QIWI Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results

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Fourth Quarter Total Adjusted Net Revenue Increases 8% to RUB 2,659 Million and Adjusted Net Profit Increases 44% to RUB 860 Million or RUB 14.22 per diluted share
Full-Year 2015 Total Adjusted Net Revenue Increases 16% to RUB 10,228 Million and Adjusted Net Profit Increases 18% to RUB 4,142 Million or RUB 71.46 per diluted share
 QIWI gives 2016 Guidance
Board of Directors Approves Dividend of 50 cents per share

NICOSIA, Cyprus, March 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIWI plc, (NASDAQ:QIWI) (MOEX:QIWI) (“QIWI” or the “Company”) today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

Fourth Quarter 2015 Operating and Financial Highlights

  • Total Adjusted Net Revenue increased 8% to RUB 2,659 million ($36.5 million)
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 34% to RUB 1,217 million ($16.7 million)
  • Adjusted Net Profit increased 44% to RUB 860 million ($11.8 million), or RUB 14.22 per diluted share
  • Total payment volume increased 37% to RUB 239.5 billion ($3.3 billion)

Full-Year 2015 Operating and Financial Highlights

  • Total Adjusted Net Revenue increased 16% to RUB 10,228 million ($140.3 million)
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 17% to RUB 5,640 million ($77.4 million)
  • Adjusted Net Profit increased 18% to RUB 4,142 million ($56.8 million), or RUB 71.46 per diluted share
  • Total payment volume increased 35% to RUB 872.6 billion ($12.0 billion)
  • Visa QIWI Wallet active accounts decreased 6% to 16.1 million

“In the fourth quarter we continued to see the pressure from both the macroeconomic slowdown in Russia resulting in weaker consumer finance market and lower demand for money remittance services due to shifting migration trends, and stricter regulation of the agents network,” said Sergey Solonin, QIWI’s chief executive officer. “Notwithstanding the challenging market and regulatory environment, we maintain high levels of operating leverage and have kept our costs under control. Although we believe that 2016 will be challenging, we are focusing on increasing the loyalty of both our consumers and merchants by offering them a broader scope of services and gaining market share in the key verticals.”

Fourth Quarter 2015 Results

Revenues: Total Adjusted Net Revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was RUB 2,659 million ($36.5 million), an increase of 8% compared with RUB 2,468 million in the prior year.

Payment Adjusted Net Revenue was RUB 1,971 million ($27.0 million), an increase of 7% compared with RUB 1,838 million in the prior year. Payment Adjusted Net Revenue growth was predominantly driven by an increase in payment volume across most verticals except Telecom, especially the E-commerce and Money Remittances market verticals, that was in turn partially offset by the declining net revenue yields primarily as a result of the acquisition and consolidation of Contact and Rapida which operate on significantly lower net revenue yields than legacy QIWI business.

Other Adjusted Net Revenue, which is principally composed of revenue from inactivity fees, interest revenue and gain from currency swaps and overdrafts provided to agents, revenue from rent of space for kiosks and sale of kiosks, cash and settlement services and advertising, was RUB 688 million ($9.4 million), an increase of 9% compared with RUB 630 million in the prior year. The growth in the fourth quarter was mainly due to increase in inactivity fees and revenue from advertising offset by decline in cash and settlement services and revenue from rent of space of kiosks. Inactivity fees for the fourth quarter were RUB 397 million ($5.4 million) compared with RUB 183 million in the prior year as a result of changes to the write-off policy as well as consolidation of Contact and Rapida business. Other Adjusted Net Revenue excluding revenue from fees for inactive accounts decreased 35% compared with the same period in the prior year.

Total Adjusted Net Revenue excluding revenue from fees for inactive accounts decreased 1% compared with the same period in the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA: For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, Adjusted EBITDA was RUB 1,217 million ($16.7 million), an increase of 34% compared with RUB 911 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA growth resulted mainly from lower marketing spend as compared to a prior year and efficient cost control, although the growth was offset by increase in bad debt expense from RUB 95 million in 2014 to RUB 288 in 2015 due to an increase in reserves for receivables from several of QIWI's agents who have shown signs of financial instability. Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Total Adjusted Net Revenue) was 45.8% compared with 36.9% in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA excluding inactivity fees was RUB 820 million ($11.2 million), an increase of 13% compared with RUB 727 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding inactivity fees was 36.3% compared with 31.8% in the prior year.

Adjusted Net Profit: For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, Adjusted Net Profit was RUB 860 million ($11.8 million), an increase of 44% compared with RUB 597 million in the prior year. The increase in Adjusted Net Profit was primarily driven by the same factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted Net Profit excluding inactivity fees (net of tax) increased 20% compared with the prior year.

Other Operating Data: For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, total payment volume was RUB 239.5 billion ($3.3 billion), an increase of 37% compared with RUB 175.2 billion in the prior year. Payment volume increased across most verticals driven largely by Contact and Rapida businesses consolidation. Payment average net revenue yield was 0.82%, a decrease of 23 bps compared with 1.05% in the prior year primarily due to the consolidation of lower yielding Contact and Rapida businesses.

Total average Net Revenue Yield was 1.11%, a decrease of 30 bps as compared with 1.41% in the prior year. Total average Net Revenue Yield excluding the effect of inactivity fees was 0.94%, a decrease of 36 bps as compared with the same period in the prior year.

Full-Year 2015 Results

Revenues: Total Adjusted Net Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 was RUB 10,228 million ($140.3 million), an increase of 16% compared with RUB 8,836 million in the prior year.

Payment Adjusted Net Revenue was RUB 7,522 million ($103.2 million), an increase of 15% compared with RUB 6,515 million in the prior year. Payment Adjusted Net Revenue growth was predominantly driven by an increase in payment volume across all verticals especially the E-commerce and Money Remittances market verticals, that was in turn partially offset by the declining net revenue yields primarily as a result of the acquisition and consolidation of Contact and Rapida which operate on significantly lower net revenue yields than legacy QIWI business.

Other Adjusted Net Revenue was RUB 2,706 million ($37.1 million), an increase of 17% compared with RUB 2,321 million in the prior year. Revenue from fees for inactive accounts was RUB 1,113 million ($15.3 million) in 2015 compared to RUB 656 million in the prior year due to the same reasons discussed for the fourth quarter. Other Adjusted Net Revenue excluding revenue from fees for inactive accounts decreased 4% compared with the same period in the prior year.

Total Adjusted Net Revenue excluding revenue from fees for inactive accounts increased 11% compared with the same period in the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA: For the year ended December 31, 2015, Adjusted EBITDA was RUB 5,640 million ($77.4 million), an increase of 17% compared with RUB 4,818 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA growth was mainly driven by revenue growth and operating leverage in the business. Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Total Adjusted Net Revenue) was 55.1% compared with 54.5% in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA excluding inactivity fees was RUB 4,528 million ($62.1 million), an increase of 9% compared with RUB 4,161 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding inactivity fees was 49.7% compared with 51.0% in the prior year.

Adjusted Net Profit: For the year ended December 31, 2015, Adjusted Net Profit was RUB 4,142 million ($56.8 million), an increase of 18% compared with RUB 3,496 million in the prior year. The increase in Adjusted Net Profit was primarily driven by the same factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted Net Profit excluding inactivity fees (net of tax) increased 9% compared with the prior year.

Other Operating Data: For the year ended December 31, 2015, total payment volume was RUB 872.6 billion ($12.0 billion), an increase of 35% compared with RUB 645.4 billion in the prior year. Payment volume increased across all verticals driven largely by consolidation of Contact and Rapida businesses as well as organic growth in E-commerce and Money Remittance market verticals. Average payment net revenue yield was 0.86%, a decrease of 15 bps compared with 1.01% in the prior year primarily due to the consolidation of lower yielding Contact and Rapida businesses.

The total average Net Revenue Yield was 1.17%, a decrease of 20 bps as compared with 1.37% in the prior year. The total average Net Revenue Yield excluding the effect of inactivity fees was 1.04%, a decrease of 23 bps as compared with the same period in the prior year.

The number of active kiosks and terminals was 172,269 (including approximately 25,000 additional Contact and Rapida physical points of service which are located in retail stores and bank branches across Russia and the CIS), a decrease of 5% compared with the prior year, primarily resulting from enhanced controls that the Central Bank of Russia has implemented over the agents. The number of active Visa Qiwi Wallet accounts was 16.1 million as of the end of 2015, a decrease of 1.1 million, or 6%, as compared with 17.2 million in 2014. The decrease was driven mainly by the lower marketing spend in 2015 as compared to 2014, as well as the decrease in the kiosk network in Russia in the second half of 2015 and overall economic downturn affecting consumer activity.

Recent Developments

Dividend: Following the determination of fourth quarter 2015 financial results and given that there are currently no potential M&A opportunities which require a significant capital allocation, our Board of Directors recommended a dividend of USD50 cents per share. The dividend record date is March 29, 2016, and the Company intends to pay the dividend on March 31, 2016. The holders of ADSs will receive the dividend shortly thereafter.
We continue to pursue certain M&A targets, thus our view on dividends distribution throughout 2016 is subject to change.

Impact of Contact and Rapida: Starting June 1st 2015 we consolidate financial results of Contact and Rapida in our financial statements which are presented in the Annex below. Contact and Rapida have become a strong addition to the core business of QIWI contributing to Money Remittance, Financial Services and E-commerce market verticals as well as significantly increasing our share of the Russian money remittance market, broadening our merchant relationships and consumer base and strengthening our team. The integration is going in accordance with the plan.

Regulation by the Central Bank of Russia: Our kiosk network in Russia was affected by the enhanced controls that the Central Bank of Russia has implemented to ensure compliance by the agents with legislation that requires them to remit their proceeds to special accounts, as disclosed in our Form 6-K filed on November 2, 2015.

Although through reducing the size of our network, this adversely affects the availability and convenience of our services to consumers in the short-term, we continue to believe that increased transparency in the kiosk market will ultimately allow us to improve our market share and strengthen our competitive advantages.

2016 Guidance1

QIWI provides its guidance in respect of 2016 outlook:

  • Total Adjusted Net Revenue is expected to increase by 5% to 8% over 2015
  • Adjusted Net Profit is expected to increase by 7% to 12% over 2015

The overall macroeconomic conditions continue to adversely affect the purchasing power of Russian population as high inflation combined with decreasing real wages put pressure on the disposable income. This in turn leads to the overall decrease in consumer spending and consequently our payment volumes, especially in Financial Services market vertical, which is impacted by several factors including lack of refinancing options for the consumers, and aforementioned decrease in real disposable income.

We have also noted negative trends in Money Remittance market due to shifting migration trends. We anticipate that downward trends and weaker demand for money remittance services can negatively affect our volumes and revenues in this category.

Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast

QIWI will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results today at 8:30 a.m. ET. Hosting the call will be Sergey Solonin, chief executive officer, and Alexander Karavaev, chief financial officer. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing +1 (877) 407-3982 or for international callers by dialing +1 (201) 493-6780. A replay will be available at 11:30 a.m. ET and can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 870-5176 or +1 (858) 384-5517 for international callers; the pin number is 13631938. The replay will be available until Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The call will be webcast live from the Company’s website at https://www.qiwi.ru under the Corporate Investor Relations section or directly at http://investor.qiwi.com/.

About QIWI plc.

QIWI is a leading provider of next generation payment services in Russia and the CIS. It has an integrated proprietary network that enables payment services across physical, online and mobile channels. It has deployed over 16.1 million virtual wallets, over 172,000 kiosks and terminals, and enabled merchants to accept over RUB 70 billion cash and electronic payments monthly from over 67 million consumers using its network at least once a month. QIWI’s consumers can use cash, stored value and other electronic payment methods to order and pay for goods and services across physical or online environments interchangeably.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protection of, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding expected total adjusted net revenue, adjusted net profit and net revenue yield, dividend payments, payment volume growth, and growth of physical and virtual distribution channels. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of QIWI plc. to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Various factors that could cause actual future results and other future events to differ materially from those estimated by management include, but are not limited to, competition, a decline in average net revenue yield, fees levied on QIWI’s consumers, regulation, QIWI’s ability to grow physical and virtual distribution channels, QIWI’s ability to expand geographically and other risks identified under the Caption “Risk Factors” in QIWI’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other reports QIWI files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. QIWI undertakes no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements or to report future events that may affect such forward-looking statements unless QIWI is required to do so by law.

1 Guidance is provided in Russian rubles

   
 QIWI plc. 
 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
 (in thousands) 
         
  As of December 31,  As of December 31,   As of December 31,  
   2014  2015  2015 
  RUB RUB  USD(1) 
 Assets       
 Non-current assets       
 Property and equipment 379,943  365,869  5,020 
 Goodwill and other intangible assets 2,367,623  12,253,988  168,132 
 Long-term debt instruments 1,806,295  1,562,620  21,440 
 Long-term loans 52,648  22,959  315 
 Other non-current assets 42,455  53,027  728 
 Deferred tax assets 239,571  303,876  4,169 
 Total non-current assets 4,888,535   14,562,339   199,804  
 Current assets       
 Trade and other receivables 5,305,275  5,091,542  69,859 
 Short-term loans 31,588  340,420  4,671 
 Short-term debt instruments 2,132,887  1,338,365  18,363 
 Prepaid income tax 89,239  96,687  1,327 
 VAT and other taxes receivable 51,078  26,018  357 
 Cash and cash equivalents 17,079,965  19,363,204  265,675 
 Other current assets 345,688  758,920  10,413 
 Total current assets 25,035,720   27,015,156   370,665  
 Assets of disposal group classified as held for sale 125,867  -  - 
 Total assets 30,050,122   41,577,495   570,469  
 Equity and liabilities       
 Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent       
 Share capital 963  1,137  16 
 Additional paid-in capital 1,876,104  1,876,104  25,741 
 Share premium 3,044,303  12,068,267  165,584 
 Other reserve 764,243  839,953  11,525 
 Retained earnings 2,683,805  7,176,540  98,467 
 Translation reserve 204,337  460,848  6,323 
 Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 8,573,755   22,422,849   307,655  
 Non-controlling interest (239,385) 12,734  175 
 Total equity 8,334,370   22,435,583   307,830  
 Non-current liabilities       
 Long-term borrowings 41,981  -  - 
 Other non-current liabilities 9,381  2,403  33 
 Deferred tax liabilities 37,758  1,138,182  15,617 
 Total non-current liabilities 89,120   1,140,585   15,650  
 Current liabilities       
 Trade and other payables 20,179,673  15,295,162  209,859 
 Amounts due to customers and amounts due to banks 1,001,286  2,243,108  30,777 
 Income tax payable 11,290  334,346  4,587 
 VAT and other taxes payable 127,733  119,055  1,634 
 Deferred revenue 52,008  6,747  93 
 Other current liabilities 1,117  2,909  40 
 Total current liabilities 21,373,107   18,001,327   246,989  
 Liabilities directly associated with the assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale 253,525  -  - 
 Total equity and liabilities 30,050,122   41,577,495   570,469  

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.

   
 QIWI plc. 
 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
 (in thousands, except per share data) 
        
  Three months ended (unaudited) 
  December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 
  RUB RUB USD(1) 
        
 Revenue 4,148,652   4,857,820   66,652  
 Operating costs and expenses:      
 Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 2,055,912   2,520,494   34,583  
 Selling  general and administrative expenses 1,255,161   1,146,184   15,726  
 Depreciation and amortization 95,315   221,082   3,033  
 Profit from operations   742,264      970,060      13,310   
        
 Gain from disposal of subsidiaries -   (70,579)  (968) 
 Other income 1,353   4,990   68  
 Other expenses (20,107)  (32,489)  (446) 
 Foreign exchange gain 2,129,776   994,048   13,639  
 Foreign exchange loss (634,819)  (439,008)  (6,023) 
 Share of loss of associates (3,313)  -   -  
 Interest income 639   13,366   183  
 Interest expense (11,151)  (31,668)  (435) 
 Profit before tax   2,204,642      1,408,720      19,329   
 Income tax expense (196,950)  (138,827)  (1,905) 
 Net profit   2,007,692      1,269,893      17,424   
        
 Attributable to:      
 Equity holders of the parent 2,023,897   1,267,347   17,389  
 Non-controlling interests (16,206)  2,546   35  
        
 Other comprehensive income      
 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations      
 Differences arising during the year 86,507   143,849   1,974  
 Total comprehensive income  net of tax   2,094,199      1,413,742      19,397   
 attributable to:      
 Equity holders of the parent 2,176,919   1,409,647   19,341  
 Non-controlling interests (82,721)  4,095   56  
        
 Earnings per share:      
 Basic  profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent 37.13   20.98   0.29  
        
 Diluted  profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent 36.72   20.97   0.29  

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.

   
 QIWI plc. 
 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
 (in thousands, except per share data) 
        
  Full Year ended 
  December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 
  RUB RUB USD(1) 
        
 Revenue 14,718,727   17,716,967   243,088  
 Operating costs and expenses:      
 Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 7,273,099   8,695,104   119,302  
 Selling  general and administrative expenses 3,082,177   3,469,039   47,597  
 Depreciation and amortization 353,400   688,666   9,449  
 Profit from operations   4,010,051      4,864,158      66,739   
        
 Loss from disposal of subsidiaries -   (37,984)  (521) 
 Other income 42,253   19,961   274  
 Other expenses (29,572)  (43,439)  (596) 
 Foreign exchange gain 3,359,207   2,800,716   38,428  
 Foreign exchange loss (1,428,478)  (1,359,530)  (18,654) 
 Share of loss of associates (26,583)  -   -  
 Impairment of investment in associates (24,634)  -   -  
 Interest income 1,692   16,198   222  
 Interest expense (41,513)  (109,312)  (1,500) 
 Profit before tax   5,862,423      6,150,768      84,392   
 Income tax expense (894,506)  (877,006)  (12,033) 
 Net profit   4,967,917      5,273,762      72,359   
        
 Attributable to:      
 Equity holders of the parent 5,024,140   5,187,414   71,175  
 Non-controlling interests (56,223)  86,348   1,185  
        
 Other comprehensive income      
 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations      
 Differences arising during the year 105,789   230,641   3,165  
 Accumulated exchange differences reclassified to earnings upon disposal of foreign operations -   56,107   770  
 Total comprehensive income  net of tax   5,073,706      5,560,510      76,294   
 attributable to:      
 Equity holders of the parent 5,217,720   5,443,925   74,694  
 Non-controlling interests (144,014)  116,585   1,600  
        
 Earnings per share:      
 Basic  profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent 94.09   89.72   1.23  
        
 Diluted  profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent 92.73   89.49   1.23  

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.

  
 QIWI plc.
 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 (in thousands)
  
  Full Year ended
  December 31, 2014(1) December 31, 2015December 31, 2015
  RUB RUBUSD(1)
      
 Cash flows from operating activities    
 Profit before  tax   5,862,423      6,150,768     84,392  
 Adjustments to reconcile profit before income tax to net cash flow (used in)/generated from operating activities    
 Depreciation and amortization 353,400   688,666  9,449 
 Loss on disposal of property and equipment 3,557   9,493  130 
 Impairment of investment in associates 24,634   -  - 
 Foreign exchange gain, net (1,930,729)  (1,441,186) (19,774)
 Interest income, net (412,852)  (559,080) (7,671)
 Bad debt expense, net 150,633   361,848  4,965 
 Share of loss of associates 26,583   -  - 
 Share-based payments 421,822   87,645  1,203 
 Loss from disposal of subsidiaries, net -   37,984  521 
 Gain from sale of investments -   (7,089) (97)
 Other 14,721   (2,640) (36)
 Operating profit before changes in working capital   4,514,192      5,326,409     73,082  
 (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables (2,745,399)  2,247,900  30,843 
 (Increase)/decrease in other assets (232,422)  128,489  1,763 
 Increase in amounts due to customers and amounts due to banks 170,060   409,004  5,612 
 Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable and accruals 3,621,895   (8,882,698) (121,876)
 Loans issued/(repaid) from banking operations (35,184)  39,901  547 
 Cash (used in)/generated from operations   5,293,142      (730,995)   (10,030)
 Interest received 491,150   716,171  9,826 
 Interest paid (29,114)  (180,899) (2,482)
 Income tax paid (1,000,002)  (811,085) (11,129)
 Net cash flow (used in)/generated from operating activities   4,755,176    (1,006,808)   (13,814)
 Cash flows used in investing activities    
 Cash acquired upon/(used in) business combination -   3,180,605  43,640 
 Contribution to associates without change in ownership (26,357)  -  - 
 Payment for assignment of loans (90,750)  -  - 
 Purchase of available-for-sale investments -   (5,627) (77)
 Proceeds from sale of investments -   7,557  104 
 Net cash inflow/(outflow) on disposal of subsidiaries -   (57,498) (789)
 Purchase of property and equipment (294,402)  (87,746) (1,204)
 Purchase of intangible assets (218,160)  (221,973) (3,046)
 Loans issued (60,493)  (780,335) (10,707)
 Repayment of loans issued 49,590   457,746  6,281 
 Purchase of debt instruments (2,553,313)  (981,847) (13,472)
 Proceeds from settlement of debt instruments 1,591,485   2,045,478  28,065 
 Net cash flow (used in)/generated from investing activities   (1,602,400)    3,556,360     48,795  
 Cash flows generated from financing activities    
 Issue of share capital 3,044,357   -  - 
 Exercise of options 5,167   -  - 
 Proceeds from borrowings 71,747   57,986  796 
 Repayment of borrowings (672)  (1,251,928) (17,177)
 Transactions with non-controlling interest 1,783   -  - 
 Dividends paid to owners of the Group (2,940,714)  (698,912) (9,590)
 Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders (2,388)  -  - 
 Net cash flow generated from/(used in) financing activities   179,280      (1,892,854)   (25,971)
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 2,125,816   1,611,721  22,114 
 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   5,457,872      2,268,419     31,124  
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning  of the period 11,636,913   17,094,785  234,551 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 17,094,785    19,363,204     265,675  

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(1) The amounts shown here differ immaterially from the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and reflect insignificant adjustments made to prior period for cash in held-for-sale assets.
(2) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Supplemental Financial Information

This release presents Total Adjusted Net Revenue, Payment Adjusted Net Revenue, Other Adjusted Net Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Profit and Adjusted Net Profit per share, which are non-IFRS financial measures. You should not consider these non-IFRS financial measures as substitutes for or superior to revenue, in the case of Total Adjusted Net Revenue, Payment Adjusted Net Revenue and Other Adjusted Net Revenue; Net Profit, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA; and Adjusted Net Profit, or earnings per share, in the case of Adjusted Net Profit per share, each prepared in accordance with IFRS. Furthermore, because these non-IFRS financial measures are not determined in accordance with IFRS, they are susceptible to varying calculations and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other companies. QIWI encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure. For more information regarding Total Adjusted Net Revenue, Payment Adjusted Net Revenue, Other Adjusted Net Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Profit, and Adjusted Net Profit per share, including a quantitative reconciliation of Total Adjusted Net Revenue, Payment Adjusted Net Revenue, Other Adjusted Net Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Profit to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which is revenue in the case of Total Adjusted Net Revenue, payment revenue in the case of Payment Adjusted Net Revenue, other revenue in the case of Other Adjusted Net Revenue and net profit in the case of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Profit, see Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Operating Results in this earnings release.

Payment Adjusted Net Revenue is the Adjusted Net Revenue consisting of the merchant and consumer fees collected for the payment transactions. E-commerce payment adjusted net revenue consists of fees charged to customers and merchants that buy and sell products and services online, including online games, social networks, online stores, game developers, software producers, coupon websites, tickets and numerous other merchants. Financial Services payment adjusted net revenue primarily consists of fees charged for payments accepted on behalf of our bank partners and microfinance companies. Money Remittances payment adjusted net revenue primarily consists of fees charged for transferring funds via money remittance companies. Telecom payment adjusted net revenue primarily consists of fees charged for payments to MNOs, internet services providers and pay television providers. Other payment adjusted net revenue consists of consumer and merchant fees charged for a variety of payments including multi-level-marketing, utility bills, government payments, education services and many others. Other Adjusted Net Revenue primarily consists of revenue from inactivity fees, interest revenue and gain from currency swaps and overdrafts provided to agents, revenue from rent of space for kiosks and sale of kiosks, cash and settlement services and advertising.

  
 QIWI plc.
 Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Operating Results
 (in millions, except per share data)
       
  Three months ended (unaudited)
  December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
  RUB RUB USD(1)
       
 Revenue   4,149      4,858      66.7  
 Minus: Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 2,056   2,520   34.6 
 Plus: Compensation to employees and related taxes 376   322   4.4 
 Total Adjusted Net Revenue   2,468      2,659      36.5  
       
 Payment Revenue(2)   3,161      3,878      53.2  
 Minus: Cost of payment revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(3) 1,609   2,164   29.7 
 Plus: Compensation to employees and related taxes allocated to payment revenue(4) 286   257   3.5 
       
 Payment Adjusted Net Revenue   1,838      1,971      27.0  
       
 Other Revenue(5)   988      980      13.4  
 Minus: Cost of other revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(6) 447   356   4.9 
 Plus: Compensation to employees and related taxes allocated to other revenue(4) 90   65   0.9 
       
 Other Adjusted Net Revenue   630      688      9.4  
       
 Payment Adjusted Net Revenue   1,838      1,971      27.0  
 E-commerce 648   767   10.5 
 Financial services 487   339   4.7 
 Money remittances 322   509   7.0 
 Telecom 264   230   3.2 
 Other 116   125   1.7 
 Other Adjusted Net Revenue   630      688      9.4  
 Total Adjusted Net Revenue   2,468      2,659      36.5  
       
 Net Profit   2,008      1,270      17.4  
 Plus:     
 Depreciation and amortization 95   221   3.0 
 Other income (1)  (5)  (0.1)
 Other expenses 20   32   0.4 
 Foreign exchange gain (2,130)  (994)  (13.6)
 Foreign exchange loss 635   439   6.0 
 Share of loss of associates 3   -   - 
 Interest income (1)  (13)  (0.2)
 Interest expenses 11   32   0.4 
 Income tax expenses 197   139   1.9 
 Offering expenses (13)  -   - 
 Share-based payments expenses 86   26   0.4 
 Loss from disposal of subsidiaries -   71   1.0 
 Adjusted EBITDA   911      1,217      16.7  
 Adjusted EBITDA margin 36.9%  45.8%  45.8%
       
 Net profit   2,008      1,270      17.4  
 Amortization of fair value adjustments(7) 17   104   1.4 
 Offering expenses (13)  -   - 
 Share-based payments expenses 86   26   0.4 
 Effect of taxation of the above items (4)  (20)  (0.3)
 Gain from disposal of subsidiaries -   71   1.0 
 Foreign Exchange gain on June 2014 offering proceeds(8) (1,497)  (591)  (8.1)
 Adjusted Net Profit   597      860      11.8  
       
 Adjusted Net Profit per share:     
 Basic 10.96   14.23   0.20 
 Diluted 10.84   14.22   0.20 
       
 Shares used in computing Adjusted Net Profit per share     
 Basic 54,503   60,419   60,419 
 Diluted 55,117   60,451   60,451 

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.
(2) Payment revenue primarily consists of the merchant and consumer fees charged for the payment transactions.
(3) Cost of payment revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) primarily consists of transaction costs to acquire payments from our customers payable to agents, mobile operators, international payment systems and other parties.
(4) The Company does not record the compensation to employees and related taxes within cost of revenue separately for payment revenue and other revenue, therefore it has been allocated between payment revenue and other revenue in proportion to the relevant revenue amounts for the purposes of the reconciliation presented above.
(5) Other revenue primarily consists of revenue from inactivity fees, interest on deposits and on overdrafts provided to agents, cash and settlement services and advertising.
(6) Cost of other revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) primarily consists of direct costs associated with other revenue and other costs, including but not limited to: compensation to employees and related taxes allocated to other revenue, costs of call-centers and advertising commissions.
(7) Amortization of fair value adjustments includes the effect of the acquisition of control in Contact and Rapida.
(8) The Forex gain on SPO funds as presented in the reconciliation of Net Profit to Adjusted Net Profit differs from the Foreign exchange loss/(gain), net in the reconciliation of Net Profit to Adjusted EBITDA as the latter includes all the foreign exchange losses/(gains) for the period, while the former only include the foreign exchange gain on the US dollar amount, which we received at SPO.  

  
 QIWI plc.
 Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Operating Results
 (in millions, except per share data)
       
  Full Year ended
  December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015
  RUB RUB USD(1)
       
 Revenue   14,719      17,717      243.1  
 Minus: Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)   7,273     8,695     119.3 
 Plus: Compensation to employees and related taxes   1,391     1,206     16.6 
 Total Adjusted Net Revenue   8,836      10,228      140.3  
       
 Payment Revenue(2)   11,594      13,822      189.7  
 Minus: Cost of payment revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(3)   6,174     7,241     99.4 
 Plus: Compensation to employees and related taxes allocated to payment revenue(4)   1,096     941     12.9 
       
 Payment Adjusted Net Revenue   6,515      7,522      103.2  
       
 Other Revenue(5)   3,125      3,895      53.4  
 Minus: Cost of other revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(6)   1,099     1,454     19.9 
 Plus: Compensation to employees and related taxes allocated to other revenue(4)   295     265     3.6 
       
 Other Adjusted Net Revenue   2,321      2,706      37.1  
       
 Payment Adjusted Net Revenue   6,515      7,522      103.2  
 E-commerce   2,006     2,856     39.2 
 Financial services   1,931     1,373     18.8 
 Money remittances   987     1,788     24.5 
 Telecom   1,169     998     13.7 
 Other   422     507     7.0 
 Other Adjusted Net Revenue   2,321      2,706      37.1  
 Total Adjusted Net Revenue   8,836      10,228      140.3  
       
 Net Profit   4,968      5,274      72.4  
 Plus:     
 Depreciation and amortization   353     689     9.4 
 Other income   (4)    (20)    (0.3)
 Other expenses   30     43     0.6 
 Foreign exchange gain   (3,359)    (2,801)    (38.4)
 Foreign exchange loss   1,428     1,360     18.7 
 Share of loss of associates   27     -      -  
 Impairment of investment in associates   25     -      -  
 Interest income   (2)    (16)    (0.2)
 Interest expenses   42     109     1.5 
 Income tax expenses   895     877     12.0 
 Offering expenses   32     -      -  
 Income from depositary(7)   (38)    -      -  
 Share-based payments expenses   422     88     1.2 
 Loss from disposal of subsidiaries   -      38     0.5 
 Adjusted EBITDA   4,818      5,640      77.4  
 Adjusted EBITDA margin 54.5%  55.1%  55.1%
       
 Net profit   4,968      5,274      72.4  
 Amortization of fair value adjustments(8)   74     270     3.7 
 Offering expenses   32     -      -  
 Income from depositary   (38)    -      -  
 Share-based payments expenses   422     88     1.2 
 Effect of taxation of the above items   (15)    (52)    (0.7)
 Loss from disposal of subsidiaries   -      38     0.5 
 Foreign Exchange gain on June 2014 offering proceeds(9)   (1,947)    (1,476)    (20.3)
 Adjusted Net Profit   3,496      4,142      56.8  
       
 Adjusted Net Profit per share:     
 Basic   65.48     71.64     0.98 
 Diluted   64.53     71.46     0.98 
       
 Shares used in computing Adjusted Net Profit per share     
 Basic   53,396     57,819     57,819 
 Diluted   54,179     57,967     57,967 

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.
(2) Payment revenue primarily consists of the merchant and consumer fees charged for the payment transactions.
(3) Cost of payment revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) primarily consists of transaction costs to acquire payments from our customers payable to agents, mobile operators, international payment systems and other parties.
(4) The Company does not record the compensation to employees and related taxes within cost of revenue separately for payment revenue and other revenue, therefore it has been allocated between payment revenue and other revenue in proportion to the relevant revenue amounts for the purposes of the reconciliation presented above.
(5) Other revenue primarily consists of revenue from inactivity fees, interest on deposits and on overdrafts provided to agents, cash and settlement services and advertising.
(6) Cost of other revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) primarily consists of direct costs associated with other revenue and other costs, including but not limited to: compensation to employees and related taxes allocated to other revenue, costs of call-centers and advertising commissions.
(7) Income from depositary is presented in the separate line in reconciliation tables for convenience purposes, while it is included in other income in financial statements.
(8) Amortization of fair value adjustments includes the effect of the acquisition of control in Contact and Rapida.
(9) The Forex gain on SPO funds as presented in the reconciliation of Net Profit to Adjusted Net Profit differs from the Foreign exchange loss/(gain), net in the reconciliation of Net Profit to Adjusted EBITDA as the latter includes all the foreign exchange losses/(gains) for the period, while the former only include the foreign exchange gain on the US dollar amount, which we received at SPO. 

QIWI plc.
Other Operating Data
    
 Three months ended
 December 31, 2014December 31, 2015December 31, 2015
 RUBRUBUSD (1)
Payment volume (billion)(2)(3)   175.2     239.5     3.3  
E-commerce 21.1  33.2  0.5 
Financial services 46.6  72.4  1.0 
Money remittances 21.6  47.4  0.7 
Telecom 65.5  56.6  0.8 
Other 20.4  29.7  0.4 
Payment adjusted net revenue (million)(4)   1,837.8     1,971.0     27.0  
E-commerce 648.5  767.2  10.5 
Financial services 487.2  339.4  4.7 
Money remittances 322.2  509.4  7.0 
Telecom 263.6  229.7  3.2 
Other 116.4  125.3  1.7 
Payment average net revenue yield 1.05% 0.82% 0.82%
E-commerce 3.07% 2.31% 2.31%
Financial services 1.05% 0.47% 0.47%
Money remittances 1.49% 1.07% 1.07%
Telecom 0.40% 0.41% 0.41%
Other 0.57% 0.42% 0.42%
    
Total average Net Revenue Yield 1.41% 1.11% 1.11%
Active kiosks and terminals (units)(5) 181,148  172,269  172,269 
Active Qiwi Wallet accounts (million)(6) 17.2  16.1  16.1 

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.
(2) Payment volume by market verticals and consolidated payment volume consist of the amounts paid by our customers to merchants included in each of those market verticals less intra-group eliminations. The methodology of payment volumes allocation between different market verticals in QIWI’s international operations (including Kazakhstan) may differ from the methodology used by QIWI’s Russian operations. We therefore retain the right to restate the presented volumes, net revenues and net revenue yields data in case the methodology of QIWI’s international operations will be brought in conformity with the methodology of QIWI’s Russian operations.
(3) Payment volume by market verticals and consolidated payment volume consist of the amounts paid by our customers to merchants included in each of those market verticals less intra-group eliminations. The methodology of payment volumes allocation between different market verticals in Contact and Rapida may differ from the methodology used by QIWI. We therefore retain the right to restate the presented volumes, net revenues and net revenue yields data in case the methodology of Contact and Rapida will be brought in conformity with the methodology used by QIWI.
(4) Payment Adjusted Net Revenue is calculated as the difference between Payment Gross Revenue and Payment Costs. Payment Gross Revenue primarily consists of merchant and consumer fees. Payment Costs primarily consist of commission to agents.
(5) We measure the numbers of our kiosks and terminals on a daily basis, with only those kiosks and terminals being taken into calculation through which at least one payment has been processed during the day, which we refer to as active kiosks and terminals. The period end numbers of our kiosks and terminals are calculated as an average of the amount of active kiosks and terminals for the last 30 days of the respective reporting period.
(6) Active Visa Qiwi Wallet accounts calculated on a yearly basis, i.e. an active account is an account that had at least one transaction within the last 12 months from the reporting date.

  
QIWI plc. 
Other Operating Data
 
     
 Full Year ended 
 December 31, 2014December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 
 RUBRUBUSD (1) 
Payment volume (billion)(2)(3)   645.4     872.6     12.0   
E-commerce 75.2  115.2  1.6  
Financial services 193.2  241.1  3.3  
Money remittances 66.7  164.2  2.3  
Telecom 251.3  252.3  3.5  
Other 59.0  99.8  1.4  
Payment adjusted net revenue (million)(4)   6,515.0     7,522     103.2   
E-commerce 2,006.1  2,856.1  39.2  
Financial services 1,931.4  1,373.1  18.8  
Money remittances 986.5  1,788.3  24.5  
Telecom 1,168.7  997.9  13.7  
Other 422.3  507.0  7.0  
Payment average net revenue yield 1.01% 0.86% 0.86% 
E-commerce 2.67% 2.48% 2.48% 
Financial services 1.00% 0.57% 0.57% 
Money remittances 1.48% 1.09% 1.09% 
Telecom 0.47% 0.40% 0.40% 
Other 0.72% 0.51% 0.51% 
     
Total average Net Revenue Yield 1.37% 1.17% 1.17% 
Active kiosks and terminals (units)(5) 181,148  172,269  172,269  
Active Qiwi Wallet accounts (million)(6) 17.2  16.1  16.1  

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(1) Calculated using a ruble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 72.883 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2015.
(2) Payment volume by market verticals and consolidated payment volume consist of the amounts paid by our customers to merchants included in each of those market verticals less intra-group eliminations. The methodology of payment volumes allocation between different market verticals in QIWI’s international operations (including Kazakhstan) may differ from the methodology used by QIWI’s Russian operations. We therefore retain the right to restate the presented volumes, net revenues and net revenue yields data in case the methodology of QIWI’s international operations will be brought in conformity with the methodology of QIWI’s Russian operations.
(3) Payment volume by market verticals and consolidated payment volume consist of the amounts paid by our customers to merchants included in each of those market verticals less intra-group eliminations. The methodology of payment volumes allocation between different market verticals in Contact and Rapida may differ from the methodology used by QIWI. We therefore retain the right to restate the presented volumes, net revenues and net revenue yields data in case the methodology of Contact and Rapida will be brought in conformity with the methodology used by QIWI.
(4) Payment Adjusted Net Revenue is calculated as the difference between Payment Gross Revenue and Payment Costs. Payment Gross Revenue primarily consists of merchant and consumer fees. Payment Costs primarily consist of commission to agents.
(5) We measure the numbers of our kiosks and terminals on a daily basis, with only those kiosks and terminals being taken into calculation through which at least one payment has been processed during the day, which we refer to as active kiosks and terminals. The period end numbers of our kiosks and terminals are calculated as an average of the amount of active kiosks and terminals for the last 30 days of the respective reporting period.
(6) Active Visa Qiwi Wallet accounts calculated on a yearly basis, i.e. an active account is an account that had at least one transaction within the last 12 months from the reporting date.


            











    

        

        
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