8-K

Mastercard Inc (MA)

8-K 2021-07-29 For: 2021-07-29
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _______________________________________

FORM 8-K _______________________________________

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2021
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Mastercard Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 001-32877 13-4172551
(State or other jurisdiction <br>of incorporation) (Commission File <br>Number) (IRS Employer <br>Identification No.)
2000 Purchase Street 10577
Purchase, NY
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(914) 249-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange of which registered
Class A Common Stock MA New York Stock Exchange
1.100% Notes due 2022 MA22 New York Stock Exchange
2.100% Notes due 2027 MA27 New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2030 MA30 New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 29, 2021, Mastercard Incorporated issued an earnings release announcing financial results for its second quarter 2021.

A copy of the earnings release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. All information in the earnings release is furnished but not filed.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number Exhibit Description
99.1 Earnings Release issued by Mastercard Incorporated, dated July 29, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Date: July 29, 2021 By: /s/ Janet McGinness
Janet McGinness
Corporate Secretary

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Earnings Release

Mastercard Incorporated Reports Second-Quarter 2021 Financial Results

•Second-quarter net income of $2.1 billion, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.08

•Second-quarter adjusted net income of $1.9 billion, and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.95

•Second-quarter net revenue of $4.5 billion, an increase of 36%, or 31% on a currency-neutral basis

•Second-quarter gross dollar volume up 33% and purchase volume up 36%

Purchase, NY - July 29, 2021 - Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced financial results for the second-quarter 2021.

“We delivered solid revenue and earnings growth this quarter, fueled by the execution of our strategy and the continued recovery in domestic and cross-border spending. International travel is still in the early stages of recovery and represents additional upside potential,” said Michael Miebach, Mastercard CEO. “We continue to focus on diversifying our business and investing for sustained long-term growth. With the closing of the Ekata acquisition, we are excited to have advanced our digital identity capabilities and value delivered to our customers.”

Quarterly Results

Second-Quarter Operating Results Increase / (Decrease)
$ in billions, except per share data Q2 2021 Q2 2020 Reported GAAP Currency-neutral
Net revenue $4.5 $3.3 36% 31%
Operating expenses $2.2 $1.6 34% 31%
Operating income $2.3 $1.7 37% 32%
Operating margin 51.7% 51.2% 0.5 ppt 0.2 ppt
Effective income tax rate 16.6% 16.0% 0.6 ppt 0.4 ppt
Net income $2.1 $1.4 46% 40%
Diluted EPS $2.08 $1.41 48% 41%
Key Second-Quarter Non-GAAP Results 1 Increase / (Decrease)
$ in billions, except per share data Q2 2021 Q2 2020 As adjusted Currency-neutral
Net revenue $4.5 $3.3 36% 31%
Adjusted operating expenses $2.1 $1.6 32% 28%
Adjusted operating margin 53.2% 51.8% 1.3 ppt 1.0 ppt
Adjusted effective income tax rate 15.9% 16.3% (0.4) ppt (0.6) ppt
Adjusted net income $1.9 $1.4 41% 36%
Adjusted diluted EPS $1.95 $1.36 43% 37%
1. The Key Second-Quarter Non-GAAP Results exclude the impact of gains and losses on the company’s equity investments, special items as described on page 10 (“Special Items”) and/or currency. See page 10 for the company’s non-GAAP adjustments and the reconciliation to GAAP reported amounts.
Q2 2021 Key Business Drivers <br>(YoY growth)
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image12.jpg Gross dollar volume Cross-border volume2 Switched transactions2
(local currency basis) (local currency basis)
up 33% up 58% up 41%
2. Growth rates normalized to eliminate the effects of differing switching and carryover days between periods.

The following additional details are provided to aid in understanding Mastercard’s second-quarter 2021 results, versus the year-ago period:

•Net revenue increased 36%, or 31% on a currency-neutral basis, which includes a 3 percentage point benefit from acquisitions. The increase was driven by the impact of the following factors:

•Gross dollar volume growth of 33%, on a local currency basis, to $1.9 trillion.

•Cross-border volume growth of 58% on a local currency basis.

•Switched transactions growth of 41%.

•Other revenues increased 37%. On a currency-neutral basis, other revenues increased 32%, which includes 9 percentage points of growth due to acquisitions. The remaining growth was driven primarily by the company’s Cyber & Intelligence and Data & Services solutions.

•These increases to net revenue were partially offset by:

◦Rebates and incentives growth of 53%, or 49% on a currency-neutral basis, reflecting the higher growth in volume and transactions and new and renewed deals.

•Total operating expenses increased 34%. Excluding the impact of Special Items, adjusted operating expenses increased 32%, or 28% on a currency-neutral basis. This includes an 8 percentage point increase from acquisitions. The remaining increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs to support our continued investment in our strategic initiatives, increased spending on advertising and marketing and increased data processing costs.

•Other income (expense) was favorable $154 million versus the year-ago period, primarily due to higher net gains in the current period versus the prior period related to unrealized fair market value adjustments on marketable and non-marketable equity securities. Excluding this activity, adjusted other income (expense) was unfavorable $14 million versus the year-ago period.

•The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2021 was 16.6%, versus 16.0% for the comparable period in 2020. The adjusted effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2021 was 15.9%, versus 16.3% for the comparable period in 2020, primarily driven by a discrete tax benefit related to the remeasurement of our net deferred tax asset in the U.K. due to a recently enacted tax rate, partially offset by a change in our geographic mix of earnings.

•As of June 30, 2021, the company’s customers had issued 2.9 billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards.

Return of Capital to Shareholders

During the second quarter of 2021, Mastercard repurchased approximately 4.6 million shares at a cost of $1.7 billion and paid $434 million in dividends. Quarter-to-date through July 26, the company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares at a cost of $398 million, which leaves $6.4 billion remaining under the current repurchase program authorizations.

Year-to-Date Results

Year-to-date Operating Results Increase / (decrease)
$ in billions, except per share data 2021 2020 Reported GAAP Currency-neutral
Net revenue $8.7 $7.3 18% 16%
Operating expenses $4.1 $3.4 21% 18%
Operating income $4.5 $3.9 16% 14%
Operating margin 52.3% 53.3% (1.1) ppt (0.9) ppt
Effective income tax rate 16.6% 15.4% 1.2 ppt 1.2 ppt
Net income $3.9 $3.1 25% 23%
Diluted EPS $3.91 $3.08 27% 25%
Key Year-to-date Non-GAAP Results 1 Increase / (decrease)
$ in billions, except per share data 2021 2020 As adjusted Currency-neutral
Net revenue $8.7 $7.3 18% 16%
Adjusted operating expenses $4.1 $3.4 20% 17%
Adjusted operating margin 53.0% 53.7% (0.7) ppt (0.6) ppt
Adjusted effective income tax rate 16.4% 15.5% 0.9 ppt 0.8 ppt
Adjusted net income $3.7 $3.2 14% 12%
Adjusted diluted EPS $3.69 $3.19 16% 14%
1. The Key Year-to-Date Non-GAAP Results exclude the impact of gains and losses on the company’s equity investments, special items as described on page 11 (“Year-to-Date Special Items”) and/or currency. See page 11 for the company’s non-GAAP adjustments and the reconciliation to GAAP reported amounts.
Year-to-date 2021 Key Business Drivers <br>(YoY growth)
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image12.jpg Gross dollar volume Cross-border volume2 Switched Transactions2
(local currency basis) (local currency basis)
up 19% up 11% up 24%
2. Growth rates normalized to eliminate the effects of differing switching and carryover days between periods.

The following additional details are provided to aid in understanding Mastercard’s Year-to-date 2021 results, versus the year-ago period:

•Net revenue increased 18%, or 16% on a currency-neutral basis, which includes a 2 percentage point benefit from acquisitions. The increase was driven by the impact of the following factors:

•Gross dollar volume growth of 19%, on a local currency basis, to $3.6 trillion.

•Cross-border volume growth of 11% on a local currency basis.

•Switched transactions growth of 24%.

•Other revenues increased 32%. On a currency-neutral basis, other revenues increased 29%, which includes 6 percentage points of growth due to acquisitions. The remaining growth was driven primarily by the company’s Cyber & Intelligence and Data & Services solutions.

•These increases to net revenue were partially offset by:

◦Rebates and incentives growth of 27%, or 24% on a currency-neutral basis, primarily due to increased volumes and transactions and new and renewed deals.

•Total operating expenses increased 21%. Excluding the impact of Special Items, adjusted operating expenses increased 20%, or 17% on a currency-neutral basis. This includes a 6 percentage point increase from acquisitions. The remaining increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs to support our continued investment in our strategic initiatives, increased spending on advertising and marketing and the lapping of a favorable hedging gain in the prior year.

•Other income (expense) was favorable $371 million versus the year-ago period, primarily due to net unrealized gains recorded on equity investments in the current period versus net unrealized losses in the prior period. Excluding this activity, adjusted other income (expense) was unfavorable $65 million versus the year-ago period, primarily due to increased interest expense related to debt issuances and a decrease in investment income.

•The effective tax rate for the first half of 2021 was 16.6%, versus 15.4% for the comparable period in 2020. The adjusted effective tax rate for the first half of 2021 was 16.4%, versus 15.5% for the comparable period in 2020, primarily due to a lower discrete tax benefit related to share-based payments and a change in our geographic mix of earnings, partially offset by a discrete tax benefit related to the remeasurement of our net deferred tax asset in the U.K. due to a recently enacted tax rate.

Second-Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call Details

At 9:00 a.m. ET today, the company will host a conference call to discuss its second-quarter 2021 results. The dial-in information for this call is 833-714-0894 (within the U.S.) and 778-560-2664 (outside the U.S.). A replay of the call will be available for 30 days and can be accessed by dialing 800-585-8367 (within the U.S.) and 416-621-4642 (outside the U.S.), using passcode 4561068.

A live audio webcast of this call, along with presentation slides, can also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investor.mastercard.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts may be forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “believe”, “expect”, “could”, “may”, “would”, “will”, “trend” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to Mastercard’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. We caution you to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date they are made. Except for the company’s ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, the company does not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward-looking information to reflect actual results of operations, changes in financial condition, changes in estimates, expectations or assumptions, changes in general economic or industry conditions or other circumstances arising and/or existing since the preparation of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of any unanticipated events.

Many factors and uncertainties relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control, influence whether any forward-looking statements can or will be achieved. Any one of those factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in writing in any forward-looking statements made by Mastercard or on its behalf, including, but not limited to, the following factors:

•regulation directly related to the payments industry (including regulatory, legislative and litigation activity with respect to interchange rates and surcharging)

•the impact of preferential or protective government actions

•regulation of privacy, data, security and the digital economy

•regulation that directly or indirectly applies to us based on our participation in the global payments industry (including anti-money laundering, counter financing of terrorism, economic sanctions and anti-corruption; account-based payment systems and issuer practice legislation and regulation)

•the impact of changes in tax laws, as well as regulations and interpretations of such laws or challenges to our tax positions

•potential or incurred liability and limitations on business related to any litigation or litigation settlements

•the impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and containment taken in response

•the impact of competition in the global payments industry (including disintermediation and pricing pressure)

•the challenges relating to rapid technological developments and changes

•the challenges relating to operating a real-time account-based payment system and to working with new customers and end users

•the impact of information security incidents, account data breaches or service disruptions

•issues related to our relationships with our stakeholders (including loss of substantial business from significant customers, competitor relationships with our customers, banking industry consolidation, merchants’ continued focus on acceptance costs and unique risks from our work with governments)

•exposure to loss or illiquidity due to our role as guarantor and other contractual obligations

•the impact of global economic, political, financial and societal events and conditions, including adverse currency fluctuations and foreign exchange controls

•reputational impact, including impact related to brand perception and lack of visibility of our brands in products and services

•the inability to attract, hire and retain a highly qualified and diverse workforce, or maintain our corporate culture

•issues related to acquisition integration, strategic investments and entry into new businesses

•issues related to our Class A common stock and corporate governance structure

For additional information on these and other factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from expected results, please see the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and any subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.

About Mastercard Incorporated

Mastercard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com, is a technology company in the global payments industry.  Our global payments processing network connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.  Mastercard products and solutions make everyday commerce activities - such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances - easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.  Follow us on Twitter @MastercardNews, join the discussion on the Beyond the Transaction Blog and subscribe for the latest news on the Engagement Bureau.

Contacts:

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investor.relations@mastercard.com Seth.Eisen@mastercard.com
914-249-4565 914-249-3153
Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
(in millions, except per share data)
Net Revenue $ 4,528 $ 3,335 $ 8,683 $ 7,344
Operating Expenses
General and administrative 1,718 1,368 3,394 2,862
Advertising and marketing 216 93 335 247
Depreciation and amortization 186 145 349 289
Provision for litigation 67 22 67 28
Total operating expenses 2,187 1,628 4,145 3,426
Operating income 2,341 1,707 4,538 3,918
Other Income (Expense)
Investment income 3 8 4 24
Gains (losses) on equity investments, net 243 75 337 (99)
Interest expense (106) (101) (213) (170)
Other income (expense), net (3) 1 2 4
Total other income (expense) 137 (17) 130 (241)
Income before income taxes 2,478 1,690 4,668 3,677
Income tax expense 412 270 774 564
Net Income $ 2,066 $ 1,420 $ 3,894 $ 3,113
Basic Earnings per Share $ 2.09 $ 1.41 $ 3.93 $ 3.10
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding 990 1,004 992 1,005
Diluted Earnings per Share $ 2.08 $ 1.41 $ 3.91 $ 3.08
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding 994 1,008 996 1,009
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
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June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
(in millions, except per share data)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,216 $ 10,113
Restricted cash for litigation settlement 586 586
Investments 544 483
Accounts receivable 2,773 2,646
Settlement due from customers 937 1,706
Restricted security deposits held for customers 1,806 1,696
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,217 1,883
Total current assets 15,079 19,113
Property, equipment and right-of-use assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,508 and $1,390, respectively 1,839 1,902
Deferred income taxes 454 491
Goodwill 7,661 4,960
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,638 and $1,489, respectively 3,613 1,753
Other assets 6,265 5,365
Total Assets $ 34,911 $ 33,584
Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 547 $ 527
Settlement due to customers 569 1,475
Restricted security deposits held for customers 1,806 1,696
Accrued litigation 906 842
Accrued expenses 5,564 5,430
Current portion of long-term debt 649 649
Other current liabilities 1,256 1,228
Total current liabilities 11,297 11,847
Long-term debt 13,250 12,023
Deferred income taxes 394 86
Other liabilities 3,401 3,111
Total Liabilities 28,342 27,067
Commitments and Contingencies
Redeemable Non-controlling Interests 29 29
Stockholders’ Equity
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; authorized 3,000 shares, 1,397 and 1,396 shares issued and 980 and 987 shares outstanding, respectively
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; authorized 1,200 shares, 8 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in-capital 5,053 4,982
Class A treasury stock, at cost, 417 and 409 shares, respectively (39,729) (36,658)
Retained earnings 41,771 38,747
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (653) (680)
Mastercard Incorporated Stockholders' Equity 6,442 6,391
Non-controlling interests 98 97
Total Equity 6,540 6,488
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity $ 34,911 $ 33,584
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020
(in millions)
Operating Activities
Net income $ 3,894 $ 3,113
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of customer and merchant incentives 651 468
Depreciation and amortization 349 289
(Gains) losses on equity investments, net (337) 99
Share-based compensation 152 127
Deferred income taxes (15) 29
Other 32 (32)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (158) 299
Settlement due from customers 769 1,213
Prepaid expenses (995) (679)
Accrued litigation and legal settlements 63 (61)
Restricted security deposits held for customers 110 178
Accounts payable (92) (82)
Settlement due to customers (906) (1,187)
Accrued expenses 27 (855)
Net change in other assets and liabilities 187 398
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,731 3,317
Investing Activities
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale (261) (78)
Purchases of investments held-to-maturity (173) (82)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale 140 256
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale 69 100
Proceeds from maturities of investments held-to-maturity 156 84
Purchases of property and equipment (146) (201)
Capitalized software (191) (191)
Purchases of equity investments (87) (150)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (4,200) (183)
Settlement of interest rate derivative contracts (175)
Other investing activities (9) (6)
Net cash used in investing activities (4,702) (626)
Financing Activities
Purchases of treasury stock (3,067) (1,383)
Dividends paid (873) (804)
Proceeds from debt, net 1,282 3,959
Contingent consideration paid (64)
Tax withholdings related to share-based payments (125) (141)
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options 44 65
Other financing activities 2 (5)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (2,801) 1,691
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (24) (49)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (3,796) 4,333
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents - beginning of period 12,419 8,969
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents - end of period $ 8,623 $ 13,302

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Mastercard discloses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating margin, adjusted other income (expense), adjusted effective income tax rate, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share (as well as related applicable growth rates versus the comparable period in the prior year). These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of gains and losses on the company’s equity investments which primarily includes mark-to-market fair value adjustments, impairments and gains and losses upon disposition, as well as the related tax impacts. These non-GAAP financial measures also exclude the impact of special items, where applicable, which represent litigation judgments and settlements and certain one-time items, as well as the related tax impacts. The company excludes these items because management evaluates the underlying operations and performance of the company separately from these recurring and nonrecurring items.

In addition, the company presents growth rates adjusted for the impact of currency, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Currency-neutral growth rates are calculated by remeasuring the prior period’s results using the current period’s exchange rates for both the translational and transactional impacts on operating results as well as removing the related impact of the company’s foreign exchange derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments. The impact of currency translation represents the effect of translating operating results where the functional currency is different from the company’s U.S. dollar reporting currency. The impact of the transactional currency represents the effect of converting revenue and expenses occurring in a currency other than the functional currency. The impact of the related realized gains and losses resulting from the company’s foreign exchange derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments is recognized in the respective financial statement line item on the statement of operations when the underlying forecasted transactions impact earnings. The company believes the presentation of currency-neutral growth rates provides relevant information to facilitate an understanding of its operating results.

The company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented facilitate an understanding of operating performance and provide a meaningful comparison of its results between periods. The company’s management uses non-GAAP financial measures to, among other things, evaluate its ongoing operations in relation to historical results, for internal planning and forecasting purposes and in the calculation of performance-based compensation.

The company includes reconciliations of the requisite non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s related financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (QTD)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Operating expenses Operating margin Other Income (Expense) Effective income tax rate Net income Diluted earnings per share
( in millions, except per share data)
Reported - GAAP 51.7 % $ 137 16.6 % $ 2,066 $ 2.08
(Gains) losses on equity investments 1 ** ** (243) (0.9) % (182) (0.18)
Litigation provisions 2 (67) 1.5 % ** 0.2 % 52 0.05
Non-GAAP 53.2 % $ (106) 15.9 % $ 1,937 $ 1.95

All values are in US Dollars.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Operating expenses Operating margin Other Income (Expense) Effective income tax rate Net income Diluted earnings per share
( in millions, except per share data)
Reported - GAAP 51.2 % $ (17) 16.0 % $ 1,420 $ 1.41
(Gains) losses on equity investments 1 ** ** (75) 0.2 % (67) (0.07)
Litigation provisions 3 (22) 0.7 % ** 0.1 % 17 0.02
Non-GAAP 51.8 % $ (92) 16.3 % $ 1,370 $ 1.36

All values are in US Dollars.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Increase/(Decrease)
Net revenue Operating expenses Operating margin Effective income tax rate Net income Diluted earnings per share
Reported - GAAP 36% 34% 0.5 ppt 0.6 ppt 46% 48%
(Gains) losses on equity investments 1 ** ** ** (1.1) ppt (6)% (6)%
Litigation provisions 2,3 ** (2)% 0.8 ppt 0.1 ppt 2% 1%
Non-GAAP 36% 32% 1.3 ppt (0.4) ppt 41% 43%
Currency impact 4 (4.5)% (4)% (0.3) ppt (0.2) ppt (6)% (6)%
Non-GAAP - currency-neutral 31% 28% 1.0 ppt (0.6) ppt 36% 37%

Note:    Tables may not sum due to rounding.

**    Not applicable

Gains and Losses on Equity Investments

  1. Q2’21 and Q2’20, pre-tax net gains of $243 million and $75 million, respectively, were primarily related to unrealized fair market value adjustments on marketable and non-marketable equity securities.

Special Items

  1. Q2’21 pre-tax charges of $67 million were related to litigation settlements and estimated attorneys’ fees with U.K. merchants.

  2. Q2’20 pre-tax charges of $22 million were related to estimated attorneys’ fees and litigation settlements with U.K. and Pan-European merchants.

Other Notes

  1. Represents the translational and transactional impact of currency and the related impact of the company’s foreign exchange derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations (YTD)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Operating expenses Operating margin Other Income (Expense) Effective income tax rate Net income Diluted earnings per share
( in millions, except per share data)
Reported - GAAP 52.3 % $ 130 16.6 % $ 3,894 $ 3.91
(Gains) losses on equity investments 1 ** ** (337) (0.3) % (269) (0.27)
Litigation provisions 2 (67) 0.8 % ** 0.1 % 52 0.05
Non-GAAP 53.0 % $ (207) 16.4 % $ 3,678 $ 3.69

All values are in US Dollars.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Operating expenses Operating margin Other Income (Expense) Effective income tax rate Net income Diluted earnings per share
( in millions, except per share data)
Reported - GAAP 53.3 % $ (241) 15.4 % $ 3,113 $ 3.08
(Gains) losses on equity investments 1 ** ** 99 0.1 % 80 0.08
Litigation provisions 3 (28) 0.4 % ** % 22 0.02
Non-GAAP 53.7 % $ (142) 15.5 % $ 3,214 $ 3.19

All values are in US Dollars.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Increase/(Decrease)
Net revenue Operating expenses Operating margin Effective income tax rate Net income Diluted earnings per share
Reported - GAAP 18% 21% (1.1) ppt 1.2 ppt 25% 27%
(Gains) losses on equity investments 1 ** ** ** (0.4) ppt (11)% (12)%
Litigation provisions 2,3 ** (1)% 0.4 ppt — ppt 1% —%
Non-GAAP 18% 20% (0.7) ppt 0.9 ppt 14% 16%
Currency impact 4 (3)% (3)% 0.1 ppt (0.1) ppt (2)% (2)%
Non-GAAP - currency-neutral 16% 17% (0.6) ppt 0.8 ppt 12% 14%

Note:    Tables may not sum due to rounding.

**    Not applicable

Gains and Losses on Equity Investments

  1. Year-to-date 2021 and 2020, pre-tax net gains of $337 million and pre-tax net losses of $99 million, respectively, were primarily related to unrealized fair market value adjustments on marketable and non-marketable equity securities.

Special Items

  1. Year-to-date 2021 pre-tax charges of $67 million were related to litigation settlements and estimated attorneys’ fees with U.K. merchants.

  2. Year-to-date 2020 pre-tax charges of $28 million were related to estimated attorneys’ fees and litigation settlements with U.K. and Pan-European merchants.

Other Notes

  1. Represents the translational and transactional impact of currency and the related impact of the company’s foreign exchange derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments.
Mastercard Incorporated Operating Performance
For the 3 Months Ended June 30, 2021
GDV (Bil.) Growth () Growth (Local) Purchase Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Purchase Trans. (Mil.) Purchase Trans. Growth Cash Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Cash Trans. (Mil.) Cards (Mil.)
All Mastercard Credit, Charge and Debit Programs
APMEA $ 527 30.0 21.9 % $ 367 21.0 % 7,632 29.7 % $ 160 24.0 % 1,559 898
Canada 54 39.4 23.5 % 52 28.9 % 751 31.2 % 2 (49.1) % 4 64
Europe 594 49.7 42.1 % 420 48.2 % 13,489 49.0 % 174 29.4 % 1,046 689
Latin America 111 51.3 42.6 % 76 52.0 % 3,430 46.6 % 35 25.5 % 275 261
Worldwide less United States 1,286 40.7 32.3 % 915 35.2 % 25,302 41.8 % 370 25.9 % 2,885 1,912
United States 619 33.8 33.8 % 550 36.3 % 8,819 27.1 % 68 16.3 % 332 538
Worldwide 1,904 38.3 32.8 % 1,466 35.6 % 34,121 37.6 % 439 24.3 % 3,217 2,449
Mastercard Credit and Charge Programs
Worldwide less United States 583 34.0 25.5 % 546 26.3 % 11,270 33.6 % 36 14.4 % 156 736
United States 274 50.0 50.0 % 267 50.1 % 2,893 42.4 % 7 48.7 % 7 257
Worldwide 857 38.7 32.4 % 814 33.2 % 14,162 35.3 % 43 18.8 % 163 993
Mastercard Debit Programs
Worldwide less United States 703 46.7 38.6 % 369 50.8 % 14,032 49.1 % 334 27.2 % 2,729 1,176
United States 345 23.2 23.2 % 283 25.5 % 5,926 20.7 % 61 13.5 % 325 281
Worldwide 1,047 38.0 33.1 % 652 38.7 % 19,958 39.3 % 396 24.9 % 3,054 1,456
For the 6 Months Ended June 30, 2021
GDV (Bil.) Growth () Growth (Local) Purchase Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Purchase Trans. (Mil.) Purchase Trans. Growth Cash Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Cash Trans. (Mil.) Cards (Mil.)
All Mastercard Credit, Charge and Debit Programs
APMEA $ 1,042 19.1 12.9 % $ 722 14.2 % 14,714 20.8 % $ 320 10.2 % 3,159 898
Canada 98 23.6 13.1 % 95 16.0 % 1,399 14.1 % 3 (35.4) % 8 64
Europe 1,096 26.8 22.2 % 769 26.4 % 24,796 28.6 % 327 13.3 % 1,956 689
Latin America 214 19.0 22.0 % 145 29.8 % 6,585 25.3 % 69 8.2 % 543 261
Worldwide less United States 2,450 22.6 17.7 % 1,731 20.7 % 47,494 25.2 % 719 11.1 % 5,666 1,912
United States 1,162 23.5 23.5 % 1,028 24.9 % 16,686 16.7 % 134 13.9 % 645 538
Worldwide 3,613 22.9 19.5 % 2,760 22.2 % 64,180 22.8 % 853 11.5 % 6,311 2,449
Mastercard Credit and Charge Programs
Worldwide less United States 1,114 15.7 10.4 % 1,043 11.3 % 21,381 17.9 % 71 (1.4) % 300 736
United States 500 22.0 22.0 % 487 23.3 % 5,307 18.0 % 13 (12.8) % 13 257
Worldwide 1,614 17.6 13.8 % 1,530 14.9 % 26,688 17.9 % 84 (3.3) % 313 993
Mastercard Debit Programs
Worldwide less United States 1,337 29.1 24.5 % 689 38.3 % 26,113 31.8 % 648 12.6 % 5,366 1,176
United States 662 24.6 24.6 % 541 26.3 % 11,379 16.1 % 121 17.8 % 632 281
Worldwide 1,999 27.6 24.6 % 1,230 32.7 % 37,492 26.6 % 769 13.4 % 5,999 1,456
Mastercard Incorporated Operating Performance (continued)
For the 3 Months ended June 30, 2020
GDV (Bil.) Growth () Growth (Local) Purchase Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Purchase Trans. (Mil.) Purchase Trans. Growth Cash Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Cash Trans. (Mil.) Cards (Mil.)
All Mastercard Credit, Charge and Debit Programs
APMEA $ 405 (15.2) (11.8) % $ 280 (8.5) % 5,883 (4.5) % $ 125 (18.4) % 1,311 860
Canada 39 (15.5) (12.5) % 36 (15.2) % 572 (19.4) % 3 54.8 % 3 62
Europe 397 (17.1) (12.7) % 266 (12.8) % 9,053 (5.5) % 131 (12.4) % 846 614
Latin America 73 (33.1) (16.9) % 48 (12.6) % 2,340 (14.0) % 25 (24.1) % 219 216
Worldwide less United States 914 (17.8) (12.7) % 630 (11.1) % 17,848 (6.9) % 284 (16.0) % 2,378 1,752
United States 463 (4.9) (4.9) % 404 (5.5) % 6,940 (8.3) % 59 (0.8) % 284 476
Worldwide 1,377 (13.8) (10.2) % 1,034 (9.0) % 24,789 (7.3) % 342 (13.7) % 2,662 2,229
Mastercard Credit and Charge Programs
Worldwide less United States 435 (22.2) (17.5) % 405 (17.5) % 8,434 (11.8) % 30 (16.8) % 130 701
United States 183 (22.8) (22.8) % 178 (21.7) % 2,031 (20.6) % 5 (49.4) % 4 236
Worldwide 618 (22.4) (19.1) % 583 (18.8) % 10,465 (13.7) % 35 (23.5) % 134 938
Mastercard Debit Programs
Worldwide less United States 479 (13.3) (7.8) % 226 3.3 % 9,414 (2.0) % 253 (15.9) % 2,248 1,051
United States 280 12.1 12.1 % 226 13.1 % 4,909 (2.0) % 54 8.2 % 279 240
Worldwide 759 (5.4) (1.3) % 451 8.0 % 14,324 (2.0) % 307 (12.4) % 2,528 1,291
For the 6 Months ended June 30, 2020
GDV (Bil.) Growth () Growth (Local) Purchase Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Purchase Trans. (Mil.) Purchase Trans. Growth Cash Volume (Bil.) Growth (Local) Cash Trans. (Mil.) Cards (Mil.)
All Mastercard Credit, Charge and Debit Programs
APMEA $ 875 (6.3) (3.1) % $ 589 (2.1) % 12,183 3.9 % $ 285 (5.3) % 3,033 860
Canada 79 (6.9) (4.7) % 75 (6.0) % 1,226 (7.1) % 4 24.8 % 8 62
Europe 864 (4.7) (0.7) % 579 (0.7) % 19,284 7.8 % 285 (0.8) % 1,905 614
Latin America 180 (16.0) (1.7) % 118 2.7 % 5,253 1.1 % 62 (9.1) % 507 216
Worldwide less United States 1,999 (6.6) (2.0) % 1,361 (1.3) % 37,947 5.0 % 637 (3.5) % 5,453 1,752
United States 941 0.5 0.5 % 824 0.6 % 14,298 (1.1) % 118 (0.3) % 590 476
Worldwide 2,940 (4.5) (1.3) % 2,185 (0.6) % 52,245 3.3 % 755 (3.0) % 6,043 2,229
Mastercard Credit and Charge Programs
Worldwide less United States 963 (11.6) (7.0) % 893 (7.2) % 18,132 (0.3) % 70 (4.1) % 307 701
United States 410 (8.7) (8.7) % 395 (8.3) % 4,495 (6.5) % 15 (18.1) % 13 236
Worldwide 1,373 (10.7) (7.5) % 1,288 (7.6) % 22,628 (1.6) % 85 (6.9) % 320 938
Mastercard Debit Programs
Worldwide less United States 1,036 (1.5) 3.1 % 468 12.3 % 19,815 10.4 % 567 (3.5) % 5,146 1,051
United States 531 9.0 9.0 % 429 10.5 % 9,802 1.5 % 103 3.0 % 577 240
Worldwide 1,567 1.8 5.0 % 897 11.4 % 29,617 7.3 % 670 (2.5) % 5,723 1,291
APMEA = Asia Pacific / Middle East / Africa
Note that the figures in the preceding tables may not sum due to rounding; growth represents change from the comparable year-ago period.

All values are in US Dollars.

Footnote

The tables set forth the gross dollar volume (“GDV”), purchase volume, cash volume and the number of purchase transactions, cash transactions and cards on a regional and global basis for Mastercard™-branded cards. Growth rates over prior periods are provided for volume-based data.

Debit transactions on Maestro® and Cirrus®-branded cards and transactions involving brands other than Mastercard are not included in the preceding tables.

For purposes of the table: GDV represents purchase volume plus cash volume and includes the impact of balance transfers and convenience checks; “purchase volume” means the aggregate dollar amount of purchases made with Mastercard-branded cards for the relevant period; and “cash volume” means the aggregate dollar amount of cash disbursements and includes the impact of balance transfers and convenience checks obtained with Mastercard-branded cards for the relevant period. The number of cards includes virtual cards, which are Mastercard-branded payment accounts that do not generally have physical cards associated with them.

The Mastercard payment product is comprised of credit, charge, debit and prepaid programs, and data relating to each type of program is included in the tables. The tables include information with respect to transactions involving Mastercard-branded cards that are not switched by Mastercard and transactions for which Mastercard does not earn significant revenues.

Information denominated in U.S. dollars is calculated by applying an established U.S. dollar/local currency exchange rate for each local currency in which Mastercard volumes are reported. These exchange rates are calculated on a quarterly basis using the average exchange rate for each quarter. Mastercard reports period-over-period rates of change in purchase volume and cash volume on the basis of local currency information, in order to eliminate the impact of changes in the value of currencies against the U.S. dollar in calculating such rates of change.

The data set forth in the GDV, purchase volume, purchase transactions, cash volume and cash transactions columns is provided by Mastercard customers and is subject to verification by Mastercard and partial cross-checking against information provided by Mastercard’s transaction switching systems. The data set forth in the cards columns is provided by Mastercard customers and is subject to certain limited verification by Mastercard. A portion of the data set forth in the cards columns reflects the impact of routine portfolio changes among customers and other practices that may lead to over counting of the underlying data in certain circumstances. All data is subject to revision and amendment by Mastercard or Mastercard’s customers.

Performance information for prior periods can be found in the Investor Relations section of the Mastercard website at investor.mastercard.com.

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