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Peloton (PTON) Announces Comprehensive Program to Reduce Costs and Drive Growth, Profitability, and Free Cash Flow

February 8, 2022 7:06 AM

Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTON) today announced a series of steps it is taking to position the business for long-term growth while establishing a clear path to consistent profitability and sustainable free cash flow. Once these actions are fully implemented, the company expects to achieve at least $800 million of annual run-rate cost savings through operating expense efficiencies and significant margin improvement in its Connected Fitness category. The company will also reduce its planned capital expenditures in 2022 by approximately $150 million. The restructuring program is expected to result in approximately $130 million in cash charges related to severance as well as other exit and restructuring activities and $80 million in non-cash charges. The majority of the charges will be recorded in fiscal year 2022.

"Peloton is at an important juncture, and we are taking decisive steps. Our focus is on building on the already amazing Peloton Member experience, while optimizing our organization to deliver profitable growth," said John Foley, Co-Founder of Peloton and newly appointed Executive Chair. "With today's announcements, we are taking action to ensure Peloton capitalizes on the large, long-term Connected Fitness opportunity. This restructuring program is the result of diligent planning to address key areas of the business and realign our operations so that we can execute against our growth opportunity with efficiency and discipline."

As a result of the initiatives announced today, the company expects to:

Peloton's roster of instructors and breadth and depth of its content will not be impacted by the initiatives announced today.

Foley added, "These decisions, particularly those related to our impacted Peloton team members, were not taken lightly. We greatly value the contributions of our talented colleagues and are committed to supporting impacted team members in their transitions. We thank our global team members for their focus and dedication through this process."

Rescheduled Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Conference Call and Webcast

Peloton has announced its financial results for second quarter 2022. Please visit the Peloton investor relations website https://investor.onepeloton.com/financial-information/quarterly-results to view the second quarter 2022 shareholder letter.

The Company also announced that it has rescheduled its second quarter 2022 earnings conference call previously scheduled for today, February 8, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to today at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).

The U.S. toll free dial-in for the conference call is 1-877-667-0469, and the international dial-in number is 1-346-406-0807. The Conference ID is 1271026. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the company's website at https://investor.onepeloton.com.

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