Stock Analysis on Net

Etsy Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY)

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

Income Statement 
Quarterly Data

The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.

Etsy Inc., 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 594,469 585,135 579,266 717,139 532,429 528,900 550,646 617,355 451,478 428,737 228,055 269,998 197,947 181,095 169,339 200,028 150,366 132,387 120,912 136,268 106,380 101,692 96,891
Cost of revenue (174,401) (171,421) (172,995) (208,966) (153,660) (148,969) (142,917) (150,780) (120,168) (111,381) (82,416) (90,824) (68,949) (58,605) (52,658) (57,111) (46,947) (45,409) (41,295) (44,220) (36,383) (35,724) (34,659)
Gross profit 420,068 413,714 406,271 508,173 378,769 379,931 407,729 466,575 331,310 317,356 145,639 179,174 128,998 122,490 116,681 142,917 103,419 86,978 79,617 92,048 69,997 65,968 62,232
Marketing (147,242) (164,068) (154,280) (204,198) (131,928) (167,474) (151,204) (210,765) (126,779) (114,707) (48,505) (84,034) (50,098) (45,994) (35,444) (63,362) (39,516) (28,941) (26,194) (34,590) (23,520) (27,521) (23,454)
Product development (108,040) (102,095) (89,476) (82,555) (73,521) (61,753) (53,706) (51,157) (45,908) (45,233) (37,782) (35,701) (32,465) (28,765) (24,947) (28,542) (24,418) (23,568) (20,721) (17,788) (16,958) (21,754) (18,116)
General and administrative (74,544) (74,990) (78,200) (79,171) (89,579) (61,599) (52,182) (43,318) (40,454) (38,276) (33,987) (34,401) (32,203) (29,883) (24,647) (21,524) (20,748) (21,707) (18,904) (18,218) (22,094) (28,411) (22,763)
Goodwill impairment (1,045,022)
Asset impairment charges (3,162)
Operating expenses (1,374,848) (341,153) (321,956) (365,924) (295,028) (290,826) (257,092) (305,240) (213,141) (198,216) (120,274) (154,136) (114,766) (104,642) (85,038) (113,428) (84,682) (74,216) (65,819) (73,758) (62,572) (77,686) (64,333)
Income (loss) from operations (954,780) 72,561 84,315 142,249 83,741 89,105 150,637 161,335 118,169 119,140 25,365 25,038 14,232 17,848 31,643 29,489 18,737 12,762 13,798 18,290 7,425 (11,718) (2,101)
Other income (expense), net 5,763 601 1,672 2,124 58 (3,351) 7,091 (8,028) (27,776) (6,824) (15,672) (2,287) (4,143) (1,479) (206) (6,613) (4,141) (8,137) (817) (24) 5,815 13,950 628
Income (loss) before income taxes (949,017) 73,162 85,987 144,373 83,799 85,754 157,728 153,307 90,393 112,316 9,693 22,751 10,089 16,369 31,437 22,876 14,596 4,625 12,981 18,266 13,240 2,232 (1,473)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes (14,051) (39) 122 17,184 6,131 12,500 (13,962) (4,769) 1,368 (15,891) 2,829 8,540 4,712 1,854 142 18,375 5,298 (1,246) (14) 26,484 12,562 9,437 1,052
Net income (loss) (963,068) 73,123 86,109 161,557 89,930 98,254 143,766 148,538 91,761 96,425 12,522 31,291 14,801 18,223 31,579 41,251 19,894 3,379 12,967 44,750 25,802 11,669 (421)

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).


Revenue Trends
Revenue demonstrated a generally upward trend from March 2017 to December 2020, increasing from approximately $96.9 million to $617.4 million, with some fluctuations in between. A significant surge is evident especially from March 2020 onwards, peaking in December 2020. However, after December 2020, revenue shows variability with a decline and stabilization around $579 million to $594 million in 2022.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased steadily in absolute terms throughout the period, growing from about $34.7 million in early 2017 to over $150.8 million by the end of 2020. The increase accelerated in the latter periods, paralleling revenue growth. Post-2020, cost of revenue remained high, peaking at over $208 million in December 2021 before slightly decreasing in 2022.
Gross Profit
Gross profit followed the revenue trend, increasing markedly from around $62.2 million in March 2017 to a peak exceeding $466.6 million by December 2020. This indicates improved gross margins amid rising sales. Thereafter, gross profit decreased and somewhat stabilized around $406 million to $420 million through 2022, indicating margin pressures or cost increases relative to revenue.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses showed a consistent upward trajectory. Marketing expenses rose from $23.5 million in early 2017 to a high of around $210.8 million by December 2020, reflecting increased spending to support growth. Product development expenses also increased continually from $18.1 million to $51.2 million across the same period. General and administrative expenses rose steadily, with a noticeable sharp increase toward the last quarters of 2021, peaking at nearly $89.6 million. In total, operating expenses grew significantly, especially through 2020 and 2021.
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating income fluctuated initially, with early periods showing losses or modest gains. From late 2017, operating income started to grow and reached substantial positive figures, peaking at around $161.3 million in December 2020. A downturn occurred in 2022, culminating in a major operating loss of -$954.8 million in September 2022 driven primarily by a goodwill impairment charge.
Non-Operating Items and Net Income
Other income and expenses were generally minor and inconsistent, with negative and positive figures interchanging irregularly. Income before taxes showed a similar pattern to operating income but was reduced in some quarters by non-operating losses and tax provisions. Net income exhibited robust growth up to 2020, with peaks exceeding $148.5 million, followed by volatility and a severe loss in the last reported period of -$963.1 million in September 2022, mainly due to impairment charges.
Impairment Charges
Notably, there was a substantial goodwill impairment of over $1 billion reported in late 2022 impacting net results significantly. Additionally, asset impairment charges were recorded in late 2017 but were minor in comparison. These non-cash expenses substantially affected profitability in the recent period.
Summary of Overall Financial Health
Overall, the financial data reflects strong growth in revenue and gross profit through 2020, accompanied by rising operating expenses indicative of investment in marketing, product development, and administration. Operating and net income improved accordingly. Despite these positive trends, the significant impairment recorded in 2022 reversed profitability and highlights challenges or revaluation of assets. The company experienced cost pressures and fluctuated earnings that suggest a need for ongoing efficiency improvements and monitoring of asset valuation.