Earnings Release • Apr 18, 2019
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COMPANY PRESENTATION FOR YEAR 2018
April 2019
This presentation is of selective nature and is made to provide an overview of the Company's (SIA "ExpressCredit" and its subsidiaries) business, based on 2018A results.
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EBITDA - Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization calculated as Net Income + Interest + Taxes + Depreciation + Amortization. Used as a measure of corporate performance as it shows earnings before the influence of accounting and financial deductions.
EBITDA Margin - Operating profitability as a percentage of its total revenue, calculated as EBITDA / (Interest income + Gross profit from sale of foreclosed items). Used as a profitability measure that is factoring out the effects of decisions related to financing and accounting. NET Profit Margin - How much net profit is generated as a percentage of revenue, calculated as Net Profit / Revenue. Used as an indicator of a company's financial health.
Net Debt - How well a company can pay all of its debts if they were due immediately calculated as Short-term Debt + Long-term Debt - Cash and Cash Equivalents. Used as a liquidity measure to assess if a company will need additional funding.
Interest-Bearing Debt - liabilitiesthat require the payment of interest, contains bonds, other loans, leasing liabilities etc. Interest-Bearing Debt has a priority over other debts.
The goal of alternative performance measures is to provide investors with performance measures that are widely used when making investment decisions and comparing the performance of different companies.
* As stipulated by FCMC Regulations on Alternative Performance Measures
Our mission is to provide simple and valuable financial services for people.
Consumer loans
Pawnbroking services
Money transfer
Our services are always simple and easy to understand.
Accessibility
We are accessible to everyone and everywhere.

We treat everyone with respect, and we are honest and open.
We seek and find ways how to improve our performance.
Simple and accessible financial services are provided throughout Latvia.
Consumer loans
Pawn loans
Pawnshop
International money transfer
Banknote stands for:

No. 1 player in pawn loans segment in Latvia.
New brand name developed in 2015 with high level ad communication on TV, online and onsite.

Unique offer – "Make a full repayment of the loan until the first scheduled payment day and pay as much as borrowed".
A modern financial services provider specializing in simple and fast consumer loans
Brand name developed in 2018 with ad communication on TV and internet.
2009 First pawn shop opened
2010 50 branches opened in less than a year
Alternative Financial Services Association of Latvia was established
2012 lending
2011 Payday lending launched Consumer launched 2013
Secured bonds issued and listed on Nasdaq Riga stock exchange
2015 Started money transfer with Western Union Rebranding of
Banknote
Acquisition of Riga City Pawnshop
2017
2016 Joined global loan marketplace Mintos
Online lending launched through new Banknote website
2018 Launch of a new online lending brand VIZIA
Received Customer Service Award for excellence in providing of financial services

Wise assessment of market situation

Proactivity
Non-bank lenders is a state regulated business in Latvia.
Regulation mainly defines:
According to Consumer Rights Protection Law valid in 2018:
Licensing is mandatory since 2011 and it is supervised by Consumer Rights Protection Centre.
Criteria for getting a licence:
SIA ExpressCredit (brand Banknote) and SIA ViziaFinance (brand VIZIA) are licensed companies.
| Requirements and recent changes | Applies to |
Effective from | Impact on ExpressCredit |
|---|---|---|---|
| For loans larger than EUR 100, lenders have to request information about the borrowers income from State Revenue Service (SRS) |
consumer loans | 01.01.2019. | No significant impact on costs. Before the regulation, ExpressCredit was already requesting information for loans larger than EUR 427. After the regulation, the number of information requests has increased at no or little additional cost. |
| Introduction of AML compliance requirements | consumer loans; pawn loans |
01.01.2019. | No significant impact on the business. Majority of existing procedures already meet the requirements. |
| Maximum loan amount EUR 215 for loans with term up to 30 days |
consumer loans | 01.01.2019. | No significant impact on the business. ~3.5% of the loan portfolio in 2018 was with term up to 30 days. These customers have switched to taking loans with longer term as, in 2019, ExpressCredit does not offer loans with term up to 30 days anymore. |
| Restriction for advertising on state financed radio and television channels |
consumer loans; pawn loans |
01.07.2019. | Increased competitive advantage. ExpressCredit has established high brand recognition with Banknote physical branch network thus staying ahead of competition. |
| Cap on loan costs for consumer loans 0.07%/day (previously 8.8% monthly for loans with term up to 30 days, and 0.25%/day for loans with term larger than 30 days) |
consumer loans | 01.07.2019. | At the moment effective monthly interest is 6.4%, after the change it will be 3.5%. Nevertheless, the new interest rate will be applied to the newly issued consumer loans only. Average loan term is > 400 days, hence the decrease in interest income will not be sudden. ExpressCredit has prepared a pricing strategy for consumer loans to have the effective monthly interest > 3.5% monthly. |




We are an active and responsible social partner.
Alternative financial services providers have significant development opportunities in Latvia.
Source: Latvian Financial Sector Development Plan 2017-2019
Latvia's strategic goal for 2017-2019 is to activate lending.
Alternative financial services providers ensure the accessibility of funding for specific people groups and fill-in the gap in regions where traditional market players leave.
Households value alternative financial services as they are:
ExpressCredit is swiftly growing market share in consumer loans and pawn loans segments.

Loan portfolio of Latvian non-bank lenders, 2018H1
Source: Consumer Rights Protection Centre
ExpressCredit* grows faster than the industry, having 5,8%** market share.
* Loan portfolio data based on SIA ExpressCredit standalone net consumer loan portfolio excl. accrued interest.
** Based on loan portfolio as at the end of 2018H1.
2018H1, EURm
Amount of consumer loans outstanding in EUR million as at 2017H1 and 2018H1, Industry* and ExpressCredit comparison.

Amount of consumer loans issued in EUR million as at 2017H1 and 2018H1, Industry* and ExpressCredit comparison.

In 2018H1 40% of all pawn loans issued in Latvia were issued by ExpressCredit.
The market share is growing y-o-y.
Pawn loan portfolio in EUR million in 2017H1 and 2018H1, Industry* and ExpressCredit comparison.

* Source: Consumer Rights Protection Centre
2017H1, EURm
2018H1, EURm
In 2018, online brand Vizia received Google Review rating of 4.9/5 from clients for exceptional service.
• Branches are located in main cities and most populated areas of Latvia providing access to broad customer base.
Core processes undergo constant efficiency scrutiny.
Customers are approached with resonating messages through targeted segmentation and diverse pricing policy.
2018 was the most successful year in history with profit reaching EUR 4.55m.

| • EUR 50 – 3000 • weighted average loan size – 476 EUR • Banknote and VIZIA offers differ |
|
|---|---|
| Terms | • instalment loans 2 – 60 months • weighted average term – 422 days |
| Interest rate per month | 3% - 11% |
| Application and issuance process | In branches and online |
| Rejection rate for new customers | 67% |
| Payment discipline | Only 5.6% of loans having more than 90 days overdue payments |

| PAWN LOANS IN SPOTLIGHT | |
|---|---|
| Loan size | Up to 100% of the pawn value (typically 65%) |
| Terms | • up to 30 days (single payment loans) • 2 – 24 months (instalment loans) |
| Interest rate per month | 5% - 28% |
| Application and issuance process | Only in Banknote branches |
| Redemption rate | 76% |
| Most common pawn items | Jewellery, mobile, audio, video and photo devices, office equipment and hardware, antique items, etc. |
| Selling of inventory | • within 3 months • 45% mark-up on goods |
Pawn loans represent 40% from ExpressCredit issued loans.


PROFIT margin*
* Calculated as NET PROFIT / (Interest income + Revenue from sale of foreclosed items)


Interest coverage ratio
| Income statement, EUR'000 | 2016A | 2017A | 2018A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and similar income | 10 628 | 13 863 | 14 664 |
| Revenue from sale of goods | 4 796 | 4 164 | 4 186 |
| Cost of goods sold | (3 449) | (2 750) | (2 659) |
| Gross profit | 11 975 | 15 277 | 16 191 |
| Selling expense | (5 729) | (5 497) | (5 681) |
| Administrative expense | (2 006) | (2 290) | (2 771) |
| Net other operating expense | (1 445) | (1 845) | (566) |
| EBITDA | 2 795 | 5 645 | 7 173 |
| Depreciation | (195) | (169) | (250) |
| Interest and similar expense | (1 396) | (1 823) | (2 298) |
| Taxes | (243) | (700) | (79) |
| NET PROFIT | 961 | 2 953 | 4 546 |
| Dividends paid | (996) | (490) | |
| NET PROFIT after dividends (Balance Sheet) | 961 | 1 957 | 4 056 |
| Balance sheet, EUR'000 |
2016A | 2017A | 2018A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed and intangible assets | 582 | 601 | 603 |
| Loans to related parties | 1 386 | 1 302 | 1 277 |
| Net loan portfolio | 11 555 | 15 843 | 20 151 |
| Inventory and scrap | 701 | 683 | 848 |
| Other assets | 489 | 668 | 298 |
| Cash | 1 279 | 2 220 | 3 489 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 15 992 | 21 317 | 26 666 |
| Share capital and reserves | 1 500 | 1 500 | 1 500 |
| Retained earnings |
345 | 232 | 398 |
| Profit/loss for the current year | 961 | 1 957 | 4 056 |
| Equity | 2 806 | 3 689 | 5 954 |
| Interest-bearing debt |
12 372 | 16 346 | 19 556 |
| Trade payables and other liabilities | 735 | 879 | 957 |
| Liabilities | 79 | 403 | 199 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 15 992 | 21 317 | 26 666 |
Continuous y-o-y increase in the loan portfolio and total assets.
| Cash flow statement, EUR'000 | 2016A | 2017A | 2018A |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 2 795 | 5 645 | 7 173 |
| Taxes | (243) | (700) | (79) |
| Interest payments | (1 396) | (1 823) | (2 277) |
| Cessation result | 1 372 | 1 683 | 539 |
| Change in Consumer loans issued | (7 074) | (6 391) | (4 734) |
| Other adjustments | 1 155 | 643 | (21) |
| Cash flow from operations | (3 391) | (943) | 601 |
| Acquisition of fixed assets and intangibles | (174) | (168) | (222) |
| Loans issued/repaid to other | 104 | 133 | 26 |
| Other adjustments | 10 | 32 | 19 |
| Cash flow from investing | (60) | (3) | (177) |
| Loans received and bonds issued (net) | 10 530 | 14 063 | 8 560 |
| Redemption/purchase of bonds | (1 250) | (2 851) | (1 106) |
| Loans repaid | (4 483) | (7 184) | (4 316) |
| Dividends (incl. extraordinary dividends) | (700) | (2 070) | (2 230) |
| Other adjustments | 140 | (72) | (62) |
| Cash flow from financing | 4 237 | 1 886 | 846 |
| TOTAL CASH FLOW | 786 | 940 | 1 270 |
Transparency and openness according to the best standards of corporate governance.

SIA ExpressCredit Raunas iela 44 k-1 Riga, Latvia LV-1039

+371 66 15 50 06

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