Boku (BOKU) Trading Update summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
Trading Update summary
24 Jul, 2025Financial performance
Group revenue for H1 2025 expected to exceed $63 million, up 34% year-on-year, or 37% on a constant exchange rate basis.
Digital Wallets and Account to Account revenue surged by approximately 90% compared to H1 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA anticipated at least $21 million, up 50%, with a margin of about 33%.
Group cash rose 29% to around $192 million; own cash increased 16% to $87 million, despite a $12.3 million share buyback.
Excluding $3 million launch-phase revenue, underlying organic revenue growth was 27%, and adjusted EBITDA up 28%.
Operational and strategic highlights
Monthly active users grew 20% to over 95 million in June 2025.
Total payment volume increased 27% to over $7 billion.
Growth driven by expanding LPM connections for merchants, enabling broader global reach.
Strong momentum and upgraded ambitions for global growth, with new merchants joining in H1 2025.
Focus on deepening relationships with existing merchants and attracting new ones via direct sales and partnerships.
Guidance and outlook
Full-year revenue growth rate expected to be at least in line with underlying H1 growth, implying revenue ahead of consensus.
Adjusted EBITDA now includes foreign exchange costs; on a like-for-like basis, would be higher.
Medium-term guidance for organic revenue CAGR above 20% and adjusted EBITDA margin over 30% remains unchanged.
Board welcomes Richard Pennycook CBE as new Chair, succeeding Dr Richard Hargreaves.
Capital Markets Event scheduled for 16 October 2025 for institutional investors and analysts.
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