Credit Corp Group Limited · ASX:CCP
Credit — H1 FY2024 Earnings Presentation
25 slides from Credit's earnings presentation, Jan 31, 2024
Slide 1: H1 FY2024 Results
31 JANUARY 2024 H1 FY2024 RESULTS THOMAS BEREGI MICHAEL EADIE CEO CFO
Slide 2: Leadership of the credit impaired consumer segment
LEADERSHIP OF THE CREDIT IMPAIRED CONSUMER SEGMENT … ANALYTICS AND DISCIPLINE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPLIANCE TARGET Australian / NZ debt buying Long term growth Large database High asset turnover 1 Low dispute rate History of pricing accuracy Low cost to collect 2 $
Slide 3: In challenging conditions
… IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONS … SEGMENT ASSESSMENT OF MARKET CONDITIONS CREDIT CORP RESPONSE US debt buying PDL pricing reduced with continuing strong supply Secure solid FY24 investment pipeline at historically low pricing Collection environment more challenging since late FY23 Operational im
Slide 4: Which have affected performance
… WHICH HAVE AFFECTED PERFORMANCE … Recap of October 2023 disclosure: • Sustained deterioration in US collection environment - Increased repayment plan delinquency emerged in Q4 FY23 - Elevated delinquency persisted throughout Q1 FY24 • Reforecast of remaining collections to reflect a continuation o
Slide 5: Has produced solid H1 underlying earnings
… HAS PRODUCED SOLID H1 UNDERLYING EARNINGS H1 FY23 H1 FY24 Var % Australian / NZ debt buying $108.2m $118.3m 1 9% 1 US debt buying (pre-impairment) $47.0m $54.7m 2 6% 2,3 Australian / NZ lending $65.4m $82.0m 25% Revenue total $220.5m $255.0m 16% Australian / NZ debt buying $21.4m $13.5m (37%) US d
Slide 6: Our focus remains on US operational improvement
OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON US OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT… Elevated delinquency first observed in late FY23 has stabilised Productivity and collections are improving US Productivity Per Hour (US$) $ US Collections and Arrangement Book (US$m) $m $m 300 80 300 250 70 200 60 250 50 150 40 200 100 30 20 150 5
Slide 7: To facilitate purchasing in more favourable US investment conditions
… TO FACILITATE PURCHASING IN MORE FAVOURABLE US INVESTMENT CONDITIONS … PDL demand impacted by higher borrowing costs and restricted access to credit Credit data points to increasing PDL supply US Revolving Credit Growth US$bn 1,200 4.5% 4.0% 1,000 3.5% 800 3.0% 2.5% 600 2.0% 400 1.5% 1.0% 200
Slide 8: And build our FY24 US investment pipeline
… AND BUILD OUR FY24 US INVESTMENT PIPELINE FY24 pipeline added at more favourable pricing US Purchased Debt Ledger (PDL) Investment A$m A$m 300 2,000 250 1,500 200 2 150 1,000 FY24 purchasing guidance - $130 - $140 million 100 500 FY24 contracted purchasing pipeline of 50 $120 million secured at
Slide 9: Record H1 lending volume
RECORD H1 LENDING VOLUME … Strong consumer demand converted through efficient advertising Record closing book will drive interest revenue over H2 Lending Volumes By Half Year Consumer Lending Book and Annualised Revenue $m $m 300 500 $414m 400 $204m $358m $201m $331m 200 300 $153m $150m $251m $1
Slide 10: While maintaining credit quality
… WHILE MAINTAINING CREDIT QUALITY Arrears and losses remain within pro-forma levels Arrears at near twelve month low 30+ days arrears 1 Loss Provision to Realised Losses (%) 1.3 30% 26.5% 24.1% 25% 1.2 20.7% 20.5% 20.3% 20% 18.6% 18.3% 1.1 15% 15.9% 15.9% 14.7% 1.0 10% 12.6% 11.8% 0.9 5% 0.8 0%
Slide 11: Our leadership in responsible practice
OUR LEADERSHIP IN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE … H1 FY23 AU EDR Rate 1 12 months to Sep-23 US dispute rate 2 Credit Corp Credit Corp Publicly traded Other debt debt buyer A buyers Publicly traded debt buyer B 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Rating of banks and debt buyers by financial counsellors in 2023 3 (score o
Slide 12: Has helped maximise AU/NZ debt buying investment in a constrained market
…HAS HELPED MAXIMISE AU/NZ DEBT BUYING INVESTMENT IN A CONSTRAINED MARKET AU/NZ Purchased Debt Ledger (PDL) Investment $m 400 350 300 250 200 150 FY24 purchasing guidance - $100 100 - $110 million 50 FY24 contracted purchasing pipeline of $90 million secured at Jan-24 0 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24
Slide 13: We continue to mitigate the loss of operating leverage as collections run off
WE CONTINUE TO MITIGATE THE LOSS OF OPERATING LEVERAGE AS COLLECTIONS RUN OFF AU/NZ Collections, Cost to collect and Asset Turnover ratio $m 400 120% 350 100% 300 80% 250 200 60% 150 40% 100 20% 50 0 0% FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Projected Collections (LHS) Cost to collect (RHS) Asset turnover ratio (RHS)
Slide 14: FY24 will be a year of strong investment
FY24 WILL BE A YEAR OF STRONG INVESTMENT… Advertising likely to be maintained over H2 US investment dependent on favourable pricing PDL Investment and Lending Volumes $m 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Projected AU/NZ debt buying US debt buying AU/NZ secondary: Ba
Slide 15: Funded from operating cash flow and existing credit lines
… FUNDED FROM OPERATING CASH FLOW AND EXISTING CREDIT LINES Gearing and Cash Facilities Operating Cash Flow Pre-Investment $m $m 400 35% 450 30% 400 300 350 25% 300 20% 250 200 15% 200 150 100 10% 100 5% 50 0 0% 0 H2 FY22 H1 FY23 H2 FY23 H1 FY24 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Projected Undrawn facilities and c
Slide 16: Earnings guidance maintained with investment ranges refined
EARNINGS GUIDANCE MAINTAINED WITH INVESTMENT RANGES REFINED FY24 GUIDANCE FY24 GUIDANCE REVISED OCT-23 REFINED JAN-24 Ledger investment $200 - $250 million $230 - $250 million Net lending $45 - $55 million $140 - $150 million NPAT pre-impairment $80 - $90 million $80 - $90 million NPAT statutory $35
Slide 17: Appendices: Key operating metrics
APPENDICES: KEY OPERATING METRICS Credit Corp Group H1 FY24 Results Presentation – 17
Slide 18: Appendices: Key operating metrics
APPENDICES KEY OPERATING METRICS Appendix 1: Operating cash flow and gearing 19 Appendix 2: AU/NZ and US operational debt buying metrics 20 Appendix 3: Payers base 21 Appendix 4: Productivity 22 Appendix 5: Collections life cycle 23 Appendix 6: Operational and total headcount 24 Credit Corp Group H1
Slide 19: Appendix: Cash flow and gearing
APPENDIX 1 CASH FLOW AND GEARING OPERATING CASH FLOWS AND GEARING FY21 FY22 FY23 H1 FY24 Collections $492.1m $535.2m $493.8m $234.8m Other income $108.8m $132.0m $198.1m $129.8m Interest expense / income ($4.3m) ($4.7m) ($15.6m) ($10.5m) Operating expenses including taxation ($210.6m) ($275.8m) ($29
Slide 20: Appendix: AU/NZ and US debt buying operational metrics
APPENDIX 2 AU/NZ AND US DEBT BUYING OPERATIONAL METRICS AU/NZ DEBT BUYING H1 FY2024 Δ H1 FY2023 Collections $140m (14%) Productivity $326 per hour 5% Operations headcount 1 635 (23%) Payers book 1 $1,317m (4%) US DEBT BUYING H1 FY2024 Δ H1 FY2023 Collections $95m 5% 2 Productivity $265 per hour 1% 2
Slide 21: Appendix: Payers base
APPENDIX 3 PAYERS BASE Portfolio Summary: Debt buying AU/NZ COMBINED AU/NZ/US 1 TOTAL PORTFOLIO DEC-20 JUN-21 DEC-21 JUN-22 DEC-22 JUN-23 DEC-23 Face value $8.6b $8.5b $7.9b $11.8b $12.7b $12.8b $12.9b Number of accounts 1,392,000 1,326,000 1,252,000 2,863,000 2,993,000 2,952,000 2,904,000 PAYMENT A
Slide 22: Appendix: Productivity
APPENDIX 4 PRODUCTIVITY Productivity Per Hour (A$) 1 $ 400 350 300 250 YTD DEC-23 AVERAGE: 200 FY2024: $299 150 FY2023: $294 100 50 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 12m to Dec-22 12m to Dec-23 1. Combined AU/NZ and US segment productivity Credit Corp Group H1 FY24 Results Presentati
Slide 23: Appendix: Collections life cycle
APPENDIX 5 COLLECTIONS LIFE CYCLE PDL Collections by Vintage 1 $m 160 (7%) 2 140 120 34% 29% 33% 33% 30% 32% 33% 37% 33% 32% 100 33% 33% 39% 35% 40% 41% 40% 32% 34% 19% 40% 30% 34% 34% 12% 12% 80 30% 31% 18% 13% 14% 19% 15% 20% 15% 15% 15% 13% 14% 16% 16% 18% 16% 14% 17% 17% 60 14% 16% 18% 25% 17% 1
Slide 24: Appendix: Operational and total headcount
APPENDIX 6 OPERATIONAL AND TOTAL HEADCOUNT Period End Headcount (FTE) 3,000 DEC-22 JUN-23 DEC-23 2,500 Debt buying operations 1,401 1,255 1,184 2,000 Collection services 558 1 571 1 613 1 1,500 Lending 243 231 253 1,000 Support 217 204 1 213 1 Total 2,419 2,261 2,263 500 Support % 9% 9% 9% 0 Dec-22
Slide 25: For more information, please contact
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: THOMAS BEREGI MICHAEL EADIE Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Tel +61 2 8651 5777 Tel +61 2 8651 5542 tberegi@creditcorp.com.au meadie@creditcorp.com.au