MoneyHero Limited Warrants
MoneyHero Limited Warrants Q2 FY2024 earnings call
September 19, 2024 · fiscal period ended 2024-06
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Summary
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Management highlights
- Hosted Singapore's largest personal finance festival with 5,000 attendees, its 7th consecutive year and largest to date.
- Named Personal Finance Tech of the Year at Asia FinTech Awards 2024.
- Pivoted to monetizable engagement metrics, achieving 50% increase in approved applications and a membership base of 6.5 million as of June 30, 2024.
- Rolling out new capabilities: mobile app, new car insurance vertical, one-click insurance purchasing, and improved site/content architecture.
- Insurance revenue in H1 2024 was $4 million, 65% year-on-year growth, its fastest growing vertical.
- Creatory B2B business growing, investing in AI for efficiencies, expecting lower EBITDA losses next quarter and aiming for profitability in the last quarter.
- Exploring strategic M&A for market consolidation, e.g., Malaysia transaction and acquisition of Seedly.
Segment performance
In Q2 2024, MoneyHero Group's core business online financial comparison grew 26% year-on-year. Creatory, the B2B business, grew 13% year-on-year, contributing 14% of group revenue. Singapore saw 68% year-on-year growth to $9 million, Hong Kong grew 19% to $7.3 million. The Philippines decreased 16% year-on-year due to provider constraints, and Taiwan decreased 4% due to paused product offerings. Insurance products revenue increased 89% year-on-year to $2.2 million, now accounting for 11% of group revenue.
Guidance
- Q2 2024 revenue was $20.7 million, a 24% year-on-year increase.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss was $9.3 million in Q2; expecting narrowing of adjusted EBITDA loss in H2 2024 and reaching adjusted EBITDA profitability monthly by year-end.
- Anticipates lower EBITDA losses next quarter and aims for profitability in the last quarter.
- Organic growth drivers include tax loan season, banking budget scale-up, insurance vertical growth, and Creatory expansion; inorganic growth includes exploring strategic acquisitions for market consolidation.
Risks
- Provider constraints in Philippines and Taiwan temporarily impacted revenue.
- One key provider exit affected revenue and profitability, but mitigated by investing in other providers and verticals.
- Increased operating costs due to being a public company, including audit fees, D&O insurance, and IR/PR fees.
Q&A highlights
Q: Figures reported indicate full year results should be H2 weighted. What are levers to achieve $100 million revenue target and confidence?
A: Organic growth in tax loan season, banking budget scale-up, insurance vertical growth, and Creatory expansion; multi-market, multi-vertical scaling.
Q: Rationale for MoneySmart acquisition and inorganic growth strategy?
A: Largest aggregator, market consolidation, proven M&A history, synergies in data, technology, revenue, and operational efficiency.
Q: How leveraging AI, ShopHero app, Creatory to improve approved application conversion rate?
A: AI for efficiencies, ShopHero app rollout next quarter, Creatory B2B growth, focus on application conversion, traffic engagement, and user retention.
Q: Guidance for FCF burn in FY 2024?
A: Expect EBITDA loss reduced to $5-6 million next quarter, and adjusted EBITDA profitable monthly by year-end.
Q: Markets driving revenue growth next 2 years?
A: Core markets Singapore, Hong Kong (insurance fastest growing), Philippines, Taiwan, and Creatory B2B.
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