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Marqeta's first quarter financial results indicate a significant shift in revenue, contrasted by solid TPV growth. The 33% year-over-year growth in TPV is a positive indicator, reflecting increased market adoption and scale. However, the 46% decline in net revenue, largely driven by the new contract with Cash App, raises concerns about long-term pricing power and the impact of client concentration on financial stability. The transition to a net revenue presentation, resulting in a $126 million deduction, is a pivotal adjustment for financial modeling. Despite the revenue contraction, the improvement in Adjusted EBITDA, turning positive at $9 million with an 8% margin, suggests operational efficiencies are being realized. The share repurchase program of up to $200 million may signal management's confidence in intrinsic value and could provide support for the stock price.

Marqeta's expansions, including the partnership growth with Uber Eats and the development of the Klarna Card, underscore the platform's versatility and international reach. The ability to streamline market entries and offer flexible financial products positions Marqeta favorably within the fintech ecosystem. The strategic collaboration with Rain to launch a branded debit card for wage disbursement aligns with workforce trends towards instant access to earnings. This move taps into the growing early wage access market, potentially widening Marqeta's audience and use cases.

05/07/2024 - 04:03 PM

The global modern card issuer reported $67 billion in Total Processing Volume with Net Revenue of $118 million in the first quarter of 2024.

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

The Company reported Total Processing Volume (TPV) of $67 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 33% driven by volume growth across several use cases.

Marqeta reported Net Revenue of $118 million, a decrease of 46% year over year, which included a 58 percentage point negative growth impact due to the change in revenue presentation resulting from the new Cash App contract effective as of July 2023. The Company saw Gross Profit of $84 million for the quarter, down 6% year-over-year, primarily due to the new pricing for Cash App.

GAAP Net Loss for the quarter was $36 million. Adjusted EBITDA was positive $9 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 8%.

"Our business once again showed itself to be on a solid trajectory this quarter," said Simon Khalaf, CEO of Marqeta. "Alongside continued scale and operational efficiencies, we saw growth from both major fintech customers expanding into new use cases and geographies, as well as growth from newer customers and embedded finance use cases. All put together, it speaks volumes to the breadth and depth of the Marqeta platform."

Marqeta highlighted several recent business updates that demonstrate its current business momentum:

Marqeta announced the global expansion of its U.S. partnership with Uber Eats into eight additional markets: Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Costa Rica. Marqeta’s platform allows Uber Eats to reduce effort and time-to-market for each subsequent new market launch, showcasing the global reach of Marqeta’s platform and the strong partnership with Uber since 2020.
Marqeta supported the launch of a new and improved Klarna Card, open to all U.S. Klarna users, which is built into the Klarna app and provides flexible payment options with no revolving credit, allowing users to either pay a monthly statement in full with no interest, or pay over time. The card comes with personalized spending and budgeting recommendations and up to 10% cashback when used inside the Klarna app. Marqeta has supported Klarna's business since 2016, across multiple card projects in North America, Europe and Australia and New Zealand.
Marqeta announced that it will power the Rain Card, a branded debit card that will enable Rain's customers, such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Hilton and Marriott, to disburse earned wages onto cards seamlessly. In addition, through its strategic partnership with Rain, Marqeta can expand the scope of its early wage access offerings to add more value for employers across diverse sectors of the economy.

Marqeta announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program for up to $200 million of its Class A common stock, demonstrating the Board's continued confidence in Marqeta's business and market opportunity not currently reflected in the company's market valuation.

Operating Highlights
*In thousands, except percentages and per share data. % change is calculated over the* *comparable prior-year period (unaudited)*	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			% Change
Financial metrics:
Net revenue	$	117,968		$	217,343		(46	%)
Gross profit	$	84,161		$	89,164		(6	%)
Gross margin		71	%		41	%	30 ppts
Total operating expenses	$	134,013		$	176,597		(24	%)
Net loss	($36,060		)	($68,801		)	48	%
Net loss margin		(31	%)		(32	%)	1 ppts
Net loss per share - basic and diluted	($0.07		)	($0.13		)	46	%
Key operating metric and Non-GAAP financial measures:
Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions) ¹	$	66,666		$	50,020		33	%
Adjusted EBITDA ²	$	9,228		($4,346		)	312	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin ²		8	%		(2	%)	10 ppts
Non-GAAP operating expenses ²	$	74,933		$	93,510		(20	%)
¹ TPV represents the total dollar amount of payments processed through our platform, net of returns and chargebacks. We believe that TPV is a key indicator of the market adoption of our platform, growth of our brand, growth of our customers' businesses and scale of our business.
² See "Information Regarding Non-GAAP Measures" for definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Non-GAAP operating expenses and the reconciliations of the net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, and of the total operating expenses to Non-GAAP operating expenses.

First Quarter 2024 Financial Results:

Total Processing Volume increased by 33% year-over-year, rising to $67 billion from $50 billion in the first quarter of 2023.

Net Revenue of $118 million decreased by $99 million, or (46)% year-over-year, primarily due to a contract renewal with Cash App, which resulted in a change in revenue presentation in addition to reduced pricing. The revenue presentation change involves the fees owed to Issuing Banks and Card Networks related to the Cash App primary Card Network volume, which are netted against revenue earned from the Cash App program within Net Revenue, resulting in a reduction of $126 million, negatively impacting the growth rate by 58 percentage points. In prior periods, these costs were included within Costs of Revenue.

Gross Profit decreased by 6% year-over-year, declining to $84 million from $89 million in the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to reduced pricing from the Cash App renewal. Gross Margin was 71% in the first quarter of 2024.

Net Loss decreased by $33 million year-over-year to $36 million in the quarter due to decreased operating expenses partially offset by the decrease in gross profit.

Adjusted EBITDA was $9 million in the first quarter of 2024, increasing by $14 million year-over year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 8% in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 10 percentage points versus last year.

Conference Call

Marqeta will host a live conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time). To join the call, please dial-in 10 minutes in advance: toll-free at 1-877-407-4018 or direct at 1-201-689-8471. The conference call will also be available live via webcast online at http://investors.marqeta.com.

The telephone replay dial-in numbers are 1-844-512-2921 and 1-412-317-6671 and will be available until May 14, 2024, 8:59 p.m. Pacific time (11:59 p.m. Eastern time). The confirmation code for the replay is 13745411.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements expressed or implied in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Marqeta’s quarterly guidance; statements regarding expected accounting treatment and changes to revenue and gross profit; statements regarding Marqeta’s business plans, business strategy and the continued success and growth of our customers; statements and expectations regarding Marqeta's partnerships, new product introductions, and product capabilities, including credit card issuing; and statements made by Marqeta’s CEO and CFO. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations contained in these statements due to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following: the effect of uncertainties related to global economies, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and demand for our platform; the risk that Marqeta’s anticipated accounting treatment may be subject to further changes or developments; the risk that Marqeta is unable to further attract, retain, diversify, and expand its customer base; the risk that Marqeta is unable to drive increased profitable transactions on its platform; the risk that consumers and customers will not perceive the benefits of Marqeta’s products, including credit card issuing, as Marqeta expects; the risk that Marqeta's platform does not operate as intended resulting in system outages; the risk that Marqeta will not be able to achieve the cost structure that Marqeta currently expects; the risk that Marqeta’s solution will not achieve the expected market acceptance; the risk that competition could reduce expected demand for Marqeta’s services, including credit card issuing; the risk that changes in the regulatory landscape could adversely affect Marqeta's operations and revenues; the risk that Marqeta may be unable to maintain relationships with Issuing Banks and Card Networks; the risk that Marqeta is not able to identify and recognize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition; the risk that Marqeta is unable to successfully integrate any acquisition to businesses and related operations; the risk of financial services and banking sector instability and follow on effects to fintech companies; the risk of general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, including inflation and recessionary fears, conditions resulting from geopolitical uncertainty and instability or war; and the risk that Marqeta may be subject to additional risks due to its international business activities. Detailed information about these risks and other factors that could potentially affect Marqeta’s business, financial condition and results of operations are included in the “Risk Factors” disclosed in Marqeta's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in Marqeta’s periodic filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and Marqeta’s website at http://investors.marqeta.com.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Marqeta as of the date hereof. Marqeta disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Disclosure Information

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

About Marqeta, Inc.

Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform empowers its customers to create customized and innovative payment cards. Marqeta’s modern architecture gives its customers the ability to build more configurable and flexible payment experiences, accelerating time-to-market and democratizing access to card issuing technology. Marqeta’s open APIs provide instant access to highly scalable, cloud-based payment infrastructure that enables customers to launch and manage their own card programs, issue cards and authorize and settle payment transactions. Marqeta is headquartered in Oakland, California and is certified to operate in more than 40 countries globally.

Marqeta® is a registered trademark of Marqeta, Inc.


Marqeta, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Net revenue	$	117,968		$	217,343
Costs of revenue		33,807			128,179
Gross profit		84,161			89,164
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits		108,111			147,759
Technology		13,118			14,590
Professional services		3,870			5,437
Occupancy		1,094			1,154
Depreciation and amortization		3,537			1,980
Marketing and advertising		378			441
Other operating expenses		3,905			5,236
Total operating expenses		134,013			176,597
Loss from operations		(49,852	)		(87,433	)
Other income, net		13,926			11,672
Loss before income tax expense		(35,926	)		(75,761	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		134			(6,960	)
Net loss	$	(36,060	)	$	(68,801	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.13	)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted		517,987,361			539,744,130

Marqeta, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2024			2023
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	970,357		$	980,972
Restricted cash		8,500			8,500
Short-term investments		228,324			268,724
Accounts receivable, net		23,422			19,540
Settlements receivable, net		36,511			29,922
Network incentives receivable		54,223			53,807
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		26,830			27,233
Total current assets		1,348,167			1,388,698
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		5,814			6,488
Property and equipment, net		28,138			18,764
Intangible assets, net		34,167			35,631
Goodwill		123,523			123,523
Other assets		18,552			16,587
Total assets	$	1,558,361		$	1,589,691
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	916		$	1,420
Revenue share payable		189,864			173,645
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		147,802			161,514
Total current liabilities		338,582			336,579
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		4,080			5,126
Other liabilities		5,034			4,591
Total liabilities		347,696			346,296
Stockholders' equity :
Preferred stock		—			—
Common stock		52			52
Additional paid-in capital		2,072,692			2,067,776
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(824	)		762
Accumulated deficit		(861,255	)		(825,195	)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,210,665			1,243,395
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,558,361		$	1,589,691

Marqeta, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(36,060	)	$	(68,801	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		3,537			1,980
Share-based compensation expense		44,434			45,999
Non-cash postcombination compensation expense		—			32,430
Non-cash operating leases expense		674			607
Amortization of premium (accretion of discount) on short-term investments		(978	)		(975	)
Other		181			209
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(4,271	)		1,554
Settlements receivable		(6,589	)		6,768
Network incentives receivable		(416	)		(16,702	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		538			7,203
Accounts payable		115			224
Revenue share payable		16,219			4,674
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(16,020	)		(24,907	)
Operating lease liabilities		(938	)		(809	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		426			(10,546	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,191	)		(577	)
Capitalization of internal-use software		(5,307	)		(3,032	)
Business combination, net of cash acquired		—			(131,914	)
Purchases of short-term investments		—			(70,807	)
Maturities of short-term investments		40,000			108,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		33,502			(98,330	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including early exercised stock options, net of repurchase of early exercised unvested options		49			1,016
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units		(10,917	)		(3,746	)
Repurchase of common stock		(33,675	)		(21,826	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(44,543	)		(24,556	)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(10,615	)		(133,432	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash- Beginning of period		989,472			1,191,646
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - End of period	$	978,857		$	1,058,214

Marqeta, Inc. Financial and Operating Highlights (in thousands, except per share data or as noted) (unaudited)

	2024			2023
	First Quarter			Fourth Quarter			Third Quarter			Second Quarter			First Quarter			Year over Year Change Q1'24 vs Q1'23
Operating performance:
Net revenue	$	117,968		$	118,822		$	108,891		$	231,115		$	217,343		(46	%)
Costs of revenue		33,807			35,589			36,383			146,506			128,179		(74	%)
Gross profit		84,161			83,233			72,508			84,609			89,164		(6	%)
Gross margin		71	%		70	%		67	%		37	%		41	%	30 ppts
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits		108,111			109,203			115,846			126,788			147,759		(27	%)
Technology		13,118			13,938			13,930			13,154			14,590		(10	%)
Professional services		3,870			7,172			4,197			4,873			5,437		(29	%)
Occupancy and equipment		1,094			1,076			1,074			1,057			1,154		(5	%)
Depreciation and amortization		3,537			3,159			3,108			2,494			1,980		79	%
Marketing and advertising		378			1,219			346			561			441		(14	%)
Other operating expenses		3,905			3,804			3,833			5,103			5,236		(25	%)
Total operating expenses		134,013			139,571			142,334			154,030			176,597		(24	%)
Loss from operations		(49,852	)		(56,338	)		(69,826	)		(69,421	)		(87,433	)	43	%
Other income (expense), net		13,926			14,932			15,074			10,762			11,672		19	%
Loss before income tax expense		(35,926	)		(41,406	)		(54,752	)		(58,659	)		(75,761	)	53	%
Income tax expense (benefit)		134			(1,030	)		238			138			(6,960	)	(102	%)
Net loss	$	(36,060	)	$	(40,376	)	$	(54,990	)	$	(58,797	)	$	(68,801	)	48	%
Loss per share - basic and diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.13	)	46	%
TPV (in millions)	$	66,666		$	61,979		$	56,650		$	53,615		$	50,020		33	%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	9,228		$	3,292		$	(2,062	)	$	824		$	(4,346	)	312	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin		8	%		3	%		(2	%)		—	%		(2	%)	10 ppts
Financial condition:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	970,357		$	980,972		$	947,749		$	950,157		$	1,050,414		(8	%)
Restricted cash	$	8,500		$	8,500		$	7,800		$	9,375		$	7,800		9	%
Short-term investments	$	228,324		$	268,724		$	349,395		$	432,354		$	408,675		(44	%)
Total assets	$	1,558,361		$	1,589,691		$	1,603,249		$	1,704,143		$	1,774,183		(12	%)
Total liabilities	$	347,696		$	346,296		$	308,166		$	331,528		$	340,533		2	%
Stockholders' equity	$	1,210,665		$	1,243,395		$	1,295,083		$	1,372,615		$	1,433,650		(16	%)
ppts = percentage points

Reconciliation of GAAP to NON-GAAP Measures
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Information Regarding Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Marqeta considers Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Non-GAAP operating expenses as supplemental measures of the company’s performance that are not required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization; sharebased compensation expense; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; restructuring charges; acquisition-related expenses which consist of due diligence costs, transaction costs and integration costs related to potential or successful acquisitions, and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expenses; income tax expense (benefit); and other income (expense), net, which consists of interest income from our short-term investments, realized foreign currency gains and losses, our share of equity method investments’ profit or loss, impairment of equity method investments or other financial instruments, and gain from sale of equity method investments. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our board of directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our operating efficiencies, from period to period. Additionally, we utilize Adjusted EBITDA as an input into our calculation of our annual employee bonus plans.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue. This measure is used by management and our board of directors to evaluate our operating efficiency.

We define Non-GAAP operating expenses as total operating expenses adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; restructuring charges; and acquisition-related expenses which consists of due diligence costs, transaction costs and integration costs related to potential or successful acquisitions, and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expenses. We believe that Non-GAAP operating expenses is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our board of directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our operating efficiencies, from period to period. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Non-GAAP operating expenses should not be considered in isolation, or construed as an alternative to net loss, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of the company's liquidity. In addition, other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than Marqeta does, which limits its usefulness in comparing Marqeta’s financial results with those of other companies.

The following table shows Marqeta's GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024			2023
GAAP net revenue	$	117,968		$	217,343
GAAP net loss	$	(36,060	)	$	(68,801	)
GAAP net loss margin		(31	%)		(32	%)
GAAP total operating expenses	$	134,013		$	176,597

GAAP net loss	$	(36,060	)	$	(68,801	)
Depreciation and amortization expense		3,537			1,980
Share-based compensation expense		44,434			45,999
Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation		1,165			640
Acquisition-related expenses ⁽¹⁾		9,944			34,468
Other (income) expense, net		(13,926	)		(11,672	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		134			(6,960	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	9,228		$	(4,346	)
*Adjusted EBITDA Margin*		8	%		(2	%)

GAAP Total operating expenses	$	134,013		$	176,597
Depreciation and amortization expense		(3,537	)		(1,980	)
Share-based compensation expense		(44,434	)		(45,999	)
Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation		(1,165	)		(640	)
Acquisition-related expenses		(9,944	)		(34,468	)
Non-GAAP operating expenses	$	74,933		$	93,510
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(1) 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.

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FAQ

What was Marqeta's Total Processing Volume in the first quarter of 2024?

Marqeta reported a Total Processing Volume of $67 billion in the first quarter of 2024, showing a 33% increase year-over-year.

Why did Marqeta's Net Revenue see a 46% decrease in the first quarter of 2024?

The 46% decrease in Net Revenue was primarily due to a change in revenue presentation from the new Cash App contract effective since July 2023, impacting growth rates negatively by 58 percentage points.

What was Marqeta's Gross Profit in the first quarter of 2024?

Marqeta reported a Gross Profit of $84 million in the first quarter of 2024, down 6% year-over-year primarily due to reduced pricing from the Cash App renewal.

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