Block, Inc. Q3 FY2024 Earnings Call

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  • Gross Profit: $2.25B, up 19% YoY. Square up 16% YoY, Cash App up 21% YoY.
  • Profitability: Record-high adjusted operating income and adjusted EBITDA, with improved margins YoY.
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow: $1.5B over the trailing 12 months, up from $945M YoY.
  • Rule of 40 / Investment Framework: Updated 2024 guidance implies Rule of 36 (vs. Rule of 30 in 2023), driven by 3 points of growth outperformance and 4 points of margin outperformance.
  • Raised Full-Year 2024 Guidance: Adjusted operating income and adjusted EBITDA increased; gross profit guidance maintained from August.
  • Q4 2024 Outlook: Gross profit expected to be $2.31B, representing 14% YoY growth. Impacted by:
    • Delayed partner benefit on Square transaction costs (~3 pts impact).
    • Deferred rollout of Cash App Borrow to new segments (now expected in 2025).
  • Square GPV:
    • Q3 GPV growth: 7.5% (vs. 7.8% in Q2); U.S. growth at 4.9%. International growth strong at 20%.
    • October U.S. GPV improved by a few percentage points from Q3's 4.9% rate.
    • Expect modest improvement in Q4 and stronger acceleration into 2025.

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Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Block Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call will be 45 minutes. 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 third 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 our lend

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