dLocal Limited Reports 2022 First Quarter Financial Results

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dLocal Limited (NASDAQ:DLO) reported strong Q1 2022 results, with Total Payment Volume (TPV) of US$2.1 billion, up 127% year-over-year. Revenue reached US$87.5 million, representing a 117% increase from the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA rose 84% to US$32.9 million, maintaining a 38% margin. Profit for the quarter was US$26.3 million, or US$0.08 per diluted share. dLocal expanded its services to 37 countries, launching in Ivory Coast and Rwanda, while Net Revenue Retention (NRR) hit 190%.

Positive

• Total Payment Volume (TPV) increased by 127% year-over-year to US$2.1 billion.
• Revenue grew by 117% year-over-year to US$87.5 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased by 84% year-over-year to US$32.9 million.
• Net Revenue Retention (NRR) reached 190%.
• Expanded operations to two new countries, bringing total to 37.

Negative

• Adjusted EBITDA margin remained stable at 38%, down from 44% in Q1 2021.

First Quarter 2022
US$2.1 billion Total Payment Volume, up 127% year-over-year
Revenues of US$87.5 million, up 117% year-over-year
190% Net Revenue Retention Rate
38% Adjusted EBITDA Margin

dLocal reports in US dollars and in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DLocal Limited (“dLocal”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) (NASDAQ:DLO), a technology- first payments platform, announced its financial results today for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

“We are pleased to share that we are off to a strong start to the year, delivering record Q1 results, with TPV surpassing US$2 billion and increasing 127% year-over-year. For the fifth consecutive quarter we grew our revenue triple digits, increasing it by 117% year-over-year to US$87 million, and we continue to deliver positive Adjusted EBITDA, increasing it by 84% year-over-year to US$33 million. Our performance this quarter reinforces our strong growth momentum, and we expect to continue delivering growth supported by the performance of our existing and new merchants using our platform.

While Q1 2022 has been marked by a challenging global macro environment due to specific factors such as higher interest rates, higher inflation in some developed markets, challenges in logistics in specific geographies, the Russia - Ukraine conflict, our business has shown resilience and continues to benefit from the diversity of our merchants across industry verticals, geographies, products, and consumer behavior patterns. Our business has no exposure to Russia or Ukraine.

We continue to expand our footprint in emerging markets, launching operations in two new countries, Ivory Coast and Rwanda, bringing the total number of countries in which we make our services available to 37. We continue to make disciplined investments in our infrastructure and people to support our expansion strategy while maintaining an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 38%. Our total number of employees increased to 562 by the end of March 2022, a 54% year-over-year increase,” said Sebastian Kanovich.

First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

• Total Payment Volume (“TPV”) reached US$2.1 billion in the quarter, representing 127% year-over-year growth compared to US$926 million in the first quarter of 2021.
• Revenues in the first quarter of 2022 amounted to US$87.5 million, representing 117% year-over-year growth compared to US$40.3 million in the first quarter of 2021 and 15% growth compared to $76.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Gross profit was US$43.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, representing 87% year-over-year growth compared to US$23.3 million in the first quarter of 2021 and 12% growth compared to US$38.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA was US$32.9 million in the first quarter of 2022, representing 84% year-over-year growth compared to US$17.8 million in the first quarter of 2021 and 13% growth compared to US$29.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 38% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 38% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 44% in the first quarter of 2021.
• Profit for the first quarter of 2022 was US$26.3 million, or US$0.08 per diluted share, compared with profit of US$16.9 million, or US$0.06 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021 and with profit of US$23.5 million, or US$0.08 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021.
• As of March 31, 2022, dLocal had US$410.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, compared with US$336.2 million as of December 31, 2021 and US$127.5 million as of March 31, 2021. The quarter-over-quarter increase of US$73.9 million reflects an increase of US$23.9 million in our funds and an increase of US$49.9 million in funds due to our merchants with respect to the fourth quarter of 2021.
  
  

The following table summarizes our key performance metrics:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
	(in millions of US$ except for %)
Key Performance Metrics
TPV	2,104			926
TPV growth YoY	127%			139%
Revenue	87.5			40.3
Revenue growth YoY	117%			124%
Adj. EBITDA	32.9			17.8
Adj. EBITDA Margin	38%			44%

First Quarter 2022 Business Highlights

• dLocal is well diversified across verticals, so its business does not depend on the performance of any single industry vertical. During the first quarter 2022 dLocal saw triple digit year-over-year growth in TPV driven by the performance and continued growth of its merchants across most verticals, particularly in on-demand delivery, travel, commerce, advertising and SaaS (“software as a service”).
• dLocal is also well diversified across geographies. In the first three months of 2022 dLocal continued to focus on its expansion efforts and added Ivory Coast and Rwanda to its geographic network, bringing the total number of countries in which dLocal makes its services available to 37.
• Revenue increased across all regions during the quarter, with LatAm growing 116% compared to the first quarter of 2021, accounting for 89% of the total revenue. Asia & Africa revenue, which accounted for the remaining 11%, increased by 127% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
• During the quarter, dLocal continued delivering strong revenue growth both from existing and from new customers. Revenue from Existing Merchants increased by US$36.3 million in the first quarter of 2022. The net revenue retention rate, or NRR, in the first quarter of 2022 reached 190%. Revenue from New Merchants was US$10.9 million for the first quarter of 2022 compared to US$6.8 million for the first quarter of 2021.
• During the first three months of 2022, dLocal continued to enhance its product portfolio with improvements in our features for pay-ins and pay-outs while continue to run pilots for new solutions such as issuing-as-a-service.
  
  

Special Note Regarding Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

dLocal has only one operating segment. dLocal measures its operating segment’s performance by Revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and uses these metrics to make decisions about allocating resources.

Adjusted EBITDA as used by dLocal is defined as the profit from operations before financing and taxation for the year or period, as applicable, before depreciation of property, plant and equipment, amortization of right-of-use assets and intangible assets, and further excluding the changes in fair value of financial assets and derivative instruments carried at fair value through profit or loss, impairment gains/(losses) on financial assets, transaction costs, share-based payment non-cash charges, secondary offering expenses, and inflation adjustment. dLocal defines Adjusted EBITDA Margin as the Adjusted EBITDA divided by consolidated revenues.

Although Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may be commonly viewed as non-IFRS measures in other contexts, pursuant to IFRS 8, (“Operating Segments”), Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are treated by dLocal as IFRS measures based on the manner in which dLocal utilizes these measures. Nevertheless, dLocal’s Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin metrics should not be viewed in isolation or as a substitute for net income for the periods presented under IFRS. dLocal also believes that its Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin metrics are useful metrics used by analysts and investors, although these measures are not explicitly defined under IFRS. Additionally, the way dLocal calculates operating segment’s performance measures may be different from the calculations used by other entities, including competitors, and therefore, dLocal’s performance measures may not be comparable to those of other entities.

The table below presents a reconciliation of dLocal’s Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net income:

In thousands of U.S. dollars	Three-months ended March 31
	2022		2021
Profit for the period	26,273		16,927
Income tax expense	1,213		1,379
Depreciation and amortization	1,723		515
Secondary offering expenses1	89		705
Transaction costs	0		113
Share-based payment non-cash charges	2,034		565
Other operating (gain)/loss	0		(2,896		)
Other charges, net	1,524		533
Adjusted EBITDA	32,856		17,841
Revenues	87,453		40,256
Adjusted EBITDA	32,856		17,841
Adjusted EBITDA Margin	37.6%		44.3%

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¹ Secondary offering expenses for Q1 2022 correspond to expenses assumed by dLocal in relation to the secondary offering of its shares occurred in 2021.

Earnings per share:

We calculate basic earnings per share by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders by the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding during the three-months periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Our diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of dLocal by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of common shares that would be issued on conversion of all dilutive potential common shares into common shares.

The next table presents the information used as base for such calculation

	For the three-month period ended March 31
	2022		2021
Profit attributable to common shareholders (U.S. Dollars)	26,291,715		16,919,575
Weighted average number of common shares	295,044,763		271,140,500
Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share	18,144,357		22,954,000
Weighted average number of common shares for calculating diluted earnings per share	313,189,120		294,094,500
Basic earnings per share	0.09		0.06
Diluted earnings per share	0.08		0.06

This press release does not contain sufficient information to constitute an interim financial report as defined in International Accounting Standards 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” nor a financial statement as defined by International Accounting Standards 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”. The financial information in this press release has not been audited.

Conference Call and Webcast

dLocal’s management team will host a conference call and audio webcast on May 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888) 705-0197/ (409) 981-0764 (Conference ID – 7488285 –) and requesting inclusion in the call for dLocal.

The live conference call can be accessed via audio webcast at the investor relations section of dLocal’s website, at https://investor.dlocal.com/. An archive of the webcast will be available for a year following the conclusion of the conference call. The investor presentation will also be filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

About dLocal

dLocal powers local payments in emerging markets, connecting global enterprise merchants with billions of emerging market consumers in 37 countries across APAC, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. Through the “One dLocal” platform (one direct API, one platform, and one contract), global companies can accept payments, send pay-outs and settle funds globally without the need to manage separate pay-in and pay-out processors, set up numerous local entities, and integrate multiple acquirers and payment methods in each market.

Definition of Selected Operational Metrics

“API” means application programming interface, which is a general term for programming techniques that are available for software developers when they integrate with a particular service or application. In the payments industry, APIs are usually provided by any party participating in the money flow (such as payment gateways, processors, service providers) to facilitate the money transfer process.

“Enterprise Global Merchants” means merchants with at least US$6 million of annual TPV processed through our platform.

“Local payment methods” refers to any payment method that is processed in the country where the end user of the merchant sending or receiving payments is located, which include credit and debit cards, cash payments, bank transfers, mobile money, and digital wallets.

“NRR” means net revenue retention rate, which is the U.S. dollar-based measure of retention and growth of our merchants. We calculate the NRR of a period by dividing the current period revenue by the prior period revenue. The prior period revenue is the revenue billed by us to all of our merchant customers in the corresponding period for the prior fiscal year. The current period revenue is the revenue billed by us in the corresponding period for the current fiscal year to the same merchant customers included in the calculation of the prior period revenue. Current period revenue includes any upsells and cross sells of products, geographies, and payment methods to such merchant customers, and is net of any contractions or attrition, but excludes revenue from new customers on-boarded during the last 12 months.

“Pay-in” means a payment transaction whereby dLocal’s merchant customers receive payment from their customers.

“Pay-out” means a payment transaction whereby dLocal disburses money in local currency to the business partners or customers of dLocal’s merchant customers.

“Revenue from New Merchants” means the revenue billed by us to merchant customers that we did not bill revenues in the same quarter (or period) of the prior year.

“Revenue from Existing Merchants” means the revenue billed by us in the last twelve months to the merchant customers that we billed revenue in the same quarter (or period) of the prior year.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements convey dLocal’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements regarding dLocal involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause dLocal’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described in the “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of dLocal’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, dLocal undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events after the date hereof.

DLocal Limited

Certain interim financial information
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited)

		Three-months ended March 31
		2022			2021
Continuing operations
Revenues		87,453			40,256
Cost of services		(43,899	)		(16,989	)
Gross profit		43,554			23,267
Technology and development expenses		(1,406	)		(520	)
Sales and marketing expenses		(2,844	)		(1,042	)
General and administrative expenses		(10,294	)		(5,762	)
Impairment gain/(loss) on financial assets		75			(54	)
Other operating gain		0			2,896
Operating profit		29,085			18,785
Finance income		6			18
Finance costs		(1,299	)		(463	)
Inflation adjustment		(306	)		(34	)
Other results		(1,599	)		(479	)
Profit before income tax		27,486			18,306
Income tax expense		(1,213	)		(1,379	)
Profit for the period		26,273			16,927
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the Group		26,292			16,920
Non-controlling interest		(19	)		7
Profit for the period		26,273			16,927
Earnings per share
Basic Earnings per share		0.09			0.06
Diluted Earnings per share		0.08			0.06
Other comprehensive income
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:
Exchange difference on translation on foreign operations		1,162			212
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax		1,162			212
Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax		27,435			17,139
Total comprehensive income for the period is attributable to:
Owners of the Group		27,454			17,123
Non-controlling interest		(19	)		16
Total comprehensive income for the period		27,435			17,139

DLocal Limited

Certain interim financial information
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited)

			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents			410,064			336,197
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss			1,286			1,004
Trade and other receivables			217,191			190,966
Other assets			1,188			1,339
Total Current Assets			629,729			529,506
Non-Current Assets
Deferred tax assets			578			133
Property, plant and equipment			2,377			2,485
Right-of-use assets			3,799			3,915
Intangible assets			48,056			46,969
Total Non-Current Assets			54,810			53,502
TOTAL ASSETS			684,539			583,008
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables			346,776			277,160
Borrowings			6,077			5,014
Lease liabilities			502			502
Tax liabilities			13,568			13,126
Derivative financial instruments			1,121			221
Provisions			1,759			1,710
Contingent consideration liability			665			665
Total Current Liabilities			370,468			298,398
Non-Current Liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities			576			883
Lease liabilities			3,367			3,426
Total Non-Current Liabilities			3,943			4,309
TOTAL LIABILITIES			374,411			302,707
EQUITY
Share Capital			590			590
Share Premium			157,750			157,151
Capital Reserve			14,534			12,741
Other Reserves			1,466			(30	)
Retained earnings			135,825			109,867
Total Equity Attributable to owners of the Group			310,165			280,319
Non-controlling interest			(37	)		(18	)
TOTAL EQUITY			310,128			280,301

dLocal was incorporated on February 10, 2021, as a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, duly registered with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies. The contribution of dLocal Group Limited (a limited liability company incorporated in Malta, the former holding entity or “dLocal Malta”) shares to dLocal was the Cayman Islands company has been finalized as of April 14, 2021. Until the contribution of dLocal Malta shares to it, dLocal had not commenced operations, consequently the historical information previous to that date presented in here corresponds to dLocal Malta, our predecessor. This reorganization was done, among other things, to facilitate the initial public offering of the Group. dLocal had no prior assets, holdings or operations.

          

Investor Relations Contact:
investor@dlocal.com

Media Contact:
marketing@dlocal.com

 

FAQ

What were dLocal's earnings for Q1 2022?

dLocal reported a profit of US$26.3 million, or US$0.08 per diluted share for Q1 2022.

How much did dLocal's revenue increase in Q1 2022?

dLocal's revenue increased by 117% year-over-year to US$87.5 million in Q1 2022.

What is dLocal's Total Payment Volume for Q1 2022?

dLocal's Total Payment Volume (TPV) for Q1 2022 was US$2.1 billion, up 127% year-over-year.

What is dLocal's Net Revenue Retention rate for Q1 2022?

dLocal achieved a Net Revenue Retention (NRR) rate of 190% in Q1 2022.

How did dLocal expand its operations in Q1 2022?

dLocal launched operations in Ivory Coast and Rwanda, increasing its service availability to 37 countries.