Wayfair Inc.
Consumer Discretionary · Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
Structural: pure-play online home category leader (~$11B net revenue, ~22M active customers) post the COVID pull-forward unwind - TAM still ~80% offline so penetration runway intact, but the category is the most discretionary corner of e-commerce and rate-sensitive via housing turnover.
Model is hybrid: dropship (asset-light, ~70%+ of orders) + CastleGate (owned fulfillment, faster delivery + lower damage on bulky parcels). Three margin levers stacking: Wayfair Professional (B2B trade - interior designers, hospitality), supplier ads (high-margin GMV monetization, $NVDA-style platform tax), and the multi-year opex reset CEO Niraj Shah ran 2023-2025.
active customers stabilizing post-reset; adjusted EBITDA back positive after cost cuts; CastleGate share gains on bulky-parcel speed; B2B + ads scaling faster than core; thin-float setup for a housing-turnover beta trade; rate-cut tailwind on existing-home sales feeds furniture demand.
still GAAP unprofitable; furniture demand tied to existing-home turnover stuck at multi-decade lows; competing with $AMZN home category + Walmart + $TGT + IKEA on price and selection; FX + tariff exposure on Asia-sourced inventory; share-based comp still elevated vs FCF; convertible debt stack means equity dilution risk on any prolonged drawdown.
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