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    Lyft Announces Strong Q3 2024 Financial Results and Raises Full-Year Outlook

    11/6/24 4:05:00 PM ET
    $LYFT
    Business Services
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    Active Riders and Rides reached new all-time highs

    Gross Bookings grew 16% year-over-year

    Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

    "Our team delivered one of the strongest quarters in Lyft history, following the many new innovations we've brought to drivers and riders so far this year," said CEO David Risher. "Going forward, our work with best-of-breed partners and the autonomous future we're building will give people even more reasons to choose Lyft every time."

    "Operational excellence underpins the health of our marketplace and remains a long-term driver of our business," said CFO Erin Brewer. "In Q3, we delivered across the board with both driver hours and Active Riders reaching all-time highs, surpassing the prior quarter records."

    Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

    • Gross Bookings of $4.1 billion was up 16% year-over-year.
    • Revenue of $1.5 billion was up 32% year-over-year.
    • Net loss of $(12.4) million, which includes a restructuring charge of $36.4 million taken during the quarter, compared to $(12.1) million in Q3'23.
    • Net loss as a percentage of Gross Bookings was (0.3)%, which was flat year-over-year.
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $107.3 million compared to $92.0 million in Q3'23.
      • Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of Gross Bookings was 2.6%, which was flat year-over-year.
    • Net cash provided by operating activities of $264.0 million compared to $2.3 million in Q3'23.
      • For the trailing twelve months, net cash provided by operating activities was $739.9 million.
    • Free cash flow of $242.8 million compared to $(30.0) million in Q3'23.
      • For the trailing twelve months, free cash flow was $641.2 million.

    Third Quarter 2024 Operational Highlights

    • Record Active Riders of 24.4 million: up 9% year-over-year.
    • Record Rides of 217 million: up 16% year-over-year.
    • Autonomous partnerships: Lyft to join forces with Mobileye, May Mobility, and Nexar to connect riders to autonomous vehicles. Starting in 2025, riders in Atlanta will have the opportunity to be matched with an AV when hailing a ride on Lyft.
    • DoorDash x Lyft: signed a strategic partnership with the local delivery leader in the U.S., offering exclusive benefits to riders that link their DashPass accounts. Millions of DashPass members in the U.S. now have another reason to choose Lyft every time.
    • Further driver earnings improvements: drivers can count on their earnings being increased any time a ride takes 5 minutes longer than estimated, or for dropping off a rider that takes them out of their way without a ride back. Drivers also now see the estimated dollar per hour rate upfront for each ride.

    Fourth Quarter 2024 Outlook

    • Gross Bookings of approximately $4.28 billion to $4.35 billion, up 15% to 17% year-over-year
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $100 million to $105 million and an Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings) of approximately 2.3% to 2.4%.

    Updated FY'24 Outlook

    • Rides growth in the mid-teens year-over-year.
    • Gross Bookings to grow approximately 17% year-over-year.
    • Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings) of approximately 2.3%, up from the prior outlook of 2.1%.
    • Free cash flow to exceed $650 million.

    We have not provided the forward-looking GAAP equivalent to our non-GAAP outlook or a GAAP reconciliation as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of reconciling items such as stock-based compensation and income tax. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding GAAP equivalent is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that the reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results. We have provided historical reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP metrics in tables at the end of this release. For more information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this earnings release, please see "GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliations" below.

    Financial and Operational Results through the Third Quarter of 2024

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Sept. 30, 2024

     

    Jun. 30, 2024

     

    Sept. 30, 2023

     

     

    (in millions, except for percentages)

    Active Riders

     

     

    24.4

     

     

     

    23.7

     

     

     

    22.4

     

    Rides

     

     

    216.7

     

     

     

    205.3

     

     

     

    187.4

     

    Gross Bookings

     

    $

    4,108.4

     

     

    $

    4,018.9

     

     

    $

    3,554.1

     

    Revenue

     

    $

    1,522.7

     

     

    $

    1,435.8

     

     

    $

    1,157.6

     

    Net income (loss)

     

    $

    (12.4

    )

     

    $

    5.0

     

     

    $

    (12.1

    )

    Net income (loss) as a percentage of Gross Bookings

     

     

    (0.3

    )%

     

     

    0.1

    %

     

     

    (0.3

    )%

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     

    $

    264.0

     

     

    $

    276.2

     

     

    $

    2.3

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

    $

    107.3

     

     

    $

    102.9

     

     

    $

    92.0

     

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings)

     

     

    2.6

    %

     

     

    2.6

    %

     

     

    2.6

    %

    Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

     

    $

    118.1

     

     

    $

    98.9

     

     

    $

    92.3

     

    Free cash flow

     

    $

    242.8

     

     

    $

    256.4

     

     

    $

    (30.0

    )

    Note: Information on our key metrics and non-GAAP financial measures is also available on our Investor Relations page.

    Definitions of Key Metrics

    Active Riders

    The number of Active Riders is a key indicator of the scale of our user community. Lyft defines Active Riders as all riders who take at least one ride during a quarter where the Lyft Platform processes the transaction. An Active Rider is identified by a unique phone number. If a rider has two mobile phone numbers or changed their phone number and that rider took rides using both phone numbers during the quarter, that person would count as two Active Riders. If a rider has a personal and business profile tied to the same mobile phone number, that person would be considered a single Active Rider. If a ride has been requested by an organization using our Concierge offering for the benefit of a rider, we exclude this rider in the calculation of Active Riders, unless the ride is accessible in that rider's Lyft App.

    Rides

    Rides represent the level of usage of our multimodal platform. Lyft defines Rides as the total number of rides including rideshare and bike and scooter rides completed using our multimodal platform that contribute to our revenue. These include any Rides taken through our Lyft App. If multiple riders take a private rideshare ride, including situations where one party picks up another party on the way to a destination, or splits the bill, we count this as a single rideshare ride. Each unique segment of a Shared Ride is considered a single Ride. For example, if two riders successfully match in Shared Ride mode and both complete their Rides, we count this as two Rides. We have largely shifted away from Shared Rides, and now only offer Shared Rides in limited markets. Lyft includes all Rides taken by riders via our Concierge offering, even though such riders may be excluded from the definition of Active Riders unless the ride is accessible in that rider's Lyft App.

    Gross Bookings

    Gross Bookings is a key indicator of the scale and impact of our overall platform. Lyft defines Gross Bookings as the total dollar value of transactions invoiced to rideshare riders including any applicable taxes, tolls and fees excluding tips to drivers. It also includes amounts invoiced for other offerings, including but not limited to: Express Drive vehicle rentals, bike and scooter rentals, and amounts recognized for subscriptions, bike and bike station hardware and software sales, media, sponsorships, partnerships, and licensing and data access agreements.

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings)

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings) is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA for a period by Gross Bookings for the same period. For the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

    Webcast

    Lyft will host a webcast today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss these financial results and business highlights. To listen to a live audio webcast, please visit our Investor Relations page at https://investor.lyft.com/. The archived webcast will be available on our Investor Relations page shortly after the call.

    About Lyft

    Whether it's an everyday commute or a journey that changes everything, Lyft is driven by our purpose: to serve and connect. In 2012, Lyft was founded as one of the first ridesharing communities in the United States. Now, millions of drivers have chosen to earn on billions of rides. Lyft offers rideshare, bikes, and scooters all in one app — for a more connected world, with transportation for everyone.

    Available Information

    Lyft announces material information to the public about Lyft, its products and services and other matters through a variety of means, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, the investor relations section of its website (investor.lyft.com), its X accounts (@lyft and @davidrisher), its Chief Executive Officer's LinkedIn account (linkedin.com/in/jdavidrisher) and its blogs (including: lyft.com/blog, lyft.com/hub, and eng.lyft.com) in order to achieve broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information to the public and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

    Forward Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Lyft's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Lyft's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, Lyft's guidance and outlook, including for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024, and the trends and assumptions underlying such guidance and outlook, and Lyft's plans and expectations, including statements about autonomous partnerships and our strategic partnership with DoorDash and the benefits such partnerships will provide. Lyft's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the macroeconomic environment and risks regarding our ability to forecast our performance due to our limited operating history and the macroeconomic environment and the risk that our partnerships may not materialize as expected. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Lyft's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 that was filed with the SEC on August 7, 2024 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that will be filed with the SEC by November 12, 2024. The forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to Lyft as of the date hereof, and Lyft disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. This press release discusses "customers." For rideshare, there are two customers in every car - the driver is Lyft's customer, and the rider is the driver's customer. We care about both.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    To supplement Lyft's financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP, Lyft considers certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, including Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings) and free cash flow. Lyft defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for interest expense, other income (expense), net, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation and sublease income, as well as, if applicable, restructuring charges, costs related to acquisitions and divestitures and costs from transactions related to certain legacy auto insurance liabilities. Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings) is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA for a period by Gross Bookings for the same period and is considered a key metric. Lyft defines Adjusted Net Income (Loss) as net income (loss) adjusted for amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense (net of any benefit), and payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation, as well as, if applicable, restructuring charges and transaction costs related to certain legacy auto insurance liabilities and cost related to acquisitions and divestitures. Lyft defines free cash flow as GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and scooter fleet.

    Lyft subleases certain office space and earns sublease income. Sublease income is included within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statement of operations, while the related lease expense is included within operating expenses and loss from operations. Lyft believes the adjustment to include sublease income in Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors by enabling them to better assess Lyft's operating performance, including the benefits of recent transactions, by presenting sublease income as a contra-expense to the related lease charges that are part of operating expenses.

    In November 2022, April 2023 and September 2024, Lyft committed to plans of termination as part of efforts to reduce operating expenses. Lyft believes the costs associated with these restructuring efforts do not reflect performance of Lyft's ongoing operations. Lyft believes the adjustment to exclude the costs related to restructuring from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is useful to investors by enabling them to better assess Lyft's ongoing operating performance and provide for better comparability with Lyft's historically disclosed Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) amounts.

    Lyft uses its non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. Free cash flow is a measure used by our management to understand and evaluate our operating performance and trends. We believe free cash flow is a useful indicator of liquidity that provides our management with information about our ability to generate or use cash to enhance the strength of our balance sheet, further invest in our business and pursue potential strategic initiatives. Free cash flow has certain limitations, including that it does not reflect our future contractual commitments and it does not represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for a given period. Free cash flow does not necessarily represent funds available for discretionary use and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs.

    Lyft's definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Furthermore, these measures have certain limitations in that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations that are necessary to run our business. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

    Lyft, Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (in thousands, except for share and per share data)

    (unaudited)

     

    September 30,

    2024

     

    December 31,

    2023

    Assets

     

     

     

    Current assets

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    770,298

     

     

    $

    558,636

     

    Short-term investments

     

    1,156,735

     

     

     

    1,126,548

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

    940,335

     

     

     

    892,235

     

    Total current assets

     

    2,867,368

     

     

     

    2,577,419

     

    Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     

    270,248

     

     

     

    211,786

     

    Restricted investments

     

    1,196,837

     

     

     

    837,291

     

    Other investments

     

    42,982

     

     

     

    39,870

     

    Property and equipment, net

     

    483,861

     

     

     

    465,844

     

    Operating lease right of use assets

     

    83,866

     

     

     

    98,202

     

    Intangible assets, net

     

    48,242

     

     

     

    59,515

     

    Goodwill

     

    256,393

     

     

     

    257,791

     

    Other assets

     

    13,358

     

     

     

    16,749

     

    Total assets

    $

    5,263,155

     

     

    $

    4,564,467

     

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

     

     

     

    Current liabilities

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

    $

    109,336

     

     

    $

    72,282

     

    Insurance reserves

     

    1,592,564

     

     

     

    1,337,868

     

    Accrued and other current liabilities

     

    1,715,181

     

     

     

    1,508,855

     

    Operating lease liabilities — current

     

    41,752

     

     

     

    42,556

     

    Convertible senior notes, current

     

    389,773

     

     

     

    —

     

    Total current liabilities

     

    3,848,606

     

     

     

    2,961,561

     

    Operating lease liabilities

     

    103,779

     

     

     

    134,102

     

    Long-term debt, net of current portion

     

    574,475

     

     

     

    839,362

     

    Other liabilities

     

    80,516

     

     

     

    87,924

     

    Total liabilities

     

    4,607,376

     

     

     

    4,022,949

     

    Stockholders' equity

     

     

     

    Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 18,000,000,000 Class A shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 406,280,530 and 391,239,046 Class A shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 100,000,000 Class B shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 8,530,629 and 8,566,629 Class B shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

     

    4

     

     

     

    4

     

    Additional paid-in capital

     

    10,978,966

     

     

     

    10,827,378

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     

    (3,329

    )

     

     

    (4,949

    )

    Accumulated deficit

     

    (10,319,862

    )

     

     

    (10,280,915

    )

    Total stockholders' equity

     

    655,779

     

     

     

    541,518

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

    $

    5,263,155

     

     

    $

    4,564,467

     

     

    Lyft, Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

    (in thousands, except for per share data)

    (unaudited)

     

     

    Three Months Ended September 30,

    Nine Months Ended September 30,

     

    2024

     

    2023

    2024

     

    2023

    Revenue

    $

    1,522,692

     

     

    $

    1,157,550

     

    $

    4,235,739

     

     

    $

    3,179,004

     

    Costs and expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of revenue

     

    888,255

     

     

     

    644,500

     

     

    2,463,135

     

     

     

    1,800,091

     

    Operations and support

     

    117,462

     

     

     

    118,763

     

     

    336,238

     

     

     

    325,338

     

    Research and development

     

    104,447

     

     

     

    109,229

     

     

    303,277

     

     

     

    460,745

     

    Sales and marketing

     

    215,779

     

     

     

    129,947

     

     

    537,621

     

     

     

    355,055

     

    General and administrative

     

    253,436

     

     

     

    195,290

     

     

    742,332

     

     

     

    653,228

     

    Total costs and expenses

     

    1,579,379

     

     

     

    1,197,729

     

     

    4,382,603

     

     

     

    3,594,457

     

    Loss from operations

     

    (56,687

    )

     

     

    (40,179

    )

     

    (146,864

    )

     

     

    (415,453

    )

    Interest expense

     

    (7,362

    )

     

     

    (6,209

    )

     

    (22,262

    )

     

     

    (17,793

    )

    Other income (expense), net

     

    50,941

     

     

     

    34,399

     

     

    133,941

     

     

     

    124,689

     

    Loss before income taxes

     

    (13,108

    )

     

     

    (11,989

    )

     

    (35,185

    )

     

     

    (308,557

    )

    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     

    (682

    )

     

     

    111

     

     

    3,762

     

     

     

    5,454

     

    Net loss

    $

    (12,426

    )

     

    $

    (12,100

    )

    $

    (38,947

    )

     

    $

    (314,011

    )

    Net loss per share

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    $

    (0.03

    )

     

    $

    (0.03

    )

    $

    (0.10

    )

     

    $

    (0.82

    )

    Diluted

    $

    (0.03

    )

     

    $

    (0.03

    )

    $

    (0.10

    )

     

    $

    (0.82

    )

    Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    412,229

     

     

     

    389,307

     

     

    406,785

     

     

     

    381,697

     

    Diluted

     

    412,229

     

     

     

    389,307

     

     

    406,785

     

     

     

    381,697

     

    Stock-based compensation included in costs and expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of revenue

    $

    6,789

     

     

    $

    5,553

     

    $

    18,564

     

     

    $

    23,825

     

    Operations and support

     

    2,310

     

     

     

    2,818

     

     

    6,299

     

     

     

    12,727

     

    Research and development

     

    32,036

     

     

     

    40,699

     

     

    89,208

     

     

     

    183,555

     

    Sales and marketing

     

    4,822

     

     

     

    5,723

     

     

    13,257

     

     

     

    25,360

     

    General and administrative

     

    42,999

     

     

     

    43,750

     

     

    127,464

     

     

     

    147,385

     

    Lyft, Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (in thousands)

    (unaudited)

     

    Nine Months Ended September 30,

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Cash flows from operating activities

     

     

     

    Net loss

    $

    (38,947

    )

     

    $

    (314,011

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    115,189

     

     

     

    85,350

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    254,793

     

     

     

    392,852

     

    Amortization of premium on marketable securities

     

    236

     

     

     

    93

     

    Accretion of discount on marketable securities

     

    (66,220

    )

     

     

    (46,581

    )

    Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

     

    2,744

     

     

     

    2,124

     

    (Gain) loss on sale and disposal of assets, net

     

    8,180

     

     

     

    (9,471

    )

    Other

     

    (2,556

    )

     

     

    2,173

     

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net effects of acquisition

     

     

     

    Prepaid expenses and other assets

     

    (39,631

    )

     

     

    (35,354

    )

    Operating lease right-of-use assets

     

    19,971

     

     

     

    21,769

     

    Accounts payable

     

    34,711

     

     

     

    (52,988

    )

    Insurance reserves

     

    254,696

     

     

     

    (94,580

    )

    Accrued and other liabilities

     

    189,903

     

     

     

    (77,919

    )

    Lease liabilities

     

    (36,698

    )

     

     

    (15,209

    )

    Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     

    696,371

     

     

     

    (141,752

    )

    Cash flows from investing activities

     

     

     

    Purchases of marketable securities

     

    (2,976,674

    )

     

     

    (2,354,598

    )

    Purchases of term deposits

     

    (2,194

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

     

    155,181

     

     

     

    345,422

     

    Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities

     

    2,497,355

     

     

     

    2,751,529

     

    Proceeds from maturities of term deposits

     

    3,539

     

     

     

    5,000

     

    Purchases of property and equipment and scooter fleet

     

    (70,055

    )

     

     

    (121,250

    )

    Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,630

     

    Sales of property and equipment

     

    67,856

     

     

     

    79,033

     

    Other

     

    1,113

     

     

     

    —

     

    Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     

    (323,879

    )

     

     

    706,766

     

    Cash flows from financing activities

     

     

     

    Repayment of loans

     

    (61,807

    )

     

     

    (60,519

    )

    Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes

     

    460,000

     

     

     

    —

     

    Payment of debt issuance costs

     

    (11,888

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Purchase of capped call

     

    (47,886

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Repurchase of Class A common stock

     

    (50,000

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Payment for settlement of convertible senior notes due 2025

     

    (350,000

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other common stock issuances

     

    7,173

     

     

     

    6,697

     

    Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

     

    (12,490

    )

     

     

    (2,208

    )

    Principal payments on finance lease obligations

     

    (35,403

    )

     

     

    (35,935

    )

    Contingent consideration paid

     

    —

     

     

     

    (14,100

    )

    Net cash used in financing activities

     

    (102,301

    )

     

     

    (106,065

    )

    Effect of foreign exchange on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

     

    (67

    )

     

     

    (68

    )

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

     

    270,124

     

     

     

    458,881

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

     

     

     

    Beginning of period

     

    771,786

     

     

     

    391,822

     

    End of period

    $

    1,041,910

     

     

    $

    850,703

     

     

    Lyft, Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (in thousands)

    (unaudited)

     

    Nine Months Ended September 30,

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents to the consolidated balance sheets

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    770,298

     

     

    $

    590,541

     

    Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     

    270,248

     

     

     

    258,798

     

    Restricted cash, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

    1,364

     

     

     

    1,364

     

    Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

    $

    1,041,910

     

     

    $

    850,703

     

    Non-cash investing and financing activities

     

     

     

    Financed vehicles acquired

    $

    90,918

     

     

    $

    130,891

     

    Purchases of property and equipment and scooter fleet not yet settled

     

    7,144

     

     

     

    10,998

     

    Right-of-use assets acquired under finance leases

     

    39,845

     

     

     

    63,706

     

    Right-of-use assets acquired under operating leases

     

    4,336

     

     

     

    3,760

     

    Remeasurement of finance and operating lease right of use assets

     

    (9,505

    )

     

     

    (12,729

    )

     

    Lyft, Inc.

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    (in millions)

    (unaudited)

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Sept. 30, 2024

     

    Jun. 30, 2024

     

    Sept. 30, 2023

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss)

    $

    (12.4

    )

     

    $

    5.0

     

     

    $

    (12.1

    )

    Adjusted to exclude the following:

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense(1)

     

    8.9

     

     

     

    9.4

     

     

     

    7.3

     

    Other (income) expense, net

     

    (50.9

    )

     

     

    (41.9

    )

     

     

    (34.4

    )

    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     

    (0.7

    )

     

     

    1.9

     

     

     

    0.1

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    45.1

     

     

     

    37.7

     

     

     

    29.5

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    89.0

     

     

     

    85.7

     

     

     

    98.5

     

    Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation

     

    1.7

     

     

     

    4.2

     

     

     

    1.9

     

    Sublease income

     

    0.9

     

     

     

    1.0

     

     

     

    1.2

     

    Restructuring charges(2)

     

    25.8

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    107.3

     

     

    $

    102.9

     

     

    $

    92.0

     

    Gross Bookings

    $

    4,108.4

     

     

    $

    4,018.9

     

     

    $

    3,554.1

     

    Net income (loss) as a percentage of Gross Bookings

     

    (0.3

    )%

     

     

    0.1

    %

     

     

    (0.3

    )%

    Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings)

     

    2.6

    %

     

     

    2.6

    %

     

     

    2.6

    %

    _______________

    (1) Includes $1.5 million, $1.5 million and $1.1 million related to the interest component of vehicle related finance leases in the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

    (2) In the third quarter of 2024, we incurred restructuring charges of $13.4 million of fixed asset disposals, $10.8 million of other current assets disposals and other costs and $1.5 million of severance and other employee costs. Restructuring related charges for accelerated depreciation of fixed assets of $10.6 million are included on its respective line item. These charges were related to the restructuring plan announced in September 2024.

    Note: Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided.

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Sept. 30, 2024

     

    Jun. 30, 2024

     

    Sept. 30, 2023

    Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss)

    $

    (12.4

    )

     

    $

    5.0

     

    $

    (12.1

    )

    Adjusted to exclude the following:

     

     

     

     

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    3.5

     

     

     

    4.0

     

     

    4.0

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    89.0

     

     

     

    85.7

     

     

    98.5

     

    Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation

     

    1.7

     

     

     

    4.2

     

     

    1.9

     

    Restructuring charges(1)

     

    36.4

     

     

     

    —

     

     

    —

     

    Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

    $

    118.1

     

     

    $

    98.9

     

    $

    92.3

     

    _______________

    (1) In the third quarter of 2024, we incurred restructuring charges of $13.4 million of fixed asset disposals, $10.8 million of other current assets disposals and other costs, $10.6 million of accelerated depreciation of fixed assets and $1.5 million of severance and other employee costs. These charges were related to the restructuring plan announced in September 2024.
    Note: Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided.

     

    Trailing Twelve

    Months Ended

    Three Months Ended

     

    Sep. 30, 2024

     

    Sep. 30,

    2024

    Jun. 30,

    2024

    Mar. 31,

    2024

    Dec. 31,

    2023

    Sep. 30,

    2023

    Free cash flow

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    $

    739.9

     

    $

    264.0

     

    $

    276.2

     

    $

    156.2

     

    $

    43.5

     

    $

    2.3

     

    Less: purchases of property and equipment and scooter fleet

     

    (98.7

    )

     

    (21.2

    )

     

    (19.8

    )

     

    (29.1

    )

     

    (28.6

    )

     

    (32.3

    )

    Free cash flow

    $

    641.2

     

    $

    242.8

     

    $

    256.4

     

    $

    127.1

     

    $

    14.9

     

    $

    (30.0

    )

    _______________

    Note: Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided.

     

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