CVNA - Earnings call transcript Q2 2022

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Operator

Hello and welcome to the Carvana Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. Please note, this event is being recorded. to of conference Investor like Levin, to now President Vice Relations. would turn over the Mike I Please go ahead.

Mike Levin

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Ernie Garcia

and joining the for thanks Mike Thanks all call.

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Mark Jenkins

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Operator

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Zach Fadem

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Ernie Garcia

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Zach Fadem

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Mark Jenkins

Sure.

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Operator

comes from go Zackfia Sharon question of next The William Blair. Please ahead.

Sharon Zackfia

as you longer shifted focus to is like reconditioning reconditioned cars quarter the wanted then a given the in within lag cost, company how work a terms good And to I'm it there's now But I afternoon. secondarily timing a kind was done you as the structure A the organization? on the question no today running to second delta. and Hi, first quarter. I in similar that today transported here. of improvement? inbound And transport. is have on $XXX assuming you've know incentive changed just where and of obviously

Ernie Garcia

if take you'd try those to Sure. Mark. and feel to then in free like I'll jump

we of started with So, the COGS expenses of I lot of a middle first really these to in changes May. think make kind

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over up will those time. show so And

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Operator

Michael of Evercore go next ISI. Montani question The Please ahead. from comes

Michael Montani

Hey, question. thanks for taking the

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Ernie Garcia

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Michael Montani

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Ernie Garcia

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Operator

from Chris ahead. is BNP Bottiglieri of question Please next go Paribas. The Exane

Chris Bottiglieri

guys. Hey,

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Mark Jenkins

that take one. I'll Sure.

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Christ Bottiglieri

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Ernest Garcia

Sure.

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Operator

Jonas of Morgan comes Please Stanley. question from go next The Adam ahead.

Adam Jonas

million. working very in just that believe number capital question Hey, inventory, a I of includes about everybody. I which specifically just course, $XXX had about declined substantially there. ADESA

I'm wrong. me, if correct So

and of of feel what couple like is you're a question. some IRC -- that bottlenecks -- flow or and normal level order quarters normal issues of of it a more it kind a now you you that last just have see with? kind making that is that My is the you your need was of in want? from at you to first volume or to the year the level, So finish is as Was between to COVID again achieve up do correcting do kind and there the to out

Mark Jenkins

Sure.

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meaningfully So reduce did quarter-over-quarter. inventory we

that inventory. from have doesn't material ADESA doesn't impacts include note a any As who

to related that's just So Carvana.

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inventory continue in our with we'll think do business. rest to of I with so size get aligned the And lower that line to targets just the

as lots that's of do got to point. away we our out think we've more I one think So of get move I reconditioning. inventory from third-party opportunities

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Adam Jonas

clear. very That's

Just how and a follow-up then that XQ of have end you of the housekeeping. in compared at to How XQ? terms many units cars in Thanks. inventory did

Mark Jenkins

Sure.

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Operator

Jones with comes question ahead. next go JMP from Securities. Please Nick The

Nick Jones

taking Hi. I I two Thanks if could. the guess for question.

think increases. not to we second I guess, passing the How of impact, might I question, through efficiency On the to a time? And buffers title in then that registration, guess, and structural rid and you you of that the conversion passing in States? the fund to do Thanks. hurdle this a related about when certain drive states going over was of more time is bullet there there start And that kind about, expect should persist? that's how through? cost Can you get

Ernie Garcia

big they'll answer. themselves lend are questions, Sure. Those to two long

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Operator

The next Seth of Securities. go ahead. from question is Wedbush Basham Please

Seth Basham

the Thanks a a asked. I thanks question lot last all was question and information. great have follow-up and good the after that for evening,

the you of where there currently challenges? are any to challenges, secondly, relates that then vehicles vehicles don't have currently there are any clean issues sell it with registration those to titling selling not as states able because are First titles? And

Ernie Garcia

Sure.

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Seth Basham

channel mix to Great. the financing talk follow-up with the that? what's shift quarter? your in the availability How your you Ally? agreement? whole And would receivables sell about in a that And as the potentially remaining second sell can third loans some then What's business, on finance quarter you much the driving decision for to

Ernie Garcia

Sure.

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Mark Jenkins

so question remaining. the agreement on has then upsized March $X.X of most in capacity And about capacity, and with our Ally was billion recently

Operator

The with next Rajat Please question Gupta JPMorgan. ahead. comes go from

Rajat Gupta

for so had taking all SG&A. on the the color questions Great. Thanks for far. questions a just on call I the of and earlier follow-up one provided on the

particularly tempering lot further, the you to when happens even of about One should growth and trying to you what -- like I the to other $X,XXX lower once have you level? ad had reduced growth get you company target? a the follow-up. some will a Thanks. we of what's of for that SG&A how recently? the some the growth spending address you're kind And is get of So reduce we context that questions think get the is $X,XXX in initiatives get that continue to recently algorithm that the to What

Ernie Garcia

Sure.

we I do keep get $X,XXX when So think short the what we going. do answer on to we as

plan. I of the think is kind

$X,XXX. So we hit about history. times we've in where the first company's That's to from many are the that talk before level walk let's a

can don't minds there's question least so not to at think we get $X,XXX. about or big a And I in our whether

locations $X,XXX? across I can those think functions do hundreds We we have locations. quickly of and to the responsibly is get many question how

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get the think more a pace at function we stretch think we I But we we about basically goal year there. can this question is of whether there. then can of the responsibly -- believe the so of goal at which not that And the $X,XXX end a get or

$X,XXX long-term think from down look just it's I that I to think as driving about and we beyond $X,XXX additional model, midterm goal kind of our of to efficiencies. the

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before. we So enhancements, than this ourselves across goals we're as improvements group those build that think product that better per move $X,XXX and of outperform inside prioritized positioning think through ever unit. up the company goal every that concrete of have kind we we've to period process We we to now where midterm our

of based probably means prioritize, what where get we had inform growth that actual for of of put the that's and the a then, which models teams these to just And across projects and shift growth, kind converting model. of I across us bottoms-up I But we we focus business. question to all kind the our into there. impact on think terms financial long-term we've products projects and to in now our have it are different biggest in effort think always

with of company being kind do drive down, to as work ways increase and the work means about in levels, expenses And proportionate of as is lower sales way that we growth units is impact amount about any least expenses less lower there's work there amount I think given by your done per because that the represent think the we work way of grow we positive. to SG&A a think unit. in many by probably we it think that amount to kind it I same to so, unit. simplest more. the And It to at per And the means think get to at unit that's can takes to I are they inside that expectation sell of the least those the again, our or

progress. we're I these our in of about are going progress I But and goals kind very excited to more have that about really And I think on I gaining on term. the focused and what think path a think, a make kind a good we're it. we're lot making extremely We we're medium But efficiency team the growth as of efficiency of recognizes today. mean focused. So and we're excited undoubtedly is to lot for said

Rajat Gupta

maybe just follow-up a Got on the it. SG&A. And

the more are way what who of corporate dissect involved employee terms share and you. help you you to metrics costs get financing sale that there, the time in or And do comp for hours you to to per year? Thank or or of something employees where is efficiency benefits of that you around are the as line, for personnel-related can a actual your transaction? there Within buy-sell today? the transaction versus us $X,XXX in employee we get of the sort? where so sale And expenses some the can are $X,XXX expect Any next part target

Mark Jenkins

one of Sure. ways. I that a can different hit couple in

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that's think where go. can benchmark it I useful a for

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I that think, for on resources think those I question. and you helpful so are -- hopefully

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the that feeling focused we're -- good think of some internal really about And are way trending. so, I teams are metrics of the they're those all on, those

Operator

Sebastian of next comes The ahead. Colin Please question Baird. go from

Colin Sebastian

I process Thanks. to that long here. think of guess, ask squeezing to for improvements, maybe Good little managing answer in. I me of Thanks a going whole guys. but too the afternoon I takes was about process the sort

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Mark Jenkins

Sure.

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Ernie Garcia

there's And then demand lower-priced think for I certainly cars.

cars that form that's so impacted least cars is something that's that It at industry-wide those kind of out of in far. the far seeking are I that there basically a definitely by true higher-priced economy has think today. thing also taken There's just the probably this dearth less lower-priced are so true.

of a relative cars all cars that able of push those price of expect initiatives sure our for might different prices consumer, are that income including higher also enhancements that direction. it of and kind continuing to it terms in you matter their offsets to than then think demand light to like of dimensions in easier working kind in But when to make a I that cars got make I inexpensive product provide this we're customers a to in afford desirability shifted needs across degree. set would strength environment that across We've the number of the to less with high. difficult So different to say customers cars the diverse cars of fit on but of which cheaper we're

from will that progress area more I progress an where far get made area and we've focused it's to So plan to an us forward. think so that's continue and make going

Operator

from last of Brian Nagel go will The come question Oppenheimer. Please ahead.

Brian Nagel

good Hi, afternoon.

So we're rein to here. down trying I know

ask want that ADESA, maybe there's one with Carvana there's I there with out to a competitors parts. well customers to partners ADESA now of chatter Carvana. regard to historic because been would with owns – question But ADESA I'll So about no with guess now longer business ADESA do or lot two one some – they're

see or would Carvana overall benefits really to its bringing to given just about start enhancement at true point moment think that ADESA seeing for of parameters secondly, then as ADESA that us are breakout I you've business? question the the be the So into the at Carvana? have is of you so there model, and If to we we what point dynamic? what that factored kind that And where is ADESA kind the

Ernie Garcia

we Sure. time. I try to tight on you go are on said as site

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you long ADESA increasing. And benefits pretty I continue hopefully operationally it's when what of a it's that seeing hopefully today time. kind the increasing think I over We're think to quick. relatively terms see already benefits in material. continually of for continual it's expect time are And hopefully, see of to and some

there all revenue, running many, then collaborate year we're to is obviously unlocking to we're solutions as are many many from for that customers shared our to to benefit closer and a lot with of I to kind enhance to excited ADESA. it room of do customers and customers many there's And are to at of logistics that areas more think our cars to to we think excited And there reduce can that cars faster. areas capabilities. are shared plan areas get network I as team drive many there our quickly about at the our that costs, recondition on

Operator

This concludes turn our for question-and-answer would any session. like I to over the conference management back to closing remarks.

Ernie Garcia

call. been the The several and thank the joining for inside Well, ADESA, word used that remarks. have guys everyone you much it in thanks Carvana right. the To dynamic, everything done. All believe, months prepared you have that was Perfect. we I so everyone for last

And has seen always to kind been unbelievable. respond of the people Carvana and any people You way I how think have to think that that. that And have all felt have decide that inside responded I adversity. they

proud not side-by-side If you're with we down I lot to hope progress working keep team, continue make do you're that you of think more. to we're a think quickly. way we've awesome really the and what to that is has we're been exceptional. ask progress ADESA future. making to from of heads a I be I couple grateful times And could you guys. our be The that. for going have. in And you And the the that just then we really is extremely gains that feel doing. couldn't We us that this embraced seeing the both for see we're exciting hopefully for of have but I done now prouder

I think it's showing where and up about results in we're already the excited from can go we here.

to look you. everyone. continuing forward to Thanks next time. to with we We'll you So, work talk

Operator

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Carvana (CVNA) 5 Aug 222022 Q2 Earnings call transcript