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Sep 30, 2021

Shift4 Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Shift4 experienced strong growth and record end-to-end payment volume, despite a service disruption and the COVID delta variant during Q3 2021.

Key Takeaways

Shift4 Payments reported reasonably strong growth in Q3 2021, marked by a record end-to-end payment volume of $13.5 billion. The company reaffirmed and raised parts of its outlook for the year, setting bold expectations for 2022 and beyond, despite experiencing a notable service disruption and the impact of the COVID delta variant.

Record quarterly end-to-end payment volume of $13.5 billion during Q3 2021, up approximately 90% from Q3 2020

Record quarterly gross revenue of $377.8 million, up 76% from Q3 2020, or gross revenue adjusted for the TSYS outage of $400.2 million, up 86% from Q3 2020

Gross revenue less network fees of $148.3 million, up 69% from Q3 2020

Adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2021 was $21.6 million, or Adjusted net income per class A and C share of $0.26, basic and diluted

Total Revenue
$378M
Previous year: $215M
+75.9%
EPS
$0.26
Previous year: -$0.09
-388.9%
End-to-End Payment Volume
$13.5B
Previous year: $7.1B
+90.1%
Gross Revenue Less Network Fees
$148M
Previous year: $87.7M
+69.1%
Adjusted EBITDA
$55.8M
Previous year: $28.7M
+94.4%
Gross Profit
$64.4M
Previous year: $51.5M
+25.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.29B
Previous year: $329M
+291.6%
Total Assets
$2.36B
Previous year: $1.12B
+111.1%

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Forward Guidance

Shift4 is affirming three of its 2021 guidance measures (End-To-End Payment Volume, Total Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA) and increasing its guidance for Gross Revenue Less Network Fees.