FORM 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
LendingClub Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Commission File Number: 001-36771 | |
Delaware | 51-0605731 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
71 Stevenson St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105 | |
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | |
(415) 632-5600 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Title or Description | ||
99.1 |
LendingClub Corporation | |||
Date: | February 20, 2018 | By: | /s/ Thomas W. Casey |
Thomas W. Casey | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||
(duly authorized officer) |
• | Delivered record revenue, the highest in the company’s history, of $156.5 million, up 20 percent year-over-year. |
• | Achieved 23 percent annual growth in originations to over $2.4 billion. |
• | Launched a new feature to enable borrowers to directly pay off existing credit card debt in order to improve loan performance and financial health for customers. |
• | Introduced CLUB Certificates, a first-of-its-kind marketplace lending product that opens up the asset class to new investors. |
• | Signed multi-year deals with a loan servicing platform and new partners to drive long-term operating cost efficiencies and increased operational flexibility. |
• | $125.0 million agreement, subject to court approval. |
• | $47.75 million will be covered by LendingClub’s insurance. |
• | The remaining $77.25 million is reflected in the company’s fourth quarter net loss and will be paid from liquid assets of approximately $650 million held at December 31, 2017. |
Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | December 31, 2017 | September 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Originations | $ | 2,438.3 | $ | 2,442.9 | $ | 1,987.3 | $ | 8,987.2 | $ | 8,664.7 | |||||||||
Net Revenue | $ | 156.5 | $ | 154.0 | $ | 130.5 | $ | 574.5 | $ | 500.8 | |||||||||
Consolidated Net Loss | $ | (92.1 | ) | $ | (6.7 | ) | $ | (32.3 | ) | $ | (154.0 | ) | $ | (146.0 | ) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $ | 19.0 | $ | 20.9 | $ | (0.9 | ) | $ | 44.6 | $ | (12.9 | ) |
(1) | Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA excludes legal and regulatory expense of $80.25 million related to outstanding legacy issues. Please see the discussion below under the heading “Non-GAAP Measures” and the reconciliation at the end of this release. |
(2) | Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see discussion below under the heading “Non-GAAP Measures” and the reconciliations at the end of this release. |
(3) | Forecasted Net Income (Loss) excludes expenses associated with outstanding legacy issues, as those expenses are neither probable nor estimable at this time. Adjusted EBITDA will also exclude expenses associated with outstanding legacy issues as more fully described in the discussion below under “Non-GAAP Measures.” We will update forecasted Net Income (Loss) as expenses associated with outstanding legacy issues become available. |
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Net revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Transaction fees | $ | 120,697 | $ | 101,568 | $ | 448,608 | $ | 423,494 | |||||||
Investor fees (1) | 24,313 | 26,027 | 87,108 | 79,647 | |||||||||||
Gain (Loss) on sales of loans (1) | 10,353 | 115 | 23,370 | (17,152 | ) | ||||||||||
Other revenue (1) | 1,366 | 1,492 | 6,436 | 9,478 | |||||||||||
Net interest income and fair value adjustments: | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | 141,471 | 167,230 | 611,259 | 696,662 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (122,796 | ) | (164,645 | ) | (571,424 | ) | (688,368 | ) | |||||||
Net fair value adjustments (1) | (18,949 | ) | (1,265 | ) | (30,817 | ) | (2,949 | ) | |||||||
Net interest income and fair value adjustments (1) | (274 | ) | 1,320 | 9,018 | 5,345 | ||||||||||
Total net revenue | 156,455 | 130,522 | 574,540 | 500,812 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: (2) | |||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 60,130 | 55,457 | 229,865 | 216,670 | |||||||||||
Origination and servicing | 23,847 | 18,296 | 86,891 | 74,760 | |||||||||||
Engineering and product development | 37,926 | 32,522 | 142,264 | 115,357 | |||||||||||
Other general and administrative | 48,689 | 56,740 | 191,683 | 207,172 | |||||||||||
Class action litigation settlement | 77,250 | — | 77,250 | — | |||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | — | — | — | 37,050 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 247,842 | 163,015 | 727,953 | 651,009 | |||||||||||
Loss before income tax expense | (91,387 | ) | (32,493 | ) | (153,413 | ) | (150,197 | ) | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 711 | (224 | ) | 632 | (4,228 | ) | |||||||||
Consolidated net loss | (92,098 | ) | (32,269 | ) | (154,045 | ) | (145,969 | ) | |||||||
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (91 | ) | — | (210 | ) | — | |||||||||
LendingClub net loss | $ | (92,007 | ) | $ | (32,269 | ) | $ | (153,835 | ) | $ | (145,969 | ) | |||
Net loss per share attributable to LendingClub: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | |||
Diluted | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | |||
Weighted-average common shares – Basic | 416,005,213 | 395,877,053 | 408,995,947 | 387,762,072 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares – Diluted | 416,005,213 | 395,877,053 | 408,995,947 | 387,762,072 |
(1) | In the first quarter of 2017, the Company aggregated the revenue previously reported as “Servicing fees” and “Management fees” into “Investor fees.” This change had no impact to “Total net revenue.” Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company separately reported “Gain (Loss) on sales of loans” and “Net fair value adjustments” from “Other revenue (expense).” These changes had no impact on “Total net revenue.” Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. |
(2) | Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: |
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | $ | 1,797 | $ | 2,530 | $ | 7,654 | $ | 7,546 | |||||||
Origination and servicing | 985 | 1,437 | 4,804 | 4,159 | |||||||||||
Engineering and product development | 5,046 | 6,724 | 22,047 | 19,858 | |||||||||||
Other general and administrative | 8,463 | 12,120 | 36,478 | 37,638 | |||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 16,291 | $ | 22,811 | $ | 70,983 | $ | 69,201 |
December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | March 31, 2017 | June 30, 2017 | September 30, 2017 | December 31, 2017 | Q/Q | Y/Y | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating Highlights: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loan originations (in millions) | $ | 1,987 | $ | 1,959 | $ | 2,147 | $ | 2,443 | $ | 2,438 | 0 | % | 23 | % | |||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 130,522 | $ | 124,482 | $ | 139,573 | $ | 154,030 | $ | 156,455 | 2 | % | 20 | % | |||||||||||
Consolidated net loss | $ | (32,269 | ) | $ | (29,844 | ) | $ | (25,444 | ) | $ | (6,659 | ) | $ | (92,098 | ) | N/M | 185 | % | |||||||
Contribution (1) (2) | $ | 60,736 | $ | 53,165 | $ | 66,028 | $ | 75,908 | $ | 75,351 | (1 | )% | 24 | % | |||||||||||
Contribution margin (1) (2) | 46.5 | % | 42.7 | % | 47.3 | % | 49.3 | % | 48.2 | % | (2 | )% | 4 | % | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) (2) | $ | (880 | ) | $ | 161 | $ | 4,483 | $ | 20,895 | $ | 19,048 | (9 | )% | N/M | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin (1) (2) | (0.7 | )% | 0.1 | % | 3.2 | % | 13.6 | % | 12.2 | % | (10 | )% | N/M | ||||||||||||
EPS - diluted | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | N/M | 175 | % | |||||||
Adjusted EPS - diluted (1) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.01 | (67 | )% | (150 | )% | ||||||||
Originations by Investor Type: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managed accounts | 43 | % | 33 | % | 31 | % | 24 | % | 26 | % | |||||||||||||||
Self-directed | 13 | % | 15 | % | 13 | % | 10 | % | 10 | % | |||||||||||||||
Banks | 31 | % | 40 | % | 44 | % | 42 | % | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||
LendingClub structured programs (3) | — | % | — | % | — | % | 9 | % | 11 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other institutional investors | 13 | % | 12 | % | 12 | % | 15 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
Originations by Program: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal loans - standard program | 74 | % | 74 | % | 72 | % | 73 | % | 74 | % | |||||||||||||||
Personal loans - custom program | 16 | % | 15 | % | 18 | % | 18 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other - custom program (4) | 10 | % | 11 | % | 10 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
Servicing Portfolio by Method Financed (in millions, at end of period): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | $ | 1,795 | $ | 1,779 | $ | 1,740 | $ | 1,683 | $ | 1,608 | (4 | )% | (10 | )% | |||||||||||
Certificates | 2,752 | 2,516 | 2,281 | 2,020 | 1,291 | (36 | )% | (53 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
Secured borrowings | — | — | — | — | 243 | N/M | N/M | ||||||||||||||||||
Whole loans sold | 6,542 | 6,731 | 7,081 | 7,627 | 8,178 | 7 | % | 25 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Loans invested in by the Company | 28 | 27 | 49 | 175 | 593 | N/M | N/M | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 11,117 | $ | 11,053 | $ | 11,151 | $ | 11,505 | $ | 11,913 | 4 | % | 7 | % | |||||||||||
Employees and contractors (5) | 1,530 | 1,599 | 1,627 | 1,779 | 1,837 | 3 | % | 20 | % |
(1) | Represents a non-GAAP measure. See ”Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures.” |
(2) | Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, contribution excludes stock-based compensation expense included in the sales and marketing and origination and servicing expense categories and adjusted EBITDA includes net interest revenue to capture the full spectrum of revenue we expect to generate. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, contribution and adjusted EBITDA exclude (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Additionally, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA excludes legal and regulatory expense related to outstanding legacy issues of $80.25 million. |
(3) | Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Company introduced “LendingClub structured programs” as a new line item presented to separately show the percentage of loan originations funded by the Company. |
(4) | Comprised of education and patient finance loans, small business loans, and small business lines of credit which are less than 10% of the volumes presented individually. |
December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | March 31, 2017 | June 30, 2017 | September 30, 2017 | December 31, 2017 | Q/Q | Y/Y | |||||||||||||||||||
Select Balance Sheet Information (at end of period): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 516 | $ | 534 | $ | 539 | $ | 384 | $ | 402 | 5 | % | (22 | )% | |||||||||||
Securities available for sale | $ | 287 | $ | 247 | $ | 225 | $ | 219 | $ | 118 | (46 | )% | (59 | )% | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 803 | $ | 781 | $ | 764 | $ | 603 | $ | 520 | (14 | )% | (35 | )% | |||||||||||
Loans held for investment (1) | $ | 4,295 | $ | 4,012 | $ | 3,778 | $ | 3,402 | $ | 2,932 | (14 | )% | (32 | )% | |||||||||||
Loans held for investment by the Company (1) | $ | 17 | $ | 15 | $ | 19 | $ | 12 | $ | 361 | N/M | N/M | |||||||||||||
Loans held for sale (1) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 92 | $ | — | (100 | )% | N/M | ||||||||||||
Loans held for sale by the Company (1) | $ | 9 | $ | 9 | $ | 36 | $ | 174 | $ | 236 | 36 | % | N/M | ||||||||||||
Notes, certificates and secured borrowings | $ | 4,321 | $ | 4,034 | $ | 3,806 | $ | 3,516 | $ | 2,955 | (16 | )% | (32 | )% | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,563 | $ | 5,232 | $ | 5,029 | $ | 4,753 | $ | 4,641 | (2 | )% | (17 | )% | |||||||||||
Total equity | $ | 976 | $ | 972 | $ | 984 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 928 | (7 | )% | (5 | )% |
(1) | In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company disaggregated “Loans” to separately present “Loans held for investment” and “Loans held for investment by the Company.” Additionally, the Company separately reported “Loans held for sale by the Company” from “Loans held for sale.” Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. |
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | March 31, 2017 | June 30, 2017 | September 30, 2017 | December 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Contribution reconciliation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net loss | $ | (32,269 | ) | $ | (29,844 | ) | $ | (25,444 | ) | $ | (6,659 | ) | $ | (92,098 | ) | $ | (145,969 | ) | $ | (154,045 | ) | ||||||
Engineering and product development expense | 32,522 | 35,760 | 35,718 | 32,860 | 37,926 | 115,357 | 142,264 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other general and administrative expense | 56,740 | 43,574 | 52,495 | 46,925 | 48,689 | 207,172 | 191,683 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class action litigation settlement | — | — | — | — | 77,250 | — | 77,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | — | — | — | — | — | 37,050 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 3,967 | 3,715 | 3,321 | 2,640 | 2,782 | 11,705 | 12,458 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (224 | ) | (40 | ) | (52 | ) | 13 | 711 | (4,228 | ) | 632 | ||||||||||||||||
(Income) Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | (10 | ) | 129 | 91 | — | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribution (1) | $ | 60,736 | $ | 53,165 | $ | 66,028 | $ | 75,908 | $ | 75,351 | $ | 221,087 | $ | 270,452 | |||||||||||||
Total net revenue | $ | 130,522 | $ | 124,482 | $ | 139,573 | $ | 154,030 | $ | 156,455 | $ | 500,812 | $ | 574,540 | |||||||||||||
Contribution margin (1) | 46.5 | % | 42.7 | % | 47.3 | % | 49.3 | % | 48.2 | % | 44.1 | % | 47.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net loss | $ | (32,269 | ) | $ | (29,844 | ) | $ | (25,444 | ) | $ | (6,659 | ) | $ | (92,098 | ) | $ | (145,969 | ) | $ | (154,045 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition and related expense (2) | 294 | 293 | 56 | — | — | 1,174 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and impairment expense: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Engineering and product development | 6,134 | 7,794 | 8,483 | 9,026 | 11,487 | 20,906 | 36,790 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other general and administrative | 1,213 | 1,298 | 1,305 | 1,246 | 1,281 | 4,216 | 5,130 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 1,161 | 1,162 | 1,057 | 1,034 | 1,035 | 4,760 | 4,288 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Legal and regulatory expense related to legacy issues (3) | — | — | — | — | 80,250 | — | 80,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | — | — | — | — | — | 37,050 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 22,811 | 19,498 | 19,088 | 16,106 | 16,291 | 69,201 | 70,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (224 | ) | (40 | ) | (52 | ) | 13 | 711 | (4,228 | ) | 632 | ||||||||||||||||
(Income) Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | (10 | ) | 129 | 91 | — | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $ | (880 | ) | $ | 161 | $ | 4,483 | $ | 20,895 | $ | 19,048 | $ | (12,890 | ) | $ | 44,587 | |||||||||||
Total net revenue | $ | 130,522 | $ | 124,482 | $ | 139,573 | $ | 154,030 | $ | 156,455 | $ | 500,812 | $ | 574,540 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin (1) | (0.7 | )% | 0.1 | % | 3.2 | % | 13.6 | % | 12.2 | % | (2.6 | )% | 7.8 | % |
(1) | Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, contribution and adjusted EBITDA include interest revenue to capture the full spectrum of revenue the Company expects to generate. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, contribution and adjusted EBITDA exclude (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. |
(2) | Represents amounts related to costs for due diligence related to past business acquisitions, including those the Company reviewed and determined not to pursue a transaction, as well as incremental compensation expense required to be paid under the purchase agreement to retain key former shareholder employees of an acquired business. |
(3) | Includes class action litigation settlement expense and expense related to regulatory matters. |
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | March 31, 2017 | June 30, 2017 | September 30, 2017 | December 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net loss reconciliation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LendingClub net loss | $ | (32,269 | ) | $ | (29,844 | ) | $ | (25,454 | ) | $ | (6,530 | ) | $ | (92,007 | ) | $ | (145,969 | ) | $ | (153,835 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition and related expense (1) | 294 | 293 | 56 | — | — | 1,174 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 22,811 | 19,498 | 19,088 | 16,106 | 16,291 | 69,201 | 70,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 1,161 | 1,162 | 1,057 | 1,034 | 1,035 | 4,760 | 4,288 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Legal and regulatory expense related to legacy issues (2) | — | — | — | — | 80,250 | — | 80,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | — | — | — | — | — | 37,050 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (114 | ) | — | — | — | — | (4,118 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted LendingClub net loss | $ | (8,117 | ) | $ | (8,891 | ) | $ | (5,253 | ) | 10,610 | $ | 5,569 | $ | (37,902 | ) | $ | 2,035 | ||||||||||
Adjusted EPS - diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 0.00 | |||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted shares reconciliation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP diluted shares (3) | 395,877 | 400,309 | 406,677 | 412,779 | 416,005 | 387,762 | 408,996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other dilutive equity awards (4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted shares | 395,877 | 400,309 | 406,677 | 412,779 | 416,005 | 387,762 | 408,996 |
(1) | Represents amounts related to costs for due diligence related to past business acquisitions, including those the Company reviewed and determined not to pursue a transaction, as well as incremental compensation expense required to be paid under the purchase agreement to retain key former shareholder employees of an acquired business. |
(2) | Includes class action litigation settlement expense and expense related to regulatory matters |
(3) | Equivalent to the basic and diluted shares reflected in the quarterly EPS calculations. |
(4) | Other dilutive equity awards include assumed exercises of unvested stock options, net of assumed repurchases computed under the treasury method, which were excluded from GAAP net loss per share as their impact would have been anti-dilutive, but are included in adjusted net loss per share as the impact was dilutive. |