Expedia Group Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

Posts record revenue and profitability
Reiterates full year guidance of double-digit topline growth with margin expansion
Announces new $5 billion share repurchase authorization

SEATTLE--()--Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced financial results today for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

"Our strong third quarter results with record revenue and profitability came in ahead of our guidance and reflect the resilience of travel demand and continued improvements stemming from the execution of our strategy. Our B2B business continues to demonstrate strong year-over-year revenue growth, while more importantly, our B2C revenue growth accelerated over 400 basis points sequentially. Our new unified loyalty program, One Key, is showing good early results following its July launch in the US. In addition, we have just completed the final leg of the Vrbo migration to our single front-end stack,” said Peter Kern, Vice Chairman and CEO, Expedia Group. “With the last of our major migrations behind us, we are now well positioned to further accelerate our business and drive stronger shareholder returns. To that end, we have completed a record $1.8 billion in share repurchases year-to-date and have a new $5 billion share repurchase authorization from our Board.”

Third Quarter Highlights

  • Lodging gross bookings at $18.5 billion grew 8% compared to 2022, and were at record levels for any third quarter.
  • Revenue at $3.9 billion grew 9% compared to 2022 and was a record for any quarter. B2C revenue growth compared to 2022 accelerated over 400 basis points sequentially. B2B revenue at $995 million was a record and was an increase of 26%, compared to 2022.
  • Net income was $425 million for the third quarter. Adjusted net income at $778 million was a record for any quarter.
  • Record adjusted EBITDA was $1.2 billion, an increase of 13% with 110 basis points of margin expansion, compared to 2022.
  • Repurchased approximately 17 million shares for a record $1.8 billion year-to-date.

Financial Summary & Operating Metrics (In millions except per share amounts)

 

Expedia Group, Inc.

Metric

Q3 2023

Q3 2022

Δ Y/Y

Booked room nights

89.3

81.6

9%

Gross bookings

$25,685

$23,987

7%

Revenue

$3,929

$3,619

9%

Operating income

$607

$747

(19)%

Net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

$425

$482

(12)%

Diluted earnings per share

$2.87

$2.98

(3)%

Adjusted EBITDA

$1,216

$1,079

13%

Adjusted net income

$778

$640

21%

Adjusted EPS

$5.41

$4.05

33%

Net cash used in operating activities

$(1,375)

$(997)

38%

Free cash flow

$(1,588)

$(1,167)

36%

* A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided at the end of this release.

Conference Call

Expedia Group, Inc. will webcast a conference call to discuss third quarter 2023 financial results and certain forward-looking information on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT). The webcast will be open to the public and available via ir.expediagroup.com. Expedia Group expects to maintain access to the webcast on the IR website for approximately twelve months subsequent to the initial broadcast.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) companies power travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. Our organization is made up of three pillars: Expedia Product and Technology, focused on the group’s product and technical strategy and offerings; Expedia Brands, housing all our consumer brands; and Expedia for Business, consisting of business-to-business solutions and relationships throughout the travel ecosystem. The Expedia Group family of brands includes: Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.

© 2023 Expedia, Inc., an Expedia Group company. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50

Expedia Group, Inc.
Trended Metrics
(All figures in millions)
 
The metrics below are intended to supplement the financial statements in this release and in our filings with the SEC, and do not include adjustments for one-time items, acquisitions, foreign exchange or other adjustments. The definition or methodology of any of our supplemental metrics are subject to change, and such changes could be material. We may also discontinue certain supplemental metrics as our business evolves over time. In the event of any discrepancy between any supplemental metric and our historical financial statements, you should rely on the information included in the financial statements filed with or furnished to the SEC.

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

Full Year

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

 

 

 

2021

2022

 

 

Units sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booked room nights

 

 

54.0

68.4

65.4

59.7

 

 

 

77.0

82.5

81.6

70.8

 

 

 

94.5

89.7

89.3

 

 

 

247.5

312.0

 

 

Booked air tickets

 

 

8.9

13.4

12.7

11.3

 

 

 

13.1

13.5

12.2

11.1

 

 

 

14.0

13.6

12.8

 

 

 

46.3

49.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross bookings by business model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency

 

 

$6,737

$10,362

$8,855

$8,325

 

 

 

$11,346

$12,773

$10,904

$9,469

 

 

 

$13,425

$12,370

$10,927

 

 

 

$34,279

$44,492

 

 

Merchant

 

 

8,685

10,453

9,870

9,138

 

 

 

13,066

13,366

13,083

11,042

 

 

 

15,976

14,951

14,758

 

 

 

38,146

50,557

 

 

Total

 

 

$15,422

$20,815

$18,725

$17,463

 

 

 

$24,412

$26,139

$23,987

$20,511

 

 

 

$29,401

$27,321

$25,685

 

 

 

$72,425

$95,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodging gross bookings

 

 

$12,002

$14,431

$13,046

$12,000

 

 

 

$17,756

$17,867

$17,099

$14,117

 

 

 

$21,055

$19,167

$18,513

 

 

 

$51,479

$66,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B2C

 

 

$1,025

$1,715

$2,351

$1,730

 

 

 

$1,740

$2,420

$2,707

$1,874

 

 

 

$1,921

$2,415

$2,819

 

 

 

$6,821

$8,741

 

 

B2B

 

 

184

305

490

481

 

 

 

432

650

788

676

 

 

 

668

861

995

 

 

 

1,460

2,546

 

 

trivago (third-party revenue)

 

 

37

91

121

68

 

 

 

77

111

124

68

 

 

 

76

82

115

 

 

 

317

380

 

 

Total

 

 

$1,246

$2,111

$2,962

$2,279

 

 

 

$2,249

$3,181

$3,619

$2,618

 

 

 

$2,665

$3,358

$3,929

 

 

 

$8,598

$11,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue by product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodging

 

 

$903

$1,533

$2,300

$1,713

 

 

 

$1,610

$2,400

$2,881

$2,014

 

 

 

$2,029

$2,698

$3,233

 

 

 

$6,449

$8,905

 

 

Air

 

 

50

78

61

65

 

 

 

74

95

100

93

 

 

 

113

111

100

 

 

 

254

362

 

 

Advertising and media(1)

 

 

88

161

202

152

 

 

 

166

213

222

176

 

 

 

175

201

240

 

 

 

603

777

 

 

Other(2)

 

 

205

339

399

349

 

 

 

399

473

416

335

 

 

 

348

348

356

 

 

 

1,292

1,623

 

 

Total

 

 

$1,246

$2,111

$2,962

$2,279

 

 

 

$2,249

$3,181

$3,619

$2,618

 

 

 

$2,665

$3,358

$3,929

 

 

 

$8,598

$11,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue by geography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. points of sale

 

 

$1,001

$1,736

$2,177

$1,655

 

 

 

$1,656

$2,208

$2,358

$1,717

 

 

 

$1,748

$2,172

$2,440

 

 

 

$6,569

$7,939

 

 

Non-U.S. points of sale

 

 

245

375

785

624

 

 

 

593

973

1,261

901

 

 

 

917

1,186

1,489

 

 

 

2,029

3,728

 

 

Total

 

 

$1,246

$2,111

$2,962

$2,279

 

 

 

$2,249

$3,181

$3,619

$2,618

 

 

 

$2,665

$3,358

$3,929

 

 

 

$8,598

$11,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA by segment(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B2C

 

 

$106

$316

$879

$481

 

 

 

$188

$582

$943

$411

 

 

 

$148

$653

$1,056

 

 

 

$1,782

$2,124

 

 

B2B

 

 

(57)

(4)

74

97

 

 

 

80

156

221

142

 

 

 

133

206

266

 

 

 

110

599

 

 

Other(4)

 

 

(107)

(111)

(98)

(99)

 

 

 

(95)

(90)

(85)

(104)

 

 

 

(96)

(112)

(106)

 

 

 

(415)

(374)

 

 

Total

 

 

$(58)

$201

$855

$479

 

 

 

$173

$648

$1,079

$449

 

 

 

$185

$747

$1,216

 

 

 

$1,477

$2,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Expedia Group common stockholders(5)

 

 

$(606)

$(301)

$362

$276

 

 

 

$(122)

$(185)

$482

$177

 

 

 

$(145)

$385

$425

 

 

 

$(269)

$352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Our advertising and media business consists of Expedia Group Media Solutions, which is responsible for generating advertising revenue on our global online travel brands, and trivago, a leading hotel metasearch site.
(2) Other revenue primarily includes insurance, car rental, destination services and cruise revenue.
(3) See the section below titled "Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures — Adjusted EBITDA by segment" for additional details.
(4) Other is comprised of trivago, corporate and intercompany eliminations.
(5) Expedia Group does not calculate or report net income (loss) by segment.

Notes:

  • All trivago revenue is classified as Non-U.S. point of sale.
  • B2B includes Egencia, our former full-service travel management company, through its sale in November 2021.
  • Some numbers may not add due to rounding. All percentages throughout this release are calculated on precise, unrounded numbers.

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

3,929

 

 

$

3,619

 

 

$

9,952

 

 

$

9,049

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) (1)

 

412

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

1,233

 

 

 

1,245

 

Selling and marketing (1)

 

1,856

 

 

 

1,669

 

 

 

5,300

 

 

 

4,724

 

Technology and content (1)

 

340

 

 

 

310

 

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

864

 

General and administrative (1)

 

194

 

 

 

187

 

 

 

572

 

 

 

562

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

208

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

599

 

 

 

593

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

 

Impairment of intangible assets

 

15

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

81

 

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

23

 

Operating income

 

607

 

 

 

747

 

 

 

929

 

 

 

957

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

56

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

162

 

 

 

33

 

Interest expense

 

(62

)

 

 

(63

)

 

 

(184

)

 

 

(217

)

Gain on debt extinguishment, net

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

 

Other, net

 

(157

)

 

 

(87

)

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(467

)

Total other expense, net

 

(163

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(82

)

 

 

(602

)

Income before income taxes

 

444

 

 

 

690

 

 

 

847

 

 

 

355

 

Provision for income taxes

 

(139

)

 

 

(214

)

 

 

(295

)

 

 

(187

)

Net income

 

305

 

 

 

476

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

168

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

120

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

7

 

Net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

$

425

 

 

$

482

 

 

$

665

 

 

$

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Expedia Group, Inc. available to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

2.98

 

 

$

3.05

 

 

$

4.51

 

 

$

1.11

 

Diluted

 

2.87

 

 

 

2.98

 

 

 

4.37

 

 

 

1.08

 

Shares used in computing earnings per share (000's):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

142,228

 

 

 

157,628

 

 

 

147,253

 

 

 

157,100

 

Diluted

 

147,748

 

 

 

161,829

 

 

 

152,172

 

 

 

162,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

$

3

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

10

 

Selling and marketing

 

20

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

50

 

Technology and content

 

35

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

82

 

General and administrative

 

47

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

138

 

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands and par value)

 

 

September 30,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

 

September 30,
2022

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

5,056

 

 

$

4,096

 

 

$

4,588

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

1,436

 

 

 

1,755

 

 

 

1,778

 

Short-term investments

 

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

49

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $52, $40 and $61

 

2,753

 

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

1,991

 

Income taxes receivable

 

84

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

65

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

765

 

 

 

774

 

 

 

799

 

Total current assets

 

10,094

 

 

 

8,791

 

 

 

9,270

 

Property and equipment, net

 

2,354

 

 

 

2,210

 

 

 

2,169

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

330

 

 

 

363

 

 

 

360

 

Long-term investments and other assets

 

1,155

 

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

1,122

 

Deferred income taxes

 

595

 

 

 

661

 

 

 

626

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,149

 

 

 

1,209

 

 

 

1,223

 

Goodwill

 

6,845

 

 

 

7,143

 

 

 

7,109

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

22,522

 

 

$

21,561

 

 

$

21,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, merchant

$

1,887

 

 

$

1,709

 

 

$

1,535

 

Accounts payable, other

 

1,130

 

 

 

947

 

 

 

1,132

 

Deferred merchant bookings

 

8,394

 

 

 

7,151

 

 

 

7,457

 

Deferred revenue

 

167

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

160

 

Income taxes payable

 

108

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

46

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

874

 

 

 

787

 

 

 

789

 

Total current liabilities

 

12,560

 

 

 

10,778

 

 

 

11,119

 

Long-term debt

 

6,250

 

 

 

6,240

 

 

 

6,237

 

Deferred income taxes

 

34

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

50

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

288

 

 

 

312

 

 

 

315

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

464

 

 

 

451

 

 

 

445

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock: $.0001 par value; Authorized shares: 1,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued: 280,957, 278,264 and 277,607; Shares outstanding: 134,331, 147,757 and 150,966

 

 

 

 

 

Class B common stock: $.0001 par value; Authorized shares: 400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued: 12,800; Shares outstanding: 5,523

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

15,227

 

 

 

14,795

 

 

 

14,674

 

Treasury stock - Common stock and Class B, at cost; Shares 153,903, 137,783 and 133,917

 

(12,550

)

 

 

(10,869

)

 

 

(10,503

)

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

(764

)

 

 

(1,409

)

 

 

(1,586

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(240

)

 

 

(234

)

 

 

(317

)

Total Expedia Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

1,673

 

 

 

2,283

 

 

 

2,268

 

Non-redeemable non-controlling interests

 

1,253

 

 

 

1,445

 

 

 

1,445

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

2,926

 

 

 

3,728

 

 

 

3,713

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

22,522

 

 

$

21,561

 

 

$

21,879

 

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

Net income

$

552

 

 

$

168

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development

 

555

 

 

 

527

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

44

 

 

 

66

 

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

312

 

 

 

81

 

Amortization of stock-based compensation

 

314

 

 

 

280

 

Deferred income taxes

 

49

 

 

 

106

 

Foreign exchange loss on cash, restricted cash and short-term investments, net

 

32

 

 

 

193

 

Realized loss on foreign currency forwards, net

 

35

 

 

 

170

 

Loss on minority equity investments, net

 

73

 

 

 

423

 

Gain on debt extinguishment, net

 

 

 

 

(49

)

Other, net

 

34

 

 

 

(26

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(704

)

 

 

(748

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

43

 

 

 

31

 

Accounts payable, merchant

 

178

 

 

 

202

 

Accounts payable, other, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

223

 

 

 

422

 

Tax payable/receivable, net

 

(55

)

 

 

6

 

Deferred merchant bookings

 

1,243

 

 

 

1,770

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,928

 

 

 

3,622

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

Capital expenditures, including internal-use software and website development

 

(669

)

 

 

(485

)

Purchases of investments

 

 

 

 

(60

)

Sales and maturities of investments

 

49

 

 

 

200

 

Proceeds from initial exchange of cross-currency interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

337

 

Payments for initial exchange of cross-currency interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

(337

)

Other, net

 

(15

)

 

 

(169

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(635

)

 

 

(514

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

Payment of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

(2,141

)

Debt extinguishment costs

 

 

 

 

(22

)

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(1,669

)

 

 

(241

)

Proceeds from exercise of equity awards and employee stock purchase plan

 

53

 

 

 

125

 

Other, net

 

17

 

 

 

34

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(1,599

)

 

 

(2,245

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

(53

)

 

 

(302

)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

641

 

 

 

561

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

5,851

 

 

 

5,805

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

6,492

 

 

$

6,366

 

Supplemental cash flow information

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$

197

 

 

$

254

 

Income tax payments, net

 

228

 

 

 

71

 

 

Notes & Definitions:

Booked Room Nights: Represents booked hotel room nights and property nights for our B2C reportable segment and booked hotel room nights for our B2B reportable segment. Booked hotel room nights include both merchant and agency hotel room nights. Property nights are related to our alternative accommodation business.

Booked Air Tickets: Includes both merchant and agency air bookings.

Gross Bookings: Generally represent the total retail value of transactions booked, recorded at the time of booking reflecting the total price due for travel by travelers, including taxes, fees and other charges, adjusted for cancellations and refunds.

Lodging Metrics: Reported on a booked basis except for revenue, which is on a stayed basis. Lodging consists of both merchant and agency model hotel and alternative accommodations.

B2C: The B2C segment (formerly referred to as Retail) provides a full range of travel and advertising services to our worldwide customers through a variety of consumer brands including: Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, Hotwire.com, and CarRentals.com.

B2B: The B2B segment is comprised primarily of Expedia Partner Solutions, which operates private label and co-branded programs to make travel services available through third-party company branded websites and Egencia through its sale on November 1, 2021. The B2B segment also includes Expedia Cruises and Traveldoo.

trivago: The trivago segment generates advertising revenue primarily from sending referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from its localized hotel metasearch websites.

Corporate: Includes unallocated corporate expenses.

Non-GAAP Measures

Expedia Group reports Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Leverage Ratio, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Expenses (non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP selling and marketing, non-GAAP technology and content and non-GAAP general and administrative), all of which are supplemental measures to GAAP and are defined by the SEC as non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the performance of the business and on which internal budgets are based. Management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze our results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS have certain limitations in that they do not take into account the impact of certain expenses to our consolidated statements of operations. We endeavor to compensate for the limitation of the non-GAAP measures presented by also providing the most directly comparable GAAP measures and descriptions of the reconciling items and adjustments to derive the non-GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS also exclude certain items related to transactional tax matters, which may ultimately be settled in cash. We urge investors to review the detailed disclosure regarding these matters in the Management Discussion and Analysis and Legal Proceedings sections, as well as the notes to the financial statements, included in the Company's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Expedia Group adjusted for:

(1) net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests;
(2) provision for income taxes;
(3) total other expenses, net;
(4) stock-based compensation expense, including compensation expense related to certain subsidiary equity plans;
(5) acquisition-related impacts, including

(i) amortization of intangible assets and goodwill and intangible asset impairment,
(ii) gains (losses) recognized on changes in the value of contingent consideration arrangements; and
(iii) upfront consideration paid to settle employee compensation plans of the acquiree;

(6) certain other items, including restructuring;
(7) items included in legal reserves, occupancy tax and other, which includes reserves for potential settlement of issues related to transactional taxes (e.g. hotel and excise taxes), related to court decisions and final settlements, and charges incurred, if any, for monies that may be required to be paid in advance of litigation in certain transactional tax proceedings;
(8) that portion of gains (losses) on revenue hedging activities that are included in other, net that relate to revenue recognized in the period; and
(9) depreciation.
The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature, or because the amount and timing of these items is unpredictable, not driven by core operating results and renders comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure for analysts and investors to evaluate our future on-going performance as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison of our performance and projected cash earnings with our historical results from prior periods and to the results of our competitors. Moreover, our management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of our business as a whole and our individual business segments. In addition, we believe that by excluding certain items, such as stock-based compensation and acquisition-related impacts, Adjusted EBITDA corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from our business and allows investors to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting the ongoing cash earnings capabilities of our business, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced.

Trailing Twelve Month Financial Information

Expedia Group includes certain unaudited financial information for the trailing twelve months ("TTM") ended September 30, 2023, which is calculated as the nine months ended September 30, 2023 plus the year ended December 31, 2022 less the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This presentation is not in accordance with GAAP. However, we believe that this presentation provides useful information to investors regarding its recent financial performance, and it views this presentation of the four most recently completed fiscal quarters as a key measurement period for investors to assess its historical results.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) generally captures all items on the statements of operations that occur in normal course operations and have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash and is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Expedia Group plus the following items, net of tax(a):

(1) stock-based compensation expense, including compensation expense related to equity plans of certain subsidiaries and equity-method investments;
(2) acquisition-related impacts, including;

(i) amortization of intangible assets, including as part of equity-method investments, and goodwill and intangible asset impairment;
(ii) gains (losses) recognized on changes in the value of contingent consideration arrangements;
(iii) upfront consideration paid to settle employee compensation plans of the acquiree; and
(iv) gains (losses) recognized on non-controlling investment basis adjustments when we acquire or lose controlling interests;

(3) currency gains or losses on U.S. dollar denominated cash;
(4) the changes in fair value of equity investments;
(5) certain other items, including restructuring charges;
(6) items included in legal reserves, occupancy tax and other, which includes reserves for potential settlement of issues related to transactional taxes (e.g., hotel occupancy and excise taxes), related court decisions and final settlements, and charges incurred, if any, for monies that may be required to be paid in advance of litigation in certain transactional tax proceedings, including as part of equity method investments;
(7) discontinued operations;
(8) the non-controlling interest impact of the aforementioned adjustment items; and
(9) unrealized gains (losses) on revenue hedging activities that are included in other, net.
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) includes preferred share dividends. We believe Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is useful to investors because it represents Expedia Group's combined results, taking into account depreciation, which management believes is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the impact of certain expenses and items not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses.

(a)Effective January 1, 2023, we changed our methodology for the computation of the effective tax rate on pretax adjusted net income to a long-term projected tax rate as our management believes this tax rate provides better consistency across reporting periods and produces results that are reflective of Expedia Group’s long-term effective tax rate. This projected effective tax rate excludes the income tax effects of Adjusted Net Income items described above and eliminates the effects of non-recurring and period specific items which can vary in size and frequency. Based on our current long-term projections, we are using an effective tax rate on pretax adjusted net income of 21.5% for 2023.

Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income (Loss) divided by adjusted weighted average shares outstanding, which, when applicable, include dilution from our convertible debt instruments per the treasury stock method for Adjusted EPS. The treasury stock method assumes we would elect to settle the principal amount of the debt for cash and the conversion premium for shares. If the conversion prices for such instruments exceed our average stock price for the period, the instruments generally would have no impact to adjusted weighted average shares outstanding. This differs from the GAAP method for dilution from our convertible debt instruments, which include them on an if-converted method. We believe Adjusted EPS is useful to investors because it represents, on a per share basis, Expedia Group's consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other items which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, taxes, foreign exchange gains or losses, and minority interest, but excluding the effects of certain expenses not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS have similar limitations as Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) does not include all items that affect our net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share for the period. Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate these measures along with our consolidated statements of operations.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash flow provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Management believes Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because it represents the operating cash flow that our operating businesses generate, less capital expenditures but before taking into account other cash movements that are not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses, such as financing activities, foreign exchange or certain investing activities. Free Cash Flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, nor does it represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures. Therefore, it is important to evaluate Free Cash Flow along with the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Adjusted Expenses (cost of revenue, direct and indirect selling and marketing, technology and content and general and administrative expenses) exclude stock-based compensation related to expenses for stock options, restricted stock units and other equity compensation under applicable stock-based compensation accounting standards. Expedia Group excludes stock-based compensation from these measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses that we do not believe are necessarily reflective of our ongoing cash operating expenses and cash operating income. Moreover, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use when adopting applicable stock-based compensation accounting standards, management believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between our recurring core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing management with an important tool for financial operational decision making and for evaluating our own recurring core business operating results over different periods of time. There are certain limitations in using financial measures that do not take into account stock-based compensation, including the fact that stock-based compensation is a recurring expense and a valued part of employees' compensation. Therefore, it is important to evaluate both our GAAP and non-GAAP measures. See the Notes to the Consolidated Statements of Operations for stock-based compensation by line item.

Expedia Group, Inc. (excluding trivago) In order to provide increased transparency on the transaction-based component of the business, Expedia Group is reporting results both in total and excluding trivago.

In addition, we evaluate certain operating and financial measures, including revenue growth, on both an as-reported and excluding the impact of foreign exchange, FX neutral, basis. FX neutral results are among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the performance of the business and management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze our results. We estimate FX neutral revenue growth by (i) excluding the FX impacts resulting from the time period between a transaction's booking date and revenue recognition date for both the current and prior year periods, and (ii) converting our current-year period results for transactions recorded in currencies other than U.S. Dollars using the corresponding prior-year period exchange rates rather than the current-year period exchange rates.

 

Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures

 

Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization) by Segment(1)

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2023

 

B2C

 

B2B

 

trivago

 

Corporate &
Eliminations

 

Total

 

(In millions)

Operating income

$

935

 

 

$

237

 

$

16

 

$

(581

)

 

$

607

 

Realized gain (loss) on revenue hedges

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

105

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Depreciation

 

137

 

 

 

29

 

 

2

 

 

26

 

 

 

194

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

297

 

Impairment of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$

1,056

 

 

$

266

 

$

18

 

$

(124

)

 

$

1,216

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2022

 

B2C

 

B2B

 

trivago

 

Corporate &

Eliminations

 

Total

 

(In millions)

Operating income

$

827

 

 

$

205

 

 

$

32

 

$

(317

)

 

$

747

 

Realized gain (loss) on revenue hedges

 

(10

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

97

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

23

 

Depreciation

 

126

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

2

 

 

26

 

 

 

176

 

Impairment of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

52

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$

943

 

 

$

221

 

 

$

34

 

$

(119

)

 

$

1,079

 

 

(1) Adjusted EBITDA for our B2C and B2B segments includes allocations of certain expenses, primarily cost of revenue and facilities, the total costs of our global travel supply organizations, the majority of platform and marketplace technology costs, and the realized foreign currency gains or losses related to the forward contracts hedging a component of our net merchant lodging revenue. We base the allocations primarily on transaction volumes and other usage metrics. We do not allocate certain shared expenses such as accounting, human resources, certain information technology and legal to our reportable segments. We include these expenses in Corporate and Eliminations. Our allocation methodology is periodically evaluated and may change.

 

Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

TTM
September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

($ in millions)

Net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

 

$

425

 

 

$

482

 

 

$

665

 

 

$

175

 

 

$

352

 

 

$

842

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

(120

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(113

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(115

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

139

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

187

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

303

 

Total other expense, net

 

 

163

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

602

 

 

 

547

 

 

 

27

 

Operating income

 

 

607

 

 

 

747

 

 

 

929

 

 

 

957

 

 

 

1,085

 

 

 

1,057

 

Gain (loss) on revenue hedges related to revenue recognized

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

16

 

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

6

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

105

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

280

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

408

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

208

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

599

 

 

 

593

 

 

 

792

 

 

 

798

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

297

 

Impairment of intangible assets

 

 

15

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

15

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

1,216

 

 

$

1,079

 

 

$

2,148

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

$

2,349

 

 

$

2,597

 

Net income margin(1)

 

 

10.8

%

 

 

13.3

%

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

6.7

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

 

 

30.9

%

 

 

29.8

%

 

 

21.6

%

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

20.1

%

 

 

20.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,250

 

Long-term debt to net income ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,250

 

Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

Adjusted debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,294

 

Leverage ratio(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

(1) Net income and Adjusted EBITDA margins represent net income (loss) attributable to Expedia Group, Inc. or Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.

(2) Leverage ratio represents adjusted debt divided by TTM Adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) & Adjusted EPS

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In millions, except share and per share data)

Net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

 

$

425

 

 

$

482

 

 

$

665

 

 

$

175

 

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

120

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

7

 

Less: Provision for income taxes

 

 

(139

)

 

 

(214

)

 

 

(295

)

 

 

(187

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

444

 

 

 

690

 

 

 

847

 

 

 

355

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

14

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

66

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

105

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

280

 

Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

23

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

 

Impairment of intangible assets

 

 

15

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

81

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on revenue hedges

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

(15

)

Loss on minority equity investments, net

 

 

127

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

423

 

Gain on debt extinguishment, net

 

 

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

 

 

 

(49

)

TripAdvisor tax indemnification adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(67

)

 

 

 

Gain on sale of business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(2

)

Adjusted income before income taxes

 

 

998

 

 

 

851

 

 

 

1,516

 

 

 

1,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Provision for income taxes

 

 

(139

)

 

 

(214

)

 

 

(295

)

 

 

(187

)

Provision for income taxes for adjustments

 

 

(76

)

 

 

12

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(74

)

Total Adjusted provision for income taxes

 

 

(215

)

 

 

(202

)

 

 

(326

)

 

 

(261

)

Total Adjusted income tax rate

 

 

21.5

%

 

 

23.7

%

 

 

21.5

%

 

 

22.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(25

)

Adjusted net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

 

$

778

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,176

 

 

$

876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding (000's)

 

 

147,748

 

 

 

161,829

 

 

 

152,172

 

 

 

162,495

 

Adjustment to dilutive securities (000's)

 

 

(3,921

)

 

 

(3,921

)

 

 

(3,921

)

 

 

(3,921

)

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding (000's)

 

 

143,827

 

 

 

157,908

 

 

 

148,251

 

 

 

158,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP diluted earnings per share

 

$

2.87

 

 

$

2.98

 

 

$

4.37

 

 

$

1.08

 

Adjusted earnings per share attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

 

$

5.41

 

 

$

4.05

 

 

$

7.93

 

 

$

5.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ex-trivago Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

 

$

778

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,176

 

 

$

876

 

Less: Adjusted net income attributable to trivago

 

 

9

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

46

 

Adjusted net income excluding trivago

 

$

769

 

 

$

623

 

 

$

1,151

 

 

$

830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings per share attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.

 

$

5.41

 

 

$

4.05

 

 

$

7.93

 

 

$

5.53

 

Less: Adjusted earnings per share attributable to trivago

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.29

 

Adjusted earnings per share excluding trivago

 

$

5.35

 

 

$

3.94

 

 

$

7.76

 

 

$

5.23

 

Free Cash Flow

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(In millions)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

(1,375

)

 

$

(997

)

 

$

2,928

 

 

$

3,622

 

Less: Total capital expenditures

 

 

(213

)

 

 

(170

)

 

 

(669

)

 

 

(485

)

Free cash flow

 

$

(1,588

)

 

$

(1,167

)

 

$

2,259

 

 

$

3,137

 

Adjusted Expenses (Cost of revenue, direct and indirect selling and marketing, technology and content and general and administrative expenses)

 

 

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(In millions)

Cost of revenue

 

$

412

 

$

455

 

$

1,233

 

$

1,245

Less: stock-based compensation

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

10

 

 

10

Adjusted cost of revenue

 

$

409

 

$

451

 

$

1,223

 

$

1,235

Less: trivago cost of revenue(1)

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

14

 

 

13

Adjusted cost of revenue excluding trivago

 

$

404

 

$

446

 

$

1,209

 

$

1,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expense - direct

 

$

1,671

 

$

1,504

 

$

4,737

 

$

4,229

Selling and marketing expense - indirect

 

 

185

 

 

165

 

 

563

 

 

495

Selling and marketing expense

 

 

1,856

 

 

1,669

 

 

5,300

 

 

4,724

Less: stock-based compensation

 

 

20

 

 

18

 

 

60

 

 

50

Adjusted selling and marketing expense

 

$

1,836

 

$

1,651

 

$

5,240

 

$

4,674

Less: trivago selling and marketing expense(1)(2)

 

 

74

 

 

68

 

 

149

 

 

148

Adjusted selling and marketing expense excluding trivago

 

$

1,762

 

$

1,583

 

$

5,091

 

$

4,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology and content expense

 

$

340

 

$

310

 

$

1,001

 

$

864

Less: stock-based compensation

 

 

35

 

 

28

 

 

105

 

 

82

Adjusted technology and content expense

 

$

305

 

$

282

 

$

896

 

$

782

Less: trivago technology and content expense(1)

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

34

 

 

36

Adjusted technology and content expense excluding trivago

 

$

294

 

$

271

 

$

862

 

$

746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expense

 

$

194

 

$

187

 

$

572

 

$

562

Less: stock-based compensation

 

 

47

 

 

47

 

 

139

 

 

138

Adjusted general and administrative expense

 

$

147

 

$

140

 

$

433

 

$

424

Less: trivago general and administrative expense(1)

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

24

 

 

23

Adjusted general and administrative expense excluding trivago

 

$

140

 

$

133

 

$

409

 

$

401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total adjusted overhead expenses(3)

 

$

617

 

$

569

 

$

1,832

 

$

1,651

 

Note: Some numbers may not add due to rounding.

(1) trivago amount presented without stock-based compensation as those are included with the consolidated totals above.

(2) Selling and marketing expense adjusted to add back B2C direct marketing spend on trivago eliminated in consolidation.

(3) Total adjusted overhead expenses is the sum of adjusted expenses for Selling and marketing - indirect, Technology and content, and General and administrative.

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