$PYPL
PayPal Holdings Inc Stock $pypl

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000163391721000018 Filed on February 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
Revenue	$6.116B	$4.961B	$4.378B
YoY Change	23.28%	17.39%	18.87%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.203B	$2.732B	$2.431B
YoY Change	17.24%	17.51%	19.87%
Gross Profit	$2.913B	$2.229B	$1.947B
YoY Change	30.69%	17.25%	17.64%
Gross Profit Margin	47.63%	44.93%	44.47%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.174B	$872.0M	$717.0M
YoY Change	34.63%	11.94%	2.14%
% of Gross Profit	40.3%	39.12%	36.83%
Research & Development	$732.0M	$558.0M	$533.0M
YoY Change	31.18%	93.08%	98.14%
% of Gross Profit	25.13%	25.03%	27.38%
Depreciation & Amortization	$301.0M	$227.0M	$227.0M
YoY Change	32.6%	1.79%	20.74%
% of Gross Profit	10.33%	10.18%	11.66%
Operating Expenses	$1.906B	$1.430B	$3.681B
YoY Change	33.29%	10.77%	15.28%
Operating Profit	$1.007B	$799.0M	$697.0M
YoY Change	26.03%	30.98%	42.24%
Interest Expense	$898.0M	$48.00M	$29.00M
YoY Change	1770.83%	11.63%	31.82%
% of Operating Profit	89.18%	6.01%	4.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.000M	$7.000M	-$213.0M
YoY Change	-128.57%	-84.44%	-595.35%
Pretax Income	$1.859B	$854.0M	$484.0M
YoY Change	117.68%	24.49%	-9.19%
Income Tax	$292.0M	$347.0M	$22.00M
% Of Pretax Income	15.71%	40.63%	4.55%
Net Earnings	$1.567B	$507.0M	$462.0M
YoY Change	209.07%	-13.18%	5.96%
Net Earnings / Revenue	25.62%	10.22%	10.55%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.34	$0.43	$0.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.32	$0.43	$0.39
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.172B shares	1.174B shares	1.175B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.191B shares	1.187B shares	1.188B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$11.48B	$10.08B	$9.634B
YoY Change	13.88%	22.07%	0.49%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.794B	$7.349B	$6.877B
Short-Term Investments	$6.689B	$2.734B	$2.757B
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.148B	$800.0M	$881.0M
YoY Change	43.5%	-15.52%	-5.06%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$577.0M	$435.0M	$417.0M
Other Receivables	$36.19B	$26.50B	$25.99B
Total Short-Term Assets	$51.00B	$38.50B	$37.75B
YoY Change	32.47%	16.78%	11.06%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.807B	$1.693B	$1.701B
YoY Change	6.73%	-1.8%	3.34%
Goodwill	$9.135B	$6.212B	$6.178B
YoY Change	47.05%	-1.15%	2.05%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$10.00M	$27.00M	$2.771B
YoY Change	-62.96%	-97.22%	192.92%
Other Assets	$1.305B	$1.292B	$1.196B
YoY Change	1.01%	128.67%	196.04%
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.38B	$12.84B	$12.48B
YoY Change	50.99%	23.81%	28.16%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$51.00B	$38.50B	$37.75B
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.38B	$12.84B	$12.48B
Total Assets	$70.38B	$51.33B	$50.22B
YoY Change	37.1%	18.46%	14.86%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$252.0M	$232.0M	$193.0M
YoY Change	8.62%	-17.44%	-21.86%
Accrued Expenses	$2.648B	$2.087B	$2.038B
YoY Change	26.88%	4.25%	9.22%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$38.45B	$26.92B	$26.34B
YoY Change	42.82%	3.92%	-1.13%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$8.939B	$4.965B	$4.964B
YoY Change	80.04%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.930B	$2.520B	$2.436B
YoY Change	16.27%	23.41%	23.72%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.939B	$4.965B	$4.964B
YoY Change	80.04%		152.11%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$38.45B	$26.92B	$26.34B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.939B	$4.965B	$4.964B
Total Liabilities	$50.32B	$34.40B	$33.74B
YoY Change	46.25%	23.11%	17.93%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$12.37B	$8.342B	$7.835B
YoY Change	48.24%	41.87%	47.94%
Common Stock	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$8.507B	$6.872B	$6.566B
YoY Change	23.79%	24.7%	33.7%
Treasury Stock Shares	117.0M shares	105.0M shares	102.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$20.02B	$16.89B	$16.48B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$70.38B	$51.33B	$50.22B
YoY Change	37.1%	18.46%	14.86%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.567B	$507.0M	$462.0M
YoY Change	209.07%	-13.18%	5.96%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$301.0M	$227.0M	$227.0M
YoY Change	32.6%	1.79%	20.74%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.247B	$774.0M	$1.096B
YoY Change	61.11%	-31.56%	-76.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$226.0M	-$174.0M	-$173.0M
YoY Change	29.89%	-22.32%	-22.42%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$2.726B	-$234.0M	$796.0M
YoY Change	1064.96%	-171.34%	111.14%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.952B	-$408.0M	$623.0M
YoY Change	623.53%	-492.31%	304.55%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	2.480B	350.0M	1.339B
YoY Change	608.57%	-120.03%	27.65%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.247B	774.0M	1.096B
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.952B	-408.0M	623.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	2.480B	350.0M	1.339B
Net Change In Cash	775.0M	716.0M	3.058B
YoY Change	8.24%	-239.84%	-47.93%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.247B	$774.0M	$1.096B
Capital Expenditures	-$226.0M	-$174.0M	-$173.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.473B	$948.0M	$1.269B
YoY Change	55.38%	-30.04%	-74.06%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-5742000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#003087;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2020, we reclassified certain cash flows related to customer balances from cash flows from operating activities to cash flows from investing activities and cash flows from financing activities within the consolidated statements of cash flows. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These changes have no impact on our previously reported consolidated net income, financial position, net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, or total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported on our consolidated statements of cash flows.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The current period presentation classifies all changes in funds receivable and customer accounts and funds payable and amounts due to customers consistently on our consolidated statement of cash flows as cash flows from investing activities and cash flows from financing activities, respectively, regardless of which product the cash flows relate to on our Payments Platform. The current period presentation provides a more meaningful representation of the cash flows related to the movement of customer funds due to the restrictions on and use of those funds.</span></div>
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CY2020	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div><span style="color:#003087;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of estimates</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to provisions for transaction and credit losses, loss contingencies, income taxes, revenue recognition, and the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates may change as new events occur, and as additional information surrounding the continued impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic becomes available. Actual results could differ from these estimates and any such differences may be material to our financial statements.</span></div>
CY2020	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Policy For Uncollectible Amounts FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPolicyForUncollectibleAmounts	<div><span style="color:#003087;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Allowance for loans and interest receivable</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The allowance for loans and interest receivable represents our estimate of current expected credit losses inherent in our portfolio of loans and interest receivables. Increases to the allowance for loans receivable are reflected as a component of transaction and credit losses on our consolidated statements of income. Increases to the allowance for interest and fees receivable are reflected as a reduction of net revenues on our consolidated statements of income, or as a reduction of deferred revenue when interest and fees are billed at the inception of a loan or advance. The evaluation process to assess the adequacy of allowances is subject to numerous estimates and judgments.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Beginning in 2020, the allowance for loans and interest receivable is primarily based on expectations of credit losses based on historical lifetime loss data as well as macroeconomic forecasts applied to the portfolio, which is segmented by factors such as geographic region, delinquency, and vintage. Loss curves are generated using historical loss data for each loan portfolio and are applied to segments of each portfolio, categorized by factors such as geographic region, first borrowing versus reuse, delinquency, credit rating, and vintage, which vary by portfolio. We then apply macroeconomic factors such as forecasted trends in unemployment and benchmark credit card charge-off rates, which are sourced externally, using a single scenario that we believe is most appropriate to the economic conditions applicable to a particular period. Projected loss rates, inclusive of historical loss data and macroeconomic factors, are applied to the principal amount of our consumer and merchant receivables. We also include qualitative adjustments that incorporate incremental information not captured in the quantitative estimates of our current expected credit losses. Our consumer receivables are primarily revolving in nature and do not have a contractual term; however, the reasonable and supportable forecast period we have included in our projected loss rates based on externally sourced data is approximately seven years. Our merchant receivables vary in contractual term; however, the reasonable and supportable forecast period considered for projected loss rates is approximately 2.5 to 3.5 years, depending upon the product. The allowance for credit losses on interest and fees receivable is determined primarily by applying loss curves to each portfolio by geography, delinquency, and period of origination, among other factors. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Prior to 2020, the allowance for our consumer loans receivable was primarily based on forecasted principal balance delinquency rates (“roll rates”). Roll rates are the percentage of balances which we estimate would migrate from one stage of delinquency to the next based on our historical experience, as well as external factors such as estimated bankruptcies and levels of unemployment. Roll rates were applied to the principal amount of our consumer receivables for each stage of delinquency, from current to 179 days past the payment due date, in order to estimate the principal loans which had incurred losses and were probable to be charged off. For merchant loans and advances receivable, the allowance was primarily based on principal balances, forecasted delinquency rates, and recoveries through the use of a vintage-based loss forecasting model. The determination of delinquency, from current to 179 days past due, for principal balances related to merchant receivables outstanding was based on the current expected or contractual repayment period of the loan or advance and interest or fixed fee as compared to the original expected or contractual repayment period. The allowance for loss against interest receivable was primarily determined by applying historical average customer account roll rates to the interest receivable balance in each stage of delinquency to project the value of accounts that had incurred losses and were probable to be charged off. The allowance for fees receivable was primarily based on fee balances, forecasted delinquency rates, and recoveries through the use of a vintage-based loss forecasting model.</span></div>In connection with our agreement to sell our U.S. consumer credit receivables to Synchrony and the designation of that portfolio as held for sale, in November 2017, we reversed the corresponding allowances against those loans and interest receivable balances. Such allowances on any newly originated U.S. consumer loans and interest receivables, held for sale were not established. Adjustments to the cost basis of this portfolio until the sale was completed in July 2018, which were primarily driven by charge-offs, were recorded in restructuring and other charges on our consolidated statements of income.
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