Paymentus Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Quarterly Revenue increased
Adjusted EBITDA increased
"Paymentus delivered another strong quarter, with revenue up
Q1 2023 Financial and Business Highlights
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Revenue was
$148.3 million 27.1% year-over-year. -
Contribution profit(1) was
$53.5 million 13.0% year-over-year. -
Gross profit was
$40.1 million 15.0% year-over-year. Adjusted gross profit(1) was$43.7 million 16.9% year-over-year. -
Net income was
$0.7 million $0.01 $2.9 million $0.02 -
Adjusted EBITDA(1) was
$8.4 million 15.7% adjusted EBITDA margin(1), an increase of56.4% year-over-year. -
Processed 108.5 million transactions in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of
23.4% from the first quarter of 2022.
(1) Descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures contribution profit, adjusted gross profit, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP earnings per share are provided below under “Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” and reconciliations are provided in the tables at the end of this release. |
Financial Guidance
Certain statements in this release, including without limitation, those in this section, are forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of such statements, refer to “Forward-Looking Statements” below and the “Risk Factors” section of Paymentus’ most recent Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 3, 2023.
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Second Quarter 2023 |
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Revenue |
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Contribution Profit |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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Fiscal-Year 2023 |
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(in thousands) |
Revenue |
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Contribution Profit |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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Paymentus does not reconcile its forward-looking guidance for non-GAAP measures because certain financial information, the probable significance of which cannot be determined, is not available and cannot be reasonably estimated. Refer to “Use of Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Measures” below for additional explanation.
The statements in this section are forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of such statements, refer to “Forward-Looking Statements” below.
Conference Call Information
In conjunction with this announcement, Paymentus will host a conference call for investors at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss first quarter 2023 results and our outlook for the remainder of 2023. The live webcast and replay will be available at the Investor Relations section of Paymentus’ website at ir.paymentus.com or click here. To participate via telephone, dial 1-833-470-1428 (
About Paymentus
Paymentus is a leading provider of cloud-based bill payment technology and solutions for more than 1,900 billers and financial institutions across
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding bookings and backlog, the continuing competitive market momentum and growth visibility, our future financial performance and our updated second quarter and full-year 2023 financial guidance. Forward-looking statements include statements containing words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to our ability to effectively manage our growth and expand our operations, including into new channels and industry verticals across different markets; our ability to expand and retain our biller, financial institution, partner and consumer base; our ability to timely implement new bookings and recognize anticipated revenue therefrom, the impact of future widespread health issues or pandemics on our operating results, liquidity and financial condition and on our employees, billers, financial institutions, partners, consumers and other key stakeholders; our ability to remain competitive; our ability to develop new product features and enhance our platform and brand; our future acquisitions and strategic investments; our ability to hire and retain experienced and talented employees; and other risks and uncertainties included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2023, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, which we expect to file with the SEC shortly after the date of this release. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
Use of Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Measures
Paymentus does not meaningfully reconcile guidance for adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, because Paymentus cannot provide guidance for the more significant reconciling items between net income and adjusted EBITDA without unreasonable effort. This is due to the fact that future period non-GAAP guidance includes adjustments for items not indicative of our core operations, which may include, without limitation, items included in the supplemental financial information for reconciliation of reported GAAP results to non-GAAP results. Such items include acquisition related amortization expense for acquired intangibles, foreign exchange gains and losses, adjustments to its income tax provision and certain other items Paymentus believes to be non-indicative of its ongoing operations. Such adjustments may be affected by changes in ongoing assumptions, judgments, as well as nonrecurring, unusual or unanticipated charges, expenses or gains/losses or other items that may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations. The exact amount of these adjustments is not currently determinable but may be significant.
Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial measures in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
Contribution profit is defined as gross profit plus other cost of revenue. Other cost of revenue equals cost of revenue less interchange and assessment fees paid by us to our payment processors. Interchange and assessment fees paid by us to our payment processors are excluded from contribution profit because we believe inclusion is less directly reflective of our operating performance as we do not control the payment channel used by consumers, which is the primary determinant of the amount of interchange and assessment fees. We use contribution profit to measure the amount available to fund our operations after interchange and assessment fees, which are directly linked to the number of transactions we process and thus our revenue and gross profit.
Adjusted gross profit is defined as gross profit adjusted for certain non-cash items, primarily stock-based compensation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before other income (expense) (which consists of interest income (expense), net and foreign exchange gain (loss)), depreciation and amortization, and income taxes, adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expense and certain nonrecurring expenses that management believes are not indicative of ongoing operations.
Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of contribution profit.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures and capitalized internal-use software development costs.
Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS are defined as net income and net income per share, respectively, excluding certain nonrecurring items such as discrete tax items, one-time expenses or other non-cash items, including amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.
We believe Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS enhance the understanding of the Company’s operating performance and enables more meaningful period to period comparisons.
We believe these non-GAAP measures provide our investors with useful information to help them evaluate our operating results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of our operating performance and enabling them to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons.
We use these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance and liquidity, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance and liquidity. There are limitations to the use of the non-GAAP measures presented in this press release. Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies; other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure, and to view our non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables for the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results included at the end of this release.
PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data) |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|
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2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
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Revenue |
|
$ |
148,328 |
|
|
$ |
116,704 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
108,250 |
|
|
|
81,850 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
40,078 |
|
|
|
34,854 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Research and development |
|
|
11,653 |
|
|
|
10,390 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
20,264 |
|
|
|
16,190 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
9,145 |
|
|
|
9,645 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
41,062 |
|
|
|
36,225 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(984 |
) |
|
|
(1,371 |
) |
Other income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Interest income (expense), net |
|
|
1,440 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Foreign exchange (loss) gain |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
448 |
|
|
|
(1,353 |
) |
Benefit from income taxes |
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
3,071 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
704 |
|
|
$ |
1,718 |
|
Net income per share |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
Basic |
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
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Diluted |
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
Weighted-average number of shares used to compute net income per share |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
Basic |
|
|
123,289,584 |
|
|
|
120,897,576 |
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Diluted |
|
|
123,792,741 |
|
|
|
125,986,510 |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income |
|
|
704 |
|
|
|
1,718 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(45 |
) |
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
697 |
|
|
$ |
1,673 |
|
PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data) |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2023 |
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|
2022 |
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Assets |
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|
|
|
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|
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Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
143,637 |
|
|
$ |
147,334 |
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1,386 |
|
|
|
2,351 |
|
Accounts and other receivables, net of allowance for expected credit losses of |
|
|
76,381 |
|
|
|
67,789 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
|
2,141 |
|
|
|
1,493 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
9,082 |
|
|
|
9,994 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
232,627 |
|
|
|
228,961 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
1,668 |
|
|
|
1,823 |
|
Capitalized internal-use software development costs, net |
|
|
49,482 |
|
|
|
46,032 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
33,808 |
|
|
|
36,017 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
131,854 |
|
|
|
131,851 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
10,453 |
|
|
|
9,561 |
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
Other long-term assets |
|
|
6,533 |
|
|
|
7,178 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
466,542 |
|
|
$ |
461,539 |
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
32,573 |
|
|
$ |
29,232 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
12,288 |
|
|
|
15,809 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
4,358 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
51,411 |
|
|
|
51,496 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
680 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |
|
|
9,313 |
|
|
|
8,608 |
|
Contract liabilities, less current portion |
|
|
4,606 |
|
|
|
2,826 |
|
Finance leases and other finance obligations, net of current portion |
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
66,502 |
|
|
|
64,360 |
|
Stockholders’ equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Preferred stock, |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Class A common stock, |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Class B common stock, |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
369,931 |
|
|
|
367,767 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
|
30,126 |
|
|
|
29,422 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
400,040 |
|
|
|
397,179 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ | 466,542 |
$ | 461,539 |
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PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In thousands) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income |
|
$ |
704 |
|
|
$ |
1,718 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
7,239 |
|
|
|
5,474 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
1,406 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,159 |
|
|
|
1,276 |
|
Non-cash lease expense |
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
755 |
|
Amortization of contract asset |
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
Provision for expected credit losses |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
95 |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts and other receivables |
|
|
(8,333 |
) |
|
|
(8,082 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current and long-term assets |
|
|
861 |
|
|
|
(161 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
3,297 |
|
|
|
4,916 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
(2,749 |
) |
|
|
862 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
(469 |
) |
|
|
(770 |
) |
Contract liabilities |
|
|
2,061 |
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
Income taxes receivable, net of payable |
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
|
|
(4,651 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
4,763 |
|
|
|
3,248 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other intangible assets acquired |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
Capitalized internal-use software development costs |
|
|
(8,219 |
) |
|
|
(6,731 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(8,286 |
) |
|
|
(7,284 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Proceeds from exercise of stock-based awards |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Financial institution funds in-transit |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,339 |
|
Payments on other financing obligations |
|
|
(1,025 |
) |
|
|
(915 |
) |
Payments on finance leases |
|
|
(102 |
) |
|
|
(74 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
|
(1,122 |
) |
|
|
2,363 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and Restricted cash |
|
|
(4,662 |
) |
|
|
(1,663 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash beginning of period |
|
|
149,685 |
|
|
|
201,829 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash end of period |
|
|
145,023 |
|
|
$ |
200,166 |
|
Reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted Cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
147,334 |
|
|
|
168,386 |
|
Restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
|
2,351 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Restricted funds held for financial institutions at beginning of period |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
33,443 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
$ |
149,685 |
|
|
$ |
201,829 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
|
143,637 |
|
|
|
163,384 |
|
Restricted cash at end of period |
|
|
1,386 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Restricted funds held for financial institutions at end of period |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,782 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash at end of period |
|
$ |
145,023 |
|
|
$ |
200,166 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds |
|
$ |
616 |
|
|
$ |
173 |
|
Non-cash investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable |
|
$ |
119 |
|
|
$ |
123 |
|
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange of operating lease obligations |
|
$ |
1,356 |
|
|
$ |
297 |
|
PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
The following tables set forth our non-GAAP financial measures with reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Contribution Profit
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
(in thousands) |
|
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Gross Profit |
$ |
40,078 |
|
|
$ |
34,854 |
|
Plus: other cost of revenue |
|
13,453 |
|
|
|
12,531 |
|
Contribution Profit |
$ |
53,531 |
|
|
$ |
47,385 |
|
Adjusted Gross Profit
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Gross profit |
$ |
40,078 |
|
|
$ |
34,854 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
45 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Amortization |
|
3,567 |
|
|
|
2,510 |
|
Adjusted gross profit |
$ |
43,690 |
|
|
$ |
37,364 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Net income — GAAP |
$ |
704 |
|
|
$ |
1,718 |
|
Interest (income) expense, net |
|
(1,440 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
|
(256 |
) |
|
|
(3,071 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
7,239 |
|
|
|
5,474 |
|
EBITDA |
$ |
6,247 |
|
|
$ |
4,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) |
|
8 |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
2,159 |
|
|
|
1,276 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
8,414 |
|
|
$ |
5,379 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
15.7 |
% |
|
|
11.4 |
% |
PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
Free Cash Flow
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
4,763 |
|
|
$ |
3,248 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment and software |
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
Other intangible assets acquired |
|
-- |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
Capitalized internal-use software development costs |
|
(8,219 |
) |
|
|
(6,731 |
) |
Free cash flow |
$ |
(3,523 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,036 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
$ |
(8,286 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,284 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
$ |
(1,122 |
) |
|
$ |
2,363 |
|
Non-GAAP Net Income & Non-GAAP EPS
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
(in thousands) |
|
|||||
Net income |
$ |
704 |
|
|
$ |
1,718 |
|
Excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (1) |
|
2,224 |
|
|
|
2,007 |
|
Non-GAAP net income |
$ |
2,928 |
|
|
$ |
3,725 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Weighted-average shares of common stock — diluted |
|
123,792,741 |
|
|
|
125,986,510 |
|
Non-GAAP earnings per share — diluted |
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
(1) Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes amortization of intangibles acquired in (i) the purchase of PROFIT Financial, Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2022, (ii) the purchase of PayVeris LLC in the third quarter of 2021, and (iii) the purchase of Finovera, Inc. in the third quarter of 2021. Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 includes amortization of intangibles acquired in (i) the purchase of PayVeris LLC in the third quarter of 2021 and (ii) the purchase of Finovera, Inc. in the third quarter of 2021. |
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At the Company
Sanjay Kalra
Chief Financial Officer
Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
ir@paymentus.com
Investor Relations
David
paymentus@kcsa.com
Media Relations
Tony Labriola
tony@thinkinsideout.com
Source: Paymentus
