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Redfin Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results

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Redfin Corporation (NASDAQ: RDFN) today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021

Fourth quarter revenue was $643.1 million, an increase of 163% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. Gross profit was $108.0 million, an increase of 35% year-over-year. Real estate services gross profit was $75.2 million, a decrease of 7% year-over-year, and real estate services gross margin was 33%, compared to 41% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Net loss was $27.0 million, compared to a net income of $14.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Net loss attributable to common stock was $28.4 million. Net loss per share attributable to common stock, diluted, was $0.27, compared to net income per share, diluted, of $0.11 in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Full Year 2021

Full year revenue was $1,922.8 million, an increase of 117% year-over-year. Gross profit was $403.8 million, an increase of 74% year-over-year. Real estate services gross profit was $300.0 million, an increase of 28% year-over-year, and real estate services gross margin was 33%, compared to 36% in 2020.

Net loss was $109.6 million, compared to a net loss of $18.5 million in 2020. Net loss attributable to common stock was $116.9 million. Net loss per share attributable to common stock, diluted, was $1.12, compared to a net loss per share, diluted, of $0.23 in 2020.

“Fourth-quarter revenues and net income exceeded our expectations,” said Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. “More importantly, Redfin is broadening its sources of customer value and corporate income, with title, mortgage, and iBuying now on track to generate gross profits, after years of being subsidized by our brokerage. Entering an uncertain market, Redfin’s pricing power and on-demand service will let us take share and improve operating margins.”

Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • Reached market share of 1.15% of U.S. existing home sales by value in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 11 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2020.(1)
  • Saved homebuyers and sellers over $77 million in the fourth quarter and over $288 million in 2021. This includes the savings Redfin offers buyers through the Redfin Refund and sellers through Redfin’s lower listing fee when compared to a 2.5% listing commission typically charged by traditional agents.
  • Redfin’s mobile apps and website reached nearly 45 million average monthly users in the fourth quarter. For the year, Redfin reached a record of more than 47 million average monthly users, an increase of 10% compared to 2020.
  • Expanded brokerage services into Big Bear, California; Ocean City, Maryland; and Ulster County, New York, furthering Redfin’s presence in popular vacation home destinations.
  • Launched RedfinNow in the Minneapolis metro area, reaching a total of 30 markets.
  • Confirmed Redfin sells homes faster and for more money than other brokerages for the 6th year in a row. Nationwide Redfin listings sold about 5 days faster and for $1,600 more than comparable listings from other brokerages according to a third-party study that we commissioned.
  • Welcomed the inaugural class of 32 Redfin agents to our Career Accelerator pilot program, bringing professionals with a diversity of backgrounds to our Seattle and Washington, D.C. teams.
  • Since December 2020, raised more than $1 million to build paths to homeownership for working families through Redfin Rise, an employee funded non-profit partnership.
  • Delivered improved software for customers, agents, partners and renovations staff including:
  • New search filters for customers to tailor the home search including pet friendliness and Walk Score.
    • On-the-go tour scheduling for Redfin agents via Mobile Agent Tools.
    • Speed improvements that help customers move quickly in a competitive market, including faster listing notifications and identifying Hot Homes that are likely to sell quickly within 5 minutes of being listed.
    • SharePlay feature that lets buyers house-hunt together via FaceTime.
    • Automated resale forecasting and renovation timeline model for RedfinNow’s investment and renovation teams.
  • Subsequent to the fourth quarter, launched our annual media campaign on February 5: Welcome to the Housing Market and Redfin Knows What You Like.

(1) We calculate our market share by aggregating the home value of brokerage and partner real estate services transactions. Then, in order to account for both the sell- and buy-side components of each transaction, we divide that value by two-times the estimated aggregate value of U.S. home sales. We calculate the aggregate value of U.S. home sales by multiplying the total number of U.S. existing home sales by the mean sale price of these homes, each as reported by the National Association of REALTORS®.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Redfin's expectations as of February 17, 2022, and are subject to substantial uncertainty.

For the first quarter of 2022 we expect:

  • Total revenue between $535 million and $560 million, representing a year-over-year growth between 99% and 109% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Included within total revenue are real estate services segment revenue between $165 million and $171 million, properties segment revenue between $330 million to $350 million, rentals revenue between $37 million and $38 million, and mortgage revenue of $3 million.
  • Total net loss is expected to be between $122 million and $115 million, compared to net loss of $36 million in the first quarter of 2021. RentPath’s contribution to the net loss is expected to be approximately $19 million. This guidance includes approximately $45 million in total marketing expenses, $19 million of stock-based compensation, $15 million of depreciation and amortization, and $5 million of net interest expense. In addition, we expect to pay a quarterly dividend of 30,640 shares of common stock to our preferred stockholder.

Conference Call

Redfin will webcast a conference call to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time today. The webcast will be open to the public at http://investors.redfin.com. The webcast will remain available on the investor relations website for at least three months following the conference call.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including our future operating results, as described under Business Outlook. We believe our expectations related to these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but actual results may turn out to be materially different. For factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, please see the risks and uncertainties identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is available on our Investor Relations website at http://investors.redfin.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

About Redfin

Redfin (www.redfin.com) is a technology-powered real estate company. We help people find a place to live with brokerage, instant home-buying (iBuying), rentals, lending, title insurance, and renovations services. We sell homes for more money and charge half the fee. We also run the country's #1 real estate brokerage site. Our home-buying customers see homes first with on-demand tours, and our lending and title services help them close quickly. Customers selling a home can take an instant cash offer from Redfin or have our renovations crew fix up their home to sell for top dollar. Our rentals business empowers millions nationwide to find apartments and houses for rent. Since launching in 2006, we've saved customers more than $1 billion in commissions. We serve more than 100 markets across the U.S. and Canada and employ over 6,000 people.

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Redfin Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

December 31,

2021

2020

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

591,003

$

925,276

Restricted cash

127,278

20,544

Short-term investments

33,737

131,561

Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses of $1,298 and $160

69,594

54,719

Inventory

358,221

49,158

Loans held for sale

35,759

42,539

Prepaid expenses

22,948

12,131

Other current assets

7,524

4,898

Total current assets

1,246,064

1,240,826

Property and equipment, net

58,671

43,988

Right-of-use assets, net

54,200

44,149

Long-term investments

54,828

11,922

Goodwill

409,382

9,186

Intangible assets, net

185,929

1,830

Other assets, noncurrent

12,898

8,619

Total assets

$

2,021,972

$

1,360,520

Liabilities, mezzanine equity, and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$

12,546

$

5,644

Accrued and other liabilities

118,122

82,644

Warehouse credit facilities

33,043

39,029

Secured revolving credit facility

199,781

23,949

Convertible senior notes, net

23,280

22,482

Lease liabilities

15,040

11,973

Total current liabilities

401,812

185,721

Lease liabilities, noncurrent

55,222

49,339

Convertible senior notes, net, noncurrent

1,214,017

488,268

Payroll tax liabilities, noncurrent

6,812

Deferred tax liabilities

1,201

0

Total liabilities

1,672,252

730,140

Series A convertible preferred stock—par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 40,000 and 40,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

39,868

39,823

Stockholders’ equity

Common stock—par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 106,308,767 and 103,000,594 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

106

103

Additional paid-in capital

682,084

860,556

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

(174

)

211

Accumulated deficit

(372,164

)

(270,313

)

Total stockholders’ equity

309,852

590,557

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and stockholders’ equity

$

2,021,972

$

1,360,520

Redfin Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Revenue

Service

$

265,992

$

204,452

$

1,042,112

$

674,345

Product

377,065

40,065

880,653

211,748

Total revenue

643,057

244,517

1,922,765

886,093

Cost of revenue(1)

Service

161,780

122,642

648,660

437,484

Product

373,253

41,755

870,285

216,499

Total cost of revenue

535,033

164,397

1,518,945

653,983

Gross profit

108,024

80,120

403,820

232,110

Operating expenses

Technology and development(1)

43,894

23,610

156,718

84,297

Marketing(1)

22,397

7,270

138,740

54,881

General and administrative(1)

66,962

23,601

218,315

92,140

Total operating expenses

133,253

54,481

513,773

231,318

(Loss) income from operations

(25,229

)

25,639

(109,953

)

792

Interest income

163

215

635

2,074

Interest expense

(3,939

)

(11,864

)

(11,762

)

(19,495

)

Income tax benefit

744

6,107

Other income (expense), net

1,259

45

5,360

(1,898

)

Net (loss) income

$

(27,002

)

$

14,035

$

(109,613

)

$

(18,527

)

Dividend on convertible preferred stock

(1,394

)

(1,640

)

(7,269

)

(4,454

)

Undistributed earnings attributable to participating

(242

)

Net (loss) income attributable to common stock—basic and diluted

$

(28,396

)

$

12,153

$

(116,882

)

$

(22,981

)

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stock—basic

$

(0.27

)

$

0.12

$

(1.12

)

$

(0.23

)

Weighted average shares of common stock—basic

105,739,395

102,176,459

104,683,460

98,574,529

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stock—diluted

$

(0.27

)

$

0.11

$

(1.12

)

$

(0.23

)

Weighted average shares of common stock—diluted

105,739,395

109,461,342

104,683,460

98,574,529

Net (loss) income

$

(27,002

)

$

14,035

$

(109,613

)

$

(18,527

)

Other comprehensive (loss) income

Foreign currency translation adjustments

4

13

6

(3

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

217

(110

)

379

172

Total comprehensive (loss) income

(26,781

)

13,938

(109,228

)

(18,358

)

(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Cost of revenue

$

3,595

$

2,863

$

13,614

$

8,844

Technology and development

6,288

4,828

23,275

16,564

Marketing

736

439

2,350

1,569

General and administrative

4,667

3,079

15,483

9,996

Total

$

15,286

$

11,209

$

54,722

$

36,973

Redfin Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Operating Activities

Net loss

$

(109,613

)

$

(18,527

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

46,906

14,564

Stock-based compensation

54,722

36,973

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

4,989

12,038

Non-cash lease expense

11,630

9,204

Impairment costs

2,063

Loss on repurchases and conversions of convertible senior notes

4,634

Net loss (gain) on IRLCs, forward sales commitments, and loans held for sale

815

(1,921

)

Other

(4,227

)

(349

)

Change in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

(7,149

)

(35,496

)

Inventory

(309,063

)

25,432

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(12,248

)

2,333

Accounts payable

3,059

2,086

Accrued and other liabilities, deferred tax liabilities, and payroll tax liabilities, noncurrent

25,791

39,092

Lease liabilities

(13,268

)

(11,312

)

Origination of loans held for sale

(986,982

)

(677,310

)

Proceeds from sale of loans originated as held for sale

993,070

657,763

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

(301,568

)

61,267

Investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment

(27,492

)

(14,686

)

Purchases of investments

(146,274

)

(198,172

)

Sales of investments

98,687

7,887

Maturities of investments

106,773

147,852

Cash paid for acquisition

(608,000

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(576,306

)

(57,119

)

Financing activities

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

39,801

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

69,701

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to employee equity plans

22,772

21,072

Tax payments related to net share settlements on restricted stock units

(27,066

)

(16,852

)

Borrowings from warehouse credit facilities

942,993

662,278

Repayments to warehouse credit facilities

(948,979

)

(644,551

)

Borrowings from secured revolving credit facility

624,828

89,619

Repayments to secured revolving credit facility

(448,996

)

(70,115

)

Cash paid for secured revolving credit facility issuance costs

(527

)

(4

)

Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs

561,529

647,486

Purchases of capped calls related to convertible senior notes

(62,647

)

Payments for repurchases and conversions of convertible senior notes

(2,159

)

(108,061

)

Principal payments under finance lease obligations

(796

)

(221

)

Other financing payables

(10,611

)

4,074

Net cash provided by financing activities

650,341

694,227

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(6

)

(3

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(227,539

)

698,372

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:

Beginning of period

945,820

247,448

End of period

$

718,281

$

945,820

Redfin Corporation and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Dec. 31,
2021

Sep. 30,
2021

Jun. 30,
2021

Mar. 31,
2021

Dec. 31,
2020

Sep. 30,
2020

Jun. 30,
2020

Mar. 31,
2020

Monthly average visitors (in thousands)

44,665

49,147

48,437

46,202

44,135

49,258

42,537

35,519

Real estate services transactions

Brokerage

19,428

21,929

21,006

14,317

16,951

18,980

13,828

10,751

Partner

4,603

4,755

4,597

3,944

4,940

5,180

2,691

2,479

Total

24,031

26,684

25,603

18,261

21,891

24,160

16,519

13,230

Real estate services revenue per transaction

Brokerage

$ 10,900

$ 11,107

$ 11,307

$ 10,927

$ 10,751

$ 10,241

$ 9,296

$ 9,520

Partner

2,819

2,990

3,195

3,084

3,123

2,988

2,417

2,535

Aggregate

9,352

9,661

9,850

9,233

9,030

8,686

8,175

8,211

Aggregate home value of real estate services transactions (in millions)

$ 13,255

$ 14,926

$ 14,612

$ 9,710

$ 11,478

$ 12,207

$ 7,576

$ 6,098

U.S. market share by value

1.15 %

1.16 %

1.18 %

1.16 %

1.04 %

1.04 %

0.94 %

0.92 %

Revenue from top-10 Redfin markets as a percentage of real estate services revenue

61 %

62 %

64 %

62 %

63 %

63 %

63 %

61 %

Average number of lead agents

2,485

2,370

2,456

2,277

1,981

1,820

1,399

1,826

RedfinNow Homes Sold

600

388

292

171

83

37

162

171

Revenue per RedfinNow Home Sold

622,251

599,010

570,930

525,173

471,551

504,583

444,690

461,916

Redfin Corporation and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Financial Information

(unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Revenue

Real estate services (brokerage)

$

211,756

$

182,244

$

849,288

607,513

Real estate services (partner)

12,976

15,426

54,046

43,695

Properties

377,065

39,399

880,653

209,686

Rentals

38,923

121,877

Mortgage

3,996

5,140

19,818

15,834.547

Other

3,347

3,073

13,609

12,377.25

Intercompany eliminations

(5,006

)

(765

)

(16,526

)

(3,013

)

Total

$

643,057

$

244,517

$

1,922,765

$

886,093

Cost of revenue

Real estate services

$

149,529

$

116,835

$

603,320

$

417,140

Properties

373,105

41,275

870,052

214,382

Rentals

6,774

21,739

Mortgage

6,690

4,585

26,096

15,627

Other

3,941

2,467

14,264

9,847

Intercompany eliminations

(5,006

)

(765

)

(16,526

)

(3,013

)

Total

$

535,033

$

164,397

$

1,518,945

$

653,983

Gross Profit

Real estate services

75,203

80,835

300,014

234,068

Properties

3,960

(1,876

)

10,601

(4,696

)

Rentals

32,149

100,138

Mortgage

(2,694

)

555

(6,278

)

208

Other

(594

)

606

(655

)

2,530

Total

$

108,024

$

80,120

$

403,820

$

232,110

Real estate services, properties, mortgage, and other operating expenses

85,699

54,481

367,269

231,318

Rentals operating expenses

47,554

146,504

Interest income

163

215

635

2,074

Interest expense

(3,939

)

(11,864

)

(11,762

)

(19,495

)

Income tax benefit

744

6,107

Other income (expense), net

1,259

45

5,360

(1,898

)

Net (loss) income

$

(27,002

)

$

14,035

$

(109,613

)

$

(18,527

)

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