UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE
TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission File Number 001-38846
Lyft, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
185 Berry Street, Suite 5000
San Francisco, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
20-8809830
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
94107
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 250-2773
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Class A common stock, par value of $0.00001 per share
Trading
Symbol(s)
LYFT
Name of each exchange on which registered
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
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The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2020, the last business day of its most recently completed
second fiscal quarter, was $8.4 billion based on the closing sales price of the Registrant’s Class A common stock on that date.
On February 22, 2021, the Registrant had 320,128,117 shares of Class A common stock and 8,802,629 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.
Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
to the extent stated herein. Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Table of Contents
PART I
Item 1.
Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Item 9.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.
Item 12.
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary
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NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws,
which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our
future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words
such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our
expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include
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our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our revenue, cost of revenue, operating
expenses, capital expenditures, our ability to determine insurance, legal and other reserves and our ability to achieve
and maintain future profitability;
the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to meet our liquidity needs;
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related responses of businesses and governments to the pandemic on our
operations and personnel, on commercial activity and demand across our platform, on our business and results of
operations, and on our ability to forecast our financial and operating results;
the demand for our platform or for Transportation-as-a-Service networks in general;
our ability to adapt our business in California in response to the results of Proposition 22;
our ability to attract and retain drivers and riders;
our ability to develop new offerings and bring them to market in a timely manner and update and make enhancements
to our platform;
our ability to compete with existing and new competitors in existing and new markets and offerings;
our expectations regarding outstanding and potential litigation, including with respect to the classification of drivers on
our platform;
our expectations regarding the effects of existing and developing laws and regulations, including with respect to the
classification of drivers on our platform, taxation, privacy and data protection;
our ability to manage and insure risks associated with our Transportation-as-a-Service network, including auto-related
and operations-related risks, and our expectations regarding estimated insurance reserves;
our expectations regarding new and evolving markets and our efforts to address these markets, including autonomous
vehicles, bikes and scooters, Driver Centers and Lyft Mobile Services, Flexdrive, Express Drive, and Lyft Rentals;
our ability to develop and protect our brand;
our ability to maintain the security and availability of our platform;
our expectations and management of future growth and business operations, including our recent plan of termination;
our expectations concerning relationships with third parties;
our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property;
our ability to service our existing debt; and
our ability to successfully acquire and integrate companies and assets.
We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking
statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events
and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The outcome of the
events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those described in
the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive
and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all
risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or
occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
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The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K relate only to events as of the date on which the
statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form
10-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or to reflect new information or the
occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations
disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our
forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or
investments we may make.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject.
These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and while we
believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our
statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available
relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
Our Mission
Improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Overview
Lyft, Inc (the “Company” or “Lyft”) started a movement to revolutionize transportation. In 2012, we launched our peer-to-
peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing and have continued to pioneer innovations aligned with our mission. Today, Lyft is one
of the largest multimodal transportation networks in the United States and Canada.
We believe that cities should be built for people, not cars. Mass car ownership in the twentieth century brought
unprecedented freedom to individuals and spurred significant economic growth. However, in the process, city infrastructure became
overwhelmingly devoted to cars. Roads and parking lots have replaced too much green space. Mass car ownership strains our cities
and reduces the very freedom that cars once provided. Car ownership has also economically burdened consumers and can equate to a
substantial portion of a household’s transportation spend despite the average car being parked and unused a majority of the time.
Consumers are seeking better ways to get around. They have grown accustomed to the convenience and immediacy of the on-
demand economy and expect their experiences to be more simple, flexible and enjoyable. Existing transportation options have failed to
meet this shift in consumer demand, creating the opportunity for a better solution.
We believe that the world is at the beginning of a shift away from car ownership to Transportation-as-a-Service (“TaaS”).
Lyft is at the forefront of this massive societal change. Our ridesharing marketplace connects drivers with riders via the Lyft mobile
application (the “App”) in cities across the United States and in select cities in Canada. We believe that our ridesharing marketplace
allows riders to use their cars less and offers a viable alternative to car ownership while providing drivers using our platform the
freedom and independence to choose when, where, how long and on what platforms they work. As this evolution continues, we
believe there is a massive opportunity for us to improve the lives of riders by connecting them to more affordable and convenient
transportation options.
We are laser-focused on revolutionizing transportation. We have established a scaled network of users brought together by
our robust technology platform (the “Lyft Platform”) that powers rides and connections every day. We leverage our technology
platform, the scale and density of our user network and insights from a significant number of rides to continuously improve our
ridesharing marketplace efficiency and develop new offerings. For example, in May 2020, we expanded the availability of our Wait &
Save mode on our ridesharing platform, which is an ideal offering for riders with more flexible schedules that want to leverage the
savings we can offer by shifting demand to better meet supply. We’ve also taken steps to ensure our network is well positioned to
benefit from technological innovation in transportation. As just one example, starting in 2018, we were the first company in our
industry to launch a publicly-available commercial open platform autonomous offering in the United States.
Today, our offerings include an expanded set of transportation modes in select cities, such as access to a network of shared
bikes and scooters (“Light Vehicles”) for shorter rides and first-mile and last-mile legs of multimodal trips, information about nearby
public transit routes, and Lyft Rentals, an offering for renters who want to rent a car for a fixed period of time for personal use. We
believe our transportation network offers a viable alternative to car ownership. We anticipate the demand for our offerings will grow
as communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and as more and more people discover the convenience, experience and
affordability of using Lyft.
We have made focused and substantial investments in support of our mission. For example, to continually launch new
innovations on our platform, we have invested heavily in research and development and have completed multiple strategic
acquisitions. We have also invested in sales and marketing to grow our community, cultivate a differentiated brand that resonates with
drivers and riders and promote further brand awareness. Together, these investments have enabled us to create a powerful multimodal
platform and scaled user network. For example, in the first quarter of 2020, we acquired Flexdrive, LLC (“Flexdrive”), one of our
longstanding partners in the Express Drive program. Through our Express Drive program, drivers can enter into short-term rental
agreements for vehicles that may be used to provide ridesharing services on the Lyft Platform. Flexdrive will continue to operate as an
independent partner to Lyft and we expect this acquisition to contribute to the growth of our business and help us expand the range of
our use cases. We also continue to invest in the expansion of our network of Light Vehicles and autonomous open platform
technology. Our strategy is always to be at the forefront of transportation innovation, and we believe these investments will continue
to position us as a leader in TaaS. Notwithstanding the impact of COVID-19, we plan to continue to invest in the future, both
organically and through acquisitions of complementary businesses.
Even as we invest in the business, we remain focused on finding ways to operate more efficiently. For example, in the second
and fourth quarters of 2020, we undertook restructuring efforts to reduce operating expenses and adjust cash flows in light of the
ongoing economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business. In addition, we
significantly decreased our 2020 capital expenditure spending from our original plan and exceeded our target cost reductions in 2020
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by 20%. We also decreased rider incentives to an all-time low in the second quarter of 2020 and maintained them near the historical
low through the fourth quarter of 2020, resulting in a significant decrease in sales and marketing expenses.
To advance our mission, we aim to build the defining brand of our generation and to advocate through our commitment to
social and environmental responsibility. We believe that our brand represents freedom at your fingertips: freedom from the stresses of
car ownership and freedom to do and see more. Through our LyftUp initiative, we’re working to make sure people have access to
affordable, reliable transportation to get where they need to go - no matter their income or zip code. We’ve activated more than 500
nonprofit partners through LyftUp to provide free ride credits to those who need them most, including a focus on communities of
color. We are also proud to be leaders in the fight against climate change. We’ve made the commitment to reach 100% electric
vehicles (“EVs”) on the Lyft Platform by 2030. We believe many users are loyal to Lyft because of our values, brand and commitment
to social and environmental responsibility.
Our values, brand, innovation and focused execution have put us in a position to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic even
stronger. We remain confident that demand will return to our platform as we progress through the recovery and as vaccines become
more widely available. We continue to believe that users are increasingly choosing a ridesharing platform based on brand affinity and
value alignment.
Impact of COVID-19 to our Business
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, Canada, and in many other countries globally.
The spread of COVID-19 has caused federal and local health officials to enact precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus,
including travel restrictions, restrictions on businesses, extensive social distancing measures, and self-quarantine or shelter-in-place
guidelines in many regions of the United States and Canada. Beginning in the middle of March 2020 and continuing into the first
quarter of 2021, the pandemic and these related responses have caused decreased demand for our platform leading to decreased
revenue, decreased earning opportunities for drivers on our platform, the global slowdown of economic activity (including the
decrease in demand for a broad variety of goods and services), disruptions in global supply chains and significant volatility and
disruption of financial markets; and these impacts may continue.
For more information on risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and our litigation matters, see the section titled “Risk
Factors” in Item 1A of Part I. For more information on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our business, see the section titled
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of Part II.
Lyft’s Market Opportunity
Transportation is a massive market. Transportation costs are a substantial expenditure for every household, often more than
healthcare and entertainment expenditures. We believe we are still in the very early phases of capturing this massive opportunity as
rideshare represents a small percentage of vehicle miles travelled. We also believe that we have a significant incremental opportunity
to address transportation spend by businesses and organizations. Our market opportunity today includes transportation spend in the
United States and Canada. In the transportation ecosystem, we are one of only two companies that have established a TaaS network at
scale across the United States.
Changes in society and the transportation industry are catalyzing a complete transformation of the massive transportation
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Development of autonomous vehicles
The Lyft Solution
Our Transportation Network
Our transportation network offers riders seamless, personalized and on-demand access to a variety of mobility options.
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Ridesharing Marketplace. Our core offering since 2012 connects drivers with riders who need to get somewhere. The scale of
our network enables us to predict demand and proactively incentivize drivers to be available for rides in the right place at the
right time. This allows us to optimize earning opportunities for drivers and offer convenient rides for riders, creating
sustainable value to both sides of our marketplace. Our ridesharing marketplace connects drivers with riders in cities across
the United States and in select cities in Canada.
Express Drive. Our flexible car rentals program for drivers who want to drive using our platform but do not have access to a
vehicle that meets our requirements. Through our Express Drive program, drivers can enter into short-term rental agreements
for vehicles that may be used to provide ridesharing services on the Lyft Platform.
Lyft Rentals. In 2019, we launched Lyft Rentals to offer an attractive option for users who have long-distance trips, such as a
weekend away. This is a separate consumer offering from Express Drive.
Bikes and Scooters. We have a network of shared bikes and scooters in a number of cities to address the needs of users who
are looking for options that are more active, usually lower-priced, and often more efficient for short trips during heavy traffic.
These modes can also help supplement the first-mile and last-mile of a multimodal trip with public transit.
Lyft bikes are standard and electric pedal-assist bicycles. Lyft has exclusive city partnerships in a majority of locations where
we operate a bikeshare program including New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland and Boston. In 2020, we
continued to make inroads with our electric bike fleet which is now available across nine markets.
Users can access Lyft scooters via our Lyft App in six major cities in the United States. When in a service area, users can see
available scooters nearby. They can reserve a scooter ahead of time or use the Lyft App to scan the QR code on a nearby
scooter to begin a ride.
Public Transit. Available in select cities, our Transit offering integrates third-party public transit data into the Lyft App to
offer users a robust view of transportation options around them and allows them to see transit routes to their destinations at no
cost. Providing real-time public transit information is another step toward providing effective, equitable and sustainable
transportation to our communities, and creating a more seamless and connected transportation network.
Autonomous Vehicles. We have a number of strategic partnerships that offer access to autonomous vehicles. Our Open
Platform partnership with Motional (formerly Aptiv) has enabled the commercial deployment of a fleet of autonomous
vehicles on our platform in Las Vegas. We have facilitated over 100,000 paid rides in Motional autonomous vehicles with a
safety driver since January 2018.
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We have established one of the largest transportation networks in the United States and Canada. While network scale is
important, we recognize that transportation happens locally and each market has its own unique user network. Our dynamic platform
adjusts to the specific attributes of each market on a real-time basis.
Drivers
The drivers on our platform are active members of their communities. They are parents, students, business owners, retirees
and everything in between. We work hard to serve the community of drivers on our platform, empowering them to be their own bosses
and providing them the opportunity to focus their time on what matters most. Key benefits to drivers on our platform include:
• We offer drivers the flexibility to generate income on their own schedule, so they can best prioritize what is important in their
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Our predictive technology around ride volume and demand enables us to share key information with drivers about when and
where to drive in order to maximize their earnings on a real-time basis.
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automobile accidents while on the platform.
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To help us uphold high community standards, we give both drivers and riders the opportunity to rate each other after a ride
booked through the Lyft App. If a rider or driver rates the ride three stars or below, they will not be matched together again.
Lyft may also follow up with the parties to further understand the ride experience and provide additional support if needed.
All transactions are processed through our platform, so drivers do not need to worry about carrying cash.
Our Driver Hubs and certain field locations in major cities serve as gathering places and offer in-person support and a
personal connection to Lyft employees. In addition, drivers have access to 24/7 support and earnings tools as well as
education resources and other support to meet their personal goals.
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 22, which protects independence and flexibility for drivers in
California while providing them with new earnings opportunities and protections, including minimum guaranteed earnings,
occupational accident insurance, and contributions towards healthcare coverage.
We care deeply about the riders on our platform and work to build long-term relationships with them by:
developing simple, elegant and intuitive solutions;
focusing intensely on the user experience, including soliciting feedback and following up if necessary on the ride experience;
engendering a sense of mutual respect and fair treatment; and
promoting trust and safety within our network.
We believe this approach fuels our word-of-mouth referrals and reinforces our community’s desire to use Lyft over
alternatives.
Riders are as diverse and dynamic as the communities we serve. They represent all adult age groups and backgrounds and use
Lyft to commute to and from work, explore their cities, spend more time at local businesses and stay out longer knowing they can get
a reliable ride home. For the purposes of “Item 1. Business” section, riders are passengers who request rides from drivers in our
ridesharing marketplace and renters of a shared bike, scooter or automobile.
We work hard to provide riders with a quality experience every time they open the Lyft App, in order to earn the right to have
Lyft be their transportation network of choice. Key benefits to riders include:
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Selection and Convenience. We designed the Lyft App with a focus on simplicity, efficiency and convenience. Riders enter
their destination and are then presented with a range of transportation options to select from based on their needs and
preferences. Our proprietary technology efficiently matches riders with drivers through advanced dispatching algorithms
providing faster arrival times, localized pricing and maximum availability. We continuously aim to reduce friction in the
booking process with features like “one tap ride” so riders can enter their destinations quickly. Additional modes, such as
bikes and scooters, offer riders more options for shorter trips. The more rides that are taken on our platform, the better we are
able to offer riders personalized experiences most suitable to the trip being planned.
Availability. We strive to ensure that riders can get a ride when they want one. We leverage our proprietary dispatch platform
and data to help drivers and riders connect efficiently and reduce wait times. Our machine learning algorithms continuously
train our optimization models and dynamically incentivize drivers to be on our platform when and where riders are seeking
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transportation. We are also expanding our network of shared bikes and scooters. The high availability of our platform and the
breadth of our offerings have made us the preferred transportation network for millions of riders.
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Affordability. Our platform empowers riders to choose from a broad set of transportation options to easily optimize for cost,
comfort and time. For our ridesharing marketplace, riders are presented with upfront estimated prices prior to taking the trip
so they can anticipate the total cost. We also introduced lower-cost options for riders to get around in select cities, including
Wait & Save mode, a network of shared bikes and scooters and Transit with affordability in mind.
Safety. Since day one, we have worked continuously to enhance the safety of our platform and the ridesharing industry by
developing innovative products, policies and processes. Before giving a ride on the Lyft Platform, all driver-applicants are
screened for disqualifying criminal offenses and driving incidents. All approved drivers are also required to complete
mandatory Community Safety Education. We conduct monitoring of active Lyft drivers, which provides us with continuous
and rapid notification of disqualifying criminal records and driving infractions.
Our Technology Infrastructure and Operations
We organize our product teams with a full-stack development model, integrating product management, engineering,
analytics, data science and design. We focus on affordability, reliability, efficiency, optimization and cohesion when developing our
software. Our offerings are mobile-first and platform agnostic. We seek to continuously improve the Lyft Platform and the Lyft App.
Our offerings are built on a scalable technology platform that enables us to manage peaks in demand.
We have a commercial agreement with AWS for cloud services to help deliver and host our platform. As a result of our
partnership, we believe we are more resilient to surges in demand on our platform or product changes we may introduce. Our
commercial agreement with AWS will remain in effect until terminated by AWS or us. AWS may only terminate the agreement for
convenience after September 30, 2022, and only after complying with certain advance notice requirements. AWS may also terminate
the agreement for cause upon a breach of the agreement or for failure to pay amounts due, in each case, subject to AWS providing
prior written notice and a 30-day cure period. We committed to spend an aggregate of at least $300 million between January 2019 and
June 2022 on AWS services, with a minimum amount of $80 million in each of the three years. If we fail to meet the minimum
purchase commitment during any year, we may be required to pay the difference. We pay AWS monthly, and we may pay more than
the minimum purchase commitment to AWS based on usage.
We designed our platform with multiple layers of redundancy to guard against data loss and deliver high availability.
Incremental backups are performed hourly or more frequently and full backups are performed daily. In addition, as a default,
redundant copies of content are stored independently in at least two separate geographic regions and replicated reliably within each
region. We are also investing in iterating and continuously improving our data privacy and security foundation, and continually review
and implement the most relevant policies.
Our Intellectual Property
We believe that our intellectual property rights are valuable and important to our business. We rely on trademarks, patents,
copyrights, trade secrets, license agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, confidentiality procedures, non-disclosure
agreements and employee non-disclosure and invention assignment agreements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Though
we rely in part upon these legal and contractual protections, we believe that factors such as the skills and ingenuity of our employees
and the functionality and frequent enhancements to our solutions are larger contributors to our success in the marketplace.
We have invested in a patent program to identify and protect a substantial portion of our strategic intellectual property in
ridesharing, autonomous vehicle-related technology, telecommunications, networking and other technologies relevant to our business.
As of December 31, 2020, we held 342 issued U.S. patents and had 446 U.S. patent applications pending. We also held 59 issued
patents in foreign jurisdictions and had 223 applications pending in foreign jurisdictions. We continually review our development
efforts to assess the existence and patentability of new intellectual property.
We have an ongoing trademark and service mark registration program pursuant to which we register our brand names and
product names, taglines and logos in the United States and other countries to the extent we determine appropriate and cost-effective.
We also have common law rights in some trademarks. In addition, we have registered domain names for websites that we use in our
business, such as www.lyft.com and other variations.
We intend to pursue additional intellectual property protection to the extent we believe it would be beneficial and cost-
effective. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, they may not be respected in the future or may be invalidated,
circumvented or challenged. For additional information, see the sections titled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal
Factors—Claims by others that we infringed their proprietary technology or other intellectual property rights could harm our business”
and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal Factors—Failure to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights could
harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.”
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Our Growth Strategy
Transportation is a massive market. We are in the very early phase of capturing this large opportunity. Our key growth
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Increase Our Use Cases. We continuously work to extend our offerings to make Lyft the transportation network of choice
across an expanding range of use cases. We offer products to simplify travel decision-making and expand the potential uses
for our platform, such as our Lyft Pink subscription plan, Lyft Pass commuter programs, first-mile and last-mile services and
university safe rides programs. We also provide centralized tools and enterprise transportation solutions tailored to
businesses, such as our Concierge offering, which enables organizations to manage the transportation needs of their
customers, employees and constituents.
Recovery and Growth Of Our Rider Base. We see opportunities to recoup and grow our rider base as the COVID-19
pandemic ends. We intend to make incremental investments in our brand and growth marketing to increase consumer
preference as the recovery takes hold. We also may offer discounts for first time riders to try Lyft and incentives for existing
drivers and riders. We plan to continue to add density to our ridesharing marketplace by attracting and retaining drivers to our
platform to further improve the rider experience. Additionally, we are expanding our platform coverage beyond the
geographies and markets we currently serve. We also believe we will benefit from demographic trends, such as the growing
percentage of the population who are born as digital natives accustomed to on-demand services.
Expand Our Transportation Offerings. We continue to make Lyft an everyday experience for riders through our
transportation network designed to address a wide range of mobility needs. For example, in 2018, we launched a network of
shared bikes and scooters, and will continue to supplement and scale modes in order to offer riders more transportation
options. In 2019, we added Lyft Rentals to add an attractive option for users planning to travel longer distances. More
recently in 2020, we launched Wait & Save, where riders can opt for a longer wait time but pay a lower fare than for a
standard ride mode. By expanding our transportation offerings, we can offer riders options that best fit their criteria directly
from the Lyft App, which increases rider engagement.
Grow Our Share of Rider Transportation Spend. As we continue to increase rider loyalty to our brand and expand our use
cases and the breadth of our multimodal offerings, we believe we will also increase our share of rider transportation spend.
For example, a rider may start using our ridesharing offering for a night out and then choose Lyft again for travel to the
airport. Once they have experienced the reliability and convenience of Lyft, they may incorporate Wait & Save into their
daily commute, rent one of our shared bikes or scooters for shorter rides or when connecting to public transit, and rent one of
our Lyft Rentals vehicles for long-distance trips, like a weekend away. We are also investing to increase our share of more
valuable rides to grow our share of rider transportation spend. In addition, usage of our platform typically increases over time.
Increase Value to the Driver Community. We strive to provide the best and most fulfilling economic opportunities for the
community of drivers on our platform. We continuously seek to launch and improve programs and initiatives that enhance the
driver experience on our platform. Our Express Drive program connects drivers with rental cars and in the first quarter of
2020, we acquired Flexdrive, one of our longstanding partners in the Express Drive program. We are also investing in Driver
Centers, Mobile Services, and related partnerships that offer affordable and convenient vehicle maintenance to the driver
community. In addition to helping drivers access and maintain vehicles, we are committed to delivering innovative solutions
that offer drivers fast and affordable access to their earnings. For example, we were the first ridesharing company to offer
instant payouts to drivers through the Lyft App when we launched Express Pay in 2015. In 2019, we further improved access
to driver earnings by launching Lyft Direct, our no-fee bank account and debit card for drivers that allows drivers to receive
payment instantly after every ride. In 2020, we launched Essential Deliveries, a pilot initiative which provides drivers with
new earnings opportunities by connecting them to government agencies, local non-profits, healthcare organizations, and other
companies that need delivery services for items like food, groceries, prescriptions, medical supplies, home necessities, and
auto parts. We believe that our efforts to improve the driver experience allows us to increase driver satisfaction and loyalty to
Lyft.
Invest in Technology to Strengthen Our Network and Increase Efficiency. Our investments in proprietary technologies and
predictive analytics leverage insights derived from the rich set of data generated by our platform. These investments allow us
to deliver an affordable, convenient and high-quality experience for riders and increase the earnings of drivers. Our
investments in mapping, routing, payments, in-app navigation, matching technologies and data science are key to integrating
technology to improve the safety and increase the efficiency of our platform. In addition, we are investing in autonomous
vehicle-related technology, which we believe will be a critical part of the future of transportation. We recently announced that
we were considering strategic options for our Level 5 self-driving system development program.
Pursue M&A and Strategic Partnerships. In November 2018, we acquired Motivate, the largest bike sharing platform in the
United States at the time and in February 2020, we acquired Flexdrive, one of our longstanding Express Drive partners. From
time to time, we have made other acquisitions of businesses and technologies. We will continue to selectively pursue
acquisitions that contribute to the growth of our current business, help us expand into adjacent markets or add new
capabilities to our platform. We believe drivers and riders on our platform will also benefit from a broader partner ecosystem
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that expands our marketing and loyalty programs and employee ride solutions. We have built strong relationships with
transportation suppliers, state and local governments, and technology solutions providers. We intend to continue to pursue
acquisitions and partnerships that contribute to our growth.
Competition
The market for TaaS networks is intensely competitive and characterized by rapid changes in technology, shifting rider needs
and frequent introductions of new services and offerings. We expect competition to continue, both from current competitors and new
entrants in the market that may be well-established and enjoy greater resources or other strategic advantages. If we are unable to
anticipate or successfully react to these competitive challenges in a timely manner, our competitive position could weaken, or fail to
improve, and we could experience a decline in revenue or growth stagnation that could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Our main ridesharing competitors in the United States and Canada include Uber and Via. Our main competitors in the bike
and scooter sharing market include Lime and Bird. Our main competitors in the consumer vehicle rental market include Enterprise,
Hertz, and Avis Budget Group as well as emerging car-share marketplaces. We also compete with certain non-ridesharing
transportation network companies, and taxi cab and livery companies as well as traditional automotive manufacturers, such as BMW,
which has an ongoing presence in the transportation network market in Europe.
Additionally, there are other non-U.S.-based TaaS network companies that may expand into the United States and Canada.
There are also a number of companies developing autonomous vehicle technology that may compete with us in the future, including
Alphabet (Waymo), Amazon (Zoox), Apple, Argo AI, Aurora, Baidu and General Motors (Cruise) as well as many other technology
companies and automobile manufacturers and suppliers. We anticipate continued challenges from current competitors as well as from
new entrants into the TaaS market.
We believe that the principal competitive factors in our market include the following:
coverage and availability of access and service levels;
scale of network;
choice of modality;
product design;
ease of adoption and use;
features and platform experience;
partnerships and integrations with other ecosystem participants;
brand;
trust, safety, reliability and privacy;
customer support;
continued innovation in new modalities;
driver payout;
regulatory relations;
sustainability; and
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We believe we compete favorably across these factors. However, many of our competitors and potential competitors are
larger and have greater brand name recognition, longer operating histories, larger marketing budgets and established marketing
relationships, access to larger customer bases and significantly greater resources for the development of their offerings. For additional
information about the risks to our business related to competition, see the section titled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Operational
Factors—We face intense competition and could lose market share to our competitors, which could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.”
Seasonality
The revenue we generate from our business may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to seasonal factors including the
weather and certain holidays. We expect the demand for our transportation network may decline over the winter season in certain
regions and the demand for our network of shared bikes and scooters may increase during more temperate and dry seasons. Our
business is also subject to risks related to COVID-19. In particular, travel bans and restrictions, as well as shelter in place orders have
decreased demand and we are unable to predict when and to what extent these public health and safety measures may be eased, how
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riders will respond to the easing of such measures, and whether additional measures may need to be implemented in the future, any of
which may continue to result in decreased demand notwithstanding usual seasonality.
Our Brand and Marketing
We aim to build the defining brand of our generation. We believe that our brand represents freedom at your fingertips:
freedom from the stresses of driving and car ownership, and freedom to do and see more. Our unique values and culture are reflected
in our brand. We drive awareness of our brand through our marketing efforts, which highlight our offerings, the simplicity of our user
experience and our commitment to community, and we also benefit from the evangelism by our users.
Values and Culture
Building community and having a positive local impact is fundamental to who we are. We approach working with our
partners, cities and municipalities in a collaborative manner and seek to establish mutually beneficial relationships based on trust,
respect and a common objective of improving people’s lives by improving transportation.
Millions of people lack access to basic needs because they can’t get a ride. Through our LyftUp initiative, we’re working to
make sure everyone has access to affordable, reliable transportation to get where they need to go — no matter their income or zip
code.
We built LyftUp to account for those still left behind. LyftUp aims to bridge some of the most serious outstanding
transportation gaps. Through our LyftUp programs, we partner with leading organizations, including government agencies and
nonprofits, to provide access to free and discounted car, bike, and scooter rides to individuals and families in need.
2020 LyftUp programs included:
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Grocery Access - rides to/from the grocery store for families living in areas without sufficient grocery store access
and meal delivery to individuals in need;
Jobs Access - rides to/from job interviews, job trainings, and/or the first few weeks of a new job;
Voting Access - rides to the polls;
Disaster Response - rides to access vital services leading up to and in the wake of disasters and other local
emergencies;
• Multimodal Access - deeply discounted bikeshare and scooter share memberships for eligible applicants who qualify
for federal/state/local assistance programs;
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Critical Workforce Programs - providing critical workers including first-responders, healthcare, and transit
workforce free scooter rides and free memberships to bikeshare programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
Universal Vaccine Access Campaign - mobilizing a coalition of partners to provide rides to and from vaccination
sites for low-income, underinsured, and at-risk communities, as the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely
available; and
Community Grants Program - awards ride credits to hyperlocal nonprofit organizations across the country making a
difference in their communities.
All of this work directly ties back to Lyft’s mission of improving people’s lives with the world's best transportation, and
we’re proud to work with amazing community partners to bring these programs to life.
Lastly, Lyft was founded on the belief that technology will enable us to dramatically reduce carbon emissions from the
transportation system. We now offer several lower-carbon modes in the Lyft App: bikes, scooters, and transit. In 2019, Lyft launched
access to hundreds of EVs on the Lyft Platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver, and in 2020, Lyft made the
commitment to reach 100% electric vehicles on the Lyft Platform by 2030 and joined The Climate Group’s EV100 initiative to
accelerate the transition to EVs.
Brand Marketing
Our marketing efforts are designed to educate people about Lyft in creative and memorable ways, generating brand
awareness among potential drivers and riders.
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are disguised as drivers.
Popular Culture. Ad placement in pop culture such as television series and movies.
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• Marketing Partnerships. We have marketing partnerships with leading brands, such as J.P. Morgan (Chase), Delta Air Lines,
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Outdoor Advertising. To build unaided awareness, we have outdoor billboard campaigns in key markets.
Specialty Modes. In select markets, riders may experience specialty or promotional ride modes for local events and
organizations.
Lyft Amp. Lyft Amps are bright, oval-shaped devices that sit on certain drivers’ dashboards which enhance the user
experience, boost our brand awareness, and help promote safety. Amps assist rider identification of their driver’s vehicles and
also display a personalized greeting and ETA to inform riders of the estimated time to their destination.
Performance Marketing
We use a variety of channels to drive adoption of our platform and maintain driver and rider loyalty. We use specific
channels and initiatives that enable us to measure the impact of our marketing spend. We currently attract new drivers and riders
through a variety of marketing channels, including referrals, affiliate programs, partnerships, display advertising, radio, video, social
media, email, search engine optimization and keyword search campaigns. After signup, we continue to engage riders through a variety
of initiatives, such as emails, in-app notifications and promotions.
Our Proprietary Data-Driven Technology Platform
Our robust technology platform powers the millions of rides and connections that we facilitate every day and provides
insights that drive our platform in real-time. We leverage historical data to continuously improve experiences for drivers and riders on
our platform. Our platform analyzes large datasets covering the ride lifecycle, from when drivers go online and riders request rides, to
when they match, which route to take and any feedback given after the rides. Utilizing machine learning capabilities to predict future
behavior based on many years of historical data and use cases, we employ various levers to balance supply and demand in the
marketplace, creating increased driver earnings while maintaining strong service levels for riders. We also leverage our data science
and algorithms to inform our product development, such as the introduction of Lyft Pink.
Ridesharing Marketplace Efficiency
During the matching process, we leverage our proprietary dispatch platform and data to help drivers and riders connect
efficiently. Factors such as distance, destination, route, traffic and travel time contribute to determining both driver to rider matching
for our rideshare offerings including our Wait & Save mode, as well as rider-to-rider matching for our shared rides offerings, which is
currently paused as a result of COVID-19. Prior to a match, we give drivers a simple, reliable signal about where to drive and often an
incentive to increase earnings. We also focus on providing predictable, competitive and sustainable prices that optimize value for
riders as well as help increase conversion. Our machine learning algorithms continuously train our optimization models and
dynamically balance current and future supply and demand within the marketplace.
Optimizing Marketplace Supply
Once drivers sign up and begin driving, our predictive analytics and dynamic pricing algorithms help us to align driver
incentives to encourage drivers to be available, at the right times, in areas of high demand. This helps provide drivers with potentially
higher earning opportunities by allowing them to maximize their earnings per hour, which can elevate driver satisfaction, increase
supply in peak hours and improve the overall efficiency of the marketplace.
Managing and Anticipating Rider Demand
Our pricing algorithms use real-time ride cost estimates, demand elasticity and data about traffic, weather and other travel
conditions to optimize ride prices and balance supply and demand in our ridesharing marketplace. This allows us to offer consistently
competitive ride prices, reduce rider wait times and maximize rider utilization of our platform, which we believe leads to long-term
driver and rider loyalty.
The Lyft Driver Experience
We help drivers on our platform generate earnings while maintaining a flexible schedule. For these drivers, it all begins with
the Lyft Driver App. After extensive background and safety checks, drivers can gain access to our platform and begin driving.
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The Lyft Driver App. Drivers only have to tap ‘Go Online’ in the Lyft Driver App to begin receiving ride requests. Once
matched, drivers will get a notification to accept the ride and receive the rider’s pickup spot. On-screen instructions and
directions make it easy to pick up riders, navigate to destinations and drop off riders. Drivers and riders may then rate each
other at the end of the ride.
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Driver Dashboard. In the Lyft Driver App, we offer drivers a dashboard that shows the total earnings they can expect to see
transferred to their bank accounts. In this dashboard, we offer detailed views of earnings activity, ride count and time spent,
to help drivers understand and maximize their earnings. We provide an in-app Driver Console with additional tools and
analytics to help drivers measure ride demand, pinpoint the best times to drive each day, set earnings goals and help them
monitor their earnings progress. Drivers also gain real-time visibility into currently available incentives.
Lyft Direct. We offer drivers an online bank account and debit card. Drivers with a Lyft Direct debit card get access to their
earnings immediately after a ride is completed without any transfer or rush fees. In addition, drivers who use the card receive
cash back on everyday purchases like gas.
In-app Tipping. Lyft was the first ridesharing platform to offer In-app Tipping, making it easy for riders to tip right from the
app. 100% of tips from riders go to drivers. We built tipping into the Lyft App to encourage great hospitality, and to make it
easy for riders to show their appreciation.
Driver Destination Mode. Destination Mode matches drivers with ride requests that get them closer to their intended
destination by a specific time. We allow drivers to set a targeted arrival time so they can maximize earnings until the time
they choose to go offline, or we allow them to specify a destination so they only receive priority matched ride requests going
in the same direction.
Express Drive. Express Drive is our flexible car rentals program for drivers. It is designed for those who want to drive using
our platform but do not have access to a vehicle that meets our requirements. Express Drive offers a preferred weekly rate on
cars rented from Hertz and Flexdrive. There are cars available in over 30 cities nationwide through Express Drive and
includes EVs in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver.
Driver Hubs. Our Driver Hubs and service desks are currently in 40 cities across North America. These facilities are used for
driver onboarding, answering driver questions and providing free inspections in select markets. They feature access to clean
bathrooms and help desks for easy access to the Lyft support team.
Driver Centers and Mobile Services. Lyft Driver Centers offer standard maintenance as well as services and repairs
including free diagnostic inspection. Mobile Services bring auto repairs, including preventative maintenance, directly to the
driver.
Lyft Rewards. Drivers in over 275 markets are automatically eligible for Lyft Rewards, a driver loyalty program that rewards
drivers with features and discounts to help them make the most of their time on the road.
The Lyft Rider Experience
We provide a variety of offerings to solve the transportation needs of riders. This starts with the Lyft App, which is a core
part of the rider experience. To provide riders with the best experience, we are also continually adding new features, rider modes and
payment models to address the needs of specific groups of riders, such as businesses and government entities.
Lyft App
The Lyft App provides a variety of ride modes to fit users’ transportation needs. The Lyft App is designed to be fast, simple
and purposeful. When a user opens the Lyft App, all ride options available in that location are shown in a unified experience including
scooters, bikes, public transit, car rentals, regular rides, larger vehicle rides, and even more.
Subscription Plans
Offering subscription plans allows us to provide more earning opportunities for drivers and is an important step toward
providing transportation options to address the range of riders’ budgets and make car ownership optional. Lyft Pink is our subscription
program that offers an elevated Lyft experience with preferred pricing to enable users to unlock all that their city has to offer. Lyft
Pink members receive valuable benefits such as discounts, relaxed cancellations, priority airport pick-ups, access to unlimited, free, in-
network food delivery through our partnership with Grubhub+, and more.
Lyft Business
Lyft is evolving how businesses large and small take care of their people’s transportation needs across sectors including
corporate, healthcare, auto, education and government. Our comprehensive set of solutions allows customers to design, manage and
pay for ground transportation programs that contribute to productivity and satisfaction while reducing cost, improving transparency
and streamlining operations.
Corporate Business Travel
We partner with leading travel and expense management companies to deliver seamless experiences that are changing how
our customers do business by making travel easier for everyone involved. Tools and features such as automated expensing and
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centralized payment improve policy adherence for travelers and offer greater visibility for travel managers. Benefits such as real-time
reporting on rides and costs as well as detailed ride data and classification make it easier to attribute, reconcile and reimburse expense
spend.
Concierge
Originally developed for large healthcare partners to help improve access to quality care, our Concierge offering is now used
by organizations of all types to access our network and request or schedule rides for other people. The majority of our ride modes are
available through Concierge with features including real-time ride tracking, 24-hour customer support and the option to request a ride
for someone as soon as they are ready or schedule a ride up to a week in advance. Organizations can also choose to build a seamless
transportation experience in their own applications using the Lyft Concierge API.
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Simplifying Transportation for Businesses. Concierge allows organizations to arrange rides for their customers, guests and
patients from one central dashboard, even if they don’t have the Lyft App or a smartphone. Customers can reduce cost, save
time and streamline transportation with our courtesy ride tool.
Improving Healthcare. Many Americans miss or delay medical care annually because they cannot get a ride to the doctor.
Healthcare transportation brokers use our Concierge offering to provide patients with a reliable way to get to important
healthcare appointments on time.
Lyft Pass
Lyft Pass allows organizations to cover the costs of rides for their people - from employees and essential workers, to
customers, guests, and more - while prioritizing safety, convenience, and flexibility. Lyft Pass allows organizations to create custom
transportation programs that work best for their needs, while staying in control of budget and how the programs are used. At the onset
of the COVID-19 crisis, we partnered with health systems to help essential healthcare workers on the front lines get to and from work.
And today, leading companies are partnering with Lyft to solve their employee’s transportation needs.
Enterprise Programs
We offer various enterprise programs, including monthly ride credits for daily commutes, supplementing public transit by
providing access to rides for the first and last leg of commute trips, late-night rides home and shuttle replacement rides. Companies
can provide monthly Lyft credits as a benefit to employees to ensure convenient and cost-effective late-night transportation from the
office.
Events
We enable transportation solutions that can be customized for events such as recruiting events, conferences, celebrations,
meetings and company retreats. Organizations or individuals can create in-app experiences and custom codes for attendees to ride to
and from events.
Our Commitment to Safety
A strong guiding principle since day one has been to build a community that drivers and riders trust. Trust is the foundation
of our relationship with drivers and riders on our platform, and we take significant measures every day that are focused on their safety.
To ensure we are delivering exceptional service levels and upholding high quality standards, we have established our Safety
and Customer Care, or SCC (formerly known as Customer Experience and Trust), team as a key part of our organization. With over
400 employees as of December 31, 2020, SCC is in charge of fielding safety and customer support inquiries and is available through
multiple channels, including via self-service and assisted support directly within our apps. Our SCC team focuses on driving results
based on experience-based metrics including First Contact Resolution, which is the number of support tickets resolved during first
contact with a driver or rider, and Net Promoter Score. SCC aims to eliminate bad customer experiences, quickly resolve problems
when they occur and maintain trust with drivers and riders. This dedication led our customer support to be recently named number one
in Newsweek’s 2020 America’s Best Customer Service rankings for the Taxi and Ridesharing category.
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Critical Response Line. Our team of specialists within SCC handle sensitive issues regarding behavior or safety incidents on
our platform. Available 24/7, they work with many teams to provide a high quality of care.
Driving Record and Background Checks. Every driver is screened before they are permitted to drive on our platform,
starting with professional third-party background and driving record checks. To promote a consistently high-quality
experience, we ensure vehicles meet our criteria for vehicle age before drivers are accepted to drive these vehicles on our
platform. We conduct monitoring of active Lyft drivers, which provides us with continuous and expeditious notification of
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disqualifying criminal records and driving infractions. Any driver who does not meet applicable regulations and our internal
safety criteria on both the annual and continuous screenings is barred from our platform.
Two-Way Ratings. Our two-way ratings system helps promote the safety and comfort of the Lyft community by offering a
channel for drivers and riders to provide anonymous feedback on their Lyft experiences through the Lyft App. At the end of
each ride, drivers and riders are prompted to rate each other on a scale of 1-5 stars. Our ratings system allows drivers and
riders to provide anonymous feedback. We take rider ratings and driver feedback very seriously. If a rider rates a driver three
stars or fewer, we’ll make sure they aren’t matched together again. If a rider rates a driver four stars or fewer, they’re
required to provide more details about the rating to ensure we’re constantly tracking user feedback. We regularly review
community feedback to inform our policies and product features.
Zero-Tolerance Policy. Lyft maintains a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy for drivers on our platform. We also do not
allow riders to have open alcohol containers in-ride and can deactivate riders from the platform for violating this policy.
Community Safety Education. All approved drivers are required to complete a mandatory community safety education
course.
Safety Features. We continuously invest in new safety features, including increased anti-fraud measures and required
feedback for any rides less than four stars. During the ride, we have designed numerous safety features into the Lyft
experience and will continue to innovate to ensure the safety of riders and drivers. Some recently designed safety features
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Emergency Help, supported by ADT, which allows drivers and riders to quickly and silently connect with an ADT
professional, who can alert authorities if needed;
Smart Trip Check-In, in some cases, if we notice your ride has stopped too soon or for an unusual amount of time,
Lyft will ask drivers and riders if they need support and, if necessary, give the option to request emergency
assistance;
In-app photos of the driver and vehicle, with license plate numbers and vehicle information;
Real-time ride tracking, digital receipts; and
Enhanced identity verification process, which combines driver's license verification and photographic identity
verification to prevent identity fraud on our platform.
Lyft Insurance Protection. We provide primary liability coverage for TNC drivers from the moment they are matched with a
rider until that rider is dropped off. Our auto liability insurance will apply as primary to a driver’s standard personal
automobile insurance policy when matched with a rider.
Bikes and Scooters. Safety is a key tenet that guides our work with bikes and scooters. We are providing the necessary
education and support for all riders and are working with partners to provide the capital and technology solutions to expand
protected bike lanes and reduce speeding. We are working with organizations, like Together For Safer Roads and the Vision
Zero Network, that collaborate with local bike and pedestrian advocates to help protect our community members. We are also
giving away free helmets to select groups of riders in select markets.
Government Regulation
We are subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations in the United States and other jurisdictions. Laws, regulations and
standards governing issues such as TNCs, public companies, ridesharing, worker classification, labor and employment, anti-
discrimination, payments, gift cards, whistleblowing and worker confidentiality obligations, product liability, defects, auto
maintenance and repairs, personal injury, text messaging, subscription services, intellectual property, consumer protection, taxation,
privacy, data security, competition, unionizing and collective action, arbitration agreements and class action waiver provisions, terms
of service, mobile application accessibility, autonomous vehicles, bike and scooter sharing, insurance, vehicle rentals, money
transmittal, non-emergency medical transportation, environmental health and safety, greenhouse gas emissions, background checks,
public health, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and delivery of goods including (but not limited to) medical supplies, perishable foods and
prescription drugs are often complex and subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity. As a result,
their application in practice may change or develop over time through judicial decisions or as new guidance or interpretations are
provided by regulatory and governing bodies, such as federal, state and local administrative agencies.
The TNC industry has also come under increasing scrutiny from non-profit organizations, regulators, and legislators for its
environmental impact, specifically increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2018, California passed first-of-its-kind legislation
(the “California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program”) to mandate that TNCs reduce their GHG emissions on a GHG per
passenger-mile basis, with additional requirements that TNCs increase the percentage of zero-emission vehicles on their platforms.
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Policymakers recently proposed analogous legislation in Washington state, and other states and the federal government are actively
observing the regulatory development process for the California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program.
See the sections titled “Risk Factors,” including the subsections titled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal
Factors—Challenges to contractor classification of drivers that use our platform may have adverse business, financial, tax, legal and
other consequences to our business,” “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal Factors—Our business is subject to a
wide range of laws and regulations, many of which are evolving, and failure to comply with such laws and regulations could harm our
business, financial conditions and results of operations,” “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Operational Factors—We rely on third-party
payment processors to process payments made by riders and payments made to drivers on our platform, and if we cannot manage our
relationships with such third parties and other payment-related risks, our business, financial condition and results of operations could
be adversely affected,” “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal Factors—Changes in laws or regulations relating to
privacy, data protection or the protection or transfer of personal data, or any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws
and regulations or any other obligations relating to privacy, data protection or the protection or transfer of personal data, could
adversely affect our business”, “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal Factors—We face the risk of litigation resulting
from unauthorized text messages sent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to
Regulatory and Legal Factors—Climate change may have a long-term impact on our business” for additional information about the
laws and regulations we are subject to and the risks to our business associated with such laws and regulations.
Human Capital
Our employees are our human capital and they are our greatest strength and most valuable resource. As of ###, we had 4,578
employees in approximately 100 offices and additional locations, including Driver Hubs, Driver Centers, and Service Desks.
Approximately 48% of our employees work in our product management, engineering, design and science organizations. Our
employees are passionate about our mission to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
We believe that achieving more diversity in workforce representation is an important priority. We are a company with a
diverse customer base, and the more our employees reflect that diversity, the better we can serve our customers, ultimately making our
business stronger. As of December 31, 2020, our employee base was 62% male and 38% female, and women represented 34% of our
leadership overall. The ethnicity of our U.S. employees was 47% White, 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic or Latinx, 8% Black, and 5% two
or more races, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. Our employee gender and ethnicity
information is based on self-identification, and employees who did not disclose their gender or ethnicity have been excluded from the
applicable disclosure. As of December 31, 2020, employees who did not disclose gender represented approximately 1% of total
employees, and employees who did not disclose ethnicity represented approximately 7% of total U.S. employees.
Building a more representative workforce requires an intentional and comprehensive effort to reach and recruit outstanding
candidates, develop talent internally, and open up pathways for advancement. In 2020, we initiated difficult yet necessary
conversations to align and inspire our entire organization. We educated our leaders and managers on unconscious bias and practicing
empathy, while also encouraging team members to speak openly and honestly about societal inequalities. We launched new initiatives
like our revised “Rooney Rule 2.0,” which requires all director level and above roles to consider one woman and one Black or Latinx
candidate at the onsite interview stage, and we have partnered with organizations that support emerging talent in communities of color.
We will continue to prioritize diversity, inclusion, and representation in the workforce. In December 2020, we released our 2020
Inclusion, Diversity and Racial Equity Report, which is available on our website. We have presented this report annually since 2017
and intend to continue to present this report to make available certain information about our diversity and inclusion efforts.
None of our employees are represented by a labor union. We have not experienced any work stoppages, and we believe that
our employee relations are strong.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in 2007 as Bounder Web, Inc., a Delaware corporation. In 2008, we changed our name to Zimride, Inc.
We founded Lyft in 2012 and changed our name to Lyft, Inc. in 2013 when we sold the assets related to our Zimride operations.
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Available Information
Our website is located at www.lyft.com, and our investor relations website is located at investor.lyft.com. Copies of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed
or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended, are available free of charge on our investor relations
website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material electronically with or furnish it to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”). The SEC also maintains a website that contains our SEC filings at www.sec.gov.
We announce material information to the public about us, our products and services and other matters through a variety of
means, including filings with the SEC, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, the investor relations section of our website
(investor.lyft.com), our Twitter account (@lyft) and our blogs (including: lyft.com/blog, lyft.com/hub, eng.lyft.com, medium.com/
LyftLevel5, medium.com/sharing-the-ride-with-lyft and medium.com/@johnzimmer) in order to achieve broad, non-exclusionary
distribution of information to the public and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Investing in our Class A common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and
uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the section
titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial
statements and related notes, before making a decision to invest in our Class A common stock. Our business, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects could also be harmed by risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do
not believe are material. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could
be adversely affected. In that event, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your
investment. For the purposes of this “Item 1A. Risk Factors” section, riders are passengers who request rides from drivers in our
ridesharing marketplace and renters of a shared bike, scooter or automobile.
Risk Factor Summary
Our business operations are subject to numerous risks, factors and uncertainties, including those outside of our control, that
could cause our actual results to be harmed, including risks regarding the following:
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natural disasters, economic downturns, public health crises or political crises;
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our limited operating history;
our history of net losses and any inability to achieve or maintain profitability in the future;
competition in our industry;
the unpredictability of our results of operations;
uncertainty regarding the growth of the ridesharing market;
our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and riders;
our insurance coverage and the adequacy of our insurance reserves;
the ability of third-party insurance providers to service our auto-related insurance claims;
our autonomous vehicle technology and the development of the autonomous vehicle industry;
our reputation, brand, and company culture;
illegal or improper activity of users of our platform;
the accuracy of background checks on potential drivers;
changes to our pricing practices;
the growth and development of our network of bikes and scooters and the quality of our bikes and scooters;
our revenue growth rate and ability to manage our growth;
actual or perceived security or privacy breaches, as well as defects, errors or vulnerabilities in our technology and that of
third-party providers;
our reliance on third parties, such as Amazon Web Services, vehicle rental partners, payment processors and other service
providers;
our ability to operate our Express Drive and Lyft Rentals programs and our delivery service platform;
our ability to effectively match riders on our Shared and Shared Saver Rides offering and to manage our up-front pricing
methodology;
the development of new offerings on our platform and management of the complexities of such expansion;
inaccuracies in our key metrics and estimates;
our marketing efforts;
our ability to offer high-quality user support and to deal with fraud;
systems failures and interruptions in the availability of our website, applications, platform or offerings;
changes in the Internet, mobile device accessibility, mobile device operating systems and application marketplaces;
the interoperability of our platform across third-party applications and services;
factors relating to our intellectual property rights as well as the intellectual property rights of others;
our presence outside the United States and any future international expansion;
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changes in laws and the adoption and interpretation of administrative rules and regulations;
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compliance with laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and the protection or transfer of personal data;
compliance with additional laws and regulations as we expand our platform offerings;
litigation resulting from violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act or other consumer protection laws and
regulations;
intellectual property litigation;
assertions from taxing authorities that we should have collected or in the future should collect additional taxes;
our ability to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting;
costs related to operating as a public company;
climate change which may have a long-term impact on our business;
Financing and Transactional Risks
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our future capital requirements;
our ability to service our current and future debt, and counterparty risk with respect to our capped call transactions;
our ability to make and successfully integrate acquisitions and investments or complete divestitures, joint ventures,
partnerships or other strategic transactions;
our tax liabilities, ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and future changes in tax matters;
Governance Risks and Risks related to Ownership of our Capital Stock
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provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that may make a merger, tender offer or proxy
contest difficult;
exclusive forum provisions in our bylaws;
the dual class structure of our common stock and its concentration of voting power with our Co-Founders;
the volatility of the trading price of our Class A common stock;
sales of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock;
our intention not to pay dividends for the foreseeable future; and
the publication of research about us by analysts.
Risks Related to General Economic Factors
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and harmed, and is expected to continue to disrupt and harm, our business, financial
condition and results of operations. We are unable to predict the extent to which the pandemic and related effects will continue to
adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations and the achievement of our strategic objectives.
Our business, operations and financial performance have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related
public health responses, such as travel bans, travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders. The pandemic and these related responses
have caused, and are expected to continue to cause, decreased demand for our platform relative to pre-COVID-19 demand, the global
slowdown of economic activity (including a decrease in demand for a broad variety of goods and services), disruptions in global
supply chains, and significant volatility and disruption of financial markets.
The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected our operations, financial performance and financial condition to a number of risks,
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Declines in travel as a result COVID-19, including commuting, local travel, and business and leisure travel, has resulted in
decreased demand for our platform which has decreased our revenues. We have also paused our shared rides offerings as a
result of COVID-19. During certain periods in the past, these factors have led to a decrease in earning opportunities for
drivers on our platform. Changes in travel trends and behavior arising from COVID-19, including as a result of new strains of
COVID-19, may continue to develop or persist over time and further contribute to this adverse effect.
Changes in driver behavior arising from COVID-19 have led to reduced levels of driver availability on our platform
beginning in the second quarter of 2020. To the extent that driver availability is limited, our service levels may be negatively
impacted, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.
In light of the evolving and unpredictable effects of COVID-19, we are not currently in a position to forecast the expected
impact of COVID-19 on our financial and operating results until the pandemic subsides.
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business customers have caused a reduction in demand for our Lyft Business
offerings and that reduction may persist or expand further in the future.
The responsive measures to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused us to modify our business practices by having corporate
employees in nearly all of our locations work remotely, limiting employee travel, and cancelling, postponing or holding
virtual events and meetings. We may be required to or choose voluntarily to take additional actions for the health and safety
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of our workforce and users of our platform, including after the pandemic subsides and with respect to vaccination, whether in
response to government orders or based on our own determinations of what is in the best interests of our employees or users
of our platform. The effects of the pandemic, including remote working arrangements for employees, may also impact our
real estate footprint, financial reporting systems and internal control over financial reporting, including our ability to ensure
information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. To the extent these measures result in decreased
productivity, harm our company culture, adversely affect our ability to timely and accurately report our financial statements
or maintain internal controls, or otherwise negatively affect our business, our financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected.
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stable and cost-effective supply of bikes and scooters that meet our standards is critical to our operations. We also design and
contract to manufacture certain assets related to our network of shared bikes and scooters and we rely on a small number of
suppliers for components and manufacturing services. We have faced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic related to
these assets, such as delays in their manufacture and delivery, and we may face additional challenges in future periods. These
challenges may adversely affect our ability to deploy new bikes and scooters on our network or to implement new features on
our network of shared bikes and scooters. These supply chain issues have and may continue to adversely affect our business,
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The impacts of COVID-19 have and may continue to have an adverse impact on the demand for vehicles rented to drivers
through our Express Drive program, and for our fleet rented to users through Lyft Rentals. Further, COVID-19 has and may
continue to negatively impact Lyft's ability to conduct rental operations through the Express Drive program and Lyft Rentals
as a result of restrictions on travel, mandated closures, limited staffing availability, and other factors related to COVID-19.
For example, in 2020, Lyft Rentals temporarily ceased operations, closing its rental locations, as a result of COVID-19.
Further, while Express Drive rental periods renew on a weekly basis, new rental reservations were temporarily blocked, and
subsequently re-opened with modified operations to limit the proximity and amount of interactions between associates and
drivers, and to address additional cleaning which may be required as a result of COVID-19. These operations are more costly,
and vulnerable to shortages of cleaning supplies or other materials required to operate rental sites while minimizing the risk
of exposure to COVID-19. As a result of the adverse impact to demand for rides on the rideshare platform, drivers renting
from Express Drive have had and may continue to have a diminished ability to pay their rental fees. In response, in 2020,
Flexdrive temporarily reduced pricing for Flexdrive rentals in cities most affected by COVID-19, and have waived rental fees
for drivers who are confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19 or requested to quarantine by a medical professional.
Further, Lyft has faced significantly higher costs in transporting, repossessing, cleaning, and storing unrented and returned
vehicles from both fleets. These impacts to the demand for and operations of the different rental programs have and may
continue to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.
The COVID-19 pandemic may delay or prevent us, or our current or prospective partners and suppliers, from being able to
develop or deploy autonomous vehicle-related technology, including through direct impacts of the COVID-19 virus on
employee and contractor health; shelter-in-place orders by local, state, or federal governments negatively impacting
operations, including our ability to test autonomous vehicle-related technology; impacts to our supply chains or those of our
current or prospective partners and suppliers; or economic impacts limiting our or our current or prospective partners or
suppliers ability to expend resources on developing and deploying autonomous vehicle-related technology. These impacts to
the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle-related technology may adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
In response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, we have taken certain cost-cutting measures, including
lay-offs, furloughs and salary reductions, which may adversely affect employee morale, our culture and our ability to attract
and retain employees. As the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health responses, and
its economic consequences are uncertain, rapidly changing and difficult to predict, the pandemic’s impact on our operations
and financial performance, as well as its impact on our ability to successfully execute our business strategies and initiatives,
remains uncertain and difficult to predict. As the United States begins to reopen, the recovery of the economy and our
business have fluctuated and vary by geography. Further, the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our users,
customers, employees, business, operations and financial performance depends on many factors that are not within our
control, including, but not limited, to: governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be
taken in response to the pandemic (including restrictions on travel and transport and modified workplace activities); the
impact of the pandemic and actions taken in response local or regional economies, travel, and economic activity; the speed
and efficacy of vaccine distribution; the availability of government funding programs; evolving laws and regulations
regarding COVID-19, including those related to disclosure and notification; general economic uncertainty in key markets and
financial market volatility; volatility in our stock price, global economic conditions and levels of economic growth; the
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duration of the pandemic; the extent of any virus mutations or new strains of COVID-19; and the pace of recovery when the
COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
Our business could be adversely affected by natural disasters, public health crises, political crises, economic downturns or other
unexpected events.
A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, hurricane, tornado, flood or significant power outage, could disrupt
our operations, mobile networks, the Internet or the operations of our third-party technology providers. In particular, our corporate
headquarters are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region known for seismic activity. In addition, any public health crises, such
as the COVID-19 pandemic, other epidemics, political crises, such as terrorist attacks, war and other political or social instability,
including any instability surrounding the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU (Brexit) and other geopolitical developments, or other
catastrophic events, such as the explosion in Nashville on December 25, 2020, whether in the United States or abroad, could adversely
affect our operations or the economy as a whole. For example, COVID-19 has led to certain business disruptions as described in our
other risk factors, including travel bans and restrictions, and shelter in place orders that have resulted in declines in demand for our
services, as well as adverse effects on drivers and riders on our platform, our suppliers and the economy, all of which have had and
may continue to have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The impact of any natural
disaster, act of terrorism or other disruption to us or our third-party providers’ abilities could result in decreased demand for our
offerings or a delay in the provision of our offerings, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. All of the aforementioned risks may be further increased if our disaster recovery plans prove to be inadequate.
Our business and results of operations are also subject to global economic conditions, including any resulting effect on
spending by us or riders. If general economic conditions deteriorate in the United States or in other markets where we operate,
discretionary spending may decline and demand for ridesharing may be reduced. An economic downturn resulting in a prolonged
recessionary period may have a further adverse effect on our revenue.
Risks Related to Operational Factors
Our limited operating history and our evolving business make it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and
challenges we may encounter.
We have been focused on ridesharing since our ridesharing marketplace launched in 2012, and our business continues to
evolve. We regularly expand our platform features, offerings and services and change our pricing methodologies. This relatively
limited operating history and our evolving business make it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we
may encounter. Risks and challenges we have faced or expect to face include our ability to:
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attract new qualified drivers and new riders and retain existing qualified drivers and existing riders in a cost-effective manner;
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measures issued by various jurisdictions, including travel bans, travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders, as well as
maintain demand for and confidence in the safety of our platform during and following the COVID-19 pandemic;
plan for and manage capital expenditures for our current and future offerings, including our network of shared bikes and
scooters or certain vehicles in the Express Drive program and our fleet of vehicles for Lyft Rentals, and manage our supply
chain and supplier relationships related to our current and future offerings;
develop, manufacture, source, deploy, maintain and ensure utilization of our assets, including our network of shared bikes
and scooters, Driver Hubs, Driver Centers and Mobile Services, certain vehicles in the Express Drive program, vehicles for
Lyft Rentals, and autonomous vehicle technology;
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successfully expand our geographic reach;
hire, integrate and retain talented people at all levels of our organization;
successfully develop new platform features, offerings and services to enhance the experience of users; and
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If we fail to address the risks and difficulties that we face, including those associated with the challenges listed above as well
as those described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be
adversely affected. Further, because we have limited historical financial data and operate in a rapidly evolving market, any predictions
about our future revenue and expenses may not be as accurate as they would be if we had a longer operating history or operated in a
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more predictable market. We have encountered in the past, and will encounter in the future, risks and uncertainties frequently
experienced by growing companies with limited operating histories in rapidly changing industries. If our assumptions regarding these
risks and uncertainties, which we use to plan and operate our business, are incorrect or change, or if we do not address these risks
successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations and our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
We have a history of net losses and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.
We have incurred net losses each year since our inception and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the
future. We incurred net losses of $1.8 billion, $2.6 billion, and $0.9 billion in the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018,
respectively. Our expenses will likely increase in the future as we develop and launch new offerings and platform features, expand in
existing and new markets and continue to invest in our platform and customer engagement, or as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
These efforts may be more costly than we expect and may not result in increased revenue or growth in our business. For example, we
have incurred and will continue to incur additional costs and expenses associated with the passage of Proposition 22 in California
including providing drivers in California with new earnings opportunities and protections, including contributions towards health care
coverage, occupational accident insurance and minimum guaranteed earnings, and we have incurred and expect to continue to incur
additional costs and expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including sales, marketing and costs relating to our efforts to
mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, we have expanded over time to include more asset-intensive offerings
such as our network of shared bikes and scooters, autonomous vehicles, Flexdrive and Lyft Rentals. We are also expanding the
support available to drivers at our Driver Hubs, our driver-centric service centers and community spaces, Driver Centers, our vehicle
service centers, Mobile Services and through our Express Drive vehicle rental program. These offerings require significant capital
investments and recurring costs, including debt payments, maintenance, depreciation, asset life and asset replacement costs, and if we
are not able to maintain sufficient levels of utilization of such assets or such offerings are otherwise not successful, our investments
may not generate sufficient returns and our financial condition may be adversely affected. In addition to the above, a determination in,
or settlement of, any legal proceeding that classifies a driver on a ridesharing platform as an employee may require us to significantly
alter our existing business model and operations (including potentially suspending or ceasing operations in impacted jurisdictions),
increase our costs and impact our ability to add qualified drivers to our platform and grow our business, which could have an adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and our ability to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.
Additionally, stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other equity awards may continue to be
a significant expense in future periods, and we have $905.6 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to
RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.4 years. Any failure to
increase our revenue sufficiently to keep pace with our investments and other expenses could prevent us from achieving or
maintaining profitability or positive cash flow on a consistent basis. If we are unable to successfully address these risks and challenges
as we encounter them, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If we are unable to generate adequate revenue growth and manage our expenses, we may continue to incur significant losses
in the future and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
We face intense competition and could lose market share to our competitors, which could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
The market for TaaS networks is intensely competitive and characterized by rapid changes in technology, shifting rider needs
and frequent introductions of new services and offerings. We expect competition to continue, both from current competitors and new
entrants in the market that may be well-established and enjoy greater resources or other strategic advantages. If we are unable to
anticipate or successfully react to these competitive challenges in a timely manner, our competitive position could weaken, or fail to
improve, and we could experience a decline in revenue or growth stagnation that could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Our main ridesharing competitors in the United States and Canada include Uber and Via. Our main competitors in the bike
and scooter sharing market include Lime and Bird. Our main competitors in the consumer vehicle rental market include Enterprise,
Hertz, and Avis Budget Group as well as emerging car-share marketplaces. We also compete with certain non-ridesharing
transportation network companies and taxi cab and livery companies as well as traditional automotive manufacturers, such as BMW,
which has an ongoing presence in the transportation network market in Europe.
Additionally, there are other non-U.S.-based TaaS network companies that may expand into the United States and Canada.
There are also a number of companies developing autonomous vehicle technology that may compete with us in the future, including
Alphabet (Waymo), Amazon (Zoox), Apple, Argo AI, Aurora, Baidu, and General Motors (Cruise) as well as many other technology
companies and automobile manufacturers and suppliers. We anticipate continued challenges from current competitors as well as from
new entrants into the TaaS market.
Certain of our competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing, research and development, manufacturing and other
resources, greater name recognition, longer operating histories or a larger user base than we do. They may be able to devote greater
resources to the development, promotion and sale of offerings and offer lower prices than we do, which could adversely affect our
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results of operations. Further, they may have greater resources to deploy towards the research, development and commercialization of
new technologies, including autonomous vehicle technology or bikes and scooters, or they may have other financial, technical or
resource advantages. These factors may allow our competitors to derive greater revenue and profits from their existing user bases,
attract and retain qualified drivers and riders at lower costs or respond more quickly to new and emerging technologies and trends. Our
current and potential competitors may also establish cooperative or strategic relationships, or consolidate, amongst themselves or with
third parties that may further enhance their resources and offerings.
We believe that our ability to compete effectively depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including:
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our reputation, including the perceived safety of our platform, and brand strength relative to our competitors;
our pricing models and the prices of our offerings and the fees we charge drivers on our platform;
our ability, and our ability compared to our competitors, to manage our business and operations during the COVID-19
pandemic and related governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to
the pandemic (including restrictions on travel and transport and modified workplace activities);
our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and riders;
our ability, and our ability compared to our competitors, to develop new offerings;
our ability to establish and maintain relationships with partners;
our ability to develop, manufacture, source, deploy, maintain and ensure utilization of our assets, including our network of
shared bikes and scooters, Driver Hubs, Driver Centers and Mobile Services, certain vehicles in the Express Drive program,
vehicles for Lyft Rentals and autonomous vehicle technology, including the success of any strategic options we may consider
with regard to our assets;
changes mandated by, or that we elect to make, to address, legislation, regulatory authorities or litigation, including
settlements, judgments, including those related to the classification of drivers on our platform, injunctions and consent
decrees;
our ability to attract, retain and motivate talented employees;
our ability to raise additional capital as needed; and
acquisitions or consolidation within our industry.
If we are unable to compete successfully, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
Our results of operations vary and are unpredictable from period-to-period, which could cause the trading price of our Class A
common stock to decline.
Our results of operations have historically varied from period-to-period and we expect that our results of operations will
continue to do so for a variety of reasons, many of which are outside of our control and difficult to predict. Because our results of
operations may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year, the results of any one period should not be relied upon as
an indication of future performance. We have presented many of the factors that may cause our results of operations to fluctuate in this
“Risk Factors” section. Fluctuations in our results of operations may cause such results to fall below our financial guidance or other
projections, or the expectations of analysts or investors, which could cause the trading price of our Class A common stock to decline.
The ridesharing market and the market for our other offerings, such as our network of shared bikes and scooters, are still in
relatively early stages of growth and if such markets do not continue to grow, grow more slowly than we expect or fail to grow as
large as we expect, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Prior to COVID-19, the ridesharing market grew rapidly, but it is still relatively new, and it is uncertain to what extent market
acceptance will continue to grow, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, if at all. In addition, the market for our other offerings,
such as our network of shared bikes and scooters, is new and unproven, and it is uncertain whether demand for bike and scooter
sharing will continue to grow and achieve wide market acceptance. Our success will depend to a substantial extent on the willingness
of people to widely-adopt ridesharing and our other offerings. We cannot be certain whether the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to
negatively impact the willingness of drivers or riders to participate in ridesharing or the willingness of riders to use shared bikes or
scooters. In addition, we have paused our shared rides offerings, and we were temporarily restricted from operating our bike share and
scooter share programs in one jurisdiction due to public health and safety measures implemented in response to the COVID-19
pandemic and subsequently temporarily suspended rentals of scooters due to concerns with certain aspects of the program. If the
public does not perceive ridesharing or our other offerings as beneficial, or chooses not to adopt them as a result of concerns regarding
public health or safety, affordability or for other reasons, whether as a result of incidents on our platform or on our competitors’
platforms, the COVID-19 pandemic, or otherwise, then the market for our offerings may not further develop, may develop more
slowly than we expect or may not achieve the growth potential we expect. Additionally, from time to time we may re-evaluate the
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markets in which we operate and the performance of our network of shared bikes and scooters, and we have discontinued and may in
the future discontinue operations in certain markets as a result of such evaluations. Any of the foregoing risks and challenges could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we fail to cost-effectively attract and retain qualified drivers, or to increase utilization of our platform by existing drivers, our
business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.
Our continued growth depends in part on our ability to cost-effectively attract and retain qualified drivers who satisfy our
screening criteria and procedures and to increase utilization of our platform by existing drivers. To attract and retain qualified drivers,
we have, among other things, offered sign-up and referral bonuses and provided access to third-party vehicle rental programs for
drivers who do not have or do not wish to use their own vehicle. If we do not continue to provide drivers with flexibility on our
platform, compelling opportunities to earn income and other incentive programs, such as volume-based discounts and performance-
based bonuses, that are comparable or superior to those of our competitors, or if drivers become dissatisfied with our programs and
benefits, we may fail to attract new drivers, retain current drivers or increase their utilization of our platform, or we may experience
complaints, negative publicity, strikes or other work stoppages that could adversely affect our users and our business. For example,
beginning in the latter portion of the second quarter of 2020, we saw a shortage of available drivers relative to rider demand in certain
markets where restrictions on social activities and visiting business venues were eased. This imbalance fluctuates for various reasons
to the extent that driver availability remains limited, and our revenue may be negatively impacted. In order to improve driver
availability, we may increase incentives available to drivers, which could negatively impact revenue. Additionally, following the
passage of Proposition 22 in California, we have begun to provide for drivers to receive the earning opportunities described in the
ballot measure. Our competitors may attempt to compete for drivers on the basis of these earning opportunities, or drivers may
determine that such earning opportunities are not sufficient. Further, other jurisdictions may adopt similar laws and regulations, which
we would likely increase our expenses. Notwithstanding the passage of Proposition 22, we are subject to ongoing litigation in
California, including efforts to overturn Proposition 22, and in other jurisdictions. If we are unsuccessful in this ongoing litigation in
one or more jurisdictions, we may be required to classify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors in those
jurisdictions. If this occurs, we will need to develop and implement an employment model that we have not historically used. We may
face specific risks relating to our ability to onboard drivers as employees, our ability to partner with third-party organizations to source
drivers and our ability to effectively utilize employee drivers to meet rider demand. Similar rulings in other jurisdictions may cause
similar effects.
If drivers are unsatisfied with our partners, including our third-party vehicle rental partners, our ability to attract and retain
qualified drivers who satisfy our screening criteria and procedures and to increase utilization of our platform by existing drivers could
be adversely affected. Further, incentives we provide to attract drivers could fail to attract and retain qualified drivers or fail to
increase utilization by existing drivers, or could have other unintended adverse consequences. In addition, changes in certain laws and
regulations, including immigration, labor and employment laws or background check requirements, may result in a shift or decrease in
the pool of qualified drivers, which may result in increased competition for qualified drivers or higher costs of recruitment, operation
and retention. Other factors outside of our control, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or other concerns about personal health and
safety, increases in the price of gasoline, vehicles or insurance, or concerns about the availability of government or other assistance
programs if drivers continue to drive on our platform, may also reduce the number of drivers on our platform or utilization of our
platform by drivers, or impact our ability to onboard new drivers. If we fail to attract qualified drivers on favorable terms, fail to
increase utilization of our platform by existing drivers or lose qualified drivers to our competitors, we may not be able to meet the
demand of riders, including maintaining a competitive price of rides to riders, and our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
If we fail to cost-effectively attract new riders, or to increase utilization of our platform by existing riders, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be harmed.
Our success depends in part on our ability to cost-effectively attract new riders, retain existing riders and increase utilization
of our platform by current riders. Riders have a wide variety of options for transportation, including personal vehicles, rental cars,
taxis, public transit and other ridesharing and bike and scooter sharing offerings. Rider preferences may also change from time to time.
To expand our rider base, we must appeal to new riders who have historically used other forms of transportation or other ridesharing
or bike and scooter sharing platforms. We believe that our paid marketing initiatives have been critical in promoting awareness of our
offerings, which in turn drives new rider growth and rider utilization. However, our reputation, brand and ability to build trust with
existing and new riders may be adversely affected by complaints and negative publicity about us, our offerings, our policies, including
our pricing algorithms, drivers on our platform, or our competitors, even if factually incorrect or based on isolated incidents. Further,
if existing and new riders do not perceive the transportation services provided by drivers on our platform to be reliable, safe and
affordable, or if we fail to offer new and relevant offerings and features on our platform, we may not be able to attract or retain riders
or to increase their utilization of our platform. As we continue to expand into new geographic areas, we will be relying in part on
referrals from our existing riders to attract new riders, and therefore we must ensure that our existing riders remain satisfied with our
offerings. If we fail to continue to grow our rider base, retain existing riders or increase the overall utilization of our platform by
existing riders, we may not be able to provide drivers with an adequate level of ride requests, and our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be adversely affected. Further, government and private business actions in response to the COVID-19
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pandemic, such as travel bans, travel restrictions, shelter-in-place orders, increased reliance on work-from-home rather than working
in offices, and people and businesses electing to move away from more densely populated cities, have decreased and may continue to
decrease utilization of our platform by riders. In addition, if we do not achieve sufficient utilization of our asset-intensive offerings
such as our network of shared bikes and scooters and Lyft Rentals vehicles, our business, financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected.
We rely substantially on our wholly-owned subsidiary and deductibles to insure our auto-related risks and on third-party insurance
policies to insure our operations-related risks. If our insurance coverage is insufficient for the needs of our business or our
insurance providers are unable to meet their obligations, we may not be able to mitigate the risks facing our business, which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
From the time a driver becomes available to accept rides in the Lyft Driver App until the driver logs off and is no longer
available to accept rides, we, through our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary and deductibles, often bear substantial financial risk with
respect to auto-related incidents, including auto liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist, auto physical damage, first party injury
coverages including personal injury protection under state law and general business liabilities up to certain limits. To comply with
certain United States and Canadian province insurance regulatory requirements for auto-related risks, we procure a number of third-
party insurance policies which provide the required coverage in such jurisdictions. In all U.S. states, our insurance subsidiary reinsures
a portion, which may change from time to time, of the auto-related risk from some third-party insurance providers. In connection with
our reinsurance and deductible arrangements, we deposit funds into trust accounts with a third-party financial institution from which
some third-party insurance providers are reimbursed for claims payments. Our restricted reinsurance trust investments as of
December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. If we fail to comply with state insurance regulatory
requirements or other regulations governing insurance coverage, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be
adversely affected. If any of our third-party insurance providers or administrators who handle the claim on behalf of the third-party
insurance providers become insolvent, they could be unable to pay any operations-related claims that we make.
We also procure third-party insurance policies to cover various operations-related risks including employment practices
liability, workers’ compensation, business interruptions, cybersecurity and data breaches, crime, directors’ and officers’ liability and
general business liabilities, including product liability. For certain types of operations-related risks or future risks related to our new
and evolving offerings, such as a scaled network of autonomous vehicles, we may not be able to, or may choose not to, acquire
insurance. In addition, we may not obtain enough insurance to adequately mitigate such operations-related risks or risks related to our
new and evolving offerings, and we may have to pay high premiums, self-insured retentions or deductibles for the coverage we do
obtain. Additionally, if any of our insurance providers becomes insolvent, it could be unable to pay any operations-related claims that
we make. Certain losses may be excluded from insurance coverage including, but not limited to losses caused by intentional act,
pollution, contamination, virus, bacteria, terrorism, war and civil unrest.
The amount of one or more auto-related claims or operations-related claims has exceeded and could continue to exceed our
applicable aggregate coverage limits, for which we have borne and could continue to bear the excess, in addition to amounts already
incurred in connection with deductibles, self-insured retentions or otherwise paid by our insurance subsidiary. Insurance providers
have raised premiums and deductibles for many types of claims, coverages and for a variety of commercial risk and are likely to do so
in the future. As a result, our insurance and claims expense could increase, or we may decide to raise our deductibles or self-insured
retentions when our policies are renewed or replaced to manage pricing pressure. Our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be adversely affected if (i) cost per claim, premiums or the number of claims significantly exceeds our historical
experience (ii) we experience a claim in excess of our coverage limits, (iii) our insurance providers fail to pay on our insurance claims,
(iv) we experience a claim for which coverage is not provided, (v) the number of claims and average claim cost under our deductibles
or self-insured retentions differs from historic averages or (vi) an insurance policy is cancelled or non-renewed.
Our actual losses may exceed our insurance reserves, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
We establish insurance reserves for claims incurred but not yet paid and claims incurred but not yet reported and any related
estimable expenses, and we periodically evaluate and, as necessary, adjust our actuarial assumptions and insurance reserves as our
experience develops or new information is learned. We employ various predictive modeling and actuarial techniques and make
numerous assumptions based on limited historical experience and industry statistics to estimate our insurance reserves. Estimating the
number and severity of claims, as well as related judgment or settlement amounts, is inherently difficult, subjective and speculative.
While an independent actuary firm periodically reviews our reserves for appropriateness and provides claims reserve valuations, a
number of external factors can affect the actual losses incurred for any given claim, including but not limited to the length of time the
claim remains open, fluctuations in healthcare costs, legislative and regulatory developments, judicial developments and unexpected
events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Such factors can impact the reserves for claims incurred but not yet paid as well as the
actuarial assumptions used to estimate the reserves for claims incurred but not yet reported and any related estimable expenses for
current and historical periods. Additionally, we have encountered in the past, and may encounter in the future, instances of insurance
fraud, which could increase our actual insurance-related costs. For any of the foregoing reasons, our actual losses for claims and
related expenses may deviate, individually or in the aggregate, from the insurance reserves reflected in our consolidated financial
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statements. If we determine that our estimated insurance reserves are inadequate, we may be required to increase such reserves at the
time of the determination, which could result in an increase to our net loss in the period in which the shortfall is determined and
negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations. For example, the adverse development to insurance reserves we
experienced in the fourth quarter of 2020 was largely attributable to historical auto losses that are associated with accident liabilities
from the end of 2018 and 2019.
We rely on a limited number of third-party insurance service providers for our auto-related insurance claims, and if such providers
fail to service insurance claims to our expectations or we do not maintain business relationships with them, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely on a limited number of third-party insurance service providers to service our auto-related claims. If any of our third-
party insurance service providers fails to service claims to our expectations, discontinues or increases the cost of coverage or changes
the terms of such coverage in a manner not favorable to drivers or to us, we cannot guarantee that we would be able to secure
replacement coverage or services on reasonable terms in an acceptable time frame or at all. If we cannot find alternate third-party
insurance service providers on terms acceptable to us, we may incur additional expenses related to servicing such auto-related claims
using internal resources.
We may, from time to time, explore the possibility of selling portions of retained insurance risk to third-parties. This may
cause us to incur additional expenses in the total cost of this risk. For example, in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we entered into a
Novation Agreement to transfer nearly all of our primary auto insurance liabilities related to periods preceding October 2018 to a
third-party and in October 2020, we expanded our rideshare insurance program to include additional third-party insurance-service
providers.
Any negative publicity related to any of our third-party insurance service providers could adversely affect our reputation and
brand and could potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation exposure. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our reputation, brand and the network effects among the drivers and riders on our platform are important to our success, and if
we are not able to maintain and continue developing our reputation, brand and network effects, our business, financial condition
and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We believe that building a strong reputation and brand as a safe, reliable and affordable platform and continuing to increase
the strength of the network effects among the drivers and riders on our platform are critical to our ability to attract and retain qualified
drivers and riders. The successful development of our reputation, brand and network effects will depend on a number of factors, many
of which are outside our control. Negative perception of our platform or company may harm our reputation, brand and networks
effects, including as a result of:
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including our practices and policies with respect to drivers, or the ridesharing industry, even if factually incorrect or based on
isolated incidents;
illegal, negligent, reckless or otherwise inappropriate behavior by drivers or riders or third parties;
a failure to provide drivers with a sufficient level of ride requests, charge drivers competitive fees and commissions or
provide drivers with competitive fares and incentives;
a failure to offer riders competitive ride pricing and pick-up times;
a failure to provide a range of ride types sought by riders;
concerns by riders or drivers about the safety of ridesharing and our platform in light of the COVID-19 pandemic;
actual or perceived disruptions or defects in our platform, such as privacy or data security breaches, site outages, payment
disruptions or other incidents that impact the reliability of our offerings;
litigation over, or investigations by regulators into, our platform or our business;
users’ lack of awareness of, or compliance with, our policies;
changes to our policies that users or others perceive as overly restrictive, unclear or inconsistent with our values or mission or
that are not clearly articulated;
a failure to detect a defect in our autonomous vehicles or our bikes or scooters;
a failure to enforce our policies in a manner that users perceive as effective, fair and transparent;
a failure to operate our business in a way that is consistent with our stated values and mission;
inadequate or unsatisfactory user support service experiences;
illegal or otherwise inappropriate behavior by our management team or other employees or contractors;
negative responses by drivers or riders to new offerings on our platform;
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perception of our treatment of employees and our response to employee sentiment related to political or social causes or
actions of management;
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any of the foregoing with respect to our competitors, to the extent such resulting negative perception affects the public’s
perception of us or our industry as a whole.
If we do not successfully maintain and develop our brand, reputation and network effects and successfully differentiate our
offerings from competitive offerings, our business may not grow, we may not be able to compete effectively and we could lose
existing qualified drivers or existing riders or fail to attract new qualified drivers or new riders, any of which could adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, changes we may make to enhance and improve our offerings
and balance the needs and interests of the drivers and riders on our platform may be viewed positively from one group’s perspective
(such as riders) but negatively from another’s perspective (such as drivers), or may not be viewed positively by either drivers or riders.
If we fail to balance the interests of drivers and riders or make changes that they view negatively, drivers and riders may stop using
our platform, take fewer rides or use alternative platforms, any of which could adversely affect our reputation, brand, business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Illegal, improper or otherwise inappropriate activity of users, whether or not occurring while utilizing our platform, could expose
us to liability and harm our business, brand, financial condition and results of operations.
Illegal, improper or otherwise inappropriate activities by users, including the activities of individuals who may have
previously engaged with, but are not then receiving or providing services offered through, our platform or individuals who are
intentionally impersonating users of our platform could adversely affect our brand, business, financial condition and results of
operations. These activities may include assault, theft, unauthorized use of credit and debit cards or bank accounts, sharing of rider or
driver accounts and other misconduct. While we have implemented various measures intended to anticipate, identify and address the
risk of these types of activities, these measures may not adequately address or prevent all illegal, improper or otherwise inappropriate
activity by these parties from occurring in connection with our offerings. Such conduct could expose us to liability or adversely affect
our brand or reputation. At the same time, if the measures we have taken to guard against these illegal, improper or otherwise
inappropriate activities, such as our requirement that all drivers undergo annual background checks or our two-way rating system and
related policies, are too restrictive and inadvertently prevent qualified drivers and riders otherwise in good standing from using our
offerings, or if we are unable to implement and communicate these measures fairly and transparently or are perceived to have failed to
do so, the growth and retention of the number of qualified drivers and riders on our platform and their utilization of our platform could
be negatively impacted. Further, any negative publicity related to the foregoing, whether such incident occurred on our platform, on
our competitors’ platforms, or on any ridesharing platform, could adversely affect our reputation and brand or public perception of the
ridesharing industry as a whole, which could negatively affect demand for platforms like ours, and potentially lead to increased
regulatory or litigation exposure. Any of the foregoing risks could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We rely on third-party background check providers to screen potential and existing drivers, and if such providers fail to provide
accurate information, or if providers are unable to complete background checks because of court closures or other unforeseen
government shutdown, or we do not maintain business relationships with them, our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
We rely on third-party background check providers to screen the records of potential and existing drivers to help identify
those that are not qualified to utilize our platform pursuant to applicable law or our internal standards. Our business has and may
continue to be adversely affected to the extent we cannot attract or retain qualified drivers as a result of such providers being unable to
complete certain background checks because of court closures or other government shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic, or
to the extent that they do not meet their contractual obligations, our expectations or the requirements of applicable law or regulations.
If any of our third-party background check providers terminates its relationship with us or refuses to renew its agreement with us on
commercially reasonable terms, we may need to find an alternate provider, and may not be able to secure similar terms or replace such
partners in an acceptable time frame. If we cannot find alternate third-party background check providers on terms acceptable to us, we
may not be able to timely onboard potential drivers, and as a result, our platform may be less attractive to qualified drivers. Further, if
the background checks conducted by our third-party background check providers do not meet our expectations or the requirements
under applicable laws and regulations, unqualified drivers may be permitted to provide rides on our platform, and as a result, our
reputation and brand could be adversely affected and we could be subject to increased regulatory or litigation exposure.
We are also subject to a number of laws and regulations applicable to background checks for potential and existing drivers on
our platform. If we or drivers on our platform fail to comply with applicable laws, rules and legislation, our reputation, business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
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Any negative publicity related to any of our third-party background check providers, including publicity related to safety
incidents or data security breaches, could adversely affect our reputation and brand, and could potentially lead to increased regulatory
or litigation exposure. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes to our pricing could adversely affect our ability to attract or retain qualified drivers and riders.
Demand for our offerings is highly sensitive to the price of rides, the rates for time and distance driven and incentives paid to
drivers and the fees we charge drivers. Many factors, including operating costs, legal and regulatory requirements or constraints and
our current and future competitors’ pricing and marketing strategies, could significantly affect our pricing strategies. Certain of our
competitors offer, or may in the future offer, lower-priced or a broader range of offerings. Similarly, certain competitors may use
marketing strategies that enable them to attract or retain qualified drivers and riders at a lower cost than us. This includes the use of
pricing algorithms to set dynamic prices depending on the route, time of day and pick-up and drop-off locations of riders. In the past,
we have made pricing changes and spent significant amounts on marketing and both rider and driver incentives, and there can be no
assurance that we will not be forced, through competition, regulation or otherwise, to reduce the price of rides for riders, increase the
incentives we pay to drivers on our platform or reduce the fees we charge the drivers on our platform, or to increase our marketing and
other expenses to attract and retain qualified drivers and riders in response to competitive pressures. Furthermore, the economic
sensitivity of drivers and riders on our platform may vary by geographic location, and as we expand, our pricing methodologies may
not enable us to compete effectively in these locations. Local regulations may affect our pricing in certain geographic locations, which
could amplify these effects. For example, state and local laws and regulations regarding pricing during the COVID-19 pandemic have
imposed limits on prices for certain rides and certain local regulations regarding minimum earnings standards for drivers have caused
us to revise our pricing methodology in certain markets, including New York City and Seattle. We have launched, and may in the
future launch, new pricing strategies and initiatives, such as subscription packages and driver or rider loyalty programs. We have also
modified, and may in the future modify, existing pricing methodologies, such as our up-front pricing policy. Any of the foregoing
actions may not ultimately be successful in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and riders.
While we continue to maintain that drivers on our platform are independent contractors in legal and administrative
proceedings, our arguments may ultimately be unsuccessful. A determination in, or settlement of, any legal proceeding, whether we
are party to such legal proceeding or not, that classifies a driver utilizing a ridesharing platform as an employee, may require us to
revise our pricing methodologies to account for such a change to driver classification. The recent passage of Proposition 22 in
California will enable us to provide additional earning opportunities to drivers in California, including guaranteed earnings. We expect
that this transition will continue to require additional costs and we expect to face other challenges as we transition drivers to this new
model, including potential changes to our pricing. We have also launched, and may in the future launch, certain changes to the rates
and fee structure for drivers on our platform, which may not ultimately be successful in attracting and retaining qualified drivers.
Moreover, successful litigation to overturn Proposition 22, or the reclassification of drivers on our platform as employees could reduce
the available supply of drivers as drivers leave the platform due to the changes in flexibility under an employment model. While we do
and will attempt to optimize ride prices and balance supply and demand in our ridesharing marketplace, our assessments may not be
accurate or there may be errors in the technology used in our pricing and we could be underpricing or overpricing our offerings. In
addition, if the offerings on our platform change, then we may need to revise our pricing methodologies. As we continue to launch
new and develop existing asset-intensive offerings such as our network of shared bikes and scooters, autonomous vehicles, Driver
Hubs, Driver Centers and Mobile Services, Express Drive program and Lyft Rentals, factors such as maintenance, debt service,
depreciation, asset life, supply chain efficiency and asset replacement may affect our pricing methodologies. Any such changes to our
pricing methodologies or our ability to efficiently price our offerings could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
If we are unable to efficiently grow and further develop our network of shared bikes and scooters, which may not grow as we
expect or become profitable over time, and manage the related risks, our business, financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected.
While some major cities have widely adopted bike and scooter sharing, there can be no assurance that new markets we enter
will accept, or existing markets will continue to accept, bike and scooter sharing, and even if they do, that we will be able to execute
on our business strategy or that our related offerings will be successful in such markets. For example, in May 2019 the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency (“SFMTA”) opened a public permit application process for bike share operators in violation of our
exclusive right to operate a bike share program in San Francisco’s public rights-of-way. In June 2019, we filed an action for injunctive
and declaratory relief through one of our subsidiaries to protect its negotiated right to exclusivity for a bike share program and, in July
2019, the court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the SFMTA from issuing any permits in violation of those exclusive
rights. While we entered into a settlement agreement with SFMTA in January 2021 pursuant to which we settled this litigation and
SFMTA agreed not to issue permits to other bike share operators in violation of our exclusive rights, other jurisdictions in which we
currently hold, or may in the future hold, exclusive rights to operate could follow suit in issuing permits in violation of such exclusive
rights or in making a determination that we do not hold exclusive rights to operate. A negative determination in other legal disputes
regarding bike and scooter sharing, including an adverse determination regarding our existing rights to operate, could adversely affect
our competitive position and results of operations. Additionally, we may from time to time be denied permits to operate, or be
temporarily restricted from operating due to public health and safety measures, our bike share program or scooter share program in
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certain jurisdictions. For example, the city of Miami suspended rentals of bikes and scooters from March through October 2020 as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic and again suspended rentals of scooters from December 2020 through February 2021 due to
concerns with certain aspects of the program. While we do not expect any denial or suspension in an individual region to have a
material impact, these denials or suspensions in the aggregate could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Even if we
are able to successfully develop and implement our network of shared bikes and scooters, there may be heightened public skepticism
of this nascent service offering. In particular, there could be negative public perception surrounding bike and scooter sharing,
including the overall safety and the potential for injuries occurring as a result of accidents involving an increased number of bikes and
scooters on the road, and the general safety of the bikes and scooters themselves. Such negative public perception may result from
incidents on our platform or incidents involving our competitors’ offerings.
We design and contract to manufacture bikes and scooters using a limited number of external suppliers, and a continuous,
stable and cost-effective supply of bikes and scooters that meets our standards is critical to our operations. We expect to continue to
rely on external suppliers in the future. There can be no assurance we will be able to maintain our existing relationships with these
suppliers and continue to be able to source our bikes and scooters on a stable basis, at a reasonable price or at all. We also design and
contract to manufacture certain assets related to our network of shared bikes and scooters and we rely on a small number of suppliers
for components and manufacturing services.
The supply chain for our bikes and scooters exposes us to multiple potential sources of delivery failure or shortages. In the
event that our supply of bikes and scooters or key components is interrupted or there are significant increases in prices, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Changes in business conditions, force majeure, any public
health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, governmental or regulatory changes and other factors beyond our control have and
could continue to affect our suppliers’ ability to deliver products on a timely basis. For example, as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, some of our suppliers have been delayed in delivering products, which has resulted in our later than anticipated deployment
of products to the market in some cases.
We incur significant costs related to the design, purchase, sourcing and operations of our network of shared bikes and
scooters and we expect to continue incurring such costs as we expand our network of shared bikes and scooters. The prices and
availability of bikes and scooters and related products may fluctuate depending on factors beyond our control including market and
economic conditions, tariffs, changes to import or export regulations and demand. Substantial increases in prices of these assets or the
cost of our operations would increase our costs and reduce our margins, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition
and results of operations. Further, customs authorities may challenge or disagree with our classification, valuation or country of origin
determinations of our imports. Such challenges could result in tariff liabilities, including tariffs on past imports, as well as penalties
and interest. Although we have reserved for potential payments of possible tariff liabilities in our financial statements, if these
liabilities exceed such reserves, our financial condition could be harmed.
Our bikes and scooters or components thereof, including bikes and scooters and components that we design and contract to
manufacture using third-party suppliers, may experience quality problems, defects or acts of vandalism or theft from time to time,
which could result in decreased usage of our network of shared bikes and scooters or loss of our bikes or scooters. There can be no
assurance we will be able to detect and fix all defects, vandalism or theft of our bikes and scooters. Failure to do so could result in lost
revenue, litigation or regulatory challenges, including personal injury or products liability claims, and harm to our reputation.
The revenue we generate from our network of shared bikes and scooters may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to, among
other things, seasonal factors including weather. Our limited operating history makes it difficult for us to assess the exact nature or
extent of the effects of seasonality on our network of shared bikes and scooters, however, we expect the demand for our bike and
scooter rentals to decline over the winter season and increase during more temperate and dry seasons. Our network of shared bikes and
scooters is also subject to risks related to COVID-19, as discussed above. In particular, travel bans and restrictions, as well as shelter
in place orders have decreased demand and we are unable to predict when and to what extent these public health and safety measures
may be eased, how riders of shared bikes and scooters will respond to the easing of such measures, and whether additional measures
may need to be implemented in the future, any of which may continue to result in decreased demand notwithstanding usual
seasonality. Additionally, from time to time we may re-evaluate the markets in which we operate and the performance of our network
of shared bikes and scooters, and we have discontinued and may in the future discontinue operations in certain markets as a result of
such evaluations. Any of the foregoing risks and challenges could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
If we are unable to efficiently develop our own autonomous vehicle technologies or develop partnerships with other companies to
offer autonomous vehicle technologies on our platform in a timely manner, our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
We partner with several companies to develop autonomous vehicle technology and offerings, including, at times, the
development of jointly-owned intellectual property, and we continue to devote resources towards developing our own autonomous
vehicle technology for use on our platforms. Autonomous driving is a new and evolving market, which makes it difficult to predict its
acceptance, its growth, and the magnitude and timing of necessary investments and other trends, including when it may be more
broadly or commercially available. Our initiatives may not perform as expected, which would reduce the return on our investments in
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this area, and our partners may decide to terminate their partnerships with us. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely
delay or prevent us, or our current or prospective partners and suppliers, from being able to develop or deploy autonomous vehicle
technology. We recently announced that we were exploring strategic options for our Level 5 self-driving system development
program. If we are unable to efficiently develop our own autonomous vehicle technology or to develop and maintain partnerships with
other companies to offer autonomous vehicle technology on our platform, if we do so at a slower pace or at a higher cost or if our
technology is less capable relative to our competitors, or if our efforts to optimize our strategy with regard to our autonomous vehicle
technology development are not successful, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
The autonomous vehicle industry may not continue to develop, or autonomous vehicles may not be adopted by the market, which
could adversely affect our prospects, business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have invested, and plan to continue to invest, in the development of autonomous vehicle-related technology for use on
our platforms. Autonomous driving involves a complex set of technologies, including the continued development of sensing,
computing and control technology. We rely both on our own research and development and on strategic partnerships with third-party
developers of such technologies, as such technologies are costly and in varying stages of maturity. There is no assurance that this
research and development or these partnerships will result in the development of market-viable technologies or commercial success in
a timely manner or at all. In order to gain acceptance, the reliability of autonomous vehicle technology must continue to advance.
Additional challenges to the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle technology, all of which are outside of our
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necessary changes to infrastructure to enable adoption;
concerns regarding electronic security and privacy; and
public perception regarding the safety of autonomous vehicles for drivers, riders, pedestrians and other vehicles on the road.
There are a number of existing laws, regulations and standards that may apply to autonomous vehicle technology, including
vehicle standards that were not originally intended to apply to vehicles that may not have a human driver. Such regulations continue to
rapidly evolve, which may increase the likelihood of complex, conflicting or otherwise inconsistent regulations, which may delay our
ability to bring autonomous vehicle technology to market or significantly increase the compliance costs associated with this business
strategy. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market will accept autonomous vehicles or the timing of such acceptance, if at
all, and even if it does, that we will be able to execute on our business strategy or that our offerings will be successful in the market.
Even if we are able to successfully develop and implement autonomous vehicle technology, there may be heightened public
skepticism of this nascent technology and its adopters. In particular, there could be negative public perception surrounding
autonomous vehicles, including the overall safety and the potential for injuries or death occurring as a result of accidents involving
autonomous vehicles and the potential loss of income to human drivers resulting from widespread market adoption of autonomous
vehicles. Such negative public perception may result from incidents on our platform or incidents on our partners’ or competitors’
platforms. Any of the foregoing risks and challenges could adversely affect our prospects, business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We could be subject to claims from riders, drivers or third parties that are harmed whether or not our platform is in use, which
could adversely affect our business, brand, financial condition and results of operations.
We are regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, investigations and other legal proceedings relating to injuries to, or deaths of,
riders, drivers or third-parties that are attributed to us through our offerings. We may also be subject to claims alleging that we are
directly or vicariously liable for the acts of the drivers on our platform or for harm related to the actions of drivers, riders, or third
parties, or the management and safety of our platform and our assets, including in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related public
health measures issued by various jurisdictions, including travel bans, restrictions, social distancing guidance, and shelter-in-place
orders. We may also be subject to personal injury claims whether or not such injury actually occurred as a result of activity on our
platform. For example, third parties have in the past asserted legal claims against us in connection with personal injuries related to the
actions of a driver or rider who may have previously utilized our platform, but was not at the time of such injury. We have incurred
expenses to settle personal injury claims, which we sometimes choose to settle for reasons including expediency, protection of our
reputation and to prevent the uncertainty of litigating, and we expect that such expenses will continue to increase as our business
grows and we face increasing public scrutiny. Regardless of the outcome of any legal proceeding, any injuries to, or deaths of, any
riders, drivers or third parties could result in negative publicity and harm to our brand, reputation, business, financial condition and
results of operations. Our insurance policies and programs may not provide sufficient coverage to adequately mitigate the potential
liability we face, especially where any one incident, or a group of incidents, could cause disproportionate harm, and we may have to
pay high premiums or deductibles for our coverage and, for certain situations, we may not be able to secure coverage at all.
As we expand our network of shared bikes and scooters, we may be subject to an increasing number of claims, lawsuits,
investigations or other legal proceedings related to injuries to, or deaths of, riders of our bikes and scooters, including potential
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indemnification claims. In some cases, we could be required to indemnify governmental entities for claims arising out of issues,
including issues that may be outside of our control, such as the condition of the public right of way. Any such claims arising from the
use of our bikes and scooters, regardless of merit or outcome, could lead to negative publicity, harm to our reputation and brand,
significant legal, regulatory or financial exposure or decreased use of our bikes and scooters. Further, the bikes and scooters we design
and contract to manufacture using third-party suppliers and manufacturers, including certain assets and components we design and
have manufactured for us, could contain design or manufacturing defects, which could also lead to injuries or death to riders. There
can be no assurance we will be able to detect, prevent, or fix all defects, and failure to do so could harm our reputation and brand or
result in personal injury or products liability claims or regulatory proceedings. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our bikes and scooters may experience quality problems from time to time, which could result in product recalls and removal from
service, injuries, litigation, enforcement actions and regulatory proceedings, and could adversely affect our business, brand,
financial condition and results of operations.
We design, contract to design and manufacture, and directly and indirectly modify, maintain and repair, bikes and scooters
for our network of shared bikes and scooters. Such bikes and scooters may contain defects in their design, materials and construction,
may be improperly maintained or repaired or may be subject to vandalism. These defects, improper maintenance or repair or
vandalism have in the past unexpectedly interfered, and could in the future unexpectedly interfere, with the intended operations of the
bikes or scooters, and have resulted, and could in the future result, in other safety concerns, including alleged injuries to riders or third
parties. Although we, our contract manufacturers and our third-party service providers test our bikes and scooters before they are
deployed onto our network, there can be no assurance we will be able to detect or prevent all defects.
Failure to detect, prevent or fix defects and vandalism, or to properly maintain or repair our bikes and scooters could result in
a variety of consequences including product recalls and removal from service, service interruptions, injuries, litigation, enforcement
actions and regulatory proceedings. The occurrence of real or perceived quality problems or material defects in our current or future
bikes and scooters could result in negative publicity, service interruptions, regulatory proceedings, enforcement actions or lawsuits
filed against us, particularly if riders or third parties are injured. Even if injuries to riders or third parties are not the result of any
defects in, vandalism of, or the failure to properly maintain or repair our bikes or scooters, we may incur expenses to defend or settle
any claims or respond to regulatory inquiries, and our brand and reputation may be harmed. Any of the foregoing risks could also
result in decreased usage of our network of shared bikes and scooters and adversely affect our business, brand, financial conditions
and results of operations.
Our revenue growth rate and financial performance in recent periods may not be indicative of future performance and such
revenue growth rate or growth in demand for our offerings may slow over time.
Prior to COVID-19, we grew rapidly. In 2020, due to COVID-19 and the related government and public health measures, our
revenue declined significantly. Accordingly, our recent revenue growth rate and financial performance, both prior to the effects of
COVID-19, and the decline related to COVID-19, should not be considered indicative of our future performance. In 2020, 2019 and
2018, our revenue was $2.4 billion, $3.6 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, representing a 35% decrease in rate from 2019 to 2020
and a 68% growth rate from 2018 to 2019. We have experienced a decline in revenue in 2020 due to decreased demand for our
ridesharing platform in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we expect that our revenue growth rate and financial performance in
future quarters will continue to be harmed. You should not rely on our revenue for any previous quarterly or annual period as any
indication of our revenue or revenue growth in future periods. As our business recovers from the effects of COVID-19 and we
endeavor to return to growth, our revenue growth rates will fluctuate due to a number of reasons, which may include long-term
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, slowing demand for our offerings, increasing competition, a decrease in the
growth of our overall market or market saturation, increasing regulatory costs and challenges and resulting changes to our business
model and our failure to capitalize on growth opportunities.
If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Since 2012, we have generally experienced rapid growth in our business, the number of users on our platform and our
geographic reach, and we expect to continue to experience growth in the future. This growth has placed, and may continue to place,
significant demands on our management and our operational and financial infrastructure. Employee growth has occurred both at our
San Francisco headquarters and in a number of our offices across the United States and internationally. The number of our full-time
employees increased from 2,708 as of December 31, 2017, to 4,578 as of December 31, 2020. However, in the second quarter of 2020,
we implemented a plan of termination to reduce operating expenses and adjust cash flows in light of the ongoing economic challenges
resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business, which plan involved the termination of approximately 17% of
our employees. Steps we take to manage our business operations, including remote work policies for employees, and to align our
operations with our strategies for future growth may adversely affect our reputation and brand, our ability to recruit, retain and
motivate highly skilled personnel.
Our ability to manage our growth and business operations effectively and to integrate new employees, technologies and
acquisitions into our existing business will require us to continue to expand our operational and financial infrastructure and to continue
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to retain, attract, train, motivate and manage employees. Continued growth could strain our ability to develop and improve our
operational, financial and management controls, enhance our reporting systems and procedures, recruit, train and retain highly skilled
personnel and maintain user satisfaction. Additionally, if we do not effectively manage the growth of our business and operations, the
quality of our offerings could suffer, which could negatively affect our reputation and brand, business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Any actual or perceived security or privacy breach could interrupt our operations, harm our brand and adversely affect our
reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business involves the collection, storage, processing and transmission of our users’ personal data and other sensitive data.
An increasing number of organizations, including large online and off-line merchants and businesses, other large Internet companies,
financial institutions and government institutions, have disclosed breaches of their information security systems and other information
security incidents, some of which have involved sophisticated and highly targeted attacks. Because techniques used to obtain
unauthorized access to or to sabotage information systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us, we may
be unable to anticipate or prevent these attacks. Unauthorized parties have in the past gained access, and may in the future gain access,
to our systems or facilities through various means, including gaining unauthorized access into our systems or facilities or those of our
service providers, partners or users on our platform, or attempting to fraudulently induce our employees, service providers, partners,
users or others into disclosing rider names, passwords, payment card information or other sensitive information, which may in turn be
used to access our information technology systems, or attempting to fraudulently induce our employees, partners or others into
manipulating payment information, resulting in the fraudulent transfer of funds to criminal actors. In addition, users on our platform
could have vulnerabilities on their own mobile devices that are entirely unrelated to our systems and platform, but could mistakenly
attribute their own vulnerabilities to us. Further, breaches experienced by other companies may also be leveraged against us. For
example, credential stuffing attacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated actors can mask their attacks, making them
increasingly difficult to identify and prevent. Certain efforts may be state-sponsored or supported by significant financial and
technological resources, making them even more difficult to detect.
Although we have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect our users’ data, prevent data loss and prevent
other security breaches, these security measures cannot guarantee total security. Our information technology and infrastructure may be
vulnerable to cyberattacks or security breaches, and third parties may be able to access our users’ personal information and payment
card data that are accessible through those systems. Additionally, as we expand our operations, including having employees or third-
party relationships in jurisdictions outside the United States, or expand work-from-home practices of our employees (including
increased use of video conferencing), our exposure to cyberattacks or security breaches may increase. Further, employee error,
malfeasance or other errors in the storage, use or transmission of personal information could result in an actual or perceived privacy or
security breach or other security incident. Although we have policies restricting the access to the personal information we store, our
employees have been accused in the past of violating these policies and we may be subject to these types of accusations in the future.
Any actual or perceived breach of privacy or security could interrupt our operations, result in our platform being unavailable,
result in loss or improper disclosure of data, result in fraudulent transfer of funds, harm our reputation and brand, damage our
relationships with third-party partners, result in significant legal, regulatory and financial exposure and lead to loss of driver or rider
confidence in, or decreased use of, our platform, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. Any breach of privacy or security impacting any entities with which we share or disclose data (including, for example, our
third-party technology providers) could have similar effects. In addition, any actual or perceived breach of security in any autonomous
vehicles, whether ours or our competitors’, could result in legal, regulatory and financial exposure and lead to loss of rider confidence
in our platform, which could significantly undermine our business strategy. Further, any cyberattacks or security and privacy breaches
directed at our competitors could reduce confidence in the ridesharing industry as a whole and, as a result, reduce confidence in us.
Additionally, defending against claims or litigation based on any security breach or incident, regardless of their merit, could
be costly and divert management’s attention. We cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be adequate for data handling or
data security liabilities actually incurred, that insurance will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all,
or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that
exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the
imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have an adverse effect on our reputation, brand, business, financial
condition and results of operations.
We primarily rely on Amazon Web Services to deliver our offerings to users on our platform, and any disruption of or interference
with our use of Amazon Web Services could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We currently host our platform and support our operations using Amazon Web Services, or AWS, a third-party provider of
cloud infrastructure services. We do not have control over the operations of the facilities of AWS that we use. AWS’ facilities are
vulnerable to damage or interruption from natural disasters, cybersecurity attacks, terrorist attacks, power outages and similar events
or acts of misconduct. Our platform’s continuing and uninterrupted performance is critical to our success. We have experienced, and
expect that in the future we will experience, interruptions, delays and outages in service and availability from time to time due to a
variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, human or software errors, website hosting disruptions and capacity constraints. In
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addition, any changes in AWS’ service levels may adversely affect our ability to meet the requirements of users. Since our platform’s
continuing and uninterrupted performance is critical to our success, sustained or repeated system failures would reduce the
attractiveness of our offerings. It may become increasingly difficult to maintain and improve our performance, especially during peak
usage times, as we expand and the usage of our offerings increases. Any negative publicity arising from these disruptions could harm
our reputation and brand and may adversely affect the usage of our offerings.
Our commercial agreement with AWS will remain in effect until terminated by AWS or us. AWS may only terminate the
agreement for convenience after September 30, 2022, and only after complying with certain advance notice requirements. AWS may
also terminate the agreement for cause upon a breach of the agreement or for failure to pay amounts due, in each case, subject to AWS
providing prior written notice and a 30-day cure period. In the event that our agreement with AWS is terminated or we add additional
cloud infrastructure service providers, we may experience significant costs or downtime in connection with the transfer to, or the
addition of, new cloud infrastructure service providers. Any of the above circumstances or events may harm our reputation and brand,
reduce the availability or usage of our platform, lead to a significant short term loss of revenue, increase our costs and impair our
ability to attract new users, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In January 2019, we entered into an addendum to our commercial agreement with AWS, pursuant to which we committed to
spend an aggregate of at least $300 million between January 2019 and December 2021 on AWS services, with a minimum amount of
$80 million in each of the three years. In May 2020, we amended the addendum to extend the commitment period through June 2022
with no change to the aggregate commitment amounts. If we fail to meet the minimum purchase commitment during any year, we may
be required to pay the difference, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We rely on third-party and affiliate vehicle rental partners for our Express Drive program as well as third-party vehicle supply,
fleet management and finance partners to support our Express Drive Program and Lyft Rentals Program, and if we cannot
manage our relationships with such parties and other risks related to our Express Drive and Lyft Rentals program, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely on third-party and affiliate vehicle rental partners as well as third-party vehicle supply, fleet management and finance
partners to supply vehicles to drivers for our Express Drive program. If any of our third-party vehicle rental partners or third-party
vehicle supply, fleet management and finance partners terminates its relationship with us or refuses to renew its agreement with us on
commercially reasonable terms, the availability of vehicles for drivers in certain markets could be adversely impacted, and we may
need to find an alternate provider, and may not be able to secure similar terms or replace such partners in an acceptable time frame.
Similarly, in the event that vehicle manufacturers issue recalls or the supply of vehicles or automotive parts is interrupted, including as
a result of public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting vehicles in these partners’ fleets, the supply of vehicles
available from these partners could become constrained. For example, in September 2019, GM issued a recall affecting the 2018
Chevy Malibu, which affected a moderate portion of the fleet provided by Lyft’s rental partners. In addition, in May 2020, Hertz filed
for bankruptcy protection, which may affect their ability to meet the requirements of our Express Drive program. If we cannot find
alternate third-party vehicle rental providers on terms acceptable to us, or these partners’ or Lyft’s fleets are impacted by events such
as vehicle recalls, we may not be able to meet the driver and consumer demand for rental vehicles, and as a result, our platform may be
less attractive to qualified drivers and consumers. In addition, due to a number of factors, including our agreements with our vehicle
rental partners and our auto-related insurance program, we incur an incrementally higher insurance cost from our Express Drive
program compared to the corresponding cost from the rest of our ridesharing marketplace offerings. In the first quarter of 2020, Lyft
acquired one of the rental partners in the Express Drive program, Flexdrive, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lyft. While wholly-
owned by Lyft, Flexdrive will continue operating as an independent company, maintaining its own governance, management,
personnel and assets, including its fleet. If Lyft and Flexdrive are unable to manage costs of operating Flexdrive’s fleet and potential
shortfalls between such costs and the rental fees collected from drivers, we may update the pricing methodologies related to
Flexdrive’s offering in Lyft’s Express Drive program which could increase prices, and in turn adversely affect our ability to attract and
retain qualified drivers.
Any negative publicity related to any of our third-party and affiliate vehicle rental partners, including publicity related to
quality standards or safety concerns, could adversely affect our reputation and brand and could potentially lead to increased regulatory
or litigation exposure. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Express Drive and Lyft Rentals programs expose us to certain risks, including with respect to decreases in the residual value
related to the used car market values, or reductions in the utilization, of vehicles in the fleet.
For the Lyft Rentals consumer car rental business and, through our subsidiary Flexdrive, for vehicles rented to drivers
through our Express Drive program, we source a portion of the fleet from a range of auto manufacturers. To the extent that any of
these auto manufacturers significantly curtail production, increase the cost of purchasing cars or decline to sell cars to us on terms or at
prices consistent with past agreements, despite sourcing vehicles from the used car market and other efforts to mitigate, we may be
unable to obtain a sufficient number of vehicles to operate our Express Drive or Lyft Rentals businesses without significantly
increasing our fleet costs or reducing our volumes. Similarly, where events, such as natural disasters or public health crises such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, make operating rental locations difficult or impossible, or adversely impact rider demand, the demand for or
ability to rent vehicles in Lyft Rentals or the Express Drive program has been and could continue to be adversely affected, resulting in
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reduced utilization of the vehicles in the fleet. Reduced utilization has increased and could continue to increase costs of maintaining
the fleet or storing or moving unused vehicles.
The costs of the fleet vehicles may also be adversely impacted by the relative strength of the used car market. We currently
sell vehicles through auctions, third-party resellers and other channels in the used vehicle marketplace. Such channels may not produce
stable used vehicle prices. It may be difficult to estimate the residual value of vehicles used in ridesharing, such as those rented to
drivers through our Express Drive program. Further, market events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected the demand for or
pricing in the used vehicle market. For example, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other operators of large fleets, such as rental
companies, are reportedly seeking to place large volumes of vehicles into the resale market, which have driven down the price and
corresponding residual value of used vehicles. A reduction in residual values for vehicles in our fleet could cause us to sustain a
substantial loss on the ultimate sale of such vehicles or require us to depreciate those vehicles at a more accelerated rate while we own
them. If we are unable to obtain and maintain the fleet of vehicles cost-efficiently or if we are unable to accurately forecast the residual
values of vehicles in the fleet, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely on third-party payment processors to process payments made by riders and payments made to drivers on our platform, and
if we cannot manage our relationships with such third parties and other payment-related risks, our business, financial condition
and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely on a limited number of third-party payment processors to process payments made by riders and payments made to
drivers on our platform. If any of our third-party payment processors terminates its relationship with us or refuses to renew its
agreement with us on commercially reasonable terms, we would need to find an alternate payment processor, and may not be able to
secure similar terms or replace such payment processor in an acceptable time frame. Further, the software and services provided by
our third-party payment processors may not meet our expectations, contain errors or vulnerabilities, be compromised or experience
outages. Any of these risks could cause us to lose our ability to accept online payments or other payment transactions or make timely
payments to drivers on our platform, any of which could make our platform less convenient and attractive to users and adversely affect
our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and riders.
Nearly all rider payments and driver payouts are made by credit card, debit card or through third-party payment services,
which subjects us to certain payment network or service provider operating rules, to certain regulations and to the risk of fraud. We
may in the future offer new payment options to riders that may be subject to additional operating rules, regulations and risks. We may
be also subject to a number of other laws and regulations relating to the payments we accept from riders, including with respect to
money laundering, money transfers, privacy and information security. If we fail to comply with applicable rules and regulations, we
may be subject to civil or criminal penalties, fines or higher transaction fees and may lose our ability to accept online payments or
other payment card transactions, which could make our offerings less convenient and attractive to riders. If any of these events were to
occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
For example, if we are deemed to be a money transmitter as defined by applicable regulation, we could be subject to certain
laws, rules and regulations enforced by multiple authorities and governing bodies in the United States and numerous state and local
agencies who may define money transmitter differently. For example, certain states may have a more expansive view of who qualifies
as a money transmitter. Additionally, outside of the United States, we could be subject to additional laws, rules and regulations related
to the provision of payments and financial services, and if we expand into new jurisdictions, the foreign regulations and regulators
governing our business that we are subject to will expand as well. If we are found to be a money transmitter under any applicable
regulation and we are not in compliance with such regulations, we may be subject to fines or other penalties in one or more
jurisdictions levied by federal or state or local regulators, including state Attorneys General, as well as those levied by foreign
regulators. In addition to fines, penalties for failing to comply with applicable rules and regulations could include criminal and civil
proceedings, forfeiture of significant assets or other enforcement actions. We could also be required to make changes to our business
practices or compliance programs as a result of regulatory scrutiny.
For various payment options, we are required to pay fees such as interchange and processing fees that are imposed by
payment processors, payment networks and financial institutions. These fees are subject to increases, which could adversely affect our
business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, our payment processors require us to comply with payment card
network operating rules, which are set and interpreted by the payment card networks. The payment card networks could adopt new
operating rules or interpret or re-interpret existing rules in ways that might prohibit us from providing certain offerings to some users,
be costly to implement or difficult to follow. We have agreed to reimburse our payment processors for fines they are assessed by
payment card networks if we or the users on our platform violate these rules. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
We rely on other third-party service providers and if such third parties do not perform adequately or terminate their relationships
with us, our costs may increase and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our success depends in part on our relationships with other third-party service providers. For example, we rely on third-party
encryption and authentication technologies licensed from third parties that are designed to securely transmit personal information
provided by drivers and riders on our platform. Further, from time to time, we enter into strategic commercial partnerships in
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connection with the development of new technology, the growth of our qualified driver base, the provision of new or enhanced
offerings for users on our platform and our expansion into new markets. If any of our partners terminates its relationship with us,
including as a result of COVID-19-related impacts to their business and operations or for competitive reasons, or refuses to renew its
agreement with us on commercially reasonable terms, we would need to find an alternate provider, and may not be able to secure
similar terms or replace such providers in an acceptable time frame. We also rely on other software and services supplied by third
parties, such as communications and internal software, and our business may be adversely affected to the extent such software and
services do not meet our expectations, contain errors or vulnerabilities, are compromised or experience outages. Any of these risks
could increase our costs and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, any negative publicity
related to any of our third-party partners, including any publicity related to quality standards or safety concerns, could adversely affect
our reputation and brand, and could potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation exposure.
We incorporate technology from third parties into our platform. We cannot be certain that our licensors are not infringing the
intellectual property rights of others or that the suppliers and licensors have sufficient rights to the technology in all jurisdictions in
which we may operate. Some of our license agreements may be terminated by our licensors for convenience. If we are unable to obtain
or maintain rights to any of this technology because of intellectual property infringement claims brought by third parties against our
suppliers and licensors or against us, or if we are unable to continue to obtain the technology or enter into new agreements on
commercially reasonable terms, our ability to develop our platform containing that technology could be severely limited and our
business could be harmed. Additionally, if we are unable to obtain necessary technology from third parties, we may be forced to
acquire or develop alternate technology, which may require significant time and effort and may be of lower quality or performance
standards. This would limit and delay our ability to provide new or competitive offerings and increase our costs. If alternate
technology cannot be obtained or developed, we may not be able to offer certain functionality as part of our offerings, which could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we are not able to successfully develop new offerings on our platform and enhance our existing offerings, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our ability to attract new qualified drivers and new riders, retain existing qualified drivers and existing riders and increase
utilization of our offerings will depend in part on our ability to successfully create and introduce new offerings and to improve upon
and enhance our existing offerings. As a result, we may introduce significant changes to our existing offerings or develop and
introduce new and unproven offerings. For example, in 2018, we launched our scooter sharing offering on our platform in certain
markets and in April 2020, we began piloting a delivery service platform in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If these new or
enhanced offerings are unsuccessful, including as a result of any inability to obtain and maintain required permits or authorizations or
other regulatory constraints or because they fail to generate sufficient return on our investments, our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be adversely affected. Furthermore, new driver or rider demands regarding service or platform features, the
availability of superior competitive offerings or a deterioration in the quality of our offerings or our ability to bring new or enhanced
offerings to market quickly and efficiently could negatively affect the attractiveness of our platform and the economics of our business
and require us to make substantial changes to and additional investments in our offerings or our business model. In addition, we
frequently experiment with and test different offerings and marketing strategies. If these experiments and tests are unsuccessful, or if
the offerings and strategies we introduce based on the results of such experiments and tests do not perform as expected, our ability to
attract new qualified drivers and new riders, retain existing qualified drivers and existing riders and maintain or increase utilization of
our offerings may be adversely affected.
Developing and launching new offerings or enhancements to the existing offerings on our platform involves significant risks
and uncertainties, including risks related to the reception of such offerings by existing and potential future drivers and riders, increases
in operational complexity, unanticipated delays or challenges in implementing such offerings or enhancements, increased strain on our
operational and internal resources (including an impairment of our ability to accurately forecast rider demand and the number of
drivers using our platform) and negative publicity in the event such new or enhanced offerings are perceived to be unsuccessful. We
have scaled our business rapidly, and significant new initiatives have in the past resulted in, and in the future may result in, operational
challenges affecting our business. In addition, developing and launching new offerings and enhancements to our existing offerings
may involve significant up-front capital investments and such investments may not generate return on investment. Further, from time
to time we may reevaluate, discontinue and/or reduce these investments and decide to discontinue one or more offerings. Any of the
foregoing risks and challenges could negatively impact our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and riders, our ability to
increase utilization of our offerings and our visibility into expected results of operations, and could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, since we are focused on building our community and ecosystems for the
long-term, our near-term results of operations may be impacted by our investments in the future.
If we are unable to successfully manage the complexities associated with our expanding multimodal platform, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our expansion into bike and scooter sharing, other modes of transportation, auto repair and collision services, vehicle rental
programs and delivery services has increased the complexity of our business. These new offerings have required us to develop new
expertise and marketing and operational strategies, and have subjected us to new laws, regulations and risks. For example, we face the
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risk that our network of shared bikes and scooters, our Nearby Transit offering, which integrates third-party public transit data into the
Lyft App, and other future transportation offerings could reduce the use of our ridesharing offering. Additionally, from time to time
we may reevaluate our offerings on our multimodal platform and decide to discontinue an offering or certain features. Such actions
may negatively impact revenue in the short term and may not provide the benefits we expect in the long term. If we are unable to
successfully manage the complexities associated with our expanding multimodal platform, including the effects our new and evolving
offerings have on our existing business, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our new delivery service platform may not be successful and may expose us to additional risks.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are piloting a new delivery service platform for a period of time to assess its
feasibility. This offering, which began in April 2020, currently allows businesses to send goods, including meals and medical supplies,
from one location to another. Drivers are provided the opportunity to opt-in to receive delivery requests and are currently paid based
on the driver rate card for a standard Lyft ride. Delivery is not currently available in all markets and therefore not all drivers have the
opportunity to receive delivery requests at this time. We face a number of challenges that may affect the ultimate success of this
offering, including:
•
the market for this offering may not be sustained following the COVID-19 pandemic, or may not develop at all;
• we may be unable to attract and retain drivers for this offering, and drivers currently using our platform may not opt-in to
drive for this offering, which may create shortages of driver supply;
• we may be unable to attract and retain businesses to participate in this offering;
• we may fail to develop an effective pricing model for this offering that incentivizes drivers and businesses to use this offering
while maintaining margins for us;
•
our competitors may have more experience with respect to business or consumer deliveries, greater brand recognition in the
delivery space, or greater financial or other resources that enable them to derive greater revenue, attract and retain drivers and
businesses for their similar offerings, and more efficiently provide their offerings;
• we may incur additional costs and expenses associated with providing business or consumer delivery services, including
insurance-related and other costs;
• we may be subject to litigation in a number of areas, including personal injury and automotive liability, and we may be
unsuccessful in compelling to arbitration claims brought by drivers providing rideshare and delivery services on the Lyft
Platform;
• we are subject to a variety of laws and regulations that are costly to comply with and may affect the profitability of this
offering, including laws and regulations regarding pricing, and any failure to comply with such laws and regulations will
adversely affect our deliveries offering;
•
the recent passage of Proposition 22 in California may have an impact on delivery rate cards, which could impact our
competitiveness and ability to operate within California; and
• we may fail to effectively respond to market developments in a timely manner, or at all.
Additionally, the development of this delivery service platform may divert resources, including management’s attention, from
our other offerings and adversely affect their development. If we are unable to develop and grow our delivery service platform, or
unable to do so cost-effectively, whether as a result of our own actions or market conditions more generally, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our metrics and estimates, including the key metrics included in this report, are subject to inherent challenges in measurement,
and real or perceived inaccuracies in those metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.
We regularly review and may adjust our processes for calculating our metrics used to evaluate our growth, measure our
performance and make strategic decisions. These metrics are calculated using internal company data and have not been evaluated by a
third-party. Our metrics may differ from estimates published by third parties or from similarly titled metrics of our competitors due to
differences in methodology or the assumptions on which we rely, and we may make material adjustments to our processes for
calculating our metrics in order to enhance accuracy, because better information becomes available or other reasons, which may result
in changes to our metrics. The estimates and forecasts we disclose relating to the size and expected growth of our addressable market
may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the markets in which we compete meet the size estimates and growth we have forecasted, our
business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all. If investors or analysts do not consider our metrics to be accurate representations
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of our business, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics, then the trading price of our Class A common stock and our
business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our marketing efforts to help grow our business may not be effective.
Promoting awareness of our offerings is important to our ability to grow our business and to attract new qualified drivers and
new riders and can be costly. We believe that much of the growth in our rider base and the number of drivers on our platform is
attributable to our paid marketing initiatives. Our marketing efforts currently include referrals, affiliate programs, free or discount
trials, partnerships, display advertising, television, billboards, radio, video, content, direct mail, social media, email, hiring and
classified advertisement websites, mobile “push” communications, search engine optimization and keyword search campaigns. Our
marketing initiatives may become increasingly expensive and generating a meaningful return on those initiatives may be difficult.
Even if we successfully increase revenue as a result of our paid marketing efforts, it may not offset the additional marketing expenses
we incur.
If our marketing efforts are not successful in promoting awareness of our offerings or attracting new qualified drivers and
new riders, or if we are not able to cost-effectively manage our marketing expenses, our results of operations could be adversely
affected. If our marketing efforts are successful in increasing awareness of our offerings, this could also lead to increased public
scrutiny of our business and increase the likelihood of third parties bringing legal proceedings against us. Any of the foregoing risks
could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have
slowed our marketing efforts across certain platforms, which may limit the effectiveness of our other marketing efforts and limit
awareness of our offerings.
Any failure to offer high-quality user support may harm our relationships with users and could adversely affect our reputation,
brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and riders is dependent in part on the ease and reliability of our offerings,
including our ability to provide high-quality support. Users on our platform depend on our support organization to resolve any issues
relating to our offerings, such as being overcharged for a ride, leaving something in a driver’s vehicle or reporting a safety incident.
Our ability to provide effective and timely support is largely dependent on our ability to attract and retain service providers who are
qualified to support users and sufficiently knowledgeable regarding our offerings. As we continue to grow our business and improve
our offerings, we will face challenges related to providing quality support services at scale. If we grow our international rider base and
the number of international drivers on our platform, our support organization will face additional challenges, including those
associated with delivering support in languages other than English. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our ability to
provide effective and timely support, including as a result of a decrease in the availability of service providers and increase in response
time. Any failure to provide efficient user support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality support, could
adversely affect our reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure to deal effectively with fraud could harm our business.
We have in the past incurred, and may in the future incur, losses from various types of fraud, including use of stolen or
fraudulent credit card data, claims of unauthorized payments by a rider, attempted payments by riders with insufficient funds and fraud
committed by riders in concert with drivers. Bad actors use increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities involving
personal information, such as unauthorized use of another person’s identity, account information or payment information and
unauthorized acquisition or use of credit or debit card details, bank account information and mobile phone numbers and accounts.
Under current card payment practices, we may be liable for rides facilitated on our platform with fraudulent credit card data, even if
the associated financial institution approved the credit card transaction. Despite measures that we have taken to detect and reduce the
occurrence of fraudulent or other malicious activity on our platform, we cannot guarantee that any of our measures will be effective or
will scale efficiently with our business. Our inability to adequately detect or prevent fraudulent transactions could harm our reputation
or brand, result in litigation or regulatory action and lead to expenses that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
We have also incurred, and may in the future incur, losses from fraud and other misuse of our platform by drivers and riders,
including in connection with programs we put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, we have experienced
reduced revenue from actual and alleged unauthorized rides fulfilled and miles traveled in connection with our Concierge offering. If
we are unable to adequately anticipate and address such misuse either through increased controls, platform solutions or other means,
our partner relationships, business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If we fail to effectively match riders on our Shared and Shared Saver Rides offering and manage the related pricing
methodologies, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Shared and Shared Saver Rides enables unrelated parties traveling along similar routes to benefit from a discounted fare at
the cost of possibly longer travel times. With a Shared or Shared Saver Ride, when the first rider requests a ride, our algorithms use
the first rider’s destination and attempt to match them with other riders traveling along a similar route. If a match between riders is
made, our algorithms re-route the driver to include the pick-up location of the matched rider on the active route. For Shared and
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Shared Saver Rides, drivers earn a fixed amount based on a number of factors, including the time and distance of the ride, the base
fare charged to riders and the level of rider demand. We determine the rider fare based on the predicted time and distance of the ride,
the level of rider demand and the likelihood of being able to match additional riders along the given route, and such fare is quoted to
the riders prior to their commitment to the ride. The fare charged to the riders is decoupled from the payment made to the driver as we
do not adjust the driver payment based on the success or failure of a match. Accordingly, if the discounted fare quoted and charged to
our Shared or Shared Saver Rides riders is less than the fixed amount that drivers earn or if our algorithms are unable to consistently
match Shared or Shared Saver Rides riders, then our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have suspended Shared and Shared Saver Rides on our platform. While we believe
these suspensions are in the best interests of drivers and riders on our platform, these suspensions have adversely affected our business
and results of operations. We currently do not have a timetable for ending this suspension in whole or in part, and to the extent we
continue to suspend these offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic, or demand for these offerings is adversely affected following the
end of these suspensions, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If we fail to effectively manage our up-front pricing methodology, our business, financial condition and results of operations could
be adversely affected.
With the adoption of our up-front pricing methodology, we quote a price to riders of our ridesharing offering before they
request a ride. We earn fees from drivers either as the difference between an amount paid by a rider based on an up-front quoted fare
and the amount earned by a driver based on the actual time and distance for the trip or as a fixed percentage of the fare charged to the
rider, in each case, less any applicable driver incentives and any pass-through amounts paid to drivers and regulatory agencies. As we
do not control the driver’s actions at any point in the transaction to limit the time and distance for the trip, we take on risks related to
the driver’s actions which may not be fully mitigated. We may incur a loss from a transaction where an up-front quoted fare paid by a
rider is less than the amount we committed to pay a driver. In addition, riders’ price sensitivity varies by geographic location, among
other factors, and if we are unable to effectively account for such variability in our up-front prices, our ability to compete effectively in
these locations could be adversely affected. If we are unable to effectively manage our up-front pricing methodology in conjunction
with our existing and future pricing and incentive programs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be
adversely affected.
Systems failures and resulting interruptions in the availability of our website, applications, platform or offerings could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our systems, or those of third parties upon which we rely, may experience service interruptions or degradation because of
hardware and software defects or malfunctions, distributed denial-of-service and other cyberattacks, human error, earthquakes,
hurricanes, floods, fires, natural disasters, power losses, disruptions in telecommunications services, fraud, military or political
conflicts, terrorist attacks, computer viruses, ransomware, malware or other events. Our systems also may be subject to break-ins,
sabotage, theft and intentional acts of vandalism, including by our own employees. Some of our systems are not fully redundant and
our disaster recovery planning may not be sufficient for all eventualities. Our business interruption insurance may not be sufficient to
cover all of our losses that may result from interruptions in our service as a result of systems failures and similar events.
We have experienced and will likely continue to experience system failures and other events or conditions from time to time
that interrupt the availability or reduce or affect the speed or functionality of our offerings. These events have resulted in, and similar
future events could result in, losses of revenue. A prolonged interruption in the availability or reduction in the availability, speed or
other functionality of our offerings could adversely affect our business and reputation and could result in the loss of users. Moreover,
to the extent that any system failure or similar event results in harm or losses to the users using our platform, we may make voluntary
payments to compensate for such harm or the affected users could seek monetary recourse or contractual remedies from us for their
losses and such claims, even if unsuccessful, would likely be time-consuming and costly for us to address.
Our company culture has contributed to our success and if we cannot maintain this culture as we grow, our business could be
harmed.
We believe that our company culture, which promotes authenticity, empathy and support for others, has been critical to our
success. We face a number of challenges that may affect our ability to sustain our corporate culture, including:
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culture, values and mission;
the increasing size and geographic diversity of our workforce;
shelter-in-place orders in certain jurisdictions where we operate that have required many of our employees to work remotely;
the inability to achieve adherence to our internal policies and core values, including our diversity, equity and inclusion
practices and initiatives;
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competitive pressures to move in directions that may divert us from our mission, vision and values;
the continued challenges of a rapidly-evolving industry;
the increasing need to develop expertise in new areas of business that affect us;
negative perception of our treatment of employees or our response to employee sentiment related to political or social causes
or actions of management;
the provision of employee benefits in the COVID-19 environment; and
the integration of new personnel and businesses from acquisitions.
From time to time, we have undertaken workforce reductions in order to better align our operations with our strategic
priorities, managing our cost structure or in connection with acquisitions. For example, in response to the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on our business, we took certain cost-cutting measures, including lay-offs, furloughs and salary reductions, which may
adversely affect employee morale, our culture and our ability to attract and retain employees. These actions may adversely affect our
ability to attract and retain personnel and maintain our culture. If we are not able to maintain our culture, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We depend on our key personnel and other highly skilled personnel, and if we fail to attract, retain, motivate or integrate our
personnel, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our success depends in part on the continued service of our founders, senior management team, key technical employees and
other highly skilled personnel and on our ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate, retain and integrate highly qualified personnel for
all areas of our organization. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to fulfill our current or future
needs and actions we take in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business may harm our reputation or impact
our ability to recruit qualified personnel in the future. For example, in April 2020, in response to the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on our business, we took certain cost-cutting measures, including lay-offs, furloughs and salary reductions, which may
adversely affect employee morale, our culture and our ability to attract and retain employees. Also, all of our U.S.-based employees,
including our management team, work for us on an at-will basis, and there is no assurance that any such employee will remain with us.
Our competitors may be successful in recruiting and hiring members of our management team or other key employees, and it may be
difficult for us to find suitable replacements on a timely basis, on competitive terms or at all. If we are unable to attract and retain the
necessary personnel, particularly in critical areas of our business, we may not achieve our strategic goals.
We face intense competition for highly skilled personnel, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area where we have a
substantial presence and need for highly skilled personnel. To attract and retain top talent, we have had to offer, and we believe we
will need to continue to offer, competitive compensation and benefits packages. Job candidates and existing personnel often consider
the value of the equity awards they receive in connection with their employment. If the perceived value of our equity awards declines
or we are unable to provide competitive compensation packages, it may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain highly
qualified personnel, and we may experience increased attrition. Certain of our employees have received significant proceeds from
sales of our equity in private transactions and many of our employees have received and may continue to receive significant proceeds
from sales of our equity in the public markets, which may reduce their motivation to continue to work for us. We may need to invest
significant amounts of cash and equity to attract and retain new employees and expend significant time and resources to identify,
recruit, train and integrate such employees, and we may never realize returns on these investments. If we are unable to effectively
manage our hiring needs or successfully integrate new hires, our efficiency, ability to meet forecasts and employee morale,
productivity and retention could suffer, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business could be adversely impacted by changes in the Internet and mobile device accessibility of users and unfavorable
changes in or our failure to comply with existing or future laws governing the Internet and mobile devices.
Our business depends on users’ access to our platform via a mobile device and the Internet. We may operate in jurisdictions
that provide limited Internet connectivity, particularly as we expand internationally. Internet access and access to a mobile device are
frequently provided by companies with significant market power that could take actions that degrade, disrupt or increase the cost of
users’ ability to access our platform. In addition, the Internet infrastructure that we and users of our platform rely on in any particular
geographic area may be unable to support the demands placed upon it. Any such failure in Internet or mobile device accessibility, even
for a short period of time, could adversely affect our results of operations.
Moreover, we are subject to a number of laws and regulations specifically governing the Internet and mobile devices that are
constantly evolving. Existing and future laws and regulations, or changes thereto, may impede the growth and availability of the
Internet and online offerings, require us to change our business practices or raise compliance costs or other costs of doing business.
These laws and regulations, which continue to evolve, cover taxation, privacy and data protection, pricing, copyrights, distribution,
mobile and other communications, advertising practices, consumer protections, the provision of online payment services,
unencumbered Internet access to our offerings and the characteristics and quality of online offerings, among other things. Any failure,
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or perceived failure, by us to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in damage to our reputation and brand a loss in
business and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others, which could adversely impact our results of
operations.
We rely on mobile operating systems and application marketplaces to make our apps available to the drivers and riders on our
platform, and if we do not effectively operate with or receive favorable placements within such application marketplaces and
maintain high rider reviews, our usage or brand recognition could decline and our business, financial results and results of
operations could be adversely affected.
We depend in part on mobile operating systems, such as Android and iOS, and their respective application marketplaces to
make our apps available to the drivers and riders on our platform. Any changes in such systems and application marketplaces that
degrade the functionality of our apps or give preferential treatment to our competitors’ apps could adversely affect our platform’s
usage on mobile devices. If such mobile operating systems or application marketplaces limit or prohibit us from making our apps
available to drivers and riders, make changes that degrade the functionality of our apps, increase the cost of using our apps, impose
terms of use unsatisfactory to us or modify their search or ratings algorithms in ways that are detrimental to us, or if our competitors’
placement in such mobile operating systems’ application marketplace is more prominent than the placement of our apps, overall
growth in our rider or driver base could slow. Our apps have experienced fluctuations in number of downloads in the past, and we
anticipate similar fluctuations in the future. Any of the foregoing risks could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
As new mobile devices and mobile platforms are released, there is no guarantee that certain mobile devices will continue to
support our platform or effectively roll out updates to our apps. Additionally, in order to deliver high-quality apps, we need to ensure
that our offerings are designed to work effectively with a range of mobile technologies, systems, networks and standards. We may not
be successful in developing or maintaining relationships with key participants in the mobile industry that enhance drivers’ and riders’
experience. If drivers or riders on our platform encounter any difficulty accessing or using our apps on their mobile devices or if we
are unable to adapt to changes in popular mobile operating systems, our business, financial condition and results of operations could
be adversely affected.
We depend on the interoperability of our platform across third-party applications and services that we do not control.
We have integrations with a variety of productivity, collaboration, travel, data management and security vendors. As our
offerings expand and evolve, including to the extent we continue to develop autonomous technology, we may have an increasing
number of integrations with other third-party applications, products and services. Third-party applications, products and services are
constantly evolving, and we may not be able to maintain or modify our platform to ensure its compatibility with third-party offerings
following development changes. In addition, some of our competitors or technology partners may take actions which disrupt the
interoperability of our platform with their own products or services, or exert strong business influence on our ability to, and the terms
on which we operate and distribute our platform. As our respective products evolve, we expect the types and levels of competition to
increase. Should any of our competitors or technology partners modify their products, standards or terms of use in a manner that
degrades the functionality or performance of our platform or is otherwise unsatisfactory to us or gives preferential treatment to
competitive products or services, our products, platform, business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
Defects, errors or vulnerabilities in our applications, backend systems or other technology systems and those of third-party
technology providers could harm our reputation and brand and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
The software underlying our platform is highly complex and may contain undetected errors or vulnerabilities, some of which
may only be discovered after the code has been released. We rely heavily on a software engineering practice known as “continuous
deployment,” which refers to the frequent release of our software code, sometimes multiple times per day. This practice increases the
risk that errors and vulnerabilities are present in the software code underlying our platform. The third-party software that we
incorporate into our platform may also be subject to errors or vulnerability. Any errors or vulnerabilities discovered in our code or
from third-party software after release could result in negative publicity, a loss of users or loss of revenue and access or other
performance issues. Such vulnerabilities could also be exploited by malicious actors and result in exposure of data of users on our
platform, or otherwise result in a data breach as defined under various laws and regulations. We may need to expend significant
financial and development resources to analyze, correct, eliminate or work around errors or defects or to address and eliminate
vulnerabilities. Any failure to timely and effectively resolve any such errors, defects or vulnerabilities could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations as well as negatively impact our reputation or brand.
Our platform contains third-party open source software components, and failure to comply with the terms of the underlying open
source software licenses could restrict our ability to provide our offerings.
Our platform contains software modules licensed to us by third-party authors under “open source” licenses. Use and
distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors
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generally do not provide support, warranties, indemnification or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the
quality of the code. In addition, the public availability of such software may make it easier for others to compromise our platform.
Some open source licenses contain requirements that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works
we create based upon the type of open source software we use, or grant other licenses to our intellectual property. If we combine our
proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to
release the source code of our proprietary software to the public. This would allow our competitors to create similar offerings with
lower development effort and time and ultimately could result in a loss of our competitive advantages. Alternatively, to avoid the
public release of the affected portions of our source code, we could be required to expend substantial time and resources to re-engineer
some or all of our software.
Although we have processes for using open source software to avoid subjecting our platform to conditions we do not intend,
the terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. or foreign courts, and there is a risk that these licenses could
be construed in a way that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to provide or distribute our platform.
From time to time, there have been claims challenging the ownership of open source software against companies that incorporate open
source software into their solutions. As a result, we could be subject to lawsuits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to
be open source software. Moreover, we cannot assure you that our processes for controlling our use of open source software in our
platform will be effective. If we are held to have breached or failed to fully comply with all the terms and conditions of an open source
software license, we could face infringement or other liability, or be required to seek costly licenses from third parties to continue
providing our offerings on terms that are not economically feasible, to re-engineer our platform, to discontinue or delay the provision
of our offerings if re-engineering could not be accomplished on a timely basis or to make generally available, in source code form, our
proprietary code, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our presence outside the United States and any future international expansion strategy will subject us to additional costs and risks
and our plans may not be successful.
We have started expanding our presence internationally. In 2017, we launched our offerings in Canada and we may continue
to expand our international offerings. In addition, we have several international offices that support our business. Operating outside of
the United States may require significant management attention to oversee operations over a broad geographic area with varying
cultural norms and customs, in addition to placing strain on our finance, analytics, compliance, legal, engineering and operations
teams. We may incur significant operating expenses and may not be successful in our international expansion for a variety of reasons,
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of our offices;
competition from local incumbents that better understand the local market, may market and operate more effectively and may
enjoy greater local affinity or awareness;
differing demand dynamics, which may make our offerings less successful;
public health concerns or emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and other highly communicable diseases or viruses;
complying with varying laws and regulatory standards, including with respect to data privacy, tax, trade compliance, and
local regulatory restrictions;
complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws in other jurisdictions;
obtaining any required government approvals, licenses or other authorizations;
varying levels of Internet and mobile technology adoption and infrastructure;
currency exchange restrictions or costs and exchange rate fluctuations;
political, economic, or social instability, which has caused disruptions in certain of our office locations, including in Belarus;
operating in jurisdictions where we do not have, or that do not protect, intellectual property rights to the same extent as the
United States; and
limitations on the repatriation and investment of funds as well as foreign currency exchange restrictions.
Our limited experience in operating our business internationally increases the risk that any potential future expansion efforts
that we may undertake may not be successful, which may result in shutting down international operations or closing international
offices. If we invest substantial time and resources to expand our operations internationally and are unable to manage these risks
effectively, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
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In addition, international expansion has increased our risks in complying with the constantly-evolving laws and standards,
including with respect to customs, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, export controls and trade and economic sanctions. We cannot assure
you that our employees and agents will not take actions in violation of applicable laws, for which we may be ultimately held
responsible. In particular, any violation of the applicable anti-corruption, anti-bribery, export controls and similar laws could result in
adverse media coverage, investigations, imposition of significant legal fees, loss of export privileges, severe criminal or civil sanctions
or suspension or debarment from U.S. government contracts, or substantial diversion of management’s attention, all of which could
have an adverse effect on our reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal Factors
Our business is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations, many of which are evolving, and failure to comply with such laws
and regulations could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to a wide variety of laws in the United States and other jurisdictions. Laws, regulations and standards
governing issues such as TNCs, ridesharing, worker classification, labor and employment, anti-discrimination, payments, gift cards,
whistleblowing and worker confidentiality obligations, product liability, defects, auto maintenance and repairs, personal injury, text
messaging, subscription services, intellectual property, consumer protection, taxation, privacy, data security, competition, unionizing
and collective action, arbitration agreements and class action waiver provisions, terms of service, mobile application accessibility,
autonomous vehicles, bike and scooter sharing, insurance, vehicle rentals, money transmittal, non-emergency medical transportation,
healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse, environmental health and safety, background checks, public health, anti-corruption, anti-bribery,
import and export restrictions, trade and economic sanctions, foreign ownership and investment, foreign exchange controls and
delivery of goods including (but not limited to) medical supplies, perishable foods and prescription drugs are often complex and
subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity. As a result, their application in practice may change or
develop over time through judicial decisions or as new guidance or interpretations are provided by regulatory and governing bodies,
such as federal, state and local administrative agencies.
The ridesharing industry and our business model are relatively nascent and rapidly evolving. When we introduced a peer-to-
peer ridesharing marketplace in 2012, the laws and regulations in place at the time did not directly address our offerings. Laws and
regulations that were in existence at that time, and some that have since been adopted, were often applied to our industry and our
business in a manner that limited our relationships with drivers or otherwise inhibited the growth of our ridesharing marketplace. We
have been proactively working with federal, state and local governments and regulatory bodies to ensure that our ridesharing
marketplace and other offerings are available broadly in the United States and Canada. In part due to our efforts, a large majority of
U.S. states have adopted laws related to TNCs to address the unique issues of the ridesharing industry. New laws and regulations and
changes to existing laws and regulations continue to be adopted, implemented and interpreted in response to our industry and related
technologies. As we expand our business into new markets or introduce new offerings into existing markets, regulatory bodies or
courts may claim that we or users on our platform are subject to additional requirements, or that we are prohibited from conducting
our business in certain jurisdictions, or that users on our platform are prohibited from using our platform, either generally or with
respect to certain offerings. Certain jurisdictions and governmental entities, including airports, require us to obtain permits, pay fees or
comply with certain reporting and other compliance requirements to provide our ridesharing, bike and scooter sharing, auto repair and
collision services, Flexdrive, Lyft Rentals and autonomous vehicle offerings. These jurisdictions and governmental entities may reject
our applications for permits, revoke existing or deny renewals of permits to operate, delay our ability to operate, increase their fees,
charge new types of fees, or impose fines and penalties, including as a result of errors in, or failures to comply with, reporting or other
requirements related to our product offerings. Any of the foregoing actions by these jurisdictions and governmental entities could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Recent financial, political and other events have increased the level of regulatory scrutiny on larger companies, technology
companies in general and companies engaged in dealings with independent contractors, such as ridesharing and delivery companies.
Regulatory bodies may enact new laws or promulgate new regulations that are adverse to our business, or, due to changes in our
operations and structure or partner relationships as a result of changes in the market or otherwise, they may view matters or interpret
laws and regulations differently than they have in the past or in a manner adverse to our business. See the risk factor entitled
“Challenges to contractor classification of drivers that use our platform may have adverse business, financial, tax, legal and other
consequences to our business.” Such regulatory scrutiny or action may create different or conflicting obligations from one jurisdiction
to another, and may have a negative outcome that could adversely affect our business, operations, financial condition, and results of
operations. Additionally, we have invested and from time to time we will continue to invest resources in an attempt to influence or
challenge legislation and other regulatory matters pertinent to our operations, particularly those related to the ridesharing industry,
which may negatively impact the legal and administrative proceedings challenging the classification of drivers on our platform as
independent contractors if we are unsuccessful or lead to additional costs and expenses even if we are successful. These activities may
not be successful, and any negative outcomes could adversely affect our business, operations, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our industry is relatively nascent and is rapidly evolving and increasingly regulated. We have been subject to intense
regulatory pressure from state and municipal regulatory authorities across the United States and Canada, and a number of them have
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imposed limitations on or attempted to ban ridesharing and bike and scooter sharing. For example, in December 2018, the New York
City Taxi & Limousine Commission adopted rules governing minimum driver earnings calculations and utilization rates applicable to
our ridesharing platform, as well as certain other ridesharing platforms. In January 2019, we filed an Article 78 Petition through two of
our subsidiaries challenging these rules before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, which was denied in May 2019. In
December 2019, we appealed this decision and in December 2020, our appeal was denied. The City of Seattle also adopted the
Transportation Network Company Driver Minimum Compensation Ordinance effective January 1, 2021, which sets minimum driver
earnings calculations for our rideshare platform as well as other rideshare platforms. Other jurisdictions in which we currently operate
or may want to operate could follow suit. We could also face similar regulatory restrictions from foreign regulators as we expand
operations internationally, particularly in areas where we face competition from local incumbents. Adverse changes in laws or
regulations at all levels of government or bans on or material limitations to our offerings could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Our success, or perceived success, and increased visibility may also drive some businesses that perceive our business model
negatively to raise their concerns to local policymakers and regulators. These businesses and their trade association groups or other
organizations may take actions and employ significant resources to shape the legal and regulatory regimes in jurisdictions where we
may have, or seek to have, a market presence in an effort to change such legal and regulatory regimes in ways intended to adversely
affect or impede our business and the ability of drivers and riders to utilize our platform.
Any of the foregoing risks could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Challenges to contractor classification of drivers that use our platform may have adverse business, financial, tax, legal and other
consequences to our business.
We are regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, administrative actions, government investigations and
other legal and regulatory proceedings at the federal, state and municipal levels challenging the classification of drivers on our
platform as independent contractors. The tests governing whether a driver is an independent contractor or an employee vary by
governing law and are typically highly fact sensitive. Laws and regulations that govern the status and misclassification of independent
contractors are subject to changes and divergent interpretations by various authorities which can create uncertainty and
unpredictability for us. For example, Assembly Bill 5 (as codified in part at Cal. Labor Code sec. 2750.3) codified and extended an
employment classification test in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, which established a new standard for determining
employee or independent contractor status. The passage of this bill led to additional challenges to the independent contractor
classification of drivers using the Lyft Platform. For example, on May 5, 2020, the California Attorney General and the City Attorneys
of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco filed a lawsuit against us and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers on the
companies’ respective platforms as independent contractors in violation of Assembly Bill 5 and California’s Unfair Competition Law,
and on August 5, 2020, the California Labor Commissioner filed lawsuits against us and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers on
the companies’ respective platforms as independent contractors, seeking injunctive relief and material damages and penalties. On June
25, 2020, the California Attorney General and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco filed a motion for
preliminary injunction against us and Uber. On August 10, 2020, the court granted the motion for a preliminary injunction, forcing us
and Uber to reclassify drivers in California as employees until the end of the lawsuit. On August 12, 2020, we filed a notice of appeal
of the court's order and on August 20, 2020, the California Court of Appeal stayed the preliminary injunction pending resolution of the
appeal. The Court of Appeal affirmed the preliminary injunction on October 22, 2020. Subsequently, voters in California approved
Proposition 22, a state ballot initiative that provides a framework for drivers utilizing platforms like Lyft to maintain their status as
independent contractors under California law and Proposition 22 went into effect on December 16, 2020. We filed a petition for
rehearing of our appeal with the California Court of Appeal on November 6, 2020, which was denied on November 20, 2020. On
December 1, 2020, we filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court, which was denied on February 10, 2021. The
case will now proceed in San Francisco Superior Court. On January 12, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the California Supreme Court
against the State of California alleging that Proposition 22 violates the California Constitution. The Supreme Court denied review on
February 3, 2021. Plaintiffs then filed a similar lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court on February 12, 2021. Separately, on July
14, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed a lawsuit against us and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers on the
companies' respective platforms as independent contractors under Massachusetts wage and hour laws, seeking declaratory and
injunctive relief. We continue to maintain that drivers on our platform are independent contractors in such legal and administrative
proceedings and intend to continue to defend ourself vigorously in these matters, but our arguments may ultimately be unsuccessful. A
determination in, or settlement of, any legal proceeding, whether we are party to such legal proceeding or not, that classifies a driver of
a ridesharing platform as an employee, could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations, including as a result of:
• monetary exposure arising from or relating to failure to withhold and remit taxes, unpaid wages and wage and hour laws and
requirements (such as those pertaining to failure to pay minimum wage and overtime, or to provide required breaks and wage
statements), expense reimbursement, statutory and punitive damages, penalties, including related to the California Private
Attorneys General Act, and government fines;
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injunctions prohibiting continuance of existing business practices;
claims for employee benefits, social security, workers’ compensation and unemployment;
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claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation under civil rights laws;
claims under new or existing laws pertaining to unionizing, collective bargaining and other concerted activity;
other claims, charges or other proceedings under laws and regulations applicable to employers and employees, including risks
relating to allegations of joint employer liability or agency liability; and
harm to our reputation and brand.
In addition to the harms listed above, a determination in, or settlement of, any legal proceeding that classifies a driver on a
ridesharing platform as an employee may require us to significantly alter our existing business model and/or operations (including
suspending or ceasing operations in impacted jurisdictions), increase our costs and impact our ability to add qualified drivers to our
platform and grow our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and
our ability to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.
We have been involved in numerous legal proceedings related to driver classification. We are currently involved in several
putative class actions, several representative actions brought, for example, pursuant to California’s Private Attorney General Act,
several multi-plaintiff actions and thousands of individual claims, including those brought in arbitration or compelled pursuant to our
Terms of Service to arbitration, challenging the classification of drivers on our platform as independent contractors. We are also
involved in administrative audits related to driver classification in California, Connecticut, Oregon, Wisconsin, Illinois and New
Jersey. See the section titled “Legal Proceedings” for additional information about these types of legal proceedings.
The results of Proposition 22 in California have caused us to alter our operations and incur additional costs and we may face
additional challenges as we implement these changes.
The recent passage of Proposition 22 in California led us to continue providing flexible earning opportunities to drivers in
California. We expect that this transition will require additional costs and we expect to face other challenges as we transition drivers to
this new model, including the logistics of providing the additional earning opportunities, as well as potential changes to our pricing.
The change in model may also affect our ability to attract and retain drivers and riders. To the extent similar classification models are
adopted in other jurisdictions, we may face similar costs and challenges. Notwithstanding the passage of Proposition 22, we continue
to face litigation in California, including to overturn Proposition 22, and in other jurisdictions which may in the future require us to
classify drivers as employees if we are unsuccessful in our ongoing litigation.
Claims by others that we infringed their proprietary technology or other intellectual property rights could harm our business.
Companies in the Internet and technology industries are frequently subject to litigation based on allegations of infringement
or other violations of intellectual property rights. In addition, certain companies and rights holders seek to enforce and monetize
patents or other intellectual property rights they own, have purchased or otherwise obtained. As we gain an increasingly high public
profile and the number of competitors in our market increases, the possibility of intellectual property rights claims against us grows.
From time to time third parties may assert, and in the past have asserted, claims of infringement of intellectual property rights against
us. See the section titled “Legal Proceedings” for additional information about these types of legal proceedings. In addition, third
parties have sent us correspondence regarding various allegations of intellectual property infringement and, in some instances, have
initiated licensing discussions. Although we believe that we have meritorious defenses, there can be no assurance that we will be
successful in defending against these allegations or reaching a business resolution that is satisfactory to us. Our competitors and others
may now and in the future have significantly larger and more mature patent portfolios than us. In addition, future litigation may
involve patent holding companies or other adverse patent owners who have no relevant product or service revenue and against whom
our own patents may therefore provide little or no deterrence or protection. Many potential litigants, including some of our
competitors and patent-holding companies, have the ability to dedicate substantial resources to assert their intellectual property rights.
Any claim of infringement by a third-party, even those without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against the
claim, could distract our management from our business and could require us to cease use of such intellectual property. Furthermore,
because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, we risk compromising our
confidential information during this type of litigation. We may be required to pay substantial damages, royalties or other fees in
connection with a claimant securing a judgment against us, we may be subject to an injunction or other restrictions that prevent us
from using or distributing our intellectual property, or we may agree to a settlement that prevents us from distributing our offerings or
a portion thereof, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
With respect to any intellectual property rights claim, we may have to seek out a license to continue operations found to be in
violation of such rights, which may not be available on favorable or commercially reasonable terms and may significantly increase our
operating expenses. Some licenses may be non-exclusive, and therefore our competitors may have access to the same technology
licensed to us. If a third-party does not offer us a license to its intellectual property on reasonable terms, or at all, we may be required
to develop alternative, non-infringing technology or other intellectual property, which could require significant time (during which we
would be unable to continue to offer our affected offerings), effort and expense and may ultimately not be successful. Any of these
events could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Failure to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights could harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our success is dependent in part upon protecting our intellectual property rights and technology (such as code, information,
data, processes and other forms of information, knowhow and technology), or intellectual property. We rely on a combination of
patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and protect our
intellectual property. However, the steps we take to protect our intellectual property may not be sufficient or effective, and may vary
by jurisdiction. Even if we do detect violations, we may need to engage in litigation to enforce our rights. Any enforcement efforts we
undertake, including litigation, could be time-consuming and expensive and could divert management attention. While we take
precautions designed to protect our intellectual property, it may still be possible for competitors and other unauthorized third parties to
copy our technology and use our proprietary information to create or enhance competing solutions and services, which could adversely
affect our position in our rapidly evolving and highly competitive industry. Some license provisions that protect against unauthorized
use, copying, transfer and disclosure of our technology may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions and foreign
countries. The laws of some countries do not provide the same level of protection of our intellectual property as do the laws of the
United States and effective intellectual property protections may not be available or may be limited in foreign countries. Our domestic
and international intellectual property protection and enforcement strategy is influenced by many considerations including costs,
where we have business operations, where we might have business operations in the future, legal protections available in a specific
jurisdiction, and/or other strategic considerations. As such, we do not have identical or analogous intellectual property protection in
all jurisdictions, which could risk freedom to operate in certain jurisdictions if we were to expand. As we expand our international
activities, our exposure to unauthorized use, copying, transfer and disclosure of proprietary information will likely increase. We may
need to expend additional resources to protect, enforce or defend our intellectual property rights domestically or internationally, which
could impair our business or adversely affect our domestic or international operations. We enter into confidentiality and invention
assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with our third-party providers
and strategic partners. We cannot assure you that these agreements will be effective in controlling access to, and use and distribution
of, our platform and proprietary information. Further, these agreements do not prevent our competitors from independently developing
technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our offerings. We also enter into strategic partnerships, joint development
and other similar agreements with third parties where intellectual property arising from such partnerships may be jointly-owned or
may be transferred or licensed to the counterparty. Such arrangements may limit our ability to protect, maintain, enforce or
commercialize such intellectual property rights, including requiring agreement with or payment to our joint development partners
before protecting, maintaining, licensing or initiating enforcement of such intellectual property rights, and may allow such joint
development partners to register, maintain, enforce or license such intellectual property rights in a manner that may affect the value of
the jointly-owned intellectual property or our ability to compete in the market.
We may be required to spend significant resources in order to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights, and some
violations may be difficult or impossible to detect. Litigation to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly,
time-consuming and distracting to management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Our
efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and
enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technology against
unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly litigation or diversion of our management’s attention and resources, could impair
the functionality of our platform, delay introductions of enhancements to our platform, result in our substituting inferior or more costly
technologies into our platform or harm our reputation or brand. In addition, we may be required to license additional technology from
third parties to develop and market new offerings or platform features, which may not be on commercially reasonable terms or at all
and could adversely affect our ability to compete.
Our industry has also been subject to attempts to steal intellectual property, particularly regarding autonomous vehicle
development, including by foreign actors. We, along with others in our industry, have been the target of attempted thefts of our
intellectual property and may be subject to such attempts in the future. Although we take measures to protect our property, if we are
unable to prevent the theft of our intellectual property or its exploitation, the value of our investments may be undermined and our
business, financial condition and results of operations may be negatively impacted.
Changes in laws or regulations relating to privacy, data protection or the protection or transfer of personal data, or any actual or
perceived failure by us to comply with such laws and regulations or any other obligations relating to privacy, data protection or the
protection or transfer of personal data, could adversely affect our business.
We receive, transmit and store a large volume of personally identifiable information and other data relating to the users on
our platform. Numerous local, municipal, state, federal and international laws and regulations address privacy, data protection and the
collection, storing, sharing, use, disclosure and protection of certain types of data, including the California Online Privacy Protection
Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography
and Marketing Act, Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, or TCPA, the U.S. Federal Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, Section 5(c) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the California
Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, and the California Privacy Rights Act, or CPRA, which becomes operative on January 1, 2023.
These laws, rules and regulations evolve frequently and their scope may continually change, through new legislation, amendments to
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existing legislation and changes in enforcement, and may be inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another. For example, the CPRA will
require new disclosures to California consumers and affords such consumers new data rights and abilities to opt-out of certain sharing
of personal information. The CPRA provides for fines of up to $7,500 per violation, which can be applied on a per-consumer basis.
Aspects of the CPRA and its interpretation and enforcement remain unclear. The effects of this legislation potentially are far-reaching,
however, and may require us to further modify our data processing practices and policies and incur additional compliance-related costs
and expenses. The CPRA and other changes in laws or regulations relating to privacy, data protection and information security,
particularly any new or modified laws or regulations that require enhanced protection of certain types of data or new obligations with
regard to data retention, transfer or disclosure, could greatly increase the cost of providing our offerings, require significant changes to
our operations or even prevent us from providing certain offerings in jurisdictions in which we currently operate and in which we may
operate in the future.
Further, as we continue to expand our platform offerings and user base, we may become subject to additional privacy-related
laws and regulations. For example, the collection and storage of data in connection with the use of our Concierge platform by
healthcare partners subjects us to compliance requirements under HIPAA. HIPAA and its implementing regulations contain
requirements regarding the use, collection, security, storage and disclosure of individuals’ protected health information, or PHI. In
2009, HIPAA was amended by the HITECH Act to impose certain of HIPAA’s privacy and security requirements directly upon
business associates of covered entities. Contracted healthcare entities including healthcare providers, health plans, and transportation
brokers using our Concierge offering are either covered entities or business associates under HIPAA. We must also comply with
HIPAA as we use and disclose the PHI of riders in our capacity as a business associate of other contracted healthcare entities.
Compliance obligations under HIPAA include privacy, security and breach notification obligations, and could subject us to increased
liability for any unauthorized uses or disclosures of PHI determined to be a “breach.” If we knowingly breach the HITECH Act’s
requirements, we could be exposed to criminal liability. A breach of our safeguards and processes could expose us to civil penalties
that range from $100 - $50,000 per violation, with an annual maximum per violation calendar year cap of $1.5 million for identical
incidences and the possibility of civil litigation.
Additionally, we have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant expenses in an effort to comply with privacy, data
protection and information security standards and protocols imposed by law, regulation, industry standards or contractual obligations.
In particular, with laws and regulations such as the CCPA and CPRA imposing new and relatively burdensome obligations, and with
substantial uncertainty over the interpretation and application of these and other laws and regulations, we may face challenges in
addressing their requirements and making necessary changes to our policies and practices, and may incur significant costs and
expenses in an effort to do so. In particular, with regard to HIPAA, we may incur increased costs as we perform our obligations to our
healthcare customers under our agreements with them. As we consider expansion of business offerings and markets and as laws and
regulations change, we expect to incur additional costs related to privacy, data protection and information security standards and
protocols imposed by laws, regulations, industry standards or contractual obligations related to such offerings and face additional risks
that such expansion could be inconsistent with, or fail or be alleged to fail to meet all requirements of such laws, regulations or
obligations.
Despite our efforts to comply with applicable laws, regulations and other obligations relating to privacy, data protection and
information security, it is possible that our practices, offerings or platform could be inconsistent with, or fail or be alleged to fail to
meet all requirements of, such laws, regulations or obligations. Our failure, or the failure by our third-party providers or partners, to
comply with applicable laws or regulations or any other obligations relating to privacy, data protection or information security, or any
compromise of security that results in unauthorized access to, or use or release of personally identifiable information or other driver or
rider data, or the perception that any of the foregoing types of failure or compromise has occurred, could damage our reputation,
discourage new and existing drivers and riders from using our platform or result in fines or proceedings by governmental agencies and
private claims and litigation, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Even if
not subject to legal challenge, the perception of privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may harm our reputation and brand and
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other proceedings that may adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations and other legal and
regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including those involving personal injury, property damage, worker
classification, labor and employment, anti-discrimination, commercial disputes, competition, consumer complaints, intellectual
property disputes, compliance with regulatory requirements, securities laws and other matters, and we may become subject to
additional types of claims, lawsuits, government investigations and legal or regulatory proceedings as our business grows and as we
deploy new offerings such as autonomous vehicles, Driver Centers and Mobile Services, our network of shared bikes and scooters and
deliveries, including proceedings related to product liability or our acquisitions, securities issuances or business practices. We are also
regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations and other legal and regulatory proceedings
seeking to hold us liable for the actions of independent contractor drivers on our platform. See the section titled “Legal Proceedings”
for additional information about these types of legal proceedings.
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The results of any such claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations or other legal or regulatory
proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time-consuming, result in
costly litigation, be harmful to our reputation, require significant management attention and divert significant resources. Determining
reserves for our pending litigation is a complex and fact-intensive process that requires significant subjective judgment and
speculation. It is possible that a resolution of one or more such proceedings could result in substantial damages, settlement costs, fines
and penalties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. These proceedings could also
result in harm to our reputation and brand, sanctions, consent decrees, injunctions or other orders requiring a change in our business
practices. Any of these consequences could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore,
under certain circumstances, we have contractual and other legal obligations to indemnify and to incur legal expenses on behalf of our
business and commercial partners and current and former directors and officers.
A determination in, or settlement of, any legal proceeding, whether we are party to such legal proceeding or not, that involves
our industry, could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, a determination that classifies a
driver of a ridesharing platform as an employee, whether we are party to such determination or not, could cause us to incur significant
expenses or require substantial changes to our business model.
In addition, we regularly include arbitration provisions in our Terms of Service with the drivers and riders on our platform.
These provisions are intended to streamline the litigation process for all parties involved, as arbitration can in some cases be faster and
less costly than litigating disputes in state or federal court. However, arbitration may become more costly for us or the volume of
arbitration may increase and become burdensome, and the use of arbitration provisions may subject us to certain risks to our reputation
and brand, as these provisions have been the subject of increasing public scrutiny. In order to minimize these risks to our reputation
and brand, we may limit our use of arbitration provisions or be required to do so in a legal or regulatory proceeding, either of which
could increase our litigation costs and exposure. For example, effective May 2018, we ended mandatory arbitration of sexual
misconduct claims by users and employees.
Further, with the potential for conflicting rules regarding the scope and enforceability of arbitration on a state-by-state basis,
as well as between state and federal law, there is a risk that some or all of our arbitration provisions could be subject to challenge or
may need to be revised to exempt certain categories of protection. If our arbitration agreements were found to be unenforceable, in
whole or in part, or specific claims are required to be exempted from arbitration, we could experience an increase in our costs to
litigate disputes and the time involved in resolving such disputes, and we could face increased exposure to potentially costly lawsuits,
each of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
As we expand our platform offerings, we may become subject to additional laws and regulations, and any actual or perceived
failure by us to comply with such laws and regulations or manage the increased costs associated with such laws and regulations
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
As we continue to expand our platform offerings and user base, we may become subject to additional laws and regulations,
which may differ or conflict from one jurisdiction to another. Many of these laws and regulations were adopted prior to the advent of
our industry and related technologies and, as a result, do not contemplate or address the unique issues faced by our industry.
For example, the use of our Concierge offering by healthcare contracted entities and transportation brokers with which we
partner may subject us to certain healthcare-related laws and regulations. These laws and regulations may impose additional
requirements on us and our platform in providing rides to healthcare partners. Additional requirements may arise related to processing
of payments, the collection and storage of data and systems infrastructure design, all of which could increase the costs associated with
our offerings to healthcare transportation partners. With respect to our healthcare rides provided to Medicaid or Medicare Advantage
beneficiaries, we are subject to healthcare fraud, waste and abuse laws that impose penalties for violations. Significant violations of
such laws could lead to our loss of provider enrollment status, which could potentially result in exclusion from the federal programs as
a provider. Further, we may in certain circumstances be or become considered a government contractor with respect to certain of our
services, which would expose us to certain risks such as the government’s ability to unilaterally terminate contracts, the public sector’s
budgetary cycles and funding authorization, and the government’s administrative and investigatory processes. Furthermore, in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in April 2020 we began piloting a delivery service and rides matched through the Lyft Platform
have been deemed an essential service by COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders in numerous jurisdictions, which may subject us to
additional laws and regulations, including limits on pricing.
Despite our efforts to comply with applicable laws, regulations and other obligations relating to our platform offerings, it is
possible that our practices, offerings or platform could be inconsistent with, or fail or be alleged to fail to meet all requirements of,
such laws, regulations or obligations. Our failure, or the failure by our third-party providers or partners, to comply with applicable
laws or regulations or any other obligations relating to our platform offerings, could harm our reputation and brand, discourage new
and existing drivers and riders from using our platform, lead to refunds of rider fares or result in fines or proceedings by governmental
agencies or private claims and litigation, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
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We face the risk of litigation resulting from unauthorized text messages sent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection
Act.
The actual or perceived improper sending of text messages may subject us to potential risks, including liabilities or claims
relating to consumer protection laws. For example, the TCPA restricts telemarketing and the use of automated SMS text messages
without proper consent. This has resulted and may in the future result in civil claims against us. The scope and interpretation of the
laws that are or may be applicable to the delivery of text messages are continuously evolving and developing. If we do not comply
with these laws or regulations or if we become liable under these laws or regulations, we could face direct liability and our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce
timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other
things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing
to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
SEC rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to our principal executive and financial officers. We are also continuing to improve our internal control over financial
reporting. We have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources in order to maintain and improve
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in the conditions in
our business, including increased complexity resulting from any international expansion or from the expanded work-from-home
practices of our employees in response to COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders. Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls or our
internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any
difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our
reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and
maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could also adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations
and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting that we are required to include in our periodic reports commencing with this annual report on Form 10-K.
Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose
confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely adversely affect the market price of our Class A
common stock. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Additionally, commencing with this annual report on Form 10-K, our independent registered public accounting firm is
required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial. Our independent registered public accounting firm
may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our internal control over financial reporting is
documented, designed or operating. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting
could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and could cause a decline in the market
price of our Class A common stock.
We have expended and intend to expend substantial funds in connection with the tax withholding liabilities that arise upon the
settlement of RSUs, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We have also
implemented “sell-to-cover” for certain employees in which shares of our Class A common stock are sold into the market on behalf
of RSU holders upon vesting and settlement of RSUs to cover tax withholding liabilities and such sales will result in dilution to our
stockholders.
We have expended and intend to expend substantial funds to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection
with the settlement of RSUs. Since the initial settlement date for the RSUs that vested upon the effectiveness of our registration
statement on Form S-1 related to our initial public offering, or our IPO Registration Statement, we have withheld shares and remitted
tax withholding amounts on behalf of holders of RSUs at the applicable statutory rates. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we
have expended a total of approximately $20.2 million to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the
settlement of such RSUs.
To satisfy future tax withholding and remittance obligations, we may withhold shares and remit tax withholding amounts on
behalf of the holders of RSUs at the applicable statutory rates. The tax withholding due in connection with such RSU net settlement
will be based on the then-current value of the underlying shares of our Class A common stock, and we would expect to withhold and
remit the tax withholding liabilities at the applicable statutory rates on behalf of the RSU holders to the relevant tax authorities in cash.
We have also implemented “sell-to-cover” to satisfy tax withholding obligations, in which shares with a market value equivalent to the
tax withholding obligation will be sold on behalf of the holder of the RSUs upon vesting and settlement to cover the tax withholding
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liability and the cash proceeds from such sales will be remitted by us to the taxing authorities. Such sales will not result in the
expenditure of additional cash by us to satisfy the tax withholding obligations for RSUs, but will cause dilution to our stockholders.
Taxing authorities may successfully assert that we should have collected or in the future should collect sales and use, gross
receipts, value added or similar taxes and may successfully impose additional obligations on us, and any such assessments or
obligations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The application of indirect taxes, such as sales and use tax, value-added tax, goods and services tax, business tax and gross
receipts tax, to businesses like ours and to drivers is a complex and evolving issue. Many of the fundamental statutes and regulations
that impose these taxes were established before the adoption and growth of the Internet and e-commerce. Significant judgment is
required on an ongoing basis to evaluate applicable tax obligations and as a result amounts recorded are estimates and are subject to
adjustments. In many cases, the ultimate tax determination is uncertain because it is not clear how new and existing statutes might
apply to our business or to drivers’ businesses.
In addition, local governments are increasingly looking for ways to increase revenue, which has resulted in discussions about
tax reform and other legislative action to increase tax revenue, including through indirect taxes. For example, it is becoming more
common for local governments to impose per trip fees specifically on TNC rides. As one example, voters in San Francisco approved
“Proposition D” in November of 2019, which imposes a percentage-based tax on TNC rides originating in the city. Such taxes may
adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to non-income taxes, such as payroll, sales, use, value-added and goods and services taxes in the United States
and various foreign jurisdictions, and we may face indirect tax audits in various U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. In certain jurisdictions,
we collect and remit indirect taxes. However, tax authorities have raised and may continue to raise questions about or challenge or
disagree with our calculation, reporting or collection of taxes and may require us to collect taxes in jurisdictions in which we do not
currently do so or to remit additional taxes and interest, and could impose associated penalties and fees. A successful assertion by one
or more tax authorities requiring us to collect taxes in jurisdictions in which we do not currently do so or to collect additional taxes in
a jurisdiction in which we currently collect taxes, could result in substantial tax liabilities, including taxes on past sales, as well as
penalties and interest, could discourage drivers and riders from utilizing our offerings or could otherwise harm our business, financial
condition and results of operations. Although we have reserved for potential payments of possible past tax liabilities in our financial
statements, if these liabilities exceed such reserves, our financial condition could be harmed.
Additionally, one or more states, localities or other taxing jurisdictions may seek to impose additional reporting, record-
keeping or indirect tax collection obligations on businesses like ours. For example, taxing authorities in the United States and other
countries have identified e-commerce platforms as a means to calculate, collect and remit indirect taxes for transactions taking place
over the Internet, and are considering related legislation. After the U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc.,
certain states have enacted laws that would require tax reporting, collection or tax remittance on items sold online. Requiring tax
reporting or collection could decrease driver or rider activity, which would harm our business. This new legislation could require us or
drivers to incur substantial costs in order to comply, including costs associated with tax calculation, collection and remittance and
audit requirements, which could make our offerings less attractive and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
As a result of these and other factors, the ultimate amount of tax obligations owed may differ from the amounts recorded in
our financial statements and any such difference may adversely impact our results of operations in future periods in which we change
our estimates of our tax obligations or in which the ultimate tax outcome is determined.
Operating as a public company requires us to incur substantial costs and requires substantial management attention. In addition,
certain members of our management team have limited experience managing a public company.
As a public company, we incur substantial legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company.
For example, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing standards
of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. For example, the Exchange Act requires, among other things, we file annual, quarterly and
current reports with respect to our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are also required to maintain effective
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Compliance with these rules and regulations has
increased and will continue to increase our legal and financial compliance costs, and increase demand on our systems. In addition, as a
public company, we may be subject to stockholder activism, which can lead to additional substantial costs, distract management and
impact the manner in which we operate our business in ways we cannot currently anticipate. As a result of disclosure of information in
filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which may result in threatened or
actual litigation, including by competitors.
Certain members of our management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with
public company investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. Our management team
may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to being a public company subject to significant regulatory oversight and
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reporting obligations under the federal securities laws and the continuous scrutiny of securities analysts and investors. These new
obligations and constituents will require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from
the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Climate change may have a long-term impact on our business.
We have established environmental programs such as our commitment to 100% electric vehicles (EVs) on our platform by
the end of 2030, and requiring our suppliers to ensure the efficient use of raw materials, water, and energy resources via our Supplier
Code of Conduct, and we recognize that there are inherent climate- related risks wherever business is conducted. For example, our San
Francisco, California headquarters are projected to be vulnerable to future water scarcity and sea level rise due to climate change, as
well as climate-related events including wildfires and associated power shut-offs. Climate-related events, including the increasing
frequency of extreme weather events and their impact on critical infrastructure in the U.S. and elsewhere, have the potential to disrupt
our business, our third-party suppliers, and the business of our customers, and may cause us to experience higher attrition, losses and
additional costs to maintain or resume operations. Additionally, we are subject to emerging climate change regulation such as
California’s Senate Bill 1014, which will impose greenhouse gas and EV requirements on our industry, and failure to meet the future
requirements could have adverse impacts on our costs and ability to operate in California, as well as public goodwill towards our
company. Finally, we advocate for EV programs that can be efficiently accessed by drivers on our platform and rental car operators,
and any failure of such programs to address EV capital costs, EV charging costs, and EV charging infrastructure in the context of
transportation network companies’ unique needs could challenge our ability to progress toward our 100% EV commitment.
Risks Related to Financing and Transactional Factors
We may require additional capital, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Historically, we funded our capital-intensive operations and capital expenditures primarily through equity issuances and cash
generated from our operations. To support our growing business, we must have sufficient capital to continue to make significant
investments in our offerings. In May 2020, we issued $747.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2025 Notes and from time
to time, we may seek additional equity or debt financing, including by the issuance of securities. If we raise additional funds through
the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, such as our 2025 Notes, those securities may have rights, preferences or
privileges senior to those of our Class A common stock, and our existing stockholders may experience dilution. Further, we have
secured debt financing which has resulted in fixed obligations and certain restrictive covenants, and any debt financing secured by us
in the future would result in increased fixed obligations and could involve additional restrictive covenants relating to our capital-
raising activities and other financial and operational matters, as well as liens on some or all of our assets, which may make it more
difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities.
We evaluate financing opportunities from time to time, and our ability to obtain financing will depend, among other things,
on our development efforts, business plans and operating performance and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek
financing. Additionally, COVID-19 may impact our access to capital and make additional capital more difficult or available only on
terms less favorable to us. We cannot be certain that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. If we are
unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to support our
business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited, and our business, financial condition and results
of operations could be adversely affected.
If we are unable to make acquisitions and investments, or successfully integrate them into our business, or if we enter into strategic
transactions that do not achieve our objectives, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely
affected.
As part of our business strategy, we will continue to consider a wide array of potential strategic transactions, including
acquisitions of businesses, new technologies, services and other assets and strategic investments that complement our business, such as
our acquisitions of Motivate in November 2018 and Flexdrive in February 2020, as well as divestitures, partnerships and other
transactions. We have previously acquired and continue to evaluate targets that operate in relatively nascent markets, and as a result,
there is no assurance that such acquired businesses will be successfully integrated into our business or generate substantial revenue.
Acquisitions involve numerous risks, any of which could harm our business and negatively affect our financial condition and
results of operations, including:
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consummate deals on favorable or acceptable terms;
failure or material delay in closing a transaction;
transaction-related lawsuits or claims;
difficulties in integrating the technologies, operations, existing contracts and personnel of an acquired company;
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difficulties in retaining key employees or business partners of an acquired company;
diversion of financial and management resources from existing operations or alternative acquisition opportunities;
failure to realize the anticipated benefits or synergies of a transaction;
failure to identify the problems, liabilities or other shortcomings or challenges of an acquired company or technology,
including issues related to intellectual property, regulatory compliance practices, litigation, revenue recognition or other
accounting practices, or employee or user issues;
risks that regulatory bodies may enact new laws or promulgate new regulations that are adverse to an acquired company or
business;
theft of our trade secrets or confidential information that we share with potential acquisition candidates;
risk that an acquired company or investment in new offerings cannibalizes a portion of our existing business; and
adverse market reaction to an acquisition.
In addition, we may divest businesses or assets, enter into joint ventures or strategic partnerships or other strategic
transactions. For example, we recently announced that we were exploring strategic options for our Level 5 self-driving system
development program. These types of transactions present certain risks; for example, we may not achieve the desired strategic,
operational and financial benefits of a divestiture, partnership, joint venture or other strategic transaction. Further, during the pendency
of a divestiture or during the integration process of any strategic transaction, we may be subject to risks related to a decline in the
business, loss of employees, customers, or suppliers.
If we fail to address the foregoing risks or other problems encountered in connection with past or future acquisitions of
businesses, new technologies, services and other assets, strategic investments or other transactions, or if we fail to successfully
integrate such acquisitions or investments, or if we are unable to successfully complete other transactions or such transactions do not
meet the our strategic objectives, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Servicing our current and future debt may require a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from
our business to pay our indebtedness. Our payment obligations under such indebtedness may limit the funds available to us, and
the terms of our debt agreements may restrict our flexibility in operating our business or otherwise adversely affect our results of
operations.
In May 2020, we issued our 2025 Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. In addition, in connection
with our acquisition of Flexdrive, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary, Flexdrive remained responsible for its obligations under a
Loan and Security Agreement, as amended, with a third-party lender, a Master Vehicle Acquisition Financing and Security
Agreement, as amended, with a third-party lender and a Vehicle Procurement Agreement, as amended, with a third-party; and,
following the acquisition, we continued to guarantee the payments of Flexdrive for any amounts borrowed under these agreements.
See Note 9 "Debt" to our consolidated financial statements, for further information on these agreements and our outstanding debt
obligations. As of December 31, 2020, we had $680.0 million of indebtedness for borrowed money outstanding.
Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, to pay interest on or to refinance our indebtedness depends on our
future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not
generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we are
unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or
obtaining additional debt financing or equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance any
existing or future indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to
engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt
obligations. In addition, any of our future debt agreements may contain restrictive covenants that may prohibit us from adopting any of
these alternatives. Our failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could
result in the acceleration of our debt.
In addition, our indebtedness, combined with our other financial obligations and contractual commitments, could have other
important consequences. For example, it could:
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limit our ability to borrow additional amounts to fund acquisitions, for working capital and for other general corporate
purposes; and
• make an acquisition of our company less attractive or more difficult.
Further, the LIBOR is expected to be phased out as a benchmark by the end of 2021. If new methods of calculating LIBOR
are established or if other benchmark rates used to price indebtedness or investments are established, the terms of any existing or
future indebtedness or investments, including the terms of Flexdrive’s debt instruments, may be negatively impacted, resulting in
increased interest expense or lower than expected interest income.
In addition, under certain of our and our subsidiary’s existing debt instruments, we and Flexdrive are subject to customary
affirmative and negative covenants regarding our business and operations, including limitations on Flexdrive’s ability to enter into
certain acquisitions or consolidations or engage in certain asset dispositions. If we or Flexdrive, as applicable, do not comply with
these covenants or otherwise default under the arrangements, and do not obtain a waiver or consent from the lenders, then, subject to
applicable cure periods, any outstanding debt may be declared immediately due and payable. Any debt financing secured by us in the
future could involve additional restrictive covenants relating to our capital-raising activities and other financial and operational
matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital to pursue business opportunities, including potential
acquisitions or divestitures. Any default under our debt arrangements could require that we repay our loans immediately, and may
limit our ability to obtain additional financing, which in turn may have an adverse effect on our cash flows and liquidity.
Any of these factors could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if we incur additional
indebtedness, the risks related to our business and our ability to service or repay our indebtedness would increase.
We are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the capped call transactions.
In connection with the issuance of our 2025 Notes, we entered into the capped call transactions, or Capped Calls. The option
counterparties are financial institutions, and we will be subject to the risk that any or all of them might default under the Capped Calls.
Our exposure to the credit risk of the option counterparties will not be secured by any collateral. Past global economic conditions have
resulted in the actual or perceived failure or financial difficulties of many financial institutions. If an option counterparty becomes
subject to insolvency proceedings, we will become an unsecured creditor in those proceedings with a claim equal to our exposure at
that time under the Capped Calls with such option counterparty. Our exposure will depend on many factors but, generally, an increase
in our exposure will be correlated to an increase in the market price and in the volatility of our Class A common stock. In addition,
upon a default by an option counterparty, we may suffer adverse tax consequences and more dilution than we currently anticipate with
respect to our Class A common stock. We can provide no assurance as to the financial stability or viability of the option
counterparties.
Our reported results of operations may be adversely affected by changes in GAAP.
GAAP is subject to interpretation by the FASB, the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate
accounting principles. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported results of
operations and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change. For example, in May 2014,
the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which superseded nearly all existing
revenue recognition guidance. It is difficult to predict the impact of future changes to accounting principles or our accounting policies,
any of which could negatively affect our reported results of operations.
Our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.
As of December 31, 2020, we had $6.2 billion of federal, $5.4 billion of state and $3.4 million of foreign net operating losses
(“NOLs”) available to reduce future taxable income, which will begin to expire in 2030 for federal, 2022 for state and 2037 for foreign
tax purposes. It is possible that we will not generate taxable income in time to use NOLs before their expiration, or at all. Under
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s
ability to use its pre-change NOLs to offset its post-change income may be limited. In general, an “ownership change” will occur if
there is a cumulative change in our ownership by “5-percent shareholders” that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year
period. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. Our ability to use net operating loss to reduce future taxable income and
liabilities may be subject to annual limitations as a result of prior ownership changes and ownership changes that may occur in the
future.
The Tax Act, as modified by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, among other things,
includes changes to the rules governing NOLs. NOLs arising in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 are subject to an 80% of
taxable income limitation (as calculated before taking the NOLs into account) for tax years beginning after December 31, 2020. In
addition, NOLs arising in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 are subject to a five year carryback and indefinite carryforward, while NOLs
arising in tax years beginning after December 31, 2020 also are subject to indefinite carryforward but cannot be carried back. Our
NOLs may also be subject to limitations in other jurisdictions. For example, California recently enacted legislation suspending the use
of NOLs for taxable years 2020, 2021, and 2022 for many taxpayers. In future years, if and when a net deferred tax asset is recognized
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related to our NOLs, the changes in the carryforward/carryback periods as well as the new limitation on use of NOLs may
significantly impact our valuation allowance assessments for NOLs generated after December 31, 2017.
Risks Related to Governance and Ownership of our Capital Stock Factors
The dual class structure of our common stock has the effect of concentrating voting power with our Co-Founders, which will limit
your ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
Our Class B common stock has 20 votes per share, and our Class A common stock has one vote per share. Our Co-Founders
together hold all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Class B common stock. Accordingly, Logan Green, our co-founder, Chief
Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors holds approximately 22.74% of the voting power of our outstanding capital
stock; and John Zimmer, our co-founder and President and Vice Chair of our board of directors, holds approximately 12.93% of the
voting power of our outstanding capital stock. Therefore, our Co-Founders, individually or together, will be able to significantly
influence matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational
documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transactions. Our Co-
Founders, individually or together, may have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree and
which may be adverse to your interests. This concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in
control of our company, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale
of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of our Class A common stock. Each Co-Founder’s voting power is as of
December 31, 2020 and includes shares of Class A common stock expected to be issued upon the vesting of such Co-Founder’s RSUs
within 60 days of December 31, 2020.
Future transfers by the holders of Class B common stock will generally result in those shares converting into shares of
Class A common stock, subject to limited exceptions, such as certain transfers effected for estate planning purposes. In addition, each
share of Class B common stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock upon (i) the date specified by
affirmative written election of the holders of two-thirds of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, (ii) the date fixed by
our board of directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date on which the shares of Class B
common stock held by our Co-Founders and their permitted entities and permitted transferees represent less than 20% of the Class B
common stock held by our Co-Founders and their permitted entities as of immediately following the completion of our initial public
offering, or IPO, or (iii) nine months after the death or total disability of the last to die or become disabled of our Co-Founders, or such
later date not to exceed a total period of 18 months after such death or disability as may be approved by a majority of our independent
directors.
We cannot predict the impact our dual class structure may have on our stock price.
We cannot predict whether our dual class structure will result in a lower or more volatile market price of our Class A
common stock or in adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced
restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indexes. In July 2017, FTSE Russell and
S&P Dow Jones announced that they would cease to allow most newly public companies utilizing dual or multi-class capital structures
to be included in their indices. Affected indices include the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600,
which together make up the S&P Composite 1500. Beginning in 2017, MSCI, a leading stock index provider, opened public
consultations on their treatment of no-vote and multi-class structures and temporarily barred new multi-class listings from certain of its
indices; however, in October 2018, MSCI announced its decision to include equity securities “with unequal voting structures” in its
indices and to launch a new index that specifically includes voting rights in its eligibility criteria. Under the announced policies, our
dual class capital structure makes us ineligible for inclusion in certain indices, and as a result, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds
and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track those indices will not be investing in our stock. These policies are still
fairly new and it is as of yet unclear what effect, if any, they will have on the valuations of publicly traded companies excluded from
the indices, but it is possible that they may depress these valuations compared to those of other similar companies that are included.
Because of our dual class structure, we will likely be excluded from certain of these indexes and we cannot assure you that other stock
indexes will not take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain
indexes, exclusion from stock indexes would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make our Class A common
stock less attractive to other investors. As a result, the market price of our Class A common stock could be adversely affected.
The trading price of our Class A common stock may be volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
The trading price of our Class A common stock may be volatile and could be subject to fluctuations in response to various
factors, some of which are beyond our control. These fluctuations could cause you to lose all or part of your investment in our Class A
common stock. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of our Class A common stock include the following:
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uncertainty or negative market sentiment, in particular related to the COVID-19 pandemic;
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volatility in the trading prices and trading volumes of technology stocks generally, or those in our industry, including
fluctuations unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those technology companies;
changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of other technology companies generally, or those in our
industry in particular;
sales or purchases of shares of our Class A common stock by us, our officers, or our significant stockholders, as well as the
perception that such sales or purchases could occur;
failure of securities analysts to maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by securities analysts who follow our
company or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;
the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in those projections or our failure to meet those
projections;
announcements by us or our competitors of new offerings or platform features;
investor sentiment and the public’s reaction to our press releases, other public announcements and filings with the SEC, or
those of our competitors or others in our industry;
rumors and market speculation involving us or other companies in our industry;
short selling of our Class A common stock or related derivative securities;
actual or anticipated changes in our results of operations or fluctuations in our results of operations;
actual or anticipated developments in our business, our competitors’ businesses or the competitive landscape generally;
litigation involving us, our industry or both, or investigations by regulators into our operations or those of our competitors;
developments or disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary rights;
announced or completed acquisitions of businesses, services or technologies by us or our competitors;
new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business;
changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations or principles;
any significant change in our management or our board of directors; and
general economic conditions and slow or negative growth of our markets.
In addition, in the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market price of a particular company’s
securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. For example, as disclosed above,
beginning in April 2019, several putative class actions have been filed in California state and federal courts and a derivative action has
been filed in Delaware federal court against us, our directors, certain of our officers, and certain of the underwriters named in our IPO
Registration Statement alleging violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duties, and other causes of action in connection with
our IPO. Although we believe these lawsuits are without merit and we intend to vigorously defend against them, such matters could
result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.
Sales of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock, or the perception that such sales have or could occur, could depress the
market price of our Class A common stock.
The market price of our Class A common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our Class A
common stock in the market, and the perception that these sales have or could occur may also depress the market price of our Class A
common stock, including if there is short-selling or other hedging transactions.
Certain stockholders are entitled, under our investors’ rights agreement, to require us to register shares owned by them for
public sale in the United States. In addition, we filed a registration statement to register shares reserved for future issuance under our
equity compensation plans. As a result, subject to the satisfaction of applicable exercise periods, the shares issued upon exercise of
outstanding stock options or upon settlement of outstanding RSU awards will be available for immediate resale in the United States in
the open market.
Sales of our Class A common stock may make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a
price that we deem appropriate. These sales could also cause the trading price of our Class A common stock to fall and make it more
difficult for you to sell shares of our Class A common stock.
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Delaware law and provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could
make a merger, tender offer or proxy contest difficult, thereby depressing the market price of our Class A common stock.
Our status as a Delaware corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law may
discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested
stockholder for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, even if a
change of control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
and amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may make the acquisition of our company more difficult, including the
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any amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws require the
approval of at least two-thirds of our then-outstanding voting power;
our dual class common stock structure, which provides our Co-Founders, individually or together, with the ability to
significantly influence the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, even if they own significantly less than a
majority of the shares of our outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock;
our board of directors is classified into three classes of directors with staggered three-year terms and directors are only able to
be removed from office for cause;
our stockholders are only able to take action at a meeting of stockholders and are not able to take action by written consent
for any matter;
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting;
vacancies on our board of directors are able to be filled only by our board of directors and not by stockholders;
a special meeting of our stockholders may only be called by the chairperson of our board of directors, our Chief Executive
Officer, our President or a majority of our board of directors;
certain litigation against us can only be brought in Delaware;
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which may be
established and shares of which may be issued without further action by our stockholders; and
advance notice procedures apply for stockholders to nominate candidates for election as directors or to bring matters before
an annual meeting of stockholders.
These provisions, alone or together, could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our
company. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors of their
choosing and to cause us to take other corporate actions they desire, any of which, under certain circumstances, could limit the
opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our Class A common stock, and could also affect the price
that some investors are willing to pay for our Class A common stock.
Our amended and restated bylaws designate a state or federal court located within the State of Delaware as the exclusive forum for
substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders and also provide that the federal district courts will be the exclusive
forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, each of which could limit our
stockholders’ ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our amended and restated bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (2) any
action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our
stockholders, (3) any action arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or (4) any other action asserting a claim that is governed by the
internal affairs doctrine shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have
jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), in all cases subject to the court having jurisdiction over
indispensable parties named as defendants. Our amended and restated bylaws also provide that the federal district courts of the United
States are the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our securities shall be deemed to have notice of
and consented to these provisions. These exclusive-forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial
forum of its choosing for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and
our directors, officers and other employees. If a court were to find the exclusive-forum provisions in our amended and restated bylaws
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to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other
jurisdictions, which could harm our results of operations.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about us, our business or
our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our Class A common stock adversely, the market price and trading
volume of our Class A common stock could decline.
The trading market for our Class A common stock depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry
analysts publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. The analysts’ estimates are based upon their own opinions and
are often different from our estimates or expectations. If any of the analysts who cover us change their recommendation regarding our
Class A common stock adversely, provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors or publish inaccurate or
unfavorable research about our business, the price of our securities would likely decline. If one or more of these securities analysts
cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets and demand for our
securities could decrease, which could cause the price and trading volume of our Class A common stock to decline.
We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
We have never declared nor paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to
finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.
As a result, stockholders must rely on sales of their Class A common stock after price appreciation as the only way to realize any
future gains on their investment.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 2. Properties.
Our corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, and consist of approximately 430,000 square feet under
lease agreements through May 31, 2030. We maintain additional offices in multiple locations in the U.S. and internationally in
London, United Kingdom, Montreal, Canada, Munich, Germany and Minsk, Belarus.
We lease all of our facilities and do not own any real property. We believe our facilities are adequate and suitable for our
current needs and that, should it be needed, suitable additional or alternative space will be available to accommodate our operations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
See discussion under the heading Legal Proceedings in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part 2,
Item 8 of this report.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information for Common Stock
Our Class A common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LYFT.” Our Class B common
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stock is neither listed nor traded.
Holders of Record
As of December 31, 2020, there were approximately 270 stockholders of record of our Class A common stock. Because many
of our shares of Class A common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate
the total number of beneficial owners represented by these record holders.
As of December 31, 2020, there were six stockholders of record of our Class B common stock. All shares of Class B common
stock are beneficially owned by either Logan Green or John Zimmer.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid cash dividends on our capital stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future.
Stock Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or
incorporated by reference into any filing of Lyft, Inc. under the Securities Act.
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our Class A common stock with the cumulative total
return on the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Information Technology Index. The graph assumes $100 was invested at the market
close on March 28, 2019, which was the first day our Class A common stock began trading. Data for the S&P 500 Index and the S&P
500 Information Technology Index assume reinvestment of dividends. The offering price of our Class A common stock in our IPO,
which had a closing stock price of $78.29 on March 29, 2019, was $72.00 per share.
The comparisons in the graph below are based upon historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast, future
performance of our common stock.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities
None.
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Use of Proceeds
Our initial public offering of our Class A common stock was effected pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 333-229996), which was declared effective by the SEC on March 28, 2019.
There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our initial public offering as described in our final
prospectus filed with the SEC on March 28, 2019, pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
The following selected consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018,
and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 have been derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The selected consolidated statement of operations for
the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the selected consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, have
been derived from our consolidated financial statements that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our historical
results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. You should read the following selected
consolidated financial and other data below in conjunction with the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data
Revenue
Costs and expenses(1)
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total costs and expenses
Loss from operations
Interest expense
Other income, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Net loss
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
$ 2,364,681 $ 3,615,960 $ 2,156,616 $ 1,059,881 $ 343,298
1,447,516
2,176,469
1,243,400
453,963
636,116
909,126
1,505,640
416,331
814,122
946,127
1,186,093
338,402
300,836
803,751
447,938
659,533
183,513
136,646
567,015
221,446
279,011
97,880
64,704
434,344
159,962
4,173,063
6,318,440
3,134,327
1,768,153
1,035,901
(1,808,382) (2,702,480)
(977,711)
(708,272)
(692,603)
(32,678)
—
—
—
—
43,669
102,595
(1,797,391) (2,599,885)
67,114
(910,597)
20,527
(687,745)
10,210
(682,393)
(44,534)
401
$ (1,752,857) $ (2,602,241) $ (911,335) $ (688,301) $ (682,794)
2,356
738
556
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic
and diluted
$
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to
compute net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, basic and diluted
(5.61) $
(11.44) $
(43.04) $
(35.53) $
(37.08)
312,175
227,498
21,176
19,371
18,413
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(1)
Costs and expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows:
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Years Ended December 31,
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
$
28,743 $
81,321 $
501 $
464 $
(in thousands)
15,829
325,624
23,385
172,226
75,212
971,941
72,046
398,791
177
4,107
261
3,531
2,549
2,379
415
3,739
Total stock-based compensation expense
$ 565,807 $ 1,599,311 $
8,577 $
9,546 $
518
1,066
2,696
974
4,140
9,394
Consolidated Balance Sheets Data
Cash and cash equivalents
Operating lease right of use assets
Total assets
Operating lease liabilities — current
Operating lease liabilities
Long-term debt, net of current portion
Total liabilities
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
2020 (1)
2019 (1)
2018
2017
As of December 31,
(in thousands)
$
319,734 $
358,319 $
517,690 $
1,106,102
275,756
4,678,964
49,291
265,803
644,236
441,258
5,691,383
94,199
382,077
—
—
—
3,760,043
3,016,727
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,002,801
2,837,299
—
—
1,479,277
5,152,047
712,116
4,284,049
Accumulated deficit
(7,300,428)
(5,547,571)
(2,945,330)
(2,033,995)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
$
1,676,163 $
2,854,084 $
(2,871,281) $
(1,979,438)
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(1)
Includes the impact of the adoption of the new lease accounting standard in 2019. Prior periods have not been revised. See Note
2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with
the section titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes
thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses fiscal years 2020
and 2019 and year-to-year comparisons between 2020 and 2019. Discussions of fiscal year 2018 and year-to-year comparisons
between 2019 and 2018 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2019. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences include those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” and
other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for any period in the future.
Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020
•
•
•
•
•
•
Total revenue was $2.4 billion, a decrease of 35% year-over-year.
Total costs and expenses were $4.2 billion, including stock-based compensation expense of $565.8 million and insurance
costs related to changes to insurance reserves attributable to historical periods of $168.1 million.
Loss from operations was $1.8 billion.
Net loss was $1.8 billion.
Cash used in operating activities was $1.4 billion.
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2020.
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Impact of COVID-19 to our Business
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, Canada, and in many other countries globally.
The spread of COVID-19 has caused public health officials to recommend and governments to enact precautions to mitigate the spread
of the virus, including travel restrictions, extensive social distancing measures and issuing “shelter-in-place” orders in many regions of
the United States and Canada. Beginning in the middle of March 2020, the pandemic and these related responses have caused
decreased demand for our platform leading to decreased revenues as well as decreased earning opportunities for drivers on our
platform, the global slowdown of economic activity (including the decrease in demand for a broad variety of goods and services),
disruptions in global supply chains and significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. These impacts are ongoing and have
continued into 2021.
We continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although demand has improved compared to the
second quarter of 2020, it remains significantly below the prior year. The exact timing and pace of the recovery remain uncertain. As
certain regions have reopened, some have experienced a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and reimposed restrictions. The extent to
which our operations will continue to be impacted by the pandemic will depend largely on future developments, which are highly
uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the pandemic,
actions by government authorities and private businesses to contain the pandemic or recover from its impact, and the availability and
distribution of the vaccine, among other things. Even as travel restrictions have been and will continue to be modified or lifted, we
anticipate that continued social distancing, altered consumer behavior, reduced travel and commuting and expected corporate cost
cutting will be significant challenges for us. The strength and duration of these challenges cannot be presently estimated.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in March and continuing into the first quarter of 2021, we have adopted
multiple measures, including pausing our shared rides offerings, distributing thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer, masks and
partitions to drivers on our platform, requiring face coverings on all rideshare trips, providing most employees with the option to work
from home at least until September 1, 2021, restricting non-critical business travel by our employees, and making adjustments to our
expenses and cash flow to correlate with declines in revenues. For example, in the second quarter of 2020, in an effort to reduce
operating expenses and adjust cash flows in light of the ongoing economic challenges resulting from the pandemic, we announced the
following actions:
•
•
•
Termination of approximately 17% of our employees;
Furlough of approximately 300 employees;
Implementation of a reduction in base salary for exempt employees for 12 weeks, ranging from 10% for most non-
hourly employees and up to 30% for our senior leadership team; and
• Members of our board of directors voluntarily agreeing to forego 30% of their cash compensation for the second
quarter of 2020.
As a result of these actions, we recognized a stock-based compensation benefit related to the reversal of previously
recognized stock-based compensation expenses for unvested stock awards of $72.7 million offset by a charge related to the accelerated
vesting of certain equity awards for employees who were terminated of $22.9 million. Additionally, we recognized other restructuring
charges including severance and other employee costs of $32.1 million and lease termination and other restructuring charges of $3.1
million, resulting in a net benefit of $14.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we terminated 45
employees in our continued efforts to reduce operating expenses resulting in an additional $1.4 million in net restructuring charges.
However, these actions have and will only mitigate a limited portion of the negative effects of the pandemic on our business.
In addition to the actions outlined above, we also significantly decreased our planned 2020 capital expenditure spending. We
decreased rider incentives to an all-time low in the second quarter of 2020 and maintained them near the historical low through the
fourth quarter of 2020, resulting in a significant decrease in sales and marketing expenses.
During the second quarter of 2020, we also issued $747.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior
notes due 2025, or the 2025 Notes. In addition, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with the option
counterparties at a cost of approximately $132.7 million. We believe the net proceeds further improve our financial position for
general corporate purposes and improve our ability to execute on capital expenditures, potential acquisitions and strategic transactions
as they arise.
We remain confident in our ability to navigate this challenging time and continue to focus on our long-term growth
opportunities and our business model, including our ability to be profitable in the future. With $2.3 billion in unrestricted cash and
cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2020, we believe we have sufficient liquidity to continue to support
our business operations and to take strategic investments that are in the best interests of our employees and other stakeholders. For
more information on risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and our litigation matters, see the section titled “Risk Factors” in
Item 1A of Part I.
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Recent Developments – Driver Classification
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed the ballot initiative, Proposition 22. Proposition 22 protects independence
and flexibility, while providing them new earnings opportunities and protections, including contributions towards health care
coverage, occupational accident insurance, and minimum guaranteed earnings. We have incurred additional expenses associated with
these new earnings opportunities and protections. We do not expect these changes will have a material impact on our business, results
of operations, financial position, or cash flows. See the sections titled “Legal Proceedings” and “Risk Factors” in Items 3 and 1A,
respectively, of Part I for additional information.
Active Riders and Revenue per Active Rider
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in Active Riders and in revenue per Active Rider, though we
experienced a recovery in revenue per Active Rider in the second half of 2020 as well as, to a lesser extent, the number of Active
Riders. The number of Active Riders is a key indicator of the scale of our community and awareness of our brand. Revenue per Active
Rider represents our ability to drive usage and monetization of our platform.
Three Months Ended March 31
Three Months Ended June 30
Three Months Ended September 30
Three Months Ended December 31
Active Riders
Revenue per Active Rider
2020
2019
Growth Rate
2020
2019
Growth Rate
(in thousands, except for dollar amounts and percentages)
21,211
8,688
12,513
12,552
20,503
21,807
22,314
22,905
3.5%
(60.1)%
(43.9)%
(45.2)%
$45.06
$39.06
$39.94
$45.40
$37.86
$39.77
$42.82
$44.40
19.0%
(1.8)%
(6.7)%
2.3%
We define Active Riders as all riders who take at least one ride during a quarter where the Lyft Platform processes the
transaction. An Active Rider is identified by a unique phone number. If a rider has two mobile phone numbers or changed their phone
number and such rider took rides using both phone numbers during the quarter, that person would count as two Active Riders. If a
rider has a personal and business profile tied to the same mobile phone number, that person would be considered a single Active Rider.
If a ride has been requested by an organization using our Concierge offering for the benefit of a rider, we exclude this rider in the
calculation of Active Riders. unless the ride is accessible in the Lyft App.
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020, some riders were able to access their Concierge rides in the Lyft App if they already
had a Lyft account. Accordingly, Lyft updated the definition of Active Riders to include Concierge riders if the rider’s phone number
matches that of a verified Lyft account, allowing the rider to access their ride in the Lyft App. This update resulted in a 0.01%
increase, or an additional 927 Active Riders in the fourth quarter of 2020. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2020, all Concierge riders
were excluded from the calculation of Active Riders as Concierge rides could not be matched with verified rider accounts.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, we updated the definition of Active Riders to include riders who have migrated from the legacy
Motivate platform to the Lyft Platform, which resulted in a 0.01% increase, or an additional 1,167 Active Riders, in the fourth quarter.
Prior to the fourth quarter of 2019, for Motivate, only riders that had taken a ride or rented a bike or scooter through the Lyft App
during the quarter were counted as an Active Rider. This change had no impact on the Active Riders disclosed in any of the prior
periods presented.
With the exception of the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019,
Active Riders in each of the three month periods ended June 30, September 30, and December 31, 2020 was down compared to the
same period in 2019. This was primarily due to the implementation of travel restrictions and extensive social distancing measures
across North America in response to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. However, relative to the trough in Active Riders for
the three months ended June 30, 2020, our Active Riders base increased during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and was
stable during the three months ended December 31, 2020 despite the surge in COVID-19 cases and the reintroduction of restrictive
measures toward the end of the year. Local recovery trends continue to vary significantly.
Revenue per Active Rider for each of the three months ended June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020 was down compared to
the same period in 2019 reflecting the decline in ride frequency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, revenue per Active
Rider reached an all time high in the three months ended December 31, 2020, reflecting a mix shift toward higher frequency Active
Riders as new rider activations declined and lower frequency riders used the platform less often. Additions to our Active Rider base at
the end of any quarter are generally dilutive to revenue per Active Rider for the quarter, which resulted in increased revenue per
Active Rider this quarter. In the latter part of the fourth quarter, as COVID-19 cases surged and states and cities implemented
restrictive measures intended to curb the spread, ride demand also declined.
Initial Public Offering
Our IPO Registration Statement was declared effective on March 28, 2019 and our Class A common stock began trading on
the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 29, 2019. Our IPO was completed on April 2, 2019 and the partial exercise of the
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underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares was completed on April 9, 2019. Our consolidated financial statements as of
December 31, 2019 and for the year then-ended reflect the sale by us of an aggregate of 35,496,845 shares in our IPO, including
pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, at the public offering price of $72.00 per
share, for aggregate net proceeds to us of approximately $2.5 billion, after underwriting discounts and commissions and offering
expenses, and the conversion of all outstanding shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 219,175,709
shares of Class A common stock.
Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and for the year then-ended reflect stock-based compensation
expense of $1.6 billion primarily associated with the vesting of RSUs for which the requisite service condition was met as of
December 31, 2019. The liquidity event condition for RSUs, if any, was satisfied upon the effectiveness of our IPO Registration
Statement on March 28, 2019.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of consolidated financial statements also requires us to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual
results could differ significantly from our estimates. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results,
our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
We believe that the accounting policies described below involve a significant degree of judgment and complexity.
Accordingly, we believe these are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition
and results of operations. For further information, see Note 2 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)
We generate substantially all our revenue from our ridesharing marketplace that connects drivers and riders. We recognize
revenue from fees paid by drivers for use of our Lyft Platform offerings in accordance with ASC 606 as described in Note 2 of the
notes to our consolidated financial statements. Drivers enter into terms of service (“ToS”) with us in order to use our Lyft Driver App.
We provide a service to drivers to complete a successful transportation service for riders. This service includes on-demand
lead generation that assists drivers to find, receive and fulfill on-demand requests from riders seeking transportation services and
related collection activities using our Lyft Platform. As a result, our single performance obligation in the transaction is to connect
drivers with riders to facilitate the completion of a successful transportation service for riders.
We evaluate the presentation of revenue on a gross versus net basis based on whether we act as a principal by controlling the
transportation service provided to the rider or whether we act as an agent by arranging for third parties to provide the service to the
rider. We facilitate the provision of a transportation service by a driver to a rider (the driver’s customer) in order for the driver to fulfill
their contractual promise to the rider. The driver fulfills their promise to provide a transportation service to their customer through use
of the Lyft Platform. While we facilitate setting the price for transportation services, the drivers and riders have the discretion in
accepting the transaction price through the platform. We do not control the transportation services being provided to the rider nor do
we have inventory risk related to the transportation services. As a result, we act as an agent in facilitating the ability for a driver to
provide a transportation service to a rider.
We report revenue on a net basis, reflecting the service fees and commissions owed to us from the drivers as revenue, and not
the gross amount collected from the rider. We made this determination of not being primarily responsible for the services since we do
not promise the transportation services, do not contract with drivers to provide transportation services on our behalf, do not control
whether the driver accepts or declines the transportation request via the Lyft Platform, and do not control the provision of
transportation services by drivers to riders at any point in time either before, during, or after, the trip.
We consider the ToS and our customary business practices in identifying the contracts under ASC 606. As our customary
business practice, a contract exists between the driver and us when the driver’s ability to cancel the trip lapses, which typically is upon
pickup of the rider. We collect the fare and related charges from riders on behalf of drivers using the rider’s pre-authorized credit card
or other payment mechanism and retain any fees owed to us before making the remaining disbursement to drivers; thus the driver’s
ability and intent to pay is not subject to significant judgment.
We earn service fees and commissions from the drivers either as the difference between an amount paid by a rider based on
an upfront quoted fare and the amount earned by a driver based on actual time and distance for the trip or as a fixed percentage of the
fare charged to the rider. In an upfront quoted fare arrangement, as we do not control the driver’s actions at any point in the transaction
to limit the time and distance for the trip, we take on risks related to the driver’s actions which may not be fully mitigated. We earn a
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variable amount from the drivers and may record a loss from a transaction, which is recorded as a reduction to revenue, in instances
where an up-front quoted fare offered to a rider is less than the amount we are committed to pay the driver.
We recognize revenue upon completion of a ride as the single performance obligation is satisfied and we have the right to
receive payment for the services rendered upon the completion of the ride.
We offer various incentive programs to drivers that are recorded as reduction to revenue if we do not receive a distinct good
or service in consideration or if we cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of goods or services received.
In some cases, we also earn Concierge platform fees from organizations that use our Concierge offering, which is a product
that allows organizations to request rides for their customers and employees through our ridesharing marketplace. Concierge platform
fees are earned as a fixed dollar amount per ride or a percentage of the ride price depending on the contract and such Concierge
platform fee revenue is recognized on a gross basis.
We recognize revenue from subscription fees paid by users to access transportation options through the Lyft Platform and
mobile-based applications over the applicable subscription period.
Rental Revenue (ASC 842)
We generate rental revenues primarily from Flexdrive, our network of Light Vehicles, and Lyft Rentals. Under the Flexdrive
and Lyft Rentals programs, we operate a fleet of rental vehicles comprised of both vehicles owned by us and vehicles leased from
third-party leasing companies (“head leases”). We either lease or sublease vehicles to drivers and Lyft Rentals renters, as a result, we
are considered the accounting lessor or sublessor, as applicable, in these arrangements in accordance with ASC 842. For vehicles that
are subleased, sublease income and head lease expense for these transactions are recognized on a gross basis in the consolidated
financial statements. Drivers who rent vehicles are charged rental fees, which we collect from the driver by deducting such amounts
from the driver’s earnings on the Lyft Platform.
Revenue generated from single-use ride fees paid by Light Vehicles riders are recognized upon completion of each related
ride. Revenue generated from Flexdrive and Lyft Rentals is recognized evenly over the rental period, which is typically seven days or
less. Due to the short-term nature of the Flexdrive, Lyft Rentals, and Light Vehicle transactions, we classify these rentals as operating
leases.
Insurance Reserves
We utilize both a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary and third-party insurance, which may include deductibles and
self-insured retentions, to insure or reinsure costs including auto liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist, auto physical damage,
first party injury coverages including personal injury protection under state law and general business liabilities up to certain limits. The
recorded liabilities reflect the estimated ultimate cost for claims incurred but not paid and claims that have been incurred but not yet
reported and any estimable administrative run-out expenses related to the processing of these outstanding claim payments. Liabilities
are determined on a quarterly basis by internal actuaries through an analysis of historical trends, changes in claims experience
including consideration of new information and application of loss development factors among other inputs and assumptions. On an
annual basis, an independent third-party actuary will evaluate the liabilities for appropriateness with claims reserve valuations.
Insurance claims may take years to completely settle, and we have limited historical loss experience. Because of the limited
operational history, we make certain assumptions based on currently available information and industry statistics and utilize actuarial
models and techniques to estimate the reserves. A number of factors can affect the actual cost of a claim, including the length of time
the claim remains open, economic and healthcare cost trends and the results of related litigation. Furthermore, claims may emerge in
future years for events that occurred in a prior year at a rate that differs from previous actuarial projections. The impact of these factors
on ultimate costs for insurance is difficult to estimate and could be material. However, while we believe that the insurance reserve
amount is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of, or less than, the amount provided. As a result, the net amounts that will
ultimately be paid to settle the liability and when amounts will be paid may significantly vary from the estimated amounts provided for
in the consolidated balance sheets. We continue to review our insurance reserve estimates in a regular, ongoing process as historical
experience develops, additional claims are reported as settled, and the legal, regulatory and economic environment evolves.
Stock-Based Compensation
We incur stock-based compensation expense primarily from RSUs, performance based stock units (“PSUs”), stock options,
and stock purchase rights granted under the our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).
We estimate the fair value of stock options granted to employees, directors and consultants and ESPP purchase rights using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of stock options that are expected to vest is recognized as compensation
expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. We recognize compensation expense related to the ESPP purchase
rights on a straight-line basis over the offering period, which is typically 12 months.
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The fair value of RSUs and PSUs are estimated based on the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant,
which subsequent to our IPO is determined based on the closing price of our Class A common stock as reported on the date of grant.
Prior to our IPO, we granted RSUs which vest upon the satisfaction of both a service condition and a performance condition.
Compensation expense for RSUs with service and performance conditions is amortized on a graded basis over the requisite
service period as long as the performance condition in the form of a specified liquidity event is probable to occur. The liquidity event
condition was satisfied upon the effectiveness of our IPO Registration Statement on March 28, 2019. On that date we recorded a
cumulative stock-based compensation expense of $857.2 million using the accelerated attribution method for the RSUs for which the
service condition was satisfied as of March 28, 2019. The remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to these
RSUs is recorded over their remaining requisite service periods. The compensation expense for RSUs granted after March 28, 2019,
which vest upon satisfaction of a service-based condition only, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
As of December 31, 2020, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was $905.6 million, which we expect to
recognize over the remaining weighted-average period of approximately 2.4 years.
Stock-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and reflects estimated forfeitures.
Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial
estimates.
Business Combinations
We account for our business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things,
allocation of the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their
estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the values of these
identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed,
we make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Our estimates of fair value are based upon
assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ
from estimates. During the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, we may record adjustments to the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with a corresponding offset to goodwill if new information is obtained related to facts and
circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. After the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are reflected in the
consolidated statements of operations. Acquisition costs, such as legal and consulting fees, are expensed as incurred.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets
acquired in a business combination. Intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of entities accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting are estimated by us based on the fair value of assets received. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line
basis over the estimated useful lives which range from two to twelve years.
Goodwill is not subject to amortization, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis during the fourth quarter or whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the goodwill may not be recoverable. As part of the annual
goodwill impairment test, we first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. If, as
a result of its qualitative assessment, it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amounts,
the quantitative impairment test will be required. There was no impairment of goodwill recorded for the years ended December 31,
2020, 2019 and 2018.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for recently
issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of the date of this report.
Components of Results of Operations
As noted above, we expect to see decreased levels of demand for our platform, decreased numbers of new rider activations,
and negative impacts on revenue for so long as responsive measures to COVID-19 remain in place, and we have adopted multiple
measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot be certain that these actions will mitigate some or all of the negative
effects of the pandemic on our business. In light of the evolving and unpredictable effects of COVID-19, we are not currently in a
position to forecast the expected impact of COVID-19 on our financial and operating results in future periods.
Revenue
Revenue consists of revenue recognized from fees paid by drivers for use of our Lyft Platform offerings, Concierge platform
fees from organizations that use our Concierge offering, and subscription fees paid by riders to access transportation options through
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the Lyft Platform. Revenue derived from these offerings are recognized in accordance with ASC 606 as described in the Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates above and in Note 2 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue also consists of rental revenues recognized through leases or subleases primarily from Flexdrive, Lyft Rentals, and
our network of Light Vehicles, which includes revenue generated from single-use ride fees paid by riders of Light Vehicles. Revenue
derived from these offerings are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described in the Critical Accounting Policies and
Estimates above and in Note 2 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
We offer various incentive programs to drivers that are recorded as reduction to revenue if we do not receive a distinct good
or service in consideration or if we cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of goods or services received.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists of costs directly related to revenue generating transactions through our multimodal platform which
primarily includes insurance costs, payment processing charges, and other costs. Insurance costs consist of insurance generally
required under TNC and city regulations for ridesharing and bike and scooter rentals and also includes occupational hazard insurance
for drivers. Payment processing charges include merchant fees, chargebacks and failed charges. Other costs included in cost of
revenue are hosting and platform-related technology costs, vehicle lease expenses, personnel-related compensation costs, depreciation,
amortization of technology-related intangible assets, asset write-off charges, and gains and losses related to the sale of vehicles.
Operations and Support
Operations and support expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation costs of local operations teams and
teams who provide phone, email and chat support to users, bike and scooter fleet operations support costs, driver background checks
and onboarding costs, facility costs, certain car rental fleet support costs and fees paid to third-parties providing operations support.
Bike and scooter fleet operations support costs include general repairs and maintenance, and other customer support activities related
to repositioning bikes and scooters for rider convenience, cleaning and safety checks.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation costs and facilities costs. Such
expenses include costs related to certain of our autonomous vehicle technology initiatives. Research and development costs are
expensed as incurred.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of rider incentives, personnel-related compensation costs, driver incentives
for referring new drivers or riders, advertising expenses, rider refunds and marketing partnerships with third parties. Sales and
marketing costs are expensed as incurred.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation costs, professional services fees,
certain insurance costs that are generally not required under TNC regulations, certain loss contingency expenses including legal
accruals and settlements, insurance claims administrative fees, policy spend, depreciation, facility costs and other corporate costs.
General and administrative expenses are expensed as incurred.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists primarily of interest incurred on our 2025 Notes, as well as the related amortization of deferred debt
issuance costs and debt discount. Interest expense also includes interest incurred on our Non-Revolving Loan and our Master Vehicle
Loan.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, and restricted and
unrestricted short-term investments.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes consists primarily of income taxes in foreign jurisdictions and U.S. state income taxes. As we
expand the scale of our international business activities, any changes in the U.S. and foreign taxation of such activities may increase
our overall provision for income taxes in the future.
We have a valuation allowance for our U.S. deferred tax assets, including federal and state net operating loss carryforwards,
or NOLs. We expect to maintain this valuation allowance until it becomes more likely than not that the benefit of our federal and state
deferred tax assets will be realized by way of expected future taxable income in the United States.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our historical consolidated statements of operations data:
Revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total costs and expenses
Loss from operations
Interest expense
Other income, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Net loss
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
(in thousands)
$
2,364,681 $
3,615,960 $
2,156,616
1,447,516
2,176,469
1,243,400
453,963
909,126
416,331
946,127
4,173,063
636,116
1,505,640
814,122
1,186,093
6,318,440
338,402
300,836
803,751
447,938
3,134,327
(1,808,382)
(2,702,480)
(977,711)
(32,678)
—
43,669
102,595
—
67,114
(1,797,391)
(2,599,885)
(910,597)
(44,534)
2,356
738
$
(1,752,857) $
(2,602,241) $
(911,335)
The following table sets forth the components of our consolidated statements of operations data as a percentage of revenue:
Revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total costs and expenses
Loss from operations
Interest expense
Other income, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Net loss
Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
61.2
19.2
38.4
17.6
40.0
176.5
(76.5)
(1.4)
1.8
(76.0)
(1.9)
60.2
17.6
41.6
22.5
32.8
174.7
(74.7)
—
2.8
(71.9)
0.1
57.6
15.7
13.9
37.3
20.8
145.3
(45.3)
—
3.1
(42.2)
0.1
(74.1) %
(72.0) %
(42.3) %
Revenue
Revenue
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
$ 2,364,681 $ 3,615,960 $ 2,156,616
(35) %
68 %
Revenue decreased $1.3 billion, or 35%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year, driven primarily
by a decrease in the number of Active Riders beginning in March 2020 and continuing throughout 2020 due to the implementation of
travel restrictions and extensive social distancing measures across North America in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We expect to see continued suppression of demand for our platform and resulting negative impacts on revenue for so long as
the travel restrictions, extensive social distancing measures and other restrictive measures in response to COVID-19 remain in place
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and we cannot predict when such measures may no longer be in place. Even as these measures and travel restrictions have been and
will continue to be modified or lifted, we cannot estimate the extent that continued social distancing, altered consumer behavior,
reduced travel and commuting and expected corporate cost cutting will impact our business.
Cost of Revenue
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Cost of revenue
$ 1,447,516 $ 2,176,469 $ 1,243,400
(33) %
75 %
Cost of revenue decreased $729.0 million, or 33%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year. The
decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $371.7 million in insurance costs driven by (i) the negative impact on ride volume due to
the COVID-19 pandemic and (ii) a decrease of $51.0 million in changes to the liabilities for insurance required by regulatory agencies
attributable to historical periods. The lower ride volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic also resulted in decreases in transaction fees
and web hosting fees to support our platform of $186.0 million and $43.4 million, respectively. Bike and scooter related costs also
decreased $48.6 million as a result of a reduction in asset disposals and a reduction in depreciation expenses due to lower capital
expenditures in response to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, stock-based compensation expense decreased
$48.4 million, primarily attributable to (i) the use of the accelerated attribution method to recognize expenses for RSUs granted prior
to the effectiveness of our IPO Registration Statement which resulted in higher stock-based compensation expense for the year ended
December 31, 2019, and (ii) the stock-based compensation benefit related to the restructuring in the second quarter of 2020.
Operations and Support
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Operations and support
$ 453,963 $ 636,116 $ 338,402
(29) %
88 %
Operations and support expenses decreased $182.2 million, or 29%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the
prior year. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction of $64.6 million in driver onboarding costs and rider and driver support costs
as well as a reduction of $16.9 million in facilities costs as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Personnel-
related costs also decreased $32.2 million primarily as a result of the restructuring in the second quarter of 2020. In addition, stock-
based compensation expense decreased $56.6 million, primarily attributable to (i) the use of the accelerated attribution method to
recognize expenses for RSUs granted prior to the effectiveness of our IPO Registration Statement which resulted in higher stock-based
compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, and (ii) the stock-based compensation benefit related to the
restructuring in the second quarter of 2020.
Research and Development
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Research and development
$ 909,126 $ 1,505,640 $ 300,836
(40) %
400 %
Research and development expenses decreased $596.5 million, or 40%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to
the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to a $609.6 million reduction in stock-based compensation expense primarily
attributable to (i) the use of the accelerated attribution method to recognize expenses for RSUs granted prior to the effectiveness of our
IPO Registration Statement which resulted in higher stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, and
(ii) the stock-based compensation benefit related to the restructuring in the second quarter of 2020. The decrease was partially offset
by an increase of $47.0 million in autonomous vehicles research and development costs primarily due to the absence of
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reimbursements from a co-development partnership which concluded in the fourth quarter of 2019. We recently announced that we
were exploring strategic options for our Level 5 self-driving system development program.
Sales and Marketing
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Sales and marketing
$ 416,331 $ 814,122 $ 803,751
(49) %
1 %
Sales and marketing expenses decreased $397.8 million, or 49%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the
prior year. The decrease was due to a $246.5 million decrease in costs related to incentive programs driven primarily by a reduction in
rider incentives beginning in the second quarter of 2020 through the fourth quarter of 2020, a decrease of $36.3 million in costs
associated with driver and rider acquisition and a decrease of $31.9 million in brand and other marketing. Personnel-related costs also
decreased $12.2 million primarily as a result of the restructuring in the second quarter of 2020. The decrease was also due to a
$47.1 million reduction in stock-based compensation expense primarily attributable to (i) the use of the accelerated attribution method
to recognize expenses for RSUs granted prior to the effectiveness of our IPO Registration Statement which resulted in higher stock-
based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, and (ii) the stock-based compensation benefit related to the
restructuring in the second quarter of 2020.
General and Administrative
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
General and administrative
$ 946,127 $ 1,186,093 $ 447,938
(20) %
165 %
General and administrative expenses decreased $240.0 million, or 20%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to
the prior year. The decrease was due primarily to a $222.7 million reduction in stock-based compensation expense primarily
attributable to (i) the use of the accelerated attribution method to recognize expenses for RSUs granted prior to the effectiveness of our
IPO Registration Statement which resulted in higher stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, and
(ii) the stock-based compensation benefit related to the restructuring events in 2020. There was also a $50.0 million decrease in the
accrual of self-retained general business liabilities and a decrease of $23.5 million in certain loss contingencies including legal
accruals and settlements. These decreases were partially offset by $44.6 million in policy spend in support of the passage of
Proposition 22 in California and an increase of $28.5 million in consultant and advisory costs.
Interest Expense
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Interest expense
$
(32,678) $
— $
—
— %
— %
Interest expense increased $32.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to prior years. Interest expense
relates to the issuance of our 2025 Notes in May 2020 and the vehicle related debt assumed from the acquisition of Flexdrive in
February 2020.
Other Income, Net
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Other income, net
$
43,669 $ 102,595 $
67,114
(57) %
53 %
Other income, net decreased $58.9 million, or 57%, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year. The
decrease was primarily related to a decrease in interest income driven by a decline in interest rates and the yield on debt securities and
a decrease in our cash equivalents and short-term investments balance.
Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly consolidated results of operations for each of the eight quarters in the
period ended December 31, 2020. These unaudited quarterly results of operations have been prepared on the same basis as our audited
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consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, the
financial information set forth in the table below reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of results of
operations for these periods. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future and
the results of a particular quarter or other interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. You should read the
following unaudited quarterly consolidated results of operations in conjunction with the section titled “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this Annual Report on 10-K.
Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended
Dec. 31,
2020
Sept. 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
Dec. 31,
2019
Sept. 30,
2019
June 30,
2019
March 31,
2019
(in thousands, except for per share data)
$
569,880 $
499,744 $
339,345 $
955,712 $ 1,017,070 $
955,598 $
867,265 $
776,027
Revenue
Costs and expenses(1)
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
392,128
98,435
215,180
89,524
228,040
261,614
123,136
232,106
78,548
257,693
953,097
251,355
98,610
203,101
51,822
221,954
542,419
133,782
258,739
196,437
238,440
502,762
147,112
276,575
194,184
278,251
580,714
149,794
288,272
163,858
263,820
630,136
151,975
309,833
180,951
267,286
462,857
187,235
630,960
275,129
376,736
826,842
1,369,817
1,398,884
1,446,458
1,540,181
1,932,917
Total costs and expenses
1,023,307
Loss from operations
(453,427)
(453,353)
(487,497)
(414,105)
(381,814)
(490,860)
(672,916)
(1,156,890)
Interest expense
Other income, net
(12,105)
(12,529)
4,903
7,474
(6,537)
12,123
(1,507)
19,169
—
—
—
—
23,835
29,292
29,668
19,800
Loss before income taxes
(460,629)
(458,408)
(481,911)
(396,443)
(357,979)
(461,568)
(643,248)
(1,137,090)
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes
Net loss
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
Weighted-average number of shares
outstanding used to compute net loss per
share, basic and diluted
$
$
(2,474)
1,109
(44,799)
1,630
(1,927)
1,909
991
1,383
(458,155) $
(459,517) $
(437,112) $
(398,073) $
(356,052) $
(463,477) $
(644,239) $ (1,138,473)
(1.43) $
(1.46) $
(1.41) $
(1.31) $
(1.19) $
(1.57) $
(2.23) $
(48.53)
320,340
314,530
309,213
304,502
299,604
294,784
288,372
23,459
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(1)
Costs and expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Dec. 31,
2020
Sept. 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
Dec. 31,
2019
Sept. 30,
2019
June 30,
2019
March 31,
2019
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
7,542
4,887
81,631
7,270
31,979
7,021
5,310
96,212
6,910
51,264
4,456
1,499
52,233
4,455
43,160
9,724 $
12,696 $
12,078 $
15,058 $
4,133
95,548
4,750
45,823
7,034
128,987
6,833
48,861
8,553
153,830
7,969
59,746
8,221
182,918
12,133
74,908
41,489
51,404
506,206
45,111
215,276
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
133,309 $
166,717 $
105,803 $
159,978 $
204,411 $
242,176 $
293,238 $
859,486
The three months ended March 31, 2019 includes $857.2 million of stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs, for
which the performance-based condition, if any, was satisfied on March 28, 2019, the effective date of our IPO Registration Statement,
and the requisite service conditions was met as of December 31, 2019.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations, as a percentage of revenue
Revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total costs and expenses
Loss from operations
Interest expense
Other income, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Three Months Ended
Dec. 31,
2020
Sept. 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
Dec. 31,
2019
Sept. 30,
2019
June 30,
2019
March 31,
2019
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
68.8
17.3
37.8
15.7
40.0
179.6
(79.6)
(2.1)
0.9
(80.8)
(0.4)
52.3
24.6
46.4
15.7
51.6
190.7
(90.7)
(2.5)
1.5
74.1
29.1
59.9
15.3
65.4
243.7
(143.7)
(1.9)
3.6
(91.7)
(142.0)
0.2
(13.2)
56.8
14.0
27.1
20.6
24.9
143.3
(43.3)
(0.2)
2.0
(41.5)
0.2
49.4
14.5
27.2
19.1
27.4
137.6
(37.5)
—
2.4
(35.1)
(0.2)
60.8
15.7
30.2
17.1
27.6
151.4
(51.4)
—
3.1
(48.3)
0.2
72.7
17.5
35.8
20.9
30.8
177.7
(77.7)
—
3.5
(74.2)
0.1
59.6
24.1
81.3
35.5
48.5
249.0
(149.0)
—
2.5
(146.5)
0.2
Net loss
(80.4) %
(92.0) %
(128.8) %
(41.7) %
(34.9) %
(48.5) %
(74.3) %
(146.7) %
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Contribution (1)
Contribution Margin
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
2019 to 2020
% Change
2018 to 2019
% Change
(in millions, except for percentages)
$ 1,229.5
$ 1,812.5
$ 920.8
(32.2) %
96.8 %
52.0 %
50.1 %
42.7 %
$ (755.2)
$ (678.9)
$ (943.5)
11.2 %
(28.0) %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
(31.9) %
(18.8) %
(43.7) %
_______________
(1)
Contribution, Contribution Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures and metrics. For more information
regarding our use of these measures and a reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures.”
Contribution and Contribution Margin
Contribution and Contribution Margin are measures used by our management to understand and evaluate our operating
performance and trends. We believe Contribution and Contribution Margin are key measures of our ability to achieve profitability and
increase it over time. Contribution Margin has generally increased over the periods presented as revenue has increased at a faster rate
than the costs included in the calculation of Contribution.
We define Contribution as revenue less cost of revenue, adjusted to exclude the following items from cost of revenue:
•
•
•
•
•
•
amortization of intangible assets;
stock-based compensation expense;
payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation;
changes to the liabilities for insurance required by regulatory agencies attributable to historical periods;
transfer of certain legacy auto insurance liabilities; and
restructuring charges, if any.
For more information about cost of revenue, see the section titled “Components of Results of Operations—Cost of Revenue.”
Contribution Margin is calculated by dividing Contribution for a period by revenue for the same period.
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We record historical changes to liabilities for insurance required by regulatory agencies for financial reporting purposes in the
quarter of positive or adverse development even though such development may be related to claims that occurred in prior periods. For
example, if in the first quarter of a given year, the cost of claims grew by $1 million for claims related to the prior fiscal year or earlier,
the expense would be recorded for GAAP purposes within the first quarter instead of in the results of the prior period. We believe
these prior period changes to insurance liabilities do not illustrate the current period performance of our ongoing operations since these
prior period changes relate to claims that could potentially date back years. We have limited ability to influence the ultimate
development of historical claims. Accordingly, including the prior period changes would not illustrate the performance of our ongoing
operations or how the business is run or managed by us. For consistency, we do not adjust the calculation of Contribution for any prior
period based on any positive or adverse development that occurs subsequent to the quarter end. Annual Contribution is calculated by
adding Contribution of the last four quarters. We believe the adjustment to exclude the historical changes to liabilities for insurance
required by regulatory agencies from Contribution and Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors by enabling them to better assess our
operating performance in the context of current period results.
During the first quarter of 2020, we entered into a Novation Agreement for the transfer of certain legacy auto insurance
liabilities between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2018. Refer to Note 5 “Supplemental Financial Statement Information” to the
consolidated financial statements for information regarding this transaction. We believe the costs associated with the transfer of these
legacy auto insurance liabilities do not illustrate the current period performance of our ongoing operations despite this transaction
occurring in the current period because these costs are non-recurring and the transferred insurance liabilities relate to claims that date
back years. We believe the adjustment to exclude these costs related to the transfer of legacy insurance liabilities from Contribution
and Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors by enabling them to better assess our operating performance in the context of current
period results and provide for better comparability with our historically disclosed Contribution and Adjusted EBITDA amounts.
We had restructuring efforts in the second and fourth quarters of 2020 to reduce operating expenses and adjust cash flows in
light of the ongoing economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business. We believe the costs
associated with the restructuring do not reflect current period performance of our ongoing operations. We believe the adjustment to
exclude the costs related to restructuring from Contribution and Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors by enabling them to better
assess our operating performance in the context of current period results and provide for better comparability with our historically
disclosed Contribution and Adjusted EBITDA amounts.
For more information regarding the limitations of Contribution and Contribution Margin and a reconciliation of revenue to
Contribution, see the section titled "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are key performance measures that our management uses to assess our
operating performance and the operating leverage in our business. Because Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
facilitate internal comparisons of our historical operating performance on a more consistent basis, we use these measures for business
planning purposes. We expect Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin will increase over the long term as we continue to
scale our business and achieve greater efficiencies in our operating expenses.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net loss, adjusted to exclude:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
interest expense;
other income (expense), net;
provision for (benefit from) income taxes;
depreciation and amortization;
stock-based compensation expense;
payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation;
changes to the liabilities for insurance required by regulatory agencies attributable to historical periods;
costs related to acquisitions, if any;
transfer of the certain legacy auto insurance liability; and
restructuring charges, if any.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA for a period by revenue for the same period.
For more information regarding the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin and a reconciliation of
net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, see the section titled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use Contribution, Contribution Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in conjunction with GAAP
measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly
forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our
financial performance. Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be
limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Furthermore, these measures have certain limitations in
that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations that are necessary
to run our business. Thus, our Contribution, Contribution Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should be
considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We compensate for these limitations by providing a reconciliation of Contribution and Adjusted EBITDA to the related
GAAP financial measures, revenue and net loss, respectively. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information
in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view Contribution, Contribution Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA Margin in conjunction with their respective related GAAP financial measures.
The following table provides a reconciliation of revenue to Contribution (in millions):
Revenue
Less: cost of revenue
Adjusted to exclude the following (as related to cost of revenue):
Amortization of intangible assets
Stock-based compensation
Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation
Changes to the liabilities for insurance required by regulatory agencies
attributable to historical periods(1)
Transfer of certain legacy auto insurance liabilities(2)
Restructuring charges(3)
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
(in millions)
2018
$
2,364.7 $
3,616.0 $
2,156.6
(1,447.5)
(2,176.5)
(1,243.4)
12.0
28.7
1.5
204.1
62.5
3.5
19.5
81.4
1.8
270.3
—
—
3.7
0.5
—
3.4
—
—
Contribution
$
1,229.5 $
1,812.5 $
920.8
_______________
(1)
$204.1 million of insurance expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects changes to reserves estimates of claims from the third quarter
of 2020 and earlier periods. $270.3 million of insurance expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019 reflects changes to reserves estimates of
claims from the third quarter of 2019 and earlier periods. $3.4 million of insurance expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2018 reflects changes
to reserves estimates of claims from the third quarter of 2018 and earlier periods.
The total impact of the transfer of certain legacy auto insurance liabilities on our consolidated statement of operations was $64.7 million, with $62.5 million in
cost of revenue and $2.2 million in general and administrative expense.
Included in restructuring charges is $2.0 million of severance and other employee costs and $1.5 million of other restructuring charges. Restructuring related
charges for the stock-based compensation benefit of $4.2 million and payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation of $0.1 million are included on their
respective line items.
(2)
(3)
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The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA (in millions):
Net loss
Adjusted to exclude the following:
Interest expense(1)
Other income, net(2)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Depreciation and amortization
Stock-based compensation
Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation
Changes to the liabilities for insurance required by regulatory agencies
attributable to historical periods(3)
Costs related to acquisitions
Transfer of certain legacy auto insurance liabilities(4)
Restructuring charges(5)
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
(in millions)
2018
$
(1,752.9) $
(2,602.2) $
(911.3)
34.3
(43.7)
(44.5)
157.4
565.8
23.7
204.1
0.4
64.7
35.5
—
(102.6)
2.3
108.3
1,599.3
44.7
270.3
1.0
—
—
—
(67.2)
0.7
18.8
8.6
—
3.4
3.5
—
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
(755.2) $
(678.9) $
(943.5)
_______________
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Includes interest expense for Flexdrive vehicles and the 2025 Notes and $1.6 million related to the interest component of vehicle related finance leases. Refer to
Note 7 “Leases” to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding the interest component of vehicle related finance leases.
Includes interest income which was reported as a separate line item on the consolidated statement of operations in periods prior to the second quarter of 2020.
$204.1 million of insurance expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects changes to reserves estimates of claims from the third quarter
of 2020 and earlier periods. $270.3 million of insurance expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019 reflects changes to reserves estimates of
claims from the third quarter of 2019 and earlier periods. $3.4 million of insurance expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2018 reflects changes
to reserves estimates of claims from the third quarter of 2018 and earlier periods.
The total impact of the transfer of certain legacy auto insurance liabilities on our consolidated statement of operations was $64.7 million, with $62.5 million in
cost of revenue and $2.2 million in general and administrative expense.
Included in restructuring charges is $32.9 million of severance and other employee costs and $2.6 million related to lease termination and other restructuring
costs. Restructuring related charges for the stock-based compensation benefit of $50.0 million, payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation of
$0.7 million and accelerated depreciation of $0.5 million are included on their respective line items.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2020, our principal sources of liquidity were cash and cash equivalents of approximately $319.7 million
and short-term investments of approximately $1.9 billion, exclusive of restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments of $1.2
billion. Cash and cash equivalents consisted of institutional money market funds, certificates of deposits, commercial paper and
corporate bonds that have an original maturity of less than three months and are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. Also
included in cash and cash equivalents are certain money market deposit accounts and cash in transit from payment processors for
credit and debit card transactions. Short-term investments consisted of commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate bonds and
term deposits, which mature in 12 months or less. Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments consisted primarily of amounts
held in separate trust accounts and restricted bank accounts as collateral for insurance purposes and amounts pledged to secure certain
letters of credit.
We collect the fare and related charges from riders on behalf of drivers at the time the ride is delivered using the rider’s
authorized payment method, and we retain any fees owed to us before making the remaining disbursement to drivers. Accordingly, we
maintain no accounts receivable from drivers. Our contracts with insurance providers require reinsurance premiums to be deposited
into trust accounts with a third-party financial institution from which the insurance providers are reimbursed for claims payments. Our
restricted reinsurance trust investments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively.
We continue to actively monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in March 2020, the pandemic and
responses thereto contributed to a severe decrease in the number of rides on our platform and revenue which had a significant effect on
our cash flows from operations. These impacts are ongoing and have continued into 2021.The extent to which our operations, financial
results and financial condition will be impacted in the next few quarters by the pandemic will depend largely on future developments,
which are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity
of the pandemic, actions by government authorities and private businesses to contain the pandemic or recover from its impact, and the
availability and distribution of the vaccine, among other things. We have adopted several measures in response to the COVID-19
pandemic, including pausing our shared ride offerings, distributing thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer, masks and partitions to
drivers on our platform, providing most employees with the option to work from home until September 1, 2021, restricting non-critical
business travel by our employees, and making adjustments to our expenses and cash flow to correlate with declines in revenues. On
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April 29, 2020. we announced a restructuring plan which included the termination of approximately 17% of our employees, furlough
approximately 300 employees, and implement temporary salary reductions for all exempt employees and board members. In
connection with these decisions, we incurred a net restructuring benefit of $14.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. In the fourth
quarter of 2020, we had an additional restructuring plan which included the termination of 45 employees in our continued efforts to
reduce operating expenses resulting in an additional $1.4 million in net restructuring charges. In addition, we have also implemented
an aggressive plan to strengthen our financial position. For example, we significantly decreased our 2020 capital expenditure spending
from our original plan and exceeded our target cost reductions in 2020 by 20%. We also decreased rider incentives to an all-time low
in the second quarter of 2020 and maintained them near the historical low through the fourth quarter of 2020, resulting in a significant
decrease in sales and marketing expenses.
In May 2020, we issued $747.5 million aggregate principal amount of our 2025 Notes. The net proceeds from this offering
were approximately $733.2 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and debt issuance costs. In
connection with the issuance of our 2025 Notes, we entered into the Capped Calls at a cost of approximately $132.7 million.
We cannot be certain that our actions will mitigate some or all of the negative effects of the pandemic on our business. With
nearly $2.3 billion in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2020, we believe we have
sufficient liquidity to meet our working capital and capital expenditures needs for at least the next 12 months.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to our growth, our ability to attract
and retain drivers and riders on our platform, the continuing market acceptance of our offerings, the timing and extent of spending to
support our efforts to develop our platform, actual insurance payments for which we have made reserves, measures we take in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to maintain demand for and confidence in the safety of our platform during and
following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the expansion of sales and marketing activities. As noted above, we expect to see continued
suppression of demand for our platform and the resultant negative impacts on revenue for so long as the travel restrictions and other
social distancing measures in response to COVID-19 remain in place. Further, we may in the future enter into arrangements to acquire
or invest in businesses, products, services and technologies. From time to time, we may seek additional equity or debt financing to
fund capital expenditures, strategic initiatives or investments and our ongoing operations, or to refinance our existing or future
indebtedness. In the event that we decide, or are required, to seek additional financing from outside sources, we may not be able to
raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, financial condition
and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
(in thousands)
$
(1,378,899) $
(105,702) $
(280,673)
740,427
512,566
(1,610,843)
1,574,196
(1,043,752)
852,238
Effect of foreign exchange on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and
cash equivalents
(74)
328
(246)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
$
(125,980) $
(142,021) $
(472,433)
Operating Activities
Cash used in operating activities was $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020. This consisted primarily of a net
loss of $1.8 billion and a decrease in the insurance reserve of $391.4 million primarily related to the transfer of certain legacy auto
insurance liabilities in the first quarter of 2020. This was offset by non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $565.8 million and
depreciation and amortization expense of $157.4 million.
Cash used in operating activities was $105.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This consisted primarily of a net
loss of $2.6 billion offset by non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 billion largely driven by the recognition of costs
related to RSUs which we started to recognize upon the effectiveness of our IPO Registration Statement on March 28, 2019.
Additionally, there was an increase in insurance reserves and accrued and other liabilities of $0.9 billion.
Cash used in operating activities was $280.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. This consisted of a net loss of
$911.3 million, an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $75.6 million and a decrease in accounts payable of $40.8 million
due to the timing of payments, partially offset by an increase in insurance reserves and accrued and other liabilities of $741.9 million.
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Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities was $740.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, which primarily consisted of
proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities of $5.4 billion and maturities of term deposits of $645.6 million, partially
offset by purchases of marketable securities of $4.1 billion and term deposits of $1.1 billion.
Cash used in investing activities was $1.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019, which primarily consisted of
purchases of short-term investments of $6.4 billion, partially offset by proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities of
$5.2 billion.
Cash used in investing activities was $1.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018, which primarily consisted of
purchases of short-term investments of $5.5 billion, partially offset by proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities of
$4.7 billion.
Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities was $512.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, which primarily consisted
of proceeds from issuance of our 2025 Notes of $734.1 million offset by the purchase of the Capped Calls for $132.7 million.
Cash provided by financing activities was $1.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019, which primarily consisted of
proceeds from the issuance of our Class A common stock in our IPO of $2.5 billion, partially offset by taxes paid related to net share
settlement of equity awards of $0.9 billion.
Cash provided by financing activities was $852.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, which consisted almost
exclusively of proceeds from issuances of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2020 (in millions):
Operating lease commitments
Financing lease commitments
Noncancelable purchase commitments
Long-term debt, including current maturities
_______________
Payments Due by Period(1)
Total
Less than
1 Year
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
More than
5 Years
$
394.3 $
72.3 $
130.2 $
94.6 $
28.0
232.0
680.0
21.1
28.0
35.8
5.7
167.0
75.4
1.2
17.9
568.8
97.2
—
19.1
—
(1)
The table excludes insurance reserves due to uncertainties in the timing of settlement of these reserves.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or
any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance
or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually
narrow or limited purposes.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business, which primarily relate to fluctuations in interest rates.
Such fluctuations to date have not been significant.
As of December 31, 2020, we had unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $2.3
billion, which consisted primarily of institutional money market funds, certificates of deposits, commercial paper, corporate bonds,
U.S. government and agency securities, and term deposits, which each carry a degree of interest rate risk, and restricted cash, cash
equivalents and restricted investments of $1.2 billion. A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates would not have a material impact on
our financial condition or results of operations due to the short-term nature of our investment portfolio.
As of December 31, 2020, we had long-term debt of $680.0 million, 84% of which consisted of the fixed-rate Convertible
Senior Notes we issued in May 2020. A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates would not have a material impact on our financial
condition or results of operations due to immateriality.
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Nonetheless, if our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher
costs. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Lyft, Inc.
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lyft, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of
December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive loss, of redeemable convertible
preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020,
including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for
leases in 2019.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express
opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on
our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement,
whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over
financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i)
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being
made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or
complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial
statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the
critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Valuation of Insurance Reserves
As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company utilizes a wholly-owned captive insurance
subsidiary and third-party insurance, which may include deductibles and self-insured retentions, to insure or reinsure costs, including
auto liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist, auto physical damage, first party injury coverages including personal injury
protection under state law and general business liabilities up to certain limits.
As of December 31, 2020, insurance reserves totaled $987 million. Management makes certain assumptions based on
currently available information and industry statistics, with the most significant assumption being the loss development factor applied
in the actuarial models and utilizes actuarial models and techniques to estimate the reserves. Liabilities are determined on a quarterly
basis through an analysis of historical trends, changes in claims experience including consideration of new information and application
of loss development factors among other inputs and assumptions.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of insurance reserves
is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the estimated insurance reserves, which in
turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures relating to the valuation of insurance
reserves; (ii) the significant auditor effort and judgment in evaluating audit evidence related to the actuarial valuation methods and the
loss development factors; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall
opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the
valuation of insurance reserves, including the controls over the development of the actuarial valuation methods and the loss
development factors. These procedures also included, among others, the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and
knowledge to assist in developing an independent estimate of the insurance reserves for certain reserve segments and comparison of
this independent estimate to management’s actuarially determined reserves. Developing the independent estimate involved testing the
completeness and accuracy of historical data provided by management, and independently developing loss development factors.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
March 1, 2021
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
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Down Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total current assets
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
Restricted investments
Other investments
Property and equipment, net
Operating lease right of use assets
Intangible assets, net
Goodwill
Other assets
Total assets
Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Insurance reserves
Accrued and other current liabilities
Operating lease liabilities — current
Total current liabilities
Operating lease liabilities
Long-term debt, net of current portion
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and
December 31, 2019; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 18,000,000,000 Class A shares authorized as of December 31, 2020
and December 31, 2019, 314,934,487 and 293,793,151 Class A shares issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; 100,000,000 Class B shares authorized,
8,802,629 Class B shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated deficit
Total stockholders’ equity
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity
December 31,
2020
2019
$
319,734 $
358,319
1,931,334
343,070
2,594,138
118,559
1,101,712
10,000
313,297
275,756
65,845
182,687
16,970
2,491,805
397,239
3,247,363
204,976
1,361,045
—
188,603
441,258
82,919
158,725
6,494
$
4,678,964 $
5,691,383
$
84,108 $
38,839
987,064
954,008
49,291
2,074,471
265,803
644,236
18,291
1,378,462
939,865
94,199
2,451,365
382,077
—
3,857
3,002,801
2,837,299
—
3
—
3
8,977,061
8,398,927
(473)
2,725
(7,300,428)
(5,547,571)
1,676,163
2,854,084
$
4,678,964 $
5,691,383
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except for per share data)
Revenue
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total costs and expenses
Loss from operations
Interest expense
Other income, net
Loss before income taxes
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Net loss
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per
share, basic and diluted
Stock-based compensation included in costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
2,364,681 $
3,615,960 $
2,156,616
1,447,516
2,176,469
1,243,400
453,963
909,126
416,331
946,127
4,173,063
636,116
1,505,640
814,122
1,186,093
6,318,440
338,402
300,836
803,751
447,938
3,134,327
(1,808,382)
(2,702,480)
(977,711)
(32,678)
—
43,669
102,595
—
67,114
(1,797,391)
(2,599,885)
(910,597)
(44,534)
2,356
738
(1,752,857) $
(2,602,241) $
(911,335)
(5.61) $
(11.44) $
(43.04)
$
$
312,175
227,498
21,176
$
28,743 $
81,321 $
15,829
325,624
23,385
172,226
75,212
971,941
72,046
398,791
501
177
4,107
261
3,531
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
Net loss
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of taxes
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive loss
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
(1,752,857) $
(2,602,241) $
(911,335)
(2,187)
(1,011)
(3,198)
162
2,430
2,592
988
156
1,144
$
(1,756,055) $
(2,599,649) $
(910,191)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(in thousands)
Balances as of January 1, 2018
199,815 $
4,284,049
19,916 $
— $
55,568 $
(2,033,995) $
(1,011) $
(1,979,438)
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
Class A and Class B
Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)
Issuance of Series H redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance
cost
6,397
254,162
Issuance of Series I redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance cost
12,429
588,496
Issuance of Series I redeemable convertible preferred stock issued as
consideration as part of a business combination
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
Issuance of restricted common stock upon early exercise of stock options
Issuance of restricted stock awards granted in conjunction with a business
combination
Vesting of early exercised stock options
Stock-based compensation
Other comprehensive income
Net loss
Balance as of December 31, 2018
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
Issuance of common stock upon settlement of RSUs
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan
Shares withheld related to net share settlement
Issuance of common in connection with initial public offering, net of offering
costs, underwriting discounts and commissions
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock to common stock in
connection with initial public offering
Cancelled escrow shares related to business combination
Vesting of early exercised stock options
Stock-based compensation
Other comprehensive income
Net loss
Balance as of December 31, 2019
535
25,340
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,254
27
241
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,564
—
—
207
8,577
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(911,335)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,144
—
—
—
—
9,564
—
—
207
8,577
1,144
(911,335)
219,176 $
5,152,047
22,438 $
— $
73,916 $
(2,945,330) $
133 $
(2,871,281)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10,855
28,622
404
(14,394)
35,497
(219,176)
(5,152,047)
219,176
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
18,336
—
14,767
(942,982)
2,483,622
5,152,045
(90)
2
1,599,311
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,592
18,336
—
14,767
(942,982)
2,483,623
5,152,047
(90)
2
1,599,311
2,592
(2,602,241)
—
(2,602,241)
302,596 $
3 $
8,398,927 $
(5,547,571) $
2,725 $
2,854,084
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(in thousands)
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
Class A and Class B
Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
Issuance of common stock upon settlement of restricted stock units
Shares withheld related to net share settlement
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan
Equity component of the convertible senior notes issued, net of tax and offering
costs
Purchase of capped call
Stock-based compensation
Other comprehensive loss
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Balance as of December 31, 2020
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
302,596 $
3 $
8,398,927 $
(5,547,571) $
2,725 $
2,854,084
1,039
19,762
(552)
892
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,673
—
(20,240)
21,351
139,224
(132,681)
565,807
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3,198)
4,673
—
(20,240)
21,351
139,224
(132,681)
565,807
(3,198)
(1,752,857)
—
(1,752,857)
323,737 $
3 $
8,977,061 $
(7,300,428) $
(473) $
1,676,163
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
Stock-based compensation
Amortization of premium on marketable securities
Accretion of discount on marketable securities
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
Deferred income tax impact from convertible senior notes
Loss on sale and disposal of assets, net
Other
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net effects of acquisition
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Accounts payable
Insurance reserves
Accrued and other liabilities
Lease liabilities
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of marketable securities
Purchases of non-marketable securities
Purchases of term deposits
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
Proceeds from maturities of term deposits
Purchases of property and equipment and scooter fleet
Purchases of other intangible assets
Sales of property and equipment
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net of underwriting commissions,
offering costs and reimbursements
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
Repayment of loans
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes
Payment of debt issuance costs
Purchase of capped call
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other common stock issuances
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
Principal payments on finance lease obligations
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities
Effect of foreign exchange on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
(1,752,857) $
(2,602,241) $
(911,335)
157,353
565,807
6,461
(14,075)
21,050
(46,324)
15,216
4,518
39,573
61,201
44,489
(391,398)
(36,679)
(53,234)
(1,378,899)
108,429
1,599,311
597
(39,285)
—
—
36,541
(875)
(119,453)
108,600
5,067
568,190
332,363
(102,946)
(105,702)
18,752
8,577
473
(23,605)
—
—
—
989
(75,640)
—
(40,811)
433,735
308,192
—
(280,673)
(4,112,677)
(6,448,895)
(5,454,118)
(10,000)
(1,110,317)
656,960
4,745,926
645,622
(93,639)
—
30,894
(12,342)
740,427
—
—
(50,639)
734,065
(824)
(132,681)
26,067
(20,240)
(41,682)
(1,500)
512,566
(74)
—
(142,811)
1,092,978
4,071,165
—
(178,088)
—
7,131
(12,323)
(1,610,843)
2,484,029
—
—
—
—
—
33,062
(942,895)
—
—
1,574,196
328
—
—
900,361
3,838,464
—
(68,668)
(2,200)
—
(257,591)
(1,043,752)
—
842,658
—
—
—
—
9,986
—
—
(406)
852,238
(246)
(472,433)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
(125,980)
(142,021)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period
End of period
564,465
706,486
$
438,485 $
564,465 $
1,178,919
706,486
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents to the
consolidated balance sheets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes
Cash paid for interest
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
$
$
319,734 $
358,319 $
118,559
192
204,976
1,170
438,485 $
564,465 $
517,690
187,374
1,422
706,486
4,037 $
12,545
819 $
—
326
—
Purchases of property and equipment, and scooter fleet not yet settled
$
41,271 $
13,070 $
Deferred offering costs accrued, unpaid
Right of use assets acquired under operating leases
Right of use assets acquired under finance leases
Redeemable convertible preferred stock issued as part of a business combination
Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock to common stock in connection with initial
public offering
Reclassification of deferred offering costs to additional paid-in capital upon initial public offering
Decrease in goodwill from measurement period adjustments related to business combinations
Settlement of pre-existing right-of-use assets under operating leases in connection with acquisition of
Flexdrive
Settlement of pre-existing lease liabilities under operating leases in connection with acquisition of
Flexdrive
—
28,838
6,556
—
—
—
—
133,088
130,089
—
264,076
—
—
5,152,047
7,690
3,240
—
—
8,154
1,689
—
—
25,340
—
—
—
—
—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lyft, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Description of Business
Lyft, Inc. is incorporated in Delaware with its headquarters in San Francisco, California. The Company operates multimodal
transportation networks in the United States and Canada that offer access to a variety of transportation options through the Company’s
platform and mobile-based applications. This network enables multiple modes of transportation including the facilitation of peer-to-
peer ridesharing by connecting drivers who have a vehicle with riders who need a ride. The Lyft Platform provides a marketplace
where drivers can be matched with riders via the Lyft App where the Company operates as a TNC.
Transportation options through the Company’s platform and mobile-based applications are substantially comprised of its
ridesharing marketplace that connects drivers and riders in cities across the United States and in select cities in Canada, Lyft’s network
of shared bikes and scooters, the Express Drive program which is a flexible vehicle rental program for drivers who want to drive using
the Lyft Platform but do not have access to a vehicle that meets Lyft's requirements, and Lyft Rentals, a consumer offering for users
who want to rent a car for a fixed period of time for personal use.
Transfer of Certain Legacy Auto Liability Insurance
On March 31, 2020, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pacific Valley Insurance Company, Inc. (“PVIC”), entered
into a Novation Agreement (the “Novation”) with Clarendon National Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited
(“Clarendon”), and certain underwriting companies of Zurich North America (“Zurich”). Pursuant to the terms of the Novation, on the
effective date March 31, 2020, the obligations of PVIC as reinsurer to Zurich for certain legacy auto liability insurance business
underwritten between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2018 ("Legacy Auto Liability"), were assigned to, assumed by, and novated
to Clarendon, for cash consideration of $465.0 million. The Company paid the $465.0 million cash consideration to Clarendon. In
conjunction with the Novation, Clarendon and PVIC executed a binding letter of intent to enter into an Excess of Loss Retrocession
Agreement (“Retrocession Agreement”). Refer to Note 5 “Supplemental Financial Statement Information” to the consolidated
financial statements for information regarding this transaction.
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States (U.S. GAAP) and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The Company uses the U.S. dollar predominantly as the functional currency of its foreign subsidiaries. For foreign
subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, gains and losses from remeasurement of foreign currency balances into
U.S. dollars are included in the consolidated statements of operations. For the foreign subsidiary where the local currency is the
functional currency, translation adjustments of foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are recorded to a separate
component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Initial Public Offering
The Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (the “IPO Registration Statement”) related to its initial public offering
(“IPO”) was declared effective on March 28, 2019, and the Company’s Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market on March 29, 2019. On April 2, 2019, the Company completed its IPO, in which the Company sold 32,500,000 shares
of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $72.00 per share. On April 9, 2019, the Company sold an additional
2,996,845 shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $72.00 per share pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’
option to purchase additional shares. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of $2.5 billion after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions of $70.3 million and offering expenses of $7.7 million subject to certain cost reimbursements.
Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, 219,175,709 shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock then
outstanding converted into an equivalent number of shares of common stock. Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, the
Company filed its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which authorizes a total of 18,000,000,000 shares of Class A
common stock, 100,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, and 1,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Upon the filing of the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, 255,007,393 shares of the Company’s common stock then outstanding were
automatically reclassified into an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. Immediately after the
reclassification and prior to the completion of the IPO, a total of 12,779,709 shares of Class A common stock held by Logan Green,
John Zimmer and their respective affiliated trusts were exchanged for an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock
pursuant to the terms of certain exchange agreements. As a result, following the completion of the IPO, the Company has two classes
of authorized and outstanding common stock: Class A common stock and Class B common stock.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company bases its
estimates on various factors and information which may include, but are not limited to, history and prior experience, expected future
results, new related events and economic conditions, which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include those related to losses resulting from insurance claims, fair
value of financial instruments, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, leases, indirect tax obligations, legal contingencies,
valuation allowance for deferred income taxes, and the valuation of stock-based compensation.
The outbreak of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020,
and has spread throughout in the United States, Canada, and in many other countries globally. The full extent to which the Company's
operations will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will depend largely on future developments, which are highly uncertain and
cannot be accurately predicted, including the duration of the pandemic, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of
the pandemic and actions by government authorities and private businesses to contain the pandemic or respond to its impact, among
other things. The Company has adopted several measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including pausing our shared rides
offerings, distributing thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer, masks and partitions to drivers, requiring face coverings in all rideshare
trips, providing most employees with the option to work from home until September 1, 2021, restricting non-critical business travel by
employees, and making adjustments to expenses and cash flow to correlate with declines in revenue. The Company carried out two
restructuring events in 2020, one which involved the termination of approximately 17% of its employees, furlough of approximately
300 employees and temporary salary reductions for all exempt employees and board members. Refer to Note 17 “Restructuring” to
the consolidated financial statements for information regarding these restructuring events. The Company cannot be certain that these
actions will mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on our business. As of the date of issuance of the financial statements, the
Company is not aware of any material event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments, or revise the
carrying value of our assets or liabilities, including the recording of any credit losses. These estimates may change, as new events
occur and additional information is obtained, and could lead to impairment of long lived assets or goodwill, or credit losses associated
with investments or other assets, and the impact of such changes on estimates will be recognized in the consolidated financial
statements as soon as they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates and any such differences may be material
to our financial statements.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is
regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment
and in assessing performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the Company’s CODM. The CODM reviews financial
information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating
financial performance. As such, the Company has determined that it operates as one operating segment. During the years ended
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not generate material international revenues and as of December 31, 2020, 2019
and 2018, the Company did not have material assets located outside of the United States.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates its revenue from its multimodal transportation networks that offer access to a variety of
transportation options through the Lyft Platform and mobile-based applications. Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is
generated from its ridesharing marketplace that connects drivers and riders and is recognized in accordance with Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). The Company also generates rental revenue from Flexdrive, its network of Light
Vehicles, and Lyft Rentals, which is recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 (“ASC 842”).
The table below presents the Company's revenues as included in the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
Revenue from contracts with customers (ASC 606)
Rental revenue (ASC 842)
Total revenue
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2020
2019
$ 2,208,656 $ 3,465,473 $ 2,106,021
50,595
$ 2,364,681 $ 3,615,960 $ 2,156,616
156,025
150,487
2018
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)
The Company recognizes revenue for its rideshare marketplace in accordance with ASC 606. The Company generates
revenue from service fees and commissions (collectively, “fees”) paid by drivers for use of the Lyft Platform and related activities to
connect drivers with riders to facilitate and successfully complete rides via the App where the Company operates as a TNC. The
Company recognizes revenue upon completion of each ride. Drivers enter into terms of service (“ToS”) with the Company in order to
use the Lyft Driver App. Under the ToS, drivers agree that the Company retains the applicable fee as consideration for their use of the
Lyft Platform and related activities from the fare and related charges it collects from riders on behalf of drivers. The Company is
acting as an agent in facilitating the ability for a driver to provide a transportation service to a rider. The Company reports revenue on
a net basis, reflecting the fee owed to the Company from a driver as revenue, and not the gross amount collected from the rider.
As the Company’s customary business practice, a contract exists between the driver and the Company when the driver’s
ability to cancel the ride lapses, which typically is upon pickup of the rider. The Company’s single performance obligation in the
transaction is to connect drivers with riders to facilitate the completion of a successful transportation service for riders. The Company
recognizes revenue upon completion of a ride as its performance obligation is satisfied upon the completion of the ride. The Company
collects the fare and related charges from riders on behalf of drivers using the rider’s pre-authorized credit card or other payment
mechanism and retains its fees before making the remaining disbursement to drivers; thus the driver’s ability and intent to pay is not
subject to significant judgment.
The Company recognizes revenue from subscription fees paid to access transportation options through the Lyft Platform and
mobile-based applications over the applicable subscription period in accordance with ASC 606.
Rental Revenue (ASC 842)
The Company generates rental revenues primarily from Flexdrive, its network of Light Vehicles, and Lyft Rentals. Rental
revenues are recognized for rental and rental related activities where an identified asset is transferred to the customer and the customer
has the ability to control that asset in accordance with ASC 842.
Under the Flexdrive and Lyft Rentals programs, the Company operates a fleet of rental vehicles comprised of both vehicles
owned by the Company and vehicles leased from third-party leasing companies (“head leases”). The Company either leases or
subleases vehicles to drivers and Lyft Rentals renters, and as a result, the Company considers itself to be the accounting lessor or
sublessor, as applicable, in these arrangements in accordance with ASC 842. Fleet operating costs include monthly fixed lease
payments and other vehicle operating or ownership costs, as applicable. For vehicles that are subleased, sublease income and head
lease expense for these transactions are recognized on a gross basis in the consolidated financial statements. Drivers who rent vehicles
are charged rental fees, which the Company collects from the driver by deducting such amounts from the driver’s earnings on the Lyft
Platform.
Due to the short-term nature of the Flexdrive, Lyft Rentals, and Light Vehicle transactions, the Company classifies these
rentals as operating leases. Revenue generated from single-use ride fees paid by Light Vehicle riders is recognized upon completion of
each related ride. Revenue generated from Flexdrive and Lyft Rentals is recognized evenly over the rental period, which is typically
seven days or less.
Enterprise and Trade Receivables
The Company collects any fees owed for completed transactions on the Lyft Platform primarily from the rider’s authorized
payment method. Uncollected fees are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets and
represent receivables from (i) participants in the Company’s enterprise programs (“Enterprise Users”), where the transactions have
been completed and the amounts owed from the Enterprise Users have either been invoiced or are unbilled as of the reporting date;
and (ii) riders where the authorized payment method is a credit card but the fare amounts have not yet settled with third-party payment
processors. Under the ToS, drivers agree that the Company retains the applicable fee as consideration for their use of the Lyft Platform
and related activities from the fare and related charges it collects from riders on behalf of drivers. Accordingly, the Company has no
trade receivables from drivers. The portion of the fare receivable to be remitted to drivers is included in accrued and other current
liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company records an allowance for credit losses for fees owed for completed transactions that may never settle or be
collected. As a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13 “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses" (“ASC
326”), the Company’s measurement of the allowance for credit losses has been augmented to reflect the change from the incurred loss
model to the expected credit loss model. The allowance for credit losses reflects the Company’s current estimate of expected credit
losses inherent in the enterprise and trade receivables balance. In determining the expected credit losses, the Company considers its
historical loss experience, the aging of its receivable balance, current economic and business conditions, and anticipated future
economic events that may impact collectability. The Company reviews its allowance for credit losses periodically and as needed, and
amounts are written off when determined to be uncollectible.
The Company’s receivable balance, which consists primarily of amounts due from Enterprise Users, was $104.7 million,
$120.0 million and $100.5 million as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company's allowance for credit losses
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was $15.2 million, $6.2 million and $2.6 million as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The change in the allowance
for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2020 was related to $11.7 million of additions for provision for expected credit
losses and $2.7 million of write-offs. The change in the allowance for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2019 was related
to $5.1 million of additions for provision for expected credit losses and $1.5 million of write-offs. The change in the allowance for
credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2018 was related to $3.9 million of additions for provision for expected credit losses and
$1.3 million of write-offs.
Incentive Programs
The Company offers incentives to attract drivers, riders, Light Vehicle riders and Lyft Rentals renters to use the Lyft
Platform. Drivers generally receive cash incentives while riders, Light Vehicle riders and Lyft Rentals renters generally receive free or
discounted rides under such incentive programs. Incentives provided to drivers, Light Vehicle riders and Lyft Rental renters, the
customers of the Company, are accounted for as a reduction of the transaction price. As the riders are not the Company’s customers,
incentives provided to riders are generally recognized as sales and marketing expense except for certain pricing programs described
below.
Driver Incentives
The Company offers various incentive programs to drivers, including minimum guaranteed payments, volume-based
discounts and performance-based bonus payments. These driver incentives are similar to retrospective volume-based rebates and
represent variable consideration that is typically settled within a week. The Company reduces the transaction price by the estimated
amount of the incentives expected to be paid upon completion of the performance criteria by applying the most likely outcome
method. Therefore, such driver incentives are recorded as a reduction to revenue. Driver incentives are recorded as a reduction to
revenue if the Company does not receive a distinct good or service in exchange for the payment or cannot reasonably estimate the fair
value of the good or service received. Driver incentives for referring new drivers or riders are accounted for as sales and marketing
expense. The amount recorded as an expense is the lesser of the amount of the payment or the established fair value of the benefit
received. The fair value of the benefit is established using amounts paid to third parties for similar services.
Rideshare Rider Incentives
The Company has several rideshare rider incentive programs, which are offered to encourage rider activity on the Lyft
Platform. Generally, the rider incentive programs are as follows:
(i)
(ii)
Market-wide marketing promotions. Market-wide promotions reduce the fare charged by drivers to riders for all or
substantially all rides in a specific market. This type of incentive effectively reduces the overall pricing of the service
provided by drivers for that specific market and the gross fare charged by the driver to the rider, and thereby results in a
lower fee earned by the Company. Accordingly, the Company records this type of incentive as a reduction to revenue at
the date it records the corresponding revenue transaction.
Targeted marketing promotions. Targeted marketing promotions are used to promote the use of the Lyft Platform to a
targeted group of riders. An example is a promotion where the Company offers a number of discounted rides (capped at a
given number of rides) which are valid only during a limited period of time to a targeted group of riders. The
Company believes that the incentives that provide consideration to riders to be applied to a limited number of rides are
similar to marketing coupons. These incentives differ from the market-wide marketing promotions because they do not
reduce the overall pricing of the service provided by drivers for a specific market. During the promotion period, riders
not utilizing an incentive would be charged the full fare. These incentives represent marketing costs. When a
rider redeems the incentive, the Company recognizes revenue equal to the transaction price and the cost of the incentive
is recorded as sales and marketing expense.
(iii) Rider referral programs. Under the rider referral program, the referring rider (the referrer) earns referral coupons when a
new rider (the referee) completes their first ride on the Lyft Platform. The Company records the incentive as a liability at
the time the incentive is earned by the referrer with the corresponding charge recorded to sales and marketing expense.
Referral coupons typically expire within one year. The Company estimates breakage using its historical experience. As
of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the rider referral coupon liability was not material.
Light Vehicle Rider and Lyft Rentals Renter Incentives
Incentives offered to Light Vehicle riders and Lyft Rentals renters were not material for the years ended December 31, 2020
and 2019.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, in relation to the driver, rider, Light Vehicle rider and Lyft Rental
renter incentive programs, the Company recorded $390.8 million, $560.3 million and $555.4 million as a reduction to revenue and
$135.0 million, $381.5 million and $299.2 million as sales and marketing expense, respectively.
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Refunds
From time to time the Company issues credits or refunds to riders unsatisfied by the level of service provided by the driver.
There is no legal obligation to remunerate such riders nor does the Company issue such credits or refunds to riders on behalf of the
drivers. The Company accounts for credits or refunds, which are not recoverable from the drivers as sales and marketing expenses
when incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, rider refunds were $18.8 million, $33.9 million and $41.8
million, respectively. The credits and refunds for Light Vehicle riders were not material for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019
and 2018.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists of costs directly related to revenue generating transactions through the Company’s multimodal
platform which primarily includes insurance costs, payment processing charges, and other costs. Insurance costs consist of insurance
generally required under TNC and city regulations for ridesharing and bike and scooter rentals and also includes occupational hazard
insurance for drivers. Payment processing charges include merchant fees, chargebacks and failed charges. Other costs included in cost
of revenue are hosting and platform-related technology costs, vehicle lease expenses, personnel-related compensation costs,
depreciation, amortization of technology-related intangible assets, asset write-off charges, and gains and losses related to the sale of
vehicles.
Operations and Support
Operations and support expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation costs of local operations teams and
teams who provide phone, email and chat support to users, bike and scooter fleet operations support costs, driver background checks
and onboarding costs, facility cost, certain car rental fleet support costs, and fees paid to third-parties providing operations support.
Bike and scooter fleet operations support costs include general repairs and maintenance, and other customer support activities related
to repositioning bikes and scooters for rider convenience, cleaning and safety checks.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation costs and facilities costs. Such
expenses include costs related to the Company’s autonomous vehicle technology initiatives. Research and development costs are
expensed as incurred.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of rider incentives, personnel-related compensation costs, driver incentives
for referring new drivers or riders, advertising expenses, rider refunds and marketing partnerships with third parties. Sales and
marketing costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were $102.5 million, $188.3 million and $352.3 million, respectively,
for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel-related compensation costs, professional services fees,
certain insurance costs that are generally not required under TNC regulations, certain loss contingency expenses including legal
accruals and settlements, insurance claims administrative fees, policy spend, depreciation, facility costs, and other corporate costs.
General and administrative expenses are expensed as incurred.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company incurs stock-based compensation expense primarily from RSUs, PSUs, stock options, and ESPP purchase
rights.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted to employees, directors, and consultants and ESPP purchase
rights using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model considers several variables and assumptions in
estimating the fair value of stock-based awards. These variables include:
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The Company estimates the expected term for stock options using the simplified method for “plain vanilla” stock option
awards. The expected term of the ESPP purchase rights is estimated using the period from the beginning of the offering period to the
end of each purchase period. Since the Company has limited history as a public company and does not yet have sufficient trading
history for the Company's common stock, the Company estimates volatility for stock options and ESPP purchase rights using the
historical volatility of the stock price of similar publicly traded peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield
available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues similar in duration to the expected term of the stock options or ESPP purchase rights
granted.
The fair value of stock options that are expected to vest is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over
the requisite service period. The Company recognizes compensation expense related to the ESPP purchase rights on a straight-line
basis over the offering period, which is typically 12 months.
The fair value of RSUs and PSUs is estimated based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of
grant, which subsequent to the IPO is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock as reported on
the date of grant. Prior to the IPO, the Company granted RSUs which vest upon the satisfaction of both a service condition and a
performance condition.
Compensation expense for RSUs with service and performance conditions is amortized on a graded basis over the requisite
service period as long as the performance condition in the form of a specified liquidity event is probable to occur. The liquidity event
condition was satisfied upon the effectiveness of the IPO Registration Statement on March 28, 2019. On that date the Company
recorded a cumulative stock-based compensation expense of $857.2 million using the accelerated attribution method for the RSUs for
which the service condition was satisfied as of March 28, 2019. The remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense
related to these RSUs is recorded over their remaining requisite service periods. The compensation expense for RSUs granted after
March 28, 2019, which vest upon satisfaction of a service-based condition only, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period.
Stock-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and reflects estimated forfeitures.
Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial
estimates.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets
and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and income tax
basis of existing assets and liabilities. These differences are measured using the enacted statutory tax rates that are expected to apply to
taxable income for the years in which differences are expected to reverse. The Company recognizes the effect on deferred income
taxes of a change in tax rates in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its
deferred tax assets to the net amount that it believes is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Management considers all available
evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future
taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance.
Under the provisions of ASC 740-10, Income Taxes, the Company evaluates uncertain tax positions by reviewing against
applicable tax law for all positions taken by the Company with respect to tax years for which the statute of limitations is still open.
ASC 740-10 provides that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical
merits. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as a component of
the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among
other things, allocation of the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed
at their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the values of these
identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed,
management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Management’s estimates of fair
value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result,
actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, the
Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with a corresponding offset to goodwill if new
information is obtained related to facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. After the measurement period, any
subsequent adjustments are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Acquisition costs, such as
legal and consulting fees, are expensed as incurred.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of institutional money market funds and certificates of deposits denominated in U.S. dollars as well
as commercial paper and corporate bonds. Cash equivalents are highly liquid, short-term investments having an original maturity of 90
days or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. Also included in cash and cash equivalents are cash in transit from
payment processors for credit and debit card transactions, which was immaterial as of each of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and
money market deposit accounts that are stated at cost, which approximate fair value.
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of amounts held in separate trust accounts and restricted bank accounts
as collateral for insurance purposes and amounts pledged to secure certain letters of credit.
Investments
Debt Securities
The Company’s accounting for its debt securities is based on the legal form of the security, the Company’s intended holding
period for the security, and the nature of the transaction. Investments in debt securities include commercial paper, certificates of
deposit, corporate bonds and U.S. treasury bills. Investments in debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at
fair value.
The Company considers an available-for-sale debt security to be impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its
amortized cost basis. The entire difference between the amortized cost basis and the fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale
debt securities is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations as an impairment if, (i) the fair value of the security is below
its amortized cost and (ii) the Company intends to sell or is more likely than not required to sell the security before recovery of its
amortized cost basis. If neither criterion is met, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value is due to credit losses or other
factors. In making this assessment, the Company considers the extent to which the security’s fair value is less than amortized cost,
changes to the rating of the security by third-party rating agencies, and adverse conditions specific to the security, among other factors.
If the Company's assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the credit loss is measured based on the Company's best estimate of the
cash flows expected to be collected. When developing its estimate of cash flows expected to be collected, the Company considers all
available information relevant to the collectability of the security, including past events, current conditions, and reasonable and
supportable forecasts.
Credit loss impairments are recognized through an allowance for credit losses adjustment to the amortized cost basis of the
debt securities on the balance sheet with an offsetting credit loss expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Impairments
related to factors other than credit losses are recognized as an adjustment to the amortized cost basis of the security and an offsetting
amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had not recorded any
credit impairments. The Company determines realized gains or losses on the sale of debt securities on a specific identification method.
The Company's investments in debt securities include:
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Cash and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include certificates of deposits, commercial paper and
corporate bonds that have an original maturity of 90 days or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of
cash.
Short-term investments. Short-term investments are comprised of commercial paper, certificates of deposit,
(ii)
and corporate bonds, which mature in twelve months or less. As a result, the Company classifies these investments
as current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
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Restricted investments. Restricted investments are comprised of debt security investments in commercial
paper, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury bills, and corporate bonds, which are held in trust accounts at third-party
financial institutions pursuant to certain contracts with insurance providers.
Non-marketable Equity Securities
The Company has elected to measure its investments in non-marketable equity securities at cost, with remeasurements to fair
value only upon the occurrence of observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment. The
Company qualitatively assesses whether indicators of impairment exist. Factors considered in this assessment include the investees’
financial and liquidity position, access to capital resources, exposure to industries and markets impacted by COVID-19, and the time
since the last adjustment to fair value, among others. If an impairment exists, the Company estimates the fair value of the investment
by using the best information available, which may include cash flow projections or other available market data, and recognizes a loss
for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the investment in the consolidated statements of operations.
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Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are potentially subject to concentration of credit risk.
Although the Company deposits its cash with multiple financial institutions, the deposits, at times, may exceed federally insured
limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents. Management believes that the
institutions are financially stable and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists. The Company limits purchases of debt securities to
investment-grade securities.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures assets and liabilities at fair value based on an expected exit price, which represents the amount that
would be received on the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such,
fair value may be based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The authoritative guidance
on fair value measurements establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis,
whereby inputs used in valuation techniques, are assigned a hierarchical level. The following are the hierarchical levels of inputs to
measure fair value:
Level 1 Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 Inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; quoted prices for similar assets or
liabilities in active markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities; or inputs that are
derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 Unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions incorporated in valuation techniques used to determine fair value. These
assumptions are required to be consistent with market participant assumptions that are reasonably available.
The carrying values of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities approximate their respective fair
values due to the short period of time to payment.
Light Vehicle Fleet
The Company’s Light Vehicle fleet consists of bikes and scooters. Scooters are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation
and are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Depreciation is computed using a
straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the scooters, which is less than 12 months. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019,
the cost of scooters not yet placed in service was $8.9 million and $9.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the
carrying value of scooters placed in service was not material. Depreciation expense related to scooters was $7.2 million, $35.3 million,
and $5.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Bikes are included in property and equipment,
net in the consolidated balance sheets.
Leases
The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective approach with an effective date as of the beginning of the
fiscal year, January 1, 2019. The Company elected the package of transition provisions available for expired or existing contracts,
which allowed the Company to carryforward the historical assessments of (1) whether contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease
classification and (3) initial direct costs. In accordance with ASC 842, the Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a
lease at contract inception by assessing whether the arrangement contains an identified asset and whether the lessee has the right to
control such asset. The Company determines the classification and measurement of its leases upon lease commencement. The
Company enters into certain agreements as a lessor and either leases or subleases the underlying asset in the agreement to customers.
The Company also enters into certain agreements as a lessee. If any of the following criteria are met, the Company classifies the lease
as a financing lease (as a lessee) or as a direct financing or sales-type lease (both as a lessor):
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The lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise;
The lease term is for 75% or more of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, unless the commencement date
falls within the last 25% of the economic life of the underlying asset;
The present value of the sum of the lease payments equals or exceeds 90% of the fair value of the underlying asset; or
The underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the
lease term.
Leases that do not meet any of the above criteria are accounted for as operating leases.
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Lessor
The Company's lease arrangements include vehicle rentals to drivers or renters under the Flexdrive and Lyft Rentals
programs and Light Vehicle rentals to single-use riders. Due to the short-term nature of these arrangements, the Company classifies
these leases as operating leases. The Company does not separate lease and non-lease components, such as insurance or roadside
assistance provided to the lessee, in its lessor lease arrangements. Lease payments are primarily fixed and are recognized as revenue in
the period over which the lease arrangement occurs. Taxes or other fees assessed by governmental authorities that are both imposed on
and concurrent with each lease revenue-producing transaction and collected by the Company from the lessee are excluded from the
consideration in its lease arrangements. The Company mitigates residual value risk of its leased assets by performing regular
maintenance and repairs, as necessary, and through periodic reviews of asset depreciation rates based on the Company's ongoing
assessment of present and estimated future market conditions.
Lessee
The Company's leases include real estate property to support its operations and Flexdrive vehicles that may be used by
drivers to provide ridesharing services on the Lyft Platform or renters for personal reasons through Lyft Rentals. For leases with a term
greater than 12 months, the Company records the related right-of-use asset and lease liability at the present value of lease payments
over the term. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company
will exercise such options. The Company does not separate lease and non-lease components of contracts for real estate property leases,
but has elected to do so for vehicle leases when non-lease components exist in these arrangements. For certain leases, the Company
also applies a portfolio approach to account for right-of-use assets and lease liabilities that are similar in nature and have nearly
identical contract provisions.
The Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company estimates its incremental
borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. The Company determines its
incremental borrowing rate based on the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a
similar term for an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment.
Lease payments may be fixed or variable; however, only fixed payments are included in the Company’s lease liability
calculation. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, operating lease liabilities — current and operating
lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Lease costs for the Company's operating leases are recognized on a straight-line
basis primarily within operating expenses over the lease term. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, net, accrued and
other current liabilities, and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Finance lease assets are amortized on a straight-line
basis over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term in cost of revenue on the consolidated statements of
operations. The interest component of finance leases is included in cost of revenue on the consolidated statements of operations and
recognized using the effective interest method over the lease term. Variable lease payments are recognized primarily in operating
expenses in the period in which the obligation for those payments are incurred.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using a straight-line
method over the estimated useful life of the related asset, which is generally between two and seven years. Depreciation for property
and equipment commences once they are ready for our intended use. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and
improvements and betterments are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation
are removed from the consolidated balance sheet and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations
in the period realized. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the term of the lease, or the
useful life of the assets. Construction in progress is related to property and equipment that has not yet been placed in service for its
intended use.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets
acquired in a business combination. Intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of entities are accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting based on management’s estimate of the fair value of assets received. Intangible assets are amortized on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives which range from two to twelve years.
Goodwill is not subject to amortization, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis during the fourth quarter or whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the reporting unit may be in excess of its fair value. As part of the
annual goodwill impairment test, the Company first performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing
is necessary. If, as a result of its qualitative assessment, it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit is
less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test will be required. Alternatively, the Company may bypass the qualitative
assessment and perform a quantitative impairment test. There was no impairment of goodwill recorded for the years ended
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets, for impairment whenever
events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Such events
and changes may include: significant changes in performance relative to expected operating results, changes in asset use, negative
industry or economic trends, and changes in the Company’s business strategy. The Company measures recoverability of these assets
by comparing the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows that the assets or the asset group are expected to generate. If
the carrying value of the assets are not recoverable, the impairment recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying value
of the asset exceeds its fair value. There was no impairment of long-lived assets recorded for the years ended December 31, 2020,
2019 and 2018.
Software Development Costs
The Company incurs costs related to developing the Lyft Platform and related support systems. The Company capitalizes
development costs related to the Lyft Platform and related support systems once the preliminary project stage is complete and it is
probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The Company capitalized
$12.8 million of software development costs during the year ended December 31, 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and
2018, capitalized software development costs were not material.
Insurance Reserves
The Company utilizes both a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary and third-party insurance, which may include
deductibles and self-insured retentions, to insure or reinsure costs including auto liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist, auto
physical damage, first party injury coverages including personal injury protection under state law and general business liabilities up to
certain limits. The recorded liabilities reflect the estimated ultimate cost for claims incurred but not paid and claims that have been
incurred but not yet reported and any estimable administrative run-out expenses related to the processing of these outstanding claim
payments. Liabilities are determined on a quarterly basis by internal actuaries through an analysis of historical trends, changes in
claims experience including consideration of new information and application of loss development factors among other inputs and
assumptions. On an annual basis, an independent third-party actuary will evaluate the liabilities for appropriateness with claims
reserve valuations.
Insurance claims may take years to completely settle, and the Company has limited historical loss experience. Because of the
limited operational history, the Company makes certain assumptions based on currently available information and industry
statistics and utilizes actuarial models and techniques to estimate the reserves. A number of factors can affect the actual cost of a
claim, including the length of time the claim remains open, economic and healthcare cost trends and the results of related litigation.
Furthermore, claims may emerge in future years for events that occurred in a prior year at a rate that differs from previous actuarial
projections. The impact of these factors on ultimate costs for insurance is difficult to estimate and could be material. However, while
the Company believes that the insurance reserve amount is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of, or less than, the
amount provided. As a result, the net amounts that will ultimately be paid to settle the liability and when amounts will be paid may
significantly vary from the estimated amounts provided for in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company continues to review our
insurance estimates in a regular, ongoing process as historical loss experience develops, additional claims are reported and settled, and
the legal, regulatory and economic environment evolves.
Net Loss Per Share
The Company follows the two-class method when computing net loss per common share when shares are issued that meet the
definition of participating securities. The two-class method determines net loss per common share for each class of common stock and
participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-
class method requires income available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common stock and
participating securities based upon their respective rights to receive dividends as if all income for the period had been distributed. The
Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock contractually entitles the holders of such shares to participate in dividends but does
not contractually require the holders of such shares to participate in the Company’s losses.
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period, less shares subject to repurchase. The diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all
potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period. For periods in which the Company reports net losses, diluted net loss per
common share attributable to common stockholders is the same as basic net loss per common share attributable to common
stockholders, because potentially dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2016-13 “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which requires
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the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. This standard replaces the
existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model which requires the use of forward-looking information to
calculate credit loss estimates. It also eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment and requires credit losses related to
available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost
basis of the securities. Effective on January 1, 2020, the Company adopted this standard using the modified retrospective transition
method. The adoption had no impact on the accumulated deficit on the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2020.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic
350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.”
This standard aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement with the requirements
for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The implementation costs incurred in a
hosting arrangement that is a service contract should be presented as a prepaid asset on the balance sheet and expensed over the term
of the hosting arrangement to the same line item in the statements of operations as the costs related to the hosting fees. Effective on
January 1, 2020, the Company adopted this standard using the prospective transition method, which did not have a material impact on
the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820).” This standard modifies
disclosure requirements related to fair value measurement by removing certain disclosure requirements related to the fair value
hierarchy, modifying existing disclosure requirements related to measurement uncertainty and adding new disclosure requirements,
such as disclosing the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring
Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and disclosing the range and weighted average of significant
unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 measurements. Effective on January 1, 2020, the Company adopted this standard, which
did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of
Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” In January 2021, the FASB further issued ASU 2021-01, which clarifies the scope of
the optional relief for reference rate reform provided by ASC Topic 848. These standards provide optional accounting relief to entities
with contracts, hedge accounting relationships or other transactions that reference London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or other
interest rate benchmarks for which the referenced rate is expected to be discontinued or replaced. The Company has agreements that
have LIBOR as a reference rate with certain lenders. This optional relief generally allows for contract modifications solely related to
the replacement of the reference rate to be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contract instead of as an extinguishment of
the contract, and would therefore not trigger certain accounting impacts that would otherwise be required. The optional relief can be
applied beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2022. Effective on January 1, 2020, the Company adopted this standard
and plans to apply the amendments in this update to account for contract modifications due to changes in reference rates, if applicable.
As of December 31, 2020, the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and
disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income
Taxes", which is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and by updating accounting
requirements around franchise taxes, goodwill recognized for tax purposes, the allocation of current and deferred tax expense among
legal entities, among other minor changes. This new standard will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt this
standard effective January 1, 2021.
In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, "Investments-Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments-Equity
Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321,
Topic 323, and Topic 815", which clarifies the interaction of the accounting for equity securities under Topic 321 and investments
accounted for under the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased
options accounted for under Topic 815. This new standard will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the
impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and
Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity”, which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the requirement to
separate embedded conversion features from the host contract when the conversion features are not required to be accounted for as
derivatives under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital.
By removing the separation model, a convertible debt instrument will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate
accounting for embedded conversion features. This new standard also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for
contracts to qualify for equity classification and simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculations by requiring that an entity use the
if-converted method and that the effect of potential share settlement be included in diluted earnings per share calculations. This new
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standard will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those
fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently
assessing the impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements.
In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-10, “Codification Improvements”, which updates various Codification
Topics by clarifying or improving disclosure requirements to align with the SEC’s regulations, and improving the consistency of the
Codification to ensure all guidance that requires or provides an option for an entity to provide information in the notes to financial
statements is codified in the Disclosure Section of the Codification. This new standard will be effective for the Company for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting
this standard on the consolidated financial statements.
3. Acquisitions
Acquisition of Flexdrive Services, LLC (“Flexdrive”)
On February 7, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed its acquisition of Flexdrive for approximately $20.0
million and treated the acquisition as a business combination. The acquisition is expected to contribute to the growth of the Company's
current business, and help expand the range of the Company's use cases. Prior to the acquisition, the Company acted as the lessee of
Flexdrive’s vehicles and sublessor for each vehicle prior to its rental by drivers. As of the Closing Date, the Company had
approximately $133.1 million of operating lease right-of-use assets and $130.1 million of operating lease liabilities on the balance
sheet related to this preexisting contractual relationship with Flexdrive. This preexisting contractual relationship and others were
settled on the Closing Date as an adjustment to the purchase price, resulting in a total acquisition consideration paid of $13.0 million.
Acquisition costs were immaterial and are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of
operations.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Closing Date (in
thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Property and equipment
Finance lease right-of-use assets
Identifiable intangible assets - developed technology
Total identifiable assets acquired
Loans
Finance lease & other liabilities
Total liabilities assumed
Net liabilities assumed
Goodwill
Total acquisition consideration
$
$
587
276
111,881
56,014
13,200
181,958
134,121
57,265
191,386
(9,428)
22,455
13,027
Goodwill represents the excess of the total purchase consideration over the fair value of the underlying assets acquired and
liabilities assumed. Goodwill is attributable to expected synergies and monetization opportunities from gaining control over the
Flexdrive platform (“developed technology” intangible asset) and gaining greater flexibility in monetizing the fleet of owned and
leased vehicles from the combined operations of the Company and Flexdrive. The acquisition is a taxable business combination for tax
purposes and goodwill recognized in the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.
The fair value of the developed technology intangible asset was determined to be $13.2 million with an estimated useful life
of three years. The fair value of the developed technology was determined using the avoided cost approach. In the avoided cost
approach, the fair value of an asset is based on the future after-tax costs which are avoided (or reduced) as a result of owning (or
having the rights to) the asset for three years after the Closing Date. Indications of value were developed by discounting these benefits
to their present value.
The results of operations for the acquired business have been included in the consolidated statements of operations for the
period subsequent to the Company's acquisition of Flexdrive. Flexdrive's results of operations for periods prior to this acquisition were
not material to the consolidated statements of operations and, accordingly, pro forma financial information has not been presented.
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Acquisition of Bikeshare Holdings LLC (“Motivate”)
On November 30, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Motivate, a New York-headquartered bikeshare company,
for cash consideration of $250.9 million. The purpose of the acquisition is to establish a solid foothold in the bikeshare market and
offer access to new transportation options on the Lyft Platform.
Acquisition costs of $2.6 million were expensed as incurred and are included in general and administrative expenses in the
consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.
In connection with the acquisition of Motivate, the Company recognized identifiable assets and assumed liabilities based on
their respective fair values at November 30, 2018. The following table summarizes the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Property and equipment
Identifiable intangible assets
Total identifiable assets acquired
Total liabilities assumed
Net assets acquired
Goodwill
Total acquisition consideration
$
$
7,248
20,458
68,312
89,800
185,818
53,357
132,461
118,474
250,935
Goodwill represents the excess of the total purchase consideration over the fair value of the underlying assets acquired and
liabilities assumed. Goodwill is attributable to expected synergies and monetization opportunities from the expanded platform as well
as planned growth in new markets expected to be achieved from the combined operations of the Company and Motivate. The
acquisition is considered to be an asset acquisition for tax purposes and goodwill recognized in the acquisition is not deductible for tax
purposes. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded immaterial measurement period adjustments. The offset of these
adjustments were recorded as a decrease to goodwill in the consolidated balance sheet.
An assessment of the fair value of identified intangible assets and their respective useful lives as of the acquisition date are as
follows:
Contractual relationships – cities
User relationships
Developed technology
Total intangible assets
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Estimated Useful
Life (In years)
$
$
61,100
18,700
10,000
89,800
4-12
3
1
The fair value of the contractual relationships – cities was determined using the income approach. In the income approach,
the fair value of an asset is based on the expected receipt of future economic benefits such as earnings and cash inflows from current
sales projections and estimated costs over the estimated contractual relationship period which varies from four to twelve years.
Indications of value were developed by discounting these benefits to their present value.
The fair value of the user relationships and developed technology was determined using the replacement cost approach. In the
replacement cost approach, the fair value of an asset is based on the cost of a market participant to reconstruct a substitute asset of
comparable utility, adjusted for any obsolescence. The fair value of the asset would include the seller’s expected profit margin in the
market and any opportunity costs lost over the period to reconstruct the substitute asset.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, Motivate revenue and net loss included in the Company’s consolidated statement of
operations were not material.
Over the approximately five years following the transaction, the Company committed to invest an aggregate of $100 million
in the bikeshare program for the New York metro area. The Company also assumed certain pre-existing contractual obligations to
increase the bike fleets in other locations, which are not considered to be material.
Other Acquisitions
In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company completed two additional business combinations in exchange for cash of $35.0
million, redeemable convertible preferred stock of $25.3 million and a liability of $1.7 million related to indemnification aggregating
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to a total consideration of approximately $62.0 million which are not material to the consolidated financial statements. In the fourth
quarter of 2019, the Company completed two business combinations which are not material to the consolidated financial statements.
Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of the acquisitions were not material to the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in
thousands):
Balance as of December 31, 2018
Additions
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Additions
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Intangible assets, net consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
$
152,085
10,947
(4,307)
$
158,725
22,455
1,507
$
182,687
Developed technology and patents
Contractual relationship – cities and user relationships
Total intangible assets
Developed technology and patents
Contractual relationship – cities and user relationships
Total intangible assets
Weighted-
average
Remaining
Useful
Life (Years)
3.5
7.8
Weighted-
average
Remaining
Useful
Life (Years)
1.6
7.7
December 31, 2020
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
$
56,086 $
43,434 $
12,652
79,800
26,607
53,193
$ 135,886 $
70,041 $
65,845
December 31, 2019
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
$
42,887 $
26,309 $
16,578
79,800
13,459
66,341
$ 122,687 $
39,768 $
82,919
Amortization expense was $29.2 million, $35.1 million and $4.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and
2018, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020, future amortization of intangible assets that will be recorded in cost of revenue and operating
expenses is estimated as follows (in thousands).
Year ended December 31:
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total remaining amortization
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$
$
16,558
10,842
6,095
5,639
5,619
21,092
65,845
5. Supplemental Financial Statement Information
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
The following tables summarize the cost or amortized cost, gross unrealized gain, gross unrealized loss and fair value of the
Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
Unrestricted Balances(1)
Money market deposit accounts
Term deposits
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
Total unrestricted cash equivalents and short-term investments
2,117,165
Restricted Balances(2)
Money market funds
Money market deposit accounts
Term deposits
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
24,757
162
6,506
481,154
469,193
184,560
Total restricted cash equivalents and investments
1,166,332
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
December 31, 2020
Unrealized
Gains
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
$ 174,347 $
— $
— $ 174,347
601,000
677,602
376,771
287,445
—
178
38
115
331
—
—
—
213
57
67
337
—
601,000
(4)
677,776
(20)
376,789
(41)
287,519
(65) 2,117,431
—
—
—
24,757
162
6,506
(3)
481,364
(10)
469,240
(26)
184,601
(39) 1,166,630
Total unrestricted and restricted cash equivalents and investments
$ 3,283,497 $
668 $
(104) $ 3,284,061
_______________
(1)
(2)
Excludes $133.6 million of cash, which is included within the $2.3 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments on the consolidated balance
sheets.
Excludes $53.8 million of restricted cash, which is included within the $1.2 billion of restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted short-term investments
on the consolidated balance sheets.
Unrestricted Balances(1)
Money market deposit accounts
Term deposits
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
December 31, 2019
Unrealized
Gains
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
$ 217,523 $
— $
— $ 217,523
135,000
1,275,750
876,382
247,359
—
887
181
219
—
135,000
(43) 1,276,594
(68)
876,495
—
247,578
Total unrestricted cash equivalents and short-term investments
2,752,014
1,287
(111) 2,753,190
Restricted Balances(2)
Money market funds
Money market deposit accounts
Term deposits
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
Total restricted cash equivalents and investments
19,250
7,884
7,811
608,578
791,087
75,828
1,510,438
—
—
—
262
165
80
507
—
—
—
19,250
7,884
7,811
(12)
(97)
—
608,828
791,155
75,908
(109) 1,510,836
Total unrestricted and restricted cash equivalents and investments
$ 4,262,452 $
1,794 $
(220) $ 4,264,026
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_______________
(1)
(2)
Excludes $96.9 million of cash, which is included within the $2.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments on the consolidated balance
sheets.
Excludes $56.4 million of restricted cash, which is included within the $1.6 billion of restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted short-term investments
on the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company’s short-term investments consist of available-for-sale debt securities and term deposits. The term deposits are
at cost, which approximates fair value.
The weighted-average remaining maturity of the Company’s investment portfolio was less than one year as of the periods
presented. No individual security incurred continuous unrealized losses for greater than 12 months.
The Company purchases investment grade marketable debt securities which are rated by nationally recognized statistical
rating organizations in accordance with its investment policy. This policy is designed to minimize the Company's exposure to credit
losses. As of December 31, 2020, the credit-quality of the Company’s marketable available-for-sale debt securities had remained
stable. The unrealized losses recognized on marketable available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2020 was primarily
related to the extreme market volatility associated with COVID-19. The contractual terms of these investments do not permit the issuer
to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis of the investments and it is not expected that the investments would
be settled at a price less than their amortized cost basis. The Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely
than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. The Company is not
aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require the Company to change its assessment of credit losses for any
marketable available-for-sale debt security as of December 31, 2020. These estimates may change, as new events occur and additional
information is obtained, and will be recognized in the consolidated financial statements as soon as they become known. No credit
losses were recognized as of December 31, 2020 for the Company’s marketable and non-marketable debt securities.
The following table summarizes the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position for which no
allowance for credit losses was recorded, aggregated by major security type (in thousands):
Certificates of deposit
Corporate bonds
Commercial paper
Total available-for-sale debt in an unrealized loss position
Property and Equipment, net
December 31, 2020
Estimated Fair Value
Unrealized Losses
$
$
167,793 $
179,369
164,595
511,757 $
(7)
(67)
(30)
(104)
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
Bike fleet
Leasehold improvements
Owned vehicles
Finance lease right-of-use assets
Computer equipment and software
Furniture and fixtures
Construction in progress
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Property and equipment, net
December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
140,473 $
124,380 $
105,169
112,498
28,109
17,923
5,099
19,957
429,228
66,490
—
—
14,026
473
25,139
230,508
(115,931)
(41,905)
65,985
39,727
—
—
11,366
262
3,629
120,969
(11,712)
$
313,297 $
188,603 $
109,257
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $121.0 million, $37.9 million, and $8.6 million
for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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Accrued and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
Ride-related accruals
Insurance-related accruals
Legal accruals
Insurance claims payable and related fees
Long-term debt, current
Other
Accrued and other current liabilities
Insurance Reserves
December 31,
2020
2019
$
196,439 $
269,849
226,408
28,318
35,760
197,234
$
954,008 $
253,840
218,161
162,766
87,357
—
217,741
939,865
The following table provides a rollforward of the insurance reserve for the periods presented (in thousands):
Beginning balance
Losses paid
Change in estimates for prior periods
Transfer of certain legacy auto insurance liabilities
Reserves for current period
Ending balance
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
1,378,462 $
810,273 $
376,538
(552,693)
(540,627)
(220,936)
168,131
219,163
(407,885)
—
401,049
889,653
$
987,064 $
1,378,462 $
3,392
—
651,279
810,273
On March 31, 2020, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PVIC, entered into a Novation Agreement with Clarendon,
and certain underwriting companies of Zurich. Pursuant to term of the Novation, on the effective date March 31, 2020, the obligations
of PVIC as reinsurer to Zurich for the Legacy Auto Liability, were assigned to, assumed by, and novated to Clarendon, for cash
consideration of $465.0 million. As a result of the Novation, the Company’s obligations related to the Legacy Auto Liability was fully
extinguished and novated to Clarendon on March 31, 2020.
The Company paid the $465.0 million cash consideration to Clarendon. The Company derecognized $407.9 million of
insurance reserves liabilities and recognized a loss of $64.7 million for the net cost of the Novation in the consolidated statements of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2020, with $62.5 million in cost of revenue and $2.2 million in general and administrative
expense. In conjunction with the Novation, Clarendon and PVIC executed a Retrocession Agreement, pursuant to which PVIC will
reinsure Clarendon’s losses related to the Legacy Auto Liability in excess of an aggregate limit of $816.0 million.
Other Income, Net
The following table sets forth the primary components of other income, net as reported on the consolidated statements of
operations (in thousands):
Interest income(1)
Gain (loss) on sale of securities, net
Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net
Other, net
Other income, net
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
43,654 $
102,506 $
66,462
(868)
1,818
(935)
246
(523)
366
(219)
229
642
$
43,669 $
102,595 $
67,114
_______________
(1)
Interest income was reported as a separate line item on the consolidated statement of operations in periods prior to the second quarter of 2020.
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6. Fair Value Measurements
The following tables set forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of
the dates indicated by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
Unrestricted Balances(1)
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
Total unrestricted cash equivalents and short-term investments
Restricted Balances(2)
Money market funds
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
December 31, 2020
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$
— $ 677,777 $
— $ 677,777
—
—
—
376,789
287,519
1,342,085
24,757
—
—
—
—
481,365
469,240
184,601
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
376,789
287,519
1,342,085
24,757
481,365
469,240
184,601
1,159,963
Total restricted cash equivalents and investments
24,757
1,135,206
Total unrestricted and restricted cash equivalents and investments
$
24,757 $ 2,477,291 $
— $ 2,502,048
_______________
(1)
(2)
$133.6 million of cash, $174.3 million of money market deposit accounts and $601.0 million of term deposits are not subject to recurring fair value
measurement and therefore excluded from this table. However, these balances are included within the $2.3 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term
investments on the consolidated balance sheets.
$53.8 million of restricted cash, $0.2 million of a money market deposit account and $6.5 million of a restricted term deposit are not subject to recurring fair
value measurement and therefore excluded from this table. However, these balances are included within the $1.2 billion of restricted cash and cash equivalents
and restricted short-term investments on the consolidated balance sheets.
Unrestricted Balances(1)
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
Total unrestricted cash equivalents and short-term investments
Restricted Balances(2)
Money market funds
Certificates of deposit
Commercial paper
Corporate bonds
December 31, 2019
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$
— $ 1,276,594 $
— $ 1,276,594
—
—
—
876,495
247,578
2,400,667
19,250
—
—
—
—
608,828
791,155
75,908
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
876,495
247,578
2,400,667
19,250
608,828
791,155
75,908
1,495,141
Total restricted cash equivalents and investments
19,250
1,475,891
Total unrestricted and restricted cash equivalents and investments
$
19,250 $ 3,876,558 $
— $ 3,895,808
_______________
(1)
$96.9 million of cash, $217.5 million of money market deposit accounts and $135.0 million of term deposits are not subject to recurring fair value measurement
and therefore excluded from this table. However, these balances are included within the $2.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments on
the consolidated balance sheets.
$56.4 million of restricted cash, $7.9 million of a money market deposit account and $7.8 million of a restricted term deposit are not subject to recurring fair
value measurement and therefore excluded from this table. However, these balances are included within the $1.6 billion of restricted cash and cash equivalents
and restricted short-term investments on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)
The fair value of the Company’s Level 1 financial instruments is based on quoted market prices for identical instruments. The
fair value of the Company’s Level 2 fixed income securities is obtained from an independent pricing service, which may use quoted
market prices for identical or comparable instruments or model driven valuations using observable market data or inputs corroborated
by observable market data. Level 3 instrument valuations are valued based on unobservable inputs and other estimation techniques due
to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity and the long-term nature of such financial instruments.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not make any transfers between the levels of the fair value
hierarchy.
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Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
In March 2020, the Company purchased a non-marketable equity security for total cash consideration of $10.0 million that is
classified in other investments on the consolidated balance sheets. The non-marketable equity security will be remeasured to fair value
upon the occurrence of observable transactions for an identical or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment. As of
December 31, 2020, there were no remeasurement adjustments.
7. Leases
Real Estate Operating Leases
The Company leases real estate property at approximately 86 locations with 85 commenced leases and one not yet
commenced lease having an initial term of 12 months or longer as of December 31, 2020. These leases are classified as operating
leases. As of December 31, 2020, the remaining lease terms vary from one month to nine years. For certain leases the Company has
options to extend the lease term for periods varying from one to ten years. These renewal options are not considered in the remaining
lease term unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. For leases with an initial term of 12 months or
longer, the Company has recorded a right-of-use asset and lease liability representing the fixed component of the lease payment. Any
fixed payments related to non-lease components, such as common area maintenance or other services provided by the landlord, are
accounted for as a component of the lease payment and therefore, a part of the total lease cost.
Flexdrive Program
The Company operates a fleet of rental vehicles through Flexdrive, a portion of which are leased from third-party vehicle
leasing companies. These leases are classified as finance leases and are included in property and equipment, net on the consolidated
balance sheet. As of December 31, 2020, the remaining lease terms vary between one month to four years. These leases generally do
not contain any non-lease components and, as such, all payments due under these arrangements are allocated to the respective lease
component.
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Lease Position as of December 31, 2020
The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet (in thousands,
except for remaining lease terms and percentages):
Operating Leases
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities, current
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
Total operating lease liabilities
Finance Leases
Assets
Finance lease right-of-use assets(1)
Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities, current(2)
Finance lease liabilities, non-current(3)
Total finance lease liabilities
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases
Finance leases
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
Finance leases
_______________
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
$
$
$
275,756
49,291
265,803
315,094
$
$
$
441,258
94,199
382,077
476,276
$
28,108
$
20,795
6,593
$
27,388
$
6.3
1.5
6.4 %
4.7 %
—
—
—
—
5.6
—
6.6 %
— %
(1)
(2)
(3)
This balance is included within property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets and was primarily related to leases acquired in the Flexdrive
transaction. Refer to Note 3 "Acquisitions" to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding this transaction.
This balance is included within other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and was primarily related to leases acquired in the Flexdrive
transaction. Refer to Note 3 "Acquisitions" to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding this transaction.
This balance is included within other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and was primarily related to leases acquired in the Flexdrive transaction.
Refer to Note 3 "Acquisitions" to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding this transaction.
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Lease Costs
The table below presents certain information related to the lease costs for operating leases for the year ended December 31,
2020 (in thousands):
Operating Leases
Operating lease cost
Finance Leases
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Interest on lease liabilities
Other Lease Costs
Short-term lease cost
Variable lease cost (1)
Total lease cost
_______________
(1)
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
$
73,177 $
115,419
35,005
1,980
—
—
4,664
14,955
4,670
16,660
$
129,781 $
136,749
Consist primarily of common-area maintenance, taxes and utilities for real estate leases, and certain vehicle related charges under the Flexdrive program.
Rent expense related to noncancelable real estate operating leases was $33.7 million during the year ended December 31,
2018. Sublease income was immaterial.
The table below presents certain supplemental information related to the cash flows for operating and finance leases recorded
on the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases
Operating cash flows from finance leases
Financing cash flows from finance leases
Undiscounted Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
$
67,825 $
111,152
1,980
41,682
—
—
The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the
lease liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest
Present value of future lease payments
Less: current obligations under leases
Long-term lease obligations
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Total Leases
$
72,283 $
21,128 $
73,242
56,942
52,204
42,377
97,284
4,409
1,290
1,139
—
—
394,332
(79,238)
315,094
27,966
(578)
27,388
(49,291)
(20,795)
93,411
77,651
58,232
53,343
42,377
97,284
422,298
(79,816)
342,482
(70,086)
$
265,803 $
6,593 $
272,396
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had one real estate lease that had not yet commenced. The lease is expected to
commence in 2021 with a lease term of one year.
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Future lease payments receivable in car rental transactions under the Flexdrive Program are not material since the lease term
is less than a month.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Noncancelable Purchase Commitments
In March 2018, the Company entered into a noncancelable arrangement with a web-hosting services provider under which the
Company had an obligation to purchase a minimum amount of services from this vendor through June 2021. In January 2019 and May
2020, the parties modified the aggregate commitment amounts and timing. Under the amended arrangement, the Company committed
to spend an aggregate of at least $300 million between January 2019 and June 2022, with a minimum amount of $80 million in each of
the three contractual periods, on services with this vendor. The Company has made payments totaling $240.6 million under the
amended arrangement as of December 31, 2020.
In November 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Motivate, a New York headquartered bikeshare company.
Over the approximately five years following the transaction, the Company committed to invest an aggregate of $100.0 million in the
bikeshare program for the New York metro area. The Company also assumed certain pre-existing contractual obligations to increase
the bike fleets in other locations which are not considered to be material. The Company has made investments totaling $46.9 million
as of December 31, 2020.
In May 2019, the Company entered into a noncancelable arrangement with the City of Chicago, with respect to the Divvy
bike share program, under which the Company has an obligation to pay approximately $7.5 million per year to the City of Chicago
through January 2028 and to spend a minimum of $50 million on capital equipment for the bike share program through January 2023.
The Company has made payments totaling $15.0 million and investments totaling $19.7 million as of December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, the future minimum payments under the Company’s noncancelable purchase commitments were
as follows (in thousands):
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total future minimum payments
Letters of Credit
$
27,990
130,514
36,519
8,800
9,092
19,107
$
232,022
The Company maintains certain stand-by letters of credit from third-party financial institutions in the ordinary course of
business to guarantee certain performance obligations related to leases, insurance policies and other various contractual arrangements.
The outstanding letters of credit are collateralized by cash. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had letters of credit
outstanding of $54.2 million and $55.2 million, respectively.
Indemnification
The Company enters into indemnification provisions under agreements with other parties in the ordinary course of business,
including certain business partners, investors, contractors and the Company’s officers, directors and certain employees. The Company
has agreed to indemnify and defend the indemnified party’s claims and related losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party
resulting from actual or threatened third-party claims because of the Company’s activities or, in some cases, non-compliance with
certain representations and warranties made by the Company. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential loss under these
indemnification provisions due to the Company’s limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and
circumstances involved in each particular provision. To date, losses recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in
connection with the indemnification provisions have not been material.
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Legal Proceedings
The Company is currently involved in, and may in the future be involved in, legal proceedings, claims, regulatory inquiries,
and governmental investigations in the ordinary course of business, including suits by drivers, riders, renters, or third parties
(individually or as class actions) alleging, among other things, various wage and expense related claims, violations of state or federal
laws, improper disclosure of the Company’s fees, rules or policies, that such fees, rules or policies violate applicable law, or that the
Company has not acted in conformity with such fees, rules or policies, as well as proceedings related to product liability, its
acquisitions, securities issuances or business practices, or public disclosures about the business. In addition, the Company has been,
and is currently, named as a defendant in a number of litigation matters related to accidents or other trust and safety incidents
involving drivers or riders using the Lyft Platform.
The outcomes of the Company’s legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. For
some matters for which a material loss is reasonably possible, an estimate of the amount of loss or range of losses is not possible nor is
the Company able to estimate the loss or range of losses that could potentially result from the application of nonmonetary remedies.
Until the final resolution of legal matters, there may be an exposure to a material loss in excess of the amount recorded.
Independent Contractor Classification Matters
With regard to independent contractor classification of drivers on the Lyft Platform, the Company is regularly subject to
claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, administrative actions, government investigations and other legal and regulatory proceedings
at the federal, state and municipal levels challenging the classification of these drivers as independent contractors, and claims that, by
the alleged misclassification, the Company has violated various labor and other laws that would apply to driver employees. Laws and
regulations that govern the status and classification of independent contractors are subject to change and divergent interpretations by
various authorities, which can create uncertainty and unpredictability for the Company.
For example, Assembly Bill 5 (as codified in part at Cal. Labor Code sec. 2750.3) codified and extended an employment
classification test set forth by the California Supreme Court that established a new standard for determining employee or independent
contractor status. The passage of this bill led to additional challenges to the independent contractor classification of drivers using the
Lyft Platform. For example, on May 5, 2020, the California Attorney General and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and
San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the Company and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers on the companies’ respective
platforms as independent contractors in violation of Assembly Bill 5 and California’s Unfair Competition Law, and on August 5,
2020, the California Labor Commissioner filed lawsuits against the Company and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers on the
companies’ respective platforms as independent contractors, seeking injunctive relief and material damages and penalties. On June 25,
2020, the California Attorney General and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco filed a motion for
preliminary injunction against the Company and Uber. On August 10, 2020, the court granted the motion for a preliminary injunction,
forcing the Company and Uber to reclassify drivers in California as employees until the end of the lawsuit. On August 12, 2020, the
Company filed a notice of appeal of the court's order and on August 20, 2020, the California Court of Appeal stayed the preliminary
injunction pending resolution of the appeal. The Court of Appeal affirmed the preliminary injunction on October 22, 2020.
Subsequently, voters in California approved Proposition 22, a state ballot initiative that provides a framework for drivers utilizing
platforms like Lyft to maintain their status as independent contractors under California law, and Proposition 22 went into effect on
December 16, 2020. The Company filed a petition for rehearing of its appeal with the California Court of Appeal on November 6,
2020, which was denied on November 20, 2020. On December 1, 2020, the Company filed a petition for review with the California
Supreme Court, which was denied on February 10, 2021. The case will now proceed in San Francisco Superior Court. On January 12,
2021, a lawsuit was filed in the California Supreme Court against the State of California alleging that Proposition 22 violates the
California Constitution. The Supreme Court denied review on February 3, 2021. Plaintiffs then filed a similar lawsuit in Alameda
County Superior Court on February 12, 2021. Separately, on July 14, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed a lawsuit against
the Company and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors under Massachusetts law, and seeking
declaratory and injunctive relief. Certain adverse outcomes of such actions would have a material impact on the Company’s business,
financial condition and results of operations, including damages, penalties and potential suspension of operations in impacted
jurisdictions, including California. The Company’s chances of success on the merits are still uncertain and any possible loss or range
of loss cannot be reasonably estimated. Such regulatory scrutiny or action may create different or conflicting obligations from one
jurisdiction to another.
The Company is currently involved in a number of putative class actions, thousands of individual claims, including those
brought in arbitration or compelled pursuant to the Company's Terms of Service to arbitration, matters brought, in whole or in part, as
representative actions under California’s Private Attorney General Act, Labor Code Section 2698, et seq., alleging that the Company
misclassified drivers as independent contractors and other matters challenging the classification of drivers on the Company’s platform
as independent contractors. The Company is currently defending allegations in a number of lawsuits that the Company has failed to
properly classify drivers and provide those drivers with sick leave and related benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Company’s chances of success on the merits are still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
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The Company disputes any allegations of wrongdoing and intends to continue to defend itself vigorously in these matters.
However, results of litigation, arbitration and regulatory actions are inherently unpredictable and legal proceedings related to these
driver claims, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and
results of operations. Regardless of the outcome, litigation and arbitration of these matters can have an adverse impact on the
Company because of defense and settlement costs individually and in the aggregate, diversion of management resources and other
factors.
Unemployment Insurance Assessment
The Company is involved in administrative audits with various state employment agencies, including audits related to driver
classification, in California, Connecticut, Oregon, Wisconsin, Illinois and New Jersey. The Company believes that drivers are properly
classified as independent contractors and plans to vigorously contest any adverse assessment or determination. The Company’s
chances of success on the merits are still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
Indirect Taxes
The Company is under audit by various domestic tax authorities with regard to indirect tax matters. The subject matter of
indirect tax audits primarily arises from disputes on tax treatment and tax rates applied to the sale of the Company’s services in these
jurisdictions. The Company accrues indirect taxes that may result from examinations by, or any negotiated agreements with, these tax
authorities when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable and the expense is recorded to general and administrative expenses.
Patent Litigation
The Company is currently involved in legal proceedings related to alleged infringement of patents and other intellectual
property and, in the ordinary course of business, the Company receives correspondence from other purported holders of patents and
other intellectual property offering to license such property and/or asserting infringement of such property. The Company disputes any
allegation of wrongdoing and intends to defend itself vigorously in these matters. The Company’s chances of success on the merits are
still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
Consumer and Other Class Actions
The Company is involved in a number of class actions alleging violations of consumer protection laws such as the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act of 1991, or TCPA, as well as violations of other laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the
ADA, seeking injunctive or other relief. The Company disputes any allegations of wrongdoing and intends to continue to defend itself
vigorously in these matters. The Company’s chances of success on the merits are still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss
cannot be reasonably estimated.
Personal Injury and Other Safety Matters
In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, various parties have from time to time claimed, and may claim in the
future, that the Company is liable for damages related to accidents or other incidents involving drivers, riders or renters using or who
have used services offered on the Lyft Platform, as well as from third parties. The Company is currently named as a defendant in a
number of matters related to accidents or other incidents involving drivers on the Lyft Platform, other riders, renters and third parties.
The Company believes it has meritorious defenses, disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to defend itself vigorously in
these matters. There is no pending or threatened legal proceeding that has arisen from these accidents or incidents that individually, in
the Company’s opinion, is likely to have a material impact on its business, financial condition or results of operations; however,
results of litigation and claims are inherently unpredictable and legal proceedings related to such accidents or incidents, in the
aggregate, could have a material impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, on
January 17, 2020, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, granted the petition of multiple plaintiffs to coordinate
their claims relating to alleged sexual assault or harassment by drivers on the Lyft Platform, and a Judicial Council Coordinated
Proceeding has been created before the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, where the claims of these and other
plaintiffs are currently pending. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense
and settlement costs individually and in the aggregate, diversion of management resources and other factors.
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Securities Litigation
Beginning in April 2019, multiple putative class actions and derivative actions have been filed in state and federal courts
against the Company, its directors, certain of its officers, and certain of the underwriters named in the IPO Registration Statement
alleging violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duties, and other causes of action in connection with the IPO. The putative
class actions have been consolidated into two putative class actions, one in California state court and the other in federal court. The
derivative actions have also been consolidated into one action in federal court in California. On July 1, 2020, the California state court
sustained in part and overruled in part the Company’s demurrer to the consolidated complaint. The Company filed its answer to this
consolidated complaint on August 3, 2020. On February 26, 2021, the California state court struck additional allegations from the
consolidated complaint and granted plaintiffs leave to amend. The parties are litigating the plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class action.
On May 14, 2020, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the California federal court putative class
action, and on September 8, 2020, the federal court granted in part and denied in part that motion. The Company filed its answer to
this consolidated complaint on October 2, 2020, and the parties are litigating the plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action. A joint
stipulation to stay the consolidated derivative action was filed by the parties in the California federal court. The Company believes
these lawsuits are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them. The Company’s chances of success on the merits are
still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
9.
Debt
Outstanding debt obligations as of December 31, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):
Convertible senior notes
Non-revolving Loan (1)
Master Vehicle Loan (1)
Total long-term debt, including current maturities (2)
Less: long-term debt maturing within one year
Total long-term debt
_______________
(1)
(2)
These loans were acquired as part of the Flexdrive acquisition on February 7, 2020.
The Company had no debt as of December 31, 2019.
Maturities
May 2025
2020 - 2023
2020 - 2022
Interest Rate
December 31, 2020
1.50%
$
2.91% - 5.25%
2.70% - 6.75%
$
$
568,744
103,305
7,947
679,996
(35,760)
644,236
The following table sets forth the primary components of interest expense as reported on the consolidated statements of
operations (in thousands):
Contractual interest expense related to the 2025 Notes
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
Interest expense related to vehicle loans
Interest expense
Convertible Senior Notes
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
$
7,008 $
21,050
4,620
32,678 $
— $
—
—
— $
—
—
—
—
In May 2020, the Company issued $747.5 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2025
(the "2025 Notes") pursuant to an indenture, dated May 15, 2020 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee. The 2025 Notes were offered and sold pursuant to a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers (the "Initial
Purchasers") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”).
The 2025 Notes mature on May 15, 2025, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The 2025 Notes are senior
unsecured obligations of the Company with interest payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year,
beginning on November 15, 2020, at a rate of 1.50% per year. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $733.2 million,
after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and debt issuance costs.
The conversion rate for the 2025 Notes is 26.0491 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock per $1,000 principal
amount of 2025 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $38.39 per share of the Class A Common
Stock. The initial conversion price of the 2025 Notes represents a premium of approximately 30% to the $29.53 per share closing price
of the Company's Class A Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 12, 2020. The conversion rate is subject to
adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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The 2025 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day
immediately preceding February 15, 2025, only under the following circumstances:
•
•
•
•
during any fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2020 (and only during such
fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, for at least 20 trading days
(whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last
trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on
each applicable trading day;
during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in
which the trading price (as defined in the Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Notes for each trading day
of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company's Class A
Common Stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
if the Company calls such Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled
trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
upon the occurrence of specified corporate events.
On or after February 15, 2025, the 2025 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holder until the close of business on the
second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion
obligation by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock or a combination of
cash and shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, at the Company’s election, in the manner and subject to the terms and
conditions provided in the Indenture.
Holders of the 2025 Notes who convert their 2025 Notes in connection with certain corporate events that constitute a make-
whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture) are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in the conversion rate.
Additionally in the event of a corporate event constituting a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the 2025
Notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their 2025 Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Notes being repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
In accounting for the issuance of the 2025 Notes, the Company separated the 2025 Notes into a liability and an equity
component. At the date of issuance, the Company determined the fair value of the liability component to be $558.3 million calculated
as the present value of future cash flows discounted at the borrowing rate for a similar nonconvertible debt instrument. The equity
component representing the conversion option was $189.2 million and was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability
component from the par value of the 2025 Notes. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the
conditions for equity classification. The difference between the principal amount of the 2025 Notes and the liability component ("debt
discount") is amortized to interest expense over the contractual term at an effective interest rate of 8.0%.
Debt issuance costs related to the 2025 Notes totaled $14.3 million and was comprised of discounts and commissions payable
to the Initial Purchasers and third-party offering costs. The Company allocated the total amount incurred to the liability and equity
components of the 2025 Notes based on their relative values. Issuance costs attributable to the liability component were $10.7 million
and will be amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the contractual term. Issuance costs attributable to
the equity component were netted with the equity component in stockholders’ equity.
Based on the Company’s closing stock price on December 31, 2020, the if-converted value of the 2025 Notes was
$956.6 million, exceeding the outstanding principal amount.
The net carrying amounts of the liability component of the 2025 Notes were as follows (in thousands):
Principal
Unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs
Net carrying amount of liability component
December 31, 2020
$
$
747,500
(178,756)
568,744
As of December 31, 2020, the total estimated fair values (which represents a Level 2 valuation) of the 2025 Notes were
approximately $1.1 billion. The estimated fair value of the 2025 Notes was determined based on a market approach which was
determined based on the actual bids and offers of the 2025 Notes in an over-the-counter market on the last trading day of the period.
The 2025 Notes are unsecured and do not contain any financial covenants, restrictions on dividends, incurrence of senior debt
or other indebtedness, or restrictions on the issuance or repurchase of securities by the Company.
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Capped Calls
In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions
(the “Capped Calls”) with certain of the Initial Purchasers or their respective affiliates (the "option counterparties") at a cost of
approximately $132.7 million. The Capped Calls cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of Class A Common
Stock underlying the 2025 Notes sold in the offering. By entering into the Capped Calls, the Company expects to reduce the potential
dilution to its common stock (or, in the event a conversion of the 2025 Notes is settled in cash, to reduce its cash payment obligation)
in the event that at the time of conversion of the 2025 Notes its common stock price exceeds the conversion price of the 2025 Notes.
The cap price of the Capped Calls will initially be $73.83 per share, which represents a premium of 150% over the last reported sale
price of the Company's Class A Common Stock of $29.53 per share on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 12, 2020, and is
subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Calls.
The Capped Calls meet the criteria for classification in equity, are not remeasured each reporting period and included as a
reduction to additional paid-in-capital within shareholders’ equity.
Non-revolving Loan
Following the acquisition of Flexdrive by the Company on February 7, 2020, Flexdrive remained responsible for its
obligations under a Loan and Security Agreement dated March 11, 2019, as amended (the “Non-revolving Loan”) with a third-party
lender. Pursuant to the term of the Non-revolving Loan, Flexdrive may request an extension of credit in the form of advances up to a
maximum principal amount of $300 million to purchase new Hyundai and Kia vehicles, or for other purposes, subject to approval by
the lender. Advances paid or prepaid under the Non-revolving Loan may not be reborrowed. Repayment terms for each advance
include equal monthly installments sufficient to fully amortize the advances over the term, with an option for the final installment to
be greater than the others. The repayment term for each advance ranges from 24 months to a maximum term of 48 months. Interest is
payable monthly in arrears at a fixed interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a spread on the date of the loan which ranges
from 2.68% for an advance with a 24 month term and 2.88% for an advance with a 48 month term. The Non-revolving Loan is secured
by all vehicles financed under the Non-revolving Loan.
The Non-revolving Loan also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit
Flexdrive’s ability to enter into certain acquisitions or consolidations or engage in certain asset dispositions. Upon the occurrence of
certain events of default, including bankruptcy and insolvency events with respect to Flexdrive or the Company, all amounts due under
the Non-revolving Loan may become immediately due and payable, among other remedies. As of December 31, 2020, the Company
was in compliance with all covenants related to the Non-revolving Loan. Further, the Company continued to guarantee the payments
of Flexdrive for any amounts borrowed following the acquisition.
Master Vehicle Loan
Following the acquisition of Flexdrive by the Company on February 7, 2020, Flexdrive remained responsible for its
obligations under a Master Vehicle Acquisition Financing and Security Agreement, dated February 7, 2020 as amended (the “Master
Vehicle Loan”) with a third-party lender. Pursuant to the term of the Master Vehicle Loan, Flexdrive may request loans up to a
maximum principal amount of $50 million to purchase vehicles. Repayment terms for each loan include equal monthly installments
sufficient to amortize the loan over the term, with an option for the final installment to be greater than the others and is typically equal
to the residual value guarantee the Company provides to the lender. The repayment term for each loan ranges from a minimum term of
12 months to a maximum term of 48 months. Interest is payable monthly in advance at a fixed interest rate equal to the three-year
swap rate plus a spread of 2.10% on the date of the loan. Principal amounts outstanding related to the Master Vehicle Loan may be
fully or partially prepaid at the option of Flexdrive and must be prepaid under certain circumstances. However, if a loan is terminated
for any reason prior to the last day of the minimum loan term Flexdrive will be obligated to pay to the lender, an early termination fee
in an amount which is equal to the interest which would otherwise be payable by Flexdrive to lender for the remainder of the
minimum loan term for that loan. The Master Vehicle Loan is secured by all vehicles financed under the Master Vehicle Loan as well
as certain amounts held in escrow for the benefit of the lender. Amounts held in escrow are recorded as restricted cash in the
consolidated balance sheet.
The Master Vehicle Loan contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit Flexdrive’s
ability to enter into certain acquisitions or consolidations or engage in certain asset dispositions. Upon the occurrence of certain events
of default, including bankruptcy and insolvency events with respect to Flexdrive or the Company, all amounts due under the Master
Vehicle Loan may become immediately due and payable, among other remedies. As of December 31, 2020, Flexdrive was in
compliance with all covenants related to the Master Vehicle Loan in all material respects. Further, the Company continued to
guarantee the payments of Flexdrive for any amounts borrowed following the acquisition.
The fair values of the Non-revolving Loan and Master Vehicle Loan were $105.3 million and $8.0 million, respectively, as of
December 31, 2020 and were determined based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, which is considered a Level 2
valuation input.
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Maturities of long-term debt outstanding, including current maturities, as of December 31, 2020 were as follows (in
thousands):
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total long-term debt outstanding
Vehicle Procurement Agreement
$
35,789
54,309
21,066
88
568,744
—
$
679,996
Following the acquisition of Flexdrive by the Company on February 7, 2020, Flexdrive remained responsible for its
obligations under a Vehicle Procurement Agreement (“VPA”), as amended, with a third-party (“the Procurement Provider”).
Procurement services under the VPA include purchasing and upfitting certain motor vehicles as specified by Flexdrive, providing
certain fleet management services, including without limitation vehicle titling, registration and tracking services on behalf of
Flexdrive. Pursuant to the terms of the VPA, Flexdrive will make the applicable payments to the Procurement Provider for the
procurement services either directly or through an advance made by the Master Vehicle Loan or the Non-revolving Loan. Interest is
payable on any unpaid amount based on either the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least seven of the ten largest US banks or
LIBOR of interest for one month periods as set forth in The Wall Street Journal plus a spread of 3.00%, as applicable.
The Procurement Provider has a security interest in vehicles purchased until the full specified payment has been indefeasibly
paid. The VPA contains customary affirmative and negative covenants restricting certain activities by Flexdrive. As of December 31,
2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the VPA.
On March 11, 2019, the Procurement Provider entered into a $95.0 million revolving credit facility with a third-party lender
to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles on behalf of Flexdrive under the VPA. On September 17, 2020, the revolving credit
facility was amended, extending the stated maturity date to December 31, 2021 and reducing the borrowing capacity to $50.0 million.
On March 11, 2019, Flexdrive entered into a Limited Non-Recourse Secured Continuing Guaranty and Subordination Agreement with
the third-party lender to guarantee the Procurement Provider's performance for any amount borrowed under the revolving credit
facility. Flexdrive's maximum exposure to loss under the terms of the guarantee is $8.6 million as of December 31, 2020, which
represents 100% of the outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
10. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company previously issued Series Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H,
and Series I redeemable convertible preferred stock prior to the IPO. Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO on April 2, 2019,
all outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into an aggregate of 219.2 million shares of
Class A common stock.
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The authorized, issued and outstanding shares, issue price, conversion price, liquidation preference, and carrying value of the
Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (in thousands, except for share and per
share data):
Shares
Authorized
Shares Issued
and Outstanding
Issue Price
Per Conversion
Price
Liquidation
Preference
Carrying Value
December 31, 2018
6,063,921 $
0.23 $
Series Seed
Series A
Series B
Series C
Series D
Series E
Series F
Series G
Series H
Series I
6,063,921
8,129,364
7,067,771
8,129,364
7,067,771
14,479,445
14,479,445
24,674,534
24,674,534
47,099,094
47,099,094
37,263,568
37,263,568
18,662,127
18,662,127
42,771,492
42,771,492
21,117,584
12,964,393
227,328,900
219,175,709
0.76
2.10
4.25
10.13
19.45
26.79
32.15
39.75
47.35
0.23 $
0.76 $
2.10 $
4.25 $
1,365 $
6,200 $
14,860 $
61,500 $
1,332
6,180
14,794
61,440
10.13 $
250,000 $
249,878
19.45 $
915,870 $
913,810
26.79 $
998,250 $
991,336
32.15 $
599,987 $
599,715
39.75 $ 1,700,000 $ 1,699,726
47.35 $
613,915 $
613,836
$ 5,161,947 $ 5,152,047
The characteristics of the redeemable convertible preferred stock were as follows:
Voting
The holders of the redeemable convertible preferred stock had one vote for each share of common stock into which the shares
of redeemable convertible preferred stock would have been converted, subject to certain limitations.
Dividends
The holders of redeemable convertible preferred stock were entitled to receive noncumulative dividends, when, as and if
declared by the board of directors, in proportion to the original purchase price of such shares of redeemable convertible preferred
stock. As of December 31, 2020, no dividends have been declared or paid.
Liquidation Preference
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the
then outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock, were entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of
the assets of the Company to the holders of the common stock, a liquidation preference in an amount per share disclosed in the above
table (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, and recapitalizations) plus all declared but unpaid dividends on such shares.
If the Company did not have enough assets and funds legally available for distribution to meet this requirement, all of the
Company’s assets and funds available were to be distributed ratably among the holders of redeemable convertible preferred stock in
proportion to the preferential amount per share each such holder was otherwise entitled to receive.
Unless stockholders representing (a) a majority of the then-outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting
together as a single class on an as-converted basis, (b) a majority of the Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock and Series D
redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, (c) a majority of the Series E
redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting as a separate series, (d) a majority of the Series F redeemable convertible preferred
stock, voting as a separate series, (e) a majority of the Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting as a separate series, (f)
a majority of the Series H redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting as a separate series (provided, however, that the approval of
the holders of 71% of the Series H redeemable convertible preferred stock is required under certain circumstances) and (g) a majority
of the Series I redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting as a separate series, elect otherwise, a “Deemed Liquidation Event” is
defined to include (i) any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, (ii) the merger or consolidation of the Company in
which the holders of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to
represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least 50%, by voting power, of the outstanding capital stock of the
resulting or surviving entity or (iii) a sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the
grant of an exclusive license to all or substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property (other than to a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company). The Company previously classified its redeemable convertible preferred stock outside of stockholders’ equity
(deficit) because the shares contain liquidation features that are not solely within the Company’s control.
Conversion
Each share of redeemable convertible preferred stock was convertible, at the option of the holder, into common stock as
determined by dividing its original price per share by the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion. The initial conversion
price per share of each series of redeemable convertible preferred stock was equal to its respective original price per share, as indicated
in the table above. The initial conversion price per share for each series of redeemable convertible preferred stock was subject to
adjustment in accordance with anti-dilution provisions contained in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO on April 2, 2019, all outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable
convertible preferred stock converted into an aggregate of 219.2 million shares of Class A common stock.
Redemption
No shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock were unilaterally redeemable by either the stockholders or the Company;
however, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provided that upon any liquidation event such shares
were entitled to receive the applicable liquidation preference.
11. Common Stock and Employee Stock Plans
Common Stock
The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of Class A common stock and
Class B common stock. The rights of the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with
respect to voting and conversion. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B common
stock are entitled to 20 votes per share. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible into an equivalent number of shares of Class
A common stock and generally convert into shares of Class A common stock upon transfer. Any dividends paid to the holders of Class
A common stock and Class B common stock will be paid on a pro rata basis. On a liquidation event, any distribution to common
stockholders is made on a pro rata basis to the holders of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock.
The following table summarizes the Company’s shares of common stock reserved for issuance as of December 31, 2020:
Options issued and outstanding under the 2008 Plan
RSUs outstanding under the 2008 Plan, the 2018 Plan, and the 2019 Plan
Remaining shares available for future issuance under the 2019 ESPP Plan and the 2019 Plan
1,918,596
33,602,435
66,903,373
Equity Award Plans
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
In July 2008, the board of directors of the Company adopted the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2008 Plan) under which the
Company may grant options to purchase its common stock and offer to sell and issue restricted shares of its common stock and issue
RSUs to selected employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company. In June 2018, this plan was superseded by the 2018
Equity Incentive Plan (the 2018 Plan) and all reserved shares under the 2008 Plan were transferred to the 2018 Plan.
Under the 2008 Plan, incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options are to be granted at a price that is not less than
100% of the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant; provided, that incentive stock options granted to a person
who directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company are to be at a price not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the fair value of the underlying common stock at the
date of grant. Stock options granted to newly hired employees typically vest 25% on the first anniversary of the date of hire and
ratably each month over the ensuing 36-month period. The maximum term for stock options granted under the 2008 Plan might not
exceed ten years from the date of grant. RSUs granted to newly hired employees typically vest 25% on the first Company-established
vest date after the first anniversary of the employee’s date of hire and ratably each quarter over the ensuing 12-quarter period for
purposes of the service condition. The maximum term for RSUs granted under the 2008 Plan might not exceed seven years from the
date of grant.
2018 Equity Incentive Plan
In June 2018, the board of directors and the stockholders of the Company adopted the 2018 Plan, which serves as the
successor to the 2008 Plan and provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and RSUs to
employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and non-employee directors of the Company. A total of 75,504,222
shares of the Company’s common stock initially was reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan, which was increased in June 2018 by
an additional 11,836,692 shares. In addition, the shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan also will include any shares subject
to stock options, RSUs or similar awards granted under its 2008 Plan that, after the date the Company’s board of directors initially
approved its 2018 Plan, expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, are tendered to or withheld by the
Company for payment of an exercise price or for satisfying tax withholding obligations or are forfeited to or repurchased by the
Company due to failure to vest (provided that the maximum number of shares that may be added to its 2018 Plan from its 2008 Plan is
75,504,222 shares). Under the 2018 Plan, RSUs granted to newly hired employees typically vest 25% on the first Company-
established vest date after the first anniversary of the employee’s date of hire and ratably each quarter over the ensuing 12-quarter
period for purposes of the service condition. The maximum term for RSUs granted under the 2018 Plan might not exceed seven years
from the date of grant. In March 2019, this plan was superseded by the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2019 Plan) and all reserved
shares under the 2018 Plan were transferred to the 2019 Plan.
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
In March 2019, the board of directors of the Company and the stockholders of the Company adopted the 2019 Plan which
serves as the successor to the 2018 Plan and provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and
RSUs to employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and non-employee directors of the Company. RSUs granted
with only service conditions under the 2019 Plan to employees generally vest in a period up to four years.
A total of 44,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2019 Plan.
In addition, the shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2019 Plan also included (i) those shares reserved but unissued under
our 2018 Plan as of immediately prior to the termination of the 2018 Plan and (ii) any shares subject to stock options, RSUs or similar
awards granted under the 2018 Plan or 2008 Plan that, after the date the Company’s board of directors approved the 2019 Plan, expire
or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, are tendered to or withheld by the Company for payment of an exercise
price or for satisfying tax withholding obligations or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to failure to vest (provided
that the maximum number of shares that may be added to the Company’s 2019 Plan pursuant to (i) and (ii) is 80,604,678 shares).
The number of shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan will be increased on January 1 of each year, beginning on
January 1, 2020, in an amount equal to the least of (i) 35,000,000 shares, (ii) five percent of the outstanding shares of all classes of the
Company’s common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (iii) such number of shares determined by the
administrator. On January 1, 2020, an additional 15,129,789 shares of Class A common stock were reserved for issuance under the
2019 Plan.
The summary of stock option activity is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Exercises
Forfeitures
Cancellations
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Options Outstanding
Number of
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
2,957 $
(1,038)
—
—
1,919 $
5.13
4.50
—
—
5.47
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
4.7 $
112,066
3.7 $
86,095
There were no stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. As of December 31, 2020, all
outstanding options were fully vested and exercisable.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was
$36.1 million, $617.4 million and $85.0 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value disclosed in the above table is based on the
difference between the original exercise price of the stock option and the fair value of the Company’s common stock of $49.13, $43.02
and $47.37 per share as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
In the first quarter of 2019, the Company issued 3,162,797 shares of its common stock, valued at $205.6 million, pursuant to
the exercise by the Company’s co-founders of all their respective vested and outstanding options (after withholding an aggregate of
3,617,460 shares of common stock subject to such options for payment of the exercise price and satisfaction of the aggregate tax
withholding obligations, totaling $223.5 million, in connection with the exercise of certain of those options). In the second quarter of
2019, these shares of common stock were reclassified into shares of Class A common stock and subsequently exchanged for shares of
Class B common stock as described in Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation - Initial Public Offering.
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The summary of restricted stock unit activity is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Nonvested units as of December 31, 2019
Granted
Vested
Canceled
Nonvested units as of December 31, 2020
Expected to vest as of December 31, 2020
Number of
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
41,685 $
52.06 $
1,793,305
25,130
(19,762)
(13,451)
28.76
43.72
47.03
33,602 $
41.49 $
1,650,577
32,047
$
1,323,220
Included in the grants for the year ended December 31, 2020 are approximately 250,000 PSUs that have a performance
criteria tied to the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA profitability target. The grant date fair value per share of the PSUs granted in the
year ended December 31, 2020 was $27.14. Compensation cost associated with these PSUs are recognized based on the estimated
number of shares that the Company ultimately expects will vest and amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period
as these PSUs consist of only one tranche. If in the future, situations indicate that it is not probable that we will achieve the
performance criteria, then no further compensation cost will be recorded and any previous costs will be reversed.
The fair value as of the respective vesting dates of RSUs that vested during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was
$700.9 million and $1.8 billion, respectively. No RSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2018. In connection with RSUs
that vested in the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company withheld 551,372 shares and remitted tax liabilities of $20.2 million
on behalf of the RSU holders to the relevant tax authorities in cash. In connection with RSUs that vested in the year ended December
31, 2019, the Company withheld 10,777,331 shares and remitted tax liabilities of $719.5 million on behalf of the RSU holders to the
relevant tax authorities in cash.
Effective in the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company changed the default tax withholding method for RSUs from the net
settlement method to the sell-to-cover method. As a result, no shares were withheld to settle tax withholding obligations for RSUs that
vested and settled in the fourth quarter of 2019. The tax withholding obligations for RSUs held by Section 16 officers of the Company
that vest and settle after December 31, 2019 will revert to the net settlement method.
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In March 2019, the Company’s board of directors adopted, and the Company’s stockholders approved, the 2019 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP went into effect on March 27, 2019. Subject to any limitations contained therein, the
ESPP allows eligible employees to contribute, through payroll deductions, up to 15% of their eligible compensation to purchase the
Company’s Class A common stock at a discounted price per share. The ESPP provides for consecutive, overlapping 12-month
offering periods, subject to certain reset provisions as defined in the plan. The initial offering period ran from March 28, 2019 through
June 30, 2020.
A total of 6,000,000 shares of Class A common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the ESPP and on January 1,
2020, an additional 3,025,957 shares of Class A common stock were reserved for issuance under the ESPP. As of December 31, 2020,
1,296,206 shares of Class A common stock have been purchased under the 2019 ESPP. The number of shares reserved under the 2019
ESPP will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2020 in a number of shares equal to
the least of (i) 7,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) one percent of the outstanding shares of all classes of the Company’s
common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) an amount determined by the administrator of the 2019
ESPP.
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Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statements of operations for the periods
indicated as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
Cost of revenue
Operations and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
$
28,743 $
81,321 $
15,829
325,624
23,385
172,226
75,212
971,941
72,046
398,791
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
565,807 $
1,599,311 $
501
177
4,107
261
3,531
8,577
In conjunction with one of the acquisitions in 2018, the Company issued 241,390 shares of restricted stock awards to
executives of an acquired company with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $11.4 million. These restricted stock awards are fully
vested as of the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company recorded $4.2 million, $6.0 million and $1.4 million as compensation
related to these vested restricted stock awards which is included in research and development expense in the consolidated statement of
operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020 there are no remaining unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock options and
restricted stock awards. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was $3.9 million and $9.6 million of unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested stock options and restricted stock awards, which was recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.7 years
and 1.6 years, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020, the total unrecognized compensation cost was $905.6 million. The Company expects to recognize
this expense over the remaining weighted-average period of approximately 2.4 years. The Company recognizes compensation expense
on the RSUs granted prior to the effectiveness of its IPO Registration Statement on March 28, 2019 using the accelerated attribution
method. All RSUs granted after March 28, 2019 vest on the satisfaction of a service-based condition only. The Company recognizes
compensation expense for such RSUs upon a straight-line basis over their requisite service periods.
12. Tender Offer
In March 2018, the Company facilitated a tender offer whereby an existing stockholder and affiliated entities (the Purchaser)
would purchase up to an aggregate of 2,207,792 shares of common stock for $38.50 per share in cash from certain equity holders
(including then-current employees). The Company engaged a third-party broker to facilitate an auction process whereby the Purchaser
was selected. At the time of the tender offer, the fair value of the Company’s common stock was equal to the tender offer price. Sellers
holding options were permitted to cashless exercise options in connection with their participation in the tender offer. The tender offer
closed in April 2018 and an aggregate of 1,523,532 shares of common stock were tendered for $58.7 million.
13. Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes for the periods indicated are as follows (in thousands):
United States
Foreign
Loss before income taxes
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
(1,804,623) $
(2,600,858) $
(900,642)
7,232
973
(9,955)
$
(1,797,391) $
(2,599,885) $
(910,597)
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The provision for income taxes for the periods indicated are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
Current provision
Federal
State
Foreign
Total current
Deferred provision
Federal
State
Foreign
Total deferred
$
$
— $
— $
1,201
1,156
2,704
1,901
2,357 $
4,605 $
(36,375)
(9,534)
(982)
(46,891)
(269)
(891)
(1,089)
(2,249)
Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes
$
(44,534) $
2,356 $
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rates to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
—
1,250
116
1,366
—
—
(628)
(628)
738
Provision at federal statutory rate
State, net of federal benefit
Permanent tax adjustments
Stock-based compensation
Convertible senior notes
Change in valuation allowance
Other adjustments
Provision for income taxes
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
21.0 %
21.0 %
21.0 %
3.2
(1.0)
1.0
2.7
(24.0)
(0.3)
2.6 %
7.6
(0.4)
9.9
—
(38.1)
(0.2)
(0.2) %
6.0
(0.8)
0.8
—
(27.6)
0.5
(0.1) %
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes at the enacted rates. The significant
components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands):
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards
Insurance reserves
Accrued and other liabilities
Total deferred tax assets
Less: Valuation allowance
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
Deferred tax liabilities:
State income taxes
Operating lease right of use assets
Convertible senior notes
Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets
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December 31,
2020
2019
$
1,697,745 $
1,173,732
282,857
395,425
391,250
369,018
2,376,027
1,934,000
(2,144,548)
(1,751,118)
231,479
182,882
(108,250)
(75,271)
(46,324)
(92,585)
(88,376)
—
(229,845)
(180,961)
$
1,634 $
1,921
A reconciliation of the valuation allowance is as follows (in thousands):
Beginning balance
Net changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities
Ending balance
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
1,751,118 $
761,728 $
393,430
989,390
$
2,144,548 $
1,751,118 $
507,274
254,454
761,728
The valuation allowance increased by $393.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the increase of
$989.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company believes that, based on a number of factors, the available
objective evidence creates sufficient uncertainty regarding the realizability of the deferred tax assets such that a valuation allowance
has been recorded. These factors include the Company’s history of net losses since its inception.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had U.S. federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately
$6.2 billion, $5.4 billion and $3.4 million, respectively.
The federal net operating loss carryforwards generated through December 31, 2017 expire at various dates beginning in 2030
and will continue to expire through 2037, while federal net operating loss carryforwards generated in 2018 or later do not expire. The
state net operating loss carryovers will begin to expire in 2022 and will continue to expire through 2039. The foreign net operating loss
carryovers will begin to expire in 2037. Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards are subject to various limitations due to the
ownership change limitations provided by Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 382 and similar state provisions.
The Company files income tax returns with the U.S. federal government, various state jurisdictions and certain foreign
jurisdictions. The Company’s tax returns in all jurisdictions remain open to examination.
The Company began having foreign operations in fiscal year 2017. At that time and prior to the enactment of the Tax Act, the
Company had indefinite investment assertion on all of its undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries. As a result of the enactment
of the Tax Act, the Company has reevaluated its historic assertion and continues to assert these earnings to be indefinitely reinvested.
The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax benefits as part of the income tax
provision and include accrued interest and penalties with the related income tax liability on the Company’s consolidated balance
sheets. To date, the Company has not recognized any interest and penalties in its consolidated statements of operations, nor has it
accrued for or made payments for interest and penalties. The Company has no material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31,
2020, 2019 and 2018.
14. Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period, less shares subject to repurchase. The diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all
potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. For purposes of this calculation, redeemable convertible
preferred stock, stock options, RSUs, PSUs, the 2025 Notes, restricted stock awards, stock purchase rights granted under the
Company’s ESPP, and early exercised stock options are considered to be common stock equivalents but are excluded from the
calculation of diluted net loss per share when including them has an anti-dilutive effect. Basic and diluted net loss per share are the
same for each class of common stock because they are entitled to the same liquidation and dividend rights.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated (in thousands,
except per share data):
Net loss
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2019
2018
$
(1,752,857) $
(2,602,241) $
(911,335)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted
312,175
227,498
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$
(5.61) $
(11.44) $
21,176
(43.04)
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The following potentially dilutive outstanding shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the
periods presented because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect, or issuance of such shares is contingent upon the
satisfaction of certain conditions which were not satisfied by the end of the period (in thousands):
Restricted stock units
2025 Notes(1)
Stock options
Performance based restricted stock units
ESPP
Restricted stock awards
Redeemable convertible preferred stock (on an if-converted basis)
Early exercised options
Total
_______________
As of December 31,
2020
2019
2018
33,428
19,471
1,919
175
89
—
—
—
41,685
—
2,957
—
—
94
—
—
46,433
—
13,818
—
—
220
219,176
—
55,082
44,736
279,647
(1)
In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Notes, the Company entered into Capped Calls, which were not included for purposes of calculating the number
of diluted shares outstanding, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The Capped Calls are expected to reduce the potential dilution to the Company's
common stock (or, in the event a conversion of the 2025 Notes is settled in cash, to reduce its cash payment obligation) in the event that at the time of
conversion of the 2025 Notes the Company's common stock price exceeds the conversion price of the 2025 Notes.
15. Related-Party Transactions
During each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company purchased certain advertising-related and other
services in the amount of $18.1 million and $92.4 million, respectively, from a company that is affiliated with a significant stockholder
of the Company, which was recorded to cost of revenue and sales and marketing expenses in the consolidated statements of operations
based on the nature of the services. This entity ceased to be a related party in April 2019.
During each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company purchased certain marketing services in the
amount of $1.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively, from two companies owned by a significant stockholder of the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the amounts purchased from these related parties as included in the consolidated statement
of operations were immaterial.
As of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, amounts due from and to these related parties as included in the consolidated
balance sheets were immaterial.
The Company's remaining transactions with related parties were immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019
and 2018.
16. 401(k) Plan
The Company adopted a 401(k) Plan that qualifies as a deferred salary arrangement under Section 401 of the IRC. Under the
401(k) Plan, participating employees may defer a portion of their pretax earnings not to exceed the maximum amount allowable. The
Company does not make contributions for eligible employees.
17. Restructuring
April 2020 Restructuring Plan
In April 2020, the Company announced a restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses and adjust cash flows in light of the
ongoing economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business. As a result of the
restructuring plan, which was substantially completed in the second quarter of 2020, the Company recognized a stock-based
compensation benefit related to the reversal of previously recognized stock-based compensation expenses for unvested stock awards,
primarily related to RSUs granted prior to the effectiveness of its IPO Registration Statement on March 28, 2019 using the accelerated
attribution method, of $72.7 million. This was offset by a $22.9 million charge related to the accelerated vesting of certain equity
awards for employees who were terminated, resulting in a net stock-based compensation benefit of $49.8 million. Additionally, the
Company recognized other restructuring charges including severance and other employee costs of $32.1 million as well as lease
termination and other restructuring charges of $3.1 million. As a result of the above, the Company recognized a net restructuring
benefit of $14.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2020.
The following table summarizes the above restructuring related charges (benefits) by line item within the Company’s
consolidated statements of operations where they were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
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Cost of revenue
Operation and support
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Total
November 2020 Restructuring Plan
Stock-Based
Compensation Benefit
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
Lease Termination
and Other Costs
Total
$
(4,237) $
(2,830)
(37,082)
(1,626)
(4,031)
2,010 $
8,281
11,706
3,071
7,062
1,529 $
1,060
—
—
539
(698)
6,511
(25,376)
1,445
3,570
$
(49,806) $
32,130 $
3,128 $
(14,548)
In November 2020, the Company announced an additional restructuring plan to reduce operating expenses and adjust cash
flows in light of the ongoing economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Company’s business.
As a result of the restructuring plan, which was substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recognized a
severance and other employee costs of $1.5 million. This was offset by a stock based compensation benefit of $0.1 million due to the
accelerated vesting of certain equity awards for employees who were terminated. As a result, the Company recognized net
restructuring costs of $1.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, the remaining liability for restructuring related costs was immaterial.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on
such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our management, under the supervision of our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 based on the framework in
Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31,
2020.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included in Item 8
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to
Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020 that materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, do not expect that our disclosure
controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system
are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls
must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include
the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential
future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with
policies or procedures may deteriorate. Due to inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or
fraud may occur and not be detected.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
PART III
The information required by this item, including information about our Directors, Executive Officers and Audit Committee
and Code of Conduct, is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
which will be filed with the SEC, no later than 120 days after December 31, 2020.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2020.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2020.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2020.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2020.
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
1. Financial Statements
PART IV
The following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedules
All other schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the required information is otherwise
included.
3. Exhibits
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or are incorporated herein by reference, in each
case as indicated below.
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Exhibit
Number
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
10.1
10.2+
10.3+
10.4+
10.5+
10.6+
10.7+
10.8+
10.9+
10.10+
10.11+
10.12+
10.13(i)
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.1
3/18/2019
3/1/2019
2/28/2020
5/15/2020
001-38846
001-38846
001-38846
4.2
5/15/2020
333-229996
10.1
3/1/2019
EXHIBIT INDEX
Incorporated by Reference
Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing Date
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
registrant.
10-Q
001-38846
3.1
5/14/2019
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, as amended, as
currently in effect.
8-K
001-38846
3.1
4/10/2020
Form of Class A common stock certificate of the registrant.
S-1/A
333-229996
Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement among the
registrant and certain holders of its capital stock, dated as of June
27, 2018.
S-1
333-229996
Description of Capital Stock.
Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2020, between Lyft, Inc. and U.S.
Bank National Association, as trustee.
Form of 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (included in
Exhibit 4.4).
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the registrant and
each of its directors and executive officers.
10-K
8-K
8-K
S-1
Lyft, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements. S-1/A
333-229996
10.2
3/18/2019
Lyft, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related form
agreements, as amended and restated as of December 2, 2019.
10-K
001-38846
10.3
2/28/2020
Lyft, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements. S-1/A
333-229996
10.4
3/18/2019
Lyft, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements. S-1/A
333-229996
10.5
3/18/2019
Lyft, Inc. Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan.
Lyft, Inc. Outside Director Compensation Policy.
Employment Letter Agreement between the registrant and Logan
Green, dated as of March 12, 2019.
Employment Letter Agreement between the registrant and John
Zimmer, dated as of March 14, 2019.
Employment Letter Agreement between the registrant and Kristin
Sverchek, dated as of March 8, 2019.
Employment Letter Agreement between the registrant and Brian
Roberts, dated as of March 13, 2019.
Employment Letter Agreement between the registrant and Eisar
Lipkovitz, dated as of July 2, 2019.
Office Lease between the registrant and SPF China Basin
Holdings, LLC, dated as of April 8, 2016 as amended on
September 27, 2017, May 31, 2018, June 11, 2018 and September
24, 2018.
S-1
S-1
333-229996
10.6
3/1/2019
333-229996
10.7
3/1/2019
S-1/A
333-229996
10.8
3/18/2019
S-1/A
333-229996
10.9
3/18/2019
S-1/A
333-229996
10.10
3/18/2019
S-1/A
333-229996
10.11
3/18/2019
10-Q
001-38846
10.1
5/08/2020
S-1/A
333-229996
10.14
3/18/2019
10.13(ii)
Fifth Amendment to Office Lease between the registrant and SPF
China Basin Holdings, LLC, dated as of November 18, 2019.
10-K
001-38846
10.14
(ii)
2/28/2020
10.14
10.15+
10.16+
Sublease between the registrant and Dropbox, Inc., dated as of
February 23, 2016.
S-1/A
333-229996
10.15
3/18/2019
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Lyft, Inc.
2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
10-Q
001-38846
10.1
11/12/2020
Form of Subscription Agreement under the Lyft, Inc. 2019
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10-Q
001-38846
10.2
11/12/2020
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10.17
Form of Capped Call Transaction Confirmation.
8-K
001-38846
10.2
5/15/2020
21.1
23.1
24.1
31.1
31.2
32.1†
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List of subsidiaries of the registrant.
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm.
Power of Attorney (included in signature pages hereto).
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange
Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange
Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The following financial information from Lyft, Inc.’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting
Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018; (ii)
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018; (iii)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019;
(iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018; (v) Consolidated
Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and
Stockholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2020, 2019, and 2018; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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The cover page from Lyft, Inc’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2020, formatted in iXBRL (included
as Exhibit 101).
_______________
+
†
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 that accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K are deemed furnished and not
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Lyft, Inc.
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or
after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has
duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
Date: March 1, 2021
LYFT, INC.
By:
/s/ Logan Green
Logan Green
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Logan Green, John Zimmer and Brian Roberts, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for such individual in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
the individual’s substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
President and Vice Chair
March 1, 2021
/s/ Logan Green
Logan Green
/s/ John Zimmer
John Zimmer
/s/ Brian Roberts
Brian Roberts
/s/ Lisa Blackwood-Kapral
Lisa Blackwood-Kapral
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
/s/ Prashant (Sean) Aggarwal
Chair
Prashant (Sean) Aggarwal
/s/ Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett
/s/ David Lawee
David Lawee
/s/ Ann Miura-Ko
Ann Miura-Ko
Director
Director
Director
/s/ Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter
Director
Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter
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