Observed Signal · May 29, 2024 · Earnings Report · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Food Delivery Giants Lose $20B Since IPOs
The four largest independent listed food delivery companies in Europe and the US — Deliveroo, Just Eat Takeaway (JET), Delivery Hero, and DoorDash — have accumulated over $20 billion in combined operating losses since their respective IPOs. Just Eat Takeaway recorded $9.1 billion in losses since its 2020 merger, Delivery Hero $7.8 billion since 2017, DoorDash $2.6 billion since 2020, and Deliveroo $777 million since 2021. The companies face a difficult post-pandemic market, high marketing costs, and investor pressure for profitability. They expect to achieve positive free cash flow this year. The article also highlights Delivery Hero's plan to sell its Taiwan business to Uber and significant impairment charges at JET and Delivery Hero.
Major online food delivery platforms have accumulated significant losses, which may impact their marketing budgets and advertising spend, but no direct AdTech technology or platform changes are involved.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Deliveroo, Just Eat Takeaway, Delivery Hero, and DoorDash have combined operating losses exceeding $20 billion since their IPOs.
- Just Eat Takeaway has lost $9.1 billion since its 2020 merger with Takeaway.com.
- Delivery Hero has lost $7.8 billion since its 2017 IPO.
- DoorDash has lost $2.6 billion since its 2020 IPO.
- Delivery Hero announced in May 2024 it would sell its Taiwan business to Uber.
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“DoorDash, a US-focused delivery service, has lost $2.6 billion since its 2020 IPO and plans to expand into new markets....”
“Just Eat Takeaway (JET) has suffered operating losses of $9.1 billion since the merger of Just Eat and Takeaway.com in 2020....”
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“Just Eat Takeaway recorded impairments of $6.5 billion, mainly related to Grubhub, which it has struggled to divest since 2022....”
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