Shopify Inc. Files 2024 10-K Report

TL;DR

Shopify's 2024 10-K is in! Full financial picture for the year ending Dec 31, 2024, now available.

AI Summary

Shopify Inc. filed its 2024 10-K report on February 11, 2025, detailing its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The company, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, operates in the pre-packaged software services sector. Key financial data and business operations for the fiscal year are presented in this comprehensive filing.

Why It Matters

This filing provides investors and stakeholders with a detailed overview of Shopify's financial performance, strategic initiatives, and risk factors for the fiscal year 2024, crucial for understanding the company's current standing and future outlook.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — 10-K filings inherently carry medium risk due to the detailed financial and operational information that can impact stock valuation and investor sentiment.

Key Numbers

• 2024-12-31 — Fiscal Year End (The end date of the reporting period for the 10-K.)
• 2025-02-11 — Filing Date (The date the 10-K report was officially submitted to the SEC.)

Key Players & Entities

• SHOPIFY INC. (company) — Filer of the 10-K report
• 2024-12-31 (date) — Conformed period of report
• 2025-02-11 (date) — Filed as of date
• OTTAWA (location) — Company headquarters city
• 613-241-2828 (phone_number) — Business phone number

FAQ

Filing Documents

• shop-20241231.htm (10-K) — 2507KB
• exhibit41-descriptionofsec.htm (EX-4.1) — 35KB
• exhibit104-indemnityagreem.htm (EX-10.4) — 211KB
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Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements 5 Part I

: Risk Factors

Item 1A: Risk Factors 12

: Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments 43

: Cybersecurity

Item 1C: Cybersecurity 43

: Properties

Item 2: Properties 44

: Legal Proceedings

Item 3: Legal Proceedings 44

: Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures 44 Part II

: Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 5: Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 45

: [Reserved]

Item 6: [Reserved] 46

: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 46

: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 67

: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 70

: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 70

: Controls and Procedures

Item 9A: Controls and Procedures 70

: Other Information

Item 9B: Other Information 71

: Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Item 9C: Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 71 Part III

: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 72

: Executive Compensation

Item 11: Executive Compensation 72

: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 72

: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 72

: Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services 72 Part IV

: Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules

Item 15: Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules 73

: Form 10-K Summary

Item 16: Form 10-K Summary 73 General Matters Information Contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K In this Annual Report on Form 10-K "we", "our", "Shopify" and the "Company" refer to Shopify Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. References to our "solutions" means the combination of products and services that we offer to merchants, and references to "our merchants" as of a particular date means the total number of unique shops that are paying for a subscription to our platform. Words importing the singular, where the context requires, include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender include all genders. Shopify, the associated Shopify logo and the shopping bag design are registered trademarks of Shopify Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks and brand names used herein are the property of their respective owners. Presentation of Financial Information We prepare and report our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). Our reporting currency is U.S. dollars, and we express all amounts in this Annual Report on Form 10-K in U.S. dollars, except where otherwise indicated. All references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to "dollars", "

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements under the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Exchange Act") and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. In some cases, you can id entify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "enable", "may", "might", "will", "should", "could", "expects", "intends", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "predicts", "potential", "continue", "become", "seek", "strive" or t he negative of these terms or other similar words. Any f orward-looking statements are based on our management's perception of historic trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other assumptions that management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. In particular, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about: our ability to: expand, grow and retain our merchant base; localize features; offer more sales channels that can connect to our platform; increase and extend the functionality of our platform; catalyze merchants' sales growth; leverage emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence ("AI"); enhance our ecosystem and partner programs; provide a high level of merchant service and support; hire key talent and retain and motivate qualified personnel; and maximize long-term value; our products and solutions enabling and increasing the probability of merchant success; the expected impact of seasonality on our current and future business; the abi

: Business

Item 1: Business Overview Shopify is a leading global commerce technology company, offering trusted tools to start, scale, market and run a business of any size. Shopify's mission is to make commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for simplicity and reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify's business is designed to empower our merchants by offering a comprehensive, multi-channel commerce platform that supports their business as it grows. This platform allows merchants to seamlessly manage, market and sell their products across various sales channels, including online storefronts, physical retail spaces, social media and more. Emphasizing merchant-first innovation, Shopify provides an integrated back-end system to streamline operations, from managing inventory and transaction management to building relationships with buyers. With a robust and continuously updated infrastructure, Shopify's goal is to provide merchants with cutting-edge technology to thrive in a competitive market. Our Merchants We believe we can help merchants of all verticals and sizes, from aspirational entrepreneurs to companies with large-scale, direct-to-consumer or business to business ("B2B") operations, or both, realize their potential at all stages of their business life cycle. Our merchants represent a wide array of retail verticals and business sizes and no single merchant has ever represented more than five percent of our total revenues in a single reporting period. As of December 31, 2024, we had millions of merchants from more than 175 countries using our platform, geographically dispersed as follows: 45% in the United States, 30% in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 15% in Asia Pacific, Australia and China, 5% in Canada and 5% in Latin America (Mexico and South America). Shopify's products are designed to enable our merchants' success, which drives our business model. Over time, historical

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