Half Year 2026 Momentum Group Ltd Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Momentum Group Ltd (FRA:M1A) reported normalized headline earnings of ZAR3.7 billion, an 8% increase from the prior period, driven by strong contributions across the group.
- The company declared an interim dividend of $110 per ordinary share, marking a 29% increase from the previous year.
- Momentum Group Ltd (FRA:M1A) achieved a return on equity (ROE) of 24%, surpassing its target of 20% and maintaining one of the highest ROEs in the industry.
- Sales increased by 11% to ZAR43.3 billion, with significant growth in Momentum Africa (28%) and Momentum Corporate (23%).
- The company successfully implemented its Momentum Advice ecosystem, enhancing its advice capability and footprint, with a combined advisor base nearing 3,000.
- Value of New Business (VNB) declined by 15% to ZAR238 million year-on-year, falling short of the company's targets.
- Momentum Retail's earnings were negatively impacted by a sharp reduction in yields at the long end of the bond curve, resulting in a ZAR150 million to ZAR200 million earnings hit.
- The company's solvency capital requirement increased by 20% due to lower long-term yields, impacting its capital management strategy.
- Momentum Group Ltd (FRA:M1A) faced challenges in the Indian market, with operating losses widening due to regulatory changes and high medical inflation.
- The company's expense ratio for Momentum Insure was higher than desired at 39%, attributed to a focus on quality over quantity in its client base.
Morning, morning, morning, everybody. Welcome. My name is Dan Moyane. It's a pleasure and a privilege to welcome all of you here to the presentation of the interim financial results of the Momentum Group for the period ended December 31, 2025. We're coming to you live from the company's offices in Centurion here in [Swane]. We welcome everybody who's joining us, especially online as well; the analysts, the investors, the shareholders, journalists as well; and of course, employees of the group who are who can watch all, who can watch us live on BDtv, channel 412. That's on DStv.
We're also live on -- we have a live webcast for you (inaudible). MG1903, which is today's date, the 19th, of course, of March 2026. That's MG19032026. Also live streaming to our employers on our mPulse platform. The full results already available since this morning on the group's website, which is www.momentumgroupltd.co.za.
Shortly, the Momentum Group CEO, that's Jeanette Marais
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