{"id":386393,"date":"2020-11-23T00:48:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T05:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=386393"},"modified":"2020-11-23T00:48:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T05:48:17","slug":"prosus-n-v-prosus-euronext-amsterdam-prx-jse-prx-today-announced-strong-results-for-the-six-months-ended-30-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/prosus-n-v-prosus-euronext-amsterdam-prx-jse-prx-today-announced-strong-results-for-the-six-months-ended-30-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosus N.V. (Prosus) (Euronext Amsterdam: PRX; JSE: PRX) Today Announced Strong Results for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwlistcircle { list-style-type: circle; }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc; }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p><b>Prosus N.V. (Prosus) (Euronext Amsterdam: PRX; JSE: PRX) Today Announced Strong Results for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<p>AMSTERDAM&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nThe group recovered well from a tough first quarter to accelerate revenue growth, improve profitability and cash-flow generation.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Strong performance in uncertain times:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nRevenues increased 32% to US$12.7bn (HY20: US$9.9bn), with strong growth across food delivery, etail and education.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistcircle\">\n<li>\n141% revenue growth in food delivery\n<\/li>\n<li>\n70% revenue growth in etail\n<\/li>\n<li>\n54% revenue growth in edtech<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTrading profit grew by 43% to US$2.7bn (HY20: US$1.9bn).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nCore headline earnings increased 29% to US$2.2bn (HY20: US$1.7bn) driven by improved profitability from our ecommerce units and the growing contribution from Tencent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nFree cash flow jumped from US$14m to US$370m driven by lower food losses, strong working-capital management, and US$81m increase in Tencent dividend.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Bob van Dijk, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cOur strong performance reflects the resilience and adaptability of the group and of our teams to effectively navigate challenging times. We entered the pandemic with financial strength and good momentum and in the second half of the period, our businesses recovered well from the initial impact of Covid-19 and are now fundamentally stronger than they were going into the pandemic. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c<\/i><i>The pandemic has accelerated activity in the consumer internet space, benefitting our businesses. We have seen particularly strong growth in food delivery, online payments, etail, and edtech and, throughout the period, we continued to invest for long-term growth. Looking ahead, we will continue to look after our people and support the communities we serve through uncertain times and we are focused on emerging well from the pandemic.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Several companies had stand out performances:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\niFood grew revenues by 234% YoY with KPIs including order frequency and order value hitting record levels.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPayU GPO grew revenues 48% as people used cashless payment methods.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nUdemy grew enrolments more than 400%.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nBYJU\u2019S saw 180% growth in students on top of already high growth rates.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Disciplined investment for long-term growth:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nInvested ~US$600m to strengthen our businesses.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nClassifieds<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistcircle\">\n<li>\nMerged letgo and OfferUp in the US and led a US$120m investment round for a 35% fully diluted stake in the combined business, which is well-positioned for growth with national reach.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nInjected our MENA classifieds assets into EMPG (Emerging Markets Property Group) for a 39% fully diluted stake and participated in a US$150m financing round valuing the business at over US$800m.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPost the end of the period, OLX Brazil closed the US$520m acquisition of leading real estate vertical Grupo Zap, announced in March 2020.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nPayments and fintech<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistcircle\">\n<li>\nAdditional investment of US$53m in Remitly.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nEdtech<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistcircle\">\n<li>\nStepped up our total investment to more than US$1bn and seven companies in this fast-growing sector.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Strong balance sheet: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nNet cash position of US$4.3bn.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nUndrawn US$2.5bn revolving credit facility.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nIn July, Prosus successfully raised more than US$2bn in debt, comprising its longest-dated US dollar offering to date and its debut euro notes offering.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Basil Sgourdos, Group Chief Financial Officer, said:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cThe group delivered strong results, with revenues growing 32% to US$12.7bn, trading profit growing 43% to US$2.7bn, and core headline earnings increasing 29% to US$2.2bn. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c<\/i><i>Despite a tough first quarter, strong recovery in the second quarter resulted in ecommerce revenue growth of 51% for the reporting period compared to the same period last year. Notably, food delivery nearly doubled revenue growth while trading losses improved by US$91m. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c<\/i><i>We remained disciplined on capital allocation and ended the period with a strong balance sheet, giving us financial flexibility as we move forwards. Given our strong cash position, the full market valuations in consumer internet M&amp;A and a widening of our consolidated discount to net-asset-value, after the end of the period we announced a substantial US$5bn buyback of our own stock to invest in our strong portfolio and return value to shareholders. We remain fully focused on value creation, through delivering continued long-term growth and by reducing the discount.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThe current operating environment remains uncertain and the longer-term social and economic impact of Covid-19 is unclear. The group is on a solid financial footing and the fundamentals of the underlying businesses are strong, with all well-positioned to build on the accelerating shift to online triggered by the pandemic.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nManagement remains focused on value creation for shareholders through driving profitability and cash generation in the group\u2019s more-established ecommerce businesses, while investing for growth in food delivery, classifieds transactions, credit, and edtech.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn recent months, the group\u2019s consolidated discount to net-asset-value has widened and management is committed to addressing the structural issues causing this.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOn 30 October 2020, the group <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prosus.com%2Fnews%2Fmedia-release-prosus-to-acquire-us%245-billion-of-na&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=announced&amp;index=1&amp;md5=14baf00901e2bf4eddef0348eeef18a5\">announced<\/a> its intention for Prosus to acquire up to US$5bn of Prosus and Naspers shares. This will be implemented by the acquisition of up to US$1.4bn Prosus N ordinary shares and US$3.6bn Naspers N ordinary shares on the market. The program will be executed in an optimal manner that can comfortably be done in the market.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe complete results are available at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prosus.com%2Finvestors&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.prosus.com%2Finvestors&amp;index=2&amp;md5=723c22e64a7d21a2bacfbf0214d13569\">www.prosus.com\/investors<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFollow Prosus on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fprosusgroup&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=LinkedIn&amp;index=3&amp;md5=cedad5ed1d58e460bbb6f5fa010aa15b\">LinkedIn<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Notes on the numbers<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAll growth percentages are shown in local currency terms and adjusted for acquisitions and disposals.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nAll amounts are shown on an economic-interest basis (i.e. including a proportionate consolidation of the contribution from associates and joint ventures).\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Prosus <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nProsus is a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Operating and investing globally in markets with long-term growth potential, Prosus builds leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe group is focused on building meaningful businesses in the online classifieds, food delivery, and payments and fintech sectors in markets including India, Russia and Brazil. Through its ventures team, Prosus invests in areas including edtech and health, Prosus actively seeks new opportunities to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who are using technology to improve people\u2019s daily lives.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEvery day, millions of people use the products and services of companies that Prosus has invested in, acquired or built, including Avito, Brainly, BYJU\u2019S, Bykea, Codecademy, DappRadar, dott, ElasticRun, eMAG, Eruditus, Honor, iFood, Klar, LazyPay, letgo, Meesho, Movile, OLX, PayU, Red Dot Payment, Remitly, SimilarWeb, Shipper, Skillsoft, SoloLearn, Swiggy, and Udemy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHundreds of millions of people have made the platforms of its associates a part of their daily lives. For listed companies where we have an interest, please see: Tencent (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tencent.com&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.tencent.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=a66372e988d39c100f34f9f791f20911\">www.tencent.com<\/a>; SEHK:00700), Mail.ru (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corp.mail.ru&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.corp.mail.ru&amp;index=5&amp;md5=1cef6ac3c9a43586179bd129f221c6ec\">www.corp.mail.ru<\/a>; LSE:MAIL), Trip.com Group Limited (\u201cTrip.com\u201d) (NASDAQ:TCOM), and DeliveryHero (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deliveryhero.com&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.deliveryhero.com&amp;index=6&amp;md5=52040ce1d1b44a0207a7ce842f5ce87d\">www.deliveryhero.com<\/a>; Xetra:DHER).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nToday, Prosus companies and associates help improve the lives of around a fifth of the world\u2019s population.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nProsus has a primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam (AEX:PRX) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (XJSE:PRX), and is majority owned by Naspers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prosus.com&amp;esheet=52334368&amp;newsitemid=20201122005082&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.prosus.com&amp;index=7&amp;md5=eef53d75a6e0599d4f5adc826a08bb81\">www.prosus.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20201122005082r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201122005082\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201122005082\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>For more information on our HY2021 year results please contact:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Eoin Ryan<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Head of Investor Relations<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Tel: +1 347-210-4305<br \/>\n<br \/>Email: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:eoin.ryan@prosus.com\">eoin.ryan@prosus.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sarah Ryan<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Media Relations, International<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Mobile: +31 6 297 21038<br \/>\n<br \/>Email: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:sarah.ryan@prosus.com\">sarah.ryan@prosus.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Shamiela Letsoalo<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Media Relations, South Africa<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Mobile +27 78 802 6310<br \/>\n<br \/>Email: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:shamiela.letsoalo@prosus.com\">shamiela.letsoalo@prosus.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Russia South Africa South America Africa Brazil North America United States Asia Pacific Europe India Netherlands California<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Data Management Technology Other Retail Restaurant\/Bar Training Other Construction &amp; Property Food\/Beverage Construction &amp; Property Retail Other Professional Services Finance Banking Professional Services Other Technology Other Education Continuing University Software Education Online Retail<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosus N.V. 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