Grubhub Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

Grubhub generates 12% revenue growth in the first quarter

CHICAGO, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 and also posted a letter to shareholders on its investor relations website. The Company reported revenues of $363 million, which is a 12% year-over-year increase from $324 million in the same period last year. Gross Food Sales grew 8% year-over-year to $1.6 billion, up from $1.5 billion in the same period last year.

“The restaurant industry is facing enormous challenges in light of the difficult, but necessary, steps taken to keep us safe as we fight COVID-19,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub founder and CEO. “Grubhub is using nearly all of our profits in the second quarter to generate as many additional orders for our restaurant partners as possible. We hope that the darkest days are behind our restaurant partners and they can start focusing on the recovery.”

First Quarter 2020 Highlights
The following results reflect the financial performance and key operating metrics of our business for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019.

First Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: $363.0 million, a 12% year-over-year increase from $323.8 million in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Net Income (Loss): $(33.4) million, or $(0.36) per diluted share, a decrease from $6.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $21.0 million, a 59% year-over-year decrease from $50.9 million in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss): $(37) thousand, or $(0.00) per diluted share, a decrease from $27.9 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019.

First Quarter Key Business Metrics Highlights1

  • Active Diners: 23.9 million, a 24% year-over-year increase from 19.3 million Active Diners in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Daily Average Grubs (DAGs): 516,300, a 1% year-over-year decrease from 521,000 DAGs in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Gross Food Sales: $1.6 billion, an 8% year-over-year increase from $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2019.

“COVID-19 has driven a significant uptick in new diners and orders from existing users as most restaurant dining rooms have been temporarily closed nationwide,” said Adam DeWitt, Grubhub president and CFO. “At current volume trends, we could be generating meaningful Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter. But as Matt highlighted, we believe the absolute best use of our cash is to support our restaurants, their employees, our drivers and the entire takeout ecosystem through this crisis, by generating as many orders as possible while funding extra safety measures for restaurants, drivers and diners. We hope that these additional sales help make a difference to our partners in this time of crisis.”

Second Quarter 2020 Guidance
Based on information available as of May 6, 2020, the Company is providing the following financial guidance for the second quarter of 2020.

Second Quarter 2020

(in millions)

Expected Adjusted EBITDA

$5

First Quarter 2020 Financial Results Conference Call
Grubhub will webcast a conference call tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. CT to discuss the first quarter 2020 financial results. The webcast can be accessed on the Grubhub Investor Relations website at https://investors.grubhub.com, along with the Company’s letter to shareholders, earnings press release and financial tables. A replay of the webcast will be available on the same website.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as well as nearly 24 million active diners. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features over 300,000 restaurants and is proud to partner with more than 200,000 of these restaurants in over 4,000 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, 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, which are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks, known and unknown, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements including, but not limited to, achievement of the benefits of our planned additional investments, to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance and include, without limitation, statements relating to the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business and operations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “contemplates,” “could,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. While forward-looking statements are our best prediction at the time they are made, you should not rely upon them. Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of May 6, 2020, unless otherwise indicated, and there is no implication that the information contained in this press release is made subsequent to such date. For additional information concerning factors that could affect our financial results or cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the cautionary statements included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any further disclosures we make in our Current Reports on Form 8-K. Our SEC filings are available electronically on our investor website at investors.grubhub.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or this press release, or to update, supplement or correct the information set forth in the press release or 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 (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) 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 (loss) adjusted to exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share attributable to common stockholders exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense 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, restructuring and certain legal costs, 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 (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) 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 “Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation” below for a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share attributable to common stockholders.

1 Key Business Metrics are defined on pages 28 – 29 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2020.

GRUBHUB INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2020

2019

Revenues

$

362,980

$

323,770

Costs and expenses:

Operations and support

214,561

161,350

Sales and marketing

90,742

78,454

Technology (exclusive of amortization)

31,273

27,250

General and administrative

38,949

22,787

Depreciation and amortization

33,363

25,089

Total costs and expenses

408,888

314,930

Income (loss) from operations

(45,908)

8,840

Interest expense – net

6,380

2,812

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

(52,288)

6,028

Income tax benefit

(18,861)

(862)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$

(33,427)

$

6,890

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

$

(0.36)

$

0.08

Diluted

$

(0.36)

$

0.07

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

Basic

91,793

90,951

Diluted

91,793

92,918

 

KEY BUSINESS METRICS

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2020

2019

Active Diners (000s)

23,892

19,286

Daily Average Grubs

516,300

521,000

Gross Food Sales (millions)

$

1,630

$

1,502

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

March 31, 2020

December 31,   2019

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

560,708

$

375,909

Short-term investments

36,359

49,275

Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts

135,661

119,658

Income tax receivable

20,271

3,960

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

18,051

17,515

Total current assets

771,050

566,317

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment, net of depreciation and amortization

189,050

172,744

OTHER ASSETS:

Other assets

32,154

26,836

Operating lease right-of-use asset

101,758

100,632

Goodwill

1,007,968

1,007,968

Acquired intangible assets, net of amortization

487,797

500,481

Total other assets

1,629,677

1,635,917

TOTAL ASSETS

$

2,589,777

$

2,374,978

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Restaurant food liability

$

152,551

$

131,753

Accounts payable

29,317

26,748

Accrued payroll

24,255

19,982

Current operating lease liability

11,999

9,376

Other accruals

87,438

61,504

Total current liabilities

305,560

249,363

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

Deferred taxes, non-current

24,438

27,163

Noncurrent operating lease liability

112,863

111,056

Long-term debt

668,242

493,009

Other accruals

817

817

Total long-term liabilities

806,360

632,045

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

9

9

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(2,271)

(1,628)

Additional paid-in capital

1,182,757

1,164,400

Retained earnings

297,362

330,789

Total Stockholders’ Equity

$

1,477,857

$

1,493,570

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

2,589,777

$

2,374,978

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2020

2019

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income (loss)

$

(33,427)

$

6,890

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:

Depreciation

8,658

6,193

Amortization of intangible assets and developed software

24,705

18,896

Stock-based compensation

20,185

16,478

Deferred taxes

(2,725)

(986)

Other

3,479

735

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

Accounts receivable

(18,333)

(30,391)

Income taxes receivable

(16,311)

(916)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(4,602)

(10,666)

Restaurant food liability

20,857

13,099

Accounts payable

4,678

(18,644)

Accrued payroll

4,277

411

Other accruals

26,085

12,845

Net cash provided by operating activities

37,526

13,944

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchases of investments

(19,790)

(12,160)

Proceeds from maturity of investments

32,900

11,636

Capitalized website and development costs

(14,243)

(10,692)

Purchases of property and equipment

(19,678)

(8,018)

Acquisition of other intangible assets

(510)

(5,379)

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

127

Other cash flows from investing activities

(250)

Net cash used in investing activities

(21,571)

(24,486)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from borrowings under the credit facility

175,000

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

(8,051)

(9,966)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

1,414

2,424

Repayments of borrowings under the credit facility

(2,031)

Payments for debt issuance costs

(1,647)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

168,363

(11,220)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

184,318

(21,762)

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(600)

232

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year

379,594

215,802

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period

$

563,312

$

194,272

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ITEMS

Cash paid for income taxes

$

$

351

 

GRUBHUB INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

(in thousands, except per share and per order data)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2020

2019

Net income (loss)

$

(33,427)

$

6,890

Income taxes

(18,861)

(862)

Interest expense – net

6,380

2,812

Depreciation and amortization

33,363

25,089

EBITDA

(12,545)

33,929

Acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs

13,376

486

Stock-based compensation

20,185

16,478

Adjusted EBITDA

$

21,016

$

50,893

Net income (loss) per order

$

(0.71)

$

0.15

Adjusted EBITDA per order

$

0.45

$

1.09

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2020

2019

Net income (loss)

$

(33,427)

$

6,890

Stock-based compensation

20,185

16,478

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

12,685

11,942

Acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs

13,376

486

Income tax adjustments

(12,856)

(7,862)

Non-GAAP income (loss)

$

(37)

$

27,934

Weighted-average diluted shares used to compute income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

91,793

92,918

Non-GAAP income (loss) per diluted share attributable to common stockholders

$

(0.00)

$

0.30

Guidance

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020

(in millions)

Net loss

$

(42)

Income taxes

(16)

Interest expense – net

7

Depreciation and amortization

34

EBITDA

(17)

Acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs

Stock-based compensation

22

Adjusted EBITDA

$

5

 

Grubhub Provides Business Update And Timing Of First Quarter 2020 Earnings Announcement

CHICAGO, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced it will release first quarter 2020 earnings results after the market close on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, followed by a conference call to discuss its results on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. CT.

The company also today provided a brief business update due to the extraordinary circumstances stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business Update

During these unprecedented times, our priority is the health, safety and sustainability of our community – the drivers, restaurants and diners who make up our marketplace and our approximately 2,800 Grubhub employees. We have responded quickly to the crisis by launching a number of initiatives to support restaurants, drivers and diners; our focus is on driving as much business as we can to our restaurant partners while dining rooms remain closed.  And we will continue to support the local communities and restaurants that are struggling during this uncertain and difficult period.

For the first quarter of 2020, we expect our revenue and adjusted EBITDA to be slightly above the midpoints of the guidance we issued on February 5, 2020. While the business was trending at or above the high end of our guidance range for the first 10 weeks of the quarter, like most businesses, we experienced a swift change in customer behavior in the middle of March when the pandemic took hold across the country.

Initially, we observed a decrease in orders across our entire business as the news upended typical routines and there was considerable uncertainty about what day-to-day life would be like. In particular, our corporate business, which accounted for a mid-single digit percentage of our orders in the fourth quarter, was dramatically impacted in mid-March as virtually all of our corporate clients shifted to work-from-home models.

In New York City our consumer business was affected more than in other metro areas due to the severity of the COVID-19 impact in that market. We believe this is due to a number of factors, including New York City residents choosing to temporarily leave the city and/or cooking at home more often, as well as more local restaurants deciding to pause operations because of the temporary drop in demand. As a result of all of these factors, our first quarter DAGs ended up flattish compared to the first quarter of 2019.

Exiting the first quarter and in the beginning of the second quarter, we have seen trends improve significantly – so far in April our overall year-over-year DAG growth has been approximately 10%. In markets less affected by the outbreak, diner ordering has returned to, and in many cases exceeded, our pre-COVID-19 expectations. We are also seeing record numbers of new diners and new restaurants on the platform. In markets more affected, New York in particular, we have seen a stabilization in consumer orders, and even some improvement from the low points observed in March, but New York orders remain below pre-COVID volumes. We will discuss these dynamics in more detail during earnings, but we believe what we are now observing on both the positive and negative side, including corporate, is ephemeral, and we expect to see a return to more typical behavior when the COVID-19 impact on daily life wanes.

In this difficult and uncertain environment, we believe Grubhub has a clear responsibility to help restaurants and all working individuals in our ecosystem. We further believe the absolute best way we can support our industry is by driving as much demand as possible to local restaurants, which in turn has significant downstream benefits for restaurant workers, restaurant suppliers, our drivers and countless others in the value chain.

While we are confident we could generate meaningful profits in the second quarter that would keep us comfortably on the previously announced path to deliver at least $100 million of Adjusted EBITDA in 2020, we are instead planning to reinvest most of the profits we expect to generate during the second quarter into programs that directly drive more business to our restaurant partners. We anticipate this enhanced support will take several forms, including numerous Grubhub-funded diner promotions, reduced or eliminated diner delivery fees, platform improvements and products and procedures to help keep drivers, diners and restaurant workers safe.

As a result, we plan to intentionally manage the business to approximately $5 million of Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter to continue to support our ecosystem. To be clear, this is a completely discretionary short-term business decision designed to support our industry. We are proud that our consistent profitability, highly variable cost structure and strong balance sheet afford us ample liquidity (approximately $600 million as of March 31, including $175 million we added from our revolver) and flexibility during times like these.

We are confident that our ability to manage our business profitably while competing aggressively has not changed, but because of the uncertainty surrounding the timing of when and how the COVID-19 outbreak will resolve, we believe it’s prudent to withdraw our full year 2020 revenue and EBITDA guidance.

When business and social conditions normalize, we expect to return Grubhub to the growth and profit trajectory we were on before COVID-19 – which was at the high end of our expectations laid out over the last couple of quarters. We remain bullish on our industry and our long-term competitive strategy.

Stay safe, and we look forward to providing you with a more comprehensive update on the business in early May.

Matt Maloney, Founder and CEO
Adam DeWitt, President and CFO

First Quarter Earnings Call
Grubhub will release first quarter 2020 earnings results after the market close on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, followed by a conference call to discuss its results on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. CT.  Founder & CEO Matt Maloney and President & CFO Adam DeWitt will host the conference call.

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 a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as well as more than 22 million active diners. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features over 350,000 restaurants and is proud to partner with more than 165,000 of these restaurants in over 3,200 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, 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 including its acquisitions. 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 including, but not limited to, achievement of the benefits of our planned additional investments, 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, statements related to the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business and operations, as well as 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, 2020, which is on file with the SEC and are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at https://investors.grubhub.com. 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 is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude acquisition, restructuring and certain legal costs, income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. We use 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, restructuring and certain legal costs, the impact of depreciation and amortization expense on our fixed assets and the impact of stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

Grubhub CEO letter to President Trump in support of independent restaurants

The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House of Representatives
United States Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. President, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader McConnell:

Grubhub is the leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the largest network of restaurant partners in the United States, as well as more than 22 million active diners. With over 100,000 SMB restaurant partnerships across the country, we are proud of our ability to help drive local revenue by connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants.

During this unprecedented time in our country, restaurants are on the front lines of the struggle to continue to feed Americans. Since the crisis began, Grubhub has been working with state and local officials around the country to support our local independent restaurant community and lend support for efforts to keep the doors open to our restaurants for delivery and take-out.  And while we applaud our government leaders and their efforts to minimize the COVID-19 impact and keep the American people safe, we know that without these release valves of delivery and pickup, many of our nation’s independent restaurants will not survive.

To provide our independent restaurants some relief, Grubhub has launched an aid package which includes deferred payments for our independent restaurants providing much needed cash flow relief until this crisis is over. We have also established the Grubhub Community Relief Fund which will pay cash grants to organizations supporting independent restaurants and food delivery drivers.

However, we know that the needs of the restaurant industry during this unprecedented time are beyond our control. The National Restaurant Association anticipates sales to decline by $225 billion during the next three months alone, which could prompt the loss of between five and seven million jobs. I am calling on you to support the $325 billion aid package proposed by the NRA which would establish a much needed industry recovery fund, provide for business interruption insurance, as well as much needed loan and tax relief. Specifically, the proposal would authorize the following:

  • The Department of Treasury to create a $145 billion Restaurant and Foodservice Industry Recovery Fund.
  • $35 billion for Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Relief (CDBGDR) assistance.
  • $100 billion in Federally-Backed Business Interruption Insurance
  • $45 billion in expanded access to effective, efficient and affordable federal and conventional loans.
  • $130 million in Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

If enacted, these measures would ensure that restaurants have the necessary liquidity and access to critical financing to help them survive the dramatic loss in profits caused by COVID-19.

Restaurants are the heart and soul of our communities and we must do everything we can to get them through this time of incredible uncertainty.

Thank you for your leadership.

Sincerely,

Matt Maloney

Founder and CEO

 

cc:  Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury
Honorable Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic Leader
Honorable Kevin McCarthy, House Republican Leader
Honorable Mark Warner, U.S. Senate

Grubhub and Major Cities Across the U.S. Launch Economic Relief Effort up to $100 Million for Independent Restaurants and Delivery Partners Impacted by COVID-19

Mayors of Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Boston and Portland Team with Grubhub to Suspend Fees from Independent Restaurants
Grubhub Sets up Charitable Fund for Impacted Drivers and Restaurants

CHICAGO, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In collaboration with the mayors of large cities across the United States who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 response efforts, Grubhub today announced it is temporarily suspending collection of up to $100 million in commission payments from impacted independent restaurants nationwide.

Grubhub’s initiative will provide immediate and substantial cash flowrelief to qualified independent restaurants — restaurants that make up the majority of Grubhub’s 350,000+ restaurant community and drive more than 80 percent of the company’s orders.

Matt Maloney, Grubhub Founder and CEO said: “Independent restaurants are the lifeblood of our cities and feed our communities. They have been amazing long-term partners for us, and we wanted to help them in their time of need. Our business is their business — so this was an easy decision for us to make.”

Grubhub has also created a fund that will enable proceeds from its Donate the Change program to go toward charitable organizations that support restaurants and drivers impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis. The program will allow diners to round up the change from every order and donate it to the Grubhub Community Relief Fund — with donations from Grubhub+ (and Seamless+) members matched by the company. Grubhub has been raising more than $1 million dollars per month through Donate the Change.

Grubhub will work with local city officials to identify the organizations that can utilize the funds and to consider other support programs during the pandemic.

“The City of Chicago is deeply concerned about the risk COVID-19 is placing on the health of our residents and communities, as well as the impact it’s having on our working families and neighborhood economies and restaurants,” said Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. “That is why we applaud corporate leaders like Grubhub who are stepping up with practical measures to support small businesses and their employees. Now more than ever, we must work together to ensure hardworking Chicagoans receive the support they need to thrive while also staying safe, secure, and healthy.”

In Chicago, where Grubhub was founded in 2004 and is headquartered today, there are more than 10,000 restaurants on the platform, and thousands of drivers bringing delicious food from these restaurants to hungry diners. This relief fund will provide support for food industry workers, which are anticipated to become among some of the most impacted by the economic losses due to coronavirus and social distancing practices. This includes residents at small, neighborhood-based businesses like Chicago’s Home of Chicken & Waffles, based in Bronzeville.

As dine-in traffic is expected to slow up to 75 percent over the next few weeks, restaurants will rely on pickup and delivery orders to stay in business. “We have seen revenue decrease in the past week as a direct result of our customers staying home,” said Darnell Johnson, owner of Chicago’s Home of Chicken & Waffles. “Grubhub has helped us generate more delivery and takeout orders as our customers’ dining habits have changed. This has helped us continue serving our loyal customers and our employees can continue living a sustainable lifestyle.”

“Banding together during hard times, putting people over profit, and supporting our local businesses is a model we should all follow, and I thank Grubhub for leading the way,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

“Restaurants are a pillar of the San Francisco small business economy and so important to the culture of this city,” said Joaquin Torres, Director of San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development. “We are committed to doing everything in our power to support them in this time of crisis, but if we want to come through this public health emergency intact, we’ll need more private sector partners to follow Grubhub’s lead, do the right thing and invest locally to mitigate this crisis.”

These initiatives follow a series of measures taken by Grubhub to keep restaurants, diners, and drivers safe during the outbreak – including contact-free delivery and health and safety guidance to drivers, restaurants and diners. Additionally, Grubhub offers pickup from the largest restaurant network in the country, which helps individuals who might feel safer acquiring food on their own.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as well as more than 22 million active diners. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features over 350,000 restaurants and is proud to partner with more than 165,000 of these restaurants in over 3,200 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Grubhub Launches Industry Leading Membership Program With Unrivaled Rewards & Exclusive Benefits

– Grubhub+ offers unlimited free delivery, 10% Cashback, Elite Care and donation matching
– Company doubles down on diner rewards after doubling restaurant network

CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading pickup and delivery marketplace with the largest restaurant network, today launched Grubhub+, a new membership program loaded with rewards (Seamless+ also available). Grubhub+ goes above and beyond other subscription programs with member benefits like 10% Cashback and donation matching to high impact organizations like No Kid Hungry.

Grubhub+ membership features industry leading benefits at launch, including:

  • Unlimited free delivery: from Grubhub+ restaurants, including many popular brands
  • Unlimited 10% Cashback: on dollars spent on Grubhub+ restaurants – Grubhub+ literally pays for itself if you order more than $100 in food per month
  • Double donations: donation matching on Donate the Change for Grubhub+ orders, to drive twice the impact for worthy charities
  • VIP access: access to Elite Care teams for priority assistance
  • First dibs: exclusive access to new Perks, local events, and experiences

Currently anyone can sign up for a free 14-day trial and experience how easy and valuable the program is, and for a limited time, diners participating in any other food delivery subscription program can receive an extended 30-day free trial to compare for themselves. Additionally, all students enrolled in any of the 150+ campuses that work with Grubhub will receive Grubhub+ for free!

“Whether they’re trying us out for the first time or order many times a week, diners already love our exclusive Perks,” said Sam Hall, Grubhub’s Chief Product Officer. “Now with Grubhub+, we’re excited to dramatically expand rewards while doubling our charitable impact and assisting with our elite support teams. We’ve pulled out all the stops for this program.”

“Generous diner rewards are at the core of Grubhub’s competitive strategy. As the only profitable company in our space, we are leveraging our profits to stay laser-focused on having the most restaurants in the network and giving away as much free food as possible,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub founder and CEO. “With the most restaurants and the best loyalty programs, we believe that we have the right formula and are ideally positioned for success.”

After more than $200 million dollars in rewards were redeemed by diners across Grubhub platforms in 2019, Grubhub+ is a continuation of Grubhub’s strategy to offer the most rewards in the industry. Last year Grubhub launched Perks, a treasure-trove of exclusive deals and savings along with new ways to earn and redeem restaurant loyalty rewards. Grubhub+ is a natural extension of Perks with free delivery and 10% Cashback.

Grubhub+ includes additional benefits like access to Elite Care, special menus, and events. The program also helps diners to do more for their communities because Grubhub will match member donations made with orders placed at Grubhub+ restaurants through our industry leading Donate the Change feature. Over the past year Grubhub diners have donated more than $10 million to No Kid Hungry by simply rounding up and donating their change, and now Grubhub will match subscribers’ donations, giving members the opportunity to double their impact.

“Grubhub diners have shown significant interest in supporting their local communities. With their help, we made dramatic progress toward ending childhood hunger in the United States – but we still have a long way to go,” said Billy Shore, Founder and Executive Chair of Share Our Strength. “By matching subscribers’ donations, Grubhub is doubling down on their commitment to help us provide children with more meals. Grubhub+ members are doing twice as much good simply by joining the program and opting to donate their change.”

For more information on all benefits or to sign up for Grubhub+, go to www.grubhub.com/plus.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as well as more than 22 million active diners. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features over 300,000 restaurants and is proud to partner with more than 155,000 of these restaurants in over 3,200 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Grubhub Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2019 Results

CHICAGO, Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019 and also posted a letter to shareholders on its investor relations website. For the fourth quarter, the Company reported revenues of $341 million, which is a 19% year-over-year increase from $288 million in the same period last year. Gross Food Sales grew 13% year-over-year to $1.6 billion, up from $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018.

“We strengthened both sides of our marketplace during the fourth quarter, adding 1.4 million active diners and more than doubling our restaurant selection from just a quarter ago,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub founder and CEO. “We are making good progress on the key initiatives we outlined last quarter. We added more than 15,000 partnered and over 150,000 non-partnered restaurant options for our diners and we also launched a number of new loyalty programs for our restaurant partners.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Highlights
The following results reflect the financial performance and key operating metrics of our business for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the same periods in 2018.

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: $341.3 million, a 19% year-over-year increase from $287.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • Net Income (Loss): $(27.7) million, or $(0.30) per diluted share, a decrease from $(5.2) million, or $(0.06) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $26.7 million, a 37% year-over-year decrease from $42.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss): $(4.2) million, or $(0.05) per diluted share, a decrease from $17.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Fourth Quarter Key Business Metrics Highlights1

  • Active Diners: 22.6 million, a 28% year-over-year increase from 17.7 million Active Diners in the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • Daily Average Grubs (DAGs): 502,600, a 8% year-over-year increase from 467,500 DAGs in the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • Gross Food Sales: $1.6 billion, a 13% year-over-year increase from $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018.
1 Key Business Metrics are defined on page 29 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2019.

Full Year Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: $1.3 billion, a 30% year-over-year increase from $1.0 billion in 2018.
  • Net Income (Loss): $(18.6) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share, a decrease from $78.5 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, in 2018.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $186.2 million, a 20% year-over-year decrease from $233.7 million in 2018.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income: $73.2 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, a 52% decrease from $153.3 million, or $1.66 per diluted share, in 2018.

Full Year Key Business Metrics Highlights1

  • Active Diners: 22.6 million, a 28% year-over-year increase from 17.7 million Active Diners in 2018.
  • Daily Average Grubs (DAGs): 492,300, a 13% year-over-year increase from 435,900 DAGs in 2018.
  • Gross Food Sales: $5.9 billion, a 17% year-over-year increase from $5.1 billion in 2018.

“We continue to innovate the online takeout industry with our recent launch of Grubhub Ultimate, a revolutionary, first-of-its-kind proprietary hardware and software solution that integrates all restaurant ordering channels into one system. Grubhub Ultimate is an important step in helping unlock the pickup market, which accounts for the majority of the more than $250 billion takeout industry,” said Adam DeWitt, Grubhub president and CFO. “We remain confident our overall strategy will deliver sustainable value for all of our stakeholders and the team is determined to continue to execute and build on the early wins.”

First Quarter and Full Year 2020 Guidance
Based on information available as of February 5, 2020, the Company is providing the following financial guidance for the first quarter and full year of 2020.

First Quarter 2020

Full Year 2020

(in millions)

Expected Revenue

$350 – $370

$1,400 – $1,500

Expected Adjusted EBITDA

$15 – $25

at least $100

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call
Grubhub will webcast a conference call tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. CT to discuss the fourth quarter 2019 financial results. The webcast can be accessed on the Grubhub Investor Relations website at https://investors.grubhub.com, along with the Company’s letter to shareholders, earnings press release and financial tables. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace with the largest and most comprehensive network of restaurant partners, as well as more than 22 million active diners. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features over 300,000 restaurants and is proud to partner with more than 155,000 of these restaurants in over 3,200 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, 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 including its acquisitions. 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 including, but not limited to, achievement of the benefits of our planned additional investments, 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, 2019 and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, which are on file with the SEC and are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at https://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 December 31, 2019, 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, net interest 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 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, restructuring and certain legal costs, 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 “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,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues

$

341,270

$

287,721

$

1,312,151

$

1,007,257

Costs and expenses:

Operations and support

190,328

144,082

675,471

454,321

Sales and marketing

86,100

69,877

310,299

214,290

Technology (exclusive of amortization)

29,164

24,972

115,297

82,278

General and administrative

28,018

27,393

101,918

85,465

Depreciation and amortization

32,488

24,153

115,449

85,940

Total costs and expenses

366,098

290,477

1,318,434

922,294

Income (loss) from operations

(24,828)

(2,756)

(6,283)

84,963

Interest expense – net

6,189

2,163

20,493

3,530

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

(31,017)

(4,919)

(26,776)

81,433

Income tax (benefit) expense

(3,299)

231

(8,210)

2,952

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$

(27,718)

$

(5,150)

$

(18,566)

$

78,481

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

$

(0.30)

$

(0.06)

$

(0.20)

$

0.88

Diluted

$

(0.30)

$

(0.06)

$

(0.20)

$

0.85

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

Basic

91,509

90,705

91,247

89,447

Diluted

91,509

90,705

91,247

92,354

KEY BUSINESS METRICS

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Active Diners (000s)

22,621

17,688

22,621

17,688

Daily Average Grubs

502,600

467,500

492,300

435,900

Gross Food Sales (millions)

$

1,552

$

1,377

$

5,914

$

5,057

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

December 31,
2019

December   31,
2018

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

375,909

$

211,245

Short-term investments

49,275

14,084

Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts

119,658

110,855

Income tax receivable

3,960

9,949

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

17,515

17,642

Total current assets

566,317

363,775

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment, net of depreciation and amortization

172,744

119,495

OTHER ASSETS:

Other assets

26,836

14,186

Operating lease right-of-use asset

100,632

Goodwill

1,007,968

1,019,239

Acquired intangible assets, net of amortization

500,481

549,013

Total other assets

1,635,917

1,582,438

TOTAL ASSETS

$

2,374,978

$

2,065,708

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Restaurant food liability

$

131,753

$

127,344

Accounts payable

26,748

26,656

Accrued payroll

19,982

18,173

Current portion of long-term debt

6,250

Current operating lease liability

9,376

Other accruals

61,504

44,745

Total current liabilities

249,363

223,168

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

Deferred taxes, non-current

27,163

46,383

Noncurrent operating lease liability

111,056

Long-term debt

493,009

335,548

Other accruals

817

18,270

Total long-term liabilities

632,045

400,201

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

9

9

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,628)

(1,891)

Additional paid-in capital

1,164,400

1,094,866

Retained earnings

330,789

349,355

Total Stockholders’ Equity

$

1,493,570

$

1,442,339

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

2,374,978

$

2,065,708

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income (loss)

$

(18,566)

$

78,481

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:

Depreciation

30,237

21,647

Amortization of intangible assets and developed software

85,212

64,293

Stock-based compensation

72,879

55,261

Deferred taxes

(7,726)

1,724

Other

8,531

5,552

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

Accounts receivable

(11,591)

(6,092)

Income taxes receivable

5,989

(1,356)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(13,854)

(16,270)

Restaurant food liability

4,380

2,921

Accounts payable

1,978

11,160

Accrued payroll

1,804

3,621

Other accruals

23,349

4,585

Net cash provided by operating activities

182,622

225,527

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchases of investments

(85,989)

(57,197)

Proceeds from maturity of investments

51,366

67,166

Capitalized website and development costs

(48,524)

(31,180)

Purchases of property and equipment

(55,167)

(43,033)

Acquisition of other intangible assets

(9,980)

(11,851)

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

127

(517,909)

Other cash flows from investing activities

(250)

Net cash used in investing activities

(148,417)

(594,004)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt

500,000

222,000

Repayments of borrowings under the credit facility

(342,313)

(53,906)

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

200,000

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

(23,753)

(35,599)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

4,469

14,190

Payments for debt issuance costs

(9,136)

Net cash provided by financing activities

129,267

346,685

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

163,472

(21,792)

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

320

(645)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year

215,802

238,239

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period

$

379,594

$

215,802

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ITEMS

Cash paid for income taxes

$

1,163

$

7,895

 

GRUBHUB INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

(in thousands, except per share and per order data)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income (loss)

$

(27,718)

$

(5,150)

$

(18,566)

$

78,481

Income taxes

(3,299)

231

(8,210)

2,952

Interest expense – net

6,189

2,163

20,493

3,530

Depreciation and amortization

32,488

24,153

115,449

85,940

EBITDA

7,660

21,397

109,166

170,903

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

966

1,913

4,105

7,578

Stock-based compensation2

18,073

18,816

72,879

55,261

Adjusted EBITDA

$

26,699

$

42,126

$

186,150

$

233,742

Net income (loss) per order

$

(0.60)

$

(0.12)

$

(0.10)

$

0.49

Adjusted EBITDA per order

$

0.58

$

0.98

$

1.04

$

1.47

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income (loss)

$

(27,718)

$

(5,150)

$

(18,566)

$

78,481

Stock-based compensation2

18,073

18,816

72,879

55,261

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

13,367

11,377

50,712

42,484

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

966

1,913

4,105

7,578

Income tax adjustments

(8,916)

(9,384)

(35,883)

(30,544)

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

$

(4,228)

$

17,572

$

73,247

$

153,260

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

91,509

93,144

92,759

92,354

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

$

(0.05)

$

0.19

$

0.79

$

1.66

2 Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included $4.8 million, $1.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively, of expense related to the accelerated vesting of equity awards to certain terminated acquired employees.

 

Guidance

Three Months Ended

 March 31, 2020

Low

High

(in millions)

Net loss

$

(36.0)

$

(28.5)

Income taxes

(12.1)

(9.6)

Interest expense – net

6.1

6.1

Depreciation and amortization

34.0

34.0

EBITDA

(8.0)

2.0

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

Stock-based compensation

23.0

23.0

Adjusted EBITDA

$

15.0

$

25.0

Note: For the full year 2020, we currently expect Adjusted EBITDA of at least $100 million, net interest expense of $25 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $145 million and stock-based compensation expense of $100 million. 

Grubhub Launches Ultimate Technology For Restaurants To Address $250+ Billion U.S. Takeout Market

– Diners to enjoy order transparency and time savings –
– Restaurants to see increased order volume, revenue and staff efficiency –

CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today launched its Ultimate technology, a revolutionary, first-of-its-kind proprietary hardware and software solution that integrates all restaurant ordering channels into one system. Replacing error-prone handwritten scribbles and shouts, Ultimate is a digital workflow solution, connecting the front- and back-of-the house directly with diners and creating a transparent view into their order status – whether diners order for pickup or delivery on Grubhub, at an in-store kiosk, or directly with a cashier.

There are four components that make up the Ultimate technology:

  • Lightweight point of sale (POS) with direct integration to the Grubhub web and mobile app
  • Heads-up customer displays to show real-time order estimates across all channels
  • In-store self-ordering kiosks to complement the Grubhub app
  • Kitchen display system (KDS)

“Diners have come to expect ordering ahead for pickup to breeze through busy rush hour crowds and grab their morning coffee or lunch, but currently they can only enjoy this convenience at large QSRs. Ultimate now gives restaurants of any size this ability to please diners with an easy, digital pickup experience,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub founder & CEO. “With Ultimate, we went even further by building integrated kiosks and a digital queue – in person and online – so diners can see the exact status of their order at any time. Most people do not want to order in person or by calling if they have an alternative, and by integrating pickup with delivery orders our restaurant partners have a complete picture to more efficiently manage their operations.”

Pickup, which composes more than half of the over $250 billion U.S. takeout market, is a massive and growing opportunity that has not yet been transformed by digital ordering. The Ultimate technology accelerates adoption of digital pickup and improves capacity management for restaurants of all sizes, giving unique line of sight into all ETAs regardless of the ordering channel. Whether ordering on-the-go or in-person from the cashier or a kiosk, diners get complete visibility in the app and on the displays at the storefront through the Ultimate technology.

“Ultimate is exactly what I was looking for but didn’t know it,” said David Morton, co-owner of Chicago-based DMK restaurant group. “We have designed our new restaurants around this technology because it allows us to provide better service to our customers with less effort and cost. This is a game changer in quick-serve and fast casual restaurants.”

With more than five years of research and development, Ultimate began as an in-app queue where college students could order ahead while sitting in class and have a real-time view of exactly how many orders were ahead of them. They could continue to monitor their order status and would be notified when their order was ready. This transparency allowed students to manage their schedules and avoid skipping meals or eating at other restaurants because of unexpected long lines at their favorites – and still get to their next class on time.

“Students enjoy the convenience of self-ordering opportunities, and we’ve seen demand for our food service operations increase since installation across our campus. It increased the efficiency of our operation while providing a service that is highly desired by our students,” said Zia Ahmed, Senior Director, Dining Services at The Ohio State University.

In addition to ordering ahead via Grubhub, in-store ordering kiosks allow restaurants to migrate employees away from the cash register and back to food prep lines and fulfilment areas, expediting and ensuring accuracy of orders and increasing throughput. Real-time ETAs appear once an order is placed, allowing customers and delivery drivers to precisely time their arrival, avoiding unnecessary and frustrating waiting. Driving further efficiency, the queue seen by customers is identical to that seen by all employees throughout the restaurant, sharing automatic updates at each stage of the order process.

The Ultimate technology also unlocks the potential for stadiums and food halls to join the next generation of restaurants, opening up a new experience for today’s digitally-savvy diner. Instead of standing in never-ending lines, sports fans and concert-goers can order ahead directly from their seat via Grubhub, watching their place from the in-app queue for the exact moment the order is ready. Food halls are able to provide diners a real-time view into wait times for a variety of restaurants, giving the diner control of balancing the choice between restaurant selection and time to food pickup.

Restaurant owners and staff now have access to a custom-built solution, smoothing out process and demand during daily rushes. Currently in over 100 locations, the Ultimate pilot rollout has focused on New York City and Chicago where restaurants have seen pickup demand impact their bottom line. “Since installing Ultimate, I’ve seen sales increase by 10% and employee costs decrease by 15%. I have staff preparing food instead of taking orders and my customers love the kiosks and transparency. This is a millennials’ dream come true,” said Joe Germonatta of Art Bird & Whiskey Bar in Grand Central Station.

For more information, visit ultimate.grubhub.com.

About Grubhub

Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery 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 140,000 restaurant partners in over 2,700 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, Tapingo, AllMenus and MenuPages.

Grubhub To Announce Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2019 Financial Results

CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced it will release fourth quarter and full year 2019 earnings results after the market close on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, followed by a conference call to discuss its results on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. CT. Founder & CEO Matt Maloney and President & CFO Adam DeWitt will host the conference call.

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 food-ordering and delivery 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 140,000 restaurant partners in over 2,700 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, Tapingo, AllMenus and MenuPages.

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Grubhub Launches Annual “Year In Food” Report Highlighting The Top Trends In 2019

Vegan & vegetarian options continue to grow in popularity as meat alternatives rise

CHICAGO, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today released findings from its annual “Year in Food” report. To find out what food trends shaped the year (or didn’t), Grubhub analyzed tens of millions of orders placed by more than 21 million diners on its platform to uncover the flavors and tastes rising up the ranks among today’s diners. Additionally, diners will receive their personalized “Taste of 2019” to get a glimpse of their favorite cuisines, menu items, and ordering habits throughout the year.

Key takeaways from the 2019 “Year in Food” report includes:

TOP ORDERS OF THE YEAR

One thing is clear: plant-based foods are here to stay, with a majority of 2019’s top foods comprising of vegetarian- or vegan-friendly options. Cauliflower pizza claimed the top spot, rising 650% in popularity throughout the year.

  1. Cauliflower pizza: 650%
  2. Spicy brussel sprouts: 622%
  3. Portobello empanada: 601%
  4. Black bean & sweet potato taco: 513%
  5. Miso pork ramen: 413%
  6. Chicken burger: 318%
  7. Bone broth: 298%
  8. Brown sugar milk [bubble] tea: 281%
  9. Vegan pad thai: 280%
  10. Impossible burger: 203%

Fun Facts:

  • While cauliflower dishes took home the #7 and #10 spots in 2018, this year cauliflower leads the charge.
  • Vegetarian- and vegan-friendly dishes took over 7 of our top 10 as opposed to only 3 of the top spots in 2018.

Breakfast: bacon, egg & cheese is a staple combo across breakfast that’s risen to the #1 spot from last year.

  1. BEC (bacon, egg & cheese) biscuit: 442% more popular
  2. Mixed berry acai bowl: 209% more popular
  3. Chicken & waffles: 167% more popular
  4. Strawberry banana french toast: 155% more popular
  5. Dutch pancake: 149% more popular

Desserts: a balanced mix of fan favorites, a few classics with a trendy spin, and a vegan dessert in our top five.

  1. Butter cake: 641% more popular
  2. Chocolate shake: 530% more popular
  3. fruit crepe : 223% more popular
  4. Caramel churro : 206% more popular
  5. vegan carrot cake : 144% more popular

Late-night: carbs come in handy for those snacking on late-night treats with yet another appearance from the vegan family.

  1. Buffalo chicken empanada : 277% more popular
  2. Brisket quesadilla: 200% more popular
  3. Truffle parmesan fries: 157% more popular
  4. Garlic & parmesan bread sticks: 132% more popular
  5. Vegan burger: 128% more popular

THE RISE OF PLANT-BASED OPTIONS

Vegan & vegetarian trends are still growing, with vegan orders rising 27% in popularity overall in 2019 as compared to 2018. Specifically, the Impossible Burger saw a more than 200% rise in popularity this year!

The top meat-alternative options of 2019 (in ranking order):

  1. Impossible Burger
  2. Black bean burger
  3. Tofu
  4. Mushroom burger
  5. Jackfruit

Top Spots for Vegans: If among the growing number of fans surrounding the vegan diet, Grubhub shed some light on the best (and not-so-great) states for people.

Most Vegan-Friendly States (in ranking order):

  1. New York
  2. California
  3. Nevada
  4. Oregon
  5. Pennsylvania

Least Vegan-Friendly States (in ranking order):

  1. Indiana
  2. Iowa
  3. North Carolina
  4. Missouri
  5. Idaho

FOODIE SUPERLATIVES

The state you should visit if you relate to the following:

  • The Night Owl (rise of late night orders): Washington DC
  • The Health Nut (rise of healthy foods): California
  • The Most Energized (rise of caffeinated drinks): Oregon
  • The Sweetest State (rise of desserts): Texas

Placed on GH in 2019:

  • Biggest single-item splurge: osetra black caviar for $285 (30g)
  • Largest order (non-catering): more than 300 tacos for a Halloween party
  • Smallest order: a single hot sauce packet (must’ve been a real emergency!)

THE TRENDS OF YEARS PAST

Burgers, pizza, and tacos will always be a delivery go-to; however, if there’s one thing we know it’s that trends come and go. Whether it’s cauliflower-everything or 2017’s top food of poke bowls, with more than 450,000 orders per day on average, it’s safe to say Grubhub has its finger on the pulse of what’s hot (and what’s not).

Trends on the Rise: it’s all about detox and milk alternatives this year

  1. Celery juice
  2. Oat milk
  3. Street corn

Middle of the road: not rising the ranks in popularity, but these remain a trusty go-to dish among diners

  1. Poke
  2. Avocado toast
  3. Kale

Trends on the Decline: forget fermentation and hydration, these two are on the out

  • Kombucha
  • Coconut water

Fun fact: celery juice and oat milk saw a claim to fame in 2019, seeing a 302% and 285% rise in popularity (respectively).

“BEST OF GRUBHUB”

While 2019 was a year for new trends, Grubhub also took a look at some of the top delivery go-to dishes and the restaurants that took home the title – “Best of Grubhub” – for each dish.

  • Burgers: Calibur in San Francisco is a local favorite known for their classic burger and homemade Calibur sauce (and don’t miss the Tallow Fries).
  • Pizza: a New York City staple, Joe’s Pizza (Greenwich Village Institution) takes it home for this delivery favorite.
  • Chicken wings: KyoChon in Los Angeles has been said to “more than compensate in addictive flavor” with a top dish being the restaurant’s honey wings.
  • Tacos: E Bar Tex Mex in Dallas is known for their tacos, especially “Jorge’s Tacos” featuring a set of four (diner’s choice!)
  • Poke: a dish known for its customization, SeaSweets Poke in Portland (Oregon) is the top spot for poke with the Ahi Shoyu Poke Bowl being a favorite.
  • Pad Thai: Circles Thai in Philadelphia comes in as the number one spot for this delivery essential.
  • Meatballs: diners love the Homemade Meatballs from DiPasquale’s Italian Marketplace in Baltimore, with the restaurant’s menu warning diners to “be prepared” for how large the meatball sub is!

A YEAR OF GIVING BACK

Since launching its “Donate the Change” feature in October, Grubhub diners have given back to those in need. In 2019 alone, diners rounded up and donated a whopping more than $10 million to support organizations (Jan-Oct) including Grubhub’s core partner, No Kid Hungry. Other organizations supported throughout the year include the James Beard Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Programs as part of the company’s RestaurantHER program and NYC Kids RISE, giving back to local public school students’ college and career futures to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Seamless, Grubhub’s New York-specific brand.

Grubhub’s “Year in Food” report is based on trends gathered from tens of millions of orders on the Grubhub platform. Order trends detail the rise in popularity of food items placed by Grubhub diners from January-November 2019, as compared to the same timeframe in 2018.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery 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 140,000 restaurant partners in over 2,700 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, Tapingo, AllMenus and MenuPages.

 

Grubhub Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results

Grubhub generates 30% revenue growth in the third quarter

CHICAGO, Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 and also posted a letter to shareholders on its investor relations website. The Company reported revenues of $322 million, which is a 30% year-over-year increase from $247 million in the third quarter of 2018. Gross Food Sales grew 15% year-over-year to $1.4 billion, up from $1.2 billion in the same period last year.

“Our teams had another strong quarter of execution, adding nearly one million active diners and 15,000 restaurants to our platform,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub founder and CEO. “As we detail in our shareholder letter, we are entering the next phase of growth in the U.S. online food ordering industry where it is increasingly important to create a differentiated experience for diners and long-term value for restaurants. We are excited to leverage the robust profitability of our core business and best-in-class restaurant-facing products to grow our two-sided marketplace in a sustainable manner.”

Third Quarter 2019 Highlights
The following results reflect the financial performance and key operating metrics of our business for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018.

Third Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenues: $322.1 million, a 30% year-over-year increase from $247.2 million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Net Income: $1.0 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, a decrease from $22.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $53.8 million, a 10% year-over-year decrease from $60.1 million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income: $24.7 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, a decrease from $42.2 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018.

Third Quarter Key Business Metrics Highlights1

  • Active Diners: 21.2 million, a 29% year-over-year increase from 16.4 million Active Diners in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Daily Average Grubs (DAGs): 457,300, a 10% year-over-year increase from 416,000 DAGs in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Gross Food Sales: $1.4 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase from $1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2018.

 

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1 Key Business Metrics are defined on page 29 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2019. 

“Last year, in the fourth quarter, we made opportunistic investments to expand delivery market coverage, increase new diner advertising and accelerate our enterprise brand sales efforts. Through the third quarter of 2019, we believe all three of these initiatives had a positive impact on our business and long-term shareholder value,” said Adam DeWitt, Grubhub President and CFO. “Importantly, we demonstrated the ability to generate operating leverage consistently throughout 2019 with EBITDA per order increasing 31% from $0.98 in the fourth quarter of 2018 to $1.28 in the third quarter of 2019.  We are excited to embark on the initiatives detailed in the shareholder letter to further differentiate our marketplace for both restaurants and diners and position us for maintaining, and eventually improving, profitability.”

Fourth Quarter 2019 Guidance
Based on information available as of October 28, 2019, the Company is providing the following financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2019

(in millions)

Expected Revenue range

$315 – $335

Expected Adjusted EBITDA range

$15 – $25

Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call
Grubhub will webcast a conference call tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. CT to discuss the third quarter 2019 financial results. The webcast can be accessed on the Grubhub Investor Relations website at https://investors.grubhub.com, along with the Company’s letter to shareholders, earnings press release and financial tables. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website.

About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery 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 140,000 restaurant partners in over 2,700 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, Tapingo, 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 including its acquisitions. 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 including, but not limited to, achievement of the benefits of our planned additional investments, 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, 2019, which is on file with the SEC and is available on the Investor Relations section of our website at https://investors.grubhub.com. Additional information will be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that will be filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, 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, net interest 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 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, restructuring and certain legal costs, 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 “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
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues

$

322,053

$

247,225

$

970,881

$

719,536

Costs and expenses:

Operations and support

161,387

111,511

485,143

310,239

Sales and marketing

71,617

49,426

224,199

144,413

Technology (exclusive of amortization)

29,483

21,258

86,133

57,306

General and administrative

25,329

22,195

73,900

58,072

Depreciation and amortization

30,649

20,987

82,961

61,787

Total costs and expenses

318,465

225,377

952,336

631,817

Income from operations

3,588

21,848

18,545

87,719

Interest expense – net

6,025

337

14,304

1,367

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

(2,437)

21,511

4,241

86,352

Income tax (benefit) expense

(3,447)

(1,234)

(4,911)

2,721

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

1,010

$

22,745

$

9,152

$

83,631

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

$

0.01

$

0.25

$

0.10

$

0.94

Diluted

$

0.01

$

0.24

$

0.10

$

0.91

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

Basic

91,349

90,494

91,159

89,027

Diluted

92,847

93,678

92,850

92,091

 

KEY BUSINESS METRICS

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Active Diners (000s)

21,197

16,379

21,197

16,379

Daily Average Grubs

457,300

416,000

488,800

425,300

Gross Food Sales (millions)

$

1,400

$

1,215

$

4,362

$

3,680

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

September 30,
2019

December   31,
2018

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

394,000

$

211,245

Short-term investments

32,214

14,084

Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts

123,309

110,855

Income tax receivable

2,227

9,949

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

18,632

17,642

Total current assets

570,382

363,775

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment, net of depreciation and amortization

160,368

119,495

OTHER ASSETS:

Other assets

25,452

14,186

Operating lease right-of-use asset

100,736

Goodwill

1,007,968

1,019,239

Acquired intangible assets, net of amortization

513,848

549,013

Total other assets

1,648,004

1,582,438

TOTAL ASSETS

$

2,378,754

$

2,065,708

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Restaurant food liability

$

130,544

$

127,344

Accounts payable

23,392

26,656

Accrued payroll

22,537

18,173

Current portion of long-term debt

6,250

Current operating lease liability

8,056

Other accruals

59,686

44,745

Total current liabilities

244,215

223,168

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

Deferred taxes, non-current

28,681

46,383

Noncurrent operating lease liability

111,554

Long-term debt

492,776

335,548

Other accruals

817

18,270

Total long-term liabilities

633,828

400,201

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

9

9

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(2,346)

(1,891)

Additional paid-in capital

1,144,541

1,094,866

Retained earnings

358,507

349,355

Total Stockholders’ Equity

$

1,500,711

$

1,442,339

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

2,378,754

$

2,065,708

 

GRUBHUB INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2019

2018

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income

$

9,152

$

83,631

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

Depreciation

21,665

16,189

Amortization of intangible assets and developed software

61,296

45,598

Stock-based compensation

54,806

36,445

Deferred taxes

(6,208)

2,048

Other

5,210

4,572

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

Accounts receivable

(13,335)

(17,969)

Income taxes receivable

7,722

(5,533)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(11,955)

(15,455)

Restaurant food liability

3,247

1,608

Accounts payable

(50)

5,265

Accrued payroll

4,366

5,311

Other accruals

20,088

3,752

Net cash provided by operating activities

156,004

165,462

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchases of investments

(49,506)

(47,642)

Proceeds from maturity of investments

31,736

54,916

Capitalized website and development costs

(35,068)

(21,471)

Purchases of property and equipment

(42,702)

(31,984)

Acquisition of other intangible assets

(8,889)

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

127

(366,856)

Other cash flows from investing activities

(250)

38

Net cash used in investing activities

(104,552)

(412,999)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt

500,000

175,000

Repayments of borrowings under the credit facility

(342,313)

(52,344)

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

200,000

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

(20,503)

(28,238)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

4,040

13,010

Payments for debt issuance costs

(9,136)

Net cash provided by financing activities

132,088

307,428

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

183,540

59,891

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(293)

(406)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year

215,802

238,239

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period

$

399,049

$

297,724

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ITEMS

Cash paid for income taxes

$

567

$

7,508

 

GRUBHUB INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

(in thousands, except per share and per order data)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income

$

1,010

$

22,745

$

9,152

$

83,631

Income taxes

(3,447)

(1,234)

(4,911)

2,721

Interest expense – net

6,025

337

14,304

1,367

Depreciation and amortization

30,649

20,987

82,961

61,787

EBITDA

34,237

42,835

101,506

149,506

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

1,312

3,024

3,139

5,665

Stock-based compensation

18,279

14,275

54,806

36,445

Adjusted EBITDA

$

53,828

$

60,134

$

159,451

$

191,616

Net income per order

$

0.02

$

0.59

$

0.07

$

0.72

Adjusted EBITDA per order

$

1.28

$

1.57

$

1.19

$

1.65

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income

$

1,010

$

22,745

$

9,152

$

83,631

Stock-based compensation

18,279

14,275

54,806

36,445

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

13,575

10,037

37,345

31,107

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

1,312

3,024

3,139

5,665

Income tax adjustments

(9,510)

(7,854)

(26,967)

(21,160)

Non-GAAP net income

$

24,666

$

42,227

$

77,475

$

135,688

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

92,847

93,678

92,850

92,091

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

$

0.27

$

0.45

$

0.83

$

1.47

 

Guidance

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019

Low

High

(in millions)

Net loss

$

(44.8)

$

(33.9)

Income taxes

3.8

2.9

Interest expense – net

6.0

6.0

Depreciation and amortization

31.0

31.0

EBITDA

(4.0)

6.0

Acquisition, restructuring and legal costs

Stock-based compensation

19.0

19.0

Adjusted EBITDA

$

15.0

$

25.0