Form: 8-K

Current report filing

May 11, 2022

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Exhibit 99.1

ACV Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
Delivers Solid Revenue Growth and Market Share Gains

First quarter revenue of $103 million, up 49% YoY
First quarter GAAP net loss of $29 million
First quarter Adjusted EBITDA loss of $18 million
Expects 2022 revenue of $452 million to $460 million, growth of 26% to 28% YoY; expects 2022 Adjusted EBITDA loss of $53 million to $57 million

 

BUFFALO, May 11, 2022 — ACV (Nasdaq: ACVA), the leading online automotive marketplace and data services partner for dealers, today reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

“We are very pleased with our solid results in the first quarter, which once again exceeded revenue expectations, despite the ongoing headwinds impacting the automotive industry. Our growth is driven by market share gains, strong adoption of ACV’s value-added services and traction of our growing suite of data and SaaS products,” said George Chamoun, CEO of ACV.

“After achieving nationwide coverage on ACV’s marketplace in 2021, we continued to attract new dealers, drive territory penetration and increase dealer wallet share. We also successfully launched new offerings that we believe position ACV to deliver sustainable long-term growth within the large market opportunity ahead of us,” concluded Chamoun.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights

Revenue of $103 million, an increase of 49% year over year.
Marketplace and Service revenue of $88 million, an increase of 51% year over year.
Auction Marketplace revenue of $44 million, an increase of 28% year over year.
Marketplace GMV of $2.4 billion, an increase of approximately 83% year over year.
Marketplace Units of 140,125, an increase of 9% year over year.
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $18 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $12 million in the first quarter 2021.

 

 

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Second Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Guidance

Based on information as of today, ACV is providing the following guidance:

Second quarter of 2022:
o
Total revenue of $109 to $112 million, an increase of 12% to 15% year over year
o
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $16 to $17 million
o
GAAP net loss of $30 to $31 million
o
Non-GAAP net loss of $18 to $19 million
Full-Year 2022:
o
Total revenue of $452 to $460 million, an increase of 26% to 28% year over year
o
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $53 to $57 million; an approximate 12% loss at the midpoint of revenue guidance
o
GAAP net loss of $116 to $120 million
o
Non-GAAP net loss of $66 to $70 million

Our financial guidance includes the following assumptions:

While used vehicle supply and demand trends remain difficult to predict, we continue to believe we have multiple levers in our business model, and therefore multiple paths to achieve our 2022 revenue guidance.
Total non-GAAP operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, are expected to grow approximately 28% year over year in 2022, and exclude approximately $45 million of stock-based compensation and $5 million of intangible amortization.
Second quarter Non-GAAP net loss excludes approximately $10 million of stock-based compensation and approximately $1 million of intangible amortization.

 

ACV’s First Quarter Results Conference Call

ACV will host a conference call and live webcast today, May 11, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss financial results. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial (833) 607-1658 or (914) 987-7871, and use conference ID 7994285. The live webcast of the conference call along with supplemental financial information will also be accessible on ACV’s website at https://investors.acvauto.com. Following the webcast, an archived version will also be available on the investor relations page of ACV’s website. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Wednesday, May 18, 2022, by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 and entering passcode 7994285.

About ACV Auctions

ACV provides a vibrant digital marketplace for wholesale vehicle transactions and data services that offers transparent and accurate vehicle information to customers. On a mission to build and enable the most trusted and efficient digital marketplaces for buying and selling used vehicles, ACV's platform leverages data insights and technology to power its digital marketplace and data services, enabling dealers and commercial partners to buy, sell and value vehicles with confidence and efficiency. ACV's network of brands includes ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as True360, ACV Data Services and MAX Digital.

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Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measure and Key Operating and Financial Metrics

We supplement our financial results with a non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, and key operating and financial metrics, Marketplace Units and Marketplace GMV.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when taken together with our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our operating performance and facilitates internal comparisons of our historical operating performance on a more consistent basis by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our business, results of operations or outlook. In particular, we believe that the use of Adjusted EBITDA is helpful to our investors as it is a measure used by management in assessing the health of our business, determining incentive compensation and evaluating our operating performance, as well as for internal planning and forecasting purposes.

We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net loss, adjusted to exclude: (1) depreciation and amortization; (2) stock-based compensation expense; (3) interest (income) expense; (4) provision for income taxes; and (5) other (income) expense, net.

Adjusted EBITDA is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA include that (1) it does not properly reflect capital commitments to be paid in the future, (2) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the underlying assets may need to be replaced and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect these capital expenditures, (3) it does not consider the impact of stock-based compensation expense, (4) it does not reflect other non-operating expenses, including interest expense, (5) it does not consider the impact of any contingent consideration liability valuation adjustments, and (6) it does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us. In addition, our use of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, when evaluating our performance, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial measures, including our net loss and other results stated in accordance with GAAP.

Operating Metrics

We regularly monitor the following operating and financial metrics in order to measure our current performance and estimate our future performance. Our key operating and financial metrics may be calculated in a manner different than similar business metrics used by other companies.

Marketplace GMV - Marketplace GMV is primarily driven by the volume and dollar value of Marketplace Units transacted on our digital marketplace. We believe that Marketplace GMV acts as an indicator of the success of our marketplace, signaling satisfaction of dealers and buyers on our marketplace, and the health, scale, and growth of our business. We define Marketplace GMV as the total dollar value of vehicles transacted through our digital marketplace within the applicable period, excluding any auction and ancillary fees.

Marketplace Units - Marketplace Units is a key indicator of our potential for growth in Marketplace GMV and revenue. It demonstrates the overall engagement of our customers on the ACV platform, the vibrancy of our digital marketplace and our market share of wholesale transactions in the United States. We define Marketplace Units as the number of vehicles transacted on our digital marketplace within the applicable period. Marketplace Units transacted includes any vehicle that successfully reaches sold status, even if the auction is subsequently unwound, meaning the buyer or seller does not complete the transaction. These instances have been immaterial to date. Marketplace Units excludes vehicles that were inspected by ACV, but not sold on our digital marketplace. Marketplace Units have increased over time as we have expanded our territory coverage, added new dealer partners and increased our share of wholesale transactions from existing customers.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements concerning ACV’s ability to deliver long-term growth and total addressable market expansion, our financial guidance for the second quarter of 2022 and the full year of 2022. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are based on ACV’s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that may cause ACV’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (1) our history of operating losses; (2) our limited operating history; (3) our ability to effectively manage our growth; (4) our ability to grow the number of participants on our platform; (5) our ability to acquire new customers and successfully retain existing customers; (6) our ability to effectively develop and expand our sales and marketing capabilities; (7) breaches in our security measures, unauthorized access to our platform, our data, or our customers’ or other users’ personal data; (8) risk of interruptions or performance problems associated with our products and platform capabilities; (9) our ability to adapt and respond to rapidly changing technology or customer needs; (10) our ability to compete effectively with existing competitors and new market entrants; (11) our ability to comply or remain in compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business in the United States and other jurisdictions where we elect to do business; (12) general market, political, economic, and business conditions; and (13) the impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any related economic downturn could have on our or our customers’ businesses, financial condition and results of operations. These and other risks and uncertainties are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2022. Additional information will be made available in other filings and reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. The forward-looking statements made in this presentation relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this presentation to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

 

Investor Contact:
Tim Fox
tfox@acvauctions.com 

Media Contact:
Maura Duggan
mduggan@acvauctions.com 

 

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ACV AUCTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Marketplace and service revenue

$

88,347

 

 

$

58,392

 

Customer assurance revenue

 

14,718

 

 

 

10,694

 

Total revenue

 

103,065

 

 

 

69,086

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Marketplace and service cost of revenue (excluding
   depreciation & amortization)

 

47,252

 

 

 

29,509

 

Customer assurance cost of revenue (excluding
   depreciation & amortization)

 

13,636

 

 

 

9,386

 

Operations and technology

 

32,829

 

 

 

21,591

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

36,052

 

 

 

23,965

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,385

 

 

 

1,768

 

Total operating expenses

 

132,154

 

 

 

86,219

 

Loss from operations

 

(29,089

)

 

 

(17,133

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

44

 

 

 

26

 

Interest expense

 

(210

)

 

 

(210

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(166

)

 

 

(184

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(29,255

)

 

 

(17,317

)

Provision for income taxes

 

240

 

 

 

58

 

Net loss

$

(29,495

)

 

$

(17,375

)

Weighted-average shares - basic and diluted

 

156,104,971

 

 

 

34,288,035

 

Net loss per share - basic and diluted

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

 

 

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ACV AUCTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,
2022

 

 

December 31,
2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

543,249

 

 

$

565,994

 

Marketable securities

 

 

21,081

 

 

 

13,765

 

Trade receivables (net of allowance of $3,528 and $3,724)

 

 

228,133

 

 

 

222,753

 

Finance receivables (net of allowance of $704 and $636)

 

 

63,291

 

 

 

44,278

 

Other current assets

 

 

16,792

 

 

 

10,623

 

 Total current assets

 

 

872,546

 

 

 

857,413

 

Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $5,200 and $4,636)

 

 

5,579

 

 

 

4,916

 

Goodwill

 

 

97,388

 

 

 

78,839

 

Acquired intangible assets (net of amortization of $8,299 and $7,070)

 

 

16,901

 

 

 

18,130

 

Internal-use software costs (net of amortization of $4,270 and $3,837)

 

 

21,571

 

 

 

17,844

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

2,955

 

 

 

3,264

 

Other assets

 

 

2,404

 

 

 

2,554

 

Total assets

 

 

1,019,344

 

 

 

982,960

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

389,232

 

 

 

395,972

 

Accrued payroll

 

 

11,310

 

 

 

11,961

 

Accrued other liabilities

 

 

14,878

 

 

 

9,806

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

5,331

 

 

 

4,317

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,393

 

 

 

1,306

 

 Total current liabilities

 

 

422,144

 

 

 

423,362

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,702

 

 

 

2,049

 

Long-term debt

 

 

60,500

 

 

 

500

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

1,376

 

 

 

952

 

Total liabilities

 

$

485,722

 

 

$

426,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' Equity :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock; $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
   0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and
   December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock - Class A; $0.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized;
   111,040,170 and 106,420,843 shares issued and outstanding at March 31,

   2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

111

 

 

 

106

 

Common Stock - Class B; $0.001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized;
   46,010,678 and 49,661,126 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022

   and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

46

 

 

 

50

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

808,203

 

 

 

801,142

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(274,656

)

 

 

(245,161

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(82

)

 

 

(40

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

533,622

 

 

 

556,097

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

1,019,344

 

 

$

982,960

 

 

 

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ACV AUCTIONS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(29,495

)

 

$

(17,375

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,515

 

 

 

1,891

 

Stock-based compensation expense, net of amounts capitalized

 

 

7,549

 

 

 

2,867

 

Provision for bad debt

 

 

1,793

 

 

 

777

 

Other non-cash, net

 

 

659

 

 

 

162

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchases of
   businesses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

(6,603

)

 

 

(85,136

)

Other current assets

 

 

(5,356

)

 

 

(4,805

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(7,526

)

 

 

138,430

 

Accrued payroll

 

 

(1,057

)

 

 

3,750

 

Accrued other liabilities

 

 

5,042

 

 

 

3,078

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

2,281

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

99

 

 

 

80

 

Other assets

 

 

(77

)

 

 

(136

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

(31,456

)

 

 

45,864

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in finance receivables

 

 

(19,420

)

 

 

(7,570

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(748

)

 

 

(692

)

Capitalization of software costs

 

 

(3,942

)

 

 

(2,296

)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(7,411

)

 

 

-

 

Acquisition of businesses (net of cash acquired)

 

 

(18,913

)

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(50,434

)

 

 

(10,558

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

388,359

 

Proceeds from long term debt

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

1,750

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

411

 

 

 

548

 

Payment of RSU tax withholdings in exchange for common shares
   surrendered by RSU holders

 

 

(1,274

)

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

59,137

 

 

 

390,657

 

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

 

 

8

 

 

 

-

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

(22,745

)

 

 

425,963

 

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

 

 

565,994

 

 

 

233,725

 

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

 

$

543,249

 

 

$

659,688

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid (received) during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (income) expense

 

$

63

 

 

$

74

 

Income taxes

 

$

16

 

 

$

(10

)

Cash paid included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities

 

$

299

 

 

$

219

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issuance costs in accounts payable

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,673

 

Stock-based compensation included in capitalized software development
   costs

 

$

375

 

 

$

-

 

Purchase of property and equipment and internal use software in accounts
   payable

 

$

1,064

 

 

$

594

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP, for the periods presented.

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(29,495

)

 

$

(17,375

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,516

 

 

 

1,891

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

7,924

 

 

 

2,867

 

Interest (income) expense

 

 

166

 

 

 

183

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

240

 

 

 

58

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

691

 

 

 

15

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(17,958

)

 

$

(12,361

)

 

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