Block, Inc. Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Block Inc. Q2 2024 Earnings Summary

  • Gross Profit: $2.23 billion, up 20% YoY.
    • Square gross profit: $923 million (+15% YoY).
    • Cash App gross profit: $1.3 billion (+23% YoY).
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $759 million, nearly doubled YoY.
  • Adjusted Operating Income: $399 million, up 16x YoY.
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow (TTM): $1.43 billion, over 2x YoY.
  • Inflows per Active (Cash App): +10% YoY, consistent QoQ despite seasonal Q1 boosts.
  • Gross Payment Volume (GPV): +8% YoY, down from +9% YoY in Q1 2024.

Full-Year 2024 Updated Guidance

  • Gross Profit: At least $8.89 billion (+18% YoY).
  • Adjusted Operating Income: At least $1.44 billion (16% margin on gross profit).
  • Rule of 40 Metric: Tracking toward Rule of 35 in 2024, targeting Rule of 40 by 2026.
  • Share Repurchase: Completed $1B program and announced additional $3B authorization.

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Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Block Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call will be 45 minutes. And I would now like to turn the call over to your host, Nikhil Dixit, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Nikhil Dixit: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining our second quarter 2024 earnings call. We have Jack and Amrita with us today. We will begin this call with some short remarks before opening the call directly to your questions. During Q&A, we will take questions from conference call participants. We would also like to remind everyone that we will be making forward-looking statements on this call. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed to be forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include discussions of our outlook, strategy and guidance as well as our long-term targets and goals. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements. Reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. Please take a look at our filings with the SEC for a discussion of the factors that could cause our results to differ. Also, note that the forward-looking statements on this call are based on information available to us as of today's date. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Further, discussion during this call of C

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