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Exhibit 99.1

Eventbrite Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Eventbrite responds to COVID-19 with decisive action

Focuses business strategy around efficient and intuitive self-service model

Implemented expense reduction plan designed to deliver at least $100 million in annualized savings

Francisco Partners to provide up to $225 million in loan financing

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Revenue of $49.1 million includes $19.1 million in reversals and provisions for refunds and bad debt

Ticket sales improved from March low-point driven by online events and small gatherings

SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE: EB), a global ticketing and experience technology platform, announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. You can find a detailed review of our financial results in the First Quarter 2020 Shareholder Letter posted on Eventbrite’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.eventbrite.com.

“While the world may not be gathering together today, the desire for human connection is stronger than ever, and we see this desire matched every day by the entrepreneurialism of event creators,” said Julia Hartz, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. “We acted swiftly to respond to COVID-19 by supporting our creators and strengthening our financial foundation, while continuing to build great product. We are sharpening our focus to provide value to our most active creators through innovative solutions that enable creative control and agility, and by helping them drive demand for their events. While we can’t predict when this crisis will pass, we are confident in Eventbrite’s ability to best serve the event creators who will rebuild the live experience economy.”

First Quarter 2020 Summary

 

   

COVID-19 and social-distancing have severely impacted Eventbrite’s business, reducing paid ticket volumes and increasing event cancellations and postponements. The company’s swift response includes: 1) implementing a plan we expect will reduce annual expenses by at least $100 million; 2) accessing up to $225 million in term loans to strengthen the company’s financial position; and 3) focusing the strategy to deliver a self-service creator experience with strong unit economics.

 

   

Net revenue of $49.1 million in the first quarter included a $19.1 million increase in refunded ticket fees, refund reserves and bad debt for accounts receivable, and compared to net revenue of $81.3 million in the prior year. The balance of the reduction was primarily due to reduced March ticket sales largely related to COVID-19.

 

   

Net loss was $146.5 million for the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $10.0 million in the same period last year. First quarter net loss includes $113.7 million of charges and reserve increases largely related to the impact of COVID-19, including a $76.5 million increase in reserves in anticipation of potential future chargebacks and refunds.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA¹ loss of $119.6 million for the first quarter included $113.7 million in charges and reserve increases largely related to the impact of COVID-19, and as a result, declined from Adjusted EBITDA of $4.1 million in the same period last year.

 

   

Ticket sales trends have shown improvement from the mid-March low-point, driven by online events and small gatherings; however, restrictions on live events and adherence to social-distancing guidelines are expected to constrain ticket sales for several quarters.


   

We are working to manage near-term exposure to ticket refunds and chargebacks with product, policy and communications initiatives. Since the start of March, event creators on Eventbrite have refunded more than $150 million to ticket buyers, while refunds and chargebacks funded by Eventbrite have totaled less than $3 million over the same timeframe.

 

   

We announced a financing with Francisco Partners for up to $225 million in term loans. The credit facility helps strengthen the company’s liquidity and provide flexibility to manage through a range of recovery scenarios and the return to live events. For more details, see our press release titled, “Eventbrite Announces Financing with Francisco Partners” available on our investor relations website: investor.eventbrite.com.

(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). See the section in this press release titled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for information regarding Adjusted EBITDA, including the limitations of such measures, and see the end of this press release for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Event: Eventbrite First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call

Date: Monday, May 11, 2020

Time: 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

Conference Call Dial-in: (877) 682-6650 or (647) 689-5426

Live Webcast Site: https://investor.eventbrite.com

An archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on Eventbrite’s Investor Relations page, https://investor.eventbrite.com. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Monday, May 18, 2020, by dialing (800) 585-8367 or (416) 621-4642 and entering the conference ID number 2694143.

About Eventbrite

Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing and experience technology platform that serves a community of nearly one million event creators in over 180 countries. Since inception, Eventbrite has been at the center of the experience economy, transforming the way people organize and attend events. The company was founded by Julia Hartz, Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage, with a vision to build a self-service platform that would make it possible for anyone to create and sell tickets to live experiences. The Eventbrite platform provides an intuitive, secure, and reliable service that enables creators to plan and execute their live and online events, whether it’s an annual culinary festival attracting thousands of foodies, a professional webinar, a weekly yoga workshop or a youth dance class. With over 300 million tickets distributed to more than 4 million experiences in 2019, Eventbrite is where people all over the world discover new things to do or new ways to do more of what they love. Learn more at www.eventbrite.com.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided here.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding the company’s liquidation position and plans to execute its long-term growth strategy and investment plans. These forward-looking statements reflect the company’s views regarding current expectations and projections about future events and conditions and are based on currently available information. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future


performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting worldwide cancellation of live events, which had been the cornerstone of the company’s business, and related uncertainty regarding the duration of the shutdown of live events and the possibility that future shutdowns will occur, whether as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other public health concerns or epidemics or other factors adversely affecting the live event market, the company’s ability to achieve the expected operating expense savings from its global workforce reduction, and the Risk Factors identified in the company’s most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K; therefore, the company’s actual results could differ materially from those expressed, implied or forecast in any such forward-looking statements. Expressions of future goals and expectations and similar expressions, including “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “aims,” “seeks,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “targets,” and “continue,” reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, readers should carefully review the reports and documents the company files or furnishes from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8- K.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

     ($ in thousands, except per
share data)
 
           (Unaudited)  
     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  
     2020     2019  

Net revenue

   $ 49,086     $ 81,326  

Cost of net revenue(1)

     28,005       30,565  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     21,081       50,761  

Operating expenses(1):

    

Product development

     16,171       14,597  

Sales, marketing and support

     99,915       21,725  

General and administrative

     42,109       25,380  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     158,195       61,702  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (137,114     (10,941

Interest expense

     (12     (1,092

Other income (expense), net

     (9,285     2,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (146,411     (9,853

Income tax provision

     65       100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (146,476   $ (9,953
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

   $ (1.71   $ (0.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted

     85,879       78,670  

(1)   Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

    

Cost of net revenue

   $ 423     $ 244  

Product development

     3,689       2,038  

Sales, marketing and support

     1,431       1,223  

General and administrative

     5,279       4,622  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,822     $ 8,127  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    

($ in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
     March 31,
2020
     December 31,
2019
 

Assets

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 372,962      $ 420,712  

Funds receivable

     —          54,896  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,892        2,932  

Creator signing fees, net

     6,347        9,597  

Creator advances, net

     13,868        22,282  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     14,089        14,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     409,158        524,576  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     19,393        19,735  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     20,403        22,160  

Goodwill

     170,560        170,560  

Acquired intangible assets, net

     46,548        49,158  

Restricted cash

     2,215        2,228  

Creator signing fees, noncurrent

     11,378        16,710  

Creator advances, noncurrent

     594        922  

Other assets

     1,768        1,966  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 682,017      $ 808,015  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities

     

Accounts payable, creators

   $ 232,542      $ 307,871  

Accounts payable, trade

     2,143        1,870  

Chargebacks and refunds reserve

     89,734        2,699  

Funds payable

     3,381        —    

Accrued compensation and benefits

     6,377        6,347  

Accrued taxes

     2,661        5,409  

Operating lease liabilities

     9,202        9,115  

Other accrued liabilities

     12,757        16,997  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     358,797        350,308  


Accrued taxes, noncurrent

     15,381       15,173  

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

     13,812       16,162  

Other liabilities

     485       557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     388,475       382,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock, at par

     1       1  

Additional paid-in capital

     812,843       798,640  

Accumulated deficit

     (519,302     (372,826
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     293,542       425,815  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 682,017     $ 808,015  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    ($ in thousands)  
     (Unaudited)  
     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  
     2020     2019  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (146,476   $ (9,953

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     6,213       6,012  

Amortization of creator signing fees

     3,130       2,393  

Noncash operating lease expense

     1,881       1,971  

Accretion of term loan

     —         104  

Stock-based compensation

     10,822       8,127  

Provision for chargebacks and refunds

     98,936       4,568  

Impairment charges

     13,932       463  

Provision for bad debt and creator advances

     6,549       580  

Loss on disposal of equipment

     —         22  

Deferred income taxes

     (120     (174

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (70     (1,507

Funds receivable

     54,896       4,302  

Creator signing fees, net

     (3,894     (4,621

Creator advances, net

     (1,284     (4,120

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     68       718  

Other assets

     200       117  

Accounts payable, creators

     (75,329     81,470  

Accounts payable, trade

     411       285  


Chargebacks and refunds reserve

     (11,901     (4,501

Funds payable

     3,381       —    

Accrued compensation and benefits

     30       1,571  

Accrued taxes

     (2,748     (1,331

Operating lease liabilities

     (2,387     (1,855

Other accrued liabilities

     (5,619     3,225  

Accrued taxes, noncurrent

     328       27  

Other liabilities

     1       (1,343
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (49,050     86,550  

 

     2020     2019  

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (1,033     (1,285

Capitalized internal-use software development costs

     (1,909     (2,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,942     (3,390

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     4,654       12,427  

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

     (364     (175

Payment of debt issuance costs

     —         (457

Payments of finance lease obligations

     (61     (69

Payments of deferred offering costs

     —         (413
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     4,229       11,313  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (47,763     94,473  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    

Beginning of period

     422,940       439,400  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 375,177     $ 533,873  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow data

    

Interest paid

   $ 11     $ 10  

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

     406       184  

Noncash investing and financing activities

    

Vesting of early exercised stock options

   $ 61     $ 92  

Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but unpaid

     305       572  

Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

     —         137  


Key Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

     ($ in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2020      2019  

Paid ticket volume (in thousands)

     22,237        27,026  

Adjusted EBITDA

   $  (119,600    $ 4,058  

Free cash flow reconciliation

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2020      2019  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ (106,942    $ 7,406  

Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized

     

internal-use software development costs

     (13,150      (13,048
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ (120,092    $  (5,642
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation

 

     (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2020      2019  

Net loss

   $ (146,476    $ (9,953

Add:

     

Depreciation and amortization

     6,213        6,012  

Stock-based compensation

     10,822        8,127  

Interest expense

     12        1,092  

Direct and indirect acquisition related costs (1)

     —          673  

Employer taxes related to employee equity transactions

     479        187  

Other (income) expense, net

     9,285        (2,180

Income tax provision (benefit)

     65        100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (119,600    $ 4,058  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Direct and indirect acquisition related costs consist primarily of transaction and transition-related fees and expenses incurred within one year of the acquisition date, including legal, accounting, tax and other professional fees as well as personnel-related costs such as severance and retention bonuses for completed, pending and attempted acquisitions.


Pandemic’s Impact to Quarterly Results

 

($ in millions) (Unaudited)    Actuals Pandemic-related
Impact
 
     Q1 2020      Q1 2020  

Net revenue

   $ 49.1      ($ 19.1

Cost of revenue

     28.0        1.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     21.1        (18.1

Product development

     16.2        0.0  

Sales, marketing and support

     99.9        76.5  

General and administrative

     42.1        19.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     158.2        95.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Income

     (137.1      (113.7

+ Stock-based compensation

     10.8        0.0  

+ Depreciation and amortization

     6.2        0.0  

+ Other adjustments

     0.5        0.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   ($ 119.6    ($ 113.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commentary

Refund Impact on Net revenue

Refunded ticket fees: ($7.6)

Increase to ticket fee refund reserves: ($11.0)

Other Impact on Net revenue

Bad debt accounts receivable: ($0.5)

Total Impact on Net revenue: ($19.1)

Refund Impact on Cost of revenue

Refunded processing fees: $1.0

Total Impact on Gross profit: ($18.1)

Refund Impact on Sales and marketing

Increase to APO reserves: $76.5

Other Impact on General and administrative

Increase to upfront impairment charges and reserves: $19.1

Total Impact on Operating expenses: $95.6

Contacts

Eventbrite Investor Relations

investors@eventbrite.com

Source: Eventbrite, Inc.

 

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