Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis provides information that our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read together with the historical audited annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors,” or in other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress, one move at a time. Residential real estate is a trillion-dollar industry underpinned by a process that is complicated, time-consuming, stressful, and offline. We believe all consumers deserve to buy, sell, and move between homes with simplicity and confidence, and we have dedicated almost a decade to delivering on this vision. We have built unique pricing and operations capabilities to become one of the largest buyers and sellers of homes in the United States. Since our founding, we have helped customers to buy or sell homes in over 246,000 transactions and have expanded our footprint to 50 markets across the country.
Financial Highlights and Operating Metrics
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except percentages, homes purchased, homes sold, number of markets, and homes in inventory)
2023 2022 2021 2022 to 2023 Change
2021 to 2022 Change
Revenue $ 6,946 $ 15,567 $ 8,021 $ (8,621) $ 7,546
Gross profit $ 487 $ 667 $ 730 $ (180) $ (63)
Gross margin 7.0 % 4.3 % 9.1 %
Net loss $ (275) $ (1,353) $ (662) $ 1,078 $ (691)
Number of markets (at period end) 50 53 44 (3) 9
Homes sold 18,708 39,183 21,725 (20,475) 17,458
Homes purchased
11,246 34,962 36,908 (23,716) (1,946)
Homes in inventory (at period end) 5,326 12,788 17,009 (7,462) (4,221)
Inventory (at period end) $ 1,775 $ 4,460 $ 6,096 $ (2,685) $ (1,636)
Percentage of homes “on the market” for greater than 120 days (at period end)
18 % 55 % 8 %
Non-GAAP Financial Highlights (1)
Contribution (Loss) Profit
$ (258) $ 525 $ 525 $ (783) $ —
Contribution Margin (3.7) % 3.4 % 6.5 %
Adjusted EBITDA $ (627) $ (168) $ 58 $ (459) $ (226)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (9.0) % (1.1) % 0.7 %
Adjusted Net Loss $ (778) $ (574) $ (116) $ (204) $ (458)
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(1) See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for further details and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures.
Current Housing Environment
2023 was a year underpinned by macro uncertainty in the housing market, driven by interest rate volatility, which caused 30-year mortgage rates to increase by 170 basis points between February and October. These dynamics resulted in hesitation by both buyers and sellers with overall home sales declining nearly 20% year-over-year. In the first half of 2023, home prices
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performed better than expected on the back of historically low listing volumes. Against this backdrop of constrained supply, market clearance exceeded levels seen historically over the same time period. In the second half of 2023, the elevated 30-year mortgage rates further depressed buyer demand, amplifying the typical seasonal decline in market clearance rates. The slowing market clearance rates impacted our financial performance for the final quarter of 2023 in the following three ways. First, as market clearance rates slowed, our pace of resales, and therefore revenue, was reduced quarter over quarter. Second, although the impact was tempered by historically low listing volumes, we reduced home-level list prices in order to stay inline with our clearance targets, which flowed through to revenue, gross profit, gross margin and contribution margin. Third, as a result of slower resale clearance rates, some sales from the old book of inventory shifted out of the third quarter of 2023 and continued to be a drag on overall margins as they sold through given their negative margin profile.
As we look ahead, the real-time metrics we track are continuing to show constrained supply and demand, which is resulting in home price stability. Several macroeconomic indicators have been trending favorably, including a healthy U.S. labor market and moderating inflation. However, given continued interest rate volatility, we remain focused on preserving flexibility in setting spreads to operate against a range of macroeconomic outcomes in 2024.
Contribution Margin is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for further details and a reconciliation of Contribution Margin to Gross Margin.
Factors Affecting our Business Performance
Market Penetration in Existing Markets
Residential real estate is one of the largest consumer markets in the United States, of which less than 1% of the estimated $1.6 trillion of home value transacted annually is conducted online. Given the fact that we operate in a highly fragmented industry and offer a differentiated value proposition to the traditional offline selling process, we believe there is significant opportunity to expand our share in our existing markets. By providing a consistent, high-quality and differentiated experience to our customers, we hope to continue to drive positive word-of-mouth awareness and trust in our platform.
We are steadily growing our reach via our partnership channels with homebuilders, agents, and online real estate platforms. We have relationships with the three largest online real estate platforms, Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com, which collectively reach millions of unique monthly visitors. We launched our partnership agreement with Zillow, Inc. in early 2023, allowing home sellers on the Zillow, Inc. platform to request an offer directly from Opendoor, and creating an additional channel for us to drive brand awareness and acquire customers. As of December 31, 2023, our partnership was live in 45 markets. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we also announced a new partnership agreement with eXp Realty, the largest independent real estate company in the world. This agreement enables eXp’s agents to request a cash offer on qualifying properties on behalf of their clients directly within their eXp dashboard and present the Opendoor offer alongside the option of listing the client’s home on the market.
A continued source of growth is re-engagement with our base of registered sellers, meaning sellers that have received an offer from Opendoor but have not yet sold their home. In the last ten years, we have sent millions of offers and, while not everyone is ready to act when they request an offer, we treat everyone as a potential future seller. We perpetually iterate on our reengagement strategies and believe that our registered customer base will continue to be an important source of home acquisition volumes.
Market Footprint
The following table represents the number of markets we operated in as of the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31,
(in whole numbers) 2023 2022 2021
Number of markets (at period end) 50 53 44
Due to the deteriorating macro environment in 2022 and 2023, we slowed down our new market expansion plans. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we stopped acquiring inventory in, and operationally supporting, our markets in Boise, Idaho, Reno, Nevada and Asheville, North Carolina. These three markets are below the scale required for us to operate in
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a cost-effective manner and are not sufficiently close to another market to leverage its operations. In total, these three markets represented less than 1% of total homes sold in 2023.
Adjacent Services
We believe home sellers and buyers value simplicity and certainty. To that end, we are building an online, integrated suite of home services, which currently includes title insurance, escrow services and real estate brokerage services.
Our success with title insurance and escrow services helps validate our view that customers prefer an online, integrated experience. We will continue to evaluate new ways to improve our end-to-end solution and expect to invest in additional adjacent products and services over time with the expectation that these adjacent services will continue to improve our unit economics.
Unit Economics
We view Contribution Margin as a key measure of unit economic performance. Contribution Margin is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for further details and a reconciliation of Contribution Margin to Gross Margin. Our long-term financial performance depends, in part, on continuing to maintain and expand unit margins through the following initiatives:
• Optimization and enhancements of our pricing engine;
• Platform efficiency improvements through greater automation and self-service;
• Incremental attach of services, which supplement the core transaction margin profile; and
• Expansion of our listing and marketplace product offerings, which will reduce our inventory exposure and capital intensity, and eliminate the holding and selling costs associated with taking ownership of the home.
Inventory Management
Effectively managing our overall inventory position and balancing growth, margin, and risk are critical to our financial performance. Since our inception, we have prioritized investment in our pricing capabilities across our home acquisition processes and our forecasting and resale systems, and will continue to do so. As part of our overall risk management framework, we consider both individual market and aggregate portfolio exposures. We typically seek to maximize the resale margin performance of our inventory in the context of managing overall risk and inventory health through monitoring sell-through rates, holding periods, and portfolio aging.
Our performance in 2023 reflects the sharp transition in the housing market from peak levels earlier in 2022 to lower transaction velocity and home price appreciation well beyond typical seasonal trends. Given these macroeconomic pressures, we have been focused on managing overall inventory health and risk. We have been particularly focused on homes that we acquired based on offers made in the first half of 2022 and prior (“old book”) and we have continued to adjust down listed prices on our inventory to stay in-line with market sell-through rates and drive resale clearance. As of December 31, 2023, we had $34 million of old book homes in inventory, down 99% from $3.5 billion at December 31, 2022. We also increased the spreads embedded in our offers and reduced our marketing investment, which slowed our acquisition pacing. (Spreads are defined as total discount to our home valuation at time of offer less than Opendoor service fee of 5%.) We expect to achieve positive gross margins and contribution margins on acquisitions arising from offers made in the second half of 2022 onward once fully sold through, and we expect to resume a higher acquisition pace as the housing market stabilizes.
Related primarily to the sharp transition in the housing market, we recorded inventory valuation adjustments of $737 million during the year ended December 31, 2022. In 2023, resale clearance is trending better than the back half of 2022 and a lack of supply of new listings has helped to stabilize home prices. As such, inventory valuation adjustments of $65 million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023 were significantly lower than 2022.
As one key measure of inventory management performance, we evaluate our portfolio metrics relative to the broader market (as observed on the multiple listing services (“MLS”)). One such metric is our percentage of homes “on the market” for greater than 120 days as measured from initial listing date. As of December 31, 2023, such homes represented 18% of our portfolio, compared to 21% for the broader market when filtered for the types of homes we are able to underwrite and acquire
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in a given market based on characteristics such as price range, home type, home location, year built and lot size (which we refer to as our “buybox”).
Inventory Financing
Our business model is working capital intensive and inventory financing is a key enabler of our growth. We primarily rely on our access to non-recourse asset-backed debt, which consists of asset-backed senior debt facilities and asset-backed mezzanine term debt facilities, to finance our home acquisitions. See “— Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt and Financing Arrangements. ”
Seasonality
The residential real estate market is seasonal, with greater demand and home price appreciation from home buyers in the spring and summer, and typically weaker demand and lower home price appreciation in late fall and winter. In general, we expect our financial results and working capital requirements to reflect seasonal variations over time. However, other factors, including growth, market expansion and changes in macroeconomic conditions, such as rising inflation and interest rate increases as recently observed, have obscured the impact of seasonality in our historical financials and we expect may continue to do so.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results of operations below, we report certain financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
These measures have limitations as analytical tools when assessing our operating performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures, including gross profit and net loss. We may calculate or present our non-GAAP financial measures differently than other companies who report measures with similar titles and, as a result, the non-GAAP financial measures we report may not be comparable with those of companies in our industry or in other industries.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Contribution Profit (Loss)
To provide investors with additional information regarding our margins and return on inventory acquired, we have included Adjusted Gross Profit and Contribution Profit (Loss), which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that Adjusted Gross Profit and Contribution Profit (Loss) are useful financial measures for investors as they are supplemental measures used by management in evaluating unit level economics and our operating performance. Each of these measures is intended to present the economics related to homes sold during a given period. We do so by including revenue generated from homes sold (and adjacent services) in the period and only the expenses that are directly attributable to such home sales, even if such expenses were recognized in prior periods, and excluding expenses related to homes that remain in inventory as of the end of the period. Contribution Profit (Loss) provides investors a measure to assess Opendoor’s ability to generate returns on homes sold during a reporting period after considering home purchase costs, renovation and repair costs, holding costs and selling costs.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Contribution Profit (Loss) are supplemental measures of our operating performance and have limitations as analytical tools. For example, these measures include costs that were recorded in prior periods under GAAP and exclude, in connection with homes held in inventory at the end of the period, costs required to be recorded under GAAP in the same period. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We include a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is gross profit.
Adjusted Gross Profit / Margin
We calculate Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit under GAAP adjusted for (1) inventory valuation adjustment in the current period and (2) inventory valuation adjustment in prior periods. Inventory valuation adjustment in the current period is calculated by adding back the inventory valuation adjustments recorded during the period on homes that remain in inventory at period end. Inventory valuation adjustment in prior periods is calculated by subtracting the inventory valuation adjustments recorded in prior periods on homes sold in the current period. We define Adjusted Gross Margin as Adjusted Gross Profit as
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a percentage of revenue. See “— Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Real Estate Inventory” for detailed discussion of inventory valuation adjustment.
We view this metric as an important measure of business performance as it captures gross margin performance isolated to homes sold in a given period and provides comparability across reporting periods. Adjusted Gross Profit helps management assess home pricing, service fees and renovation performance for a specific resale cohort.
Contribution Profit / Margin
We calculate Contribution Profit (Loss) as Adjusted Gross Profit, minus certain costs incurred on homes sold during the current period including: (1) holding costs incurred in the current period, (2) holding costs incurred in prior periods, and (3) direct selling costs. The composition of our holding costs is described in the footnotes to the reconciliation table below. Contribution Margin is Contribution Profit (Loss) as a percentage of revenue.
We view this metric as an important measure of business performance as it captures the unit level performance isolated to homes sold in a given period and provides comparability across reporting periods. Contribution Profit (Loss) helps management assess inflows and outflows directly associated with a specific resale cohort.
The following table presents a reconciliation of our Adjusted Gross Profit and Contribution Profit to our gross profit, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except percentages) 2023 2022 2021
Revenue (GAAP)
$ 6,946 $ 15,567 $ 8,021
Gross profit (GAAP) $ 487 $ 667 $ 730
Gross Margin 7.0 % 4.3 % 9.1 %
Adjustments:
Inventory valuation adjustment – Current Period (1)(2)
23 458 39
Inventory valuation adjustment – Prior Periods (1)(3)
(455) (39) —
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 55 $ 1,086 $ 769
Adjusted Gross Margin 0.8 % 7.0 % 9.6 %
Adjustments:
Direct selling costs (4)
(197) (414) (195)
Holding costs on sales – Current Period (5)(6)
(50) (109) (47)
Holding costs on sales – Prior Periods (5)(7)
(66) (38) (2)
Contribution Profit (Loss)
$ (258) $ 525 $ 525
Contribution Margin (3.7) % 3.4 % 6.5 %
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(1) Inventory valuation adjustment includes adjustments to record real estate inventory at the lower of its carrying amount or its net realizable value. See “— Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Real Estate Inventory. ”
(2) Inventory valuation adjustment — Current Period is the inventory valuation adjustments recorded during the period presented associated with homes that remain in inventory at period end.
(3) Inventory valuation adjustment — Prior Periods is the inventory valuation adjustments recorded in prior periods associated with homes that sold in the period presented.
(4) Represents selling costs incurred related to homes sold in the relevant period. This primarily includes broker commissions, external title and escrow-related fees and transfer taxes.
(5) Holding costs include mainly property taxes, insurance, utilities, homeowners association dues, cleaning and maintenance costs. Holding costs are included in Sales, marketing, and operations on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(6) Represents holding costs incurred in the period presented on homes sold in the period presented.
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(7) Represents holding costs incurred in prior periods on homes sold in the period presented.
Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA
We also present Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures that management uses to assess our underlying financial performance. These measures are also commonly used by investors and analysts to compare the underlying performance of companies in our industry. We believe these measures provide investors with meaningful period over period comparisons of our underlying performance, adjusted for certain charges that are non-recurring, non-cash, not directly related to our revenue-generating operations, not aligned to related revenue, or not reflective of ongoing operating results that vary in frequency and amount.
Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of our operating performance and have important limitations. For example, these measures exclude the impact of certain costs required to be recorded under GAAP. These measures also include inventory valuation adjustments that were recorded in prior periods under GAAP and exclude, in connection with homes held in inventory at the end of the period, inventory valuation adjustments required to be recorded under GAAP in the same period. These measures could differ substantially from similarly titled measures presented by other companies in our industry or companies in other industries. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We include a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net loss.
Adjusted Net Loss
We calculate Adjusted Net Loss as GAAP net loss adjusted to exclude non-cash expenses of stock-based compensation, equity securities fair value adjustment, warrant fair value adjustment, and intangibles amortization expense. It excludes expenses that are not directly related to our revenue-generating operations such as restructuring and legal contingency accruals. It excludes (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt as these expenses or gains were incurred as a result of decisions made by management to repay portions of our outstanding credit facilities and the 0.25% convertible senior notes due in 2026 (the "2026 Notes") early; these expenses are not reflective of ongoing operating results and vary in frequency and amount. It also excludes non-recurring payroll tax on initial RSU release, and goodwill impairment. Adjusted Net Loss also aligns the timing of inventory valuation adjustments recorded under GAAP to the period in which the related revenue is recorded in order to improve the comparability of this measure to our non-GAAP financial measures of unit economics, as described above. Our calculation of Adjusted Net Loss does not currently include the tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments because our taxes and such tax effects have not been material to date.
Adjusted EBITDA / Margin
We calculated Adjusted EBITDA as Adjusted Net Loss adjusted for depreciation and amortization, property financing and other interest expense, interest income, and income tax expense. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental performance measure that our management uses to assess our operating performance and the operating leverage in our business. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of our Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA to our net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except percentages) 2023 2022 2021
Revenue (GAAP) $ 6,946 $ 15,567 $ 8,021
Net loss (GAAP) $ (275) $ (1,353) $ (662)
Adjustments:
Stock-based compensation 126 171 536
Equity securities fair value adjustment (1)
1 35 (35)
Warrant fair value adjustment (1)
— — (12)
Intangibles amortization expense (2)
7 9 4
Inventory valuation adjustment – Current Period (3)(4)
23 458 39
Inventory valuation adjustment – Prior Periods (3)(5)
(455) (39) —
Restructuring (6)
14 17 —
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
(216) 25 —
Goodwill impairment — 60 —
Payroll tax on initial RSU release — — 5
Legal contingency accrual and related expenses
— 46 14
Other (7)
(3) (3) (5)
Adjusted Net Loss $ (778) $ (574) $ (116)
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortization of intangibles
45 41 33
Property financing (8)
174 329 119
Other interest expense (9)
37 56 24
Interest income (10)
(106) (22) (3)
Income tax expense 1 2 1
Adjusted EBITDA $ (627) $ (168) $ 58
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (9.0) % (1.1) % 0.7 %
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(1) Represents the gains and losses on certain financial instruments, which are marked to fair value at the end of each period.
(2) Represents amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. The acquired intangible assets have useful lives ranging from 1 to 5 years and amortization is expected until the intangible assets are fully amortized.
(3) Inventory valuation adjustment includes adjustments to record real estate inventory at the lower of its carrying amount or its net realizable value.
(4) Inventory valuation adjustment — Current Period is the inventory valuation adjustments recorded during the period presented associated with homes that remain in inventory at period end.
(5) Inventory valuation adjustment — Prior Periods is the inventory valuation adjustments recorded in prior periods associated with homes that sold in the period presented.
(6) Restructuring costs consist primarily of severance and employee termination benefits and bonuses.
(7) Includes primarily gain or loss on the sale of available for sale securities, sublease income, income from equity method investments, and gain on lease termination.
(8) Includes interest expense on our non-recourse asset-backed debt facilities.
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(9) Includes amortization of debt issuance costs and loan origination fees, commitment fees, unused fees, other interest related costs on our asset-backed debt facilities, interest expense related to the 2026 Notes outstanding, and interest expense on other secured borrowings.
(10) Consists mainly of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities.
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenue
We generate the majority of our revenue from the sale of homes that we previously acquired from homeowners. In addition, we generate revenue from additional services we provide to both home sellers and buyers, which consists primarily of title insurance and escrow services and brokerage services.
Home sales revenue from selling residential real estate is recognized when title to and possession of the property has transferred to the buyer and we have no continuing involvement with the property, which is generally the close of escrow. The amount of revenue recognized for each home sale is equal to the sale price of the home net of any concessions.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes the property purchase price, acquisition costs and direct costs to renovate or repair the home. These costs are accumulated in real estate inventory during the property holding period and charged to cost of revenue under the specific identification method when the property is sold. Real estate inventory is reviewed for valuation adjustments at least quarterly. If the carrying amount for a given home is not expected to be recovered, an inventory valuation adjustment is recorded to cost of revenue and the home’s carrying value is adjusted to its net realizable value. Additionally, for our revenue other than home sales revenue, cost of revenue consists of any costs incurred in delivering the service, including associated headcount expenses such as salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation.
Operating Expenses
Sales, Marketing and Operations Expense
Sales, marketing and operations expense consists primarily of broker commissions (paid to the home buyers’ real estate agents and third-party listing agents, if applicable), resale closing costs, holding costs related to real estate inventory including utilities, property taxes and maintenance, and expenses associated with product marketing, promotions and brand-building. Sales, marketing and operations expense also includes any headcount expenses in support of sales, marketing, and real estate operations such as salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense consists primarily of headcount expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation for our executive, finance, human resources, legal and administrative personnel, third-party professional services fees and rent expense.
Technology and Development Expense
Technology and development expense consists primarily of headcount expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation for employees in the design, development, testing, maintenance and operation of our mobile applications, websites, tools, applications, and mobile apps that support our products. Technology and development expense also includes amortization of capitalized software development costs and third-party software and hosting costs.
Goodwill Impairment Expense
Goodwill impairment expense consists of impairment charges recorded as a result of goodwill impairment testing.
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Restructuring Expense
Restructuring expense consists primarily of severance and other termination benefits for employees whose roles have been eliminated.
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment
Warrant fair value adjustment consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses as a result of marking our warrants to fair value at the end of each reporting period and subsequent settlement through exercise of warrants to equity.
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt is primarily related to the Company’s partial repurchase of the 2026 Notes at a discount net of unamortized deferred costs associated with the 2026 Notes. Gain on extinguishment of debt also includes any gains or losses recognized in conjunction with the termination of debt facilities, partial debt extinguishments, and unamortized deferred costs associated with these facilities. See “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt—Convertible Senior Notes” for additional information regarding the 2026 Notes.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists primarily of interest paid or payable and the amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs. Interest expense varies period over period, primarily due to fluctuations in our inventory volumes and changes in the floating benchmark interest rates (“Benchmark Rates”), based on a London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for certain periods prior to December 31, 2022 or the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), plus an applicable margin, which impact the interest incurred on our senior revolving credit facilities (see “— Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt and Financing Arrangements ”).
We expect our overall interest expense to increase as inventory increases. Subject to market conditions and cost of capital trade-offs, we will evaluate opportunities to expand our sources of financing over time, which may allow us to diversify our mix of financing sources to include more cost effective financing relative to our higher cost mezzanine term debt facilities.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
Other income (loss) – net consists primarily of interest income on our Cash and Restricted cash balances and from our investment in money market funds, time deposits, and debt securities as well as changes in fair value of, and dividend income, from our investment in equity securities.
Income Tax Expense
We record income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. These differences are measured using the enacted statutory tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which differences are expected to reverse. We recognize the effect on deferred income taxes of a change in tax rates in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the net amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized. We consider all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance.
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Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Year Ended December 31, Change in
(in millions, except percentages) 2023 2022 $ %
Revenue $ 6,946 $ 15,567 $ (8,621) (55) %
Cost of revenue 6,459 14,900 (8,441) (57) %
Gross profit 487 667 (180) (27) %
Operating expenses:
Sales, marketing and operations 486 1,006 (520) (52) %
General and administrative 206 346 (140) (40) %
Technology and development 167 169 (2) (1) %
Goodwill impairment — 60 (60) N/M
Restructuring 14 17 (3) (18) %
Total operating expenses 873 1,598 (725) (45) %
Net operating loss (386) (931) 545 (59) %
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
216 (25) 241 N/M
Interest expense (211) (385) 174 (45) %
Other income (loss)-net
107 (10) 117 N/M
Loss before income taxes (274) (1,351) 1,077 (80) %
Income tax expense (1) (2) 1 (50) %
Net loss $ (275) $ (1,353) $ 1,078 (80) %
N/M - Not meaningful.
Revenue
Revenue decreased by $8.6 billion, or 55%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to lower sales volumes as well as lower revenue per home. We sold 18,708 homes during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to 39,183 homes during the year ended December 31, 2022, representing a decrease of 52%. Revenue per home sold decreased 7% between the same periods. The decrease in sales volumes was a result of the proactive reduction of our inventory acquisition pace beginning in the third quarter of 2022 via higher spreads embedded in our offers and lower marketing investment in reaction to volatility in the U.S. housing market. The decrease in revenue per home sold was primarily attributed to a slowdown in home price appreciation (“HPA”).
Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit
Cost of revenue decreased by $8.4 billion, or 57%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in cost of revenue was primarily attributable to lower sales volumes and a 9% decrease in cost of revenue per home, excluding inventory valuation adjustments on homes in inventory at period end, due to the slowdown in inventory acquisition pacing and HPA discussed above. In addition, the decrease in cost of revenue is attributable to a decrease in inventory valuation adjustments on homes in inventory at period end, which were $23 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $458 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in inventory valuation adjustments reflects the relative home price stabilization experienced in 2023 as well as higher spreads embedded in our home acquisition offers.
Gross profit decreased from $667 million to $487 million and gross margin increased from 4.3% to 7.0% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The decrease in gross profit is attributable to lower sales volumes as discussed above as well as the strong margins realized during the first half of the year ended December 31, 2022, which were fueled by a historically strong U.S. housing market at the start of the year. The increase in gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 is attributable to $737 million in inventory valuation adjustments recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022 to reduce homes in inventory to their net realizable value
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following the rapid downturn in the U.S. housing market, beginning primarily in the second half of 2022. This included $458 million of inventory valuation adjustments on homes remaining in inventory at December 31, 2022.
For the same periods, Adjusted Gross Margin, which aligns the timing of inventory valuation adjustments to the period in which the home is sold, decreased from 7.0% to 0.8%. The decrease in Adjusted Gross Margin reflects the downturn in the U.S. housing market in the second half of 2022, resulting in market conditions at the time of resale to be weaker than we believed they would be at the time of pricing our inventory acquisitions. In addition, we prioritized risk management and resale clearance at the expense of resale margin performance in order to clear the old book inventory, which composed a majority of the resale cohort for the year ended December 31, 2023. Contribution Margin decreased from 3.4% to (3.7)% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively, due to the reasons noted above as well as increased holding costs due to longer average inventory holding periods. Contribution Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for further details and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures.
Operating Expenses
Sales, Marketing and Operations . Sales, marketing and operations decreased by $520 million, or 52%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $217 million decrease in resale transaction costs and broker commissions, consistent with the 55% decrease in revenue during the same period. Property holding costs decreased by $116 million, consistent with decreased inventory levels. Advertising expense decreased by $125 million, from $200 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $75 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as we decreased marketing in both existing and new markets. In addition, headcount expenses, including salaries and benefits, decreased $58 million, which was largely attributable to workforce reductions and a reduction in contingent labor in 2023.
General and Administrative . General and administrative decreased by $140 million, or 40%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to $46 million reduction in stock-based compensation, which was primarily related to the forfeiture of certain executive RSUs, including performance-based awards. In addition, the Company recorded a $46 million legal contingency accrual and related expenses recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022 in connection with the FTC consent order finalized in October 2022. Headcount expenses, including salaries and benefits decreased $19 million, which was primarily attributable to workforce reductions in 2023.
Technology and Development . Technology and development decreased by a nominal amount for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
Goodwill Impairment . Goodwill impairment decreased by $60 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the market price of our common stock declined significantly causing the Company to perform an interim quantitative test for goodwill impairment. Based on the quantitative analysis, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $60 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. There was no impairment of goodwill identified for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Restructuring. Restructuring decreased by a nominal amount for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt increased by $241 million, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The gain on extinguishment of debt of $216 million in December 31, 2023 resulted from the Company’s partial repurchase of its 2026 Notes in 2023 at a discount net of unamortized deferred costs associated with the 2026 Notes, partially offset by expenses related to partial debt extinguishments during the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased by $174 million, or 45%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to a significant decrease in the average outstanding balances of our non-recourse asset-backed debt.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
Other income (loss) – net increased by $117 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase is primarily related to an $84 million increase in interest income due to an increase in interest rates and a $4 million unrealized gain versus a $35 million unrealized loss on marketable equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense decreased by a nominal amount for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Year Ended December 31, Change in
(in millions, except percentages) 2022 2021 $ %
Revenue $ 15,567 $ 8,021 $ 7,546 94 %
Cost of revenue 14,900 7,291 7,609 104 %
Gross profit 667 730 (63) (9) %
Operating expenses:
Sales, marketing and operations 1,006 544 462 85 %
General and administrative 346 620 (274) (44) %
Technology and development 169 134 35 26 %
Goodwill impairment 60 — 60 N/M
Restructuring 17 — 17 N/M
Total operating expenses 1,598 1,298 300 23 %
Net operating loss (931) (568) (363) 64 %
Warrant fair value adjustment
— 12 (12) (100) %
Loss on extinguishment of debt (25) — (25) N/M
Interest expense (385) (143) (242) 169 %
Other (loss) income-net
(10) 38 (48) (126) %
Loss before income taxes (1,351) (661) (690) 104 %
Income tax expense (2) (1) (1) 100 %
Net loss $ (1,353) $ (662) $ (691) 104 %
N/M - Not meaningful.
Revenue
Revenue increased by $7.5 billion, or 94%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to higher sales volumes as well as higher revenue per home. We sold 39,183 homes during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 21,725 homes during the year ended December 31, 2021, representing an increase of 80%. Revenue per home sold increased 8% between periods due to inventory mix, buybox expansion and home price appreciation.
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Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit
Cost of revenue increased by $7.6 billion, or 104%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in cost of revenue was primarily attributable to higher sales volumes and a 13% increase in cost of revenue per home, excluding inventory valuation adjustments, as a result of inventory mix, buybox expansion, and home price appreciation at the time of inventory acquisition. In addition, we recorded $458 million of inventory valuation adjustments during the year ended December 31, 2022 to adjust the cost basis of homes remaining in inventory at December 31, 2022 to their net realizable value as compared to $39 million of inventory valuation adjustments during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Gross profit decreased from $730 million to $667 million and gross margin decreased from 9.1% to 4.3% for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively. For the same periods, Adjusted Gross Margin decreased from 9.6% to 7.0%. The decrease in gross margin and Adjusted Gross Margin reflects our decision to prioritize risk management and resale clearance in the second half of 2022 at the expense of resale margin performance. As a result of the fast downturn in the housing market due to macroeconomic conditions, market conditions at the time of sale were weaker than we believed they would be at the time of pricing our inventory acquisitions. In addition, gross margin and Adjusted Gross Margin for the year ended December 31, 2021 benefited from a fresh book of inventory after we sold down our inventory in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and more favorable macroeconomic conditions as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Contribution Margin decreased from 6.5% to 3.4% for the same periods, due to the reasons noted above as well as due to increased direct selling and holding costs. Contribution Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for further details and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measure.
Operating Expenses
Sales, Marketing and Operations . Sales, marketing and operations increased by $462 million, or 85%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to a $219 million increase in resale transaction costs and broker commissions, consistent with the 94% increase in revenue. Property holding costs increased by $91 million, consistent with increased inventory levels and longer inventory holding periods compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 when we held a fresh book of inventory. Advertising expense increased by $77 million, from $123 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 to $200 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 as we increased marketing to drive acquisition volumes in both existing and new markets. Headcount expenses, including salaries and benefits, increased $50 million consistent with the increase in headcount.
General and Administrative . General and administrative decreased by $274 million, or 44%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to $354 million reduction in stock-based compensation due to the expense recognition of certain performance awards during the year ended December 31, 2021 following the consummation of the Business Combination in December 2020, the expense recognition of certain RSUs upon the fulfillment of the liquidity event vesting condition satisfied by the February 2021 Offering and the reversal of expense in December 2022 related to the forfeiture of certain executive performance awards. The reduction in stock-based compensation was partially offset by a $46 million legal contingency accrual and related expenses recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022 in connection with the FTC consent order finalized in October 2022. Headcount expenses, including salaries and benefits increased $21 million consistent with the increase in headcount.
Technology and Development . Technology and development increased by $35 million, or 26%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to a $26 million increase in headcount expenses, including salaries and benefits, consistent with the increase in headcount.
Goodwill Impairment . Goodwill impairment increased by $60 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the market price of our common stock declined significantly causing the Company to perform an interim quantitative test for goodwill impairment. Based on the quantitative analysis, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $60 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. There was no impairment of goodwill identified for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Restructuring. Restructuring increased by $17 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The restructuring expenses recorded in the year ended December 31, 2022, represented severance, and
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other termination benefits for employees whose roles were eliminated, and other restructuring costs related to winding down the Company’s mortgage lending and brokerage services.
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment
Warrant fair value adjustment decreased by $12 million, or 100%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The gain recorded in the year ended December 31, 2021, was attributable to a decrease in the fair value of the Sponsor Warrants between the time of the Business Combination and the completion of their redemption in July 2021.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt increased by $25 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The loss on extinguishment of debt of $25 million in December 31, 2022 resulted from the Company’s voluntary partial early repayment of an asset-backed mezzanine term debt facility.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by $242 million, or 169%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in the average outstanding balances of our asset-backed senior debt facilities and mezzanine term debt facilities, which is consistent with our increase in inventory over the same periods. In addition, interest expense from our asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities, which bear interest at a floating reference rate based on LIBOR or SOFR, has increased due to higher reference rates during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.
Other (Loss) Income — Net
Other (loss) income – net decreased by $48 million, or 126%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily related to the fair value adjustments recorded on marketable equity securities. The Company recorded a $35 million gain in 2021 when a company in which we invested went public and then recorded a $35 million loss in 2022 when the company’s stock price declined. The fair value loss recorded in 2022 is offset by a $20 million increase in interest income due to higher interest rates during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. During 2022, the terms of certain of our asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities were modified to replace LIBOR-based floating reference rates with SOFR-based floating reference rates. As of December 31, 2022, all such floating reference rates in our asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities were based on SOFR.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense increased by a nominal amount for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our principal sources of liquidity have historically consisted of cash generated from our operations and from financing activities. As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.0 billion, restricted cash of $541 million, and marketable securities of $69 million. The decline in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance of $213 million as compared to December 31, 2022 resulted from a combination of operating losses and the partial repurchase of our 2026 Notes, offset by capital released as a result of reduced inventory levels. The decrease in our restricted cash balance of $113 million as compared to December 31, 2022 was largely a result of lower resale activity and lower outstanding balances in our term debt facilities in December 2023 as compared to December 2022.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had total outstanding balances on our asset-backed debt of $2.2 billion and aggregate principal outstanding from convertible senior notes of $381 million. In addition, we had undrawn borrowing capacity
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of $6.0 billion under our non-recourse asset-backed debt facilities (as described further below), of which $650 million was committed.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into separate, privately negotiated transactions to repurchase a portion of the outstanding 2026 Notes (“Repurchased 2026 Notes”). We repurchased approximately $597 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2026 Notes as further described in “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt – Convertible Senior Notes ” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As market conditions warrant, we may, from time to time, repurchase additional outstanding debt securities in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, by tender offer, by exchange transaction or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will be upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine, and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and other factors and may be commenced or suspended at any time. The amounts involved and total consideration paid may be material.
We have incurred losses from inception through December 31, 2023 and expect to incur additional losses in the future. Our ability to service our debt and fund working capital, business operations and capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash from operating activities, which is subject to our future operating success, and ability to obtain inventory acquisition financing on reasonable terms, which is subject to factors beyond our control, including potential economic recession, rising interest rates, inflation and general economic, political and financial market conditions.
Our working capital requirements may increase should our inventory balance increase. We believe our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities together with cash we expect to generate from future operations and borrowings, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Debt and Financing Arrangements
Our financing activities include: short-term borrowings under our asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities; the issuance of long-term asset-backed senior term debt, asset-backed mezzanine term debt, and convertible debt; and new issuances of equity. Historically, we have required access to external financing resources in order to fund growth, expansion into new markets and strategic initiatives and we expect this to continue in the future. Our access to capital markets can be impacted by factors outside our control, including economic conditions.
We primarily use non-recourse asset-backed debt, consisting of asset-backed senior debt facilities and asset-backed mezzanine term debt facilities, to provide financing for our real estate inventory purchases and renovations. Our business is capital intensive and maintaining adequate liquidity and capital resources is needed as we continue to scale and accumulate additional inventory. We intend to actively manage our relationships with multiple financial institutions and seek to optimize duration, flexibility, efficiency and cost of funds, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient capital for our business or to do so on acceptable financial and other terms.
Our asset-backed facilities are each collateralized by a specified pool of assets, consisting of real estate inventory, restricted cash and equity interests in certain consolidated subsidiaries of Opendoor that directly or indirectly own our real estate inventory. The terms of our inventory financing facilities require an Opendoor subsidiary to comply with customary financial covenants, such as maintaining certain levels of liquidity, tangible net worth or leverage (ratio of debt to tangible net worth). As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
Our property financing subsidiaries’ assets and credit generally are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of any other Opendoor entities. Our asset-backed debt is non-recourse to Opendoor and our subsidiaries that are not party to the relevant financing arrangements, except for limited guarantees provided by an Opendoor subsidiary for certain obligations in situations involving “bad acts” by an Opendoor entity and certain other limited circumstances.
Our asset-backed senior debt facilities generally provide for advance rates of 75% to 90% against our cost basis in the underlying properties upon acquisition. Our mezzanine term facilities may finance up to 95% to 100% of our cost basis in the underlying properties upon acquisition. The maximum initial advance rates vary by facility and generally decrease on a fixed timeline that varies by facility based on the length of time a given property has been financed and other facility-specific adjustments, including adjustments based on collateral performance.
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At times, we may be required to keep amounts in restricted cash accounts to collateralize our asset-backed term debt facilities if the property borrowing base is insufficient to satisfy the borrowing base requirements. These amounts may fluctuate due to seasonality, timing of property acquisitions and resales, and the outstanding loan balances under our asset-backed term debt facilities.
The following table summarizes certain details related to our non-recourse asset-backed debt and other secured borrowings as of December 31, 2023 (in millions, except interest rates):
Outstanding Amount
December 31, 2023 Borrowing
Capacity
Current Non-Current Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
End of Revolving / Withdrawal Period
Final Maturity
Date
Non-Recourse Asset-backed Debt:
Asset-backed Senior Revolving Credit Facilities
Revolving Facility 2018-2 $ 1,000 $ — $ — 7.49 % June 30, 2025 June 30, 2025
Revolving Facility 2018-3 1,000 — — 6.82 % September 29, 2026 September 29, 2026
Revolving Facility 2019-1 300 — — 7.34 % August 15, 2025 August 15, 2025
Revolving Facility 2019-2 550 — — 6.83 % October 3, 2025 October 2, 2026
Revolving Facility 2019-3 925 — — — % April 5, 2024 April 4, 2025
Asset-backed Senior Term Debt Facilities
Term Debt Facility 2021-S1 100 — 100 3.48 % January 2, 2025 April 1, 2025
Term Debt Facility 2021-S2 400 — 300 3.20 % September 10, 2025 March 10, 2026
Term Debt Facility 2021-S3 1,000 — 750 3.75 % January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027
Term Debt Facility 2022-S1 250 — 250 4.07 % March 1, 2025 September 1, 2025
Total $ 5,525 $ — $ 1,400
Issuance Costs — (12)
Carrying Value $ — $ 1,388
Asset-backed Mezzanine Term Debt Facilities
Term Debt Facility 2020-M1 $ 2,100 $ — $ 600 10.00 % April 1, 2025 April 1, 2026
Term Debt Facility 2022-M1 $ 500 $ — $ 150 10.00 % September 15, 2025 September 15, 2026
Total $ 2,600 $ — $ 750
Issuance Costs (4)
Carrying Value $ 746
Total Non-Recourse Asset-backed Debt $ 8,125 $ — $ 2,134
Asset-backed Senior Revolving Credit Facilities
We classify the senior revolving credit facilities as current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. In some cases, the borrowing capacity amounts under the asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities as reflected in the table are not fully committed and any borrowings above the committed amounts are subject to the applicable lender’s discretion. As of December 31, 2023, we had committed borrowing capacity with respect to asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities of $650 million.
The revolving period end dates and final maturity dates reflected in the table above are inclusive of any extensions that are at the sole discretion of the Company. Certain of our asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities also have additional extension options that are subject to lender approval that are not reflected in the table above.
Asset-backed Senior Term Debt Facilities
We classify our senior term debt facilities as non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of the non-current liabilities is reduced by issuance costs of $12 million. In some cases, the borrowing capacity amounts under the asset-backed senior term debt facilities as reflected in the table are not fully committed and any borrowings above the
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committed amounts are subject to the applicable lender’s discretion. As of December 31, 2023, we had committed borrowing capacity with respect to asset-backed senior term debt facilities of $1.4 billion.
The withdrawal period end dates and final maturity dates reflected in the table above are inclusive of any extensions that are at the sole discretion of the Company. Certain of our asset-backed senior term debt facilities also have additional extension options that are subject to lender approval that are not reflected in the table above.
Asset-backed Mezzanine Term Debt Facilities
In addition to the asset-backed senior revolving credit facilities and asset-backed senior term debt facilities, we have issued asset-backed mezzanine term debt facilities which are subordinated to the related senior facilities. The borrowing capacity amounts under the asset-backed mezzanine term debt facilities as reflected in the table are not fully committed and any borrowing above the committed amounts are subject to the applicable lender’s discretion. As of December 31, 2023, we had committed borrowing capacity with respect to asset-backed mezzanine term debt facilities of $750 million.
Convertible Senior Notes
In August 2021, we issued the 2026 Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $978 million. The table below summarizes certain details related to our 2026 Notes (in millions), as of December 31, 2023, which includes certain repurchases:
December 31, 2023 Remaining Aggregate Principal Amount
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs Net Carrying Amount
2026 Notes $ 381 $ (5) $ 376
See “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt ” for additional information regarding our debt and financing arrangements.
Special Purpose Entities
The Company has established certain special purpose entities (“SPEs”) for the purpose of financing the Company’s purchase and renovation of real estate inventory through the issuance of asset-backed debt. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the various variable interest entities (“VIE”) within these financing structures and consolidates these VIEs. See “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 4. Variable Interest Entities ” for additional information regarding our VIEs.
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The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities related to the VIEs consolidated by the Company as well as the assets, liabilities and equity related to Opendoor Technologies Inc (Parent Company Only) (“Parent Company”) and subsidiaries that are not VIEs, as of December 31, 2023 (in millions):
VIE Non-VIE Total
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 999 $ 999
Restricted cash 530 11 541
Marketable securities — 69 69
Escrow receivable 8 1 9
Real estate inventory 1,758 44 1,802
Inventory valuation adjustment (23) (4) (27)
Real estate inventory, net 1,735 40 1,775
Other current assets 10 42 52
Total current assets 2,283 1,162 3,445
OTHER ASSETS (1)
— 122 122
TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,283 $ 1,284 $ 3,567
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Other current liabilities (2)
$ 29 $ 41 $ 70
Total current liabilities 29 41 70
Non-current asset-backed mezzanine term debt
746 — 746
Non-current asset-backed senior term debt
1,388 — 1,388
CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES — 376 376
LEASE LIABILITIES – Net of current portion — 19 19
OTHER LIABILITIES
— 1 1
TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 2,163 $ 437 $ 2,600
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY: $ 120 $ 847 $ 967
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(1) The Company’s consolidated Other Assets include the following assets as shown in the Consolidated Balance Sheets: Property and Equipment - Net, $66 million; Right of Use Assets, $25 million; Goodwill, $4 million; Intangibles - Net, $5 million; and Other Assets, $22 million.
(2) The Company’s consolidated Other Current Liabilities include the following liabilities as shown in the Consolidated Balance Sheets: Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities, $64 million; Interest Payable, $1 million; and Lease Liabilities - Current, $5 million.
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Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2023 2022 2021
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 2,344 $ 730 $ (5,794)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $ 44 $ 234 $ (476)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities $ (2,639) $ (1,751) $ 7,342
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ (251) $ (787) $ 1,072
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $2.3 billion, $730 million and $(5.8) billion for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by a $2.6 billion decrease in real estate inventory, partially offset by our net loss, net of non-cash items, of $214 million. For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by a $896 million decrease in real estate inventory. For the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in operating activities was primarily driven by an $5.7 billion increase in real estate inventory and an $83 million increase in escrow receivables correlated to the increase in revenue during the year.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities was $44 million, $234 million and $(476) million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, cash provided by investing activities primarily consisted of a $80 million net decrease in marketable securities, partially offset by a $37 million increase in property and equipment principally related to the capitalization of internally developed software. For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash provided by investing activities primarily consisted of a $300 million net decrease in marketable securities, partially offset by a $37 million increase in property and equipment, and $19 million for strategic investments in certain privately held companies. For the year ended December 31, 2021, cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of $394 million in investments in marketable securities, $33 million for the acquisitions of Pro.com and RedDoor, net of cash acquired, the $15 million purchase of strategic investments in certain privately held companies, and $33 million in capital expenditures, including internally developed software.
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities was $(2.6) billion, $(1.8) billion and $7.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to $2.3 billion net principal payments on non-recourse asset-backed debt, as well as $362 million related to the partial repurchase of the 2026 Notes. For the year ended December 31, 2022, cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to $1.7 billion net principal payments on non-recourse asset-backed debt. For the year ended December 31, 2021, cash provided by financing activities was primarily attributable to $5.7 billion net proceeds from non-recourse asset-backed debt and $886 million in proceeds from the February 2021 Offering, net of $29 million of issuance costs. In addition, we received $978 million in proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Notes, net of $25 million of issuance costs and offset by $119 million purchase of the Capped Calls related to the 2026 Notes.
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(Tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share data and ratios,or as noted)
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Contractual obligations are cash amounts that we are obligated to pay as part of certain contracts that we have entered into during the normal course of business. Below is a table that shows our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2023:
Payment Due by Year
(in millions) Total Less than
1 year
1 – 3 years 4 – 5 years
More than
5 years
Senior and mezzanine term debt facilities (1)
2,468 126 1,576 766 —
Convertible senior notes (2)
384 1 383 — —
Operating leases (3)
34 8 9 9 8
Purchase commitments (4)
653 653 — — —
Total $ 3,539 $ 788 $ 1,968 $ 775 $ 8
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(1) Represents the principal amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and estimated interest payments assuming the principal balances remain outstanding until maturity. The final maturity dates of the senior and mezzanine term debt facilities vary, as discussed above.
(2) Represents the principal amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and interest payments assuming the principal balances remain outstanding until maturity.
(3) Represents future payments for long-term operating leases that have commenced as of December 31, 2023. In May 2023, the Company amended its Tempe, Arizona office lease to partially terminate the Company’s obligation with respect to a portion of the leased premises, which resulted in a decrease of undiscounted, future lease payments of $19 million.
(4) As of December 31, 2023, we were under contract to purchase 2,114 homes for an aggregate purchase price of $653 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, revenue, and expenses at the date of the financial statements. Generally, we base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions in accordance with GAAP that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We consider an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and estimates addressed below. In addition, we have other key accounting policies and estimates that are described in “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Description of Business and Accounting Policies” .
Real Estate Inventory
Real estate inventory carrying value is equal to the lower of cost or net realizable value and each home constitutes the unit of account. Real estate inventory cost includes but is not limited to the property purchase price, acquisition costs and direct costs to renovate or repair the home, less inventory valuation adjustments, if any. The property purchase price is net of our service fee and represents the cash proceeds paid to the home seller. Real estate inventory is reviewed for valuation adjustments on a quarterly basis. If the carrying amount for a given home is not expected to be recovered, an inventory valuation adjustment is recorded to cost of revenue and the home’s carrying value is adjusted to its net realizable value. Inventory valuation adjustments are not offset by any expected gains and are not reversed or adjusted should the expected net realizable value subsequently increase. For homes under resale contract, the net realizable value is the contract price less expected selling costs and any expected concessions. For all other homes, the net realizable value is our internal projection price less expected selling
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costs. Changes in our pricing assumptions may lead to a change in the outcome of our inventory valuation adjustment, and actual results may also differ from our assumptions.
Stock-Based Compensation
Our stock-based awards include stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), shares of restricted stock (“Restricted Shares”), and shares granted under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).
We recognize the cost of stock option awards granted to employees and directors based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards. Cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award. We elected to recognize the effect of forfeitures in the period that they occur. We determine the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, which is impacted by the following assumptions:
• Expected Term. We use the simplified method when calculating the expected term due to insufficient historical exercise data. Management elected to use the simplified method instead of historical experience due to a lack of relevant historical data resulting from changes in option vesting schedules and changes in the pool of employees receiving option grants.
• Expected Volatility. As our shares were not actively traded on Nasdaq until December 2020, the volatility used for stock options granted prior to the Company becoming listed is based on a benchmark of comparable companies within the automotive sales industry and certain real estate technology companies. For stock options granted after the Company became listed, we use the implied volatility from traded Opendoor call options.
• Expected Dividend Yield. The dividend rate used is zero as we have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future.
• Risk-Free Interest Rate. The interest rates used are based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life of the award.
We evaluate the assumptions used to value our share-based awards on each grant date. Following the Company’s common stock being listed on Nasdaq, the fair value of our stock has been determined based on the quoted market price. Prior to our common stock being listed on Nasdaq, the grant date fair value of our common stock was determined with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation specialist. The grant date fair value of our common stock was determined using valuation methodologies which utilize certain assumptions, including probability weighting of events, volatility, time to liquidation, a risk-free interest rate, and an assumption for a discount for lack of marketability.
Prior to our common stock being listed on Nasdaq, we determined that an Option Pricing Model (“OPM”) was the most appropriate method for allocating our enterprise value to determine the estimated fair value of our common stock. Application of the OPM involves the use of estimates, judgment, and assumptions that are highly complex and subjective, such as those regarding our expected future revenue, expenses and cash flows, discount rates, market multiples, the selection of comparable companies, and the probability of future events. Specifically, we have historically used the OPM back solve analysis in combination with the market comparables approach to estimate the fair value of our common stock. OPM back solve analysis derives the implied equity value for one type of equity security from a contemporaneous transaction involving another type of security; we utilized the OPM back solve analysis with respect to our convertible preferred stock to derive a value of our common stock. In certain periods where there is not a contemporaneous transaction, we utilized the market comparables approach to estimate an enterprise equity valuation which is then allocated using OPM to determine the common stock value.
The grant date fair value calculated using the methodology discussed above is also utilized with respect to RSUs with performance and service conditions to vest and restricted shares. For RSUs with a performance condition based on a liquidity event, as well as a service condition to vest, no compensation expense is recognized until the performance condition has been satisfied. Subsequent to the liquidity event, compensation expense is recognized to the extent the requisite service period has been completed and compensation expense thereafter is recognized on an accelerated attribution method. Under the accelerated attribution method, compensation expense is recognized over the remaining requisite service period for each service condition tranche as though each tranche is, in substance, a separate award. In February 2021, the Company completed an underwritten public offering, which met the liquidity event vesting condition and triggered the recognition of compensation expense for RSUs for which the time-based vesting condition had been satisfied or partially satisfied. For further information on the February 2021 underwritten public offering, see “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 11. Shareholders’ Equity” .
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We determined the grant date fair value of RSUs with market-based vesting conditions by using Monte Carlo simulations. The assumptions for stock price volatility, contractual term, dividend yield, and stock price used in the Monte Carlo simulations are determined using the same methodology as described above. The exception is that with respect to the stock price volatility used for the Monte Carlo simulations, the Company took into consideration the capital structure of each comparable company comprising the benchmark to isolate each comparable company’s equity volatility without the effect of leverage and then re-levered using our capital structure. If we consider the performance conditions probable to be satisfied, we recognize the cost of these RSUs by treating each market-based condition as an unit of account and recognizing the cost over the requisite service period with respect to each unit. We determine the requisite service period by comparing the derived service period to achieve the market-based condition and the explicit service-based period, if any, using the longer of the two service periods as the requisite service period.
The assumptions underlying these valuations represent management’s best estimates, which involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if factors or expected outcomes change and we use significantly different assumptions or estimates, our share-based compensation expense could be materially different. For more detailed information about our historical and outstanding grants and our valuation of our share-based compensation and awards, see “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 12. Share-Based Awards” .
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For information on recent accounting standards, see “ Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1. Description of Business and Accounting Policies” .
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