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1H25 Results
Presentation
Half-year to 30 September 2024
Who are we
Plenti is a technology-led lender
• We’re Australia’s largest fintech consumer
lender
• Our Cash NPAT is growing strongly
• We leverage our proprietary technology to
deliver market leading customer
experiences across
– Automotive
– Renewable energy
– Personal lending
• We fund prime borrowers and have an
exceptional 10-year credit track record
• We have deep and diversified funding
across warehouses and ABS
• We have flexible retail investor funding
We’re on a mission
Purpose
To bring our customers’ big ideas to life
Vision
Fairer, faster loans through smart technology
Mission
To build Australia’s best lender
2
Our competitive strengths
Our competitive strengths underpin our performance
Our people
• Committed growth-focused team
• Co-Founders on Executive Team and
Board
• Significant breadth and depth of expertise
• Consistently high employee engagement
>79%
Our partnership capabilities
Our proprietary technology
• Proprietary end-to-end cloud-native
technology stack
• Modern technology architecture enables
deep and seamless partner integrations
• Enables easy, simple and consistent
customer journeys
• Offers differentiated route to market
• Delivers speed, flexibility and efficiency via
continuous release cycles
• Enables two distinctive platform
businesses:
– GreenConnect
– Plenti Lending Platform
• Key partners include
– NAB
– Tesla
– Cadillac
– AGL
– Amber energy
3
Our technology leadership
Since 2014 Plenti has continued to deploy market leading innovations, winning over 45 industry awards
Launch
Unsecured
Personal
Loan
Launch
Retail
Lending
Platform
Launch
Plenti
SME Loan
1st lender in
Australia to
share
comprehensive
credit data with
other lenders
2015
1st bank
partnership to
fund loans with
Wholesale
Lending Platform
Launch Plenti
direct to
consumer Auto
Loan
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
2017
Mozo
Experts Choice
Excellent Credit
Personal Loans
Launch Plenti
Renewables
PoS Loan
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
Canstar
Deloitte
Canstar
Launch
Plenti SA
Battery
Program
Renewables
Loan
Canstar
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
FinTech
Awards
Investment
Innovator of the
Year
Green Team of
the Year
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
2020
2019
Best
Alternative
Investment
Launch Plenti
NSW Pilot
Battery Program
Renewables
Loan
RateCity
Excellent
credit
Personal
Loan
Launch
Plenti
Renewables
BNPL
WeMoney
Lending
Innovation of the
Year
2022
2021
FinTECH
Non Bank Lender
of the Year
Finder
Technology Fast
50
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
Technology Fast
50
Canstar
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
Canstar
2018
NAB Auto
powered
by Plenti
WeMoney
Deloitte
Outstanding
Value Personal
Finder
Loan
Best P2P Personal
loan
2016
Purple Bricks
BNPL / PoS
1st lender to
offer ‘soft
enquiry’ to
protect
borrowers’
credit score
Launch Plenti
secured Auto
Loan
Canstar
Canstar
Launch Plenti
GreenConnect
Platform
Launch Plenti
Commercial
Auto Loan
Launch Plenti
OEM Auto
Finance
WeMoney
Best Green
PersonallLoan
2023
Money
Magazine
Best value debt
consolidation
loan
Canstar
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
Platform
integration
with Cadillac
2024
WeMoney
Platform
integration with
Tesla website
Canstar
Outstanding
Value Personal
Loan
Lending
Innovation of
the Year
WeMoney
Non-Bank lender
of the year
WeMoney
Electric Car
Loan of the Year
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Highlights
Half-year highlights
We delivered strong growth in profitability and successfully launched the first product under the NAB strategic partnership
Highlights
Originations
Closing loan portfolio
Revenue
Pro forma Cash NPAT
+0.4% on pcp
+14% on pcp
+28% on pcp
+260% on pcp
Launched the NAB
Powered by Plenti car
and EV loan to NAB
personal bank
customers
Delivered strong
credit outcomes with
1.1% realised loss rate
and material
reduction in arrears
rates through the half
$627m
$2.3bn
Cost-to-income
Closing 90+ arrears
down 16% yoy
up 5bps yoy
24.3%
50bps
$124m
$5.5m
Note: Plenti loan portfolio and origination numbers in this presentation include “NAB Powered by Plenti” automotive loans other than in relation to statutory balance sheet values
6
Sustained growth
We continued our long track record for driving strong loan portfolio and revenue growth
Loan portfolio ($m)
Revenue ($m)
2,500
140
36% 3-year
CAGR
2,000
120
49% 3-year
CAGR
100
1,500
80
60
1,000
40
500
20
0
1H20 2H20 1H21 2H21 1H22 2H22 1H23 2H23 1H24 2H24 1H25
Automotive
Renewable energy
0
1H20 2H20 1H21
2H21 1H22 2H22 1H23 2H23 1H24 2H24 1H25
Personal
7
Increasing profitability
Effective management of loan profitability and credit losses while growing the loan portfolio and managing costs has allowed
us to consistently step-up Cash NPAT
• Cash NPAT result of $5.5m showed growth on both
1H24 ($1.5m) and 2H24 ($4.6m)
Cash NPAT ($m)
10
+2H25
• Cash NPAT is after the expensing of all technology
investment
– $7.0m of technology costs expensed in 1H25
5
1H25
• Cash NPAT represents statutory NPAT adjusted for
movement in provision for expected credit losses,
share-based payments, depreciation & amortisation,
and income tax effect on hedging gains
0
(5)
(10)
(15)
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
1H25
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Operational Performance
Automotive finance performance
We continued to build differentiated partnerships to drive automotive originations
1H25 highlights
Automotive loan book ($m)
• $321m of automotive originations, stable on prior
year despite soft June without tax change
benefits in prior year – 15% growth in loan book
in period
Automotive lending opportunity
1,400
1,200
$35bn+
• Executed successful rate subvention campaign
with Tesla, leveraging Plenti’s technology
platform to deliver solution within 3 weeks
1,000
• Announced as exclusive finance provider to
Cadillac to support the launch of its EV range in
Australia
• ‘NAB powered by Plenti’ product commenced
second phase of launch with progressive roll out
to existing NAB customers
• Completed $458m automotive ABS transaction
Selected 1H25 statistics
82% growth in OEM partner volume (on pcp)
23% increase in transacting brokers
15% growth
on pcp
annual lending1
~4% estimated Plenti market penetration2
Plenti customer segments
- Consumer and commercial borrowers
- New and used vehicles
- Cars, caravans, motorbikes
800
Plenti existing distribution channels
- Car/asset and mortgage broker referral
- Manufacturer referral
- Dealer/online car sale businesses
- Digital direct-to-consumer
600
400
Plenti strengths
- Customer experience and speed
- Partner portal/integration technology
- Clarity and consistency of credit policy
200
0
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
1H25
1. Automotive annual lending is a management estimate, including consumer and commercial lending segments (Australian Bureau of Statistics no longer provides all relevant market size data)
2. Based on Plenti’s share of total automotive lending in 1H25
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Renewable energy finance performance
We delivered record originations in renewable energy for the 18th straight half
1H25 highlights
• Record renewable loan originations of $88m up
15% on pcp
• Loan book for renewable energy grew 28%
• Secured $60m of discounted funding via Clean
Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) as first
recipient of Federal Government Home Energy
Upgrade Fund
• Continued growth in GreenConnect platform,
increasing market impact
– GreenConnect affiliated applications up 47%
on pcp
– Over 2.2MWh in connected storage facilitated
Selected 1H25 statistics
8,077 systems funded
29% funding of installations with batteries
Renewable energy loan book ($m)
Renewable energy opportunity
350
337k
28% growth
on pcp
300
solar installations annually1
~12% estimated finance market penetration2
250
Plenti customer and product segments
- Residential borrowers
- Solar, battery and inverter systems
- Electrification assets, eg EV charges, heat
pumps
200
150
Plenti distribution channels
- Equipment retailers and installers
- Energy retailers
- Product manufacturers
- Government subsidy program delivery
100
50
0
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
1H25
Plenti strengths
- Integration capabilities
- Bundled energy solution offering
- Aligned with partners
1. Number of installations from Clean Energy Council, Clean Energy Australia Report 2024 . There were 337,498 solar installations in 2023, up from 315,499 solar installations in 2022
2. Renewable energy market size and market penetration based on Plenti’s estimate of manufacturer and installer-led point-of-sale solar, inverter and home battery finance provided to consumers
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Personal lending performance
We continued to deliver significant volume in the personal channel with a high-quality borrower base
1H25 highlights
Personal loan book ($m)
• Loan book grew 8% on prior year with
originations stable at $218m – continued strong
focus on margin and credit
• Exceeded $1bn in personal lending via the broker
channel since inception
600
• Extended our dual channel strategy – direct-toconsumer and broker channels – with active
broker rate up 19% on pcp
500
• Continued investment in credit engine driving
higher automated credit decisioning rates and
improved borrower conversion metrics
400
• Average credit score of personal loans funded in
the half of 782
300
8% growth
on pcp
Personal lending market opportunity
$12bn+
4% estimated market penetration 2
Plenti key customer segments
- Unsecured automotive
- Home improvement
- Debt consolidation
- Significant life events & purchases
Plenti distribution channels
- ~30 digital channels
- ~7,000 finance brokers
- Bank referral partnerships
- Corporate referral agreements
200
Selected 1H25 statistics
$1bn+ funded via brokers since launch
>1.1m customers in ecosystem
3
annual lending1
100
0
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
1H25
1. Annual personal loans market ending calculated from ABS 5601.0 Table 27 fixed term loans LTM to September 2024, excluding refinancing and purchase of road vehicles.
2. Estimated penetration is based on Plenti’s share of estimated annual market loan originations.
3. Customers in ecosystem represents borrower or investor customer profiles, including investors, borrowers and loan applicants.
Plenti strengths
- Customer experience
- Marketing funnel efficiency
- Broker channel relationships
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Technology advancements
We have continued to invest to support our partners, including NAB, and to drive growth, efficiency and resilience across the
business
‘NAB powered by Plenti’ car loan experience
1. Growth
2. Diversification
AI content marketing
NAB systems integration
Deep partner integrations
1. Efficiency
AI driven document processing
1. Growth
2. Efficiency
1. Efficiency
Tesla
Cadillac
1.
2.
Growth
Efficiency
New core platform ledger
1. Efficiency
2. Agility
3. Scalability
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Operating leverage metrics
We continued to demonstrate the benefits of our scale and our technology-led efficiency
Cost-to-income
Cost-to-net interest income
80%
160%
70%
140%
60%
120%
Average loan portfolio per FTE ($m)
10
9
8
7
50%
40%
100%
COVID impact
80%
30%
60%
20%
40%
10%
20%
0%
0%
6
COVID impact
5
4
3
• Cost-to-income of 24.3% on pathway to full
year result of <24.0%
• Costs as a proportion of net interest income
(interest revenue less funding costs)
continued to decline
2
1
0
• Operating efficiency continues to be evident
as loan portfolio grows
Note: Costs in cost-to-income and cost-to-net interest income metrics represent sales and marketing, product development and G&A. Average loan portfolio per FTE represents average loan portfolio during the year divided by the average number of
employees during the year
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Credit performance
We continued to demonstrate differentiated credit performance
Annualised net loss rate1
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
Average borrower credit score2
900
Decline supported by
benign COVID period
and rapid shift towards
lower risk secured
automotive and
renewable lending
1.5%
– 842 weighted average Equifax credit score,
well above credit active population average
– 73% of lending to homeowners (at time of
application)
800
700
Australian credit active population
average score
600
0.5%
• Increased post COVID period lows, but remains
supported by shift to lower risk auto and
renewables
– Average borrower 40 years of age (at time of
application)
– High average income
• 1H25 net loss rate was 1.11%, up from 0.99% in
1H24 but down slightly from 1.13% in 2H24
1.0%
0.0%
• Plenti is a prime lender, focused on lending to
borrowers with strong credit characteristics.
Period end portfolio characteristics included:
– Seeing signs of improvement in financial
position of consumers
500
• Very high weighted average credit scores
have been maintained
1. Annualised net loss rate is after the impact of debt sales, which occurred in 2H23, 1H24 and 1H25
2. Represents loan portfolio weighted average Equifax comprehensive credit score, where comprehensive score available. Australian average 734 as at December 2021 (source: www.savings.com.au)
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NAB Strategic Partnership
Strategic partnership update
The NAB strategic partnership is an exciting opportunity for us to drive further scale in our business and leverage the
strength of our technology platform
‘NAB powered
by Plenti’ car and EV loan
• Co-branded car and EV loan was launched
to NAB’s existing customers in September
2024 following a successful pilot with NAB
employees
– Marketing underway via targeted email
activity to NAB Personal Banking
customers
– Lending volumes to be controlled at
moderate levels in 2H25 as product is
further iterated
Renewable energy finance
referrals
• Pursuing Plenti renewable energy finance
solution availability to NAB customers in
2025
– Customer referral journey work and
installer market engagement is currently
underway
Commitment and
opportunities
• Initial partnership term of 5 years, ability to
extend for further 5 years if agreed
• Agreement to explore the continued
expansion of products offered under the
strategic partnership
– Potential to accelerate Plenti’s renewable
energy business
17
‘NAB powered by Plenti’ car and EV loan – update
We successfully launched our co-branded car and EV loan to NAB customers
• Following a successful pilot period with NAB’s employees during 1H25, the
‘NAB powered by Plenti’ car and EV loan was launched to NAB’s existing
customer base on 23 September 2024
NAB powered by Plenti car loan quote activity (monthly)
Existing customer launch
• The product is being made progressively available to customers via NAB’s
mobile app and internet banking sites
• Marketing activity in the early stages of customer launch is focused on
targeted email campaigns to NAB customers
• At 30 September 2024, the ‘NAB powered by Plenti’ car loan contributed
$2.5 million to Plenti’s loan portfolio balances
• Plenti and NAB’s product and technology teams are continuing to work
together closely on enhancing the customer experience and streamlining
operational efficiency aspects of the product
Early pilot
demand
NAB employee pilot
Phased roll out plan
Phase 1
NAB employee pilot period
Phase 2
NAB existing customer availability
Phase 3
New-to-bank customer availability
Note: Plenti maintains its own-branded car loan via its existing distribution channels including via brokers
Jun-24
Jul-24
Aug-24
Sep-24
Oct-24
Nov-24
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Customer experience
We have built a compelling co-branded car loan for the NAB powered by Plenti car and EV loan
Fast application, with key NAB customer details pre-populated
Easy loan management
19
Financial Results
Financial highlights
Loan book growth, stable margins and losses and operating leverage drove a 260% increase in our Cash NPAT to $5.5m
Loan portfolio
• 17% increase in average portfolio on pcp
Revenue
• 28% revenue growth to $124m
Cash NPAT
• Cash NPAT of $5.5m – up 260% on pcp
Margins
• Achieved slight increase in margins to 5.3%
Credit
• Strong credit outcome with 1.1% realised loss rate
Costs
• Continued to demonstrate economies of scale – operating costs up 8% against 17% avg. portfolio growth
Cash flow
• Positive operating cash flow with portfolio growth funded via capital recycling
Growth
Profitability
ABS issuance
Funding
Warehouses
• Completed $458m ABS transaction with further $330m transaction closed post period end
• Total lifetime ABS issue now >$2.8bn
• Continued to improve funding costs given favourable debt markets
21
Loan portfolio
We achieved solid originations in the quarter which drove continued loan book and revenue growth
Average loan portfolio ($m)
Commentary
• Increase in average loan portfolio of 17% from 1H24 to 1H25 and up
6% on prior half
17%
6%
• Continued growth in revenue due to loan portfolio growth and
increase in average interest yield
10%
• Originations of $627m up slightly on 1H24 with solid growth in
originations against 2H24
• Loan amortisation rate increased slightly to 3.7% in the half –
consistent with improving credit conditions as consumer
discretionary cashflows shifted to a positive position
2,202
2,068
1,886
1H24
2H24
1H25
Interest yield
10.2%
10.8%
11.1%
Interest revenue ($m)
95.9
111.2
121.9
Originations ($m)
624
577
627
Amortisation rate
3.5%
3.5%
3.7%
22
Margins
We slightly expanded margin with continued pricing discipline across the portfolio
Commentary
Effective yield (%)1
• Net interest margin (NIM) for 1H25 was 5.3% or 4.2% post
amortisation of transaction costs
• Three factors contributed to margin outcome in the period
10.2%
1H24 portfolio
10.8%
2H24 portfolio
11.1%
1H25 portfolio
12.2%
Oct/Nov new
originations
Funding costs (%)2
– Continued focus on profitability of new loans originated
– Funding cost improvements on ABS / warehouse extensions with
strong debt capital markets
– Change in effective interest rate accounting assumptions –
slightly shorter effective life accelerates fee and origination cost
recognition
• Exit rate NIM on new originations (October/November average) at
5.6% - broadly consistent with maintaining stable portfolio NIM
– October impacted by rapid increase in swap costs as market
reassessed speed of central bank rates reductions in CY24 /
CY25
6.5%
4.9%
5.5%
5.7%
1H24 portfolio
2H24 portfolio
1H25 portfolio
Oct/Nov new
originations
Net interest margin1
5.2%
5.2%
5.3%
5.6%
Transaction costs1
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
Notes:
1. Effective yield, net interest margin and transaction costs calculated as % of average loan portfolio in period
2. Funding costs calculated as % of average funding debt
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Credit
Our net loss rate of 1.11% reflected the credit quality of the Plenti portfolio and improving macroeconomic conditions
Realised loan impairment expense (%)
Commentary
• Loss rate of 1.11% in 1H25 was a step up on 1H24 as expected, but
stable on 2H24 which was a solid outcome given expected structural
deterioration in credit conditions and reflects well on the quality of
the Plenti loan portfolio
1.13%
– 1H24 and 1H25 both benefitted from a debt sale which increased
recoveries in the period
1.11%
0.99%
1H24 portfolio
<1.0%
2H24 portfolio
1H25 portfolio
Oct portfolio
Expected credit loss provision ($m)
• Pleasingly, arrears rates across the portfolio reduced between
March 2024 and September 2024 – expected given usual annual
arrears cycle in Australia but extent of improvement exceeded
management expectations
– 90+ days arrears reduced from to 58bps to 50bps
– 30+ days arrears reduced from 198bps to 162bps
2.7
(4.2)
% of loan book
2.20%
• Improved arrears position reflected in lower ECL provision rate of
2.00% at September 2024 against prior half-year end
(0.2)
47.1
Mar-24
• Low arrears at 30 September 2024 reflected in a net loss rate of
<1.0% for the October month
45.4
Portfolio
growth
Provision
rate
Macro
overlay
Sep-24
– Should expect some uptick in arears and losses in coming two
quarters in line with usual seasonal pattern
2.00%
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Operating efficiency
Our growth in margin dollars has consistently exceeded cost growth, driving improved business profitability
Commentary
• The key driver of the improvement in Plenti’s profitability in recent
years has been the differential in growth between net interest
margin dollars (Margin) and operating costs
Operating costs vs net interest margin ($)
70
– Margin has grown at a CAGR of 50% since 1H21
60
– Operating costs have grown at a CAGR of 24%
• Operating cost efficiency enabled by Plenti’s technology platform
allowing the business to scale efficiently with ongoing focus on
continuous improvement
50
40
• Operating efficiency demonstrated underpins Plenti’s objective to
achieve $25m of cost efficiencies as we double the loan portfolio
from $1.5bn to $3.0bn
30
20
Net interest dollars have grown at 2x the
rate of costs over the past four years
10
0
1H21
2H21
1H22
2H22
1H23
Net interest margin
2H23
1H24
2H24
1H25
Operating costs
Note: Net interest margin calculated as interest revenue less loan funding costs
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Profit & loss
We increased Cash NPAT 260% year-on-year demonstrating the earnings capability of the business with a growing loan
book and operating cost leverage
$m
1H24
1H25
% change
Interest revenue
95.9
121.9
27%
Other income
0.9
2.4
179%
Total revenue pre transaction costs
96.8
124.2
28%
Transaction costs
(11.0)
(12.6)
15%
Net income
85.8
111.6
30%
Loan funding costs
(47.3)
(63.2)
34%
Expense passed to unitholders
(0.2)
(0.1)
(62)%
Customer loan impairment expense
(10.7)
(10.5)
(2)%
Realised loan impairment expense
(9.3)
(12.2)
31%
ECL provision expense
(1.3)
1.7
nm
Sales and marketing expense
(6.9)
(7.1)
3%
Product development expense
(6.0)
(7.0)
16%
General and administration expense
(14.9)
(16.0)
8%
Operations expense
(7.0)
(7.9)
13%
Other overhead expense
(7.9)
(8.1)
3%
Corporate funding costs
(1.5)
(1.8)
17%
Depreciation & amortisation
(0.8)
(0.8)
Income tax benefit / expense
3.2
(4.2)
• Half-year Cash NPAT of $5.5m, an increase of 260% on prior year
• Cash NPAT growth driven by solid loan book growth, stable margins and losses
and operating cost leverage
• Growth in revenue of 28% reflected 17% increase in average loan portfolio and
higher average borrower rates. Other income contributed to by NAB revenue
• With relatively stable loss rates, realised losses grew in line with income at 31%
• ECL provision change was positive in the period reflecting improved arrears
rates across the portfolio
• Operating efficiency of technology-led business model saw operating costs
increase 8% against portfolio growth of 17%
• Continued to expense all technology investment in the period with total Product
development expense of $7.0 million
• Income tax expense in 1H25 due to movement in hedging positions – is backed
out of Cash NPAT and will net to zero over time but impacts statutory NPAT value
$m
1H24
1H25
0.6
0.9
1
1.5
(1.7)
3%
Add: Share-based payments
1.8
1.5
nm
Add: Depreciation & amortisation
0.8
0.8
(3.2)
4.0
1.5
5.5
Statutory NPAT
Add: ECL provision expense
NPAT
0.6
0.9
49%
Add: Income tax expense on hedge gain
Cash NPAT
1.5
5.5
260%
Cash NPAT
2
1. Variance from ECL provision in profit and loss statement reflects component of ECL provision included in Expense passed to unitholders line which is also adjusted for in Cash NPAT
2. Difference between $4.0m income tax expense adjustment for 1H25 in Cash NPAT reconciliation and $4.2m expense per the profit and loss statement is $0.2m of cash tax paid in Provision Fund which is not part of the consolidated tax group
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Funding
We have a well-established, diverse and scalable funding platform
Loan portfolio funding ($m)1
Commentary
• Plenti continues to scale its funding program and investor base as the loan
portfolio grows with a continued focus on diversity
188
• Plenti’s ABS program now very well established in the market with 8
transactions completed for over $2.8bn of funding
• Debt markets have been strong this year with cost-effective funding available
– likely to complete a further Auto ABS in 2H25
813
ABS execution track record ($m)
PL & Green
Auto
1,285
Marketplace lending platforms
ABS
Warehouses - drawn
1.
300
375
330
437
406
458
FY23
FY24
FY25
280
306
FY22
Weighted average note margin
PL & Green
1.6%
2.2%
1.9%
1.4%
Auto
1.0%
1.7%
2.0%
1.5%
Warehouses include settlement facility but both warehouses and ABS funding values exclude $55.8m of notes held by Plenti which eliminate on consolidation
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Outlook
Objectives
We remain on track to deliver on our priorities for the full year
FY25 full year priorities
Growth
• Drive growth in loan originations and loan portfolio
– October originations were up 26% on prior year
• Deliver full year and half-on-half Cash NPAT growth
Profitability
• A more balanced profile is expected between 1H25
and 2H25 than in the last two years
• Reduce cost-to-income ratio to <24%
Efficiency
• Remain on target to deliver $25m in efficiencies as
loan portfolio scales towards $3bn
1H25 tracking
✓
✓
✓
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Appendices
Cash flow
We continue to deliver positive operating cash flow and fund loan book growth through effective capital recycling
$m
1H24
1H25
Operating cash flow
Interest income received
104.3
125.9
Other income received
0.9
2.4
Interest and other finance costs paid
(49.1)
(64.9)
Payments to suppliers and employees
(38.1)
(34.2)
Income taxes paid
Net operating cash flow
(0.1)
18.0
29.1
Investing and financing cash flow
Net increase in loans to customers
(231.4)
(144.2)
Net proceeds of borrowings
208.3
116.5
Proceeds from corporate debt
5.0
0.0
Other
(0.7)
(0.6)
Net investing and financing cash flow
(18.8)
(28.3)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(0.8)
0.8
• Statutory operating cash flow for 1H25 of $29.1m (1H24: $18.0m)
• Corporate cash reduced in the period by $3.3m, but excluding $18.7m
relating to customer collection accounts (31 March: $24.0m), the
underlying corporate cash balance increased by $2.0m
• The material balancing items between the $2.0m increase in underlying
corporate cash and statutory operating cash flow in the period are
– $(13.7)m of merchant service fees on interest free / subvention loans
which are reflected on a gross basis in the statutory cash flow as
operating cash flow but which are operationally netted off against the
amount borrowed from the warehouse to fund the loan with the cash
benefit being received through the life of the loan
– $(10.9)m of realised losses which are deducted from the Group's
warehouse and ABS trusts distribution payments
– Net $(1.3)m related to the Group’s investments in warehouse and ABS
structures, comprised of
o $(17.3)m in equity investments into warehouses
o $5.1m in capital released on completion of ABS transactions
o $10.9m from G Note sales via the Notes Market
31
Balance sheet
We continue to effectively expand our funding base and recycle capital to support growth
$m
31-Mar-24
• Corporate cash position at 30 September 2024 of $41.5m (31 March
2024: $44.8m)
30-Sep-24
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
148.9
149.7
Customer loans
2,061.8
2,193.6
Derivative assets
12.8
5.9
Other assets
35.1
32.2
Total assets
2,258.6
2,381.4
– $18.7m relates to loan collection accounts which are not available
for corporate activities (31 March 2024: $24.0m)
• Customers loan asset of $2,194m reflects $2,276m loan portfolio less
$45m ECL provision and $37m in deferred upfront fees
• Derivative assets decreased $6.9m while derivative liabilities
increased by $6.4m due to changes in market interest rates
impacting the mark-to-market value of swaps held by the Group
Liabilities
Trade payables
5.3
4.1
2,157.5
2,285.1
Borrowing – corporate funding
27.5
27.5
Derivative liabilities
4.8
11.2
Other
37.1
34.1
2,232.3
2,362.0
26.3
19.4
31-Mar-24
30-Sep-24
Corporate cash
44.8
41.5
Provision Fund cash
12.6
10.2
Platform / warehouse funding cash
91.4
97.9
Total cash and cash equivalents
148.9
149.7
Borrowings – loan funding
Total liabilities
Net assets
$m
• Borrowings of $2,285m comprises $1,285m of ABS funding, $813m of
warehouse funding and $188m via lending platforms
– Equity investment in securitised structures of $69.0m (not
represented on balance sheet as eliminates on consolidation)1
• Corporate debt facility drawn to $27.5m in March 2024, with facility
size able to increase as the loan book grows, providing corporate
funding flexibly – not fully drawn at 30 September 2024
1.
Of the $69.0m of notes, $25.0m are held as security against loans funded in the Notes Market of the Plenti
Lending Platform – and hence are not freely available to the Group
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Half-on-half summary P&L
$m, 6 month periods
1H22
2H22
1H23
2H23
1H24
2H24
1H25
1H23 /
2H22
2H23 /
1H23
1H24 /
2H23
2H24 /
1H24
1H25 /
2H24
Interest revenue
36.6
50.6
63.2
78.9
95.9
111.2
121.9
25%
25%
22%
16%
10%
Other income
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.9
3.0
2.4
(7)%
31%
9%
251%
(20)%
Total revenue pre transaction costs
37.2
51.3
63.8
79.7
96.8
114.2
124.2
24%
25%
21%
18%
9%
Transaction costs
(3.2)
(7.7)
(8.7)
(10.0)
(11.0)
(11.7)
(12.6)
14%
15%
10%
6%
8%
Net income
34.0
43.6
55.0
69.7
85.8
102.5
111.6
26%
27%
23%
19%
9%
Loan funding costs
(14.5)
(17.5)
(25.7)
(36.1)
(85.8)
(102.5)
(63.2)
47%
40%
138%
19%
10%
Expense passed to unitholders
(0.2)
0.0
(0.0)
(0.1)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.1)
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nm
50%
(59)%
(6)%
Customer loan impairment expense
(6.0)
(6.3)
(8.7)
(16.1)
(9.3)
(23.2)
(10.5)
38%
85%
(42)%
148%
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