SAN FRANCISCO, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:OPEN), a leading e-commerce platform for residential real estate transactions, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Opendoor's first quarter 2024 financial results and management commentary can be accessed through the Company's shareholder letter on the "Quarterly Reports" page of Opendoor's investor relations website at https://investor.opendoor.com. "Our first quarter results exceeded the high end of our guidance across revenue, Contribution Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA. Our product continues to resonate with customers, as we more than doubled our market share year-over-year and continued to deliver industry-leading seller NPS. We entered the second quarter with strong momentum, and we are meaningfully ramping acquisitions in 2024. Led by our operating principles of focus, execution, and results, we remain on track to durably rescale the business in 2024 while delivering Contribution Margin within our target annual range," said Carrie Wheeler, CEO of Opendoor. Wheeler continued, "The proposed NAR settlement underscores a growing consumer preference for an alternative approach to the traditional home selling and buying process – one that gives them more control. As the largest digital platform for residential real estate transactions, Opendoor was built for this moment, and we remain steadfast in our mission to power life's progress, one move at a time. We're shaping the future of real estate, empowering consumers to sell and buy with ease through a simple, certain, and transparent offering." First Quarter 2024 Key Highlights Revenue of $1.2 billion, down (62)% versus 1Q23 and up 36% versus 4Q23; with 3,078 total homes sold, down (63)% versus 1Q23 and up 30% versus 4Q23 Gross profit of $114 million, versus $170 million in 1Q23 and $72 million in 4Q23; Gross Margin of 9.7%, versus 5.4% in 1Q23 and 8.3% in 4Q23 Net loss of $(109) million, versus $(101) million in 1Q23 and $(91) million in 4Q23 Inventory balance of $1.9 billion, representing 5,706 homes, down (11)% versus 1Q23 and up 6% versus 4Q23 Purchased 3,458 homes, up 98% versus 1Q23 and down (6)% versus 4Q23 Ended the quarter with 2,611 homes under contract for purchase, up 130% versus 1Q23 and up 24% versus 4Q23 Non-GAAP Key Highlights* Contribution Profit (Loss) of $57 million, versus $(241) million in 1Q23 and $30 million in 4Q23; Contribution Margin of 4.8%, versus (7.7)% in 1Q23 and 3.4% in 4Q23 Adjusted EBITDA of $(50) million, versus $(341) million in 1Q23 and $(69) million in 4Q23; Adjusted EBITDA Margin of (4.2)%, versus (10.9)% in 1Q23 and (7.9)% in 4Q23 Adjusted Net Loss of $(80) million, versus $(409) million in 1Q23 and $(97) million in 4Q23 *See "—Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for further details and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures. Second Quarter 2024 Financial Outlook 2Q24 revenue guidance of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion 2Q24 Contribution Profit1 guidance of $75 million to $85 million 2Q24 Adjusted EBITDA1 guidance of $(35) million to $(25) million                                                 1 Opendoor has not provided a quantitative reconciliation of forecasted Contribution Profit (Loss) to forecasted GAAP gross profit (loss) nor a reconciliation of forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to forecasted GAAP net income (loss) within this press release because the Company is unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to calculate certain reconciling items with confidence. These items include, but are not limited to, inventory valuation adjustment and equity securities fair value adjustment. These items, which could materially affect the computation of forward-looking GAAP gross profit (loss) and net income (loss), are inherently uncertain and depend on various factors, some of which are outside of the Company's control. For more information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release, please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" following the financial tables below.   Conference Call and Webcast Details Opendoor will host a conference call to discuss its financial results on May 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the call can be accessed from Opendoor's Investor Relations website at https://investor.opendoor.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available from the same website after the call. About Opendoor Opendoor's mission is to power life's progress, one move at a time. Since 2014, Opendoor has provided people across the U.S. with a simple and certain way to buy and sell a home. Opendoor currently operates in markets nationwide. For more information, please visit www.opendoor.com Forward Looking StatementsThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking, including statements regarding the current and future health and stability of the real estate housing market and general economy; anticipated future results of operations and financial performance, including our second quarter 2024 financial outlook and our ability to deliver Contribution Margin within our target annual range; the health and status of our financial condition and whether we will be able to ramp acquisitions in the second quarter of 2024 and rescale our business in 2024; and business strategy and plans, including plans to continue to invest in our products. 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The factors that could cause or contribute to actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release include but are not limited to: the current and future health and stability of the economy, financial conditions and residential housing market, including any extended downturn or slowdown; changes in general economic and financial conditions (including federal monetary policy, interest rates, inflation, actual or anticipated recession, home price fluctuations, and housing inventory) that may reduce demand for our products and services, lower our profitability or reduce our access to future financings; actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial condition and results of operations; changes in projected operational and financial results; our real estate assets and increased competition in the U.S. residential real estate industry; our ability to operate and grow our core business products, including the ability to obtain sufficient financing and resell purchased homes; investment of resources to pursue strategies and develop new products and services that may not prove effective or that are not attractive to customers and/or partners or that do not allow us to compete successfully; our ability to acquire and resell homes profitably; our ability to grow market share in our existing markets or any new markets we may enter; our ability to manage our growth effectively; our ability to expeditiously sell and appropriately price our inventory; our ability to access sources of capital, including debt financing and securitization funding to finance our real estate inventories and other sources of capital to finance operations and growth; our ability to maintain and enhance our products and brand, and to attract customers; our ability to manage, develop and refine our digital platform, including our automated pricing and valuation technology; our ability to comply with multiple listing service rules and requirements to access and use listing data, and to maintain or establish relationships with listings and data providers; our ability to obtain or maintain licenses and permits to support our current and future business operations; acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, capital-raising activities or other corporate transactions or commitments by us or our competitors; actual or anticipated changes in technology, products, markets or services by us or our competitors; our ability to protect our brand and intellectual property; our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees and/or directors; the impact of the regulatory environment within our industry and complexities with compliance related to such environment; any future impact of pandemics or epidemics, including any future resurgences of COVID-19 and its variants, or other public health crises on our ability to operate, demand for our products and services, or general economic conditions; changes in laws or government regulation affecting our business; and the impact of pending or future litigation or regulatory actions. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 15, 2024, as updated by our periodic reports and other filings with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations. Contact Information OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND OPERATING METRICS(In millions, except percentages, homes sold, number of markets, homes purchased, and homes in inventory)(Unaudited) ​   Three Months Ended     March 31,2024   December 31,2023   September 30,2023   June 30,2023   March 31,2023 Revenue   $ 1,181     $ 870     $ 980     $ 1,976     $ 3,120   Gross profit   $ 114     $ 72     $ 96     $ 149     $ 170   Gross Margin     9.7 %     8.3 %     9.8 %     7.5 %     5.4 % Net (loss) income   $ (109 )   $ (91 )   $ (106 )   $ 23     $ (101 ) Number of markets (at period end)     50       50       53       53       53   Homes sold     3,078       2,364       2,687       5,383       8,274   Homes purchased     3,458       3,683       3,136       2,680       1,747   Homes in inventory (at period end)     5,706       5,326       4,007       3,558       6,261   Inventory (at period end)   $ 1,881     $ 1,775     $ 1,311     $ 1,149     $ 2,118   Percentage of homes "on the market" for greater than 120 days (at period end)     15 %     18 %     12 %     24 %     59 % Non-GAAP Financial Highlights (1)                     Contribution Profit (Loss)   $ 57     $ 30     $ 43     $ (90 )   $ (241 ) Contribution Margin     4.8 %     3.4 %     4.4 %   (4.6 )%   (7.7 )% Adjusted EBITDA   $ (50 )   $ (69 )   $ (49 )   $ (168 )   $ (341 ) Adjusted EBITDA Margin   (4.2 )%   (7.9 )%   (5.0 )%   (8.5 )%   (10.9 )% Adjusted Net Loss   $ (80 )   $ (97 )   $ (75 )   $ (197 )   $ (409 )   (1)   See "—Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures.       OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In millions, except share amounts which are presented in thousands, and per share amounts)(Unaudited) ​ Three Months Ended ​ March 31,2024   December 31,2023   March 31,2023 REVENUE $ 1,181     $ 870     $ 3,120   COST OF REVENUE   1,067       798       2,950   GROSS PROFIT   114       72       170   OPERATING EXPENSES:           Sales, marketing and operations   113       89       188   General and administrative   47       48       66   Technology and development   41       46       40   Restructuring   —       4       —   Total operating expenses   201       187       294   LOSS FROM OPERATIONS   (87 )     (115 )     (124 ) GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT   —       34       78   INTEREST EXPENSE   (37 )     (37 )     (74 ) OTHER INCOME – Net   15       27       19   LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (109 )     (91 )     (101 ) INCOME TAX EXPENSE   —       —       —   NET LOSS $ (109 )   $ (91 )   $ (101 ) Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders:           Basic $ (0.16 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.16 ) Diluted $ (0.16 )