Interims to 30th June 2023 show invested customers reaching 211k, with 28k added over H1-23 (+15%) and 52k y-o-y (+33%). Assets Under Administration was up £678m over H1 (+22% over 6m, +38% y-o-y), reaching £3.7bn, with £469m added from net client inflows and £210m from investment performance.
Encouragingly, increasing brand awareness and sophisticated data-driven marketing has resulted in ‘cumulative cost per invested customer’ continuing to decline (H1-22: £260; H1-23: £247). This has, in turn, resulted in strong growth continuing but with lower marketing spend (£12m spend in H1-22 v £7m in H1-23 whilst gross inflows were up 6%).
Revenue grew 32% to £10.9m (H1-22: £8.3m) with adjusted EBITDA trajectory (H1-22: -£14.9m; H1-23: -£7.9m) continuing on track to be positive in FY24, a target set at the 2021 IPO. Operational leverage continues with invested customers per staff member increasing from 919 in H1-22 to 1,026 in H1-23. Net cash remains solid at £14m with no new cash raising envisaged.
Investor interest in PBEE shares has continued to ramp up (see front page graph), and our fundamental valuation remains 150p per share.
