Strong Q2 results, including both revenue
and users each growing over 50% year-over-year
Daily Active Uniques (“DAUq”) increased 51%
year-over-year to 91.2 million
Revenue increased 54% to $281.2 million,
more than doubling growth rate from prior year
Net loss reduced to $10.1 million. Positive
Adjusted EBITDA1 of $39.5 million, up $74.9 million, with 14%
Adjusted EBITDA margin, up over 3000 basis points from prior
year
Operating cash flow of $28.4 million and
Free Cash Flow1 $27.2 million, up $82.1 million from prior
year
Reddit, Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) today announced financial results for
the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Reddit’s complete financial
results and management commentary can be found in its shareholder
letter on Reddit’s Investor Relations website at
https://investor.redditinc.com.
“We had a strong quarter across the board and more people are
visiting Reddit than ever before,” said Steve Huffman, Co-Founder
and CEO of Reddit. “Our work to improve the platform is driving
results and we are well positioned to continue to grow and deliver
on our long term mission.”
- Weekly Active Uniques (“WAUq”) increased 57% year-over-year to
342.3 million
- Revenue increased 54% year-over-year to $281.2 million, Ad
revenue increased 41% year-over-year to $253.1 million, and Other
revenue increased 691% year-over-year to $28.1 million
- Gross margin was 89.5%, an improvement of 530 basis points from
the prior year
- Net loss was $10.1 million, as compared to net loss of $41.1
million in the prior year
- Adjusted EBITDA1 was $39.5 million, as compared to $(35.4)
million in the prior year
- Operating cash flow was $28.4 million, an improvement of $82.5
million from the prior year
- Free Cash Flow1 was $27.2 million, capital expenditures were
$1.2 million
Second Quarter 2024 Financial
Highlights
Three months ended June 30,
(in millions, except percentages;
unaudited)
2024
2023
% Change
Revenue
$
281.2
$
183.1
54%
U.S.
$
228.1
$
147.4
55%
International
$
53.1
$
35.7
49%
GAAP gross margin
89.5
%
84.2
%
Net income (loss)
$
(10.1
)
$
(41.1
)
NM
Adjusted EBITDA*
$
39.5
$
(35.4
)
NM
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
$
28.4
$
(54.1
)
NM
Free Cash Flow*
$
27.2
$
(54.9
)
NM
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable
securities
$
1,699.1
NM - not meaningful
*The definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and
Free Cash Flow can be found in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures section of this release. A reconciliation of non-GAAP
financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP
measure can be found on pages 11-12.
Financial Outlook
The guidance provided below is based on Reddit’s current
estimates and is not a guarantee of future performance. This
guidance is subject to significant risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially, including the risk
factors discussed in Reddit’s reports on file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Reddit undertakes no duty to update any
forward-looking statements or estimates, except as required by
applicable law.
As we look ahead, we will share our internal thoughts on revenue
and Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter.
In the third quarter of 2024, we estimate:
- Revenue in the range of $290 million to $310 million
- Adjusted EBITDA2 in the range of $40 million to $60
million
Earnings Conference Call Information and Community
Update
Reddit will host a conference call to discuss the results for
the second quarter of 2024 on August 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. PT /
5:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the call can be accessed on
Reddit’s Investor Relations website at
https://investor.redditinc.com and investor relations subreddit,
r/RDDT, at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/. A replay of the webcast
and transcript will be available following the conclusion of the
conference call on the same websites.
Reddit will solicit questions from the community in the investor
relations subreddit, r/RDDT, at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/ on
Tuesday, August 6, 2024, and post responses following the earnings
call at Reddit’s Investor Relations website at
https://investor.redditinc.com and r/RDDT at
https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/.
Reddit uses the investor relations page on its website
https://investor.redditinc.com, as well as the subreddits r/RDDT
and r/reddit, available at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/ and
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/, respectively, as means of
disclosing material non-public information and for complying with
its disclosure obligation under Regulation FD.
Notes
1 The definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow can be
found in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this
release. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the
most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure can be found on pages
10-11.
2 We have not provided a reconciliation to the forward-looking
U.S. GAAP equivalent measures for our non-GAAP guidance due to
uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of,
reconciling items. Therefore, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP
guidance measures to their corresponding U.S. GAAP guidance
measures is not available without unreasonable effort.
About Reddit
Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared
interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and
authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users
submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With
100,000+ active communities and approximately 91+ million daily
active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest
sources of information. For more information, visit
www.redditinc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This letter contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally
relate to future events or Reddit's future financial or operating
performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements because they contain words such as "may," "will,"
"should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could,"
"intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes,"
"estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative
of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern
Reddit's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions.
Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding Reddit’s priorities, future
financial and operating performance, including headcount strategy,
breakeven performance objective, capitalization of training data,
evolution of AI, international growth strategies to increase
content consumption and improve local user experience, consumer
product strategy with respect to growth and engagement, GAAP and
non-GAAP guidance, strategies, and expectations of growth. Reddit's
expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not
materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected, including those more fully
described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in
documents that Reddit files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, including Reddit’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024,
which is being filed with the SEC at or around the date hereof. The
forward-looking statements in this release are based on information
available to Reddit as of the date hereof, and Reddit undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as
required by law.
A Note About Metrics
We define a daily active unique (“DAUq”) as a user whom we can
identify with a unique identifier who has visited a page on the
Reddit website, www.reddit.com, or opened a Reddit application at
least once during a 24-hour period. Average DAUq for a particular
period is calculated by adding the number of DAUq on each day of
that period and dividing that sum by the number of days in that
period.
We define a weekly active unique (“WAUq”) as a user whom we can
identify with a unique identifier who has visited a page on the
Reddit website, www.reddit.com, or opened a Reddit application at
least once during a trailing seven-day period. Average quarterly
WAUq for a particular period is calculated by adding the number of
WAUq on each day of that period and dividing that sum by the number
of days in that period.
We define average revenue per unique (“ARPU”) as quarterly
revenue in a given geography divided by the average DAUq in that
geography. For the purposes of calculating ARPU, advertising
revenue in a given geography is based on the geographic location in
which advertising impressions are delivered, as this approximates
revenue based on user activity, while other revenue in a given
geography is based on the billing address of the customer.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement our
consolidated financial statements, which are presented in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, to evaluate our core operating
performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Free Cash Flow. We use these
non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate reviews of our
operational performance and as a basis for strategic planning. By
excluding certain items that are non-recurring or not reflective of
the performance of our normal course of business, we believe that
these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental
information regarding our performance. Accordingly, we believe
these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and
others because they allow investors to supplement their
understanding of our financial trends and evaluate our ongoing and
future performance in the same manner as management. However, there
are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP
financial measures as they reflect the exercise of judgment by our
management about which expenses are included or excluded in
determining these non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures should
be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in
isolation from, our financial results prepared in accordance with
U.S. GAAP. Other companies, including companies in our industry,
may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or not
at all, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.
A reconciliation is provided in the Appendix for each historical
non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable
financial measure stated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Reddit
encourages investors to review the related U.S. GAAP financial
measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial
measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial
measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to
evaluate Reddit’s business. We have not provided a reconciliation
to the forward-looking GAAP equivalent measures for our non-GAAP
guidance due to uncertainty regarding, and the potential
variability of, reconciling items. Therefore, a reconciliation of
these non-GAAP guidance measures to their corresponding GAAP
guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding
interest (income) expense, net, income tax expense (benefit),
depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and
related taxes, other (income) expense, net, and certain other
non-recurring or non-cash items impacting net income (loss) that we
do not consider indicative of our ongoing business performance.
Other (income) expense, net consists primarily of realized gains
and losses on sales of marketable securities, foreign currency
transaction gains and losses, and other income and expense that are
not indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA
margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We
consider the exclusion of certain non-recurring or non-cash items
in calculating Adjusted EBITDA to provide a useful measure for
investors and others to evaluate our operating results in the same
manner as management.
Free Cash Flow represents net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We
believe that Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as a liquidity
measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash.
Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used
to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth.
Additionally, we believe that Free Cash Flow is an important
measure since we use third-party infrastructure partners to host
our services and therefore we do not incur significant capital
expenditures to support revenue generating activities.
Reddit, Inc.
Key Operating Metrics by
Geography
(in millions, except ARPU)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024
2023
% Change
2024
2023
% Change
Revenue: Global
$
281.2
$
183.1
54
%
$
524.1
$
346.8
51
%
Revenue: U.S.
$
228.1
$
147.4
55
%
$
427.8
$
278.0
54
%
Revenue: International
$
53.1
$
35.7
49
%
$
96.3
$
68.8
40
%
Three months ended June 30,
2024
2023
% Change
DAUq: Global
91.2
60.4
51
%
DAUq: U.S.
45.5
28.7
59
%
DAUq: International
45.7
31.7
44
%
Logged-in DAUq: Global
42.0
32.1
31
%
Logged-in DAUq: U.S.
20.4
15.5
32
%
Logged-in DAUq: International
21.6
16.6
30
%
Logged-out DAUq: Global
49.2
28.3
74
%
Logged-out DAUq: U.S.
25.1
13.2
90
%
Logged-out DAUq: International
24.1
15.1
60
%
WAUq: Global
342.3
218.1
57
%
WAUq: U.S.
167.5
99.6
68
%
WAUq: International
174.8
118.5
48
%
ARPU: Global
$
3.08
$
3.03
2
%
ARPU: U.S.
$
4.94
$
5.21
(5
)%
ARPU: International
$
1.24
$
1.06
17
%
Reddit, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share
amounts)
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
467,952
$
401,176
Marketable securities
1,231,099
811,946
Accounts receivable, net
240,093
245,279
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
41,599
21,286
Total current assets
1,980,743
1,479,687
Property and equipment, net
14,168
14,946
Operating lease right-of-use assets,
net
25,107
24,008
Intangible assets, net
27,772
32,147
Goodwill
26,299
26,299
Other noncurrent assets
2,273
19,380
Total assets
$
2,076,362
$
1,596,467
Liabilities, convertible preferred
stock, and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
64,329
$
46,514
Operating lease liabilities
5,368
3,707
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities
89,818
83,349
Total current liabilities
159,515
133,570
Operating lease liabilities,
noncurrent
22,757
22,040
Other noncurrent liabilities
255
287
Total liabilities
182,527
155,897
Commitments and contingencies
Convertible preferred stock, par value
$0.0001 per share; no and 86,864,781 shares authorized as of June
30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; no and 73,021,449
shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $0 and
$1,847,993 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
respectively
—
1,853,492
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per
share; 100,000,000 and no shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, respectively; no shares issued and outstanding
as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
—
—
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001
per share; 2,000,000,000 and 189,000,000 shares authorized as of
June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 62,479,462 and
7,099,700 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, respectively
6
—
Class B common stock, par value $0.0001
per share; 140,000,000 and 142,000,000 shares authorized as of June
30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 103,154,629 and
53,904,204 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, respectively
11
6
Class C common stock, par value $0.0001
per share; 100,000,000 and no shares authorized as of June 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023, respectively; no shares issued and
outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
—
—
Additional paid-in capital
3,196,549
302,820
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
(1,004
)
814
Accumulated deficit
(1,301,727
)
(716,562
)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
1,893,835
(412,922
)
Total liabilities, convertible preferred
stock, and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
$
2,076,362
$
1,596,467
Reddit, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(in thousands, except per share
amounts)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue
$
281,184
$
183,031
$
524,147
$
346,771
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue
29,501
28,836
57,117
55,699
Research and development
142,777
109,726
579,807
218,493
Sales and marketing
71,458
59,225
195,553
117,136
General and administrative
68,487
38,233
311,964
79,034
Total costs and expenses
312,223
236,020
1,144,441
470,362
Income (loss) from operations
(31,039
)
(52,989
)
(620,294
)
(123,591
)
Other income (expense), net
20,724
13,306
35,278
24,030
Income (loss) before income taxes
(10,315
)
(39,683
)
(585,016
)
(99,561
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(216
)
1,426
149
2,414
Net income (loss)
$
(10,099
)
$
(41,109
)
$
(585,165
)
$
(101,975
)
Net income (loss) per share attributable
to Class A and Class B common stock, basic and diluted
$
(0.06
)
$
(0.70
)
$
(4.99
)
$
(1.75
)
Weighted-average shares used to compute
net income (loss) per share attributable to common
stockholders:
Basic
164,383
58,508
117,312
58,313
Diluted
164,383
58,508
117,312
58,313
Reddit, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating
activities
Net income (loss)
$
(10,099
)
$
(41,109
)
$
(585,165
)
$
(101,975
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
3,770
3,321
7,513
6,659
Non-cash operating lease cost
1,335
3,415
2,588
6,684
Amortization of premium (accretion of
discount) on marketable securities, net
(11,362
)
(6,150
)
(19,491
)
(11,282
)
Stock-based compensation
64,266
10,103
641,774
22,583
Other adjustments
141
150
626
166
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(24,793
)
(8,833
)
5,194
24,913
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(6,270
)
1,840
(20,182
)
828
Operating lease right-of-use assets and
liabilities
(780
)
(2,211
)
(1,310
)
(3,082
)
Accounts payable
18,220
(6,323
)
16,042
383
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(6,043
)
(8,256
)
12,860
4,145
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
$
28,385
$
(54,053
)
$
60,449
$
(49,978
)
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchases of property and equipment
(1,202
)
(830
)
(4,053
)
(1,186
)
Purchases of marketable securities
(861,827
)
(351,366
)
(997,512
)
(614,212
)
Maturities of marketable securities
343,404
319,512
596,059
634,877
Proceeds from sale of marketable
securities
—
749
—
37,538
Other investing activities
(12
)
42
(27
)
112
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities
$
(519,637
)
$
(31,893
)
$
(405,533
)
$
57,129
Cash flows from financing
activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common
stock in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and
commissions
—
—
600,022
—
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock
options
1,843
830
24,932
1,791
Taxes paid related to net share settlement
of restricted stock units
(7,569
)
—
(202,306
)
(4,229
)
Payments of initial public offering
costs
(3,585
)
(496
)
(6,338
)
(858
)
Other financing activities
—
—
(4,450
)
—
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
$
(9,311
)
$
334
$
411,860
$
(3,296
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash
(500,563
)
(85,612
)
66,776
3,855
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash at the beginning of the period
968,565
525,327
401,226
435,860
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash at the end of the period
$
468,002
$
439,715
$
468,002
$
439,715
Cash and cash equivalents
467,952
439,665
467,952
439,665
Restricted cash
50
50
50
50
Total cash, cash equivalents, and
restricted cash
$
468,002
$
439,715
$
468,002
$
439,715
Reddit, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income (loss)
$
(10,099
)
$
(41,109
)
$
(585,165
)
$
(101,975
)
Add (deduct):
Interest (income) expense, net
(20,941
)
(13,061
)
(36,388
)
(23,673
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(216
)
1,426
149
2,414
Depreciation and amortization
3,770
3,321
7,513
6,659
Stock-based compensation expense and
related taxes
66,772
10,116
662,309
23,283
Restructuring costs(1)
—
4,182
—
8,098
Other (income) expense, net
217
(243
)
1,110
(357
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
39,503
$
(35,368
)
$
49,528
$
(85,551
)
Net margin
(3.6
)%
(22.5
)%
(111.6
)%
(29.4
)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin
14.0
%
(19.3
)%
9.4
%
(24.7
)%
(1)
During the three and six months ended June
30, 2023, we incurred restructuring costs of $4.2 million and $8.1
million, respectively, primarily composed of severance and benefits
expense. These charges are non-recurring and are not reflective of
underlying trends in our business.
Reddit, Inc.
Reconciliation of Free Cash
Flow
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
$
28,385
$
(54,053
)
$
60,449
$
(49,978
)
Less:
Purchases of property and equipment
(1,202
)
(830
)
(4,053
)
(1,186
)
Free Cash Flow
$
27,183
$
(54,883
)
$
56,396
$
(51,164
)
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