Nerdy delivers fourth quarter revenue of $48.0 million and a non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.5 million, both above the high end of guidance ranges
ST. LOUIS, February 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nerdy Inc. (NYSE: NRDY) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.
"Throughout 2024, Nerdy made substantial progress against our key objectives, including unifying our platforms and enhancing our marketplace technology, which has set the stage for our next phase of growth. We’ve recently launched several AI-powered products on our platform, and as we move into 2025, we’re excited to accelerate our focus on AI innovation. These advancements are driving us toward our vision of AI for HI®, or Artificial Intelligence for Human Interaction, enabling us to deliver exceptional support to Learners and Experts throughout their learning journey," said Chuck Cohn, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nerdy Inc.
Revenue Beats Top End of Guidance Range – In the fourth quarter, Nerdy delivered revenue of $48.0 million, above our guidance range of $44 to $47 million, which represented a decrease of 13% year-over-year from $55.1 million during the same period in 2023. Revenue declined primarily due to lower Institutional revenue, coupled with lower ARPM and Active Members in our Consumer business.
Consumer Learning Memberships – Revenue recognized in the fourth quarter from Learning Memberships was $39.2 million and represented 82% of total Company revenue. There were 37.5K Active Members as of December 31, 2024.
Institutional Strategy – In the fourth quarter, Institutional delivered revenue of $6.8 million and represented 14% of total Company revenue. Varsity Tutors for Schools executed 91 contracts, yielding $4.6 million of bookings. During the quarter, we successfully enabled access to the Varsity Tutors platform for an additional 0.6 million students, bringing the total to 5.0 million students at over 1,100 school districts as of December 31, 2024. Our strategy to introduce school districts to the platform and ultimately convert them to our fee-based offerings produced 43% of paid contracts and 36% of total bookings value in the fourth quarter.
Gross Margin – Gross margin was 66.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to a gross margin of 71.3% during the comparable period in 2023. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to lower ARPM coupled with higher utilization of tutoring sessions across Learning Memberships in our Consumer business. We also implemented new Expert incentives during the fourth quarter that we believe will drive further engagement with our platform, and customer retention improvements.
Adjusted EBITDA Loss Beats Top End of Guidance Range – Net loss was $15.7 million in the fourth quarter versus a net loss of $9.2 million during the same period in 2023. Excluding non-cash stock compensation expenses, which were treated as an adjustment for non-GAAP measures, non-GAAP adjusted net loss was $7.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to non-GAAP adjusted net earnings of $2.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. We reported a non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, above our guidance of negative $7.0 million to negative $10.0 million in non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA. This compares to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $3.0 million in the same period one year ago. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA improvements relative to guidance were driven by higher revenues coupled with benefits from AI enabled productivity and operating leverage improvements, partially offset by lower gross margin due to higher utilization of tutoring sessions across Learning Memberships in our Consumer business. Compared to last year, Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was lower primarily due to lower revenues and gross margin coupled with investments in the Varsity Tutors for Schools sales organization and product development to drive innovation and support our growth.
Liquidity and Capital Resources – With no debt and $52.5 million of cash on our balance sheet, we believe we have ample liquidity to fund the business and pursue growth initiatives.
First Quarter and Full Year 2025 Outlook: We are providing first quarter and full year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2025.
Revenue Guidance: For the first quarter of 2025, we expect revenue in a range of $45 to $47 million. For the full year, we expect revenue in a range of $190 to $200 million.
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Guidance: For the first quarter of 2025, we expect adjusted EBITDA in a range of negative $6 million to negative $8 million. For the full year, we expect adjusted EBITDA in a range of negative $8 million to negative $18 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources: We expect to end the year with no debt and cash in the range of $35 to $40 million.
Webcast and Earnings Conference Call
Nerdy’s management will host a conference call to discuss its financial results on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties in the U.S. may listen to the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428. International callers can dial 1-404-975-4839. The Access Code is 716743.
A live webcast of the call will also be available on Nerdy’s investor relations website at https://investors.nerdy.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on Nerdy’s website for one year following the event and a telephonic replay of the call will be available until March 6, 2025 by dialing 1-866-813-9403 from the U.S. or 1-929-458-6194 from all other locations, and entering the Access Code: 501480.
About Nerdy Inc.
Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Nerdy’s comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across thousands of subjects and multiple formats—including Learning Memberships, one-on-one instruction, small group tutoring, large format classes, and adaptive assessments. Nerdy’s flagship business, Varsity Tutors, is one of the nation’s largest platforms for live online tutoring and classes. Its solutions are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions. Learn more about Nerdy at https://www.nerdy.com.
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