TripAdvisor, Inc.
Business
Tripadvisor, Inc. operates a family of travel and dining brands that connect people to experiences worth sharing by providing travel guidance, content, and two-sided marketplaces. It offers rich user-generated content and reviews, a hotel metasearch with click- and display-based advertising, bookable tours and activities through Viator, and restaurant discovery and reservation services plus reservation management tools through TheFork, along with B2B advertising and subscription offerings. The company’s key business segments are Brand Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork, each focused on guidance, experiences, and restaurant bookings respectively. It serves a large global audience across websites and mobile apps, distributes inventory via its own platforms and third-party partners (including OTAs, airlines, hotels, and advertising partners), and operates Viator experiences in over 200 countries and TheFork across multiple European countries.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (Note 2, Note 18) | 1,891 | 1,835 | 1,788 | 1,492 | 902 | |
| Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization as shown separately below) | 145 | 131 | 119 | 78 | 74 | |
| Marketing | 791 | 729 | 705 | 576 | — | |
| Personnel (including stock-based compensation of $108, $120, and $96 - Note 13) | 573 | 595 | 570 | 503 | — | |
| Technology | 99 | 91 | 80 | 63 | 212 | |
| General and administrative | 68 | 91 | 79 | 74 | 167 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 92 | 85 | 87 | 97 | 111 | |
| Restructuring and other related reorganization costs (Note 7) | 43 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 1,811 | 1,743 | 1,662 | 1,391 | 1,033 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 80 | 92 | 126 | 101 | −131 | |
| Interest expense | −63 | −46 | −44 | −44 | — | |
| Interest income | 40 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 1 | |
| Other income (expense), net (Note 16) | −12 | −7 | −4 | −5 | −10 | |
| Total other income (expense), net | −35 | −5 | −1 | −34 | −54 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 45 | 87 | 125 | 67 | −185 | |
| (Provision) benefit for income taxes (Note 10) | −5 | −82 | −115 | −47 | 37 | |
| Net income (loss) | 40 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −148 | |
| Basic (per share) | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.14 | −1.08 | |
| Diluted (per share) | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.14 | −1.08 | |
| Basic | 40 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −148 | |
| Diluted | 41 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −148 | |
| Basic (shares) | 125 | 139 | 139 | 140 | 137 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 131 | 145 | 145 | 146 | 137 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,000 | 723 | |
| Accounts receivable, net (allowance for expected credit losses of $27 and $25, respectively) (Note 2, Note 3) | 209 | 207 | 192 | 205 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 47 | 49 | 38 | 44 | 26 | |
| Total current assets | 1,291 | 1,320 | 1,297 | 1,270 | 940 | |
| Property and equipment, net (Note 4, Note 5) | 210 | 200 | 191 | 194 | 215 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets (Note 5) | 35 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 42 | |
| Intangible assets, net (Note 6) | 33 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 65 | |
| Goodwill (Note 6) | 844 | 814 | 829 | 822 | 843 | |
| Non-marketable investments (Note 3) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net (Note 10) | 137 | 101 | 86 | 78 | 54 | |
| Other long-term assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $10 and $10, respectively (Note 3) | 47 | 43 | 44 | 93 | 94 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 2,625 | 2,561 | 2,537 | 2,569 | 2,289 | |
| Accounts payable | 23 | 49 | 28 | 39 | 27 | |
| Deferred merchant payables (Note 2) | 308 | 255 | 237 | 203 | 113 | |
| Deferred revenue (Note 2) | 53 | 47 | 49 | 44 | 36 | |
| Current portion of debt (Note 8) | 353 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
| Income taxes payable (Note 10) | 12 | 23 | 6 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Note 7) | 249 | 249 | 252 | 247 | 181 | |
| Total current liabilities | 998 | 628 | 572 | 533 | 357 | |
| Long-term debt (Note 8) | 819 | 831 | 839 | 836 | 833 | |
| Finance lease obligation, net of current portion (Note 5) | 36 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 65 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion (Note 5) | 29 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 29 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net (Note 10) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other long-term liabilities (Note 9) | 97 | 104 | 197 | 265 | 215 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,980 | 1,618 | 1,666 | 1,708 | 1,500 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock,$0.001 par value Authorized shares: 100,000,000 Shares issued and outstanding: 0 and 0, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 460 | 1,605 | 1,493 | 1,404 | 1,326 | |
| Retained earnings | 316 | 276 | 271 | 261 | 241 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −41 | −91 | −71 | −82 | −56 | |
| Treasury stock-common stock, at cost, 6,105,262 and 26,260,252 shares, respectively | −90 | −847 | −822 | −722 | −722 | |
| Total Stockholders Equity | 645 | 943 | 871 | 861 | 789 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 2,625 | 2,561 | 2,537 | 2,569 | 2,289 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income (loss) | 40 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −148 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense (Note 13) | 108 | 120 | 96 | 88 | 120 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) (Note 10) | −2 | −14 | −25 | −19 | −44 | |
| Provision for expected credit losses (Note 2) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| Other, net | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 19 | |
| Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets | −8 | −24 | 6 | −87 | −73 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | −46 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 30 | |
| Deferred merchant payables | 52 | 19 | 32 | 99 | 81 | |
| Income tax receivables/payables, net | −23 | −75 | −1 | 107 | 1 | |
| Deferred revenue | 6 | −2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 245 | 144 | 235 | 400 | 108 | |
| Capital expenditures, including capitalized website development | −82 | −74 | −63 | −56 | −54 | |
| Other investing activities, net | −2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −84 | −73 | −63 | −52 | −54 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of Term Loan B Facility, net of financing costs (Note 8) | 341 | 493 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of 2025 Senior Notes (Note 8) | 0 | −500 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of financing costs related to Credit Facility (Note 8) | 0 | −1 | −3 | 0 | — | |
| Principal payments on Term Loan B Facility (Note 8) | −9 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Repurchase of common stock related to Merger, including transaction costs (Note 1) | −411 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repurchase of common stock under the share repurchase program (Note 14) | −90 | −25 | −100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of withholding taxes on net share settlements of equity awards | −20 | −21 | −17 | −20 | −44 | |
| Payments of finance lease obligation and other financing activities, net (Note 5) | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −197 | −63 | −127 | −27 | 263 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 7 | −11 | 1 | −23 | −12 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −29 | −3 | 46 | 298 | 305 | |
| Cash paid (received) during the period for income taxes, net of refunds (Note 10) | 29 | 170 | 140 | −40 | 5 | |
| Cash paid during the period for interest | 59 | 58 | 39 | 40 | 43 | |
| Issuance of common stock related to Merger (Note 1) | 39 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net operating loss carryforwards retained related to Merger (Note 1) | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Stock-based compensation capitalized website development costs (Note 13) | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 |