AFG 1H FY25 Investor Presentation
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
Half Year Results Presentation
6 months to 31 December 2024
Presentation Outline
Item
Presenter
Pages
HY25 Highlights
David Bailey
4–7
Market & operations update
David Bailey
8 – 15
Financial update
Luca Pietropiccolo
16 – 21
Outlook
David Bailey
22 – 25
Q&A
Appendices
2
AFG
30 years delivering innovative solutions in the finance industry
Scale in the finance industry
$863B
75%
4,100
1 in 10
550k
Settlements p.a. in the
Australian Finance market1
of Residential mortgages now
through the broker channel2
AFG Brokers
across Australia3
Residential mortgages in Australia
written by an AFG Broker4
Borrowers supported
each year by AFG brokers
Diversified business model
Distribution (82%)5
Broker platform that connects lenders to borrowers
Residential
Mortgages
Diversified
Products
$205B
$13B
vH1 FY24
vH1 FY24
4% Trail book
4% AFG Home
Loans trail book
Manufacturing (18%)5
Offering financial products for borrowers
3.8
vH1 FY24
8% Number of
services per broker
Market leading broker technology
1. Source: ABS – Settlement volumes per annum Residential and Commercial
2. Source: MFAA – Broker market share of Australian Residential mortgages
3. Brokers across AFG and Fintelligence (Asset finance) aggregation
|
AFG
Securities
Thinktank6
$5.1B
$6.4B
Asset
Finance
Broker
Services
$1.8B
vH1 FY24
12% Settlements
Experienced management
vH1 FY24
vH1 FY24
23% Residential
mortgage Loan book
|
16% Loan book
Strong balance sheet
4. Source: AFG & ABS – AFG brokers write 1 in 10 Australian Residential mortgages
5. Percentage of Gross profit and Other income excluding trail book accounting adjustment
6. 32% ownership in Thinktank, a Residential & Commercial non-bank lender
HY25 RESULTS
HY25 Highlights
AFG highlights – HY25
Dividend yield
5%
Underlying ROE
16%
Investments &
liquid assets
$185m
A broader platform for earnings growth – recent investments add up to $7m annualised EBITDA from H2 FY25
• Record settlements & lodgements in Residential and AFG Securities – a strong start to 2025
Record number of brokers
& volumes
• Established correlation between cash rate reductions & credit demand
• Brokers and AFG are well placed to gain share in this growing market
• 8% growth in Distribution earnings – our lightest capital segment, with ROE of (39%)
Distribution earnings
continue to grow
• Equity investments in 2 broker groups, new proposition supports broker ambitions and delivers new earnings
• Increased ownership in Fintelligence to 100%, allowing for new growth options
• Recent strategic investments to deliver $5m - $7m annualised EBITDA from H2 FY25 (slide 20)
Strategic execution &
capital allocation
• Manufacturing well positioned for growth, with record loan book size, improving NIM & no losses
• Strong balance sheet, with history of successful capital allocation
5
Delivering on our strategic pillars
Strengthening the business through purposeful capital allocation
2
1
Grow our broker network
+7%
Net increase in broker numbers,
1 in 6 Australian broker is an AFG broker
3
Provide market leading
broker technology proposition
+1.5 hours
BrokerEngine Plus delivering 35%
productivity improvement for our brokers
and NPS of >50
+13%
46%
Residential settlement growth, with
61% of volume with major banks
AFG brokers subscribing to BrokerEngine
Plus, up from 34% H1 FY24
Deliver higher margin through
our distribution network
+$1b
AFG Securities loan book grew to
record $5.1bn, up 23%
2.5x
AFG Securities settlement growth to
$1.4bn, up from $0.6bn in H1 FY24
6
AFG financial highlights – HY25
Distribution earnings up 8% - our largest and highest returning segment
Manufacturing earnings set for growth, with improving NIM and record book size
Revenue
$626m
Annuity style earnings
+11%
Gross profit1
70%
$69m
+5%
Quality cash flow and
strong balance sheet
Profit before tax
$22.3m
Diversified income
streams
+4%
Investments and liquid assets
$185m
Distribution
$28.9m
+8%
+13% residential settlements
+$1m broker subscriptions
-$1m higher amortisation
1. Gross profit and Other income excluding trail book accounting adjustment
EBITDA
$24.6m
+3%
NPAT
$15.3m
+6%
Cash realisation
Unrestricted cash
Manufacturing
Central services
%
80
$8.4m
$55m
$(15.0)m
-3%
-18%
+$2m net interest margin
-$2.2m employee cost for new
growth initiatives
-$0.9m Thinktank contribution
+$0.8m reduction in other opex
7
HY25 RESULTS
Market & Operations update
Industry trends supporting AFG broker growth
Brokers are the preferred channel1
growing towards 80%...
…with consolidation towards
large broker groups3…
…underpinning AFG’s growth to record high
+3%
67%
69%
72%
+7%
75%
3.4k
59%
55%
61%
18%
19%
20%
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
1H25
• Customer driven demand, with brokers providing
competition and choice
• Efficiently delivering over 100k customers to banks
p.a., with over 2,000 branches closed since 20182
1. Source: MFAA, Australian Market Dec 2024
2. Source: APRA 2024 Points of Presence Statistics
Mar-23
Large
+7%
Mid-Size
3.7k
3.9k
4.1k
3.1k
3.1k
3.1k
3.2k
3.2k
3.3k
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
1H25
27%
Mar-24
Small
• Technology, strong governance and access to
capital are enablers for successful large brokerages
AFG
Fintelligence
• Recent recruitment including several large
organisations will contribute ~$2bn settlements p.a.
• Our market leading service proposition is a
competitive advantage
3. Source: MFAA, Industry Insights Service Report 18. Large groups 6 or more brokers, Small 2 or less brokers
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Distribution
Residential mortgage activity at record level
Backed by sustained growth in customer demand for broker, with our technology enabling more efficient brokers
Record settlements in H1 FY25
20+ years of consistent book growth
+13%
• Growth in broker numbers and improving broker efficiency
supported by our investment in technology
+4%
$32b
$28b
$28b
$189b
$197b
Total settlement volume up 13% to $32 billion
$205b
• Higher average loan sizes as property prices grow, and mix
moves towards new purchase from refinance
Closing trail book up 4% to $205 billion
• Providing stable & predictable annuity style earnings for
future years
• Improving runoff in H1 FY25 (27%), below peak (28% at
H1 FY22) but still above the long term average
Broker payout ratio
• Increased 0.3% to 96.3% in H1 FY25 reflecting market trend
towards larger broker groups
1H23
1H24
1H25
1H23
1H24
1H25
10
Distribution
Business model delivering higher earnings
Product diversification provides value to brokers, and generates annuity style Distribution earnings
Distribution earnings1 up 5%
AFG Underlying Gross Profit ($k per broker p.a.)
Continued growth through services & diversified products
+4%
42
• Residential: Stable earnings supported by annuity style trail income.
37
36
• Diversified products2: Brokers increasingly adopting wider range of
products beyond residential – enabled by technology
• Broker services: Higher take up of subscription services. Our capital
investment in BrokerEngine Plus platform will boost this in H2
29
29
28
Manufacturing earnings1 up 9%
Returned to growth with a record $5.1bn book
Broker services
CAGR 13%
• H1 FY24 decrease driven by lower NIM
• Securities book is up 23% compared to December 2023
1H23
1H24
1H25
• Improving NIM with H1 FY25 exit NIM of 114bps (109bps at June 2024)
Residential
Broker Services
Diversified products2
1. Gross profit and Other income excluding trail book accounting adjustment. Manufacturing earnings exclude contribution from investment in Thinktank
2. Diversified products include all products outside of traditional Residential mortgage aggregation margin such as Commercial, White Label, Asset finance, Manufacturing, and fee income
Manufacturing
11
Distribution
With growing demand for diversified products
AFG provides platform & services for brokers to diversify into new products to meet customer needs, driving gross profit up 9%
Higher margin white label proposition…
…as well as a wide range of products…
AFG Home Loans White Label Settlements
880m
Brokers writing more than one product
Commercial
mortgages
$2.6bn
+8%
1,267m
1H24
Insurance
referrals
New product
partners being
identified
54%
950m
Commercial
Leasing
1H23
1H25
…resulting in increasing broker utilisation
Consumer
Consumer asset
Asset
finance
finance
56%
58%
Personal loans
$1.8bn settlements (AFG and Fintelligence)
Dec-20
Dec-22
Dec-24
• Supported by 5 white label lenders, including
introducing 2 new lenders since Jun 2022
• Leasing & Asset Finance are key growth areas
supported by Fintelligence
• More brokers are expanding their offering beyond only
Residential specialists – particularly larger groups
• $8bn white label loan book delivering annuity style
earnings
• Pipeline of new products for our brokers to cater to
evolving customers needs
• 58% of brokers now write multiple products, enabled
by our investment in technology
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Distribution
Increasing adoption of our value add broker services
78% of brokers take up an additional service along with an increasing take up of our BrokerEngine Plus platform
BrokerEngine Subscribers
Subscription income1 per broker up 9% to $6k p.a.
3.3k
Driven by increased take-up of services
2.5k
Platform technology fees - BrokerEngine Plus
2.0k
• BrokerEngine Plus, our recent technology investment to provide direct
lodgement (first in market)
1.2k
Includes
700 nonAFG
users
• 46% of AFG users are currently using BrokerEngine Plus, up from 34%
last year, with higher revenue per user compared to Flex
• Enhanced functionality will contribute an additional $1m gross profit p.a.
from H2 FY25 and will continue to grow the user base
1H22
1H23
Additional services
Broker subscription service take-up
• Investing to improve existing services including our marketing service
Platform technology
• Continuing to develop new value add broker services
BrokerEngine Plus
1H24
HY23
1H25
HY24
HY25
34%
46%
Additional services
1. Total fees include Platform technology, additional services, as well as other one off fees
Marketing services
47%
47%
44%
Compliance
61%
63%
64%
13
Manufacturing
Billions ($)
AFG Securities record settlement growth
Volume growth as non-bank market conditions improve
AFGS Settlements
2.0
• Non-bank market share1 increased to 10.5% up from 8.2% at Dec 2022
2.5x
• Lodgements in Q2 and early CY25 creates a strong H2 settlement pipeline
1.5
4% market share1
in Q2 FY25
1.0
• Scale efficiencies of $2m delivered through investment in process and loan
origination platform - maintaining service levels with higher volumes
0.5
Net interest margin improving
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
• NIM: H1 FY25 113bps (+2bps on H2 FY24) while improving is expected to
remain well below previous historical average of 133bps
1H25
• Cost of funds improved, 3 warehouses renewed at a lower cost. 2025 nonconforming term deal upsized and well supported
NIM %
3.5%
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
Rate to Customer
(less cash rate)
Cost of funds
(less cash rate)
Net interest margin
Investment in Thinktank3 (32%)
• Loan book grew to record $6.4bn from $5.8bn at June 2024 and $0.8bn at time
of AFG’s original investment in 2018
• Contribution from Thinktank was $0.4m, 73% below H1 FY24. Result is similarly
affected by lower NIM but should benefit from changes in the cash rate cycle
0.5%
HY15 HY16 HY17 HY18 HY19 HY20 HY21 HY22 HY23 HY24 HY25
1. Based on market share of AFG brokers Residential volumes
2. AFG Securities refers to AFG funded products within AFG Home Loans. White Label products with a range of funding partners are also included in AFG Home Loans
3. 32% ownership of Thinktank, a Commercial and Residential non-bank lender
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Manufacturing
Growing book, while maintaining credit quality
AFGS Closing Book
Our deep experience, processes and policies deliver sustained
industry leading credit quality
+23%
5.1
4.9
4.1
4.0
3.0
Record book growth while maintaining strong portfolio mix
• Runoff in H1 FY25 of 36.6%, well below peak of 42.3% in H1 FY24
• 76% of the book are prime mortgages
• 38% of balances are below $500k and 89% have an LVR1 below 80%
• All prime loans originated above 80% LVR require individual LMI2
1H21
1H22
1H23
1H24
1H25
44
Arrears
90+
Days
Arrears
90+
Days
Arrears 90+ Days 4
Well provisioned with continued excellent loss performance
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
• Established credit assessment process and insights from 30 years
1.5%
1.5%
• Cumulative losses over 15 years of just $268k
• Loss provision increased $0.2m to $3.5m because of book growth
• Average offset balance of $38k per customer, in line with June 2024
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
• Arrears3 improved to 1.6% at December 2024, from 1.9% June 2024
AFG
1
Non-Bank
2
33
AFG (Dec-23)
AFG Non-Bank
(Dec-24) Non-Bank
1 Non-Bank
2Non-Bank
Non-Bank
1. LVR = Loan-to-value ratio
2. LMI = Lenders mortgage insurance
3. Arrears as greater than 30 days past due
4. Data sourced from most recent publicly disclosed financial reports, as at 31 December 2024;
Arrears calculated as 90 days past due as a percentage of total credit exposure
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HY25 RESULTS
Financial update
Financial results
$m
HY25
HY24
Variance
Gross profit 1
69.2
66.2
4%
Change in trail book future value
(1.1)
(2.0)
(46)%
Operating expenses
(48.5)
(45.2)
7%
Net finance income
2.2
2.2
-
Share of profit from associates
0.5
1.3
(65)%
Profit before tax
22.3
22.6
(1)%
• Amortisation +$1.0m relating to technology projects
Reported EBITDA
24.6
23.9
3%
• Wages +$3.5m primarily technology roles converted from
consultants, new growth initiatives & sales teams
Reported NPAT 2
15.3
14.4
6%
•
Reported NPAT of $15.3m, up 6%
•
Gross profit1 up $3m or 4%:
• Manufacturing +$1.1m through record book growth
• Distribution +$2.6m, services income & diversified products
•
Thinktank down $0.9m to $0.4m, affected by lower NIM
•
Operating expenses $3.3m higher:
• Lower consultancy costs $0.7m and IT expense $0.5m
Financial metrics
Units
HY25
HY24
Variance
•
Change in trail book future value of $(1.1)m (slide 33)
Net cash from operating activities
$m
13.5
14.3
(6)%
•
Fully franked interim dividend of 3.8cps, record date is
7 March 2025 and payable on 9 April 2025
Underlying EPS
cps
6.2
6.6
(6)%
Dividends % of Underlying NPATA
%
60
60
-
Temporary reduction in dividend payout ratio to 50% to 60%
expires at end of FY25
Underlying ROE
%
16
18
(2)
Net Interest Margin
bps
113
116
(3)
Average FTE 3
#
325
301
8%
Underlying Cost to Income 4
%
64
63
(1)
•
1. Gross profit and Other income excluding trail book accounting adjustment
2. Reconciliation between Reported NPAT and Underlying NPATA detailed on slide 31
3. Average for reporting period
4. Total Operating Expenditure less Depreciation & Amortisation costs / (Gross Profit (adjusted for Trail) + Other Income)
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Investments underpin Distribution growth, with
AFG Securities book growth and improving NIM
Distribution
Manufacturing
Central services
Profit before tax (PBT) HY25
$29
M
+8% on HY24
Underlying ROE
39%
• Represents 78%1 of PBT – in line with FY24
• Growth in broker service fees following
investment in platform technology
• Future growth expected from strategic
investments & innovation
• Opex increase of $1.8m reflects amortisation
and higher employee expenses
Investments delivering earnings growth
in broker service fees
1. Profit before tax excluding Central
$8
M
-3% on HY24
-$15
M
-18% on HY24
Underlying ROE
12%
• Underlying ROE of 12%. Improving NIM is an
opportunity to increase this
• Book has grown to a record $5.1bn – AFG
Securities gross profit $1m higher
• Flat operating expenses including $2m lower
cost through efficiency improvement
• Includes various centralised cost support
functions, including Technology, Finance
and HR
• $2m increase employee expenses in
additional capability across areas such as
technology and supporting new growth
initiatives
• $0.9m lower Thinktank investment earnings
Strong book growth, improving NIM
while maintaining credit quality
Investment in capability to deliver
new initiatives
18
Distribution represents 82% of gross profit
Subscription income delivered 12% growth
Distribution: up 5% with growth in volumes and subscriptions
•
•
•
•
•
Residential margin down $0.2m overall with higher
settlements and trail book offset by higher payout ratios
impacting margin
Diversified products margin up $1.6m including AFG
Home Loans trail book growth, up 4% to $13.1bn
Asset finance aggregation down $0.4m with settlement
growth offset by higher broker payout
Subscription income increased by 12% as driven by
continued increasing take-up of BrokerEngine and
additional broker services
Other income affected by timing of sponsorship income
which is offset by conference expenses
Manufacturing: Strong book growth, with NIM improving
• Higher average book size of $5.1bn impact +$3.0m
• Lower NIM rate at 113bps for H1 FY25, impact -$0.6m
• Other costs increase attributable to settlement related costs
including valuation fees and legal costs
1. Gross profit and Other income excluding trail book accounting adjustment.
Central gross profit includes inter-segment commission eliminations
2. Retained % = (1- Payout ratio %)
$m (unless otherwise stated)
HY25
HY24
Var $
Var %
Gross profit1
69.2
66.2
2.9
4%
Distribution
56.5
53.9
2.6
5%
Residential upfront
7.1
6.9
0.2
2%
Settlements ($bn)
31.8
28.2
2.7
13%
Retained2 (%)
3.7%
4.0%
(0.3%)
(7%)
Residential trail
9.0
9.4
(0.4)
(4%)
Average book ($bn)
202.2
195.5
6.6
3%
Retained2 (%)
5.5%
5.9%
(0.5%)
(8%)
Diversified products3
19.6
18.0
1.6
9%
Asset finance aggregation
6.6
7.0
(0.4)
(5%)
Subscription income4
10.1
9.0
1.1
12%
Other income
4.1
3.5
0.6
18%
Manufacturing
13.0
11.9
1.1
9%
AFG Securities NIM
26.8
24.4
2.4
10%
AFG Securities average book ($bn)
4.8
4.2
0.5
13%
NIM (bps)
113
116
(3.0)
(3%)
AFG Securities commission
(12.2)
(11.7)
(0.5)
4%
AFG Securities settlements ($bn)
1.4
0.6
0.9
147%
Other fees / costs
(1.7)
(0.9)
(0.8)
94%
3. Diversified product commissions includes white label, commercial and personal loans
4. Includes Technology, Marketing, Compliance, Professional Indemnity insurance & Fintelligence Ambition
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Purposefully allocating capital to progress strategic priorities
Recent investments and industry outlook support new earnings from H2 FY25 up to $7m annualised EBITDA
Current investment
• $11m invested - increased ownership to 100% from December 2024
Annualised EBITDA
+$1.0 - 1.5m
Fintelligence
Distribution
• Continued growth in settlements, but margin pressure across the market
Increased ownership
• Recent technology investment delivers new functionality, with more coming
+$0.8 - 1.0m
• Increased broker efficiency delivering greater BrokerEngine Plus penetration
BrokerEngine Plus
new features
• $6m invested – minority equity positions in 2 broker groups in December 2024
+$0.7 - 1.0m
Broker services
Broker Investments
• Pipeline of opportunities in H2 FY25 & beyond
Manufacturing
• $39m invested in subordinated notes to support book growth
Acquired earnings
+$3 - 4m
AFG Securities
• Higher book at December at $5.1bn (H1 FY25 average of $4.8bn)
From higher book
20
Strong financial position to grow shareholder returns
Well capitalised balance sheet and high cash generating assets create the capacity to fund growth
Preserving liquidity
History of consistent
cash generation
Delivering returns on equity
and long term value
Cash & restricted cash
Strong cash flow generation
$57m capital invested2
30
200
25
Millions ($)
Millions ($)
150
100
50
20
15
10
5
-
1H24
Cash Unrestricted
2H24
1H25
1H24
2H24
1H25
Technology projects
BrokerEngine
Cash Restricted
• $55m unrestricted and $116m restricted cash
(AFGS Trusts). Debt facility of $54m primarily for
Fintelligence acquisition
• Intra-month working capital cycle reduces
unrestricted cash by up to c$30m per month
Fintelligence
Broker Investments
• 80% cash conversion, impacted by timing of
payments. Cash conversion is 99% since Jun 23
• $28m technology investment. Includes
BrokerEngine Plus, data and digital trust
• Dividend payout ratio policy of 70-80%. Temporary
reduction to 50% to 60%1
• $29m related to acquisitions. HY25 includes $11m
for remaining equity in Fintelligence, as well as
$6m for initial 2 Broker Investments
1. Announced as part of FY23 results, for up to 24 months to support increased investment, which peaked in FY24
2. From July 2022 to December 2024
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HY25 RESULTS
Outlook
Market conditions supporting our strategy
Change in the cash rate cycle has historically supported both Distribution volumes and Manufacturing margin
Importance of the broker channel
to banks continues to increase
Mortgage volumes are increasing and
benefit from change in the cash rate cycle
Funding used by non-banks historically
lower in a rate reduction cycle
Annual Credit Growth
Funding Costs1
Bank branch numbers (k)
4.3
4.0
Continuing
reduction
3.6
3.4
5%
15%
Increasing Housing
credit growth in 2024
10%
4%
3%
Moving below
long term average
2%
5%
1%
Source: APRA
1. Using A rated funding costs to represent the debt securities market – the main funding source of non-bank lenders
Source: ABS
Cash rate
A-Rated Funding Costs (less cash rate)
Jan-24
Jan-23
Jan-22
Jan-21
Jan-20
Jan-19
Jan-18
Jan-17
Jan-16
Jan-15
Dec-24
Jun-24
Dec-23
Commercial
-
Jan-14
Housing
Jun-23
(5%)
Dec-22
FY24
Jun-22
FY23
Dec-21
FY22
Jun-21
FY21
Dec-20
-
Source: RBA
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Medium term outlook
Competition & choice for brokers, customers & lenders
Our strong history of innovation and effective capital allocation positions us to deliver earnings growth and shareholder returns
Strategic Pillar
Grow our
broker network
Provide market
leading technology
Deliver higher margin
through our Distribution
1. As a percentage of Distribution underlying gross profit
Measure
Current
FY29 Aspiration
Residential settlement growth
13%
8% CAGR
Number of equity broker investments
2
35
Broker service income mix1
20%
30%
Underlying cost to income
70%
<50%
AFG Securities book size
$5.1bn
$9bn
AFG Securities NIM
114bps
120bps
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Strategically positioned to deliver earnings growth
Growth strategy based on 3 strategic pillars
Delivering earnings growth, with improving market conditions
Credit market conditions improving
Expected sustained growth in credit activity supporting all segments
Grow our
broker
network
Provide
market leading
technology
Deliver higher
margin through
Distribution
Broker is a critical channel, 75% share growing to over 80%
AFG will continue to add brokers, grow share & earnings per broker
Record AFGS loan book, with growth expected to continue
Higher book size contributing between $3m to $4m EBITDA p.a.
Continued investment in portfolio, diversifying earnings
Recent investments adding between $2m to $3m EBITDA p.a.
To deliver our purpose: Fairer financial future for all
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HY25 RESULTS
Appendices
A fairer financial future being delivered by an
experienced executive team
David Bailey, CEO
Lisa Bevan, COO
Luca Pietropiccolo, CFO
21 years
26 years
2 years
Sam McCready, CDO
Damian Percy,
GM Securitisation
Them Lam,
Head of Sales & Distribution
22 years
23 years
19 years
Finance industry experience 27
Continuing momentum in H2 FY25
Strong growth in volumes across Residential mortgages, as well as for AFG Securities through growing broker
numbers and market conditions
Comparison of January lodgements
January 2025 change on January 2024
Distribution
• Residential lodgements up 26% on January 2024 with
record high settlements
•
Growth across all states
•
WA & QLD recording highest growth
•
VIC volumes have returned to strong growth
• AFG Home Loans lodgements down 7% on January 2024
25%
38%
21%
23%
Manufacturing
*
• AFG Securities lodgements up 26% on January 2024 and
settlements 31% higher than January 2024
14%
7%
26%
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Settlements
and Loan Book
Settlements ($m)
1H25
2H24
1H24
1H25 v 2H24
1H25 v 1H24
Residential
31,840
26,981
28,200
18%
13%
AFGHL
2,388
2,102
1,462
14%
63%
White Label 1
950
1,046
881
(9%)
8%
AFG Securities 1
1,437
1,055
582
36%
147%
Commercial
2,568
2,064
2,389
24%
7%
Thinktank
96
72
61
34%
57%
Leasing and Asset finance 2
1,758
1,596
1,575
10%
12%
Residential
204,848
200,478
196,547
2%
4%
AFGHL
13,142
12,808
12,600
3%
4%
White Label 1
8,082
8,366
8,491
(3%)
(5%)
AFG Securities 1
5,059
4,442
4,109
14%
23%
Commercial
14,177
13,234
12,778
7%
11%
Loan Book
1. Is a subset of AFG Home Loans (AFGHL)
2. Includes Fintelligence settlements as well as AFG broker settlements
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Key metrics
1H25
2H24
1H24
1H25 v
2H24
1H25 v
1H24
Distribution
479.6
383.7
429.5
25%
12%
Key movements
Manufacturing
161.3
142.2
141.6
13%
14%
•
$m (unless otherwise stated)
Units
Operating income
Distribution operating income up 25% on H2
FY24, driven by increased Residential
Settlements and loan book size
Central
(15.3)
(11.7)
(8.7)
30%
76%
Total
625.6
514.2
562.4
22%
11%
•
Manufacturing operating income up 14% on H1
FY25, due to an increased book size to $5.1bn
Trail Book Net Asset
89.5
90.6
94.2
(1%)
(5%)
•
Total Operating Costs up 8% on H1 FY24, due
to increase employee costs for investment in
technology and new strategic initiatives, as well
as increased amortisation in H1 FY25
•
•
Underlying cost to income (CTI) ratio was 2%
higher on H1 FY24 at 64%
Dividend of 3.8 cents per share represents a
yield of 4.9% in H1 FY25
Profitability
Residential Upfront Payout Ratio
%
96.3
96.1
96.0
0.2%
0.3%
NIM
bps
113
111
116
2%
(2%)
Employee Costs
27.9
24.4
24.3
14%
15%
IT
4.6
6.4
5.0
(28%)
(8%)
Total Operating Costs
48.6
40.9
45.2
19%
8%
Operating Costs
Average FTE1
#
325
306
301
6%
8%
Underlying Cost to Income Ratio2
%
64
59
63
8%
2%
0.0
0.0
0.0
Credit Quality
Total Losses
Other
Brokers
#
4,110
4,039
3,850
2%
7%
Underlying ROE
%
15.9
18.1
17.6
(12%)
(10%)
Dividend Yield3
%
4.7
5.8
4.9
(19%)
(4%)
1. Average for reporting period
2. Total Operating Expenditure less Depreciation & Amortisation costs / (Gross Profit (adjusted for Trail) + Other Income)
3. Based on share price as at 21 February 2025, 30 June 2024, 23 February 2024
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Reported NPAT to Underlying NPATA reconciliation
Key movements
$m
HY25
HY24
HY25 v HY24
•
Reported NPAT
15.3
14.4
0.9
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets
1.2
1.2
-
Trail commission adjustment
0.7
1.4
(0.7)
Net change in fair value put/call option
(0.3)
-
(0.3)
-
0.9
(0.9)
16.9
17.9
(1.0)
•
•
The trail commission adjustment represents the
non-cash change in the carrying value of the
trailing commissions contract assets and liability.
Additional information in relation to trail book
accounting and key assumptions are provided
on slide 33
The net change in fair value of the put / call
liability for Fintelligence represents the
movement following the acquisition of the
remaining equity during the half
Deferred tax adjustment on put/call revaluation
Underlying NPATA
Tax adjustment in H1 FY24 related to
Fintelligence / BrokerEngine
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AFG holds $185m in liquid assets
and high performing investments
Key movements
$m
• Net unrestricted cash of $11m, down from $17m
at December 2023
• Trail book net asset at $89.5m with the reduction
representing recent elevated runoff. Key
assumptions are provided on slide 33
• Investments are valued at carrying value as per
the balance sheet
• Subordinated notes value relates to the notes
held by AFG in the Securities loan book which is
$5.1bn at December 2024
Dec 2024
Dec 2023
Variance
Unrestricted cash
54.8
65.9
(11.1)
Debt facility
(44.3)
(49.2)
5.9
Net unrestricted cash
10.6
16.7
(6.1)
Trail book
89.5
94.2
(4.7)
Investments
46.2
38.8
7.4
Subordinated notes
38.8
37.5
1.3
Net unrestricted cash, trail book & investments
185.1
187.2
(2.1)
Unrestricted cash
54.8
65.9
(11.1)
Restricted cash (Securities)
115.7
144.7
(29.0)
Total cash
170.5
210.6
(40.2)
Cash reconciliation
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Trail book asset
The table below outlines key assumptions used to value trail commissions
Key movements
Key Assumptions
Dec 2024
Dec 2023
• Trailing commissions are received from lenders on
settled loans over the life of the loan based on the
outstanding loan book balance
Average loan life
Between 3.6 and 4.2 years
Between 3.5 and 4.4 years
Discount rate per annum1
Between 4.0% and 13.5%
Between 4.0% and 13.5%
Percentage paid to brokers2
Between 85% and 96.0%
Between 85% to 95.7%
• The net present value of our future trail commissions,
represent recurring income, without having to
perform further services
• Future trail commissions had a NPV of $89.5m at
Dec 2024 ($90.6m at Jun 2024)
The chart below shows the change in the net trail book asset over time
• The valuation is assessed on a six-monthly basis,
with movements in valuation recorded in the P&L
• The main valuation drivers are run-off rates and new
business. While run-off in H1 FY25 was above the
long-term average, it was below the peak levels in
FY22 and FY23
• The discount rate is calculated as the risk-free rate +
counterparty risk factor
100
Millions ($)
• The discount rate applied to each tranche is applied
across the life of the loan. Any current movements in
the discount rates will only affect the latest trail
commission tranche
120
80
60
40
20
0
1H22
1H23
1. Discount rates once set are not adjusted during the life of the loa
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