Grubhub Reports Record Third Quarter Results

CHICAGO, Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), the nation's leading takeout marketplace, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017. For the third quarter, the Company posted revenues of $163.1 million, which is a 32% year-over-year increase from $123.5 million in the third quarter of 2016.  Gross Food Sales grew 18% year-over-year to $867 million, up from $735 million in the year ago period.

"Grubhub's goal is to give diners the most comprehensive restaurant selection, with the best option for every taste and every occasion. With the addition of the Eat24, Foodler and OrderUp restaurants to our network, we can help diners find their ideal local favorites better than ever before," said Grubhub CEO, Matt Maloney. "With a network of 75,000 restaurants and growing, we have the industry's largest online delivery marketplace, and we will continue to aggressively expand and deepen our reach, increasing our value to both diners and restaurant partners as we grow."

Third Quarter 2017 Highlights

The following results reflect the financial performance and key operating metrics of our business for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016.

Third Quarter Financial Highlights

• Revenues: $163.1 million, a 32% year-over-year increase from $123.5 million in the third quarter of 2016.
• Net Income: $13.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, a 1% year-over-year decrease from $13.2 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $43.0 million, a 21% year-over-year increase from $35.5 million in the third quarter of 2016.
• Non-GAAP Net Income: $24.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, a 23% year-over-year increase from $19.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016.

Third Quarter Key Business Metrics Highlights

• Active Diners were 9.81 million, a 28% year-over-year increase from 7.69 million Active Diners in the third quarter of 2016.
• Daily Average Grubs (DAGs) were 304,500, a 14% year-over-year increase from 267,500 DAGs in the third quarter of 2016.
• Gross Food Sales were $867 million, an 18% year-over-year increase from $735 million in the third quarter of 2016.

"Grubhub generated both record revenue of $163 million and record Adjusted EBITDA of $1.54 per order in our seasonally soft third quarter," commented Grubhub CFO, Adam DeWitt. "Our ability to improve profit per order while simultaneously investing for growth through product improvements, restaurant sales and broader consumer advertising underscores the financial strength of our model and the consistently growing value of our two-sided network."

Corporate Development

Grubhub has completed all three of its previously announced acquisitions for a total consideration of approximately $360 million in cash. Grubhub closed the acquisition of Foodler, one of the leading online delivery platforms in New England, on Aug. 23, 2017, and closed the acquisition of 27 select OrderUp markets on Sept. 14, 2017. The contribution from these two acquisitions is included in Grubhub's third quarter financial and operational results as of the closing dates. Additionally, Grubhub completed the acquisition of Eat24 and commenced its partnership with Yelp, the leading company that connects people with great local businesses, on Oct. 10, 2017. 

Fourth Quarter Guidance

Based on information available as of Oct. 25, 2017, the Company is providing the following financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017, which includes the impact of the Eat24, Foodler and OrderUp acquisitions:

Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results Conference Call

Grubhub will webcast a conference call today at 9 a.m. CT to discuss the third quarter 2017 financial results. The webcast can be accessed on the Grubhub Investor Relations website at http://investors.grubhub.com, along with the Company's earnings press release and financial tables. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website until Nov. 8, 2017.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation's leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company's platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with approximately 75,000 restaurant partners in over 1,300 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Use of Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Grubhub, "the Company's" or our management's future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals, strategies, plans and prospects, including the expected benefits to, and financial performance of, Grubhub following the acquisitions of Foodler, Eat24 and OrderUp and its strategic partnerships with Yelp and Groupon. Such statements constitute "forward-looking statements", which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the matters set forth in the filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including those set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017, which is on file with the SEC and are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.grubhub.com/. Additional information will be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that will be filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, which should be read in conjunction with these financial results. Please also note that forward-looking statements represent management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, publicly update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. 

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, income taxes, interest income and expense, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and other nonrecurring items as well as the income tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments. We use these non-GAAP financial measures as key performance measures because we believe they facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by excluding potential differences primarily caused by variations in capital structures, tax positions, the impact of acquisitions and restructuring, the impact of depreciation and amortization expense on our fixed assets and the impact of stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

See "Schedule of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation" below for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders.

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