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Paysafe Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results; Provides 2023 Outlook

Mar 09, 2023

London, UK – March 9, 2023 – Paysafe Limited (“Paysafe” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PSFE), a leading payments platform, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

(Metrics compared to fourth quarter of 2021)

  • Total Payment Volume of $33.1 billion*, increased 5%
  • Revenue of $383.6 million, increased 3%; increased 8% on a constant currency basis
  • Net loss attributable to the Company of $33.7 million, compared to net income attributable to the Company of $90.3 million
  • Adjusted net income of $33.1 million, compared to $52.2 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $107.6 million, increased 2%; increased 6% on a constant currency basis

 

Full Year 2022 Financial Highlights

(Metrics compared to full year 2021)

  • Total Payment Volume of $130.1 billion*, increased 6%
  • Revenue of $1,496.1 million, increased 1%; increased 5% on a constant currency basis
  • Net loss attributable to the Company of $1.9 billion and inclusive of non-cash impairment charges of $1.9 billion in 2022, compared to $111.0 million
  • Adjusted net income of $137.0 million, compared to adjusted net income of $185.8 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $410.0 million, decreased 8%; decreased 3% on a constant currency basis

 

Bruce Lowthers, CEO of Paysafe, commented: “We are pleased with our progress and fourth quarter financial results, including 8% year-over-year constant currency revenue growth. When I joined Paysafe, we said our focus would be on returning to growth in the back half of the year and into 2023, and we have done exactly that. We have recruited high-caliber talent, simplified and re-positioned the business, and re-built our sales organization, which is driving early success in cross-selling and multi-product client wins. Looking ahead, we remain relentlessly focused on client experience, product innovation, and further sales transformation to fully leverage our assets globally and capture meaningful growth opportunities for years to come." 

 Recent Strategic and Operational Highlights

  • Completed 1-for-12 reverse stock split of the Company's common shares
  • Constant currency revenue growth of 9% year-over-year in the second half of 2022 (3% reported basis)
  • Expanded into the new Ohio online sports betting market – Paysafe now powers payments for iGaming operators across 25 U.S. states or jurisdictions
  • Announced a new partnership with Virgin Voyages to streamline online payments
  • Expanded relationship with Microsoft, bringing Paysafe's eCash solution to the U.S. and eight countries in Europe; collaboration now spans 31 countries

 * Volumes exclude embedded wallet related volumes of $9.2 billion and $37.5 billion in the fourth quarter and full year 2022, respectively.

Changes to Segment Names and Reporting Structure

As previously announced, Paysafe renamed and realigned its two reportable segments as follows:

  • Merchant Solutions (renamed from US Acquiring) continues to include the Company's US Acquiring business and now also includes the integrated & eCommerce (IES) business.
    • IES was previously included within Digital Commerce.
  • Digital Wallets (renamed from Digital Commerce) continues to include the Company's digital wallets and eCash businesses.

The recast of certain historical financials are available within the materials accompanying this press release.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Summary of Consolidated Results

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands) (unaudited)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenue

 

$

383,568

 

 

$

371,661

 

 

$

1,496,137

 

 

$

1,487,013

 

Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

$

227,443

 

 

$

223,550

 

 

$

882,112

 

 

$

887,235

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company

 

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,296

 

 

$

(1,862,655

)

 

$

(110,954

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

107,561

 

 

$

105,459

 

 

$

409,951

 

 

$

443,898

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

28.0

%

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

27.4

%

 

 

29.9

%

Adjusted net income attributable to the Company

 

$

33,089

 

 

$

52,196

 

 

$

137,043

 

 

$

185,798

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2022 Results

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $383.6 million, an increase of 3%, compared to $371.7 million in the prior year period, driven by strong revenue growth from Merchant Solutions, which increased 10%, partly offset by Digital Wallets, which declined 4%. Excluding a $17.6 million unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, total revenue increased 8% compared to the prior year period. Digital Wallets revenue increased 6% on a constant currency basis, reflecting growth from acquisitions completed in the last twelve months and growth from new products, which more than offset an impact from the Russia-Ukraine war of approximately 1%.

Net loss attributable to the Company for the fourth quarter was $33.7 million, compared to net income of $90.3 million in the prior year period. The decrease is largely attributable to a fair value gain on the remeasurement of the warrant liability and an income tax benefit in the prior year period as well as increases in interest expense and share-based compensation expense in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $107.6 million, an increase of 2%, compared to $105.5 million in the prior year period. Excluding a $4.1 million unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, Adjusted EBITDA increased 6% compared to the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter was 28.0%, compared to 28.4% in the prior year period.

Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter was $33.1 million, compared to $52.2 million in the prior year period, reflecting an increase in interest expense.      

Fourth quarter net cash used in operating activities was $449.1 million, compared to an inflow of $131.9 million in the prior year period, mainly reflecting the timing of settlement of funds payable and amounts due to customers. Free cash flow was $91.5 million, compared to $53.1 million in the prior year period, which includes the movement in customer accounts and other restricted cash which was an increase of $504.8 million in 2022, compared to a decrease of $94.8 million in the prior year period.

Full Year 2022 Results

Total revenue for the full year 2022 was $1,496.1 million, an increase of 1%, compared to $1,487.0 million in the prior year, driven by strong revenue growth from Merchant Solutions, which increased 10%, partly offset by Digital Wallets, which declined 9%. Excluding a $70.5 million unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, total revenue increased 5% compared to the prior year. Digital Wallets revenue increased 1% on a constant currency basis, reflecting growth from acquisitions completed in the last twelve months and growth from new products, which more than offset market headwinds related to gambling regulations in Europe as well as an impact from the Russia-Ukraine war of approximately 1%.

Net loss attributable to the Company for the full year 2022 was $1,862.7 million, compared to a net loss of $111.0 million in the prior year, largely attributable to non-cash charges related to the impairment of goodwill and intangibles recognized in 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2022 was $410.0 million, a decrease of 8%, compared to $443.9 million in the prior year, including unfavorable impacts from foreign exchange rates and business mix, as well as an impact from the Russia-Ukraine war, partly offset by contribution from the acquisitions. Excluding an $18.9 million unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, Adjusted EBITDA decreased 3% compared to the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 27.4%, compared to 29.9% in the prior year.

Adjusted net income for the full year 2022 was $137.0 million, compared to $185.8 million in the prior year. The change in adjusted net income was largely attributable to the same factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA as well as an increase in depreciation and amortization expense, excluding the amortization of acquired intangibles, and an increase in interest expense, excluding the impact of the acceleration of deferred debt financing expense in the prior year. 

Net cash from operating activities for 2022 was $924.1 million, compared to $224.5 million in the prior year, mainly reflecting the timing of settlement of funds payable and amounts due to customers. Free cash flow was $297.8 million, compared to $286.3 million in the prior year which includes movements in customer accounts and restricted cash which was a decrease of $684.9 million in 2022, compared to an increase of $32.4 million in the prior year.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2022, total cash and cash equivalents were $260.2 million, total debt was $2.6 billion and net debt was $2.4 billion.

Summary of Segment Results

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

YoY

 

 

December 31,

 

 

YoY

 

 

($ in thousands) (unaudited)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

change

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

change

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Solutions

 

$

208,505

 

 

$

190,323

 

 

 

9.6

%

 

$

817,353

 

 

$

745,344

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

Digital Wallets

 

$

177,141

 

 

$

183,821

 

 

 

-3.6

%

 

$

686,165

 

 

$

750,025

 

 

 

-8.5

%

 

Intersegment

 

$

(2,078

)

 

$

(2,483

)

 

 

-16.3

%

 

$

(7,381

)

 

$

(8,356

)

 

 

-11.7

%

 

Total Revenue

 

$

383,568

 

 

$

371,661

 

 

 

3.2

%

 

$

1,496,137

 

 

$

1,487,013

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Solutions

 

$

51,022

 

 

$

51,755

 

 

 

-1.4

%

 

$

200,304

 

 

$

186,878

 

 

 

7.2

%

 

Digital Wallets

 

$

77,127

 

 

$

80,009

 

 

 

-3.6

%

 

$

289,413

 

 

$

332,090

 

 

 

-12.9

%

 

Corporate

 

$

(20,588

)

 

$

(26,305

)

 

 

21.7

%

 

$

(79,766

)

 

$

(75,070

)

 

 

-6.3

%

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

107,561

 

 

$

105,459

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

$

409,951

 

 

$

443,898

 

 

 

-7.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant Solutions

 

 

24.5

%

 

 

27.2

%

 

(270 bps)

 

 

 

24.5

%

 

 

25.1

%

 

(60 bps)

 

 

Digital Wallets

 

 

43.5

%

 

 

43.5

%

 

(0 bps)

 

 

 

42.2

%

 

 

44.3

%

 

(210 bps)

 

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

28.0

%

 

 

28.4

%

 

(40 bps)

 

 

 

27.4

%

 

 

29.9

%

 

(250 bps)

 

 

 

Financial Guidance

For the first quarter and full year 2023, Paysafe expects revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the ranges provided below.

($ in millions) (unaudited)

 

Q1 2023

 

Full Year 2023

Revenue

 

$375 - $380

 

$1,580 - $1,600

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$105 - $108

 

$452 - $462

Webcast and Conference Call

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

Time

Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. ET

Webcast

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

Dial in

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

Paysafe Analyst and Investor Day

As previously announced, Paysafe will be hosting its 2023 Analyst & Investor Day on March 13, 2023 at the New York Stock Exchange. The presentations and Q&A session will be followed by a reception for in-person attendees. The presentation will be webcast live in listen-only mode beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET. To register for the webcast please visit the following link and fill in the requested details here. The webcast can also be accessed on the investor relations section of Paysafe’s website at ir.paysafe.com. A replay will be also available after the event.

Reorganization and Recapitalization (the “Transaction”)

On March 30, 2021, Paysafe completed the previously announced transaction with FTAC, a special purpose acquisition company, which resulted in Paysafe Limited acquiring, and becoming the successor to, the Accounting Predecessor. Simultaneously, it completed the merger with FTAC with an exchange of the shares and warrants issued by Paysafe Limited for those of FTAC. The acquisition was accounted for as a capital reorganization followed by the merger with FTAC, which was treated as a recapitalization. Following the transaction, both the Accounting Predecessor and FTAC are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Paysafe Limited. Upon completion of the Transaction, the common stock and warrants began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “PSFE” and “PSFE WS,” respectively, on March 31, 2021.

Basis of Presentation

The financial information for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in this press release reflect, and is based upon, information of Paysafe Limited after giving effect to the transaction with Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corporation II (“FTAC”) completed on March 30, 2021.

About Paysafe

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

Contacts

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

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

Forward-looking Statements

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

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

Paysafe Limited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

260,219

 

 

$

313,439

 

Customer accounts and other restricted cash, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 and $673, respectively

 

 

1,866,976

 

 

 

1,658,279

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $10,558 and $8,642, respectively

 

 

159,324

 

 

 

147,780

 

Settlement receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,398 and $4,049, respectively

 

 

147,774

 

 

 

149,852

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

60,810

 

 

 

64,497

 

Related party receivables – current

 

 

 

 

 

6,492

 

Contingent consideration receivable – current

 

 

 

 

 

2,842

 

Total current assets

 

 

2,495,103

 

 

 

2,343,181

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

104,538

 

 

 

21,926

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

11,947

 

 

 

14,907

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

35,509

 

 

 

33,118

 

Derivative asset

 

 

17,321

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,291,458

 

 

 

1,202,204

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,999,132

 

 

 

3,650,037

 

Other assets – noncurrent

 

 

2,048

 

 

 

1,856

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

3,461,953

 

 

 

4,924,048

 

Total assets

 

$

5,957,056

 

 

$

7,267,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

$

241,529

 

 

$

211,841

 

Short-term debt

 

 

10,190

 

 

 

10,190

 

Funds payable and amounts due to customers

 

 

1,997,867

 

 

 

1,400,057

 

Operating lease liabilities – current

 

 

7,953

 

 

 

8,845

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

11,325

 

 

 

11,041

 

Contingent and deferred consideration payable – current

 

 

18,171

 

 

 

13,673

 

Liability for share-based compensation – current

 

 

11,400

 

 

 

3,360

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,298,435

 

 

 

1,659,007

 

Non-current debt

 

 

2,633,269

 

 

 

2,748,178

 

Operating lease liabilities – non-current

 

 

29,913

 

 

 

28,008

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

118,791

 

 

 

64,886

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

3,094

 

 

 

35,575

 

Liability for share-based compensation – non-current

 

 

4,942

 

 

 

6,664

 

Contingent and deferred consideration payable – non-current

 

 

8,975

 

 

 

17,142

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

2,798,984

 

 

 

2,900,453

 

Total liabilities

 

 

5,097,419

 

 

 

4,559,460

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity in the Company

 

 

859,637

 

 

 

2,569,764

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

138,005

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

859,637

 

 

 

2,707,769

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

5,957,056

 

 

$

7,267,229

 

 

Paysafe Limited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenue

 

$

383,568

 

 

$

371,661

 

 

$

1,496,137

 

 

$

1,487,013

 

Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

 

156,125

 

 

 

148,111

 

 

 

614,025

 

 

 

599,778

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

136,988

 

 

 

127,031

 

 

 

534,515

 

 

 

545,107

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,723

 

 

 

63,964

 

 

 

266,819

 

 

 

261,372

 

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,887,223

 

 

 

324,145

 

Restructuring and other costs

 

 

3,496

 

 

 

3,562

 

 

 

64,132

 

 

 

25,883

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiary and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

 

Operating income / (loss)

 

 

18,236

 

 

 

28,965

 

 

 

(1,871,936

)

 

 

(269,272

)

Other (expense) / income, net

 

 

(14,085

)

 

 

64,088

 

 

 

83,778

 

 

 

239,661

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(37,615

)

 

 

(21,536

)

 

 

(126,628

)

 

 

(165,827

)

(Loss) / income before taxes

 

 

(33,464

)

 

 

71,517

 

 

 

(1,914,786

)

 

 

(195,438

)

Income tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

247

 

 

 

(19,005

)

 

 

(52,502

)

 

 

(85,110

)

Net (loss) / income

 

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,522

 

 

$

(1,862,284

)

 

$

(110,328

)

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

626

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company

 

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,296

 

 

$

(1,862,655

)

 

$

(110,954

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

(30.78

)

 

$

(1.84

)

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

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

(30.78

)

 

$

(1.84

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) / income

 

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,522

 

 

$

(1,862,284

)

 

$

(110,328

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain / (loss) on foreign currency translation

 

 

21,409

 

 

 

738

 

 

 

(34,251

)

 

 

(1,406

)

Total comprehensive (loss) / gain

 

$

(12,302

)

 

$

91,260

 

 

$

(1,896,535

)

 

$

(111,734

)

Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

626

 

Total comprehensive (loss) / gain attributable to the Company

 

$

(12,302

)

 

$

91,034

 

 

$

(1,896,906

)

 

$

(112,360

)

 

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

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Numerator ($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,296

 

 

$

(1,862,655

)

 

$

(110,954

)

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

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,296

 

 

$

(1,862,655

)

 

$

(110,954

)

Denominator (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Weighted average shares – basic

 

60.7

 

 

 

60.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

60.3

 

        Weighted average shares – diluted

 

60.7

 

 

 

60.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

60.3

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Basic

$

(0.56

)

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

(30.78

)

 

$

(1.84

)

        Diluted

$

(0.56

)

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

(30.78

)

 

$

(1.84

)

 

Paysafe Limited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (unaudited)

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(1,862,284

)

 

$

(110,328

)

Adjustments for non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

266,819

 

 

 

261,372

 

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) / loss

 

 

(44,157

)

 

 

4,383

 

Deferred tax benefit

 

 

(82,876

)

 

 

(96,993

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

24,394

 

 

 

74,282

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

62,354

 

 

 

101,770

 

Other income, net

 

 

(45,489

)

 

 

(232,539

)

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

1,887,223

 

 

 

324,145

 

Allowance for credit losses and other

 

 

35,541

 

 

 

15,102

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiary and other assets, net

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

7,034

 

 

 

9,523

 

Movements in working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

(34,224

)

 

 

(42,592

)

Prepaid expenses, other current assets, and related party receivables

 

 

(13,085

)

 

 

3,456

 

Settlement receivables, net

 

 

(11,978

)

 

 

58,896

 

Accounts payable, other liabilities, and related party payables

 

 

17,400

 

 

 

(25,733

)

Funds payable and amounts due to customers

 

 

698,855

 

 

 

(95,890

)

Income tax payable / (receivable)

 

 

17,192

 

 

 

(24,386

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

 

924,078

 

 

 

224,468

 

Cash flows in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant & equipment

 

 

(4,543

)

 

 

(5,616

)

Purchase of merchant portfolios

 

 

(56,438

)

 

 

(63,906

)

Purchase of other intangible assets

 

 

(89,065

)

 

 

(78,227

)

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

 

(424,722

)

 

 

(263,520

)

Net cash outflow on disposal of subsidiary

 

 

(826

)

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

(575,594

)

 

 

(411,269

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash settled equity awards

 

 

(990

)

 

 

 

Repurchases of shares withheld for taxes

 

 

(6,937

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Net cash inflow from reorganization and recapitalization

 

 

 

 

 

1,167,874

 

Payment of equity issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(151,722

)

Repurchase of borrowings

 

 

(45,511

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

 

 

120,669

 

 

 

2,962,112

 

Repayments of loans and borrowings

 

 

(148,919

)

 

 

(3,433,206

)

Cash outflow on foreign exchange forward contract

 

 

 

 

 

(6,504

)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

(6,781

)

 

 

(7,077

)

Proceeds under line of credit

 

 

796,600

 

 

 

600,000

 

Repayments under line of credit

 

 

(771,600

)

 

 

(600,000

)

Receipts / (payments) under derivative financial instruments, net

 

 

137

 

 

 

(48,457

)

Contingent consideration received

 

 

2,621

 

 

 

7,942

 

Contingent and deferred consideration paid

 

 

(19,834

)

 

 

(7,681

)

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

 

 

(80,542

)

 

 

483,281

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

 

 

(112,465

)

 

 

(88,614

)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents, including customer accounts and other restricted cash during the period

 

$

155,477

 

 

$

207,866

 

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

 

 

1,971,718

 

 

 

1,763,852

 

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

 

$

2,127,195

 

 

$

1,971,718

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

260,219

 

 

$

313,439

 

Customer accounts and other restricted cash, net

 

 

1,866,976

 

 

 

1,658,279

 

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

 

$

2,127,195

 

 

$

1,971,718

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net (loss) / income

 

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,522

 

 

$

(1,862,284

)

 

$

(110,328

)

Income tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

247

 

 

 

(19,005

)

 

 

(52,502

)

 

 

(85,110

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

37,615

 

 

 

21,536

 

 

 

126,628

 

 

 

165,827

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,723

 

 

 

63,964

 

 

 

266,819

 

 

 

261,372

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

17,106

 

 

 

8,940

 

 

 

62,354

 

 

 

101,770

 

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,887,223

 

 

 

324,145

 

Restructuring and other costs

 

 

3,496

 

 

 

3,562

 

 

 

64,132

 

 

 

25,883

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

 

Other expense / (income), net

 

 

14,085

 

 

 

(64,088

)

 

 

(83,778

)

 

 

(239,661

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

107,561

 

 

$

105,459

 

 

$

409,951

 

 

$

443,898

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

28.0

%

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

27.4

%

 

 

29.9

%

 

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net cash (outflows) / inflows from operating activities

 

$

(449,141

)

 

$

131,868

 

 

$

924,078

 

 

$

224,468

 

Capital Expenditure

 

 

(23,915

)

 

 

(22,308

)

 

 

(93,608

)

 

 

(83,843

)

Cash paid for interest

 

 

38,614

 

 

 

28,748

 

 

 

102,234

 

 

 

91,545

 

Payments relating to Restructuring and other costs

 

 

21,102

 

 

 

9,520

 

 

 

49,970

 

 

 

21,735

 

Movement in Customer Accounts and other restricted cash

 

 

504,795

 

 

 

(94,770

)

 

 

(684,895

)

 

 

32,429

 

Free Cash Flow

 

$

91,455

 

 

$

53,058

 

 

$

297,779

 

 

$

286,334

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

107,561

 

 

 

105,459

 

 

 

409,951

 

 

 

443,898

 

Free Cash Flow Conversion

 

 

85

%

 

 

50

%

 

 

73

%

 

 

65

%

 

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenue

 

$

383,568

 

 

$

371,661

 

 

$

1,496,137

 

 

$

1,487,013

 

Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

 

156,125

 

 

 

148,111

 

 

 

614,025

 

 

 

599,778

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,723

 

  

 

63,964

 

 

 

266,819

 

  

 

261,372

 

Gross Profit (1)

 

$

159,720

 

  

$

159,586

 

 

$

615,293

 

  

$

625,863

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

67,723

 

  

 

63,964

 

 

 

266,819

 

  

 

261,372

 

Gross Profit (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

$

227,443

 

  

$

223,550

 

 

$

882,112

 

  

$

887,235

 

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

 

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net (loss) / income attributable to the Company

 

$

(33,711

)

 

$

90,296

 

 

$

(1,862,655

)

 

$

(110,954

)

Other non operating expense / (income), net (1)

 

 

14,438

 

 

 

(65,210

)

 

 

(89,383

)

 

 

(252,512

)

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,887,223

 

 

 

324,145

 

Accelerated amortization of debt fees (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,262

 

Amortization of acquired assets (3)

 

 

40,317

 

 

 

41,975

 

 

 

167,345

 

 

 

187,343

 

Restructuring and other costs

 

 

3,496

 

 

 

3,562

 

 

 

64,132

 

 

 

25,883

 

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

17,106

 

 

 

8,940

 

 

 

62,354

 

 

 

101,770

 

Discrete tax items (4)

 

 

24,672

 

 

 

(34,509

)

 

 

36,311

 

 

 

(18,832

)

Income tax (benefit) / expense on non-GAAP adjustments (5)

 

 

(34,229

)

 

 

7,114

 

 

 

(129,643

)

 

 

(133,307

)

Adjusted net income attributable to the Company (6)

 

$

33,089

 

 

$

52,196

 

 

$

137,043

 

 

$

185,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares - diluted

 

 

60.7

 

 

 

60.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

60.3

 

Adjusted diluted impact

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted average shares - diluted

 

 

61.2

 

 

 

60.4

 

 

 

60.9

 

 

 

60.3

 

  1. Other non operating (income) /expense, net primarily consists of income and expenses outside of the Company's operating activities, including fair value gain on derivative instruments, fair value gain on warrant liabilities and (gain) / loss on contingent consideration payable and receivables and gain on foreign exchange. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2022, this item includes the gain on the repurchase of secured notes.
  2. Accelerated amortization of debt fees represents the non-cash amortization of debt fees relating to the refinancing and debt reduction in 2021.
  3. Amortization of acquired asset represents amortization expense on the fair value of intangible assets acquired through various Company acquisitions, including brands, customer relationships, software and merchant portfolios.
  4. Discrete tax items represents certain amounts within income tax (benefit)/expense, including changes in uncertain tax positions and the remeasurement of certain deferred tax balances due to changes in the statutory tax rates in certain jurisdictions.
  5. Income tax (benefit) / expense on non-GAAP adjustments reflects the tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustments to net (loss)/income attributable to the Company to calculated adjusted net income.
  6. Upon further review of the adjustments to adjusted net income, amounts for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been updated from amounts previously presented for the six months ended June 30, 2021 to account for the tax impact related to accelerated debt fees.

 

Adjusted Net Income per Share

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Numerator ($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Adjusted net income attributable to the Company - basic

$

33,089

 

 

$

52,196

 

 

$

137,043

 

 

$

185,798

 

       Adjusted net income attributable to the Company - diluted

$

33,089

 

 

$

52,196

 

 

$

137,043

 

 

$

185,798

 

Denominator (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Weighted average shares – basic

 

60.7

 

 

 

60.3

 

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

60.3

 

        Adjusted weighted average shares – diluted (1)

 

61.2

 

 

 

60.4

 

 

 

60.9

 

 

 

60.3

 

Adjusted net income per share attributable to the Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Basic

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.87

 

 

$

2.26

 

 

$

3.08

 

        Diluted

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

2.25

 

 

$

3.08

 

  1. The denominator used in the calculation of diluted adjusted net income per share attributable to the Company for the three months and years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 has been adjusted to include the dilutive effect of the Company's restricted stock units.