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Green Dot Reports Fourth Quarter Adjusted EBITDA Growth of 47%, Expects 2015 Non-GAAP Total Operating Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA to Grow at Highest Rate since 2011
Greatest Diversification of Revenue Since its IPO

Pasadena, CA - January 29, 2015 - Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014.
For the fourth quarter of 2014, Green Dot reported growth of 6% year-over-year in non-GAAP total operating revenues1 to $153 million and adjusted EBITDA of $25.8 million, representing 47% year-over-year growth.
As of December 31, 2014, Green Dot’s consolidated balance sheet held total cash and investment securities of $845 million, which is approximately 36% higher than at the same time last year.
“Both our revenue and adjusted EBITDA results for the full year reflect new company records. We posted non-GAAP total operating revenues of $610 million, representing a year-over-year growth rate of 5%, and full year adjusted EBITDA of $132 million, which was 28% higher than last year and represented the best annual growth rate achieved since the company’s IPO in 2010. In addition to improving underlying trends in customer behavior, we also are increasingly benefiting from our vertical infrastructure. In particular, issuing our own accounts from our own bank, Green Dot Bank, saved us upwards of $16 million in issuing costs in 2014 with bank-related savings having grown every year since we started issuing our own accounts in 2012,” said Green Dot Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Streit.
GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013:
Total operating revenues on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis increased 6% to 150.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 from $142.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2013
GAAP net loss was $0.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 versus GAAP net income of $1.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2013
GAAP basic and diluted loss per common share were both $0.02 for the fourth quarter of 2014 versus GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.02 in each case for the fourth quarter of 2013
Non-GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013:1 
Non-GAAP total operating revenues1 increased 6% to $153 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 from $144.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2013
Non-GAAP net income1 was $8.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 versus $8.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2013
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share1 was $0.16 for the fourth quarter of 2014 versus $0.18 for the fourth quarter of 2013
Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 47% to $25.8 million, or 17% of non-GAAP total operating revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014 from $17.6 million, or 12% of non-GAAP total operating revenues for the fourth quarter of 2013


1
Reconciliations of total operating revenues to non-GAAP total operating revenues, net income to non-GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and net income to adjusted EBITDA, respectively, are provided in the tables immediately following the consolidated financial statements of cash flows. Additional information about the Company's non-GAAP financial measures can be found under the caption “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.



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.
 
2014
 
2013
 
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
 
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
 
(In millions)
Number of cash transfers
11.62

11.64

11.66

11.67

 
11.44

11.43

11.32

11.25

Number of active cards at quarter end
4.70

4.62

4.71

4.72

 
4.49

4.41

4.39

4.49

Gross dollar volume
$
4,864

$
4,558

$
4,623

$
5,290

 
$
4,405

$
4,396

$
4,425

$
5,072

Purchase volume
$
3,527

$
3,348

$
3,406

$
3,872

 
$
3,298

$
3,259

$
3,248

$
3,582

Selected Business Updates
With the ongoing double digit growth of the Company’s branded card sales, combined with strategic acquisitions, like TPG, Green Dot has successfully diversified its business to the point where no one program is forecast to contribute more than ~30% of non-GAAP total operating revenues nor more than ~15% of adjusted EBITDA of the Company’s projected non-GAAP total operating revenues for 2015.
The Company is also forecasting strong double-digit growth in both top and bottom line results in 2015. The Company’s actual historical compound annual growth rate ("CAGR") since its IPO in 2010 and its projected future growth rate in 2015 indicates that Green Dot has been and is forecast to continue to be one of the highest growth public companies in both the FinTech and Banking segments.
Green Dot’s presence in the FSC channel is increasing with more than 1,750 new check cashing stores selling Green Dot products in Q4. Nearly 4,000 FSC locations coast to coast are now selling Green Dot products and/or services.
Green Dot's GoBank checking account product completed its nationwide roll out to all Walmart stores in early-November. Over the first three months since the rollout, monthly deposits to GoBank accounts grew by 600% in the quarter and total debit card spend through GoBank grew by almost 1000% during the same period. Customer reviews are strong and acquisition rates are growing. Green Dot’s goal is to be at a seven figure annualized run rate in new GoBank account enrollments by year-end.
TPG, Green Dot’s wholly-owned subsidiary focused on tax refund processing, recently launched a new refund disbursement program in conjunction with Walmart called Direct2Cash, whereby a customer receiving a tax refund can choose to claim that refund in cash at a Walmart store. This new service is a good early example of the synergies Green Dot can now create between valued partners in the expanding Green Dot ecosystem.
As previously announced, by February 2015, Green Dot will have discontinued the sale of its MoneyPak PIN product nationwide as it transitions to reloading at the register via swipe. The Company believes that the discontinuation of the product will lead to benefits in customer service, fraud charge-off rates, and brand reputation.
Outlook for 2015
Green Dot has provided its outlook for 2015. 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.
For 2015, Green Dot expects full year non-GAAP total operating revenues2 to be between $720 million and $780 million, representing a projected growth range of 18% to 28% over 2014 and reflecting Green

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.



Dot’s estimates for the potential impact of the discontinuation of the MoneyPak PIN product. Adjusted EBITDA2 is forecast to be between $150 million and $170 million, representing a projected growth rate range of 14% to 29% over 2014. For 2015, Green Dot expects no one program to represent more than approximately 30% of forecasted full year non-GAAP total operating revenues or more than about 15% of forecasted full year adjusted EBITDA expectations.
The Company's non-GAAP EPS2 range for 2015 is calculated as follows.
 
Range
 
Low
 
High
 
(In millions)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
150

 
$
170

Depreciation and amortization*
(43
)
 
(43
)
Net interest income

 

Non-GAAP pre-tax income
$
107

 
$
127

Tax impact**
(39
)
 
(46
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
68

 
$
81

Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding**
55

 
55

Non-GAAP earnings per share
$
1.24

 
$
1.47

*
Excludes the impact of amortization on acquired intangible assets
**
Assumes an effective tax rate of 36.5%
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2014 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. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 300-8521, or (412) 317-6026 for international callers. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international callers; the conference ID is 10058663. The replay of the webcast will be available until Thursday, February 5, 2015. The live call and the replay, along with supporting materials, can also be accessed through the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.greendot.com/.

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.



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 full-year 2015 guidance, including all the statements under "Outlook for 2015," projected program concentration and growth rates under “Business Updates”, 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 businesses of the Company and TPG may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; the risk that sales of TPG products will not be as high as anticipated; the expected growth opportunities or cost savings from the acquisition may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; customer losses and business disruption following the acquisition, including adverse effects on relationships with former employees of TPG, may be greater than expected; the risk that the Company may incur unanticipated or unknown losses or liabilities associated with the TPG acquisition; and the risk that legislative or regulatory changes, or changes in the way the existing legislation and regulations are interpreted or enforced, may adversely affect the business in which TPG is engaged. Additional factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include the impact of the Company’s supply chain management efforts on its revenue growth, the timing and impact of revenue growth activities, the Company's dependence on revenues derived from Walmart, 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, including the Company’s GoBank product, 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 and card issuing banks, 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 January 29, 2015, 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; income tax expense; depreciation and amortization; employee stock-based compensation expense; stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense; other 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 2014 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 subsidiary, Green Dot Bank, is a pro-consumer financial technology innovator with a mission to reinvent personal banking for the masses. Green Dot invented the prepaid debit card industry and 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. 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 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.
Contacts
Investor Relations
Christopher Mammone, 626-765-2427
IR@greendot.com

Media Relations
Brian Ruby, 203-682-8286
Brian.Ruby@icrinc.com






GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
December 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
(In thousands, except par value)
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
$
724,158

 
$
423,498

Federal funds sold
480

 
123

Restricted Cash
2,015

 

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value
46,650

 
116,159

Settlement assets
148,694

 
37,004

Accounts receivable, net
48,933

 
46,384

Prepaid expenses and other assets
34,834

 
27,332

Income tax receivable
16,290

 
15,573

Total current assets
1,022,054

 
666,073

Restricted cash
2,152

 
2,970

Investment securities, available-for-sale, at fair value
73,781

 
82,585

Accounts receivable, net
13

 
5,913

Loans to bank customers, net of allowance for loan losses of $444 and $464 as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
6,550

 
6,902

Prepaid expenses and other assets
6,034

 
1,081

Property and equipment, net
70,757

 
60,473

Deferred expenses
18,466

 
15,439

Net deferred tax assets
6,268

 
3,362

Goodwill and intangible assets
419,549

 
30,676

Total assets
$
1,625,624

 
$
875,474

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
36,444

 
$
34,940

Deposits
565,401

 
219,580

Obligations to customers
98,052

 
65,449

Settlement obligations
4,484

 
4,839

Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts
1,224

 
49,930

Other accrued liabilities
81,120

 
35,878

Deferred revenue
24,418

 
24,517

Note payable
22,500

 

Net deferred tax liabilities
3,995

 
3,716

Total current liabilities
837,638

 
438,849

Other accrued liabilities
31,295

 
34,076

Note payable
127,500

 

Deferred revenue
200

 
300

Total liabilities
996,633

 
473,225

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Convertible Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 10 shares authorized and 2 and 7 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
2

 
7

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and 2013; 51,146 and 37,729 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
51

 
38

Additional paid-in capital
383,296

 
199,251

Retained earnings
245,694

 
203,000

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(52
)
 
(47
)
Total stockholders’ equity
628,991

 
402,249

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,625,624

 
$
875,474






GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card revenues and other fees
$
65,149

 
$
56,465

 
$
253,155

 
$
227,227

Cash transfer revenues
43,437

 
46,198

 
179,289

 
183,359

Interchange revenues
44,414

 
42,216

 
178,040

 
171,757

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation
(2,391
)
 
(2,559
)
 
(8,932
)
 
(8,722
)
Total operating revenues
150,609

 
142,320

 
601,552

 
573,621

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing expenses
62,185

 
58,471

 
234,026

 
218,370

Compensation and benefits expenses
34,418

 
31,990

 
123,083

 
127,287

Processing expenses
20,160

 
25,678

 
78,787

 
89,856

Other general and administrative expenses
33,576

 
25,717

 
101,816

 
88,976

Total operating expenses
150,339

 
141,856

 
542,563

 
524,489

Operating income
270

 
464

 
58,989

 
49,132

Interest income
1,066

 
966

 
4,064

 
3,440

Interest expense
(1,214
)
 
(17
)
 
(1,365
)
 
(72
)
Other income
760

 

 
6,431

 

Income before income taxes
882

 
1,413

 
68,906

 
52,500

Income tax expense
1,726

 
377

 
25,120

 
18,460

Net (loss) income
(844
)
 
1,036

 
42,694

 
34,040

Loss (income) attributable to preferred stock
60

 
(160
)
 
(4,804
)
 
(5,360
)
Net (loss) income allocated to common stockholders
$
(784
)
 
$
876

 
$
37,890

 
$
28,680

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share:
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.02

 
$
0.92

 
$
1.24

Diluted earnings per common share:
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.02

 
$
0.90

 
$
1.24

Basic weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:
46,793

 
36,886

 
40,907

 
35,875

Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:
47,744

 
38,265

 
41,770

 
37,156







GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
42,694

 
$
34,040

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
36,984

 
27,099

Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts
38,273

 
47,273

Employee stock-based compensation
20,329

 
14,703

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation
8,932

 
8,722

Amortization of premium on available-for-sale investment securities
1,105

 
778

Realized gains on investment securities
(44
)
 
(13
)
Recovery of uncollectible trade receivables
(26
)
 
(23
)
Impairment of capitalized software

 
5,216

Deferred income tax expense
536

 
5,464

Excess tax benefits from exercise of options
(3,945
)
 
(2,748
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
(31,982
)
 
(48,175
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(11,290
)
 
5,069

Deferred expenses
(1,948
)
 
(2,929
)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
(2,017
)
 
26,915

Amounts due issuing bank for overdrawn accounts
(48,706
)
 
(794
)
Deferred revenue
(319
)
 
5,260

Income tax receivable
3,901

 
(3,349
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
52,477

 
122,508

 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
(212,446
)
 
(274,072
)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities
153,265

 
173,135

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
136,425

 
84,969

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
1,360

 
(2,336
)
Payments for acquisition of property and equipment
(30,727
)
 
(35,742
)
Net principal collections on loans
352

 
650

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(226,748
)
 

Net cash used in investing activities
(178,519
)
 
(53,396
)
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
Borrowings from note payable
150,000

 

Proceeds from exercise of options
6,735

 
14,425

Excess tax benefits from exercise of options
3,945

 
2,748

Net increase in deposits
345,821

 
21,129

Net (decrease) increase in obligations to customers
(79,442
)
 
19,616

Net cash provided by financing activities
427,059

 
57,918

 
 
 
 
Net increase in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold
301,017

 
127,030

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold, beginning of year
423,621

 
296,591

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold, end of period
$
724,638

 
$
423,621

 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
1,372

 
$
98

Cash paid for income taxes
$
21,602

 
$
28,203







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,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Total operating revenues
$
150,609

 
$
142,320

 
$
601,552

 
$
573,621

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2)(3)
2,391

 
2,559

 
8,932

 
8,722

Non-GAAP total operating revenues
$
153,000

 
$
144,879

 
$
610,484

 
$
582,343

Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income (1)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income
$
(844
)
 
$
1,036

 
$
42,694

 
$
34,040

Employee stock-based compensation expense, net of tax (4)
3,585

 
2,954

 
12,980

 
9,533

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation, net of tax (2)
1,388

 
1,876

 
5,703

 
5,655

Amortization of acquired intangibles, net of tax (5)
2,202

 

 
2,837

 

Other income, net of tax (6)
(442
)
 

 
(4,553
)
 

Transaction costs, net of tax (7)
2,427

 

 
4,266

 

Impairment charges, net of tax (8)

 
2,464

 

 
2,179

Non-GAAP net income
$
8,316

 
$
8,330

 
$
63,927

 
$
51,407

Diluted earnings per share*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.02

 
$
0.90

 
$
0.76

Non-GAAP
$
0.16

 
$
0.18

 
$
1.35

 
$
1.15

Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
47,744

 
38,265

 
41,770

 
37,156

Non-GAAP
51,532

 
45,781

 
47,385

 
44,837

*
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.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average
Shares Issued and Outstanding (1)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding*
47,744

 
38,265

 
41,770

 
37,156

Assumed conversion of weighted-average shares of preferred stock
3,573

 
6,859

 
5,235

 
6,859

Weighted-average shares subject to repurchase
215

 
657

 
380

 
822

Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding
51,532

 
45,781

 
47,385

 
44,837

*
Represents the diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock for the periods indicated.





GREEN DOT CORPORATION
Supplemental Detail on Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Issued and Outstanding
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Stock outstanding as of December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A common stock
51,146

 
37,729

 
51,146

 
37,729

Preferred stock (on an as-converted basis)
1,515

 
6,859

 
1,515

 
6,859

Total stock outstanding as of December 31:
52,661

 
44,588

 
52,661

 
44,588

Weighting adjustment
(2,080
)
 
(186
)
 
(6,139
)
 
(1,032
)
Dilutive potential shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
584

 
1,151

 
640

 
1,078

Restricted stock units
363

 
226

 
220

 
203

Employee stock purchase plan
4

 
2

 
3

 

Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding
51,532

 
45,781

 
47,385

 
44,837

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (1)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Net (loss) income
$
(844
)
 
$
1,036

 
$
42,694

 
$
34,040

Net interest expense (income) (3)
148

 
(949
)
 
(2,788
)
 
(3,368
)
Income tax expense
1,726

 
377

 
26,212

 
18,460

Depreciation and amortization (3)
12,804

 
7,193

 
36,984

 
27,099

Employee stock-based compensation expense (3)(4)
6,177

 
4,029

 
20,329

 
14,703

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2)(3)
2,391

 
2,559

 
8,932

 
8,722

Other income (3)(6)
(762
)
 

 
(7,131
)
 

Transaction costs (3)(7)
4,182

 

 
6,681

 

Impairment charges (3)(8)

 
3,360

 

 
3,360

Adjusted EBITDA
$
25,822

 
$
17,605

 
$
131,913

 
$
103,016

Non-GAAP total operating revenues
$
153,000

 
$
144,879

 
$
610,484

 
$
582,343

Adjusted EBITDA/non-GAAP total operating revenues (adjusted EBITDA margin)
16.9
%
 
12.2
%
 
21.6
%
 
17.7
%





GREEN DOT CORPORATION
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
$
717

 
$
777

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation (2)*
3

 
3

Non-GAAP total operating revenues
$
720

 
$
780

*
Assumes the Company's right to repurchase lapses with respect to 36,810 shares per month through May 2015 of the Company's Class A common stock at $20.49 per share, our market price on the last trading day of the fourth quarter 2014. A $1.00 change in the Company's Class A common stock price represents an annual change of $441,720 in stock-based retailer incentive compensation.
Reconciliation of Forward Looking Guidance for Non-GAAP Financial Measures to
Projected Adjusted EBITDA (1)
(Unaudited)
 
Range
 
Low
 
High
 
(In millions)
Net income
$
40

 
$
53

Adjustments (9)
110

 
117

Adjusted EBITDA
$
150

 
$
170

 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP total operating revenues
$
780

 
$
720

Adjusted EBITDA / Non-GAAP total operating revenues (Adjusted EBITDA margin)
19
%
 
24
%
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

 
$
53

Adjustments (9)
28

 
28

Non-GAAP net income
$
68

 
$
81

Diluted earnings per share*
 
 
 
GAAP
$
0.75

 
$
0.99

Non-GAAP
$
1.24

 
$
1.47

Diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding**
 
 
 
GAAP
53

 
53

Non-GAAP
55

 
55

*
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*
53

 
53

Assumed conversion of weighted-average shares of preferred stock
2

 
2

Weighted-average shares subject to repurchase

 

Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares issued and outstanding
55

 
55

*
Represents the diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock 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:
stock-based retailer incentive compensation is a non-cash GAAP accounting charge that is an offset to the Company’s actual revenues from operations as the Company has historically calculated them. This charge results from the monthly lapsing of the Company’s right to repurchase a portion of the 2,208,552 shares it issued to its largest distributor, Walmart, in May 2010. By adding back this charge to the Company’s GAAP 2010 and future total operating revenues, investors can make direct comparisons of the Company’s revenues from operations prior to and after May 2010 and thus more easily perceive trends in the Company’s core operations. Further, because the monthly charge is based on the then-current fair market value of the shares as to which the Company’s repurchase right lapses, adding back this charge eliminates fluctuations in the Company’s operating revenues caused by variations in its stock price and thus provides insight on the operating revenues directly associated with those core operations;
the Company records employee stock-based compensation from period to period, and recorded employee stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $6.2 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. By comparing the Company’s adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in different historical periods, investors can evaluate the Company’s operating results without the additional variations caused by employee stock-based compensation expense, which may not be 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;
adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items, such as interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, employee stock-based compensation expense, stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense, other income, transaction costs and impairment charges, that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their respective financing structures and accounting policies, the book values of their assets, their capital structures and the methods by which their assets were acquired; and
securities analysts use adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies.
The Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures:
as measures of operating performance, because they exclude the impact of items not directly resulting from the Company’s core operations;
for planning purposes, including the preparation of the Company’s annual operating budget;
to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of the Company’s business;
to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s business strategies; and





in communications with the Company’s board of directors concerning the Company’s financial performance.
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:
that these measures do not reflect the Company’s capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or other contractual commitments;
that these measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs;
that these measures do not reflect interest expense or interest income;
that these measures do not reflect cash requirements for income taxes;
that, although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and these measures do not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements; and
that other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate these measures differently than the Company does, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
(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. Prior to the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company did not record stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense. The Company will, however, continue to incur this expense through May 2015. In future periods, the Company does not expect this expense will be comparable from period to period due to changes in the fair value of its Class A common stock. The Company will also have to record additional stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense to the extent that a warrant to purchase its Class B common stock vests and becomes exercisable upon the achievement of certain performance goals by PayPal. The Company does not believe these non-cash expenses are reflective of ongoing operating results.
(3)
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.
(4)
This expense consists primarily of expenses for employee stock options. 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.
(5)
This expense represents the amortization attributable to the Company's acquired intangible assets. The Company excludes amortization expenses related to acquired intangible assets 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.
(6)
This income consists of gains in connection with the settlement of a lawsuit a change in the fair value of contingent consideration. The Company excludes such gains from its non-GAAP financial measures primarily because the Company does not believe these gains are reflective of ongoing operating results.
(7)
These expenses relate to transaction costs associated with Company acquisitions. The Company excludes business combination acquisition costs from its non-GAAP financial measures because the Company does not believe these expenses are reflective of ongoing operating results.
(8)
The Company may incur impairment charges associated with capitalized internal-use software, intangible assets and goodwill. These charges reflect adjustments to the carrying value of these assets to their estimated fair value. The Company excludes significant impairment charges from its non-GAAP financial measures primarily because it consists of non-cash expenses that the Company does not believe are reflective of the ongoing operating results.
(9)
These amounts represent estimated adjustments for net interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, employee stock-based compensation expense, and stock-based retailer incentive compensation expense. 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).