A Mixed Q3 for Lyft; Confident on Long-term Margin Expansion; Intact Network Effect; FVE Down to $55

While Lyft’s mixed third-quarter results and fourth-quarter guidance were disappointing, we continue to see strength in the firm’s network effect which has driven growth in rider monetization. We were also pleased with Lyft’s latest cost-cutting measures. However, we continue to expect lower 2024 adjusted EBITDA than the firm guided for earlier this year. We have lowered our revenue growth assumption for this year through 2026 given the ongoing uncertainty regarding the macro environment. In addition, while we think Lyft will remain the second-largest ridehailing platform in the U.S., we are now assuming Uber will slightly increase its market share over Lyft during the next few years. We now see Lyft hitting GAAP profitability in 2025, a year later than we had initially projected, as we do not foresee as much operating leverage given our lower revenue growth assumption. While adjustments to our model result in a $55 fair value estimate, down from $65, we continue to view shares of this narrow-moat firm as deeply undervalued.