Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. Q4 2022 Trading Update (0978N)

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RNS Number : 0978N

Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V.

18 January 2023

Amsterdam, 18 January 2023

Just Eat Takeaway.com Q4 2022 Trading Update

Adjusted EBITDA[1] accelerates to approximately EUR150 million in H2 2022

Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), hereinafter the "Company", or together with its group companies "Just Eat Takeaway.com", one of the world's largest online food delivery marketplaces, hereby issues a trading update for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Jitse Groen, CEO of Just Eat Takeaway.com said: "Our focus on profitability resulted in a material improvement in Adjusted EBITDA, from minus EUR134 million in the first six months of 2022 to approximately EUR150 million positive in the second half of the year. Our improved profitability and strong capital position strengthen our business for further growth and underpin our ability to both deliver on our Adjusted EBITDA targets and invest in food and non-food adjacencies ."

-- Just Eat Takeaway.com generated Adjusted EBITDA amounting to approximately EUR150 million (or 1.1% of GTV) in H2 2022, representing a material improvement from minus EUR134 million in H1 2022, driven by improved Revenue per Order, Delivery costs per Order and Overheads & Opex. F ull year Adjusted EBITDA improved to approximately EUR16 million in 2022 from minus EUR350 million in 2021. The largest absolute contributions to the second half improvement were driven by North America, Southern Europe and ANZ, and UK and Ireland.

-- Full year 2022 GTV was stable compared with EUR28.2 billion in the prior year, driven by a higher Average Transaction Value and positive FX movements, which offset lower Order volumes.

-- Three out of the four operating segments returned to sequential Order growth from August 2022 onwards, while the pandemic continued to affect the year-on-year comparison. This reversal was less pronounced in Southern Europe and ANZ because of the inverse seasonality in ANZ. The Order decline in North America decelerated in Q4 2022.

-- Management will maintain focus on profitability and expects to deliver a positive Adjusted EBITDA of approximately EUR225 million in 2023. This guidance includes additional investments in food and non-food adjacencies and wage costs inflation, and takes into account an uncertain macro-economic environment. Growth in 2023 is expected to be skewed towards the end of the year, given the lower absolute Order level of H2 2022 versus H1 2022. The long-term objectives for Just Eat Takeaway.com remain unchanged.

-- The disposal of the iFood stake for the initial consideration of EUR1.5 billion completed in November 2022.

-- Management, together with its advisers, continues to actively explore the partial or full sale of Grubhub. There can be no certainty that any such strategic actions will be agreed or what the timing of such agreements will be. Further announcements will be made as and when appropriate.

Just Eat Takeaway.com

Jitse Groen, CEO

Brent Wissink, CFO

Joerg Gerbig, COO

Andrew Kenny, CCO

Investors:

Joris Wilton

E: [e-mail]

Media:

E: [e-mail]

For more information, please visit our corporate website: https://www.justeattakeaway.com/

About Just Eat Takeaway.com

Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY) is one of the world's leading global online food delivery marketplaces.

Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Company is focused on connecting consumers and partners through its platforms. With 680,000 connected partners, Just Eat Takeaway.com offers consumers a wide variety of food choice.

Just Eat Takeaway.com has rapidly grown to become a leading online food delivery marketplace with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.

Analyst and investor conference call and audio webcast

Jitse Groen, Brent Wissink, Joerg Gerbig and Andrew Kenny will host an analyst and investor conference call to discuss the Q4 2022 trading update at 10:30 am CET on Wednesday 18 January 2023. Members of the investor community can follow the audio webcast on https://www.justeattakeaway.com/investors/results-and-reports/ .

Media and wires call

Jitse Groen will host a media and wires call to discuss the Q4 2022 trading update at 8:30 am CET on Wednesday 18 January 2023. Members of the press can join the conference call at [phone] or [phone].

Additional information on https://justeattakeaway.com

   --      Just Eat Takeaway.com Analyst Presentation Q4 2022 

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[1] Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income / loss for the period adjusted for depreciation, amortisation, impairments, share-based payments, acquisition and integration related expenses and other items not directly related to underlying operating performance. This also excludes the discontinued operations in Norway, Portugal and Romania.

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