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Uber: From Cash Burner to Cash-Flow Utility

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Uber: From Cash Burner to Cash-Flow Utility This article first appeared on GuruFocus. It has been a fascinating journey watching Uber Technologies evolve from a cash-incinerating startup into what I now consider a dominant, cash-generating utility…

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Instant Retail vertical is running at a $12 billion annualized gross bookings rate
80% confidence
Management describes the gap between Adjusted EBITDA and operating income as due to one-off or non-recurring items, specifically legal reserves, regulatory settlements, and volatility in insurance reserves
80% confidence
Restaurant delivery represents a $2 trillion Total Addressable Market while general commerce represents a $12 trillion TAM
80% confidence
Uber expects to grow Gross Bookings in the mid-teens and EBITDA in the high-30s to 40% range
80% confidence
Uber is positioning itself to be the essential infrastructure to the autonomous future rather than an inevitable loser in the robotaxi wars
80% confidence
Suburban markets are growing 1.5 to 3 times faster than core metro areas
80% confidence
Uber operates the largest mobility and delivery network on the planet with nearly 190 million monthly active platform consumers across 70 countries
80% confidence
In Uber's top 10 markets, only about 15% of the adult population uses the service
80% confidence
Only about 20% of Uber's user base utilizes both the Mobility and Delivery platforms, but users who engage with both verticals spend roughly three times more than single-platform users
80% confidence
Uber accumulated roughly $32 billion in operating losses prior to mid-2023
80% confidence
Waymo vehicles on Uber network in Phoenix and San Francisco are seeing utilization rates significantly higher than human-driven cars
80% confidence
Rating Uber stock a Buy with high-conviction accumulation zone between $70 and $80, with 12 to 18 month price target at $110, implying roughly 35-40% upside
80% confidence
Uber has scaled its advertising business to over $1 billion in annualized revenue
80% confidence

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Uber Technologies · instant retail gross bookings	12 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · adjusted ebitda	2.3 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · adjusted ebitda growth	33 percent
Uber Technologies · advertising revenue	1 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · autonomous vehicle partnerships	14 partnerships
Uber Technologies · cross platform usage rate	20 percent
Uber Technologies · daily trips	38 million
Uber Technologies · deferred tax asset release	4 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · delivery bookings growth	24 percent
Uber Technologies · free cash flow	9 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · gross bookings growth	21 percent
Uber Technologies · market penetration top 10 markets	15 percent
Uber Technologies · monthly active platform consumers	190 million
Uber Technologies · net income	16 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · operating countries	70 countries
Uber Technologies · operating income	1.1 billion_USD
Uber Technologies · revenue	13.5 billion_USD