Interim Report
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Nordnet AB (publ) Interim report. The English version of the interim report is a translation. In case of any discrepancy between the Swedish version and the English version, the Swedish version shall prevail. January-March 2021. Nordnet's interim report January-March 2021 1 The quarter in brief The quarter in brief. “I am very proud that we can Customer growth in the present a record-breaking quar- past 12 months: 39% (26%) ter for Nordnet on all fronts. But the savers’ trust is not something • Adjusted operating profit1 • Operating income SEK 829.6 (367.1) million SEK 1,113.6 (644.2) million we can take for granted, and we • Adjusted operating • Earnings per share have to continue to constantly expenses1 SEK 279.9 before dilution (258.9) million 2.63 (1.17) SEK deliver on the ambition of building • Net savings • Earnings per share the best platform for savings and SEK 27.0 (23.8) billion after dilution 2,62 (1,17) SEK investments.” • Savings capital, 31 March, • New customers Lars-Åke Norling, CEO Nordnet SEK 648 (355) billion 167,200 (88,800) The figures above refer to the period Jan-Mar 2021, unless otherwise stated. The comparative figures in parentheses refer to the correspon- ding period 2020. • Record-breaking inflow of new savers, 39 per- • Successful launch of the new Norwegian pension cent annual customer growth account, EPK • High net savings and new all-time high for • Implementation of digital processes for taking out savings capital of SEK 648 billion and moving occupational pensions in Sweden • The highest number of transactions for an indi- • Record-breaking financial earnings – SEK 830 vidual quarter and extensive interest in foreign million in operating profit trading Q2 2020 - SEK million Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Change % Q1 2020 Change % Q1 2021 Operating income 1113.6 767.1 45% 644.2 73% 3,148.1 Operating expenses -279.9 -386.3 -28% -258.9 8% -1,214.4 Credit losses -4.1 -7.1 -42% -18.2 -77% -24.6 Operating profit 829.6 373.8 122% 367.1 126% 1,909.1 Profit after tax 665.9 292.0 128% 301.3 121% 1,537.3 Earnings per share before dilution (SEK) 2.63 1.13 133% 1.17 125% 6.00 Earnings per share after dilution (SEK) 2.62 1.13 133% 1.17 124% 6.00 Operating margin % 74% 49% 26% 57% 18% 61% Adjusted income in relation to savings capital1 0.73% 0.59% 0.15% 0.69% 0.05% 0.64% Adjusted operating expenses1 -279.9 -286.9 -2% -258.9 8% -1,085.1 Adjusted operating profit1 829.6 473.1 75% 367.1 126% 2,038.4 Adjusted operating margin % 74% 62% 13% 57% 18% 65% Adjusted earnings per share pre amortization of intangible assets due 2.66 1.48 80% 1.21 120% 6.55 to PPA before dilution (SEK) Adjusted earnings per share pre amortization of intangible assets due 2.65 1.48 79% 1.21 119% 6.54 to PPA after dilution (SEK) Total number of customers 1,388,700 1,221,500 14% 1,002,400 39% 1,388,700 Net savings (SEK billion) 27.0 35.2 -23% 23.8 13% 85.3 Savings capital at the end of the period (SEK billion) 647.8 564.9 15% 354.9 83% 647.8 Average savings capital per customer SEK 464,600 444,800 4% 391,100 19% 425,500 1 See table on items affecting comparability on page 12. Nordnet's interim report January-March 2021 2 For definitions of key performance indicators, refer to pages 34-35. This is Nordnet This is Nordnet. Nordnet is a leading digital platform for savings and investments with opera- tions in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. With user-friendliness, high availability, a broad offering and low prices, we give our customers the oppor- tunity to realize their savings ambitions. The overall objective of Nordnet’s business is to demo- Our product areas cratize savings and investments. By that, we mean gi- ving private savers access to the same information and Savings and investments tools as professional investors. This aim has driven us Nordnet’s core business is since the beginning in 1996 and is still our focus today. saving and investments. Our At the beginning, it entailed offering easily accessible customers can save and invest in shares, funds and and inexpensive share trading via internet, and building other kinds of securities at low fees in several markets. a mutual funds portal with products from a number We offer a number of different interfaces in the form of different distributors and where savers could easily of the web, the app and more advanced applications. compare returns, risk and fees. During the journey, we The less-active savers can also use one of our digital have simplified matters and pressed down fees on, advisory services or invest in our index funds. Nordnet for example, pension savings, index funds and private operates the Nordic region’s largest social investment banking. In recent years, we have democratized savings network Shareville, with more than 250,000 members. and investments through, for example, our stock len- ding program and cost-effective index funds that cover Pension the world markets. We are always on the savers’ side, In Sweden, Norway and Denmark, we offer pension and pursue issues of, for example, fair terms in pension savings without fixed fees with a wide range of invest- savings and reasonable and predictable taxation of hol- ment opportunities. dings of shares and mutual funds. Vision Loans Nordnet offers three kinds of loans – margin lending, Our vision is to become the Nordic private savers’ first residential mortgages and personal loans (unsecured choice. To achieve this objective, we must always con- loans). Margin lending with securities as collateral is tinue to challenge and innovate, keeping user-friendli- available in all four of our markets and allows our custo- ness and savings benefit at the top of the agenda. Only mers to borrow against their securities, increasing their then can we achieve the high level of customer satis- investments. Our residential mortgages are offered faction and brand strength required to become a leader only to natural persons in Sweden. Personal loans are in the Nordic region in terms of attracting new custo- offered both through Nordnet’s own brand and under mers and producing loyal ambassadors for Nordnet. the brand Konsumentkredit, and are directed at natural persons in Sweden. Medium-term financial targets1 • Income in relation to savings capital (defined as income adjusted for items affecting comparability in • Annual customer growth in a range of 10-15 percent, the past 12 months in relation to the average quarterly in line with the average growth rate over the past ten savings capital for the same period) marginally above years; 0.40 percent, given current interest rates, up to and including 2023; • Average savings capital per customer (defined as the average quarterly savings capital per customer in the • Adjusted annual operating expenses in line with adju- past 12 months) at 2019 levels, up to and including sted operating expenses for 2019, up to and including 2023; 2023; and • Nordnet hasNordnet's the intention interim report of paying January-March dividends 2021 at 70%3 of the profit for the year. 1 For the status regarding the financial targets, see page 11. Comments from the CEO Comments from the CEO. The first quarter of the year was an eventful and successful period for Nordnet. Extensive interest in shares and funds, combined with a strong attracti- veness for our platform among all kinds of savers, mean that we can point to a record-breaking deve- lopment of both customer-related and financial key figures. At the end of March, our customer base amounted to nearly 1.4 million Nordic private individuals, and 167,200 new savers joined Nordnet during the qu- arter – more than for all of 2019. Counted as a per- centage, our annual customer growth is 39 percent, which is a fantastic figure that we are very happy and proud of. All of our markets show double-digit percentage increases in the customer base com- pared with one year ago, and our operations mainly in Denmark and Norway are in what can virtually be described as hyper-growth in terms of new savers. “All of our markets show Trading activity has been high during the quarter, double-digit percentage primarily at the beginning of the period. The beginning increases in the custo- of the year is normally a period with a large number mer base on an annual of transactions where many get started with savings in shares and funds, and others make changes in basis, and Denmark and their portfolios. At the end of January, the spectacular Norway are in what can events concerning Gamestop and AMC also happe- virtually be described as ned. Trading activity has dropped slightly back during the quarter, albeit from historically high levels, and the hyper-growth in terms of number of transactions per day decreased in Mar- new savers.” ch to an average of 310,000 per day from more than 400,000 per day in January. The second quarter has normally a lower activity than the first quarter, and has slightly fewer trading days than the first three months of the year. Even if we in the future return to more normalized trading activity, our assessment is that we have significantly raised our minimum level as a result of our much larger customer base. During the quarter, our customers made 22.7 million trades in total, the highest figure for a single quarter.