[May 15, 2017] |
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trivago Delivers Profitable Growth in Q1, After Strong Start to the Year
trivago N.V. (NASDAQ: TRVG), a global hotel search platform helping
travelers find their ideal hotel at the lowest rate, today announced its
first-quarter results and, boosted by a strong start to the year,
reaffirmed its full-year guidance that it recently increased.
Revenues grew by 68% to €267.7 million in the first quarter from €159.4
million in the previous year. The growth in Qualified Referrals and
Referral Revenue, across all three of the company's segments - Americas,
Developed Europe and Rest of the World (in particular, Japan, India and
Russia) - was driven by investment in branding and user experience.
These investments also increased the number of hoteliers engaging
through trivago with its Hotel Manager platform. Over 280,000 hoteliers
were using the platform at end-Q1, of which more than 30,000 paid a
subscription for the Hotel Manager Pro offering.
Axel Hefer, CFO, said: "The investments we have made in the business are
paying off. In the first quarter, we generated record revenue at a
growth rate of 68% while boosting profitability with a strong net income
and significant gains in adjusted EBITDA. The improvements in
profitability were principally driven by the scaling of the business and
our continuous improvements of our technology and algorithms, which we
expect to continue to benefit from in the future. We are on track to
deliver continued growth in revenue and profit in line with our
guidance."
The number of travelers accessing trivago's websites and apps continued
to grow, with qualified referrals up 60% year-on-year, strengthening
trivago's position as a scalable marketing channel for hotel
advertisers, OTAs, hotel chains and independent hotels.
Rolf Schrömgens, CEO and Founder, said: "Not only are we making progress
in terms of continuously improving brand awareness, user loyalty, as
well as revenue growth and profitability, but we also continue to see
strong interest from applicants all over the world, with almost 15,000
applicants in the first quarter interested in becoming part of our
entrepreneurial culture. To maintain our momentum and build scale as a
truly global business, hiring and investing in our talent base will
continue to be a top priority for us."
Media call
trivago will host a media call on 15 May 2017 at 9:00am EST (3:00pm CET)
to go over the first quarter highlights and answer media questions. Click
here to download the presentation for the call.
The details are as follows:
Access Number
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Originating Country
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PIN
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+49 69 20 45 72 650
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Germany
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914 355 48#
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0800 589 30 15
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Germany (Toll Free)
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1877 423 08 35
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United States (Toll Free)
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Financial Summary & Operating Metrics (€ millions unless stated)
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Three months ended March 31,
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Metric
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2017
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2016
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? Y/Y
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Total Revenue
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267.6
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159.4
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68
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%
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Americas
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102.2
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57.8
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77
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%
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Developed Europe
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113.5
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78.9
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44
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%
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Rest of World
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48.6
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21.3
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128
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%
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Qualified Referrals (in millions)
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177.2
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110.5
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60
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%
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Revenue per Qualified Referral (in €)
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1.49
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1.43
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4
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%
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Operating income
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12.5
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0.3
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n.m.
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Net income (loss)
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7.7
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(0.1
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n.m.
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Return on Advertising Spend
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121
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%
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120
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%
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110bps
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Adjusted EBITDA (1)
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19.3
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7.7
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151
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%
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n.m. - not meaningful
(1) "Adjusted EBITDA" (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization) is a non-GAAP measure. Please see
"Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" and "Tabular Reconciliations for
Non-GAAP Measures" below for explanations and reconciliations of
non-GAAP measures used throughout this release.
For more details, refer to trivago's first-quarter report, which is
available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov).
For additional information and a media presentation summarizing the
results, refer to trivago's investor website (ir (News - Alert).trivago.com).
About trivago
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, trivago is a
global hotel search platform, focused on reshaping the way travelers
search for and compare hotels. trivago's mission is to "be the
traveler's first and independent source of information for finding the
ideal hotel at the lowest rate." As of 31 December 2016, trivago's
global hotel search platform offered access to approximately 1.4 million
hotels in over 190 countries. trivago's platform can be accessed
globally via 55 localized websites and apps in 33 languages.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA:
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus:
1. provision for income taxes,
2. total other (income)/expense, net,
3. depreciation of property and equipment, including amortization of
internal use software and website development
4. amortization of intangible assets, and
5. share-based compensation
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A "non-GAAP financial
measure" refers to a numerical measure of a company's historical or
future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that
excludes (or includes) amounts that are included in (or excluded from)
the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP in such company's financial statements. We present
this non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by management to
evaluate our operating performance, formulate business plans, and make
strategic decisions on capital allocation. We also believe that this
non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors and
others in understanding and evaluating our operating performance and
consolidated results of operations in the same manner as our management
and in comparing financial results across accounting periods. Our use of
adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should
not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our
results reported in accordance with GAAP, including net loss. Some of
these limitations are:
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future
requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for,
our working capital needs;
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Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the
assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the
future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure
requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure
requirements; and
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Other companies, including companies in our own industry, may
calculate adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its
usefulness as a comparative measure.
Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation & Amortization)
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Three months ended March 31,
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2017
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2016
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(€ millions)
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Net income (loss)
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7.7
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(0.1)
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Expense for income taxes
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4.7
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0.4
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Income before income taxes
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12.4
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0.3
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Interest expense
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0.0
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0.0
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Other, net
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0.1
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(0.0)
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Operating income
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12.5
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0.3
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Depreciation
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1.5
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1.0
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Amortization of intangible assets
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2.0
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6.3
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EBITDA
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16.0
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7.5
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Share-based compensation
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3.3
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0.2
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Adjusted EBITDA
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19.3
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7.7
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Note: Some numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Forward looking statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words,
and variations of words such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "continue,"
"will," "should," and similar expressions are intended to identify our
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and
important factors that could cause actual events and results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. For additional
information factors that could affect our forward-looking statements,
see our risk factors, as they may be amended from time to time, set
forth in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by
applicable law or regulation.
1 Please see "Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" and
"Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures" at the end of this press
release for explanations and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used
throughout this release.
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