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| Second point is that I think now for more unique to this year is that as we reported, we did very, very well with relative to our expectations this year with our new logo business and particularly with our enterprise |
| Management aims to continue strong top-line growth and competitive outperformance while doubling non-GAAP net income per share from fiscal 2024 levels over the next 3 years |
| In fiscal '24, the team delivered double-digit year-over-year growth in revenue at 16% and reached the $1 billion in revenue milestone |
| Adjusted EBITDA grew more than twice as fast at 36% and in sales, as we previously reported, new logo growth and network partner production drove a record Q4 and a strong year overall |
| When we want to be growing at a crooked number, that means we're taking market share, right? And I think we're well positioned to do that |
| And that we're able, we've been able to and I think we're going to continue to be able to make it both more productive and less cyclical |
| And so I think the way I'd look at it is exactly as you said, which is I think it's good strong feature, and it's an ability to deliver something that people want in a way that's easier for them to consume and that's ultimately less expensive than it's been delivered in the past, which would mean it's going to be made more available |
| One is obviously lower cost, but the second is not only a better experience for our members and clients, but actually a better experience for our agents who the agents that are part of this, ultimately, while it obviously reduces the total number, the agents who are there can be better paid and really use their skills |
| Today's fiscal '25 guidance reflects the carry forward of stronger than expected Q4 sales and efficiencies from the technology investments Jon mentioned, offset by slightly higher mix of investments versus cash in HSA assets |
| We can grow service revenue by innovating new products and innovating and by growing our CDB space |
| And so far, I think so good on that front |
| Fourth quarter revenue increased 12% year-over-year |
| And that in the whole is what has a positive effect on the trend among other things |
| And so, so far so good |
| We're never going to shy away from the fact that the custodial businesses, the component of revenue is and should be a growth engine for the business, particularly if balances continue to grow |
| And we're really excited about the fact that we now begin to welcome members as we've begun to do in the last couple of weeks as each of these tranches is getting 10-K or 8-K I should say |
| It's going to be in the context of strengthening our core business |
| And so, we continue to be able to pay get our providers paid and get the our members reimbursed and get our pharmacies paid, and that seems like a good thing |
| Custodial revenue grew 35% to $105.4 million in the fourth quarter |
| Total HSA assets reached $25.2 billion and total accounts grew 5%, including from organic CDB net growth for the first time since the pandemic began |
| This 3-year strategy will, we believe, not only build shareholder value, but also advance HealthEquity's mission, which is to save and improve lives by empowering healthcare consumers |
| And the keys to doing that in our view are, one, is to continue to use the technology for what it's great at, which is improving the quality of the dialogue |
| This is a big deposit towards our goal of doubling non-GAAP net income per share to our $4.50 goal by fiscal 2027 |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $98.8 million and adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue was 38%, a 620 basis point improvement over the same quarter last year |
| Interchange revenue grew 6% to $38.4 million |
| And so, I feel great about the fact that we kind of stepped out on this a little bit before there was a buzzword called AI or truthfully or generative AI at least or at least before I even knew it was generative AI |
| But so far, the team, Brad, Mike Reske, Kelly King and the whole team at HealthEquity as well as at BenefitWallet, the conduit team there have done a great job of moving this thing forward |
| GAAP net income was $55.7 million or $0.64 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income was $195.5 million or $2.25 per diluted share, up 71% and 65%, respectively, compared to last year |
| Now to Jim to detail other important stuff, which is our Q4 and fiscal '24 performance and enhanced guidance for fiscal 2025 |
| It was that acquiring the CDB business at scale gave us the opportunity to grow our HSA business in 2 ways |
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| Service revenue was $118.6 million, down 1% year over year, reflecting the final run off of National Emergency activity |
| And then secondly, there's this persistent concern about commercial real estate exposures |
| It would have been a very, very difficult strategy in, let's say, calendar '20 |
| So we face competition on large market RFPs, and we're going to continue to face a little bit of pricing headwinds on a per product average revenue per user on the service line |
| And the reason why is because you're seeing some continuing challenges inside some of the bank companies |
| But I actually think when you look at it, I've been somewhat underwhelmed, I'll say, by the extent to which there has been that kind of competitive pricing pressure |
| And that's the biggest pain point with the largest of the CDB products, which is the FSA |
| So acknowledge that that's a little more challenging to forecast |
| The piece we call service has that little extra headwind of pricing pressure and mix shift |
| In CHF world, custodial revenue from CHF is going to decline this year |
| But in addition to that, there's the fact that the dependent care, which is part of the FSA piece, when you know, kind of disappeared for a while and is still well below its prior levels |
| Can't do better than that |
| But if I focus solely on service revenues, it's a little bit of a downer, because HSAs tend to have the lowest monthly fees and then there are a few other things |
| And so actual COBRA uptake relative to which is a portion of COBRA revenues kind of came down |
| And the pressure that you might see on these for lack of a better term, unit services |
| There is some cross elasticity between what's happening with yields and in particular what's happening with the spot market and pricing pressure |
| So you have sort of a multiple headwind there on price |
| And for the most part, they have failed |
| I think the bigger issue is that, is two issues |
| And certainly in the public markets, they have not done well |
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