NASDAQ$DASH

DoorDash Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

DoorDash's Q4 2021 earnings report highlighted record Total Orders and Marketplace GOV, with revenue growth driven by increased order frequency and MAU growth.

DoorDash's Q4 2021 results showed strong growth in Total Orders and Marketplace GOV, with revenue increasing by 34% year-over-year. The company achieved record monthly active users (MAUs) and saw growth in non-restaurant orders. However, the adjusted EBITDA decreased compared to the previous year due to investments in international markets and new verticals.

  • Established new quarterly records for Total Orders and Marketplace GOV.
  • Achieved record monthly active users (MAUs) of over 25 million, up 22% year-over-year.
  • Grew the percentage of MAUs ordering from a non-restaurant merchant to 14% in December 2021.
  • Increased DashPass members to more than 10 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.3B

Previous: $970M+34.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.45

Previous: $0.09-600.0%
Total Orders

369.0M

Previous: 273.0M+35.2%
Marketplace GOV

$11.2B

Previous: $8.2B+36.1%
Capital Expenditures

$35M

Previous: $20M+75.0%
Free Cash Flow

$97M

Previous: -$100M+197.0%
Net Income

-$155M

Previous: -$312M+50.3%
Operating Income

-$154M

Previous: -$305M+49.5%
Gross Profit

$637M

Previous: $477M+33.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.5B

Previous: $4.35B-42.4%
Total Assets

$6.81B

Previous: $6.35B+7.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$129M

Previous: $311M-58.5%

Revenue & EPS history

DoorDash · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.3B

Q4 2021+34%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 8 of 13 quarters(62%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

DoorDash expects Q1 Marketplace GOV to be in a range of $11.4 billion to $11.8 billion, with Q1 Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $0 million to $50 million. The company expects 2022 Marketplace GOV to be in a range of $48 billion to $50 billion, with 2022 Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $0 million to $500 million.

Tailwinds

  • Continued growth in our U.S. restaurant Marketplace.
  • Ongoing investment in new categories.
  • Ongoing investment in international markets.
  • Ongoing investment in Platform Services.
  • pending close of the Wolt acquisition to add to this, bringing extraordinary talent and world-class operations that will expand our ability to enhance local commerce on a global scale.

Headwinds

  • the ongoing COVID pandemic.
  • the impact of labor shortages
  • inflation.
  • other macroeconomic factors.
  • significant uncertainty remains around several factors

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.0%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

14 / 25 earnings

Positive

+24.9%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-17.4%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.4%-5.8%-5.6%
Q4 2025-0.6%-5.2%-9.7%
Q3 2025-17.4%-15.7%-5.5%
Q2 2025+5.0%+2.4%-4.4%
Q1 2025-7.5%-10.7%+5.1%
Q4 2024+4.0%+10.5%-5.0%
Q3 2024+1.0%+1.3%+16.3%
Q2 2024+5.9%+10.8%+16.2%
Q1 2024-11.6%-9.0%-14.8%
Q4 2023-3.3%-3.8%+8.8%
Q3 2023+17.1%+18.8%+28.9%
Q2 2023-1.3%-2.6%-2.9%
Q1 2023+0.9%+7.9%+8.9%
Q4 2022-9.3%-14.8%-12.5%
Q3 2022+14.3%+20.9%+22.3%
Q2 2022+1.0%-8.1%-26.8%
Q1 2022-11.7%-16.1%-16.7%
Q4 2021+3.2%-5.5%+5.4%
Q3 2020+18.4%+26.4%-17.7%
Q3 2021+10.9%+27.3%-14.6%
Q2 2020-0.3%+1.8%+11.8%
Q2 2021+2.2%-2.5%+10.4%
Q1 2021+24.9%+22.6%+36.4%
Q4 2019-11.1%-9.5%-11.2%
Q4 2020-3.9%-8.9%-24.0%

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