EX-99.1 2 d361490dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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BLOCK Q3 2022 Shareholder Letter investors.block.xyz


Q3’22 Highlights

 

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In the third quarter of 2022, we generated gross profit of $1.57 billion, up 38% year over year. Cash App generated gross profit of $774 million, up 51% year over year, and Square generated gross profit of $783 million, up 29% year over year.    Cash App Card has significant momentum and has scaled to more than 35% of our monthly actives: In September, there were nearly 18 million Cash App Card actives, up more than 40% year over year with weekly and daily actives increasing at an even more rapid rate during the same period.    Our software point-of-sale solutions are purpose-built for specific verticals and have experienced strong growth: In the third quarter, Square for Restaurants, Square for Retail, and Square Appointments cumulatively grew gross profit more than 45% year over year.

 

 

 

 

 

3yr CAGR

 

YoY Growth

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3yr CAGR

 

YoY Growth

 

In the third quarter of 2022, total net revenue was $4.52 billion, up 17% year over year, and, excluding bitcoin revenue, total net revenue was $2.75 billion, up 36% year over year. Excluding bitcoin revenue and revenue from the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform, total net revenue was $2.54 billion, up 25% year over year. The BNPL platform was acquired through the acquisition of Afterpay.

The following items affected net income (loss) during the respective periods. In the third quarter of 2022, we recognized $56 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets and a $2 million bitcoin impairment loss. In the second quarter of 2022, we recognized $57 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, a $36 million bitcoin impairment loss, and $17 million in deal and integration-related expenses. In the first quarter of 2022, we recognized an unrealized gain of $50 million driven by the revaluation of equity investments, as well as Afterpay-related charges of $42 million of deal and integration-related expenses, $31 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, and $66 million of one-time accelerated stock-based compensation. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we recognized a loss of $6 million driven by the adjustment to the revaluation of equity investments. In the third quarter of 2021, we recognized a loss of $7 million driven by the adjustment to the revaluation of equity investments as well as a $6 million bitcoin impairment loss.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used in this letter to their nearest GAAP equivalents are provided at the end of this letter.

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is the mean annual growth rate over a specified time period. Given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have lasted for more than two years, ranging from March 2020 through today, we believe using three-year CAGRs from 2019 to 2022 better reflects underlying growth trends through the third quarter of 2022.

 

      

 

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SQUARE HIGHLIGHT

Live By The Sword is a beauty salon & tattoo and piercing shop with three locations across New York City. They have over 80 employees and use 11 Square products including Square Stand, Square Terminal, Square Reader, Square Appointments, Square Payroll, Square Team Management, Square Invoices, Square Loyalty, Square Marketing, Square Messages, and Afterpay.

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To Our Shareholders

 

November 3, 2022

 

In the third quarter, gross profit
was affected by $19 million of
amortization of acquired
technology assets, the majority of
which was due to the acquisition of
the BNPL platform.

 

  We delivered strong growth at scale during the third
quarter of 2022. Gross profit grew 38% year over
year to $1.57 billion, up 46% on a three-year
compound annual growth rate (CAGR) basis.
Excluding our BNPL platform, gross profit was
$1.42 billion, up 25% year over year and 42% on a
three-year CAGR basis. Our Cash App ecosystem
delivered gross profit of $774 million, an increase of
51% year over year and, excluding our BNPL
platform, 37% year over year. Our Square
ecosystem delivered gross profit of $783 million, an
increase of 29% year over year and, excluding our
BNPL platform, 17% year over year.
 

Q3 2022 GROSS PROFIT

 

    
 

As reported

 

   Gross
  Profit  
       YoY
  Growth  
       3-year
  CAGR  
 

 

    

 

    

 

  Block    $1,567M         38%        46%
  Square    $783M       29%      29%
  Cash App    $774M       51%      84%
 

 

 

 

Excluding BNPL

Platform

   Gross
Profit
       YoY
Growth
       3-year
CAGR
 

 

    

 

    

 

  Block    $1,417M       25%      42%
  Square    $708M       17%      25%
  Cash App    $700M       37%      78%
 

 

 

      

 

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A transacting active is a Cash App account that has at least one financial transaction using any product or service within Cash App during the specified period. A transacting active for a specific Cash App product has at least one financial transaction using that product during the specified period and is referred to as an active. Certain of these accounts may share an alias identifier with one or more other transacting active accounts. This could represent, among other things, one customer with multiple accounts or multiple customers sharing one alias identifier (for example, families).

Cash App Ecosystem

We use our inflows framework to assess the performance of Cash App’s gross profit as a result of three primary variables: (1) Actives, (2) Inflows per Active, and (3) Monetization Rate on Inflows. We are investing in the following development pillars: Community, Financial Services, Crypto, Operating System, Trust, Commerce, and Global. This quarter we made notable progress on the Community, Financial Services, and Commerce fronts, which meaningfully contributed to gross profit growth.

Community

Cash App’s peer-to-peer network has been an important asset and the most critical driver of overall actives growth. To accelerate the virality of our network, we have used targeted marketing programs to expand our reach into new, high-value audiences, and we remain disciplined with marketing spend. We meaningfully grew our network to more than 49 million transacting actives in September, up approximately 20% year over year.

Financial Services

Banking product adoption remains a primary focus as Cash App continues to serve customers beyond peer-to-peer payments, thereby deepening our relationship with customers. Our suite of banking products, such as Cash App Card and direct deposit, have had some of the fastest-growing attach rates across our ecosystem. In September, Cash App Card had nearly 18 million monthly actives, or more than 35% of monthly actives. We believe we can continue to grow attach rates as we build out world-class products such as personalized Boosts and investing round-ups, while also enhancing trust and security features.

Driving inflows per active starts with our customers’ ability to easily fund their Cash App accounts through ways such as direct deposit, paper money and check deposits, and bank transfers. In September, customers received more than $2 billion in direct deposits into their Cash App accounts, and we reached nearly $3.5 billion in all-time paper money deposits since launching the functionality one year ago. Paper money deposits have increased inflows and can also drive customer trust and share of wallet as we expand use cases.

 

 

 

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We believe our ability to drive inflows per active starts with our customers’ ability to easily fund their Cash App accounts through various ways — such as direct deposit, paper money and check deposits, and bank transfers.

 

 

      

 

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During the third quarter, we streamlined our customers’ ability to bank with Cash App, including allowing customers to receive an account and routing number instantly when ordering a Cash App Card. This has reduced friction for those in need of banking services and we have seen a meaningful uplift in direct deposit conversion. These initiatives have been a key driver in growing inflows per transacting active, reaching $1,046 in the third quarter. This was relatively stable on a quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year basis, and up 17% on a three-year CAGR basis, remaining healthy even as we moved past periods of economic stimulus and tax seasons.

Commerce

We are investing in Commerce to drive growth for our consumer and seller ecosystems. Afterpay is a connector between our Square and Cash App ecosystems, and we have made meaningful progress on our integration efforts. We recently rolled out our first iteration of Discover, a tab that allows consumers to search for people and businesses and find BNPL offers from marquee Afterpay merchants. In the third quarter, we launched Cash App Pay with merchants outside the Square ecosystem, so customers can now browse Discover to find discount offers at merchants who accept Cash App Pay. We are early in our evolution of Cash App as a shopping destination that connects consumers with merchants — this iteration is a small step in a multiyear journey.

    

 

 

      

 

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Square Ecosystem

We continue to focus on our three strategic priorities to drive Square’s business: omnichannel, growing upmarket, and expanding globally.

Enhancing our ecosystem of products

Our focus is on building a cohesive experience for sellers and their customers as a core part of our omnichannel strategy: Our solution offers sellers a robust set of integrated tools, focusing on four distinct capabilities that are critical to the businesses we serve: commerce, customers, staff, and banking.

Our software solutions, purpose-built for specific verticals, have experienced strong growth: In the third quarter, gross profit from our vertical point-of-sale solutions, including Square for Restaurants, Square for Retail, and Square Appointments, cumulatively grew over 45% year over year, outpacing Square’s overall gross profit growth. We built these solutions to address our three largest target verticals of food and drink, retail, and services. Our freemium model delivers a graduated offering for sellers to begin the experience at a free tier and then upgrade to a higher-tier subscription offering as needed over time. This more accessible offering to sellers has improved our top of funnel and provided a strong path to monetization.

In September, we launched Tap to Pay on iPhone, Apple’s contactless payment acceptance capability, for our Square sellers in the U.S. We believe this allows our sellers more flexibility in getting started with Square without needing hardware to accept payments and offers our sellers’ customers a more convenient and contactless way to pay.

Growing upmarket

We continued to experience strong momentum upmarket with gross profit from mid-market sellers up 22% year over year and 39% on a three-year CAGR basis. Our developer platform plays a significant role in allowing us to scale our ecosystem by reaching new and often larger sellers who want to connect to Square. By strategically leveraging these tools, sellers can more deeply enrich our platform and grow their businesses with customized omnichannel solutions that meet their bespoke needs.

 

 

 

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We determine seller size based on annualized GPV during the applicable quarter. A mid-market seller generates more than $500,000 in annualized GPV. GPV does not include transactions from the BNPL platform because GPV is related only to transaction-based revenue and not to subscription and services-based revenue.

 

 

      

 

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1. PayPay internal data, September 2022; Z Holdings Corporation, August 2022.

Schomp Automotive, a family-owned and -operated car dealership headquartered in Colorado with more than $50 million in annualized GPV, has utilized Square’s developer platform to scale their business across 12 locations. As their operations became more complex, they built an integration with Terminal API to accept Square payments and streamline processes with automatic reconciliation. With their previous provider, enabling payment processing at a new Schomp location would take up to six weeks; with Square, the process takes about two hours on average. By supporting customized commerce experiences for in-person, online, and mobile payments, we believe our developer platform can help strategically expand the sizes and types of businesses we serve — particularly upmarket sellers as they adopt increasingly diverse businesses and verticals. During the third quarter, nearly 50% of GPV from mid-market sellers was generated by sellers connected to our open developer platform.

Expanding globally

We remain focused on strengthening our international presence by expanding product capabilities and improving product parity in both new and existing markets. In Japan, QR code payments are growing rapidly. PayPay is the dominant QR code wallet in Japan, with over 51 million customers and more than two-thirds of the country’s QR code GPV.¹ To meet this demand, during the third quarter we began allowing sellers to accept PayPay QR code payments in person via Square POS, Square for Retail, and Square Appointments. As we continue to improve product parity in our existing international markets, global expansion for Square Banking has been a top priority: Most recently, we introduced Instant Transfers in Australia and Square Loans in the UK. Additionally, we have expanded the payment methods we support by launching our BNPL offering in Canada and the UK, helping Square sellers attract new shoppers and drive incremental revenue.

 

 

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Square gross profit in markets outside the U.S. includes contributions from the BNPL platform during the third quarter of 2022. Excluding the BNPL platform, Square gross profit in markets outside the U.S. was $75 million, representing 11% of Square gross profit.

 

 

      

 

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Reconciliations of non-GAAP metrics used in this letter to their nearest GAAP equivalents are provided at the end of this letter.

 

The BNPL platform was acquired through the acquisition of Afterpay. We recognize revenue from the BNPL platform as subscription and services-based revenue, and have allocated 50% of revenue and gross profit from the BNPL platform to each of Square and Cash App. Revenue from the BNPL platform includes fees generated from consumer receivables, late fees, and certain affiliate and advertising fees from the platform.

Financial

Discussion

REVENUE AND GROSS PROFIT

 

Total net revenue was $4.52 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up 17% year over year. Excluding bitcoin revenue, total net revenue in the third quarter was $2.75 billion, up 36% year over year. Gross profit was $1.57 billion, up 38% year over year and up 46% on a three-year CAGR basis. Gross profit included $19 million in amortization of acquired technology assets, the majority of which was due to the acquisition of the BNPL platform.

In the third quarter of 2022, our BNPL platform contributed $210 million of revenue and $150 million of gross profit. Excluding bitcoin and our BNPL platform, net revenue was $2.54 billion, up 25% year over year and up 32% on a three-year CAGR basis. Excluding our BNPL platform, gross profit was $1.42 billion, up 25% on a year-over-year basis and 42% on a three-year CAGR basis.

Transaction-based revenue was $1.52 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up 17% year over year, and transaction-based gross profit was $616 million, up 13% year over year. We processed $54.4 billion in GPV in the third quarter of 2022, up 20% year over year. Transaction-based gross profit as a percentage of GPV was 1.13% in the third quarter of 2022, down 7 basis points year over year and down 1 basis point quarter over quarter.

Subscription and services-based revenue was $1.19 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up 71% year over year, and subscription and services-based gross profit was $966 million, up 70% year over year. Excluding our BNPL platform, subscription and services-based revenue was $982 million and subscription and services-based gross profit was $816 million, up 41% and 44% year over year, respectively.

 

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Bitcoin gross profit was $37 million in the third quarter of 2022. The total sale amount of bitcoin to customers, which we recognize as bitcoin revenue, was $1.76 billion. Bitcoin gross profit was 2% of bitcoin revenue.

 

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Note: Square GPV and Cash App Business GPV are represented as a percent of total GPV. Cash App Business GPV consists of peer-to-peer transactions received by business accounts, Cash App Pay transactions, and peer-to-peer payments sent from a credit card. GPV does not include transactions from the BNPL platform because GPV is related only to transaction-based revenue and not to subscription and services-based revenue.

 

 

      

 

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CASH APP ECOSYSTEM REVENUE

AND GROSS PROFIT

 

In the third quarter of 2022, Cash App generated $2.68 billion of revenue and $774 million of gross profit. On a year-over-year basis, Cash App revenue and gross profit grew 12% and 51%, respectively, and on a three-year CAGR basis, Cash App revenue and gross profit grew 106% and 84%, respectively. Excluding bitcoin and our BNPL platform, Cash App revenue was $817 million, up 41% year over year and 73% on a three-year CAGR basis.

Our BNPL platform contributed $105 million of revenue and $75 million of gross profit to Cash App in the third quarter of 2022. Excluding our BNPL platform, Cash App generated $700 million of gross profit, up 37% on a year-over-year basis and 78% on a three-year CAGR basis.

We drove growth in net new transacting actives and strong engagement across products in our Cash App ecosystem. Inflows per transacting active were $1,046 in the third quarter of 2022, relatively stable quarter over quarter and year over year and up 17% on a three-year CAGR basis. Overall inflows increased quarter over quarter and year over year.

Cash App Business GPV was $4.3 billion, up 16% year over year and 85% on a three-year CAGR basis. Cash App Business GPV consists of peer-to-peer transactions received by business accounts, Cash App Pay transactions, and peer-to-peer payments sent from a credit card. Cash App generated $118 million of transaction-based revenue during the third quarter of 2022, up 15% year over year and 83% on a three-year CAGR basis. Growth was driven by an increase in the number of business accounts and in the number of transactions.

    

 

 

      

 

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Bitcoin revenue is the total sale amount of bitcoin to customers. Bitcoin costs are the total amount we pay to purchase bitcoin in order to facilitate customers’ access to bitcoin. In future quarters, bitcoin revenue and gross profit may fluctuate as a result of changes in customer demand or the market price of bitcoin.

Cash App generated $804 million of subscription and services-based revenue during the third quarter of 2022, up 69% year over year and 79% on a three-year CAGR basis. Growth in the quarter was driven by contributions from our BNPL platform, as well as transaction fees from both Cash App Card and Instant Deposit. Excluding our BNPL platform, subscription and services-based revenue was $698 million, up 47% year over year and 71% on a three-year CAGR basis.

Cash App generated $37 million of bitcoin gross profit in the third quarter of 2022, down 12% year over year and up 159% on a three-year CAGR basis. The total sale amount of bitcoin to customers, which we recognize as bitcoin revenue, was $1.76 billion, down 3% year over year and up 128% on a three-year CAGR basis. Bitcoin revenue and gross profit were relatively consistent compared to the second quarter of 2022. The year-over-year decrease in bitcoin revenue and gross profit was driven primarily by declines in consumer demand and the price of bitcoin.

    

 

 

      

 

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SQUARE ECOSYSTEM REVENUE

AND GROSS PROFIT

 

 

In the third quarter of 2022, Square generated $1.77 billion of revenue and $783 million of gross profit. On a year-over-year basis, Square revenue and gross profit grew 27% and 29%, respectively, and on a three-year CAGR basis, Square revenue and gross profit grew 25% and 29%, respectively.

Our BNPL platform contributed $105 million of revenue and $75 million of gross profit to Square in the third quarter of 2022. Excluding our BNPL platform, Square generated $1.67 billion of revenue and $708 million of gross profit, up 20% and 17% on a year-over-year basis, respectively. On a three-year CAGR basis, Square revenue and gross profit excluding our BNPL platform grew 22% and 25%, respectively.

In the third quarter of 2022, Square generated $1.40 billion of transaction-based revenue, up 17% year over year and 21% on a three-year CAGR basis, with growth from both in-person and online channels. During the quarter, Square saw a lower percentage of debit card transactions on a year-over-year basis, as the proportion of debit transactions reached levels comparable to pre-pandemic.

In the third quarter of 2022, Square GPV was up 20% year over year and 22% on a three-year CAGR basis. On a constant currency basis, Square GPV was up 22% year over year and 22% on a three-year CAGR basis. We observed the following trends in Square GPV during the third quarter of 2022.

 

  Products: Card-present GPV was up 23% year over year and 22% on a three-year CAGR basis. Card-not-present GPV was up 14% year over year and 22% on a three-year CAGR basis.

 

  Geographies: In the third quarter, Square GPV in our U.S. market grew 17% year over year, and growth in our international markets was 40% year over year. On a constant currency basis, Square GPV in our international markets was up 55% year over year.

    

 

 

      

 

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Square generated $332 million of subscription and services-based revenue during the third quarter of 2022, up 104% year over year and 49% on a three-year CAGR basis. Excluding our BNPL platform, subscription and services-based revenue was $227 million, up 40% year over year and 32% on a three-year CAGR basis.

 

  Banking: Revenue and gross profit from seller banking products achieved strong growth on a year-over-year and three-year CAGR basis. This includes Instant Transfer, Square Card, and Square Loans, which represent most of our financial services products for sellers.

 

    Square Loans: Square Loans achieved strong revenue and gross profit growth during the third quarter of 2022, facilitating approximately 126,000 loans totaling $1.14 billion in originations, up 92% year over year. Square Loans benefited from $5 million of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness revenue and gross profit during the third quarter. PPP loan forgiveness revenue is primarily a near-term benefit as revenue is recognized in the period PPP loans are forgiven, and we do not expect a material benefit from PPP loan forgiveness in future quarters.

 

  Software: Revenue and gross profit from software subscriptions delivered strong growth during the quarter, and gross profit growth continued to outpace overall Square gross profit growth.

Hardware revenue in the third quarter of 2022 was $43 million, up 16% year over year and 26% on a three-year CAGR basis, and generated a gross loss of $33 million as we use hardware as an acquisition tool. Revenue growth was driven primarily by strong unit sales of Square Terminal and Square Reader for contactless and chip.

CORPORATE AND OTHER REVENUE

AND GROSS PROFIT

 

 

Corporate and Other generated $56 million in revenue and $10 million in gross profit during the third quarter of 2022, and comprised areas outside Square and Cash App, which was primarily TIDAL during the quarter.

SQUARE SUBSCRIPTION AND SERVICES-BASED

REVENUE EX-PPP AND EX-BNPL PLATFORM

 

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Square subscription and services-based revenue   $99M   $93M   $162M   $332M
PPP loan forgiveness revenue   $0M   $0M   $13M   $5M
Square subscription and services-based revenue excluding PPP forgiveness   $99M   $93M   $149M   $327M
BNPL platform subscription and services-based revenue allocated to Square   $0M   $0M   $0M   $105M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square subscription and services-based revenue excluding PPP forgiveness and excluding contributions from BNPL platform   $99M   $93M   $149M   $222M
 

 

      

 

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We discuss Cash App marketing expenses because a large portion is generated by our peer-to-peer service, which we offer free to our Cash App customers, and we consider it to be a marketing tool to encourage the use of Cash App.

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

Operating expenses were $1.62 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up 46% year over year, and included $37 million of amortization of customer and other acquired intangible assets, primarily related to the acquisition of Afterpay. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $1.26 billion, up 39% year over year.

Product development expenses were $548 million on a GAAP basis and $331 million on a non-GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2022, up 52% and 54% year over year, respectively. The increase was driven primarily by headcount and personnel costs related to our engineering, data science, and design teams, as well as product development expenses related to our BNPL platform.

Sales and marketing expenses were $486 million on a GAAP basis and $456 million on a non-GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2022, up 19% and 16% year over year, respectively.

 

  Cash App marketing expenses were up 5% year over year, driven primarily by peer-to-peer transactions and related transaction losses, and card issuance costs.

 

  Other sales and marketing expenses were up 38% year over year. The increase was driven primarily by sales and marketing expenses related to our BNPL platform. Other sales and marketing expenses also include expenses related to TIDAL.

General and administrative expenses were $395 million on a GAAP basis and $312 million on a non-GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2022, up 48% and 35% year over year, respectively. The increase was due primarily to additions to customer support, human resources, finance, and legal personnel, as well as expenses related to our BNPL platform.

 

 

      

 

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The accounting rules for bitcoin currently require us to recognize any decreases in market price below carrying value as an impairment charge, with no upward revisions recognized when the market price increases until the sale of that bitcoin. The bitcoin impairment loss is a GAAP expense. Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude bitcoin impairment losses. In order to determine fair value, Block revalues its bitcoin holdings on a daily basis using the closing price at midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Transaction, loan, and consumer receivables losses were $148 million in the third quarter of 2022, up 137% year over year. The increase was driven primarily from consumer receivables losses related to our BNPL platform, as well as growth in Square Loans volumes and Square GPV. In the third quarter, loss rates for Square GPV, Square Loans, and BNPL consumer receivables remained consistent with historical ranges, and we will continue to monitor trends closely given the dynamic macro environment.

In the fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021, we invested $50 million and $170 million, respectively, in bitcoin. As an indefinite-lived intangible asset, bitcoin is subject to impairment losses if the fair value of bitcoin decreases below the carrying value during the assessed period. In the third quarter of 2022, we recognized a bitcoin impairment loss of $2 million on our bitcoin investment. As of September 30, 2022, the fair value of our investment in bitcoin was $156 million based on observable market prices, which was $45 million greater than the carrying value of the investment after impairment charges.

 

 

      

 

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Beginning in the first quarter of 2022, we have included the tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustments in determining the Adjusted EPS. We determined the adjusted provision (benefit) for income taxes by calculating the estimated annual effective tax rate based on adjusted pre-tax income and applying it to Adjusted Net Income before income taxes.

EARNINGS

 

In the third quarter of 2022, net loss attributable to common stockholders was $15 million, which was affected by $56 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets and a $2 million bitcoin impairment loss, which were not a part of our core operating performance; excluding these items, net income was $43 million. Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $0.02 on a basic and diluted basis in the third quarter of 2022, based on 593 million weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding.

Adjusted EBITDA was $327 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $233 million in the third quarter of 2021. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA compared to the prior-year period was driven by gross profit growth across our Cash App and Square ecosystems.

Adjusted Net Income Per Share (Adjusted EPS) was $0.42 on a diluted basis based on 623 million weighted-average diluted shares for the third quarter of 2022, representing a $0.18 increase year over year.

 

 

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The following items affected net income (loss) during the respective periods. In the third quarter of 2022, we recognized $56 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets and a $2 million bitcoin impairment loss. In the second quarter of 2022, we recognized $57 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, a $36 million bitcoin impairment loss, and $17 million in deal and integration-related expenses. In the first quarter of 2022, we recognized an unrealized gain of $50 million driven by the revaluation of equity investments, as well as Afterpay-related charges of $42 million of deal and integration-related expenses, $31 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, and $66 million of one-time accelerated stock-based compensation. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we recognized a loss of $6 million driven by the adjustment to the revaluation of equity investments. In the third quarter of 2021, we recognized a loss of $7 million driven by the adjustment to the revaluation of equity investments as well as a $6 million bitcoin impairment loss.

 

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BALANCE SHEET/CASH FLOW

 

We ended the third quarter of 2022 with $7.1 billion in available liquidity, with $6.5 billion in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in marketable debt securities, as well as $600 million available to be withdrawn from our revolving credit facility. Additionally, we had $1.2 billion available to be withdrawn under our warehouse funding facilities, to support funding of growth in our consumer receivables related to our BNPL platform.

In the third quarter of 2022, Adjusted EBITDA contributed positively to our cash balance. Our cash balance was affected by cash outflows due to repayments of PPP Liquidity Facility advances.

 

 

      

 

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Trends and Forward-Looking Commentary

 

     Q3 2022
YoY Growth %
  Oct 2022
YoY Growth %
  Q3 2022
3-year CAGR
  Oct 2022
3-year CAGR

BUSINESS TRENDS

 

 

Block Gross Profit

   38%   37%   46%   46%

 

Block Gross Profit
(excluding BNPL)

 

   25%   24%   42%   42%

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The table above presents preliminary gross profit growth estimates for the month of October 2022. These represent our current estimates as we have not yet finalized our financial statements for the month of October, and our monthly results are not subject to interim review by our auditors. As a result, actual October results may differ from these preliminary estimates.

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

       Q4 2022        QoQ
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Block Non-GAAP Operating Expenses

   $1,465M    $206M

 

Block Non-GAAP Operating Expenses (excluding BNPL)

   $1,250M    $162M

 

  

 

  

 

On a GAAP basis, we currently expect to recognize approximately $57 million in quarterly expenses related to amortization of intangible assets through the remainder of 2022 and over the next few years, based on the intangible assets as of September 30, 2022. This quarterly expense includes approximately $19 million recognized in cost of sales and approximately $38 million in operating expenses. These amounts may be affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates in future periods.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, we expect our share-based compensation expense to increase quarter over quarter on a dollar basis. Share-based compensation expenses are not included in non-GAAP operating expenses.

 

We have not provided the forward-looking GAAP equivalents for certain forward-looking non-GAAP operating expenses or a GAAP reconciliation as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as share-based compensation expense. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding GAAP equivalents is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results. We have provided reconciliations of other historical GAAP to non-GAAP metrics in tables at the end of this letter.

 

 

      

 

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MEDIA CONTACT

press@block.xyz

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

ir@block.xyz

Earnings

Webcast

Block (NYSE:SQ) will host a conference call and earnings webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time/5:00 p.m. Eastern time, November 3, to discuss these financial results. To register to participate in the conference call, or to listen to the live audio webcast, please visit the Events & Presentations section of Block’s Investor Relations website at investors.block.xyz. A replay will be available on the same website following the call.

We will release financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022 on February 23, 2023, after the market closes, and will also host a conference call and earnings webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time/5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same day to discuss those financial results.

 

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“We love Square’s fully-integrated ecosystem — it has definitely helped us to spend more time doing the things we’d rather be doing. When we opened the salon, and we were looking for a booking solution, Square Appointments just made perfect sense. Then, we added Square Marketing … and Square Loyalty. Payroll was another huge one; as our employee count grew, we didn't really want to handle the manual and complex process of paying 85 people every week within our accounting software. These are major milestones for us; Square offers powerful solutions that really helped us grow our business.” –Rudy Temiz and Greg Ferreira, co-founders of Live By The Sword


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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

 

 

This letter contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the future performance of Block, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the Company); the Company’s strategies, including expected impact of such strategies on our customers, actives, and sellers as well as our business and financial performance, expected financial results, guidance, and general business outlook for current and future periods; the Company’s integration of Afterpay into its Square and Cash App businesses, and its impacts on the Company’s business and financial results; future profitability and growth in the Company’s businesses and products and the Company’s ability to drive such profitability and growth; the Company’s expectations regarding scale, economics, and the demand for or benefits from its products, product features, and services; the Company’s product development plans; the ability of the Company’s products to attract and retain customers, particularly in new or different markets or demographics; trends in the Company’s markets and the continuation of such trends; the Company’s expectations and intentions regarding future expenses, including future transaction and loan losses and the Company’s estimated reserves for such losses; and the Company’s bitcoin investments and strategy as well as the potential financial impact and volatility; and management’s statements related to business strategy, plans, investments, opportunities, and objectives for future operations. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “may,” “will,” “appears,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions.

Such statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied in this letter. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance.

Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include, among others, a continued or prolonged economic downturn in the United States and in other countries around the world; the Company’s investments in its business and ability to maintain profitability; the Company’s efforts to expand its product portfolio and market reach; the Company’s ability to develop products and services to address the rapidly evolving market for payments and financial services; the Company’s ability to deal with the substantial and increasingly intense competition in its industry; acquisitions, strategic investments, entries into new businesses, joint ventures, divestitures, and other transactions that the Company may undertake; the integration of Afterpay; uncertainty around the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related effects of government and other measures; the Company’s ability to ensure the integration of its services with a variety of operating systems and the interoperability of its technology with that of third parties; the Company’s ability to retain existing customers, attract new customers, and increase sales to all customers; the Company’s dependence on payment card networks and acquiring processors; the effect of extensive regulation and oversight related to the Company’s business in a variety of areas; the effect of management changes and business initiatives; the liabilities and loss potential associated with new products, product features, and services; litigation, including intellectual property claims, government investigations or inquiries, and regulatory matters or disputes; adoption of the Company’s products and services in international markets; changes in political, business, and economic conditions; as well as other risks listed or described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC and available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website. Additional information will also be set forth in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022. All forward-looking statements represent management’s current expectations and predictions regarding trends affecting the Company’s business and industry and are based on information and estimates available to the Company at the time of this letter and are not guarantees of future performance. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any of the statements in this letter.

 

 

      

 

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KEY OPERATING METRICS AND

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

 

To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), from period to period, we consider and present certain operating and financial measures that we consider key metrics or are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, including Gross Payment Volume (GPV), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Diluted Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Adjusted EPS), constant currency, and non-GAAP operating expenses as well as other measures defined in this letter such as measures excluding bitcoin revenue or gross profit, bitcoin impairment loss, measures excluding gains or losses on equity investments, measures excluding amortization of intangibles, measures excluding our BNPL platform, and measures excluding both our BNPL platform and bitcoin revenue or gross profit. We believe these metrics and measures are useful to facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our business and to facilitate comparisons of our performance to that of other payments solution providers.

We define GPV as the total dollar amount of all card payments processed by sellers using Square, net of refunds, and ACH transfers. Additionally, GPV includes Cash App Business GPV, which comprises Cash App activity related to peer-to-peer transactions received by business accounts, Cash App Pay transactions, and peer-to-peer payments sent from a credit card.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), and Diluted Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Adjusted EPS) are non-GAAP financial measures that represent our net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share, adjusted to eliminate the effect of share-based compensation expenses; amortization of intangible assets; gain or loss on revaluation of equity investments; bitcoin impairment loss; and the gain or loss on the disposal of property and equipment, as applicable. We also exclude certain transaction and integration costs associated with business combinations, and various other costs that are not part of our core operating performance. Transaction costs include amounts paid to redeem acquirees’ unvested stock-based compensation awards, and legal, accounting, and due diligence costs. Integration costs include advisory and other professional services or consulting fees necessary to integrate acquired businesses. Other costs that are non-recurring operating expenses may include contingent losses, litigation, and regulatory charges. We also add back the impact of the acquired deferred revenue and deferred cost adjustment, which was written down to fair value in purchase accounting. Additionally, for purposes of calculating diluted Adjusted EPS, we add back cash interest expense on convertible senior notes, as if converted at the beginning of the period, if the impact is dilutive. In addition to the items above, Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that also excludes depreciation and amortization, interest income and expense, other income and expense, and provision or benefit from income taxes, as applicable. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by gross profit. To calculate the diluted Adjusted EPS, we adjust the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the dilutive effect of all potential shares of common stock. In periods when we recorded an Adjusted Net Loss, the diluted Adjusted EPS is the same as basic Adjusted EPS because the effects of potentially dilutive items were anti-dilutive given the Adjusted Net Loss position.

Constant currency growth is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by assuming international results in a given period and the comparative prior period are translated from local currencies to the U.S. dollar at rates consistent with an average of daily rates in the comparative prior period. We discuss growth on a constant currency basis because a portion of our business operates in markets outside the U.S. and is subject to changes in foreign exchange rates.

Non-GAAP operating expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents operating expenses adjusted to remove the impact of share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, bitcoin impairment loss, loss on disposal of property and equipment, and acquisition-related integration and other costs.

We have included Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, and non-GAAP operating expenses because they are key measures used by our management to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions, including those relating to operating expenses and the allocation of internal resources. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, and non-GAAP operating expenses provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors. In addition, they provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as they remove the effect of certain non-cash items and certain variable charges. We have included measures excluding the BNPL platform because we believe these measures are useful in understanding the ongoing results of our operations. We have included measures excluding bitcoin revenue because our role is to facilitate customers’ access to bitcoin. When customers buy bitcoin through Cash App, we only apply a small margin to the market cost of bitcoin, which tends to be volatile and outside our control. Therefore, we believe deducting bitcoin revenue or gross profit better reflects the economic benefits as well as our performance from these transactions. We also include measures that exclude both the BNPL platform and bitcoin revenue or gross profit in order to further facilitate comparison of our business without bitcoin revenue or gross profit to periods prior to the acquisition of BNPL. We have included measures excluding gains or losses on equity investments as well as bitcoin impairment losses because we believe these measures are useful in understanding our operating results without regard to gains and losses due to non-operating market fluctuations of our investments.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, and non-GAAP operating expenses, as well as other measures defined in the shareholder letter, such as measures excluding our BNPL platform, bitcoin revenue, bitcoin impairment loss, and measures excluding gains or losses on equity investments, have limitations as financial measures, should be considered as supplemental in nature, and are not meant as substitutes for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that the aforementioned metrics and measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as they remove the effect of certain variable amounts, or they remove amounts that were not repeated across periods and therefore make comparisons more difficult. Our management uses these measures to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions, including those relating to operating expenses and the allocation of internal resources.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate the non-GAAP financial measures differently or not at all, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.

 

 

      

 

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Condensed Consolidated

Statements of Operations

UNAUDITED

In thousands, except per share data

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     Sept 30, 2022        Sept 30 2021          Sept 30, 2022          Sept 30, 2021    

Revenue:

           

Transaction-based revenue

   $ 1,517,890      $ 1,297,040      $ 4,226,566      $ 3,484,245  

Subscription and services-based revenue

     1,191,511        694,770        3,245,924        1,937,629  

Hardware revenue

     43,388        37,255        128,765        109,769  

Bitcoin revenue

     1,762,752        1,815,662        5,279,430        8,051,026  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net revenue

     4,515,541        3,844,727        12,880,685        13,582,669  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cost of revenue:

           

Transaction-based costs

     901,990        751,794        2,493,988        1,958,423  

Subscription and services-based costs

     225,903        128,177        622,031        337,559  

Hardware costs

     76,002        51,150        223,160        153,035  

Bitcoin costs

     1,726,051        1,774,040        5,157,935        7,879,816  

Amortization of acquired technology assets

     18,506        6,351        51,874        16,056  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     2,948,452        2,711,512        8,548,988        10,344,889  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,567,089        1,133,215        4,331,697        3,237,780  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

           

Product development

     548,037        360,729        1,531,088        992,498  

Sales and marketing

     485,838        409,073        1,518,227        1,132,411  

General and administrative

     395,437        267,348        1,235,306        683,969  

Transaction, loan, and consumer receivable losses

     147,586        62,306        395,433        130,874  

Bitcoin impairment losses

     1,619        6,000        37,580        71,126  

Amortization of customer and other acquired intangible assets

     37,361        4,763        103,414        11,176  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,615,878        1,110,219        4,821,048        3,022,054  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (48,789)        22,996        (489,351)        215,726  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

     6,042        13,409        34,756        20,126  

Other expense (income), net

     (18,798)        12,011        (71,036)        (36,249)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax

     (36,033)        (2,424)        (453,071)        231,849  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (17,289)        452        (17,687)        (7,961)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (18,744)        (2,876)        (435,384)        239,810  

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (4,033)        (2,960)        (8,460)        (3,303)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (14,711)      $ 84      $ (426,924)      $ 243,113  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

           

Basic

   $ (0.02)      $      $ (0.75)      $ 0.53  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.02)      $      $ (0.75)      $ 0.48  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income

           

(loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

           

Basic

     592,672        460,654        572,234        455,203  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     592,672        504,120        572,234        519,713  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Condensed Consolidated

Balance Sheets

In thousands, except share and per share data

 

     Sept 30, 2022      Dec 31, 2021  
Assets    (UNAUDITED)         

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,331,787      $ 4,443,669  

Investments in short-term debt securities

     1,052,973        869,283  

Settlements receivable

     1,761,694        1,171,612  

Customer funds

     2,983,658        2,830,995  

Consumer receivables, net

     1,252,127         

Loans held for sale

     462,980        517,940  

Safeguarding asset related to bitcoin held for other parties

     527,669        1,100,596  

Other current assets

     1,175,873        687,429  

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     13,548,761        11,621,524  

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     316,378        282,140  

Goodwill

     11,557,984        519,276  

Acquired intangible assets, net

     2,030,876        257,049  

Investments in long-term debt securities

     802,880        1,526,430  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     425,519        449,406  

Other non-current assets

     438,534        370,535  

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 29,120,932      $ 15,026,360  

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Customers payable

   $ 4,891,015      $ 3,979,624  

Settlements payable

     329,796        254,611  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     968,495        638,854  

Current portion of long-term debt

     460,170        455  

Safeguarding obligation liability related to bitcoin held for other parties

     527,669        1,100,596  

Operating lease liabilities, current

     70,304        64,027  

PPP Liquidity Facility advances

     31,116        497,533  

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     7,278,565        6,535,700  

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

     159,498        15,236  

Warehouse funding facilities

     479,422         

Long-term debt

     4,107,245        4,559,208  

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

     369,798        395,017  

Other non-current liabilities

     196,466        207,610  

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,590,994        11,712,771  

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

     

Stockholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock, $0.0000001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. None issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

             

Class A common stock, $0.0000001 par value: 1,000,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 535,879,345 and 403,237,209 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

             

Class B common stock, $0.0000001 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 60,657,578 and 61,706,578 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

             

Additional paid-in capital

     17,999,192        3,317,255  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,046,639)        (16,435)  

Accumulated deficit

     (454,889)        (27,965)  

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity attributable to common stockholders

     16,497,664        3,272,855  

Noncontrolling interests

     32,274        40,734  

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     16,529,938        3,313,589  

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 29,120,932      $ 15,026,360  

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Condensed Consolidated

Statements of Cash Flows

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     Sept 30, 2022        Sept 30, 2021    

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

     

Net income (loss)

   $ (435,384)      $ 239,810  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Depreciation and amortization

     249,616        95,707  

Non-cash interest and other

     (371,298)        20,368  

Non-cash lease expense

     70,958        61,978  

Share-based compensation

     794,794        429,999  

Loss (gain) on revaluation of equity investments

     (43,914)        (41,007)  

Transaction, loan, and consumer receivable losses

     395,433        130,874  

Bitcoin impairment losses

     37,580        71,126  

Change in deferred income taxes

     (47,503)        (5,224)  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

Settlements receivable

     (793,460)        (337,893)  

Customer funds

             

Purchases and originations of loans

     (4,684,598)        (2,285,306)  

Proceeds from payments and forgiveness of loans

     4,643,899        1,952,142  

Customers payable

     599,886        235,624  

Settlements payable

     75,185        10,440  

Other assets and liabilities

     (360,660)        74,838  

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     130,534        653,476  

 

    

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

     

Purchase of marketable debt securities

     (521,692)        (2,343,446)  

Proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities

     769,276        609,377  

Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities

     236,524        558,724  

Purchase of marketable debt securities from customer funds

            (488,851)  

Proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities from customer funds

     73,000        456,481  

Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities from customer funds

     316,576        10,000  

Originations of consumer receivables

     (12,286,091)         

Principal repayments of consumer receivables

     12,538,992         

Purchase of property and equipment

     (121,709)        (98,028)  

Purchase of bitcoin investments

            (170,000)  

Purchase of other investments

     (39,079)        (47,550)  

Proceeds from sale of equity investments

            420,644  

Business combinations, net of cash acquired

     539,453        (163,970)  

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     1,505,250        (1,256,619)  

 

    

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

     

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net

            1,971,828  

Proceeds of PPP Liquidity Facility advances

            681,542  

Repayments of PPP Liquidity Facility advances

     (466,417)        (419,978)  

Payments to redeem convertible notes

     (1,071,788)         

Proceeds from warehouse facilities borrowings

     711,455         

Repayments of warehouse facilities borrowings

     (310,729)         

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases under the employee stock purchase plan

     49,233        84,866  

Payments for tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units

     (4,734)        (312,406)  

Other financing activities

            (7,112)  

Net increase in non-interest bearing deposits

     58,909         

Change in customer funds, restricted from use in the Company’s operations

     152,663        611,282  

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (881,408)        2,610,022  

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

     (94,972)        (14,311)  

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and customer funds

     659,404        1,992,568  

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and customer funds, beginning of the period

     6,975,090        4,793,171  

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and customer funds, end of the period

   $ 7,634,494      $ 6,785,739  

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Reportable Segment Disclosures

UNAUDITED

Information on the reportable segments revenue and segment operating profit are

as follows (in thousands):

 

          THREE MONTHS ENDED                 NINE MONTHS ENDED        
          SEPT 30, 2022                 SEPT 30, 2022        
          (UNAUDITED)                 (UNAUDITED)        
    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

 

Revenue

               

Transaction-based revenue

  $ 118,459     $ 1,399,431     $     $ 1,517,890     $ 343,768     $ 3,882,798     $     $ 4,226,566  

Subscription and services-based revenue

    803,673       331,703       56,135       1,191,511       2,146,163       932,188       167,573       3,245,924  

Hardware revenue

          43,388             43,388             128,765             128,765  

Bitcoin revenue

    1,762,752                   1,762,752       5,279,430                   5,279,430  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment revenue (ii)

    2,684,884       1,774,522       56,135       4,515,541       7,769,361       4,943,751       167,573       12,880,685  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment gross profit (iii)

  $ 774,470     $ 782,968     $ 9,651     $ 1,567,089     $ 2,103,023     $ 2,199,628     $ 29,046     $ 4,331,697  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          THREE MONTHS ENDED                 NINE MONTHS ENDED        
          SEPT 30, 2021                 SEPT 30, 2021        
          (UNAUDITED)                 (UNAUDITED)        
    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

 

Revenue

               

Transaction-based revenue

  $ 103,192     $ 1,193,848     $     $ 1,297,040     $ 306,101     $ 3,178,144     $     $ 3,484,245  

Subscription and services-based revenue

    474,779       162,341       57,650       694,770       1,406,313       434,673       96,643       1,937,629  

Hardware revenue

          37,255             37,255             109,769             109,769  

Bitcoin revenue

    1,815,662                   1,815,662       8,051,026                   8,051,026  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment revenue

    2,393,633       1,393,444       57,650       3,844,727       9,763,440       3,722,586       96,643       13,582,669  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment gross profit

  $ 511,717     $ 606,225     $ 15,273     $ 1,133,215     $ 1,553,255     $ 1,659,378     $ 25,147     $ 3,237,780  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          THREE MONTHS ENDED                 NINE MONTHS ENDED        
          SEPT 30, 2020                 SEPT 30, 2020        
          (UNAUDITED)                 (UNAUDITED)        
    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

 

Revenue

               

Transaction-based revenue

  $ 80,721     $ 844,573     $     $ 925,294     $ 162,197     $ 2,203,770     $     $ 2,365,967  

Subscription and services-based revenue

    354,110       93,412             447,522       818,991       271,041             1,090,032  

Hardware revenue

          27,294             27,294             67,291             67,291  

Bitcoin revenue

    1,633,764                   1,633,764       2,815,318                   2,815,318  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment revenue

    2,068,595       965,279             3,033,874       3,796,506       2,542,102             6,338,608  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment gross profit

  $ 385,124     $ 409,331     $     $ 794,455     $ 848,919     $ 1,080,800     $     $ 1,929,719  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(i) Corporate and other represents results related to products and services that are not assigned to a specific reportable segment. Comparable prior period amounts have not been disclosed as they were not material.

(ii) The revenue for both Cash App and Square for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes $105.0 million and $273.9 million respectively, from Afterpay post-acquisition results following the closing of the acquisition.

(iii) The gross profit for both Cash App and Square for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes $74.9 million and $195.8 million respectively, from Afterpay post-acquisition results following the closing of the acquisition.

 

 

      

 

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Operating Segment Disclosures

UNAUDITED

Information on the reportable segments revenue and segment operating profit are

as follows (in thousands):

 

          THREE MONTHS ENDED                 NINE MONTHS ENDED        
          SEPT 30, 2019                 SEPT 30, 2019        
          (UNAUDITED)                 (UNAUDITED)        
    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

    Cash App

 

    Square

 

    Corporate
and  Other
(i)
    Total

 

 

Revenue

               

Transaction-based revenue

  $ 19,216     $ 797,406     $     $ 816,622     $ 51,462     $ 2,197,432     $     $ 2,248,894  

Subscription and services-based revenue

    139,539       99,315             238,854       354,575       264,599             619,174  

Hardware revenue

          21,766             21,766             62,238             62,238  

Bitcoin revenue

    148,285                   148,285       338,898                   338,898  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment revenue

    307,040       918,487             1,225,527       744,935       2,524,269             3,269,204  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment gross profit

  $ 123,490     $ 363,884     $     $ 487,374     $ 313,642     $ 1,011,595     $     $ 1,325,237  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A reconciliation of total segment gross profit to the Company’s income (loss)    

before applicable income taxes is as follows (in thousands):    

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     (UNAUDITED)           (UNAUDITED)        
     Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
 

Total segment gross profit

   $ 1,567,089     $ 1,133,215     $ 794,455     $ 4,331,697     $ 3,237,780     $ 1,929,719  

Less: Product development

     548,037       360,729       226,567       1,531,088       992,498       628,378  

Less: Sales and marketing

     485,838       409,073       348,463       1,518,227       1,132,411       781,094  

Less: General and administrative

     395,437       267,348       153,902       1,235,306       683,969       419,783  

Less: Transaction, loan, and consumer receivable losses

     147,586       62,306       15,198       395,433       130,874       161,684  

Less: Bitcoin impairment losses

     1,619       6,000             37,580       71,126        

Less: Amortization of customer and other

     37,361       4,763       983       103,414       11,176       2,778  

intangible assets

            

Less: Interest expense, net

     6,042       13,409       14,980       34,756       20,126       38,955  

Less: Other income, net

     (18,798     12,011       (784     (71,036     (36,249     (20,513

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before applicable income taxes

   $ (36,033   $ (2,424   $ 35,146     $ (453,071   $ 231,849     $ (82,440

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(i) Corporate and other represents results related to products and services that are not assigned to a specific reportable segment. Comparable prior period amounts have not been disclosed as they were not material.

 

 

      

 

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Key Operating Metrics and

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

UNAUDITED

In thousands, except GPV and per share data

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     Sept 30,
2022
     Sept 30,
2021
     Sept 30,
2020
     Sept 30,
2019
     Sept 30,
2022
     Sept 30,
2021
     Sept 30,
2020
     Sept 30,
2019
 

Gross Payment Volume (“GPV”) (in millions)

   $ 54,373      $ 45,426      $ 31,729      $ 28,228      $ 150,376      $ 121,392      $ 80,272      $ 77,599  

Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)

   $ 327,360      $ 233,406      $ 181,320      $ 131,323      $ 710,063      $ 829,475      $ 288,582      $ 298,324  

Adjusted Net Income Per Share:

                       

Basic

   $ 0.44      $ 0.28      $ 0.39 $       $ 0.28      $ 0.83      $ 1.21      $ 0.57      $ 0.65  

Diluted

   $ 0.42      $ 0.25      $ 0.34 $       $ 0.25      $ 0.78      $ 1.06      $ 0.51      $ 0.57  
            THREE MONTHS ENDED  
                                 Sept 30,
2022
     Sept 30,
2021
     Sept 30,
2020
     Sept 30,
2019
 

GPV Square

               $ 50,037      $ 41,686      $ 28,772      $ 27,543  

GPV Cash App

               $ 4,336      $ 3,740      $ 2,957      $ 685  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total GPV

               $ 54,373      $ 45,426      $ 31,729      $ 28,228  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
    

Sept 30,
2022

     Sept 30,
2021
     Sept 30,
2020
    

Sept 30,
2022

     Sept 30,
2021
     Sept 30,
2020
 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (14,711)      $ 84      $ 36,515      $ (426,924)      $ 243,113      $ (80,854)  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (4,033)        (2,960)               (8,460)        (3,303)         

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (18,744)        (2,876)        36,515        (435,384)        239,810        (80,854)  

Share-based compensation expense

     262,733        165,011        110,389        794,794        429,999        283,872  

Depreciation and amortization

     88,721        38,110        20,624        249,616        95,705        61,741  

Acquisition-related, integration and other costs

     23,470        308        359        116,602        14,626        3,939  

Interest expense, net

     6,042        13,409        14,980        34,756        20,126        38,955  

Other expense (income), net

     (18,798)        12,011        (784)        (71,036)        (36,249)        (20,513)  

Bitcoin impairment losses

     1,619        6,000               37,580        71,126         

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (17,289)        452        (1,369)        (17,687)        (7,961)        (1,586)  

Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment

     (447)        877        396        635        1,866        2,095  

Acquired deferred revenue adjustment

     88        159        281        309        606        1,240  

Acquired deferred cost adjustment

     (35)        (55)        (71)        (122)        (179)        (307)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 327,360      $ 233,406      $ 181,320      $ 710,063      $ 829,475      $ 288,312  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Select Financial Results Excluding

Bitcoin and Buy Now Pay Later

(“BNPL”) Platform

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

    THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept.30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
 
Total net revenue (GAAP)   $ 4,515,541     $ 3,844,727     $ 3,033,874     $ 1,266,474     $ 12,880,685     $ 13,582,669     $ 6,338,608     $ 3,400,071  
Less: Bitcoin contribution to total net revenue     1,762,752       1,815,662       1,633,764       148,285       5,279,430       8,051,026       2,815,318       338,898  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to total net revenue     209,933                         547,822                    

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenue, excluding Bitcoin and BNPL Platform

  $ 2,542,856     $ 2,029,065     $ 1,400,110     $ 1,118,189     $ 7,053,433     $ 5,531,643     $ 3,523,290     $ 3,061,173  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept.30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
 
Gross Profit (GAAP)   $ 1,567,089     $ 1,133,215     $ 794,455     $ 500,037     $ 4,331,697     $ 3,237,780     $ 1,929,719     $ 1,362,636  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to gross profit     149,730                         391,659                    

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit, excluding BNPL Platform

  $ 1,417,359     $ 1,133,215     $ 794,455     $ 500,037     $ 3,940,038     $ 3,237,780     $ 1,929,719     $ 1,362,636  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept.30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
 

Bitcoin Revenue

  $ 1,762,752     $ 1,815,662     $ 1,633,764     $ 148,285     $ 5,279,430     $ 8,051,026     $ 2,815,318     $ 338,898  

Bitcoin costs

    1,726,051       1,774,040       1,601,615       146,167       5,157,935       7,879,816       2,759,082       333,801  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bitcoin gross profit

  $ 36,701     $ 41,622     $ 32,149     $ 2,118     $ 121,495    

$

171,210

 

 

$

56,236

 

  $ 5,097  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept.30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2019
 

Cash App revenue (GAAP)

  $ 2,684,884     $ 2,393,633     $ 2,068,595     $ 307,040     $ 7,769,361     $ 9,763,440     $ 3,796,506     $ 744,935  
Less: Bitcoin contribution to Cash App revenue     1,762,752       1,815,662       1,633,764       148,285       5,279,430       8,051,026       2,815,318       338,898  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to Cash App revenue     104,967                         273,911                    

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cash App revenue,excluding Bitcoin and BNPL Platform

  $ 817,165     $ 577,971     $ 434,831     $ 158,755     $ 2,216,020     $ 1,712,414     $ 981,188     $ 406,037  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
                Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
 

Square gross profit (GAAP)

 

  $ 782,968     $ 606,225     $ 409,331     $ 2,199,628     $ 1,659,378     $ 1,080,800  

Less: Square gross profit – U.S.

 

    662,050       552,867       378,166       1,875,958       1,518,960       1,010,403  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Square Gross profit – International

 

    120,918       53,358       31,165       323,670       140,418       70,397  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to Square gross
profit – International

 

    45,828                   123,449              

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Square gross profit – International, excluding Bitcoin and BNPL Platform

 

  $ 75,090     $ 53,358     $ 31,165     $ 200,221     $ 140,418     $ 70,397  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Select Financial Results Excluding

Bitcoin and Buy Now Pay Later

(“BNPL”) Platform, Continued

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

        THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED  
            Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
    Sept 30,
2022
    Sept 30,
2021
    Sept 30,
2020
 
Subscription and services-based revenue (GAAP)   $ 1,191,511     $ 694,770     $ 447,522     $ 3,245,924     $ 1,937,629     $ 1,090,032  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to subscription and services-based revenue     209,933                   547,822              

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subscription and services-based revenue, excluding BNPL Platform

  $ 981,578     $ 694,770     $ 447,522     $ 2,698,102     $ 1,937,629     $ 1,090,032  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Subscription and services-based costs (GAAP)   $ 225,903     $ 128,177     $ 66,786     $ 622,031     $ 337,559     $ 157,666  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to subscription and services-based costs     60,203                   156,163              

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subscription and services-based costs, excluding BNPL Platform

  $ 165,700     $ 128,177     $ 66,786     $ 465,868     $ 337,559     $ 157,666  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Subscription and services-based gross profit (GAAP)   $ 965,608     $ 566,593     $ 380,736     $ 2,623,893     $ 1,600,070     $ 932,366  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to subscription and services-based gross profit     149,730                   391,659              

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total subscription and services-based gross profit, excluding BNPL Platform

  $ 815,878     $ 566,593     $ 380,736     $ 2,232,234     $ 1,600,070     $ 932,366  

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      THREE MONTHS ENDED      THREE MONTHS ENDED      THREE MONTHS ENDED  
     SEPT 30, 2022      SEPT 30, 2021      SEPT 30, 2020      SEPT 30, 2019  
     Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square        Cash App            Square      
Segment revenue (GAAP)    $ 2,684,884      $ 1,774,522      $ 2,393,633      $ 1,393,444      $ 2,068,595      $ 965,279      $ 307,040      $ 918,487  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment revenue      104,967        104,967                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment revenue, excluding BNPL Platform

     2,579,917        1,669,555        2,393,633        1,393,444        2,068,595        965,279        307,040        918,487  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Segment cost of revenue (GAAP)      1,910,414        991,554        1,881,916        787,219        1,683,471        555,948        183,550        554,603  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment cost of revenue      30,102        30,102                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment cost of revenue, excluding BNPL Platform

     1,880,312        961,452        1,881,916        787,219        1,683,471        555,948        183,550        554,603  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Segment gross profit (GAAP)      774,470        782,968        511,717        606,225        385,124        409,331        123,490        363,884  
Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment gross profit      74,865        74,865                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment gross profit, excluding BNPL Platform

   $ 699,605      $ 708,103      $ 511,717      $ 606,225      $ 385,124      $ 409,331      $ 123,490      $ 363,884  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Select Financial Results Excluding

Bitcoin and Buy Now Pay Later

(“BNPL”) Platform, Continued

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

     NINE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     SEPT 30, 2022      SEPT 30, 2021      SEPT 30, 2020      SEPT 30, 2019  
     Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square  

 

Segment revenue (GAAP)

   $   7,769,361      $   4,943,751      $   9,763,440      $   3,722,586      $   3,796,506      $   2,542,102      $   744,935      $   2,524,269  

 

Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment revenue

     273,911        273,911                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total segment revenue, excluding BNPL Platform

     7,495,450        4,669,840        9,763,440        3,722,586        3,796,506        2,542,102        744,935        2,524,269  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Segment cost of revenue (GAAP)

     5,666,338        2,744,123        8,210,185        2,063,208        2,947,587        1,461,302        431,293        1,512,674  

 

Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment cost of revenue

     78,081        78,081                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total segment cost of revenue, excluding BNPL Platform

     5,588,257        2,666,042        8,210,185        2,063,208        2,947,587        1,461,302           431,293        1,512,674  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Segment gross profit (GAAP)

     2,103,023        2,199,628        1,553,255        1,659,378        848,919        1,080,800        313,642        1,011,595  

 

Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment gross profit

     195,830        195,830                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total segment gross profit, excluding BNPL Platform

   $ 1,907,193      $ 2,003,798      $ 1,553,255      $ 1,659,378      $ 848,919      $ 1,080,800      $ 313,642      $ 1,011,595  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Select Financial Results Excluding

Bitcoin and Buy Now Pay Later

(“BNPL”) Platform, Continued

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      THREE MONTHS ENDED      THREE MONTHS ENDED      THREE MONTHS ENDED  
     SEPT 30, 2022      SEPT 30, 2021      SEPT 30, 2020      SEPT 30, 2019  
     Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square  

 

Segment revenue, subscription and services-based (GAAP)

   $ 803,673      $ 331,703      $ 474,779      $ 162,341      $ 354,110      $ 93,412      $ 139,539      $ 99,315  

 

Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment revenue, subscription and services-based (GAAP)

     104,967        104,967                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total segment revenue, subscription and services-based excluding BNPL Platform

   $ 698,706      $ 226,736      $ 474,779      $ 162,341      $ 354,110      $ 93,412      $ 139,539      $ 99,315  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     NINE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
     SEPT 30, 2022      SEPT 30, 2021      SEPT 30, 2020      SEPT 30, 2019  
     Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square      Cash App      Square  

 

Segment revenue, subscription and services-based (GAAP)

   $   2,146,163      $      932,188      $   1,406,313      $      434,673      $      818,991      $      271,041      $      354,575      $      264,599  

 

Less: BNPL Platform contribution to segment revenue, subscription and services-based (GAAP)

     273,911        273,911                                            

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total segment revenue, subscription and services-based excluding BNPL Platform

   $ 1,872,252      $ 658,277      $ 1,406,313      $ 434,673      $ 818,991      $ 271,041      $ 354,575      $ 264,599  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Adjusted Net Income

and Adjusted EPS

UNAUDITED

In thousands, except per share data

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
        Sept 30,   
2022
        Sept 30,   
2021
        Sept 30,   
2020
        Sept 30,   
2022
        Sept 30,   
2021
        Sept 30,   
2020
 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (14,711)      $ 84      $ 36,515      $ (426,924)      $ 243,113      $ (80,854)  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (4,033)        (2,960)               (8,460)        (3,303)         

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (18,744)        (2,876)        36,515        (435,384)        239,810        (80,854)  

Share-based compensation expense

     262,733        165,011        110,389        794,794        429,999        283,872  

Acquisition-related, integration and other costs

     23,470        308        359        116,602        14,626        3,939  

Amortization of intangible assets

     55,867        11,140        5,236        155,288        27,258        13,522  

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

     3,851        2,868        17,516        11,307        7,005        47,624  

Loss (gain) on revaluation of equity investments

     712        6,836               (43,914)        (41,008)        (20,998)  

Bitcoin impairment losses

     1,619        6,000               37,580        71,126         

Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt

                   1,403                      2,393  

Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment

     (447)        877        396        635        1,866        2,095  

Acquired deferred revenue adjustment

     88        159        281        309        606        1,240  

Acquired deferred cost adjustment

     (35)        (55)        (71)        (122)        (179)        (307)  

Tax effect of non-GAAP net income adjustments

     (65,940)        (60,912)               (162,000)        (198,896)         

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) - basic

   $    263,174      $    129,356      $    172,024      $ 475,095      $ 552,213      $ 252,526  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash interest expense on convertible notes

   $ 1,263      $ 1,494      $ 1,544      $ 3,751      $ 4,833      $ 4,482  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) - diluted

   $ 264,437      $ 130,850      $ 173,568      $    478,846      $    557,046      $    257,008  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

                 

Basic

     592,672        460,654        444,458        572,234        457,039        439,855  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     592,672        504,120        488,069        572,234        520,204        439,855  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

                 

Basic

   $ (0.02)      $      $ 0.08      $ (0.75)      $ 0.53      $ (0.18)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.02)      $      $ 0.07      $ (0.75)      $ 0.48      $ (0.18)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share:

                 

Basic

     592,672        460,654        444,458        572,234        457,039        439,855  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     622,974        525,003        514,806        611,227        524,048        501,757  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share:

                 

Basic

   $ 0.44      $ 0.28      $ 0.39      $ 0.83      $ 1.21      $ 0.57  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.42      $ 0.25      $ 0.34      $ 0.78      $ 1.06      $ 0.51  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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Non-GAAP Operating Expenses

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
        Sept 30,   
2022
        Sept 30,   
2021
        Sept 30,   
2020
        Sept 30,   
2022
        Sept 30,   
2021
        Sept 30,   
2020
 

Operating expenses

   $ (1,615,878)      $ (1,110,219)      $ (745,113)      $ (4,821,048)      $ (3,022,054)      $ (1,993,717)  

Share-based compensation

     262,629        164,912        110,289        794,442        429,689        283,601  

Depreciation and amortization

     69,500        31,760        17,507        196,802        79,650        53,930  

Bitcoin impairment losses

     1,619        6,000               37,580        71,126         

Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment

     (447)        877        396        635        1,866        2,095  

Acquisition related, integration and other costs

     23,470        308        359        116,602        14,626        3,939  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating expenses

   $ (1,259,107)      $ (906,362)      $ (616,562)      $ (3,674,987)      $ (2,425,097)      $ (1,650,152)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Product development

   $ (548,037)      $ (360,729)      $ (226,567)      $ (1,531,088)      $ (992,498)      $ (628,378)  

Share-based compensation

     184,569        121,209        78,682        508,781        314,265        205,647  

Depreciation and amortization

     31,767        22,987        11,546        111,216        57,245        36,578  

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     451        840        381        461        1,185        686  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP product development

   $ (331,250)      $ (215,693)      $    (135,958)      $ (910,630)      $ (619,803)      $ (385,467)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

   $ (485,838)      $ (409,073)      $ (348,463)      $ (1,518,227)      $ (1,132,411)      $ (781,094)  

Share-based compensation

     28,744        16,023        12,063        75,133        40,680        27,354  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,591        (7)        1,060        4,520        3,716        3,057  

Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment

     (448)                      52               1  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP sales and marketing

   $ (455,951)      $ (393,057)      $ (335,340)      $ (1,438,522)      $ (1,088,015)      $ (750,682)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

General and administrative

   $ (395,437)      $ (267,348)      $ (153,902)      $ (1,235,306)      $ (683,969)      $ (419,783)  

Share-based compensation

     49,316        27,680        19,544        210,528        74,744        50,600  

Depreciation and amortization

     11,129        8,780        3,918        31,517        18,689        11,517  

Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment

     (450)        37        15        122        681        1,408  

Acquisition related, integration and other costs

     23,470        308        359        116,602        14,626        3,939  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP general and administrative

   $ (311,972)      $ (230,543)      $ (130,066)      $ (876,537)      $ (575,229)      $ (352,319)  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and

Amortization by Function

UNAUDITED

In thousands

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED  
        Sept 30,   
2022
        Sept 30,   
2021
        Sept 30,   
2020
        Sept 30,   
2022
        Sept 30,   
2021
        Sept 30,   
2020
 

Cost of revenue

   $        19,221      $ 6,350      $ 3,117      $        52,814      $        16,055      $ 7,811  

Product development

     31,767        22,987        11,546        111,216        57,245               36,578  

Sales and marketing

     1,591        (7)        1,060        4,520        3,716        3,057  

General and administrative

     11,129        8,780        3,918        31,517        18,689        11,517  

Amortization of acquired customer assets

     25,013               983        49,549               2,778  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total depreciation and amortization

   $ 88,721      $        38,110      $        20,624      $ 249,616      $ 95,705      $ 61,741  

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

      

 

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