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Warby Parker Inc

For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Aug 8, 2024.

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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Aug 8, 2024

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Description of Business

Warby Parker Inc., a public benefit corporation founded in 2010 (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company”), is a founder-led, mission-driven lifestyle brand that sits at the intersection of technology, design, healthcare, and social enterprise. The Company offers holistic vision care by selling eyewear products and providing optical services directly to consumers through its retail stores and e-commerce platform. For every pair of glasses or sunglasses sold, the Company helps distribute a pair of glasses to someone in need through its Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. The Company is headquartered in New York, New York.

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared and are presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information and disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes. The December 31, 2023 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, necessary for the fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes in accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2024 from those disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Warby Parker Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company has consolidated certain entities meeting the definition of a variable interest entity as the Company concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of the entities. The inclusion of these entities does not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The Company prepares its condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. These principles require management to make certain estimates and assumptions during the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Management’s estimates are based on historical experience and on various other market-specific and relevant assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates underlying the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to (i) the valuation of inventory, including the determination of the net realizable value, (ii) the useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, (iii) the determination of deferred income taxes, including related valuation allowances, and (iv) assumptions related to the valuation of common stock and determination of stock-based compensation.

Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. The Company defines its CODM as its co-Chief Executive Officers. The Company has identifiedone operating segment. When evaluating the Company’s performance and allocating resources, the CODM relies on financial information prepared on a consolidated basis.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in various accounts, which, at times, may exceed the limits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of $250 thousand per institution and the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation of $100 thousand Canadian dollars. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, uninsured cash balances were approximately $236.7 million and $215.6 million, respectively. The Company has not experienced any concentration losses related to its cash and cash equivalents to date. The Company seeks to minimize its credit risk by maintaining its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality financial institutions and monitoring the credit standing of such institutions.

The Company’s top five inventory suppliers accounted for approximately 19% and 18% of cost of goods sold for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be a cash equivalent. Cash and cash equivalents include deposits with banks and financial institutions, money market funds, and receivables from credit card issuers, which are typically converted into cash within two to four days of capture. As such, these receivables are recorded as a deposit in transit as a component of cash and cash equivalents on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the balance of receivables from credit card issuers included within cash and cash equivalents was $8.4 million and $15.0 million, respectively.

Inventory

Inventory consists of approximately $15.7 million and $13.3 million of finished goods, including ready-to-wear sun frames, contact lenses, and eyeglass cases, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and approximately $37.7 million and $48.9 million of component parts, including optical frames and prescription optical lenses, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a weighted average cost basis.

The Company continuously evaluates the composition of its inventory and makes adjustments when the cost of inventory is not expected to be fully recoverable. The estimated net realizable value of inventory is determined based on an analysis of historical sales trends, the impact of market trends and economic conditions, a forecast of future demand, and the estimated timing of product retirements. Adjustments for damaged inventory are recorded primarily based on actual damaged inventory. Adjustments for inventory shrink, representing the physical loss of inventory, include estimates based on historical experience, and are adjusted based upon physical inventory counts. However, unforeseen adverse future economic and market conditions could result in actual results differing materially from estimates.

Investments

In August 2023, the Company invested $1.0 million in a private optical equipment company, and made an additional $2.0 million investment in March 2024. As part of these investments, the Company will automatically receive shares of the entity or cash based on a conversion price dependent upon an ultimate conversion event. The investments are recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and are measured at cost less impairment, if any. No impairment has been recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

Cloud-Based Software Implementation Costs

The Company has entered into cloud-based software hosting arrangements for which it incurs implementation costs. Certain costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and included within prepaid expenses and other current assets or other assets, depending on the long or short-term nature of such costs, in line with the Company's policy on the accounting for prepaid software hosting arrangements. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post-implementation stage are expensed as incurred. Capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs are amortized, beginning on the date the related software or module is ready for its intended use, on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the hosting arrangement as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses, the same line item as the expense for the associated hosting arrangement.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $14.2 million of gross capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs and $5.2 million of related accumulated amortization, for a net balance of $9.0 million, made up of $3.3 million recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets and $5.7 million recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $13.1 million of gross capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs and $3.1 million of related accumulated amortization, for a net balance of $10.0 million, made up of $4.0 million recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets and $6.0 million recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred $0.9 million and $2.0 million of amortization of capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred $0.5 million and $0.8 million of amortization of capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs, respectively.

Leases

The Company records a lease liability and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset at lease commencement. The lease liability is measured at the present value of non-cancellable future lease payments over the lease term, minus expected tenant improvement allowances (“TIAs”) determined to be lease incentives. The ROU asset is measured at the lease liability amount, adjusted for prepaid lease payments, TIAs expected to be received, and any initial direct costs.

When calculating the present value of future lease payments, the Company utilizes an incremental borrowing rate, which incorporates several factors including the lease term, U.S. Treasury bond rates, financial ratios related to earnings and cash flows, and other comparisons with similarly sized companies.

Many of the Company’s leases contain TIA provisions, which represent contractual amounts receivable from a lessor for improvements to the leased property made by the Company which are determined to represent lease incentives. The Company considers the collection of TIAs to be reasonably certain, and includes them in the present value calculation when determining the lease liabilities for new leases. The benefit from a TIA is amortized through rent expense over the term of the related lease.

The recognition of rent expense for an operating lease commences on the date at which control and possession of the property is obtained. Rent expense is calculated by recognizing total fixed minimum rental payments, net of any TIAs or other rental concessions, on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Some of the Company’s retail leases contain percent of sales rent or similar provisions, which is recognized as incurred as variable rent. Retail, optical laboratory, and distribution center rent expense is recognized as a component of cost of goods sold and all other rent expense is recognized as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Asset Impairment

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, ROU assets, and capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of asset groups to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If the carrying amount of an asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses in the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset group. The Company considers each store location to be its own asset group when evaluating for impairment.

Asset impairment charges, recorded as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses, were immaterial and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily related to the write-off of assets in connection with retail stores and the write-off of capitalized software no longer being used. Asset impairment charges were $0.3 million and $0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily related to the write-off of assets in connection with capitalized software and retail store closures.

Revenue Recognition

The Company primarily derives revenue from the sales of eyewear products, optical services and accessories. The Company sells products and services through its stores, website, and mobile apps. Revenue generated from eyewear products includes the sales of prescription and non-prescription optical glasses and sunglasses and contact lenses. Revenue generated from services and other consists of in-person eye exams and prescriptions issued through the Virtual Vision Test app, eyewear accessories, lens replacements, and customer charges for optional expedited shipping. All revenue is reported net of sales taxes collected from customers on behalf of taxing authorities and variable consideration, including returns and discounts.

Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied through either the transfer of control of promised goods or the rendering of services to the Company's customers. Control transfers once a customer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the benefits from, the product, which is generally determined to be the point of delivery or upon rendering of the service in the case of eye exams. This includes the transfer of legal title, physical possession, the risks and rewards of ownership, and customer acceptance. In the normal course of business, payment may be collected from the customer prior to recognizing revenue and such cash receipts are included in deferred revenue until the order is delivered to the customer. Substantially all of the deferred revenue included on the balance sheet at December 31, 2023 was recognized as revenue in the first quarter of 2024 and the Company expects substantially all of the deferred revenue at June 30, 2024 to be recognized as revenue in the third quarter of 2024.

The Company’s sales policy allows customers to return merchandise for any reason within 30 days of receipt, generally for an exchange or refund. An allowance is recorded within other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for expected future customer returns which the Company estimates using historical return patterns and its expectation of future returns. Any difference between the actual return and previous estimates is adjusted in the period in which such returns occur. Historical return estimates have not materially differed from actual returns in any of the periods presented. The allowance for returns was $1.9 million and $2.2 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and is included in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company offers non-expiring gift cards to its customers. Proceeds from the sale of gift cards are initially deferred and recognized within deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and are recognized as revenue when the product is received by the customer after the gift card has been tendered for payment. Based on historical experience, and to the extent there is no requirement to remit unclaimed card balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws, an estimate of the gift card balances that will never be redeemed is recognized as revenue in proportion to gift cards which have been redeemed. While the Company will continue to honor all gift cards presented for payment, management may determine the likelihood of redemption to be remote for certain card balances due to, among other things, long periods of inactivity. The balance of unredeemed gift cards was $2.3 million and $3.1 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by product:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Eyewear products$173,965$156,680$361,585$319,027
Services and other14,2579,41326,64019,034
Total Revenue$188,222$166,093$388,225$338,061

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by channel:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
E-commerce$57,753$55,329$120,612$117,081
Retail130,469110,764267,613220,980
Total Revenue$188,222$166,093$388,225$338,061

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting. The guidance requires additional disclosures of significant segment expense categories and the amount and description of other segment items beyond the significant segment expenses. The ASU also allows for the disclosure of multiple measures of a segment’s profit or loss for each reportable segment if the CODM utilizes more than one measure to assess performance and allocate resources. Lastly, the ASU clarifies that all of the disclosures required in the segments guidance, including disclosing a measure of segment profit or loss and reporting significant segment expenses and other segment items, apply to all public entities, including those with a single operating or reportable segment. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company expects the adoption of the standard with the 2024 Form 10-K to result in additional disclosures related to a measure of profit or loss, significant segment expenses, and other segment items.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes. The guidance requires public entities to annually disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company expects the adoption of the standard within the 2025 Form 10-K to result in additional disclosures related to the rate reconciliation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

There are no recently adopted accounting pronouncements that have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

  1. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

June 30,2024December 31, 2023
Leasehold improvements$174,890$161,720
Computers and equipment40,99635,738
Furniture and fixtures32,40929,405
Capitalized software28,28123,750
Construction in process22,60817,555
299,184268,168
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(136,448)(115,836)
Property and equipment, net$162,736$152,332

Depreciation and amortization expense consists of the following:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Cost of goods sold$7,374$6,340$14,475$12,370
Selling, general, and administrative expenses3,7472,9437,2296,054
Total depreciation and amortization expense$11,121$9,283$21,704$18,424
  1. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consists of the following:

June 30,2024December 31, 2023
Product and fulfillment$13,642$8,786
Payroll related9,55013,575
Marketing6,5046,619
Legal3,9351,638
Charitable contributions2,9074,458
Professional services2,6002,159
Retail related1,9752,800
Other6,6236,285
Total accrued expenses$47,736$46,320
  1. Income Taxes

The Company uses the estimated annual effective tax rate approach to determine the provision for income taxes. The estimated annual effective tax rate is based on forecasted annual results and may fluctuate due to differences between the forecasted and actual results, changes in valuation allowances, and any other transactions that result in differing tax treatment.

The Company's income tax expense and effective tax rate were as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Income tax expense$373$(24)$481$237
Effective tax rate(5.8)%0.2%(5.4)%(0.9)%

The Company’s estimated annual effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 differed from the statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowance, non-deductible executive compensation, stock-based compensation, differences in tax rates in state and foreign jurisdictions, and other permanent items.

  1. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s Twelfth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 1,050,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, of which 750,000,000 shares are designated Class A common stock,150,000,000 shares are designated Class B common stock, and 150,000,000 shares are designated Class C common stock. Class A common stock receivesone vote per share, Class B common stock receivesten votes per share, and Class C common stock hasno voting rights except as required by Delaware law. Common stock is not redeemable at the option of the holder.

As of June 30, 2024, outstanding shares of common stock as well as shares of common stock attributable to stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and performance stock units (“PSUs”) were as follows:

Class AClass BClass C
Common stock outstanding100,511,15719,099,763—
Employee stock options – outstanding301,6471,501,750—
Restricted stock units – outstanding3,051,9641,532,264—
Performance stock units – outstanding—4,397,688—
Employee stock plans – available30,159,039——
Shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding Class B common stock, options, RSUs, and PSUs26,531,465——
Total common stock – outstanding or issuable160,555,27226,531,465—
Shares authorized750,000,000150,000,000150,000,000
Common stock authorized and available for future issuance589,444,728123,468,535150,000,000

Preferred Stock

As of June 30, 2024,50,000,000 preferred shares were authorized andno shares were outstanding.

  1. Stock-Based Compensation

Plans and Awards

The Company’s eligible employees participate in various stock-based compensation plans, which are provided by the Company directly.

In August 2021, the board of directors approved the 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which became effective on September 28, 2021. The Company no longer grants equity awards under its 2010 Equity Incentive Plan,

2011 Stock Plan, 2012 Milestone Stock Plan, or 2019 Founder Stock Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”), and shares available for issuance under the Prior Plans were made available for issuance under the 2021 Plan. The shares authorized under the 2021 Plan will increase annually, beginning on January 1, 2022 and continuing through 2031, by the lesser of (i)5% of the outstanding common stock (on an as converted basis) as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (ii) a smaller amount as agreed by the board of directors. Awards granted under the 2021 Plan generally vest over four years. In addition, the shares authorized under the 2021 Plan will increase, among other things, to the extent that an award (including an award under the Prior Plans) terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason or an award is settled in cash without the delivery of shares. In February 2024, the board of directors approved an annual increase of 5,892,462 shares to the shares authorized for issuance under the 2021 Plan, and 24,954,436 shares remained available for future issuance pursuant to new awards as of June 30, 2024.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In August 2021, the board of directors adopted and the stockholders of the Company approved the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The shares authorized under the ESPP will be increased annually on the first day of each fiscal year beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031, by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (ii) such number of shares of common stock as determined by the board of directors; provided, however, no more than 16,614,772 shares of common stock may be issued under the ESPP.

At December 31, 2023, there were 4,136,058 shares available for future issuance pursuant to ESPP purchases. In February 2024, the board of directors approved an annual increase of 1,178,492 shares to the ESPP, and there were 5,204,603 shares available for future issuance pursuant to ESPP purchases as of June 30, 2024.

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense consisted of the following:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Cost of goods sold$271$290$509$484
Selling, general, and administrative expenses13,56017,72227,37037,308
Total stock-based compensation expense$13,831$18,012$27,879$37,792

Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily consists of $6.2 million and $13.5 million related to the 2021 Founders Grant, as described below, respectively, and $6.3 million and $11.3 million in connection with RSUs, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 primarily consists of $11.2 million and $25.0 million related to the 2021 Founders Grant, respectively, and $5.1 million and $9.7 million in connection with RSUs.

Stock Options

The fair value for stock options granted under the Plans are estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. No stock options were granted in 2024 or 2023.

A summary of stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 is as follows:

Number ofStock OptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceWeightedaveragecontractualterm (years)Aggregateintrinsicvalue
Balance at December 31, 20232,156,273$7.204.0$16,541
Granted——
Exercised(352,876)11.571,585
Forfeited——
Balance at June 30, 20241,803,397$6.343.3$18,289
Exercisable as of June 30, 20241,803,397$6.343.3$18,289
Vested as of June 30, 20241,691,8195.463.1
Unvested as of June 30, 2024111,578$19.707.5

The total value of unrecognized stock compensation expense related to unvested options granted under the Plans was $1.1 million as of June 30, 2024, and is expected to be recognized over 0.3 years.

Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units

A summary of RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 is as follows:

Number of Restricted Stock UnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested as of December 31, 20233,050,028$24.05
Granted1,871,37813.96
Forfeited(145,136)18.14
Released(1,071,788)20.48
Vested and not yet released(63,986)17.89
Unvested as of June 30, 20243,640,496$20.26

The total value of unrecognized stock compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs and PSUs granted under the Plans was $44.1 million and $6.6 million as of June 30, 2024, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years and 0.3 years, respectively. No PSUs were granted, forfeited, released or vested during the six months ended June 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2024 there were 943,732 RSUs that were vested but not yet released, mainly related to the June 2021 grant to the co-CEOs described below.

RSUs granted prior to the Company’s direct listing vest upon the satisfaction of both a service and a performance condition, which was satisfied upon the direct listing on September 20, 2021, and the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method as the service conditions are met. RSUs issued after the direct listing only contain a service condition and are recognized on a straight line basis over the vesting period.

In June 2021, the Company granted 4,397,688 PSUs and 1,884,724 RSUs to the co-CEOs, in the aggregate, under the 2019 Founder Stock Plan (the “Founders Grant”). The PSUs vest upontwo performance conditions, (i) a qualified public offering, which was satisfied upon the Company’s direct listing on September 20, 2021 (the “Direct Listing”), and (ii) the price of the Company’s Class A common stock reaching stock price hurdles over a period often years, as defined by the terms of the award. The PSUs are subject to the co-CEOs’ continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. If the PSUs vest, the Company will deliverone share of Class B common stock on the settlement date. Unvested PSUs expire inten years from the date of grant. The terms of the PSUs granted are described further below.

The PSUs are divided into eight substantially equal tranches, each one vesting on the date the 90-day trailing volume-weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A common stock exceeds the stock price hurdle, as set forth in the table below, provided that no PSUs may vest prior to the six month anniversary of the Direct Listing.

TrancheNumber of PSUsStock Price Hurdle
1549,712$47.75
2549,710$55.71
3549,712$63.67
4549,710$71.63
5549,712$79.59
6549,710$87.55
7549,712$95.50
8549,710$103.46

The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the grant-date fair value of the PSUs of $128.8 million. Since the PSUs contain a performance and market condition, the stock-based compensation expense will be recognized when it becomes probable that the performance condition will be met using the accelerated attribution method. Stock-based compensation will be recognized over the period of time the market condition for each tranche is expected to be met (i.e., the derived service period). The performance condition was satisfied at September 29, 2021 by the Direct Listing, and the Company began recording expense at that time.

The Founders Grant RSUs will vest in equal monthly installments over a period offive years, subject to the co-CEOs’ continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and conditioned upon the completion of a qualified public offering. The grant-date fair value of the RSUs is $66.9 million. Since the RSUs contain a performance condition, stock-based compensation expense is recognized using the accelerated attribution method when it becomes probable that the performance condition will be met. The performance condition was satisfied on September 29, 2021 by the Direct Listing, and the Company began recording expense at that time.

Shares underlying vested PSUs and RSUs will be issued to the CEOs on a specified quarterly date following the second anniversary of the vesting date, except for an amount necessary to cover any taxes due in connection with the vesting, which will be withheld or sold to cover, or issued to offset, such taxes. Any RSUs or PSUs subject to the award that have not vested by the tenth anniversary of the grant date will be forfeited.

  1. Leases

The Company leases retail, office, optical laboratory, and distribution center space under operating leases from third parties. As of June 30, 2024, the total lease terms of the various leases range from 1 to 11 years. The leases generally contain renewal options and rent escalation clauses, and from time to time include contingent rent provisions. Renewal options are exercisable at the Company’s sole discretion and are included in the lease term if they are reasonably certain to be exercised. In general it is not reasonably certain that lease renewals will be exercised at lease commencement and as such, lease renewals are not included in the lease term.

The following table details the Company’s net lease expense:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Operating lease expense$8,485$7,495$16,576$14,931
Variable lease expense(1)1385053221,248
Net lease expense$8,623$8,000$16,898$16,179

(1) Variable lease expense primarily consists of contingent rent.

The following table presents the future maturity of lease liabilities:

Operating Leases(1)
2024$18,952
202538,041
202642,213
202739,568
202834,154
Thereafter53,358
Future minimum lease payments226,286
Impact of discounting34,041
Present value of lease payments$192,245

(1) The years 2024 and 2025 both include $4.8 million of expected cash inflows from TIAs. Operating lease payments exclude $4.8 million of legally binding minimum lease payments related to executed leases for which the Company has not yet taken possession of the leased premises.

The following table presents other relevant lease information:

June 30,2024
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)5.6
Weighted average discount rate5.3%
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

2022 Credit Facility

In September 2022, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Warby Parker Retail, Inc., (together, the "Borrowers") entered into a Credit Agreement with Comerica Bank and the lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, the "2022 Credit Facility"). The 2022 Credit Facility consisted of a $100.0 million five-year revolving credit facility with sublimits of $15.0 million for letters of credit and $5.0 million for swing line notes.

2024 Credit Facility

In February 2024, the Borrowers entered into a Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the lenders party thereto (the “2024 Credit Facility”), which replaced the 2022 Credit Facility. The 2024 Credit Facility consists of a $120.0 million five-year revolving credit facility with sublimits of $15.0 million for letters of credit and $10.0 million for swingline loans. The 2024 Credit Facility includes an option for the Company to increase the available amount by up to $55.0 million, for a maximum borrowing capacity of $175.0 million, subject to the consent of the lenders funding the increase and certain other conditions. Proceeds of the borrowings under the 2024 Credit Facility are expected to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business. The Company is permitted to repay borrowings under the 2024 Credit Facility at any time, in whole or in part, without penalty.

Under the 2024 Credit Facility, borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest on the principal amount outstanding, at the Company’s election, at (a) the greater of the prime rate (as defined in the credit agreement) or 2.5%, plus an applicable margin of 0.65% to 0.90% depending on the Company’s leverage ratio or (b) adjusted SOFR (as defined in the credit agreement), plus an applicable margin of 1.65% to 1.90% depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company is charged an unused commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.25% depending on the Company's leverage ratio. Both interest on principal and commitment fees are included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The 2024 Credit Facility contains a financial maintenance covenant which only applies while total borrowings exceed $30.0 million, which requires the Company to maintain a maximum consolidated senior net leverage ratio of 3:1. The 2024 Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limits on indebtedness, liens, capital expenditures, asset sales, investments and restricted payments, in each case subject to negotiated exceptions and baskets, as well as customary representations, warranties and event of default provisions. The obligations of the Borrowers under the 2024 Credit Agreement are secured by first-lien security interests in substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers. In addition, the obligations are required to be guaranteed in the future by certain additional domestic subsidiaries of the Company.

Other than letters of credit outstanding of $4.7 million and $4.3 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, used to secure certain leases in lieu of a cash security deposit, there were no other borrowings outstanding.

Litigation

During the normal course of business, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Accruals for loss contingencies are recorded when a loss is probable, and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated.

On March 13, 2023, a former employee, on behalf of herself and a proposed class of California hourly employees, filed a complaint against the Company, alleging violations of various California wage and hour laws, seeking wages, statutory penalties and attorneys’ fees. The matter (captioned Pham v. Warby Parker Inc., et al., Case No. 5:23-cv-01884-NC; N.D. Cal.) is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On June 16, 2023, another former employee filed a related representative action (captioned Chery v. Warby Parker Inc., et al., Case No. 23CV417693; Cal. Super. Ct.) in the Santa Clara County Superior Court of California pursuant to California’s Private Attorneys General Act, asserting largely overlapping claims, seeking civil penalties on behalf of the state. Since that time, one additional follow on Private Attorneys General Act lawsuit was filed (captioned Jacobsen, et al. v. Warby Park Inc., et al., Case No. 23CV421588; Cal. Super. Ct.). Following a voluntary mediation in April 2024, the Company reached an agreement in principle with the plaintiffs to consolidate and settle the foregoing matters for a total of $1.95 million. The parties are currently negotiating the terms of a long form settlement agreement, which they expect to be finalized in the third quarter of 2024, after which it will be submitted to the court for preliminary approval. If the parties cannot reach an accord on the terms of the long form agreement, or the court does not approve the settlement, the litigation will continue. The Company has accrued for the full amount of the proposed settlement.

In addition to the matters described above, as of June 30, 2024, the Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings which, in the opinion of the Company’s management, will not materially affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows should such litigation be resolved unfavorably.

  1. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The computation of net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Numerator
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted$(6,762)$(15,925)$(9,441)$(26,737)
Denominator
Weighted average shares, basic and diluted120,086,495116,792,223119,615,015116,477,573
Earnings Per Share
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.06)$(0.14)$(0.08)$(0.23)

The following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have been antidilutive:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Stock options to purchase common stock1,803,3972,374,2951,803,3972,374,295
Unvested restricted stock units3,640,4963,849,3233,640,4963,849,323
Unvested performance stock units4,397,6884,397,6884,397,6884,397,688
ESPP purchase rights362,117414,306362,117414,306
  1. Related-Party Transactions

As a private company, the Company issued secured promissory notes collateralized by the stock purchased by certain Company executives in relation to the exercise of employee stock options. As the promissory notes are secured by the underlying shares they have been treated as non-recourse notes in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The promissory notes were issued with a term of 8.5 years and an interest rate equal to the minimum applicable federal mid-term rate in the month the loan was issued. The secured promissory notes were recorded as a reduction to equity offsetting the amount in additional paid-in-capital related to the exercised options funded by the notes.

The loans had a balance of $2.5 million at both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. No loans are outstanding with any of our named executive officers, and no new promissory notes were issued during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The loans outstanding had a weighted average remaining term of 5.1 years at June 30, 2024.

During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding loan balance increased by an immaterial amount due to interest.

  1. Subsequent Events

Lease Obligations

Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company entered into 4 operating lease agreements and extended the terms of 4 existing operating lease agreements for retail space in the U.S., with terms ranging from 5 to 10 years. Total commitments under the new agreements are approximately $8.9 million, payable over the terms of the related agreements.

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