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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Contacts:   
Raymond Jones    Katie Curnutte
Investor Relations    Public Relations
206-470-7137    press@zillow.com
ir@zillowgroup.com   

ZILLOW GROUP REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER 2017 RESULTS

 

    Revenue increased 32% year-over-year to a record $245.8 million.

 

    Full-year Revenue outlook raised to a range of $1.050 billion to $1.065 billion.

 

    Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites reached more than 166 million average monthly unique users in the first quarter of 2017 and an all-time high of nearly 180 million unique users in March 2017.

 

    Visits to Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites, including Zillow, Trulia and StreetEasy, increased 18% year-over-year to more than 1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2017.

SEATTLE – May 4, 2017 – Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) (NASDAQ:ZG), which houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real estate and home-related brands on mobile and the web, today announced its consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

“Zillow Group’s strong first quarter performance across the board was a tremendous start to 2017,” said Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff. “We beat our own expectations and surpassed last year’s seasonal annual traffic peak by reaching an all-time high of unique users in March. We are thrilled with our first quarter results, which demonstrate that as consumers become more engaged, real estate agents and brokerages become more successful on our platform.”

First Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights

 

  Revenue increased 32% to $245.8 million from $186.0 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

    Marketplace Revenue increased 36% to $230.3 million from $169.0 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

    Premier Agent Revenue increased 30% to $175.3 million from $134.5 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

    Other Real Estate Revenue1 increased 93% to $34.8 million from $18.0 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

 

1  Other Real Estate Revenue primarily includes Zillow Group Rentals, agent services, dotloop, Naked Apartments, and other offerings to endemic advertisers that are not traditional display advertising, including New Construction, which includes advertising services for homebuilders.


    Mortgages Revenue increased 23% to $20.3 million from $16.5 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

    Display Revenue decreased 9% to $15.4 million from $17.0 million in the first quarter of 2016. The decrease is primarily a result of the company’s strategy to deemphasize display advertising and improve the user experience.

 

  GAAP net loss was $4.6 million, or 2% of Revenue, in the first quarter of 2017, compared to GAAP net loss of $47.6 million, or 26% of Revenue, in the first quarter of 2016.

 

  Adjusted EBITDA was $54.8 million, or 22% of Revenue, in the first quarter of 2017, which was an increase from $1.9 million, or 1% of Revenue, in the first quarter of 2016.

Operating and Business Highlights

 

  More than 166 million average monthly unique users visited Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites during the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 7% year-over-year. Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites reached an all-time high of nearly 180 million unique users in March 2017.

 

  Visits to Zillow Group brands’ mobile apps and websites, Zillow, Trulia and (beginning in March 2017) StreetEasy, increased 18% year-over-year to more than 1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Premier Agent revenue per visit increased 10% to $0.114 from $0.104 in the same period last year.

 

  The number of Premier Agent accounts spending more than $5,000 per month grew by 98% year-over-year and increased 86% on a total dollar basis.

 

  Total sales to Premier Agents who have been customers for more than one year increased 54% year-over-year for the first quarter of 2017.

 

  Sales to existing Premier Agents accounted for 63% of total bookings for the first quarter of 2017.

Business Outlook – Second Quarter and Full Year 2017

For full year 2017, Zillow Group is increasing its outlook for Revenue to a range of $1.050 billion to $1.065 billion, which represents a 25% year-over-year increase at the midpoint of the range.

Zillow Group is raising its full year 2017 Adjusted EBITDA outlook to a range of $215 million to $230 million, which represents 21% of Revenue at the midpoint of the range. For 2017, the company is choosing to increase its investment in advertising, which supports growth in users and visits, at a rate that is lower than revenue growth. In line with the typical seasonality of the real estate industry, advertising spend is expected to be greatest in the second quarter, accounting for more than one third of Zillow Group’s annual advertising budget, with the fourth quarter being the lightest. Accordingly, Zillow Group expects these seasonal changes in advertising investment to impact quarterly Adjusted EBITDA proportionally throughout the year.

 

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The following table presents Zillow Group’s business outlook for the periods presented:

 

Zillow Group Outlook as of May 4, 2017

   Three Months Ending
June 30, 2017
   Year Ending
December 31, 2017
(in millions)          

Revenue

   $257 to $262    $1,050 to $1,065

Premier Agent revenue

   $185 to $187    $757 to $765

Other real estate revenue

   $36 to $37    $147 to $151

Mortgages revenue

   $20 to $21    $80 to $82

Display revenue

   $16 to $17    $66 to $67

Operating expenses

   $284 to $289    ***

Net loss

   $(34.8) to $(29.8)    $(32) to $(17)

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $27 to $32    $215 to $230

Depreciation and amortization

   $27 to $29    $113 to $118

Share-based compensation expense

   $27 to $29    $106 to $111

Capital expenditures

   ***    $48 to $50

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

   183.5 to 185.5    184.0 to 186.0

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

   191.5 to 193.5    192.0 to 194.0

*** Outlook not provided

 

  (1) A reconciliation of forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to forecasted net loss is provided below in this press release.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Zillow Group’s CEO Spencer Rascoff and CFO Kathleen Philips will host a live conference call and webcast to discuss the results today at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time). A copy of management’s prepared remarks will be made available on the investor relations section of Zillow Group’s website at http://investors.zillowgroup.com/results.cfm prior to the live conference call and webcast to allow analysts and investors additional time to review the details of the results.

Zillow Group’s management will first read the prepared remarks and then answer questions submitted via Sli.do, in addition to answering questions from dialed-in participants, during the live conference call. Questions may be submitted at www.slido.com using the event code #ZEarnings.

A link to the live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations section of Zillow Group’s website at http://investors.zillowgroup.com/results.cfm. The live call may also be accessed via phone at (877) 643-7152 toll-free domestically and at (443) 863-7921 internationally. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the investor relations section of Zillow Group’s website.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, statements regarding our business outlook, strategic priorities, and operational plans for 2017. Statements containing words such as “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “projections,” “continue,” “business outlook,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “guidance,” or similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Differences in Zillow Group’s actual results from those described in these forward-looking statements may result from actions taken by Zillow Group as well as from risks and uncertainties beyond Zillow Group’s control. Factors that may contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, Zillow Group’s ability to maintain and effectively manage an adequate rate of growth; Zillow Group’s ability to maintain or establish relationships with listings and data providers; the impact of the real estate industry on Zillow Group’s business; Zillow Group’s ability to innovate and provide products and services that are attractive to its users and advertisers; Zillow Group’s ability to increase awareness of the Zillow Group brands; Zillow Group’s ability to attract consumers to Zillow Group’s mobile applications and websites; Zillow Group’s ability to compete successfully against existing or future competitors; the impact of pending litigation and other legal and regulatory matters; Zillow Group’s ability to successfully integrate and realize the benefits of our past or future strategic acquisitions or investments; the reliable performance of Zillow Group’s network infrastructure and content delivery processes; and Zillow Group’s ability to protect its intellectual property. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but is not exhaustive. For more information about potential factors that could affect Zillow Group’s business and financial results, please review the “Risk Factors” described in Zillow Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and in Zillow Group’s other filings with the SEC. Except as may be required by law, Zillow Group does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA (including forecasted Adjusted EBITDA) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (historical and forecasted) to net loss (historical and forecasted), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of net income (loss), adjusted, to net loss, as reported on a GAAP basis, and the calculations of non-GAAP net income (loss) per share – basic and diluted, within this earnings release.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by our management and board of directors to measure operating performance and trends, and to prepare and approve our annual budget. The exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis.

 

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Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of share-based compensation;

 

    Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect acquisition-related costs;

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or other income;

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income tax benefits; and

 

    Other companies, including companies in our own industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net loss and our other GAAP results.

Our presentation of non-GAAP net income (loss) per share excludes the impact of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs and income tax benefits. This measure is not a key metric used by our management and board of directors to measure operating performance or otherwise manage the business. However, we provide non-GAAP net income (loss) per share as supplemental information to investors, as we believe the exclusion of share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs and income taxes facilitates investors’ operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis. You should not consider these metrics in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

About Zillow Group

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) (NASDAQ:ZG) houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on mobile and the web. The company’s brands focus on all stages of the home lifecycle: renting, buying, selling and financing. Zillow Group is committed to empowering consumers with unparalleled data, inspiration and knowledge around homes, and connecting them with the right local professionals to help. The Zillow Group portfolio of consumer brands includes real estate and rental marketplaces Zillow®, Trulia®, StreetEasy®, HotPads®, Naked Apartments® and RealEstate.com. In addition, Zillow Group works with tens of thousands of real estate agents, lenders and rental professionals, helping maximize business opportunities and connect to millions of consumers. The company operates a number of business brands for real estate, rental and mortgage professionals, including Mortech®, dotloop® and Bridge Interactive™. The company is headquartered in Seattle.

Please visit http://investors.zillowgroup.com, www.zillowgroup.com/ir-blog, and www.twitter.com/zillowgroup, where Zillow Group discloses information about the company, its financial information, and its business which may be deemed material.

 

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The Zillow Group logo is available at http://zillowgroup.mediaroom.com/logos-photos.

Zillow, Premier Agent, Mortech, StreetEasy and HotPads are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. Trulia is a registered trademark of Trulia, LLC. dotloop is a registered trademark of DotLoop, LLC. Naked Apartments is a registered trademark of Naked Apartments, LLC. Bridge Interactive is a trademark of Zillow, Inc.

Twitter is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc.

(ZFIN)

 

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Reported Consolidated Results

ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     March 31,
2017
    December 31,
2016
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 261,524     $ 243,592  

Short-term investments

     297,520       262,870  

Accounts receivable, net

     41,868       40,527  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     29,559       34,817  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     630,471       581,806  

Restricted cash

     1,053       1,053  

Property and equipment, net

     94,945       98,288  

Goodwill

     1,927,450       1,923,480  

Intangible assets, net

     525,771       527,464  

Other assets

     17,404       17,586  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,197,094     $ 3,149,677  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 4,157     $ 4,257  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     43,742       38,427  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     26,596       24,057  

Deferred revenue

     30,875       29,154  

Deferred rent, current portion

     1,451       1,347  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     106,821       97,242  

Deferred rent, net of current portion

     15,384       15,298  

Long-term debt

     371,757       367,404  

Deferred tax liabilities and other long-term liabilities

     134,146       136,146  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     628,108       616,090  

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Class A common stock

     5       5  

Class B common stock

     1       1  

Class C capital stock

     12       12  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,071,664       3,030,854  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (267     (242

Accumulated deficit

     (502,429     (497,043
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     2,568,986       2,533,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,197,094     $ 3,149,677  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017     2016  

Revenue

   $ 245,775     $ 185,982  

Costs and expenses:

    

Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization) (1)(2)

     20,232       16,203  

Sales and marketing (2)

     105,940       99,101  

Technology and development (2)

     72,868       60,371  

General and administrative (2)

     45,466       57,791  

Acquisition-related costs

     105       593  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     244,611       234,059  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     1,164       (48,077

Other income

     953       681  

Interest expense

     (6,723     (1,573
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,606     (48,969

Income tax benefit

     —         1,364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (4,606   $ (47,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share – basic and diluted

   $ (0.03   $ (0.27

Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic and diluted

     183,158       178,686  

 

    

(1)  Amortization of website development costs and intangible assets included in technology and development

   $ 23,261     $ 20,059  

(2)  Includes share-based compensation expense as follows:

    

Cost of revenue

   $ 903     $ 786  

Sales and marketing

     5,530       5,203  

Technology and development

     8,491       6,759  

General and administrative

     11,471       12,803  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 26,395     $ 25,551  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Data:

    

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

   $ 54,799     $ 1,874  

 

(3) See above for more information regarding our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA.

 

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ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017     2016  

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (4,606   $ (47,605

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities, net of amounts assumed in connection with acquisitions:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     27,135       23,807  

Share-based compensation expense

     26,395       25,551  

Amortization of discount and issuance costs on 2021 Notes

     4,353       —    

Release of valuation allowance on certain deferred tax assets

     —         1,364  

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     999       1,436  

Bad debt expense

     718       313  

Deferred rent

     190       (7

Amortization of bond premium

     223       430  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (2,059     (2,770

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     4,737       2,708  

Accounts payable

     53       1,594  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     4,683       2,793  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     2,539       8,759  

Deferred revenue

     1,598       3,294  

Other long-term liabilities

     —         (2,749
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     66,958       18,918  

Investing activities

    

Proceeds from maturities of investments

     49,107       44,108  

Purchases of investments

     (84,008     (38,760

Proceeds from sales of investments

     —         4,795  

Decrease in restricted cash

     —         1,962  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (14,163     (14,251

Purchases of intangible assets

     (5,308     (2,675

Proceeds from divestiture of business

     579       —    

Cash paid for acquisitions, net

     (6,002     (12,357
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (59,795     (17,178

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     11,006       1,682  

Value of equity awards withheld for tax liability

     (237     (117
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     10,769       1,565  

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents during period

     17,932       3,305  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     243,592       229,138  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 261,524     $ 232,443  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

    

Noncash transactions:

    

Capitalized share-based compensation

   $ 2,868     $ 2,250  

Write-off of fully depreciated property and equipment

   $ 3,446     $ 6,834  

Write-off of fully amortized intangible assets

   $ 5,280     $ —    

 

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Adjusted EBITDA

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017      2016  

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss:

     

Net loss

   $ (4,606    $ (47,605

Other income

     (953      (681

Depreciation and amortization expense

     27,135        23,807  

Share-based compensation expense

     26,395        25,551  

Acquisition-related costs

     105        593  

Interest expense

     6,723        1,573  

Income tax benefit

     —          (1,364
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 54,799      $ 1,874  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to forecasted net loss for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):

 

     Three Months Ending
June 30, 2017
     Year Ending
December 31, 2017
 

Reconciliation of Forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to Forecasted Net Loss:

     

Forecasted Net loss

   $ (32,250    $ (24,500

Forecasted Other income

     (950      (3,800

Forecasted Depreciation and amortization expense

     28,000        115,500  

Forecasted Share-based compensation expense

     28,000        108,500  

Forecasted Interest expense

     6,700        26,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forecasted Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 29,500      $ 222,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) per Share

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss), adjusted, to net loss, as reported on a GAAP basis, and the calculation of non-GAAP net income (loss) per share – basic and diluted, for each of the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited):

 

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     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017      2016  

Net loss, as reported

   $ (4,606    $ (47,605

Share-based compensation expense

     26,395        25,551  

Acquisition-related costs

     105        593  

Income tax benefit

     —          (1,364
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss), adjusted

   $ 21,894      $ (22,825
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share – basic

   $ 0.12      $ (0.13

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share – diluted

   $ 0.11      $ (0.13

Weighted-average shares outstanding – basic

     183,158        178,686  

Weighted-average shares outstanding – diluted

     191,290        178,686  

Revenue by Type

The following tables present our revenue by type and as a percentage of total revenue for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017     2016  

Revenue:

    

Marketplace revenue:

    

Premier Agent

   $ 175,301     $ 134,529  

Other real estate

     34,755       17,978  

Mortgages

     20,270       16,454  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Marketplace revenue

     230,326       168,961  

Display revenue

     15,449       17,021  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 245,775     $ 185,982  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017     2016  

Percentage of Total Revenue:

    

Marketplace revenue:

    

Premier Agent

     71     72

Other real estate

     14     10

Mortgages

     8     9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Marketplace revenue

     94     91

Display revenue

     6     9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Key Metrics

The following tables set forth our key metrics for each of the periods presented:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2016 to 2017
% Change
         2017              2016         
     (in millions)       

Average Monthly Unique Users (1)

     166.6        156.2      7%

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2016 to 2017
% Change
         2017              2016         
     (in millions)       

Visits (2)

     1,533.0        1,298.3      18%

 

(1) We measure Zillow unique users with Google Analytics and Trulia unique users with Adobe Analytics (formerly called Omniture analytical tools).

 

(2) Visits includes visits to Zillow’s and Trulia’s mobile apps and websites, and beginning in March 2017, also includes visits to StreetEasy’s mobile app and website. We measure Zillow and StreetEasy visits with Google Analytics and Trulia visits with Adobe Analytics.

 

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