DELAWARE
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001-15749
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31-1429215
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 20, 2016 announcing the results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.
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99.2
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Investor Presentation Materials.
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation
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Date: October 20, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Charles L. Horn
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Charles L. Horn
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Executive Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 20, 2016 announcing the results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.
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99.2
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Investor Presentation Materials.
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Contacts:
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UInvestors/Analysts
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Tiffany Louder
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Alliance Data
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214-494-3048
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Tiffany.Louder@AllianceData.com
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UMedia
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Shelley Whiddon
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Alliance Data
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214-494-3811
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Shelley.Whiddon@AllianceData.com
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·
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Revenue Increases 19 Percent to $1.9 Billion
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·
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EPS Increases 71 Percent to $3.55 and Core EPS Increases 20 Percent to $4.74
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·
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Raising Annual Guidance
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·
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Establishing Quarterly Dividend
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SUMMARY
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Quarter Ended September 30,
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(in millions, except per share amounts)
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2016
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2015
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% Change
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||||||||||
Revenue
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$
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1,886
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$
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1,589
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+19
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%
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|||||||
Net income
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$
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208
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$
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130
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+59
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%
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|||||||
Net income attributable to Alliance Data
stockholders per diluted share ("EPS") (a)
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$
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3.55
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$
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2.08
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+71
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%
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|||||||
Diluted shares outstanding
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58.4
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61.8
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-5
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%
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*******************************
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Supplemental Non-GAAP Metrics (b):
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$
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566
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$
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497
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+14
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%
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|||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net of funding costs and non-
controlling interest ("adjusted EBITDA, net") (a)
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$
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512
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$
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453
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+13
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%
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|||||||
Core earnings attributable to Alliance Data
stockholders per diluted share ("core EPS") (a)
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$
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4.74
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$
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3.95
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+20
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%
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(a)
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2015 profitability measures shown above are net of amounts attributable to the minority interest in Netherlands-based BrandLoyalty, referred to as 'non-controlling interest'.
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(b)
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See "Financial Measures" below for a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures.
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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||||||||||||
Revenue
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$
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1,885.6
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$
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1,589.1
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$
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5,310.5
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$
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4,690.9
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||||||||
Operating expenses:
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||||||||||||||||
Cost of operations
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1,086.6
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941.9
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3,189.0
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2,899.5
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||||||||||||
Provision for loan loss
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251.3
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171.7
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651.0
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461.9
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||||||||||||
Regulatory settlement
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—
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64.6
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—
|
64.6
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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126.7
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123.4
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384.7
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367.1
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||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
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1,464.6
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1,301.6
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4,224.7
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3,793.1
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||||||||||||
Operating income
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421.0
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287.5
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1,085.8
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897.8
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||||||||||||
Interest expense, net:
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||||||||||||||||
Securitization funding costs
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31.1
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23.1
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91.5
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71.5
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||||||||||||
Interest expense on deposits
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22.6
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13.7
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60.0
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37.1
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||||||||||||
Interest expense on long-term and other debt, net
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54.6
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45.3
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159.3
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132.2
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||||||||||||
Total interest expense, net
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108.3
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82.1
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310.8
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240.8
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||||||||||||
Income before income tax
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$
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312.7
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$
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205.4
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$
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775.0
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$
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657.0
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||||||||
Income tax expense
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105.2
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75.0
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268.0
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231.7
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||||||||||||
Net income
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$
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207.5
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$
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130.4
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$
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507.0
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$
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425.3
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||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
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—
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2.0
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1.8
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3.0
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||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders
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$
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207.5
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$
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128.4
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$
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505.2
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$
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422.3
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Per share data:
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Numerator
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Net income attributable to common stockholders
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$
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207.5
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$
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128.4
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$
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505.2
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$
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422.3
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||||||||
Less: Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interest
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—
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—
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83.5
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15.2
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||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders after accretion of redeemable non-controlling interest
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$
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207.5
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$
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128.4
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$
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421.7
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$
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407.1
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Denominator
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Weighted average shares outstanding – basic
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58.3
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61.4
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59.0
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62.1
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Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
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58.4
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61.8
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59.2
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62.6
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Basic – Net income attributable to common stockholders
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$
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3.56
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$
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2.09
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$
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7.15
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$
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6.55
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Diluted – Net income attributable to common stockholders
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$
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3.55
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$
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2.08
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$
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7.12
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$
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6.51
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September 30,
2016
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December 31,
2015 (1)
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Assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,500.5
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$
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1,168.0
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Credit card and loan receivables:
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Credit card and loan receivables
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14,615.8
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13,799.5
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Allowance for loan loss
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(874.4
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)
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(741.6
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)
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||||||
Credit card and loan receivables, net
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13,741.4
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13,057.9
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Credit card and loan receivables held for sale
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525.1
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95.5
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||||||||
Redemption settlement assets, restricted
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428.7
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456.6
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||||||||
Intangible assets, net
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1,077.0
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1,203.7
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||||||||
Goodwill
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3,837.8
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3,814.1
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||||||||
Other assets
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2,529.3
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2,554.1
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||||||||
Total assets
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$
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23,639.8
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$
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22,349.9
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||||||
Liabilities and Equity
|
||||||||||
Deferred revenue
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$
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775.9
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$
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844.9
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||||||
Deposits
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7,614.0
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5,605.9
|
||||||||
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
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5,899.3
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6,482.7
|
||||||||
Long-term and other debt
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5,826.0
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5,017.4
|
||||||||
Other liabilities
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1,740.8
|
2,221.6
|
||||||||
Total liabilities
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21,856.0
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20,172.5
|
||||||||
Redeemable non-controlling interest
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—
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167.4
|
||||||||
Stockholders' equity
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1,783.8
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2,010.0
|
||||||||
Total liabilities and equity
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$
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23,639.8
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$
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22,349.9
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||||||
(1)
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Adjusted to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs."
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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2016
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2015
|
||||||
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||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
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||||||||
Net income
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$
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507.0
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$
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425.3
|
||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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384.7
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367.1
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
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(57.0
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)
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(62.8
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)
|
||||
Provision for loan loss
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651.0
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461.9
|
||||||
Non-cash stock compensation
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59.5
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73.3
|
||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs
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25.3
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23.5
|
||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities
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(344.7
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)
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(216.8
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)
|
||||
Originations of loan receivables held for sale
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(5,182.7
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)
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(4,569.8
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)
|
||||
Sales of loan receivables held for sale
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5,186.6
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4,556.3
|
||||||
Other
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106.7
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(26.8
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)
|
|||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
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1,336.4
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1,031.2
|
||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
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||||||||
Change in redemption settlement assets
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55.4
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(16.4
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)
|
|||||
Change in restricted cash
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(126.8
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)
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(0.4
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)
|
||||
Change in credit card and loan receivables
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(1,048.8
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)
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(913.8
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)
|
||||
Purchase of credit card portfolios
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(910.8
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)
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—
|
|||||
Sale of credit card portfolios
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5.9
|
26.9
|
||||||
Capital expenditures
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(158.3
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)
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(140.1
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)
|
||||
Payment for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired
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—
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(45.4
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)
|
|||||
Other
|
24.4
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(13.8
|
)
|
|||||
Net cash used in investing activities
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(2,159.0
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)
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(1,103.0
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)
|
||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Borrowings under debt agreements
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3,086.5
|
2,426.4
|
||||||
Repayments of borrowings
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(2,305.0
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)
|
(1,528.9
|
)
|
||||
Issuances of deposits
|
3,727.5
|
2,191.9
|
||||||
Repayments of deposits
|
(1,714.4
|
)
|
(1,743.0
|
)
|
||||
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
|
2,567.5
|
2,570.0
|
||||||
Repayments/maturities of non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
|
(3,150.0
|
)
|
(2,788.8
|
)
|
||||
Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration
|
—
|
(205.9
|
)
|
|||||
Acquisition of non-controlling interest
|
(360.7
|
)
|
(87.4
|
)
|
||||
Purchase of treasury shares
|
(692.8
|
)
|
(856.9
|
)
|
||||
Other
|
(8.0
|
)
|
15.4
|
|||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
1,150.6
|
(7.2
|
)
|
|||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
4.5
|
(20.9
|
)
|
|||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents
|
332.5
|
(99.9
|
)
|
|||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,168.0
|
1,077.2
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
1,500.5
|
$
|
977.3
|
||||
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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2016
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2015
|
Change
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2016
|
2015
|
Change
|
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Segment Revenue:
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LoyaltyOne
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$
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383.8
|
$
|
299.1
|
28
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%
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$
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1,090.7
|
$
|
988.8
|
10
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Epsilon
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543.2
|
532.4
|
2
|
1,555.3
|
1,532.5
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||
Card Services
|
965.8
|
764.0
|
26
|
2,687.1
|
2,189.1
|
23
|
||||||||||||||||||
Corporate/Other
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
nm
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
nm
|
||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment Eliminations
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(7.3
|
)
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(6.6
|
)
|
nm
|
(22.8
|
)
|
(19.8
|
)
|
nm
|
||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,885.6
|
$
|
1,589.1
|
19
|
%
|
$
|
5,310.5
|
$
|
4,690.9
|
13
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA, net:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
LoyaltyOne
|
$
|
82.3
|
$
|
64.5
|
28
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%
|
$
|
235.3
|
$
|
197.2
|
19
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Epsilon
|
134.8
|
135.0
|
—
|
318.2
|
351.2
|
(9
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)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Card Services
|
330.9
|
289.2
|
14
|
914.9
|
822.4
|
11
|
||||||||||||||||||
Corporate/Other
|
(36.0
|
)
|
(35.7
|
)
|
1
|
(95.4
|
)
|
(95.0
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
512.0
|
$
|
453.0
|
13
|
%
|
$
|
1,373.0
|
$
|
1,275.8
|
8
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Key Performance Indicators:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit card statements generated
|
69.0
|
60.0
|
15
|
%
|
204.2
|
177.9
|
15
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Credit sales
|
$
|
6,985.6
|
$
|
6,000.4
|
16
|
%
|
$
|
20,262.6
|
$
|
16,968.8
|
19
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Average receivables
|
$
|
13,995.1
|
$
|
11,369.4
|
23
|
%
|
$
|
13,679.0
|
$
|
10,971.0
|
25
|
%
|
||||||||||||
AIR MILES reward miles issued
|
1,431.5
|
1,355.7
|
6
|
%
|
4,150.2
|
4,066.8
|
2
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
AIR MILES reward miles redeemed
|
1,851.2
|
1,061.3
|
74
|
%
|
4,367.3
|
3,416.1
|
28
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2016
|
2015
|
2016
|
2015
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, net:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
207.5
|
$
|
130.4
|
$
|
507.0
|
$
|
425.3
|
||||||||||
Income tax expense
|
105.2
|
75.0
|
268.0
|
231.7
|
||||||||||||||
Total interest expense, net
|
108.3
|
82.1
|
310.8
|
240.8
|
||||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization
|
42.6
|
36.5
|
123.5
|
105.0
|
||||||||||||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles
|
84.1
|
86.9
|
261.2
|
262.1
|
||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
18.0
|
21.8
|
59.5
|
73.3
|
||||||||||||||
Regulatory settlement
|
—
|
64.6
|
—
|
64.6
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
565.7
|
$
|
497.3
|
$
|
1,530.0
|
$
|
1,402.8
|
||||||||||
Less: Funding costs (1)
|
53.7
|
36.8
|
151.5
|
108.6
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest
|
—
|
7.5
|
5.5
|
18.4
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net of funding costs and non-controlling interest
|
$
|
512.0
|
$
|
453.0
|
$
|
1,373.0
|
$
|
1,275.8
|
||||||||||
Core Earnings:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
207.5
|
$
|
130.4
|
$
|
507.0
|
$
|
425.3
|
||||||||||
Add back: non-cash/ non-operating items:
|
||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
18.0
|
21.8
|
59.5
|
73.3
|
||||||||||||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles
|
84.1
|
86.9
|
261.2
|
262.1
|
||||||||||||||
Regulatory settlement
|
—
|
64.6
|
—
|
64.6
|
||||||||||||||
Non-cash interest expense (2)
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
18.8
|
17.9
|
||||||||||||||
Income tax effect (3)
|
(38.5
|
)
|
(60.2
|
)
|
(116.9
|
)
|
(147.0
|
)
|
||||||||||
Core earnings
|
277.2
|
249.6
|
729.6
|
696.2
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Core earnings attributable to non-controlling interest
|
—
|
5.2
|
4.0
|
12.7
|
||||||||||||||
Core earnings attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
277.2
|
$
|
244.4
|
$
|
725.6
|
$
|
683.5
|
||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
|
58.4
|
61.8
|
59.2
|
62.6
|
||||||||||||||
Core earnings attributable to common stockholders per share - diluted
|
$
|
4.74
|
$
|
3.95
|
$
|
12.26
|
$
|
10.92
|
||||||||||
(1)
|
Represents interest expense on deposits and securitization funding costs.
|
(2)
|
Represents amortization of debt issuance costs and mark-to-market gains on interest rate derivatives.
|
(3)
|
Represents the tax effect for the related non-GAAP measure adjustments using the expected effective tax rate.
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
57.7
|
$
|
48.2
|
$
|
358.1
|
$
|
(43.0
|
)
|
$
|
421.0
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
22.1
|
79.5
|
23.0
|
2.1
|
126.7
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
2.5
|
7.1
|
3.5
|
4.9
|
18.0
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
82.3
|
134.8
|
384.6
|
(36.0
|
)
|
565.7
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
53.7
|
—
|
53.7
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non‑controlling interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
82.3
|
$
|
134.8
|
$
|
330.9
|
$
|
(36.0
|
)
|
$
|
512.0
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
48.6
|
$
|
42.6
|
$
|
239.5
|
$
|
(43.2
|
)
|
$
|
287.5
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
21.1
|
81.7
|
18.1
|
2.5
|
123.4
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
2.3
|
10.7
|
3.8
|
5.0
|
21.8
|
|||||||||||||||
Regulatory settlement
|
—
|
—
|
64.6
|
—
|
64.6
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
72.0
|
135.0
|
326.0
|
(35.7
|
)
|
497.3
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
36.8
|
—
|
36.8
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non‑controlling interest
|
7.5
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
64.5
|
$
|
135.0
|
$
|
289.2
|
$
|
(35.7
|
)
|
$
|
453.0
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
167.6
|
$
|
46.5
|
$
|
990.1
|
$
|
(118.4
|
)
|
$
|
1,085.8
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
65.5
|
246.6
|
65.4
|
7.2
|
384.7
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
7.7
|
25.1
|
10.9
|
15.8
|
59.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
240.8
|
318.2
|
1,066.4
|
(95.4
|
)
|
1,530.0
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
151.5
|
—
|
151.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non‑controlling interest
|
5.5
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
235.3
|
$
|
318.2
|
$
|
914.9
|
$
|
(95.4
|
)
|
$
|
1,373.0
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
145.9
|
$
|
69.5
|
$
|
801.0
|
$
|
(118.6
|
)
|
$
|
897.8
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
61.6
|
244.5
|
54.1
|
6.9
|
367.1
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
8.1
|
37.2
|
11.3
|
16.7
|
73.3
|
|||||||||||||||
Regulatory settlement
|
—
|
—
|
64.6
|
—
|
64.6
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
215.6
|
351.2
|
931.0
|
(95.0
|
)
|
1,402.8
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
108.6
|
—
|
108.6
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non‑controlling interest
|
18.4
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
18.4
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
197.2
|
$
|
351.2
|
$
|
822.4
|
$
|
(95.0
|
)
|
$
|
1,275.8
|