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Exhibit 99.1
PayPal reports first quarter 2017 results and raises financial guidance for full year
Q1 GAAP EPS increased 6% to $0.32, non-GAAP EPS increased 19% to $0.44
$5 billion stock repurchase authorization announced


SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 26, 2017 - Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:PYPL) today announced first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2017.

Financial highlights for the first quarter include:
Revenue growth of 17% to $2.975 billion, or 19% on a foreign currency neutral (FX-neutral) basis
GAAP operating margin down 150 basis points to 14.5% and non-GAAP operating margin expanded 50 basis points to 21.6%
GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) growth of 6% to $0.32, non-GAAP EPS growth of 19% to $0.44
Operating cash flow of $751 million, free cash flow of $603 million
$517 million returned to stockholders through stock repurchases

Operating highlights for the first quarter include:
6.0 million active customer accounts added, ended the quarter with 203 million active customer accounts, including 16 million merchant accounts
1.7 billion payment transactions, up 23%
32 payment transactions per active account on a trailing twelve months basis, up 12%
$99 billion in total payment volume (TPV), up 23%, or 25% on an FX-neutral basis

“With another quarter of strong financial results, we continue to deliver on our vision to democratize financial services for our consumers and drive the global transition from cash to digital payments,” said Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal. “We are deepening our merchant offerings and relationships, and expanding our network of strategic partnerships to make PayPal more available in new contexts and new markets.”

Returning Value to Stockholders with Stock Repurchase

PayPal announced today that its board of directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program, under which the company may repurchase up to $5 billion in outstanding common stock. This program will become effective after completion of the company's January 2016 stock repurchase program. As of March 31, 2017, approximately $488 million remained available for stock repurchases under this prior authorization.

Strategic Partnerships

PayPal recently announced an expansion of its relationship with Google. PayPal will be available in the Android Pay wallet in the United States and accepted as a way to pay at the millions of retailers that accept Android Pay at the point of sale.

In addition, PayPal announced a partnership agreement with Wells Fargo, adding another issuer to the companies working with PayPal and expanding its services at the point of sale. PayPal also extended its partnership with Visa into the Asia-Pacific region.








Expanding Value Proposition through Product Innovation

PayPal’s mobile-first approach to product development is driving increasing engagement across the platform. In the quarter, 32% of payment volume came through a mobile device and mobile payment volume increased 51% over the same period last year to approximately $32 billion. In addition, Venmo, the company's social payments platform, processed $6.8 billion of TPV, more than doubling its volume versus the first quarter of 2016.

PayPal finished the quarter with more than 53 million consumer accounts opted in to One Touch. In addition, more than five million merchant customers and 75% of the Internet Retailer 100 now offer One Touch on their mobile and desktop shopping experiences.

In the first quarter, PayPal announced its agreement to acquire TIO Networks Corp. ("TIO") for approximately $233 million. TIO is a leading multi-channel bill payment processor in North America and processed more than $7 billion in bill payments in its fiscal 2016. The company’s digital platform, and physical network of agent locations make paying bills simpler, faster, and more affordable. By integrating bill payment, PayPal will add another key service to its global payments platform and become a greater part of its consumers’ everyday financial lives. On April 10, 2017 shareholders of TIO approved the acquisition, which is expected to close in the second half of 2017, subject to certain closing conditions.



First Quarter 2017 Financial and Operational Highlights
 
First Quarter
(presented in millions, except per share data and percentages)
2017
2016
YoY Growth
FX-Neutral YoY Growth
Total Payment Volume (TPV)
$99,327
$81,056
$18,271
23%
25%
GAAP
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$2,975
$2,544
$431
17%
19%
Operating margin(1)
14.5%
16.0%
**
(150)bps
N/A
Effective tax rate
12.3%
13.5%
**
(120)bps
N/A
Net income
$384
$365
$19
5%
N/A
Earnings per diluted share
$0.32
$0.30
$0.02
6%
N/A
Net cash provided by operating activities
$751
$738
$13
2%
N/A
Non-GAAP
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$2,975
$2,544
$431
17%
19%
Operating margin
21.6%
21.1%
**
50bps
N/A
Effective tax rate
17.8%
18.1%
**
(30)bps
N/A
Net income
$534
$452
$82
18%
N/A
Earnings per diluted share
$0.44
$0.37
$0.07
19%
N/A
Free cash flow
$603
$605
$(2)
0%
N/A
(1) First quarter 2017 GAAP operating margin was impacted by $40 million of restructuring charges.
** Not meaningful.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments - PayPal’s cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $6.4 billion as of March 31, 2017.












2017 Financial Guidance
Full Year 2017 Revenue and Earnings Raised
PayPal expects revenue to grow 15 - 17% at current spot rates and 17 - 19% on an FX-neutral basis, to a range of $12.520 - $12.720 billion.
PayPal expects GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.28 - $1.33 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.74 - $1.79.
Estimated non-GAAP amounts above for the twelve months ending December 31, 2017, reflect adjustments of approximately $800 - $840 million, primarily representing estimated stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes in the range of $660 - $690 million.

Second Quarter 2017
PayPal expects revenue to grow 15% - 17% at current spot rates and 17% - 19% on an FX-neutral basis, to a range of $3.050 - $3.100 billion.
PayPal expects GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.30 - $0.32 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.41 - $0.43.
Estimated non-GAAP amounts above for the three months ending June 30, 2017, reflect adjustments of approximately $205 - $220 million, primarily representing estimated stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes in the range of $180 - $190 million.

 
Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance" for important additional information.


Quarterly Conference Call and Webcast

PayPal Holdings, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2017 results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. A live webcast of the conference call, together with a slide presentation that includes supplemental financial information and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP and non-GAAP pro forma measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, can be accessed through the company's Investor Relations website at https://investor.paypal-corp.com. In addition, an archive of the webcast will be accessible for 90 days through the same link.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. uses its Investor Relations website (https://investor.paypal-corp.com), its PayPal Stories Blog (https://www.paypal.com/stories/us), Twitter handle (@PayPal), LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/paypal), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/PayPalUSA/) and YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/paypal) as a means of disclosing information about the company and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels in addition to PayPal’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls and webcasts.

About PayPal

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 203 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates





better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies. For more information on PayPal, visit https://www.paypal.com/about. For PayPal financial information, visit https://investor.paypal-corp.com.

Presentation

All growth rates represent year-over-year comparisons, except as otherwise noted. FX-neutral results are calculated by translating the current period local currency results by the prior period exchange rate. FX-neutral growth rates are calculated by comparing the current period FX-neutral results by the prior period results, excluding the impact from hedging activities. All amounts in tables are presented in U.S. dollars, rounded to the nearest millions, except as otherwise noted. As a result, certain amounts may not sum or recalculate using the rounded dollar amounts provided.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the following financial measures defined as “non-GAAP financial measures” by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP effective tax rate and free cash flow. For an explanation of the foregoing non-GAAP measures, please see “Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance” included in this press release. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, the company has included certain pro forma adjustments in its presentation of certain historical revenue measures. The company believes that this presentation provides investors a consistent basis for assessing the company’s performance and helps to facilitate comparisons across different periods. These pro forma adjustments reflect items that are factually supportable, directly attributable to the separation of the company from eBay Inc. on July 17, 2015, and expected to have a continuing impact on the company’s results of operations. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP pro forma comparisons to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, see “Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance,” “Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Margin,” “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income, GAAP Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Diluted EPS and GAAP Effective Tax Rate to Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate,” “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Revenues by Type to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Type, and GAAP Net Revenues by Geography to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Geography” and “Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the future results of operations, financial condition, expectations and plans of PayPal Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries that reflect PayPal’s current projections and forecasts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projected financial results for second quarter and the full year 2017, the planned acquisition of TIO and projected future growth of PayPal’s businesses. Forward-looking statements are based upon various estimates and assumptions, as well as information known to PayPal as of the date of this press release, and are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied by forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: changes in political, business and economic conditions, including any regional general economic downturn or crisis and any conditions that affect payments or e-commerce growth; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the competitive, regulatory, payment card association-related and other risks





specific to the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom and Paydiant products, especially as PayPal continues to expand geographically and introduce new products and as new laws and regulations related to payments and financial services come into effect; the impact of PayPal's customer choice initiatives, including on its funding mix and transaction expense; PayPal’s ability to successfully react to the increasing importance of mobile payments and mobile commerce; PayPal’s ability to deal with the increasingly competitive environment for its businesses, including competition for consumers and merchants; the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings and PayPal's need and ability to manage other regulatory, tax and litigation risks as its products and services are offered in more jurisdictions and applicable laws become more restrictive; changes to PayPal's capital allocation or management of operating cash; uncertainty surrounding the implementation and impact of the United Kingdom's formal notification of its intent to withdraw from the European Union; PayPal's need to manage an increasingly large enterprise with a broad range of businesses of varying degrees of maturity and in many different geographies; the effect of management changes and business initiatives; any changes PayPal may make to its product offerings; PayPal's ability to timely upgrade and develop its technology systems, infrastructure and customer service capabilities at reasonable cost; PayPal's ability to maintain the stability, security and performance of its Payment Platform while adding new products and features in a timely fashion; risks that planned acquisitions will not be completed on contemplated terms, or at all, and that any businesses PayPal may acquire will not perform in accordance with its expectations, including the possibility that the acquisition of TIO may not close or, if it does, that PayPal will not realize the expected benefits of the acquisition; and PayPal's ability to profitably integrate, manage and grow businesses that have been acquired or may be acquired in the future, including TIO. The forward-looking statements in this release do not include the potential impact of any acquisitions or divestitures that may be announced and/or completed after the date hereof.

More information about factors that could adversely affect PayPal's results of operations, financial condition and prospects or that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements is included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in PayPal’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting PayPal's Investor Relations website at https://investor.paypal-corp.com or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All information in this release is as of April 26, 2017. For the reasons discussed above, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release. PayPal assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.



PayPal
Investor Relations Contact
 
Gabrielle Rabinovitch
 
Vice President, Investor Relations
 
grabinovitch@paypal.com
 
 
 
 
 
Media Relations Contacts
 
Martha Cass
Amanda Miller
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Director, Corporate Communications
mcass@paypal.com
amandacmiller@paypal.com
 
408.219.0563
Copyright © 1999-2017 PayPal. All rights reserved. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.





PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In millions, except par value)
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,240

 
$
1,590

Short-term investments
2,815

 
3,385

Accounts receivable, net
178

 
214

Loans and interest receivable, net
5,354

 
5,348

Funds receivable and customer accounts
14,941

 
14,363

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
897

 
833

Total current assets
25,425

 
25,733

Long-term investments
2,325

 
1,539

Property and equipment, net
1,448

 
1,482

Goodwill
4,060

 
4,059

Intangible assets, net
184

 
211

Other assets
51

 
79

Total assets
$
33,493

 
$
33,103

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
164

 
$
192

Funds payable and amounts due to customers
15,741

 
15,163

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
1,300

 
1,459

Income taxes payable
81

 
64

Total current liabilities
17,286

 
16,878

Deferred tax liability and other long-term liabilities
1,581

 
1,513

Total liabilities
18,867

 
18,391

Equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 4,000 shares authorized; 1,196 and 1,207 outstanding

 

Treasury stock at cost, 39 and 27 shares
(1,512
)
 
(995
)
Additional paid-in-capital
13,724

 
13,579

Retained earnings
2,412

 
2,069

Accumulated other comprehensive income
2

 
59

Total equity
14,626

 
14,712

Total liabilities and equity
$
33,493

 
$
33,103







PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
2,975

 
$
2,544

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
Transaction expense
987

 
752

Transaction and loan losses
300

 
255

Customer support and operations(1)
317

 
296

Sales and marketing (1)
238

 
233

Product development (1)
214

 
195

General and administrative (1)
265

 
231

Depreciation and amortization (1)
183

 
175

Restructuring
40

 

Total operating expenses
2,544

 
2,137

Operating income
431

 
407

Other income (expense), net
7

 
15

Income before income taxes
438

 
422

Income tax expense
54

 
57

Net income
$
384

 
$
365

Net income per share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.32

 
$
0.30

Diluted
$
0.32

 
$
0.30

Weighted average shares:
 
 
 
Basic
1,203

 
1,216

Diluted
1,216

 
1,225

 
 
 
 
(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
 
 
 
Customer support and operations
30

 
18

Sales and marketing
28

 
16

Product development
45

 
33

General and administrative
42

 
27

Depreciation and amortization
2

 
1

 
$
147

 
$
95






PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions)
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
384

 
$
365

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Transaction and loan losses
300

 
255

Depreciation and amortization
183

 
174

Stock-based compensation
145

 
95

Deferred income taxes
53

 
22

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 
(1
)
Gain on sale of principal loans receivable held for sale, net
(6
)
 
(6
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
36

 
(22
)
Principal loans receivable held for sale, net
6

 
6

Accounts payable
(1
)
 
13

Income taxes payable
17

 
(5
)
Other assets and liabilities
(366
)
 
(158
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
751

 
738

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(148
)
 
(133
)
Changes in principal loans receivable, net
(136
)
 
(120
)
Purchases of investments
(7,109
)
 
(4,091
)
Maturities and sales of investments
5,581

 
4,196

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
(19
)
Funds receivable and customer accounts
754

 
492

Net cash (used in) and provided by investing activities
(1,058
)
 
325

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
12

 
6

Purchases of treasury stock
(517
)
 
(596
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 
1

Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of equity awards
(101
)
 
(15
)
Borrowings (repayments) under financing arrangements

 
(21
)
Funds payable and amounts due to customers
552

 
738

Net cash (used in) and provided by financing activities
(54
)
 
113

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
11

 
14

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(350
)
 
1,190

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
1,590

 
1,393

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
1,240

 
$
2,583

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
1

 
$
1

Cash paid for income taxes
$
48

 
$
24







PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Summary of Consolidated Net Revenues

We earn revenue from the following types of transactions:

Transaction revenues: Net transaction fees charged to consumers and merchants based on the volume of activity processed through our Payments Platform, including our PayPal, PayPal Credit, Venmo, Braintree and Xoom products.

Other value added services: Net revenues derived principally from interest and fees earned on our PayPal Credit loans receivable portfolio, subscription fees, gateway fees, gain on sale of participation interest in certain consumer loans receivable, revenue share we earn through partnerships, interest earned on certain PayPal customer account balances, fees earned through our Paydiant products and other services that we provide to consumers and merchants.
Net Revenues by Type
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
 
(In millions, except percentages)
Transaction revenues
$
2,599

 
$
2,615

 
$
2,314

 
$
2,323

 
$
2,238

Current quarter vs prior quarter
(1
)%
 
13
%
 
 %
 
4
%
 
(1
)%
Current quarter vs prior year quarter
16
 %
 
16
%
 
17
 %
 
18
%
 
17
 %
Percentage of total
87
 %
 
88
%
 
87
 %
 
88
%
 
88
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other value added services
376

 
366

 
353

 
327

 
306

Current quarter vs prior quarter
3
 %
 
4
%
 
8
 %
 
7
%
 
4
 %
Current quarter vs prior year quarter
23
 %
 
24
%
 
28
 %
 
%
 
37
 %
Percentage of total
13
 %
 
12
%
 
13
 %
 
12
%
 
12
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues
$
2,975

 
$
2,981

 
$
2,667

 
$
2,650

 
$
2,544

Current quarter vs prior quarter
 %
 
12
%
 
1
 %
 
4
%
 
 %
Current quarter vs prior year quarter(1)
17
 %
 
17
%
 
18
 %
 
15
%
 
19
 %
(1) Q2'16 total net revenues current quarter vs prior year quarter growth rates on a non-GAAP pro forma basis was 16%.
For a reconciliation to GAAP net revenues, please see “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Revenues by Type to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Type, and GAAP Net Revenues by Geography to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Geography” included in this press release.
Net Revenues by Geography
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
 
(In millions, except percentages)
U.S. net revenues
$
1,606

 
$
1,574

 
$
1,436

 
$
1,407

 
$
1,343

Current quarter vs prior quarter
2
 %
 
10
%
 
2
 %
 
5
%
 
3
 %
Current quarter vs prior year quarter(1)
20
 %
 
21
%
 
26
 %
 
20
%
 
30
 %
Percent of total
54
 %
 
53
%
 
54
 %
 
53
%
 
53
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
International net revenues
1,369

 
1,407

 
1,231

 
1,243

 
1,201

Current quarter vs prior quarter
(3
)%
 
14
%
 
(1
)%
 
3
%
 
(4
)%
Current quarter vs prior year quarter(2)
14
 %
 
12
%
 
10
 %
 
10
%
 
8
 %
(FXN) Current quarter vs prior year quarter
18
 %
 
17
%
 
16
 %
 
18
%
 
15
 %
Percent of total
46
 %
 
47
%
 
46
 %
 
47
%
 
47
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues
$
2,975

 
$
2,981

 
$
2,667

 
$
2,650

 
$
2,544

Current quarter vs prior quarter
 %
 
12
%
 
1
 %
 
4
%
 
 %
Current quarter vs prior year quarter(3)
17
 %
 
17
%
 
18
 %
 
15
%
 
19
 %
(FXN) Current quarter vs prior year quarter
19
 %
 
19
%
 
21
 %
 
19
%
 
23
 %
(1) Q2'16 and Q1'16 U.S. net revenues current quarter vs prior year quarter growth rates on a non-GAAP pro forma basis were 21% and 31%, respectively.
(2) Q1'16 international net revenues current quarter vs prior year quarter growth rate on a non-GAAP pro forma basis was 9%.
(3) Q2'16 total net revenues current quarter vs prior year quarter growth rates on a non-GAAP pro forma basis was 16%.
For a reconciliation to GAAP net revenues, please see “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Revenues by Type to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Type, and GAAP Net Revenues by Geography to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Geography” included in this press release.






PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Operating Data
 
Three Months Ended,
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
 
(In millions, except percentages)
Active customer accounts(1)
203

 
197

 
192

 
188

 
184

Current quarter vs prior quarter
3
 %
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
 %
Current quarter vs prior year quarter
11
 %
 
10
%
 
11
%
 
11
%
 
11
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of payment transactions(2)
1,732

 
1,755

 
1,512

 
1,448

 
1,414

Current quarter vs prior quarter
(1
)%
 
16
%
 
4
%
 
2
%
 
(1
)%
Current quarter vs prior year quarter
23
 %
 
23
%
 
24
%
 
25
%
 
26
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payment transactions per active account(3)
31.7

 
31.1

 
30.2

 
29.4

 
28.4

Current quarter vs prior quarter
2
 %
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
 %
Current quarter vs prior year quarter
12
 %
 
13
%
 
13
%
 
13
%
 
12
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Payment Volume(4)
$
99,327

 
$
99,348

 
$
87,403

 
$
86,208

 
$
81,056

Current quarter vs prior quarter
 %
 
14
%
 
1
%
 
6
%
 
(1
)%
Current quarter vs prior year quarter
23
 %
 
22
%
 
25
%
 
28
%
 
29
 %
(FXN) Current quarter vs prior year quarter
25
 %
 
25
%
 
28
%
 
29
%
 
31
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction Expense Rate(5)
0.99
 %
 
0.96
%
 
0.95
%
 
0.94
%
 
0.93
 %
Transaction and Loan Loss Rate(6)
0.30
 %
 
0.31
%
 
0.31
%
 
0.30
%
 
0.31
 %
Transaction Margin(7)
56.7
 %
 
57.7
%
 
58.7
%
 
59.8
%
 
60.4
 %
(1) An active customer account is a registered account that successfully sent or received at least one payment or payment reversal through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products, in the past 12 months.
(2) Payment transactions is the total number of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products.
(3) Number of payment transactions per active customer account reflects the total number of payment transactions within the previous 12 month period, divided by active customer accounts at the end of the period.
(4) Total Payment Volume or “TPV” is the value of payments, net of payment reversals, successfully completed through our Payments Platform, excluding transactions processed through our gateway and Paydiant products.
(5) Transaction expense rate is calculated by dividing transaction expense by TPV.
(6) Transaction and loan loss rate is calculated by dividing transaction and loan loss by TPV.
(7) Transaction margin is total revenue less transaction expense and transaction and loan loss, divided by total revenue.






PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance
To supplement the company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP effective tax rate and free cash flow.
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. These measures should only be used to evaluate the company's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
Reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure of all non-GAAP measures included in this press release can be found in the tables included in this press release.
These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of the company's current financial performance and its prospects for the future. Specifically, the company believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses, as the case may be, that may not be indicative of its core operating results and business outlook. In addition, because the company has historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, the company believes that the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides consistency in the company's financial reporting.
For its internal budgeting process, and as discussed further below, the company's management uses financial measures that do not include stock-based compensation expense, employer payroll taxes on stock-based compensation, amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, restructuring-related charges, other certain gains, losses or charges that are not indicative of the company's core operating results and the income taxes associated with the foregoing. In addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, the company's management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures in reviewing the financial results of the company.
The company excludes the following items from non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP effective tax rate:
Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes. This consists of expenses for equity awards under our equity incentive plans. We exclude stock-based compensation expense from our non-GAAP measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses. The related employer payroll taxes are dependent on our stock price and the timing and size of exercises and vesting of equity awards, over which management has limited to no control, and as such management does not believe it correlates to the operation of our business.
Amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, and transaction expenses from the acquisition or disposal of a business. We incur amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets and goodwill in connection with acquisitions and may incur significant gains or losses from the acquisition or disposal of a business and therefore exclude these amounts from our non-GAAP measures. We exclude these items because management does not believe they are reflective of our ongoing operating results.
Restructuring. These consist of significant expenses for employee severance and other exit and disposal costs. The company excludes significant restructuring charges primarily because management does not believe they are reflective of ongoing operating results.
Other certain significant gains, losses, or charges that are not indicative of the company’s core operating results.  These expenses are significant gains, losses, or charges during a period that are the result of isolated events or transactions which have not occurred frequently in the past and are not expected to occur regularly or be repeated in the future.  The company excludes these amounts from its results primarily because management does not believe they are indicative of its current or ongoing operating results.
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. This amount is used to present stock-based compensation and the other amounts described above on an after-tax basis consistent with the presentation of non-GAAP net income.
The company also uses free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure. Free cash flow represents operating cash flows less purchases of property and equipment. The company considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchases of property, buildings, and equipment, which can then be used to, among other things, invest in the company's business, make strategic acquisitions, and repurchase stock. A limitation of the utility of free cash flow as a measure of financial performance is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the company's cash balance for the period.  
In addition to the non-GAAP measures discussed above, the company also analyzes certain measures, including net revenues and operating expenses, on an FX-neutral basis to better measure the comparability of operating results between periods. The company believes that changes in foreign currency exchange rates are not indicative of the company’s operations and evaluating growth in net revenues and operating expenses on an FX-neutral basis provides an additional meaningful and comparable assessment of these measures to both management and investors. FX-neutral results are calculated by translating the current period’s local currency results by the prior period’s exchange rate. FX-neutral growth rates are calculated by comparing the current period's FX-neutral results by the prior period's results, excluding the impact from hedging activities.





PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Margin
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions, except percentages)
 
(unaudited)
GAAP operating income
$
431

 
$
407

Stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes
149

 
96

Restructuring
40

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
23

 
34

Total non-GAAP operating income adjustments
212

 
130

Non-GAAP operating income
$
643

 
$
537

Non-GAAP operating margin
21.6
%
 
21.1
%

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income,
GAAP Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Diluted EPS,
and GAAP Effective Tax Rate to Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions, except percentages)
 
(unaudited)
GAAP income before income taxes
$
438

 
$
422

GAAP income tax expense
54

 
57

GAAP net income
384

 
365

Non-GAAP adjustments to net income:
 
 
 
Non-GAAP operating income adjustments (see table above)
212

 
130

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
(62
)
 
(43
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
534

 
$
452

 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per share:
 
 
 
GAAP
$
0.32

 
$
0.30

Non-GAAP
$
0.44

 
$
0.37

Shares used in GAAP diluted share calculation
1,216

 
1,225

Shares used in non-GAAP diluted share calculation
1,216

 
1,225

 
 
 
 
GAAP effective tax rate
12
%
 
14
%
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments to net income
6
%
 
4
%
Non-GAAP effective tax rate
18
%
 
18
%









PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In millions/unaudited)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
751

 
$
738

Less: Purchases of property and equipment
(148
)
 
(133
)
Free cash flow
$
603

 
$
605



Reconciliation of GAAP Net Revenues by Type to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Type,
and GAAP Net Revenues by Geography to Non-GAAP Pro Forma Net Revenues by Geography
Net Revenues by Type
Three Months Ended,
 
Year Ended
December 31,
 
December 31,
2015
September 30,
2015
June 30,
2015
March 31,
2015
 
2015
 
(In millions/unaudited)
 
 
Transaction revenues
$
2,262

$
1,982

$
1,970

$
1,914

 
$
8,128

Pro forma adjustment(1)


(4
)
(3
)
 
(7
)
Non-GAAP pro forma transaction revenues
2,262

1,982

1,966

1,911

 
8,121

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other value added services
$
294

276

327

223

 
$
1,120

Pro forma adjustment(1)




 

Non-GAAP pro forma other value added services
294

276

327

223

 
1,120

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues
$
2,556

$
2,258

$
2,297

$
2,137

 
$
9,248

Pro forma adjustment(1)


(4
)
(3
)
 
(7
)
Total non-GAAP pro forma net revenues
2,556

2,258

2,293

2,134

 
9,241

(1) Reflects the impact of lower transaction revenues from payment services provided by PayPal to eBay as the result of the terms of certain commercial agreements negotiated between the parties that stipulate lower transaction fees than those historically charged to eBay.

Net Revenues by Geography
Three Months Ended,
 
Year Ended
December 31,
 
December 31,
2015
September 30,
2015
June 30,
2015
March 31,
2015
 
2015
 
(In millions/unaudited)
 
 
U.S. net revenues
$
1,302

$
1,138

$
1,170

$
1,030

 
$
4,640

Pro forma adjustment(1)


(3
)
(2
)
 
(5
)
Non-GAAP pro forma U.S. net revenues
1,302

1,138

1,167

1,028

 
4,635

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
International net revenues
$
1,254

$
1,120

$
1,127

$
1,107

 
$
4,608

Pro forma adjustment(1)


(1
)
(1
)
 
(2
)
Non-GAAP pro forma international net revenues
1,254

1,120

1,126

1,106

 
4,606

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues
$
2,556

$
2,258

$
2,297

$
2,137

 
$
9,248

Pro forma adjustment(1)


(4
)
(3
)
 
(7
)
Non-GAAP pro forma net revenues
2,556

2,258

2,293

2,134

 
9,241

(1) Reflects the impact of lower transaction revenues from payment services provided by PayPal to eBay as the result of the terms of certain commercial agreements negotiated between the parties that stipulate lower transaction fees than those historically charged to eBay.