3Q revenue increased 28% year-over-year to a record $616 million

3Q GAAP net loss was $1.00 per diluted share; 3Q adjusted net income increased 43% year-over-year to $3.51 per diluted share

3Q GAAP operating income margin of 3.5% and adjusted operating income margin of 39.1%

Total volume increased 41% year-over-year to $57.5 billion

Raises full-year 2022 financial guidance

PORTLAND, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WEX (NYSE: WEX), the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business, today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

“I am pleased to report that WEX had record third quarter revenue that exceeded our expectations. We continue to leverage our powerful growth engine to win new customers, expand on relationships with existing customers, and diversify our offerings with compelling new solutions that extend our addressable market,” said Melissa Smith, WEX’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer.

Ms. Smith added, “As we move forward our ability to generate strong cash flows combined with the flexibility and diversity of our business model, gives us confidence in our capacity to invest in the business and return capital to shareholders.”

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenue for the third quarter of 2022 increased 28% to $616.1 million from $482.8 million for the third quarter of 2021. The revenue increase in the quarter includes a $55.7 million favorable impact from fuel prices and spreads and an $11.7 million negative impact from foreign exchange rates.

Net income attributable to shareholders on a GAAP basis decreased by $92.5 million to a net loss of $44.1 million, or $1.00 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2022, compared with net income of $48.3 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021. The Company’s adjusted net income attributable to shareholders, which is a non-GAAP measure, was $157.8 million for the third quarter of 2022, or $3.51 per diluted share, up 43% per diluted share from $111.1 million or $2.45 per diluted share for the same period last year. GAAP operating income margin for the third quarter of 2022 was 3.5% compared to 20.9% for the prior year comparable period. Adjusted operating income margin was 39.1% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to 37.0% for the prior year comparable period. See Exhibit 5 for information on the calculation of adjusted operating income margin. See Exhibit 1 for a full explanation and reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to shareholders, adjusted net income attributable to shareholders per diluted share and adjusted operating income to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Third Quarter 2022 Performance Metrics

  • Total volume across the Company totaled $57.5 billion, an increase of 41% from the third quarter of 2021.
  • Fleet Solutions segment payment processing transactions increased 8% from the third quarter of 2021 to 145.3 million.
  • Average number of vehicles serviced was approximately 18.3 million, an increase of 13% from the third quarter of 2021.
  • Health and Employee Benefit Solutions’ average number of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) accounts in the U.S. grew 8% to 18.2 million from 16.9 million in the third quarter of 2021.
  • Travel and Corporate Solutions’ segment purchase volume grew 61% to $20.7 billion from $12.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021.
  • During the third quarter of 2022 the Company repurchased 434,582 shares of its stock for a total cost of approximately $69 million.
  • Cash flow provided by operating activities through the third quarter of this year is $456.6 million. Adjusted free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP measure, is $406.8 million for the same period of time. Please see reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to operating cash flow in exhibit 1.

“We delivered excellent third quarter results, achieving strong top-line growth while continuing to make good progress on our strategic objectives,” said Jagtar Narula, WEX’s Chief Financial Officer. “As a result, I’m pleased to share that we are again raising our full year guidance.”

Financial Guidance and Assumptions

The Company provides revenue guidance on a GAAP basis and earnings guidance on a non-GAAP basis, due to the uncertainty and the indeterminate amount of certain elements that are included in reported GAAP earnings.

  • For the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company expects revenue in the range of $570 million to $580 million and adjusted net income in the range of $3.15 to $3.25 per diluted share.
  • For the full year 2022, the Company now expects revenue in the range of $2.302 billion to $2.312 billion, up from the prior guidance range of $2.250 billion to $2.280 billion. Adjusted net income is now expected to be in the range of $13.24 to $13.34 per diluted share, an increase from the prior guidance range of $13.05 to $13.30 per diluted share.

Fourth quarter and full year 2022 guidance is based on assumed average U.S. retail fuel prices of $4.00 and $4.38 per gallon, respectively. The fuel prices referenced above are based on the applicable NYMEX futures price from the week of October 17, 2022. Our guidance assumes approximately 46.3 million fully diluted shares outstanding for the full year.

The Company’s adjusted net income guidance, which is a non-GAAP measure, excludes unrealized gains and losses on financial instruments, net foreign currency gains and losses, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, acquisition-related intangible amortization, other acquisition and divestiture related items, stock-based compensation, other costs, impairment charges, debt restructuring and debt issuance cost amortization, adjustments attributable to our non-controlling interests and certain tax related items. We are unable to reconcile our adjusted net income guidance to the comparable GAAP measure without unreasonable effort because of the difficulty in predicting the amounts to be adjusted, including, but not limited to, foreign currency exchange rates, unrealized gains and losses on financial instruments, and acquisition and divestiture related items, which may have a significant impact on our financial results.

Additional Information

Management uses the non-GAAP measures presented within this earnings release to evaluate the Company’s performance on a comparable basis. Management believes that investors may find these measures useful for the same purposes, but cautions that they should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, disclosure in accordance with GAAP.

To provide investors with additional insight into its operational performance, WEX has included in this earnings release in: Exhibit 1, reconciliations of non-GAAP measures referenced in this earnings release; in Exhibit 2, tables illustrating the impact of foreign currency rates and fuel prices for each of our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022; and in Exhibit 3, a table of selected non-financial metrics for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and the four preceding quarters. The Company is also providing segment revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 in Exhibit 4 and information regarding segment adjusted operating income margin and adjusted operating income margin in Exhibit 5.

Conference Call Details

In conjunction with this announcement, WEX will host a conference call today, October 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). As previously announced, the conference call will be webcast live on the Internet, and can be accessed along with the accompanying slides at the Investor Relations section of the WEX website, www.wexinc.com. The live conference call also can be accessed by dialing (888) 510-2008 or (646) 960-0306. The Conference ID number is 2237921. A replay of the webcast and the accompanying slides will be available on the Company’s website.

About WEX

WEX (NYSE: WEX) is the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business. WEX has created a powerful ecosystem that offers seamlessly embedded, personalized solutions for its customers around the world. Through its rich data and specialized expertise in simplifying benefits, reimagining mobility and paying and getting paid, WEX aims to make it easy for companies to overcome complexity and reach their full potential. For more information, please visit www.wexinc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release include forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements about management’s plan and goals. Any statements in this earnings release that are not statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. When used in this earnings release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project”, “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. Forward-looking statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and are not historical facts and accordingly involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to be materially different from future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this earnings release and in oral statements made by our authorized officers: the effects of general economic conditions, including a decline in demand for fuel, travel related services, or healthcare related services, and payment and transaction processing activity; the impact of the level of, and fluctuations in, fuel prices and fuel spreads, including the resulting impact on the Company’s revenues and net income; the impact and size of credit losses, including losses attributable to fraud; breaches of, or other issues with, the Company’s technology systems or those of its third-party service providers and any resulting negative impact on its reputation, liabilities or relationships with customers or merchants; the actions of regulatory bodies, including banking and securities regulators, and the Company’s and its industrial bank’s responses thereto, or possible changes in banking or financial regulations impacting the Company’s industrial bank, the Company as the corporate parent or other subsidiaries or affiliates; failure to expand the Company’s technological capabilities and service offerings as rapidly as the Company’s competitors; the failure to maintain or renew key customer and partner agreements and relationships, or to maintain volumes under such agreements; the failure to comply with the applicable requirements of MasterCard or Visa contracts and rules; changes in interest rates and the rate of inflation; the failure to comply with the Treasury Regulations applicable to non-bank custodians; the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergence of new variants, and measures taken in response thereto impact the Company’s employees, business, results of operations and financial condition in excess of current expectations, particularly with respect to demand for worldwide travel; the ability to attract and retain employees; limitations on or compression of interchange fees; the effects of the Company’s business expansion and acquisition efforts; the failure of corporate investments to result in anticipated strategic value; potential adverse changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the completion of an acquisition; uncertainty of the expected financial performance of the combined operations following completion of an acquisition; the failure to realize anticipated synergies and cost savings from the Company’s acquisitions; the impact of changes to the Company’s credit standards; the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s operations, revenue and income; the impact of the Company’s debt instruments on the Company’s operations; the impact of leverage on the Company’s operations, results or borrowing capacity generally, and as a result of acquisitions specifically; the impact of sales or dispositions of significant amounts of the Company’s outstanding common stock into the public market, or the perception that such sales or dispositions could occur; the possible dilution to the Company’s stockholders caused by the issuance of additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities, whether as result of the Company’s convertible notes or otherwise; the impact of the transition from LIBOR as a global benchmark to a replacement rate; the incurrence of impairment charges if the Company’s assessment of the fair value of certain of its reporting units changes; the uncertainties of litigation; as well as other risks and uncertainties identified in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022. The Company’s forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential future impact of any alliance, merger, acquisition, disposition or stock repurchases. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the initial filing of this earnings release and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

WEX INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment processing revenue

$

309,032

 

 

$

226,126

 

 

$

860,815

 

 

$

627,941

 

Account servicing revenue

 

138,324

 

 

 

137,724

 

 

 

415,903

 

 

 

389,344

 

Finance fee revenue

 

96,698

 

 

 

67,769

 

 

 

260,590

 

 

 

179,421

 

Other revenue

 

72,075

 

 

 

51,145

 

 

 

194,593

 

 

 

156,298

 

Total revenues

 

616,129

 

 

 

482,764

 

 

 

1,731,901

 

 

 

1,353,004

 

Cost of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processing costs

 

146,316

 

 

 

121,207

 

 

 

416,258

 

 

 

347,177

 

Service fees

 

16,614

 

 

 

14,246

 

 

 

47,220

 

 

 

39,151

 

Provision for credit losses

 

54,030

 

 

 

14,127

 

 

 

121,856

 

 

 

32,148

 

Operating interest

 

7,887

 

 

 

2,124

 

 

 

13,384

 

 

 

7,019

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

27,265

 

 

 

28,226

 

 

 

79,900

 

 

 

83,871

 

Total cost of services

 

252,112

 

 

 

179,930

 

 

 

678,618

 

 

 

509,366

 

General and administrative

 

86,506

 

 

 

79,486

 

 

 

248,651

 

 

 

245,460

 

Sales and marketing

 

80,882

 

 

 

82,225

 

 

 

235,267

 

 

 

246,177

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

38,855

 

 

 

40,301

 

 

 

118,186

 

 

 

118,360

 

Impairment charges

 

136,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

136,486

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

21,288

 

 

 

100,822

 

 

 

314,693

 

 

 

233,641

 

Financing interest expense

 

(34,419

)

 

 

(32,493

)

 

 

(95,928

)

 

 

(98,250

)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

(30,300

)

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

(135,100

)

 

 

(44,900

)

Other income

 

 

 

 

3,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,617

 

Net foreign currency loss

 

(23,445

)

 

 

(9,962

)

 

 

(37,847

)

 

 

(11,375

)

Net unrealized gain on financial instruments

 

23,540

 

 

 

6,424

 

 

 

90,261

 

 

 

19,470

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(43,336

)

 

 

71,208

 

 

 

136,079

 

 

 

102,203

 

Income tax expense

 

809

 

 

 

19,340

 

 

 

57,309

 

 

 

16,924

 

Net (loss) income

 

(44,145

)

 

 

51,868

 

 

 

78,770

 

 

 

85,279

 

Less: Net income from non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

1,099

 

Net (loss) income attributable to WEX Inc.

$

(44,145

)

 

$

51,734

 

 

$

78,502

 

 

$

84,180

 

Change in value of redeemable non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

(3,416

)

 

 

34,245

 

 

 

(72,283

)

Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders

$

(44,145

)

 

$

48,318

 

 

$

112,747

 

 

$

11,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(1.00

)

 

$

1.08

 

 

$

2.53

 

 

$

0.27

 

Diluted

$

(1.00

)

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

2.51

 

 

$

0.26

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

44,229

 

 

 

44,861

 

 

 

44,644

 

 

 

44,664

 

Diluted

 

44,229

 

 

 

45,279

 

 

 

44,972

 

 

 

45,334

 

WEX INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

September 30,
2022

 

December 31,

2021

Assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

759,375

 

$

588,923

Restricted cash

 

942,132

 

 

667,915

Accounts receivable

 

3,830,178

 

 

2,891,242

Investment securities

 

1,379,411

 

 

948,677

Securitized accounts receivable, restricted

 

143,252

 

 

125,186

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

144,379

 

 

77,569

Total current assets

 

7,198,727

 

 

5,299,512

Property, equipment and capitalized software

 

186,819

 

 

179,531

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

4,216,687

 

 

4,551,353

Investment securities

 

36,005

 

 

39,650

Deferred income taxes, net

 

20,667

 

 

5,635

Other assets

 

250,243

 

 

231,147

Total assets

$

11,909,148

 

$

10,306,828

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

1,561,033

 

$

1,021,911

Accrued expenses

 

567,036

 

 

476,971

Restricted cash payable

 

942,153

 

 

668,014

Short-term deposits

 

3,145,770

 

 

2,026,420

Short-term debt, net

 

156,483

 

 

155,769

Other current liabilities

 

41,782

 

 

50,614

Total current liabilities

 

6,414,257

 

 

4,399,699

Long-term debt, net

 

2,644,478

 

 

2,695,365

Long-term deposits

 

489,942

 

 

652,214

Deferred income taxes, net

 

155,536

 

 

192,965

Other liabilities

 

573,849

 

 

273,706

Total liabilities

 

10,278,062

 

 

8,213,949

Redeemable non-controlling interest

 

 

 

254,106

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,631,086

 

 

1,838,773

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

11,909,148

 

$

10,306,828

WEX INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2022

 

2021

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

Net income

$

78,770

 

 

$

85,279

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

135,100

 

 

 

44,900

 

Stock-based compensation

 

76,760

 

 

 

60,250

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

198,086

 

 

 

202,231

 

Gain on sale of equity investment

 

 

 

 

(3,617

)

Amortization of premiums on investment securities

 

3,958

 

 

 

 

Debt issuance cost amortization and accretion expense

 

12,595

 

 

 

13,315

 

Deferred tax benefit

 

(54,085

)

 

 

(8,829

)

Provision for credit losses

 

121,856

 

 

 

32,148

 

Impairment charges

 

136,486

 

 

 

 

Other non-cash gains

 

(58,159

)

 

 

(7,499

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable and securitized accounts receivable

 

(1,147,791

)

 

 

(1,138,233

)

Prepaid expenses and other current and other long-term assets

 

(11,233

)

 

 

13,212

 

Accounts payable

 

568,438

 

 

 

517,455

 

Accrued expenses and restricted cash payable

 

389,896

 

 

 

211,855

 

Income taxes

 

10,838

 

 

 

(12,363

)

Other current and other long-term liabilities

 

(4,871

)

 

 

(20,459

)

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

456,644

 

 

 

(10,355

)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software

 

(75,476

)

 

 

(55,484

)

Cash proceeds from sale of equity investment

 

 

 

 

3,117

 

Purchases of equity securities

 

(267

)

 

 

(250

)

Maturities of equity securities

 

 

 

 

130

 

Purchases of available-for-sale debt securities

 

(632,782

)

 

 

 

Sales and maturities of available-for-sale debt securities

 

47,972

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired

 

(3,338

)

 

 

(558,247

)

Net cash used for investing activities

 

(663,891

)

 

 

(610,734

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

Repurchase of share-based awards to satisfy tax withholdings

 

(17,101

)

 

 

(23,012

)

Purchase of treasury shares

 

(149,608

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

3,779

 

 

 

43,744

 

Net change in deposits

 

960,551

 

 

 

558,042

 

Net activity on other debt

 

28,448

 

 

 

21,500

 

Borrowings on revolving credit facility

 

1,825,400

 

 

 

1,176,300

 

Repayments on revolving credit facility

 

(1,856,999

)

 

 

(962,900

)

Borrowings on term loans

 

 

 

 

112,819

 

Repayments on term loans

 

(47,506

)

 

 

(47,824

)

Redemption of Notes

 

 

 

 

(400,000

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

(8,934

)

Net change in securitized debt

 

6,417

 

 

 

8,004

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

753,381

 

 

 

477,739

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(101,465

)

 

 

(24,037

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

444,669

 

 

 

(167,387

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period(a)

 

1,256,838

 

 

 

1,329,653

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period(a)

$

1,701,507

 

 

$

1,162,266

 

Exhibit 1

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income Attributable to Shareholders to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Shareholders

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

per diluted share

 

 

 

per diluted share

Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders

$ (44,145)

 

$ (1.00)

 

$ 48,318

 

$ 1.07

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

(23,540)

 

(0.53)

 

(6,424)

 

(0.14)

Net foreign currency loss

23,445

 

0.53

 

9,962

 

0.22

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

30,300

 

0.69

 

(2,800)

 

(0.06)

Acquisition–related intangible amortization

42,486

 

0.96

 

46,965

 

1.04

Other acquisition and divestiture related items

4,142

 

0.09

 

3,395

 

0.07

Stock–based compensation

27,873

 

0.63

 

22,166

 

0.49

Other costs

8,806

 

0.20

 

1,711

 

0.04

Impairment charges

136,486

 

3.09

 

 

Debt restructuring and debt issuance cost amortization

4,704

 

0.11

 

2,879

 

0.06

ANI adjustments attributable to non–controlling interests

 

 

2,848

 

0.06

Tax related items

(52,804)

 

(1.19)

 

(17,904)

 

(0.40)

Dilutive impact of stock awards1

 

(0.02)

 

 

Dilutive impact of convertible debt2

 

(0.05)

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to shareholders

$ 157,753

 

$ 3.51

 

$ 111,116

 

$ 2.45

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

per diluted share

 

 

 

per diluted share

Net income attributable to shareholders

$ 112,747

 

$ 2.51

 

$ 11,897

 

$ 0.26

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

(90,261)

 

(2.01)

 

(19,470)

 

(0.43)

Net foreign currency loss

37,847

 

0.84

 

11,375

 

0.25

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

135,100

 

3.00

 

44,900

 

0.99

Acquisition–related intangible amortization

127,743

 

2.84

 

134,713

 

2.97

Other acquisition and divestiture related items

15,143

 

0.34

 

28,881

 

0.64

Stock–based compensation

78,360

 

1.74

 

62,771

 

1.38

Other costs

24,911

 

0.55

 

15,653

 

0.35

Impairment charges

136,486

 

3.03

 

 

Debt restructuring and debt issuance cost amortization

12,677

 

0.28

 

19,432

 

0.43

ANI adjustments attributable to non–controlling interests

(34,587)

 

(0.77)

 

69,854

 

1.54

Tax related items

(97,977)

 

(2.18)

 

(82,722)

 

(1.82)

Dilutive impact of convertible debt2

 

(0.08)

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to shareholders

$ 458,189

 

$ 10.09

 

$ 297,284

 

$ 6.56

1 As the Company reported a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2022 under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the diluted weighted average shares outstanding equals the basic weighted average shares outstanding for that period. The non-GAAP adjustments described above resulted in adjusted net income attributable to shareholders (versus a loss on a GAAP basis) for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Therefore, dilutive common stock equivalents have been included in the calculation of adjusted diluted weighted average shares outstanding to arrive at adjusted per share data.

2 During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the dilutive impact of convertible notes has been calculated under the ‘if-converted’ method in accordance with GAAP.

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