| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
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| Title of Each Class: | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on which Registered: | |||||||||||||||
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| Press release (which includes a financial and statistical supplement and related information) issued by Booking Holdings Inc. on May 4, 2022 relating to, among other things, its first quarter 2022 earnings. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2022 and unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 shall be treated as "filed" for the purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the remaining information shall be treated as "furnished." | |||||
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| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ David I. Goulden | ||||||||||
| Name: | David I. Goulden | ||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,549 | $ | 11,127 | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net (Allowance for expected credit losses of $102 and $101, respectively) | 1,611 | 1,358 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses, net (Allowance for expected credit losses of $23 and $29, respectively) | 395 | 404 | ||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 320 | 256 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 12,875 | 13,145 | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 844 | 822 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease assets | 487 | 496 | ||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 1,997 | 2,057 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 2,878 | 2,887 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term investments | 2,200 | 3,175 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets, net (Allowance for expected credit losses of $20 and $18, respectively) | 1,103 | 1,059 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 22,384 | $ | 23,641 | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,504 | $ | 1,586 | ||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 1,876 | 1,765 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred merchant bookings | 2,765 | 906 | ||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 1,333 | 1,989 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 7,478 | 6,246 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 721 | 905 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 349 | 351 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term U.S. transition tax liability | 825 | 825 | ||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 203 | 199 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 8,435 | 8,937 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 18,011 | 17,463 | ||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.008 par value, Authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 Issued shares: 63,759,178 and 63,584,444, respectively | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Treasury stock, 23,004,503 and 22,518,391 shares, respectively | (25,390) | (24,290) | ||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,163 | 6,159 | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 23,783 | 24,453 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (183) | (144) | ||||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 4,373 | 6,178 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 22,384 | $ | 23,641 | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Agency revenues | $ | 1,450 | $ | 717 | ||||||||||
| Merchant revenues | 1,050 | 373 | ||||||||||||
| Advertising and other revenues | 195 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 2,695 | 1,141 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 1,147 | 461 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and other expenses | 339 | 112 | ||||||||||||
| Personnel, including stock-based compensation of $93 and $109, respectively | 596 | 552 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 158 | 119 | ||||||||||||
| Information technology | 134 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 111 | 113 | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring, disposal, and other exit costs | 36 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,521 | 1,452 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 174 | (311) | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (68) | (98) | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (955) | 131 | ||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (849) | (278) | ||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (149) | (223) | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (700) | $ | (55) | ||||||||||
| Net loss applicable to common stockholders per basic common share | $ | (17.10) | $ | (1.34) | ||||||||||
| Weighted-average number of basic common shares outstanding (in 000's) | 40,921 | 40,973 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss applicable to common stockholders per diluted common share | $ | (17.10) | $ | (1.34) | ||||||||||
| Weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding (in 000's) | 40,921 | 40,973 | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (700) | $ | (55) | ||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 111 | 113 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for expected credit losses and chargebacks | 55 | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax benefit | (216) | (50) | ||||||||||||
| Net losses (gains) on equity securities | 987 | (36) | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense and other stock-based payments | 93 | 113 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease amortization | 39 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized foreign currency transaction gains related to Euro-denominated debt | (30) | (91) | ||||||||||||
| Other | 30 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (326) | (72) | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (56) | (258) | ||||||||||||
| Deferred merchant bookings and other current liabilities | 1,868 | 114 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term assets and liabilities | (160) | (46) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,695 | (207) | ||||||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||
| Purchase of investments | (12) | — | ||||||||||||
| Additions to property and equipment | (109) | (65) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (121) | (65) | ||||||||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt | — | 2,015 | ||||||||||||
| Repayment of debt | (1,102) | — | ||||||||||||
| Payments for repurchase of common stock | (1,049) | (137) | ||||||||||||
| Other financing activities | 12 | (9) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (2,139) | 1,869 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | (9) | (7) | ||||||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | (574) | 1,590 | ||||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 11,152 | 10,582 | ||||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 10,578 | $ | 12,172 | ||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for income taxes | $ | 98 | $ | 216 | ||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for interest | $ | 72 | $ | 66 | ||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (700) | $ | (55) | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Depreciation and amortization | 111 | 113 | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Loss on assets classified as held for sale | 36 | — | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Interest and dividend income | (3) | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Interest expense | 68 | 98 | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Net losses (gains) on equity securities with readily determinable fair values | 987 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Foreign currency transaction gains on the remeasurement of certain Euro-denominated debt and accrued interest and debt-related foreign currency derivative instruments | (40) | (91) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Income tax benefit | (149) | (223) | ||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 310 | $ | (195) | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Total Revenues | 11.5 | % | (17.1) | % | |||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) AND NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (700) | $ | (55) | |||||||||||||
| (b) | Loss on assets classified as held for sale | 36 | — | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Net losses (gains) on equity securities with readily determinable fair values | 987 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Foreign currency transaction gains on the remeasurement of certain Euro-denominated debt and accrued interest and debt-related foreign currency derivative instruments | (40) | (91) | ||||||||||||||
| (e) | Amortization of intangible assets | 56 | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| (f) | Debt discount amortization related to convertible debt | — | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| (g) | Net unrecognized tax benefits related to Italian tax matters | — | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| (h) | Tax impact of Non-GAAP adjustments | (179) | (105) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Net income (loss) | $ | 161 | $ | (215) | |||||||||||||
| Weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding (in 000's) | 41,191 | 40,973 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Net income (loss) per diluted common share | $ | 3.90 | $ | (5.26) | |||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP WEIGHTED-AVERAGE DILUTED COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| GAAP weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding (in 000's) | 40,921 | 40,973 | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Adjustment for anti-dilutive shares (in 000's) | 270 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding (in 000's) | 41,191 | 40,973 | |||||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 1,695 | $ | (207) | |||||||||||||
| (j) | Additions to property and equipment | (109) | (65) | ||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 1,586 | $ | (272) | |||||||||||||
| Free cash flow as a % of Total Revenues | 58.8 | % | (23.8) | % | |||||||||||||
| Notes: | |||||
| (a) | Amounts are excluded from Net loss to calculate Adjusted EBITDA. | ||||
| (b) | Loss on assets classified as held for sale is recorded in Operating expenses and excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA. | ||||
| (c) | Net losses (gains) on equity securities with readily determinable fair values are recorded in Other income (expense), net and excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA. | ||||
| (d) | Foreign currency transaction gains on the remeasurement of Euro-denominated debt and accrued interest that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes and debt-related foreign currency derivative instruments used as economic hedges are recorded in Other income (expense), net and excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA. | ||||
| (e) | Amortization of intangible assets is recorded in Depreciation and amortization and excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss). | ||||
| (f) | Noncash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount on convertible debt is recorded in Interest expense and excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss). The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 and such debt discount amortization is not recorded in the financial statements for periods after that date. | ||||
| (g) | Net unrecognized tax benefits related to Italian tax matters is recorded in Income tax benefit and excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss). | ||||
| (h) | Reflects the tax impact of Non-GAAP adjustments above which is excluded from Net loss to calculate Non-GAAP Net income (loss). | ||||
| (i) | Reflects shares that are excluded from the GAAP weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding, as these shares are anti-dilutive given the GAAP net loss. | ||||
| (j) | Cash used for additions to property and equipment is included in the calculation of Free cash flow. | ||||
| For a more detailed discussion of the adjustments described above, please see the section in this press release under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" which provides definitions and information about the use of non-GAAP financial measures. | |||||
| Units Sold | 1Q20 | 2Q20 | 3Q20 | 4Q20 | 1Q21 | 2Q21 | 3Q21 | 4Q21 | 1Q22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Room Nights | 124 | 28 | 127 | 76 | 99 | 157 | 183 | 151 | 198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year/Year (Decline) Growth | (42.8) | % | (86.7) | % | (43.1) | % | (60.4) | % | (20.1) | % | 457.5 | % | 43.9 | % | 99.9 | % | 99.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental Car Days | 12 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year/Year (Decline) Growth | (36.4) | % | (90.4) | % | (55.6) | % | (52.2) | % | (15.1) | % | 558.8 | % | 44.0 | % | 35.8 | % | 53.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airline Tickets | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year/Year (Decline) Growth | (8.0) | % | (69.7) | % | (9.3) | % | 4.0 | % | 62.1 | % | 626.7 | % | 154.8 | % | 108.0 | % | 69.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Bookings(2) | 1Q20 | 2Q20 | 3Q20 | 4Q20 | 1Q21 | 2Q21 | 3Q21 | 4Q21 | 1Q22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | $ | 8,320 | $ | 1,535 | $ | 9,521 | $ | 5,098 | $ | 8,704 | $ | 15,290 | $ | 14,872 | $ | 11,875 | $ | 16,286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant | 4,073 | 771 | 3,861 | 2,215 | 3,232 | 6,665 | 8,812 | 7,136 | 11,007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 12,393 | $ | 2,306 | $ | 13,382 | $ | 7,313 | $ | 11,935 | $ | 21,956 | $ | 23,684 | $ | 19,011 | $ | 27,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Bookings Year/Year (Decline) Growth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | (57.7) | % | (91.8) | % | (47.4) | % | (64.1) | % | 4.6 | % | 895.6 | % | 56.2 | % | 132.9 | % | 87.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant | (28.9) | % | (88.0) | % | (46.1) | % | (65.9) | % | (20.7) | % | 764.4 | % | 128.2 | % | 222.2 | % | 240.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | (51.2) | % | (90.8) | % | (47.1) | % | (64.7) | % | (3.7) | % | 851.7 | % | 77.0 | % | 160.0 | % | 128.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constant-currency Basis | (50) | % | (91) | % | (48) | % | (65) | % | (6) | % | 802 | % | 75 | % | 164 | % | 140 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Q20 | 2Q20 | 3Q20 | 4Q20 | 1Q21 | 2Q21 | 3Q21 | 4Q21 | 1Q22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 2,288 | $ | 630 | $ | 2,640 | $ | 1,238 | $ | 1,141 | $ | 2,160 | $ | 4,676 | $ | 2,981 | $ | 2,695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year/Year (Decline) Growth | (19.3) | % | (83.7) | % | (47.6) | % | (62.9) | % | (50.2) | % | 243.2 | % | 77.1 | % | 140.7 | % | 136.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constant-currency Basis | (17) | % | (83) | % | (49) | % | (63) | % | (51) | % | 229 | % | 76 | % | 146 | % | 146 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||