WeWork gets new $1.1B commitment from SoftBank
Revenue in the quarter reached $882 million, a 9% increase from a year earlier
The owner of money-losing shared office provider WeWork told employees on Thursday it has slashed its cash burn rate almost in half from the end of last year and obtained a $1.1 billion commitment in new financing from majority owner SoftBank.
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The We Company said in an e-mail to employees that its second-quarter results show the coronavirus pandemic has hurt business but its financial position remains strong.
"Our early efforts to become a more streamlined, cash-conscious organization puts us in a better position to adapt quickly, navigate new realities and deliver our future business objectives," said Kimberly Ross, the chief financial officer of WeWork, in the e-mail seen by Reuters.
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Revenue in the quarter reached $882 million, a 9% increase from a year earlier, Ross said. WeWork in the first quarter reported revenue of $1.1 billion, the first time they had exceeded nine figures, and its cash burn was $482 million.
WeWork has $4.1 billion in cash and unfunded cash commitments, including the new $1.1 billion in new financing, Ross said. WeWork in July indicated it expected to be cash-flow positive in 2021, according to the Financial Times.
WeWork ended the quarter with 612,000 members, of which 48% were from prized "Enterprise" customers, businesses with 500 employees or more.
The results were released almost a year to the day it announced plans to go public when the company was valued at $47 billion and looked poised to be one of the year's hottest IPOs.
WeWork soon entered a tailspin as revelations of corporate mismanagement emerged. The company has since undergone an enormous management shake-up and remains enmeshed in lawsuits over a $3 billion tender offer to existing shareholders.