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Delfin Group — Interim / Quarterly Report 2024
Feb 27, 2025
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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Financial report Unaudited results for 12 months

Ending 31 December 2024




Business results

Key characteristics of 2024



Data for previous periods of 2023 restated as per corrections made in the audited annual statements for 2023

Key results
- 3 Loan issuan4e in Q4 2024 4ontinued to in4rease, rea4hing the re4ord-high level of EUR 27 million, fa4ilitated by a strong online and offline market presen4e in Latvia.
- 3 Alongside loan issuan4e, the net loan portfolio has in4reased by 27% in 2024, rea4hing EUR 113.5 million.
- 3 Quarterly revenues rea4hed all-time high, rea4hing EUR 17.4 million, a 25% growth 4ompared to Q4 2023.
- 3 Profit before tax in Q4 rea4hed EUR 2.6 million, a 12% in4rease.
Total loans Issued

Total revenue


Profit before tax

Net loan portfolio




Consumer lending launched in Lithuania
- * In November 2024 company started cons+mer lending iss+ance in Lith+ania.
- * Loans are iss+ed both online and offline at branch network.
- * Now operations in Lith+ania are carried o+t in all the b+siness segments as in Latvia.



Capital markets & funding highlights
- C Bonds ISIN LV0000860146 and LV0000802700 listed on Nasdaq )irst North in November 2024(
- C In total D DelfinGroup bond issues are listed on the Nasdaq Baltic stock exchange(
- C In September 202D DelfinGroup organized a successful public bond issue with oversubscription of 1D8% with total demand reaching EUR 22.3 million.
Bonds
Banks
P2P
- C Delfinzrup raised 4.9 millin eurs frm Citadele ¡ank
- C Citadele funding is an overdraft facility to ensure effective cash management and further growth(
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C Diversified ¡ank financing of EUR 18.2 million split ¡etween 3 ¡anks.
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µ Gradual decrease of P2P exposure from EUR 30.2 million at the beginning of the year to EUR 25 million at the end of 202D(
- µ Risk scores on Mintos remain at one of the best scores on the platform. Banknote 8.7 and VIZIA 8.8 (10 being the best score).






branch network

Efficiency of the branch network has been set as a focus in Latvia to secure sustainable business operations.
Opening of new branches and expansion of Banknote XL network:

- Valmiera branch relocation, opening a new concept store
- Ogre, Skolas street branch redesigned to a more spacious store
- Riga, Marupe street branch redesigning to a more spacious store
- Work on the 4th XL concept branch opening in Liepaja. Opening is planned in late March
Operations in Lithuania started at the end of 2023. At the end of 2024, DelfinGroup has 7 branches in Vilnius.

Improved online store
Online store is now available in Banknote mobile app. New, improved UX/UI design. AI integrations for cross-sales / up-sales development and product description creation.
Renewed online store design according to latest standards

Improved UX for seamless shopping

Artificial intelligence (AI) integrations to automate manual work for product administration
65 000+ Goods available for sale 30 000+
Units sold via online store
9

Management improvements

Andrejs Aleksandrovičs CFO
Has become a member of the Management Board.
Andrejs is an experienced finance professional with more than 20 years of experience.
He has extensive experience as a finance expert in global companies such as Worldline, Brink's, First Data, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.



*Average consumer loan balance for one client at the end of period.

Consumer loans
- 4 The 5onsumer lending portfolio 5ontinued in5reasing, as did the average loan amount and term. At the end of Q4 2024, the net loan portfolio rea5hed 104.0 million euros.
- 4 Due to stable demand and in5reasing ti5ket and term size, the 5onsumer loan portfolio grew by 28% 2024.
- 4 Non-performing loan (NPL) ratio (loans late 90+ days) remains at a solid level of 2.4% whi5h is signifi5antly below 5ompany's internally set target of _%.

Non-performing loan ratio
Average loan*


Consumer net loan portfolio




Weighted average term of loans issued
* Active portfolio excluding portfolio part where collateral is available for sale.
Pawn loans
- 8 Pawn loan portfolio has increased 18% in 2024.
- 8 Pawn loan issuance increased 9% in 12M period, and 12% in Q4 compared to correspondin9 periods last year.
- 8 The avera9e pawn loan amount has 9rown over the last year as inflation has pushed prices for items and Vewelry.

Pawn net loan portfolio*


Average pawn loan amount


* Including directly purchased goods from clients and unredeemed items from pawnshop. Excluding wholesale of precious metals (scrap).
Retail of pre-owned goods*
- ; Stable and <onsistent growth has been a<hieved in the retail segment by promoting the <ir<ular e<onomy prin<iples in Latvia and Lithuania.
- ; Retail sales of pre-owned goods in Q4 2024 rea<hed histori<ally highest quarterly amount, rea<hing EUR 4.6 million, a 15% in<rease to last year's respe<tive period.
- ; Online store sales gradually in<reasing after design and UX updates and a laun<h of operations in Lithuania.
- ; Gross margin in Q4 at 39% whi<h is in line with histori< levels in the retail of pre-owned goods segment.

Sales of pre-owned goods

Online store sales
| m € | Q4 y-o-y | Q4 y-o-y | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.49 | +126% | +0.42 | +48% | |||||
| 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.77 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.30 |




Sales split by product category
Sales split by product category (Q4M 2024)

Clients have access to a wide range of pre-owned goods at Banknote online store and branch network. The most demanded product categories are electronics, such as smartphones, computers, TVs and jewelry.
Jewelry is professionally renewed and sold with its original appearance but for a more affordable price.

***Active consumer lending segment clients in Latvia **excluding wholesale of precious metals (scrap) and pawn pledges *including sold pawn pledges and pledge storage commissions
Diversification
- P Although the most significant part of the revenue stream comes from the consumer loan segment, we see great potential in gradually growing other DelfinGroup segments.
- P DelfinGroup products cover all age groups thanks to customised financial solutions.
Distribution of active clients by age on 31 December 2024iii

Revenue by business segments 12M 2024


| Income statement, EUR'000 |
2024 Q4 |
2023 Q4 |
Change % |
2024 12M |
2023 12M |
Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 17,356 | 13,912 | +25% | 62,957 | 50,423 | +25% |
| Cost of sales | -2,373 | -1,977 | +20% | -7,027 | -6,086 | +15% |
| Credit loss expenses | -4,060 | -2,608 | +56%* | -15,104 | -10,687 | +41%* |
| Interest expenses and similar expenses |
-2,891 | -2,450 | +18% | -10,911 | -8,579 | +27% |
| Gross profit | 8,031 | 6,878 | +17% | 29,916 | 25,071 | +19% |
| Selling expenses | -2,985 | -2,388 | +25% | -11,002 | -8,747 | +26% |
| Administrative expenses | -2,421 | -2,063 | +17% | -9,340 | -7,727 | +21% |
| Other operating income | 46 | 37 | +23% | 181 | 75 | +140% |
| Other operating expenses | -75 | -145 | -48% | -375 | -383 | -2% |
| Profit before tax | 2,596 | 2,319 | +12% | 9,378 | 8,290 | +13% |
| Income tax expense | -568 | -1,021 | -44%** | -1,974 | -1,662 | +19%** |
| Net profit | 2,028 | 1,298 | +56% | 7,404 | 6,628 | +12% |
| EBITDA | 5,983 | 5,137 | +16% | 22,135 | 18,191 | +22% |

Consolidated income statement
** Decreased Corporate income tax (CIT) in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023 due to changes in CIT regulation at the end of 2023 when all the tax for 2023 was applied in Q4 2023. In 2024 company paid CIT in full amount from pre-tax profit throughout the year and not from the dividends as it was in 2023.
* Credit loss expenses have increased mainly due to the significant loan portfolio growth over the last year, resulting in increased provisions. Costs also partly driven by increase in LGD
- T In 2024 Uompany Uontinued investing in Lithuanian business to set up IT systems, open branUhes and raise brand awareness.
- T Meanwhile Latvian business generated revenue growth of 24% in 2024.
- T Profit before tax for Latvian business inUreased 23% y-o-y and 25% q-o-q.
- T EBITDA for Latvian business inUreased 26% y-oy and 22% q-o-q.
| Balance sheet, EUR'000 |
31.12.2024 | 31.12.2023 | Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed and intangible assets | 3,228 | 2,680 | +20% | |
| Right-of-use assets | 2,653 | 2,887 | -8% | |
| Net loan portfolio | 113,477 | 89,026 | +27% | |
| Inventory and scrap | 3,991 | 3,391 | +18% | |
| Other assets | 1,454 | 1,149 | +52% | |
| Cash | 2,628 | 5,929 | -56% | |
| Total assets | 127,431 | 105,061 | +21% | |
| Equity | 25,057 | 21,322 | +18% | |
| Share capital and reserves | 4,541 | 4,538 | +0% | |
| Share premium | 6,891 | 6,891 | +0% | |
| Other capital reserves | 223 | 170 | +32% | |
| Retained earnings | 13,402 | 9,724 | +38% | |
| Liabilities | 102,372 | 83,739 | +22% | |
| Interest-bearing debt | 95,084 | 76,971 | +24% | |
| Trade payables and other liabilities | 4,337 | 3,600 | +20% | |
| Lease liabilities for right-of-use assets |
2,954 | 3,168 | -7% | |
| Total equity and liablities | 127,431 | 105,061 | +21% |

Consolidated balance sheet
Financial ratios
EBITDA margin data for previous periods of 2023 restated as per corrections made in the audited annual statements for 2023. 19
***Annualized.
*Last 12 months figures.
**Including subordinated debt
Cost-to-income ratio*

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
EUR 56 million of funding currently has a floating EURIBOR rate. A potential decrease in interest rates will positively impact the company's funding costs.

Interest coverage ratio*



ROE***


Adjusted equity ratio**

Capital structure
**Amount which has been subscribed from the initial placement on 31.12.2024.

Bond financing track record*

m €


Dividends
Unique dividend distribution proposal in Baltics
Quarterly dividends
- K At least 4 dividend payments peE yeaD
- K Up to 50% fEom pEevious Q pEofit
| Dividend | |
|---|---|
| Leriod |
Q4 2024
- Q3 2024
- Q2 2024
- Q1 2024
- Q4 2023
- Q3 2023
- Q2 2023
- Q1 2023
| Dividend Layment date |
EUR/ Share |
EUR Total |
Payout ratio*** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upon shareholders approval** | 0.0223** | 1 012 564** | 49.93%** |
| 30.12.2024 | 0.0210 | 953 535 | 49.79% |
| 01.10.2024 | 0.0202 | 916 626 | 49.76% |
| 14.06.2024 | 0.0178 | 807 720 | 49.89% |
| 16.04.2024 | 0.0143 | 648 898 | 49.99% |
| 28.12.2023 | 0.0214 | 969 839 | 49.80% |
| 29.09.2023 | 0.0195 | 883 732 | 49.95% |
| 30.06.2023 | 0.0177 | 802 157 | 49.73% |
Dividend Leriod
Annual
Annual
| Dividend Layment date |
EUR/ Share |
EUR Total |
|---|---|---|
| 12.07.2024 | 0.0088 | 399 322 |
| 17.05.2022, 15.07.2022 | 0.0552 | 2 501 642 |
***Dividend amount paid from the net profit of the respective quarter. **Proposed dividends, distribution is subject to Shareholders meeting decision.

*Based on share price of EUR 1.15 on 24 February 2025 and including management s proposed dividends from Q4 2024 net profit.
Dividend yield 7.8%*
*Average ratio for financial services companies listed on Nasdaq Baltic Main list on 31.12.2024. as per last published financial data.


Share performance
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Share pri?e ?hanges sin?e Q2 2024 due to the largest shareholder's publi? share offerings in whi?h the shares were offered at a dis?ount for a pri?e of EUR 1.09 per share. Sin?e then the share pri?e has re?overed to EUR 1.15 level.
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DelfinGroup investors have re?eived additionally EUR 0.2902 per share in dividends sin?e IPO.
| 31.12.202m | DelfinGroup | Financial industry* |
|---|---|---|
| Capitalization m € | 48.9 | |
| EPS TTM € | 0.163 | |
| P/E | 6.55 | 7.46 |
| ROE | 35.0% | 20.2% |
Share price and turnover, €

Share dynamics compared to indexes

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Business Performance Business Appendix Highlights



Consolidated income statement
| Balance sheet, EUR'000 |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1* | Q2* | Q3* | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| Total revenue | 5,890 | 5,765 | 6,335 | 7,199 | 7,586 | 8,095 | 9,587 | 10,507 | 11,333 | 11,970 | 13,208 | 13,912 | 14,260 | 14,838 | 16,503 | 17,356 |
| Cost of sales | -620 | -862 | -721 | -955 | -780 | -1,080 | -1,179 | -1,164 | -1,372 | -1,096 | -1,641 | -1,977 | -1,505 | -1,166 | -1,983 | -2,373 |
| Credit loss expenses | -735 | -595 | -827 | -658 | -1,410 | -1,082 | -1,628 | -2,041 | -2,466 | -2,769 | -2,843 | -2,608 | -3,421 | -3,550 | -4,072 | -4,060 |
| Interest expenses and similar expenses |
-1,011 | -852 | -918 | -1,046 | -689 | -958 | -1,390 | -1,632 | -1,792 | -2,052 | -2,285 | -2,450 | -2,561 | -2,662 | -2,797 | -2,891 |
| Gross profit | 3,524 | 3,457 | 3,868 | 4,541 | 4,707 | 4,975 | 5,390 | 5,670 | 5,702 | 6,052 | 6,439 | 6,878 | 6,773 | 7,461 | 7,651 | 8,031 |
| Selling expenses | -1,326 | -1,442 | -1,524 | -1,832 | -1,757 | -1,686 | -1,939 | -2,118 | -2,062 | -2,054 | -2,244 | -2,388 | -2,588 | -2,575 | -2,854 | -2,985 |
| Administrative expenses | -945 | -1,054 | -1,019 | -1,200 | -1,280 | -1,346 | -1,477 | -1,671 | -1,766 | -1,957 | -1,942 | -2,063 | -2,068 | -2,482 | -2,369 | -2,421 |
| Other operating income | 16 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 72 | 46 |
| Other operating expenses | -142 | 154 | -127 | -20 | -115 | -123 | -60 | -16 | -64 | 82 | -92 | -145 | -103 | -117 | -81 | -75 |
| Profit before tax | 1,128 | 1,125 | 1,227 | 1,517 | 1,579 | 1,842 | 1,935 | 1,901 | 1,825 | 1,971 | 2,174 | 2,319 | 2,039 | 2,324 | 2,419 | 2,596 |
| Income tax expense | -324 | -299 | -201 | -155 | -188 | -742 | -154 | -212 | -212 | -202 | -226 | -1,021 | -420 | -482 | -504 | -568 |
| Net profit | 804 | 826 | 1,026 | 1,362 | 1,391 | 1,099 | 1,782 | 1,689 | 1,613 | 1,769 | 1,948 | 1,298 | 1,619 | 1,842 | 1,915 | 2,028 |
| EBITDA | 2,399 | 2,241 | 2,400 | 2,922 | 2,559 | 3,091 | 3,628 | 3,833 | 3,923 | 4,345 | 4,786 | 5,137 | 5,028 | 5,422 | 5,702 | 5,983 |

Consolidated balance sheet
| Balance sheet, | 2021* | 2022* | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR'000 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| Fixed and intangible assets | 864 | 818 | 789 | 1,201 | 1,031 | 1,351 | 1,387 | 1,470 | 1,595 | 1,823 | 2,150 | 2,680 | 2,814 | 3,032 | 3,192 |
| Right-of-use assets | 3,281 | 3,145 | 3,013 | 2,973 | 2,915 | 2,733 | 2,783 | 2,636 | 2,698 | 2,712 | 2,655 | 2,887 | 2,701 | 2,804 | 2,736 |
| Loans to related parties | 445 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loan portfolio | 32,937 | 33,859 | 38,812 | 43,755 | 47,967 | 54,397 | 60,501 | 67,518 | 73,453 | 78,099 | 84,552 | 89,026 | 95,554 | 101,549 | 107,734 |
| Inventory and scrap | 976 | 938 | 1,167 | 1,255 | 1,240 | 1,566 | 1,844 | 2,290 | 3,909 | 4,662 | 3,571 | 3,391 | 3,558 | 3,782 | 3,905 |
| Other assets | 331 | 746 | 520 | 541 | 364 | 1,333 | 875 | 1,042 | 1,105 | 1,081 | 1,149 | 893 | 1,860 | 1,370 | |
| Cash | 1,907 | 594 | 2,541 | 2,360 | 1,704 | 2,314 | 4,010 | 2,369 | 2,398 | 3,013 | 3,222 | 5,929 | 2,995 | 4,354 | 5,546 |
| Total assets | 40,905 | 39,688 | 47,069 | 52,163 | 55,667 | 62,765 | 71,858 | 77,158 | 85,095 | 91,415 | 97,232 | 105,061 | 108,515 | 117,381 | 124,483 |
| Equity | 8,639 | 8,108 | 8,696 | 17,476 | 17,989 | 15,885 | 17,059 | 18,106 | 18,915 | 19,917 | 21,016 | 21,322 | 22,332 | 22,381 | 23,996 |
| Share capital and reserves | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,532 | 4,532 | 4,352 | 4,532 | 4,532 | 4,532 | 4,532 | 4,532 | 4,538 | 4,538 | 4,538 | 4,538 |
| Share premium | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,981 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | 6,891 | |||
| Other capital reserves | 93 | 128 | 163 | 198 | 170 | 210 | 215 | 240 | |||||||
| Retained earnings | 4,639 | 4,108 | 4,696 | 6,053 | 6,566 | 4,462 | 5,636 | 6,590 | 7,364 | 8,331 | 9,395 | 9,724 | 10,694 | 11,329 | 12,327 |
| Liabilities | 32,266 | 31,580 | 38,373 | 34,687 | 37,678 | 46,881 | 54,799 | 59,052 | 66,180 | 71,497 | 76,216 | 82,613 | 86,183 | 94,409 | 100,487 |
| Interest-bearing debt | 26,894 | 26,360 | 33,290 | 28,412 | 31,644 | 40,477 | 49,704 | 53,974 | 59,840 | 65,872 | 71,336 | 76,971 | 78,152 | 86,298 | 92,190 |
| Trade payables and other liabilities | 1,798 | 1,768 | 1,751 | 1,970 | 2,788 | 3,307 | 1,999 | 2,159 | 3,365 | 2,629 | 1,934 | 2,474 | 5,045 | 5,015 | 5,263 |
| Lease liabilities for right-of-use assets | 3,574 | 3,452 | 3,332 | 3,305 | 3,246 | 3,096 | 3,097 | 2,918 | 2,974 | 2,997 | 2,946 | 3,168 | 2,986 | 3,096 | 3,034 |
| Total equity and liablities | 40,905 | 39,688 | 47,069 | 52,163 | 55,667 | 62,765 | 71,858 | 77,158 | 85,095 | 91,415 | 97,232 | 105,061 | 108,515 | 117,381 | 124,483 |
* Data reflected according to restated comparatives in the latest financial statements. 26


Sustainability

Relevant united nations sustainable development goals:

Promotion of circular economy
Prolonged life-cycle of consumer goods. More than 160k pre-owned items sold yearly.

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Inclusive society
The most geographically available financial institution in Latvia. 90+ branches across Latvia.
Serving the underserved customer segments.
Charitable activities for children, seniors and people living in regions.

Sustainable corporate governance
3 independent members of the Supervisory Board. Independent internal audit unit.


Historic timeline


Pawnshop

Highly appreciated company

Top Employer CV-Online Latvia

Best Trader of Latvia
Latvian Traders Association

Gold Category in Sustainability Index 2023
Institute of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility

Latvian Corporate Governance Award 2021
Latvian Corporate Governance Advisory Board
Family-Friendly Workplace THe Society Integration Foundations

ISO 9001, ISO 5001 Certification
Bureau Veritas
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization = (Profit before tax) + (Interest expenses and similar expenses) + (Rights of used assets depreciation) + (Depreciation of fixed assets) + (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.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Profitability and debt ratio, calculated as EBITDA / Interest expenses and similar expenses. Used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
Cost-to-Income Ratio
((Sales expenses) + (Administrative expenses) + (Other expenses (excluding Loss from cession (debt sales) of non-performing loans)) ) / ((Net sales) – (Cost of sales) + (Interest income and similar income) + (Other operating income) – (Interest expenses and similar expenses))
Return on Equity (ROE)
Net profit for the period/months in the period*12 / ( ((Equity as at start of the period) + (Equity as at period end)) / 2)
Total Revenue
Net sales + Interest income and similar income. Represents income generated by ompany s business segments.
Interest-Bearing Debt
Liabilities that require the payment of interest, including bonds, other loans, leasing liabilities etc. Interest-Bearing Debt has a priority over other debts.
Cost of Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Weighted average nominal interest rate calculated by amount of interest bearing liabilities as at period end
Equity Ratio
Equity/Total assets
Non-Performing Loan Ratio
90+ days overdue portfolio share in consumer loan portfolio
Dividend Yield
Dividends per share paid over the last 12 months / price per share. If additional dividend payment is proposed by the companys Management Board but not yet paid, it is included in the calculation, and the last 12 months are calculated from the proposed dividend payment date.
Definitions for alternative performance measures
The goal of alternative performance measures is to provide investors with performance measures that are widely used when making investment decisions 30 and comparing the performance of different companies.

Disclaimer
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AS DelfinGroup

Skanstes Street 50A, Riga, Latvia, LV-1013
[email protected] (+371) 26 18 99 88 www.delfingroup.lv