Sezzle Inc.
Business
Sezzle Inc. is a purpose-driven digital payments company that provides point-of-sale installment financing to consumers as an alternative to traditional credit. Its offerings include the Sezzle Platform with products such as pay-in-four, pay-in-two, pay-in-full, Sezzle Virtual Card, Sezzle Premium, Sezzle Anywhere, Sezzle On-Demand, Sezzle Up credit reporting, and access to third-party long-term loans. The company serves two primary merchant segments—small-to-medium–sized businesses (SMB) and enterprise merchants—across numerous retail verticals. Sezzle operates primarily in the United States and Canada through merchant integrations, a mobile app, online dashboard, and an omnichannel virtual card for in-store and online use.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 450 | 271 | 159 | 126 | 115 | |
| Personnel | 55 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 57 | |
| Transaction expense | 66 | 51 | 39 | 41 | 43 | |
| Third-party technology and data | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Marketing, advertising, and tradeshows | 32 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 9 | |
| General and administrative | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Provision for credit losses | 89 | 55 | 23 | 29 | 53 | |
| Total operating expenses | 273 | 189 | 137 | 154 | 183 | |
| Operating Income | 177 | 82 | 22 | −28 | −69 | |
| Net interest expense | −14 | −14 | −16 | — | — | |
| Other income, net | 123,000 | 354,000 | 2 | −225,606 | −65,145 | |
| Fair value adjustment on warrants | 0 | −1 | −455,962 | 50,424 | 0 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of line of credit | 0 | −260,000 | 0 | −813,806 | −1 | |
| Income before taxes | 163 | 67 | 8 | −38 | −75 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 30 | −11 | 611,487 | 69,447 | 58,416 | |
| Net Income | 133 | 79 | 7 | −38 | −75 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 900,000 | −900,000 | −3,025 | −1 | 69,406 | |
| Total Comprehensive Income | 134 | 78 | 7 | −39 | −75 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 3.93 | 2.33 | 1.27 | −7 | −0.38 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 3.72 | 2.19 | 1.25 | −7 | −0.38 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 34 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 200 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 36 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 200 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents, including amounts held by variable interest entity (VIE) of $25,921 and $30,899, respectively | 64 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 77 | |
| Restricted cash, current, including amounts held by VIE of $8,245 and $4,096, respectively | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Notes receivable | 283 | 191 | 143 | 104 | — | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −29 | −26 | −12 | −10 | — | |
| Notes receivable, net, including amounts held by VIE of $237,062 and $152,174, respectively | 255 | 165 | 131 | 93 | — | |
| Other receivables, net | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total current assets | 352 | 258 | 209 | 170 | 221 | |
| Internally developed intangible assets, net | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 910,584 | |
| Operating right-of-use assets | 665,000 | 800,000 | 994,476 | 86,715 | 285,865 | |
| Restricted cash, non-current | 30 | 20 | 82,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |
| Deferred tax asset, net of $0 and $3,742 valuation allowance, respectively | 14 | 17 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other assets | 620,000 | 331,000 | 625,471 | 1 | 233,752 | |
| Total Assets | 400 | 298 | 213 | 173 | 223 | |
| Merchant accounts payable | 56 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 97 | |
| Other payables, including amounts held by VIE of $1,476 and $1,103, respectively | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Deferred revenue | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Other current liabilities | 21 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
| Total current liabilities | 90 | 106 | 187 | 99 | 108 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 661,000 | 823,000 | 981,692 | 0 | 90,962 | |
| Line of credit, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,268 and $1,008, respectively, held by VIE | 140 | 104 | 0 | 64 | 78 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 0 | 45,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Liabilities | 230 | 211 | 191 | 164 | 186 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 11) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.00001 par value; 750,000 shares authorized; 35,130 and 34,786 shares issued, respectively; 33,798 and 33,735 shares outstanding, respectively | 195 | 189 | 2,085 | 2,083 | 2,044 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 1,332 and 1,051 shares, respectively | −24 | −9 | −6 | −4 | −4 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −683,000 | −2 | −646,999 | −643,974 | 563,911 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −324,000 | −90 | −158 | −165 | −127 | |
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 170 | 88 | 22 | 9 | 38 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | 400 | 298 | 213 | 173 | 223 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 1 | 965,000 | 855,803 | 847,126 | 749,111 | |
| Provision for other credit losses | 33 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
| Discount on notes receivable | −735,000 | 460,000 | — | — | — | |
| Equity based compensation and restricted stock vested | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 532,000 | 526,000 | 732,029 | 983,745 | 689,930 | |
| Impairment losses on long-lived assets | 68,000 | 48,000 | 42,247 | 39,512 | 5,475 | |
| Gain on sale of fixed assets | −21,000 | −55,000 | 25,621 | 79,683 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 3 | −17 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other receivables | −36 | −13 | −2 | −7 | −11 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −7 | −5 | −1 | −1 | −2 | |
| Merchant accounts payable | −13 | −4 | −9 | −13 | 36 | |
| Other payables | −572,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | −2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Deferred revenue | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Operating leases | 40,000 | 74,000 | 51,933 | 15,548 | −20,124 | |
| Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities | 210 | 131 | −26 | 9 | −72 | |
| Purchases and originations of notes receivable, net of proceeds from repayments | −179 | −90 | — | — | — | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −655,000 | −70,000 | −81,609 | −52,236 | −686,032 | |
| Internally developed intangible asset additions | −2 | −1 | −1 | −955,841 | −733,995 | |
| Net Cash Used for Investing Activities | −182 | −91 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Proceeds from line of credit | 181 | 107 | 55 | 71 | 175 | |
| Payments to line of credit | −145 | −97 | −25 | −85 | −136 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −792,000 | −1 | −128,598 | −1 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 4 | 4 | 26,996 | 100,370 | 765,786 | |
| Stock subscriptions collected related to stock option exercises | 44,000 | 39,000 | 0 | 324,378 | 246,999 | |
| Proceeds from warrant exercises | 0 | 401,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −65 | −24 | −2 | −381,434 | −3 | |
| Net Cash Used for Financing Activities | −25 | −10 | 28 | −16 | 63 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 1 | −1 | 17,402 | −1 | 98,376 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 3 | 29 | 1 | −8 | −10 | |
| Conversion of accrued profit-sharing incentive plan liabilities to stockholders' equity | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Conversion of warrant liabilities to stockholders' equity | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Interest paid | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | |
| Federal income taxes paid | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
| State income taxes paid | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| Foreign income taxes paid | 385,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total income taxes paid | 28 | 5 | 452,426 | 65,395 | 56,017 |