Wise reported its Q3 Trading Statement this morning with NII ahead of expectations. Strong stock performance in 2023 was driven by consensus upgrades to EBITDA / net income and we expect another round from NII to come: deposit remuneration has levelled out for now (33% of retained yield in Q3), and Wise will likely jettison the target of 80% return to depositors.
WISE followed up on its October release with full H1 profitability and it's interesting to compare the H1 EBITDA margin of 37% with the mid-term guide of >20%; the difference is deposits earning interest income which make up 50% of this EBITDA (after stock comp).
WISE reported its H1 trading statement this morning, with volumes a touch light (1%) but revenue 2% ahead and Total income 5% ahead, the latter supported by strong NII as WISE continues to retain more yield on deposits than it ultimately intends to
Looking ahead to the Q2 24 Trading Statement on 12 October consensus expectations continue to lag - as we saw into the FYs in June and when the stock subsequently rallied hard. This is likely to support the stock into numbers and comes partly from NII (which will though be discounted by the market) but supported also by a solid core business.
Having been fans of the business model since initiation, we upgraded WISE to Buy following the Q4 Trading statement (April) predominantly due to expectations that consensus EBITDA would need to materially move up. Following new clarity on net interest income with this week’s FYs this process is now underway (we think margins could hit 30% FY 24) – and arguably reflected in a 25% stock move over this period (and in the last 5 days!).
WISE has been rolling out quite significant price increases across its base over the last week. This reflects rising costs - as already flagged to the market - and provides more comfort on core profitability. Perhaps more importantly, however, it's a pretty clear signal that NII will not be used as a significant profitability prop for the foreseeable future, which means NII gains should drop down through the P&L and drive consensus upgrades.
Following yesterday's Trading statement and resultant stock weakness we're upgrading WISE to Buy. Whilst Q4 TPV was a touch light, we think the market's focus should be firmly on the new steer for NII which drives material upgrades to EBITDA for us (40% in fiscal 2025).
WISE reported its Q4 trading statement this morning. Numbers were a touch light at TPV and revenue, as higher spending cohorts (cross-border property, investments principally) are proving more cyclical than thought. With that said, deposit trends are stable (following SVB etc.), whilst NII yields in Europe (~100bps) compare to our expectation of 50bps across the group going forward. When all is said and done we were surprised to see the stock off close to 15% at one point this morning.
We add to our European PayCo coverage today initiating on Wise (WISE:LN). We really like the Wise business model: rapid and cheap FX transfers through a slick App with deeper account services increasingly layered on. With market share just of just 4% in Personal cross-border transfers, lower still on SME, further share gains should flow quite easily given the slower and more expensive offering from incumbent banks which dominate the market.
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