i3 Verticals, Inc.
Business
i3 Verticals, Inc. provides mission-critical enterprise software solutions to public sector entities, enabling digital transformation for government functions. The company offers cloud-native software and related services, including court and public safety systems, utilities billing, public administration tools, education meal and event systems, transportation licensing, and a proprietary payment facilitator platform integrated across products. It operates as a single reportable operating segment focused on delivering end-to-end software and payments solutions for public sector customers. i3 Verticals serves state, county and local government markets across most of the United States and some of Canada through market-embedded sales, direct sales, and integrated payment channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 213 | 191 | 190 | 188 | 224 | |
| Other costs of services (excluding depreciation and amortization) | 67 | 61 | 55 | 13 | 58 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 115 | 101 | 106 | 157 | 135 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 24 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 234,000 | 22,000 | 10 | 22 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 209 | 187 | 194 | 211 | 224 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 4 | 4 | −4 | −23 | −12,000 | |
| Interest expense | 2 | 29 | 25 | 15 | — | |
| Other income | −9 | −3 | −1 | 991,000 | −3 | |
| Total other expenses | −7 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 7 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 11 | −22 | −28 | −39 | −7 | |
| (Benefit from) provision for income taxes | 5 | −5 | −4 | 152,000 | 623,000 | |
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | 6 | −16 | −25 | −39 | — | |
| Net income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 21 | 191 | 22 | 16 | — | |
| Net income (loss) | 27 | 175 | −3 | −23 | −8 | |
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest | 2 | −5 | −8 | −12 | — | |
| Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest | 7 | 67 | 6 | 6 | — | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | 9 | 62 | −2 | −6 | −3 | |
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to i3 Verticals, Inc. | 4 | −11 | −17 | −27 | — | |
| Net income from discontinued operations attributable to i3 Verticals, Inc. | 14 | 124 | 16 | 10 | — | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to i3 Verticals, Inc. | 18 | 113 | −811,000 | −17 | −4 | |
| Basic (in USD per share) | 0.15 | −0.46 | −0.72 | −1.22 | — | |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | 0.14 | −0.46 | −0.72 | −1.22 | — | |
| Basic (in USD per share) | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.68 | 0.46 | — | |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | 0.56 | 5.3 | 0.68 | 0.44 | — | |
| Basic for continuing and discontinued operations (in shares) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
| Diluted for continuing and discontinued operations (in shares) diluted (in shares) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 32 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 67 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 58 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 39 | |
| Settlement assets | 411,000 | 632,000 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 11 | |
| Current assets held for sale | 0 | 5 | 17 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 138 | 153 | 86 | 84 | 58 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
| Restricted cash | 250,000 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | |
| Capitalized software, net | 48 | 54 | 58 | 52 | 41 | |
| Goodwill | 248 | 243 | 230 | 215 | 292 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 136 | 141 | 163 | 196 | 172 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 49 | 48 | 53 | 43 | 50 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | |
| Other assets | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | |
| Long-term assets held for sale | 0 | 67 | 219 | — | — | |
| Total assets | 638 | 731 | 884 | 770 | 652 | |
| Accounts payable | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 25 | 88 | 34 | 58 | 51 | |
| Settlement obligations | 411,000 | 632,000 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| Deferred revenue | 38 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 30 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Current liabilities held for sale | 0 | 4 | 12 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 71 | 165 | 93 | 111 | 97 | |
| Long-term tax receivable agreement obligations | 32 | 29 | 40 | 41 | 39 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 15 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 14 | |
| Long-term liabilities held for sale | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 121 | 215 | 556 | 463 | 362 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 271 | 279 | 250 | 242 | 211 | |
| Accumulated earnings | 118 | 100 | −13 | −24 | −6 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 390 | 380 | 237 | 218 | 205 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 128 | 136 | 92 | 89 | 85 | |
| Total equity | 518 | 515 | 328 | 308 | 290 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 638 | 731 | 884 | 770 | 652 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 30 | 37 | 36 | 29 | — | |
| Equity-based compensation | 18 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 21 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs | 961,000 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| Gain on repurchase of exchangeable notes | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss on sale of exchangeable senior note hedges | 0 | 245,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Gain on repurchases of warrants | 0 | −105,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net gain on sale of investments | 0 | 0 | −295,000 | 0 | −2 | |
| Gain on sale of businesses | −26 | −206 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Write down of intangible asset | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Provision for (Benefit from) deferred income taxes | 5 | 434,000 | −6 | 3 | −287,000 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Other non-cash adjustments to net income (loss) | 437,000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 555,000 | |
| Increase (Decrease) in non-cash contingent consideration expense from original estimate | 2 | −690,000 | 11 | 24 | — | |
| Accounts receivable | −7 | 10 | −8 | −16 | −11 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −2 | −603,000 | 2 | −4 | −2 | |
| Other assets | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −4 | |
| Accounts payable | 1 | −3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | −32 | 28 | 318,000 | 10 | 6 | |
| Acquisition escrow obligations | −2 | −2 | −8 | 3 | 5 | |
| Deferred revenue | −2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −3 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −3 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | −3 | −11 | 0 | −25,000 | −782,000 | |
| Contingent consideration paid in excess of original estimates | −760,000 | −7 | −19 | −18 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 6 | 48 | 37 | 44 | 45 | |
| Expenditures for property and equipment | −2 | −3 | −4 | −2 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 2 | 618,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Expenditures for capitalized software | −8 | −12 | −12 | −10 | −6 | |
| Purchases of merchant portfolios and residual buyouts | −12,000 | −5 | −2 | −52,000 | −2 | |
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | −11 | −19 | −102 | −101 | −142 | |
| Payments for other investing activities | 0 | −94,000 | −1 | −443,000 | — | |
| Proceeds from investments | 0 | 0 | 295,000 | 600,000 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 76 | 396 | −122 | −113 | −149 | |
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 58 | 387 | 365 | 336 | 303 | |
| Payments on revolving credit facility | −58 | −659 | −282 | −255 | −198 | |
| Payments to extinguish exchangeable notes | −26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments for repurchase of exchangeable notes | 0 | −88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of exchangeable senior note hedges | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments for repurchases of warrants | 0 | −552,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −256,000 | −930,000 | −694,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments for repurchases of Class A common stock | −38 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net payments for settlement obligations | −221,000 | −4 | −3 | 2 | — | |
| Cash paid for contingent consideration | −817,000 | −760,000 | −7 | −25 | −3 | |
| Payments for required distributions to members or on behalf of members for tax obligations | −25 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments for required distributions to members under the Tax Receivable Agreement | −10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 300,000 | 25,000 | 180,000 | 694,000 | 2 | |
| Payments for employee's tax withholdings from net settled stock option exercises and RSU releases | −4 | −708,000 | −490,000 | −643,000 | −731,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −104 | −367 | 73 | 75 | 102 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −22 | 77 | −11 | — | — | |
| Cash paid for interest | 931,000 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 4 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds | 35 | 7 | 3 | — | — |