Creditshelf : ?creditshelf on strong growth path

DGAP-News: creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Half Year Results ?creditshelf on strong growth path 04.07.2019 / 07:29 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. creditshelf on strong growth path Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 04 July 2019 - creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft, a pioneer in digital SME financing in Germany, managed to more than double its arranged loan volume in the first half 2019 compared with the same period of the previous year. The positive development of its loan business in the first half 2019 is reflected in the following numbers: Highlights The volume of arranged loans was EUR 35.8 million in the first half 2019, and therefore 132 % higher year-on-year (H1 2018: EUR 15.4 million). June 2019 was the strongest month in creditshelf history with arranged loans of EUR 12.2 million. The pipeline for the second half of the year is well filled. As a reliable partner to Germany's small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), creditshelf arranged total accumulated loans of more than EUR 138.1 million since its launch in 2015. The volume of requested loans was EUR 606.8 million, and therefore 20 % higher in year-on-year comparison (H1 2018: EUR 507.3 million). The average ticket size in the first half of 2019 was EUR 731 thousand (H1 2018: EUR 530 thousand). The average loan tenor in H1 2019 has increased to 26.9 months (H1 2018: 18.2). Outstanding loans amounted to EUR 61.3 million on 30 June 2019. Dr Tim Thabe, CEO of creditshelf, stated: "At creditshelf all signs are pointing to growth. We managed to again more than double the volume of arranged loans compared to the first half 2018, and we start with a well filled pipeline into the second half of 2019. The cooperations with Commerzbank and finleap set the course for the future." The complete H1 release will be published by creditshelf on 19 September 2019.   Overview of alternative KPIs   H1 2019 H1 2018 +/- Volume of requested loans (in EUR million) 606.8 507.3 +20 % Volume of arranged loans (in EUR million) 35.8 15.4 +132 % Number of arranged loans 49 29 +69 % Average ticket size (in EUR thousand) 731 530 +38 % Average tenor (in months) 26.8 18.2 +47 % Average interest rate (in %, value-weighted) 8.2 10.11 -19 %   1 Mainly driven by two loans in Q1 2018 with coupons of 13 % and 14 % respectively. By comparison: The value-weighted average in fiscal 2018 was 8.54 %.   Further information: creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft Birgit Hass Head of Marketing and Communication Mainzer Landstrasse 33a 60329 Frankfurt Tel.: [phone] [e-mail] www.creditshelf.com Press and Public Relations: Thöring & Stuhr Partnerschaft für Kommunikationsberatung Arne Stuhr Managing Director Mittelweg 142 20148 Hamburg Tel: [phone] Mobile: [phone] [e-mail] Investor Relations: creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft Fabian Brügmann CFO Mainzer Landstrasse 33a 60329 Frankfurt Tel.: [phone] [e-mail] www.creditshelf.com cometis AG Maximilian Franz Unter den Eichen 7 65195 Wiesbaden Tel: [phone] [e-mail] www.cometis.de     About creditshelf - www.creditshelf.com creditshelf is a pioneer in the field of digital SME financing in Germany that enables loans via its easy-to-use online platform www.creditshelf.com. creditshelf, founded in 2014 and based in Frankfurt am Main, sees itself as a market and technology leader in the fast-growing business of digital SME financing in Germany. It has developed its platform to meet the specific financing needs of German SME borrowers by means of loans provided by investors interested in this particular asset class. In this process, creditshelf offers to broker corporate loans and therefore enables small and medium-sized companies to access highly attractive financing alternatives. At the same time, creditshelf offers professional investors looking for attractive investment opportunities access to SME financing. creditshelf's core competencies include the selection of suitable credit projects, analysis of potential borrowers' creditworthiness, and the provision of credit scoring and risk-adequate pricing. It receives fees for its services from both SME borrowers and investors. creditshelf news posted daily at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/creditshelf/ Twitter https://twitter.com/creditshelf LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/5317762/ and Xing https://www.xing.com/companies/creditshelfag   04.07.2019 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de

Language:	English
Company:	creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft
	Mainzer Landstrasse 33a
	60329 Frankfurt/Main
	Germany
E-mail:	[e-mail]
Internet:	www.creditshelf.com
ISIN:	DE000A2LQUA5
WKN:	A2LQUA
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID:	835547

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