Nu Holdings Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
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SO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU | B3: NUBR33), (“Nu” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, released today its Second Quarter 2022 financial results. Financial results are expressed in U.S. dollars and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The full earnings release has been made available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.investors.nu, as well as the details of the Earnings Conference Call Nu will hold today at 6:00pm Eastern time/7:00pm Braslia time.
"We had another very strong quarter, with growth and profitability in our core business. We registered record revenues and are making huge strides towards becoming a multi-product and multi-country platform. Our largest operation -Brazil- is now profitable, having registered a net profit of US$ 13 million in the first half of 2022, driven by customer growth to 65 million and ability to offer and cross-sell new products. We are the fourth largest card player in Brazil, almost a quarter of all PIX operations pass through Nu's accounts, and we are a leader in the digital-direct investment space with 5 million active customers. We are diversifying and scaling with Crypto, Insurance, SME and Personal Loans. Moving internationally, we are now the #1 issuer of new credit cards in both Mexico and Colombia –where we have just received a license approval to continue our expansion”, said David Vlez, founder and CEO.
Below are Q2’22 performance highlights of Nu Holdings Ltd.:
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Customer growth: Nu added 5.7 million customers in the quarter reaching a total of 65.3 million customers in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. This represents a 57% growth year-over-year (YoY), reinforcing Nu’s positioning as one of the largest digital banking platforms globally.
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Engagement and activity rates: Average Revenue per Active Customer (ARPAC) expanded to $7.8, growing by 105% on a FX neutral basis (FXN)1. Activity rate hit a new historical-high mark growing to 80%. Nu has become the primary bank for over 55% of the monthly active customers that have been with Nu for over a year.
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Low-cost operating platform: Monthly Average Cost to Serve Per Active Customer reached $0.8, remaining flat YoY and FXN.
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Asset Quality: lead indicators have remained stable and asset quality followed its normalization post pandemic: Nu’s NPL 15-90 remained stable at 3.7%, while 90+ reached 4.1% in line with expectations.
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Revenue: total revenue for Q2´22 reached a new record high of $1,2 billion, increasing 230% YoY on a FXN, as Nu continues effectively upselling and cross-selling its expanding portfolio of financial products.
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Gross Profit: totaled $363.5 million in Q2´22, increasing 109% YoY FXN. The gross profit margin was 31% in Q2´22.
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Adjusted Net income3: Nu reported Adjusted Net Income of $17 million in Q2´22.
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Capital: As of June 30, 2022, Nu continued to show a strong capital position with NuFin’s adjusted capital reaching $3.9 billion, of which 79% was cash and cash equivalents.
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Liquidity: Nu reported an interest-earning portfolio of $3.2 billion, while total deposits reached over four times this value at $13.3 billion.
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Customer Base Growth: Brazilian customers increased 51% YoY to 62.3 million, representing now 36% of the country’s adult population, with our SMEs customer base going up 150% YoY, growing to 2.0 million. This likely positions Nu as the fifth largest financial institution in Brazil in terms of numbers of customers. Purchase volume reached $20 billion in Q2´22, expanding 94% YoY FXN, placing Nu as the #4 cards player in Brazil this quarter (in terms of Purchase Volume).
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Multi-Product Platform: during the quarter, the core products - Credit Cards, NuConta and Personal Loans - reached 29 million, 45 million and 4 million active customers, respectively. Insurance, launched last year, has reached over 700,000 active customers, NuInvest has reached over 5 million active customers, and NuCripto reached 1 million customers in July 2022, only 3 weeks after launch.
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Profitability in Brazil: NuBrazil, the Company’s core market, achieved accounting net income in H1´22 of US$13.0 million, a major milestone. Profitability in our core products - Credit Cards, personal loans and NuConta - has enabled us to reinvest those gains in penetrating adjacent verticals in Brazil, while supporting our expansion in Mexico and Colombia.
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International Expansion: In Mexico, our second largest market, Nu’s customer base increased over 6x YoY to 2.7 million. In Colombia, we reached 314,000 customers. In both markets, we believe to be position as the #1 issuer of new credit cards in the country and together these two countries added 700,000 unique customers, while maintaining an NPS around 90 in both markets.
1 FX neutral measures were calculated to present what such measures in preceding periods/years would have been had exchange rates remained stable from these preceding periods/years until the date of the Company’s more recent financial information. 2 Activity rate is defined as monthly active customers divided by the total number of customers as of a specific date. 3 Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is a non-IFRS measure calculated using Net Income adjusted for expenses related to our share-based compensation as well as the tax effects applicable to these items. For more information, please see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures - Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income section" of our financial statements.
Nu is one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, serving over 65 million customers across Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. As one of the leading technology companies in the world, Nu leverages proprietary technologies and innovative business practices to create new financial solutions and experiences for individuals and SMEs that are simple, intuitive, convenient, low-cost, empowering and human. Guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu is fostering the access to financial services across Latin America, connecting profit and purpose to create value for its stakeholders and have a positive impact on the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.nubank.com.br