(984,584

)

 

$

(504,080

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,247

 

 

36,116

 

 

192,419

 

 

123,542

 

Equity-based compensation and related taxes

 

67,015

 

 

41,341

 

 

240,978

 

 

136,415

 

Interest expense, net

 

20,592

 

 

10,291

 

 

54,514

 

 

28,560

 

Other expense (income), net

 

2,701

 

 

2,865

 

 

(2,881

)

 

204

 

Provision for income taxes, net

 

1,508

 

 

1,084

 

 

3,010

 

 

2,037

 

Other (1)

 

 

 

(1,664

)

 

 

 

(1,664

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(180,159

)

 

$

(53,812

)

 

$

(496,544

)

 

$

(214,986

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 

$

2,533,490

 

 

$

2,014,004

 

 

$

9,127,057

 

 

$

6,779,174

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

(7.1

)%

 

(2.7

)%

 

(5.4

)%

 

(3.2

)%

(1) In the three months ended December 31, 2018, we recorded $1.7 million of a one-time gain relating to a warehouse lease we vacated in July 2017. The gain was the difference in the expected future payments and the actual costs incurred to terminate the lease. The gain was recognized in selling, operations, technology, general and administrative in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA attributable to our segments, and the reconciliation of net loss to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is presented in the preceding table:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

(88,008

)

 

$

7,725

 

 

$

(179,010

)

 

$

(19,049

)

International

 

(92,151

)

 

(61,537

)

 

(317,534

)

 

(195,937

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(180,159

)

 

$

(53,812

)

 

$

(496,544

)

 

$

(214,986

)

A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to non-GAAP diluted net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in order to calculate non-GAAP Diluted Net Loss Per Share, is as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

Net loss

 

$

(330,222

)

 

$

(143,845

)

 

$

(984,584

)

 

$

(504,080

)

Equity-based compensation and related taxes

 

67,015

 

 

41,341

 

 

240,978

 

 

136,415

 

Provision for income taxes, net

 

1,508

 

 

1,084

 

 

3,010

 

 

2,037

 

Non-GAAP net loss

 

$

(261,699

)

 

$

(101,420

)

 

$

(740,596

)

 

$

(365,628

)

Non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(2.80

)

 

$

(1.12

)

 

$

(8.03

)

 

$

(4.09

)

Weighted average number of common stock outstanding used in computing per share amounts, basic and diluted

 

93,321

 

 

90,445

 

 

92,200

 

 

89,472

 

The following tables present net revenues attributable to our reportable segments for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

U.S. net revenue

 

$

2,139,961

 

 

$

1,726,897

 

 

$

7,764,831

 

 

$

5,813,070

 

International net revenue

 

393,529

 

 

287,107

 

 

1,362,226

 

 

966,104

 

Total net revenue

 

$

2,533,490

 

 

$

2,014,004

 

 

$

9,127,057

 

 

$

6,779,174

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash used in or provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow for each of the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(36,295

)

 

$

42,530

 

 

$

(196,818

)

 

$

84,861

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(87,774

)

 

(48,701

)

 

(271,742

)

 

(159,205

)

Site and software development costs

 

(34,441

)

 

(16,981

)

 

(129,138

)

 

(62,750

)

Free Cash Flow

 

$

(158,510

)

 

$

(23,152

)

 

$

(597,698

)

 

$

(137,094

)

Key Financial and Operating Metrics

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands, except LTM Revenue per Active Customer and Average Order Value)

Direct Retail Financial and Operating Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Retail Net Revenue (1)

 

$

2,525,654

 

 

$

1,995,812

 

 

$

9,088,274

 

 

$

6,718,079

 

Active Customers

 

20,290

 

 

15,155

 

 

20,290

 

 

15,155

 

LTM Net Revenue Per Active Customer

 

$

448

 

 

$

443

 

 

$

448

 

 

$

443

 

Orders Delivered

 

11,195

 

 

8,806

 

 

37,641

 

 

28,084

 

Average Order Value

 

$

226

 

 

$

227

 

 

$

241

 

 

$

239

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(180,159

)

 

$

(53,812

)

 

$

(496,544

)

 

$

(214,986

)

Free Cash Flow

 

$

(158,510

)

 

$

(23,152

)

 

$

(597,698

)

 

$

(137,094

)

(1) Direct Retail net revenue is calculated by taking consolidated net revenue and excluding U.S. net revenue derived from the websites operated by our retail partners and our media solutions business, which accounted for $7.8 million and $18.2 million of net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $38.8 million and $61.1 million of net revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Quarterly Financial Metrics

The following tables set forth selected financial quarterly metrics and other financial and operations data for the eight quarters ended December 31, 2019:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31,
2019

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

March 31,
2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

September 30,
2018

 

June 30,
2018

 

March 31,
2018

 

 

(in thousands)

Segment Financial Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Net Revenue

 

$

2,139,961

 

 

$

1,966,654

 

 

$

2,000,518

 

 

$

1,657,698

 

 

$

1,726,897

 

 

$

1,473,245

 

 

$

1,411,344

 

 

$

1,201,584

 

U.S. Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(88,008

)

 

$

(62,878

)

 

$

(342

)

 

$

(27,782

)

 

$

7,725

 

 

$

(26,036

)

 

$

7,200

 

 

$

(7,938

)

International Net Revenue

 

$

393,529

 

 

$

338,833

 

 

$

342,733

 

 

$

287,131

 

 

$

287,107

 

 

$

232,400

 

 

$

243,912

 

 

$

202,685

 

International Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(92,151

)

 

$

(81,306

)

 

$

(69,641

)

 

$

(74,436

)

 

$

(61,537

)

 

$

(50,369

)

 

$

(42,009

)

 

$

(42,022

)

The following table reflects the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31,
2019

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

March 31,
2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

September 30,
2018

 

June 30,
2018

 

March 31,
2018

 

 

(in thousands)

Net loss

 

$

(330,222

)

 

$

(272,035

)

 

$

(181,938

)

 

$

(200,389

)

 

$

(143,845

)

 

$

(151,726

)

 

$

(100,734

)

 

$

(107,775

)

Depreciation and amortization (1)

 

58,247

 

 

50,250

 

 

44,339

 

 

39,583

 

 

36,116

 

 

32,544

 

 

28,920

 

 

25,962

 

Equity-based compensation and related taxes

 

67,015

 

 

65,275

 

 

56,855

 

 

51,833

 

 

41,341

 

 

36,317

 

 

31,610

 

 

27,147

 

Interest expense, net

 

20,592

 

 

14,432

 

 

10,252

 

 

9,238

 

 

10,291

 

 

7,066

 

 

5,796

 

 

5,407

 

Other expense (income), net

 

2,701

 

 

(2,182

)

 

(322

)

 

(3,078

)

 

2,865

 

 

(1,054

)

 

(666

)

 

(941

)

Provision for income taxes, net

 

1,508

 

 

76

 

 

831

 

 

595

 

 

1,084

 

 

448

 

 

265

 

 

240

 

Other (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,664

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(180,159

)

 

$

(144,184

)

 

$

(69,983

)

 

$

(102,218

)

 

$

(53,812

)

 

$

(76,405

)

 

$

(34,809

)

 

$

(49,960

)

(1) In the three months ended December 31, 2018, we recorded $1.7 million of a one-time gain relating to a warehouse lease we vacated in July 2017. The gain was the difference in the expected future payments and the actual costs incurred to terminate the lease. The gain was recognized in selling, operations, technology, general and administrative in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

WAYFAIR INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

582,753

 

 

$

849,461

 

Short-term investments

 

404,252

 

 

114,278

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $22,774 and $9,312 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively

 

99,720

 

 

50,603

 

Inventories

 

61,692

 

 

46,164

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

228,721

 

 

195,430

 

Total current assets

 

1,377,138

 

 

1,255,936

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

763,400

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

624,544

 

 

606,977

 

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

 

18,809

 

 

2,585

 

Long-term investments

 

155,690

 

 

6,526

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

13,467

 

 

18,826

 

Total assets

 

$

2,953,048

 

 

$

1,890,850

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit:

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

908,097

 

 

$

650,174

 

Accrued expenses

 

298,918

 

 

212,997

 

Unearned revenue

 

167,641

 

 

148,057

 

Other current liabilities

 

236,863

 

 

127,995

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,611,519

 

 

1,139,223

 

Long-term debt

 

1,456,195

 

 

738,904

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

822,602

 

 

 

Lease financing obligations, net of current portion

 

 

 

183,056

 

Other liabilities

 

6,940

 

 

160,388

 

Total liabilities

 

3,897,256

 

 

2,221,571

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share: 10,000,000 shares authorized and none issued at December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 66,642,611 and 62,329,701 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively

 

67

 

 

63

 

Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 164,000,000 shares authorized, 26,957,815 and 28,417,882 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively

 

27

 

 

28

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,122,548

 

 

753,657

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(2,065,423

)

 

(1,082,689

)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

 

(1,427

)

 

(1,780

)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

(944,208

)

 

(330,721

)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$

2,953,048

 

 

$

1,890,850

 

WAYFAIR INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

Net revenue

 

$

2,533,490

 

 

$

2,014,004

 

 

$

9,127,057

 

 

$

6,779,174

 

Cost of goods sold (1)

 

1,956,135

 

 

1,528,882

 

 

6,979,725

 

 

5,192,451

 

Gross profit

 

577,355

 

 

485,122

 

 

2,147,332

 

 

1,586,723

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer service and merchant fees (1)

 

100,497

 

 

77,706

 

 

356,727

 

 

260,046

 

Advertising

 

310,859

 

 

232,374

 

 

1,095,840

 

 

774,189

 

Selling, operations, technology, general and administrative (1)

 

471,420

 

 

304,647

 

 

1,624,706

 

 

1,025,767

 

Total operating expenses

 

882,776

 

 

614,727

 

 

3,077,273

 

 

2,060,002

 

Loss from operations

 

(305,421

)

 

(129,605

)

 

(929,941

)

 

(473,279

)

Interest expense, net

 

(20,592

)

 

(10,291

)

 

(54,514

)

 

(28,560

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

(2,701

)

 

(2,865

)

 

2,881

 

 

(204

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(328,714

)

 

(142,761

)

 

(981,574

)

 

(502,043

)

Provision for income taxes, net

 

1,508

 

 

1,084

 

 

3,010

 

 

2,037

 

Net loss

 

$

(330,222

)

 

$

(143,845

)

 

$

(984,584

)

 

$

(504,080

)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(3.54

)

 

$

(1.59

)

 

$

(10.68

)

 

$

(5.63

)

Weighted average number of common stock outstanding used in computing per share amounts, basic and diluted

 

93,321

 

 

90,445

 

 

92,200

 

 

89,472

 

(1) Includes equity-based compensation and related taxes as follows:

Cost of goods sold

 

$

1,617

 

 

$

798

 

 

$

5,376

 

 

$

2,727

 

Customer service and merchant fees

 

2,854

 

 

2,207

 

 

9,473

 

 

5,859

 

Selling, operations, technology, general and administrative

 

62,544

 

 

38,336

 

 

226,129

 

 

127,829

 

 

 

$

67,015

 

 

$

41,341

 

 

$

240,978

 

 

$

136,415

 

WAYFAIR INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(984,584

)

 

$

(504,080

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

192,419

 

 

123,542

 

Equity-based compensation

 

227,451

 

 

127,564

 

Amortization of discount and issuance costs on convertible notes

 

62,111

 

 

22,585

 

Other non-cash adjustments

 

(1,691

)

 

(56

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(49,187

)

 

(12,792

)

Inventories

 

(15,631

)

 

(18,319

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(32,590

)

 

(65,195

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

330,325

 

 

285,064

 

Unearned revenue and other liabilities

 

75,888

 

 

134,705

 

Other assets

 

(1,329

)

 

(8,157

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(196,818

)

 

84,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchase of short- and long-term investments

 

(553,858

)

 

(99,002

)

Sale and maturities of short-term investments

 

115,468

 

 

61,068

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(271,742

)

 

(159,205

)

Site and software development costs

 

(129,138

)

 

(62,750

)

Other investing activities, net

 

(15,567

)

 

(398

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(854,837

)

 

(260,287

)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs

 

935,146

 

 

562,047

 

Premiums paid for capped call confirmations

 

(145,728

)

 

(93,438

)

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(2,236

)

 

(1,284

)

Deferred financing costs

 

(791

)

 

 

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

113

 

 

138

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

786,504

 

 

467,463

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,557

)

 

(1,536

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(266,708

)

 

290,501

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

849,461

 

 

558,960

 

End of year

 

$

582,753

 

 

$

849,461

 

 

Contacts

Media Relations Contact:
Jane Carpenter, 617-502-7595
PR@wayfair.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Jane Gelfand, 857-315-3270
IR@wayfair.com

Release Summary

Wayfair Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results

Contacts

Media Relations Contact:
Jane Carpenter, 617-502-7595
PR@wayfair.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Jane Gelfand, 857-315-3270
IR@wayfair.com