Airbnb — Nov 7, 2024 release
Fiscal 2024 third-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001193125-24-253103
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Local payment methods offered
“nearly 40 local payment methods across five continents”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Local payment methods across five continents for FY2025
“nearly 40”
Local payment methods offered for FY2025
“nearly 40 local payment methods across five continents”
Effective tax rate for FY2024
“approximately 20%”
Stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense for FY2024
“approximately 25% higher than in full-year 2023”
SBC expense growth for the long term
“will grow largely in-line with headcount growth”
Nights and Experiences Booked growth for Q4 FY2024
“we expect year-over-year growth of Nights and Experienced Booked in Q4 2024 to be higher than Q3 2024”
Year-over-year growth of Nights and Experien… for Q4 FY2024
“higher than Q3 2024”
ADR for Q4 FY2024
“increase modestly on a year-over-year basis”
Revenue for Q4 FY2024
“$2.39 billion to $2.44 billion”
Revenue year-over-year growth for Q4 FY2024
“8% to 10%”
Implied take rate for Q4 FY2024
“slightly lower on a year-over-year basis”
Adjusted EBITDA Margin for FY2024
“approximately 35.5%”
Free Cash Flow Margin for FY2024
“several points above our Adjusted EBITDA Margin”
Adjusted EBITDA Margin for Q4 FY2024
“expected to decline relative to the same time period last year”
Revenue growth rate for Q1 FY2025
“will be negatively impacted by the comparison to Q1 2024, which benefited from both the timing of Easter and inclusion of Leap Day”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
… earlier in the release
In order to raise awareness, we launched a brand campaign
last month centered on domestic travel. Beyond Japan, we’re also introducing more local payment options in countries like Vietnam, Denmark, and Poland. By Spring 2025, we expect to offer nearly 40 local payment methods across five continents.
• Supply quality is improving on Airbnb. We’re focused on removing low-quality supply and making it easier for guests to find the best places to stay. Since last year, we’ve removed
over 300,000 listings. As a result, customer service issue rates have decreased, and guest net promoter scores have improved. We’ve also made it easier for guests to find the best 1, 2 A reconciliation of
non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided at the end of this letter.
places to stay with Guest Favorites and top listing highlights, which show percentile ranking for the top 1%, 5%, and 10% of eligible
homes. Since launching a year ago, over 200 million nights have been booked at Guest Favorite listings, and nights booked with Superhosts have increased by 21%. Lastly, we’re reducing host cancellations, which, though rare, are a
significant pain point for guests. In Q3, host cancellation rates decreased nearly 30% compared to last year. Results from our 2024 Summer Release In May, we introduced Icons—a category of extraordinary experiences hosted by some of the
greatest names in music, film, television, art, sports, and more. Since then, Icons ha
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