Uber's net loss climbed to $4.5B in 2017: 4 things to know

Uber's net loss jumped 61 percent year over year to $4.5 billion in 2017, according to CNBC.

Here are four things to know about Uber's financial results.

1. Although the company's loss grew year over year, Uber's loss narrowed from nearly $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2017 to $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of last year.

2. Uber ended 2017 with $6 billion in cash, down about 13 percent from the year prior, according to CNBC.

3. Uber isn't publicly traded and isn't required to publicly report its financial results. However, the company has released select financial information in recent quarters.

4. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who took over the company in September, aims for Uber to go public in 2019, according to CNBC.

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