Transcription of DOORDASH, INC.
1 Table of ContentsUNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONW ashington, 20549_____FORM 10-K_____(Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-39759_____DOORDASH, (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)Delaware46-2852392(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ororganization)( Employer Identification No.)303 2nd Street, South Tower, 8th FloorSan Francisco, California 94107(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)(650) 487-3970(Registrant s telephone number, including area code)_____Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registeredClass A common stock, par value of $ pershareDASHNew York Stock ExchangeSecurities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: NoneIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
2 Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T( of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
3 Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growthcompany. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 1 Table of ContentsIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financialaccounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
4 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financialreporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared to issued its audit report. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on December 31, 2020, based on the closing price of the registrant s Class A commonstock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on that date, was approximately $ billion.
5 The registrant has elected to use December 31, 2020 as the calculation datebecause on June 30, 2020 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the registrant was a privately held company. Thiscalculation does not reflect a determination that certain persons are affiliates of the registrant for any other registrant had outstanding 290,150,290 shares of Class A common stock, 31,313,450 shares of Class B common stock, and no shares of Class C common stock as ofFebruary 26, INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEP ortions of the registrant s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report onForm 10-K where indicated.
6 Such Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant s fiscalyear ended December 31, 2020. 2 Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTSPage NumberCover1 Table of Contents3 Part I6 Item 1. Business6 Item 1A. Risk Factors15 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments59 Item 2. Properties59 Item 3. Legal Proceedings59 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures61 Part II62 Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities62 Item 6. Selected financial Data64 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of financial Condition and Results of Operations64 Item 7A.
7 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk90 Item 8. financial Statements and Supplementary Data92 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and financial Disclosures132 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures132 Item 9B. Other Information133 Part III134 Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance134 Item 11. Executive Compensation134 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owner and Management and Related Stockholder Matters134 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence134 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services134 Part IV135 Item 15.
8 Exhibits, financial Statement Schedules135 Item 16. Form 10-K Summary136 Signatures1373 Table of ContentsSPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements involvesubstantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Insome cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as may, will, should, expect, plan, anticipate, could, would, intend, target, project, contemplate, believe, estimate, predict, potential or continue or the negative of these words orother similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions.
9 Forward-looking statements contained in this AnnualReport on Form 10-K include, but are not limited to, statements about: our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, Total Orders,Marketplace GOV, Contribution Profit (Loss), Contribution Margin, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, andAdjusted EBITDA Margin, our ability to determine reserves, and our ability to maintain and increase long-term future profitability; our ability to successfully execute our business and growth strategy; the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to meet our liquidity needs; the demand for our platform or for local logistics platforms in general; our ability to attract and retain merchants, consumers and Dashers; our ability to effectively manage costs related to Dashers; our ability to develop new offerings, services and features, and bring them to market in a timely manner and make enhancements to ourplatform; our ability to compete with existing and new competitors in existing and new markets and offerings; our expectations regarding outstanding litigation and legal and regulatory matters.
10 Our expectations regarding the effects of existing and developing laws and regulations, including with respect to independent contractorclassification, pricing and commissions, taxation and privacy and data protection; our ability to manage and insure auto-related and operations-related risk associated with our business; our expectations regarding new and evolving markets; our ability to develop and protect our brand; our ability to maintain the security and availability of our platform; our expectations and management of future growth; our expectations concerning relationships with third parties; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property; our ability to integrate companies and assets that we acquire; the increased expenses associated with being a public company; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or a similar public health threat, on global capital and financial markets, general economic conditionsin the United States, and our business and caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.