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Uber: From Cash Burner to Cash-Flow Utility

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Uber: From Cash Burner to Cash-Flow Utility This article first appeared on GuruFocus. It has been a fascinating journey watching Uber Technologies evolve from a cash-incinerating startup into what I now consider a dominant, cash-generating utility…
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  • Only about 20% of Uber's user base utilizes both the Mobility and Delivery platforms, but users who engage with both verticals spend roughly three times more than single-platform users

    80% confidence
  • Instant Retail vertical is running at a $12 billion annualized gross bookings rate

    80% confidence
  • Management describes the gap between Adjusted EBITDA and operating income as due to one-off or non-recurring items, specifically legal reserves, regulatory settlements, and volatility in insurance reserves

    80% confidence
  • Waymo vehicles on Uber network in Phoenix and San Francisco are seeing utilization rates significantly higher than human-driven cars

    80% confidence
  • Uber has scaled its advertising business to over $1 billion in annualized revenue

    80% confidence
  • Uber expects to grow Gross Bookings in the mid-teens and EBITDA in the high-30s to 40% range

    80% confidence
  • Uber accumulated roughly $32 billion in operating losses prior to mid-2023

    80% confidence
  • Uber operates the largest mobility and delivery network on the planet with nearly 190 million monthly active platform consumers across 70 countries

    80% confidence
  • Uber is positioning itself to be the essential infrastructure to the autonomous future rather than an inevitable loser in the robotaxi wars

    80% confidence
  • Suburban markets are growing 1.5 to 3 times faster than core metro areas

    80% confidence
  • Restaurant delivery represents a $2 trillion Total Addressable Market while general commerce represents a $12 trillion TAM

    80% confidence
  • Rating Uber stock a Buy with high-conviction accumulation zone between $70 and $80, with 12 to 18 month price target at $110, implying roughly 35-40% upside

    80% confidence
  • In Uber's top 10 markets, only about 15% of the adult population uses the service

    80% confidence

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Uber Technologies · instant retail gross bookings12 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · adjusted ebitda2.3 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · adjusted ebitda growth33 percent
Uber Technologies · advertising revenue1 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · autonomous vehicle partnerships14 partnerships
Uber Technologies · cross platform usage rate20 percent
Uber Technologies · daily trips38 million
Uber Technologies · deferred tax asset release4 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · delivery bookings growth24 percent
Uber Technologies · free cash flow9 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · gross bookings growth21 percent
Uber Technologies · market penetration top 10 markets15 percent
Uber Technologies · monthly active platform consumers190 million
Uber Technologies · net income16 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · operating countries70 countries
Uber Technologies · operating income1.1 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · revenue13.5 billion_USD