Porch Group Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

Porch Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter Earnings, Ahead of Expectations

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porch Group, Inc. (“Porch Group” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: PRCH), a homeowners insurance and vertical software platform, today reported fourth quarter results ended December 31, 2023, with total revenue of $114.6 million, which increased 79% compared to the prior year. GAAP net loss of $2.5 million, an improvement from $35.5 million GAAP net loss in the prior year and Adjusted EBITDA of $11.7 million, which increased $25.0 million compared to the prior year.

CEO Summary

“We are excited to share our financial results, far exceeding the second half profitability target we provided around two years ago, with Adjusted EBITDA of $20.5 million in the second half 2023¹. I am proud of the achievements and execution of the team over the last year, which improved profitability in our insurance business, launched important new SaaS products for our customers, and maintained strong cost control. We remain focused on improving profitability and further executing our strategy in 2024,” said Matt Ehrlichman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Founder.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results

• Total revenue of $114.6 million, an increase of 79% or $50.5 million compared to prior year (fourth quarter 2022: $64.1 million), driven by the Insurance segment.
• Revenue less cost of revenue of $79.9 million, 70% of total revenue, an increase of 82% compared to prior year (fourth quarter 2022: $43.9 million, 69% of total revenue). Increase driven by premium per policy increases, underwriting actions, and non-renewal of higher risk policies in the Insurance segment.
• GAAP net loss of $2.5 million, compared to $35.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $11.7 million, a $25.0 million increase from the prior year (fourth quarter 2022: loss of $13.3 million), driven by the Insurance segment and cost control actions.
• Gross written premium for the quarter in our Insurance segment was $112 million with approximately 310 thousand policies in force.
• $397.6 million cash, cash equivalents and investments at December 31, 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Operational Highlights

• 36% gross loss ratio and 49% combined loss ratio, an improvement from prior year driven by underwriting actions, non-renewal of higher risk policies, and the fourth quarter 34% increase in premium per policy.
• Approved in 13 states to use Porch’s unique property data in insurance pricing which improves risk accuracy to provide better priced policies for customers.
• Launching new products continues, with an important new title software product, HVAC micro-warranty and back office software for small inspection companies introduced and additional a new utilities partnership.
• Moving business executing a local full-service offering, which is higher margin and a larger market opportunity.
• Released first ESG report, sharing the foundation for its ESG journey.
• Admitted into Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 2023.

The following tables present financial highlights of the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2023 results compared to the fourth quarter and full year results of 2022 (dollars are in millions):

The following table presents the Company’s key performance indicators ⁽¹⁾.

Balance Sheet Information (unaudited)

The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2023 with cash, cash equivalents and investments of $397.6 million. Of this amount, HOA, Porch’s insurance carrier, held cash and cash equivalents of $207.6 million and investments of $102.8 million. Excluding HOA, Porch held $87.2 million of cash, cash equivalents and investments.

As of December 31, 2023, outstanding principal for convertible debt was $558.3 million. This includes $333.3 million of the 6.75% Senior Secured Convertible Notes due October 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and $225.0 million of 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due September 2026 (the “2026 Notes”).

Post Balance Sheet Events

Following the period end, the Company signed a business collaboration agreement with Aon Corp. and Aon Re, Inc. (“Aon”) to provide a variety of services to Porch Group companies, resulting in payments to Porch of approximately $25 million upfront and an expected approximately $5 million over the following four years. As part of this agreement, the parties also signed a release of claims arising from the Vesttoo fraud. Porch has not released any claims against non-Aon parties related to these matters and intends to vigorously pursue recovery.

The Company completed the sale of EIG, its insurance agency, on January 31, 2024 for $12.2 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. EIG represented approximate $45 million of GWP placed with third party carriers in 2023, which generated approximately $4.7 million of annual commissions. In 2023, EIG’s Adjusted EBITDA loss was approximately $3 million. This divestiture follows testing with third party agencies to compare conversion rates and profitability against EIG. Unit economics and profitability improved as costs associated with running the agency are removed and leveraging partners national footprint.

The Company repurchased $8.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2026 Notes in a private transaction for $3.0 million in cash, or 37.5% of par. Following the close of the transaction, outstanding principal for the 2026 Notes reduced to $217.0 million.

Full Year 2024 Financial Outlook

Full year 2024 guidance is as follows:

Porch Group provides full year 2024 guidance based on current market conditions and expectations. The Company reiterated its Adjusted EBITDA profitability target for 2024 and future years on a full year basis. Guidance assumes a 63% gross loss ratio for the full year 2024, in line with the 5-year weighted average.

Porch Group is not providing reconciliations of expected Adjusted EBITDA for future periods to the most directly comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP because the Company is unable to provide these reconciliations without unreasonable effort because certain information necessary to calculate such measures on a GAAP basis is unavailable or dependent on the timing of future events outside of the Company’s control.

Conference Call

Porch Group management will host a conference call today March 7, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). The call will be accompanied by a slide presentation available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at ir.porchgroup.com. A question-and-answer session will follow management’s prepared remarks.

All are invited to listen to the event by registering for the webinar, a replay of the webinar will also be available. See the Investor Relations section of the Porch Group’s corporate website at ir.porchgroup.com.

About Porch Group

Porch Group, Inc., (“Porch”) is a homeowners insurance and vertical software platform. Porch’s strategy to win in homeowners insurance is to leverage unique data for advantaged underwriting, provide the best services for homebuyers, and protect the whole home. The long-term competitive moats that create this differentiation comes from Porch’s leadership in home services software-as-a-service and its deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies that are key to the home-buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage, and title companies.

To learn more about Porch, visit ir.porchgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management. Although we, Porch Group, Inc., believe that our plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions, or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning our possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events, or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by, or include the words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “forecast,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “plan,” “scheduled,” “anticipate,” “intend,” or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on these statements which speak only as of the date hereof. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, the forward-looking statements in this release do not reflect the potential impact of any divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations that have not been completed as of the date of this release. You should understand that the following important factors, among others, could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements:

• expansion plans and opportunities, and managing growth, to build a consumer brand;
• the incidence, frequency, and severity of weather events, extensive wildfires, and other catastrophes;
• economic conditions, especially those affecting the housing, insurance, and financial markets;
• expectations regarding revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and the ability to achieve and maintain future profitability;
• existing and developing federal and state laws and regulations, including with respect to insurance, warranty, privacy, information security, data protection, and taxation, and management’s interpretation of and compliance with such laws and regulations;
• our reinsurance program, which includes the use of a captive reinsurer, the success of which is dependent on a number of factors outside management’s control, along with reliance on reinsurance to protect against loss;
• the uncertainty and significance of the known and unknown effects on our insurance carrier subsidiary, Homeowners of America Insurance Company (“HOA”), and us due to the termination of a reinsurance contract following the fraud committed by Vesttoo Ltd. (“Vesttoo”), including, but not limited to, the outcome of Vesttoo’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings; our ability to successfully pursue claims arising out of the fraud, the costs associated with pursuing the claims, and the timeframe associated with any recoveries; HOA’s ability to obtain and maintain adequate reinsurance coverage against excess losses; HOA’s ability to stay out of regulatory supervision and maintain its financial stability rating; and HOA’s ability to maintain a healthy surplus;
• uncertainties related to regulatory approval of insurance rates, policy forms, insurance products, license applications, acquisitions of businesses, or strategic initiatives, including the reciprocal restructuring, and other matters within the purview of insurance regulators;
• reliance on strategic, proprietary relationships to provide us with access to personal data and product information, and the ability to use such data and information to increase transaction volume and attract and retain customers;
• the ability to develop new, or enhance existing, products, services, and features and bring them to market in a timely manner;
• changes in capital requirements, and the ability to access capital when needed to provide statutory surplus;
• our ability to timely repay our outstanding indebtedness;
• the increased costs and initiatives required to address new legal and regulatory requirements arising from developments related to cybersecurity, privacy, and data governance and the increased costs and initiatives to protect against data breaches, cyber-attacks, virus or malware attacks, or other infiltrations or incidents affecting system integrity, availability, and performance;
• retaining and attracting skilled and experienced employees;
• costs related to being a public company; and
• other risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) for the year ended December 31, 2022; in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023; in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023; in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and in subsequent reports, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), all of which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the risks to forward-looking statements made in this release.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this release primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in this release. We disclaim any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) as a percent of revenue.

We define Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) as net income (loss) adjusted for interest expense; income taxes; depreciation and amortization; gain or loss on extinguishment of debt; other expense (income), net; impairments of intangible assets and goodwill; provision for doubtful accounts related to reinsurance, or related recoveries; impairments of property, equipment, and software; stock-based compensation expense; mark-to-market gains or losses recognized on changes in the value of contingent consideration arrangements, earnouts, warrants, and derivatives; restructuring costs; acquisition and other transaction costs; and non-cash bonus expense. Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) as a percent of revenue is defined as Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) divided by total revenue.

Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of our operating and financial performance, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, to evaluate financial and strategic planning matters, and to establish certain performance goals for incentive programs. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with useful information to evaluate our operating and financial performance and trends and in comparing our financial results with competitors, other similar companies and companies across different industries, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. However, our definitions and methodology in calculating these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to those used by other companies. In addition, we may modify the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures in the future, and any such modification may be material.

You should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation, as a substitute to or superior to financial performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude specified income and expenses, some of which may be significant or material, that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our consolidated financial statements. We may also incur future income or expenses similar to those excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures, and the presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures reflect the exercise of management judgment about which income and expense are included or excluded in determining these non-GAAP financial measures.

You should review the tables accompanying this release for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. We are not providing reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures for future periods to the most directly comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We are unable to provide these reconciliations without unreasonable effort because certain information necessary to calculate such measures on a GAAP basis is unavailable or dependent on the timing of future events outside of our control.

The following tables reconcile Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) for the periods presented (dollar amounts in thousands):

The following table presents Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Loss) as a percentage of segment revenue for the periods presented:

Key Performance Indicators

In the management of these businesses, we identify, measure and evaluate various operating metrics. The key performance measures and operating metrics used in managing the businesses are discussed below. These key performance measures and operating metrics are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and may not be comparable to or calculated in the same way as other similarly titled measures and metrics used by other companies.

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Lois Perkins, Head of Investor Relations

Porch Group, Inc.

Loisperkins@porch.com

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