Instacart Q3 2024 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Instacart reported a strong Q3 2024, marked by an 11% year-over-year increase in GTV to $8,303 million and its fourth consecutive quarter of positive GAAP net income. The company's focus on deepening integrations with retailers has proven successful, with integrated retailers experiencing nearly twice the sales growth of non-integrated partners. Instacart is reinvesting in long-term growth opportunities while steadily expanding profitability.
GTV increased by 11% year-over-year to $8,303 million.
Orders increased by 10% year-over-year to 72.9 million.
GAAP net income was positive for the fourth consecutive quarter, reaching $118 million.
Deep retailer integrations are driving growth, with integrated retailers growing nearly twice as fast.
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Forward Guidance
For Q4 2024, Instacart anticipates GTV to be in the range of $8,500 to $8,650 million and adjusted EBITDA to be between $230 to $240 million.
Positive Outlook
- Strong holiday season anticipated.
- Continued growth in GTV.
- Maintaining strong adjusted EBITDA.
- Focus on growing grocery technology.
- Expanding profitability.
Challenges Ahead
- Compares against last year's strong holiday season.
- Sequential step up in incentive spend in the prior year quarter.
- Small impact from Ahold Delhaize’s recent outage.
- Uncertainty regarding stock-based compensation.
- Potential variability of reconciling items.
Revenue & Expenses
Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income