Green Dot Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results

  • Renews Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement Through January 2027
  • Establishes a FinTech JV With Walmart to Develop New Products, Services and Technologies
  • Announces Expanded BaaS Platform Partnerships with Uber and Intuit
  • Reports Significant Progress With its New Unlimited Cash Back Bank Account Product
  • Reaffirms 2019 Full Year Guidance

PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

For the third quarter of 2019, Green Dot reported total operating revenues of $240.4 million and a GAAP net loss and GAAP diluted loss per common share of $0.5 million and $0.01, respectively. Green Dot also reported non-GAAP total operating revenues1 of $229.2 million, and adjusted EBITDA1 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share1 of $25.1 million and $0.20, respectively.

Said Green Dot Founder and CEO, Steve Streit, “We are delighted with the performance of the Unlimited product, which is already is having a positive impact on Green Dot’s entire Consumer business in just the first 13 weeks since its launch. We were also thrilled to have announced so many exciting large enterprise-size platform services partnerships with Uber, Intuit and, a unique and innovative fintech JV with Walmart, as Green Dot’s Platform continues to expand to provide incremental growth.”

GAAP financial results for the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018:

  • Total operating revenues on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis were $240.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, up from $236.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year increase of 2%.
  • GAAP net loss was $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2019, from net income of $4.6 million for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year decrease of 112%.
  • GAAP diluted loss per common share was $0.01 for the third quarter of 2019, from diluted earnings per share of $0.08 for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year decrease of 113%.

Non-GAAP financial results for the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018:1

  • Non-GAAP total operating revenues1 were $229.2 million for the third quarter of 2019, up from $227.1 million for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year increase of 1%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 was $25.1 million, or 11.0% of non-GAAP total operating revenues1 for the third quarter of 2019, down from $50.9 million, or 22.4% of non-GAAP total operating revenues1 for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year decrease of 51%.
  • Non-GAAP net income1 was $10.2 million for the third quarter of 2019, down from $32.2 million for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year decrease of 68%.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share1 was $0.20 for the third quarter of 2019, down from $0.59 for the third quarter of 2018, representing a year-over-year decrease of 66%.

1

Reconciliations of total operating revenues to non-GAAP total operating revenues, net income to non-GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and net income to adjusted EBITDA, respectively, are provided in the tables immediately following the consolidated financial statements. Additional information about the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures can be found under the caption “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Key Metrics

The following table shows the Company’s quarterly key business metrics for each of the last seven calendar quarters. Please refer to the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of the key business metrics.

 

2019

 

2018

 

Q3

Q2

Q1

 

Q4

Q3

Q2

Q1

 

(In millions)

Gross dollar volume

$

9,827

 

$

10,019

 

$

12,977

 

 

$

9,809

 

$

9,088

 

$

9,413

 

$

11,719

 

Gross dollar volume from direct deposit sources

$

6,843

 

$

7,208

 

$

10,217

 

 

$

6,940

 

$

6,571

 

$

6,914

 

$

9,330

 

Number of active accounts at quarter end

5.18

 

5.66

 

6.05

 

 

5.34

 

5.43

 

5.86

 

6.01

 

Number of direct deposit active accounts at quarter end

2.14

 

2.31

 

2.87

 

 

2.04

 

2.05

 

2.26

 

2.64

 

Purchase volume

$

6,047

 

$

6,470

 

$

8,200

 

 

$

6,276

 

$

5,918

 

$

6,325

 

$

7,470

 

Number of cash transfers

11.73

 

11.25

 

10.98

 

 

10.91

 

10.68

 

10.56

 

10.10

 

Number of tax refunds processed

0.11

 

2.52

 

9.39

 

 

0.07

 

0.10

 

2.79

 

8.75

 

 

Said Mark Shifke, Green Dot’s Chief Financial Officer, “We met or exceeded our expectations for the quarter. Notwithstanding challenges from the year over year decline in active accounts in our Consumer Business, we are able to reaffirm our full year guidance.”

2019 Financial Guidance

New Revenue Presentation

As mentioned previously during Green Dot’s quarterly earnings calls, Green Dot has adjusted its presentation of revenue beginning with its report on the results of operations for the first quarter of 2019 to better reflect its successful evolution into a diverse technology-focused bank holding company that generates its revenue through a unique “Products and Platform” operating model.

Beginning with the first quarter in 2019, Green Dot has presented net interest income generated at Green Dot Bank from the investment of customer deposits as a component of GAAP total operating revenues, whereas previously that item was reported below operating income and consolidated along with net interest income generated outside the bank. Net interest income at Green Dot Bank has become an increasingly important revenue component as Green Dot Bank’s ability to invest its growing customer balances and generate interest income is one of several unique advantages of Green Dot being not just a leading consumer technology company, but also a federally regulated bank. Net interest income generated outside of Green Dot Bank will continue to be reported below the line as it is currently. Prior year results have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Also since the first quarter of 2019, Green Dot has presented a new non-GAAP revenue figure that reduces our GAAP total operating revenue by commissions and certain processing-related costs associated with certain “Banking as a Service,” or “BaaS,” partner programs, where the partner and not Green Dot controls customer acquisition. Green Dot believes that a net revenue presentation better reflects the relevant amount of revenue Green Dot generates in respect of these types of BaaS platform programs.

Accordingly, Green Dot’s outlook for non-GAAP revenues and adjusted EBITDA reflect this new presentation.

Outlook

Green Dot reaffirmed its most recent outlook for 2019. Green Dot’s outlook is based on a number of assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time of this earnings release. Information regarding potential risks that could cause the actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements is set forth below and in Green Dot’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Total Non-GAAP Operating Revenues2

  • Green Dot expects its full year non-GAAP total operating revenues2 to finish at the low end of its previous guidance range of $1.060 billion to $1.080 billion.

Adjusted EBITDA2

  • Green Dot expects its full year adjusted EBITDA2 to finish at the low end of its previous guidance range of $240 million to $244 million.

Non-GAAP EPS2

  • Green Dot expects its full year non-GAAP EPS2 to finish around $2.73, in line with its previous guidance range of $2.71 to $2.77.

The components of Green Dot’s non-GAAP EPS2 guidance range are as follows:

 

Range

 

Low

 

High

 

(In millions, except per share data)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

240.0

 

 

$

244.0

 

Depreciation and amortization*

(50.0

)

 

(50.0

)

Net interest expense **

(0.5

)

 

(0.5

)

Non-GAAP pre-tax income

$

189.5

 

 

$

193.5

 

Tax impact***

(43.6

)

 

(44.5

)

Non-GAAP net income

$

145.9

 

 

$

149.0

 

Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding

53.8

 

 

53.8

 

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$

2.71

 

 

$

2.77

 

*

Excludes the impact of amortization of acquired intangible assets

**

Excludes the impact of amortization of deferred financing costs

***

Assumes a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 23.0% for full year.

 

2

For additional information, see reconciliations of forward-looking guidance for these non-GAAP financial measures to their respective, most directly comparable projected GAAP financial measures provided in the tables immediately following the reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2019 financial results today at 5:00 p.m. ET. Hosting the call will be Steve Streit, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Shifke, Chief Financial Officer. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 705-6003, or for international callers (201) 493-6725. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921, or for international callers (412) 317-6671; and entering the conference ID 13695741. The replay of the webcast will be available until Thursday, November 14, 2019. The call will be webcast live from the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.greendot.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, among other things, statements regarding the Company’s future performance and returns on investment contained under “Updated Outlook” and in the quotes of its executive officers and other future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those projected include, among other things, the timing and impact of revenue growth activities, the Company’s dependence on revenues derived from Walmart, impact of competition, the Company’s reliance on retail distributors for the promotion of its products and services, demand for the Company’s new and existing products and services, continued and improving returns from the Company’s investments in new growth initiatives, potential difficulties in integrating operations of acquired entities and acquired technologies, the Company’s ability to operate in a highly regulated environment, changes to existing laws or regulations affecting the Company’s operating methods or economics, the Company’s reliance on third-party vendors, changes in credit card association or other network rules or standards, changes in card association and debit network fees or products or interchange rates, instances of fraud developments in the prepaid financial services industry that impact prepaid debit card usage generally, business interruption or systems failure, and the Company’s involvement litigation or investigations. These and other risks are discussed in greater detail in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which are available on the Company’s investor relations website at ir.greendot.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of November 7, 2019, and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information as a result of future events or developments.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), the Company uses measures of operating results that are adjusted to exclude, among other things, non-operating net interest income and expense; income tax benefit and expense; depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired intangibles; certain other acquisition related adjustments; employee stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes; change in the fair value of contingent consideration; impairment charges; extraordinary severance and related restructuring expenses; realized gains or losses on the sale of investment securities; commissions and certain processing-related costs associated with BaaS products and services where the Company does not control customer acquisition, other charges and income; and income tax effects. This earnings release includes non-GAAP total operating revenues, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. It also includes full-year 2019 guidance for non-GAAP total operating revenues, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share. These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated or presented in accordance with, and are not alternatives or substitutes for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with the Company’s financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to management and investors regarding underlying trends in its consolidated financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s management regularly uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate the Company’s business and make operating decisions. For additional information regarding the Company’s use of non-GAAP financial measures and the items excluded by the Company from one or more of its historic and projected non-GAAP financial measures, investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of the Company’s historic and projected non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which are attached to this earnings release, and which can be found by clicking on “Financial Information” in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://ir.greendot.com/.

About Green Dot

Green Dot Corporation, [NYSE:GDOT], is a financial technology leader and bank holding company with a mission to power the banking industry’s branchless future. Enabled by proprietary technology and Green Dot’s wholly-owned commercial bank charter, Green Dot’s “Banking as a Service” platform is used by a growing list of America’s most prominent consumer and technology companies to design and deploy their own bespoke banking solutions to their customers and partners, while Green Dot uses that same integrated technology and banking platform to design and deploy its own leading collection of banking and financial services products directly to consumers through one of the largest retail banking distribution platforms in America. Green Dot products are marketed under brand names such as Green Dot, GoBank, MoneyPak, AccountNow, RushCard and RapidPay, and can be acquired through more than 100,000 retailers nationwide, thousands of corporate paycard partners, several “direct-2-consumer” branded websites, thousands of tax return preparation offices and accounting firms, thousands of neighborhood check cashing locations and both of the leading app stores. Green Dot Corporation is headquartered in Pasadena, California, with additional facilities throughout the United States and in Shanghai, China.

 

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Assets

(In thousands, except par value)

Current assets:

 

 

 

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents

$

861,275

 

 

$

1,094,728

 

Restricted cash

3,103

 

 

490

 

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value

15,027

 

 

19,960

 

Settlement assets

193,032

 

 

153,992

 

Accounts receivable, net

34,939

 

 

40,942

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

46,624

 

 

57,070

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

8,772

 

Total current assets

1,154,000

 

 

1,375,954

 

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value

230,192

 

 

181,223

 

Loans to bank customers, net of allowance for loan losses of $1,558 and $1,144 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

20,906

 

 

21,363

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

8,201

 

 

8,125

 

Property and equipment, net

139,246

 

 

120,269

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

28,877

 

 

 

Deferred expenses

6,763

 

 

21,201

 

Net deferred tax assets

10,867

 

 

7,867

 

Goodwill and intangible assets

528,861

 

 

551,116

 

Total assets

$

2,127,913

 

 

$

2,287,118

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

47,334

 

 

$

38,631

 

Deposits

888,870

 

 

1,005,485

 

Obligations to customers

65,959

 

 

58,370

 

Settlement obligations

11,928

 

 

5,788

 

Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts

556

 

 

1,681

 

Other accrued liabilities

91,329

 

 

134,000

 

Operating lease liabilities

7,811

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

15,583

 

 

34,607

 

Note payable

 

 

58,705

 

Income tax payable

17,519

 

 

67

 

Total current liabilities

1,146,889

 

 

1,337,334

 

Other accrued liabilities

13,843

 

 

30,927

 

Operating lease liabilities

27,201

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

12,796

 

 

9,045

 

Total liabilities

1,200,729

 

 

1,377,306

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 51,479 and 52,917 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

52

 

 

53

 

Additional paid-in capital

297,593

 

 

380,753

 

Retained earnings

627,347

 

 

529,143

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

2,192

 

 

(137

)

Total stockholders’ equity

927,184

 

 

909,812

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

2,127,913

 

 

$

2,287,118

 

 

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card revenues and other fees

$

102,231

 

 

$

113,474

 

 

$

353,421

 

 

$

364,317

 

Processing and settlement service revenues

54,620

 

 

43,043

 

 

229,272

 

 

203,901

 

Interchange revenues

77,080

 

 

74,060

 

 

250,955

 

 

235,706

 

Interest income, net

6,517

 

 

5,756

 

 

25,640

 

 

16,543

 

Total operating revenues

240,448

 

 

236,333

 

 

859,288

 

 

820,467

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

98,352

 

 

72,745

 

 

284,485

 

 

247,191

 

Compensation and benefits expenses

46,678

 

 

57,070

 

 

156,451

 

 

166,055

 

Processing expenses

49,010

 

 

43,654

 

 

149,864

 

 

138,442

 

Other general and administrative expenses

48,595

 

 

62,193

 

 

145,327

 

 

153,760

 

Total operating expenses

242,635

 

 

235,662

 

 

736,127

 

 

705,448

 

Operating (loss) income

(2,187

)

 

671

 

 

123,161

 

 

115,019

 

Interest expense, net

112

 

 

991

 

 

1,748

 

 

3,531

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

(2,299

)

 

(320

)

 

121,413

 

 

111,488

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

(1,768

)

 

(4,893

)

 

23,209

 

 

7,057

 

Net (loss) income

$

(531

)

 

$

4,573

 

 

$

98,204

 

 

$

104,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (loss) earnings per common share:

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

1.87

 

 

$

2.01

 

Diluted (loss) earnings per common share:

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

1.84

 

 

$

1.92

 

Basic weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:

51,595

 

 

52,580

 

 

52,405

 

 

52,046

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:

52,295

 

 

54,615

 

 

53,474

 

 

54,437

 

 

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2019

 

2018

 

(In thousands)

Operating activities

 

 

 

Net income

$

98,204

 

 

$

104,431

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and internal-use software

35,929

 

 

28,154

 

Amortization of intangible assets

24,523

 

 

24,586

 

Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts

64,686

 

 

63,358

 

Employee stock-based compensation

30,136

 

 

37,373

 

Amortization of (discount) premium on available-for-sale investment securities

(209

)

 

914

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

(1,866

)

 

13,500

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

1,253

 

 

1,195

 

Impairment of capitalized software

121

 

 

352

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

(58,683

)

 

(55,486

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

9,679

 

 

1,458

 

Deferred expenses

14,438

 

 

13,783

 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

(20,132

)

 

(13,315

)

Deferred revenue

(19,385

)

 

(11,587

)

Income tax receivable/payable

25,961

 

 

2,452

 

Other, net

6

 

 

3,174

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

204,661

 

 

214,342

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities

(117,959

)

 

(128,991

)

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

72,569

 

 

45,774

 

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

4,905

 

 

11,125

 

Payments for acquisition of property and equipment

(58,185

)

 

(43,397

)

Net increase in loans

(1,457

)

 

(5,617

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(100,127

)

 

(121,106

)

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

Repayments of borrowings from notes payable

(60,000

)

 

(16,875

)

Proceeds from exercise of options

4,862

 

 

19,123

 

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

(18,159

)

 

(33,180

)

Net decrease in deposits

(133,132

)

 

(5,506

)

Net decrease in obligations to customers

(25,311

)

 

(24,861

)

Contingent consideration payments

(3,634

)

 

(3,856

)

Repurchase of Class A common stock

(100,000

)

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

(335,374

)

 

(65,155

)

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(230,840

)

 

28,081

 

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

1,095,218

 

 

1,010,095

 

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

864,378

 

 

$

1,038,176

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$

2,049

 

 

$

3,335

 

Cash (refund from)/paid for income taxes

$

(3,612

)

 

$

4,313

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period:

 

 

 

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents

$

861,275

 

 

$

1,037,617

 

Restricted cash

3,103

 

 

559

 

Total unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

864,378

 

 

$

1,038,176

 

 

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Account Services

 

Processing and

Settlement Services

 

Corporate and Other

 

Total

 

(In thousands)

Operating revenues

$

191,273

 

 

$

56,025

 

 

$

(6,850

)

 

$

240,448

 

Operating expenses

173,014

 

 

49,151

 

 

20,470

 

 

242,635

 

Operating income (loss)

$

18,259

 

 

$

6,874

 

 

$

(27,320

)

 

$

(2,187

)

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

Account Services

 

Processing and

Settlement Services

 

Corporate and Other

 

Total

 

(In thousands)

Operating revenues

$

199,476

 

 

$

44,193

 

 

$

(7,336

)

 

$

236,333

 

Operating expenses

150,189

 

 

42,610

 

 

42,863

 

 

235,662

 

Operating income

$

49,287

 

 

$

1,583

 

 

$

(50,199

)

 

$

671

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Account Services

 

Processing and

Settlement Services

 

Corporate and Other

 

Total

 

(In thousands)

Operating revenues

$

646,938

 

 

$

236,714

 

 

$

(24,364

)

 

$

859,288

 

Operating expenses

515,375

 

 

149,533

 

 

71,219

 

 

736,127

 

Operating income

$

131,563

 

 

$

87,181

 

 

$

(95,583

)

 

$

123,161

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

Account Services

 

Processing and

Settlement Services

 

Corporate and Other

 

Total

 

(In thousands)

Operating revenues

$

636,786

 

 

$

208,133

 

 

$

(24,452

)

 

$

820,467

 

Operating expenses

485,924

 

 

135,633

 

 

83,891

 

 

705,448

 

Operating income

$

150,862

 

 

$

72,500

 

 

$

(108,343

)

 

$

115,019

 

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