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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table presents selected Visa Inc. financial data for the past five fiscal years. The
data below should be read in conjunction with Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data of this report.
Selected Financial Data
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
Statement of Operations Data: 2015 (1),(2) 2014 (1) 2013 (1) 2012 (3) 2011
(in millions, except per share data)
Operating revenues ..................... $ 13,880 $ 12,702 $ 11,778 $ 10,421 $ 9,188
Operating expenses .................... $ 4,816 $ 5,005 $ 4,539 $ 8,282 $ 3,732
Operating income ...................... $ 9,064 $ 7,697 $ 7,239 $ 2,139 $ 5,456
Net income attributable to Visa Inc. ........ $ 6,328 $ 5,438 $ 4,980 $ 2,144 $ 3,650
Basic earnings per share—class A common
stock(4) .............................. $ 2.58 $ 2.16 $ 1.90 $ 0.79 $ 1.29
Diluted earnings per share—class A
common stock(4) ...................... $ 2.58 $ 2.16 $ 1.90 $ 0.79 $ 1.29
At September 30,
Balance Sheet Data: 2015 (1),(2) 2014 (1) 2013 (1) 2012 (3) 2011
(in millions, except per share data)
Total assets ........................... $ 40,236 $ 38,569 $ 35,956 $ 40,013 $ 34,760
Accrued litigation ....................... $ 1,024 $ 1,456 $ 5 $ 4,386 $ 425
Total equity ............................ $ 29,842 $ 27,413 $ 26,870 $ 27,630 $ 26,437
Dividend declared and paid per common
share(4) ............................. $ 0.48 $ 0.40 $ 0.33 $ 0.22 $ 0.15
(1) During fiscal 2013, we made payments from the litigation escrow account totaling $4.4 billion in
connection with the U.S. covered litigation. During fiscal 2014, the court entered the final judgment
order approving the settlement with the class plaintiffs in the interchange multidistrict litigation
proceedings, which is subject to the adjudication of any appeals. Certain merchants in the
settlement classes objected to the settlement and filed opt-out claims. Takedown payments of
approximately $1.1 billion related to the opt-out merchants were received and deposited into the
litigation escrow account, and a related increase in accrued litigation to address the opt-out claims
were recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. An additional accrual of $450 million associated
with these opt-out claims was recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. During fiscal 2015,
payments totaling $426 million were made from the litigation escrow account reflecting settlements
with a number of individual opt-out merchants, resulting in an accrued balance of $1.0 billion as of
September 30, 2015. See Note 3—U.S. Retrospective Responsibility Plan and Potential Visa
Europe Liabilities and Note 20—Legal Matters to our consolidated financial statements included in
Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this report.
(2) During fiscal 2015, we recorded a tax benefit of $296 million resulting from the resolution of
uncertain tax positions with taxing authorities in fiscal 2015, of which $239 million relates to prior
fiscal years.
(3) During fiscal 2012, we recorded: a one-time, non-cash tax benefit of $208 million related to the
remeasurement of our net deferred tax liabilities; a U.S. covered litigation provision of $4.1 billion
and related tax benefits; and the reversal of previously recorded tax reserves and interest, which
increased net income by $326 million.
(4) The per share amounts for the prior periods presented have been retroactively adjusted to reflect
the four-for-one stock split effected in the fiscal second quarter of 2015.
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