Q4 2024 Nordnet AB (publ) Earnings Call Transcript

Jan 28, 2025 / 09:00AM GMT
Release Date Price: kr158.2

Key Points

Positve
  • Nordnet AB (publ) (FRA:9JL) achieved record revenue and profit levels for both the quarter and the full year.
  • The company experienced the highest customer growth and net savings in three years, with a 40% year-on-year increase in customer growth.
  • Successful launch of the Danish livrente pension product, contributing to strong growth in the core business.
  • Plans to expand into the German market by H2 2026, aiming to leverage a large and growing savings market.
  • Proposed dividend increase to SEK8.10, up from SEK7.2 last year, reflecting strong financial performance.
Negative
  • Net interest income declined due to lower interest rates and the sale of the personal loans portfolio.
  • Operating expenses, including marketing, grew by 7%, with underlying growth at 6.8%, slightly above guidance.
  • The company faces challenges in the German market, including complex brokerage pricing and less developed digital infrastructure.
  • The breakeven timeline for the German expansion is set for 2029, which may be seen as a long-term investment with delayed returns.
  • Increased marketing spend is required to achieve higher customer growth targets, impacting short-term profitability.
Marcus Lindberg;publ;Head of Investor Relations
Nordnet AB

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the presentation of Nordnet's fourth quarter of 2024. My name is Marcus Lindberg and I'm the Head of Investor Relations at Nordnet. With me today, I have our CEO, Lars-Ãke Norling; and our CFO, Lennart Krän. Lars-Ãke and Lennart will, as usual, start off by presenting the results and then we'll have a Q&A session. (Event Instructions) The presentation itself is available on our corporate website, nordnetab.com. Okay, let's start the presentation. Lars-Ãke, please go ahead.

Lars;Ake Norling;publ;Chief Executive Officer
Nordnet AB

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Thank you, Marcus. We can go to the next slide. So some of the highlights for the quarter. So revenue and profit record levels, both in the quarter and for the full year. We see the highest customer growth and net savings in three years and very strong growth in our core business, fund and trading from a growing customer base, but also positive

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