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Why Is Expedia (EXPE) Up 9.6% Since Last Earnings Report?
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It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Expedia (EXPE - Free Report) . Shares have added about 9.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Expedia due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.
Expedia Reports Loss in Q1
Expedia Group reported first-quarter 2020 adjusted loss of $1.83 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.24.Further, the figure was wider than the year-ago quarter’s loss of 27 cents. The company reported earnings of $1.24 per share in the previous quarter.
Revenues of $2.21 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12 billion. However, the figure declined 15% year over year and 19.6% sequentially to $2.21 billion.
The coronavirus pandemic affected Expedia’s first-quarter results owing to economic shutdowns.
Cancellation rate of bookings started impacting the company’s gross bookings negatively from February when Europe became the epicentre of the virus outbreak. Further, cancellations surged significantly in March when the virus started taking a toll on Expedia’s largest operating region -- North America.
Expedia witnessed gross bookings of $17.9 billion in the first quarter. The figure decreased 39% year over year and 23.1% sequentially. Further, the figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $23.43 billion.
Headwinds in the global travel industry owing to coronavirus remain major concerns for the company.
Nevertheless, Expedia is optimistic about its cost-control initiatives which will help in combating the coronavirus-induced disruptions. The company has taken cost-saving measures by reducing its variable marketing and discretionary expenses.
Revenues by Segment
The company has re-classified its Core OTA, Egencia and Vrbo segments into two new ones – Retail and B2B.
Retail: The company generated $1.6 billion revenues (71.6% of total revenues) from this segment, which declined 17% year over year. Notably, the segment comprises Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com, CarRentals.com, CruiseShipCenters, Classic Vacations and SilverRail Technologies, providing travel and advertising services worldwide.
B2B: This segment yielded $485 million revenues (21.9% of total revenues), which fell 13% from the year-ago quarter. Notably, the segment comprises Expedia Partner Solutions and Egencia.
Corporate:The company generated $39-million revenues from this segment (0.01% of total revenues). The segment consists of Bodybuilding.com, which was acquired in the Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. transaction in third-quarter 2019. Notably, the top-line is up 14.7% sequentially.
trivago: Revenues from this segment came in $154 million (6.9% of revenues), down 35% year over year.
Revenues by Business Model
Merchant model generated revenues of $1.3 billion (60.7% of revenues), down 7% year over year. Merchant gross bookings came in $8.1 billion, down 33% from the prior-year quarter
Agency division generated revenues of $562 million (25.4% of revenues), falling 33% from the prior-year quarter. Agency gross booking were $9.8 billion, down 43% year over year.
Advertising & Media and other yielded $307 million in revenues (13.9% of revenues), declining 7% from the year-ago quarter. This can primarily be attributed to sluggishness in Expedia Group Media Solutions and trivago.
Revenues by Geography
Expedia generated $1.3 billion revenues (59.6% of total revenues) from domestic regions, down 11% from the prior-year quarter.
Further, revenues generated from international regions totalled $892 million (40.4% of revenues), down 21% on a year-over-year basis.
Revenues by Product Line
Lodging revenues, which accounted for 69% of total revenues, declined 10% from the prior-year quarter. Although the company witnessed a 5% rise in revenues per room night, weak stayed room nights declined 14%.
Air revenues accounted for 5% of revenues, down 56% year over year due to COVID-19-affected travel trends. Notably, revenue per ticket and air tickets sold plunged 41% and 26% year over year, respectively.
Operating Details
Adjusted EBITDA was ($76) million in the reported quarter compared with $176 million in the previous quarter. Notably, Retail and B2B adjusted EBITDA were down 88% and 65% year over year, respectively. trivago EBITDA was ($1) million compared with $24 million in the prior-year quarter.
Further, adjusted selling and marketing expenses were $1.2 billion, down 21% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses contracted 370 basis points (bps) year over year to 54.2%.
Additionally, general and administrative expenses were $167 million, up 4% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, the figure expanded 140 bps from the year-ago quarter to 7.6%.
Technology and content expenses were $288 million, up 3% from the year-ago quarter. The figure expanded 230 bps year over year, as a percentage of revenues.
Operating loss came in $1.3 billion in the first quarter compared with $131 million in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Mar 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $3.9 billion, up from $3.3 billion as of Dec 31, 2019. Short-term investments totaled $194 million, down from $526 million in the previous quarter.
Additionally, long-term debt was $4.18 billion at the end of the first quarter compared with $4.19 billion at the end of the fourth quarter.
Further, Expedia utilized $784 million of cash in operations during the reported quarter compared with $341 million of cash generated from operations in the last quarter. Further, free cash flow was ($1.1) billion in the first quarter.
The company paid out quarterly dividend worth $48 million (34 cents per share) during the reported quarter.
Outlook
As the ongoing quarter is facing the full impact of the pandemic, Expedia expects second-quarter 2020 revenues to be more adversely impacted as compared with first-quarter 2020 revenues.
Further, adjusted EBITDA loss in the second quarter is expected to be wider than that in the first quarter.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
In the past month, investors have witnessed a downward trend in fresh estimates. The consensus estimate has shifted -33.26% due to these changes.
VGM Scores
At this time, Expedia has a poor Growth Score of F, a grade with the same score on the momentum front. However, the stock was allocated a grade of C on the value side, putting it in the middle 20% for this investment strategy.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of F. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Outlook
Estimates have been broadly trending downward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions indicates a downward shift. Notably, Expedia has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.
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Why Is Expedia (EXPE) Up 9.6% Since Last Earnings Report?
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Expedia (EXPE - Free Report) . Shares have added about 9.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Expedia due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.
Expedia Reports Loss in Q1
Expedia Group reported first-quarter 2020 adjusted loss of $1.83 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.24.Further, the figure was wider than the year-ago quarter’s loss of 27 cents. The company reported earnings of $1.24 per share in the previous quarter.
Revenues of $2.21 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12 billion. However, the figure declined 15% year over year and 19.6% sequentially to $2.21 billion.
The coronavirus pandemic affected Expedia’s first-quarter results owing to economic shutdowns.
Cancellation rate of bookings started impacting the company’s gross bookings negatively from February when Europe became the epicentre of the virus outbreak. Further, cancellations surged significantly in March when the virus started taking a toll on Expedia’s largest operating region -- North America.
Expedia witnessed gross bookings of $17.9 billion in the first quarter. The figure decreased 39% year over year and 23.1% sequentially. Further, the figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $23.43 billion.
Headwinds in the global travel industry owing to coronavirus remain major concerns for the company.
Nevertheless, Expedia is optimistic about its cost-control initiatives which will help in combating the coronavirus-induced disruptions. The company has taken cost-saving measures by reducing its variable marketing and discretionary expenses.
Revenues by Segment
The company has re-classified its Core OTA, Egencia and Vrbo segments into two new ones – Retail and B2B.
Retail: The company generated $1.6 billion revenues (71.6% of total revenues) from this segment, which declined 17% year over year. Notably, the segment comprises Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com, CarRentals.com, CruiseShipCenters, Classic Vacations and SilverRail Technologies, providing travel and advertising services worldwide.
B2B: This segment yielded $485 million revenues (21.9% of total revenues), which fell 13% from the year-ago quarter. Notably, the segment comprises Expedia Partner Solutions and Egencia.
Corporate:The company generated $39-million revenues from this segment (0.01% of total revenues). The segment consists of Bodybuilding.com, which was acquired in the Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. transaction in third-quarter 2019. Notably, the top-line is up 14.7% sequentially.
trivago: Revenues from this segment came in $154 million (6.9% of revenues), down 35% year over year.
Revenues by Business Model
Merchant model generated revenues of $1.3 billion (60.7% of revenues), down 7% year over year. Merchant gross bookings came in $8.1 billion, down 33% from the prior-year quarter
Agency division generated revenues of $562 million (25.4% of revenues), falling 33% from the prior-year quarter. Agency gross booking were $9.8 billion, down 43% year over year.
Advertising & Media and other yielded $307 million in revenues (13.9% of revenues), declining 7% from the year-ago quarter. This can primarily be attributed to sluggishness in Expedia Group Media Solutions and trivago.
Revenues by Geography
Expedia generated $1.3 billion revenues (59.6% of total revenues) from domestic regions, down 11% from the prior-year quarter.
Further, revenues generated from international regions totalled $892 million (40.4% of revenues), down 21% on a year-over-year basis.
Revenues by Product Line
Lodging revenues, which accounted for 69% of total revenues, declined 10% from the prior-year quarter. Although the company witnessed a 5% rise in revenues per room night, weak stayed room nights declined 14%.
Air revenues accounted for 5% of revenues, down 56% year over year due to COVID-19-affected travel trends. Notably, revenue per ticket and air tickets sold plunged 41% and 26% year over year, respectively.
Operating Details
Adjusted EBITDA was ($76) million in the reported quarter compared with $176 million in the previous quarter. Notably, Retail and B2B adjusted EBITDA were down 88% and 65% year over year, respectively. trivago EBITDA was ($1) million compared with $24 million in the prior-year quarter.
Further, adjusted selling and marketing expenses were $1.2 billion, down 21% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses contracted 370 basis points (bps) year over year to 54.2%.
Additionally, general and administrative expenses were $167 million, up 4% year over year. As a percentage of revenues, the figure expanded 140 bps from the year-ago quarter to 7.6%.
Technology and content expenses were $288 million, up 3% from the year-ago quarter. The figure expanded 230 bps year over year, as a percentage of revenues.
Operating loss came in $1.3 billion in the first quarter compared with $131 million in the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Mar 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $3.9 billion, up from $3.3 billion as of Dec 31, 2019. Short-term investments totaled $194 million, down from $526 million in the previous quarter.
Additionally, long-term debt was $4.18 billion at the end of the first quarter compared with $4.19 billion at the end of the fourth quarter.
Further, Expedia utilized $784 million of cash in operations during the reported quarter compared with $341 million of cash generated from operations in the last quarter. Further, free cash flow was ($1.1) billion in the first quarter.
The company paid out quarterly dividend worth $48 million (34 cents per share) during the reported quarter.
Outlook
As the ongoing quarter is facing the full impact of the pandemic, Expedia expects second-quarter 2020 revenues to be more adversely impacted as compared with first-quarter 2020 revenues.
Further, adjusted EBITDA loss in the second quarter is expected to be wider than that in the first quarter.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
In the past month, investors have witnessed a downward trend in fresh estimates. The consensus estimate has shifted -33.26% due to these changes.
VGM Scores
At this time, Expedia has a poor Growth Score of F, a grade with the same score on the momentum front. However, the stock was allocated a grade of C on the value side, putting it in the middle 20% for this investment strategy.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of F. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Outlook
Estimates have been broadly trending downward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions indicates a downward shift. Notably, Expedia has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.