Katapult Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Katapult Holdings, Inc. ("Katapult" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KPLT), an e-commerce-focused financial technology company, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Financial and Operational Highlights:

   -- Recorded total revenue of $71.7 million in the quarter for a total of 
      $229.8 million year-to date, an increase of 1% over the quarter and 32% 
      year-to-date versus the respective periods in the prior year. 
   -- Onboarded 25 new merchant partners, for a total of 82 new merchants added 
      year-to-date. 
   -- Maintained a strong balance sheet with $99.7 million of unrestricted cash 
      on hand and $56.7 million available on the asset-backed revolving line of 
      credit to support our growth initiatives. 
   -- Achieved high customer satisfaction with Net Promoter Score of 60 as of 
      September 30, 2021, up 23% year-over-year. 
   -- Increased our repeat customer rate by 42% year-over-year, with more than 
      50% of new gross originations coming from repeat customers (customers who 
      have originated more than one lease with Katapult over their lifetime). 

Third Quarter 2021 Results

(Comparisons are to the respective periods of the prior year unless otherwise noted)

The Company recorded third quarter revenue of $71.7 million, an increase of 1% over the third quarter 2020 and year-to-date revenue reached $229.8 million as compared to $173.8 million last year, an increase of 32%. The revenue increase was driven primarily by a higher active lease balance and strong payment performance during 2021. Gross originations increased 1% to $61.0 million, despite current macro challenges, including supply chain disruptions, that are impacting our merchant partners.

Net income was $13.7 million, including a $21.3 million revaluation gain related to our public and private warrants. Adjusted net (loss) income was $(4.5) million, down from $9.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $0.1 million, down from $14.2 million, reflecting three areas of year-over-year expense increases: 1) credit normalization back to pre-pandemic levels, 2) incremental public company costs and 3) increased investment in key new hires and growth initiatives.

"We are pleased to report third quarter 2021 results that represent a step forward in our longer-term growth journey. While many of our merchant partners are facing operational challenges stemming from global supply chain disruptions, Katapult grew revenue and gross originations as we continue to deliver high levels of customer and merchant satisfaction with our products and services," said Orlando Zayas, CEO of Katapult. "We have established a strong foundation for the future with a solid balance sheet, a distinctive product offering and an emerging brand that is driving repeat customer business and merchant enthusiasm. As we look to the remainder of 2021 and beyond, we are excited about the opportunity to execute our growth strategy to steadily expand our merchant partners and reach economies of scale."

Katapult CEO, Orlando Zayas, and the company's CFO, Karissa Cupito will discuss the business's performance and growth strategy in greater detail on the company's earnings conference call and webcast.

Conference Call and Webcast

Katapult will host a conference call and webcast at 8:00 AM ET on November 9, 2021 to discuss the Company's financial results and current outlook.

A live audio webcast of the event will be available on the Katapult Investor Relations website at http://ir.katapultholdings.com/. A copy of the earnings call presentation will also be posted to our website.

A live dial-in will be available at (888) 302-0680 (domestic) or (281) 962-4859 (international). The conference ID number is 9768849. Shortly after the conclusion of the call, a replay of this conference call will be available through 11:00 AM ET on November 23, 2021 at (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international). The replay passcode is 9768849.

About Katapult

Katapult is a next generation platform for digital and mobile-first commerce for the nonprime consumer. Katapult provides point of sale lease purchase options for consumers challenged with accessing traditional financial products who are seeking to obtain everyday durable goods. The Company has developed a sophisticated end-to-end technology platform that enables seamless integration with merchants, underwriting capabilities that exceed the industry standard, and exceptional customer experiences.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this Press Release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our market opportunity, our ability to expand our merchant partners and reach economies of scale. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Press Release, and on the current expectations of Katapult's management and are not predictions of actual performance. 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. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Katapult. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including general economic conditions in the markets where Katapult operates, the cyclical nature of consumer spending, and seasonal sales and spending patterns of customers; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction with FinServ Acquisition Corp.; risks relating to factors affecting consumer spending that are not under Katapult's control, including, among others, levels of employment, disposable consumer income, prevailing interest rates, consumer debt and availability of credit, pandemics (such as COVID-19), consumer confidence in future economic conditions and political conditions, and consumer perceptions of personal well-being and security; risks relating to uncertainty of Katapult's estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth; risks related to the concentration of a significant portion of Katapult's business among a limited number of merchants, or type of merchant or industry; the effects of competition on Katapult's future business; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Katapult's business; the ability of Katapult to issue equity or equity-linked securities or obtain debt financing in the future or any impacts related to raising additional capital, and those factors discussed in greater detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Katapult's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 16, 2021, as well as in other documents filed, or to be filed, by Katapult, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Katapult does not presently know or that Katapult currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Katapult's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Press Release. Katapult anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Katapult's assessments to change. However, while Katapult may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Katapult specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Katapult's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Press Release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Key Performance Metrics

We regularly review several metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions, which may also be useful to an investor: Gross Originations, Total Revenue, Unearned Revenue, Bad Debt Recoveries and Gross Profit.

Gross Originations are defined as the retail price of the merchandise associated with lease-purchase agreements entered into during the period through the Katapult platform. Gross Originations do not represent revenue earned. However, we believe this is a useful operating metric for both the Company and investors to use in assessing the volume of transactions that take place on our platforms.