Affirm Holdings, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number 001-39888
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 84-2224323 | ||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
650 California Street | |||||||||||
San Francisco, California | 94108 | ||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(415) 984-0490
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share | AFRM | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | ||||||||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | ||||||||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of November 3, 2022, the number of shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding was 230,046,307 and the number of shares of the registrant's Class B common stock outstanding was 60,103,756.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”), as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this report, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial condition, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following:
•our expectations regarding our future revenue, expenses, and other operating results and key operating metrics;
•our ability to attract new merchants and commerce partners and retain and grow our relationships with existing merchants and commerce partners;
•our ability to compete successfully in a highly competitive industry;
•our ability to attract new consumers and retain and grow our relationships with our existing consumers;
•our expectations regarding the development, innovation, introduction of, and demand for, our products;
•our ability to successfully engage new originating bank partners;
•the availability of funding sources to support our business model;
•our ability to effectively price and score credit risk using our proprietary risk model;
•the performance of loans facilitated and originated through our platform;
•the future growth rate of our revenue and related key operating metrics;
•our ability to achieve or sustain profitability in the future;
•our ability to remain in compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business;
•our ability to protect our confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information;
•past and future acquisitions, investments, and other strategic investments;
•our ability to maintain, protect, and enhance our brand and intellectual property;
•litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, and proceedings;
•the impact of macroeconomic conditions on our business, including the impacts of inflation and a rising interest rate environment; and
•the size and growth rates of the markets in which we compete.
Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022 (the "Annual Report"). Other sections of this Form 10-Q may include additional factors that could harm our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive, heavily regulated and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements.
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You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements, events, or circumstances. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this report or to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations. You should read this Form 10-Q and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this report with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance, and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
In addition, statements such as “we believe” and similar statements reflect our current beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this report, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
Investors and others should note that we may announce material business and financial information to our investors using our investor relations website (investors.affirm.com), our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), webcasts, press releases, conference calls, and social media. We use these mediums, including our website, to communicate with investors and the general public about our company, our products, and other issues. It is possible that the information that we make available on our website may be deemed to be material information. We therefore encourage investors and others interested in our company to review the information that we make available on our website. The contents of our website are not incorporated into this filing. We have included our investor relations website address as an inactive textual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements
AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,530,132 | $ | 1,255,171 | ||||||||||
Restricted cash | 383,406 | 295,636 | ||||||||||||
Securities available for sale at fair value | 1,237,291 | 1,595,373 | ||||||||||||
Loans held for sale | 7,112 | 2,670 | ||||||||||||
Loans held for investment | 2,681,637 | 2,503,561 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | (153,025) | (155,392) | ||||||||||||
Loans held for investment, net | 2,528,612 | 2,348,169 | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 147,757 | 142,052 | ||||||||||||
Property, equipment and software, net | 208,460 | 171,482 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | 525,000 | 539,534 | ||||||||||||
Intangible assets | 71,037 | 78,942 | ||||||||||||
Commercial agreement assets | 241,639 | 263,196 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 284,614 | 281,567 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 7,165,060 | $ | 6,973,792 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 34,534 | $ | 33,072 | ||||||||||
Payable to third-party loan owners | 90,811 | 71,383 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest payable | 5,292 | 6,659 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 249,812 | 237,598 | ||||||||||||
Convertible senior notes, net | 1,707,724 | 1,706,668 | ||||||||||||
Notes issued by securitization trusts | 1,720,812 | 1,627,580 | ||||||||||||
Funding debt | 792,637 | 672,577 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 4,601,622 | 4,355,537 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | ||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||||
Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share: 3,030,000,000 shares authorized, 229,388,460 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022; 3,030,000,000 shares authorized, 227,255,529 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share: 140,000,000 shares authorized, 60,103,756 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022; 140,000,000 authorized, 60,109,844 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid in capital | 4,454,829 | 4,231,303 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,857,171) | (1,605,902) | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (34,223) | (7,149) | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 2,563,438 | 2,618,255 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 7,165,060 | $ | 6,973,792 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, CONT.
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
The following table presents the assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”), which are included in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets above. The assets in the table below may only be used to settle obligations of consolidated VIEs and are in excess of those obligations. The liabilities in the table below include liabilities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. Additionally, the assets and liabilities in the table below include third-party assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs only and exclude intercompany balances that eliminate upon consolidation.
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Assets of consolidated VIEs, included in total assets above | ||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | $ | 231,353 | $ | 164,530 | ||||||||||
Loans held for investment | 2,309,638 | 2,179,026 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | (124,000) | (124,052) | ||||||||||||
Loans held for investment, net | 2,185,638 | 2,054,974 | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 8,195 | 8,195 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 17,639 | 14,570 | ||||||||||||
Total assets of consolidated VIEs | $ | 2,442,825 | $ | 2,242,269 | ||||||||||
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs, included in total liabilities above | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 2,752 | $ | 2,897 | ||||||||||
Accrued interest payable | 5,249 | 6,525 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 14,335 | 15,494 | ||||||||||||
Notes issued by securitization trusts | 1,720,812 | 1,627,580 | ||||||||||||
Funding debt | 621,660 | 514,033 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs | 2,364,808 | 2,166,529 | ||||||||||||
Total net assets | $ | 78,017 | $ | 75,740 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Merchant network revenue | $ | 113,149 | $ | 92,244 | ||||||||||
Virtual card network revenue | 26,708 | 19,395 | ||||||||||||
Total network revenue | 139,857 | 111,639 | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 136,802 | 117,302 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sales of loans | 63,595 | 30,979 | ||||||||||||
Servicing income | 21,370 | 9,465 | ||||||||||||
Total Revenue, net | $ | 361,624 | $ | 269,385 | ||||||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Loss on loan purchase commitment | $ | 35,610 | $ | 51,678 | ||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 64,250 | 63,647 | ||||||||||||
Funding costs | 25,066 | 16,753 | ||||||||||||
Processing and servicing | 54,359 | 25,201 | ||||||||||||
Technology and data analytics | 144,961 | 78,013 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 163,873 | 63,960 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 160,972 | 136,204 | ||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 649,091 | 435,456 | ||||||||||||
Operating Loss | $ | (287,467) | $ | (166,071) | ||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | 36,018 | (140,373) | ||||||||||||
Loss Before Income Taxes | $ | (251,449) | $ | (306,444) | ||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (180) | 171 | ||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (251,269) | $ | (306,615) | ||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | (21,546) | $ | (3,802) | ||||||||||
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net | (5,528) | (279) | ||||||||||||
Net Other Comprehensive Loss | (27,074) | (4,081) | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive Loss | $ | (278,343) | $ | (310,696) | ||||||||||
Per share data: | ||||||||||||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for Class A and Class B | ||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.86) | $ | (1.13) | ||||||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.86) | $ | (1.13) | ||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||
Basic | 290,929,270 | 271,677,516 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 290,929,270 | 271,677,516 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share amounts)
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2022 | 287,365,373 | $ | 3 | $ | 4,231,303 | $ | (1,605,902) | $ | (7,149) | $ | 2,618,255 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 215,949 | — | 1,192 | — | — | 1,192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of common stock related to acquisitions | (243,384) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases of Common Stock | (12,437) | — | (109) | — | — | (109) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock units | 2,166,715 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of warrants for common stock | — | — | 108,742 | — | — | 108,742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | 141,012 | — | — | 141,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax withholding on stock-based compensation | — | — | (27,311) | — | — | (27,311) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | (21,546) | (21,546) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale | — | — | — | — | (5,528) | (5,528) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss | — | — | — | (251,269) | — | (251,269) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | 289,492,216 | $ | 3 | $ | 4,454,829 | $ | (1,857,171) | $ | (34,223) | $ | 2,563,438 |
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2021 | 269,358,104 | $ | 3 | $ | 3,467,236 | $ | (898,485) | $ | 6,773 | $ | 2,575,527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 7,403,503 | — | 37,470 | — | — | 37,470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in acquisition | 183,733 | — | 10,000 | — | — | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock units | 772,653 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases of common stock | (821) | — | (5) | — | — | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | 104,879 | — | — | 104,879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax withholding on stock-based compensation | — | — | (39,817) | — | — | (39,817) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | — | — | (3,802) | (3,802) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale | — | — | — | — | (279) | (279) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss | — | — | — | (306,615) | — | (306,615) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | 277,717,172 | $ | 3 | $ | 3,579,763 | $ | (1,205,100) | $ | 2,692 | $ | 2,377,358 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (251,269) | $ | (306,615) | ||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 64,250 | 63,647 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of premiums and discounts on loans, net | (34,595) | (35,708) | ||||||||||||
Gain on sales of loans | (63,595) | (30,979) | ||||||||||||
Changes in fair value of assets and liabilities | 3,906 | 139,884 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of commercial agreement assets | 21,557 | 18,971 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1,076 | 5,231 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of discount on securities available for sale | (7,620) | — | ||||||||||||
Commercial agreement warrant expense | 108,743 | — | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 119,808 | 93,189 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 20,882 | 10,541 | ||||||||||||
Other | 2,053 | 4,002 | ||||||||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of loans held for sale | (1,655,213) | (896,786) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale | 1,707,838 | 888,580 | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | (6,649) | (12,076) | ||||||||||||
Other assets | (3,000) | 78,086 | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 1,462 | 368,096 | ||||||||||||
Payable to third-party loan owners | 19,428 | (11,618) | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest payable | (1,078) | 553 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 3,231 | (11,848) | ||||||||||||
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | 51,215 | 365,150 | ||||||||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Purchases and origination of loans held for investment | (2,744,825) | (1,847,458) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of loans held for investment | 326,713 | 195,039 | ||||||||||||
Principal repayments and other loan servicing activity | 2,206,725 | 1,486,099 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition, net of cash and restricted cash acquired | — | (5,999) | ||||||||||||
Additions to property, equipment and software | (31,151) | (16,347) | ||||||||||||
Purchases of securities available for sale | (104,629) | (443,560) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of securities available for sale | 464,492 | 889 | ||||||||||||
Other investing cash inflows (outflows) | (52) | 1,827 | ||||||||||||
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | 117,273 | (629,510) | ||||||||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from funding debt | 1,193,761 | 682,106 | ||||||||||||
Payment of debt issuance costs | (7,423) | (6,609) | ||||||||||||
Principal repayments of funding debt | (1,059,607) | (873,778) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes and residual trust certificates by securitization trusts | 249,931 | 499,789 | ||||||||||||
Principal repayments of notes issued by securitization trusts | (150,713) | (55,204) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options and warrants and contributions to ESPP | 1,013 | 37,470 | ||||||||||||
Repurchases of common stock | (109) | (4) | ||||||||||||
Payments of tax withholding for stock-based compensation | (27,311) | (39,817) | ||||||||||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 199,542 | 243,953 | ||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (5,299) | 3,588 | ||||||||||||
Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 362,731 | (16,819) | ||||||||||||
Cash, Cash equivalents and Restricted cash, Beginning of period | 1,550,807 | 1,692,632 | ||||||||||||
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, End of Period | $ | 1,913,538 | $ | 1,675,813 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONT.
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation to amounts on consolidated balance sheets (as of period end) | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,530,132 | 1,439,531 | ||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 383,406 | 236,282 | ||||||||||||
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | $ | 1,913,538 | $ | 1,675,813 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information | ||||||||||||||
Cash payments for interest expense | $ | 22,819 | $ | 10,195 | ||||||||||
Cash paid for operating leases | 4,167 | 4,475 | ||||||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | 138 | 72 | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation included in capitalized internal-use software | 21,204 | 11,690 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition | — | 10,000 | ||||||||||||
Additions to property and equipment included in accrued expenses | — | 56 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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1. Business Description
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (“Affirm,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), headquartered in San Francisco, California, provides consumers with a simpler, more transparent, and flexible alternative to traditional payment options. Our mission is to deliver honest financial products that improve lives. Through our next-generation commerce platform, agreements with originating banks, and capital markets partners, we enable consumers to confidently pay for a purchase over time, with terms ranging from to sixty months. When a consumer applies for a loan through our platform, the loan is underwritten using our proprietary risk model, and once approved, the consumer selects their preferred repayment option. Loans are directly originated or funded and issued by our originating bank partners.
Merchants partner with us to transform the consumer shopping experience and to acquire and convert customers more effectively through our frictionless point-of-sale payment solutions. Consumers get the flexibility to buy now and make simple regular payments for their purchases and merchants see increased average order value, repeat purchase rates, and an overall more satisfied customer base. Unlike legacy payment options and our competitors’ product offerings, which charge deferred or compounding interest and unexpected costs, we disclose up-front to consumers exactly what they will owe — no hidden fees, no deferred interest, no penalties.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), as contained in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), disclosure requirements for interim financial information, and the requirements of Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. Management believes these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including those of a normal and recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other interim period.
Our interim condensed financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis. Under this basis of presentation, our financial statements consolidate all wholly owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities (“VIEs”), in which we have a controlling financial interest. These include various business trust entities and limited partnerships established to enter into warehouse credit agreements with certain lenders for funding debt facilities and certain asset-backed securitization transactions. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Our variable interest arises from contractual, ownership, or other monetary interests in the entity, which changes with fluctuations in the fair value of the entity’s net assets. We consolidate a VIE when we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. We assess whether or not we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE on an ongoing basis.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to determination of variable consideration for revenue, the allowance for credit losses, capitalized internal-use software development costs, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, loss on loan
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purchase commitment, the fair value of servicing assets and liabilities, discount on directly originated loans, the fair value of assets acquired and any contingent consideration transferred in business combinations, the evaluation for impairment of intangible assets and goodwill, the fair value of available for sale debt securities including retained interests in our securitization trusts, the fair value of residual certificates issued by our securitization trusts held by third parties, and stock-based compensation, including the fair value of warrants issued to nonemployees. We base our estimates on market-based inputs, historical experience, current events, and other factors we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates are subjective in nature and to the extent that there are differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial condition or operating results in future periods may be affected.
These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements; therefore, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Significant Accounting Policies
There were no material changes to our significant accounting policies as disclosed in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on August 29, 2022.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, “Financial Instruments— Credit Losses (Topic 326), Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosure” which addresses areas identified by the FASB as part of its post-implementation review of the current expected credit losses model or “CECL” previously issued in ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326)”. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors while enhancing the disclosure requirements for loan refinancing and restructurings made with borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. In addition, the amendments require a public business entity to disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases in the vintage disclosures. For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, ASU 2022-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted if an entity has adopted ASU 2016-13. Amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively except for the transition method related to the accounting for troubled debt restructurings in which an entity has the option to apply a modified retrospective transition method resulting in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. We early adopted the new standard effective July 1, 2022 on a prospective basis. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on our interim condensed financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Business Combinations
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers”, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities, such as deferred revenue, acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured in accordance with Topic 606 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers). ASU 2021-08 is expected to reduce diversity in practice and increase comparability for both the recognition and measurement of acquired revenue contracts with customers at the date of and after a business combination. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and should be applied prospectively to acquisitions occurring on or after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted, including for interim periods, and is applicable to all business combinations for which the acquisition date occurs within the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting this accounting standard update on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”. Subject to meeting certain criteria, the new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions to applying contract modification accounting under existing U.S. GAAP, to address the expected phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). This ASU is effective for all entities upon issuance as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In January 2021, the FASB also issued ASU 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848),” which provides additional optional expedients and exceptions applicable to all entities that have derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. This ASU is effective for all entities upon issuance as of January 7, 2021 through December 31, 2022 and can be applied prospectively. We have reviewed all our financial agreements that utilize LIBOR as the reference rate and determined there is no impact to our interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2022. Throughout the remaining effective period for ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01, we will continue to evaluate the available relief measures within each of these amendments and will determine any impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures, as applicable.
3. Revenue
The following table presents the company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Merchant network revenue | $ | 113,149 | $ | 92,244 | |||||||
Virtual card network revenue | 26,708 | 19,395 | |||||||||
Interest income | 136,802 | 117,302 | |||||||||
Gain on sales of loans | 63,595 | 30,979 | |||||||||
Servicing income | 21,370 | 9,465 | |||||||||
Total Revenue, net | $ | 361,624 | $ | 269,385 |
Merchant Network Revenue
Merchant partners (or integrated merchants) are generally charged a fee based on gross merchandise volume (GMV) processed through the Affirm platform. The fees vary depending on the individual arrangement between us and each merchant and on the terms of the product offering. The fee is recognized at the point in time the merchant successfully confirms the transaction, which is when the terms of the executed merchant agreement are fulfilled. We may originate certain loans via our wholly-owned subsidiaries, with zero or below market interest rates. In these instances, the par value of the loans originated is in excess of the fair market value of such loans, resulting in a loss, which we record as a reduction to merchant network revenue. In certain cases, the losses incurred on loans originated for a merchant may exceed the total network revenue earned on those loans. To the extent we do not expect to recover the losses in future periods, we record the excess loss amounts as a sales and marketing expense.
A portion of merchant network revenue relates to affiliate network revenue, which is generated when a user makes a purchase on a merchant’s website after being directed from an advertisement on Affirm’s website or mobile application. We earn a fixed placement fee and/or commission as a percentage of the associated sale. Revenue is recognized at the point in time when the performance obligation has been fulfilled, which is when the sale occurs.
For both the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, there were no merchants that exceeded 10% of total revenue.
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Virtual Card Network Revenue
We have agreements with issuer processors to facilitate transactions through the issuance of virtual debit cards to be used by consumers at checkout. Consumers can apply for a virtual debit card through the Affirm app and, upon approval, receive a single-use virtual debit card to be used for their purchase online or offline at a non-integrated merchant. The virtual debit card is funded at the time a transaction is authorized using cash held by the issuer processor in a reserve fund. Our originating bank partner then originates a loan to the consumer once the transaction is confirmed by the merchant. The non-integrated merchants are charged interchange fees by the issuer processor for virtual debit card transactions, and the issuer processor shares a portion of this revenue with us. We also leverage this issuer processor as a means of integrating certain merchants. Similarly, for these arrangements with integrated merchants, the merchant is charged interchange fees by the issuer processor and the issuer processor shares a portion of this revenue with us.
Interest Income
Interest income consisted of the following components (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Interest income on unpaid principal balance | $ | 106,138 | $ | 82,941 | ||||||||||
Amortization of discount on loans | 38,969 | 38,445 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of premiums on loans | (4,374) | (2,737) | ||||||||||||
Interest receivable charged-off, net of recoveries | (3,931) | (1,347) | ||||||||||||
Total interest income | $ | 136,802 | $ | 117,302 |
We accrue interest income using the effective interest method. Interest income on a loan is accrued daily, based on the finance charge disclosed to the consumer, over the term of the loan based upon the principal outstanding. The accrual of interest on a loan is suspended if a formal dispute with the consumer involving either Affirm or the merchant of record is opened, or a loan is 120 days past due. Upon the resolution of a dispute with the consumer, the accrual of interest is resumed, and any interest that would have been earned during the disputed period is retroactively accrued. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the balance of loans held for investment on non-accrual status was $2.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
Gain on Sales of Loans
We sell certain loans we originate or purchase from our originating bank partners directly to third-party investors or to securitizations. We recognize a gain or loss on sale of loans sold to third parties or to unconsolidated securitizations as the difference between the proceeds received and the carrying value of the loan, adjusted for the initial recognition of any assets or liabilities incurred upon sale, which generally include a net servicing asset or liability in connection with our ongoing obligation to continue to service the loans and a recourse liability based on our estimate of future losses in connection with our obligation to repurchase loans that do not meet certain contractual requirements and such information about the loan was unknown at the time of sale.
Servicing Income
Servicing income includes contractual fees specified in our servicing agreements with third-party loan owners and unconsolidated securitizations that are earned from providing professional services to manage loan portfolios on their behalf.
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4. Loans Held for Investment and Allowance for Credit Losses
Loans held for investment consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Unpaid principal balance | $ | 2,706,883 | $ | 2,516,733 | ||||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 23,365 | 20,697 | ||||||||||||
Premiums on loans held for investment | 8,866 | 8,911 | ||||||||||||
Less: Discount due to loss on loan purchase commitment | (26,682) | (20,692) | ||||||||||||
Less: Discount due to loss on directly originated loans | (29,641) | (20,443) | ||||||||||||
Less: Fair value adjustment on loans acquired through business combination | (1,154) | (1,645) | ||||||||||||
Total loans held for investment | $ | 2,681,637 | $ | 2,503,561 |
Loans held for investment includes loans originated through our originating bank partners and directly originated loans. The majority of the loans that are underwritten using our technology platform and originated by our originating bank partners are later purchased by us. We purchased loans from our originating bank partners in the amount of $3,491.9 million and $2,244.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
These loans have a variety of lending terms as well as maturities ranging from to sixty months. Given that our loan portfolio focuses on one product segment, point-of-sale unsecured installment loans, we generally evaluate the entire portfolio as a single homogeneous loan portfolio and make merchant or program specific adjustments as necessary.
We closely monitor credit quality for our loan receivables to manage and evaluate our related exposure to credit risk. Credit risk management begins with initial underwriting, where loan applications are assessed against the credit underwriting policy and procedures for our directly originated loans and originating bank partner loans, and continues through to full repayment of a loan. To assess a consumer who requests a loan, we use, among other indicators, internally developed risk models using detailed information from external sources, such as credit bureaus where available, and internal historical experience, including the consumer’s prior repayment history on our platform as well as other measures. We combine these factors to establish a proprietary score as a credit quality indicator.
Our proprietary score (“ITACs”) is assigned to most loans facilitated through our technology platform, ranging from zero to 100, with 100 representing the highest credit quality and therefore the lowest likelihood of loss. The ITACs model analyzes the characteristics of a consumer's attributes that are shown to be predictive of both willingness and ability to repay including, but not limited to: basic features of a consumer's credit profile, a consumer's prior repayment performance with other creditors, current credit utilization, and legal and policy changes. When a consumer passes both fraud and credit policy checks, the application is assigned an ITACs score. ITACs is also used for portfolio performance monitoring. Our credit risk team closely tracks the distribution of ITACs at the portfolio level, as well as ITACs at the individual loan level to monitor for signs of a changing credit profile within the portfolio. Repayment performance within each ITACs band is also monitored to support both the integrity of the risk scoring models and to measure possible changes in consumer behavior amongst various credit tiers.
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The following table presents an analysis of the credit quality, by ITACS score, of the amortized cost basis excluding accrued interest receivable, by fiscal year of origination on loans held for investment and loans held for sale (in thousands) as of September 30, 2022:
Amortized Costs Basis by Fiscal Year of Origination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Prior | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96+ | $ | 900,877 | $ | 531,930 | $ | 81,877 | $ | 24,676 | $ | 12 | $ | 2 | $ | 1,539,374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94-96 | 357,155 | 301,358 | 4,854 | 548 | 6 | 2 | 663,923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90-94 | 59,343 | 100,989 | 1,545 | 2 | 4 | — | 161,883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<90 | 21,476 | 13,270 | 47 | 2 | — | — | 34,795 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No score(1) | 80,491 | 147,410 | 31,816 | 5,273 | 372 | 47 | 265,409 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total amortized cost basis | $ | 1,419,342 | $ | 1,094,957 | $ | 120,139 | $ | 30,501 | $ | 394 | $ | 51 | $ | 2,665,384 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)This balance represents loan receivables in new markets without sufficient data currently available for use by the Affirm scoring methodology including loan receivables originated in Canada and Australia.
Net Charge-offs by Fiscal Year of Origination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Prior | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current period charge-offs | (251) | (66,889) | (3,709) | (162) | (16) | (9) | (71,036) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current period recoveries | 4 | 3,590 | 1,858 | 650 | 419 | 279 | 6,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current period net charge-offs | $ | (247) | $ | (63,299) | $ | (1,851) | $ | 488 | $ | 403 | $ | 270 | $ | (64,236) |
Loan receivables are defined as past due if either the principal or interest have not been received within calendars days of when they are due in accordance with the agreed upon contractual terms. The following table presents an aging analysis of the amortized cost basis excluding accrued interest receivable of loans held for investment and loans held for sale by delinquency status (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Non-delinquent loans | $ | 2,473,859 | $ | 2,322,919 | ||||||||||
4 – 29 calendar days past due | 89,460 | 77,963 | ||||||||||||
30 – 59 calendar days past due | 42,128 | 34,669 | ||||||||||||
60 – 89 calendar days past due | 31,736 | 26,919 | ||||||||||||
90 – 119 calendar days past due (1) | 28,201 | 23,064 | ||||||||||||
Total amortized cost basis | $ | 2,665,384 | $ | 2,485,534 |
(1)Includes $29.0 million and $22.7 million of loan receivables as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively, that are 90 days or more past due, but are not on nonaccrual status.
We maintain an allowance for credit losses at a level sufficient to absorb expected credit losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in our loan portfolio. The allowance for credit losses is determined based on our current estimate of expected credit losses over the remaining contractual term, historical credit losses, consumer payment trends, estimates of recoveries, and future expectations as of each balance sheet date. Adjustments to the allowance each period for changes in our estimate of lifetime expected credit losses are recognized in earnings through the provision for credit losses presented on our interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. When available information confirms that specific loans or portions thereof are uncollectible, identified amounts are charged against the allowance for credit losses. Loans are charged-off in accordance with our
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charge-off policy, as the contractual principal becomes 120 days past due. Subsequent recoveries of the unpaid principal balance, if any, are credited to the allowance for credit losses.
The following table details activity in the allowance for credit losses (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 155,392 | $ | 117,760 | ||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 61,869 | 61,004 | ||||||||||||
Charge-offs | (71,036) | (30,454) | ||||||||||||
Recoveries of charged-off receivables | 6,800 | 3,711 | ||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 153,025 | $ | 152,021 |
5. Acquisitions
There were no acquisitions accounted for as business combinations completed in the three months ended September 30, 2022. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we completed one acquisition accounted for as business combinations, discussed further below.
Acquisitions completed during the three months ended September 30, 2021
ShopBrain
On July 1, 2021, Affirm completed the acquisition of technology and intellectual property from Yroo, Inc. and entered into employment arrangements with certain of its employees (“the ShopBrain acquisition”). Yroo, Inc. is a data aggregation and cataloging technology company based in Canada (“ShopBrain”). The purchase price was comprised of (i) $30.0 million in cash and (ii) 151,745 shares of our Class A common stock issued to the shareholders of ShopBrain at closing.
The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred was approximately $40.0 million, which consisted of the following (in thousands):
Cash | $ | 30,000 | ||||||
Fair value of Class A common stock transferred | 10,000 | |||||||
Total acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred | $ | 40,000 |
The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and reflects the application of acquisition accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805”). The acquired identifiable intangible assets have been recorded at their estimated fair values with the excess purchase price assigned to goodwill. The goodwill was primarily attributed to future synergies from integration and the value of the assembled workforce. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the consideration paid of approximately $40.0 million to the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in thousands):
Intangible assets | $ | 9,488 | ||||||
Total net assets acquired | 9,488 | |||||||
Goodwill | 30,512 | |||||||
Total purchase price | $ | 40,000 |
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The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in thousands):
Fair Value | Useful Life (in years) | |||||||||||||
Developed technology | $ | 9,488 | 3.0 |
The fair values of the intangible assets were determined by applying the replacement cost method. The fair value measurements are based on significant unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions, and thus represents Level 3 measurements.
The transaction costs associated with the acquisition were approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, which are included in general and administrative expense within the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Other acquisitions
Fast
On April 19, 2022, Affirm completed the closing of the transaction contemplated by a Release and Waiver Agreement entered into with Fast AF, Inc., (“Fast”) relating to the hiring of certain of its employees or service providers and an option to acquire certain of its assets. The purchase price was comprised of (i) $10.0 million in cash and (ii) forgiveness of a $15.0 million senior secured note issued to Fast in April 2022 prior to the closing.
The acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805 since the assets acquired do not meet the definition of a business. The acquired identifiable intangible assets have been recorded at a total cost of $25.4 million, which includes approximately $0.4 million of transaction costs associated with the acquisition. The excess of the total cost of the assets over their total fair value was allocated between the assets on the basis of their relative fair values. The fair values of the intangible assets were determined by applying the replacement cost method. The fair value measurements are based on significant unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions, and thus represent Level 3 measurements.
The following table sets forth the identifiable intangible assets acquired and the cost allocated to each asset as of the date of acquisition (in thousands):
Assembled workforce | $ | 12,490 | ||||||
Option to purchase developed technology | $ | 12,925 | ||||||
Total | $ | 25,415 |
The assembled workforce intangible asset has an expected useful life of 1.5 years. The developed technology asset will be amortized over its expected useful life if the associated assets are purchased and entered into service.
6. Balance Sheet Components
Accounts Receivable, net
Our accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due from payment processors, merchant partners, affiliate network partners and servicing fees due from third-party loan owners. We evaluate accounts receivable to determine management’s current estimate of expected credit losses based on historical experience and future expectations and record an allowance for credit losses, as applicable. Our allowance for credit losses with respect to accounts receivable was $10.2 million and $13.9 million as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
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Property, Equipment and Software, net
Property, equipment and software, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Internally developed software | $ | 248,296 | $ | 200,621 | ||||||||||
Leasehold improvements | 16,377 | 16,169 | ||||||||||||
Computer equipment | 11,711 | 10,751 | ||||||||||||
Furniture and equipment | 4,983 | 4,279 | ||||||||||||
Total Property, equipment and software, at cost | $ | 281,367 | $ | 231,820 | ||||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (72,907) | (60,338) | ||||||||||||
Total Property, equipment and software, net | $ | 208,460 | $ | 171,482 |
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, equipment and software was $13.5 million and $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Depreciation expense on leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment, and computer equipment is allocated between general and administrative, technology and data analytics, sales and marketing, and processing and servicing based on employee headcount in the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Amortization expense on internally developed software is included as a component of technology and data analytics in the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
No impairment losses related to property, equipment and software were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended September 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of June 30, 2022 | $ | 539,534 | ||||||
Additions | — | |||||||
Effect of foreign currency translation | (14,534) | |||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | $ | 525,000 |
No impairment losses related to goodwill were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
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Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Merchant relationships | $ | 37,835 | $ | (12,082) | $ | 25,753 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Developed technology (1) | 39,437 | (18,920) | 20,517 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assembled workforce | 12,490 | (3,761) | 8,729 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trademarks and domains, definite | 1,449 | (832) | 617 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trademarks and domains, indefinite | 2,146 | — | 2,146 | Indefinite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other intangibles | 350 | — | 350 | Indefinite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total intangible assets | $ | 93,707 | $ | (35,595) | $ | 58,112 |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Merchant relationships | $ | 38,371 | $ | (10,281) | $ | 28,090 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Developed technology (1) | 39,782 | (15,882) | 23,900 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assembled workforce | 12,490 | (1,664) | 10,826 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trademarks and domains, definite | 1,507 | (802) | 705 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trademarks and domains, indefinite | 2,146 | — | 2,146 | Indefinite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other intangibles | 350 | — | 350 | Indefinite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total intangible assets | $ | 94,646 | $ | (28,629) | $ | 66,017 |
(1)Excludes an intangible asset in the amount of $12.9 million which represents the right to purchase developed technology in connection with the Fast asset acquisition. Amortization of this asset will begin when the purchase of the developed technology assets is complete and are placed into service. Refer to Note 5. Acquisitions for more information.
Amortization expense for intangible assets was $7.4 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. No impairment losses related to intangible assets were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The expected future amortization expense of these intangible assets as of September 30, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):
2023 (remaining nine months) | $ | 21,978 | ||||||
2024 | 21,483 | |||||||
2025 | 7,153 | |||||||
2026 | 4,987 | |||||||
2027 and thereafter | 15 | |||||||
Total amortization expense | $ | 55,616 |
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Commercial Agreement Assets
During the year ended June 30, 2022, we granted warrants in connection with our commercial agreements with certain subsidiaries of Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon"). The warrants were granted in exchange for certain performance provisions and the benefit of acquiring new users. We recognized an asset of $133.5 million associated with the portion of the warrants that were fully vested upon grant. The asset was valued based on the fair value of the warrants and represents the probable future economic benefit to be realized over the approximate 3.2 year remaining initial term of the commercial agreement at the grant date. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we recognized amortization expense of $10.4 million in our interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a component of sales and marketing expense. Refer to Note 14. Stockholders’ Equity for further discussion of the warrants.
During the year ended June 30, 2021, we recognized an asset in connection with a commercial agreement with Shopify Inc. (“Shopify”), in which we granted warrants in exchange for the opportunity to acquire new merchant partners. This asset represents the probable future economic benefit to be realized over the expected benefit period and is valued based on the fair value of the warrants on the grant date. We recognized an asset of $270.6 million associated with the fair value of the warrants, which were fully vested as of September 30, 2022. The expected benefit period of the asset was initially estimated to be four years, and the remaining useful life of the asset is reevaluated each reporting period. During fiscal year 2022, the remaining expected benefit period was extended by two years upon the execution of an amendment to the commercial agreement with Shopify which extended the term of the agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded amortization expense related to the commercial agreement asset of $9.0 million and $17.0 million, respectively, in our interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a component of sales and marketing expense.
During the year ended June 30, 2021, we recognized an asset in connection with a commercial agreement with an enterprise partner, in which we granted stock appreciation rights in exchange for the benefit of acquiring access to the partner's consumers. This asset represents the probable future economic benefit to be realized over the three-year expected benefit period and is valued based on the fair value of the stock appreciation rights on the grant date. We initially recognized an asset of $25.9 million associated with the fair value of the stock appreciation rights. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded amortization expense related to the asset of $2.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively, in our interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a component of sales and marketing expense.
Other Assets
Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | $ | 70,769 | $ | 49,983 | ||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 47,783 | 50,671 | ||||||||||||
Equity securities, at cost | 43,172 | 43,172 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 31,750 | 37,497 | ||||||||||||
Processing reserves | 31,632 | 26,483 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid payroll taxes for stock-based compensation | 15,083 | 35,172 | ||||||||||||
Other receivables | 17,552 | 17,221 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 26,873 | 21,368 | ||||||||||||
Total other assets | $ | 284,614 | $ | 281,567 |
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Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands)
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Collateral held for derivative instruments | $ | 68,960 | $ | 55,779 | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses | 62,569 | 67,343 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease liability | 62,260 | 65,713 | ||||||||||||
Contingent consideration liability | 24,269 | 23,348 | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 31,754 | 25,415 | ||||||||||||
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 249,812 | $ | 237,598 |
7. Leases
We lease facilities under operating leases with various expiration dates through 2030. We have the option to renew or extend our leases. Certain lease agreements include the option to terminate the lease with prior written notice ranging from 180 days to one year. As of September 30, 2022, we have not considered such provisions in the determination of the lease term, as it is not reasonably certain these options will be exercised. Leases have remaining terms that range from less than one year to eight years.
Several leases require us to obtain standby letters of credit, naming the lessor as a beneficiary. These letters of credit act as security for the faithful performance by us of all terms, covenants and conditions of the lease agreement. The cash collateral and deposits for the letters of credit have been recognized as restricted cash in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets and totaled $9.7 million as of both September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022.
There was no impairment expense incurred related to leases during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The components of operating lease expenses are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Operating lease expense | $3,800 | $3,800 | ||||||||||||
We have subleased a portion of our leased facilities. Sublease income totaled $0.9 million and $0.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Lease term and discount rate information are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) | 4.7 | |||||||
Weighted average discount rate | 4.7% |
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Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2022 are as follows (in thousands) for the years ended:
2023 (remaining nine months) | $ | 12,243 | ||||||
2024 | 16,304 | |||||||
2025 | 16,119 | |||||||
2026 | 15,270 | |||||||
2027 and thereafter | 10,368 | |||||||
Total lease payments | 70,304 | |||||||
Less imputed interest | (8,044) | |||||||
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 62,260 |
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Repurchase Obligation
Under the normal terms of our whole loans sales to third-party investors, we may become obligated to repurchase loans from investors in certain instances where a breach in representation and warranties is identified. Generally, a breach in representation and warranties would occur where a loan has been identified as subject to verified or suspected fraud, or in cases where a loan was serviced or originated in violation of Affirm’s guidelines. We would only experience a loss if the contractual repurchase price of the loan exceeds the fair value on the repurchase date. This amount was not material as of September 30, 2022.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The results of such matters often cannot be predicted with certainty. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, we establish an accrued liability for legal proceedings and claims when those matters present loss contingencies which are both probable and reasonably estimable.
Toole v. Affirm Holdings, Inc.
On February 28, 2022, plaintiff Jeffrey Toole filed a putative class action against Affirm and Max Levchin in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Toole action”). The Toole action alleged that Affirm violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by issuing and then subsequently deleting a tweet from its official Twitter account on February 10, 2022, which omitted full details of Affirm’s second quarter fiscal 2022 financial results. Plaintiff sought class certification, unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, and costs and expenses. On September 28, 2022, the Court granted Affirm’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim with leave to amend within 21 days. No amended complaint was filed by the deadline. On October 20, 2022, the Court dismissed the putative class action and entered judgment in Affirm's favor.
Vallieres v Levchin, et al.
On April 25, 2022, plaintiff Michael Vallieres filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (the "Vallieres action") against Affirm, as a nominal defendant, and certain of Affirm’s current officers and directors as defendants based on allegations substantially similar to those in the Toole action. The Vallieres complaint purports to assert claims on Affirm's behalf for breach of fiduciary duty, gross mismanagement, abuse of control, unjust enrichment, and contribution under the federal securities laws, and seeks corporate reforms, unspecified damages and restitution, and fees and costs. On June 10, 2022, the Court stayed this derivative action pending final disposition of the Toole action and any appeals relating thereto.
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Williams v. Levchin, et al.
On September 16, 2022, plaintiff Ron Williams filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (the "Williams action") against Affirm, as a nominal defendant, and certain of Affirm’s current and former officers and directors as defendants based on allegations substantially similar to those in the Vallieres action. The Williams complaint purports to assert six causes of action on Affirm's behalf—violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste of corporate assets. The plaintiff in the Williams action also alleges a cause of action against defendant Levchin for contribution under 10(b) and 21D of the Exchange Act. The Williams complaint seeks corporate reforms, unspecified damages and restitution, and fees and costs. On October 18, 2022, the Court ordered that the Vallieres and Williams actions be deemed related and stayed the Williams action pending the final disposition of the Toole action and any appeals related thereto.
We have determined, based on current knowledge, that the aggregate amount or range of losses that are estimable with respect to the our legal proceedings, including the matters described above, would not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Amounts accrued as of September 30, 2022 were not material. The ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties, and cannot be predicted with certainty.
9. Transactions with Related Parties
In the ordinary course of business, we may enter into transactions with directors, principal officers, their immediate families and affiliated companies in which they are principal stockholders (commonly referred to as related parties). Some of our directors, principal officers, and their immediate families have received loans facilitated by us, in accordance with our regular consumer loan offerings. As of September 30, 2022, the outstanding balance and interest earned on such accounts is immaterial.
10. Debt
Debt encompasses funding debt, convertible senior notes and our revolving credit facility.
Funding Debt
Funding debt and its aggregate future maturities consists of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 170,991 | $ | 158,547 | ||||||||||
2024 | 342,631 | 421,484 | ||||||||||||
2025 | 46,579 | — | ||||||||||||
2026 | 164,145 | — | ||||||||||||
2027 | 29,853 | 34,428 | ||||||||||||
2028 and thereafter | 50,544 | 68,936 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 804,743 | $ | 683,395 | ||||||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs | (12,106) | (10,818) | ||||||||||||
Total funding debt, net of deferred debt issuance costs | $ | 792,637 | $ | 672,577 |
Warehouse Credit Facilities
Through trusts, we entered into warehouse credit facilities with certain lenders to finance the purchase and origination of our loans. Each trust entered into a credit agreement and security agreement with a third-party as administrative agent and a national banking association as collateral trustee and paying agent. Borrowings under these agreements are referred to as funding debt and proceeds from the borrowings can only be used for the purposes
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of facilitating loan funding and origination, with advance rates ranging from 82% to 88% of the total collateralized balance. These trusts are bankruptcy-remote special-purpose vehicles in which creditors do not have recourse against the general credit of Affirm. These revolving facilities mature between fiscal years 2023 and 2029, and subject to covenant compliance, generally permit borrowings up to 12 months prior to the final maturity date of each respective facility. As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate commitment amount of these facilities was $3,415.9 million on a revolving basis, of which $770.7 million was drawn, with $2,645.2 million remaining available. Some of the loans originated by us or purchased from the originating bank partners are pledged as collateral for borrowings in our facilities. The unpaid principal balance of these loans totaled $897.9 million and $759.7 million as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
We accrue monthly interest expense on each warehouse based on the contractual terms set forth in the applicable credit agreement. Interest expense also includes capitalized transaction fees which are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the warehouse agreement. The contractual interest rate varies across each warehouse facility and is either based on a benchmark interest rate (such as LIBOR, SOFR, Canadian Prime Rate, CDOR, or the Government of Canada Central Bank Rate), or an alternative commercial paper rate (which is the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted-average of the per annum rates at which all commercial paper notes were issued by certain lenders to fund advances or maintain loans), plus a spread ranging from 1.25% to 4.25%. In addition, these agreements require payment of a monthly unused commitment fee ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum on the undrawn portion available.
These agreements contain certain customary negative covenants and financial covenants including maintaining certain levels of minimum liquidity, maximum leverage, and minimum tangible net worth. As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants in the agreements.
Repurchase Agreements
We entered into certain sale and repurchase agreements pursuant to our retained interests in our off-balance sheet securitizations where we have sold these securities to a counterparty with an obligation to repurchase at a future date and price. The repurchase agreements each have an initial term of three months and subject to mutual agreement by Affirm and the counterparty, we may enter into a repurchase date extension for an additional three month term at market interest rates on such extension date. As of September 30, 2022, the interest rates were 4.06% on the senior pledged securities and 5.71% on the residual certificate pledged securities. We had $34.0 million and $27.0 million in debt outstanding under our repurchase agreements disclosed within funding debt on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The debt will be amortized through regular principal and interest payments on the pledged securities. The outstanding debt relates to $41.5 million and $32.4 million in pledged securities disclosed within securities available for sale at fair value on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
Convertible Senior Notes
On November 23, 2021, we issued $1,725 million in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The total net proceeds from this offering, after deducting debt issuance costs, were approximately $1,704 million. The 2026 Notes represent senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2026 Notes do not bear interest except in special circumstances described below, and the principal amount of the 2026 Notes does not accrete. The 2026 Notes mature on November 15, 2026.
Each $1,000 of principal of the 2026 Notes will initially be convertible into 4.6371 shares of our common stock, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $215.65 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events set forth in the indenture governing the 2026 Notes (the “Indenture”). Holders of the 2026 Notes may convert their 2026 Notes at their option at any time on or after August 15, 2026 until close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of November 15, 2026. Further, holders of the 2026 Notes may convert all or any portion of their 2026 Notes at
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their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding August 15, 2026, only under the following circumstances:
1) during any calendar quarter commencing after March 31, 2022 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day;
2) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the measurement period) in which the trading price (as defined in the indenture governing the 2026 Notes) per $1,000 principal amount of the 2026 Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
3) if the Company calls any or all of the notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
4) upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate events.
Upon conversion of the 2026 Notes, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at the Company’s election. If we satisfy our conversion obligation solely in cash or through payment and delivery, as the case may be, of a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, the amount of cash and shares of common stock, if any, due upon conversion will be based on a daily conversion value (as set forth in the Indenture) calculated on a proportionate basis for each trading day in a 40 trading day observation period.
No sinking fund is provided for the 2026 Notes. We may not redeem the notes prior to November 20, 2024. We may redeem for cash all or part of the notes on or after November 20, 2024 if the last reported sale price of our Class A common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid special interest, if any.
If a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture) occurs prior to the maturity date, holders of the 2026 Notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date. In addition, if specific corporate events occur prior to the maturity date of the 2026 Notes, we will be required to increase the conversion rate for holders who elect to convert their 2026 Notes in connection with such corporate events.
The convertible senior notes outstanding as of September 30, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Principal Amount | Unamortized Discount and Issuance Cost | Net Carrying Amount | |||||||||||||||
Convertible Senior Notes | $ | 1,725,000 | $ | (17,276) | $ | 1,707,724 |
The 2026 Notes do not bear interest. In the three months ended September 30, 2022, we recognized $1.1 million of interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs in the interim condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss within . As of September 30, 2022, the remaining life of the 2026 Notes is approximately 50 months.
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Revolving Credit Facility
On February 4, 2022, we entered into a revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of commercial banks for a $165.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. On May 16, 2022, we increased unsecured revolving commitments under the facility to $205.0 million. This facility bears interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (a) a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) rate determined by reference to the forward-looking term SOFR rate for the interest period, plus an applicable margin of 1.85% per annum or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum, (ii) the rate last quoted by the Wall Street Journal as the U.S. prime rate and (iii) the one-month forward-looking term SOFR rate plus 1.0% per annum, in each case, plus an applicable margin of 0.85% per annum. The revolving credit agreement has a final maturity date of February 4, 2025. The facility contains certain covenants and restrictions, including certain financial maintenance covenants, and requires payment of a monthly unused commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the undrawn balance available. There are no borrowings outstanding under the facility as of September 30, 2022.
11. Securitization and Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated VIEs
Warehouse Credit Facilities
We established certain entities, deemed to be VIEs, to enter into warehouse credit facilities for the purpose of purchasing loans from our originating bank partners and funding directly originated loans. Refer to Note 10. Debt for additional information. The creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of Affirm and the liabilities of the VIEs can only be settled by the respective VIEs’assets; however, as the servicer of the loans pledged to our warehouse funding facilities, we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs' economic performance. In addition, we retain significant economic exposure to the pledged loans and therefore, we are the primary beneficiary.
Securitizations
In connection with our asset-backed securitization program, we sponsor and establish trusts (deemed to be VIEs) to ultimately purchase loans facilitated by our platform. Securities issued from our asset-backed securitizations are senior or subordinated, based on the waterfall criteria of loan payments to each security class. The subordinated residual interests issued from these transactions are first to absorb credit losses in accordance with the waterfall criteria. For these VIEs, the creditors have no recourse to the general credit of Affirm and the liabilities of the VIEs can only be settled by the respective VIEs’ assets. Additionally, the assets of the VIEs can be used only to settle obligations of the VIEs.
We consolidate securitization VIEs when we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and therefore have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the VIEs’ economic performance and a variable interest that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Through our role as the servicer, we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the VIEs’ economic performance. In evaluating whether we have a variable interest that could potentially be significant to the VIE, we consider our retained interests. We also earn a servicing fee which has a senior distribution priority in the payment waterfall.
In evaluating whether we are the primary beneficiary, management considers both qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the nature, size and form of our involvement with the VIEs. Management assesses whether we are the primary beneficiary of the VIEs on an ongoing basis.
Where we consolidate the securitization trusts, the loans held in the securitization trusts are included in loans held for investment, and the notes sold to third-party investors are recorded in notes issued by securitization trusts in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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For each securitization, the residual certificates represent the right to receive excess cash on the loans each collection period after all fees and required distributions have been made to the note holders on the related payment date. For the majority of consolidated securitization VIEs, we retain 100% of the residual trust certificates issued by the securitization trust. Any portion of the residual trust certificates sold to third-party investors are measured at fair value, using a discounted cash flow model, and presented within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition to the retained residual certificates, our continued involvement includes loan servicing responsibilities over the life of the underlying loans.
We defer and amortize debt issuance costs for consolidated securitization trusts on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the notes.
The following tables present the aggregate carrying value of financial assets and liabilities within consolidated VIEs (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||
Warehouse credit facilities | $ | 677,525 | $ | 642,229 | $ | 35,296 | ||||||||||||||
Securitizations | 1,765,300 | 1,722,579 | 42,721 | |||||||||||||||||
Total consolidated VIEs | $ | 2,442,825 | $ | 2,364,808 | $ | 78,017 |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||
Warehouse credit facilities | $ | 563,207 | $ | 534,422 | $ | 28,785 | ||||||||||||||
Securitizations | 1,679,062 | 1,632,107 | 46,955 | |||||||||||||||||
Total consolidated VIEs | $ | 2,242,269 | $ | 2,166,529 | $ | 75,740 |
Unconsolidated VIEs
Our transactions with unconsolidated VIEs include securitization trusts where we did not retain significant economic exposure through our variable interests and therefore we determined that we are not the primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2022.
The following information pertains to unconsolidated VIEs where we hold a variable interest but are not the primary beneficiary (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Maximum Exposure to Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitizations | $ | 820,361 | $ | 797,639 | $ | 22,722 | $ | 41,344 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total unconsolidated VIEs | $ | 820,361 | $ | 797,639 | $ | 22,722 | $ | 41,344 |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Maximum Exposure to Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitizations | $ | 996,242 | $ | 965,909 | $ | 30,333 | $ | 51,248 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total unconsolidated VIEs | $ | 996,242 | $ | 965,909 | $ | 30,333 | $ | 51,248 |
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Maximum exposure to losses represents our exposure through our continuing involvement as servicer and through our retained interests. For unconsolidated VIEs, this includes $41.5 million in retained notes and residual certificates disclosed within securities available for sale at fair value in our interim condensed consolidated balance sheets and $0.2 million related to our servicing liabilities disclosed within other assets in our interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022.
Additionally, we may experience a loss due to future repurchase obligations resulting from breaches in representations and warranties in our securitization and third-party sale agreements. This amount was not material as of September 30, 2022.
Retained Beneficial Interests in Unconsolidated VIEs
The investors of the securitizations have no direct recourse to the assets of Affirm, and the timing and amount of beneficial interest payments is dependent on the performance of the underlying loan assets held within each trust. We have classified our retained beneficial interests in unconsolidated securitization trusts as “available for sale” and as such they are disclosed at fair value in our interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
See Note 12. Investments and Note 13. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities for additional information on the fair value sensitivity of the notes receivable and residual certificates. Additionally, as of September 30, 2022, we have pledged each of our retained beneficial interests as collateral in a sale and repurchase agreement as described in Note 10. Debt.
12. Investments
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities include certain investments classified as cash and cash equivalents and securities available for sale, at fair value, and consist of the following as of each date presented within the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||
Money market funds | $ | 306,461 | $ | 162,483 | ||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | 17,495 | 16,026 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper | 111,048 | 229,272 | ||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||
US | 287,379 | 58,541 | ||||||||||||
Securities available for sale: | ||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | 291,679 | 300,390 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 326,860 | 368,671 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper | 307,560 | 478,294 | ||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||
Non-US | 11,932 | 17,955 | ||||||||||||
US | 257,757 | 378,386 | ||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and certificates (1) | 41,503 | 51,678 | ||||||||||||
Total marketable securities: | $ | 1,959,674 | $ | 2,061,696 |
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(1)These securities have been pledged as collateral in connection with sale and repurchase agreements as discussed within Note 10. Debt.
Securities Available for Sale, at Fair Value
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, allowance for credit losses, and fair value of securities available for sale as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Allowance for Credit Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit (1) | $ | 310,352 | $ | 64 | $ | (1,242) | $ | — | $ | 309,174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds (1) | 332,992 | 17 | (6,149) | — | 326,860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper (1) | 419,587 | 26 | (1,005) | — | 418,608 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-US | 12,226 | — | (294) | — | 11,932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US (1) | 548,975 | 41 | (3,880) | — | 545,136 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and certificates (2) | 42,860 | — | (1,128) | (229) | 41,503 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 1,666,992 | $ | 148 | $ | (13,698) | $ | (229) | $ | 1,653,213 |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Allowance for Credit Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit (1) | $ | 317,331 | $ | 6 | $ | (921) | $ | — | $ | 316,416 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds (1) | 371,907 | 7 | (3,243) | — | 368,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper (1) | 708,694 | 16 | (1,145) | — | 707,565 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-US | 18,196 | — | (241) | — | 17,955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US (1) | 438,947 | — | (2,020) | — | 436,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and certificates (2) | 52,180 | 178 | (659) | (21) | 51,678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 1,907,255 | $ | 207 | $ | (8,229) | $ | (21) | $ | 1,899,212 |
(1)Certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, US government bonds, and commercial paper include $415.9 million and $303.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively, classified as cash and cash equivalents within the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2)These securities have been pledged as collateral in connection with sale and repurchase agreements as discussed within Note 10. Debt
As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, there were no material reversals of prior period allowance for credit losses recognized for available for sale securities.
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A summary of securities available for sale with unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, are as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than or equal to 1 year | Greater than 1 year | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $ | 221,231 | $ | (1,242) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 221,231 | $ | (1,242) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 291,843 | (5,445) | 25,960 | (704) | 317,803 | (6,149) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | 340,812 | (1,005) | — | — | 340,812 | (1,005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-US | 2,081 | (50) | 9,851 | (244) | 11,932 | (294) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US | 234,060 | (3,609) | 23,696 | (271) | 257,756 | (3,880) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale (1) | $ | 1,090,027 | $ | (11,351) | $ | 59,507 | $ | (1,219) | $ | 1,149,534 | $ | (12,570) |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than or equal to 1 year | Greater than 1 year | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $ | 290,169 | $ | (921) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 290,169 | $ | (921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 351,088 | (3,243) | — | — | 351,088 | (3,243) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | 679,272 | (1,145) | — | — | 679,272 | (1,145) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-US | 17,955 | (241) | — | — | 17,955 | (241) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US | 431,903 | (2,020) | — | — | 431,903 | (2,020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and certificates | 722 | (45) | — | — | 722 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale (1) | $ | 1,771,109 | $ | (7,615) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,771,109 | $ | (7,615) |
(1)The number of positions with unrealized losses totaled 193 and 270 as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
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The length of time to contractual maturities of securities available for sale as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Within 1 year | Greater than 1 year, less than or equal to 5 years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit (2) | $ | 310,352 | $ | 309,174 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 310,352 | $ | 309,174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds (2) | 169,925 | 167,849 | 163,067 | 159,011 | 332,992 | 326,860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper (2) | 419,587 | 418,608 | — | — | 419,587 | 418,608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-US | 5,909 | 5,841 | 6,317 | 6,091 | 12,226 | 11,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US (2) | 474,196 | 472,365 | 74,779 | 72,771 | 548,975 | 545,136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and certificates (1) | — | — | 42,860 | 41,503 | 42,860 | 41,503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 1,379,969 | $ | 1,373,837 | $ | 287,023 | $ | 279,376 | $ | 1,666,992 | $ | 1,653,213 |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Within 1 year | Greater than 1 year, less than or equal to 5 years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit (2) | $ | 317,331 | $ | 316,416 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 317,331 | $ | 316,416 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds (2) | 206,208 | 204,614 | 165,699 | 164,057 | 371,907 | 368,671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper (2) | 708,694 | 707,565 | — | — | 708,694 | 707,565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-US | 11,895 | 11,813 | 6,301 | 6,142 | 18,196 | 17,955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US (2) | 360,757 | 359,242 | 78,190 | 77,685 | 438,947 | 436,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and certificates (1) | — | — | 52,180 | 51,678 | 52,180 | 51,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 1,604,885 | $ | 1,599,650 | $ | 302,370 | $ | 299,562 | $ | 1,907,255 | $ | 1,899,212 |
(1)Based on weighted average life of expected cash flows as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
(2)Certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, US government bonds, and commercial paper include $415.9 million and $303.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively, classified as cash and cash equivalents within the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Gross proceeds from matured or redeemed securities were $1,681.1 million and $50.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
For available for sale securities realized gains and losses from portfolio sales were not material for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and there were no portfolio sales or associated realized gains or losses for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
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Non-marketable Equity Securities
Equity investments without a readily determinable fair value held at cost were $43.2 million as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 and are included in other assets within the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
There have been no unrealized or realized gains and losses due to observable changes in orderly transactions and we did not record any impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2022 or for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
13. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”) establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of inputs used in valuation methodologies into the following three levels:
•Level 1: Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices, unadjusted, for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value and shall be used to measure fair value whenever available.
•Level 2: Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs to the valuation methodology that are derived principally from or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
•Level 3: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using discounted cash flow methodologies, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
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Financial Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value
The following tables present information about our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market funds | $ | 306,461 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 306,461 | ||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | — | 17,495 | — | 17,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | — | 111,048 | — | 111,048 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds - U.S. | — | 287,379 | — | 287,379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities available for sale: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of deposit | — | 291,679 | — | 291,679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | — | 326,860 | — | 326,860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | — | 307,560 | — | 307,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-U.S. | — | 11,932 | — | 11,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. | — | 257,757 | — | 257,757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and residual trust certificates | — | — | 41,503 | 41,503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing assets | — | — | 1,142 | 1,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | — | 70,769 | — | 70,769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 306,461 | $ | 1,682,479 | $ | 42,645 | $ | 2,031,585 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,152 | $ | 3,152 | ||||||||||||||||||
Performance fee liability | — | — | 1,763 | 1,763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Residual trust certificates, held by third-parties | — | — | 308 | 308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration | — | — | 24,269 | 24,269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit share liability | — | — | 1,876 | 1,876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 31,368 | $ | 31,368 |
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June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market funds | $ | 162,483 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 162,483 | ||||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | — | 16,026 | — | 16,026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | — | 229,272 | — | 229,272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds - U.S. | — | 58,541 | — | 58,541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities available for sale: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certificate of deposit | — | 300,390 | — | 300,390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | — | 368,671 | — | 368,671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | — | 478,293 | — | 478,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Government bonds: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-U.S. | — | 17,955 | — | 17,955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. | — | 378,386 | — | 378,386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Securitization notes receivable and residual trust certificates | — | — | 51,678 | 51,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing assets | — | — | 1,192 | 1,192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | — | 49,983 | — | 49,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 162,483 | $ | 1,897,517 | $ | 52,870 | $ | 2,112,870 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,673 | $ | 2,673 | ||||||||||||||||||
Performance fee liability | — | — | 1,710 | 1,710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Residual trust certificates, held by third-parties | — | — | 377 | 377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration | — | — | 23,348 | 23,348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit share liability | — | — | 1,987 | 1,987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30,095 | $ | 30,095 |
There were no transfers between levels during the periods ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Level 2)
Securities Available for Sale
As of September 30, 2022, we held marketable securities classified as available for sale. Management obtains pricing from one or more third-party pricing services for the purpose of determining fair value. Whenever available, the fair value is based on quoted bid prices as of the end of the trading day. When quoted prices are not available, other methods may be utilized including evaluated prices provided by third-party pricing services.
Derivative Instruments
Our primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility in cash flows associated with our funding activities, arising from changes in interest rates. We do not employ derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
As of September 30, 2022, we used a combination of interest rate cap agreements and interest rate swaps to manage interest costs and the risk associated with variable interest rates. Neither the interest rate caps or the interest rate swaps have been designated as hedging instruments.
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As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the interest rate caps and interest rate swaps are in a net asset position, and classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, based on prices quoted for similar financial instruments in markets that are not active. The fair values are presented gross within other assets and offsetting collateral received by the counterparty is presented as a liability within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any changes in the fair value of these financial instruments are reflected in , on the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
We evaluate our financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis to determine the appropriate level at which to classify them each reporting period. Since our servicing assets and liabilities, performance fee liability, securitization notes and residual trust certificates, contingent consideration, and profit share liability do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices, we use significant unobservable inputs to measure fair value. This determination requires significant judgments to be made.
Servicing Assets and Liabilities
We sold loans with an unpaid balance of $2.0 billion and $1.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for which we retained servicing rights.
As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, we serviced loans which we sold with a remaining unpaid principal balance of $4.5 billion for both periods.
We use discounted cash flow models to arrive at an estimate of fair value. Significant assumptions used in the valuation of our servicing rights are as follows:
Adequate Compensation
We estimate adequate compensation as the rate a willing market participant would require for servicing loans with similar characteristics as those in the serviced portfolio.
Discount Rate
Estimated future payments to be received under servicing agreements are discounted as a part of determining the fair value of the servicing rights. For servicing rights on loans, the discount rate reflects the time value of money and a risk premium intended to reflect the amount of compensation market participants would require.
Net Default Rate
We estimate the timing and probability of early loan payoffs, loan defaults and write-offs, thus affecting the projected unpaid principal balance and expected term of the loan, which are used to project future servicing revenue and expenses.
We earned $21.4 million and $9.5 million of servicing income for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the aggregate fair value of the servicing assets was measured at $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and presented within other assets on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the aggregate fair value of the servicing liabilities was measured at $3.2 million and $2.7 million, respectively, and presented within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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The following table summarizes the activity related to the aggregate fair value of our servicing assets (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 1,192 | $ | 2,349 | ||||||||||
Initial transfers of financial assets | 29 | 469 | ||||||||||||
Subsequent changes in fair value | (79) | (531) | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 1,142 | $ | 2,287 |
The following table summarizes the activity related to the aggregate fair value of our servicing liabilities (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 2,673 | $ | 3,961 | ||||||||||
Initial transfers of financial assets | 1,988 | 1,975 | ||||||||||||
Subsequent changes in fair value | (1,509) | (2,326) | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 3,152 | $ | 3,610 |
The following tables presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of servicing assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing assets | Discount rate | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Adequate compensation (1) | 0.75 | % | 3.00 | % | 1.06 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross default rate (2) | 1.33 | % | 54.22 | % | 1.57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing liabilities | Discount rate | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Adequate compensation (1) | 0.75 | % | 3.00 | % | 2.22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross default rate (2) | 10.00 | % | 31.48 | % | 14.55 | % |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing assets | Discount rate | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Adequate compensation(1) | 0.78 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross default rate (2) | 0.59 | % | 50.59 | % | 1.59 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Servicing liabilities | Discount rate | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | 30.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Adequate compensation(1) | 2.13 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.21 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross default rate (2) | 9.03 | % | 24.44 | % | 13.81 | % |
(1)Annualized estimated cost of servicing a loan as a percentage of unpaid principal balance
(2)Annualized estimated gross charge-offs as a percentage of unpaid principal balance
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The following table summarizes the effect that adverse changes in estimates would have on the fair value of the servicing assets and liabilities given hypothetical changes in significant unobservable inputs (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Servicing assets | ||||||||||||||
Gross default rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Gross default rate increase of 25% | $ | — | $ | 11 | ||||||||||
Gross default rate increase of 50% | $ | (1) | $ | 22 | ||||||||||
Adequate compensation assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Adequate compensation increase of 25% | $ | (2,625) | $ | (3,513) | ||||||||||
Adequate compensation increase of 50% | $ | (5,249) | $ | (7,026) | ||||||||||
Discount rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Discount rate increase of 25% | $ | (47) | $ | (57) | ||||||||||
Discount rate increase of 50% | $ | (90) | $ | (109) | ||||||||||
Servicing liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Gross default rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Gross default rate increase of 25% | $ | (30) | $ | (10) | ||||||||||
Gross default rate increase of 50% | $ | (52) | $ | (21) | ||||||||||
Adequate compensation assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Adequate compensation increase of 25% | $ | 7,058 | $ | 6,139 | ||||||||||
Adequate compensation increase of 50% | $ | 14,115 | $ | 12,278 | ||||||||||
Discount rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Discount rate increase of 25% | $ | (60) | $ | (50) | ||||||||||
Discount rate increase of 50% | $ | (117) | $ | (98) |
Performance Fee Liability
In accordance with our agreements with our originating bank partners, we pay a fee for each loan that is fully repaid by the consumer, due at the end of the period in which the loan is fully repaid. We recognize a liability upon the purchase of a loan for the expected future payment of the performance fee. This liability is measured using a discounted cash flow model and recorded at fair value and presented within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any changes in the fair value of the liability are reflected in , on the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The following table summarizes the activity related to the fair value of the performance fee liability (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 1,710 | $ | 1,290 | ||||||||||
Purchases of loans | 479 | 330 | ||||||||||||
Subsequent changes in fair value | (426) | (285) | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 1,763 | $ | 1,335 |
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Significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the performance fee liability are the discount rate, refund rate, and default rate. Significant increases or decreases in any of the inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the performance fee liability as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | |||||||||||||||||
Refund rate | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% | |||||||||||||||||
Default rate | 1.79% | 3.27% | 1.94% |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | |||||||||||||||||
Refund rate | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% | |||||||||||||||||
Default rate | 1.78% | 3.10% | 2.42% |
Residual Trust Certificates Held by Third-Parties in Consolidated VIEs
Residual trust certificates held by third-party investor(s) are measured at fair value, using a discounted cash flow model, and presented within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any changes in the fair value of the liability are reflected in , on the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The following table summarizes the activity related to the fair value of the residual trust certificates held by third-parties (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 377 | $ | 914 | ||||||||||
Repayments | (99) | (255) | ||||||||||||
Subsequent changes in fair value | 30 | 86 | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 308 | $ | 745 |
Significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the residual trust certificates held by third-parties are the discount rate, loss rate, and prepayment rate. Significant increases or decreases in any of the inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
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The following table present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the residual trust certificates held by third-parties as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 10.00% | 15.00% | 10.00% | |||||||||||||||||
Loss rate | 0.75% | 1.13% | 0.75% | |||||||||||||||||
Prepayment rate | 4.00% | 8.00% | 8.00% |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | |||||||||||||||||
Loss rate | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | |||||||||||||||||
Prepayment rate | 8.00% | 8.00% | 8.00% |
Retained Beneficial Interests in Unconsolidated VIEs
As of September 30, 2022, the Company held notes receivable and residual trust certificates with an aggregate fair value of $41.5 million in connection with unconsolidated securitizations. The balances correspond to the 5% economic risk retention the Company is required to maintain as the securitization sponsor.
These assets are measured at fair value using a discounted cash flow model, and presented within securities available for sale at fair value on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value, other than declines in fair value due to credit recognized as an allowance, are reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) on the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Declines in fair value due to credit are reflected in on the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The following table summarizes the activity related to the fair value of the residual trust certificates (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 51,678 | $ | 16,170 | ||||||||||
Cash received (due to payments or sales) | (9,772) | (2,304) | ||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain (loss) | (648) | (111) | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest | 453 | (14) | ||||||||||||
Reversal of (impairment on) securities available for sale | (208) | 3 | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 41,503 | $ | 13,744 |
Significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the notes and residual trust certificates are the discount rate, loss rate, and prepayment rate. Significant increases or decreases in any of the inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the residual trust certificates as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
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September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 5.31% | 26.38% | 6.64% | |||||||||||||||||
Loss rate | 0.83% | 6.31% | 2.04% | |||||||||||||||||
Prepayment rate | 5.25% | 35.00% | 18.53% |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 3.68% | 22.50% | 5.37% | |||||||||||||||||
Loss rate | 0.61% | 10.95% | 2.65% | |||||||||||||||||
Prepayment rate | 5.25% | 35.00% | 18.48% |
The following table summarizes the effect that adverse changes in estimates would have on the fair value of the securitization residual trust certificates given hypothetical changes in significant unobservable inputs (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Discount rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Discount rate increase of 25% | $ | (527) | $ | (1,410) | ||||||||||
Discount rate increase of 50% | $ | (1,036) | $ | (2,295) | ||||||||||
Loss rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Loss rate increase of 25% | $ | (314) | $ | (729) | ||||||||||
Loss rate increase of 50% | $ | (539) | $ | (964) | ||||||||||
Prepayment rate assumption: | ||||||||||||||
Prepayment rate decrease of 25% | $ | (43) | $ | (545) | ||||||||||
Prepayment rate decrease of 50% | $ | (87) | $ | (519) |
Contingent Consideration
Our acquisition of PayBright, Inc. (“PayBright”) on January 1, 2021 included consideration transferred and 2,587,362 shares of our common stock held in escrow, contingent upon the achievement of future milestones. At the acquisition date, we classified the contingent consideration as a liability and estimated its fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation utilizing assumptions of simulated revenue, equity volatility, and a discount rate. The liability is remeasured to its fair value at each reporting date, utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation for periods in which actual revenues are unknown, until the contingency is resolved. During the year ended June 30, 2022, one of these milestones was achieved and 1,293,681 shares of our Class A common stock were released from escrow, resulting in a reduction to the contingent liability. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, an additional milestone was achieved and the fair value was estimated based on the shares expected to be released from escrow multiplied by the estimated share price. The fair value estimate represents a Level 3 measurement, as the revenue milestone represents a significant unobservable input. The change in fair value of the contingent consideration at each reporting date is recognized as a component of in the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the respective period.
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The following table summarizes the activity related to the fair value of the PayBright contingent consideration (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 23,348 | $ | 153,447 | ||||||||||
Subsequent changes in fair value | 2,760 | 141,592 | ||||||||||||
Effect of foreign currency translation | (1,839) | (4,320) | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 24,269 | $ | 290,719 |
Profit Share Liability
On January 1, 2021, we entered into a commercial agreement with an enterprise partner, in which we are obligated to share in the profitability of transactions facilitated by our platform. Upon capture of a loan under this program, we record a liability associated with the estimated future profit to be shared over the life of the loan based on estimated program profitability levels. This liability is measured using a discounted cash flow model and recorded at fair value and presented within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table summarizes the activity related to the fair value of the profit share liability (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fair value at beginning of period | $ | 1,987 | $ | 2,464 | ||||||||||
Facilitation of loans | 1,133 | 1,040 | ||||||||||||
Actual performance | (2,876) | — | ||||||||||||
Subsequent changes in fair value | 1,632 | (2,104) | ||||||||||||
Fair value at end of period | $ | 1,876 | $ | 1,400 |
Significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the profit share liability are the discount rate and estimated program profitability. Significant increases or decreases in any of the inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurement of the profit sharing liability as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
Unobservable Input | Minimum | Maximum | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||
Discount rate | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | |||||||||||||||||
Program profitability | 1.25% | 3.54% | 1.28% |
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Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Recorded at Fair Value
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for financial assets and liabilities not recorded at fair value as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Balance at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans held for sale | $ | 7,112 | $ | — | $ | 7,112 | $ | — | $ | 7,112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans held for investment, net | 2,528,612 | — | — | 2,529,253 | 2,529,253 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | 12,867 | — | 12,867 | — | 12,867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,548,591 | $ | — | $ | 19,979 | $ | 2,529,253 | $ | 2,549,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible senior notes, net (1) | $ | 1,707,724 | $ | — | $ | 1,061,540 | $ | — | $ | 1,061,540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes issued by securitization trusts | 1,720,812 | — | — | 1,429,045 | 1,429,045 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funding debt (2) | 804,743 | — | — | 804,830 | 804,830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 4,233,279 | $ | — | $ | 1,061,540 | $ | 2,233,875 | $ | 3,295,415 |
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Balance at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans held for sale | $ | 2,670 | $ | — | $ | 2,670 | $ | — | $ | 2,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans held for investment, net | 2,348,169 | — | — | 2,412,871 | 2,412,871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | 12,661 | — | 12,661 | — | 12,661 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,363,500 | $ | — | $ | 15,331 | $ | 2,412,871 | $ | 2,428,202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible senior notes, net (1) | $ | 1,706,668 | $ | — | $ | 984,285 | $ | — | $ | 984,285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes issued by securitization trusts | 1,627,580 | — | — | 1,529,401 | 1,529,401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funding debt (2) | 683,395 | — | — | 683,388 | 683,388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 4,017,643 | $ | — | $ | 984,285 | $ | 2,212,789 | $ | 3,197,074 |
(1)The estimated fair value of the convertible senior notes is determined based on a market approach, using the estimated or actual bids and offers of the notes in an over-the-counter market on the last business day of the period.
(2)As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, debt issuance costs in the amount of $12.1 million and $10.8 million, respectively, was included within funding debt.
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14. Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
The Company had shares of common stock reserved for issuance as follows:
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Available outstanding under stock option plan | 56,092,119 | 53,158,233 | ||||||||||||
Available for future grant under stock option plan | 40,241,788 | 31,156,746 | ||||||||||||
Total | 96,333,907 | 84,314,979 |
The common stock is not redeemable. We have two classes of common stock: Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Each holder of Class A common stock has the right to one vote per share of common stock. Each holder of Class B common stock has the right to 15 votes and can be converted at any time into one share of Class A common stock. Holders of Class A and Class B common stock are entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation, and are entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the common stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets of the corporation legally available therefore, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Common Stock Warrants
Common stock warrants are included as a component of additional paid in capital within the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
In November 2021, we granted warrants to purchase 22,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with our commercial agreements with Amazon. 7,000,000 of the warrant shares have an exercise price of $0.01 per share and a term of 3.5 years, while the remaining 15,000,000 warrant shares have an exercise price of $100 per share and a term of 7.5 years. We valued the warrants at the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following assumptions: a dividend yield of zero; years to maturity of 3.5 and 7.5 years, respectively; volatility of 45%; and a risk-free rate of 0.93% and 1.47%, respectively. We recognized an asset of $133.5 million associated with the portion of the warrants that were fully vested at the grant date. Refer to Note 6. Balance Sheet Components for more information on the asset and related amortization during the period. The remaining grant-date fair value of the warrants will be recognized within our interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a component of sales and marketing expense as the warrants vest, based upon Amazon’s satisfaction of the vesting conditions. In connection with the warrants, a total of $119.1 million was recognized within sales and marketing expense during the three months ended September 30, 2022, which included $10.4 million in amortization expense of the commercial agreement asset and $108.7 million in expense based upon the grant-date fair value of the warrant shares that vested during the period.
15. Equity Incentive Plans
2012 Stock Plan
Under our Amended and Restated 2012 Stock Plan (the “Plan”), we may grant incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees, officers, directors, and consultants. As of September 30, 2022, the maximum number of shares of common stock which may be issued under the Plan is 146,209,197 Class A shares. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, there were 40,241,788 and 31,156,746 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, available for future grants under the Plan.
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Stock Options
For stock options granted before our IPO in January 2021, the minimum expiration period is seven years after termination of employment or 10 years from the date of grant. For stock options granted after our IPO, the minimum expiration period is three months after termination of employment or 10 years from the date of grant. Stock options generally vest over a period of four years or with 25% vesting on the 12 month anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the remainder vesting on a pro-rata basis each month over the next three years.
The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the three months ended September 30, 2022:
Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2022 | 19,310,706 | $ | 15.22 | 6.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Granted | 1,337,030 | 21.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercised | (235,784) | 4.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeited, expired or cancelled | (176,912) | 25.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | 20,235,040 | 15.66 | 6.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vested and exercisable, September 30, 2022 | 12,696,602 | $ | 8.38 | 5.87 | $ | 152,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vested and exercisable, and expected to vest thereafter(1) September 30, 2022 | 19,870,531 | $ | 15.11 | 6.86 | $ | 170,610 |
(1)Options expected to vest reflect the application of an estimated forfeiture rate.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $11.59. As of September 30, 2022, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options was approximately $70.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 2.2 years.
When an employee exercises stock options, we collect and remit taxes on the employee’s behalf to applicable taxing authorities. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the balance of equity exercise taxes payable was $12.7 million and $10.9 million, respectively, which is included in accounts payable on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Stock Options with Early Exercise Rights
In accordance with the Plan, for certain stock options issued prior to the IPO, we allow for early exercise of the options while retaining the right to repurchase any unvested options upon termination of employment at the original exercise price. The proceeds received from early exercise of stock options have been recorded within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the early exercise liability totaled $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Value Creation Award
In November 2020, in connection with an overall review of the compensation of Max Levchin, our Chief Executive Officer, in advance of the IPO, and taking into account Mr. Levchin’s leadership since the inception of the Company, the comparatively modest level of cash compensation he had received from the Company during his many years of service, and that he did not hold any unvested equity awards, the Company's Board of Directors approved a long-term, multi-year performance-based stock option grant providing Mr. Levchin with the opportunity to earn the right to purchase up to 12,500,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock (the “Value Creation
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Award”). We recognize stock-based compensation on these awards based on the grant date fair value using an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, and only if performance-based conditions are considered probable of being satisfied. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we incurred stock-based compensation expense of $27.5 million and $42.3 million, respectively, associated with the Value Creation Award as a component of general and administrative expense within the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
As of September 30, 2022, unrecognized compensation expense related to the Value Creation Award was approximately $180.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 3.3 years.
Restricted Stock Units
RSUs granted prior to the IPO were subject to two vesting conditions: a service-based vesting condition (i.e., employment over a period of time) and a performance-based vesting condition (i.e., a liquidity event in the form of either a change of control or an initial public offering, each as defined in the Plan), both of which must be met in order to vest. The performance-based condition was met upon the IPO. We record stock-based compensation expense for those RSUs on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, which is generally four years. RSUs granted after IPO are subject to a service-based vesting condition. We record stock-based compensation expense for service-based RSUs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally to four years.
The following table summarizes our RSU activity during the three months ended September 30, 2022:
Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Non-vested as of June 30, 2022 | 21,387,592 | $ | 38.41 | |||||||||||
Granted | 6,494,711 | 33.70 | ||||||||||||
Vested | (3,430,973) | 35.72 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited, expired or cancelled | (1,110,205) | 41.35 | ||||||||||||
Non-vested as of September 30, 2022 | 23,341,125 | $ | 37.36 |
As of September 30, 2022, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was approximately $763.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 2.1 years.
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On November 18, 2020, our Board of Directors adopted and approved the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The purpose of the ESPP is to secure the services of new employees, to retain the services of existing employees and to provide incentives for such individuals to exert maximum effort towards the success of the Company and that of its affiliates. A total of 11.8 million shares of Class A common stock are reserved and available for issuance under the ESPP and 149,137 shares have been issued as of September 30, 2022. The ESPP provides for six-month offering periods beginning December 1 and June 1 of each year. The first offering period began on December 1, 2021, and the second offering period began on June 1, 2022. At the end of each offering period, shares of our Class A common stock are purchased on behalf of each ESPP participant at a price per share equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the fair market value of the Class A common stock on first day of the offering period (the grant date) or (2) the fair market value of the Class A common stock on the last day of the offering period (the purchase date). We use the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to measure the fair value of the purchase rights issued under the ESPP at the first day of the offering period, which represents the grant date. We record stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over each six-month offering period, the requisite service period of the award.
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Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table presents the components and classification of stock-based compensation (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
General and administrative | $ | 67,340 | $ | 67,742 | ||||||||||
Technology and data analytics | 43,428 | 20,067 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 8,128 | 5,024 | ||||||||||||
Processing and servicing | 912 | 356 | ||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation in operating expenses | 119,808 | 93,189 | ||||||||||||
Capitalized into property, equipment and software, net | 21,204 | 11,690 | ||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 141,012 | $ | 104,879 |
In connection with the acquisition of Returnly on May 1, 2021, we issued 304,364 shares of our Class A common stock, which are held in escrow. Because the future payment of the escrowed shares is contingent on continued employment of certain employees, the arrangement represents stock-based compensation in the post combination period. The grant-date fair value was estimated based on the value of the shares at the date of closing. The escrowed shares have a requisite service period of two years and contain a performance-based vesting condition (i.e., the achievement of certain revenue targets). We record stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis for each tranche over the requisite service period, as long as the performance-based conditions are considered probable of being satisfied. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the arrangement was modified, resulting in the release of 45,459 shares from escrow and the remittance of 243,384 shares back to the Company. The modification resulted in the recognition of $2.0 million of incremental compensation cost within general and administrative expenses in our interim condensed statement of operations. As of September 30, 2022, 15,521 shares remain in escrow.
16. Income Taxes
The quarterly provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate of the annual effective income tax rate and the tax effect of discrete items occurring during the quarter. The Company’s quarterly provision and the estimate of the annual effective tax rate are subject to significant variation due to several factors, including variability in the pre-tax jurisdictional mix of earnings and the impact of discrete items.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we recorded income tax expense (benefit) of $(0.2) million which was primarily attributable to the effects of foreign income taxes on our Canadian subsidiary and partially offset by various U.S state and other foreign income taxes, as well as the tax amortization of certain intangibles. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded income tax expense (benefit) of $0.2 million, which was primarily attributable to various U.S. state and foreign income taxes and the tax amortization of certain intangibles.
As of September 30, 2022, we continue to recognize a full valuation allowance against our U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets. This determination was based on the assessment of the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to utilize the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred by the Company for the prior three fiscal years. The presence of a three-year cumulative loss limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as our expectations of future taxable income and projections for growth.
As a result of the integration and consolidation of our PayBright business into and with Affirm’s Canadian business and the expansion of our overall business in Canada, as well as other objectively verifiable positive evidence, all of which we have concluded is sufficient to outweigh the existing negative evidence – including the
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presence of a three-year cumulative loss attributable to the related foreign jurisdiction, we have determined that it is more likely than not that our Canadian deferred tax assets will be realized and a valuation allowance is not required.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act was enacted into U.S. federal law. The Company does not currently expect that the Inflation Reduction Act will have a material impact on its income taxes.
17. Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following table presents basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for Class A and Class B common stock (in thousands, except share and per share data):
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class B | Class A | Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (199,355) | $ | (51,914) | $ | (212,082) | $ | (94,533) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted | $ | (199,355) | $ | (51,914) | $ | (212,082) | $ | (94,533) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares of common stock - basic | 230,821,045 | 60,108,225 | 187,916,455 | 83,761,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares of common stock - diluted | 230,821,045 | 60,108,225 | 187,916,455 | 83,761,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.86) | $ | (0.86) | $ | (1.13) | $ | (1.13) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.86) | $ | (0.86) | $ | (1.13) | $ | (1.13) |
The following common stock equivalents, presented based on amounts outstanding, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
As of September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Restricted stock units | 23,341,125 | 14,003,905 | ||||||||||||
Stock options, including early exercise of options | 20,235,040 | 36,354,746 | ||||||||||||
Common stock warrants | 5,870,677 | — | ||||||||||||
Employee stock purchase plan shares | 524,596 | — | ||||||||||||
Total | 49,971,438 | 50,358,651 |
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18. Segments and Geographical Information
We conduct our operations through a single operating segment and, therefore, one reportable segment.
Revenue
Revenue by geography is based on the billing addresses of the borrower or the location of the merchant’s national headquarters. The following table sets forth revenue by geographic area (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
United States | $ | 352,585 | $ | 261,603 | ||||||||||
Canada | 9,014 | 7,782 | ||||||||||||
Other | 25 | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 361,624 | $ | 269,385 |
Long-Lived Assets
The following table sets forth our long-lived assets, consisting of property, equipment and software, net and operating lease right-of-use assets, by geographic area (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
United States | $ | 252,238 | $ | 217,532 | ||||||||||
Canada | 3,650 | 4,390 | ||||||||||||
Other | $ | 355 | $ | 231 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 256,243 | $ | 222,153 |
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) and our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the discussion under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information with respect to our planned investments to drive future growth, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-Q and our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of forward-looking statements and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. For the periods presented, references to originating bank partners are to Cross River Bank and Celtic Bank.
Overview
We are building the next generation platform for digital and mobile-first commerce. We believe that by using modern technology, the very best engineering talent, and a mission-driven approach, we can reinvent payments and commerce. Our solutions, which are built on trust and transparency, make it easier for consumers to spend responsibly and with confidence, easier for merchants to convert sales and grow, and easier for commerce to thrive.
Our point-of-sale solutions allow consumers to pay for purchases in fixed amounts without deferred interest, late fees, or penalties. We empower consumers to pay over time rather than paying for a purchase entirely upfront. This increases consumers’ purchasing power and gives them more control and flexibility. Our platform facilitates both true 0% APR payment options and interest-bearing loans. On the merchant side, we offer commerce enablement, demand generation, and customer acquisition tools. Our solutions empower merchants to more efficiently promote and sell their products, optimize their customer acquisition strategies, and drive incremental sales. We also provide valuable product-level data and insights — information that merchants cannot easily get elsewhere — to better inform their strategies. Finally, our consumer app unlocks the full suite of Affirm products for a delightful end-to-end consumer experience. Consumers can use our app to manage payments, open a high-yield savings account, and access a personalized marketplace.
Our company is predicated on the principles of simplicity, transparency, and putting people first. By adhering to these principles, we have built enduring, trust-based relationships with consumers and merchants that we believe will set us up for long-term, sustainable success. We believe our innovative approach uniquely positions us to define the future of commerce and payments.
Technology and data are at the core of everything we do. Our expertise in sourcing, aggregating, and analyzing data has been what we believe to be the key competitive advantage of our platform since our founding. We believe our proprietary technology platform and data give us a unique advantage in pricing risk. We use data to inform our risk scoring in order to generate value for our consumers, merchants, and capital partners. We collect and store petabytes of information that we carefully structure and use to regularly recalibrate and revalidate our models, thereby getting to risk scoring and pricing faster, more efficiently, and with a higher degree of confidence. We also prioritize building our own technology and investing in product and engineering talent as we believe these are enduring competitive advantages that are difficult to replicate. Our solutions use the latest in machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud-based technologies, and other modern tools to create differentiated and scalable products.
We have achieved significant growth in recent periods. Our total revenue, net was approximately $361.6 million and $269.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We
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incurred net losses of $251.3 million and $306.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Our business is designed to scale efficiently. Our partnerships with banks and other funding relationships have allowed us to remain equity capital efficient. Since July 1, 2016, we have processed approximately $37.4 billion of GMV on our platform. As of September 30, 2022, we had over $11.1 billion in funding capacity from a diverse set of capital partners, including through our warehouse facilities, securitization trusts, and forward flow arrangements, an increase of $0.5 billion from $10.6 billion as of June 30, 2022.
Through the diversity of these funding relationships, the equity capital required to build our total platform portfolio has declined from approximately 3% of the total platform portfolio as of June 30, 2022, to approximately 2% as of September 30, 2022. This metric measures the equity intensity of our business or the amount of capital used in relation to the scale of our enterprise. We define our total platform portfolio as the unpaid principal balance outstanding of all loans facilitated through our platform as of the balance sheet date, including both those loans held for investment and those loans owned by third-parties. This amount totaled $7.3 billion and $7.1 billion as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Additionally, we define the equity capital required as the balance of loans held for investment plus loans held for sale less funding debt and notes issued by securitization trusts, per our interim condensed consolidated balance sheet. This amount totaled $175.3 million and $206.1 million as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Equity capital required as a percent of the last twelve months’ GMV was 1% as of both September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022.
We believe that our continued success will depend on many factors, including our ability to attract additional merchant partners, retain our existing merchant partners, and grow and develop our relationships with new and existing merchant partners, help our merchants grow their revenue on our platform, and develop new innovative solutions to establish the ubiquity of our network and breadth of our platform.
Our Financial Model
Our Revenue Model
From merchants, we earn a fee when we help them convert a sale and facilitate a transaction. While merchant fees depend on the individual arrangement between us and each merchant and vary based on the terms of the product offering, we generally earn larger merchant fees on 0% APR financing products. We have two loan product offerings: Pay-in-4 and Core loans. Pay-in-4 is a short-term payment plan with four biweekly 0% APR installments, while Core loans include all interest bearing installment loans and 0% APR monthly installment loans. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, Pay-in-4 and Core 0% loans represented 18% and 19%, respectively, of total GMV facilitated through our platform. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, Pay-in-4 and Core 0% loans represented 15% and 28%, respectively, of total GMV facilitated through our platform.
From consumers, we earn interest income on the simple interest loans that we originate or purchase from our originating bank partners. Interest rates charged to our consumers vary depending on the transaction risk, creditworthiness of the consumer, the repayment term selected by the consumer, the amount of the loan, and the individual arrangement with a merchant. Because our consumers are never charged deferred or compounding interest, late fees, or penalties on the loans, we are not incentivized to profit from our consumers’ hardships. In addition, interest income includes the amortization of any discounts or premiums on loan receivables created upon either the purchase of a loan from one of our originating bank partners or the origination of a loan.
In order to accelerate our ubiquity, we facilitate the issuance of virtual cards directly to consumers through our app, allowing them to shop with merchants that may not yet be fully integrated with Affirm. When these virtual cards are used over established card networks, we earn a portion of the interchange fee from the transaction.
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Our Loan Origination and Servicing Model
When a consumer applies for a loan through our platform, the loan is underwritten using our proprietary risk model. Once approved for the loan, the consumer then selects his/her/their preferred repayment option. The substantial majority of these loans are funded and issued by our originating bank partners.
A portion of the loan volume facilitated through our platform are originated through our originating bank partners: Cross River Bank, an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank, and Celtic Bank, an FDIC-insured Utah state-chartered industrial bank. These partnerships allow us to benefit from our partners’ ability to originate loans under their banking licenses while complying with various federal, state, and other laws. Under this arrangement, we must comply with our originating bank partners' credit policies and underwriting procedures, and our originating bank partners maintain ultimate authority to decide whether to originate a loan or not. When an originating bank partner originates a loan, it funds the loan through its own funding sources and may subsequently offer and sell the loan to us. Pursuant to our agreements with these partners, we are obligated to purchase the loans facilitated through our platform that our partner offers us and our obligation is secured by cash deposits. To date, we have purchased all of the loans facilitated through our platform and originated by our originating bank partners. When we purchase a loan from an originating bank partner, the purchase price is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the loan, plus a fee and any accrued interest. The originating bank partner also retains an interest in the loans purchased by us through a loan performance fee that is payable by us on the aggregate principal amount of a loan that is paid by a consumer. See Note 13. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities for more information on the performance fee liability.
We are also able to originate loans directly under our lending, servicing, and brokering licenses in Canada and across various states in the U.S. through our consolidated subsidiaries. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we originated approximately $169.1 million or 4% of loans in Canada compared to approximately $136.3 million or 5% of loans for the three months ended September 30, 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we directly originated $704.7 million or 16% of loans in the U.S. pursuant to our state licenses, compared to approximately $386.3 million or 14% of loans for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
We act as the servicer on all loans that we originate directly or purchase from our originating bank partners and earn a servicing fee on loans we sell to our funding sources. We do not sell the servicing rights on any of the loans, allowing us to control the consumer experience end-to-end. To allow for flexible staffing to support overflow and seasonal traffic, we partner with several sub-servicers to manage customer care, first priority collections, and third-party collections in accordance with our policies and procedures.
Key Operating Metrics
We focus on several key operating metrics to measure the performance of our business and help determine strategic direction. In addition to revenue, net (loss) income, and other results under U.S. GAAP, the following tables set forth key operating metrics we use to evaluate our business.
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2022 | 2021 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) | $ | 4,389,417 | $ | 2,712,939 | 62 | % | ||||||||||||||
Active Consumers | 14,722 | 8,692 | 69 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Transactions per Active Consumer | 3.3 | 2.3 | 39 | % |
GMV
We measure GMV to assess the volume of transactions that take place on our platform. We define GMV as the total dollar amount of all transactions on the Affirm platform during the applicable period, net of refunds. GMV
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does not represent revenue earned by us. However, the GMV processed through our platform is an indicator of the success of our merchants and the strength of our platform. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, GMV was $4.4 billion, which represented an increase of approximately 62% as compared to $2.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Active Consumers
We assess consumer adoption and engagement by the number of active consumers across our platform. Active consumers are the primary measure of the size of our network. We define an active consumer as a consumer who engages in at least one transaction on our platform during the 12 months prior to the measurement date. As of September 30, 2022, we had 14.7 million active consumers, representing an increase of approximately 69% compared to 8.7 million as of September 30, 2021.
Transactions per Active Consumer
We believe the value of our network is amplified with greater consumer engagement and repeat usage, highlighted by increased transactions per active consumer. Transactions per active consumer is defined as the average number of transactions that an active consumer has conducted on our platform during the 12 months prior to the measurement date. As of September 30, 2022, we had approximately 3.3 transactions per active consumer, an increase of approximately 39% compared to September 30, 2021.
Factors Affecting Our Performance
Expanding our Network, Diversity, and Mix of Funding Relationships
Our capital efficient funding model is integral to the success of our platform. As we scale the number of transactions on our network and grow GMV, we maintain a variety of funding relationships in order to support our network. Our diversified funding relationships include warehouse facilities, securitization trusts, forward flow arrangements, and partnerships with banks. Given the short duration and strong performance of our assets, funding can be recycled quickly, resulting in a high-velocity, capital efficient funding model. We have continued to reduce the percentage of our equity capital required to fund our total platform portfolio from approximately 3% as of June 30, 2022, to approximately 2% as of September 30, 2022. The mix of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet funding is a function of both how we choose to allocate loan volume and the available supply of capital, both of which may also impact our results in any given period.
Mix of Business on Our Platform
The mix of products that our merchants offer and our consumers purchase in any period affects our operating results. In addition, shifts in volume among merchants in any period also affects our operating results. These mix impacts affect GMV, revenue, our financial results, and our key operating metric performance for that period. Differences in product mix relate to different loan durations, APR mix, and varying proportion of 0% APR versus interest-bearing financings.
Product and economic terms of commercial agreements vary among our merchants. For example, our low average order value (“AOV”) products generally benefit from shorter duration, but also have lower revenue as a percentage of GMV when compared to high AOV products. Merchant mix shifts are driven in part by the products offered by the merchant, the economic terms negotiated with the merchant, merchant-side activity relating to the marketing of their products, whether the merchant is fully integrated within our network, and general economic conditions affecting consumer demand. Our revenue as a percentage of GMV in any given period varies across products. As such, as we continue to expand our network to include more merchants, revenue as a percentage of GMV will vary. In addition, our commercial agreement with Shopify to offer Shop Pay Installments powered by Affirm and our Pay-in-4 offering will continue to impact the mix of our shorter duration, low AOV products. Differences in the mix of high versus low AOV will also impact our results. For example, we expect that transactions per active consumer may increase while revenue as a percentage of GMV may decline in the medium term to the extent that a greater portion of our GMV comes from Pay-in-4 and other low-AOV offerings.
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Seasonality
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our revenue as a result of consumer spending patterns. Historically, our revenue has been the strongest during the second quarter of our fiscal year due to increases in retail commerce during the holiday season. Adverse events that occur during these months could have a disproportionate effect on our financial results for the fiscal year.
Results of Operations
The following tables set forth selected interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss data for each of the periods presented in dollars:
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Merchant network revenue | $ | 113,149 | $ | 92,244 | $ | 20,905 | 23 | % | |||||||||||||||
Virtual card network revenue | 26,708 | 19,395 | 7,313 | 38 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total network revenue | 139,857 | 111,639 | 28,218 | 25 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income (1) | 136,802 | 117,302 | 19,500 | 17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sales of loans (1) | 63,595 | 30,979 | 32,616 | 105 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Servicing income | 21,370 | 9,465 | 11,905 | 126 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Revenue, net | $ | 361,624 | $ | 269,385 | $ | 92,239 | 34 | % | |||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on loan purchase commitment | $ | 35,610 | $ | 51,678 | $ | (16,068) | (31) | % | |||||||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 64,250 | 63,647 | 603 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Funding costs | 25,066 | 16,753 | 8,313 | 50 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Processing and servicing | 54,359 | 25,201 | 29,158 | 116 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Technology and data analytics | 144,961 | 78,013 | 66,948 | 86 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 163,873 | 63,960 | 99,913 | 156 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 160,972 | 136,204 | 24,768 | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 649,091 | 435,456 | 213,635 | 49 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating Loss | $ | (287,467) | $ | (166,071) | $ | (121,396) | 73 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | 36,018 | (140,373) | 176,391 | (126) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss Before Income Taxes | $ | (251,449) | $ | (306,444) | $ | 54,995 | (18) | % | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (180) | 171 | (351) | (205) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (251,269) | $ | (306,615) | $ | 55,346 | (18) | % | |||||||||||||||
(1)Upon purchase of a loan from our originating bank partners at a price above the fair market value of the loan or upon the origination of a loan with a par value in excess of the fair market value of the loan, a discount is included in the amortized cost basis of the loan. For loans held for investment, this discount is amortized over the life of the loan into interest income. When a loan is sold to a third-party loan buyer or off-balance sheet securitization trust, the unamortized discount is released in full at the time of sale and recognized as part of the gain or loss on sales of loans. However, the cumulative value of the loss on loan purchase commitment or loss on origination, the interest income recognized over time from the amortization of discount while retained, and
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the release of discount into gain on sales of loans, together net to zero over the life of the loan. The following table details activity for the discount, included in loans held for investment, for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
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Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | 42,780 | $ | 53,177 | |||||||
Additions from loans purchased or originated, net of refunds | 70,394 | 77,270 | |||||||||
Amortization of discount | (38,969) | (38,445) | |||||||||
Unamortized discount released on loans sold | (15,174) | (38,345) | |||||||||
Impact of foreign currency translation | $ | (1,554) | $ | — | |||||||
Balance at the end of the period | $ | 57,477 | $ | 53,657 |
(2) Amounts include stock-based compensation as follows:
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General and administrative | $ | 67,340 | $ | 67,742 | |||||||
Technology and data analytics | 43,428 | 20,067 | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 8,128 | 5,024 | |||||||||
Processing and servicing | 912 | 356 | |||||||||
Total stock-based compensation in operating expenses | 119,808 | 93,189 | |||||||||
Capitalized into property, equipment and software, net | 21,204 | 11,690 | |||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 141,012 | $ | 104,879 |
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Total Revenue, net
Total Revenue, net increased by $92.2 million or 34% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021, primarily attributable to an increase of $1.7 billion in GMV on our platform, from $2.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $4.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in GMV was driven by the strong network effects of the expansion of our active merchant base from 102,217 as of September 30, 2021 to 244,920 as of September 30, 2022, an increase in active consumers from 8.7 million as of September 30, 2021 to 14.7 million as of September 30, 2022, and an increase in average transactions per consumer from 2.3 as of September 30, 2021 to 3.3 as of September 30, 2022.
Merchant network revenue increased by $20.9 million or 23% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period 2021. Merchant network revenue growth is generally correlated with both GMV growth and the mix of loans on our platform as different loan characteristics are positively or negatively correlated with merchant fee revenue as a percentage of GMV. In particular, merchant network revenue as a percentage of GMV typically increases with the term length and AOV of our loans, and typically decreases with shorter duration and higher APR loans. Specifically, long-term 0% APR loans typically carry higher merchant fees as a percentage of GMV and have higher AOVs.
The increase in merchant network revenue during the three month period was primarily driven by an increase in GMV, partially offset by reductions in the concentration of long-term 0% APR loans, our highest merchant fee category, which decreased from 13% of total GMV during the three months ended September 30, 2021 to 5% during the three months ended September 30, 2022. Approximately 2% of total revenue was driven by our
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largest merchant partner by merchant network revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022, for which we facilitate long-term 0% APR loans with higher merchant fees, compared with 10% of total revenue in the comparative period. More broadly, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, loans with term lengths greater than 12 months accounted for 17% and 20% of GMV, respectively, and AOV was lower at $331 and $402 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, primarily as a result of the increased adoption of our Pay-in-4 product during the period.
Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, there was a reduction of merchant fee revenue of $1.7 million associated with the creation of discounts upon directly origination of loans with par values in excess of the fair value of such loans. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we directly originated $0.9 billion of loans, an increase of 67.3% compared to $0.5 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2021. While the discounts created upon the origination of a loan reduce merchant network revenue at the time of origination, the discounts are amortized into interest income over the life of the respective loans when retained on the balance sheet and any unamortized discount is reflected in the cost basis when determining gain on sale of loans.
Virtual card network revenue increased by $7.3 million or 38% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021, primarily driven by an increase in GMV processed through our issuer processor as a result of increased activity on our virtual card-enabled mobile application, as well as growth in existing and new merchants integrated using our virtual card platform, growing from 859 merchants as of September 30, 2021 to 1,120 merchants as of September 30, 2022. Virtual card network revenue is also impacted by the mix of merchants as different merchants can have different interchange rates depending on their industry or size, among other factors.
Interest income increased by $19.5 million or 17% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period 2021. Generally, interest income is correlated with the changes in the average balance of loans held for investment, as we recognize interest on loans held for investment using the effective interest method over the life of the loan. The average balance of loans held for investment increased by 22% to $2.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021.
Gain on sales of loans increased by $32.6 million or 105% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021, mainly driven by increased loan sale activity to third-party loan buyers. We sold loans with an unpaid balance of $2.0 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and $1.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2021, for which we retained servicing rights. This increase was driven by higher loan sale volume to third-party loan buyers and off-balance sheet securitizations, favorable loan sale pricing terms, and optimizing the allocation of loans to loan buyers with higher pricing terms.
Servicing income increased by $11.9 million or 126% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period 2021, driven primarily by an increase in the average unpaid principal balance of loans owned by third-party loan owners, which increased from $2.6 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $4.6 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2022. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of $2.4 million related to the changes in fair value of servicing assets and liabilities contributed to the overall increase in servicing income, compared to the same period 2021.
Loss on Loan Purchase Commitment
We purchase certain loans from our originating bank partners that are processed through our platform and our originating bank partners put back to us. Under the terms of the agreements with our originating bank partners, we are generally required to pay the principal amount plus accrued interest for such loans. In certain instances, our originating bank partners may originate loans with zero or below market interest rates that we are required to purchase. In these instances, we may be required to purchase the loan for a price in excess of the fair market value of such loans, which results in a loss. These losses are recognized as loss on loan purchase commitment in our interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. These costs are incurred on a per loan basis.
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Loss on loan purchase commitment decreased by $16.1 million or 31% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period 2021. This decrease was due to a decrease in the volume of long-term 0% APR loans purchased from our originating bank partners compared to the prior period, which are purchased above fair market value. The difference between fair value and purchase price for our loans is generally correlated with the term length. As such, the reduction in long term 0% loans purchased from our bank partner contributed to the decline in loss on loan purchase commitment. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, we purchased $396.6 million of long-term 0% APR loan receivables from our originating bank partners, representing a decrease of $61.5 million or 13% compared to the same period 2021.
Provision for Credit Losses
Provision for credit losses generally represents the amount of expense required to maintain the allowance for credit losses on our consolidated balance sheet, which represents management’s estimate of future losses. In the event that our loans outperform expectation and/or we reduce our expectation of credit losses in future periods, we may release reserves and thereby reduce the allowance for credit losses, yielding income in the provision for credit losses. The provision is determined by the change in estimates for future losses and the net charge-offs incurred in the period. We record provision expense for each loan we retain as loans held for investment, whether we originate the loan or purchase it from one of our originating bank partners.
Provision for credit losses expense remained relatively comparable period over period with a slight increase of $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021, primarily due to growth in the volume of loans held for investment, offset by improvements in the credit quality of loans outstanding and updates to the assumptions used in our credit loss valuation model, including a refinement to the application of our stress loss multiple. Total loans held for investment was $2.7 billion and $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans held for investment decreased from 6.8% as of September 30, 2021 to 5.7% as of September 30, 2022.
Funding Costs
Funding costs consist of interest expense and the amortization of fees for certain borrowings including on balance sheet VIEs and sale and repurchase agreements, and other costs incurred in connection with funding the purchases and originations of loans.
Funding costs increased by $8.3 million or 50% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021. Funding costs for a given period are correlated with the sum of the average balance of funding debt and the average balance of notes issued by securitization trusts. The increase was primarily due to increased interest rates and the increase of notes issued by securitization trusts during the current fiscal year, which bear interest at fixed rates. Additionally, the increase is attributable to a larger volume of on-balance sheet loans being retained during the period. The average balance of notes issued by securitization trusts during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $1.7 billion compared with $1.4 billion during the same period 2021. The average balance of funding debt for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $732.6 million compared with $582.7 million during the same period 2021. Combined, average total debt for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $424.9 million or 21% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, while the average reference interest rate during each period increased by 239 basis points. The average loan balance on-balance sheet was $4.6 billion and $2.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Processing and Servicing
Processing and servicing expense consists primarily of payment processing fees, third-party customer support and collection expense, salaries and personnel-related costs of our customer care team, platform fees, and allocated overhead.
Processing and servicing expense increased by $29.2 million or 116% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021. This increase was primarily driven by a $14.5 million or 101% increase in payment processing fees related to increased payment volume, and an increase of $8.1 million in processing fees paid to our platform partners due to platform integrations as well as short term promotions during
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the prior period. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, third-party loan servicing and collections spend increased $4.7 million or 66%, compared to the same period 2021 due to increased loan volume and transaction growth during the period.
Technology and Data Analytics
Technology and data analytics expense consists primarily of the salaries, stock-based compensation, and personnel-related costs of our engineering and product employees as well as our credit and analytics employees who develop our proprietary risk model and internally-developed software.
Technology and data analytics expense increased by $66.9 million or 86% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $35.1 million or 69% in employee-related costs resulting from increased headcount as we continue to support our growth and technology platform as a whole. Additionally, data infrastructure and hosting costs increased by $15.8 million or 106%, compared to the same period 2021, due to increased capacity requirements of our technology platform driven by increases in active users and transactions per active consumer.
Furthermore, amortization of internally-developed software increased by $8.3 million or 230%, compared to the same period 2021, primarily as a result of an increase in the number of capitalized projects during the period due to our ongoing investment in software development. Capitalized projects grew by 136% from 141 projects to 333 projects for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing costs consist of the expense related to warrants and other share-based payments granted to our enterprise partners, salaries and personnel-related costs, as well as costs of general marketing and promotional activities, promotional event programs, sponsorships, and allocated overhead.
Sales and marketing expense increased by $99.9 million or 156% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021, primarily driven by $119.1 million of increased expense related to warrants granted to Amazon in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. The increase was partially offset by, a $8.4 million or 72% decrease in brand and consumer marketing spend during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, associated with our brand-activation, holiday shopping, lifestyle, and travel marketing campaigns, as well as a $4.5 million or 74% decrease in business-to-business marketing spend compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The decreases were primarily due to reduced number of marketing and brand partnerships, as well as reduced spending on existing partnerships.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of expenses related to our finance, legal, risk operations, human resources, and administrative personnel. General and administrative expenses also include costs related to fees paid for professional services, including legal, tax and accounting services, allocated overhead, and certain discretionary expenses incurred from operating our technology platform.
General and administrative expense increased by $24.8 million or 18% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021 primarily due to an increase of $18.1 million related to employee-related costs resulting from increased headcount during the period compared to the same prior period. Additionally, professional fees increased by $6.1 million or 76% during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period 2021 to support our international expansion, and regulatory compliance programs.
Other (Expense) Income, net
Other (expense) income, net consists primarily of interest earned on our money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, interest earned on securities available for sale, gains and losses incurred on derivative agreements, amortization of convertible debt issuance cost and revolving credit facility issuance costs, and fair value adjustments resulting from changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability, primarily driven by changes in the market price of our Class A common stock.
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Other (expense) income, net increased by $176.4 million or 126% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period 2021. This increase was largely due to changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability associated with our acquisition of PayBright of $138.8 million during the period compared to the same period 2021, driven by changes in the value of our common stock. Additionally, a gain of $30.7 million on derivative instruments contributed to the overall increase of other (expenses) income, net due to additional derivative instruments being entered into during the period, and increases in their fair value associated with upward shifts in forward curves and higher market volatility.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Funds
We maintain a capital-efficient model through a diverse set of funding sources. When we originate a loan directly or purchase a loan originated by our originating bank partners, we often utilize warehouse facilities with certain lenders to finance our lending activities or loan purchases. We sell the loans we originate or purchase from our originating bank partners to whole loan buyers and securitization investors through forward flow arrangements and securitization transactions, and earn servicing fees from continuing to act as the servicer on the loans. We proactively manage the allocation of loans on our platform across various funding channels based on the market environment and our ability to access capital markets. With rising interest rates and inflation, our excess funding capacity and committed and long-term relationships with a diverse group of existing funding partners help provide flexibility as we optimize our funding to support the continued growth of originations.
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, available for sale securities, available capacity from warehouse and revolving credit facilities, revolving securitizations, forward flow loan sale arrangements, and certain cash flows from our operations. As of September 30, 2022, we had $2.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities, $2.6 billion in funding capacity remaining across our primary funding channels and $205.0 million in borrowing capacity available under our revolving credit facility.
The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents and investments in debt securities (in thousands):
September 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $ | 1,530,132 | $ | 1,255,171 | ||||||||||
Investments in short-term debt securities (2) | 957,915 | 1,295,811 | ||||||||||||
Investments in long-term debt securities (2) | 279,376 | 299,562 | ||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalent and investments in debt securities | $ | 2,767,423 | $ | 2,850,544 |
(1)Cash and cash equivalents consist of bank accounts, money market funds, certificates of deposits, other commercial paper, and government bonds with maturities less than three months.
(2)Securities available for sale at fair value primarily consist of certificates of deposits, corporate bonds, commercial paper, and government bonds. Short-term securities have maturities less than or equal to one year, and long-term securities range from greater than one year to less than five years.
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Available Credit and Funding Debt
Our available capacity as of September 30, 2022 primarily include warehouse credit facilities, convertible senior notes, revolving credit facilities and repurchase liabilities. A detailed description of each of our borrowing arrangements is included in Note 10. Debt in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
The following table summarizes our funding credit facilities as of September 30, 2022. The funding debt consists of warehouse credit facilities, revolving credit facilities, and repurchase liabilities:
Maturity Fiscal Year | Borrowing Capacity | Principal Outstanding | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | $ | 182,550 | $ | 170,991 | ||||||||||
2024 | 1,400,805 | 342,631 | ||||||||||||
2025 | 400,000 | 46,579 | ||||||||||||
2026 | 582,550 | 164,145 | ||||||||||||
2027 | 250,000 | 29,853 | ||||||||||||
2028 and thereafter | 600,000 | 50,544 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 3,415,905 | $ | 804,743 |
Warehouse Credit Facilities
Our warehouse credit facilities, which allow us to borrow up to an aggregate of $3.4 billion, mature between 2023 and 2029 and, subject to covenant compliance, generally permit borrowings up to 12 months prior to the final maturity date. As of September 30, 2022, we have drawn an aggregate of $770.7 million on our warehouse facilities. As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants in the agreements. Refer to Note 10. Debt in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for further details on our warehouse credit facilities.
Convertible Senior Notes
We closed on the issuance of $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of a convertible senior note which does not bear regular interest, and will mature on November 15, 2026 unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased in accordance with their terms. Refer to Note 10. Debt in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for further details on our convertible debt note.
Revolving Credit Facility
In February 2022, we entered into a revolving credit agreement for a $165.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility, maturing on February 4, 2025, which was subsequently amended to increase the unsecured revolving commitments to $205.0 million. The facility contains certain covenants and restrictions, including certain financial maintenance covenants. As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants in the agreements. To date, there are no borrowings outstanding under the facility. Refer to Note 10. Debt in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for further details on our revolving credit facilities.
Securitizations
In connection with asset-backed securitizations, we sponsor and establish trusts (deemed to be VIEs) to ultimately purchase loans facilitated by our platform. Securities issued from our asset-backed securitizations are senior or subordinated, based on the waterfall criteria of loan payments to each security class. The subordinated residual interests issued from these transactions are first to absorb credit losses in accordance with the waterfall criteria. We consolidate securitization VIEs when we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and therefore have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the VIEs’ economic performance and a variable interest that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Where we consolidate the securitization trusts, the loans held
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in the securitization trusts are included in loans held for investment, and the notes sold to third-party investors are recorded in notes issued by securitization trusts in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 11. Securitization and Variable Interest Entities.
Factors Impacting Liquidity
We believe our current levels of cash, cash equivalents, marketable debt securities, available borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facilities and other liquidity actions currently available to us are sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, we cannot provide assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to fund our liquidity needs in the long-term. Our ability to do so depends on prevailing economic conditions and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
The principal factors that could impact our liquidity and capital needs are customer delinquencies and defaults, a prolonged inability to adequately access capital market funding, declines in loan purchases and therefore revenue, and fluctuations in our financial performance. If our available cash balances are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we will seek additional equity or debt financing. In a rising interest rate environment, our ability to issue additional equity or incur debt may be impaired and our borrowing costs may increase. Additionally, we may be subject to restrictions and covenants in the agreements governing these transactions that may place limitations on us, and we may be required to pledge additional collateral as security. If we are unable to raise additional capital or generate the necessary cash flows, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely impacted.
Cash Flow Analysis
The following table provides a summary of cash flow data during the periods indicated:
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2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
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Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | 51,215 | 365,150 | ||||||||||||
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | 117,273 | (629,510) | ||||||||||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 199,542 | 243,953 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Our largest sources of operating cash are fees charged to merchant partners on transactions processed through our platform and interest income from consumers’ loans. Our primary uses of cash from operating activities are for general and administrative, technology and data analytics, funding costs, processing and servicing, and sales and marketing expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities of $51.2 million stemmed from a net loss of $251.4 million and change in our operating assets net of operating liabilities of $13.4 million, partially offset by favorable change in net proceeds from sale and purchase of loans of $52.6 million and a positive adjustment for non-cash items of $236.5 million. The change in operating assets net of operating liabilities was primarily a result of our purchase and sale of loans held for sale activities. We purchased loans of $1.7 billion, which was largely offset by proceeds from loan sales of $1.7 billion. The positive adjustment for non-cash items was primarily driven by commercial agreement assets of $108.7 million which increased compared to the first quarter of the prior year as a result of our commercial agreements with Amazon, gain on sale of loans of $63.6 million which increased by $32.6 million compared to the first quarter of the prior year as a result of improved loan sale economics and increased loan sales, and stock-based compensation of $119.8 million which increased by $26.6 million resulting from incremental compensation recognized from award modifications and increased headcount.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2021, net cash provided by operating activities was $365.2 million stemmed from a net loss of $306.6 million, partially offset by a favorable change in our operating assets net of operating liabilities of $403.0 million and a positive adjustment for non-cash items of $268.8 million. The change in operating assets net of operating liabilities was primarily a result of changes in accounts payable of $368.1 million. The changes in non-cash items was primarily driven by changes in fair value of assets and liabilities of $139.9 million related to increase in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability, driven by changes in the value of our common stock.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net cash provided by investing activities of $117.3 million was primarily attributable to purchases and origination of loans held for investment of $2.7 billion, partially offset by repayments of loans of $2.5 billion. During the period we originated loans of $0.8 billion and purchased loans of $1.9 billion, representing an increase of $0.9 billion compared to the first quarter of the prior year, due partly to continued growth in GMV. The repayments on loans of $2.5 billion during the period, represented an increase of $0.9 billion, compared to the first quarter of the prior year, due to a higher average balance of loans held for investment and generally increasing credit quality of the portfolio. The additional offset during the three months ended September 30, 2022 related to the net proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale of $0.4 billion, representing an increase of $0.8 billion compared to the first quarter of the prior year.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities of $629.5 million was primarily attributable to purchases and origination of loans held for investment of $1.8 billion and purchases of securities available for sale of $0.4 billion, offset by repayments on loans and proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale of $1.7 billion. We originated loans of $0.5 billion and also purchased loans of $1.3 billion.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities of $199.5 million, was primarily attributable to net cash sources from funding debt and notes and residual trust certificates for the securitization trusts of $1.4 billion. These were partially offset by our debt repayments related to our lending activities of $1.2 billion, of which $1.1 billion were related to our warehouse facilities. Our payments of debt issuance costs were in the normal course of business and reflective of our recurring debt warehouse facility activity, which involves securing new warehouse facilities and extending existing warehouse facilities. Finally, we paid taxes related to RSU vesting of $27.3 million.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities of $244.0 million. We received $1.2 billion of proceeds from debt financing activities related to our lending activities. These debt proceeds were more than offset by $0.9 billion of debt repayments, of which $0.7 billion were related to our warehouse facilities. Our payments of debt issuance costs were in the normal course of business and reflective of our recurring debt warehouse facility activity, which involves securing new warehouse facilities and extending existing warehouse facilities. We also paid taxes related to RSU vesting of $39.8 million.
Contractual Obligations
There were no material changes outside of the ordinary course of business in our commitments and contractual obligations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 from the commitments and contractual obligations disclosed in the section titled “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Contractual Obligations,” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on August 29, 2022.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Off-balance sheet loans relate to unconsolidated securitization transactions and loans sold to third-party investors for which we have some form of continuing involvement, including as servicer. For off-balance sheet loan sales where servicing is the only form of continuing involvement, we would only experience a loss if we were required to repurchase such a loan due to a breach in representations and warranties associated with our loan sale or servicing contracts. For unconsolidated securitization transactions where Affirm is the sponsor and risk retention holder, Affirm could experience a loss of up to 5% of both the senior notes and residual certificates. As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate outstanding balance of loans held by third-party investors or off-balance sheet VIEs was $4.5 billion. In the unlikely event principal payments on the loans backing any off-balance sheet securitization are insufficient to pay note holders, including any retained interest, then any amounts the Company contributed to the securitization reserve accounts may be depleted. Refer to Note 11. Securitization and Variable Interest Entities of the accompanying notes to our interim condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as revenues and expenses. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results involve judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We regularly evaluate our estimates, assumptions and judgments, particularly those that include the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments and are often about matters that are inherently uncertain. We evaluate our critical accounting policies and estimates on an ongoing basis and update them as necessary based on changes in market conditions or factors specific to us. There have been no material changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
For a complete discussion of our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022 within Note 2 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations— Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”.
Recent Accounting Standards Issued, But Not Yet Adopted
Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We have operations within the United States, Canada and Australia, and we are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and interest rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates. Foreign currency exchange rates do not pose a material market risk exposure, as most of our revenue is earned in U.S. dollars.
Interest Rate Risk
Our cash and cash equivalents and certain of our restricted cash as of September 30, 2022 were held primarily in checking, money market, and savings accounts. As of September 30, 2022, we had $306.5 million of cash equivalents invested in money market funds, certificates of deposit, government bonds, and other commercial paper with maturities less than three months. Our cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital purposes. The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents and certain restricted cash would not be significantly affected by a change in interest rates due to their short-term nature.
Our securities available for sale at fair value as of September 30, 2022 included $1,237.3 million of marketable debt securities with maturities greater than three months. A rise in interest rates would have an adverse impact on the fair market value of our fixed rate securities while floating rate securities would produce less income than expected if interest rates were to decrease. Because our investment policy is to invest in conservative, liquid investments and because our business strategy does not rely on generating material returns from our investment portfolio, we do not expect our market risk exposure on marketable debt securities to be significant.
Continued volatility in interest rates and potentially inflation, which may persist longer than previously expected, may adversely impact our customers’ spending levels and ability and willingness to pay outstanding amounts owed to us. Higher interest rates may lead to higher payment obligations on our future credit products, or to their lenders under mortgage, credit card, and other loans. Therefore, higher interest rates may lead to increased delinquencies, charge-offs, and allowances for loans and interest receivable, which could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
We rely on a variety of funding sources with varying degrees of interest rate sensitivities. Certain of our funding arrangements bear a variable interest rate. Given the fixed interest rates charged on the loans that we purchase from our originating bank partners or originate ourselves, a rising variable interest rate would reduce our interest margin earned in these funding arrangements. Additionally, certain of our loan sale agreements are repriced on a recurring basis using a mechanism tied to interest rates as well as loan performance. Increases in interest rates could reduce our loan sale economics. We also rely on securitization transactions, with notes typically bearing a fixed coupon. Increases in interest rates may result in higher coupons and therefore lower interest income received on securitizations where we retain the residual interest and a lower gain on sale for securitizations in which we sell the equity interest. We maintain an interest rate hedging program which eliminates some, but not all, of the interest rate risk. Factoring in this program, as of September 30, 2022, we estimate that a hypothetical instantaneous 100 basis point upward parallel shock to interest rates would have a less than $35.0 million adverse impact on our annual financial results over the next 12 months.
Credit Risk
We have credit risk primarily related to our consumer loans held for investment. We are exposed to default risk on both loan receivables purchased from our originating bank partners and loan receivables that are directly originated. The ultimate collectability of a substantial portion of the loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in economic and market conditions. To manage this risk, we utilize our ITACs models to underwrite, score, and price loans in a manner that we believe is reflective of the credit risk. Other credit levers such as user limits and/or down payment requirements are used to ensure a sufficient expectation of a customer’s ability to repay.
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To monitor portfolio performance, we utilize a wide range of internal and external metrics to review user and loan populations. Each week management reviews performance for each customer segment, typically split by ITACs model score, financial product originated, age of loan, and delinquency status. Internal performance trendlines are measured against external factors such as unemployment, CPI, and consumer sentiment to determine what changes, if any, in risk strategy is warranted.
As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 we were exposed to credit risk on $2.7 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, of loans held on our interim condensed consolidated balance sheet. Loan receivables are diversified geographically. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, approximately 12% of loan receivables related to customers residing in the state of California. No other states or provinces exceeded 10%.
We are also exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by the financial institutions holding our cash and the issuers of our cash equivalents and available for sale securities. We maintain our cash deposits and cash equivalents in highly-rated, federally-insured financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. We manage this risk by conducting business with well established financial institutions, diversifying our counterparties and having guidelines regarding credit rating and investment maturities to safeguard liquidity. We have not historically experienced any credit losses related to these financial instruments and do not believe we are exposed to significant credit risk in these accounts.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitation on the Effectiveness of Internal Control
The effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II - Other Information
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Please refer to Note 8. “Commitments and Contingencies” of the accompanying notes to our interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
From time to time, we may be subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not presently a party to any such other legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. The results of any current or future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
The risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, future prospects, and the trading price of our Class A common stock could decline. The risks and uncertainties described therein are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of or that we currently deem immaterial may also become important factors that adversely affect our business.
You should carefully read and consider such risks, together with all of the other information in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (including the disclosures in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in our interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes), and in the other documents that we file with the SEC.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents information with respect to the Company’s repurchases of shares of Class A common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased(1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
July 1 - 31 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 1 - 31 | 12,437 | $ | 8.80 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
September 1 - 30 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 12,437 | $ | 8.80 | — | — |
(1)The shares purchased were repurchases of unvested shares of our Class A common stock that had been issued upon early exercise of stock options. Pursuant to the associated option award agreements, upon termination of employment of a person holding unvested shares, we were entitled to repurchase the unvested shares.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
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101.INS | XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | X |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized,
AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
Date: November 8, 2022 | By: | /s/ Max Levchin | ||||||
Max Levchin | ||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Michael Linford | |||||||
Michael Linford | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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