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Etsy Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since November 3, 2022.

Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Etsy Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Revenue 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Cost of revenue -29.34 -29.30 -29.86 -29.14 -28.86 -28.17 -25.95 -24.42 -26.62 -25.98 -36.14 -33.64 -34.83 -32.36 -31.10 -28.55 -31.22 -34.30 -34.15 -32.45 -34.20 -35.13 -35.77
Gross profit 70.66% 70.70% 70.14% 70.86% 71.14% 71.83% 74.05% 75.58% 73.38% 74.02% 63.86% 66.36% 65.17% 67.64% 68.90% 71.45% 68.78% 65.70% 65.85% 67.55% 65.80% 64.87% 64.23%
Marketing -24.77 -28.04 -26.63 -28.47 -24.78 -31.66 -27.46 -34.14 -28.08 -26.75 -21.27 -31.12 -25.31 -25.40 -20.93 -31.68 -26.28 -21.86 -21.66 -25.38 -22.11 -27.06 -24.21
Product development -18.17 -17.45 -15.45 -11.51 -13.81 -11.68 -9.75 -8.29 -10.17 -10.55 -16.57 -13.22 -16.40 -15.88 -14.73 -14.27 -16.24 -17.80 -17.14 -13.05 -15.94 -21.39 -18.70
General and administrative -12.54 -12.82 -13.50 -11.04 -16.82 -11.65 -9.48 -7.02 -8.96 -8.93 -14.90 -12.74 -16.27 -16.50 -14.55 -10.76 -13.80 -16.40 -15.63 -13.37 -20.77 -27.94 -23.49
Goodwill impairment -175.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Asset impairment charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating expenses -231.27% -58.30% -55.58% -51.03% -55.41% -54.99% -46.69% -49.44% -47.21% -46.23% -52.74% -57.09% -57.98% -57.78% -50.22% -56.71% -56.32% -56.06% -54.44% -54.13% -58.82% -76.39% -66.40%
Income (loss) from operations -160.61% 12.40% 14.56% 19.84% 15.73% 16.85% 27.36% 26.13% 26.17% 27.79% 11.12% 9.27% 7.19% 9.86% 18.69% 14.74% 12.46% 9.64% 11.41% 13.42% 6.98% -11.52% -2.17%
Other income (expense), net 0.97 0.10 0.29 0.30 0.01 -0.63 1.29 -1.30 -6.15 -1.59 -6.87 -0.85 -2.09 -0.82 -0.12 -3.31 -2.75 -6.15 -0.68 -0.02 5.47 13.72 0.65
Income (loss) before income taxes -159.64% 12.50% 14.84% 20.13% 15.74% 16.21% 28.64% 24.83% 20.02% 26.20% 4.25% 8.43% 5.10% 9.04% 18.56% 11.44% 9.71% 3.49% 10.74% 13.40% 12.45% 2.19% -1.52%
(Provision) benefit for income taxes -2.36 -0.01 0.02 2.40 1.15 2.36 -2.54 -0.77 0.30 -3.71 1.24 3.16 2.38 1.02 0.08 9.19 3.52 -0.94 -0.01 19.44 11.81 9.28 1.09
Net income (loss) -162.00% 12.50% 14.87% 22.53% 16.89% 18.58% 26.11% 24.06% 20.32% 22.49% 5.49% 11.59% 7.48% 10.06% 18.65% 20.62% 13.23% 2.55% 10.72% 32.84% 24.25% 11.47% -0.43%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).


An analysis of the common-size income statement reveals a period of significant margin expansion followed by a substantial non-cash impairment event in late 2022. From 2017 through early 2022, the company demonstrated a consistent ability to scale its operations, improving its gross margin and optimizing operating expenses as a percentage of revenue.

Gross Margin Performance
Gross profit margins exhibited an upward trajectory, rising from approximately 64% in early 2017 to peak at 75.58% by December 31, 2020. This improvement was driven by a reduction in the cost of revenue, which decreased from a range of 34-36% in the early periods to lows of approximately 24% during the 2020 fiscal year. By the third quarter of 2022, the gross profit margin stabilized at 70.66%, indicating a sustainable improvement over the 2017 baseline.
Operating Expense Dynamics
Marketing expenses show strong seasonality, with peaks consistently occurring in the fourth quarter of each year, often exceeding 30% of revenue. General and administrative expenses showed the most significant efficiency gains, dropping from a peak of 27.94% in June 2017 to as low as 7.02% in December 2020, suggesting effective operational scaling. Product development costs also trended downward from 2017 levels, though a slight increase back toward 18% was observed by September 30, 2022.
Operating Income and Profitability
Operating income transitioned from negative territory in early 2017 to a period of robust profitability between 2019 and 2021, with margins peaking at 27.36% in March 2021. However, this trend was abruptly reversed in the third quarter of 2022, where operating income fell to -160.61% of revenue. This collapse was exclusively driven by a massive goodwill impairment charge representing 175.79% of quarterly revenue.
Net Income Trends
Net income mirrored the volatility of operating results. After a period of stability and growth—reaching a peak of 32.84% in December 2017 and maintaining double-digit margins through most of 2020 and 2021—the bottom line suffered a severe deficit in September 30, 2022, resulting in a net loss of 162.00% of revenue. Excluding the one-time impairment charge, the core operational profitability remained positive throughout the analyzed period.

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