Revenue: $247 million, up 8% year over year. Revenue Excluding Interest Income: Grew 16% year over year. B2B Revenue Growth: Increased 37%. Adjusted EBITDA: $65 million, with a 27% margin. Net Income: $21 million, compared to $29 million in the prior year period. Volume Growth: Up 7% overall; B2B SMBs volume up 21%, merchant services volume up 88%. Take Rate: 125 basis points, increased 1 basis point year over year. Customer Funds Held: Increased 11% year over year to $6.6 billion. Interest Income: $58 million in Q1. Operating Expenses: $217 million, increased 14% year over year. Transaction Costs: $39 million, representing 16% of revenue. Cash and Cash Equivalents: $524 million at the end of the quarter. Share Repurchase: Approximately $17 million of shares repurchased during the quarter.

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Release Date: May 07, 2025

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

Payoneer Global Inc (NASDAQ:PAYO) reported a 16% year-over-year revenue growth, excluding interest income, surpassing their medium-term targets. The company's B2B revenue increased by 37%, driven by strong growth in APAC, EMEA, and Latin America regions. Adjusted EBITDA reached $65 million with a 27% margin, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of profitability net of interest. Payoneer Global Inc (NASDAQ:PAYO) successfully cross-sold more products, leading to an 18% revenue increase from $10,000-plus ICPs. The company has expanded its global regulatory footprint, including acquiring a licensed China-based payment provider, enhancing its position in key markets.

Negative Points

Payoneer Global Inc (NASDAQ:PAYO) suspended its full-year 2025 guidance due to uncertainty in the global macroeconomic and trade policy environment. The company anticipates a potential $50 million revenue headwind for the full year 2025 if the current global tariff regime remains in place. Transaction costs increased by 16%, driven by growth in higher transaction cost products and business lines. Net income decreased to $21 million from $29 million in the first quarter of the previous year. The company faces challenges from marketplace-driven changes in the timing of large holiday volume payouts, impacting volume growth from SMBs selling on marketplaces.

Q & A Highlights

Q: Can you discuss the customer reception to recent price increases and your confidence in pricing power? A: Beatrice Ordonez, CFO: Our pricing strategy remains customer segment-focused, aligning value with pricing. We haven't changed our approach despite macro uncertainties. The $30 million pricing uplift guidance was pre-tariff, but our strategy remains unchanged.

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Q: How have customer onboardings and retention trended over past cycles? A: John Caplan, CEO: Our net revenue retention is strongest among our largest customers. We've implemented tools to measure and improve retention, especially with B2B customers, through cross-selling card and workforce management products.

Q: Can you elaborate on the $50 million potential revenue impact due to tariffs and the decision to pull guidance? A: Beatrice Ordonez, CFO: The $50 million estimate is based on assumptions about customer responses and market impacts. It's not implicit guidance due to the broad range of outcomes. We considered factors like marketplace volume impacts and service business effects.

Q: What is the breakdown of take rate expansion across the business? A: Beatrice Ordonez, CFO: Take rate expansion is driven by increased value to SMBs, cross-selling, and pricing initiatives. Marketplace take rates expanded by four basis points, largely due to card adoption and geo mix shifts. B2B take rates grew by 22 basis points, influenced by slower growth in China and pricing actions.

Q: Can you provide insights into the China to US revenue exposure and merchant mix? A: Beatrice Ordonez, CFO: Our China sellers are diverse, with larger sellers being more tariff resilient due to branded goods and pricing power. Our portfolio is weighted towards larger sellers, who are better positioned to maintain US market distribution.

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

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