8-K
Carvana Co. (CVNA)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2025
CARVANA CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38073 | 81-4549921 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 300 E. Rio Salado Parkway | ||||
| Tempe | Arizona | 85281 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
(602) 922-9866
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registeredClass A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per ShareCVNANew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 7, 2025, Carvana Co. (the "Company") announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025 by issuing a letter to its shareholders and a press release. The Company will also be holding a conference call on May 7, 2025 to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025. The full text of the Company's letter to its shareholders and press release are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Letter to Shareholders, datedMay 7, 2025. |
| 99.2 | Press Release issued by Carvana Co., datedMay 7, 2025. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | May 7, 2025 | CARVANA CO. | |
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| By: | /s/ Mark Jenkins | ||
| Name: | Mark Jenkins | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Document
Exhibit 99.1
Dear Shareholders,
The first quarter was another outstanding quarter for Carvana.
We grew retail units sold 46% year-over-year to nearly 134,000, a new company record. This growth makes us the fastest growing automotive retailer by a large margin. Amongst the other public automotive retailers, the fastest same store unit growth was 6%.
We more than doubled Net income and Adjusted EBITDA year-over-year to $373 million and $488 million, respectively, in the first quarter this year. This growth was driven by the combination of our unit and margin growth. Net income margin expanded to 8.8% from 1.6% and Adjusted EBITDA margin grew to 11.5% this quarter from 7.7% in Q1 last year. This makes us the most profitable automotive retailer by Adjusted EBITDA margin. The size of our outperformance was significant – amongst the other public automotive retailers, the most profitable had an EBITDA margin of about 7%.
In addition, we are producing very high-quality Adjusted EBITDA. In the first quarter, our Operating income was ~80% of our Adjusted EBITDA. This compares favorably to our high-growth, e-commerce, and technology peers as a result of our more limited adjustments.
Being the fastest growing and most profitable automotive retailer – in both cases with significant separation – is only possible because we spent 12 years and over $10 billion building an entirely new model from the ground up that our customers love. Carvana is more efficient, more streamlined, and more scalable than the business models that came before us.
From here, we are looking forward and we are excited by what we see – we have very clear visibility to even stronger financial performance, much larger scales, and even better customer experiences.
Hitting financial performance first, we are still carrying fixed costs that will support significantly larger volumes. We expect this to result in a couple points of Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion over time. In addition, we continue to believe there is room for significant fundamental gains in every expense line item of the business, and we will continue working hard to unlock them. While this clearly lights the path to EBITDA margins beyond any targets we have shared, our expectation is that we will share a very significant portion of these gains with our customers over time, differentiating our offering even further.
Turning to growth, we are also extremely well-positioned for sustained growth at high levels. Our business model is inherently simpler than the business models we compete against. It enjoys positive feedback from nationwide selection, brand, speed, and data, and it is more efficient and therefore more scalable today than it has ever been. Today, we are selling 35% more cars per Carvana team member than we were at our previous retail unit record, and there is significant room for improvement in that metric. We already have real estate capacity for 3 million unit sales per year and are methodically unlocking that capacity with Megasites. These sites leverage the ADESA footprint to not only power growth but also improve efficiency and customer experience by getting cars and Carvana infrastructure closer to our customers.
We are better positioned than ever before and we still have an enormous opportunity ahead. After four consecutive quarters of over 30% growth paired with Adjusted EBITDA margins consistently within our long-term financial model EBITDA margin range, it is time for our next set of goals.
Summary of Q1 2025 Results
Q1 2025 Financial Results: All financial comparisons stated below are versus Q1 2024 unless otherwise noted. Complete financial tables appear at the end of this letter.
•Retail units sold totaled 133,898, an increase of 46%
•Revenue totaled $4.232 billion, an increase of 38%
•Total Gross profit was $929 million, an increase of 57%
•Total Gross profit per unit (“GPU”) was $6,938, an increase of $506
•Non-GAAP Total GPU was $7,140, an increase of $338
•Net income margin was 8.8%, an increase from 1.6%
◦Net income totaled $373 million, an increase of $324 million1
•Adjusted EBITDA margin was 11.5%, an increase from 7.7%
◦Adjusted EBITDA totaled $488 million, an increase of $253 million
•GAAP Operating income was $394 million, an increase from $134 million
•Basic and diluted net earnings per Class A share were $1.61 and $1.51, respectively, based on 134 million and 143 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding, respectively
◦Assuming full conversion of LLC units and other dilutive effects, there would have been 223 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Outlook
Q1 was a record quarter that again demonstrated the significant power of our business model. Looking toward Q2, we expect a sequential increase in both retail units sold and Adjusted EBITDA2, leading to all-time company records on both metrics. We remain on track to deliver significant growth in both retail units sold and Adjusted EBITDA2 in FY 2025.
First Quarter Results
Q1 again demonstrated our ability to deliver robust growth and profitability. We achieved record quarterly retail units of 133,898, a 46% increase year-over-year. Growth in Q1 was driven by strong demand for our offering and our ongoing commitment to delivering an excellent customer experience.
Revenue in Q1 was a record $4.232 billion, a year-over-year increase of 38%3. Top line growth was paired with significant bottom line growth. Net Income increased $324 million year-over-year to $373 million1 while Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA both also more than doubled year-over-year to reach new records of $394 million and $488 million, respectively.
Net income margin increased to 8.8%, a first quarter record1, and GAAP Operating margin of 9.3% set a new company record. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA margin of 11.5% marks the fourth consecutive quarter within our long term financial model EBITDA margin range of 8.0% to 13.5%.
Q1 GAAP and Non-GAAP Total GPU of $6,938 and $7,140, respectively, both set new first quarter records and were driven by strong execution across all GPU components. Retail GPU and Other GPU set first quarter records on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis and were driven by our continued focus on fundamental gains and strong execution throughout the quarter.
1 Net income in Q1 2025 included a $158 million (3.7% margin) benefit from the fair value of Root warrants. Net income increased $241 million in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 excluding the impact of Root warrants in both periods. Net income dollars and margin in Q1 2025 were first quarter records both including and excluding the benefit from Root warrants.
2 In order to clearly demonstrate our progress and highlight the most meaningful drivers within our business, we continue to use forecasted Non-GAAP financial measures, including forecasted Adjusted EBITDA. We have not provided a quantitative reconciliation of forecasted GAAP measures to forecasted Non-GAAP measures within this communication because we are unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to forecast fair value changes or calculate one-time or restructuring expenses. These items could materially affect the computation of forward-looking Net Income (loss). Forecasted results and future objectives may be impacted by factors outside Carvana's control. See "Forward Looking Statements" herein.
3 Revenue growth is lower than retail unit growth primarily due to a year-over-year increase in retail marketplace units sold as a share of total retail units sold. As noted in prior letters, we do not recognize the gross sales price of a retail marketplace vehicle as retail revenue.
Our continued focus on efficiency initiatives drove per unit reductions in all SG&A expense components year-over-year in Q1. Carvana Operations Expense was $1,658 per unit, a $192 decrease year-over-year. Advertising expense was $538 per unit, a $50 reduction year-over-year. Overhead expense was $160 million, a year-over-year increase of $9 million, primarily due to higher legal expenses, resulting in a reduction of $449 per unit due to growth in retail units sold.
We have always believed in the long term earnings power of our vertically integrated business model. Growing retail units sold 46% year-over-year while also generating an Adjusted EBITDA margin that is ~2x the industry average among public automotive retailers makes the power of our model clearer than ever.
1 All data points are as of Q1 2025 or most recently reported fiscal quarter.
A Look Back to Prior Record Unit Sales & What’s Different Today
At our prior retail unit record in Q2 2022, while we had industry-leading growth, our Adjusted EBITDA margin was ~13 percentage points below the industry average. Today, we are once again leading the industry in growth and our Q1 Adjusted EBITDA margin of 11.5% is twice the industry average. We achieved a relative change of this magnitude in a short, three-year period by focusing our efforts on driving fundamental gains and realizing operating efficiencies across all aspects of the business. We believe looking back to the last time we were at record units in Q2 2022 is instructive in understanding how far we’ve come and what has changed to make our Q1 2025 performance possible.
1)More Units, Improved Unit Economics, and Greater Efficiency: In Q1 2025 we sold 16k more units than in Q2 2022, and we did so while generating ~$5,500 more in unit economics. We implemented and optimized proprietary technologies, improved operational processes, and maintained disciplined focus to drive significant, fundamental efficiency gains. In Q1 we sold more retail units than ever before while carrying significantly less inventory, spending far less marketing dollars, and deploying far fewer people to deliver a better customer experience. We are proud of this progress and expect to continue to improve from here as we address additional opportunities for fundamental efficiency gains. The table below helps illustrate how we improved our Adjusted EBITDA margin by ~17% percentage points, while industry peers saw a ~1.7% decline on average over this period.
2)Even Better Customer Experiences: Our focus on operational efficiencies and application of technology also continue to drive even better customer experiences. We now offer faster delivery options (including as fast as same day delivery), more intuitive merchandising, and more streamlined, self-service digital tools that not only delight customers but also meaningfully reduce operational costs. These improvements have driven customer Net Promoter Scores (NPS) to their highest levels in nearly three years in Q1.
We are driving these outcomes more efficiently than ever before. For just $1,335 per unit in Q1, we delivered nationwide fulfillment, integrated financing, an easy-to-use e-commerce experience with best-in-class customer support, seamless car selling (including managing trade-ins), nationwide title and registration, and the peace of mind of a 7-day return policy. Since our prior retail unit sales record in Q2 2022, we have reduced the cost of providing all of this by ~$1,100 per unit. We are proud of the customer experiences we offer today but we see further opportunities to continue improving them as we reinvest fundamental gains over time.
3)A Clearer, Simpler Path to Scale: The work required for Carvana to scale up from here is very different today than in past periods of growth. Our current, built-out infrastructure can support over 1 million retail units of annual production with the primary requirements for increasing utilization being staffing-related. While headcount will scale as we grow, our labor efficiency is materially better today as a result of the fundamental efficiency gains and application of technology outlined above. Beyond the over 1 million annual unit capacity that exists today, we have the real estate to support up to 3 million annual units over time as we fully build out inspection and reconditioning center capabilities at ADESA facilities.
As evidenced by the three themes outlined above, Carvana today is a fundamentally stronger and more efficient company. Pairing the strength of our unit economics with our ever-improving customer experiences makes us incredibly well-positioned to drive significant retail unit growth while also unlocking additional foundational capabilities, further solidifying our position in the automotive ecosystem.
Our Next Objective
Since Q1 2017, we have managed the business with three financial objectives: (1) Grow Retail Units and Revenue, (2) Increase Total GPU, and (3) Demonstrate Operating Leverage. This set of management objectives has served us well, leading to industry-leading growth and industry-leading profitability. After four consecutive quarters of over 30% growth paired with Adjusted EBITDA margins consistently in our long-term financial model EBITDA margin range, we are shifting our focus to our next objective4.
Our new management objective is to sell 3 million retail units per year at an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 13.5% within 5 to 10 years.
In addition, we expect to convert ~90% of Adjusted EBITDA into GAAP operating income. The 3 million units approximately corresponds to full utilization of our existing real estate, the 13.5% Adjusted EBITDA margin corresponds to the high end of our long-term financial model EBITDA margin range, and the 5 to 10 years approximately corresponds to a ~20% to ~40% retail units sold CAGR compared to FY 2024.
Over the last 12 months, in the early phases of returning to growth, we have increased our production output by an average of ~80 units per week, with an average of ~23 CARLI-enabled production locations. In Q1 2025, we sold 134k retail units, or ~10k per week.Three million annual units equates to ~58k retail units per week. Reaching this run-rate in 5 years (260 weeks) requires increasing production by an average of ~180 units each week, and reaching the same volume in 10 years (520 weeks) requires increasing production by an average of ~90 units each week. As we integrate more ADESA locations and continue to shift our focus to growth, we will have the ability to further increase our weekly production additions over time.
On the path to our goal, we plan to maintain flexibility on the most effective way to achieve our goal. Within reasonable margin ranges, we plan to prioritize growth over margin with the speed of growth managed to ensure we continue to deliver exceptional customer experiences and maintain high quality, efficient operations. We also believe there are additional fundamental gains we can realize that will continue to differentiate our customer offering and unit economics, providing further tailwinds for our goals.
4 The material previously covered in the objective sections of the letter is now included in the first quarter results section and first quarter results table in the appendix.
In the long-term, we believe we have developed a customer offering and scalable business model that allows us to build a very large and profitable business. The automotive retail market is enormous, with U.S. consumers purchasing ~40 million used vehicles and ~16 million new vehicles per year. We believe we are in the very early stages of addressing our opportunity and have a very clear path toward our goals of becoming the largest and most profitable automotive retailer and buying and selling millions of cars per year.
Summary
We are extremely proud of what the Carvana team has built and accomplished over the last 12 years.
It can be easy to get pulled into the analysis of all the incremental changes, but every once in a while it is important to step back and think through what all those incremental changes add up to.
Today, we are the fastest growing and most profitable automotive retailer with both being achieved by significant margins. Customers love our offering.
And while we have spent 12 years and $10 billion dollars imagining and building our business from the ground up, by any reasonable measure, we remain at the beginning of our journey.
This quarter we sold about 135,000 cars and generated just shy of $500 million of Adjusted EBITDA.
And we did this with just 1% of the overall market.
The march continues,
Ernie Garcia, III, Chairman and CEO
Mark Jenkins, CFO
Appendix I: GPU and SG&A Expense Detail
Year-over-year changes in components of Total GPU and Total SG&A Expense per Unit were driven by the factors outlined below.
Appendix II
Conference Call Details
Carvana will host a conference call today, May 7, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. PST) to discuss financial results. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial (833) 255-2830 or (412) 902-6715. A live audio webcast of the conference call along with supplemental financial information will also be accessible on the company's website at investors.carvana.com. Following the webcast, an archived version will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Wednesday, May 14, 2025, by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode 4026601#.
Forward Looking Statements
This letter contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect Carvana’s current expectations and projections with respect to, among other things, its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, strategy, future performance, and business. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "likely," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "project," "projection," "seek," "can," "could," "may," "should," "would," "will," the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, including expectations regarding our operational and efficiency initiatives and gains; our strategy, expected gross profit per unit; forecasted results, including forecasted Adjusted EBITDA and forecasted retail units sold; all mid-term and long-term financial and other objectives and goals; potential infrastructure capacity utilization, efficiency gains and opportunities to improve our results, including opportunities to increase our margins and reduce our expenses, trends or expectations regarding inventory, expected customer patterns and demand; expectations on anticipated timing of increased production output; potential benefits from and expectations regarding new technology, including the use of artificial intelligence; anticipated benefits of uses of our ADESA real estate; our long-term financial goals; fiscal year 2025 budget items; unexpected macroeconomic conditions, including geopolitical, trade, and regulatory uncertainty and commodity prices; and growth opportunities. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Among these factors are risks related to: our ability to utilize our available infrastructure capacity and realize the expected benefits therefrom, including increased margins and lower expenses; the benefits from our initiatives relating to ADESA; our ability to scale up our business; the larger automotive ecosystem, including consumer demand, global supply chain challenges, and other macroeconomic issues (including imposition of new or increased tariffs); our ability to raise additional capital and our substantial indebtedness; our ability to effectively manage our rapid growth; our ability to maintain customer service quality and reputational integrity and enhance our brand; the seasonal and other fluctuations in our quarterly and annual operating results; our relationship with DriveTime and its affiliates; the highly competitive industry in which we participate, which among other consequences, could impact our long-term growth opportunities; the changes in prices of new and used vehicles; our ability to acquire and expeditiously sell desirable inventory; our ability to grow complementary product and service offerings; and the other risks identified under the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
There is no assurance that any forward-looking statements will materialize. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect expectations only as of this date. Carvana does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As appropriate, we supplement our results of operations determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) with certain non-GAAP financial measurements that are used by management, and which we believe are useful to investors, as supplemental operational measurements to evaluate our financial performance. These measurements should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported GAAP results because they may include or exclude certain items as compared to similar GAAP-based measurements, and such measurements may not be comparable to similarly-titled measurements reported by other companies. Rather, these measurements should be considered as an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that provide a more complete understanding of our business. We strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements included in publicly filed reports in their entirety and not rely solely on any one, single financial measurement or communication.
Reconciliations of our non-GAAP measurements to their most directly comparable GAAP-based financial measurements are included at the end of this letter.
Investor Relations Contact Information: Mike Mckeever, investors@carvana.com
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and par values)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,858 | $ | 1,716 |
| Restricted cash | 46 | 44 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 369 | 303 | ||
| Finance receivables held for sale, net | 737 | 612 | ||
| Vehicle inventory | 1,503 | 1,608 | ||
| Beneficial interests in securitizations | 475 | 464 | ||
| Other current assets, including $4 and $4, respectively, due from related parties | 149 | 122 | ||
| Total current assets | 5,137 | 4,869 | ||
| Property and equipment, net | 2,743 | 2,773 | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, including $8 and $13, respectively, from leases with related parties | 430 | 440 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 35 | 34 | ||
| Goodwill | 2 | — | ||
| Other assets | 531 | 368 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 8,878 | $ | 8,484 |
| LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, including $22 and $17, respectively, due to related parties | $ | 836 | $ | 856 |
| Short-term revolving facilities | 64 | 67 | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 308 | 309 | ||
| Other current liabilities, including $37 and $16, respectively, due to related parties | 139 | 106 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 1,347 | 1,338 | ||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 5,269 | 5,256 | ||
| Operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion, including $6 and $10, respectively, from leases with related parties | 402 | 414 | ||
| Other liabilities, including $42 and $48, respectively, due to related parties | 87 | 101 | ||
| Total liabilities | 7,105 | 7,109 | ||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of each of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | — | — | ||
| Class A common stock, $0.001 par value - 500,000 shares authorized; 134,399 and 133,271 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | — | — | ||
| Class B common stock, $0.001 par value - 125,000 shares authorized; 79,119 shares issued and outstanding as of each of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | — | — | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,704 | 2,676 | ||
| Accumulated deficit | (1,200) | (1,416) | ||
| Total stockholders' equity attributable to Carvana Co. | 1,504 | 1,260 | ||
| Non-controlling interests | 269 | 115 | ||
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,773 | 1,375 | ||
| Total liabilities & stockholders' equity | $ | 8,878 | $ | 8,484 |
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Sales and operating revenues: | ||||
| Retail vehicle sales, net | $ | 2,980 | $ | 2,175 |
| Wholesale sales and revenues, including $8 and $7, respectively, from related parties | 863 | 657 | ||
| Other sales and revenues, including $72 and $42, respectively, from related parties | 389 | 229 | ||
| Net sales and operating revenues | 4,232 | 3,061 | ||
| Cost of sales, including $1 and $1, respectively, to related parties | 3,303 | 2,470 | ||
| Gross profit | 929 | 591 | ||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses, including $7 and $7, respectively, to related parties | 535 | 456 | ||
| Other operating expense, net | — | 1 | ||
| Operating income | 394 | 134 | ||
| Interest expense, net | 139 | 173 | ||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 2 | — | ||
| Other income, net | (122) | (87) | ||
| Net income before income taxes | 375 | 48 | ||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 2 | (1) | ||
| Net income | 373 | 49 | ||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 157 | 21 | ||
| Net income attributable to Carvana Co. | $ | 216 | $ | 28 |
| Net earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic | $ | 1.61 | $ | 0.24 |
| Net earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted | $ | 1.51 | $ | 0.23 |
| Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic | 134,058 | 116,298 | ||
| Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted | 142,587 | 212,239 |
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||
| Net income | $ | 373 | $ | 49 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 73 | 82 | ||
| Equity-based compensation expense | 23 | 22 | ||
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 1 | 1 | ||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 2 | — | ||
| Payment-in-kind interest expense | 72 | 142 | ||
| Provision for bad debt and valuation allowance | 5 | 8 | ||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2 | 5 | ||
| Unrealized gain on warrants to acquire Root Class A common stock | (158) | (75) | ||
| Unrealized gain on beneficial interests in securitizations | (3) | (9) | ||
| Changes in finance receivable related assets: | ||||
| Originations of finance receivables | (2,660) | (1,846) | ||
| Proceeds from sale of finance receivables, net | 2,699 | 1,825 | ||
| Gain on loan sales | (273) | (144) | ||
| Principal payments received on finance receivables held for sale | 48 | 39 | ||
| Other changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Vehicle inventory | 114 | (14) | ||
| Accounts receivable | (68) | (87) | ||
| Other assets | (32) | (4) | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (20) | 109 | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 10 | 8 | ||
| Operating lease liabilities | (10) | (6) | ||
| Other liabilities | 34 | (4) | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 232 | 101 | ||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (27) | (18) | ||
| Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 1 | 5 | ||
| Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (24) | — | ||
| Principal payments received on and proceeds from sale of beneficial interests | 15 | 20 | ||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (35) | 7 | ||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||
| Proceeds from short-term revolving facilities | 567 | 839 | ||
| Payments on short-term revolving facilities | (570) | (1,232) | ||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 46 | 42 | ||
| Payments on long-term debt | (77) | (23) | ||
| Payments of debt issuance costs | (1) | (1) | ||
| Payments of tax made on behalf of non-controlling members | (2) | — | ||
| Tax receivable agreement payments | (17) | — | ||
| Proceeds from equity-based compensation plans | 5 | — | ||
| Tax withholdings related to restricted stock units | (4) | — | ||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (53) | (375) | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 144 | (267) | ||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 1,760 | 594 | ||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 1,904 | $ | 327 |
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND LLC UNITS
(Unaudited)
The following table presents potentially dilutive securities, as of the end of the period, excluded from the computations of diluted net earnings per share of Class A common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (in thousands) | ||
| Stock Options (1) | 97 | 1,058 |
| Restricted Stock Units and Awards (1) | 308 | 330 |
| Class A Units (2) | 79,171 | — |
| Class B Units (2) | 1,532 | — |
(1) Represents number of instruments outstanding at the end of the period that were evaluated under the treasury stock method for potentially dilutive effects and were determined to be anti-dilutive.
(2) Represents the weighted-average as-converted LLC units that were evaluated under the if-converted method for potentially dilutive effects and were determined to be anti-dilutive.
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||
| (dollars in millions, except per unit amounts) | ||||||
| Net sales and operating revenues: | ||||||
| Retail vehicle sales, net | $ | 2,980 | $ | 2,175 | 37.0 | % |
| Wholesale sales and revenues (1) | 863 | 657 | 31.4 | % | ||
| Other sales and revenues (2) | 389 | 229 | 69.9 | % | ||
| Total net sales and operating revenues | $ | 4,232 | $ | 3,061 | 38.3 | % |
| Gross profit: | ||||||
| Retail vehicle gross profit | $ | 429 | $ | 283 | 51.6 | % |
| Wholesale gross profit (1) | 111 | 79 | 40.5 | % | ||
| Other gross profit (2) | 389 | 229 | 69.9 | % | ||
| Total gross profit | $ | 929 | $ | 591 | 57.2 | % |
| Unit sales information: | ||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 133,898 | 91,878 | 45.7 | % | ||
| Wholesale vehicle unit sales | 63,454 | 44,155 | 43.7 | % | ||
| Per unit revenue: | ||||||
| Retail vehicles | $ | 22,256 | $ | 23,673 | (6.0) | % |
| Wholesale vehicles (3) | $ | 9,865 | $ | 9,625 | 2.5 | % |
| Per retail unit gross profit: | ||||||
| Retail vehicle gross profit | $ | 3,204 | $ | 3,080 | 4.0 | % |
| Wholesale gross profit | 829 | 860 | (3.6) | % | ||
| Other gross profit | 2,905 | 2,492 | 16.6 | % | ||
| Total gross profit | $ | 6,938 | $ | 6,432 | 7.9 | % |
| Per wholesale unit gross profit: | ||||||
| Wholesale vehicle gross profit (4) | $ | 1,009 | $ | 1,042 | (3.2) | % |
| Wholesale marketplace: | ||||||
| Wholesale marketplace units transacted | 248,624 | 242,647 | 2.5 | % | ||
| Wholesale marketplace revenues | $ | 237 | $ | 232 | 2.2 | % |
| Wholesale marketplace gross profit (5) | $ | 47 | $ | 33 | 42.4 | % |
(1) Includes $8 and $7, respectively, of wholesale sales and revenues from related parties.
(2) Includes $72 and $42, respectively, of other sales and revenues from related parties.
(3) Excludes wholesale marketplace revenues and wholesale marketplace units transacted.
(4) Excludes wholesale marketplace gross profit and wholesale marketplace units transacted.
(5) Includes $16 and $25, respectively, of depreciation and amortization expense.
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPONENTS OF SG&A
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| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31,<br>2024 | June 30,<br>2024 | September 30,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2024 | March 31,<br>2025 | ||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits (1) | $ | 173 | $ | 168 | $ | 175 | $ | 184 | $ | 199 |
| Advertising | 54 | 55 | 56 | 64 | 72 | |||||
| Market occupancy (2) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Logistics (3) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 37 | |||||
| Other (4) | 182 | 187 | 192 | 198 | 211 | |||||
| Total | $ | 456 | $ | 455 | $ | 469 | $ | 494 | $ | 535 |
(1) Compensation and benefits includes all payroll and related costs, including benefits, payroll taxes, and equity-based compensation, except those related to preparing vehicles for sale, which are included in cost of sales, and those related to the development of software products for internal use, which are capitalized to software and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
(2) Market occupancy costs includes occupancy costs of our vending machine and hubs. It excludes occupancy costs related to reconditioning vehicles which are included in cost of sales and the portion related to corporate occupancy which are included in other costs.
(3) Logistics includes fuel, maintenance and depreciation related to operating our own transportation fleet, and third-party transportation fees, except the portion related to inbound transportation, which is included in cost of sales.
(4) Other costs include all other selling, general and administrative expenses such as IT expenses, corporate occupancy, professional services and insurance, limited warranty, and title and registration.
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
LIQUIDITY RESOURCES
(Unaudited)
We had the following committed liquidity resources, secured debt capacity, and other unpledged assets available as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| March 31,<br>2025 | December 31,<br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,858 | $ | 1,716 |
| Availability under short-term revolving facilities (1) | 1,881 | 1,879 | ||
| Committed liquidity resources available | $ | 3,739 | $ | 3,595 |
| Super senior debt capacity (2) | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||
| Pari passu senior debt capacity (2) | 511 | 485 | ||
| Unpledged beneficial interests in securitizations (3) | 111 | 110 | ||
| Total liquidity resources (4) | $ | 5,861 | $ | 5,690 |
(1)Availability under short-term revolving facilities is the available amount we can borrow under the Floor Plan Facility and Finance Receivable Facilities based on the value of pledgeable vehicle inventory and finance receivables on our balance sheet on the period end date. Availability under short-term revolving facilities is distinct from the total commitment amount of these facilities because it represents the amount we are able to borrow as of period end, rather than committed future amounts that could be borrowed to finance future additional assets.
(2)Super senior debt capacity and pari passu senior debt capacity represents basket capacity to incur additional debt that could be senior or pari passu in lien priority as to the collateral securing the obligations under the Senior Secured Notes, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes. The availability of such additional sources depends on many factors and there can be no assurance that financing alternatives will be available to us in the future.
(3)Unpledged beneficial interests in securitizations includes retained beneficial interests in securitizations that have not been previously pledged or sold. We historically have financed the majority of our retained beneficial interests in securitizations and expect to continue to do so in the future.
(4)Our total liquidity potential is composed of cash and cash equivalents, availability under existing credit facilities, additional capacity under the indentures governing our Senior Secured Notes, which allow us to incur additional debt that can be senior or pari passu in lien priority as to the collateral securing the obligations under the Senior Secured Notes, and additional unpledged securities that can be financed using traditional asset-based financing sources.
CARVANA CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
Adjusted EBITDA; Adjusted EBITDA margin; Adjusted EBITDA per retail unit; Gross profit, non-GAAP; Retail gross profit, non-GAAP; Wholesale vehicle gross profit, non-GAAP, Wholesale marketplace gross profit, non-GAAP; Other gross profit, non-GAAP; Total gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP; Retail gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP; Wholesale vehicle gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP; Wholesale marketplace gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP; Other gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP; SG&A expenses, non-GAAP; and Total SG&A expenses per retail unit, non-GAAP
The above measures are supplemental measures of operating performance that do not represent and should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss), gross profit, or SG&A expenses, as determined by GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus (minus) income tax provision (benefit), interest expense, net, other (income) expense, net, other operating expense, net, depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales and SG&A expenses, share-based compensation expense in cost of sales and SG&A expenses, loss on debt extinguishment, and restructuring expense in cost of sales and SG&A expenses, minus revenue related to our Root Warrants. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues. Adjusted EBITDA per retail unit is Adjusted EBITDA divided by retail vehicle unit sales.
Gross profit, non-GAAP, Retail gross profit, non-GAAP, Wholesale vehicle gross profit, non-GAAP, Wholesale marketplace gross profit, non-GAAP, and Other gross profit, non-GAAP are defined as the respective GAAP gross profits plus depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales, and share-based compensation expense in cost of sales, minus revenue related to our Root Warrants. Total gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Retail gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Wholesale vehicle gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Wholesale marketplace gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, and Other gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP are the respective gross profits, non-GAAP divided by retail vehicle unit sales.
SG&A expenses, non-GAAP is defined as GAAP SG&A expenses minus depreciation and amortization expense in SG&A expenses, and share-based compensation expense in SG&A expenses. Total SG&A expenses per retail unit, non-GAAP is SG&A expenses, non-GAAP divided by retail vehicle unit sales.
We use these non-GAAP measures to measure the operating performance of our business as a whole and relative to our total revenues and retail vehicle unit sales. We believe that these metrics are useful measures to us and to our investors because they exclude certain financial, capital structure, and non-cash items that we do not believe directly reflect our core operations and may not be indicative of our recurring operations, in part because they may vary widely across time and within our industry independent of the performance of our core operations. We believe that excluding these items enables us to more effectively evaluate our performance period-over-period and relative to our competitors. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures provided by other companies due to potential differences in methods of calculations.
A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), Gross profit, non-GAAP to gross profit, Retail gross profit, non-GAAP to retail gross profit, Wholesale vehicle gross profit, non-GAAP to wholesale vehicle gross profit, Wholesale marketplace gross profit, non-GAAP to wholesale marketplace gross profit, Other gross profit, non-GAAP to other gross profit, and SG&A expenses, non-GAAP to SG&A expenses, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures, and calculations of Adjusted EBITDA margin, Total gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Retail gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Wholesale vehicle gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Wholesale marketplace gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, Other gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP, and Total SG&A expenses per retail unit, non-GAAP is as follows:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in millions, except per unit amounts) | June 30,<br>2022 | March 31,<br>2024 | March 31,<br>2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (439) | $ | 49 | $ | 373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 1 | (1) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 116 | 173 | 139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | (4) | (87) | (122) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | (326) | $ | 134 | $ | 394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expense, net | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | 27 | 39 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in SG&A expenses | 49 | 43 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales | 6 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in SG&A expenses | 13 | 23 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Root warrant revenue | — | (5) | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring expense | 14 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (216) | $ | 235 | $ | 488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 3,884 | $ | 3,061 | $ | 4,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) margin | (11.3) | % | 1.6 | % | 8.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | (5.6) | % | 7.7 | % | 11.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 117,564 | 91,878 | 133,898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per retail unit | $ | (3,734) | $ | 533 | $ | 2,786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA per retail unit | $ | (1,837) | $ | 2,558 | $ | 3,645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (2) | $ | (7) | $ | (17) | $ | (38) | $ | (55) | $ | (81) | $ | (184) | $ | (82) | $ | (506) | $ | (286) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 64 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | (9) | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (2) | (7) | (16) | (36) | (51) | (65) | (139) | (61) | (430) | (132) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expense, net | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in SG&A expenses | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 37 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in SG&A expenses | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Root warrant revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (1) | $ | (6) | $ | (16) | $ | (35) | $ | (44) | $ | (52) | $ | (113) | $ | (24) | $ | (348) | $ | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 7 | $ | 23 | $ | 73 | $ | 160 | $ | 360 | $ | 756 | $ | 1,098 | $ | 2,245 | $ | 3,497 | $ | 2,606 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss margin | (33.2) | % | (28.7) | % | (23.7) | % | (24.1) | % | (14.6) | % | (10.9) | % | (16.8) | % | (3.7) | % | (14.5) | % | (11.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | (27.9) | % | (24.3) | % | (21.5) | % | (21.3) | % | (11.9) | % | (6.7) | % | (10.3) | % | (1.1) | % | (10.0) | % | (0.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in millions, except per unit amounts) | March 31,<br>2024 | March 31,<br>2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 591 | $ | 929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | 39 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Root warrant revenue | (5) | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit, non-GAAP | $ | 625 | $ | 956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 91,878 | 133,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit per retail unit | $ | 6,432 | $ | 6,938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP | $ | 6,802 | $ | 7,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SG&A expenses | $ | 456 | $ | 535 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in SG&A expenses | 43 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in SG&A expenses | 23 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SG&A expenses, non-GAAP | $ | 390 | $ | 468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 91,878 | 133,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total SG&A expenses per retail unit | $ | 4,963 | $ | 3,996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total SG&A expenses per retail unit, non-GAAP | $ | 4,245 | $ | 3,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in millions, except per unit amounts) | March 31,<br>2024 | March 31,<br>2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail gross profit | $ | 283 | $ | 429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail gross profit, non-GAAP | $ | 295 | $ | 443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 91,878 | 133,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail gross profit per retail unit | $ | 3,080 | $ | 3,204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP | $ | 3,211 | $ | 3,308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale vehicle gross profit | $ | 46 | $ | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale vehicle gross profit, non-GAAP | $ | 48 | $ | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 91,878 | 133,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale vehicle gross profit per retail unit | $ | 501 | $ | 478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale vehicle gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP | $ | 522 | $ | 493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale marketplace gross profit | $ | 33 | $ | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | 25 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale marketplace gross profit, non-GAAP | $ | 58 | $ | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 91,878 | 133,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale marketplace gross profit per retail unit | $ | 359 | $ | 351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale marketplace gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP | $ | 631 | $ | 471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other gross profit | $ | 229 | $ | 389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Root warrant revenue | (5) | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other gross profit, non-GAAP | $ | 224 | $ | 384 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail vehicle unit sales | 91,878 | 133,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other gross profit per retail unit | $ | 2,492 | $ | 2,905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other gross profit per retail unit, non-GAAP | $ | 2,438 | $ | 2,868 |
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Exhibit 99.2
Carvana Announces Record First Quarter 2025 Results
Industry-leading 46% YoY retail unit growth drives new record for Retail Units
Record Q1 Net Income of $373 Million delivers record Q1 Net Income margin of 8.8%
Record Adjusted EBITDA of $488 Million drives industry-leading 11.5% Adjusted EBITDA margin
Expects sequential increase in retail units sold and Adjusted EBITDA1 in Q2 2025, leading to all-time company records on both metrics
Sets new objective of 3 million retail units at 13.5% Adjusted EBITDA margin in 5-10 years
PHOENIX – (May 7, 2025) – Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA), the leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Carvana’s complete first quarter 2025 financial results and management commentary are available in the company’s shareholder letter on the quarterly results page of its Investor Relations website.
"In Q1, Carvana set a new record for retail units while also driving record profitability and hitting our highest customer net promoter score in nearly three years," said Ernie Garcia, Carvana founder and CEO. "We are incredibly well positioned for the path ahead and have very clear visibility to even stronger financial performance, much larger scales, and even better customer experiences. As Carvana grows larger and more efficient, we look forward to making our offering even faster and more convenient, and sharing the value we create with our customers as we continue our mission of changing the way people buy and sell cars."
Q1 2025 Highlights
In Q1 2025, Carvana sold 133,898 retail units (+46% YoY) for total revenue of $4.232 billion (+38% YoY), both all-time quarterly records. This growth was paired with record Q1 profitability, including:
•Record Net Income of $373 million2 and Net Income margin of 8.8%
•Record Adjusted EBITDA of $488 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 11.5%
•Record GAAP Operating Income of $394 million and Operating margin of 9.3%
Outlook
Looking toward the second quarter, Carvana expects a sequential increase in both retail units sold and Adjusted EBITDA1, leading to all-time company records on both metrics. The company remains on track to deliver significant growth in both retail units sold and Adjusted EBITDA1 in FY 2025.
New Management Objective
After four consecutive quarters of over 30% retail unit growth paired with Adjusted EBITDA margins consistently within its long-term financial model range, the company announced its next management objective: to sell 3 million retail units per year at an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 13.5% within 5-10 years.
1 In order to clearly demonstrate our progress and highlight the most meaningful drivers within our business, we continue to use forecasted Non-GAAP financial measures, including forecasted Adjusted EBITDA. We have not provided a quantitative reconciliation of forecasted GAAP measures to forecasted Non-GAAP measures within this communication because we are unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to forecast fair value changes or calculate one-time or restructuring expenses. These items could materially affect the computation of forward-looking Net Income (loss). Forecasted results and future objectives may be impacted by factors outside Carvana's control. See "Forward Looking Statements" herein.
2 Net income in Q1 2025 benefitted from ~$158 million associated with positive changes in the fair value of our warrants to acquire Root common stock.
Conference Call Details
Carvana will host a conference call today, May 7, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT) to discuss financial results. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial (833) 255-2830 or (412) 902-6715. A live audio webcast of the conference call along with supplemental financial information will also be accessible on the company's website at investors.carvana.com. Following the webcast, an archived version will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until Wednesday, May 14, 2025, by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode 4026601#.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect Carvana’s current expectations and projections with respect to, among other things, its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, strategy, future performance, and business. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "likely," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "project," "projection," "seek," "can," "could," "may," "should," "would," "will," the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, including expectations regarding our operational and efficiency initiatives and gains, our strategy, forecasted results, including forecasted Adjusted EBITDA and forecasted retail units sold, all mid-term and long-term financial and other objectives and goals, potential infrastructure capacity utilization, efficiency gains and opportunities to improve our results, including opportunities to increase our margins and reduce our expenses, trends or expectations regarding inventory, expectations relating to the used car market and our industry including with respect to the impact of tariffs on our business, and growth opportunities. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Among these factors are risks related to: the larger automotive ecosystem, including consumer demand, global supply chain challenges, and other macroeconomic issues, including tariffs and trade restrictions; our ability to grow into our existing capacity and footprint and realize the expected benefits therefrom, including increased margins and lower expenses; the benefits from our initiatives relating to ADESA; our ability to raise additional capital and our substantial indebtedness; our ability to effectively manage our rapid growth; our ability to maintain customer service quality and reputational integrity and enhance our brand; the changes in prices of new and used vehicles; the seasonal and other fluctuations in our quarterly and annual operating results; our relationship with DriveTime and its affiliates; the highly competitive industry in which we participate, which among other consequences, could impact our long-term growth opportunities; our ability to acquire and expeditiously sell desirable inventory; our ability to grow complementary product and service offerings; and the other risks identified under the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
There is no assurance that any forward-looking statements will materialize. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect expectations only as of this date. Carvana does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the consolidated financial measures, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we also refer to the following non-GAAP measures in this press release: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income plus (minus) income tax provision (benefit), interest expense, net, other operating expense, net, depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales and SG&A expenses, share-based compensation expense in cost of sales and SG&A expenses, and loss on debt extinguishment, minus other income, net and revenue related to our Root Warrants. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues.
We believe that these metrics are useful measures to us and to our investors because they exclude certain financial, capital structure, and non-cash items that we do not believe directly reflect our core operations and may not be indicative of our recurring operations, in part because they may vary widely across time and within our industry independent of the performance of our core operations. We believe that excluding these items enables us to more effectively evaluate our performance period-over-period and relative to our competitors.
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions) | Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2024 | ||||
| Net income | $ | 373 | $ | 49 | ||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 2 | (1) | ||||
| Interest expense, net | 139 | 173 | ||||
| Other income, net | (122) | (87) | ||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 2 | — | ||||
| Operating income | $ | 394 | $ | 134 | ||
| Other operating expense, net | — | 1 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in cost of sales | 31 | 39 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense in SG&A expenses | 42 | 43 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales | 1 | — | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense in SG&A expenses | 25 | 23 | ||||
| Root warrant revenue | (5) | (5) | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 488 | $ | 235 | ||
| Total revenues | $ | 4,232 | $ | 3,061 | ||
| Net income margin | 8.8 | % | 1.6 | % | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 11.5 | % | 7.7 | % |
About Carvana (NYSE: CVNA)
Carvana’s mission is to change the way people buy and sell cars. Since launching in 2013, Carvana has revolutionized automotive retail and delighted millions of customers with an offering that is fun, fast, and fair. With Carvana, customers can find a car, get financing, trade-in, and complete a purchase entirely online with the convenience of delivery or local pick-up as soon as the same day. Carvana’s unique offering is powered by its passionate team, differentiated national infrastructure, and purpose-built technology.
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