PAGS
Published on 05/13/2025 at 17:46
PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE: PAGS)
Earnings Presentation
May 13, 2025 | Webcast: click here to register
1Q25 highlights
Sustainable growth and profitability amid market challenges
Operational Highlights
Total Clients
Million
32.0
(+2% YoY)
TPV 1Q25
R$
129B
(+16% YoY)
Credit Portfolio (Expanded)¹ R$
46B
(+34% YoY)
Total Funding²
R$
40B
(+24% YoY)
Financial Highlights
Net Revenue 1Q25
R$
4.9B
(+13% YoY)
Net Income³ 1Q25
R$ | non-GAAP
554M
(+6% YoY)
Gross Profit
R$
1.9B
(+7% YoY)
ROAE 1Q25
% | GAAP
14.2%
(-10bps YoY)
Value Creation for Shareholders
EPS4
R$/share
1.72
(+14% YoY)
Buyback
R$
1.1B | 353M
repurchased LTM | YTD (apr-25)
4
1 Expanded Portfolio Includes Banking’s Credit Portfolio and Acquiring’s Prepayment to Merchants, net of Accounts Receivable Securitization | 2 Total Funding Total Deposits + Borrowings, Certificate of Deposits with Related Parties and Senior FIDC quotas. Does not include Accounts Receivable Securitization. | 3 Net Income Please see the Appendix for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure | 4 EPS : in GAAP diluted, considering effect of shares repurchased in 1Q25 and LTIP. When excluding those effects EPS is R$ 1.73/share (+15% YoY). For EPS on a Guidance same basis comparison please see slide 22
Business Overview
Proven track record EPS: Up ~2.3x, focused on delivering shareholder value
Number of shares Repurchased (M) - 1st Program
Number of shares repurchased (M) - 2nd Program
EPS (diluted, GAAP)(reported)(R$)
6.62
EPS w/o buyback (diluted, GAAP)(R$)
+15.0% CAGR
(2018-2024)
5.10
6.13
15.2
4.15
3.92
4.57
4.50
4.90
10.0
8.2
2.86
1.0
3.51
3.49
1.7
4.0
0.0
0.5
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 YTD
4.1
11.1
Covid-19
Pandemic
Largest Brazilian fintech IPO (US$ 2.6B)
Banking license acquisition and launch of PagBank
PIX
implementation and initial phases of Open Banking
Launch of FGTS withdrawal anticipation and payroll loan
Launch of collateralized credit card offer
P A Y
Focus on MSMB with sales force expansion
Strengthening our on-line and cross-border positioning
6
Business Overview
Greater than Payments, Greater than Banking: Your growth partner
PAYMENTS BANKING
Prepaid TPV Settled into PagBank Accounts
Complete set of payment solutions
Customer acquisition through POS device and hardware free payments (online and Tap On), to enable merchants to accept all payment methods (cards, Pix and bank slips)
Revenue generation from transactions and pre-payments
Deposits
Deposits franchise funds TPV Prepayment
Personalized
Credit Offer
Complete digital banking offer
Customer acquisition with a complete banking account for individuals and businesses
Customer engagement via digital accounts, cash-in, deposits, cards, investments, etc..
Monetization through financial services and customer retention
CREDIT
Expansion of Customer lifetime value
Monetization through credit products
7
Business Overview
Significant opportunities to drive future growth
PagBank
Market Share
ACTIVE
MERCHANTS
ACTIVE BANKING CLIENTS
PIX # TRANSACTIONS
15.6%
10.2%
9.4%
6.3
million
17.3
million
6.0
billion
Includes self-employed individuals in the informal economy | 19.1M
MEI - Individual-like Merchants | 16.3M ME - Micro Businesses | 4.5M EPP - Small Businesses| 0.6M
40.5
million¹
170
million²
63.4
billion³
DEPOSITS
0.9%
R$ 33.9
billion
R$ 3,823
billion4
EXPANDED
CREDIT PORTFOLIO
PAYROLL
LOAN
0.8%
0.5%
R$ 46.0
billion
R$ 2.7
billion
R$ 5,822
billion5
R$ 569
billion6
1. Source: Estatuto Nacional da Microempresa e da Empresa de Pequeno Porte. Classification based on annual gross revenue: MEI – up to BRL 81k; ME – up to BRL 360k; EPP – BRL 360k to BRL 4.8M. Data as of December 2024. 2. BACEN – Financial System Client Registry. Considers
adults aged 15 and older who have a banking relationship, as of 2022. 3. BACEN. 4. BACEN. Considers all deposits from private financial and payment institutions, except saving deposits. 5. BACEN. Considers credit operations of private financial institutions, as of December 2024. 6. 8
BACEN. Considers payroll loans of private financial institutions, as of December 2024.
UNITS
Business Overview
Segmentation reviewed to better capture company strategic positioning
Our Purpose
To facilitate the financial lives of businesses and individuals
Recap on Our Strategic Goals
Win on MSMB with payments and banking offering
Expand payments beyond POS
Diversify Banking revenue streams beyond merchants
Cross-selll Credit Products across the customer base
Segmentation Rationale
Significant evolution of Client Mix LTM
SMB top range raised from R$ 1M (TPV/month) to R$ 3M
TPV(R$) >3M/month
TPV (R$)
15k <> 3M/month
Large retail
Merchants¹
Small and Medium-sized Businesses²
Individuals
+
Online³
Merchant-Like Individuals
New segmentation reflects commercial strategy and client profitability profile
Payments
Expanding into larger accretive clients
tapping into profitable retail opportunities
Banking
Unlocking cross-sell opportunities
and driving higher profitability.
TPV (R$) <15k/month
Micro-merchants²
Large Retail gathers Merchants with monthly TPV above R$ 3M
MSMB gathers Micro-merchants (monthly TPV up to R$15,000) and Small/Medium Businesses (monthly TPV from R$15,000 up to R$ 3M) | 3 Online segment (e-Commerce and Cross-Border) 10
Payments + Banking
Building a high-quality client base
Total Clients
+2%
33.2
31.4
32.0
Million
Highlights
Customer
Acquisition
Customer
Engagement
Monetization & Loyalty
Quality customer base expansion
Focus on activating higher value clients
Prioritizing profitability over volumes
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Total Active Clients¹
Million
+2%
17.3
17.8 17.7
Active Banking Only Clients²
Million
+5%
11.3 11.4
Deepening customer engagement and monetization
Better UX services to boost activity and loyalty
Improve client lifetime value through broader product usage
Cross-Selling Banking products
Complete product offering (investments, insurance, credit)
10.9
Increase wallet share and customer retention
Payment excellence
Improved SLAs to elevate UX
Robust and reliable Online and PIX infrastructure
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25 Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
11
Active Clients: refer to Active Clients with at least one transaction in the last twelve months in the payments or banking services, and/or Active Clients with a balance in their digital account on the last day of the last month of the periods indicated.
Active Payments Clients: Considers “Payments Only” clients and “Banking + Payments” clients
Payments
Profitable growth with margin-focused repricing
Total TPV
TPV per Active Merchant
Highlights
7%
83%
84%
93%
16%
17%
R$ Billion
112
Q1-24
PIX
+6% Y/Y
Cards TPV
+16%
146
Q4-24
129
Q1-25
R$ Thousand
+20%
22.9
20.6
17.2
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
TPV Growth
Focus on profitability as a result of repricing initiatives to mitigate financial cost increase, and considered the seasonality of the quarter
PIX
Increasing volumes over debit remain, with higher margins
MSMB
Core segment expansion is the main focus for 2025
R$ Billion
+11%
105
Same base MSMB (< R$ 1M/month)
+13% YoY
86
95
MSMB¹ TPV(
Large Retail² & Online³ TPV
PAGS International
Focus on digital goods, leveraging the Company’s
presence in more than 17 countries, mainly in Latam.
Churn
Repricing initiatives had limited impact on churn levels.
R$ Billion
ex-Online
~8% YoY
+30%
41
34
26
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25 Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
MSMB gathers Micro-merchants (monthly TPV up to R$15,000) and Small/Medium Businesses (monthly TPV from R$15,000 up to R$ 3M)
Large Retail gathers Merchants with monthly TPV above R$ 3M 3 Online segment (e-Commerce and Cross-Border), which were previously grouped under LMEC 12
Banking
Achieving customer principality and improving banking revenue contribution
Cash-in¹
R$ Billion
+26%
93
83
66
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Engagement Metrics
QoQ
Cash-in per Active Banking Client
+23%
5.4
3.9
4.8
R$ Thousand
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Highlights
Cash-In
Robust growth YoY as a result of banking offer evolution during this period and higher principality
App Access and Bill Payment/PIX Transactions Higher usage of banking app and payment features, demonstrating evolution in client’s engagement and transactionality
Investments and Insurance
Increased engagement with higher penetration of investment and insurance products distributed on-platform
37
41
11%
9% % of Active Clients² % of Active Clients²
24
26
+3 pp
23%
+1 pp
10%
11%
20%
Q4-24 Q1-25
Average Monthly Accesses
Q4-24 Q1-25
# of Bill Payments and PIX transactions per client/month
Q4-24 Q1-25
Investments Penetration
Q4-24 Q1-25
Insurance
Penetration
1 Cash-in: Not related to acquiring TPV. Considers PIX P2P and wire transfers inflows into PagBank accounts from other financial institutions; 2 Active Clients: at least1 transaction in the last 12 months, . 13
Funding
Deposits + 11% YoY, with sustained cost efficiency, despite seasonality
Total Funding
R$ Billion
APY2 on Total Deposits
% of CDI
R$ million 1Q25 1Q24 YoY % 4Q24 QoQ %
Checking Accounts 10.3 10.9 -5% 12.0 -14%
Certificate of Deposits 16.3 15.1 8% 17.0 -4%
Interbank Deposits 7.3 4.6 58% 7.1 3%
97% 90% 90%
Total Deposits 33.9 30.6 11% 36.1 -6%
69%
47%
49%
Other Fundings¹ 6.5 1.3 >100% 6.7 -2%
Total Funding 40.4 31.9 27% 42.8 -6%
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Checking Accounts APY Total Deposits APY
Total Deposits per Platform
% of Total Deposits
Loan to Funding³
%
26%
19%
15%
85%
81%
74%
108%
113%
114%
Q1-24
Q4-24
On-Platform Off-Platform
Q1-25
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
1. Other Fundings: Include Borrowings, Certificate of Deposits with Related Parties and Senior FIDC quotas. Does not include Accounts Receivable Securitization.
2 APY: Annual Percentage Yield. | 3. Loan to Funding: Expanded Loan (including Prepayment to Merchants) / Total Funding. 14
Credit
Total Credit Portfolio +34% YoY, NPL ~2x lower than industry average
Credit Portfolio
R$ Billion
Credit Portfolio Evolution
13%
23%
4%
21%
5%
26%
61%
73%
74%
+34%
3.4
3.7
% Credit Portfolio
# million 1Q25
1Q24
YoY %
4Q24
QoQ %
Payroll Loans 2.7
1.7
63%
2.7
9%
Credit Card 0.8
0.7
8%
0.8
-1%
Working Capital 0.2
0.3
-52%
0.2
16%
Total Credit Portfolio 3.7
2.7
34%
3.4
6%
Merchants' Prepayment¹ 42.3
31.5
35%
44.7
-5%
Expanded Portfolio 46.0
34.2
34%
48.2
-5%
2.7
Q1-24
Q4-24
Q1-25
Payroll Loans & Others Credit Cards Working Capital Loans
Total Credit Portfolio Mix
(%)
NPL90²
% over Credit Portfolio up to 360 days
27%
15%
15%
85%
85%
73%
4.5
4.1
2.3
4.4
2.3
Q1-24
Q4-24
Q1-25
Q1-24
Q4-24
Q1-25
Secured Products
Unsecured Products
Total Portfolio NPL90
Brazilian Market Average ²
15
1. Prepayment to Merchants is net of Accounts Receivable Securitization | 2. NPL90: based on Credit Portfolio up to 360 days.
3. Source: Brazilian Central Bank. NPL90 for non-earmarked resources operations at 4.4% on March 2025.
FINANCIAL
Revenue and Gross Profit Margin
Total revenue +13% YoY, with solid banking performance (+60% YoY)
Total Revenue and Income
R$ Million
41% 38% 39%
3,172
2,977
2,556
1,750
1,874
1,943
+13%
5,115
4,850
4,306
Payments: Total Revenue and Income
R$ Million
+8%
4,602
3,942
39%
4,268
35%
34%
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Gross Profit Margin
Banking: Total Revenue and Income
R$ Million
+60%
513
582
365
60%
69%
70%
1Q24
4Q24
1Q25
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Gross Profit Total Costs Gross Profit Margin
Gross Profit Margin
Gross Profit: Total Revenue and Income (-) Transaction Costs (-) Financial Costs (-) Total Losses;
Gross Profit Margin: Gross Profit / Total Revenue and Income. 17
Gross Profit Margin
Payments repricing and increased Banking contribution driving profitability
Gross Profit Evolution QoQ
R$ Million
57
213
(189)
(3)
82%
78%
22%
18%
-4%
37
Payments: Gross Profit
R$ Million
(184)
1,943
mainly due to quarter’s seasonality
buyback impact on financial costs
Banking
1,874
1,530
1,589
1,465
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Banking: Gross Profit
Payments
R$ Million
+85%
354
409
220
13% of total Gross Profit
18% of total Gross Profit
22% of total
Gross Profit
Gross Profit 4Q24
Banking Performance
Repricing and Mix¹
Payments Chargeback
Payments Volume¹
Interest Rate
Gross Profit 1Q25
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
1 – Net of repricing on Payments, which started in the 4Q24. 18
P&L
Operating leverage +10bps YoY; Total losses -19% YoY
Total Expenses
R$ Million
Highlights
Q1-25
Q1-24
YoY %
Q4-24
QoQ%
11.
Total Payment Volume
129,230
111,553
16%
146,004
-11%
Total Revenue and Income
4,850
4,306
13%
5,115
-5%
Transaction Costs
(1,715)
(1,627)
5%
(1,960)
-12%
% TPV
1.3%
1.5%
1.3%
Financial Costs
(1,178)
(827)
42%
(1,092)
8% 22.
% TPV
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
Total Losses
(83)
(103)
-19%
(121)
-31%
% TPV
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Gross Profit
1,873
1,750
7%
1,943
-4%
% Total Revenue and Income
38.6%
40.6%
38.0%
33.
Operational Expenses (Non-GAAP)
(794)
(708)
12%
(822)
-3%
% Total Revenue and Income
16.4%
16.5%
16.1%
D&A + POS Write-Off (Non-GAAP)
(456)
(409)
11%
(436)
4%
% Total Revenue and Income
9.4%
9.5%
8.5%
44.
EBT (Non-GAAP)
624
632
-1%
685
-9%
% EBT Margin
12.9%
14.7%
13.4%
Income Tax (Non-GAAP)
(70)
(110)
-37%
(54)
29%
Effective Tax Rate
11.2%
17.4%
7.9%
Net Income (Non-GAAP)
554
522
6%
631
-12%
55.
% Net Margin
11.4%
12.1%
12.3%
Financial Costs, impacted by Brazilian interest rate hike, mitigated by
the ongoing repricing in Payments
1
2
Total Losses, reducing 31% than last quarter and 19% than Q1-24 due to improvement on fraud prevention tools and credit/collection processes
3
Operating Expenses stable trajectory in comparison to 4Q24, demonstrating strong cost discipline.
4
D&A + POS Write-Off YoY growth captures the increase in payment volumes and investments deployed in the past quarters
5
Tax Rate efficiency through active tax planning
Please see the Appendix for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. 19
Profitability Analysis
EPS +14% YoY with ROAE improving 140bps in the same period
Net Income (GAAP, Non-GAAP)
R$ Million
EPS diluted (GAAP)
Equity and ROAE¹
R$ Billion
LTM ROAE
13.6%
15.0%
+6%
631
522
554
483
40
525
29
599
32
+14%
1.91
1.72
1.50
14.3%
16.5%
14.2%
+8%
14.7
14.9
13.8
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Net Income non-GAAP Net Income GAAP
Q1-24 Q4-24 Q1-25
Q1-24
Q4-24
ROAE
Q1-25
ROAE (Return on Average Equity): annualized quarterly Net income / average shareholder equity. 20
Capital Structure
Capital strength and value creation: buybacks, dividends and share cancellations
Highlights
11.
75% of the current program (USD 200M) executed since launch in August 2024. Over 40.2M shares bought since IPO (R$ 2.2B)
Buyback Execution
Total Buybacks
(2018 to 2025 YTD)
R$ 2.2B
R$ Million
9,696 15,244 8,215
22.
Immediate cancellation of 23.930.715 shares.
33.
Cash Dividend of USD 0,14 per common share to be paid on June 6, 2025 (record date is set for May 23, 2025)
784
399
353
2023 2024 2025 YTD
Shares Repurchased (thousands) Amount Repurchased (R$ Million)
44.
PAGS expects to pay going forward, on an annual basis, a cash
dividend corresponding to ~10% of it’s net income¹.
AAA.br2
brAAA2
Basel Index²
%
Our commitment is to optimize the capital allocation focused on shareholder value generation
33%
28%
27%
-577 bps
2023
2024
1Q25
21
Subject, among other factors, to market and company performance and financial conditions. Any future declaration of dividends and the amount therefor will be at the discretion of PAGS’s Board of Directors
as of Mar 2025
Outlook
Q1 Results on track to deliver 2025 Guidance
Gross Profit
% y/y
EPS (GAAP, diluted)
% y/y
Capital Expenditures
R$ Billion
Q1 2025
+7.1%
+15.0%
FY25 Guidance
7% 11%
Dec-24 same basis¹
11% 15%
R$ 635M
2.2B
2.4B
YTD performance Guidance range
1 – GAAP diluted EPS on a December-2024 same basis considers the same number of common shares for diluted earnings as year-end 2024 (303.824.913 shares)
Please see the Appendix for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. 22
CLOSING
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
1Q 2025 Takeaways
Continuing to deliver sustainable growth and profitability despite ongoing market challenges
Consistent expansion of our Banking business, accounting for more than 22% of total Gross Profit (+86% YoY)
Company on track to deliver 2025 Guidance
2025 Outlook
Mitigate macro uncertainty through (i) repricing, (ii) operating leverage, and (iii) financial cost efficiency; focused on profitability
Improve capital structure and increase shareholder value through an EPS increase
Long-term focus:
Become the primary interface for individuals, and small and medium-sized businesses, supported by strong growth potential and a proven track record of creating shareholder value
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Appendix
Net Income Reconciliation and EPS
R$ million
Q1-24
Q2-24
Q3-24
Q4-24
Q1-25
Net Income | GAAP
483
504
531
599
525
Non-GAAP Items
39
38
41
32
29
Long-term Incentive Plan
41
38
41
28
23
Amortization of Fair Value Adjustment
5
5
5
5
5
Amortization of Capitalized Expenses of Platforms Development
13
14
15
15
16
Income Tax and Social Contribution
(20)
(20)
(21)
(17)
(15)
Net Income | Non-GAAP
522
542
572
631
554
Q1-24
Q2-24
Q3-24
Q4-24
Q1-25
Weighted Average Number of Outstanding Common Shares (million)
Basic
316.9
319.1
317.6
310.8
303.6
Diluted
321.2
323.1
320.7
313.9
305.6
EPS | GAAP
Basic
R$
1.52
R$
1.58
R$
1.67
R$
1.93
R$
1.73
Diluted
R$
1.50
R$
1.56
R$
1.66
R$
1.91
R$
1.72
EPS | Non-GAAP
Basic
R$
1.65
R$
1.70
R$
1.80
R$
2.03
R$
1.82
Diluted
R$
1.63
R$
1.68
R$
1.78
R$
2.01
R$
1.81
27
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