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Green Dot Reports Fourth Quarter 2015 Non-GAAP Total Operating Revenues of $151.0M, Adjusted EBITDA of $12.7M and Non-GAAP EPS of $0.06

February 24, 2016 4:05 PM

Receives Regulatory Approval to Engage in Consumer Lending

Provides 2016 Outlook

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015.

For the fourth quarter of 2015, Green Dot reported GAAP revenue of $150.9 million, non-GAAP total operating revenues1 of $151.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $12.7 million. Green Dot also reported $0.12 in GAAP diluted loss per common share and $0.06 in non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share1. As of December 31, 2015, Green Dot generated $156.7 million in net cash from operations, which was approximately $20 million greater than forecast, primarily due to the timing of working capital. Unencumbered cash at the holding company was $80 million.

Green Dot Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Streit said, “Despite the impact of the previously-disclosed headwinds or ‘Detour’ on our roadmap to growth, our full year consolidated results were very strong as a result of the contributions of our acquired businesses in 2014 and 2015, and our integration of those acquisitions into the Green Dot platform, enabling us to recognize synergies. As such, our full year consolidated results posted double-digit growth with both consolidated revenue and adjusted EBITDA both up approximately 15%. EPS remained flat as a result of slightly higher year-over-year interest expense and D&A expense, and because the year-over-year adjusted EBITDA declines we experienced in our legacy business lines largely offset the gains delivered by our acquired entities on a per share basis.”

“We believe we are beginning to emerge from the headwinds in our legacy business and are now poised for growth in 2017. We have already launched a new category of prepaid products with superior unit economics at all Walmart stores nationwide, replacing those products that contributed to our legacy business headwinds. The remaining 90,000+ Green Dot retailer locations will begin selling the new products over the course of Q1 with full national roll-out by end of April. We expect to launch a new MoneyPak product with enhanced risk controls in first half of the year, which should blunt the impact of the removal of the original MoneyPak last year. Our business development pipeline is robust, as evidenced by the new OneMain agreement and the many new distribution partnerships signed since the last quarter. Our regulators at the Federal Reserve and the State of Utah have granted approval for Green Dot Bank to use its banking charter to engage in consumer lending beginning with a secured credit card product while our innovative lending marketplace, Green Dot Money, is on track for a summer launch. We believe our hard work, dedication and focus on fulfilling our long-term strategic roadmap is beginning to show we have weathered the storm and are on the right path to driving material EPS growth as the next phase of that roadmap.”

GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to the fourth quarter of 2014:

Non-GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to the fourth quarter of 2014:1

The following table shows the Company's quarterly key business metrics for each of the last eight calendar quarters. Please refer to the Company's latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of the key business metrics.

2015 2014
Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
(In millions)
Number of cash transfers 9.71 9.53 9.55 10.09 12.49 12.49 12.55 12.60
Number of tax refunds processed 0.06 0.10 2.00 8.52
Number of active cards at quarter end 4.50 4.51 4.80 5.38 4.72 4.63 4.72 4.74
Gross dollar volume $ 5,441 $ 5,040 $ 5,177 $ 6,350 $ 5,138 $ 4,634 $ 4,668 $ 5,335
Purchase volume $ 3,866 $ 3,676 $ 3,829 $ 4,684 $ 3,547 $ 3,363 $ 3,420 $ 3,885

Selected Business Updates

Green Dot is pleased to announce the following business developments, which all map to Green Dot’s previously-disclosed long-term strategic plan.

Banking Services:

Business Development:

Capital Allocation:

Technology:

Operations:

New Products:

“While we expect to experience continuing headwinds in our legacy business over the course of 2016, we believe we can see a recovery in sight as we roll out new prepaid products with better unit economics at all Green Dot locations nationwide and as those new more profitable cards that are going on the rack gradually replace the older less profitable cards that are coming off the rack. While our logistics and supply chain team is busy rolling out these new card products, our technology team is busy deploying the new technology born from approximately three years of investment in the modernization of our fintech underpinnings. Our new processing platform is 30% rolled out with full migration planned by end of the year and our new GoBank Product Technology Platform now powers all our new prepaid products, replacing multiple legacy and less efficient prepaid product platforms that drove our previous category of products. We expect to generate operating expense savings in 2016 and 2017 as we continue to benefit from the ongoing integration of acquired companies and the efficiencies from our new processing and product platforms. As an offset to all the great savings opportunities in 2016, we will be absorbing unusual incremental launch expenses of $11 million associated with the manufacturing of new prepaid packaging and sending in merchandisers to nearly 100,000 retailer locations to replace and destroy the old product,” said Green Dot Chief Financial Officer, Mark Shifke.

Outlook for 2016

Green Dot has provided its outlook for 2016. Green Dot’s outlook is based on a number of assumptions that Green Dot 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.

In 2016, Green Dot will incur unusual incremental launch expenses for the cost of deploying hundreds of merchandisers to Green Dot’s network of nearly 100,000 retail locations for the purpose of removing and destroying old inventory and replacing that old inventory with new inventory. As such, we are presenting our 2016 outlook including and excluding the unusual incremental launch expenses.

Non-GAAP Total Operating Revenues2

Adjusted EBITDA2

Non-GAAP EPS2

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 154.0 $ 158.0
Depreciation and amortization* (42.2 ) (42.2 )
Net interest income (0.4 ) (0.4 )
Non-GAAP pre-tax income $ 111.4 $ 115.4
Tax impact** (41.1 ) (42.6 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 70.3 $ 72.8
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding** 52.0 52.0
Non-GAAP earnings per share $ 1.35 $ 1.40
Range
Low High
(In millions)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 165.0 $ 169.0
Depreciation and amortization* (42.2 ) (42.2 )
Net interest income (0.4 ) (0.4 )
Non-GAAP pre-tax income $ 122.4 $ 126.4
Tax impact** (45.2 ) (46.6 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 77.2 $ 79.8
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding** 52.0 52.0
Non-GAAP earnings per share $ 1.48 $ 1.53
* Excludes the impact of amortization on acquired intangible assets
** Assumes an effective tax rate of 36.9%
1 Reconciliations of total operating revenues to non-GAAP total operating revenues, net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and net income (loss) 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.
2 Reconciliations of forward-looking guidance for these non-GAAP financial measures to their respective, most directly comparable projected GAAP financial measures are provided in the tables immediately following the reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2015 financial results today at 5:00 p.m. ET. In addition to the conference call, there will be a webcast presentation of accompanying slides accessible on the Company's investor relations website. Hosting the call will be Steve Streit, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Shifke, Chief Financial Officer. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (888) 348-8307, or for international callers (412) 902-4242. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176, or for international callers (858) 384-5517; and entering the conference ID 10079782. The replay of the webcast will be available until Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The call will be webcast live from the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.greendot.com/.

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 regarding the Company's future performance contained under "Outlook for 2016" and in the quotes of its executive officers 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 timing and impact of revenue growth activities, the Company's dependence on revenues derived from Walmart and three other retail distributors, impact of competition, the Company's reliance on retail distributors for the promotion of its products and services, demand for the Company's new and existing products and services, continued and improving returns from the Company's investments in new growth initiatives, potential difficulties in integrating operations of acquired entities and acquired technologies, the Company's ability to operate in a highly regulated environment, changes to existing laws or regulations affecting the Company's operating methods or economics, the Company'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 the Company's involvement litigation or investigations. These and other risks are discussed in greater detail in the Company'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 the Company'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, 2016, and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information as a result of future events or developments.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), the Company uses measures of operating results that are adjusted to exclude net interest income and expense; income tax benefit and expense; depreciation and amortization; employee stock-based compensation expense; stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense; contingent consideration; other charges and income; transaction costs; and impairment charges. This earnings release includes non-GAAP total operating revenues, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share, non-GAAP weighted-average shares issued and outstanding and adjusted EBITDA. It also includes full-year 2016 guidance for non-GAAP total operating revenues and adjusted EBITDA. 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 the Company's financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company's non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company 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. The Company's management regularly uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate the Company's business and make operating decisions. For additional information regarding the Company's use of non-GAAP financial measures and the items excluded by the Company from one or more of its historic and projected non-GAAP financial measures, investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of the Company'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 the Company's website at http://ir.greendot.com/.

About Green Dot

Green Dot Corporation, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a pro-consumer financial technology innovator with a mission to provide a full range of affordable and accessible financial services to the masses. Green Dot is the largest provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards and cash reload processing services in the United States. Green Dot is also a leader in mobile technology and mobile banking with its award-winning GoBank mobile checking account and a top 20 debit card issuer among all banks and credit unions in the country. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, TPG, Green Dot is additionally the largest processor of tax refund disbursements in the U.S. Green Dot's products and services are available to consumers through a large-scale "branchless bank" distribution network of more than 100,000 U.S. retail locations, thousands of neighborhood financial service center locations, online, in the leading app stores and through approximately 25,000 tax preparation offices and leading online tax preparation providers. Green Dot Corporation is headquartered in Pasadena, Calif., with additional facilities throughout the United States and in Shanghai, China.

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except par value)
Assets
Current assets:
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents $ 772,128 $ 724,158
Federal funds sold 1 480
Restricted cash 5,793 2,015
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value 49,106 46,650
Settlement assets 69,165 148,694
Accounts receivable, net 44,165 48,917
Prepaid expenses and other assets 30,511 22,458
Income tax receivable 6,434 16,290
Total current assets 977,303 1,009,662
Restricted cash 2,152
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value 132,433 73,781
Loans to bank customers, net of allowance for loan losses of $426 and $444 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 6,279 6,550
Prepaid expenses and other assets 6,416 6,034
Property and equipment, net 78,877 77,284
Deferred expenses 14,509 17,326
Net deferred tax assets 3,864 4,299
Goodwill and intangible assets 473,779 417,200
Total assets $ 1,693,460 $ 1,614,288
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 37,186 $ 36,444
Deposits 652,145 565,401
Obligations to customers 61,300 98,052
Settlement obligations 5,074 4,484
Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts 1,067 1,224
Other accrued liabilities 89,647 79,137
Deferred revenue 22,901 24,418
Note payable 20,966 20,966
Total current liabilities 890,286 830,126
Other accrued liabilities 37,894 31,495
Note payable 100,686 121,651
Net deferred tax liabilities 1,272 2,026
Total liabilities 1,030,138 985,298
Stockholders’ equity:
Convertible Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 10 shares authorized as of December 31, 2015 and 2014; 2 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 2 2
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2015 and 2014; 50,502 and 51,146 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 51 51
Additional paid-in capital 379,376 383,296
Retained earnings 284,108 245,693
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (215 ) (52 )
Total stockholders’ equity 663,322 628,990
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,693,460 $ 1,614,288

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues:
Card revenues and other fees $ 75,179 $ 65,149 $ 318,083 $ 253,155
Processing and settlement service revenues 27,607 43,437 182,614 179,289
Interchange revenues 48,142 44,414 196,523 178,040
Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2,391 ) (2,520 ) (8,932 )
Total operating revenues 150,928 150,609 694,700 601,552
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses 60,444 62,185 230,441 235,227
Compensation and benefits expenses 44,856 34,418 168,226 123,083
Processing expenses 23,928 20,160 102,144 79,053
Other general and administrative expenses 33,479 33,576 134,560 105,200
Total operating expenses 162,707 150,339 635,371 542,563
Operating (loss) income (11,779 ) 270 59,329 58,989
Interest income 1,113 1,066 4,737 4,064
Interest expense (1,434 ) (1,214 ) (5,944 ) (1,276 )
Other income 760 7,129
(Loss) income before income taxes (12,100 ) 882 58,122 68,906
Income tax (benefit) expense (6,027 ) 1,727 19,707 26,213
Net (loss) income (6,073 ) (845 ) 38,415 42,693
Loss (income) attributable to preferred stock 177 60 (1,102 ) (4,842 )
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders $ (5,896 ) $ (785 ) $ 37,313 $ 37,851
Basic (loss) earnings per common share: $ (0.12 ) $ (0.02 ) $ 0.73 $ 0.92
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share: $ (0.12 ) $ (0.02 ) $ 0.72 $ 0.90
Basic weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding: 50,500 46,793 51,332 40,907
Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding: 51,168 47,744 51,875 41,770

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014
(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net income $ 38,415 $ 42,693
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 38,509 32,454
Amortization of intangible assets 23,205 4,530
Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts 63,294 38,273
Employee stock-based compensation 27,011 20,329
Stock-based retailer incentive compensation 2,520 8,932
Amortization of premium on available-for-sale investment securities 1,167 1,105
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (8,200 ) (698 )
Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,535 289
Impairment of capitalized software 5,881
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (406 ) 463
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (56,462 ) (30,479 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (5,766 ) 1,086
Deferred expenses 2,817 (1,887 )
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 15,191 1,167
Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts (157 ) (48,706 )
Deferred revenue (1,617 ) (319 )
Income tax receivable 9,995 29
Other, net (212 ) (44 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 156,720 69,217
Investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities (195,132 ) (212,446 )
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities 84,435 153,265
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities 47,953 136,425
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash (199 ) 1,360
Payments for acquisition of property and equipment (47,837 ) (39,338 )
Net principal collections on loans 271 352
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (65,209 ) (226,964 )
Net cash used in investing activities (175,718 ) (187,346 )
Financing activities
Borrowings from note payable 150,000
Repayments of borrowings from note payable (22,500 )
Borrowings on revolving line of credit 30,001
Repayments on revolving line of credit (30,001 )
Proceeds from exercise of options 3,832 9,960
Excess tax benefits from exercise of options 222 3,945
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (5,124 ) (3,224 )
Net increase in deposits 86,744 345,821
Net increase (decrease) in obligations to customers 45,372 (79,442 )
Contingent consideration payments (1,071 ) (242 )
Repurchase of Class A common stock (40,986 )
Deferred financing costs (7,672 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 66,489 419,146
Net increase in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold 47,491 301,017
Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold, beginning of year 724,638 423,621
Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold, end of period $ 772,129 $ 724,638
Cash paid for interest $ 4,410 $ 1,276
Cash paid for income taxes $ 9,892 $ 21,602

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Year Ended December 31, 2015
Processing and
Settlement Corporate and
Account Services Services Other Total
(In thousands)
Operating revenues $ 531,410 $ 195,000 $ (31,710 ) $ 694,700
Operating expenses 440,669 133,539 61,163 635,371
Operating income $ 90,741 $ 61,461 $ (92,873 ) $ 59,329

Beginning in 2015, the Company's operations are comprised of two reportable segments, Account Services and Processing and Settlement Services. The Account Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from the Company's branded and private label deposit account programs. These programs include Green Dot-branded and affinity-branded GPR card accounts, private label GPR card accounts, checking accounts and open-loop gift cards. The Processing and Settlement Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from reload services through the Green Dot Network and the Company's tax refund processing services. The Corporate and Other segment primarily consists of unallocated corporate expenses, depreciation and amortization, intercompany eliminations and other costs that are not considered when the Company's management evaluates segment performance.

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,
2015 2014 2015 2014
(In thousands)
Total operating revenues $ 150,928 $ 150,609 $ 694,700 $ 601,552
Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2)(4) 2,391 2,520 8,932
Contra-revenue advertising costs (3)(4) 118 1,977
Non-GAAP total operating revenues $ 151,046 $ 153,000 $ 699,197 $ 610,484

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income (1)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income $ (6,073 ) $ (845 ) $ 38,415 $ 42,693
Employee stock-based compensation expense (5) 7,935 6,177 27,011 20,329
Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2) 2,391 2,520 8,932
Amortization of acquired intangibles (6) 6,081 3,800 23,205 4,530
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (6) (684 ) (698 ) (8,200 ) (698 )
Other charges (income) (7) 44 (62 ) 2,619 (6,431 )
Transaction costs (6) 526 4,182 1,330 6,681
Amortization of deferred financing costs (7) 383 1,534
Impairment charges (7) 142 5,881
Income tax effect (8) (5,076 ) (6,629 ) (22,367 ) (12,109 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 3,278 $ 8,316 $ 71,948 $ 63,927
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share*
GAAP $ (0.12 ) $ (0.02 ) $ 0.72 $ 0.90
Non-GAAP $ 0.06 $ 0.16 $ 1.35 $ 1.35
Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding
GAAP 51,168 47,744 51,875 41,770
Non-GAAP 52,687 51,532 53,422 47,385
* Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding are provided in the next table.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average

Shares Issued and Outstanding (1)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
(In thousands)
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding* 51,168 47,744 51,875 41,770
Assumed conversion of weighted-average shares of preferred stock 1,519 3,573 1,518 5,235
Weighted-average shares subject to repurchase 215 29 380
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding 52,687 51,532 53,422 47,385
* Represents the diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock for the periods indicated.

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Supplemental Detail on Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Issued and Outstanding

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
(In thousands)
Stock outstanding as of December 31:
Class A common stock 50,502 51,146 50,502 51,146
Preferred stock (on an as-converted basis) 1,519 1,515 1,519 1,515
Total stock outstanding as of December 31: 52,021 52,661 52,021 52,661
Weighting adjustment (2 ) (2,080 ) 858 (6,139 )
Dilutive potential shares:
Stock options 316 584 293 640
Restricted stock units 345 363 243 220
Employee stock purchase plan 7 4 7 3
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding 52,687 51,532 53,422 47,385

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (1)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
(In thousands)
Net (loss) income $ (6,073 ) $ (845 ) $ 38,415 $ 42,693
Net interest expense (income) (4) 321 148 1,207 (2,788 )
Income tax (benefit) expense (6,027 ) 1,727 19,707 26,213
Depreciation of property and equipment (4) 10,448 9,004 38,509 32,454
Employee stock-based compensation expense (4)(5) 7,935 6,177 27,011 20,329
Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2)(4) 2,391 2,520 8,932
Amortization of acquired intangibles (4)(6) 6,081 3,800 23,205 4,530
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (4)(6) (684 ) (698 ) (8,200 ) (698 )
Other charges (income) (4)(7) 44 (62 ) 2,619 (6,431 )
Transaction costs (4)(6) 526 4,182 1,330 6,681
Impairment charges (4)(7) 142 5,881
Adjusted EBITDA $ 12,713 $ 25,824 $ 152,204 $ 131,915
Non-GAAP total operating revenues $ 151,046 $ 153,000 $ 699,197 $ 610,484
Adjusted EBITDA/non-GAAP total operating revenues (adjusted EBITDA margin) 8.4 % 16.9 % 21.8 % 21.6 %

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Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

Projected GAAP Total Operating Revenue (1)

(Unaudited)

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Total operating revenues $ 699.6 $ 704.6
Contra-revenue advertising costs (3)(4) 0.4 0.4
Non-GAAP total operating revenues $ 700.0 $ 705.0

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

Projected Adjusted EBITDA (1)

(Unaudited)

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Net income $ 40.2 $ 42.7
Adjustments (9) 113.8 115.3
Adjusted EBITDA $ 154.0 $ 158.0
Non-GAAP total operating revenues $ 705.0 $ 700.0
Adjusted EBITDA / Non-GAAP total operating revenues (Adjusted EBITDA margin) 22 % 23 %

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

Projected GAAP Net Income (1)

(Unaudited)

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Net income $ 40.2 $ 42.7
Adjustments (9) 30.1 30.1
Non-GAAP net income $ 70.3 $ 72.8
Diluted earnings per share*
GAAP $ 0.80 $ 0.85
Non-GAAP $ 1.35 $ 1.40
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding**
GAAP 50.0 50.0
Non-GAAP 52.0 52.0
* Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding are provided in the next table.
** Diluted weighted-average Class A shares issued and outstanding is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods indicated.

GREEN DOT CORPORATION

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

Projected GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Issued and Outstanding (1)

(Unaudited)

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding* 50.0 50.0
Assumed conversion of weighted-average shares of preferred stock 2.0 2.0
Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding 52.0 52.0
* Represents the diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock for the periods indicated.

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

Projected Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Incremental Launch Expense (1)

(Unaudited)

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Net income $ 40.2 $ 42.7
Adjustments (9) 113.8 115.3
Incremental launch expense (9) $ 11.0 $ 11.0
Adjusted EBITDA $ 165.0 $ 169.0
Non-GAAP total operating revenues $ 705.0 $ 700.0
Adjusted EBITDA / Non-GAAP total operating revenues (Adjusted EBITDA margin) 23 % 24 %

Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

Projected GAAP Net Income Excluding Incremental Launch Expense (1)

(Unaudited)

Range
Low High
(In millions)
Net income $ 40.2 $ 42.7
Adjustments (9) 30.1 30.1
Incremental launch expense (9) 6.9 6.9
Non-GAAP net income $ 77.2 $ 79.7
Diluted earnings per share*
GAAP $ 0.80 $ 0.85
Non-GAAP $ 1.48 $ 1.53
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding**
GAAP 50.0 50.0
Non-GAAP 52.0 52.0
* Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding are provided in the previous table.
** Diluted weighted-average Class A shares issued and outstanding is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods indicated.

(1)

To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company 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 we do. These financial measures are adjusted to eliminate the impact of items that the Company does not consider indicative of its core operating performance. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate.

The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures it presents are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s operating performance for the following reasons:

The Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures:

The Company 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 the Company’s results of operations as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

(2)

This expense consists of the recorded fair value of the shares of Class A common stock for which the Company’s right to repurchase has lapsed pursuant to the terms of the May 2010 agreement under which they were issued to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a contra-revenue component of the Company’s total operating revenues. The Company does not believe these non-cash expenses are reflective of ongoing operating results. Our right to repurchase any shares issued to Walmart fully lapsed during the three months ended June 30, 2015. As a result, we will no longer recognize stock-based retailer incentive compensation in future periods.

(3)

This expense consists of certain co-op advertising costs recognized as contra-revenue under GAAP. The Company believes the substance of the costs incurred are a result of advertising and is not reflective of ongoing total operating revenues. The Company believes that excluding co-op advertising costs from total operating revenues facilitates the comparison of our financial results to the Company's historical operating results. Prior to 2015, the Company did not have any co-op advertising costs recorded as contra-revenue.

(4)

The Company does not include any income tax impact of the associated non-GAAP adjustment to non-GAAP total operating revenues or adjusted EBITDA, as the case may be, because each of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided before income tax expense.

(5)

This expense consists primarily of expenses for employee stock options and restricted stock units. Employee stock-based compensation expense is not comparable from period to period due to changes in the fair market 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) and is not a key measure of the Company’s operations. The Company excludes employee stock-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP financial measures primarily because it consists of non-cash expenses that the Company does not believe are reflective of ongoing operating results. Further, the Company believes that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of employee stock-based compensation to its results of operations.

(6)

The Company excludes certain income and expenses that are the result of acquisitions. These acquisition related adjustments include 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 the Company recording expenses or fair value adjustments in its GAAP financial statements. The Company analyzes the performance of its operations without regard to these adjustments. In determining whether any acquisition related adjustment is appropriate, the Company takes into consideration, among other things, how such adjustments would or would not aid in the understanding of the performance of its operations.

(7)

The Company 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 the Company's GAAP financial statements, the Company excludes them in it's non-GAAP financial measures because the Company believes these items may limit the comparability of ongoing operations with prior and future periods. These adjustments include amortization attributable to deferred financing costs, impairment charges related to internal-use software and other charges related to gain or loss contingencies. In determining whether any such adjustments is appropriate, the Company takes into consideration, among other things, how such adjustments would or would not aid in the understanding of the performance of its operations.

(8)

Represents the tax effect for the related non-GAAP measure adjustments using the Company's year to date effective tax rate.

(9)

These amounts represent estimated adjustments for net interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, employee stock-based compensation expense, stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense, contingent consideration, other income and expenses and transaction costs. Employee stock-based compensation expense and stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense include assumptions about the future fair market 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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