Company: IBTA
Filing Date: 2025-11-13
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-051720
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Company: Ibotta, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-13
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 4
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 and marketing expense in the foreseeable future;

•negotiate favorable revenue-sharing terms or financial guarantees with publishers;

•drive adoption of Ibotta through marketing and incentives and increase awareness through brand campaigns; and

•invest in our operations to continue scaling our business to achieve and sustain long-term efficiencies.

These investments may contribute to net losses in the near term. We may discover that these initiatives are more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these expenses or realize the benefits we anticipate. Certain initiatives will also require incremental investments or recurring expenses and may not be accretive to revenue growth, margin, or profitability for a longer time period, if at all. Many of our efforts to increase revenue and manage operating costs are new and unproven given the unique and evolving complexities of our business and the evolving nature of the industry. In addition, we have made, and in the future may make, concessions to publishers, CPG brands, and retailers that are designed to maximize profitability in the long term but may decrease profitability in the short term. As a result, the impact of concessions on our financial results may continue into future periods or have greater impacts than we anticipate. We have also incurred, and may in the future incur, higher operating expenses as we implement strategic initiatives, including in response to external pressures such as competition, retailer consolidation, and evolving consumer behavior trends in shopping. For example, we expect that sales operating expenses will increase for the foreseeable future, primarily stemming from increased headcount. Additionally, we may not realize, or there may be limits to, the efficiencies we expect to achieve through our efforts to scale the business, reduce friction in the direct-to-consumer (D2C) shopping experience, client support, and consumer acquisition and onboarding costs. Our efforts to encourage the growth of loyalty programs on publishers’ apps and websites may cause, and have previously caused, fewer consumers to use our D2C properties. This may, in the future, lead to a loss of revenue and adversely affect our financial position. We also expect to continue to face greater compliance costs associated with the increased scope of our business and being a public company.

We have encountered, and may in the future encounter, unforeseen operating expenses, difficulties, complications, delays, and other factors, including as we expand our business, execute on strategic initiatives, and navigate macroeconomic uncertainty, which may result in losses or a failure to generate profitable growth in future periods.

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As such, due to these factors and others described