Company name:

Square Inc

  • IPO SHARE PRICE:
    $9.00
  • IPO DATE:
    November 19, 2015
  • TICKER:
    SQ
  • MAIN STOCK EXCHANGE:
    New York Stock Exchange
  • CURRENT HQ LOCATION:
    1455 Market Street Suite 600 San Francisco CA 94103
  • FISCAL YEAR END:
    December 31
  • INCORPORATION JURISDICTION:
    DE
  • ORGANIZED AS THE FOLLOWING LEGAL TYPE:
    Corporation
  • Investor Relations Webpage:
    Coming soon!
  • TAX RATE:
    USA federal corporate nominal income tax rate is 21%

Short Description

Square Inc

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Income Statement

(USD in thousand)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Revenue
Gross receipts in the form of cash (great!) and promises to pay (Account Receivables - not so great as some of them will never be collected but reality of business!) from all its customers
100%
55.6%

Bitcoin revenue

29.4%

Transaction-based revenue

14.2%

Subscription and services-based revenue

0.8%

Hardware revenue

Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Transaction-based revenue
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
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45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
656,762 775,510 816,622 832,180 758,101 682,572 925,294 929,011 3,294,978 3,716,044
Starbucks transaction-based revenue
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
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Subscription and services-based revenue
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-
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
218,857 251,383 279,801 281,415 296,235 346,275 447,522 449,371 1,539,403 1,797,484
Software and data product revenue
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
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Hardware revenue
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
18,212 22,260 21,766 22,267 20,675 19,322 27,294 24,363 91,654 97,452
Bitcoin revenue
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$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
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$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
65,528 125,085 148,285 177,567 306,098 875,456 1,633,764 1,756,225 4,571,543 7,024,900
Total Revenue
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$959,359 $1,174,238 $1,266,474 $1,313,429 $1,381,109 $1,923,625 $3,033,874 $3,158,970 $9,497,578 $12,635,880
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Operating expenses
Cost (labor, materials, depreciation, overhead, etc) for delivering service or manufacturing a product that business sells
98.6%
54.3%

Bitcoin costs

16.9%

Transaction-based costs

10.4%

Sales and marketing

8.0%

Product development

5.0%

General and administrative

2.1%

Subscription and services-based costs

1.1%

Hardware costs

0.5%

Transaction and loan losses

0.1%

Amortization of acquired technology

0.0%

Amortization of acquired customer assets

Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Hardware costs
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
26,941 33,268 35,672 40,504 34,372 28,315 45,220 35,994 143,901 143,976
Starbucks transaction-based costs
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
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-
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Software and data product costs
45,679
45,679
45,679
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-
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Transaction-based costs
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
409,069 490,349 519,312 519,241 465,779 388,106 522,680 535,283 1,911,848 2,141,132
Subscription and services-based costs
-
-
-
-
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
60,523 60,119 63,352 50,276 40,711 50,169 66,786 65,046 222,712 260,184
Bitcoin costs
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45,679
45,679
45,679
-
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
64,696 122,938 146,167 174,438 299,426 858,041 1,601,615 1,715,452 4,474,534 6,861,808
Amortization of acquired technology
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
1,376 1,719 1,934 1,921 2,320 2,231 3,118 3,505 11,174 14,020
Total cost of revenue
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
562,605 708,393 766,437 786,380 842,608 1,326,862 2,239,419 2,355,280 6,764,169 9,421,120
Gross profit
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
$396,754 $465,845 $500,037 $527,049 $538,501 $596,763 $794,455 $803,690 $2,733,409 $3,214,760
Product development
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
154,350 174,201 168,771 173,284 194,986 206,825 226,567 253,448 881,826 1,013,792
Sales and marketing
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
133,713 156,421 149,467 185,231 194,535 238,096 348,463 328,576 1,109,670 1,314,304
General and administrative
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
101,598 100,508 115,980 118,164 129,495 136,386 153,902 159,420 579,203 637,680
Amortization of acquired customer assets
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
1,294 1,294 1,003 890 890 905 983 1,077 3,855 4,308
Transaction and advance losses
45,679
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Transaction loan and advance losses
-
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
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45,679
45,679
45,679
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27,841 34,264 32,722 - - - - - - -
Transaction and loan losses
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27,841 34,264 32,722 32,132 108,883 37,603 15,198 15,986 177,670 63,944
Total operating expenses
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
418,796 466,688 467,943 509,701 628,789 619,815 745,113 758,507 2,752,224 3,034,028
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Operating Income
Income after excluding Operating Expenses from Total Revenue
1.4%
1.4%

Operating Income

Key metric that shows earnings potential of the company's business model
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Operating income
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
($22,042) ($843) $32,094 $17,348 ($90,288) ($23,052) $49,342 $45,183 ($18,815) $180,732
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Non-operating expenses
Cost usually unrelated to delivering service or manufacturing a product that business sells
8.6%
8.6%

Other expense or income

Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Other expense or income
45,679
45,679
45,679
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45,679
45,679
45,679
- 1,230 (5,541) (6,715) - (25,591) (784) (271,212) (291,725) (1,084,848)
Other expense net
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45,679
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11,299 - - - 5,862 - - - - -
Other income
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45,679
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Total non-operating income (expense)
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
11,299 1,230 (5,541) (6,715) 5,862 (25,591) (784) (271,212) (291,725) (1,084,848)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Income after excluding Operating and Non-operating Expenses from Total Revenue
7.2%
7.2%

EBIT

Another income metric but unlike Operating Income it is closer to the ultimate income metric - Net Income by removing expenses that are not related to earning Revenue as they are supposed to be accidental and transitory
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
EBIT
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
($10,743) $387 $26,553 $10,633 ($84,426) ($48,643) $48,558 ($226,029) ($310,540) ($904,116)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Interest Expense and Income, Taxes
Expenses driven mostly by company management's choices, nature of business (capital intensive vs not) about financing (debt vs equity) and legal structure
0.4%
0.6%

Interest expense

0.1%

Income tax expense or benefit

Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Interest expense (income)
45,679
45,679
45,679
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Interest expense
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45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
4,681 5,143 5,632 6,060 9,206 14,769 14,980 17,988 56,943 71,952
Interest and other expense
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45,679
45,679
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Interest and other income or expenses
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45,679
45,679
45,679
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Income before income taxes
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
(38,022) (7,216) 32,003 391,448 (105,356) (12,230) 35,146 298,407 215,967 1,193,628
Income tax expense or benefit
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
129 (476) 2,606 508 535 (752) (1,369) 4,448 2,862 17,792
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Net income (loss)
Ultimate measure of Income - Net result after excluding all expenses from Total Revenue
9.3%
9.3%

Net income (loss)

It is a residue that is left from Total Revenue after paying all kind of expenses and belongs to all equity holders in the company. Some of these shareholders such Non-controlling interest or Preferred equity gets their share before Common shareholders
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Net income (loss)
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
($38,151) ($6,740) $29,397 $390,940 ($105,891) ($11,478) $36,515 $293,959 $213,105 $1,175,836
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock
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45,679
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Basic Shares Outstanding
Basic shares outstanding as of certain dates reported by Company on its annual and quarterly filings, these numbers are NOT used calculation of basic EPS. They help to see share issuance by company in perspective
Class A
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45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
336,267,871 342,633,007 347,159,861 354,826,967 362,988,307 371,293,974 383,805,972 389,826,763 389,826,763 389,826,763
Class B
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-
-
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
86,698,955 84,497,676 82,521,616 80,407,753 76,362,944 72,237,774 67,130,828 64,787,897 64,787,897 64,787,897
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
EPS
Net Income / Shares Outstanding = EPS before dilution or Basic EPS; Net Income/ ( Shares Outstanding + potentially available shares from conversion of various option instruments)
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Net Income per basic share
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
($0.09) ($0.02) $0.07 $0.92 ($0.24) ($0.03) $0.08 $0.66 $0.48 $2.64
Net Income per diluted share
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
($0.09) ($0.02) $0.06 $0.85 ($0.24) ($0.03) $0.07 $0.62 $0.44 $2.48