Lyft (LYFT)


August 9, 2023

LYFT: Producing Some Post-Restructuring Progress

By Steven Fox

We adjust our 2023E EBITDA forecasts for Lyft (LYFT; $11.56; E/W) from $233mm (5.6% of sales) to $190mm (4.4% of sales) after the company produced somewhat of a Q2 beat, albeit accompanied by some relatively…

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August 8, 2023

LYFT: First Look at Q2 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Lyft (LYFT; $11.56; E/W) reported Q2 sales of $1,021mm (+2% QoQ and +3% YoY), which compared to our $1,000mm and the Street’s $1,022mm. Adjusted EBITDA was a profit of $41mm (4.0% of sales), which was…

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July 24, 2023

LYFT: One Big Wild Card of a Q2 Print Coming

By Steven Fox

Lyft shares (LYFT; $11.67; E/W) are +35% since its post-Q1 results plunge on May 5th that left the Street with a lot more questions than answers as to how new CEO Risher plans to lower…

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May 31, 2023

LYFT: Support for a Multimodal Story

By Steven Fox

We reviewed Lyft’s (LYFT; $9.02; E/W) third annual Multimodal Report, which was published on Friday (5/26). The report provided a series of incremental proof points for the significant opportunity we still see for Lyft to…

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May 17, 2023

LYFT: And Now a New CFO

By Steven Fox

Last night, Lyft (LYFT; $8.24; E/W) announced CFO Elaine Paul, who just joined in January of last year, is now stepping down from her role effective Friday (5/19). This news does not come entirely as…

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May 8, 2023

LYFT: Starts Down the Restructuring Road

By Steven Fox

The shares of Lyft (LYFT; $8.63; E/W) sunk 19% on Friday after it provided another less than satisfying outlook as part of its first investor call since David Risher took over as CEO (“Founders Step…

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April 28, 2023

LYFT: Lots of Wild Cards Into Earnings

By Steven Fox

Frankly, it is hard to know what to fully expect when Lyft (LYFT; $10.20; E/W) hosts its Q1 call next Thursday (5/4 after market) given a recent CEO change (from co-founders to a Board member)…

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April 23, 2023

LYFT: Big Changes Coming from New CEO

By Steven Fox

On Friday (4/20), the shares of Lyft (LYFT; $10.44; E/W) traded up 6% after the company disclosed mid-day through a blog post from new CEO David Risher, aimed at the company’s employees, that it was…

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March 28, 2023

LYFT: Founders Step Down

By Steven Fox

Last night, Lyft (LYFT; $9.60; E/W) surprisingly announced that co-founders Logan Green (CEO) and John Zimmer (President) are stepping down from full-time executive management positions into non-executive roles as Chair and Vice Chair of the…

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March 1, 2023

LYFT: 10-K Tidbits

By Steven Fox

We reviewed Lyft’s (LYFT; $9.94; E/W) 10-K, which was filed on Monday (2/27). The document further highlighted how rising insurance costs and newly required reserve adjustments pressured the company’s cost of revenue and thus adjusted…

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February 10, 2023

LYFT: Reducing Rating to Equal-Weight

By Steven Fox

We reduce our rating on Lyft shares (LYFT; $16.22) from Outperform to Equal-Weight after Q1E guidance disappointed the Street and management backed off prior 2024E EBITDA targets of $1B, established just two quarters ago, that…

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February 9, 2023

LYFT: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Lyft (LYFT; $16.22; O/P) reported Q4 sales of $1,175mm (+12% QoQ and +21% YoY), which was ahead of our $1,155mm and the Street’s $1,154mm. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of ($248mm) after the company revised…

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February 6, 2023

LYFT: Builds on Rider Monetization Efforts

By Steven Fox

Last Thursday (2/2), TechCrunch reported that Lyft (LYFT; $17.43; O/P) is planning to unveil a next-generation dockable e-scooter along with new docking stations, which it reported is planned to start rolling out later this month….

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February 1, 2023

LYFT: Still Room for Further Share Price Recovery

By Steven Fox

Lyft shares (LYFT; $16.30; O/P) still look attractive to us ahead of its Q4 results and outlook, scheduled for next Thursday (2/9 after market), even after considering a recent 48% YTD rally to 1.0X 2023E…

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January 9, 2023

LYFT: Good Timing to Catch a Lyft

By Steven Fox

We still see favorable risk/reward around the shares of Lyft (LYFT; $11.94; O/P), especially with tax loss selling season in the rear-view mirror and current valuations even after the stock’s 7% jump last week (e.g.,…

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