Consumer Division Record Growth
The Consumer division had a standout quarter with record EPE transactional account enrollments, lending, and insurance originations. The division reported a 17% year-on-year increase in the customer base to 1.5 million permanent SASSA grant recipients and a 32% revenue growth year-on-year to ZAR 446 million.
Strong Financial Performance
Lesaka delivered revenue of ZAR 2.5 billion, net revenue of ZAR 1.36 billion, and Group adjusted EBITDA of ZAR 237 million, achieving guidance across all metrics. Fundamental earnings grew 98% year-on-year to ZAR 58 million.
Acquisition and Integration Success
The acquisition of Adumo significantly expanded the Merchant division, and the acquisition of Recharger enhanced the Enterprise division's offerings. These acquisitions are key to Lesaka's strategy of building a multi-product fintech platform.
Improved Debt Structure
The refinance of debt facilities resulted in a simpler and more cost-effective structure with advantageous pricing, reducing the cost of debt from 12% to 10.7%, equating to a saving of approximately ZAR 52 million a year.
Enterprise Division Expansion
The acquisition of Recharger marks a significant expansion in the electricity vending business, positioning Lesaka as a key player in this sector with vending throughput growing by 28% year-on-year.