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    Home»Growth Stocks»iFAST is Firing on All Cylinders: 5 Highlights from the FinTech Company’s Latest Earnings
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    iFAST is Firing on All Cylinders: 5 Highlights from the FinTech Company’s Latest Earnings

    The fintech company has once again posted growth in its business. Here are five highlights for investors.
    Royston YangBy Royston YangJuly 27, 20214 Mins Read
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    iFAST Corporation Limited (SGX: AIY) has seen its stock price surging to a new all-time high of S$9.65 recently.

    The financial technology (fintech) company had reported strong growth over the past year due to a strong inflow of funds amid a pandemic.

    The group recently announced its fiscal 2021 second quarter (2Q2021) results, and the numbers did not disappoint.

    The fintech outfit enjoyed broad-based growth across all its divisions and its CEO, Lim Chung Chun, remains optimistic about the group’s future.

    Here are five highlights from iFAST’s latest earnings report that investors should take note of.

    Growth in net profit and margins

    For the quarter, the group’s net revenue surged by 32% year on year to S$26.2 million.

    Operating profit increased by 46% year on year to S$8.4 million, while net profit surged by 55% year on year to S$7 million.

    Net margin (as a percentage of net revenue) improved from 22.8% to 26.8%.

    For the half-year, net revenue jumped by 41.4% year on year to S$54.7 million while operating profit increased by 86.4% year on year.

    Net profit climbed by 94% year on year to S$15.8 million.

    Record-high AUA

    iFAST’s assets under administration (AUA) continued its upward climb to hit a new record-high of S$17.54 billion as of 30 June 2021.

    This level of AUA was 57.3% higher than the level a year ago and has risen 21.4% year to date.

    Client assets saw a net inflow of S$840 million during the quarter, slightly lower than the record jump in inflows of S$1.28 billion logged in the first quarter (1Q2021).

    The reason for the slightly lower inflow was due to subdued trading conditions in 2Q2021, in line with more cautious market sentiment.

    Jump in recurring net revenue

    Recurring net revenue saw a bigger year on year jump for the quarter compared to non-recurring revenue.

    This was a positive sign as recurring revenue forms the stable base of iFAST’s earnings and is derived from higher levels of AUA.

    For 2Q2021, recurring net revenue jumped by 39.2% year on year to S$19.3 million while non-recurring net revenue increased by 15.3% year on year.

    In contrast, 1Q2021 saw non-recurring net revenue more than double year on year.

    Moving forward, investors should look forward to seeing a higher year on year increase in recurring net revenue as this type of revenue provides more stability to the group’s earnings.

    US stockbroking services for India

    iFAST owns a 39.4% stake in its Indian business and accounts for it as an associate.

    Currently, the division engages in the distribution of investment products, including unit trusts, within the country.

    Indian investors, however, have shown a keen interest in investing in foreign markets such as the US.

    Hence, iFAST intends to launch its US stockbroking services soon to facilitate its clients’ purchase of US securities.

    The group expects additional revenue streams from this service to contribute positively to the associate’s performance in the second half of 2021.

    A sharp increase in dividends

    In line with the healthy increase in profits, iFAST hiked its interim dividend from S$0.0075 to S$0.011.

    The 46.7% year on year increase was slightly lower than the group’s 55% year on year increase in net profit.

    For the half-year, the total dividend came up to S$0.021, or nearly two-thirds of what was paid out in the preceding full year.

    iFAST is confident of being able to increase its full-year 2021 dividend barring unforeseen circumstances.

    Get Smart: Catalysts are in place

    The group has catalysts in place to ensure it continues to grow.

    iFAST enjoys strong tailwinds from increased digitalisation that result in inflows of client assets.

    Aside from this, it will also provide some guidance on the eMPF project that it won in Hong Kong and the potential growth for its Hong Kong division for 2023 and beyond.

    There’s also the group’s application for a digital bank licence in Malaysia, in which iFAST partnered with a consortium to submit a bid to the central bank.

    If successful, iFAST will own 40% of iFAST Bank.

    Results of the bid should be out by the first quarter of 2022.

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    Disclaimer: Royston Yang owns shares of iFAST Corporation Limited.

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