Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information

v3.24.0.1
Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Information  
Segment Information

(13) Segment Information

TripCo, through its ownership interests in Tripadvisor, is primarily engaged in the online commerce industries. TripCo identifies its reportable segments based on how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages our business, regularly accesses information, and evaluates performance for operating decision-making purposes, including allocation of resources.

The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

Brand Tripadvisor (formerly Tripadvisor Core) – This segment includes Tripadvisor-branded hotels revenue, which consists of hotel meta revenue, primarily click-based advertising revenue, and hotel B2B revenue, which includes primarily subscription-based advertising and hotel sponsored placements revenue; Media and advertising revenue, which consists primarily of display-based advertising revenue; Tripadvisor experiences and dining revenue, which consists of intercompany (intersegment) revenue related to affiliate marketing commissions earned from experience bookings, and to a lesser extent, restaurant reservation bookings on Tripadvisor-branded websites and mobile apps, fulfilled by Viator and TheFork, respectively, which are eliminated on a consolidated basis, in addition to external revenue generated from Tripadvisor restaurant offerings; as well as other revenue, which consists of cruises, alternative accommodation rentals, flights and rental car revenue.
Viator – Tripadvisor provides information and services for consumers to research and book tours, activities and experiences in popular travel destinations through Viator.
TheFork – Tripadvisor provides information and services for consumers to research and book restaurants in popular travel destinations through this dedicated restaurant reservations offering.

The segment disclosure includes intersegment revenue, which consist of affiliate marketing fees for services provided by the Brand Tripadvisor segment to both the Viator and TheFork segments. These intersegment transactions are recorded by each segment at amounts that approximate fair value as if the transactions were between third parties, and therefore, impact segment performance. However, the revenue and corresponding expense are eliminated in consolidation. The elimination of such intersegment transactions is included within Corporate and eliminations in the tables below.

Performance Measures

For segment reporting purposes, TripCo defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation), adjusted for specifically identified non-recurring transactions. TripCo believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each business’ performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results, and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, equity settled liabilities (including stock-based compensation), separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP.  Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. TripCo generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA are summarized as follows:

Years ended December 31,

2023

2022

2021

    

Adjusted

    

    

Adjusted

    

    

Adjusted

Revenue

OIBDA

Revenue

OIBDA

Revenue

OIBDA

amounts in millions

Brand Tripadvisor

$

1,031

348

966

345

665

177

Viator

737

493

(11)

184

(31)

TheFork

154

(14)

126

(39)

85

(46)

Corporate and eliminations

 

(134)

(10)

(93)

(8)

(32)

(10)

Consolidated TripCo

$

1,788

324

 

1,492

287

 

902

90

In addition, we do not report assets, capital expenditures and related depreciation expense by segment as our CODM does not use this information to evaluate operating segments.  Accordingly, we do not regularly provide such information by segment to our CODM.

Revenue by Geographic Area

The Company measures its geographic revenue information based on the physical location of the Tripadvisor subsidiary which generates the revenue, which is consistent with the measurement of long-lived physical assets, or property and equipment, net.

December 31,

 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2021

 

amounts in millions

 

United States

$

1,198

 

905

 

526

United Kingdom

 

349

 

402

 

259

Other countries

 

241

 

185

 

117

Consolidated TripCo

$

1,788

 

1,492

 

902

Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area

December 31,

 

    

2023

    

2022

 

amounts in millions

 

United States

$

82

 

94

Other countries

 

5

 

9

Consolidated TripCo

$

87

 

103

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to operating income and earnings (loss) before income taxes:

Years ended December 31,

 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2021

 

amounts in millions

 

Adjusted OIBDA

$

324

 

287

 

90

Stock-based compensation

 

(99)

 

(93)

 

(125)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(87)

 

(97)

 

(150)

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

(1,025)

 

 

Restructuring and related reorganization costs

(22)

Other non-recurring expenses (1) (2)

(3)

(8)

Legal reserves and settlements

(1)

Operating income (loss)

(912)

88

(185)

Interest expense

 

(67)

 

(65)

 

(60)

Dividend and interest income

49

16

1

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

(32)

62

251

Other, net

 

(5)

 

(8)

 

(12)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

(967)

 

93

 

(5)

(1)Tripadvisor expensed $3 million of previously capitalized transaction costs during the year ended December 31, 2023 to selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation on the consolidated statement of operations. Tripadvisor considers such costs to be non-recurring in nature.

(2)Tripadvisor incurred a loss of approximately $8 million during the fourth quarter of 2022, as the result of external fraud, which was recorded to selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation on the consolidated statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2022. Tripadvisor considers such costs to be non-recurring in nature. To the extent Tripadvisor recovers any losses in future periods related to this incident, Tripadvisor plans to reduce Adjusted OIBDA by the recovery amount in those periods.