Note 10. Segment Reporting

 

Usio's reportable operating segments are "Output Solutions" and "Merchant Services" and these segments have been selected based on management’s resource allocation and performance assessment in making decisions regarding the Company. Our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is the Company’s chief executive officer. The CODM has ultimate authority and responsibility over resource allocation decisions and performance assessment.

 

Segment gross profit is the measure of segment profit and loss reviewed by the CODM and is used by the CODM to evaluate segment performance and make decisions about funding our operations and allocating resources.

 

The following is a description of the segments.

 

Output Solutions

 

This segment, which was created in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of IMS, offers electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services serving hundreds of customers representing a wide range of industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions. Output Solutions, provides an outsourced solution for document design, print, and electronic delivery to potential customers and entities looking to reduce postage costs and increase efficiencies.

 

Merchant Services

 

This segment offers integrated electronic payment processing services to merchants and businesses, including credit and debit card-based processing services and electronic funds transfer via the ACH network. Additionally, as part of our Prepaid card-based processing services, we develop and manage a variety of Mastercard-branded prepaid card program types, including consumer reloadable, consumer gift, incentive, promotional, general and government disbursement and corporate expense cards.

 

The following tables set forth certain financial information with respect to Usio’s reportable segments for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2025

 

Output Solutions

  

Merchant Services

  

Total

 
             

Revenues

 $20,816,303  $64,577,323  $85,393,626 

Cost of services

            

Processing expense

     48,896,184   48,896,184 

Services expense

  2,480,472      2,480,472 

Postage expense

  14,324,271      14,324,271 

Cost of services

  16,804,743   48,896,184   65,700,927 

Gross profit

 $4,011,560  $15,681,139  $19,692,699 
             

Depreciation and amortization

 $944,225  $1,001,999  $1,946,224 

Capital expenditures

 $103,780  $331,234  $435,014 

Identifiable assets1

 $4,376,501  $7,950,143  $12,326,644 
             
             

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

 

Output Solutions

  

Merchant Services

  

Total

 
             

Revenues

 $20,769,924  $62,161,916  $82,931,840 

Cost of services

            

Processing expense

     46,897,136   46,897,136 

Services expense

  3,576,677      3,576,677 

Postage expense

  12,843,583      12,843,583 

Cost of services

  16,420,260   46,897,136   63,317,396 

Gross profit

 $4,349,664  $15,264,780  $19,614,444 
             

Depreciation and amortization

 $1,269,393  $993,909  $2,263,302 

Capital expenditures

 $21,515  $174,362  $195,877 

Identifiable assets1

 $5,176,438  $7,395,089  $12,571,527 

 

Note to tables:

 

(1)

Identifiable assets is calculated by summing the balances of accounts receivable, net; inventory; property and equipment, net; operating lease right-of-use lease assets; and intangibles, net.

 

The following table reconciles segment profit reported above to the loss from operations reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2025

  

2024

 

Segment gross profit

 $19,692,699  $19,614,444 

Stock-based compensation

  (1,743,893)  (2,093,406)

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A")

  (18,362,187)  (16,728,081)

Depreciation and amortization

  (1,946,224)  (2,263,302)

Operating (loss)

 $(2,359,605) $(1,470,345)

 

 

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.