Marqeta Reports Third Quarter Net Revenue Increase of 46 Percent Year Over Year, Highlighting New Platform Expansion and Global Customer Momentum

Rhea-AI Summary

Marqeta, a leading modern card issuing platform, reported a 46% increase in net revenue to $192 million for Q3 2022, driven by a 54% growth in total processing volume (TPV) to $42 billion. Gross profit also rose by 36% year-over-year to $80 million, although the gross margin decreased to 42%. Despite these gains, the company recorded a net loss of $53 million, increasing from $45 million in Q3 2021. Marqeta launched new banking products and expanded its European data residency program, aiming to enhance customer data protection.

Positive

• Net revenue increased by 46% to $192 million year-over-year.
• Total processing volume (TPV) rose 54% to $42 billion.
• Gross profit increased by 36% to $80 million.

Negative

• Net loss widened to $53 million from $45 million year-over-year.
• Increased operating expenses by 33% to $139.6 million.

The global modern card issuer generated net revenue of $192 million in the third quarter of 2022, up 46 percent year-over-year, and 54 percent growth in third quarter total processing volume.

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Total processing volume (TPV) was $42 billion, with net revenue of $192 million. Gross profit was $80 million, an increase of 36% year over year, resulting in a gross margin of 42%. GAAP net loss was $53 million and Adjusted EBITDA loss was $14 million.

"This recent quarter serves as a great example of our continued success and the tremendous market opportunity in front of Marqeta. We signed innovative new customers in both the United States and Europe, we expanded our platform with the launch of new banking capabilities to complement our leadership in modern card issuing, and increased the global utility of our platform with our European data residency program," said Jason Gardner, Founder and CEO of Marqeta.

Recent Business Updates:

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

• Marqeta announced the launch of Marqeta for Banking, a portfolio of seven banking products, continuing the expansion of its modern card issuing platform. Marqeta for Banking provides customers with a full set of account, ACH, instant funding and direct deposit products offered through Marqeta’s bank partners, enabling its customers to build complete banking products for their end users on the company's platform.

• Marqeta announced its new data residency offering in Europe, providing additional safeguards to store the most sensitive elements of its European customers' personal data on European data servers.

• Marqeta announced a new partnership with Raiffeisen Centrobank, to power its Raiffeisen Digital Bank, enabling customers in Poland and Romania to leverage a modern, comprehensive banking experience with streamlined digital accounts and debit cards.

• Marqeta continued to be the card platform of choice for innovators looking to launch new card programs at scale, including the new Blockchain.com Visa card where user’s utilize available cryptocurrency balance to fund purchases in fiat currency, the new Uber Pro card, alongside Branch, and part of an ecosystem of partners working with Stash on its Stash Core banking system and upgraded Stock-Back® Debit Mastercard®.

Operating Highlights

In thousands, except percentages and per share data. % change is calculated over the comparable prior-year period (unaudited)		Three Months Ended September 30,							% Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,								% Change
		2022				2021						2022				2021
Financial metrics:
Net revenue	$	191,621			$	131,512			46%		$	544,401			$	361,761			50%
Gross profit	$	80,102			$	59,074			36%		$	232,877			$	155,906			49%
Gross margin		42	%			45	%					43	%			43	%
Total operating expenses	$	139,598			$	104,712			33%		$	388,362			$	280,181			49%
Net loss	$	(53,168	)		$	(45,730	)		(16)%		$	(158,454	)		$	(127,122	)		(25)%
Net loss margin		(28	)%			(35	)%					(29	)%			(35	)%
Net loss per share - basic and diluted	$	(0.10	)		$	(0.08	)		(25)%		$	(0.29	)		$	(0.42	)		31%
Key operating metric and Non-GAAP financial measures:
Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions) 1	$	42,473			$	27,569			54%		$	119,556			$	78,087			53%
Adjusted EBITDA 2	$	(13,631	)		$	(4,939	)		(176)%		$	(34,308	)		$	(13,928	)		(146)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 2		(7	)%			(4	)%					(6	)%			(4	)%
Non-GAAP operating expenses 2	$	93,733			$	64,013			46%		$	267,185			$	169,834			49%
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.

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results:

Net revenue increased by $60 million, or 46% year-over-year, rising to $192 million from $132 million in the third quarter of 2021 resulting from a 54% increase in TPV year-over-year, partially offset by unfavorable changes in our card programs mix.

Gross profit increased by 36% year-over-year, rising to $80 million from $59 million in the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to our TPV growth. Gross margin was 42% in the third quarter of 2022.

Net loss increased by $7 million to $53 million in the quarter. Our increase in gross profit was offset by increases in compensation, benefits and technology expenses as we continued our investment in our people and platform.

Total Processing Volume increased by 54% year-over-year, rising to $42 billion from $28 billion in the third quarter of 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2022 was ($14) million. Adjusted EBITDA margin was (7%) in the third quarter of 2022.

Financial Guidance

The following summarizes Marqeta's guidance for the fourth quarter of 2022:

	Fourth Quarter 2022
Net Revenue Growth	29 - 31%
Gross Profit Margin	42 - 43%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1)	Negative 5 - 6%
(1) See "Information Regarding Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and for information regarding non-availability of a forward reconciliation.

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 November 23, 2022, 8:59 p.m. Pacific time (11:59 p.m. Eastern time). The confirmation code for the replay is 13733567.

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 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; and statements made by Marqeta’ Founder and CEO. 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 the global COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies on U.S. and global economies, our business, results of operations, financial condition, demand for our platform, sales cycles and customer retention; 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 TPV on its platform; the risk that consumers and customers will not perceive the benefits of Marqeta’s products as Marqeta expects; the risk that Marqeta's technology platform, including hosted solutions, do 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; the risk that changes in the regulatory landscape adversely affects the gross interchange or other revenue Marqeta earns or adversely affects the bank and network costs Marqeta incurs; the risk that Marqeta may be unable to maintain relationships with Issuing Banks and Card Networks; general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, including inflation and recessionary fears, conditions resulting from geopolitical uncertainty and instability or war, including, the direct and indirect effects of the significant military action against Ukraine launched by Russia on U.S. and global economies, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and demand for our platform; and the risk that Marqeta may be subject to additional risks such as inflation or currency fluctuations 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, 2021, 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 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 September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Net revenue	$	191,621			$	131,512			$	544,401			$	361,761
Costs of revenue		111,519				72,438				311,524				205,855
Gross profit		80,102				59,074				232,877				155,906
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits		105,887				84,462				304,103				229,121
Technology		13,422				9,299				37,960				22,494
Professional services		6,620				4,704				17,184				12,731
Occupancy		1,125				1,091				3,388				3,083
Depreciation and amortization		935				786				2,834				2,567
Marketing and advertising		688				490				2,133				1,480
Other operating expenses		10,921				3,880				20,760				8,705
Total operating expenses		139,598				104,712				388,362				280,181
Loss from operations		(59,496	)			(45,638	)			(155,485	)			(124,275	)
Other income (expense), net		6,333				(57	)			(3,542	)			(2,706	)
Loss before income tax expense		(53,163	)			(45,695	)			(159,027	)			(126,981	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		5				35				(573	)			141
Net loss	$	(53,168	)		$	(45,730	)		$	(158,454	)		$	(127,122	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	(0.10	)		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.29	)		$	(0.42	)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted		548,990,212				538,896,513				545,614,599				302,967,155

Marqeta, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands)
	September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,204,857			$	1,247,581
Restricted cash		7,800				7,800
Marketable securities		441,132				452,875
Accounts receivable, net		12,800				13,187
Settlements receivable, net		10,350				11,266
Network incentives receivable		27,063				30,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		38,930				35,617
Total current assets		1,742,932				1,798,725
Property and equipment, net		8,030				9,687
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		9,607				11,296
Equity method investment		7,843				8,384
Other assets		6,043				2,286
Total assets	$	1,774,455			$	1,830,378
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	2,741			$	2,693
Revenue share payable		116,095				121,179
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		131,398				114,096
Total current liabilities		250,234				237,968
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		9,928				12,427
Other liabilities		1,955				6,557
Total liabilities		262,117				256,952
Stockholders' equity :
Preferred stock		—				—
Common stock		54				54
Additional paid-in capital		2,098,764				1,993,055
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(10,573	)			(2,230	)
Accumulated deficit		(575,907	)			(417,453	)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,512,338				1,573,426
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,774,455			$	1,830,378

Marqeta, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(158,454	)		$	(127,122	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,834				2,567
Share-based compensation expense		115,662				105,893
Non-cash operating leases expense		1,689				1,579
Amortization of premium on marketable securities		449				974
Impairment of other financial instruments		11,616				—
Other		445				2,999
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		271				974
Settlements receivable		916				(2,584	)
Network incentives receivable		3,336				(20,002	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(11,596	)			(6,089	)
Accounts payable		(891	)			282
Revenue share payable		(5,084	)			9,992
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		13,144				34,037
Operating lease liabilities		(2,231	)			(2,147	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(27,894	)			1,353
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,700	)			(2,251	)
Purchases of patents		(600	)			—
Purchases of marketable securities		(21,660	)			(375,089	)
Maturities of marketable securities		24,900				114,688
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		940				(262,652	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriters’ discounts and commissions		—				1,319,809
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including early exercised stock options		5,733				2,799
Proceeds from exercise of warrants		—				60
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with employee stock purchase plan		2,775				—
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units		(11,576	)			(18,448	)
Repurchases of common stock		(12,702	)			—
Payment of deferred offering costs		—				(3,134	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(15,770	)			1,301,086
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(42,724	)			1,039,787
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash- Beginning of period		1,255,381				228,233
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - End of period	$	1,212,657			$	1,268,020

Marqeta, Inc. Financial and Operating Highlights (in thousands, except per share data or as noted) (unaudited)
		2022												2021								Year over Year Change Q3'22 vs Q3'21
		Third Quarter				Second Quarter				First Quarter				Fourth Quarter				Third Quarter
Operating performance:
Net revenue		$	191,621			$	186,678			$	166,102			$	155,414			$	131,512			46	%
Costs of revenue			111,519				108,629				91,376				79,615				72,438			54	%
Gross profit			80,102				78,049				74,726				75,799				59,074			36	%
Gross margin			42	%			42	%			45	%			49	%			45	%		(3) pps
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits			105,887				97,868				100,348				88,995				84,462			25	%
Technology			13,422				13,154				11,384				11,143				9,299			44	%
Professional services			6,620				5,794				4,770				5,712				4,704			41	%
Occupancy and equipment			1,125				1,148				1,115				1,097				1,091			3	%
Depreciation and amortization			935				921				979				967				786			19	%
Marketing and advertising			688				886				559				804				490			40	%
Other operating expenses			10,921				4,995				4,843				4,811				3,880			181	%
Total operating expenses			139,598				124,766				123,998				113,529				104,712			33	%
Loss from operations			(59,496	)			(46,717	)			(49,272	)			(37,730	)			(45,638	)		30	%
Other income (expense), net			6,333				1,802				(11,677	)			142				(57	)		n/m
Loss before income tax expense			(53,163	)			(44,915	)			(60,949	)			(37,588	)			(45,695	)		16	%
Income tax expense (benefit)			5				(227	)			(351	)			(781	)			35			(86	)%
Net loss		$	(53,168	)		$	(44,688	)		$	(60,598	)		$	(36,807	)		$	(45,730	)		16	%
Loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.10	)		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.11	)		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.08	)		25	%
TPV (in millions)		$	42,473			$	40,457			$	36,626			$	33,046			$	27,569			54	%
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(13,631	)		$	(10,225	)		$	(10,453	)		$	1,162			$	(4,939	)		176	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin			(7	)%			(5	)%			(6	)%			1	%			(4	)%		(3) pps
Financial condition:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,204,857			$	1,220,273			$	1,197,257			$	1,247,581			$	1,260,220			(4	)%
Restricted cash		$	7,800			$	7,800			$	7,800			$	7,800			$	7,800			—	%
Marketable securities		$	441,132			$	444,873			$	447,046			$	452,875			$	408,954			8	%
Total assets		$	1,774,455			$	1,776,930			$	1,793,483			$	1,830,378			$	1,783,142			—	%
Total liabilities		$	262,117			$	242,373			$	249,851			$	256,952			$	209,802			25	%
Stockholders' equity		$	1,512,338			$	1,534,557			$	1,543,632			$	1,573,426			$	1,573,340			(4	) %
pps = percentage points
n/m = not meaningful

Marqeta, Inc.
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; share-based compensation expense; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; legal, financial, and tax due diligence costs related to potential acquisitions; income tax expense (benefit); and other expense (income) net, which consists of changes in the fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities (for periods prior to the IPO), realized foreign currency gains and losses, interest income from our marketable securities, our share of equity method investments’ profit or loss, and impairment of equity method investments or other financial instruments. 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 certain 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; and legal, financial, and tax due diligence costs related to potential acquisitions.

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 September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
GAAP net revenue	$	191,621			$	131,512			$	544,401			$	361,761
GAAP net loss	$	(53,168	)		$	(45,730	)		$	(158,454	)		$	(127,122	)
GAAP net loss margin		(28	)%			(35	)%			(29	)%			(35	)%
GAAP total operating expenses	$	139,598			$	104,712			$	388,362			$	280,181
GAAP net loss	$	(53,168	)		$	(45,730	)		$	(158,454	)		$	(127,122	)
Depreciation and amortization expense		935				786				2,834				2,567
Share-based compensation expense		43,509				38,965				115,662				105,893
Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation		508				614				1,768				1,553
Due diligence costs related to potential acquisitions		913				334				913				334
Other expense (income), net		(6,333	)			57				3,542				2,706
Income tax expense (benefit)		5				35				(573	)			141
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(13,631	)		$	(4,939	)		$	(34,308	)		$	(13,928	)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		(7	)%			(4	)%			(6	)%			(4	)%
GAAP Total operating expenses	$	139,598			$	104,712			$	388,362			$	280,181
Depreciation and amortization expense		(935	)			(786	)			(2,834	)			(2,567	)
Share-based compensation expense		(43,509	)			(38,965	)			(115,662	)			(105,893	)
Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation		(508	)			(614	)			(1,768	)			(1,553	)
Due diligence costs related to potential acquisitions		(913	)			(334	)			(913	)			(334	)
Non-GAAP operating expenses	$	93,733			$	64,013			$	267,185			$	169,834

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the comparable GAAP measure for the fourth quarter of 2022 is not available due to the challenges and impracticability with estimating some of the items as such items cannot be reasonably predicted and could be significant. Because of those challenges, reconciliations of such forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures are not available without unreasonable effort.

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Source: Marqeta, Inc.

FAQ

What were Marqeta's Q3 2022 net revenue figures?

Marqeta reported net revenue of $192 million for Q3 2022, a 46% increase from the previous year.

How much did Marqeta's total processing volume increase in Q3 2022?

Marqeta's total processing volume (TPV) increased by 54% to $42 billion in Q3 2022.

What was the net loss reported by Marqeta for Q3 2022?

Marqeta reported a net loss of $53 million for Q3 2022, which is an increase from a $45 million loss in Q3 2021.

What is Marqeta's guidance for Q4 2022?

Marqeta's guidance for Q4 2022 includes net revenue growth of 29-31% and a gross profit margin of 42-43%.

Which new products did Marqeta launch recently?

Marqeta launched several new banking products and expanded its European data residency program.