Zillow Group Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results Highlights
Second Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights
- Total Revenue increased 28% yoy to a record $266.9M and exceeded the high end of the guidance range.
- Premier Agent Revenue increased 29% yoy to $189.7M.
- The number of Premier Agent accounts spending more than $5,000 per month grew by 107% yoy and increased 92% on a total dollar basis.
- Total sales to Premier Agents who have been customers for more than one year increased 49% yoy.
- Sales to existing Premier Agents accounted for 52% of total bookings.
- Other Real Estate Revenue[1] increased 45% to $37.9M.
- Mortgages Revenue increased 14% to $20.9M.
- Display Revenue increased 9% to $18.3M.
- GAAP net loss was $21.8M, or (8)% of Revenue, compared to GAAP net loss of $156.1M, or (75)% of Revenue, in 2Q16.
- Adjusted EBITDA[2] was $39.7M, or 15% of Revenue, an increase from $(101.3)M, or (49)% of Revenue, in 2Q16.
2Q17 Operating and Business Highlights
- More than 178M average monthly unique users visited Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites, an increase of 6% yoy, and an all-time high of more than 182M unique users visited in May 2017, an increase of more than 10M unique users from May 2016.
- Visits to Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy (included as of March 2017) and RealEstate.com (included as of June 2017) increased 17% yoy to nearly 1.7B. Premier Agent revenue per visit increased 10% yoy.
- Launched Zillow Instant Offers in two test markets.
- Revenue for Zillow Group’s fastest growing marketplace, Rentals, grew 64% yoy and an average of 34M monthly unique rental users visited Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites.
- The NYC Rental Network, including Zillow, Trulia, HotPads and StreetEasy, attracted more than 14.7M rental visits across all Zillow Group brands in 89 zip codes, and delivered 2.1M contacts to rental professionals.
Business Outlook
- The following table presents Zillow Group’s business outlook for the periods presented:
- A reconciliation of forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to forecasted net income (loss) is provided in the press release in the “Quarterly Results” section of Zillow Group’s Investor Relations website.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This communication includes discussion of Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure not prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). This non-GAAP financial measure is not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules and, therefore, should only be reviewed alongside results reported under GAAP.
We urge you to review our earnings press release as it contains important information about our financial results, including reconciliation tables and related information about this non-GAAP financial measure. The earning press release is available on the Investor Relations section of the Zillow Group website at http://investors.zillowgroup.com/releases.cfm. It is also included as Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as furnished to the SEC on August 8, 2017, which is available on the Investor Relations section of the Zillow Group website at http://investors.zillowgroup.com/sec.cfm and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
[1] Other Real Estate Revenue primarily includes revenue generated by Zillow Group Rentals, New Construction, as well as revenue from the sale of various other advertising and business software solutions and services for real estate professionals.
[2] A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss is provided in the press release in the “Quarterly Results” section of Zillow Group’s Investor Relations website.