Yelp and Grubhub Complete Online Ordering Integration

Yelp diners can now discover tens of thousands of new options for delivery, while providing Grubhub restaurant partners with more orders

SAN FRANCISCO & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the leader in connecting people with great local businesses, and Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food ordering company, today announced the successful integration of Grubhub’s restaurant network onto the Yelp platform.

The combination of Grubhub’s unmatched restaurant network and efficient delivery infrastructure with Yelp’s large purchase-oriented audience positions us to generate thousands of new diners and millions of orders for Grubhub restaurant partners. Yelp users will be able to order from far more local restaurants, while taking advantage of Grubhub’s overall lowest-cost delivery.

“By tapping into Grubhub’s restaurant network, Yelp now offers users the ability to order from a larger and better selection of restaurants across the country,” said Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp’s co-founder and chief executive officer. “Our long-term partnership with Grubhub strengthens Yelp’s competitive position in the restaurant category, which brings millions of users to our platform every day.”

“We’re thrilled to complete our integration with Yelp, which enhances the online ordering experience for diners and will drive more orders to our restaurants from Yelp’s tens of millions of monthly users,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub’s founder and chief executive officer. “For the first time, Yelp users can order from Grubhub’s huge network of local favorites, some that don’t provide their own delivery services, including many of the most popular restaurants in each market.”

As Yelp continues to provide more options to users, the company is also carefully engineering new product experiences to make it even easier to find, order and transact with restaurants that offer food delivery and takeout. To accompany the inventory, Yelp released a new mobile Delivery tab, available to iOS and Android users, where consumers can find the very best local food delivery and takeout. Through the Delivery tab, Yelp surfaces useful information — like which restaurants offer free delivery or which hot spots in your area offer delivery — to help consumers find the most relevant ordering options available.

About Grubhub

Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food ordering marketplace with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as well as the largest diner base. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub strives to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with more than 80,000 restaurant partners in over 1,600 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

About Yelp

Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) connects people with great local businesses. Yelp was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp has taken root in major metros in more than 30 countries. Approximately 29 million unique devices accessed Yelp via the Yelp app, approximately 77 million unique visitors visited Yelp via desktop computer and approximately 64 million unique visitors visited Yelp via mobile website on a monthly average basis during the fourth quarter of 2017. By the end of the same quarter, Yelpers had written approximately 148 million rich, local reviews, making Yelp the leading local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Grubhub and Yelp management’s expectations and beliefs regarding the long-term partnership between Grubhub and Yelp, as well as the potential impact of the partnership on each company’s business, consumers and restaurant partners. Such statements constitute “forward-looking” statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the matters set forth in the filings that Grubhub and Yelp make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in each company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K available at http://investors.grubhub.com/ and http://www.yelp-ir.com, respectively, or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Please also note that forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Grubhub and Yelp assume no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Grubhub Announces RestaurantHER Initiative, Commits $1 Million to Support Social Causes in Restaurants and Communities

Through RestaurantHER initiative, Grubhub and Women Chefs & Restaurateurs partner to advance female leadership in restaurants

CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering company, is announcing the launch of RestaurantHER, an initiative dedicated to supporting women-led restaurants nationwide, and committing $1 million to support this and other causes benefiting our communities.

Starting today, Grubhub will contribute $1 up to $1 million for every person who pledges at RestaurantHER.com to dine in or order delivery from women-led restaurants now through the end of Women’s History Month in March. The first $100,000 of this pledge will be contributed to WCR — Women Chefs & Restaurateurs to help advance female leadership in restaurants by providing resources for women seeking to advance culinary education and gain recognition in the food industry.

Grubhub’s contribution to WCR will sponsor:

  • WCR’s scholarship program, which supports and connects women in the culinary industry through formal apprenticeships
  • Development of a digital toolkit with resources to help restaurant operators build culinary leadership by running equitable kitchens and addressing gender issues in kitchen culture

“We are honored to unveil RestaurantHER to support women in leadership roles across the restaurant community,” said Matt Maloney, chief executive officer of Grubhub. “Closing the gender gap that leaves women occupying fewer than 20 percent of chef positions in the U.S. will ultimately introduce new creativity and expertise into our restaurants and no doubt elevate the entire culinary industry. We believe Grubhub has a duty to support women-run restaurants and promote more diversity, in the industry and on our platform, which will begin with RestaurantHER.”

“We’ve always believed it doesn’t have to be hard to run a fair and equitable kitchen,” said Amanda Cohen, chef and owner of Dirt Candy and treasurer of WCR Board of Directors. “This partnership puts us in a position where we can provide the tools, not just to women, but to all chefs and owners who have long wanted to do things differently but didn’t know where to start.”

To help diners locate and support restaurants run by women, Grubhub is unveiling a map on RestaurantHER.com of woman-led restaurant locations nationwide. This map — the first of its kind — encompasses restaurants owned or co-owned by a woman or a kitchen led by a woman head or executive chef. Diners can also help expand the reach of the map by submitting a woman-led restaurant. To highlight the inspiration for the initiative, Grubhub is featuring stories from chef ambassadors, including the head of woman-led restaurant Thaimee Table.

“Being a chef is a responsibility and an honor, as we get a chance to feed someone’s soul and make someone’s day,” said Hong Thaimee, chef and owner of Thaimee Table. “I give Grubhub credit for developing the RestaurantHER initiative. It’s nice to have a platform to empower women and I know a lot of my customers feel the same way.”

For more information about Grubhub’s RestaurantHER initiative, visit RestaurantHER.com.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with more than 80,000 restaurant partners in over 1,600 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

To find takeout restaurants available in your area, check out grubhub.com. If you are interested in becoming part of the Grubhub Delivery team, please visit driver.grubhub.com. To find out how your restaurant can join Grubhub, check out get.grubhub.com. To learn more about Grubhub and its portfolio of brands, please visit newsroom.grubhub.com.

Grubhub and American Express Enable Card Members to Use Pay with Points and Amex Express Checkout to Order Takeout

Diners now have more ways to pay with American Express on Grubhub and Seamless online and mobile apps

CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering company, today announced it is working with American Express, a longtime supporter of the restaurant industry, to enable Card Members enrolled in the Membership Rewards® program to use Membership Rewards® points to order on Grubhub and Seamless online and mobile platforms. Additionally, American Express Card Members can quickly and easily pay via Amex Express Checkout.

“We consistently hear that our diners want even faster and simpler ways to order and pay on Grubhub,” said Stan Chia, COO of Grubhub. “Through our work with American Express, Card Members can not only take advantage of Amex Express Checkout for a quicker ordering experience, but also reap the rewards of using Membership Rewards points. We’re also thrilled to offer both Pay With Points and Amex Express Checkout on our Grubhub and Seamless mobile apps so that our diners can benefit whether they are at home or on the go.”

“We know our Card Members are always looking for easy ways to use Membership Rewards points with the merchants they love, so we are excited to further expand our Pay With Points offering to now enable Card Members to use points when they order through Grubhub and Seamless websites and mobile apps,” said Chris Cracchiolo, Vice President, Membership Rewards & Loyalty Benefits at American Express. “This further builds on the Amex Express Checkout capability that we added to Grubhub and Seamless platforms late last year, which we’re already seeing our Card Members enjoy using.”

Membership Rewards Pay with Points
Card Members enrolled in the Membership Rewards program can now use points for food on Grubhub and Seamless at 80,000 restaurants in over 1,600 cities.

How it works:

  • Select an eligible American Express Card during checkout on the Grubhub or Seamless online and mobile platforms, and the point balance will be displayed
  • Enter the dollar amount to be applied and click “apply”
  • Select “place my order” to complete purchase
  • Within 2-4 business days, a credit for the dollar amount used in points will appear on the American Express statement
  • For more information and how to use Pay with Points please visit, www.grubhub.com/eat/amex

Amex Express Checkout
Amex Express Checkout offers a faster way for Card Members to order food from their favorite local restaurants on all Grubhub and Seamless online and mobile platforms. Amex Express Checkout also uses unique digital Card numbers and proprietary tools to help prevent fraud.

How it works:

  • During checkout on the Grubhub or Seamless online and mobile platforms, select Amex Express Checkout
  • Enter your AmericanExpress.com UserID and Password
  • Your billing and Card information will be auto-filled in the designated fields, so just confirm and complete your order
  • For more information on Amex Express Checkout please visit, www.amexexpresscheckout.com

To find takeout restaurants available in your area, please visit grubhub.com, and for more information on Grubhub, please visit newsroom.grubhub.com. You can sign your restaurant up for Grubhub at get.grubhub.com.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with approximately 80,000 restaurant partners in over 1,600 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

About American Express
American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on facebook.com/americanexpressinstagram.com/americanexpresslinkedin.com/company/american-expresstwitter.com/americanexpress, and youtube.com/americanexpress.

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Grubhub Expands Partnership with Foursquare to Bring Restaurant Delivery to More Users Nationwide

Companies uncover favorite local dishes and highlight top restaurants

CHICAGO and NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering company, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Foursquare, a technology company that uses location intelligence to build meaningful consumer experiences and business solutions. Foursquare City Guide users across the country now have the ability to order from over 57,000 local Grubhub restaurants that have listings on Foursquare’s online and mobile platforms. While browsing Foursquare City Guide, users can click the “order now” button to be directed to Grubhub’s online or mobile platforms to quickly and easily place an order.

“Foursquare City Guide is all about delighting users by suggesting new restaurants and providing rich information like photos, tips and ratings to help them find the best experiences, whether at home or abroad. But every good explorer needs a night in,” said Marissa Chacko, senior director of consumer products, Foursquare. “Adding Grubhub directly into the app makes it easier for our community to take a night off, while still enjoying the best local restaurants they can find.”

“Grubhub is always looking for ways to make it easier for people to browse the best and broadest set of restaurants and order the food they’re craving,” said Maria Belousova, chief technology officer, Grubhub. “By working with Foursquare, we’re offering consumers yet another easy way to discover and order takeout from great local restaurants. Adding Foursquare’s location intelligence to Grubhub’s database of hundreds of millions of takeout orders created unparalleled opportunities to find ideal matches between diners and restaurants across the country.”

Data Partnership Results and Methodology:
With this expanded partnership that now encompasses more than 57,000 restaurants across the country, Foursquare and Grubhub combined their data to help diners uncover locally loved dishes and explore the best restaurants. Grubhub data reveals the most ordered dishes across major U.S. cities, and Foursquare highlights some of the best restaurants known for these trending foods based on taste data from its apps, Foursquare City Guide and Foursquare Swarm.

New York: Bagel and Cream Cheese from Ess-a-Bagel

  • Dish popularity: 318% more popular in New York vs. the rest of the U.S.
  • Restaurant Rating: 8.74

Chicago: Cheese Curds from Bangers & Lace

  • Dish Popularity: 542% more popular in Chicago vs. the rest of the U.S.
  • Restaurant Rating: 8.92

San Francisco: Shrimp Dumplings from Kingdom of Dumpling

  • Dish Popularity: 301% more popular in San Francisco vs. the rest of the U.S.
  • Restaurant Rating: 8.61

Los Angeles: Poke Bowl from Sweetfin Poke

  • Dish Popularity: 375% more popular in Los Angeles vs. the rest of the U.S.
  • Restaurant Rating: 9.29

Miami: Cuban Sandwich from La Carreta

  • Dish Popularity: 274% more popular in Miami vs. the rest of the U.S.
  • Restaurant Rating: 8.8

Methodology:

  • Grubhub’s data analysts looked at the most ordered dishes in each city, in comparison to the rest of the U.S. The time frame used for the analysis was Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017.
  • Foursquare’s data analysts found the restaurants with the highest affinity score and rating for the dishes identified by Grubhub in their respective cities. These venues had a combination of the highest rating and most positive mentions of these tastes in Foursquare City Guide tips and Foursquare Swarm shouts.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with over 80,000 restaurant partners in over 1,600 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

About Foursquare
Foursquare is a technology company that enriches consumer experiences and informs business decisions through location intelligence. A community of more than 50 million people use the Foursquare City Guide and Foursquare Swarm apps and websites to discover new places, explore the world and check in. They have written more than 95 million tips and checked in over 12 billion times. Foursquare powers location data for Snapchat, Apple, Uber, Twitter and 125,000 other developers. Foursquare’s business solutions also include Pinpoint, Attribution, Pilgrim SDK and Foursquare Analytics, which empower brands to understand and connect to targeted audiences as well as measure foot traffic and advertising success.

Grubhub Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results

Grubhub generates 49% revenue growth in the fourth quarter

CHICAGO, Feb 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading takeout marketplace, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017. For the fourth quarter, the Company posted revenues of $205.1 million, which is a 49% year-over-year increase from $137.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Gross Food Sales grew 39% year-over-year to $1.1 billion, up from $818 million in the year ago period.”Over the past two years we have taken incredible strides in expanding the breadth and depth of our restaurant network, growing the number of local restaurants we work with from 40,000 to over 80,000 today,” said Grubhub CEO, Matt Maloney. “The partnership with Yum! which we announced this morning will accelerate the expansion of our delivery network and amplify our diner acquisition efforts, raising consumer awareness of online ordering and driving more volume for all restaurants across our platform.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Highlights

The following results reflect the financial performance and key operating metrics of our business for the three and twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2017, as compared to the same periods in 2016.

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: $205.1 million, a 49% year-over-year increase from $137.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.
  • Net Income: $53.5 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, a 293% year-over-year increase from $13.6 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $57.0 million, a 45% year-over-year increase from $39.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income: $33.3 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, a 68% year-over-year increase from $19.8 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Fourth Quarter Key Business Metrics Highlights

  • Active Diners were 14.5 million, a 77% year-over-year increase from 8.2 million Active Diners in the fourth quarter of 2016.
  • Daily Average Grubs (DAGs) were 392,500, a 34% year-over-year increase from 292,500 DAGs in the fourth quarter of 2016.
  • Gross Food Sales were $1.1 billion, a 39% year-over-year increase from $818 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Full Year Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: $683.1 million, a 38% year-over-year increase from $493.3 million in 2016.
  • Net Income: $99.0 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, a 100% year-over-year increase from $49.6 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, in 2016.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $184.0 million, a 27% year-over-year increase from $144.6 million in 2016.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income: $106.1 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, a 39% year-over-year increase from $76.6 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, in 2016.

Full Year Key Business Metrics Highlights

  • Active Diners were 14.5 million, a 77% year-over-year increase from 8.2 million Active Diners in 2016.
  • Daily Average Grubs (DAGs) were 334,000, a 22% year-over-year increase from 274,800 DAGs in 2016.
  • Gross Food Sales were $3.8 billion, a 26% year-over-year increase from $3.0 billion in 2016.

“Grubhub delivery has helped drive phenomenal growth for us, reaching an annualized run rate of over $1 billion dollars in GFS from close to zero in 2015,” commented Grubhub President and CFO Adam DeWitt. “Our ability to scale delivery capabilities efficiently, combined with consistent execution on organic diner acquisition and merger integrations, enabled us to generate record EBITDA per order of $1.58 in the fourth quarter.”

First Quarter and Full Year 2018 Guidance

Based on information available as of Feb. 8, 2018, the Company is providing the following financial guidance for the first quarter and full year of 2018:

First Quarter 2018

Full Year 2018

(in millions)

Expected Revenue range

$224 – $232

$910 – $960

Expected Adjusted EBITDA range

$54 – $60

$225 – $255

Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results Conference Call

Grubhub will webcast a conference call today at 9 a.m. CT to discuss the fourth quarter 2017 financial results. The webcast can be accessed on the Grubhub Investor Relations website at http://investors.grubhub.com, along with the Company’s earnings press release and financial tables. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website until Feb. 22, 2018.

About Grubhub

Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with over 80,000 restaurant partners in over 1,600 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Use of Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Grubhub, “the Company’s” or our management’s future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals, strategies, plans and prospects, including the expected benefits to, and financial performance of, Grubhub following the acquisition of Eat24 and its commercial agreements with Yelp and Yum! Brands. Such statements constitute “forward-looking statements”, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the matters set forth in the filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including those set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017 and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep. 30, 2017, which are on file with the SEC and are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.grubhub.com/. Additional information will be set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that will be filed for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, which should be read in conjunction with these financial results. Please also note that forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, publicly update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, income taxes, interest income and expense, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, the impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“U.S. Tax Act”) and other nonrecurring items as well as the income tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments. We use these non-GAAP financial measures as key performance measures because we believe they facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by excluding potential differences primarily caused by variations in capital structures, tax positions, the impact of acquisitions and restructuring, the impact of depreciation and amortization expense on our fixed assets and the impact of stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation” below for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders.

 

GRUBHUB INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Revenues

$

205,080

$

137,457

$

683,067

$

493,331

Costs and expenses:

Operations and support

81,658

51,727

269,453

171,756

Sales and marketing

45,384

29,636

150,730

110,323

Technology (exclusive of amortization)

14,703

10,689

56,263

42,454

General and administrative

18,396

12,435

65,023

50,482

Depreciation and amortization

18,781

9,911

51,848

35,193

Total costs and expenses

178,922

114,398

593,317

410,208

Income from operations

26,158

23,059

89,750

83,123

Interest (income) expense – net

1,010

(183)

102

(729)

Income before provision for income taxes

25,148

23,242

89,648

83,852

Income tax (benefit) expense

(28,378)

9,605

(9,335)

34,295

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

53,526

$

13,637

$

98,983

$

49,557

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

$

0.62

$

0.16

$

1.15

$

0.58

Diluted

$

0.60

$

0.16

$

1.12

$

0.58

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

86,702

85,608

86,297

85,069

Diluted

89,366

86,666

88,182

86,135

 

KEY OPERATING METRICS

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Active Diners (000s)

14,462

8,174

14,462

8,174

Daily Average Grubs

392,500

292,500

334,000

274,800

Gross Food Sales (millions)

$

1,138.6

$

817.7

$

3,783.7

$

2,998.1

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

December 31, 2017

December31,2016

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

234,090

$

239,528

Short-term investments

23,605

84,091

Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts

95,970

60,550

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

6,818

12,168

Total current assets

360,483

396,337

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment, net of depreciation and amortization

71,384

46,555

OTHER ASSETS:

Other assets

6,487

4,530

Goodwill

589,862

436,455

Acquired intangible assets, net of amortization

515,553

313,630

Total other assets

1,111,902

754,615

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,543,769

$

1,197,507

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Restaurant food liability

$

119,922

$

83,349

Accounts payable

7,607

7,590

Accrued payroll

13,186

7,338

Taxes payable

3,109

865

Short-term debt

3,906

Other accruals

26,818

11,348

Total current liabilities

174,548

110,490

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

Deferred taxes, non-current

74,292

108,022

Other accruals

7,468

6,876

Long-term debt

169,645

Total long-term liabilities

251,405

114,898

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

9

9

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,228)

(2,078)

Additional paid-in capital

849,043

805,731

Retained earnings

269,992

168,457

Total Stockholders’ Equity

$

1,117,816

$

972,119

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

1,543,769

$

1,197,507

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

2017

2016

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income

$

98,983

$

49,557

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

Depreciation

11,775

8,921

Provision for doubtful accounts

1,424

1,102

Deferred taxes

(31,179)

1,027

Amortization of intangible assets

40,073

26,272

Stock-based compensation

32,748

23,559

Deferred rent

849

1,286

Amortization of deferred loan costs

487

365

Investment premium amortization

(739)

(612)

Other

436

(159)

Change in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of business acquisitions:

Accounts receivable

(27,833)

(17,488)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

4,112

(8,765)

Restaurant food liability

8,576

16,451

Accounts payable

(4,244)

(3,204)

Accrued payroll

5,537

1,819

Other accruals

11,735

(2,453)

Net cash provided by operating activities

152,740

97,678

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchases of investments

(154,758)

(226,694)

Proceeds from maturity of investments

215,983

284,662

Capitalized website and development costs

(21,325)

(12,809)

Purchases of property and equipment

(18,971)

(24,087)

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

(333,301)

(65,849)

Acquisition of other intangible assets

(25,147)

(250)

Other cash flows from investing activities

557

(492)

Net cash used in investing activities

(336,962)

(45,519)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from borrowings under the credit facility

200,000

Repayments of borrowings under the credit facility

(25,781)

Repurchases of common stock

(14,774)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

16,375

13,468

Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation

24,906

Taxes paid related to net settlement of stock-based compensation awards

(10,556)

(2,779)

Payments for debt issuance costs

(1,979)

(1,477)

Net cash provided by financing activities

178,059

19,344

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(6,163)

71,503

Effect of exchange rates on cash

725

(1,268)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

239,528

169,293

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

$

234,090

$

239,528

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON CASH ITEMS

Cash paid for income taxes

$

19,148

$

8,722

GRUBHUB INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Net income

$

53,526

$

13,637

$

98,983

$

49,557

Income taxes

(28,378)

9,605

(9,335)

34,295

Interest (income) expense – net(a)

1,010

102

Depreciation and amortization

18,781

9,911

51,848

35,193

EBITDA

44,939

33,153

141,598

119,045

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

3,199

253

9,642

2,042

Stock-based compensation

8,835

5,804

32,748

23,559

Adjusted EBITDA

$

56,973

$

39,210

$

183,988

$

144,646

Due to interest incurred on borrowings under the Company’s credit facility during the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company has updated its calculation of Adjusted EBITDA to include net interest expense. The Company did not recast periods prior to 2017 due to the insignificance of net interest (income) expense in those periods. Recast Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017 includes net interest income of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. There were no changes to the Company’s GAAP results as a result of this change in presentation.

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Net income

$

53,526

$

13,637

$

98,983

$

49,557

Stock-based compensation

8,835

5,804

32,748

23,559

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

11,238

4,801

28,066

20,871

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

3,199

253

9,642

2,042

Income tax benefit of the U.S. Tax Act

(34,054)

(34,054)

Income tax adjustments

(9,469)

(4,692)

(29,239)

(19,472)

Non-GAAP net income

$

33,275

$

19,803

$

106,146

$

76,557

Weighted-average diluted shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders

89,366

86,666

88,182

86,135

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders

$

0.37

$

0.23

$

1.20

$

0.89

 

Guidance

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018

Year Ended
December 31, 2018

Low

High

Low

High

(in millions)

Net income

$

16.2

$

20.5

$

65.6

$

87.2

Income taxes

6.3

8.0

25.4

33.8

Interest expense ̶ net

1.0

1.0

4.0

4.0

Depreciation and amortization

20.0

20.0

82.0

82.0

EBITDA

43.5

49.5

177.0

207.0

Acquisition and restructuring costs

Stock-based compensation

10.5

10.5

48.0

48.0

Adjusted EBITDA

$

54.0

$

60.0

$

225.0

$

255.0

Grubhub Now Delivers for More Restaurants in Des Moines

Too cold to leave the house? Diners can now enjoy food from more Des Moines favorites delivered right to their door, including Goldfinch, The Cheesecake Factory and more

CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering company, today announced an expansion of its delivery capabilities to Des Moines, Iowa. To kick off delivery and help Des Moines residents eat well this chilly January, Grubhub is offering free delivery, and there is no order minimum.

Grubhub has been connecting diners with Des Moines restaurants that supply their own drivers since 2012. With this expansion, restaurants across Iowa’s capital city have the opportunity to leverage Grubhub’s large and growing network of drivers, expand their customer base and grow order volume. This also means better restaurant choice and variety for Grubhub diners, as more restaurants offer their menus for delivery.

“We’re proud to give diners more restaurant choices than ever before, from their favorite restaurants across West Des Moines to East Village and beyond,” said Rudy Mendoza, Des Moines General Manager, Grubhub. “We’re thrilled to deepen our partnerships with local Des Moines restaurants by offering Grubhub’s delivery capabilities. Now, restaurant partners can leave the last mile of delivery to Grubhub and focus on what they do best: making the farm-to-table dishes that Des Moines residents love.”

Diners can now order from a wide range of Des Moines favorites on Grubhub including:

“As Grubhub Delivery continues to expand across the country, we could not be more excited to bring our capabilities to Des Moines’ burgeoning restaurant scene,” said Stan Chia, chief operating officer, Grubhub. “As Des Moines continues reinventing itself, Grubhub is pleased to provide a wider selection of the city’s favorite restaurants for diners to enjoy, especially during January’s bitter cold temperatures.”

To find takeout restaurants available in your area, check out grubhub.com. If you are interested in becoming part of the Grubhub Delivery team, please visit driver.grubhub.com. To find out how your restaurant can join Grubhub, check out get.grubhub.com. To learn more about Grubhub and its portfolio of brands, please visit newsroom.grubhub.com.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with approximately 75,000 restaurant partners in over 1,300 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Grubhub To Announce Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results On Feb. 8, 2018

CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter financial results on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. CT, following the release of the Company’s financial results. CEO Matt Maloney and CFO Adam DeWitt will host the webcast.

The live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations section of the Grubhub website at http://investors.grubhub.com/. Following completion of the call, a recording of the webcast will be available on the website.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with approximately 75,000 restaurant partners in over 1,300 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

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Grubhub Now Delivers for More Restaurants in Tacoma

Rain or shine, diners can now order from more of Gate City’s favorite restaurants, including Shake Shake Shake, BJ’s Restaurants & Brewhouse and more

CHICAGO, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering company, today announced an expansion of its delivery capabilities to Tacoma, Wash.

Grubhub has been connecting diners with Tacoma restaurants that supply their own drivers since 2011. With this expansion, all of Tacoma’s booming food scene has the opportunity to leverage Grubhub’s large and growing network of drivers, expand their customer base and grow order volume. This also means better restaurant choice and variety for Grubhub diners, as more restaurants offer their menus for delivery.

“We’re proud to give diners more restaurant choices than ever before, from their favorite restaurants across the City of Destiny,” said Carolyn Edwards, Tacoma General Manager, Grubhub. “We’re thrilled to deepen our partnerships with local Tacoma restaurants by offering Grubhub’s delivery capabilities. Now, restaurant partners can leave the last mile of delivery to Grubhub and focus on making the gourmet, local food that Tacoma residents crave.”

Diners can now order from a wide range of Tacoma favorites on Grubhub including:

“As Grubhub Delivery continues to expand across the country, we could not be more excited to bring our capabilities to the beautiful city of Tacoma,” said Stan Chia, chief operating officer, Grubhub. “We’re now able to provide a wider selection of the city’s ever-growing restaurant scene for diners to enjoy — rain or shine.”

To find takeout restaurants available in your area, check out grubhub.com. If you are interested in becoming part of the Grubhub Delivery team, please visit driver.grubhub.com. To find out how your restaurant can join Grubhub, check out get.grubhub.com. To learn more about Grubhub and its portfolio of brands, please visit newsroom.grubhub.com.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with approximately 75,000 restaurant partners in over 1,300 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Grubhub Now Delivers For More Restaurants in Greenville

Diners can now order from more of Greenville’s favorite restaurants, including Biscuit Head, On the Border and more

CHICAGO, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering company, today announced an expansion of its delivery capabilities to fast-growing Greenville, S.C. To kick off delivery in the heart of South Carolina’s Upcountry, Grubhub is offering free delivery, and there is no order minimum.

Grubhub has been connecting diners with Greenville restaurants that supply their own drivers since 2012. Since then, Greenville has seen impressive growth, and Grubhub is expanding to provide all Greenville restaurants have the opportunity to leverage Grubhub’s large and growing network of drivers, expand their customer base and grow order volume. This also means better restaurant choice and variety for Grubhub diners, as more restaurants offer their menus for delivery.

“We’re proud to give diners more restaurant choices than ever before, from their favorite restaurants across the beautiful city of Greenville,” said Zach Yost, Greenville General Manager, Grubhub. “We’re thrilled to deepen our partnerships with Greenville’s booming restaurant scene by offering Grubhub’s delivery capabilities. Now, restaurant partners can leave the delivery logistics to Grubhub and focus on what they do best: making the food that Greenville residents love.”

Diners can now order from a wide range of Greenville favorites on Grubhub including:

“As Grubhub Delivery continues to expand across the country, we could not be more excited to bring our capabilities to this South Carolina staple,” said Stan Chia, chief operating officer, Grubhub. “We’re now able to provide a selection of the city’s favorite restaurants for diners to enjoy without leaving the comfort of home.”

To find takeout restaurants available in your area, check out grubhub.com. If you are interested in becoming part of the Grubhub Delivery team, please visit driver.grubhub.com. To find out how your restaurant can join Grubhub, check out get.grubhub.com. To learn more about Grubhub and its portfolio of brands, please visit newsroom.grubhub.com.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the Company’s platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with approximately 75,000 restaurant partners in over 1,300 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, AllMenus and MenuPages.