Paysafe Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results; Reaffirms Full Year Outlook

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Paysafe Limited (“Paysafe” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PSFE), a leading payments platform, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2023.

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
(Metrics compared to third quarter of 2022)

  • Revenue of $396.4 million, increased 8%; increased 5% on a constant currency basis
  • Total Payment Volume of $35.1 billion1, increased 8%
  • Net loss attributable to the Company of $2.5 million, or ($0.04) per diluted share, compared to $1.0 million net income attributable to the Company, or $0.02 per diluted share
  • Adjusted net income of $35.3 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared to $29.2 million, or $0.48 per diluted share
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $116.1 million, increased 22%; increased 18% on a constant currency basis
  • Net leverage2 decreased to 5.1x as of September 30, 2023, compared to 5.8x as of December 31, 2022

Bruce Lowthers, CEO of Paysafe, commented: “Paysafe has continued to build momentum through the third quarter led by double-digit growth from our e-commerce solutions and classic digital wallets. Overall, our third quarter results reflect 8% year-over-year revenue growth, 22% Adjusted EBITDA growth and accelerated leverage reduction. These results reaffirm that the execution of our playbook is working and providing the foundation for us to deliver on our strategic initiatives and commitment to achieving our mid-term growth targets. I want to thank our extraordinary team for all their hard work as we continue to realign Paysafe in its pursuit of operational excellence.”

Strategic and Operational Highlights

  • Announced that Paysafe's Board has authorized a $50 million share repurchase program
  • Delivered fifth consecutive year-over-year quarterly revenue growth
  • Continued to progress Paysafe's sales transformation, fueling growth in enterprise-level bookings
  • Advanced Paysafe’s priorities across client experience and product innovation, including continued improvement to branded wallet portfolio, enhancing customer journey and merchant checkout experience, as well as leveraging our wallet platform to drive value, scale and expanded use cases
  • Announced a new partnership with Fanatics Betting and Gaming to offer its customers traditional card payments alongside a full suite of alternative payment methods
  • Won ‘Best Digital Wallet’ and highly acclaimed for ‘Best Payments led Financial Inclusion Initiative’ by The Digital Banker’s Global Payments Innovation Awards 2023
  • Recognized by CNBC’s list of the World’s Top FinTech Companies (Digital Payments)
  • Won 2023 ‘Payment Provider of the Year’ by Gambling.com and the American Gambling Awards

(1)

 

Excludes embedded wallet related volumes of $3.9 billion and $10.4 billion in the third quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(2)

 

Paysafe defines net leverage as the calculation of net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) divided by the sum of the last twelve months (LTM) of Adjusted EBITDA. For the period ending September 30, 2023, total debt was $2,514.7 million and cash and cash equivalents was $226.5 million, and LTM Adjusted EBITDA was $444.5 million, respectively. For the period ending December 31, 2022, total debt was $2,643.5 million and cash and equivalents was $260.2 million, and LTM Adjusted EBITDA was $410.0 million, respectively.

Third Quarter of 2023 Summary of Consolidated Results

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands) (unaudited)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenue

 

$

396,410

 

 

$

365,988

 

 

$

1,186,597

 

 

$

1,112,569

 

Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

$

232,333

 

 

$

214,178

 

 

$

696,967

 

 

$

654,669

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company

 

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

116,076

 

 

$

95,470

 

 

$

336,922

 

 

$

302,390

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

29.3

%

 

 

26.1

%

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

27.2

%

Adjusted net income attributable to the Company

 

$

35,272

 

 

$

29,152

 

 

$

103,026

 

 

$

103,954

 

Total revenue for the third quarter of 2023 was $396.4 million, an increase of 8%, compared to $366.0 million in the prior year period, reflecting 8% growth in total payment volume. Excluding an $11.9 million favorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, total revenue increased 5%. Revenue from the Merchant Solutions segment increased 6%, led by double-digit growth from e-commerce solutions. Revenue from the Digital Wallets segment increased 12% on a reported basis and 5% on a constant currency basis, as a decline from eCash solutions was more than offset by double-digit growth from classic digital wallets, partly reflecting the Company's initiatives to increase consumer engagement and merchant checkout conversion rates. Growth from the Digital Wallets segment was also supported by new product features and interest revenue on consumer deposits.

Net loss attributable to the Company for the third quarter was $2.5 million, compared to net income of $1.0 million in the prior year period. The decrease in net income reflects an increase in operating income, which was offset by a reduction in other income as a result of foreign exchange and fair value adjustments.

Adjusted net income for the third quarter increased 21% to $35.3 million, compared to $29.2 million in the prior year period as strong growth in Adjusted EBITDA more than offset higher expenses related to depreciation and amortization, interest and taxes.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was $116.1 million, an increase of 22%, compared to $95.5 million in the prior year period. Excluding a $3.4 million favorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, Adjusted EBITDA increased 18% compared to the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the third quarter increased 320 basis points to 29.3%, compared to 26.1% in the prior year period, reflecting lower credit losses and operating leverage.

Third quarter net cash used in operating activities was $2.5 million, compared to $6.2 million in the prior year period, mainly reflecting the timing of working capital, as well as settlement of funds payable and amounts due to customers. Free cash flow was $105.3 million, compared to $106.5 million in the prior year period, which includes the movement in customer accounts and other restricted cash which was an increase of $99.8 million in the third quarter of 2023, compared to an increase of $110.0 million in the prior year period.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2023, total cash and cash equivalents were $226.5 million, total debt was $2.5 billion and net debt was $2.3 billion. Compared to June 30, 2023, total debt decreased by $61.0 million, reflecting net repayments of $22 million as well as movement in foreign exchange rates.

Summary of Segment Results

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

YoY

 

 

September 30,

 

 

YoY

 

($ in thousands) (unaudited)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

change

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

change

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Solutions

 

$

216,847

 

 

$

203,733

 

 

 

6

%

 

$

651,066

 

 

$

608,848

 

 

 

7

%

Digital Wallets

 

$

182,855

 

 

$

162,992

 

 

 

12

%

 

$

543,382

 

 

$

509,024

 

 

 

7

%

Intersegment

 

$

(3,292

)

 

$

(737

)

 

 

347

%

 

$

(7,851

)

 

$

(5,303

)

 

 

48

%

Total Revenue

 

$

396,410

 

 

$

365,988

 

 

 

8

%

 

$

1,186,597

 

 

$

1,112,569

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Solutions

 

$

57,467

 

 

$

45,631

 

 

 

26

%

 

$

165,572

 

 

$

149,282

 

 

 

11

%

Digital Wallets

 

$

79,930

 

 

$

68,142

 

 

 

17

%

 

$

236,350

 

 

$

212,286

 

 

 

11

%

Corporate

 

$

(21,321

)

 

$

(18,303

)

 

 

-16

%

 

$

(65,000

)

 

$

(59,178

)

 

 

-10

%

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

116,076

 

 

$

95,470

 

 

 

22

%

 

$

336,922

 

 

$

302,390

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Solutions

 

 

26.5

%

 

 

22.4

%

 

410 bps

 

 

 

25.4

%

 

 

24.5

%

 

90 bps

 

Digital Wallets

 

 

43.7

%

 

 

41.8

%

 

190 bps

 

 

 

43.5

%

 

 

41.7

%

 

180 bps

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

29.3

%

 

 

26.1

%

 

320 bps

 

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

27.2

%

 

120 bps

 

Full Year 2023 Financial Guidance

($ in millions) (unaudited)

 

Full Year 2023

Revenue

 

$1,595 - $1,608

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$454 - $462

Share Repurchase Program

Paysafe also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the commencement of a share repurchase program. The share repurchase program authorizes the Company to purchase up to $50 million of Paysafe’s common stock.

“This buyback program reinforces the Board’s and management’s confidence in Paysafe,” said Alex Gersh, CFO of Paysafe. “With our healthy cash flow generation and consistent progress towards reducing our net leverage ratio over the last several quarters, we believe now is the appropriate time to include share repurchases as part of our capital allocation strategy. We continue to expect the majority of our excess cash flow to be committed to de-leveraging, while we also continue to invest in innovation to drive long-term growth.”

Under the Share Repurchase Program, management is authorized to purchase shares of our common stock from time to time through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions at prevailing prices as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, and subject to market conditions and other factors. This program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.

Webcast and Conference Call

Paysafe will host a live webcast to discuss the results today at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The webcast and supplemental information can be accessed on the investor relations section of the Paysafe website at ir.paysafe.com. An archive will be available after the conclusion of the live event and will remain available via the same link for one year.

Time

Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. ET

Webcast

Go to the Investor Relations section of the Paysafe website to listen and view slides

Dial in

877-407-3037 (U.S. toll-free); 215-268-9852 (International)

About Paysafe

Paysafe Limited (“Paysafe”) (NYSE: PSFE) (PSFE.WS) is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With over 20 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of over $130 billion in 2022, and approximately 3,300 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 100 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Paysafe Limited’s (“Paysafe,” “PSFE” or the “Company”) actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “anticipate,” “appear,” “approximate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “foresee,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “would” and variations of such words and similar expressions (or the negative version of such words or expressions) may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Paysafe’s expectations with respect to future performance.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, and potentially adversely, from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. While the Company believes its assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to: cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities; complying with and changes in money laundering regulations, financial services regulations, cryptocurrency regulations, consumer and business privacy and data use regulations or other regulations in Bermuda, the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, the United States, Canada and elsewhere; risks related to our focus on specialized and high-risk verticals; geopolitical events and the economic and other impacts of such geopolitical events and the responses of governments around the world; acts of war and terrorism; the effects of global economic uncertainties, including inflationary pressure and rising interest rates, on consumer and business spending; risks associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes in our relationships with banks, payment card networks, issuers and financial institutions; risk related to processing online payments for merchants and customers engaged in the online gambling and foreign exchange trading sectors; risks related to becoming an unwitting party to fraud or be deemed to be handling proceeds of crimes being committed by customers; the effects of chargebacks, merchant insolvency and consumer deposit settlement risk; changes to our continued financial institution sponsorships; failure to hold, safeguard or account accurately for merchant or customer funds; risks related to the availability, integrity and security of internal and external IT transaction processing systems and services; our ability to manage regulatory and litigation risks, and the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings; failure of third parties to comply with contractual obligations; changes and compliance with payment card network operating rules; substantial and increasingly intense competition worldwide in the global payments industry; risks related to developing and maintaining effective internal controls over financial reporting; managing our growth effectively, including growing our revenue pipeline; any difficulties maintaining a strong and trusted brand; keeping pace with rapid technological developments; risks associated with the significant influence of our principal shareholders; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; and other factors included in the “Risk Factors” in our Form 20-F and in other filings we make with the SEC, which are available at https://www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with respect thereto or any change in events.

Paysafe Limited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

226,451

 

 

$

260,219

 

Customer accounts and other restricted cash

 

 

1,291,662

 

 

 

1,866,976

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,496 and $10,558, respectively

 

 

163,430

 

 

 

159,324

 

Settlement receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,126 and $5,398, respectively

 

 

140,273

 

 

 

147,774

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

103,434

 

 

 

60,810

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,925,250

 

 

 

2,495,103

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

104,538

 

 

 

104,538

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

18,563

 

 

 

11,947

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

25,473

 

 

 

35,509

 

Derivative asset

 

 

16,053

 

 

 

17,321

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,188,622

 

 

 

1,291,458

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,990,603

 

 

 

1,999,132

 

Other assets – noncurrent

 

 

4,271

 

 

 

2,048

 

Total assets

 

$

5,273,373

 

 

$

5,957,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

$

225,003

 

 

$

241,529

 

Short-term debt

 

 

10,190

 

 

 

10,190

 

Funds payable and amounts due to customers

 

 

1,464,102

 

 

 

1,997,867

 

Operating lease liabilities – current

 

 

8,625

 

 

 

7,953

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

11,325

 

Contingent and deferred consideration payable – current

 

 

10,639

 

 

 

18,171

 

Liability for share-based compensation – current

 

 

2,543

 

 

 

11,400

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,721,102

 

 

 

2,298,435

 

Non-current debt

 

 

2,504,498

 

 

 

2,633,269

 

Operating lease liabilities – non-current

 

 

20,165

 

 

 

29,913

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

136,132

 

 

 

118,791

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

2,264

 

 

 

3,094

 

Liability for share-based compensation – non-current

 

 

2,927

 

 

 

4,942

 

Contingent and deferred consideration payable – non-current

 

 

8,378

 

 

 

8,975

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,395,466

 

 

 

5,097,419

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

877,907

 

 

 

859,637

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

5,273,373

 

 

$

5,957,056

 

 

Paysafe Limited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenue

 

$

396,410

 

 

$

365,988

 

 

$

1,186,597

 

 

$

1,112,569

 

Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

 

164,077

 

 

 

151,810

 

 

 

489,630

 

 

 

457,900

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

121,195

 

 

 

132,250

 

 

 

383,106

 

 

 

397,527

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,074

 

 

 

66,088

 

 

 

197,046

 

 

 

199,096

 

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

4,036

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

1,886,223

 

Restructuring and other costs

 

 

835

 

 

 

6,443

 

 

 

4,165

 

 

 

60,636

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiary and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,359

 

Operating income / (loss)

 

 

43,229

 

 

 

4,662

 

 

 

112,375

 

 

 

(1,890,172

)

Other income, net

 

 

9,661

 

 

 

38,230

 

 

 

19,584

 

 

 

97,863

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(38,421

)

 

 

(34,631

)

 

 

(112,639

)

 

 

(89,013

)

Income / (loss) before taxes

 

 

14,469

 

 

 

8,261

 

 

 

19,320

 

 

 

(1,881,322

)

Income tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

17,018

 

 

 

7,283

 

 

 

27,442

 

 

 

(52,749

)

Net (loss) / income

 

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,573

)

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

371

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company

 

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) / income per share attributable to the Company – basic

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(30.24

)

Net (loss) / income per share attributable to the Company – diluted

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(30.24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) / income

 

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,573

)

Other comprehensive (loss) / income , net of tax of $0:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) / gain on foreign currency translation

 

 

(8,853

)

 

 

(33,532

)

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

(55,660

)

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(11,402

)

 

$

(32,554

)

 

$

(6,597

)

 

$

(1,884,233

)

Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

371

 

Total comprehensive loss attributable to the Company

 

$

(11,402

)

 

$

(32,554

)

 

$

(6,597

)

 

$

(1,884,604

)

 

Paysafe Limited Consolidated Net (loss) / income per share attributable to the Company

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Numerator ($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company - basic

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,944

)

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company - diluted

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares – basic

 

61.6

 

 

 

60.6

 

 

 

61.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

Weighted average shares – diluted

 

61.6

 

 

 

60.7

 

 

 

61.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) / income per share attributable to the Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(30.24

)

Diluted

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(30.24

)

 

Paysafe Limited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,573

)

Adjustments for non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

197,046

 

 

 

199,096

 

Unrealized foreign exchange loss / (gain)

 

 

4,907

 

 

 

(49,319

)

Deferred tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

17,453

 

 

 

(64,165

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

5,392

 

 

 

25,393

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

23,061

 

 

 

45,248

 

Other income, net

 

 

(19,828

)

 

 

(40,559

)

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

275

 

 

 

1,886,223

 

Allowance for credit losses and other

 

 

13,857

 

 

 

24,792

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiary and other assets, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,359

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

6,686

 

 

 

5,505

 

Movements in working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

(15,857

)

 

 

(24,046

)

Prepaid expenses, other current assets, and related party receivables

 

 

(1,332

)

 

 

(21,772

)

Settlement receivables, net

 

 

2,090

 

 

 

(10,581

)

Accounts payable, other liabilities, and related party payables

 

 

(26,623

)

 

 

29,194

 

Funds payable and amounts due to customers

 

 

(529,888

)

 

 

1,210,744

 

Income tax payable and receivable

 

 

(24,485

)

 

 

(15,320

)

Net cash flows (used in) / provided by operating activities

 

 

(355,368

)

 

 

1,373,219

 

Cash flows in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant & equipment

 

 

(12,129

)

 

 

(2,637

)

Purchase of merchant portfolios

 

 

(26,749

)

 

 

(38,347

)

Purchase of other intangible assets

 

 

(69,393

)

 

 

(67,056

)

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(424,722

)

Net cash outflow on disposal of subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

(826

)

Receipts under derivative financial instruments

 

 

7,520

 

 

 

 

Cash outflow for merchant reserves

 

 

(24,400

)

 

 

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

(410

)

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

(125,561

)

 

 

(533,588

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash settled equity awards

 

 

(484

)

 

 

(154

)

Repurchases of shares withheld for taxes

 

 

(7,857

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

Repurchase of borrowings

 

 

(124,344

)

 

 

(31,365

)

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

 

 

90,138

 

 

 

86,246

 

Repayments of loans and borrowings

 

 

(68,592

)

 

 

(130,672

)

Payments under derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

 

 

 

(1,305

)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(6,261

)

Proceeds under line of credit

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

571,600

 

Repayments under line of credit

 

 

(675,000

)

 

 

(565,600

)

Contingent consideration received

 

 

 

 

 

2,621

 

Contingent and deferred consideration paid

 

 

(9,210

)

 

 

(16,717

)

Net cash flows used in financing activities

 

 

(120,344

)

 

 

(91,604

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

 

 

(7,809

)

 

 

(284,334

)

(Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents, including customer accounts and other restricted cash during the period

 

$

(609,082

)

 

$

463,693

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including customer accounts and other restricted cash, at beginning of the period

 

 

2,127,195

 

 

 

1,971,718

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including customer accounts and other restricted cash, at end of the period

 

$

1,518,113

 

 

$

2,435,411

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

226,451

 

 

$

220,191

 

Customer accounts and other restricted cash, net

 

 

1,291,662

 

 

 

2,215,220

 

Total cash and cash equivalents, including customer accounts and other restricted cash, net

 

$

1,518,113

 

 

$

2,435,411

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. This includes Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization), Gross Profit Margin (excluding depreciation and amortization), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Free cash flow and Free cash flow conversion, Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income per share, and Net leverage which are supplemental measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization) is defined as revenue less cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization). Gross Profit Margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) is defined as Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization) as a percentage of revenue. Management believes Gross Profit to be a useful profitability measure to assess the performance of our businesses and ability to manage cost.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income/(loss) before the impact of income tax (benefit)/expense, interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets, restructuring and other costs, loss/(gain) on disposal of a subsidiaries and other assets, net, and other income/(expense), net. These adjustments also include certain costs and transaction items that are not reflective of the underlying operating performance of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Revenue. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA to be a useful profitability measure to assess the performance of our businesses and improves the comparability of operating results across reporting periods.

Adjusted net income excludes the impact of certain non-operational and non-cash items. Adjusted net income is defined as net income/(loss) attributable to the Company before the impact of other non-operating income / (expense), net, impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets, restructuring and other costs, accelerated amortization of debt fees, amortization of acquired assets, loss/(gain) on disposal of subsidiaries and other assets, share-based compensation, discrete tax items and the income tax (benefit)/expense on these non-GAAP adjustments. Adjusted net income per share is adjusted net income as defined above divided by adjusted weighted average dilutive shares outstanding. Management believes the removal of certain non-operational and non-cash items from net income enhances shareholders ability to evaluate the Company’s business performance and profitability by improving comparability of operating results across reporting periods.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows provided by/used in operating activities, adjusted for the impact of capital expenditure, payments relating to restructuring and other costs, cash paid for interest and movements in customer accounts and other restricted cash. Capital expenditure includes purchases of property plant & equipment and purchases of other intangible assets, including software development costs. Capital expenditure does not include purchases of merchant portfolios. Free cash flow conversion is defined as free cash flow as a percentage of Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information about the amount of cash generated by the business.

Net leverage is defined as net debt (gross debt less cash and cash equivalents) divided by the last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes net leverage is a useful measure of the Company's credit position and progress towards leverage targets.

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, including Gross Profit, Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Free cash flow and Free cash flow conversion, Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income per share, and Net leverage when considered together with the Company’s results presented in accordance with GAAP, provide users with useful supplemental information in comparing the operating results across reporting periods by excluding items that are not considered indicative of Paysafe’s core operating performance. In addition, management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information in assessing the Company’s results on a basis that fosters comparability across periods by excluding the impact on the Company’s reported GAAP results of acquisitions and dispositions that have occurred in such periods. However, these non-GAAP measures exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing Paysafe’s financial results or position. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to revenue, net income, cash flows from operations or other measures of profitability, liquidity or performance under GAAP.

You should be aware that Paysafe’s presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. In addition, the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA provided herein have not been reconciled to the comparable GAAP measure due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations. We have reconciled the historical non-GAAP financial measures presented herein to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of our forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures cannot be provided without unreasonable effort because of the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the adjusting items necessary for such reconciliations that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) / Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net (loss) / income

 

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,573

)

Income tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

17,018

 

 

 

7,283

 

 

 

27,442

 

 

 

(52,749

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

38,421

 

 

 

34,631

 

 

 

112,639

 

 

 

89,013

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,074

 

 

 

66,088

 

 

 

197,046

 

 

 

199,096

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

4,938

 

 

 

13,542

 

 

 

23,061

 

 

 

45,248

 

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

4,036

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

1,886,223

 

Restructuring and other costs

 

 

835

 

 

 

6,443

 

 

 

4,165

 

 

 

60,636

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,359

 

Other income, net

 

 

(9,661

)

 

 

(38,230

)

 

 

(19,584

)

 

 

(97,863

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

116,076

 

 

$

95,470

 

 

$

336,922

 

 

$

302,390

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

29.3

%

 

 

26.1

%

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

27.2

%

 

Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net cash (outflows) / inflows from operating activities

 

$

(2,483

)

 

$

(6,228

)

 

$

(355,368

)

 

$

1,373,219

 

Capital Expenditure

 

 

(25,696

)

 

 

(24,962

)

 

 

(81,522

)

 

 

(69,693

)

Cash paid for interest

 

 

32,363

 

 

 

19,010

 

 

 

107,247

 

 

 

63,620

 

Payments relating to Restructuring and other costs

 

 

1,397

 

 

 

8,732

 

 

 

30,562

 

 

 

28,868

 

Movement in Customer Accounts and other restricted cash (1)

 

 

99,757

 

 

 

109,967

 

 

 

569,431

 

 

 

(1,189,690

)

Free Cash Flow

 

$

105,338

 

 

$

106,519

 

 

$

270,350

 

 

$

206,324

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

116,076

 

 

 

95,470

 

 

 

336,922

 

 

 

302,390

 

Free Cash Flow Conversion

 

 

91

%

 

 

112

%

 

 

80

%

 

 

68

%

 

 

 

(1)

 

Management considers the movement in customer accounts and other restricted cash as settlement related, and have therefore offset against movements in Settlement Receivables and Funds payable and amounts due to customers.

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenue

 

$

396,410

 

 

$

365,988

 

 

$

1,186,597

 

 

$

1,112,569

 

Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

 

164,077

 

 

 

151,810

 

 

 

489,630

 

 

 

457,900

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,074

 

 

 

66,088

 

 

 

197,046

 

 

 

199,096

 

Gross Profit (1)

 

$

165,259

 

 

$

148,090

 

 

$

499,921

 

 

$

455,573

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,074

 

 

 

66,088

 

 

 

197,046

 

 

 

199,096

 

Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

$

232,333

 

 

$

214,178

 

 

$

696,967

 

 

$

654,669

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

Gross Profit has been calculated as revenue, less cost of services and depreciation and amortization. Gross profit is not presented within the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) / Income to Adjusted Net Income

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company

 

$

(2,549

)

 

$

978

 

 

$

(8,122

)

 

$

(1,828,944

)

Other non-operating income, net (1)

 

 

(7,274

)

 

 

(39,802

)

 

 

(12,852

)

 

 

(103,821

)

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

4,036

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

1,886,223

 

Amortization of acquired assets (2)

 

 

34,094

 

 

 

41,479

 

 

 

101,862

 

 

 

127,028

 

Restructuring and other costs

 

 

835

 

 

 

6,443

 

 

 

4,165

 

 

 

60,636

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,359

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

4,938

 

 

 

13,542

 

 

 

23,061

 

 

 

45,248

 

Discrete tax items (3)

 

 

14,313

 

 

 

4,663

 

 

 

25,198

 

 

 

11,639

 

Income tax benefit on non-GAAP adjustments (4)

 

 

(9,085

)

 

 

(2,886

)

 

 

(30,561

)

 

 

(95,414

)

Adjusted net income attributable to the Company

 

$

35,272

 

 

$

29,152

 

 

$

103,026

 

 

$

103,954

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares - diluted

 

 

61.6

 

 

 

60.7

 

 

 

61.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

Adjusted diluted impact

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.1

 

Adjusted weighted average shares - diluted

 

 

61.7

 

 

 

60.7

 

 

 

61.6

 

 

 

60.6

 

(1)

 

Other non-operating income, net primarily consists of income and expenses outside of the Company's operating activities, including, fair value gain / loss on warrant liabilities and loss on contingent consideration and gain / loss on foreign exchange. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, this item also includes the gain to repurchase secured notes and fair value loss on derivative instruments.

(2)

 

Amortization of acquired asset represents amortization expense on the fair value of intangible assets acquired through various Company acquisitions, including brands, customer relationships, software and merchant portfolios.

(3)

 

Discrete tax items represents certain amounts within income tax (benefit)/expense, including changes in uncertain tax positions and the remeasurement of certain deferred tax balances due to changes in the statutory tax rates in certain jurisdictions.

(4)

 

Income tax benefit on non-GAAP adjustments reflects the tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustments to net loss attributable to the Company to calculate adjusted net income.

 

Adjusted Net Income per Share

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Numerator ($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to the Company - basic

$

35,272

 

 

$

29,152

 

 

$

103,026

 

 

$

103,954

 

Adjusted net income attributable to the Company - diluted

$

35,272

 

 

$

29,152

 

 

$

103,026

 

 

$

103,954

 

Denominator (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares – basic

 

61.6

 

 

 

60.6

 

 

 

61.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

Adjusted weighted average shares – diluted (1)

 

61.7

 

 

 

60.7

 

 

 

61.6

 

 

 

60.6

 

Adjusted net income per share attributable to the Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.48

 

 

$

1.68

 

 

$

1.72

 

Diluted

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.48

 

 

$

1.67

 

 

$

1.72

 

(1)

 

The denominator used in the calculation of diluted adjusted net income per share attributable to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 has been adjusted to include the dilutive effect of the Company's restricted stock units.

 

Media
Kate Aldridge
Paysafe
kate.aldridge@paysafe.com
+44 750 079 7547

Investors
Kirsten Nielsen
Paysafe
kirsten.nielsen@paysafe.com
+1 (646) 901-3140

Source: Paysafe Limited