Green Dot Reports Second Quarter 2017 Total Operating Revenues Up 28% to $222.5 million

Aug 8, 2017

GAAP net income and GAAP diluted EPS up 140% and 131%, respectively
Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS up 54% and 104%, respectively
Raising annual guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2017-- Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT), today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

For the second quarter of 2017, Green Dot reported total operating revenues of $222.5 million and GAAP net income and GAAP diluted earnings per common share of $19.3 million and $0.37, respectively. Green Dot also reported adjusted EBITDA¹ and non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share¹of $50.1 million and $0.55, respectively.

Said Green Dot Founder and CEO, Steve Streit, “Q2 2017 marks Green Dot’s fifth consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth and is the first quarter in two years with double-digit organic revenue growth. As we expect to continue demonstrating in the quarters and years to come, we believe Green Dot’s success is sustainable and attributable to our award winning products and our increasingly valuable integrated banking and technology platform. We believe our unique combination of ‘Products and Platform’ enables us to drive higher revenue on top of an increasingly efficient operating base, setting the stage for us to deliver compounding non-GAAP EPS growth. With a growing list of our own successful technology-centric banking products and the increasing popularity of our unique platform, we believe Green Dot has secured its standing as a cornerstone in the ‘Foundation of FinTech’ and has emerged as a go-to partner for the world’s biggest and best.”

GAAP financial results for the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016:

Total operating revenues on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis were $222.5 million for the second quarter of 2017, up from $173.5 million for the second quarter of 2016, representing a year-over-year increase of 28%.
GAAP net income was $19.3 million for the second quarter of 2017, up from $8.0 million for the second quarter of 2016, representing a year-over-year increase of 140%.
GAAP diluted earnings per common share was $0.37 for the second quarter of 2017, up from $0.16 for the second quarter of 2016, representing a year-over-year increase of 131%.

Non-GAAP financial results for the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016:¹

Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $50.1 million, or 23% of total operating revenues for the second quarter of 2017, up from $32.4 million, or 19% of total operating revenues for the second quarter of 2016, representing a year-over-year increase of 54%.
Non-GAAP net income¹ was $29.0 million for the second quarter of 2017, up from $14.1 million for the second quarter of 2016, representing a year-over-year increase of 105%.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share¹ was $0.55 for the second quarter of 2017, up from $0.27 for the second quarter of 2016, representing a year-over-year increase of 104%.

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

	2017				2016
	Q2		Q1		Q4		Q3		Q2		Q1
	(In millions)
Number of cash transfers	9.55		9.30		9.37		9.36		9.35		9.71
Number of tax refunds processed	2.41		8.60		0.06		0.10		2.18		8.18
Number of active cards at quarter end	5.15		5.05		4.13		4.09		4.28		4.75
Gross dollar volume	$	7,687	$	7,707	$	5,681	$	5,338	$	5,372	$	6,569
Purchase volume	$	5,226	$	5,503	$	4,012	$	3,759	$	3,863	$	4,708

Said Mark Shifke, Green Dot’s Chief Financial Officer, “Green Dot’s strong revenue beat in the quarter was driven by both double-digit consolidated growth and double-digit organic growth. That growth on top of our increasingly efficient Green Dot banking and technology platform enabled us to generate profit far beyond our expectations. In fact, we are pleased to report that we have generated in the first half of this year more non-GAAP EPS than we did for the entirety of 2016. This outstanding performance and the underlying positive momentum in our business provides us the foundation to once again raise our full year guidance for both top and bottom line results.”

Updated Outlook for 2017

Green Dot has provided its updated outlook for 2017. 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.

Green Dot's non-GAAP outlook excludes $9.4 million of incremental processing expenses incurred in the first half of 2017 related to the need to pay expenses for processing services in excess of Green Dot’s normalized rate. Starting in Q3, we no longer expect to incur such incremental processing expenses.

Total Operating Revenues

Green Dot now expects its full year total operating revenues to be between $855 million to $865 million, versus its previous guidance range of $830 million to $845 million.
For Q3, Green Dot expects total operating revenues to be approximately $187 million to $189 million.

Adjusted EBITDA²

Green Dot now expects its full year adjusted EBITDA²to be between $194 million to $196 million, versus its previous guidance range of $187 million to $192 million.
For Q3, Green Dot expects adjusted EBITDA² to be between $28 million to $30 million.

Non-GAAP EPS²

Green Dot now expects its full year non-GAAP EPS² to be between $1.99 to $2.03, versus its previous guidance range of $1.89 to $1.94.
For Q3, Green Dot expects non-GAAP EPS² to be approximately $0.25.

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	$	194.0		$	196.0
Depreciation and amortization*	(36.0		)	(36.0		)
Net interest income	5.5			5.5
Non-GAAP pre-tax income	$	163.5		$	165.5
Tax impact**	(58.2		)	(58.9		)
Non-GAAP net income	$	105.3		$	106.6
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding	52.8			52.8
Non-GAAP earnings per share	$	1.99		$	2.03

*		Excludes the impact of amortization on acquired intangible assets
**		Assumes a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 35.6% for full year

1		Reconciliations of 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.

2		Reconciliations of forward-looking guidance for these non-GAAP financial measures to their respective, most directly comparable projected GAAP financial measures are 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 second quarter 2017 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 (888) 348-8307, or for international callers (412) 902-4242. 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 10109835. The replay of the webcast will be available until Tuesday, August 15, 2017. 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 contained under "Updated Outlook for 2017" 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, the extent to which the Company’s processing technology partner covers the Company’s expenses and other losses associated with the processor migration issues that delayed the Company’s processor migration, 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 August 8, 2017, 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 net interest income and expense; income tax benefit and expense; depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired intangibles; employee stock-based compensation expense; incremental expenses related to the delay in migration of the Company’s remaining customer accounts from its former processor to its new processor; change in the fair value of contingent consideration; transaction costs; impairment charges; extraordinary severance expenses; legal settlement expenses; and other charges and income. This earnings release includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share, non-GAAP weighted-average shares issued and outstanding and adjusted EBITDA. It also includes full-year 2017 guidance for adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS. 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, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a pro-consumer financial technology innovator with a mission to provide a full range of affordable and accessible financial services to the masses. Green Dot is a leading provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards and cash reload processing services in the United States. Green Dot is also a leader in mobile technology and mobile banking with its award-winning GoBank mobile checking account and a top 20 debit card issuer among all banks and credit unions in the country. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, TPG, Green Dot is additionally the largest processor of tax refund disbursements in the U.S. Green Dot's products and services are available to consumers through a large-scale "branchless bank" distribution network of approximately 100,000 U.S. locations, including retailers, neighborhood financial service center locations, and tax preparation offices, as well as online, in the leading app stores and through leading online tax preparation providers. Green Dot Corporation is headquartered in Pasadena, Calif., with additional facilities throughout the United States and in Shanghai, China.


GREEN DOT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	June 30,			December 31,
	2017			2016
	(Unaudited)
Assets	(In thousands, except par value)
Current assets:
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents	$	594,538		$	732,676
Restricted cash	49,360			12,085
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value	31,057			46,686
Settlement assets	131,412			137,083
Accounts receivable, net	15,843			40,150
Prepaid expenses and other assets	32,725			32,186
Income tax receivable	—			12,570
Total current assets	854,935			1,013,436
Investment securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	172,639			161,740
Loans to bank customers, net of allowance for loan losses of $319 and $277 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	8,822			6,059
Prepaid expenses and other assets	6,592			4,142
Property and equipment, net	88,026			82,621
Deferred expenses	10,444			16,647
Net deferred tax assets	4,648			4,648
Goodwill and intangible assets	598,745			451,051
Total assets	$	1,744,851		$	1,740,344
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	27,462		$	22,856
Deposits	704,324			737,414
Obligations to customers	44,554			46,043
Settlement obligations	4,353			4,877
Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts	1,220			1,211
Other accrued liabilities	94,671			102,426
Deferred revenue	13,665			25,005
Note payable	20,966			20,966
Income tax payable	12,012			—
Total current liabilities	923,227			960,798
Other accrued liabilities	30,508			12,330
Note payable	69,098			79,720
Net deferred tax liabilities	3,779			3,763
Total liabilities	1,026,612			1,056,611

Stockholders’ equity:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value: 100,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 50,329 and 50,513 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	50			51
Additional paid-in capital	334,434			358,155
Retained earnings	383,943			325,708
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(188		)	(181		)
Total stockholders’ equity	718,239			683,733
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,744,851		$	1,740,344


GREEN DOT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues:
Card revenues and other fees	$	107,340		$	84,542		$	208,309		$	176,428
Processing and settlement service revenues	51,675			41,887			142,350			122,903
Interchange revenues	63,533			47,059			124,890			102,181
Total operating revenues	222,548			173,488			475,549			401,512
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses	70,144			63,077			141,829			126,941
Compensation and benefits expenses	50,866			41,092			92,084			84,179
Processing expenses	44,754			26,544			85,696			55,057
Other general and administrative expenses	36,593			29,906			74,373			67,980
Total operating expenses	202,357			160,619			393,982			334,157
Operating income	20,191			12,869			81,567			67,355
Interest income	2,323			1,533			5,177			3,834
Interest expense	(1,533		)	(1,408		)	(3,198		)	(6,189		)
Income before income taxes	20,981			12,994			83,546			65,000
Income tax expense	1,715			4,968			23,526			24,092
Net income	19,266			8,026			60,020			40,908
Income attributable to preferred stock	—			(244		)	—			(1,226		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	19,266		$	7,782		$	60,020		$	39,682

Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.39		$	0.16		$	1.19		$	0.81
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.37		$	0.16		$	1.14		$	0.79
Basic weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:	50,013			48,471			50,234			49,167
Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:	52,452			49,818			52,577			50,396


GREEN DOT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net income	$	60,020		$	40,908
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	17,142			21,623
Amortization of intangible assets	14,742			11,523
Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts	37,438			39,787
Employee stock-based compensation	16,392			13,052
Amortization of premium on available-for-sale investment securities	692			599
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(7,500		)	(5,500		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	792			767
Impairment of capitalized software	1,014			136
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(7,954		)	(26,269		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(893		)	2,533
Deferred expenses	9,249			8,318
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(9,286		)	(16,349		)
Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts	9			464
Deferred revenue	(13,267		)	(12,724		)
Income tax receivable/payable	24,548			12,632
Other, net	567			179
Net cash provided by operating activities	143,705			91,679

Investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities	(57,818		)	(79,835		)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities	43,232			53,884
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	18,666			575
Increase in restricted cash	(37,270		)	(3,128		)
Payments for acquisition of property and equipment	(20,924		)	(23,980		)
Net (increase) decrease in loans	(2,763		)	385
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	(141,498		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(198,375		)	(52,099		)

Financing activities
Borrowings from notes payable	20,000			—
Repayments of borrowings from notes payable	(31,250		)	(11,250		)
Borrowings on revolving line of credit	335,000			15,000
Repayments on revolving line of credit	(335,000		)	(15,000		)
Proceeds from exercise of options	15,994			7,114
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(7,893		)	(3,834		)
Net decrease in deposits	(33,090		)	(94,099		)
Net increase (decrease) in obligations to customers	3,658			(80,141		)
Contingent consideration payments	(723		)	(367		)
Repurchase of Class A common stock	(50,000		)	(59,013		)
Deferred financing costs	(164		)	—
Net cash used in financing activities	(83,468		)	(241,590		)

Net decrease in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents	(138,138		)	(202,010		)
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	732,676			772,129
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	594,538		$	570,119

Cash paid for interest	$	2,406		$	5,422
Cash (refund from)/paid for income taxes	$	(1,057	)	$	11,472


GREEN DOT CORPORATION REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
			Processing and
	Account Services		Settlement Services		Corporate and Other			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues	$	175,114	$	55,064	$	(7,630	)	$	222,548
Operating expenses	141,536		38,578		22,243			202,357
Operating income	$	33,578	$	16,486	$	(29,873	)	$	20,191

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
			Processing and
	Account Services		Settlement Services		Corporate and Other			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues	$	135,109	$	45,257	$	(6,878	)	$	173,488
Operating expenses	114,959		33,020		12,640			160,619
Operating income	$	20,150	$	12,237	$	(19,518	)	$	12,869

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
			Processing and
	Account Services		Settlement Services		Corporate and Other			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues	$	342,807	$	148,774	$	(16,032	)	$	475,549
Operating expenses	268,213		83,681		42,088			393,982
Operating income	$	74,594	$	65,093	$	(58,120	)	$	81,567

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
			Processing and
	Account Services		Settlement Services		Corporate and Other			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues	$	280,249	$	136,627	$	(15,364	)	$	401,512
Operating expenses	234,111		72,042		28,004			334,157
Operating income	$	46,138	$	64,585	$	(43,368	)	$	67,355

The Company's operations are comprised of two reportable segments: 1) Account Services and 2) Processing and Settlement Services. The Account Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from the Company's branded and private label deposit account programs. These programs include Green Dot-branded and affinity-branded GPR card accounts, private label GPR card accounts, checking accounts, open-loop gift cards and secured credit cards. The Processing and Settlement Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from reload services through the Green Dot Network, money processing and the Company's tax refund processing services. The Corporate and Other segment primarily consists of eliminations of intersegment revenues and expenses, unallocated corporate expenses, depreciation and amortization, and other costs that are not considered when management evaluates segment performance.


GREEN DOT CORPORATION Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income ⁽¹⁾ (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Net income	$	19,266		$	8,026		$	60,020		$	40,908
Employee stock-based compensation expense (3)	9,858			7,407			16,392			13,052
Amortization of acquired intangibles (4)	8,185			5,749			14,742			11,523
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (4)	(7,500		)	(5,500		)	(7,500		)	(5,500		)
Transaction costs (4)	1,684			12			2,186			91
Amortization of deferred financing costs (5)	398			383			792			767
Impairment charges (5)	858			31			1,014			136
Extraordinary severance expenses (6)	180			—			1,259			—
Incremental processor expenses (8)	4,728			—			9,388			—
Legal settlement expenses (5)	3,500			—			3,500			—
Other charges (5)	—			1,643			—			2,442
Income tax effect (7)	(12,187		)	(3,641		)	(20,461		)	(8,344		)
Non-GAAP net income	$	28,970		$	14,110		$	81,332		$	55,075
Diluted earnings per common share
GAAP	$	0.37		$	0.16		$	1.14		$	0.79
Non-GAAP	$	0.55		$	0.27		$	1.55		$	1.06
Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding*
GAAP	52,452			49,818			52,577			50,396
Non-GAAP	52,452			51,337			52,577			51,915

* Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding are provided in the next table.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average

Shares Issued and Outstanding ⁽¹⁾

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

(In thousands)

Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding*

52,452

49,818

52,577

50,396

Assumed conversion of weighted-average shares of preferred stock

—

1,519

—

1,519

Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding

52,452

51,337

52,577

51,915

* Represents the diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock for the periods indicated.


GREEN DOT CORPORATION Supplemental Detail on Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Issued and Outstanding (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Stock outstanding as of June 30:
Class A common stock	50,329		48,544		50,329		48,544
Preferred stock (on an as-converted basis)	—		1,519		—		1,519
Total stock outstanding as of June 30:	50,329		50,063		50,329		50,063
Weighting adjustment	(316	)	(73	)	(95	)	623
Dilutive potential shares:
Stock options	759		524		706		482
Restricted stock units	1,418		748		1,368		678
Performance based restricted stock units	259		72		268		67
Employee stock purchase plan	3		3		1		2
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding	52,452		51,337		52,577		51,915



Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA ⁽¹⁾ (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	19,266		$	8,026		$	60,020		$	40,908
Net interest (income) expense (2)	(790		)	(125		)	(1,979		)	2,355
Income tax expense	1,715			4,968			23,526			24,092
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment (2)	8,393			10,219			17,142			21,623
Employee stock-based compensation expense (2)(3)	9,858			7,407			16,392			13,052
Amortization of acquired intangibles (2)(4)	8,185			5,749			14,742			11,523
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (2)(4)	(7,500		)	(5,500		)	(7,500		)	(5,500		)
Transaction costs (2)(4)	1,684			12			2,186			91
Impairment charges (2)(5)	858			31			1,014			136
Extraordinary severance expenses (2)(6)	180			—			1,259			—
Incremental processor expenses (2)(8)	4,728			—			9,388			—
Legal settlement expenses (2)(5)	3,500			—			3,500			—
Other charges (2)(5)	—			1,643			—			2,442
Adjusted EBITDA	$	50,077		$	32,430		$	139,690		$	110,722
Total operating revenues	$	222,548		$	173,488		$	475,549		$	401,512
Adjusted EBITDA/Total operating revenues (adjusted EBITDA margin)	22.5		%	18.7		%	29.4		%	27.6		%


GREEN DOT CORPORATION Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Projected Adjusted EBITDA ⁽¹⁾ (Unaudited)

	Q3 2017						FY 2017
	Range						Range
	Low			High			Low			High
	(In millions)
Net income	$	0.7		$	2.0		$	61.0		$	62.3
Adjustments (9)	27.3			28.0			133.0			133.7
Adjusted EBITDA	$	28.0		$	30.0		$	194.0		$	196.0

Total operating revenues	189.0			187.0			$	865.0		$	855.0
Adjusted EBITDA /Total operating revenues (Adjusted EBITDA margin)	15		%	16		%	22		%	23		%


Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Projected GAAP Net Income ⁽¹⁾ (Unaudited)

			FY 2017
			Range
	Q3 2017		Low		High
	(In millions, except per share data)
Net income	$	1.4	$	61.0	$	62.3
Adjustments (9)	11.7		44.3		44.3
Non-GAAP net income	$	13.1	$	105.3	$	106.6
Diluted earnings per share
GAAP	$	0.03	$	1.16	$	1.18
Non-GAAP	$	0.25	$	1.99	$	2.03

Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding*	52.9		52.8		52.8

* Represents the diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock for the periods indicated.


(1)	To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses measures of operating results that are adjusted to exclude various, primarily non-cash, expenses and charges. These financial measures are not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to or substitutes for operating revenues, operating income, net income or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other organizations because other organizations may not calculate their measures in the same manner as we do. These financial measures are adjusted to eliminate the impact of items that the Company does not consider indicative of its core operating performance. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate.

	The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures it presents are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s operating performance for the following reasons:

		•	the Company records employee stock-based compensation from period to period, and recorded employee stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $9.9 million and $7.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. By comparing the Company’s adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in different historical periods, investors can evaluate the Company’s operating results without the additional variations caused by employee stock-based compensation expense, which may not be comparable from period to period due to changes in the fair market value of the Company’s Class A common stock (which is influenced by external factors like the volatility of public markets and the financial performance of the Company’s peers) and is not a key measure of the Company’s operations;

		•	adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items, such as net interest income and expense, income tax benefit and expense, depreciation and amortization, employee stock-based compensation expense, incremental expenses related to the delay in migration of the Company’s remaining customer accounts from its former processor to its new processor, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, transaction costs, impairment charges, severance costs related to extraordinary personnel reductions, legal settlement expenses, and other charges and income that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their respective financing structures and accounting policies, the book values of their assets, their capital structures and the methods by which their assets were acquired; and

		•	securities analysts use adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies.

	The Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures:

		•	as measures of operating performance, because they exclude the impact of items not directly resulting from the Company’s core operations;

		•	for planning purposes, including the preparation of the Company’s annual operating budget;

		•	to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of the Company’s business;

		•	to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s business strategies;

		•	to establish metrics for variable compensation; and

		•	in communications with the Company’s board of directors concerning the Company’s financial performance.

	The Company understands that, although adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluations of companies, these measures have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of the Company’s results of operations as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

		•	that these measures do not reflect the Company’s capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or other contractual commitments;

		•	that these measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs;

		•	that these measures do not reflect interest expense or interest income;

		•	that these measures do not reflect cash requirements for income taxes;

		•	that, although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and these measures do not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements; and

		•	that other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate these measures differently than the Company does, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

(2)	The Company does not include any income tax impact of the associated non-GAAP adjustment to adjusted EBITDA, as the case may be, because each of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided before income tax expense.

(3)	This expense consists primarily of expenses for employee stock options and restricted stock units (including performance-based restricted stock units). Employee stock-based compensation expense is not comparable from period to period due to changes in the fair market value of the Company’s Class A common stock (which is influenced by external factors like the volatility of public markets and the financial performance of the Company’s peers) and is not a key measure of the Company’s operations. The Company excludes employee stock-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP financial measures primarily because it consists of non-cash expenses that the Company does not believe are reflective of ongoing operating results. Further, the Company believes that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of employee stock-based compensation to its results of operations. This expense is included as a component of compensation and benefits expenses on our consolidated statements of operations.

(4)	The Company excludes certain income and expenses that are the result of acquisitions. These acquisition related adjustments include the amortization of acquired intangible assets, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, settlements of contingencies established at time of acquisition and other acquisition related charges, such as integration charges and professional and legal fees, which result in the Company recording expenses or fair value adjustments in its GAAP financial statements. The Company analyzes the performance of its operations without regard to these adjustments. In determining whether any acquisition related adjustment is appropriate, the Company takes into consideration, among other things, how such adjustments would or would not aid in the understanding of the performance of its operations. These items are included as a component of other general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations.

(5)	The Company excludes certain income and expenses that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. It is difficult to estimate the amount or timing of these items in advance. Although these events are reflected in the Company's GAAP financial statements, the Company excludes them in its non-GAAP financial measures because the Company believes these items may limit the comparability of ongoing operations with prior and future periods. These adjustments include amortization attributable to deferred financing costs, impairment charges related to internal-use software, legal settlement expenses and other charges, which consists of expenses incurred with our proxy contest. In determining whether any such adjustment is appropriate, the Company takes into consideration, among other things, how such adjustments would or would not aid in the understanding of the performance of its operations. These items, except for amortization of deferred financing costs, which is included as a component of interest expense, are included within other general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations.

(6)	During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded charges of $0.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, for severance costs related to extraordinary personnel reductions. Although severance expenses are an ordinary part of our operations, the magnitude and scale of the reduction in workforce we began to implement in the three months ended September 30, 2016 is not expected to be repeated. This expense is included as a component of compensation and benefits expenses on our consolidated statements of operations.

(7)	Represents the tax effect for the related non-GAAP measure adjustments using the Company's year to date non-GAAP effective tax rate.

(8)	Represents incremental expenses associated with the Company's need to continue to support customer accounts on its legacy transaction processor that it had intended to migrate to its new processing platform in 2016. While the Company continues to believe that it will successfully recoup such expenses, there can be no assurance that all or a portion of such expenses will be recouped.

(9)	These amounts represent estimated adjustments for net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, employee stock-based compensation expense, incremental expenses associated with the Company's need to continue to support customer accounts on its legacy transaction processor that it had intended to migrate to its new processing platform in 2016, contingent consideration, transaction costs, impairment charges, severance costs related to extraordinary personnel reductions, legal settlement expenses, and other income and expenses. Employee stock-based compensation expense includes assumptions about the future fair value of the Company’s Class A common stock (which is influenced by external factors like the volatility of public markets and the financial performance of the Company’s peers).

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