Visa Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2016 Results

April 21, 2016 at 4:05 PM EDT
  • GAAP quarterly net income of $1.7 billion or $0.71 per share including a non-recurring, non-operating gain related to currency forward contracts
  • Adjusted quarterly net income of $1.6 billion or $0.68 per share excluding a non-recurring, non-operating gain related to currency forward contracts

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 21, 2016-- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced financial results for the Company’s fiscal second quarter 2016. GAAP net income for the quarter, inclusive of a non-recurring, non-operating gain related to currency forward contracts, was $1.7 billion, or $0.71 per share. All references to earnings per share assume fully-diluted class A share count unless otherwise noted.

During the fiscal second quarter, the Company entered into currency forward contracts to mitigate a portion of the foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with the upfront cash consideration to be paid in the anticipated Visa Europe acquisition. As a result, the Company recorded non-recurring, net unrealized gains of $116 million in non-operating income. Excluding this non-operating gain, adjusted net income for the quarter was $1.6 billion, an increase of 5% over the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share was $0.68, an increase of 7% nominally, or 12% in constant dollars, over the prior year. The Company’s adjusted quarterly net income and earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures that are reconciled to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures in the accompanying financial tables.

Net operating revenue in the fiscal second quarter of 2016 was $3.6 billion, an increase of 6% nominally or 9% on a constant dollar basis over the prior year, driven by continued growth in processed transactions and nominal payments volume. Currency rate shifts versus the prior year negatively impacted reported net operating revenue growth by approximately 3 percentage points.

“Visa reported solid financial results in the fiscal second quarter. The continued headwinds of the strong U.S. dollar, lower oil prices, and an uneven global economy are driving continued weak cross-border spend, but domestic spend continues at reasonably strong levels consistent with last quarter. In fact, most of our growth metrics look very similar to what we saw last quarter. The U.S. consumer remains strong, but we see weakness in China, Brazil, and oil based economies. Since we are not seeing any material improvements in economic trends, we are cautious as we head into the second half of fiscal 2016. The continued headwinds we see do not take away from the underlying growth in our business and our continued conviction in the great opportunities to grow global penetration of electronic payments for years to come,” said Charlie Scharf, Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights:

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended December 31, 2015 on which fiscal second quarter service revenue is recognized, was 12% over the prior year at $1.3 trillion.

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was 12% over the prior year at $1.3 trillion.

Cross-border volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, was 5% for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by VisaNet, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, were 18.5 billion, a 9% increase over the prior year.

Fiscal second quarter 2016 service revenues were $1.7 billion, an increase of 8% over the prior year, and are recognized based on payments volume in the prior quarter. All other revenue categories are recognized based on current quarter activity. Data processing revenues rose 10% over the prior year to $1.5 billion. International transaction revenues grew 8% over the prior year to $1.0 billion. Other revenues were $198 million, a decrease of 3% over the prior year. Client incentives, which are a contra revenue item, were $789 million and represent 17.9% of gross revenues.

Total operating expenses were $1.2 billion in the fiscal second quarter, a 6% increase over the prior year, primarily due to increases in personnel, general and administrative, and network and processing expenses.

The Company recognized interest expense of $125 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 as a result of the issuance of approximately $16.0 billion of fixed-rate senior notes in the quarter ended December 31, 2015.

The effective tax rate was 30.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investment securities were $23.4 billion at March 31, 2016.

The weighted-average number of diluted shares of class A common stock outstanding was 2.4 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Notable Events:

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 24.2 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $72.23 per share, using $1.8 billion of cash on hand. Fiscal year to date through March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased a total of 49.9 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $75.47 per share, using $3.8 billion of cash on hand. The Company has $4.0 billion of remaining funds, authorized by the board of directors, available for share repurchase under the current program.

On April 20, 2016, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of class B and C common stock on an as-converted basis) payable on June 7, 2016, to all holders of record of the Company’s class A, B and C common stock as of May 13, 2016.

Financial Outlook for Fiscal Full-Year 2016:

Visa Inc. reaffirms its financial outlook for the following metrics for fiscal full-year 2016:

  • Annual operating margin: Mid 60s; and
  • Annual free cash flow: About $7 billion.

Visa Inc. updates its financial outlook for the following metrics for fiscal full-year 2016:

  • Annual net revenue growth: 7% to 8% range on a constant dollar basis, with an expectation of about 3 percentage points of negative foreign currency impact;
  • Client incentives as a percentage of gross revenues: High-end of the 17.5% to 18.5% range;
  • Adjusted effective tax rate: About 30%; and
  • Annual adjusted diluted class A common stock earnings per share growth: Low double-digits on a constant dollar basis, with an expectation of about 4 percentage points of negative foreign currency impact. This now includes interest expense of about $390 million, or over 9 cents of earnings per share, which equates to almost 4 percentage points of reduced year-over-year growth.

Note: The financial outlook for fiscal full-year 2016 excludes any impact from the Visa Europe transaction.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Results Conference Call Details: Visa’s executive management team will host a live audio webcast beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) today to discuss the financial results and business highlights. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast at https://investor.visa.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Visa Investor Relations website for 30 days. Investor information, including supplemental financial information, is available on Visa Inc.’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.visa.com.

About Visa

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world's most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time with prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information, visit usa.visa.com/about-visa, visacorporate.tumblr.com and @VisaNews.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "estimates," "expectation," “outlook”, "may," "projects," "could," "should," "will," "will continue" and other similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about our revenue, client incentives, operating margin, tax rate, earnings per share, free cash flow, and the growth of those items.

By their nature, forward-looking statements: (i) speak only as of the date they are made; (ii) are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance; and (iii) are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Therefore, actual results could differ materially and adversely from our forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including the following:

  • the impact of laws, regulations and marketplace barriers, including:
    • increased regulation of fees, transaction routing, payment card practices or other aspects of the payments industry in the U.S., including new or revised regulations issued under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;
    • increased regulation in jurisdictions outside of the U.S.;
    • increased government support of national payment networks outside the U.S.; and
    • increased regulation of consumer privacy, data use and security;
  • developments in litigation and government enforcement, including those affecting interchange reimbursement fees, antitrust and tax;
  • new lawsuits, investigations or proceedings, or changes to our potential exposure in connection with pending lawsuits, investigations or proceedings;
  • economic factors, such as:
    • economic fragility in the Eurozone, the U.S. and in other advanced and emerging markets;
    • general economic, political and social conditions in mature and emerging markets globally;
    • general stock market fluctuations which may impact consumer spending;
    • material changes in cross-border activity, foreign exchange controls and fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and
    • material changes in our financial institution clients' performance compared to our estimates;
  • industry developments, such as competitive pressure, rapid technological developments and disintermediation from our payments network;
  • system developments, such as:
    • disruption of our transaction processing systems or the inability to process transactions efficiently;
    • account data breaches or increased fraudulent or other illegal activities involving Visa-branded cards or payment products; and
    • failure to maintain systems interoperability with Visa Europe;
  • the transaction with Visa Europe may not be consummated on the terms currently contemplated or at all;
  • Visa Europe's business may not be successfully integrated with our business or we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction;
  • the costs and risks associated with the transaction with Visa Europe;
  • matters arising in connection with Visa Europe's or our efforts to comply with and satisfy applicable regulatory approvals and closing conditions relating to the transaction;
  • the loss of organizational effectiveness or key employees;
  • the failure to integrate acquisitions successfully or to effectively develop new products and businesses;
  • natural disasters, terrorist attacks, military or political conflicts, and public health emergencies; and
  • various other factors, including those more fully described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015, and our subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.

You should not place undue reliance on such statements. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward–looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

VISA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
               
        March 31,     September 30,
        2016     2015
        (in millions, except par value data)
Assets              
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 15,943       $ 3,518  
Restricted cash—litigation escrow         1,061         1,072  
Investment securities:              
Trading         69         66  
Available-for-sale         3,885         2,431  
Settlement receivable         414         408  
Accounts receivable         944         847  
Customer collateral         1,050         1,023  
Current portion of client incentives        

291

        303  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets         646         353  
Total current assets        

24,303

        10,021  
               
Investment securities, available-for-sale         3,577         3,384  
Client incentives        

540

        110  
Property, equipment and technology, net         1,883         1,888  
Other assets         852         778  
Intangible assets, net         11,335         11,361  
Goodwill         11,836         11,825  
Total assets       $ 54,326       $ 39,367  
               
               
Liabilities              
Accounts payable       $ 90       $ 127  
Settlement payable         723         780  
Customer collateral         1,050         1,023  
Accrued compensation and benefits         376         503  
Client incentives         1,132         1,049  
Accrued liabilities         741         849  
Accrued litigation         1,013         1,024  
Total current liabilities         5,125         5,355  
               
Long-term debt         15,876          
Deferred tax liabilities         3,256         3,273  
Other liabilities         938         897  
Total liabilities         25,195         9,525  
               
               
Equity              
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 25 shares authorized and none issued                  
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 2,001,622 shares authorized, 1,905 and 1,950 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively                  
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 622 shares authorized, 245 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015                  

Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,097 shares authorized, 19 and 20 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively

                 
Additional paid-in capital         17,645         18,073  
Accumulated income         11,582         11,843  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net:              
Investment securities, available-for-sale         40         5  
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans         (126 )       (161 )
Derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges         (9 )       83  
Foreign currency translation adjustments         (1 )       (1 )
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net         (96 )       (74 )
Total equity         29,131         29,842  
Total liabilities and equity       $ 54,326       $ 39,367  
               
 
VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
        Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
        March 31,     March 31,
        2016     2015     2016     2015
        (in millions, except per share data)
Operating Revenues                          
Service revenues       $ 1,699       $ 1,577       $ 3,344       $ 3,115  
Data processing revenues         1,473         1,340         2,952         2,723  
International transaction revenues         1,045         964         2,076         1,934  
Other revenues         198         204         396         408  
Client incentives         (789 )       (676 )       (1,577 )       (1,389 )
Total operating revenues         3,626         3,409         7,191         6,791  
                           
Operating Expenses                          
Personnel         528         483         1,027         992  
Marketing         186         190         380         395  
Network and processing         126         109         254         223  
Professional fees         66         77         138         147  
Depreciation and amortization         121         125         241         245  
General and administrative         164         141         320         267  
Litigation provision         1         3         1         3  
Total operating expenses         1,192         1,128         2,361         2,272  
Operating income         2,434         2,281         4,830         4,519  
                           
Non-operating Income                          
Interest expense         (132 )       (7 )       (161 )       (10 )
Other         139         8         411         35  
Total non-operating income         7         1         250         25  
Income before income taxes         2,441         2,282         5,080         4,544  
Income tax provision         734         732         1,432         1,425  
Net income       $ 1,707       $ 1,550       $ 3,648       $ 3,119  
                           
Basic earnings per share                          
Class A common stock       $ 0.71       $ 0.63       $ 1.51       $ 1.27  
Class B common stock       $ 1.17       $ 1.04       $ 2.49       $ 2.09  
Class C common stock       $ 2.85       $ 2.53       $ 6.05       $ 5.06  
                           
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding                          
Class A common stock         1,909         1,963         1,923         1,969  
Class B common stock         245         245         245         245  
Class C common stock         19         20         19         21  
                           
Diluted earnings per share                          
Class A common stock       $ 0.71       $ 0.63       $ 1.51       $ 1.26  
Class B common stock       $ 1.17       $ 1.04       $ 2.49       $ 2.08  
Class C common stock       $ 2.84       $ 2.52       $ 6.04       $ 5.05  
                           
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding                          
Class A common stock         2,401         2,460         2,416         2,469  
Class B common stock         245         245         245         245  
Class C common stock         19         20         19         21  
                                           
               
VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
        Six Months Ended
        March 31,
        2016     2015
        (in millions)
Operating Activities              
Net income       $ 3,648       $ 3,119  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:              
Client incentives         1,577         1,389  
Fair value adjustment for the Visa Europe put option         (255 )        
Share-based compensation         97         93  
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation         (43 )       (70 )
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets         241         245  
Deferred income taxes         (29 )       173  
Other         17         15  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:              
Settlement receivable         (6 )       107  
Accounts receivable         (97 )       (74 )
Client incentives         (1,912 )       (1,479 )
Other assets         (397 )       (467 )
Accounts payable         (34 )       (44 )
Settlement payable         (57 )       (206 )
Accrued and other liabilities         81         262  
Accrued litigation         (12 )       (324 )
Net cash provided by operating activities         2,819         2,739  
               
Investing Activities              
Purchases of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets         (250 )       (202 )
Proceeds from sales of property, equipment and technology                 10  
Investment securities, available-for-sale:              
Purchases         (17,437 )       (1,267 )
Proceeds from maturities and sales         15,860         895  
Acquisition of business         (14 )        
Purchases of / contributions to other investments         (9 )       (2 )
Proceeds / distributions from other investments         4         9  
Net cash used in investing activities         (1,846 )       (557 )
               
Financing Activities              
Repurchase of class A common stock         (3,765 )       (1,855 )
Dividends paid         (676 )       (591 )
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes         15,971          
Debt issuance costs         (96 )        
Payments from litigation escrow account—U.S. retrospective responsibility plan         11         321  
Cash proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee equity plans         49         46  
Restricted stock and performance-based shares settled in cash for taxes         (85 )       (106 )
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation         43         70  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities         11,452         (2,115 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                 1  
Increase in cash and cash equivalents         12,425         68  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year         3,518         1,971  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $ 15,943       $ 2,039  
               
Supplemental Disclosure              
Income taxes paid, net of refunds       $ 1,501       $ 1,376  
Net unrealized gains on currency forward contracts       $ 116       $  
Accruals related to purchases of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets       $ 38       $ 26  
               
                                 
VISA INC.                                
FISCAL 2016 AND 2015 QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS                        
(UNAUDITED)                                
                                 
        Fiscal 2016 Quarter Ended     Fiscal 2015 Quarter Ended
        March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,
        2016     2015     2015     2015     2015
        (in millions)
Operating Revenues                                
Service revenues       $ 1,699       $ 1,645       $ 1,637       $ 1,550       $ 1,577  
Data processing revenues         1,473         1,479         1,429         1,400         1,340  
International transaction revenues         1,045         1,031         1,091         1,039         964  
Other revenues         198         198         216         199         204  
Client incentives         (789 )       (788 )       (802 )       (670 )       (676 )
Total operating revenues         3,626         3,565         3,571         3,518         3,409  
                                 
Operating Expenses                                
Personnel         528         499         521         566         483  
Marketing         186         194         253         224         190  
Network and processing         126         128         134         117         109  
Professional fees         66         72         107         82         77  
Depreciation and amortization         121         120         119         130         125  
General and administrative         164         156         143         137         141  
Litigation provision         1                 11                 3  
Total operating expenses         1,192         1,169         1,288         1,256         1,128  
Operating income         2,434         2,396         2,283         2,262         2,281  
                                 
Non-operating Income (Expense)                                
Interest expense         (132 )       (29 )               8         (7 )
Other         139         272                 (102 )       8  
Total non-operating income (expense)         7         243                 (94 )       1  
Income before income taxes         2,441         2,639         2,283         2,168         2,282  
Income tax provision         734         698         771         471         732  
Net income       $ 1,707       $ 1,941       $ 1,512       $ 1,697       $ 1,550  
                                 

VISA INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL RESULTS
(UNAUDITED)

The Company's financial results during the first half of fiscal 2016 reflect the impact of significant non-operating items that the Company does not believe are indicative of its operating performance, as they are either non-recurring or have no cash impact. As such, the Company believes the presentation of adjusted financial results excluding the following two items provides a clearer understanding of its operating performance for the periods presented. There were no comparable adjustments recorded during the three or six months ended March 31, 2015.

  • Net unrealized gains on currency forward contracts. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company entered into currency forward contracts to mitigate a portion of the foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with the upfront cash consideration to be paid in the anticipated Visa Europe acquisition. As a result, the Company recorded non-recurring, net unrealized gains of $116 million, before tax, in non-operating income. Net of related tax expense, determined by applying applicable federal and state tax rates, the impact to income was $81 million.
  • Revaluation of Visa Europe put option (the "Put"). During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company recorded a decrease of $255 million in the fair value of the Put, resulting in the recognition of non-cash, non-operating income in its financial results. This amount is not subject to income tax and therefore has no impact on the reported income tax provision.

Adjusted net income, effective income tax rate and diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be relied upon as substitutes for measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The following table reconciles the as-reported net income, effective income tax rate and diluted earnings per share, which are calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, to the respective non-GAAP adjusted financial measures for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016:

                         
        Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
        March 31, 2016     March 31, 2016
              Effective     Diluted           Effective     Diluted
              Income Tax     Earnings per           Income Tax     Earnings per
        Net Income    

Rate(1)

   

Share(1)

    Net Income    

Rate(1)

   

Share(1)

        (in millions, except percentages and per share data)
As reported       $ 1,707       30 %     $ 0.71       $ 3,648       28 %     $ 1.51  

Net unrealized gains on currency forward contracts

        (81 )     %       (0.03 )       (81 )     %       (0.03 )
Revaluation of Visa Europe put option               %               (255 )     2 %       (0.11 )
As adjusted       $ 1,626       30 %     $ 0.68       $ 3,312       30 %     $ 1.37  

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, as reported

              2,401                     2,416  
                                       
(1) Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. Effective income tax rate and diluted earnings per share figures are calculated based on unrounded numbers.
                       

Operational Performance Data

The tables below provide information regarding the available operational results for the 3 months ended March 31, 2016, as well as the prior four quarterly reporting periods and the 12 months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands.

1. Branded Volume and Transactions

The tables present regional total volume, payments volume, and cash volume, and the number of payments transactions, cash transactions, accounts and cards for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands. Card counts include PLUS proprietary cards. Nominal and constant dollar growth rates over prior years are provided for volume-based data.

                                           
      For the 3 Months Ended March 31, 2016
     

Total

  Growth   Growth   Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)
                                               
All Visa Credit & Debit                                              
Asia Pacific     $ 513   3.6 %   9.3 %   $ 378   10.1 %   15.0 %   4,749   $ 135   -11.1 %   -3.9 %   1,008
Canada       51   -5.3 %   5.0 %     46   -5.6 %   4.7 %   656     5   -2.2 %   8.4 %   12
CEMEA       205   -3.2 %   8.5 %     57   5.0 %   17.4 %   2,186     148   -5.9 %   5.5 %   1,160
LAC       204   -16.0 %   9.3 %     79   -15.4 %   14.6 %   2,795     125   -16.4 %   6.1 %   1,081

US

      823   10.0 %   10.0 %     694   10.5 %   10.5 %   13,570     129   7.4 %   7.4 %   935
Visa Inc.       1,796   2.5 %   9.4 %     1,254   7.4 %   12.1 %   23,957     542   -7.2 %   3.6 %   4,197
                                               
Visa Credit Programs                                              
US     $ 349   10.5 %   10.5 %   $ 334   10.5 %   10.5 %   4,063   $ 14   8.6 %   8.6 %   16

International

      477   3.0 %   12.5 %     447   4.4 %   13.7 %   6,269     30   -13.7 %   -2.6 %   150
Visa Inc.       826   6.0 %   11.6 %     782   6.9 %   12.3 %   10,332     44   -7.5 %   0.7 %   166
                                               
Visa Debit Programs                                              
US     $ 475   9.7 %   9.7 %   $ 360   10.5 %   10.5 %   9,506   $ 115   7.3 %   7.3 %   919

International

      496   -8.2 %   5.7 %     113   1.5 %   16.5 %   4,118     383   -10.7 %   2.9 %   3,111
Visa Inc.       970   -0.2 %   7.6 %     473   8.2 %   11.9 %   13,625     498   -7.1 %   3.9 %   4,030
                                             
      For the 3 Months Ended December 31, 2015
      Total   Growth   Growth Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash        
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Accounts   Cards
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD) ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   (millions)   (millions)
                                                     
All Visa Credit & Debit                                                    
Asia Pacific     $ 524   2.5 %   10.4 % $ 387   7.8 %   15.6 %   4,900   $ 137   -10.0 %   -2.1 %   1,003   740   840
Canada       59   -10.7 %   5.2 %   55   -10.9 %   4.9 %   723     4   -8.3 %   8.0 %   11   47   54
CEMEA       228   -13.5 %   6.0 %   60   -6.8 %   12.5 %   2,099     168   -15.7 %   3.8 %   1,236   336   326
LAC       237   -17.0 %   10.1 %   89   -17.6 %   13.9 %   2,914     147   -16.7 %   8.0 %   1,174   416   451

US

      842   9.0 %   9.0 %   714   9.7 %   9.7 %   13,970     128   5.7 %   5.7 %   935   648   820
Visa Inc.       1,890   -0.4 %   9.0 %   1,305   4.9 %   11.6 %   24,605     584   -10.6 %   3.8 %   4,359   2,186   2,490
                                                     
Visa Credit Programs                                                    
US     $ 372   9.1 %   9.1 % $ 358   9.2 %   9.2 %   4,393   $ 14   8.0 %   8.0 %   17   255   336

International

      504   -1.1 %   12.3 %   470   0.7 %   13.7 %   6,505     34   -20.7 %   -3.9 %   164   502   561
Visa Inc.       876   3.0 %   10.9 %   828   4.2 %   11.7 %   10,898     49   -13.9 %   -0.7 %   181   758   896
                                                     
Visa Debit Programs                                                    
US     $ 470   9.0 %   9.0 % $ 356   10.1 %   10.1 %   9,577   $ 114   5.5 %   5.5 %   918   392   484

International

      543   -11.8 %   6.2 %   121   -4.1 %   15.1 %   4,130     422   -13.7 %   3.9 %   3,260   1,036   1,110
Visa Inc.       1,013   -3.2 %   7.5 %   477   6.1 %   11.3 %   13,707     536   -10.3 %   4.2 %   4,179   1,429   1,594
                                                     
       
      For the 3 Months Ended September 30, 2015
      Total   Growth   Growth   Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash        
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Accounts   Cards
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   (millions)   (millions)
                                                       
All Visa Credit & Debit                                                      
Asia Pacific     $ 510   0.7 %   11.0 %   $ 372   5.5 %   16.4 %   4,670   $ 138   -10.3 %   -1.2 %   1,029   738   835
Canada       58   -12.0 %   5.2 %     54   -12.1 %   5.1 %   698     5   -11.3 %   6.0 %   12   43   50
CEMEA       232   -17.1 %   9.1 %     61   -9.8 %   16.9 %   1,915     171   -19.4 %   6.5 %   1,195   333   321
LAC       227   -17.5 %   10.8 %     85   -18.2 %   13.4 %   2,704     142   -17.1 %   9.3 %   1,093   415   450

US

      822   8.7 %   8.7 %     693   9.7 %   9.7 %   13,661     129   4.0 %   4.0 %   959   630   802
Visa Inc.       1,849   -1.8 %   9.6 %     1,265   3.9 %   12.0 %   23,647     585   -12.3 %   4.7 %   4,287   2,158   2,459
                                                       
Visa Credit Programs                                                      
US     $ 359   9.8 %   9.8 %   $ 345   10.1 %   10.1 %   4,221   $ 14   2.9 %   2.9 %   18   250   329

International

      491   -2.8 %   14.0 %     456   -0.4 %   15.5 %   6,212     35   -25.4 %   -2.6 %   164   499   558
Visa Inc.       850   2.2 %   12.2 %     800   3.9 %   13.1 %   10,433     50   -19.0 %   -1.1 %   181   749   887
                                                       
Visa Debit Programs                                                      
US     $ 463   7.9 %   7.9 %   $ 349   9.2 %   9.2 %   9,439   $ 115   4.1 %   4.1 %   942   380   473

International

      536   -13.9 %   7.0 %     116   -9.0 %   12.5 %   3,774     420   -15.1 %   5.6 %   3,165   1,029   1,099
Visa Inc.       999   -5.0 %   7.4 %     464   4.0 %   10.0 %   13,214     535   -11.6 %   5.2 %   4,106   1,410   1,572
                                                       
       
      For the 3 Months Ended June 30, 2015
      Total   Growth   Growth   Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash        
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Accounts   Cards
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   (millions)   (millions)
                                                       
All Visa Credit & Debit                                                      
Asia Pacific     $ 510   4.3 %   10.9 %   $ 364   7.9 %   15.3 %   4,394   $ 145   -3.7 %   1.1 %   1,003   725   822
Canada       62   -4.9 %   6.1 %     57   -5.1 %   5.9 %   680     5   -2.4 %   8.9 %   12   42   49
CEMEA       238   -13.8 %   7.3 %     61   -5.9 %   15.3 %   1,784     177   -16.2 %   4.8 %   1,195   332   321
LAC       237   -10.8 %   11.7 %     89   -11.9 %   13.1 %   2,596     148   -10.1 %   10.9 %   1,071   415   447

US

      810   8.0 %   8.0 %     683   8.8 %   8.8 %   13,264     126   3.8 %   3.8 %   951   628   798
Visa Inc.       1,855   0.6 %   9.1 %     1,254   5.3 %   11.1 %   22,719     602   -8.0 %   5.1 %   4,231   2,141   2,438
                                                       
Visa Credit Programs                                                      
US     $ 352   11.3 %   11.3 %   $ 339   11.7 %   11.7 %   4,072   $ 13   3.5 %   3.5 %   16   246   323

International

      491   0.7 %   13.0 %     453   3.1 %   14.6 %   5,916     37   -21.6 %   -3.7 %   160   496   554
Visa Inc.       843   4.9 %   12.3 %     792   6.6 %   13.3 %   9,988     51   -16.2 %   -1.9 %   176   742   877
                                                       
Visa Debit Programs                                                      
US     $ 457   5.6 %   5.6 %   $ 344   6.2 %   6.2 %   9,192   $ 113   3.8 %   3.8 %   935   382   476

International

      555   -8.5 %   7.4 %     117   -4.5 %   11.5 %   3,539     438   -9.6 %   6.4 %   3,120   1,017   1,085
Visa Inc.       1,013   -2.7 %   6.6 %     462   3.2 %   7.5 %   12,731     551   -7.1 %   5.8 %   4,055   1,399   1,561
                                                                         
       
      For the 3 Months Ended March 31, 2015
      Total   Growth   Growth   Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash        
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Accounts   Cards
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   (millions)   (millions)
                                                       
All Visa Credit & Debit                                                      
Asia Pacific     $ 495   2.9 %   8.5 %   $ 343   4.8 %   11.5 %   4,092   $ 152   -1.2 %   2.2 %   986   711   809
Canada       54   -5.0 %   7.1 %     49   -5.3 %   6.8 %   602     5   -1.7 %   10.9 %   12   42   49
CEMEA       212   -16.1 %   12.3 %     54   -8.2 %   20.3 %   1,615     158   -18.5 %   9.8 %   1,121   329   323
LAC       243   -2.8 %   12.0 %     93   -1.0 %   12.7 %   2,523     149   -3.9 %   11.6 %   1,042   416   449

US

      748   8.4 %   8.4 %     628   9.2 %   9.2 %   12,206     120   4.3 %   4.3 %   890   620   789
Visa Inc.       1,751   1.2 %   9.3 %     1,168   5.4 %   10.4 %   21,039     584   -6.2 %   6.8 %   4,051   2,119   2,418
                                                       
Visa Credit Programs                                                      
US     $ 316   12.3 %   12.3 %   $ 303   12.3 %   12.3 %   3,623   $ 13   12.1 %   12.1 %   15   241   318

International

      463   0.1 %   10.9 %     428   2.7 %   12.2 %   5,532     35   -24.2 %   -3.1 %   153   488   546
Visa Inc.       779   4.7 %   11.5 %     731   6.5 %   12.2 %   9,155     48   -16.8 %   1.1 %   168   730   864
                                                       
Visa Debit Programs                                                      
US     $ 433   5.8 %   5.8 %   $ 325   6.6 %   6.6 %   8,583   $ 107   3.4 %   3.4 %   875   379   471

International

      540   -6.4 %   9.1 %     111   -3.6 %   11.3 %   3,301     429   -7.1 %   8.5 %   3,008   1,010   1,084
Visa Inc.       972   -1.4 %   7.5 %     437   3.8 %   7.6 %   11,884     536   -5.2 %   7.4 %   3,883   1,389   1,555
                                                                         
                                           
      For the 12 Months Ended March 31, 2016
      Total   Growth   Growth   Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)
                                               
All Visa Credit & Debit                                              
Asia Pacific     $ 2,056   2.8 %   10.4 %   $ 1,501   7.8 %   15.6 %   18,714   $ 555   -8.8 %   -1.5 %   4,042
Canada       230   -8.4 %   5.4 %     211   -8.6 %   5.2 %   2,757     19   -6.2 %   7.8 %   46
CEMEA       902   -12.4 %   7.7 %     238   -4.8 %   15.5 %   7,984     664   -14.9 %   5.1 %   4,787
LAC       905   -15.4 %   10.5 %     342   -15.9 %   13.7 %   11,009     563   -15.1 %   8.7 %   4,419

US

      3,297   9.0 %   9.0 %     2,784   9.7 %   9.7 %   54,465     512   5.2 %   5.2 %   3,780
Visa Inc.       7,390   0.2 %   9.3 %     5,078   5.4 %   11.7 %   94,928     2,312   -9.6 %   4.3 %   17,074
                                               
Visa Credit Programs                                              
US     $ 1,432   10.2 %   10.2 %   $ 1,375   10.4 %   10.4 %   16,750   $ 56   5.7 %   5.7 %   67

International

      1,963   -0.1 %   12.9 %     1,826   1.9 %   14.3 %   24,902     137   -20.8 %   -3.2 %   638
Visa Inc.       3,395   4.0 %   11.7 %     3,202   5.3 %   12.6 %   41,652     193   -14.6 %   -0.8 %   704
                                               
Visa Debit Programs                                              
US     $ 1,865   8.0 %   8.0 %   $ 1,409   9.0 %   9.0 %   37,714   $ 456   5.2 %   5.2 %   3,713

International

      2,130   -10.7 %   6.6 %     467   -4.2 %   13.9 %   15,562     1,663   -12.4 %   4.7 %   12,656
Visa Inc.       3,995   -2.8 %   7.3 %     1,876   5.4 %   10.2 %   53,276     2,119   -9.1 %   4.8 %   16,370
                                               
                                                   
      For the 12 Months Ended March 31, 2015
      Total   Growth   Growth   Payments   Growth   Growth   Payments   Cash   Growth   Growth   Cash        
      Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Volume   (Nominal   (Constant   Transactions   Accounts   Cards
      ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   ($ billions)   USD)   USD)   (millions)   (millions)   (millions)
                                                       
All Visa Credit & Debit                                                      
Asia Pacific     $ 2,000   5.6 %   8.8 %   $ 1,392   8.3 %   11.8 %   16,099   $ 608   -0.1 %   2.6 %   3,829   711   809
Canada       251   -0.5 %   7.7 %     231   -0.5 %   7.7 %   2,550     20   -0.3 %   7.9 %   47   42   49
CEMEA       1,031   -3.4 %   14.0 %     251   7.3 %   24.1 %   6,104     780   -6.4 %   11.1 %   4,684   329   323
LAC       1,069   0.4 %   11.7 %     407   1.0 %   12.4 %   10,082     662   0.0 %   11.3 %   4,244   416   449

US

      3,026   9.1 %   9.1 %     2,539   9.8 %   9.8 %   49,337     487   5.3 %   5.3 %   3,699   620   789
Visa Inc.       7,377   4.6 %   9.9 %     4,819   7.9 %   11.0 %   84,173     2,557   -1.2 %   7.5 %   16,503   2,119   2,418
                                                       
Visa Credit Programs                                                      
US     $ 1,299   12.7 %   12.7 %   $ 1,246   12.8 %   12.8 %   14,888   $ 53   10.4 %   10.4 %   65   241   318

International

      1,966   3.6 %   10.3 %     1,793   5.6 %   11.5 %   22,204     173   -13.5 %   -1.5 %   686   488   546
Visa Inc.       3,265   7.0 %   11.3 %     3,039   8.4 %   12.1 %   37,092     226   -8.9 %   1.5 %   750   730   864
                                                       
Visa Debit Programs                                                      
US     $ 1,726   6.5 %   6.5 %   $ 1,293   7.1 %   7.1 %   34,450   $ 434   4.7 %   4.7 %   3,634   379   471

International

      2,385   0.2 %   10.7 %     487   7.1 %   17.0 %   12,631     1,898   -1.4 %   9.1 %   12,118   1,010   1,084
Visa Inc.       4,112   2.7 %   8.7 %     1,780   7.1 %   9.3 %   47,081     2,332   -0.4 %   8.2 %   15,753   1,389   1,555
                                                       

2. Cross-Border Volume

The table below represents cross-border volume growth for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Cross-border volume refers to payments and cash volume where the issuing country is different from the merchant country.

                   
            Growth     Growth
            (Nominal     (Constant
      Period     USD)     USD)
                   
     

3 Months Ended

           
      Mar 31, 2016     0%     5%
      Dec 31, 2015     -4%     4%
      Sep 30, 2015     -4%     5%
      Jun 30, 2015     0%     8%
      Mar 31, 2015     2%     8%
     

 

           
     

12 Months Ended

           
      Mar 31, 2016     -2%     5%
      Mar 31, 2015     5%     8%
                   

3. Visa Processed Transactions

The table below represents transactions involving Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS cards processed on Visa’s networks.

                   
            Processed      
            Transactions      
      Period     (millions)     Growth
                   
     

3 Months Ended

           
      Mar 31, 2016     18,475     9%
      Dec 31, 2015     18,986     8%
      Sep 30, 2015     18,365     8%
      Jun 30, 2015     18,024     8%
      Mar 31, 2015     16,980     11%
                   
     

12 Months Ended

           
      Mar 31, 2016     73,850     8%
      Mar 31, 2015     68,233     10%
                   

Footnote

Payments volume represents the aggregate dollar amount of purchases made with cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands for the relevant period; and cash volume represents the aggregate dollar amount of cash disbursements obtained with these cards for the relevant period and includes the impact of balance transfers and convenience checks; but excludes proprietary PLUS volume. Total volume represents payments volume plus cash volume.

Visa payment products are comprised of credit and debit programs, and data relating to each program is included in the tables. Debit programs include Visa’s signature based and Interlink (PIN) debit programs.

The data presented is based on results reported quarterly by Visa’s financial institution clients on their operating certificates. Estimates may be utilized if data is unavailable.

On occasion, previously presented information may be updated. Prior period updates, if any, are not material.

Visa’s CEMEA region is comprised of countries in Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Effective with the 3 months ended September 2013, Croatia moved from the CEMEA region to Visa Europe. Several European Union countries in Central Europe, Israel and Turkey are not included in CEMEA. LAC is comprised of countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. International includes Asia Pacific, Canada, CEMEA and LAC.

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 Visa Inc. volumes are reported (“Nominal USD”). These exchange rates are calculated on a quarterly basis using the established exchange rate for each quarter. To eliminate the impact of foreign currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar in measuring performance, Visa Inc. also reports year-over-year growth in total volume, payments volume and cash volume on the basis of local currency information (“Constant USD”). This presentation represents Visa’s historical methodology which may be subject to review and refinement.

Source: Visa Inc.

Visa Inc.
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Jack Carsky or Victoria Hyde-Dunn, 650-432-7644
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or
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