Exhibit 99.3
EverQuote Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results
| • | | Second Quarter Revenue of $68.0 million |
| • | | Second Quarter Variable Marketing Margin of $24.7 million |
| • | | Company Announces Sale of Health Insurance Vertical Assets |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 7, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EverQuote, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVER), a leading online insurance marketplace, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
“In the second quarter, EverQuote reported revenue of $68.0 million and Variable Marketing Margin, or VMM, of $24.7 million, a record high as a percentage of revenue,” said Jayme Mendal, CEO of EverQuote. “During the quarter, we made a number of strategic decisions to position EverQuote to emerge from a prolonged auto insurance downturn in a clear leadership position. We restructured our operations, eliminating approximately 30% of positions company-wide, decided to exit our health insurance vertical and its associated direct to consumer agency (DTCA), and scaled-down our DTCA serving our auto and home insurance markets.
“While the restructuring was catalyzed by the ‘lower-for-longer auto insurance outlook,’ the decisions we made were the result of a deeper assessment of our operations, markets and feedback from carrier and agent partners. As we streamline our business, we are also investing in the most capital efficient and high ROI portions of our operations. We are placing greater emphasis on leveraging our most differentiated assets to accelerate our path to providing compelling value for insurance provider partners, consumers and shareholders,” concluded Mr. Mendal.
Subsequent to the close of the second quarter, EverQuote sold certain assets of its health insurance vertical to MyPlanAdvocate Insurance Solutions Inc., for $13.2 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments, and MyPlanAdvocate’s assumption of certain liabilities relating to the health insurance vertical. The transaction closed on August 1, 2023. Included in the sale was the $32.2 million commissions receivable as of June 30, 2023, which were expected to be collected over the next seven years. We expect to take a non-cash charge in Q3 related to the sale of these assets.
“Our team continues to focus on what we can control by taking decisive action to judiciously manage expenses and strengthen our balance sheet,” said Joseph Sanborn, CFO of EverQuote. “By streamlining our operations and adopting a relatively more asset-light model, we believe EverQuote will be well positioned to capitalize on our market opportunity with the normalization of the auto insurance industry.”
Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:
(All comparisons are relative to the second quarter of 2022)
| • | | Total revenue of $68.0 million, a decrease of 33%. |
| • | | Automotive insurance vertical revenue of $49.7 million, a decrease of 39%. |
| • | | Revenue from other insurance verticals, which includes home and renters, life, and health insurance, decreased 11% to $18.2 million. |
| • | | Variable Marketing Margin of $24.7 million, a decrease of 26%. |
| • | | GAAP net loss increased to a loss of $13.2 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $3.8 million. |
| • | | Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $(2.1) million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $1.4 million. |
| • | | Due to the actions taken to reduce its workforce and the exit of its health insurance vertical the Company incurred a $3.8 million restructuring charge in the second quarter. |
Third Quarter 2023 Outlook:
For the third quarter 2023, EverQuote anticipates revenue, Variable Marketing Margin and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges:
| • | | Revenue of $51 - $56 million. |