---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-019644"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRM"
cik: "0001580864"
company_name: "Vroom, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T09:07:54.118702+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vroom Q1 2023 net loss $75M; ecommerce GPPU improves to $2,552; cost savings ~$42M

## Summary
- Ecommerce gross profit per unit (GPPU) rose to $2,552 from $1,233 in Q4 2022.
- Net loss of $75.0M vs net income of $24.8M in Q4 2022, driven by prior debt extinguishment gain.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $64.8M from $74.8M in the prior quarter.
- Completed January and April 2023 reductions in force, expecting ~$42M annualized cost savings.
- Repurchased $15M of convertible notes and executed 2023-1 securitization to enhance liquidity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-019644
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRM
- cik: 0001580864
- company_name: Vroom, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000095017023019644/0000950170-23-019644-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000095017023019644/vrm-20230509.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Vroom, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: net income ($75.0) million.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Net income: ($75.0) million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Vroom, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRM), a leading ecommerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles , today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. HIGHLIGHTS OF FIRST QUARTER 2023 VERSUS FOURTH QUARTER 2022 • Ecommerce gross profit per unit of $2,552 as compared to $1,233 • Net loss of ($75.0) million as compared to net income of $24.8 million, due to gain on debt extinguishment of $126.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000095017023019644/0000950170-23-019644-index.htm

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