Flash Update: Delivery Hero order numbers close to double amidst COVID-19 pandemic

DGAP-News | 02 Jul 2020

Delivery Hero SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous
Flash Update: Delivery Hero order numbers close to double amidst COVID-19 pandemic

02.07.2020 / 19:27
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  • Delivery Hero is releasing a Flash Update due to the high uncertainty of COVID-19 related impact
     
  • After an initial dip in April, order growth has accelerated to 94 percent compared to Q2 prior year, with June increasing 104 percent compared to the same month in 2019
     
  • The full Trading Update is presented on July 28, 2020 and the Half Year Report 2020 on August 27, 2020

Berlin, 02 July 2020 - Delivery Hero SE ("Delivery Hero"), the world's leading local delivery platform, responds to strong market interest and releases a Flash Update on recent growth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, covering preliminary Q2 2020 financials for orders and Gross Merchandise Value (GMV).

Key Performance Indicators 2020
Order numbers for the Group in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 94 percent compared to the same quarter 2019. The increase in GMV stood at 64 percent compared Q2 prior year. For both metrics, growth in Q2 2020 was up sequentially to Q1 2020.

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  1. Preliminary numbers. Final numbers to be published with the full trading update on July 28, 2020.
  2. Growth in reported currency.
  3. Americas GMV is impacted by the Argentinian operations qualifying as hyperinflationary economy according to IAS 29 beginning September 1, 2018.




7-Days-Rolling Average Order Trends
After an initial decline from COVID-19 lock-downs, growth has stabilized and is up 23% compared to March 11 (when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic). Most markets are no longer subject to curfews with exceptions of some markets, i.e. evening curfew in Kuwait and after midnight in Jordan.

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Expected timing unchanged for Woowa partnership
Approval of the strategic partnership with Woowa is continued to be expected in H2 2020. 

 

ABOUT DELIVERY HERO
Delivery Hero is the world's leading local delivery platform. The company holds a strong position in 36 out of 42 countries in which it operates across Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa in terms of restaurants, active users, orders, online and mobile platforms. Delivery Hero also operates its own delivery service primarily in over 530 cities around the globe. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the Company has more than 25,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.deliveryhero.com  

 



INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

Daniel Fard-Yazdani
VP, Head of Investor Relations
[email protected]

Julia Stoetzel
Director Investor Relations
[email protected]

 

MEDIA CONTACT

Sigrid Dalberg-Krajewski
Director Global Corporate Communications
[email protected]

Vincent Pfeifer
Senior Manager Corporate Communications
[email protected] 


 

DISCLAIMER
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Language: English
Company: Delivery Hero SE
Oranienburger Straße 70
10117 Berlin
Germany
Fax: +49 (0)30 5444 59 024
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.deliveryhero.com
ISIN: DE000A2E4K43
WKN: A2E4K4
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; London, OTC QB, OTC QX, SIX, Vienna Stock Exchange
EQS News ID: 1085497

 
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