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Dec 31, 2020

TripAdvisor Q4 2020 Earnings Report

TripAdvisor's Q4 2020 financial results were announced, revealing a challenging quarter due to the pandemic's impact on the travel industry, but the company expressed optimism for 2021, citing vaccine developments and growing pent-up travel demand.

Key Takeaways

TripAdvisor's Q4 2020 revenue was $116 million, a 65% decrease compared to Q4 2019. The company reported a net loss of $73 million, and non-GAAP EPS was $(0.41). Despite the challenges, TripAdvisor is optimistic about 2021, focusing on building direct customer relationships and prudent cost management.

Total revenue decreased by 65% compared to the same period in 2019, amounting to $116 million.

The company experienced a net loss of $73 million.

Non-GAAP net loss was $55 million, with a non-GAAP EPS of $(0.41).

Cash and cash equivalents stood at $418 million as of December 31, 2020.

Total Revenue
$116M
Previous year: $335M
-65.4%
EPS
-$0.41
Previous year: $0.38
-207.9%
Gross Profit
$116M
Previous year: $335M
-65.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$418M
Previous year: $319M
+31.0%
Free Cash Flow
-$24M
Previous year: $37M
-164.9%
Total Assets
$1.97B
Previous year: $1.98B
-0.8%

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Forward Guidance

Tripadvisor anticipates improvements in the travel industry due to vaccine developments and growing travel demand.

Positive Outlook

  • Vaccine developments since November are encouraging.
  • Signals indicate that pent-up travel demand continues to grow.
  • The travel industry is set up for a potential inflection later in the year.
  • Focus on building direct, durable customer relationships.
  • Prudent cost discipline, balancing persistent savings with targeted investments in exciting long-term strategic growth initiatives.

Challenges Ahead

  • The travel industry's recovery progress has slowed as the virus resurged, particularly in Europe.
  • Revenue performance was uneven on a monthly basis.
  • Typical revenue seasonality, as well as the travel industry’s uneven recovery impacting consumer travel demand, materially increased our net loss in Q4 2020 versus Q3 2020.
  • Majority of the sequential expense increase in Q4 versus Q3 was due to an increase in our full year compensation expense.
  • The global pandemic materially affected consumer travel demand for the majority of the year.

Revenue & Expenses

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