Cargurus Q1 2024 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
CarGurus announced positive Q1 2024 results, featuring accelerated marketplace revenue growth driven by double-digit QARSD growth and an increased number of paying dealers. The company's consolidated net income saw a significant increase, and they actively repurchased a substantial amount of shares.
Marketplace revenue and QARSD growth accelerated to 12% YoY and 14% YoY, respectively.
Consolidated Net Income increased by 80% YoY to $21.3 million.
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA rose by 24% YoY to $50.4 million.
The company repurchased $81.1 million worth of shares, representing 3.3% of outstanding capital.
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Forward Guidance
CarGurus provides guidance for the second quarter of 2024, based on market trends, industry conditions and management expectations. They anticipate total revenue of $202 million to $222 million, marketplace revenue of $189 million to $194 million, Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $47 million to $55 million, and Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 to $0.34.
Positive Outlook
- Total Revenue: $202 million to $222 million
- Marketplace Revenue: $189 million to $194 million
- Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA: $47 million to $55 million
- Non-GAAP EPS: $0.29 to $0.34
- Assumes 105.5 million diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding in non-GAAP EPS calculation.
Challenges Ahead
- Excludes macro-level industry issues that result in dealers and consumers materially changing their recent market trends.
- Excludes any measures enacted to assist dealers due to macro-level industry issues.
- Excludes any potential impact of foreign currency exchange gains or losses.
- Reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable effort.
- Uncertainty relating to the timing, frequency, and effect of acquisitions and the significance of the resulting transaction-related expenses.
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