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Porch Group, Inc. (PRCH)·Q2 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q2 2025 outperformed across key metrics and drove a guidance raise: consolidated revenue $119.3M and net income $8.2M; Porch Shareholder Interest revenue $107.0M, gross profit $89.2M, and Adjusted EBITDA $15.6M .
- Revenue materially beat Wall Street: consensus $98.1M vs actual $119.3M; EPS beat with actual $0.03 vs consensus -$0.114; 5 estimates on both metrics. Values retrieved from S&P Global*.
- Gross profitability inflected: consolidated gross profit up 352% YoY to $75.9M with gross margin 64%; Insurance Services margin at 86% and segment Adjusted EBITDA $19.7M .
- Guidance raised midpoints: Revenue to $415M (+$5M), Gross Profit to $335M (+$7.5M), Adjusted EBITDA to $67.5M (+$2.5M), reflecting stronger insurance economics and margin resilience .
- Catalysts: accelerated agency distribution (Goosehead renewal; Roamly, Evertree, MassDrive), Reciprocal surplus reached $299.2M enabling premium scaling; KPI momentum in policies written and conversion .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
What Went Well
- Insurance Services monetization exceeded plan: $67.4M revenue on $120.7M RWP (56% premium-to-revenue conversion), 86% gross margin, 29% segment EBITDA margin; CFO: “premium convert to revenue and adjusted EBITDA very strongly in Porch Insurance Services.”
- Data and software progress: Rhino wins at Fidelity National Financial and another top-five title insurer; HomeFactors ahead of plan with carrier tests and strong ROI signals .
- Balance sheet and capital structure: repurchased majority of 2026 notes during/after Q2, leaving $8.8M outstanding in July; Board authorized repurchasing remaining notes; Reciprocal surplus at $299.2M (+$102M q/q) .
What Went Wrong
- Housing market softness kept Software & Data growth modest (+4% YoY) and Consumer Services revenue down (-6% YoY), despite margin improvements via mix shift and pricing .
- Consolidated diluted EPS not meaningful due to GAAP consolidation mechanics; basic EPS modest at $0.03, highlighting the complexity from consolidating the Reciprocal while managing to Porch Shareholder Interest economics .
- Ongoing reinsurance/weather dependence at the Reciprocal (though mitigated): management emphasized retention reduced to $23M per event and noted Q2 weather was “normalized,” underscoring residual carrier-seasonality (absorbed at the Reciprocal) .
Financial Results
Headline Financials vs Prior Periods and Consensus
Notes: Values retrieved from S&P Global*; Revenue “Porch Shareholder Interest” is non-GAAP and distinct from consolidated results. Adjusted EBITDA reflects non-GAAP reconciliations excluding Reciprocal earnings; see 8-K tables -.
Segment Breakdown
KPIs
Guidance Changes
Notes: Guidance excludes future Reciprocal results; Porch manages to Porch Shareholder Interest economics .
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- CEO: “Our go forward structure is… simple, predictable, and high margin... revenue was $107M… gross profit $89M… Adjusted EBITDA $16M… $15M cash flow from operations… raising 2025 guidance to Revenue $415M, Gross Profit $335M, and Adjusted EBITDA $67.5M at the mid-point.”
- CFO: “Q2 Porch Shareholder Interest revenue was $107M with an 83% gross margin… Adjusted EBITDA of $15.6M was ahead of expectations… insurance services drove outperformance.”
- COO: “Reciprocal written premium grew 25% over Q1... wrote nearly 43k policies; RWP per policy $2,843 (+6% q/q)”; “reinsurance renewal improved retention to $23M” .
- CEO on macro resilience: “Homeowners need homeowners insurance… premiums have grown through cycles… tariffs will not impact our business in any meaningful way.”
Q&A Highlights
- Insurance monetization uptick: Take rate improved to ~56% premium-to-revenue conversion; CFO emphasized strong EBITDA/cash flow conversion from RWP .
- Growth vs margin philosophy: Aim for >20% annual growth and consistent margin expansion; avoid maximizing either in a single year to optimize LT value .
- Weather impacts: Q2 weather normalized; flood losses typically not covered and July Texas floods nominal; retention lowered to $23M per event -.
- Underwriting performance: Reciprocal gross loss ratio 34% vs 117% prior year; attritional loss ratio down to 8% (−1300 bps YoY) .
- Agency reception/geographies: Strong agent interest; expanding in Texas and adding Michigan; competitive commissions enabled by economics -.
- HomeFactors adoption: Strong carrier engagement; broader use cases (marketing, pricing, reinsurance); no 2025 revenue dependency -.
Estimates Context
- Q2 2025 Revenue: Actual $119.3M vs consensus $98.1M; material beat. Values retrieved from S&P Global*.
- Q2 2025 EPS: Actual basic $0.03 vs consensus -$0.114; beat. 5 estimates on both metrics. Values retrieved from S&P Global*.
- Implications: Street models likely need higher insurance revenue conversion and margins, with FY guidance raises supporting upward revisions to FY revenue, gross profit, and EBITDA trajectories .
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Insurance Services economics are scaling: high conversion from RWP to revenue (56%), 86% gross margin, and resilient EBITDA/cash generation—expect continued margin-led growth .
- Guidance raise and surplus growth increase confidence: FY midpoints moved up; Reciprocal surplus at $299.2M expands capacity for premium growth into 2026 without equity sales assumptions .
- Distribution flywheel accelerating: Goosehead renewal and new agency partnerships broaden reach; expect volume tailwinds as states/geographies expand .
- Data advantage is a differentiator: HomeFactors traction with carriers and in non-insurance use cases supports multi-segment monetization and pricing advantages .
- Risk buffers strengthen: Reinsurance retention lowered; normalized weather in Q2; Porch Shareholders insulated from cat volatility via Reciprocal structure .
- Near-term trading: Results/guidance beats plus agency wins are positive catalysts; watch Q3/Q4 seasonality and continued premium scaling/EBITDA conversion.
- Medium-term thesis: Durable, asset-light, fee-based model with high margins, growing distribution, and data-driven underwriting supports >20% growth with expanding EBITDA margins over multi-year horizon .
Footnote: Consensus estimates and any “actual” fields shown from S&P Global Capital IQ are marked with an asterisk (). Values retrieved from S&P Global.