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Overview and Basis of Presentation (Policies)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature considered necessary to state fairly the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other future annual or interim period.
The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2022 Form 10-K).
Use of Estimates In order to conform with U.S. GAAP, the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions when preparing its consolidated financial statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the reported assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the recoverability of creator signing fees and creator advances, chargebacks and refunds reserve, certain assumptions used in the valuation of equity awards, assumptions used in determining the fair value of business combinations, the allowance for credit losses, and indirect tax reserves. The Company evaluates these estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Comprehensive Loss For all periods presented, comprehensive loss equaled net loss. Therefore, the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss have been omitted from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Segment Information The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the chief operating decision maker. The Company's CEO reviews discrete financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating the Company’s financial performance. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it operates as a single operating segment and has one reportable segment
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenues primarily from ticketing and payment processing. The Company also derives a smaller portion of revenues from marketing and advertising services. The Company's customers are event creators who use the Company's platform to sell tickets and market events to attendees. Revenue is recognized when or as control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
Transaction Revenue
For ticketing services, the Company's service provides a platform to the event creator and attendee to transact. The Company's performance obligation is to facilitate and process that transaction and issue the ticket, and revenue is recognized by the Company when the ticket is sold. The amount that the Company earns for its services is fixed which typically consists of a flat fee and a percentage based fee per ticket. As a result, the Company records revenue on a net basis related to its ticketing service fees.
For payment processing services, the Company's service provides the event creator with the choice of whether to use Eventbrite Payment Processing (EPP) or to use a third-party payment processor, referred to as Facilitated Payment Processing (FPP).
Under the EPP option, the Company is the merchant of record and is responsible for processing the transaction and collecting the face value of the ticket and all associated fees at the time the ticket is sold. The Company is also responsible for remitting these amounts collected, less the Company's fees, to the event creator. For EPP services, the Company determined that it is the principal in providing the service as the Company is responsible for fulfilling the promise to process the payment and has discretion in establishing the price of its service. As a result, the Company records revenue on a gross basis related to its EPP service fees. Costs incurred for processing the ticketing transactions are included in cost of net revenues in the consolidated statements of operations. Under the FPP option, the Company is not responsible for processing the transaction or collecting the face value of the ticket and associated fees. In this case, the Company records revenue on a net basis related to its FPP service fees.
Revenue is presented net of indirect taxes, customer refunds, payment chargebacks, estimated uncollectible amounts, creator royalties, and amortization of creator signing fees. Previously, the Company offered upfront payments to creators entering into new or renewed ticketing arrangements. However, the Company is shifting from upfront payment incentives to performance based incentives on a limited basis.
If an event is canceled by a creator, then any obligations to provide refunds to event attendees are the responsibility of that creator. If a creator is unwilling or unable to fulfill their refund obligations, the Company may, at its discretion, provide attendee refunds.
Marketing and Advertising Revenue
Revenue from marketing services is primarily derived from providing creators with access to various marketing tools and functionalities for a monthly or annual subscription fee. The Company considers that it satisfies its performance obligation as it provides the services to customers and recognizes revenue ratably over the service term which varies from one month to a year. In the third quarter of 2022, the Company also introduced advertising services. Advertising services enable creators to promote featured content on the Eventbrite platform or mobile application. The Company recognizes recognize advertising revenue as advertisements are displayed to users through impressions.
Fair Value Measurement
The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value at each reporting date using a fair value hierarchy that requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity.
The Company’s cash equivalents, funds receivable, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate their fair value. All of these financial assets and liabilities are Level 1, except for debt. See Note 16, “Debt”, for details regarding the fair value of the Company's convertible senior notes.