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PayPal (PYPL) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL - Free Report) reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.22 per share in first-quarter 2021, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.8%. Further, the figure improved 84% on a year-over-year basisand 12.9% sequentially.
Net revenues of $6.03 billion outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.9 billion. The figure exhibited year-over-year growth of 29% on a FX-neutral basis and 31% on a reported basis. However, it declined 1.4% from the prior quarter.
Year-over-year revenue growth was driven by a strong performance by Venmo and merchant services. Further, accelerating total payment volume (“TPV”), courtesy of increasing net new active accounts, contributed well.
Additionally, growing transaction revenues drove the results in the reported quarter.
The boom in digital payment space, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, has beena major tailwind. Further, PayPal’s portfolio strength and robust two-sided global payments platform are likely to continue benefiting its financial performance in the near term.
Top Line in Detail
By Type: Transaction revenues amounted to $5.6 billion (93% of net revenues), up 33% from the year-ago quarter.Other value-added services generated revenues of $412 million (accounting for 7% of net revenues), up 2% year over year.
By Geography: Revenues from the United States totaled $3.1 billion (51% of net revenues), up 24% on a year-over-year basis. International revenues were $2.9 billion (49% of revenues), up 38% from the prior-year quarter.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
PayPal witnessed year-over-year growth of 21% in total active accounts, with the addition of 14.5 million net new active accounts inthe reported quarter.The total number of active accounts was 392 million in the quarter under review.
Additionally, the total number of payment transactions was 4.4 billion, up 34% on a year-over-year basis.
Further, the company’s payment transactions per active account were 42.2million, which improved 7% from the year-ago quarter.
TPV amounted to $285.45 billion for the reported quarter, reflecting year-over-year growth of 50% and 46%on a spot rate and a currency-neutral basis, respectively.
Notably, year-over-year growth in TPV was primarily driven by robust Venmo, which accounted for $51 billion of TPV, surging 63% on a year-over-year basis on strong monetization efforts.
Further, merchant services, which contributed 94% to the TPV, and the volume generated from these services rose 54% year over year.
Operating Details
PayPal’s operating expenses were 4.9 billion in the firstquarter, up 18.3% from the prior-year quarter. As a percentage of net revenues, the figure contracted 870 basis points (bps) year over year to 82.7%.
Further, non-GAAP operating margin was at 28%, expanding 100 bps from the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Mar 31, 2021, cash equivalents and investments were $13.09 billion compared with $13.08 billion as ofDec 31, 2020.
PayPal had a long-term debt balance of $8.942 billion at the end of the first quarter compared with $8.939 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020.
The company generated $1.8 billion of cash from operations, up from $1.3 billion in the previous quarter.
Free cash flow was at $1.5 billion inthe reported quarter compared with $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
Further, the company returned $1.3 billion to shareholders by repurchasing 5.3 million shares.
Guidance
For second-quarter 2021, PayPal expects revenues of $6.25 billion, and a year-over-year improvement of 19% at the current spot rate and 17% on a FX-neutral basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $6.15 billion.
Non-GAAP earnings are expected to be $1.12 per share, suggesting year-over-year growth of 5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.10 per share.
For 2021, PayPal anticipates revenues of $25.75 billion, which is likely to grow 20% at a current spot rate and 18.5% on a FX-neutral basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $25.66 billion.
Non-GAAP earnings for 2021 are anticipated to be $4.70 per share, suggesting year-over-year growth of 21%.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $4.58 per share.
Additionally, TPV for 2021 is likely to exhibit growth of30%.
Also, net new active accounts are likely to be 52-55 million.
Long-term earnings growth rate of Pure Storage, NVIDIA and Agilent, is pegged at 52.21%, 15.05% and 9%, respectively.
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PayPal (PYPL) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL - Free Report) reported non-GAAP earnings of $1.22 per share in first-quarter 2021, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.8%. Further, the figure improved 84% on a year-over-year basisand 12.9% sequentially.
Net revenues of $6.03 billion outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.9 billion. The figure exhibited year-over-year growth of 29% on a FX-neutral basis and 31% on a reported basis. However, it declined 1.4% from the prior quarter.
Year-over-year revenue growth was driven by a strong performance by Venmo and merchant services. Further, accelerating total payment volume (“TPV”), courtesy of increasing net new active accounts, contributed well.
Additionally, growing transaction revenues drove the results in the reported quarter.
The boom in digital payment space, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, has beena major tailwind. Further, PayPal’s portfolio strength and robust two-sided global payments platform are likely to continue benefiting its financial performance in the near term.
Top Line in Detail
By Type: Transaction revenues amounted to $5.6 billion (93% of net revenues), up 33% from the year-ago quarter.Other value-added services generated revenues of $412 million (accounting for 7% of net revenues), up 2% year over year.
By Geography: Revenues from the United States totaled $3.1 billion (51% of net revenues), up 24% on a year-over-year basis. International revenues were $2.9 billion (49% of revenues), up 38% from the prior-year quarter.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Key Metrics to Consider
PayPal witnessed year-over-year growth of 21% in total active accounts, with the addition of 14.5 million net new active accounts inthe reported quarter.The total number of active accounts was 392 million in the quarter under review.
Additionally, the total number of payment transactions was 4.4 billion, up 34% on a year-over-year basis.
Further, the company’s payment transactions per active account were 42.2million, which improved 7% from the year-ago quarter.
TPV amounted to $285.45 billion for the reported quarter, reflecting year-over-year growth of 50% and 46%on a spot rate and a currency-neutral basis, respectively.
Notably, year-over-year growth in TPV was primarily driven by robust Venmo, which accounted for $51 billion of TPV, surging 63% on a year-over-year basis on strong monetization efforts.
Further, merchant services, which contributed 94% to the TPV, and the volume generated from these services rose 54% year over year.
Operating Details
PayPal’s operating expenses were 4.9 billion in the firstquarter, up 18.3% from the prior-year quarter. As a percentage of net revenues, the figure contracted 870 basis points (bps) year over year to 82.7%.
Further, non-GAAP operating margin was at 28%, expanding 100 bps from the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Mar 31, 2021, cash equivalents and investments were $13.09 billion compared with $13.08 billion as ofDec 31, 2020.
PayPal had a long-term debt balance of $8.942 billion at the end of the first quarter compared with $8.939 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020.
The company generated $1.8 billion of cash from operations, up from $1.3 billion in the previous quarter.
Free cash flow was at $1.5 billion inthe reported quarter compared with $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
Further, the company returned $1.3 billion to shareholders by repurchasing 5.3 million shares.
Guidance
For second-quarter 2021, PayPal expects revenues of $6.25 billion, and a year-over-year improvement of 19% at the current spot rate and 17% on a FX-neutral basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $6.15 billion.
Non-GAAP earnings are expected to be $1.12 per share, suggesting year-over-year growth of 5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.10 per share.
For 2021, PayPal anticipates revenues of $25.75 billion, which is likely to grow 20% at a current spot rate and 18.5% on a FX-neutral basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $25.66 billion.
Non-GAAP earnings for 2021 are anticipated to be $4.70 per share, suggesting year-over-year growth of 21%.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $4.58 per share.
Additionally, TPV for 2021 is likely to exhibit growth of30%.
Also, net new active accounts are likely to be 52-55 million.
Zacks Rank & Other Key Picks
PayPal currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector worth consideration are Agilent Technologies (A - Free Report) , Pure Storage (PSTG - Free Report) and NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) . All the stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Long-term earnings growth rate of Pure Storage, NVIDIA and Agilent, is pegged at 52.21%, 15.05% and 9%, respectively.
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