ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GreenSky, Inc. (“GreenSky” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GSKY), a leading financial technology company Powering Commerce at the Point of SaleSM, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.
"I am pleased with GreenSky’s solid fiscal 2018 operating results reported, consistent with guidance, and remain enthused with the prospects for continued outstanding growth and profitability as we enter fiscal 2019,” said David Zalik, Chairman and CEO of GreenSky. "GreenSky’s total addressable market is huge, the demand for the Company’s proprietary point-of-sale technology continues to grow, our technology innovation and product road map has never been deeper, and GreenSky has both the capital and human resources in place to post another year of record transaction volume and profitability. Moreover, even after deploying nearly $44 million for share repurchases in the last two months of 2018, GreenSky's liquidity remains strong with over $300 million of unrestricted cash on hand at year end.”
Financial highlights:
- Transaction Volume and Transaction Fee Rate: Transaction volume in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased 23% over the prior year to $1.3 billion. For the full year, volume increased 34% to $5.03 billion. The average transaction fee rate for the fourth quarter increased to 7.1% from 6.9% in the third quarter. For the full year, the average transaction fee rate was 6.9% compared to 7.4% in fiscal 2017.
- Revenue: Fourth quarter revenue grew 22% over the prior year to $109.7 million from $89.8 million. For the year, revenue grew 27% to $414.7 million from $325.9 million in fiscal 2017.
- Net Income and Pro Forma Net Income (1): GAAP Net Income for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 was $22.8 million and $128.0 million, respectively. Fourth quarter Pro Forma Net Income was $21.5 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, which reflected incremental pro forma tax expense assuming all of our noncontrolling interests were subject to corporate income taxation. Full year Pro Forma Net Income was $109.1 million, adjusted for non-recurring expenses at an assumed effective tax rate of 19.7%.
- Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1): Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $33.1 million and 30% of revenue compared to $48.5 million and 54% of revenue for the fourth quarter 2017. For the full year, Adjusted EBITDA increased by 8% to $171.5 million from $159.4 million in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 41% in 2018 compared to 49% in 2017, such reduction largely attributable to (i) the aforementioned decrease in the 2018 transaction fee rate, and (ii) the increase in the fair value change in FCR liability resulting from (a) the combination of a higher mix of deferred interest loans and an increase in the APR of deferred interest loans driven largely by growth in elective healthcare originations, (b) a slight increase in credit losses attributable to the Company’s seasoning loan portfolio, and (c) an increase in contracted Bank Partner portfolio yields (associated with an increase in benchmark rates).
- Bank Partner Commitments: As of December 31, 2018, the Company had aggregate commitments of $11.8 billion from its nine Bank Partners, $4.8 billion of which were unused.
Key business metrics:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | Growth | |||||||||
| Active Merchants | 14,907 | 10,891 | 37 | % | |||||||
| Transaction Volume ($ millions) | $ | 5,030 | $ | 3,767 | 34 | % | |||||
| Loan Servicing Portfolio ($ millions)(2) | $ | 7,341 | $ | 5,390 | 36 | % | |||||
| Cumulative Consumer Accounts (in thousands) | 2,240 | 1,565 | 43 | % | |||||||
| Origination Productivity Index(3) | 22.2 | % | 22.0 | % | n/m | ||||||
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| (1) | Pro Forma Net Income, Pro Forma Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for important additional information. | |
| (2) | The average loan servicing portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $6,303 million and $4,501 million, respectively. | |
| (3) | This index captures projected future net cash flows related to the respective period's originations, expressed as a percentage of the period's originations. Refer to the Fiscal 2018 Supplemental Financial Presentation for additional information. | |
Business update:
- New Product Launch: The Company recently announced the launch of its first revolving credit product to complement the installment loan products offered to its network of elective healthcare providers. This product allows providers to offer an alternative for lower average cost treatments and recurring healthcare procedures, expanding the market providers can serve. The Company is currently piloting its revolving credit product with select providers, with a phased nationwide roll-out planned through the first half of fiscal 2019.
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American Express Alliance:
- Merchant Referral Program – Over 2,000 home improvement merchant referrals were received through the American Express merchant referral program since its launch in early September 2018. The program was extended to include elective healthcare providers in February 2019.
- The Consumer Direct American Express / GreenSky home improvement loan pilot program is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2019 in the metro Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa and Dallas markets.
- Share Repurchases: During the fourth quarter 2018, the Company repurchased approximately 4.7 million shares of its Class A common stock at a cost of $43.9 million under the Company's Board-approved $150 million share repurchase program. Since year-end through February 28, 2019, the Company repurchased an additional 1.2 million shares at an incremental cost of $12.7 million.
2019 Financial Guidance:
Based on the Company's fiscal 2018 performance, its fiscal 2019 planning and current market conditions, GreenSky reaffirms the fiscal 2019 guidance that it issued on November 6, 2018 and, in that regard, expects to achieve the following during fiscal 2019:
- Transaction Volume to increase 27% to 35% over fiscal 2018 to between $6.4 and $6.8 billion.
- Revenue to grow between 30% and 38% over fiscal 2018 to between $538 and $572 million.
- Pro Forma Net Income to grow between 17% and 28% over fiscal 2018 to between $128 and $140 million using an assumed 22.5% effective tax rate.
- Adjusted EBITDA to grow between 22% and 31% over fiscal 2018 to between $210 and $225 million.
- Average fully diluted shares outstanding in fiscal 2019 of approximately 185 million.
Conference call and webcast:
As previously announced, the Company’s management will host a conference call to discuss 2018 results at 8:00 a.m. EST today. A live webcast of the conference call, together with a slide presentation that includes supplemental financial information and reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, can be accessed through the Company's Investor Relations website at http://investors.greensky.com. A replay of the webcast will be available within 2 hours of the completion of the call and will be archived at the same location for one year.
About GreenSky, Inc.
GreenSky, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSKY) is a leading technology company Powering Commerce at the Point of SaleSM for a growing ecosystem of merchants, consumers and banks. Our highly scalable, proprietary technology platform enables almost 15,000 merchants to offer frictionless promotional payment options to consumers, driving increased sales volume and accelerated cash flow. Banks leverage GreenSky’s technology to provide loans to super-prime and prime consumers nationwide. Since our inception, over 2.2 million consumers have financed more than $16 billion of commerce using our paperless, real time “apply and buy” technology. GreenSky is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit https://www.greensky.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance; transaction volume, profitability; 2019 financial guidance; demand for our products; and launch of new products. You generally can identify these statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate” or “anticipate” and similar expressions or the negative versions of these words or comparable words, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “likely” and “could.” These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to, risks related to our ability to retain existing, and attract new, merchants and Bank Partners; our future financial performance, including trends in revenue, cost of revenue, gross profit or gross margin, operating expenses, and free cash flow; changes in market interest rates; increases in loan delinquencies; our ability to operate successfully in a highly regulated industry; the effect of management changes; cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities in our products and services; and our ability to compete successfully in highly competitive markets. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there is no assurance that the events or results suggested by the forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release presents information about the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA, Pro Forma Net Income and Pro Forma Diluted EPS, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as supplements to the results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is one of the key financial indicators of our business performance over the long term and provides useful information regarding whether cash provided by operating activities is sufficient to maintain and grow our business. We believe that this methodology for determining Adjusted EBITDA can provide useful supplemental information to help investors better understand the economics of our platform. We believe that Pro Forma Net Income and Pro Forma Diluted EPS are useful measures because they make our results more directly comparable to public companies that have the vast majority of their earnings subject to corporate income taxation. We are presenting these non-GAAP measures to assist investors in evaluating our financial performance and because we believe that these measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry.
These non-GAAP measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only. These non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as substitutes for, the analysis of other GAAP financial measures, such as net income and diluted earnings per share. The non-GAAP measures GreenSky uses may differ from the non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of each of the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below for each of the fiscal periods indicated.
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GreenSky, Inc. |
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| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 303,390 | $ | 224,614 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 155,109 | 129,224 | ||||||
| Loan receivables held for sale, net | 2,876 | 73,606 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 15,400 | 18,358 | ||||||
| Related party receivables | 142 | 218 | ||||||
| Property, equipment and software, net | 10,232 | 7,848 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 306,979 | — | ||||||
| Other assets | 8,777 | 9,021 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 802,905 | $ | 462,889 | ||||
| Liabilities, Temporary and Permanent Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 5,357 | $ | 6,845 | ||||
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 8,484 | 7,677 | ||||||
| Other accrued expenses | 1,015 | 1,606 | ||||||
| Finance charge reversal liability | 138,589 | 94,148 | ||||||
| Term loan | 386,822 | 338,263 | ||||||
| Tax receivable agreement liability | 260,901 | — | ||||||
| Related party liabilities | 825 | 1,548 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 35,677 | 38,841 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 837,670 | 488,928 | ||||||
| Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees | ||||||||
| Temporary Equity | ||||||||
| Redeemable preferred units | — | 430,348 | ||||||
| Permanent Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, par value $0.01 and 59,197,863 shares issued and 54,504,902 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 | 591 | — | ||||||
| Class B common stock, par value $0.001 and 128,549,555 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively | 129 | — | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 44,524 | (554,906 | ) | |||||
| Retained earnings | 24,218 | 98,519 | ||||||
| Treasury stock | (43,878 | ) | — | |||||
| Noncontrolling interest | (60,349 | ) | — | |||||
| Total permanent equity (deficit) | (34,765 | ) | (456,387 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities, temporary and permanent equity (deficit) | $ | 802,905 | $ | 462,889 | ||||
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GreenSky, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Transaction fees | $ | 90,997 | $ | 76,415 | $ | 348,904 | $ | 278,958 | ||||||||
| Servicing and other | 18,734 | 13,399 | 65,769 | 46,929 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 109,731 | 89,814 | 414,673 | 325,887 | ||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) | 55,170 | 21,180 | 160,439 | 89,708 | ||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 16,106 | 14,173 | 62,360 | 54,650 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 940 | 1,298 | 3,781 | 2,198 | ||||||||||||
| Property, office and technology | 3,548 | 2,030 | 13,199 | 10,062 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,249 | 1,185 | 4,478 | 3,983 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 4,035 | 2,645 | 15,414 | 14,876 | ||||||||||||
| Related party expenses | 535 | 727 | 2,212 | 4,811 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 81,583 | 43,238 | 261,883 | 180,288 | ||||||||||||
| Operating profit | 28,148 | 46,576 | 152,790 | 145,599 | ||||||||||||
| Other income/(expense), net | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and dividend income | 1,397 | 1,022 | 6,111 | 5,180 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (6,193 | ) | (5,173 | ) | (23,584 | ) | (7,536 | ) | ||||||||
| Other gains/(losses) | 61 | (2,523 | ) | (1,803 | ) | (4,575 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other income/(expense), net | (4,735 | ) | (6,674 | ) | (19,276 | ) | (6,931 | ) | ||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | 23,413 | 39,902 | 133,514 | 138,668 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 565 | — | 5,534 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 22,848 | $ | 39,902 | $ | 127,980 | $ | 138,668 | ||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 16,143 | N/A | 103,724 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to GreenSky, Inc. | $ | 6,705 | N/A | $ | 24,256 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Earnings per share of Class A common stock(1): | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.12 | N/A | $ | 0.43 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.11 | N/A | $ | 0.41 | N/A | ||||||||||
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Basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock are applicable only for the period from May 24, 2018 through December 31, 2018, which is the period following the initial public offering and related Reorganization Transactions. |
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GreenSky, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Dollars in thousands) |
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 127,980 | $ | 138,668 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,478 | 3,983 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 6,038 | 3,951 | ||||||
| Equity-based payments to non-employees | 16 | 301 | ||||||
| Impairment losses | 19 | 78 | ||||||
| Non-cash rent expense | (392 | ) | (308 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of debt related costs | 1,684 | 687 | ||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | 254 | ||||||
| Fair value change in assets and liabilities | 945 | 2,071 | ||||||
| Original issuance discount on term loan payment | (31 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
| Deferred tax expense | 5,525 | — | ||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in loan receivables held for sale | 70,730 | (32,338 | ) | |||||
| (Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable | 2,958 | (1,595 | ) | |||||
| (Increase)/decrease in related party receivables | 76 | 1,217 | ||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in other assets | 1,574 | (823 | ) | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable | (1,488 | ) | 3,222 | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in finance charge reversal liability | 44,441 | 26,084 | ||||||
| Increase/(decrease) in related party liabilities | (722 | ) | 494 | |||||
| Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities | (7,405 | ) | 14,457 | |||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 256,426 | 160,394 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of property, equipment and software | (6,581 | ) | (4,135 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (6,581 | ) | (4,135 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from IPO, net of underwriters discount and commissions | 954,845 | — | ||||||
| Purchases of GreenSky Holdings, LLC units | (901,833 | ) | — | |||||
| Purchases of Class A common stock | (53,012 | ) | — | |||||
| Issuances of Class B common stock | 129 | — | ||||||
| Redemptions of GreenSky Holdings, LLC units prior to Reorganization Transactions | (496 | ) | (447 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from term loan | 399,000 | 346,500 | ||||||
| Repayments of term loan | (352,094 | ) | (866 | ) | ||||
| Member contributions | — | 200,000 | ||||||
| Member distributions | (141,518 | ) | (561,935 | ) | ||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | (41,847 | ) | — | |||||
| Option and warrant exercises prior to Reorganization Transactions | 339 | 15 | ||||||
| Payment of equity transaction expenses prior to Reorganization Transactions | (32 | ) | (5,500 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from option exercises after Reorganization Transactions | 59 | — | ||||||
| Payment of option exercise taxes after Reorganization Transactions | (4,869 | ) | — | |||||
| Payment of IPO related expenses | (3,855 | ) | — | |||||
| Payment of debt issuance costs | — | (8,302 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (145,184 | ) | (30,535 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 104,661 | 125,724 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 353,838 | 228,114 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 458,499 | $ | 353,838 | ||||
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GreenSky, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) (Dollars in thousands) |
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| Supplemental cash flow information | |||||||
| Interest paid | $ | 21,892 | $ | 6,475 | |||
| Income taxes paid | — | 254 | |||||
| Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities | |||||||
| Equity transaction costs accrued but not paid | $ | 82 | $ | 114 | |||
| Leasehold improvements acquired but not paid | 300 | 756 | |||||
| Distributions accrued but not paid | 10,086 | 13,189 | |||||
| Treasury stock traded, but not settled | 2,031 | — | |||||
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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (Dollars in thousands) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 22,848 | $ | 39,902 | $ | 127,980 | $ | 138,668 | |||||||
| Interest expense | 6,193 | 5,173 | 23,584 | 7,536 | |||||||||||
| Tax expense(1) | 728 | 23 | 6,106 | 309 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,249 | 1,185 | 4,478 | 3,983 | |||||||||||
| Equity-related expense(2) | 1,738 | 924 | 6,054 | 4,253 | |||||||||||
| Fair value change in servicing liabilities(3) | 324 | 1,271 | 945 | 2,071 | |||||||||||
| Non-recurring transaction expenses(4) | — | — | 2,393 | 2,612 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 33,080 | $ | 48,478 | $ | 171,540 | $ | 159,432 | |||||||
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| (1) | Includes both corporate and non-corporate tax expense. Non-corporate tax expense is included within general and administrative expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior to the IPO and Reorganization Transactions, we did not have any corporate income tax expense. | |
| (2) | Includes equity-based compensation to employees and directors, as well as equity-based payments to non-employees. | |
| (3) | Includes the non-cash impact of the initial recognition of servicing liabilities and subsequent fair value changes in such servicing liabilities during the periods presented. | |
| (4) | In 2018, non-recurring transaction expenses include certain costs associated with the Reorganization Transactions and our IPO, which were not deferrable against the proceeds of the IPO. Further, certain costs related to our March 2018 term loan upsizing were expensed as incurred, rather than deferred against the balance of the term loan and, therefore, are being added back to net income given the non-recurring nature of these expenses. In 2017, non-recurring transaction expenses include one-time fees paid to an affiliate of one of the members of the board of managers in conjunction with the August 2017 term loan transaction. | |
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Reconciliation of Pro Forma Net Income (Dollars in thousands) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 22,848 | $ | 39,902 | $ | 127,980 | $ | 138,668 | ||||||||
| Non-recurring transaction expenses(1) | — | — | 2,393 | 2,612 | ||||||||||||
| Incremental pro forma tax expense(2) | (1,395 | ) | (15,326 | ) | (21,248 | ) | (54,266 | ) | ||||||||
| Pro Forma Net Income | $ | 21,453 | $ | 24,576 | $ | 109,125 | $ | 87,014 | ||||||||
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| (1) | In 2018, non-recurring transaction expenses include certain costs associated with the Reorganization Transactions and our IPO, which were not deferrable against the proceeds of the IPO. Further, certain costs related to our March 2018 term loan upsizing were expensed as incurred, rather than deferred against the balance of the term loan and, therefore, are being added back to net income given the non-recurring nature of these expenses. In 2017, non-recurring transaction expenses include one-time fees paid to an affiliate of one of the members of the board of managers in conjunction with the August 2017 term loan transaction. | |
| (2) | Represents the incremental tax effect on net income, adjusted for non-recurring transaction expenses, assuming that all consolidated net income was subject to corporate taxation for the periods presented. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we assumed effective tax rates of 19.7% and 38.4%, respectively. The incremental pro forma tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 reflects updates to our effective tax rate during the quarter, and the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2017 assumes an effective tax rate of 38.4% for each quarter of 2017. | |
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Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Pro Forma Diluted EPS |
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
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| Diluted EPS | $ | 0.11 | |
| Non-recurring transaction expenses | — | ||
| Pro Forma Diluted EPS(1) | $ | 0.11 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 188,898,658 | ||
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| (1) | Pro Forma Diluted EPS represents Pro Forma Net Income divided by GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding. There were no non-recurring transaction expenses during the quarter. | |
