FY25 results announcement
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
21 MAY 2025
ASX RELEASE
Plenti grows Cash NPAT 126%
Plenti Group Limited (Plenti) is pleased to provide its full year results for the year ended 31 March
2025 (FY25).
Financial highlights
• Cash NPAT of $13.8 million, up 126% on PCP
• Statutory profit of $24.7 million, with underlying statutory profit of $6.4 million
• Loan originations of $1.4 billion, up 18% on PCP
• Closing loan portfolio of $2.5 billion, up 19% on PCP
• Revenue of $259 million, up 23% on PCP
• Robust credit performance, with a 1.10% net loss rate
Plenti delivered on all three elements of its market guidance for FY25 across growth, profitability
and efficiency.
Operational highlights
• Materially reduced cost-to-income ratio to 23.9% from 26.5% in PCP, evidencing operating
leverage inherent in Plenti’s technology-led business model
• Delivered further advancements to Plenti’s proprietary technology platform, including
significant enhancements to automated credit approvals and integrations with key
partners
• Increased repeat and cross-sell originations from existing customers
• Completed three ABS transactions for a record annual issuance of over $1.3 billion
Strategic highlights
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NAB powered by Plenti (NPBP) car loan launched in 2Q25 and subsequently made
available to NAB customers via their website, banking app and internet banking from
4Q25
Launched successful loan subvention program with Tesla, implemented within a threeweek period by leveraging the strong integration capabilities of our proprietary
technology platform
Secured up to $60 million in discounted renewable energy funding from the Clean
Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) under its $1 billion Household Energy Upgrades Fund
Completed successful CEO transition, with Adam Bennett joining as CEO and cofounder Daniel Foggo transitioning to a non-executive director role
Corporate strategy refreshed, with renewed focus on disciplined, profitable growth in
Plenti’s three core lending verticals – Automotive, Renewables and Personal Lending
Note: Plenti loan portfolio and origination numbers in this release include “NAB Powered by Plenti” automotive loans
Adam Bennett, Plenti’s new CEO, said:
“FY25 was yet another exciting year in Plenti’s evolution as we continued to scale into
a significant non-bank lender. We successfully changed CEOs whilst our talented team
continued to focus on providing great service to our customers, growing the loan book,
and driving strong credit and operational outcomes with discipline and enthusiasm.
After my first ten months in role, I’m extremely proud of the team and our accelerating
loan book momentum, and it’s very pleasing to see our Cash NPAT and statutory NPAT
growing significantly as we continue to leverage our scale, proprietary technology, and
prime credit posture.
I am extremely excited by the great potential and ambition of this business and remain
determined to deliver maximum value through our Automotive, Renewables and
Personal Lending businesses as we drive Plenti forward into the coming year.”
Loan portfolio and revenue growth
Plenti’s diversified loan portfolio increased to $2.5 billion at 31 March 2025, up 19% from the prior
comparable period (PCP).
The growth in Plenti’s loan portfolio, combined with higher borrower interest rates, drove
revenue to $259 million, up 23% on PCP.
Loan portfolio ($m)
Revenue ($m)
2,500
250
2,000
200
1,500
150
1,000
100
500
50
0
0
FY20
Automotive
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
Renewable energy
FY25
Personal
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
Loan originations by lending vertical
Total loan originations were $1.4 billion, up 18% on PCP. Plenti continued to accelerate
originations growth throughout the year by:
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Leveraging our core proprietary technology stack to deliver fast, easy and simple digital
experiences for our customers
Building on our deep relationships with our valued brokers, and strategic partners
including NAB, Tesla and AGL
Disciplined underwriting, credit decisioning and operations management
Pleasingly, quarter-on-quarter loan originations momentum continued to build strongly
throughout the year, and despite typically being a seasonally weaker quarter, 4Q25 saw an alltime originations record of $407 million.
All lending verticals contributed strongly to the
result:
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Automotive loan originations were $709
million, up 14% on PCP, supported by the
launch of a successful subvention program
with Tesla
Renewable energy loan originations were
$189 million, up 18% on PCP, driven in part
by the continued adoption of Plenti’s
GreenConnect platform, which is helping
to accelerate uptake of household battery
systems
Quarterly orignation growth on
PCP
40%
30%
42%
20%
32%
10%
Personal loan originations were $519
million, up 24% on PCP, supported by
further advancements in automated credit
approvals as well as increased repeat and
cross-sell
origination volumes from (10)%
existing borrowers
11%
(9)%
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Technology enhancements
Plenti made regular enhancements to its technology platform during the year, including
improvements to the customer experience, credit decisioning and pricing, partner integrations
and operational process to increase efficiency. Pleasingly, these investments significantly
improved our automated decisioning rates, with material loan application volumes now
processed without human intervention. Plenti also continued to invest technology resources in
the launch and roll out of the ‘NAB powered by Plenti’ car loan, facilitating increasingly
meaningful volumes in 4Q25.
Consistent with prior years, all investment in product and technology – which amounted to $14.1
million in the year – was expensed through the profit and loss statement, rather than being
capitalised on the balance sheet.
Credit performance
Plenti delivered another year of strong credit performance, reflecting our prime loan portfolio.
The net credit loss rate for the full year was 1.10%, broadly consistent on PCP of 1.06%. This reflects
Australian consumers having improved real income and low unemployment, as well as Plenti’s
continued focus on lending to borrowers with prime credit characteristics. Plenti completed its
third sale of previously written-off loan receivables, which helped support loan recoveries in the
period.
90+ day arrears were 0.43% at the end of the period, down from 0.58% at the end of the PCP,
again reflecting the credit quality of Plenti’s portfolio, ongoing refinement of credit rules and
favourable macroeconomic conditions.
Lower-risk secured automotive loans and renewable energy loans together represented ~70%
of the loan portfolio at the end of the period.
Margins, costs and profitability
Loan profitability and credit appetite continued to be a key focus during the year, given the
sustained volatility in funding costs. Plenti’s net interest margin for FY25 was 5.31%, up 14bps on
PCP.
Plenti continued to benefit from the operational leverage inherent in its technology-led
business model, materially reducing its cost-to-income ratio to 23.9% from 26.5% in the PCP.
The improvement in the cost-to-income ratio was supported by increased levels of automation
across business activities such as credit approval which enhanced operational efficiency while
providing faster, seamless service for partners and customers.
Cash NPAT for FY25 of $13.8 million represented an increase of 126% on PCP. The improvement
in profitability was driven by 16% growth in the average loan portfolio and operating leverage
(operating costs increased 11% on PCP), aided by slightly higher margins and stable credit losses.
Financial position and funding
Plenti completed three ABS transactions during the year for a total of $1.3 billion, making FY25
a record year for ABS issuance and taking issuance since program inception to over $3.4 billion.
With supportive capital markets conditions and Plenti’s growing track record as an issuer of
high-quality debt securities, the business continued to expand and diversify its investor base
with a record number of investors participating through the year.
Plenti funded its operations from business cashflows and recycling of existing capital during the
period. The business generated underlying free operating cashflow of ~$12.5 million in FY25
which broadly offset the net $10.8m of capital invested into warehouse and ABS facilities ($44.5
million invested into warehouse facilities with $33.7 million released to Plenti).
Plenti extended the term of its corporate debt facility to support ongoing business growth. The
facility limit is linked to the size of Plenti’s securitised loan portfolio, providing an ability to access
more capital with loan portfolio growth. A further $5.0 million was drawn under the facility
during the year, although net debt remained stable at year end against March 2024.
Corporate cash at 31 March 2025 was $48.8 million or $26.5 million excluding customer
collections account cash. This was up from $44.8 million ($20.8 million underlying) at 31 March
2024.
Strategic partnership with NAB
The ‘NAB powered by Plenti’ car loan, targeted
to NAB’s large personal banking customer
base, was made available to NAB customers in
late September 2024 with the expectation of
contributing only moderate loan volumes in
2H25.
NPBP loan book ($m)
Important work was completed in 4Q25 to
increase the visibility of the product to NAB
customers, with the NPBP car loan made
available via the NAB website, NAB banking
app and internet banking portal. Volumes
grew steadily across 4Q25, delivering a more
meaningful contribution to loan book growth.
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Volumes have accelerated further into 1Q26
with run-rate originations per business day in
May month-to-date up 105% against average
daily originations-rate in 4Q25.
+105%
Average daily
origination growth
May MTD vs 4Q25
30
25
+241%
origination
growth
15
10
5
0
1Q25
Pilot
2Q25
Launch
3Q25
4Q25
Scale
1Q26 to
date
Refreshed corporate strategy
Plenti refreshed its corporate strategy and commenced implementation during 4Q25.
Plenti currently operates as a relatively small player in large lending markets, providing
significant growth opportunities. Plenti will pursue a ‘breakout’ growth strategy across three
distinct horizons:
Horizon 1
Horizon 2
Horizon 3
Jan 2025 to March 2026
April 2026 to March 2028
April 2028 to March 2030
GROW by doing what we do,
but better
GROW by also doing new
things
GROW by scaling boldly into
new opportunities
The three key elements of Plenti’s corporate strategy which will be pursued across all three
horizons are to:
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Strengthen relationships with our target customers and partners to ensure
complementary and diverse distribution channels.
Better use data and artificial intelligence to improve credit decisioning, reduce the cost of
manufacture, optimise pricing, and substantially uplift new customer originations and
cross-sell capabilities.
Leverage our proprietary technology stack to provide customers and brokers with the
fastest, easiest, simplest and most consistent journey available in market.
In Horizon 1, Plenti will focus on further uplifts to our experiences to offer faster, easier and
simpler loan originations for customers and partners in our core lending verticals of
Automotive, Renewables and Personal Lending, and to improve on all facets of our operations.
Our objective in Horizon 1 is to achieve a loan book of $3 billion by March 2026, providing a
strong foundation for the pursuit of a $ 5 billion loan book in the medium term.
FY26 objectives
Plenti’s objectives for the year to 31 March 2026 are set out below:
Priority
FY26 objective
Growth
- $3 billion loan book by March 2026 in Horizon 1 with acceleration of
origination growth into Horizon 2
Profitability
- Continue to drive meaningful Cash NPAT growth as we scale
Efficiency
- Deliver previously communicated $25 million of efficiency as loan
portfolio scales towards $3 billion – ~$69 million operating cost base or
less in FY26
Investor webcast
An online investor presentation will be held at 9.00am AEST / Sydney time on 21 May 2025.
Investors can register for the online investor presentation through the following link:
https://plenti-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dCoTg-QpT8OzUmADcujPPg
This release was approved by the Plenti Board of Directors. For more information please contact:
Adam Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
shareholders@plenti.com.au
Miles Drury
Chief Financial Officer
shareholders@plenti.com.au
About Plenti
Plenti is a fintech lender. We provide faster, fairer loans by leveraging our smart technology.
We offer award-winning automotive, renewable energy and personal loans, delivered by our proprietary technology,
to help creditworthy borrowers bring their big ideas to life.
Since our establishment in 2014, our loan originations have grown consistently, supported by diversified loan
products, distribution channels and funding, and underpinned by our exceptional credit performance and continual
innovation.
For more information visit plenti.com.au/shareholders.
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