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Compass Inc. · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Compass reported Q3 2022 results with revenue down 14% year-over-year, driven by lower market volumes, but made progress on cost reductions and platform rollout.

Compass, Inc. announced its Q3 2022 financial results, reporting a revenue of $1.49 billion, a 14% decrease compared to Q3 2021. The company's GAAP Net Loss was $154 million, and Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $42 million. Despite challenges in the housing market, Compass continued to roll out its national end-to-end workflow platform and achieved cost reductions in technology, engineering, and general & administrative expenses.

  • Revenue decreased by 14% year-over-year to $1.49 billion due to a 12% decline in transactions.
  • GAAP Net Loss was $154 million, compared to a loss of $100 million in Q3 2021, including non-cash and restructuring charges.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $(42) million, compared to $12 million in 3Q21.
  • Average Number of Principal Agents was 13,314, an increase of 15% from 3Q21.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.49B

Previous: $1.74B-14.3%
EPS (adj)

-$0.36

Previous: -$0.25-44.0%
Principal Agents

13.3K

Previous: 11.6K+14.6%
Total Transactions

54.6K

Previous: 62.3K-12.4%
Gross Transaction Value

$57.3B

Previous: $69.1B-17.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$56.9M

Previous: -$33.6M-69.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$211M

Previous: -$133M-58.2%
Net Income

-$154M

Previous: -$99.8M-54.5%
Operating Income

-$152M

Previous: -$101M-51.0%
Gross Profit

$1.49B

Previous: $1.74B-14.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$355M

Previous: $791M-55.2%
Total Assets

$1.59B

Previous: $1.95B-18.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$50.1M

Previous: $71.1M-29.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Compass · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.49B

Q3 2022-14.3%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 7 of 14 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Compass anticipates a challenging housing market in 2023 before a return to stability and growth. The company is focused on providing tools and support for agents while implementing cost productivity measures to achieve future profitability.

Tailwinds

  • Successfully rolled out the Compass national agent platform in all markets.
  • Achieved significant cost reductions in technology, engineering and general and administrative expenses.
  • Actions taken in the third quarter and in progress are expected to deliver targeted non-GAAP operating expenses after commissions and other related expenses of between $1.05 billion and $1.15 billion exiting 2022.
  • Compass team remains laser focused on providing agents with technology, workflow tools, and marketing support to be successful in the market.
  • Driving to implement fundamental cost productivity measures that will deliver profitability in the future.

Headwinds

  • Housing market will remain challenged during 2023.
  • Revenue of $1.15 billion to $1.30 billion is expected for Q4 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of negative $50 million to negative $80 million is expected for Q4 2022.
  • Revenue of $6.05 billion to $6.20 billion is expected for FY22.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of negative $185 million to negative $215 million is expected for FY22.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

+8.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+6.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.5%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

10 / 21 earnings

Positive

+89.2%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-18.8%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%-7.2%-11.9%
Q4 2025-2.7%-5.1%-29.2%
Q3 2025+7.7%+9.9%+33.7%
Q1 2025-18.8%-18.0%-18.6%
Q4 2024+28.3%+14.0%+17.7%
Q3 2024+17.6%+23.3%+31.3%
Q2 2024-4.5%-4.5%+15.0%
Q1 2024+19.4%+21.2%+5.9%
Q4 2023+15.4%+16.0%+8.4%
Q3 2023-5.5%-10.5%+21.5%
Q2 2023-5.2%-8.4%-13.5%
Q1 2023+43.2%+38.6%+39.0%
Q4 2022-14.8%-4.7%-14.2%
Q3 2022+89.2%+84.9%+38.9%
Q2 2022-5.3%-23.0%-34.9%
Q1 2022+29.5%+27.3%+26.8%
Q4 2021+1.8%-5.7%-23.3%
Q3 2021-8.7%-10.9%-17.7%
Q2 2021+9.8%+18.7%+3.2%
Q4 2020-2.1%-1.7%+0.6%
Q1 2021-11.5%-8.8%-5.8%
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020
Q4 2019

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