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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[ ]
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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 July 20, 2017 announcing the results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
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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: July 20, 2017
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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 July 20, 2017 announcing the results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
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99.2
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Investor Presentation Materials.
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Contacts:
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Investors/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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Media
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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 4 Percent to $1.82 Billion
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·
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EPS Increases 99 Percent to $2.47
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·
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Core EPS Increases 4 Percent to $3.84
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·
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Full-Year 2017 Guidance Updated; Initial 2018 Guidance Provided
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SUMMARY
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Quarter Ended June 30,
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(in millions, except per share amounts)
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2017
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2016
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% Change
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Revenue
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$
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1,822
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$
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1,749
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+4
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%
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||||||||
Net income
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$
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138
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$
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141
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-2
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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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2.47
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$
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1.24
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+99
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%
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Diluted shares outstanding
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55.8
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59.0
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-5
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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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499
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$
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472
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+6
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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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433
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$
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422
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+3
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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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3.84
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$
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3.68
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+4
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%
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(a)
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Profitability measures shown above for 2016 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
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Revenue
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$
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1,821.8
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$
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1,748.8
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$
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3,700.8
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$
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3,425.0
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Operating expenses:
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Cost of operations
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1,056.8
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1,070.8
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2,143.5
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2,102.4
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Provision for loan loss
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288.1
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227.8
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603.2
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399.7
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Depreciation and amortization
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125.5
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129.6
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250.3
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258.0
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Total operating expenses
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1,470.4
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1,428.2
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2,997.0
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2,760.1
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Operating income
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351.4
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320.6
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703.8
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664.9
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Interest expense, net:
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Securitization funding costs
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36.6
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30.0
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71.8
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60.4
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Interest expense on deposits
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28.6
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20.2
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54.6
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37.4
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Interest expense on long-term and other debt, net
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72.3
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53.5
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136.3
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104.7
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Total interest expense, net
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137.5
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103.7
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262.7
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202.5
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Income before income tax
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$
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213.9
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$
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216.9
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$
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441.1
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$
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462.4
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Income tax expense
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76.2
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76.2
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157.0
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162.8
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Net income
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$
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137.7
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$
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140.7
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$
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284.1
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$
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299.6
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Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling
interest
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—
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—
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—
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1.8
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Net income attributable to common stockholders
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$
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137.7
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$
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140.7
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$
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284.1
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$
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297.8
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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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137.7
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$
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140.7
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$
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284.1
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$
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297.8
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Less: Accretion of redeemable non-controlling
interest
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—
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67.6
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—
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83.5
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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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137.7
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$
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73.1
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$
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284.1
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$
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214.3
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Denominator
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Weighted average shares outstanding – basic
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55.6
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58.8
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56.0
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59.3
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Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
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55.8
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59.0
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56.3
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59.6
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Basic – Net income attributable to common
stockholders
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$
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2.48
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$
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1.24
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$
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5.07
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$
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3.61
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Diluted – Net income attributable to common
stockholders
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$
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2.47
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$
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1.24
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$
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5.05
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$
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3.60
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June 30,
2017
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December 31,
2016
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Assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,945.9
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$
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1,859.2
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Credit card and loan receivables:
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Credit card and loan receivables
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16,321.9
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16,543.9
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Allowance for loan loss
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(1,069.3
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)
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(948.0
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)
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Credit card and loan receivables, net
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15,252.6
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15,595.9
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Credit card and loan receivables held for sale
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384.0
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417.3
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Redemption settlement assets, restricted
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547.2
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324.4
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Intangible assets, net
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875.9
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1,003.3
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Goodwill
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3,848.4
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3,800.7
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Other assets
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2,874.3
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2,513.3
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Total assets
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$
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25,728.3
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$
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25,514.1
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Liabilities and Equity
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||||||||
Deferred revenue
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$
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935.9
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$
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931.5
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||||
Deposits
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8,722.5
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8,391.9
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Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
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6,561.4
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6,955.4
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Long-term and other debt
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6,422.9
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5,601.4
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||||||
Other liabilities
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1,660.8
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1,975.7
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||||||
Total liabilities
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24,303.5
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23,855.9
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||||||
Stockholders' equity
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1,424.8
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1,658.2
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||||||
Total liabilities and equity
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$
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25,728.3
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$
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25,514.1
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2017
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2016 (1)
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||||||
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
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Net income
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$
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284.1
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$
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299.6
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||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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250.3
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258.0
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||||||
Deferred income taxes
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(61.0
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)
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(14.0
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)
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Provision for loan loss
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603.2
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399.7
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||||||
Non-cash stock compensation
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45.2
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41.4
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||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs
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21.2
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16.8
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||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities
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(179.3
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)
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(328.3
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)
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||||
Originations of loan receivables held for sale
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(3,923.1
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)
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(3,386.5
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)
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||||
Sales of loan receivables held for sale
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3,920.7
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3,393.9
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||||||
Other
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73.1
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74.3
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||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
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1,034.4
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754.9
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||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
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||||||||
Change in redemption settlement assets
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(207.9
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)
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18.4
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|||||
Change in restricted cash
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(433.8
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)
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(0.3
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)
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||||
Change in credit card and loan receivables
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(286.4
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)
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(352.6
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)
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||||
Purchase of credit card portfolios
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—
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(749.1
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)
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|||||
Capital expenditures
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(116.8
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)
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(107.6
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)
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||||
Other
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23.9
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22.4
|
||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
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(1,021.0
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)
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(1,168.8
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)
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||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
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||||||||
Borrowings under debt agreements
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5,856.9
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2,449.9
|
||||||
Repayments of borrowings
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(5,103.8
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)
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(1,766.2
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)
|
||||
Issuances of deposits
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1,801.4
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2,431.8
|
||||||
Repayments of deposits
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(1,469.3
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)
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(1,168.3
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)
|
||||
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
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1,465.0
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1,205.0
|
||||||
Repayments/maturities of non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
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(1,860.0
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)
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(1,690.0
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)
|
||||
Acquisition of non-controlling interest
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—
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(360.7
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)
|
|||||
Payment of deferred financing costs
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(44.1
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)
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(11.1
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)
|
||||
Purchase of treasury shares
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(499.9
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)
|
(522.6
|
)
|
||||
Dividends paid
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(58.0
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)
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—
|
|||||
Other
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(15.1
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)
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(11.3
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)
|
||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
73.1
|
556.5
|
||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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0.2
|
5.9
|
||||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents
|
86.7
|
148.5
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,859.2
|
1,168.0
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
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1,945.9
|
$
|
1,316.5
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(1)
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Adjusted to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based
Payment Accounting." The effect of the adoption of the standard was to increase cash flows from operating activities by $23.8
million and to decrease cash flows from financing activities by $23.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2017
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2016
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Change
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2017
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2016
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Change
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Segment Revenue:
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LoyaltyOne
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$
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280.0
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$
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352.3
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(21
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)%
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$
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613.0
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$
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706.9
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(13
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)%
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||||||||||||
Epsilon
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543.8
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518.8
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5
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1,073.1
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1,012.1
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6
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||||||||||||||||||
Card Services
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1,005.0
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885.8
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13
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2,028.2
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1,721.3
|
18
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||||||||||||||||||
Corporate/Other
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—
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0.1
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nm*
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—
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0.2
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nm*
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||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment Eliminations
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(7.0
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)
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(8.2
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)
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nm*
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(13.5
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)
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(15.5
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)
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nm*
|
||||||||||||||
Total
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$
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1,821.8
|
$
|
1,748.8
|
4
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%
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$
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3,700.8
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$
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3,425.0
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8
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%
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||||||||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA, net:
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||||||||||||||||||||||||
LoyaltyOne
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$
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56.7
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$
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79.3
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(28
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)%
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$
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115.4
|
$
|
153.0
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(25
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)%
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||||||||||||
Epsilon
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106.8
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102.6
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4
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191.8
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183.4
|
5
|
||||||||||||||||||
Card Services
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305.5
|
276.4
|
11
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636.2
|
583.9
|
9
|
||||||||||||||||||
Corporate/Other
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(35.6
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)
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(36.8
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)
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(3
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)
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(70.5
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)
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(59.3
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)
|
19
|
|||||||||||||
Total
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$
|
433.4
|
$
|
421.5
|
3
|
%
|
$
|
872.9
|
$
|
861.0
|
1
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Key Performance Indicators:
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||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit card statements generated
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71.4
|
69.7
|
2
|
%
|
143.6
|
135.3
|
6
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Credit sales
|
$
|
7,515.4
|
$
|
7,098.8
|
6
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%
|
$
|
14,094.6
|
$
|
13,277.0
|
6
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Average receivables
|
$
|
15,739.9
|
$
|
13,505.3
|
17
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%
|
$
|
15,712.7
|
$
|
13,521.0
|
16
|
%
|
||||||||||||
AIR MILES reward miles issued
|
1,422.6
|
1,432.5
|
(1
|
)%
|
2,658.6
|
2,718.7
|
(2
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
AIR MILES reward miles redeemed
|
1,076.5
|
1,232.2
|
(13
|
)%
|
2,302.8
|
2,516.1
|
(8
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, net:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
137.7
|
$
|
140.7
|
$
|
284.1
|
$
|
299.6
|
||||||||
Income tax expense
|
76.2
|
76.2
|
157.0
|
162.8
|
||||||||||||
Total interest expense, net
|
137.5
|
103.7
|
262.7
|
202.5
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization
|
45.2
|
41.1
|
89.9
|
80.9
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles
|
80.3
|
88.5
|
160.4
|
177.1
|
||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
21.7
|
21.5
|
45.2
|
41.4
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
498.6
|
$
|
471.7
|
$
|
999.3
|
$
|
964.3
|
||||||||
Less: Funding costs (1)
|
65.2
|
50.2
|
126.4
|
97.8
|
||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-
controlling interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.5
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net of funding costs and non-
controlling interest
|
$
|
433.4
|
$
|
421.5
|
$
|
872.9
|
$
|
861.0
|
||||||||
Core Earnings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
137.7
|
$
|
140.7
|
$
|
284.1
|
$
|
299.6
|
||||||||
Add back: non-cash/ non-operating items:
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
21.7
|
21.5
|
45.2
|
41.4
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles
|
80.3
|
88.5
|
160.4
|
177.1
|
||||||||||||
Non-cash interest (2)
|
14.0
|
6.3
|
24.3
|
12.7
|
||||||||||||
Income tax effect (3)
|
(39.5
|
)
|
(39.6
|
)
|
(77.9
|
)
|
(78.5
|
)
|
||||||||
Core earnings
|
214.2
|
217.4
|
436.1
|
452.3
|
||||||||||||
Less: Core earnings attributable to non-
controlling interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4.0
|
||||||||||||
Core earnings attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
214.2
|
$
|
217.4
|
$
|
436.1
|
$
|
448.3
|
||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
|
55.8
|
59.0
|
56.3
|
59.6
|
||||||||||||
Core earnings attributable to common stockholders
per share - diluted
|
$
|
3.84
|
$
|
3.68
|
$
|
7.75
|
$
|
7.52
|
||||||||
(1)
|
Represents interest expense on deposits and securitization funding costs.
|
(2)
|
Represents amortization of debt issuance and hedging costs.
|
(3)
|
Represents the tax effect for the related non-GAAP measure adjustments using the expected effective tax rate.
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
34.5
|
$
|
20.0
|
$
|
341.3
|
$
|
(44.4
|
)
|
$
|
351.4
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
19.5
|
77.9
|
26.1
|
2.0
|
125.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
2.7
|
8.9
|
3.3
|
6.8
|
21.7
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
56.7
|
106.8
|
370.7
|
(35.6
|
)
|
498.6
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
65.2
|
—
|
65.2
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to
non‑controlling interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
56.7
|
$
|
106.8
|
$
|
305.5
|
$
|
(35.6
|
)
|
$
|
433.4
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
54.2
|
$
|
10.8
|
$
|
300.7
|
$
|
(45.1
|
)
|
$
|
320.6
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
22.5
|
82.4
|
22.4
|
2.3
|
129.6
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
2.6
|
9.4
|
3.5
|
6.0
|
21.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
79.3
|
102.6
|
326.6
|
(36.8
|
)
|
471.7
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
50.2
|
—
|
50.2
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to
non‑controlling interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
79.3
|
$
|
102.6
|
$
|
276.4
|
$
|
(36.8
|
)
|
$
|
421.5
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
72.0
|
$
|
18.4
|
$
|
704.3
|
$
|
(90.9
|
)
|
$
|
703.8
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
38.6
|
155.8
|
51.9
|
4.0
|
250.3
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
4.8
|
17.6
|
6.4
|
16.4
|
45.2
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
115.4
|
191.8
|
762.6
|
(70.5
|
)
|
999.3
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
126.4
|
—
|
126.4
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to
non‑controlling interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
115.4
|
$
|
191.8
|
$
|
636.2
|
$
|
(70.5
|
)
|
$
|
872.9
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
LoyaltyOne
|
Epsilon
|
Card
Services
|
Corporate/
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
109.9
|
$
|
(1.7
|
)
|
$
|
632.1
|
$
|
(75.4
|
)
|
$
|
664.9
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
43.4
|
167.1
|
42.4
|
5.1
|
258.0
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
|
5.2
|
18.0
|
7.2
|
11.0
|
41.4
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
158.5
|
183.4
|
681.7
|
(59.3
|
)
|
964.3
|
||||||||||||||
Less: Funding costs
|
—
|
—
|
97.8
|
—
|
97.8
|
|||||||||||||||
Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to
non‑controlling interest
|
5.5
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.5
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net
|
$
|
153.0
|
$
|
183.4
|
$
|
583.9
|
$
|
(59.3
|
)
|
$
|
861.0
|