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Compensation and Benefits consists primarily of salaries, employee benefits, severance and other termination benefits, incentive compensation, contractors’ cost, and share-based compensation.
Technology consists primarily of third-party hosting fees, software licenses, and hardware purchases below our capitalization threshold, and support and maintenance costs.
Professional Services consists primarily of consulting, legal, audit, and recruiting fees.
Occupancy consists primarily of rent expense, repairs, maintenance, and other building related costs.
Depreciation and Amortization consists primarily of depreciation of our fixed assets and amortization of capitalized Internal-use software and developed technology intangible assets.
Marketing and Advertising consists primarily of costs of general marketing and promotional activities.
Other Operating Expenses consists primarily of insurance costs, indemnification costs, travel-related expenses, indirect state and local taxes, and other general office expenses.
Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award consists of share-based compensation related to the Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award including the impact of forfeiture.
Other Income, net
Other income, net consists primarily of interest income from our short-term investments and cash deposits, gain from sale of equity method investments, impairment of equity method investments or other financial instruments, equity method investment share of loss, and realized foreign currency gains and losses.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense consists of U.S. federal and state income taxes, and income taxes related to certain foreign jurisdictions. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets as we have concluded that it is not more likely than not that we will realize our net deferred tax assets.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Net Revenue
Three Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Net revenue:
Total platform services, net
$
121,800
$
104,332
$
17,468
17
%
Other services
6,167
4,559
1,608
35
%
Total net revenue
$
127,967
$
108,891
$
19,076
18
%
Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions)
$
73,899
$
56,650
$
17,249
30
%
Total net revenue increased by $19.1 million, or 18%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, of which an increase of $5.1 million was attributable to our largest customer, Block, Inc. The overall increase in net revenue was primarily driven by a 30% increase in TPV partially offset by the impact of a renegotiated platform partnership and unfavorable changes in the mix of our card programs, particularly the growth of our PxM offering.
Other services revenue increased $1.6 million, or 35%, in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. This growth was driven by a rise in card-related fulfillments, which included both one-time card replacements and increased customer card shipments compared to the same period in 2023.
The increase in TPV was driven by growth across all our major verticals, particularly financial services, with PxM customers outperforming MxM customers. The growth in TPV for our top five customers, as determined by their individual processing volume in each respective period, was 23% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, while TPV from all other customers, as a group, grew by 67% in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Note that the top five customers may differ between the two periods.
Costs of Revenue and Gross Margin
Three Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Costs of revenue:
Card Network fees, net
$
29,676
$
29,799
$
(123)
—
%
Issuing Bank fees
3,388
2,912
476
16
%
Other
4,771
3,672
1,099
30
%
Total costs of revenue
$
37,835
$
36,383
$
1,452
4
%
Gross profit
$
90,132
$
72,508
$
17,624
24
%
Gross margin
70
%
67
%
Costs of revenue increased by $1.5 million, or 4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in costs is attributed to higher Card Network and Issuing Bank fees stemming from the 30% increase in TPV, partially offset by higher network incentives earned during the current year. Card Network fees are presented net of monetary incentives from Card Networks for processing volume through the respective Card Networks during the period.
As a result of the increases in costs of revenue being less than the increases in net revenue explained above, our gross profit increased by $17.6 million, or 24%, in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, and our gross margin increased by 3 percentage points in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Salaries, bonus, benefits, and payroll taxes decreased by $5.0 million, or 7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was driven by lower postcombination compensation costs to former employees of Power Finance and an increase in salaries, bonus, and benefits costs capitalized for internal-use software development in 2024, partially offset by increased salaries and benefits costs as a result of higher headcount in the three-months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Share-based compensation increased by $3.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 mainly due to an increase in the number of employees and awards granted.
Technology expenses increased by $2.4 million, or 17% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was due to higher licensing and hosting costs to support our continued growth as we implement and support our systems and tools.
Professional services expenses increased by $0.6 million or 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 due to an increase in consulting fees.
Occupancy expense remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.3 million, or 43%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the amortization of internally developed software as more projects have been capitalized and placed into service.
Marketing and advertising expenses increased by $0.2 million, or 68% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 due to an increase in branding spend.
Other operating expenses increased by $0.3 million, or 7% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Executive chairman long-term performance award decreased by 100% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 as the Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award was forfeited in the second quarter of 2024 as a result of the Company’s Executive Chairman transitioning to a non-employee director role on the board of directors.
Other Income, net
Three Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Other income, net
$
13,703
$
15,074
$
(1,371)
(9)
%
Percentage of net revenue
11
%
14
%
Other income, net decreased by $1.4 million, or 9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest income earned on our short-term investments portfolio as we had smaller portfolio balances during the third quarter of 2024. Interest rates remained relatively flat during the comparable periods.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Customer Concentration
We generated 47% and 50% of our net revenue from our largest customer, Block, during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Net Revenue
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Net revenue:
Total platform services, net
$
355,005
$
540,862
(185,857)
(34)
%
Other services
16,200
16,487
(287)
(2)
%
Total net revenue
$
371,205
$
557,349
$
(186,144)
(33)
%
Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions)
$
211,192
$
160,285
$
50,907
32
%
Total net revenue decreased by $186.1 million, or 33%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, of which $223.1 million of this decrease was attributable to Block, Inc. The decrease in net revenue was primarily driven by the amendment to the Block agreement in August 2023 (the “August 2023 Block Amendment”) which allowed for reduced pricing and impacted the revenue presentation for the Cash App Program as fees owed to Issuing Banks and Card Networks related to the Cash App primary Card Network volume are recorded as a reduction to the revenue earned from the Cash App program within Net revenue effective as of July 1, 2023. In prior periods, these costs were included within Costs of revenue. The impact of these fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was a $264.7 million reduction to Net revenue, negatively impacting the growth rate by 47 ppts. These decreases in net revenue were partially offset by increased TPV from Block’s programs. Revenue from other customers increased $37.2 million, primarily driven by an increase in TPV partially offset by the impact of contract renewals and unfavorable changes in the mix of our card programs, particularly the growth of our PxM offering.
Other services revenue decreased $0.3 million, or 2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 due to a one-time card fulfillment order which occurred in the prior year.
The increase in TPV was mainly driven by growth across all our major verticals, particularly financial services and PxM customers. The growth in TPV for our top five customers, as determined by their individual processing volume in each respective period, was 25% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, while TPV from all other customers, as a group, grew by 69% in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Note that the top five customers may differ between the two periods.
Costs of Revenue and Gross Margin
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Costs of revenue:
Card Network fees, net
94,859
281,436
$
(186,577)
(66)
%
Issuing Bank fees
9,684
17,964
(8,280)
(46)
%
Other
13,016
11,668
1,348
12
%
Total costs of revenue
$
117,559
$
311,068
$
(193,509)
(62)
%
Gross profit
$
253,646
$
246,281
$
7,365
3
%
Gross margin
68
%
44
%
Costs of revenue decreased by $193.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the revenue presentation change as a result of the August 2023 Block Amendment. These decreases were partially offset by increases in Issuing Bank and Network fees driven by the 32% increase in TPV.
As a result of the decreases in costs of revenue being more than the decreases in net revenue explained above, our gross profit increased by $7.4 million, or 3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Our gross margin increased by 24 percentage points in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Operating Expenses (Benefit)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Operating expenses (benefit):
Salaries, bonus, benefits and payroll taxes
$
195,862
$
254,681
$
(58,819)
(23)
%
Share-based compensation
103,258
95,911
7,347
8
%
Total compensation and benefits
299,120
350,592
(51,472)
(15)
%
Percentage of net revenue
81
%
63
%
Technology
44,204
41,674
2,530
6
%
Percentage of net revenue
12
%
7
%
Professional services
13,437
14,507
(1,070)
(7)
%
Percentage of net revenue
4
%
3
%
Occupancy
3,476
3,285
191
6
%
Percentage of net revenue
1
%
1
%
Depreciation and amortization
11,941
7,582
4,359
57
%
Percentage of net revenue
3
%
1
%
Marketing and advertising
1,688
1,348
340
25
%
Percentage of net revenue
—
%
—
%
Other operating expenses
11,438
14,171
(2,733)
(19)
%
Percentage of net revenue
3
%
3
%
Executive chairman long-term performance award
$
(144,617)
$
39,801
(184,418)
(463)
%
Percentage of net revenue
(39)
%
7
%
Total operating expenses
$
240,687
$
472,960
$
(232,273)
(49)
%
Percentage of net revenue
65%
85%
Salaries, bonus, benefits, and payroll taxes decreased by $58.8 million or 23%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was driven by lower postcombination compensation costs to former employees of Power Finance, lower severance costs as a restructuring occurred in 2023, lower headcount year over year and an increase in salaries, bonus, and benefits costs capitalized for internal-use software development in 2024.
Share-based compensation increased by $7.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 mainly due to an increase in the number of employees and awards granted in 2024 and due to the forfeiture of awards related to the prior year restructuring which lowered share-based compensation costs recorded in 2023.
Technology expenses increased by $2.5 million or 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 mainly due to higher licensing and hosting costs to support our continued growth as we implement and support our systems and tools.
Professional services expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to decreased consulting fees.
Occupancy expense remained relatively flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Depreciation and amortization increased by $4.4 million, or 57%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to the amortization of internally developed software and to the amortization of developed technology intangible assets originating from the Power Finance acquisition.
Marketing and advertising expenses increased by $0.3 million or 25% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 due to an increase in branding spend.
Other operating expenses decreased by $2.7 million, or 19%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to cost optimization initiatives impacting the current year.
Executive chairman long-term performance award decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the prior year comparable period primarily due to a one-time reversal of share-based compensation expense of $167.3 million, of which $144.6 million related to prior year periods, as the Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award was forfeited in the second quarter of 2024 as a result of the Company’s Executive Chairman transitioning to a non-employee director role on the board of directors.
Other Income, net
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Other income, net
$
41,845
$
37,508
$
4,337
12
%
Percentage of net revenue
11
%
7
%
Other income, net increased by $4.3 million, or 12%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in interest income earned on our short-term investments portfolio due to higher interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense increased by $7.0 millionfor the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to a $7.2 million partial valuation allowance release in the prior year stemming from the acquisition of Power Finance Inc.
Customer Concentration
We generated 48% and 72% of our net revenue from our largest customer, Block, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Our non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In evaluating these non-GAAP measures, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses similar to the adjustments in the presentation of our non-GAAP measures set forth under “Key Operating Metric and Non-GAAP Financial Measures”. There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP measures versus their most directly comparable GAAP measures, including the following:
•other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP operating expenses differently than how we calculate this measure or not at all; this reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure;
•although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditures; and
•adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the effect of income taxes that may represent a reduction in cash available to us.
We encourage investors to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
A reconciliation of Net (loss) income to adjusted EBITDA and GAAP operating expenses to non-GAAP operating expenses for the periods presented is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net revenue
$
127,967
$
108,891
$
371,205
$
557,349
Net (loss) income
$
(28,643)
$
(54,990)
$
54,405
$
(182,587)
Net (loss) income margin
(22)
%
(51)
%
15
%
(33)
%
Total operating expenses
$
132,363
$
142,334
$
240,687
$
472,960
Net (loss) income
$
(28,643)
$
(54,990)
$
54,405
$
(182,587)
Depreciation and amortization expense
4,448
3,108
11,941
7,582
Share-based compensation expense(1)
35,654
32,135
103,258
98,802
Executive chairman long-term performance award(1)
—
13,413
(144,617)
39,801
Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation
440
541
2,307
1,818
Acquisition-related expenses (2)
10,708
18,270
30,581
64,420
Restructuring
—
297
—
8,670
Other income, net
(13,703)
(15,074)
(41,845)
(37,508)
Income tax expense (benefit)
115
238
399
(6,584)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
9,019
$
(2,062)
$
16,429
$
(5,586)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
7
%
(2)
%
4
%
(1)
%
Total operating expenses
$
132,363
$
142,334
$
240,687
$
472,960
Depreciation and amortization expense
(4,448)
(3,108)
(11,941)
(7,582)
Share-based compensation expense
(35,654)
(32,135)
(103,258)
(98,802)
Executive chairman long-term performance award
—
(13,413)
144,617
(39,801)
Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation
(440)
(541)
(2,307)
(1,818)
Restructuring
—
(297)
—
(8,670)
Acquisition-related expenses (2)
(10,708)
(18,270)
(30,581)
(64,420)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
$
81,113
$
74,570
$
237,217
$
251,867
(1) Prior period amounts related to our Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
(2) Acquisition-related expenses, which include transaction costs, integration costs and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expense, have been excluded from adjusted EBITDA as such expenses are not reflective of our ongoing core operations and are not representative of the ongoing costs necessary to operate our business; instead, these are costs specifically associated with a discrete transaction.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2024, our principal sources of liquidity included cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaling $1.1 billion, with such amounts held for working capital purposes. Our cash equivalents and short-term investments were comprised primarily of bank deposits, money market funds, U.S. treasury bills, U.S. treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, asset-backed securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and corporate debt securities. We have generated significant operating losses as reflected in our accumulated deficit. We expect to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future.
On May 6, 2024, the Company’s board of directors unanimously authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the "2024 Share Repurchase Program") as the prior program (the "2023 Share Repurchase Program," authorized for $200 million on May 8, 2023) had been
exhausted during the first quarter of 2024. Both plans have the same repurchase conditions. Under the 2024 Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of purchases will be based on general business and market conditions, and other factors, including legal requirements. The 2024 Share Repurchase Program has no set expiration date and may be canceled or suspended at any time without notice.
On February 3, 2023, we acquired all outstanding stock of Power Finance Inc. (“Power Finance”). As part of the terms of the acquisition, we entered into postcombination cash compensation arrangements with certain key acquired employees whereby we shall pay them $85.1 million of cash over a weighted average 2.2 year service period following the acquisition date (subject to forfeiture upon termination). As of September 30, 2024, $24.2 million of the postcombination cash compensation arrangements remained outstanding.
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, and our short-term investments will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs for more than the next 12 months. As of the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have access to and control over all our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, except amounts held as restricted cash. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our planned continuing investment in product development, platform infrastructure, share repurchases, and global expansion. We will use our cash for a variety of needs, including for ongoing investments in our business, potential strategic acquisitions, capital expenditures and investment in our infrastructure, including our non-cancellable purchase commitments with cloud-computing service providers and certain Issuing Banks.
As of September 30, 2024, we had $8.5 million in restricted cash which included a deposit held at an Issuing Bank to provide the Issuing Bank collateral in the event that our customers' funds are not deposited at the Issuing Bank in time to settle our customers' transactions with the Card Networks. Restricted cash also includes cash held at a bank to secure our payments under a lease agreement for our office space.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
33,415
$
4,582
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
37,041
(43,396)
Net cash used in financing activities
(165,011)
(197,283)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$
(94,555)
$
(236,097)
Operating Activities
Our largest source of cash provided by our operating activities is our net revenue. Our primary uses of cash in our operating activities are for Card Network and Issuing Bank fees, and employee-related compensation. The timing of settlement of certain operating assets and liabilities, including revenue share payments, bonus payments, prepayments made to cloud-computing service providers, settlement receivables and network incentive receivables can affect the amounts reported as Net cash provided by or used in operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $33.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $4.6 million in the same period in 2023. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities is due mainly to generating net income in the current period and the timing of collections of settlement receivables and payments of revenue share payables, partially offset by decreased non-cash expenses due to the forfeiture of the Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award.
Net cash provided by investing activities consists primarily of maturities of our short-term investments. Net cash used in investing activities consists primarily of purchases of short-term investments, purchases of property and equipment, capitalization of internal-use software and cash consideration for business combinations.
Net cash provided by investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $37.0 million compared to net cash used in the same period in 2023 of $43.4 million. The increase in net cash provided by investing activities is primarily due to the Power Finance acquisition which occurred in 2023 partially offset by decreased cash inflows from the maturities and sales of short-term investments and increased capitalization of internal-use-software in the current year.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities consists primarily of net payments related to share-based compensation activities and our share repurchase programs.
Net cash used in financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $165.0 million compared to $197.3 million in the same period in 2023. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities is primarily due to the payment of the contingent consideration from our Power Finance acquisition in the prior year offset by increased payments to repurchase our Class A common stock under the 2024 and 2023 Share Repurchase Programs and increased tax withholdings related to net share settlement of share-based compensation awards.
Obligations and Other Commitments
There were no material changes in our obligations and other commitments from those disclosed in our 2023 Annual Report.
For additional information about our contractual obligations and other commitments, see Note 8 “Commitments and Contingencies” to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs, and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as compared to the critical accounting estimates described in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in our 2023 Annual Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We have operations within the United States and globally, and are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about these market risks is described below.
Interest Rate Risk
We had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaling $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2024. Such amounts included cash deposits, money market funds, U.S. treasury bills, U.S. treasury securities, U.S, agency securities, commercial paper, certificate of deposits, asset-backed securities and corporate debt securities. The fair value of our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments would not be significantly affected by either an increase or decrease in interest rates due to the short-term maturities of the majority of these instruments. Because we classify our short-term investments as “available-for-sale”, no gains or losses are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss due to changes in interest rates unless such securities are sold prior to maturity or declines in fair value are due to credit losses. We have the ability to hold all short-term investments until their maturities. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial results or financial condition.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Most of our sales and operating expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, and therefore our results of operations are not currently subject to significant foreign currency risk. As of September 30, 2024, a hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our business would not have had a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on such evaluation, our management has concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2024, due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below.
Material Weaknesses
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
In the period ended March 31, 2023, management identified a material weakness related to the accounting for our acquisition of Power Finance (the “Business Combination Material Weakness”), including a lack of sufficient precision in the performance of reviews supporting the purchase price allocation accounting, and a lack of timely oversight over third-party specialists and the reports they produced to support the accounting for the Power Finance acquisition. The material weakness resulted in an error related to the allocation of merger consideration between purchase consideration and post-combination expense that was not detected on a timely basis. The error was corrected by management in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
For the period ended December 31, 2023, management identified a material weakness related to information technology general controls (“ITGCs”) (the “ITGC Material Weakness” and together with the Business Combination Material Weakness, the “2023 Material Weaknesses”) in user access over certain information technology (“IT”) systems that support the Company’s revenue and related financial reporting processes. As a result, the related process-level IT dependent manual controls, certain change management controls, and automated application controls for certain key IT systems were also deemed ineffective for the period ended September 30, 2024.
The 2023 Material Weaknesses did not result in any material misstatements in our previously issued financial statements, nor in the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Management’s Plan to Remediate the Material Weaknesses
Our management is committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment. As it relates to the Business Combination Material Weakness, we have and will continue to take actions to enhance the design of our business combination controls with the level of precision required to operate them in an effective manner. We will continue to enhance our management review control activities, including the review of inputs, assumptions and reports produced by third-party specialists supporting the purchase price allocation accounting and the application of technical accounting principles.
To remediate the ITGC Material Weakness, we enhanced the design of our ITGCs over the IT systems that support the Company’s revenue and related financial reporting processes, including, (i) developed and implemented additional training and awareness which addressed ITGCs and policies, including educating control owners concerning the principles and requirements of each control, with a focus on user access; (ii) increased the extent of oversight and verification checks included in operation of user access controls and processes; (iii) deployed additional tools to support administration of user access; and (iv) enhanced quarterly management reporting on the remediation measures to the audit committee of the board of directors. Although we intend to complete the remediation process as promptly as possible, we will not be able to fully remediate the ITGC Material Weakness until we validate the consistent operating effectiveness of newly implemented controls.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than the remediation efforts noted above, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing the remediation efforts described above.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
The effectiveness of any internal control over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.
We are not currently a party to any material pending legal proceedings. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, future prospects, and the trading price of our Class A common stock can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described in Part I, Item 1A of our 2023 Annual Report under the heading "Risk Factors," which are incorporated herein by reference, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, future prospects, and the trading price of our Class A common stock, or cause them to vary materially from past or anticipated future results. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since the 2023 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchase of Equity Securities
The following table contains information relating to the repurchases of our Class A common stock made by us in the three months ended September 30, 2024 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
July 1 - 31, 2024
2,058
$
5.40
2,058
$
129,783
August 1 - 31, 2024
4,026
$
5.13
4,026
$
109,149
September 1 - 30, 2024
3,315
$
5.02
3,315
$
92,510
Total
9,399
9,399
(1) On May 6, 2024, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of purchases are based on general business and market conditions, and other factors, including legal requirements. The 2024 Share Repurchase Program has no set expiration date.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(c) During our last fiscal quarter, on September 11, 2024, The Gardner 2008 Living Trust dated March 22, 2008 (the “Gardner Trust”) adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K providing for the sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 3,001,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock, provided that the sale price meets a minimum range per share which is at a premium to the volume weighted average pricing for the time period from August 12 - September 11, 2024. The shares held by the Gardner Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Jason Gardner, a member of our board of directors, and represent 5.8% of the aggregate Class A shares and Class B shares beneficially held by Mr. Gardner, assuming an as-converted basis. The trading arrangement is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense in Rule 10b5-1(c). The duration of the trading arrangement is until November 28, 2025, or earlier if all transactions under the trading arrangement are completed, but in no case earlier than one year or later than two years from September 11, 2024.
No other officers, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), or directors adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” each as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K, during our last fiscal quarter.
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Furnished herewith. The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.