Helloworld Travel Ltd · ASX:HLO
Helloworld Travel — Investor Presentation (February 2026)
32 slides from Helloworld Travel's investor presentation, Feb 25, 2026
Slide 1: 2026 Half Year Investor Presentation
2 0 2 6 H a l f Ye a r I nve sto r P re s e ntat i o n 25 February 2026
Slide 2: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER The information contained in these materials or discussed at the presentation is not intended to be an offer for subscription, invitation or recommendation with respect to shares or securities in any jurisdiction. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the fairne
Slide 3: Agenda
✓ Results overview • Investment Fundamentals • Key Financial Metrics • Key Business Highlights • Acquisitions • Outlook • Questions AGENDA ✓ Additional Information • Financial Results • Business Overview • Technology • Brands & Company Background Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentat
Slide 4: Presenters
PRESENTERS M I KE S M I T H A N D R EW B U R N ES AO CI N Z I A B U R N ES Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director Executive Director Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 4 H e l l o w o r l d Trave l L i m i t e d • 1 H
Slide 5: Investment Fundamentals
INVESTMENT FUNDAMENTALS Helloworld’s performance supports a positive long-term growth outlook. ✓ TTV of $2.1 billion with strong forward bookings for the remainder of FY26 and well into FY27. ✓ On track to achieve full-year guidance. ✓ Underlying EBITDA for the half of $30.5 million, up 12.1%. Reven
Slide 6: Key Financial Metrics
KEY FINANCIAL METRICS EARNINGS PER INTERIM PROFIT AFTER TTV SHARE DIVIDEND TAX 19.0 cents 5.0 cents per $2.1b $31.1m Up 1.8% vs pcp up 95.9% vs pcp share, fully franked up 96.7% vs pcp (8.0 cents pcp) UNDERLYING REVENUE REVENUE UNDERLYING EBITDA MARGIN EBITDA $108.6m MARGIN up 10.1% vs pcp 5.1% $30.
Slide 7: Key Business Highlights
KEY BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS ✓ Retail • New retail agencies opened across Australia and New Zealand. • Helloworld Travel awarded NTIA’s Most Outstanding Branded Travel Agency Group at the 2025 Awards. ✓ Wholesale & Inbound • Wholesale TTV up 23% in Australia and 19% in New Zealand. • ReadyRooms continues
Slide 8: Recent Acquisitions Delivering
RECENT ACQUISITIONS DELIVERING ✓ MTA • In October 2025 HLO acquired the remaining 50% of MTA taking HLO ownership to 100%. • MTA offers home-based travel consulting services provided by mobile travel consultants throughout Australia. • Over 450 home-based travel advisors and 60 MTA personnel based i
Slide 9: Outlook
OUTLOOK ✓ Helloworld reaffirms the Underlying EBITDA guidance of $64-$72 million (provided at HLO Annual General Meeting in October 2025). This guidance range excludes any profit or loss impact from remeasurement of Helloworld’s investment in Webjet Group Limited to fair value. ✓ Forward bookings re
Slide 10: Questions?
QUESTIONS? Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 10 Helloworld Travel Limited • Investor Presentation FY25 | Page 10
Slide 11: Additional Information
✓ Additional Information • Financial Results • TTV • Group Results • Cash Flow ADDITIONAL • Balance Sheet • ABS Statistics INFORMATION • Business Overview • Technology • Brands & Company Background Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 11 Helloworld Travel Limited • Investor
Slide 12: 1HFY26 TTV $2.1 Billion, Up 1.8%
1HFY26 TTV $2.1 BILLION, UP 1.8% ST RO N G STA RT TO 2 H F Y 2 6 , JA N U P 1 1 . 6 % Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 12 H e l l o w o r l d Trave l L i m i t e d • 1 H 2 6 I nve st o r P re s e n tat i o n
Slide 13: Group Results
GROUP RESULTS 1HFY26 1HFY25 From continuing operations Change KEY OUTCOMES $’000 $’000 Total Transaction Value (TTV) 2,081,329 2,045,005 1.8% • NPAT up 96.7%, NPBT up 61.5%, Underlying EBITDA up 12.1%, total revenue up Revenue from contracts with customers 105,150 94,982 10.7% 10.1%, and EPS up 95.9
Slide 14: Cash Flow
CASH FLOW 1H FY26 1H FY25 KEY OUTCOMES $’000 $’000 Receipts from customers 1,296,343 1,272,617 • Net operating cash flows reflects: Payments to suppliers and employees (1,291,401) (1,311,449) Interest received 1,534 2,647 o 1HFY26 including one additional BSP agent collection for the Interest paid (
Slide 15: Balance Sheet
BALANCE SHEET 31 Dec 2025 30 Jun 2025 KEY OUTCOMES $’000 $’000 Cash, cash equivalents and cash deposits 67,686 79,405 • Cash reduction due to higher payments for tax and new acquisitions and Trade and other receivables 33,525 63,545 investments. Accrued revenue 42,627 33,414 Other investments 59,657
Slide 16: ABS Statistics – Leisure Departures Up 8%, Leisure Arrivals Up 10%
ABS STATISTICS – LEISURE DEPARTURES UP 8%, LEISURE ARRIVALS UP 10% ABS data indicates that the number of Australian residents heading overseas continues to grow strongly with CY25 departures at +8% on the prior period. Departures to USA remained flat over the reported period. Similarly, the number o
Slide 17: Business Overview
✓ Divisions Overview • Retail Networks • Wholesale BUSINESS • Inbound • Air Consolidation OVERVIEW • Events Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 17 Helloworld Travel Limited • Investor Presentation FY25 | Page 17
Slide 18: Retail Networks
RETAIL NETWORKS 10,000+ 2,600 Travel Professionals Agency and Broker Members About • Helloworld has the largest network of independent travel professionals in Australia and New Zealand. • Helloworld has 2,600 members across its agency and broking networks including fully branded Helloworld outlets,
Slide 19: Wholesale
WHOLESALE 50/48? +23% +19% Countries WHOLESALE TTV IN WHOLESALE TTV IN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND About • Encompassing four main brands, VIVA Holidays, GO Holidays, ReadyRooms and Cruiseco, operating in both Australia and New Zealand. • The Wholesale division is supported by dedicated sales, contracting,
Slide 20: Inbound
INBOUND +10% +37% 50/48? INCREASE IN INCREASE IN UK Countries INBOUND LEISURE TRAVELLERS About ARRIVALS • HLO’s three inbound brands, ATS Pacific, AOT Inbound and Experience Tours Australia work with international travel agents, wholesalers and tour operators around the world. They curate and packag
Slide 21: Air Consolidation
AIR CONSOLIDATION +10% 154 TICKETS ISSUED AIRLINE PARTNERS IN 1HFY26 About • Helloworld’s air ticketing businesses, Air Tickets and Express Tickets, provide travel agents, brokers and airlines throughout Australia, New Zealand and overseas with a multi award-winning, one-stop solution for domestic a
Slide 22: Events
EVENTS About • Launched 18 months ago, My Way Travel & Events (MWTE) is a premier experience integration provider for ticketed sports and entertainment events globally. • Selling through the HLO networks as well as direct to customer, MWTE delivers a convenient, reliable and streamlined solution for
Slide 23: Technology
✓ Proprietary Owned • Air Tickets • Resworld • ReadyRooms ✓ Licensed / Tailored / Partnered TECHNOLOGY • Travefy • helloworld.com.au • Genesys • Microsites • Datacheck • Tourplan • Mango & GoNet • Ires • Odysseus Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 23 Helloworld Travel Lim
Slide 24: Technology Designed to Deliver
TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO DELIVER Long term investment in proprietary capability, deep expertise and industry-leading partnerships working together to support growth and underpin success. Supporting our networks today, and into the future. Agility and adaptability Our proprietary, wholly owned technolo
Slide 25: Market Leading Proprietary Solutions
MARKET LEADING PROPRIETARY SOLUTIONS Our wholly-owned technology provides the flexibility to respond to change, tailor solutions and retain full control over performance and development, delivering long term strategic advantage. Air Ticketing Consolidation Resworld ReadyRooms • Helloworld’s air tick
Slide 26: Leading Retail Technology
LEADING RETAIL TECHNOLOGY Our licensed software solutions, often tailored to our requirements, provide access to best-in-class capability while maintaining flexibility, performance and alignment with our operating model. Used across our Retail Networks Helloworld Trips App – Travefy Genesys • Travef
Slide 27: Global Technology Partnerships
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS Our licensed software solutions, often tailored to our requirements, provide access to best-in-class capability while maintaining flexibility, performance and alignment with our operating model. Used across Wholesale & Inbound Tourplan Ires • Mango and GoNet are powere
Slide 28: Brands & Company Background
✓ Brand Portfolio BRANDS & ✓ Brands and Businesses ✓ Company Background COMPANY BACKGROUND Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 28 Helloworld Travel Limited • Investor Presentation FY25 | Page 28
Slide 29: Helloworld Brand Portfolio
HELLOWORLD BRAND PORTFOLIO • Retail and corporate travel agency franchise, buying group and broker networks in Australia and New Zealand. • International and domestic leisure travel wholesaling including dedicated sporting and live events packaging businesses. • Major inbound tour operating business
Slide 30: Brands & Businesses
BRANDS & BUSINESSES Helloworld Travel Limited • 1HFY26 Investor Presentation| Page 30 Helloworld Travel Limited • Investor Presentation FY25 | Page 30
Slide 31: Company Background Information
COMPANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 • Non-Executive Director and Chairman – Garry Hounsell A$1.825 163.7 million Garry was appointed to the Board as Chairman on 4 October 2016 and has extensive Director experience on a wide Shares on issue Share price range o
Slide 32: Thank You
helloworld TRAVEL LIMITED THANK YOU
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