Porch Group Inc (NAS:PRCH)
$ 2.33 0.05 (2.19%) Market Cap: 234.07 Mil Enterprise Value: 357.44 Mil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 0 GF Score: 55/100

Q1 2024 Porch Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

May 08, 2024 / 09:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $3.19 (-1.85%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Porch Group Inc reported a 32% increase in revenue to $115 million in Q1 2024, driven by a 50% growth in the insurance segment.
  • Adjusted EBITDA improved by $5 million compared to Q1 2023, despite significant weather-related claims.
  • The company successfully renewed its reinsurance on favorable terms, which provides increased confidence in financial stability and future profitability.
  • Porch Group Inc continues to innovate with new software products and enhancements, maintaining strong client retention and enabling price increases.
  • The company received approximately $35 million in cash from business collaborations and asset sales, bolstering its financial position.
Negative
  • The Texas hailstorm in March resulted in unexpected claims costs of $8 million, negatively impacting the financial results for Q1.
  • Revenue less cost of revenue margin decreased due to faster growth in the lower-margin insurance segment compared to the vertical software segment.
  • Gross written premium in the insurance segment decreased as the company reduced risk through non-renewals of higher risk policies.
  • Vertical software revenue slightly declined due to lower demand for moving services and corporate relocations.
  • The company faces ongoing challenges with catastrophic weather events, which continue to introduce volatility and unpredictability in financial performance.
Lois Perkins
Porch Group Inc - Head of Investor Relations

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for participating in Porch Group's first-quarter 2024 conference. Today, we issued our earnings release and related Form eight K to the SEC. The press release can be found on our Investor Relations website at IR dot PulteGroup.

Joining me here today are Matt Ehrlichman, CEO, Chairman and Founder; Shawn Tabak, Pushpay's CFO; Matthew Neagle, COO; and Efram Ware, President and GM of Homeowners of America, Fortis Insurance.

Before we go further, I'd like to take a moment to read the company's safe harbor statement within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1990, because I will caution cautions with that oh little while discussion, including responses to your questions reflects management's views as of today, May eighth, 2020. We do not undertake any obligations to update or revise this information.

Additionally, we will make forward-looking statements about our expected future financial or business performance or conditions, business strategy and plans,

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