FinVolution Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Unaudited Financial Results

-Full Year 2024 Transaction Volume reached RMB206.2 billion, up 6.1% year-over-year-

-Full Year 2024 International Transaction Volume exceeded RMB10.1 billion, up 27.8% year-over-year-

-Full Year International Revenues reached RMB2.5 billion, up 18.5% year-over-year and representing 19.4% of total net revenues-

SHANGHAI, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FinVolution Group ("FinVolution" or the "Company") (NYSE:FINV), a leading fintech platform in China, Indonesia and the Philippines, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 China Market Operational Highlights

• Cumulative registered users^[6] reached 172.6 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 10.9% compared with December 31, 2023.
• Cumulative borrowers^[7] reached 26.8 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 6.3% compared with December 31, 2023.
• Number of unique borrowers^[8] for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 2.1 million, an increase of 0.3% compared with the same period of 2023.
• Transaction volume^[2] reached RMB54.0 billion for the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 7.8% compared with the same period of 2023.
• Transaction volume facilitated for repeat individual borrowers^[9] for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB46.7 billion, an increase of 9.1% compared with the same period of 2023.
• Outstanding loan balance^[4] reached RMB69.8 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 5.6% compared with December 31, 2023.
• Average loan size^[10] was RMB11,466 for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB9,044 for the same period of 2023.
• Average loan tenure^[11] was 8.0 months for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 8.2 months for the same period of 2023.
• 90 day+ delinquency ratio^[12] was 2.13% as of December 31, 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 International Market Operational Highlights

• Cumulative registered users^[13] reached 35.7 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 45.1% compared with December 31, 2023.
• Cumulative borrowers^[14] for the international market reached 7.0 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 45.8% compared with December 31, 2023.
• Number of unique borrowers^[15] for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 1.6 million, an increase of 87.9% compared with the same period of 2023.
• Number of new borrowers^[16] for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 0.7 million, an increase of 118.4% compared with the same period of 2023.
• Transaction volume^[3] reached RMB2.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 26.1% compared with the same period of 2023.
• Outstanding loan balance^[5] reached RMB1.7 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 30.8% compared with December 31, 2023.
• International business revenue was RMB739.3 million (US$101.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 22.8% compared with the same period of 2023, representing 21.4% of total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights 

• Net revenue was RMB3,456.7 million (US$473.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB3,223.6 million for the same period of 2023.
• Net profit was RMB680.8 million (US$93.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB528.8 million for the same period of 2023.
• Non-GAAP adjusted operating income^[17], which excludes share-based compensation expenses before tax, was RMB822.0 million (US$112.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB547.0 million for the same period of 2023.
• Diluted net profit per American depositary share ("ADS") was RMB2.61 (US$0.36) and diluted net profit per share was RMB0.52 (US$0.07) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1.92 and RMB0.38 for the same period of 2023, respectively.
• Non-GAAP diluted net profit per ADS was RMB2.74 (US$0.38) and non-GAAP diluted net profit per share was RMB0.55 (US$0.08) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB2.04 and RMB0.41 for the same period of 2023, respectively. Each ADS of the Company represents five Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

Mr. Tiezheng Li, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FinVolution, commented, "Through strong execution of our Local Excellence, Global Outlook strategy, we successfully navigated 2024's challenges and continued to deliver progressive growth in the China market while driving rapid growth in the international markets. Cumulatively, we served 33.8 million borrowers with an increase of 3.9 million new borrowers across all our markets." 

"With solid progress across numerous operational metrics, our total transaction volume grew to RMB206.2 billion while total outstanding loan balance grew to RMB 71.5 billion for the full year, both metrics up by 6.1% year-over-year, respectively. These healthy results validate our deep commitment to our diversification into the international markets, underscoring, the effectiveness of our Local Excellence, Global Outlook strategy," concluded Mr. Li.

Mr. Jiayuan Xu, Chief Financial Officer of FinVolution, continued, "For the first time, transaction volume in the international markets exceeded RMB10.1 billion for the full year while outstanding loan balance reached RMB1.7 billion, up 27.8% and 30.8% year-over-year respectively. Contributions from international revenue in the fourth quarter grew further to RMB739.3 million, up 22.8% year-over-year and accounting for 21.4% of total revenue. These positive developments reaffirm the value and effectiveness of our international diversification. Driven by strong and consistent business growth, our net revenues for the fourth quarter reached RMB3,456.7 million, up 7.2% year-over-year".

"As part of our unwavering commitment to delivering value to shareholders through business growth and capital return, we deployed approximately US$160.4 million in 2024. This compromised, US$90.2 million for share repurchases and US$70.2 million for dividend distributions, representing a total payout ratio of approximately 49.1%. Since 2018, we have consistently returned value to our shareholders through our capital return program, including both share repurchases and dividend distributions, demonstrating our dedication to sustainable shareholder value creation," concluded Mr. Xu.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB3,456.7 million (US$473.6 million), compared with RMB3,223.6 million for the same period of 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increase in loan facilitation service fees and other revenue.

Loan facilitation service fees were RMB1,344.8 million (US$184.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1,107.4 million for the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the transaction volume. 

Post-facilitation service fees were RMB460.5 million (US$63.1 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB495.4 million for the same period of 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the rolling impact of deferred transaction fees in the China market.

Guarantee income was RMB1,205.5 million (US$165.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1,267.5 million for the same period of 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the increased proportion of capital light business in China's market, as well as the rolling impact of deferred guarantee income. The fair value of quality assurance commitment upon loan origination is released as guarantee income systematically over the term of the loans subject to quality assurance commitment. 

Net interest income was RMB217.9 million (US$29.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB227.4 million for the same period of 2023.This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the average outstanding loan balances of on-balance sheet loans in the international markets, offset by the increase of outstanding loan balance in the China market. 

Other revenue was RMB228.0 million (US$31.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB125.8 million for the same period of 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increase in the contributions from other revenue streams.

Origination, servicing expenses and other costs of revenue were RMB664.0 million (US$91.0 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB563.1 million for the same period of 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increase in facilitation costs and loan collection expenses as a result of higher outstanding loan balances. 

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB531.5 million (US$72.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB491.4 million for the same period of 2023, as a result of our more proactive customer acquisition efforts focusing on quality borrowers in both China and the international markets.

Research and development expenses were RMB126.3 million (US$17.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB127.6 million for the same period of 2023.

General and administrative expenses were RMB112.6 million (US$15.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB115.2 million for the same period of 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the improvements in operating efficiency. 

Provision for accounts receivable and contract assets was RMB95.1 million (US$13.0 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB36.4 million for the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher transaction loan volume in the international markets.

Provision for loans receivable was RMB64.3 million (US$8.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB107.6 million for the same period of 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the loan volume and the outstanding loan balances of on-balance sheet loans in the international markets.

Credit losses for quality assurance commitment were RMB1,075.0 million (US$147.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1,269.5 million for the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the proportion of risk bearing loans and the improvement in credit risk performance.

Operating profit was RMB787.9 million (US$107.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB512.8 million for the same period of 2023.

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income, which excludes share-based compensation expenses before tax, was RMB822.0 million (US$112.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB547.0 million for the same period of 2023.

Other income was RMB25.9 million (US$3.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB67.6 million for the same period of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in government subsidies.

Income tax expense was RMB133.1 million (US$18.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB51.6 million for the same period of 2023. This increase was mainly due to the increase in pre-tax profit and the change in effective tax rate.  

Net profit was RMB680.8 million (US$93.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB528.8 million for the same period of 2023.

Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company was RMB680.7 million (US$93.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB524.6 million for the same period of 2023.

Diluted net profit per ADS was RMB2.61 (US$0.36) and diluted net profit per share was RMB0.52 (US$0.07) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1.92 and RMB0.38 for the same period of 2023 respectively.

Non-GAAP diluted net profit per ADS was RMB2.74 (US$0.38) and non-GAAP diluted net profit per share was RMB0.55 (US$0.08) for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB2.04 and RMB0.41 for the same period of 2023 respectively. Each ADS represents five Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB4,672.8 million (US$640.2 million) and short-term investments, mainly in wealth management products and term deposits, of RMB2,832.4 million (US$388.0 million).

The following chart shows the historical cumulative 30-day plus past due delinquency rates by loan origination vintage for loan products facilitated through the Company's platform in China's Mainland as of December 31, 2024. Loans facilitated under the capital-light model, for which the Company does not bear principal risk, are excluded from the chart.

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Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

Net revenue for 2024 was RMB13,065.8 million (US$1,790.0 million), compared with RMB12,547.4 million in 2023.

Loan facilitation service fees were RMB4,694.4 million (US$643.1 million) for 2024, compared with RMB4,520.5 million in 2023. The increase was primarily due to the increase in transaction volume. 

Post-facilitation service fees were RMB1,740.2 million (US$238.4 million) for 2024, compared with RMB1,969.7 million in 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the rolling impact of deferred transaction fees in the China market.

Guarantee income was RMB5,085.3 million (US$696.7 million) for 2024, compared with RMB4,479.0 million in 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increased outstanding loan balance of off-balance sheet loans in the international markets, as well as the rolling impact of deferred guarantee income. The fair value of quality assurance commitment upon loan origination is released as guarantee income systematically over the term of the loans subject to quality assurance commitment. 

Net interest income was RMB853.8 million (US$117.0 million) for 2024, compared with RMB1,049.4 million in 2023.This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the average outstanding loan balances of on-balance sheet loans in the international markets. 

Other revenue was RMB692.1 million (US$94.8 million) for 2024, compared with RMB528.9 million in 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increase in the contributions from other revenue streams.

Origination, servicing expenses and other costs of revenue were RMB2,381.8 million (US$326.3 million) for 2024, compared with RMB2,111.5 million in 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increase in facilitation costs and loan collection expenses as a result of higher outstanding loan balances. 

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB2,014.3 million (US$276.0 million) for 2024, compared with RMB1,887.4 million in 2023, as a result of our more proactive customer acquisition efforts focusing on quality borrowers in both China and the international markets.

Research and development expenses were RMB496.7 million (US$68.1 million) for 2024, compared with RMB511.0 million in 2023. This decrease was primarily due to our improvements in technology development efficiency.

General and administrative expenses were RMB413.5 million (US$56.7 million) for 2024, compared with RMB390.0 million in 2023. This increase was primarily due to the increased benefits we provided to our employees. 

Provision for accounts receivable and contract assets was RMB317.0 million (US$43.4 million) for 2024, compared with RMB253.9 million in 2023. This increase was primarily due to the decrease in provisions from other third-party platforms in 2023.  

Provision for loans receivable was RMB320.0 million (US$43.8 million) for 2024, compared with RMB586.8 million in 2023. This decrease was primarily due to the decreases in the transaction volume and the outstanding loan balances of on-balance sheet loans in the international markets.

Credit losses for quality assurance commitment were RMB4,587.3 million (US$628.5 million) for 2024, compared with RMB4,422.8 million in 2023. The increase was primarily due to the increased outstanding loan balances of off-balance sheet loans in the international markets and offset by the decrease in the proportion of risk bearing loans in China.

Operating profit was RMB2,535.1 million (US$347.3 million) for 2024, compared with RMB2,383.9 million in 2023.

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income, which excludes share-based compensation expenses before tax, was RMB2,679.2 million (US$367.0 million) for 2024, compared with RMB2,500.3 million in 2023.

Other income was RMB310.1 million (US$42.5 million) for 2024, compared with RMB394.7 million in 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in government subsidies.

Income tax expense was RMB457.4 million (US$62.7 million) for 2024, compared with RMB395.1 million in 2023. This increase was mainly due to the increase in pre-tax profit and the change in effective tax rate.  

Net profit was RMB2,387.8 million (US$327.1 million) for 2024, compared with RMB2,383.5 million in 2023.

Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company was RMB2,383.1 million (US$326.5 million) for 2024, compared with RMB2,340.8 million in 2023.

Shares Repurchase Update

For the full year of 2024, the Company deployed a total of US$90.2 million to repurchase its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs in the market. As of December 31, 2024, in combination with the Company's historical and existing share repurchase programs, the Company had cumulatively repurchased its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs with a total aggregate value of approximately US$370.0 million since 2018.

Business Outlook

While the macroeconomic recovery continued to gain traction with pockets of improvement since the beginning of 2024, uncertainties persist in the markets in which we operate. The Company has observed encouraging signs of recovery and will continue to closely monitor macro conditions across our Pan-Asian markets and remain prudent in our business operations. The Company expects its full-year 2025 total revenue guidance to be in the range of approximately RMB14.4 billion to RMB15.0 billion, representing year-over-year growth of approximately 10.0% to 15.0%. 

The above forecast is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company's current preliminary views and expectations on market and operational conditions and the regulatory and operating environment, as well as customers' and institutional partners' demands, all of which are subject to change.

Board Composition Update

The board of directors of the Company has approved that Mr. Simon Tak Leung Ho, who has served as a director of the Company since November 2020, will transition to the role of an independent director. Mr. Ho currently serves as the chief financial officer for GoTo Group, Indonesia. Prior to joining GoTo Group, Mr. Ho served as chief financial officer for Maya Group, Philippines from April 2023 to July 2024, chief financial officer of Tianxia Technology from August 2021 to September 2022 and chief financial officer for FinVolution Group from September 2016 to November 2020. Mr. Ho also served in various positions at Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited from 2008 to 2016 including managing director and head of Asian financials research. Mr. Ho received his bachelor's degree in engineering from Northwestern University, Illinois. Mr. Ho is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Conference Call

The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time on March 17, 2025 (8:30 AM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on March 18, 2025).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

Participants should dial in at least five minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for "FinVolution Group."

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.finvgroup.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until March 24, 2025, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

About FinVolution Group 

FinVolution Group is a leading fintech platform with strong brand recognition in China, Indonesia and the Philippines, connecting borrowers of the young generation with financial institutions. Established in 2007, the Company is a pioneer in China's online consumer finance industry and has developed innovative technologies and has accumulated in-depth experience in the core areas of credit risk assessment, fraud detection, big data and artificial intelligence. The Company's platforms, empowered by proprietary cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 208.3 million cumulative registered users across China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

For more information, please visit https://ir.finvgroup.com

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net profit, non-GAAP net profit attributable to FinVolution Group, and non-GAAP basic and diluted net profit per share and per ADS which are non-GAAP financial measures, in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in our business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses and expected discretionary measures. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net profit, non-GAAP net profit attributable to FinVolution Group, and non-GAAP basic and diluted net profit per share and per ADS are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, cash flows or our liquidity, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for net income, cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operation and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

For more information on this non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this press release.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.2993 to US$1.00, the rate in effect as of December 31, 2024 as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "confident" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the Company's ability to attract and retain borrowers and investors on its marketplace, its ability to increase volume of loans facilitated through the Company's marketplace, its ability to introduce new loan products and platform enhancements, its ability to compete effectively, laws, regulations and governmental policies relating to the online consumer finance industry in China, general economic conditions in China, and the Company's ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the NYSE, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and FinVolution does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

FinVolution Group

Head of Capital Markets

Jimmy Tan, IRC

Tel: +86 (21) 8030-3200 Ext. 8601

E-mail: [email protected] 

Piacente Financial Communications

Jenny Cai

Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677

E-mail: [email protected]   

In the United States:

Piacente Financial Communications

Brandi Piacente

Tel: +1-212-481-2050

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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