Market Cap
US$12.8b
Last Updated
2019/10/23 00:34 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada.
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Fundamentals
Excellent balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has Lyft's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
7.5%
LYFT
4.3%
US Transportation
0.07%
US Market
1 Year Return
n/a
LYFT
17.7%
US Transportation
8.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how LYFT performed against the US Transportation industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how LYFT performed against the US Market.
Shareholder returns
| LYFT | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 7.5% | 4.3% | 0.07% |
| 30 Day | -3.9% | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 90 Day | -33.0% | -4.1% | -1.6% |
| 1 Year | n/a | 19.7%17.7% | 11.3%8.9% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 89.4%80.4% | 46.3%36.8% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 52.5%40.5% | 62.1%44.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Lyft's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is Lyft undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LYFT ($43.56) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($107.54)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LYFT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LYFT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Transportation industry average.
PE vs Market: LYFT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LYFT's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LYFT is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.9x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (2.3x).
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Future Growth
How is Lyft forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 35 analysts?
25.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LYFT is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: LYFT is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: LYFT is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: LYFT's revenue (20.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LYFT's revenue (20.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LYFT is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.
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Past Performance
How has Lyft performed over the past 5 years?
-185.5%
Last years earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LYFT is unprofitable, and there is insufficient past data to establish if their past 5-year earnings growth rate was positive.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare LYFT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: LYFT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Transportation industry (-43.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LYFT has a negative Return on Equity (-69.6%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: LYFT is currently unprofitable, so its Return on Assets is negative.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: LYFT is currently unprofitable, so its Return on Capital Employed is negative.
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Financial Health
How is Lyft's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LYFT's short term assets ($3.7B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($2.1B)
Long Term Liabilities: LYFT's short term assets (3.7B) exceeds its long term liabilities (301.5M)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LYFT is debt free.
Reducing Debt: LYFT has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: LYFT has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: LYFT's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 64700489057595048.477020x debt).
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: LYFT has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if LYFT has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
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Dividend
What is Lyft's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LYFT's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LYFT's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LYFT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LYFT's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LYFT's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Lyft's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Logan Green (35yo)
7.8yrs
Tenure
US$1,338,431
Compensation
Mr. Logan D. Green is a Co-Founder of Lyft Inc. and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2012. Prior to founding Zimride, Mr. Green created the first car-share program at UC Santa Barbar ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Logan's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Logan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
42yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LYFT's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LYFT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 3,000 |
| Max Price | US$72.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 3,500 |
| Max Price | US$72.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 1,650 |
| Max Price | US$72.00 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Brian Roberts (50yo)
Chief Financial Officer
- Tenure: 4.9yrs
Raj Kapoor (48yo)
Chief Strategy Officer
- Tenure: 3yrs
John Zimmer (34yo)
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Logan Green (35yo)
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 7.8yrs
- Compensation: US$1.34m
Lisa Blackwood-Kapral (51yo)
Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
Catherine Buan
Vice President of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
Will Valentine
VP and Head of Communications & Public Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Kristina Omari
Vice President of Corporate Development & Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Anthony Foxx
Chief Policy Officer
- Tenure: 1yrs
Kristin Sverchek (36yo)
General Counsel & Secretary
- Tenure: 6.9yrs
Board Members
David Lawee (53yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.9yrs
Maggie Wilderotter (64yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
Ben Horowitz (52yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
Valerie Jarrett (62yo)
Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
Mickey Mikitani (54yo)
Director
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
Sean Aggarwal (53yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
R. Miura-Ko (42yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
John Zimmer (34yo)
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Logan Green (35yo)
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 7.8yrs
- Compensation: US$1.34m
Company Information
Lyft, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Lyft, Inc.
- Ticker: LYFT
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2007
- Industry: Trucking
- Sector: Transportation
- Market Cap: US$12.755b
- Shares outstanding: 292.82m
- Website: https://www.lyft.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Lyft, Inc.
- 185 Berry Street
- Suite 5000
- San Francisco
- California
- 94107
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LY0 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Mar 2019 |
| LYFT | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | AT | EUR | Mar 2019 |
| LYFT | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Mar 2019 |
| LYFT * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | MX | MXN | Mar 2019 |
| 0A2O | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | GB | USD | Mar 2019 |
Biography
Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. The company offers a multimodal platform that provides riders, personalized and on-demand access to ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/23 00:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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