QIWI Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - November 17, 2023 - QIWI plc (NASDAQ and MOEX: QIWI) ("QIWI" or the "Company"), an innovative provider of cutting-edge payment and financial services, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

3Q 2023 key operating and financial highlights1 2

3Q 2022

3Q 2023

9M 2022

9M 2023

3Q 2023

9M 2023

RUB million

RUB million

YoY

RUB million

RUB million

YoY

USD million(1)

USD million(1)

Revenue

12,955

17,206

32.8%

36,687

53,115

44.8%

176.6

545.2

Total Net Revenue

8,725

8,793

0.8%

25,238

26,539

5.2%

90.3

272.4

Adjusted EBITDA

5,620

3,562

(36.6)%

16,279

13,098

(19.5)%

36.6

134.5

Consolidated Group results

Adjusted EBITDA margin

64.4%

40.5%

(23.9)p.p.

64.5%

49.4%

(15.1)p.p.

40.5%

49.4%

Profit for the period

4,619

2,993

(35.2)%

9,686

12,309

27.1%

30.7

126.4

Adjusted Net profit

4,690

3,564

(24.0)%

9,980

12,978

30.0%

36.6

133.2

Adjusted Net profit margin

53.8%

40.5%

(13.2)p.p.

39.5%

48.9%

9.4p.p.

40.4%

48.9%

Net Revenue

7,574

6,600

(12.9)%

22,541

20,759

(7.9)%

67.8

213.1

Payment Net Revenue

6,029

4,062

(32.6)%

17,728

14,192

(19.9)%

41.7

145.7

Payment Volume, billion

499

473

(5.1)%

1,355

1,447

6.8%

4.9

14.9

Payment Services (PS)

Payment Net Revenue Yield

1.21%

0.86%

(0.3)p.p.

1.31%

0.98%

(0.3)p.p.

0.86%

0.98%

Other Net Revenue

1,545

2,538

64.3%

4,813

6,567

36.5%

26.1

67.4

Adjusted Net profit

4,004

2,563

(36.0)%

12,605

9,025

(28.4)%

26.3

92.6

Adjusted Net profit margin

52.9%

38.8%

(14.0)p.p.

55.9%

43.5%

(12.4)p.p.

38.8%

43.5%

Net Revenue

181

1,166

542.8%

466

2,837

509.2%

12.0

29.1

Digital Marketing (DM)

Adjusted Net (loss) / profit

63

272

331.6%

36

601

1550.2%

2.8

6.2

Adjusted Net profit margin

34.8%

23.3%

(11.4)p.p.

7.8%

21.2%

13.4p.p.

23.3%

21.2%

Corporate and Other (CO)

Net Revenue

970

1,027

5.8%

2,231

2,943

31.9%

10.5

30.2

Adjusted Net (loss) / profit

623

729

17.0%

(2,662)

3,352

(225.9)%

7.5

34.4

  1. Throughout this release dollar translation is calculated using a rouble to U.S. dollar exchange rate of RUB 97.4147 to U.S. $1.00, which was the official exchange rate quoted by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of September 30, 2023.
  2. Throughout this release, following the introduction of new Digital Marketing segment, certain amounts related to Flocktory have been reclassified from Corporate and Other to Digital Marketing segment to conform to the current period presentation.

Key events during and after the reported period

  • QIWI provided an update on corporate restructuring and received the consent from the NASDAQ Hearing Panel (the "Panel") to sustain listing on NASDAQ until completion of the restructuring by January 31, 20243.
  • QIWI released its ESG Report for 20224.
  • From July 26, 2023, certain QIWI Bank operations were temporarily restricted by the Central Bank of Russia5.
  • Credit rating agency Expert Ra assigned credit rating ruBBB+ with "developing" outlook for JSC QIWI, updated its rating for QIWI Bank (JSC), rating of QIWI PLC expired and its extension was not requested by the Company6.
  • Total Net Revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted Net profit, and adjusted Net profit margin in this release are "non-IFRS financial measures". Please see the section "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Supplemental Financial Information" for more details as well as a reconciliation to IFRS reported numbers at the end of this release.
    2 Throughout this release calculations of totals, subtotals and/or percentage change may have small variations due to rounding of decimals. 3 https://investor.qiwi.com/news-and-events/press-releases/4108577/
    4 https://investor.qiwi.com/news-and-events/press-releases/4108576/
    5 https://investor.qiwi.com/news-and-events/press-releases/4108571/
    6 https://investor.qiwi.com/news-and-events/press-releases/4108572/

3Q 2023 results

Net Revenue breakdown by segments

3Q 2022

3Q 2023

YoY

9M 2022

9M 2023

YoY

3Q 2023

9M 2023

RUB million

RUB million

RUB million

RUB million

USD million

USD million

Total Net Revenue

8,725

8,793

0.8%

25,238

26,539

5.2%

90.3

272.4

Payment Services (PS)

7,574

6,600

(12.9)%

22,541

20,759

(7.9)%

67.8

213.1

PS Payment

6,029

4,062

(32.6)%

17,728

14,192

(19.9)%

41.7

145.7

PS Other

1,545

2,538

64.3%

4,813

6,567

36.5%

26.1

67.4

Digital Marketing (DM)

181

1,166

542.8%

466

2,837

509.2%

12.0

29.1

Corporate and Other (CO)

970

1,027

5.8%

2,231

2,943

31.9%

10.5

30.2

Total Net Revenue slightly increased by 0.8% YoY and amounted to RUB 8,793 million ($90.3 million) despite the high base effect of last year and temporary restrictions of the Central Bank of Russia (the "CBR restrictions") on certain operations for QIWI Wallets7. The decline in the PS segment was offset mainly by the strong results of the Digital Marketing (DM) segment and the contribution from the Corporate and Other (CO) segment.

Payment Services

PS Net Revenue decreased by 12.9% YoY to RUB 6,600 million ($67.8 million) mainly driven by the negative implications of the CBR restrictions and the decreased level of money remittances which were lower than the temporary hikes of the previous year.

PS Payment Net Revenue decline was 32.6% YoY and amounted to RUB 4,062 million ($41.7 million) driven by a combination of lower PS Payment Volume by 5.1% YoY and PS Payment Net Revenue Yield decline by 35 bps YoY to 0.86%.

PS Payment Net Revenue Yield decline was driven by the adverse mix effect resulting from a higher share of operations with lower margins, such for example acquiring.

PS Payment Volume decreased by 5.1% YoY to RUB 473.5 billion due to the negative implications of the CBR restrictions and decreased level of CONTACT money remittances which were partially offset by the onboarding of new merchants and aggregators and the growing payment volume from our product offering for digital entertainment and commerce.

PS Other Net Revenue primarily comprises interest income, revenue from fees for inactive accounts and unclaimed payments, cash and settlement services and related conversion income, income from financing of other business segments and third parties. In 3Q 2023 PS Other Net Revenue increased by 64.3% YoY to RUB 2,538 million ($26.1 million) as a result of further growth of net revenue derived from cash and settlement services and higher interest income resulting from a larger investment portfolio and higher interest rates.

Digital Marketing (DM)

DM Net Revenue increased by 542.8% YoY to RUB 1,166 million ($12.0 million) driven by the RealWeb acquisition in December 20228 and the strong performance of Flocktory underpinned by the increase in the number of clients and traffic-providers as well as overall improved business efficiency.

Corporate and Other (CO)

3Q 2022

3Q 2023

9M 2022

9M 2023

3Q 2023

9M 2023

RUB million

RUB million

YoY

RUB million

RUB million

YoY

USD million

USD million

CO Net Revenue

970

1,027

5.8%

2,231

2,943

31.9%

10.5

30.2

ROWI

696

655

(6.0)%

1,775

1,908

7.5%

6.7

19.6

Tochka

-

-

106

-

(100.0)%

-

-

Corporate and Other projects

273

371

35.8%

351

1,035

194.7%

3.8

10.6

  • https://investor.qiwi.com/news-and-events/press-releases/4108571/
    8 https://investor.qiwi.com/news-and-events/press-releases/4108557/

CO Net Revenue increased by 5.8% YoY to RUB 1,027 million ($10.5 million) driven by higher interest income accounted for in Corporate and Other projects.

  • ROWI Net Revenue decreased by 6.0% YoY to RUB 655 million ($6.7 million) mainly due to a decline of net portfolio yield compared to 3Q2022. o As of September 30, 2023, the bank guarantees portfolio reached RUB 79.0 billion - an increase of 11.2% YoY.
    o As of September 30, 2023, the factoring portfolio was RUB 13.7 billion or 24.0% higher YoY.
    o As of September 30, 2023, the portfolio of online loans for government contracts execution doubled compared to the previous year and reached RUB 3.7 billion. o In 3Q 2023, the share of ROWI Net Revenue in Total Net Revenue was 7.4%.
  • Corporate and Other projects Net Revenue in 3Q 2023 amounted to RUB 371 million ($3.8 million) compared to RUB 273 million in 3Q 2022 driven by higher interest income from investments in debt securities (high-quality corporate and government bonds) partially offset by lower income from provided loans.

Operating expenses and other non-operating income and expenses

3Q 2022

3Q 2023

YoY

9M 2022

9M 2023

YoY

3Q 2023

9M 2023

RUB million

RUB million

RUB million

RUB million

USD million

USD million

Operating expenses

(3,363)

(5,583)

66.0%

(9,876)

(14,417)

46.0%

(57.3)

(148.0)

% of Net Revenue

(38.5)%

(63.5)%

(24.9)p.p.

(39.1)%

(54.3)%

(15.2)p.p.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(959)

(1,542)

60.8%

(2,503)

(3,685)

47.2%

(15.8)

(37.8)

% of Net Revenue

(11.0)%

(17.5)%

(6.5)p.p.

(9.9)%

(13.9)%

(4.0)p.p.

Personnel expenses

(1,987)

(3,084)

55.2%

(5,662)

(8,869)

56.6%

(31.7)

(91.0)

% of Net Revenue

(22.8)%

(35.1)%

(12.3)p.p.

(22.4)%

(33.4)%

(11.0)p.p.

Depreciation, amortization & impairment

(258)

(352)

36.4%

(858)

(976)

13.8%

(3.6)

(10.0)

% of Net Revenue

(3.0)%

(4.0)%

(1.0)p.p.

(3.4)%

(3.7)%

(0.3)p.p.

Credit loss (expense) / income

(159)

(605)

280.5%

(853)

(887)

4.0%

(6.2)

(9.1)

% of Net Revenue

(1.8)%

(6.9)%

(5.1)p.p.

(3.4)%

(3.3)%

0.04p.p.

Other non-operating income and expenses

582

983

68.9%

(2,117)

3,232

(252.7)%

10.1

33.2

% of Net Revenue

6.7%

11.2%

4.5p.p.

(8.4)%

12.2%

20.6p.p.

Share of loss of an associate

-

(68)

-

(112)

(0.7)

(1.1)

% of Net Revenue

0.0%

(0.8)%

(0.8)p.p.

0.0%

(0.4)%

(0.4)p.p.

Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net

555

1,055

90.1%

(2,255)

3,170

(240.6)%

10.8

32.5

% of Net Revenue

6.4%

12.0%

5.6p.p.

(8.9)%

11.9%

20.9p.p.

Other income and expenses, net

27

13

(51.9)%

138

(233)

(268.8)%

0.1

(2.4)

% of Net Revenue

0.3%

0.1%

(0.2)p.p.

0.5%

(0.9)%

(1.4)p.p.

Gain/(loss) from disposal of subsidiaries

-

(17)

-

407

(0.2)

4.2

% of Net Revenue

0.0%

(0.2)%

(0.2)p.p.

0.0%

1.5%

1.5p.p.

Operating expenses increased by 66.0% YoY to RUB 5,583 million ($57.3 million) primarily due to investments in personnel and operational improvements to secure future growth of the business and the consolidation of RealWeb results starting from the beginning of the year. As a result, operating expenses as a percentage of Total Net Revenue deteriorated by 24.9 ppts and amounted to 63.5%.

Personnel expenses surged by 55.2% YoY to RUB 3,084 million ($31.7 million) driven by the hiring of new staff for the development of new and existing products, salary reviews and higher bonuses to employees in PS segment as well as the consolidation of the new RealWeb business. Personnel expenses as a percentage of Total Net Revenue increased by 12.3 ppts to 35.1% driven by the factors described above.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 60.8% YoY to RUB 1,542 million ($15.8 million) and as a percentage of Total Net Revenue by 6.5 ppt YoY to 17.5% as a result of a combination of (i) higher expenses as a result of further growth of net revenue derived from cash and settlement services, (ii) consolidation of RealWeb results starting from 2023, (iii) and higher expenses on advisory and audit services, IT-related services, business travel and other.

Depreciation, amortization and impairment increased by 36.4% YoY to RUB 352 million ($3.6 million) or 4.0% as percent of Total Net Revenue due to the consolidation of RealWeb and expenditures on automation of payment systems.

Credit loss amounted to RUB 605 million ($6.2 million) compared to RUB 159 million in 3Q 2022 due to the increase of provisions for the bank guarantees portfolio.

Other non-operating income increased by 68.9% YoY to RUB 983 million ($10.1 million) due to the higher amount of foreign exchange gain.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense decreased by 9.4% YoY to RUB 1,200 million ($12.3 million) driven by lower profit before tax on higher expenses described above.

The effective tax rate increased from 22.3% in 3Q 2022 to 28.6% in 3Q 2023 due to the windfall tax9 accrued in 3Q 2023 in the amount of RUB 450 million.

Profitability results

3Q 2022

3Q 2023

9M 2022

9M 2023

3Q 2023

9M 2023

RUB million

RUB million

YoY

RUB million

RUB million

YoY

USD million

USD million

Adjusted EBITDA

5,620

3,562

(36.6)%

16,279

13,098

(19.5)%

36.6

134.5

Adjusted EBITDA margin, %

64.4%

40.5%

(23.9)p.p.

64.5%

49.4%

(15.1)p.p.

40.5%

49.4%

Adjusted Net Profit

4,690

3,564

(24.0)%

9,980

12,978

30.0%

36.6

133.2

Adjusted Net Profit margin, %

53.8%

40.5%

(13.2)p.p.

39.5%

48.9%

9.4p.p.

40.5%

48.9%

Payment Services

4,004

2,563

(36.0)%

12,605

9,025

(28.4)%

26.3

92.6

PS Adjusted Net Profit margin, %

52.9%

38.8%

(14.0)p.p.

55.9%

43.5%

(12.4)p.p.

38.8%

43.5%

Digital Marketing (DM)

63

272

331.6%

36

601

1550.2%

2.8

6.2

DM Adjusted Net Profit margin, %

34.8%

23.3%

(11.4)p.p.

7.8%

21.2%

13.4p.p.

23.3%

21.2%

Corporate and Other (CO)

623

729

17.0%

(2,662)

3,352

(225.9)%

7.5

34.4

Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 36.6% YoY to RUB 3,562 million ($36.6 million) mainly due to investments in personnel and operational improvements to secure future growth of the business and the consolidation of RealWeb starting from the beginning of the year. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased by 23.9 ppts YoY to 40.5%.

Adjusted Net Profit decreased by 24.0% YoY to RUB 3,564 million ($36.6 million). Adjusted Net Profit margin decreased by 13.2 ppts YoY to 40.5% driven by EBITDA dynamics partially offset by higher forex exchange gain and excluded the one-off impact of the windfall tax provision.

PS Adjusted Net Profit decreased by 36.0% YoY to RUB 2,563 million ($26.3 million) mainly due to (i) the decline of PS Net Revenue by 12.9% YoY described earlier, and (ii) investments made in personnel and operational improvements to secure future growth of the business. As a result, PS Adjusted Net Profit margin deteriorated by 14.0 ppts to 38.8%.

Digital Marketing (DM) Adjusted Net Profit for 3Q 2023 increased to RUB 272 million ($2.8 million) due to the Flocktory Net Revenue growth and the consolidation of new RealWeb business. DM Adjusted Net Profit margin was 23.3%.

CO Adjusted Net Profit increased by 17.0% YoY to RUB 729 million ($7.5 million) resulting from a combination of CO Net Revenue YoY growth by 5.8% mentioned previously and the foreign exchange gain.

  • Windfall tax is a one-off special tax enacted in Federal Law 414-FZ and set to take effect on January 1, 2024. The Group anticipates using the "early payment" option to reduce the effective rate by up to 50%.

Dividends

Due to the lingering stock market infrastructure issues, the Company does not see the opportunity to arrange the distribution of dividends or repurchase shares with the equal treatment of all existing shareholders. Therefore, the Board decided to keep the distribution of dividends under review until changes of the sanction regime or other developments enable the Company to distribute dividends to all of its shareholders.

Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast

Given the persisting level of uncertainty and market volatility, there will be no conference call or webcast to discuss the results. We welcome all our stakeholders to send any questions related to our business using the contact details available on our investor's website. We remain available for individual incoming call requests.

About QIWI plc.

QIWI is an innovative provider of cutting-edge payment and financial services. We stand at the forefront of fintech innovations to facilitate and secure the digitalization of payments. Our mission is to connect our clients providing unique financial and technological solutions to make the impossible accessible and simple. We offer a wide range of products under several directions: QIWI payment and financial services ecosystem for merchants and B2C clients across digital use-cases, ROWI digital structured financial products for SME, digital marketing, and several other projects.

For the FY 2022 QIWI had revenue of RUB 51.5 billion and an Adjusted EBITDA of RUB 19.8 billion. QIWI's American depositary shares are listed on the NASDAQ and Moscow Exchange (ticker: QIWI).

For more information, visit investor.qiwi.com.

Contact

Investor Relations +357.25028091 ir@qiwi.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of, and subject to the protection of, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding expected total net revenue, adjusted net profit and net revenue yield, dividend payments, payment volume growth, growth of physical and virtual distribution channels, trends in each of our market verticals and statements regarding the development of our ROWI, RealWeb, Flocktory and other projects, the impact of recent sanctions targeting Russia, the impact of such sanctions on our results of operations, potential further changes in the regulatory regime, the effect of the CBR restrictions on results of operations, any other restriction the CBR may impose based on our past and future operations, our ability to eliminate partially or completely the CBR restrictions, and others. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of QIWI to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Various factors that could cause actual future results and other future events to differ materially from those estimated by management include, but are not limited to, the macroeconomic conditions of the Russian Federation and in each of the international markets in which we operate, growth in each of our markets, competition, the introduction of new products and services and their acceptance by consumers, QIWI's ability to estimate the market risk and capital risk associated with new projects, a decline in net revenue yield, regulation, QIWI's ability to grow physical and virtual distribution channels, cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities in QIWI's products and services, QIWI's ability to expand geographically, the risk that new projects will not perform in accordance with its expectations and other risks identified under the Caption "Risk Factors" in QIWI's Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other reports QIWI files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. QIWI undertakes no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements or to report future events that may affect such forward-looking statements unless QIWI is required to do so by law.

QIWI plc.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(in millions)

As of December 31,

As of September 30,

As of September 30,

2022

2023

2023

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

RUB

RUB

USD

Assets

Non-current assets

Property and equipment

1,163

1,658

17.0

Goodwill and other intangible assets

13,126

12,968

133.1

Investments in associates

303

512

5.3

Long-term debt securities

2,946

4,993

51.3

Long-term loans issued

843

3,479

35.7

Other non-current assets

257

200

2.1

Deferred tax assets

208

288

3.0

Total non-current assets

18,846

24,098

247.4

Current assets

Trade and other receivables

15,194

14,948

153.4

Short-term loans issued

14,200

18,556

190.5

Short-term debt securities

14,029

29,899

306.9

Other current assets

2,195

1,877

19.3

Cash and cash equivalents

47,462

29,463

302.4

Total current assets

93,080

94,743

972.6

Total assets

111,926

118,841

1,219.9

Equity and liabilities

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Share capital

1

1

0.01

Additional paid-in capital

1,876

1,876

19.3

Share premium

12,068

12,068

123.9

Other reserves

2,696

1,141

11.7

Retained earnings

39,941

51,799

531.7

Translation reserve

401

268

2.8

Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

56,983

67,153

689.4

Non-controlling interests

912

1,068

11.0

Total equity

57,895

68,221

700.3

Non-current liabilities

Long-term deferred income

1,154

849

8.7

Long-term lease liabilities

133

319

3.3

Other non-current liabilities

156

113

1.2

Deferred tax liabilities

1,847

1,440

14.8

Total non-current liabilities

3,290

2,721

27.9

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

33,048

29,382

301.6

Customer accounts and amounts due to banks

11,203

12,374

127.0

Short-term debt

3,922

3,855

39.6

Short-term lease liabilities

300

228

2.3

Other current liabilities

2,268

2,060

21.1

Total current liabilities

50,741

47,899

491.7

Total equity and liabilities

111,926

118,841

1,219.9

QIWI plc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(in millions, except per share data)

Three months ended (unaudited)

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2022

2023

2023

RUB

RUB

USD

Revenue:

12,955

17,206

176.6

Revenue from contracts with customers

10,871

14,587

149.7

Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest rate

1,697

2,215

22.7

Fees from inactive accounts and unclaimed payments

387

404

4.1

Operating costs and expenses:

(7,593)

(13,996)

(143.7)

Cost of revenue (exclusive of items shown separately below)

(4,230)

(8,413)

(86.4)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(959)

(1,542)

(15.8)

Personnel expenses

(1,987)

(3,084)

(31.7)

Depreciation and amortization

(258)

(352)

(3.6)

Credit loss (expense)/income

(159)

(605)

(6.2)

Profit from operations

5,362

3,210

33.0

Loss from disposal of subsidiaries

-

(17)

(0.2)

Share of loss of an associate

-

(68)

(0.7)

Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net

555

1,055

10.8

Other income and expenses, net

27

13

0.1

Profit before tax

5,944

4,193

43.0

Income tax expense

(1,325

)

(1,200

)

(12.3

)

Net profit for the period

4,619

2,993

30.7

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

4,463

2,864

29.4

Non-controlling interests

156

129

1.3

Other comprehensive (loss)/income

Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:

Foreign currency translation:

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

(177)

136

1.4

Net gain recycled to profit or loss upon disposal

-

(23)

(0.2)

Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI):

Net gain/(loss) arising during the period, net of tax

(121)

(1,206)

(12.4)

Net gain recycled to profit or loss upon disposal

-

(7)

(0.1)

Share of other comprehensive Income of an associate

-

2

0.0

Total other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax

(298)

(1,098)

(11.3)

Total comprehensive income, net of tax

4,321

1,895

19.5

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

4,160

1,752

18.0

Non-controlling interests

161

143

1.5

Earnings per share:

Basic, earnings attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

71.17

45.67

0.47

Diluted, earnings attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

71.17

45.67

0.47

QIWI plc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(in millions, except per share data)

Nine months ended (unaudited)

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2022

2023

2023

RUB

RUB

USD

Revenue:

36,687

53,115

545.2

Revenue from contracts with customers

30,331

45,960

471.8

Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest rate

5,078

5,923

60.8

Fees from inactive accounts and unclaimed payments

1,278

1,232

12.6

Operating costs and expenses:

(21,325)

(40,993)

(420.8)

Cost of revenue (exclusive of items shown separately below)

(11,449)

(26,576)

(272.8)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(2,503)

(3,685)

(37.8)

Personnel expenses

(5,662)

(8,869)

(91.0)

Depreciation and amortization

(822)

(976)

(10.0)

Credit loss (expense)/income

(853)

(887)

(9.1)

Impairment of non-current assets

(36)

-

-

Profit from operations

15,362

12,122

124.4

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries

-

407

4.2

Share of loss of an associate

-

(112)

(1.1)

Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net

(2,255)

3,170

32.5

Other income and expenses, net

138

(233)

(2.4)

Profit before tax

13,245

15,354

157.6

Income tax expense

(3,559)

(3,045)

(31.3)

Net profit for the period

9,686

12,309

126.4

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

9,262

11,858

121.7

Non-controlling interests

424

451

4.6

Other comprehensive (loss)/income

Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:

Foreign currency translation:

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

(101)

349

3.6

Net gain recycled to profit or loss upon disposal

-

(447)

(4.6)

Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI):

Net gain/(loss) arising during the period, net of tax

(11)

(1,270)

(13.0)

Net gain recycled to profit or loss upon disposal

-

(25)

(0.3)

Share of other comprehensive Income of an associate

-

5

0.1

Total other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax

(112)

(1,388)

(14.2)

Total comprehensive income, net of tax

9,574

10,921

112.1

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

9,166

10,435

107.1

Non-controlling interests

408

486

5.0

Earnings per share:

Basic, earnings attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

147.98

189.08

1.94

Diluted, earnings attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

147.98

189.08

1.94

QIWI plc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in millions)

Nine months ended (unaudited)

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2022

2023

2023

RUB

RUB

USD(1)

Operating activities

Profit before tax

13,245

15,354

157.6

Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows generated from operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

822

976

10.0

Foreign exchange loss/(gain), net

2,255

(3,170)

(32.5)

Interest income, net

(4,787)

(5,668)

(58.2)

Credit loss expense

853

887

9.1

Share of loss of an associate

-

112

1.1

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries

-

(407)

(4.2)

Impairment of non-current assets

36

-

-

Other

83

269

2.8

Net cash flow generated from operating activities before changes in working capital

12,507

8,353

85.7

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables

(3,592)

(431)

(4.4)

Decrease in other assets

103

648

6.7

Increase in customer accounts and amounts due to banks

4,832

328

3.4

Decrease in accounts payable and accruals

(5,354)

(5,140)

(52.8)

(Decrease)/Increase in other liabilities

409

(457)

(4.7)

Increase in loans issued as operating activity

(2,561)

(4,169)

(42.8)

Cash generated from operations

6,344

(868)

(8.9)

Interest received

5,480

6,949

71.3

Interest paid

(399)

(295)

(3.0)

Income tax paid

(2,840)

(3,149)

(32.3)

Net cash flow generated from operating activities

8,585

2,637

27.1

Investing activities

Cash used in business combinations

(304)

(47)

(0.5)

Cash disposal upon sale of subsidiaries

-

(186)

(1.9)

Cash paid for investments in associates

(660)

(315)

(3.2)

Proceeds from sale of an associate

4,855

-

-

Purchase of property and equipment

(173)

(536)

(5.5)

Purchase of intangible assets

(147)

(209)

(2.1)

Proceeds from sale of fixed and intangible assets

9

28

0.3

Loans issued

(7)

(3,179)

(32.6)

Repayment of loans issued

34

61

0.6

Purchase of debt securities

(4,509)

(22,455)

(230.5)

Proceeds from sale and redemption of debt securities

2,391

3,394

34.8

Net cash flow generated from investing activities

1,489

(23,444

)

(240.7

)

Financing activities

Repayment of debt

(717)

(310)

(3.2)

Proceeds from borrowings

-

249

2.6

Payment of principal portion of lease liabilities

(216)

(268)

(2.8)

Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders

(124)

(260)

(2.7)

Transactions with non-controlling interest

-

(304)

(3.1)

Net cash flow used in financing activities

(1,057)

(893)

(9.2)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(1,611)

3,710

38.1

Effect of change in ECL on cash and cash equivalents

-

(9)

(0.1)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

7,406

(17,999)

(184.8)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

33,033

47,462

487.2

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

40,439

29,463

302.4

Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Supplemental Financial Information

This release presents Total Net Revenue, Payment Services (PS) Net Revenue, PS Payment Net Revenue, PS Other Net Revenue, Digital Marketing (DM) Net Revenue, Corporate and Other (CO) Net Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Profit, PS Adjusted Net Profit, DM Adjusted Net Profit, CO Adjusted Net Profit, and Adjusted Net Profit per share, which are non-IFRS financial measures. You should not consider these non-IFRS financial measures as substitutes for or superior to revenue, in the case of Total Net Revenue, PS Net Revenue, PS Payment Net Revenue, PS Other Net Revenue, DM Net Revenue, CO Net Revenue; Net Profit, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Profit, PS Adjusted Net Profit, DM Adjusted Net Profit, CO Adjusted Net Profit, and earnings per share, in the case of Adjusted Net Profit per share, each prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Furthermore, because these non-IFRS financial measures are not determined in accordance with IFRS, they are susceptible to varying calculations and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other companies. QIWI encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure. For more information regarding Total Net Revenue, PS Net Revenue, PS Payment Net Revenue, PS Other Net Revenue, DM Net Revenue, CO Net Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Profit and Adjusted Net Profit per share, including a quantitative reconciliation of Total Net Revenue and its breakdown by segments, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Profit to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measures, which is revenue in the case of Total Net Revenue, PS Payment Net Revenue and PS Other Net Revenue, and Net Profit in the case of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Profit, see Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Operating Results in this earnings release.

We define non-IFRS financial measures as follows:

  • "Total Net Revenue" is calculated by subtracting cost of revenue from revenue.
  • "Adjusted EBITDA" as Net profit plus/(less): (1) depreciation and amortization, (2) other expenses/(income), (3) foreign exchange loss/(gain), (4) share of loss/(gain) of associates and joint ventures, (5) interest expenses/ (income), (6) income tax expenses, (7) share-based payment expenses, (8) impairment of non-current assets, (9) loss/(gain) from disposal of subsidiary.
  • "Adjusted Net profit" as Net profit plus/(less): (1) fair value adjustments recorded on business combinations and their amortization, (2) impairment of non-current assets, (3) share-based payment expenses, (4) loss/(gain) from disposal of subsidiary, (5) windfall tax, and (6) effect of taxation of the above items.
  • "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Total Net Revenue.
  • "Adjusted Net profit Margin" as Adjusted Net profit divided by Total Net Revenue.

Total Net Revenue is a key measure used by management to observe our operational profitability since it reflects our portion of the revenue net of fees that we pass through, primarily to our agents and other reload channels providers. In addition, under IFRS, most types of fees are presented on a gross basis whereas certain types of fees are presented on a net basis. Therefore, in order to analyze our two sources of payment processing fees on a comparative basis, management reviews Total Net Revenue.

We provide a breakdown of Total Net Revenue by segments - PS Net Revenue, including PS Payment Net Revenue and PS Other Net Revenue, DM Net Revenue, CO Net Revenue. We define the above measures as follows:

  • PS Payment Net Revenue is the Net Revenue comprising the merchant and consumer fees collected for the payment transactions.
  • PS Other Net Revenue primarily comprises revenue from fees for inactive accounts and unclaimed payments, interest revenue, cash and settlement services and related conversion income, income from financing of other business segments and third parties.
  • DM Net Revenue includes revenue generated with services provided for context and media advertising management services, including platform services under subscription, social network presence, programmatic, CPA and mobile marketing type of services. The segment includes results of full-cycle digital marketing service provider RealWeb and Flocktory services in marketing automation and advertising technologies.
  • CO Net Revenue comprises from results of ROWI business, Tochka project (before 2Q2022) and Corporate and Other projects, including interest income.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by management as a supplemental performance measure that facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expenses, net), changes in foreign exchange rates that impact financial assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than our functional currency (affecting foreign exchange (loss)/gain, net), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates), the age and book depreciation of fixed assets (affecting relative depreciation expense), non-cash charges (affecting share-based payments expenses and impairment of non-current assets), and certain one-time income and expenses (affecting other income, offering and related expenses, etc.). Adjusted EBITDA also excludes other expenses, share in losses of associates and impairment of investment in associates because we believe it is helpful to view the performance of our business excluding the impact of entities that we do not control, and because our share of the net income (loss) of associates and other expenses includes items that have been excluded from Adjusted EBITDA (such as finance expenses, net, income tax, and depreciation and amortization). Because Adjusted EBITDA facilitates internal comparisons of operating performance on a more consistent basis, we also use Adjusted EBITDA in measuring our performance relative to that of our competitors.

Adjusted Net Profit is a key measure used by management to observe the operational profitability of the company. We believe Adjusted Net Profit is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because it measures a company's operating performance without the effect of non-recurring items or items that are not core to our operations. For example, loss on disposals of subsidiaries, windfall tax and the effects of deferred taxation on excluded items do not represent the core operations of the business, and fair value adjustments recorded on business combinations and their amortization, impairment of non-current assets and share-based payments expenses do not have a substantial cash effect. Nevertheless, such gains and losses can affect our financial performance.

In order to reflect the operational profitability of each segment, we provide a following breakdown of Adjusted Net Profit: Payment Services Adjusted Net Profit, Digital Marketing Adjusted Net Profit, Corporate and Other Adjusted Net Profit.

Payment Services segment payment volume provides a measure of the overall size and growth of the business, and increasing our payment volumes is essential to growing our profitability.

Payment Services segment net revenue yield. We calculate Payment Services segment net revenue yield by dividing Payment Services segment net revenue by Payment Services segment payment volume. Payment Services segment net revenue yield provides a measure of our ability to generate net revenue per unit of volume we process.

QIWI plc.

Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Operating Results

(in millions, except per share data)

Three months ended (unaudited)

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2022

2023

2023

RUB

RUB

USD

Revenue

12,955

17,206

176.6

Minus: Cost of revenue

4,230

8,413

86.4

Total Net Revenue

8,725

8,793

90.3

Segment Net Revenue

Payment Services Segment Revenue

11,435

10,537

108.2

PS Payment Revenue(1)

9,663

7,749

79.5

Minus: Cost of PS Payment Revenue (2)

3,634

3,687

37.8

PS Payment Net Revenue

6,029

4,062

41.7

PS Other Revenue(3)

1,772

2,788

28.6

Minus: Cost of PS Other Revenue (4)

227

250

2.6

PS Other Net Revenue

1,545

2,538

26.1

Payment Services Segment Net Revenue

7,574

6,600

67.8

Digital Marketing Revenue

252

5,358

55.0

Minus: Cost of DM revenue

71

4,193

43.0

Digital Marketing Net Revenue

181

1,166

12.0

Corporate and Other Category Revenue

1,268

1,311

13.5

Minus: Cost of CO Revenue

298

284

2.9

Corporate and Other Category Net Revenue

970

1,027

10.5

Total Segment Net Revenue

8,725

8,793

90.3

Net profit

4,619

2,993

30.7

Plus:

Depreciation and amortization

258

352

3.6

Other income and expenses, net

(27)

(13)

(0.1)

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss, net

(555)

(1,055)

(10.8)

Loss from disposal of subsidiaries

-

17

0.2

Share of gain/(loss) of an associate

-

68

0.7

Income tax expenses

1,325

1,200

12.3

Adjusted EBITDA

5,620

3,562

36.6

Adjusted EBITDA margin

64.4%

40.5%

40.5%

Net profit

4,619

2,993

30.7

Fair value adjustments recorded on business combinations and their amortization(5)

85

124

1.3

Loss from disposal of subsidiaries

-

17

0.2

Windfall tax and effect from taxation of the above items

(14)

430

4.4

Adjusted Net Profit

4,690

3,564

36.6

Adjusted Net Profit per share:

Basic

74.79

56.83

0.58

Diluted

74.79

56.83

0.58

Weighted-average number of shares used in computing Adjusted Net Profit per share:

Basic

62,713

62,713

62,713

Diluted

62,713

62,713

62,713

  1. PS Payment Revenue represents payment processing fees, which primarily consists of the merchant and consumer fees charged for the payment transactions.
  2. Cost of PS Payment Revenue primarily consists of transaction costs to acquire payments from our customers payable to agents, mobile operators, international payment systems and other parties.
  3. PS Other Revenue primarily consists of revenue from fees for inactive accounts and unclaimed payments, interest revenue, cash and settlement services and related conversion income, fees for intercompany and third-party funding, and advertising fees.
  4. Cost of PS Other Revenue primarily consists of direct costs associated with other revenue and other costs, including but not limited to: interest expenses related to issued bonds, costs of sms notification, advertising commissions.
  5. Amortization of fair value adjustments primarily includes the effect of the acquisition of control in CONTACT, Rapida and RealWeb.

QIWI plc.

Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Operating Results

(in millions, except per share data)

Nine months ended (unaudited)

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2023

September 30, 2023

RUB

RUB

USD

Revenue

36,687

53,115

545.2

Minus: Cost of revenue

11,449

26,576

272.8

Total Net Revenue

25,238

26,539

272.4

Segment Net Revenue

Payment Services Segment Revenue

33,019

32,426

332.9

PS Payment Revenue(1)

27,450

25,184

258.5

Minus: Cost of PS Payment Revenue (2)

9,722

10,992

112.8

PS Payment Net Revenue

17,728

14,192

145.7

PS Other Revenue(3)

5,569

7,242

74.3

Minus: Cost of PS Other Revenue (4)

756

674

6.9

PS Other Net Revenue

4,813

6,567

67.4

Payment Services Segment Net Revenue

22,541

20,759

213.1

Digital Marketing Revenue

640

16,880

173.3

Minus: Cost of DM revenue

175

14,044

144.2

Digital Marketing Net Revenue

466

2,837

29.1

Corporate and Other Category Revenue

3,028

3,808

39.1

Minus: Cost of CO Revenue

796

865

8.9

Corporate and Other Category Net Revenue

2,231

2,943

30.2

Total Segment Net Revenue

25,238

26,539

272.4

Profit for the period

9,686

12,309

126.4

Plus:

Depreciation and amortization

822

976

10.0

Other income and expenses, net

(138)

233

2.4

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss, net

2,255

(3,170)

(32.5)

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries

-

(407)

(4.2)

Share of gain of an associate and a joint venture

-

112

1.1

Income tax expenses

3,559

3,045

31.3

Share-based payment expenses

59

-

-

Impairment of non-current assets

36

-

-

Adjusted EBITDA

16,279

13,098

134.5

Adjusted EBITDA margin

64.5%

49.4%

49.4%

Profit for the period

9,686

12,309

126.4

Fair value adjustments recorded on business combinations and their amortization(5)

266

687

7.1

Impairment of non-current assets

36

-

-

Share-based payment expenses

59

-

-

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries

-

(407)

(4.2)

Windfall tax and effect from taxation of the above items

(67)

389

4.0

Adjusted Net Profit

9,980

12,978

133.2

Adjusted Net Profit per share:

Basic

159.45

206.94

2.12

Diluted

159.45

206.94

2.12

Weighted-average number of shares used in computing Adjusted Net Profit per share:

Basic

62,588

62,713

62,713

Diluted

62,588

62,713

62,713

  1. PS Payment Revenue represents payment processing fees, which primarily consists of the merchant and consumer fees charged for the payment transactions.
  2. Cost of PS Payment Revenue primarily consists of transaction costs to acquire payments from our customers payable to agents, mobile operators, international payment systems and other parties.
  3. PS Other Revenue primarily consists of revenue from fees for inactive accounts and unclaimed payments, interest revenue, cash and settlement services and related conversion income, fees for intercompany and third-party funding, and advertising fees.
  4. Cost of PS Other Revenue primarily consists of direct costs associated with other revenue and other costs, including but not limited to: interest expenses related to issued bonds, costs of sms notification, advertising commissions.
  5. Amortization of fair value adjustments primarily includes the effect of the acquisition of control in CONTACT, Rapida and RealWeb.

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