Nuvei Announces Second Quarter 2021 Results

Nuvei reports in U.S. dollars and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)

MONTREAL, Aug. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

“Our revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ results for the second quarter of 2021 exceeded the financial outlook previously provided, underscoring the strength and momentum in our business,” said Philip Fayer, Nuvei’s Chair and CEO. “We achieved total volume⁽²⁾, revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ growth of 146%, 114%, and 112%, respectively, over the second quarter of 2020, as we continue advancing our strategic initiatives, expanding global connectivity and market opportunity, delivering full-stack leading edge payment technology solutions to help our merchants connect with their customers by making the world a local marketplace. Our accelerated investments in product, innovation, distribution and talent are driving performance and laying the foundation for sustainable growth. We are proud of our results and are consequently raising our financial outlook for the full year 2021 and providing medium and long-term growth targets.”

Financial Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

• Total volume⁽²⁾ increased 146% to $21.9 billion from $8.9 billion
  • eCommerce represented approximately 84% of total volume
• Revenue increased 114% to $178.2 million from $83.3 million
• Net income was $38.9 million compared to net income of $14.0 million
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ increased 112% to $79.4 million from $37.4 million
• Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ was $64.5 million compared to $16.3 million
• Net income per diluted share of $0.26 compared to $0.15
• Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ per diluted share of $0.44 compared to $0.18
• Cash of $533.7 million at June 30, 2021 compared to $180.7 million at December 31, 2020

Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

• Total volume⁽²⁾ increased 139% to $42.5 billion from $17.8 billion
  • eCommerce represented approximately 86% of total volume
• Revenue increased 97% to $328.7 million from $166.6 million
• Net income was $66.7 million compared to a net loss of $48.4 million
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ increased 105% to $144.8 million from $70.7 million
• Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ was $115.7 million compared to $26.0 million
• Net income per diluted share of $0.45 compared to a net loss per share of $0.58
• Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ per diluted share of $0.79 compared to $0.29
• Cash flow from operating activities of $139.0 million increased from $32.8 million

Operational Highlights

• Total volume⁽²⁾ in the quarter increased triple-digits in all four regions with North America up 160%, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) up 135%, Asia-Pacific (APAC) up 110%, and Latin America (LATAM) up 105%.
• Volume growth from current customers and the acceleration of new client wins drove Nuvei’s second quarter performance. Total volume⁽²⁾ from new business increased 114% in the six months period ended June 30, 2021 over the same prior year period, largely as a result of the Company’s ongoing investment in and expansion of its direct distribution channel.
• Nuvei completed its previously announced acquisition of Mazooma Technical Services Inc. (“Mazooma”), on August 3, 2021. The acquisition enhances and expands Nuvei’s portfolio of North American payment options with instant bank-to-bank payments for pay-ins and payouts and real time payments (“RTP”) for accelerated withdrawals, allowing customers to receive payouts immediately into their bank accounts 24/7/365. Nuvei will now offer Mazooma as an increasingly popular and accepted payment method to its merchant customer base across all industry verticals.
• Nuvei extended its card acquiring capabilities and global payment solutions to now include coverage connecting merchants to 204 markets, providing local acquiring in 45 markets, and offering 480 alternative payment methods (APMs) as well as 40 cryptocurrencies, and supporting nearly 150 currencies.
• The Company launched several meaningful product innovations in the quarter including the addition of Discover and Diners Club International processing and acquiring, expanding our customers’ acceptance offerings; an enhanced version of our checkout SDK, which gives our customer’s unparalleled customization to facilitate their own customer checkout experience; and, the introduction of instant payment through RTP for accelerated withdrawals.
• Nuvei was recently certified as an official payment solutions provider for Salesforce Commerce Cloud, providing a comprehensive suite of payment features for eCommerce merchants, offering easy setup and customization for an optimized customer experience.
• The Company has accelerated its investment in product, innovation, distribution and talent and is looking to expand headcount by approximately 200 employees globally across the organization by year end 2021.
• The Company expects to complete its acquisition of SimplexCC Ltd. (“Simplex”) in the second half of 2021.

Financial Outlook

For the three months ending September 30, 2021 and the year ending December 31, 2021, Nuvei anticipates total volume⁽²⁾, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ to be in the ranges below. Considering the strong performance during the three months ended June 30, 2021, where Nuvei exceeded the previously anticipated revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ outlook, as well as continuing momentum in the business, management is raising the financial outlook for the year ending December 31, 2021. The updated financial outlook and specifically the Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ reflects the Company’s strategy to accelerate its investment in distribution, marketing, innovation, technology as well as the infrastructure resulting from the recent acquisition of Mazooma. The Company expects these investments will support its growth plan.

The financial outlook is fully qualified and based on a number of assumptions described under the heading “Forward-Looking Information” of this press release, and does not include the pending acquisition of Simplex.

Growth Targets

Nuvei’s medium-term⁽³⁾ compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) targets for total volume⁽²⁾ and revenue, as well as its longer-term target for Adjusted EBITDA margin⁽¹⁾, are shown in the table below. The Company expects to achieve its medium⁽³⁾ and long-term⁽³⁾ targets through continuing momentum and performance of its core business driven by geographic expansion, product innovation, growing wallet share with its existing merchant customers, new merchant customer wins through its direct sales channel and growing sales pipeline, and the favorable tailwinds of the industries it serves.

⁽¹⁾ Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted net income are non-IFRS measures. See “Non-IFRS Measures”.

⁽²⁾ Total volume does not represent revenue earned by the Company, but rather the total dollar value of transactions processed by merchants under contractual agreement with the Company. Total volume is explained in further detail in the Company’s most recent Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

⁽³⁾ “Medium-term” and “long term” have not been defined by Nuvei nor does Nuvei intend to define them. These targets should not be considered as projections, forecasts or expected results but rather goals that may result from the execution of our strategy. These growth targets are fully qualified and based on a number of assumptions described under the heading “Forward-Looking Information” of this press release.

Pursuing Additional Listing in the United States on Nasdaq

Consistent with its growth strategy, Nuvei has filed an application with Nasdaq to list its subordinate voting shares. The listing application remains subject to satisfaction of all applicable listing and regulatory requirements as well as the approval of Nasdaq, and there is no certainty as to the timing of any listing or that the listing will take place. Nuvei will continue to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. See “Forward-looking information”.

Conference Call Information

Nuvei will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2021 financial results today August 10, 2021 at 8:30 am ET. Hosting the call will be Philip Fayer, Chair and CEO, and David Schwartz, CFO.

The conference call will be webcast live from the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.nuvei.com under the “Events & Presentations” section. A replay will be available on the investor relations website following the call.

The conference call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing 877-425-9470 (US/Canada toll-free), or 201-389-0878 (international). A replay will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing 844-512-2921 (US/Canada toll-free), or 412-317-6671 (international); the conference ID is 13721533. The replay will be available through Tuesday, August 24, 2021.

About Nuvei

We are Nuvei (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands. We provide the intelligence and technology businesses need to succeed locally and globally, through one integration – propelling them further, faster. Uniting payment technology and consulting, we help businesses remove payment barriers, optimize operating costs and increase acceptance rates. Our proprietary platform provides seamless pay-in and payout capabilities, connecting merchants with their customers in 204 markets worldwide, with local acquiring in 45 markets. With support for over 480 local and alternative payment methods, nearly 150 currencies and 40 cryptocurrencies, merchants can capture every payment opportunity that comes their way. Our purpose is to make our world a local marketplace.

For more information, visit www.nuvei.com

Non-IFRS Measures

Nuvei’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The information presented in this press release includes non-IFRS financial measures, namely Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income per basic share, and Adjusted net income per diluted share. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company’s results of operations from management’s perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s financial information reported under IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income per basic share, and Adjusted net income per diluted share are used to provide investors with a supplemental measure of the Company’s operating performance and thus highlight trends in Nuvei’s core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. The Company’s management also believes that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures in the evaluation of issuers. Nuvei’s management also uses non-IFRS measures in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation. The Company’s management believes Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income per basic share and Adjusted net income per diluted share are important supplemental measures of Nuvei’s performance, primarily because they and similar measures are used widely among others in the payment technology industry as a means of evaluating a company’s underlying operating performance.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including Nuvei’s (a) objective to expand headcount by approximately 200 employees globally across the organization by year end 2021, (b) expectation to complete the acquisition of Simplex in the second half of 2021, (c) intention to explore a listing in the United States on Nasdaq, (d) outlook on total volume, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ending September 30, 2021 and the year ending December 31, 2021 as well as medium and long-term targets on total volume, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Nuvei’s outlook and targets, as the case may be, on revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin also constitutes “financial outlook” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and is provided for the purposes of assisting the reader in understanding the Company’s financial performance and measuring progress toward management’s objectives and the reader is cautioned that it may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to those described under the “Risks Factors” section of the Company’s annual information form filed on March 17, 2021. Forward-looking information is based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Particularly, management’s assessments of, outlook for, and targets for, total volume, revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin set out herein are generally based on the following assumptions: (a) Nuvei’s results of operations will continue as expected, (b) the Company will continue to effectively execute against its key strategic growth priorities, despite the current COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to contain the virus, (c) the Company will continue to retain and grow its existing customer base while adding new customers, (d) the Company will not complete any acquisitions or divestitures (e) economic conditions will remain relatively stable throughout the period, (f) the industries Nuvei operates in will continue to grow consistent with past experience, (g) there will be no fluctuations in currency exchange rates and volatility in financial markets, (h) there will be no changes in legislative or regulatory matters that negatively impact Nuvei’s business, and (i) current tax laws will remain in effect and will not be materially changed. Although the forward-looking information contained in this press release is based upon what management believes are reasonable assumptions, you are cautioned against placing undue reliance on this information since actual results may vary from the forward-looking information. Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise indicates, the forward-looking information contained in this press release is provided as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update or amend such forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

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