Green Dot Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Results

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Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) announced its Q4 2021 financial results, reporting operating revenues of $330.8 million, a 16% increase from the previous year. The GAAP net loss narrowed to $10.5 million, improving from a loss of $24.0 million in Q4 2020. Non-GAAP net income decreased by 12% to $15.2 million. The company is transitioning to a new technology environment to enhance efficiency and scalability, with 2022 projected as a critical year for growth. The company also revealed financial guidance for 2022.

Positive

• Total operating revenues increased by 16% year-over-year, reaching $330.8 million.
• Improved GAAP net loss to $10.5 million compared to $24.0 million in the same quarter last year.
• Transitioning to a new technology environment expected to enhance efficiency.

Negative

• GAAP diluted loss per share for Q4 2021 was $0.19, despite revenue growth.
• Non-GAAP net income decreased by 12% year-over-year, indicating profitability challenges.

Provides fiscal year 2022 financial guidance, technology transformation underway to drive scale and capitalize on market opportunities

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) today reported financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.

“2021 delivered growth as we invested in key areas including people, processes and technology – moves that will transform Green Dot to be a more efficient and scalable enterprise, and unlock significant benefits for our customers, partners and shareholders in years to come,” said Dan Henry, CEO of Green Dot. “I have never been more excited about our growth prospects and path forward, as we make progress on our mission to give all people the power to bank seamlessly, affordably and with confidence.”

GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020:

• Total operating revenues on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis were $330.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, up from $284.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing a year-over-year increase of 16%.
• GAAP net loss was $10.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to a $24.0 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020.
• GAAP diluted loss per common share was $0.19 for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to a $0.45 diluted loss per common share for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Non-GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020:¹

• Non-GAAP total operating revenues¹ were $321.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, up from $274.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing a year-over-year increase of 17%.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $34.4 million, or 10.7% of non-GAAP total operating revenues¹ for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $34.8 million, or 12.7% of non-GAAP total operating revenues¹ for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1%.
• Non-GAAP net income¹ was $15.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $17.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing a year-over-year decrease of 12%.
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share¹ was $0.27 for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $0.31 for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing a year-over-year decrease of 13%.

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Reconciliations of total operating revenues to non-GAAP total operating revenues, net income to non-GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, and net income to adjusted EBITDA, respectively, are provided in the tables immediately following the consolidated financial statements. Additional information about the Company's non-GAAP financial measures can be found under the caption “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Key Metrics

The following table shows Green Dot's quarterly key business metrics for each of the last eight calendar quarters on a consolidated basis and by each of its reportable segments. Please refer to Green Dot’s latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of the key business metrics, as well as additional information regarding how Green Dot organizes its business by segment.

		2021													2020
		Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1				Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1
		(In millions)
Consolidated (1)
Gross dollar volume		$	16,353		$	16,404		$	17,399		$	20,666			$	14,349		$	14,453		$	15,107		$	14,294
Number of active accounts			5.07			5.37			6.03			6.35				5.45			5.72			6.25			5.74
Purchase volume		$	7,065		$	7,356		$	8,870		$	10,445			$	6,861		$	7,600		$	8,477		$	8,282
Consumer Services
Gross dollar volume		$	6,300		$	6,811		$	8,188		$	10,156			$	7,562		$	8,333		$	8,683		$	7,561
Number of active accounts			3.10			3.38			3.97			4.07				3.73			3.98			4.10			3.70
Direct deposit active accounts			0.76			0.83			0.92			0.97				0.88			0.91			0.90			0.89
Purchase volume		$	4,881		$	5,166		$	6,455		$	7,138			$	5,176		$	5,840		$	6,123		$	5,555
B2B Services
Gross dollar volume		$	10,053		$	9,593		$	9,211		$	10,510			$	6,787		$	6,120		$	6,424		$	6,733
Number of active accounts			1.97			1.99			2.06			2.28				1.72			1.74			2.15			2.04
Purchase volume		$	2,184		$	2,190		$	2,415		$	3,307			$	1,685		$	1,760		$	2,354		$	2,727
Money Movement
Number of cash transfers			9.95			10.05			10.19			10.32				11.29			12.81			12.48			12.13
Number of tax refunds processed			0.12			0.43			4.15			7.44				0.11			0.75			1.90			9.70

⁽¹⁾ Represents the sum of Green Dot's Consumer Services and B2B Services segments.

As of December 31, 2021, unencumbered cash at the holding company was $80.0 million.

"While much has been done over the last two years at Green Dot, 2022 will be a pivotal year as we begin to transition the company to a new technology environment that we believe will not only drive improved efficiency and margins but also result in numerous strategic benefits that we expect to be additive to our top-line and bottom-line growth in the coming years," said George Gresham, CFO and COO of Green Dot.

2022 Financial Guidance

Green Dot has provided its financial outlook for 2022. Green Dot’s outlook is based on a number of assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time of this earnings release. Information regarding potential risks that could cause the actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements is set forth below and in Green Dot's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Total Non-GAAP Operating Revenues²

• Green Dot expects its full year non-GAAP total operating revenues² to be between $1.394 billion to $1.430 billion, or up 2% year-over-year at the mid-point.

Adjusted EBITDA²

• Green Dot expects its full year adjusted EBITDA² to be between $225 million to $235 million, or up 6% year-over-year at the mid-point.

Non-GAAP EPS²

• Green Dot expects its full year non-GAAP EPS² to be between $2.22 and $2.35, or up 3% year-over-year at the mid-point.

The components of Green Dot's non-GAAP EPS² guidance range are as follows:

	Range
	Low				High
	(In millions, except per share data)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	225.0			$	235.0
Depreciation and amortization*		(62.0	)			(62.0	)
Net interest expense	$	(0.2	)		$	(0.2	)
Non-GAAP pre-tax income	$	162.8			$	172.8
Tax impact**		(38.6	)			(41.0	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	124.2			$	131.8
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding		56.0				56.0
Non-GAAP earnings per share	$	2.22			$	2.35

*	Excludes the impact of amortization of acquired intangible assets
**	Assumes a non-GAAP effective tax rate of approximately 23.7% for full year.

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For additional information, see reconciliations of forward-looking guidance for these non-GAAP financial measures to their respective, most directly comparable projected GAAP financial measures provided in the tables immediately following the reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA.

Conference Call

Green Dot's management will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2021 financial results today at 5:00 p.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed live from Green Dot's investor relations website at http://ir.greendot.com/. Green Dot uses this website as a tool to disclose important information about the company to investors and comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation Fair Disclosure. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website following the call. The replay will be available until Thursday, March 3, 2022.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, among other things, statements in the quotes of its executive officers, its 2022 financial guidance, its technology transformation and other future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those projected include, among other things, the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Green Dot’s business, results of operations and financial condition, the effectiveness of Green Dot’s measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including with respect to stimulus funds and unemployment benefits, shifts in consumer behavior towards electronic payments, the impact of the U.S. presidential administration on, among other things, the regulation of financial institutions and corporate tax rates, inflationary pressures, the timing and impact of revenue growth activities, Green Dot's dependence on revenues derived from Walmart, impact of competition, Green Dot's reliance on retail distributors for the promotion of its products and services, demand for Green Dot's new and existing products and services, continued and improving returns from Green Dot's investments in strategic initiatives, potential difficulties in integrating operations of acquired entities and acquired technologies, Green Dot's ability to operate in a highly regulated environment, including with respect to any restrictions imposed on its business, changes to existing laws or regulations affecting Green Dot's operating methods or economics, Green Dot's reliance on third-party vendors, changes in credit card association or other network rules or standards, changes in card association and debit network fees or products or interchange rates, instances of fraud developments in the prepaid financial services industry that impact prepaid debit card usage generally, business interruption or systems failure, and Green Dot's involvement in litigation or investigations. These and other risks are discussed in greater detail in Green Dot's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which are available on Green Dot's investor relations website at ir.greendot.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of February 24, 2022, and Green Dot assumes no obligation to update this information as a result of future events or developments.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Green Dot's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), Green Dot uses measures of operating results that are adjusted to exclude, among other things, non-operating net interest income and expense; income tax benefit and expense; depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired intangibles; certain legal settlement charges; stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes; changes in the fair value of contingent consideration; transaction costs from acquisitions; impairment charges; extraordinary severance; earnings or losses from equity method investments; gains or losses on loans held for sale; gains or losses on the sale of investment securities; commissions and certain processing-related costs associated with BaaS products and services where Green Dot does not control customer acquisition; other charges and income not reflective of ongoing operating results; and income tax effects. This earnings release includes non-GAAP total operating revenues, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated or presented in accordance with, and are not alternatives or substitutes for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with Green Dot's financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Green Dot's non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Green Dot believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to management and investors regarding underlying trends in its consolidated financial condition and results of operations. Green Dot's management regularly uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate Green Dot's business and make operating decisions. For additional information regarding Green Dot's use of non-GAAP financial measures and the items excluded by Green Dot from one or more of its historic and projected non-GAAP financial measures, investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of Green Dot's historic and projected non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which are attached to this earnings release, and which can be found by clicking on “Financial Information” in the Investor Relations section of Green Dot's website at http://ir.greendot.com/.

About Green Dot

Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to giving all people the power to bank seamlessly, affordably, and with confidence. Green Dot’s technology platform enables it to build products and features that address the most pressing financial challenges of consumers and businesses, transforming the way they manage and move money and making financial empowerment more accessible for all.

Green Dot offers a broad set of financial services to consumers and businesses including debit, checking, credit, prepaid, and payroll cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and disbursements. Its flagship digital banking platform GO2bank offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deploy customized, seamless, value-driven money management solutions for their customers.

Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot Network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all remaining bank branches in the U.S. combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank.” Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and member of the FDIC. For more information about Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com.

GREEN DOT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	(unaudited)
Assets	(In thousands, except par value)
Current assets:
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents	$	1,322,319			$	1,491,842
Restricted cash		3,321				4,859
Settlement assets		320,377				782,262
Accounts receivable, net		80,401				67,755
Prepaid expenses and other assets		81,380				66,705
Income tax receivable		1,354				—
Total current assets		1,809,152				2,413,423
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value		2,115,501				970,969
Loans to bank customers, net of allowance for loan losses of $5,555 and $757 as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively		19,270				21,011
Prepaid expenses and other assets		136,400				40,481
Property, equipment, and internal-use software, net		135,341				133,400
Operating lease right-of-use assets		10,967				13,134
Deferred expenses		16,855				18,332
Net deferred tax assets		15,048				12,739
Goodwill and intangible assets		466,943				491,778
Total assets	$	4,725,477			$	4,115,267
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	51,353			$	34,823
Deposits		3,286,889				2,735,116
Obligations to customers		124,221				95,375
Settlement obligations		15,682				17,759
Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts		513				235
Other accrued liabilities		128,294				145,359
Operating lease liabilities		6,918				8,175
Deferred revenue		28,903				28,584
Income tax payable		291				12,146
Total current liabilities		3,643,064				3,077,572
Other accrued liabilities		3,531				4,275
Operating lease liabilities		8,209				16,396
Net deferred tax liabilities		—				7,192
Total liabilities		3,654,804				3,105,435
Stockholders’ equity:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 54,868 and 54,034 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively		55				54
Additional paid-in capital		401,055				354,460
Retained earnings		699,370				651,890
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(29,807	)			3,428
Total stockholders’ equity		1,070,673				1,009,832
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,725,477			$	4,115,267

GREEN DOT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues:
Card revenues and other fees	$	202,403			$	153,192			$	788,834			$	593,915
Cash processing revenues		40,283				47,174				245,539				293,216
Interchange revenues		81,808				80,131				380,037				351,843
Interest income, net		6,345				3,784				18,787				14,786
Total operating revenues		330,839				284,281				1,433,197				1,253,760
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses		82,751				95,373				382,163				415,111
Compensation and benefits expenses		64,690				60,146				264,686				233,155
Processing expenses		101,568				77,087				389,284				293,711
Other general and administrative expenses		89,974				83,191				330,590				281,710
Total operating expenses		338,983				315,797				1,366,723				1,223,687
Operating (loss) income		(8,144	)			(31,516	)			66,474				30,073
Interest expense, net		37				38				150				761
Other (expense), net		(4,020	)			(1,913	)			(2,624	)			(1,217	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(12,201	)			(33,467	)			63,700				28,095
Income tax (benefit) expense		(1,678	)			(9,451	)			16,220				4,964
Net (loss) income	$	(10,523	)		$	(24,016	)		$	47,480			$	23,131
Basic (loss) earnings per common share:	$	(0.19	)		$	(0.45	)		$	0.87			$	0.43
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share:	$	(0.19	)		$	(0.45	)		$	0.85			$	0.42
Basic weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:		54,392				52,938				54,070				52,438
Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:		54,392				52,938				55,220				53,685

GREEN DOT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
	Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net income	$	47,480			$	23,131
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and internal-use software		57,024				58,005
Amortization of intangible assets		27,775				28,119
Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts from purchase transactions		19,822				7,684
Provision for loan losses		24,978				859
Stock-based compensation		51,419				53,694
(Earnings) losses in equity method investments		(1,579	)			6,290
Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale investment securities		—				(5,073	)
Amortization of premium on available-for-sale investment securities		2,563				999
Impairment of long-lived assets		—				21,719
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		2,722				(15,003	)
Other		144				169
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(32,468	)			(16,177	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(13,671	)			980
Deferred expenses		1,477				(1,441	)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		(5,308	)			37,640
Deferred revenue		1,282				576
Income tax receivable/payable		(14,128	)			9,531
Other, net		(6,999	)			(2,524	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		162,533				209,178
Investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities		(1,395,599	)			(994,428	)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities		196,958				107,723
Proceeds from sales and calls of available-for-sale securities		6,823				198,895
Payments for acquisition of property and equipment		(57,432	)			(59,035	)
Net changes in loans		(28,385	)			(453	)
Investment in TailFin Labs, LLC		(35,000	)			(35,000	)
Purchases of other investments		(55,000	)			—
Other investing activities		(852	)			(3,534	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,368,487	)			(785,832	)
Financing activities
Borrowings on revolving line of credit		—				100,000
Repayments on revolving line of credit		—				(135,000	)
Proceeds from exercise of options and ESPP purchases		8,041				16,997
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards		(12,864	)			(12,453	)
Net changes in deposits		555,062				1,554,191
Net changes in settlement assets and obligations to customers		488,654				(512,534	)
Contingent consideration payments		(4,000	)			(4,000	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		1,034,893				1,007,201
Net (decrease) increase in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(171,061	)			430,547
Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		1,496,701				1,066,154
Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	1,325,640			$	1,496,701
Cash paid for interest	$	1,434			$	926
Cash paid for income taxes	$	27,200			$	10,618
Reconciliation of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period:
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents	$	1,322,319			$	1,491,842
Restricted cash		3,321				4,859
Total unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	1,325,640			$	1,496,701

GREEN DOT CORPORATION REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (UNAUDITED)
	Three Months Ended December 31,							Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020				2021				2020
Segment Revenue	(In thousands)
Consumer Services	$	160,836		$	154,299			$	694,725			$	620,414
B2B Services		121,849			77,128				458,584				304,651
Money Movement Services		37,753			45,754				239,735				288,009
Corporate and Other		770			(2,665	)			(5,169	)			(12,554	)
Total segment revenues		321,208			274,516				1,387,875				1,200,520
Net revenue adjustment (8)		9,631			9,765				45,322				53,240
Total operating revenues	$	330,839		$	284,281			$	1,433,197			$	1,253,760

	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
Segment Profit	(In thousands)
Consumer Services	$	54,203			$	51,879			$	223,604			$	212,170
B2B Services		18,948				13,366				73,156				65,892
Money Movement Services		10,241				11,346				115,965				123,881
Corporate and Other		(48,958	)			(41,836	)			(195,761	)			(196,131	)
Total segment profit *		34,434				34,755				216,964				205,812
Reconciliation to (loss) income before income taxes
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and internal-use software		14,578				14,991				57,024				58,005
Stock based compensation and related employer taxes		14,422				18,635				51,627				55,989
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		6,944				6,944				27,775				28,119
Impairment charges		—				20,669				—				21,719
Other expense		6,634				5,032				14,064				11,907
Operating (loss) income		(8,144	)			(31,516	)			66,474				30,073
Interest expense, net		37				38				150				761
Other (expense), net		(4,020	)			(1,913	)			(2,624	)			(1,217	)
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(12,201	)		$	(33,467	)		$	63,700			$	28,095

* Total segment profit is also referred to herein as adjusted EBITDA in its non-GAAP measures. Additional information about the Company's non-GAAP financial measures can be found under the caption “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Green Dot's segment reporting is based on how its current Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages its businesses, including resource allocation and performance assessment. Its CODM (who is the Chief Executive Officer) organizes and manages the business primarily on the basis of the channels in which its product and services are offered and uses net revenue and segment profit to assess profitability. Segment profit reflects each segment's net revenue less direct costs, such as sales and marketing expenses, processing expenses, third-party call center support and transaction losses. Green Dot’s operations are aggregated amongst three reportable segments: 1) Consumer Services, 2) Business to Business ("B2B") Services and 3) Money Movement Services.

The Corporate and Other segment primarily consists of net interest income earned by its bank, eliminations of intersegment revenues and expenses, unallocated corporate expenses, and other costs that are not considered when management evaluates segment performance, such as salaries, wages and related benefits for our employees, professional service fees, software licenses, telephone and communication costs, rent and utilities, and insurance. Non-cash expenses such as stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets, impairment charges and other non-recurring expenses that are not considered by our CODM when evaluating our overall consolidated financial results are excluded from our unallocated corporate expenses. Green Dot does not evaluate performance or allocate resources based on segment asset data, and therefore such information is not presented.

GREEN DOT CORPORATION Reconciliation of Total Operating Revenues to Non-GAAP Total Operating Revenues (1) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
	(In thousands)
Total operating revenues	$	330,839			$	284,281			$	1,433,197			$	1,253,760
Net revenue adjustments (8)		(9,631	)			(9,765	)			(45,322	)			(53,240	)
Non-GAAP total operating revenues	$	321,208			$	274,516			$	1,387,875			$	1,200,520

Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income (1) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income	$	(10,523	)		$	(24,016	)		$	47,480			$	23,131
Stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes (3)		14,422				18,635				51,627				55,989
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (4)		6,944				6,944				27,775				28,119
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (4)		47				—				47				—
Transaction and related acquisition costs (4)		7,023				—				8,755				—
Amortization of deferred financing costs (5)		42				42				168				169
Impairment charges (5)		—				20,669				—				21,719
Legal settlement (gain) expenses (5)		(1,202	)			1,200				1,108				992
(Earnings) losses in equity method investments (5)		(265	)			1,977				(1,579	)			6,290
Loss on loans reclassified as held for sale (2)(5)		4,386				—				4,386				—
Realized gain on sale of investment securities (5)		—				(11	)			—				(5,073	)
Extraordinary severance expenses (6)		633				3,831				4,546				10,866
Other expense (income), net (5)		32				(52	)			(575	)			49
Income tax effect (7)		(6,302	)			(11,932	)			(20,683	)			(27,379	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	15,237			$	17,287			$	123,055			$	114,872
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share
GAAP	$	(0.19	)		$	(0.45	)		$	0.85			$	0.42
Non-GAAP	$	0.27			$	0.31			$	2.21			$	2.11
Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding
GAAP		54,392				52,938				55,220				53,685
Non-GAAP		55,880				55,595				55,693				54,481

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Issued and Outstanding (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding	54,392		52,938		55,220		53,685
Weighted-average unvested Walmart restricted shares (9)	352		677		473		796
Anti-dilutive shares due to GAAP net loss	1,136		1,980		—		—
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding	55,880		55,595		55,693		54,481

GREEN DOT CORPORATION Supplemental Detail on Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Common Shares Issued and Outstanding (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
	(In thousands)
Class A common stock outstanding as of December 31:	54,868			54,034			54,868			54,034
Weighting adjustment	(124	)		(419	)		(325	)		(800	)
Dilutive potential shares:
Stock options	421			712			464			233
Service based restricted stock units	339			663			408			708
Performance-based restricted stock units	367			600			265			306
Employee stock purchase plan	9			5			13			—
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding	55,880			55,595			55,693			54,481

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (1) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
	(In thousands)
Net (loss) income	$	(10,523	)		$	(24,016	)		$	47,480			$	23,131
Interest expense, net (2)		37				38				150				761
Income tax (benefit) expense		(1,678	)			(9,451	)			16,220				4,964
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and internal-use software (2)		14,578				14,991				57,024				58,005
Stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes (2)(3)		14,422				18,635				51,627				55,989
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2)(4)		6,944				6,944				27,775				28,119
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (2)(4)		47				—				47				—
Transaction and related acquisition costs (2)(4)		7,023				—				8,755				—
Impairment charges (2)(5)		—				20,669				—				21,719
Legal settlement (gain) expenses (2)(5)		(1,202	)			1,200				1,108				992
(Earnings) losses in equity method investments (2)(5)		(265	)			1,977				(1,579	)			6,290
Loss on loans reclassified as held for sale (2)(5)		4,386				—				4,386				—
Realized gain on sale of investment securities (2)(5)		—				(11	)			—				(5,073	)
Extraordinary severance expenses (2)(6)		633				3,831				4,546				10,866
Other expense (income), net (2)(5)		32				(52	)			(575	)			49
Adjusted EBITDA	$	34,434			$	34,755			$	216,964			$	205,812
Non-GAAP total operating revenues	$	321,208			$	274,516			$	1,387,875			$	1,200,520
Adjusted EBITDA/Non-GAAP total operating revenues (adjusted EBITDA margin)		10.7	%			12.7	%			15.6	%			17.1	%

GREEN DOT CORPORATION Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Projected GAAP Total Operating Revenues (1) (Unaudited)
	FY 2022
	Range
	Low				High
	(In millions)
Total operating revenues	$	1,422			$	1,460
Net revenue adjustments (8)		(28	)			(30	)
Non-GAAP total operating revenues	$	1,394			$	1,430

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Projected GAAP Net Income (1) (Unaudited)
	FY 2022
	Range
	Low				High
	(In millions)
Net income	$	61.9			$	69.4
Adjustments (10)		163.1				165.6
Adjusted EBITDA	$	225.0			$	235.0
Non-GAAP total operating revenues	$	1,430			$	1,394
Adjusted EBITDA / Non-GAAP total operating revenues (Adjusted EBITDA margin)		15.7	%			16.9	%

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Projected GAAP Net Income and GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Issued and Outstanding (1) (Unaudited)
	FY 2022
	Range
	Low			High
	(In millions, except per share data)
Net income	$	61.9		$	69.4
Adjustments (10)		62.3			62.5
Non-GAAP net income	$	124.2		$	131.8
Diluted earnings per share
GAAP	$	1.11		$	1.24
Non-GAAP	$	2.22		$	2.35
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding
GAAP		55.8			55.8
Weighted-average unvested Walmart restricted shares (9)		0.2			0.2
Non-GAAP		56.0			56.0

(1)		To supplement Green Dot’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Green Dot uses measures of operating results that are adjusted to exclude various, primarily non-cash, expenses and charges. These financial measures are not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to or substitutes for operating revenues, operating income, net income or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other organizations because other organizations may not calculate their measures in the same manner as Green Dot does. These financial measures are adjusted to eliminate the impact of items that Green Dot does not consider indicative of its core operating performance. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons Green Dot considers them appropriate.
		Green Dot believes that the non-GAAP financial measures it presents are useful to investors in evaluating Green Dot’s operating performance for the following reasons:
		Green Dot records stock-based compensation from period to period, and recorded stock-based compensation expenses and related employer payroll taxes, net of forfeitures, of approximately $14.4 million and $18.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. By comparing Green Dot’s adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in different historical periods, investors can evaluate Green Dot’s operating results without the additional variations caused by stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, which may not be comparable from period to period due to changes in the fair market value of Green Dot’s Class A common stock (which is influenced by external factors like the volatility of public markets and the financial performance of Green Dot’s peers) and is not a key measure of Green Dot’s operations; adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items, such as non-operating net interest income and expense, income tax benefit and expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, transaction costs, impairment charges, severance costs related to extraordinary personnel reductions, certain legal settlement charges, earnings or losses from equity method investments, realized gains or losses on the sale of investment securities, gain or losses on loans held for sale, and other charges and income that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their respective financing structures and accounting policies, the book values of their assets, their capital structures and the methods by which their assets were acquired; and securities analysts use adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies.
		Green Dot’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures:
		as measures of operating performance, because they exclude the impact of items not directly resulting from Green Dot’s core operations; for planning purposes, including the preparation of Green Dot’s annual operating budget; to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of Green Dot’s business; to evaluate the effectiveness of Green Dot’s business strategies; to establish metrics for variable compensation; and in communications with Green Dot’s board of directors concerning Green Dot’s financial performance.
		Green Dot understands that, although adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluations of companies, these measures have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of Green Dot’s results of operations as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
		that these measures do not reflect Green Dot’s capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or other contractual commitments; that these measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, Green Dot’s working capital needs; that these measures do not reflect non-operating interest expense or interest income; that these measures do not reflect cash requirements for income taxes; that, although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and these measures do not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements; and that other companies in Green Dot’s industry may calculate these measures differently than Green Dot does, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
(2)		Green Dot does not include any income tax impact of the associated non-GAAP adjustment to adjusted EBITDA, as the case may be, because each of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided before income tax expense.
(3)		This expense consists primarily of expenses for restricted stock units (including performance-based restricted stock units), performance-based stock options and related employer payroll taxes. Stock-based compensation expense is not comparable from period to period due to changes in the fair market value of Green Dot’s Class A common stock (which is influenced by external factors like the volatility of public markets and the financial performance of Green Dot’s peers) and is not a key measure of Green Dot’s operations. Green Dot excludes stock-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP financial measures primarily because it consists of non-cash expenses that Green Dot does not believe are reflective of ongoing operating results. Green Dot also believes that it is not useful to investors to understand the impact of stock-based compensation to its results of operations. Further, the related employer payroll taxes are dependent upon volatility in Green Dot's stock price, as well as the timing and size of option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units, over which Green Dot has limited to no control. This expense is included as a component of compensation and benefits expenses on Green Dot's consolidated statements of operations.
(4)		Green Dot excludes certain income and expenses that are the result of acquisitions. These acquisition-related adjustments include items such as transaction costs, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, settlements of contingencies established at time of acquisition and other acquisition related charges, such as integration charges and professional and legal fees, which result in Green Dot recording expenses or fair value adjustments in its GAAP financial statements. Green Dot analyzes the performance of its operations without regard to these adjustments. In determining whether any acquisition-related adjustment is appropriate, Green Dot takes into consideration, among other things, how such adjustments would or would not aid in the understanding of the performance of its operations. These items are included as a component of other general and administrative expenses on Green Dot's consolidated statements of operations, as applicable for the periods presented.
(5)		Green Dot excludes certain income and expenses that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. It is difficult to estimate the amount or timing of these items in advance. Although these events are reflected in Green Dot's GAAP financial statements, Green Dot excludes them in its non-GAAP financial measures because Green Dot believes these items may limit the comparability of ongoing operations with prior and future periods. These adjustments include items such as amortization attributable to deferred financing costs, impairment charges related to long-lived assets, earnings or losses from equity method investments, credit-related impairment and/or realized gains or losses on the sale of investment securities, legal settlement expenses, losses on loans that have been re-classified as held for sale, and other income and expenses, as applicable for the periods presented. In determining whether any such adjustment is appropriate, Green Dot takes into consideration, among other things, how such adjustments would or would not aid in the understanding of the performance of its operations. Each of these adjustments, except for amortization of deferred financing costs, earnings and losses from equity method investments, losses on loans held for sale, and credit-related impairment and/or realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities, which are all included below operating income, are included within other general and administrative expenses on Green Dot's consolidated statements of operations.
(6)		During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, Green Dot recorded charges of $0.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively, related to severance benefits, which were paid out in connection with the transition and employment agreements of certain former executives and other personnel. Although severance expenses are an ordinary part of its operations, the magnitude and scale of these costs are not indicative of its core operating performance. This expense is included as a component of compensation and benefits expenses on Green Dot's consolidated statements of operations.
(7)		Represents the tax effect for the related non-GAAP measure adjustments using Green Dot's year to date non-GAAP effective tax rate. It also excludes both the impact of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation and the IRC §162(m) limitation that applies to performance-based restricted stock units and stock options expense as of December 31, 2021.
(8)		Represents commissions and certain processing-related costs associated with Banking as a Service ("BaaS") products and services where Green Dot does not control customer acquisition. This adjustment is netted against Green Dot's B2B Services revenues when evaluating segment performance.
(9)		Represents the weighted average of the unvested balance of restricted shares issued to Walmart in January 2020. Walmart is entitled to voting rights and participate in any dividends paid on the unvested balance and therefore, the shares are included in the computation of non-GAAP diluted earnings per share.
(10)		These amounts represent estimated adjustments for items such as non-operating net interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, employee stock-based compensation and related employer taxes, transaction costs, impairment charges, severance costs related to extraordinary personnel reductions, earnings and losses from equity method investments, realized gains and losses from investment securities, legal settlement gains and expenses and other income and expenses. Employee stock-based compensation expense includes assumptions about the future fair value of the Company’s Class A common stock (which is influenced by external factors like the volatility of public markets and the financial performance of the Company’s peers).

 

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FAQ

What were Green Dot's total operating revenues for Q4 2021?

Green Dot's total operating revenues for Q4 2021 were $330.8 million.

How did Green Dot's net loss change in Q4 2021 compared to Q4 2020?

Green Dot's net loss improved to $10.5 million in Q4 2021 from $24.0 million in Q4 2020.

What is Green Dot's financial guidance for 2022?

Green Dot provided a financial outlook for 2022, emphasizing a transition to a new technology environment to enhance growth.

What was Green Dot's non-GAAP net income for Q4 2021?

Green Dot's non-GAAP net income for Q4 2021 was $15.2 million.

How much did Green Dot's GAAP diluted loss per share change in Q4 2021?

The GAAP diluted loss per share for Q4 2021 was $0.19, compared to $0.45 for Q4 2020.