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RNS Number : 2229I  Time Finance PLC  26 March 2024

26 March 2024

 

Time Finance plc

("Time Finance", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Q3 Trading Update

Eleventh consecutive quarter of loan book growth

40% increase in 9 month Profit over corresponding period; already in excess of
FY 2022/23 total

 

Time Finance plc, the AIM listed independent specialist finance provider, is
pleased to provide the following trading update for the nine-month period
ended 29 February 2024. The Group's robust performance in the first half has
been maintained throughout the third quarter of the current financial year.
Continued strong demand from UK businesses for the Group's multi-product
offering is driving further growth in own-book lending origination which has
contributed to a record gross lending book of more than £190m at the end of
February 2024. This is the eleventh consecutive quarter of loan book growth
for the Company.

 

Unaudited 9 month 2023/24 financial highlights:

 

·    Own-Book lending origination up 25% to £66.0m (9M 2022/23: £52.9m)

·    Revenue up 20% to £24.0m (9M 2022/23: £20.0m)

·    Profit Before Tax ("PBT") up 40% to £4.2m (9M 2022/23: £3.0m)

·     Strong visibility of future earnings with unearned income up 27% to
£24.6m at 29 February 2024 (28 February 2023: £19.4m)

·    Gross lending-book up 21% to £190.3m at 29 February 2024 (28 February
2023: £157.2m)

·    Net Arrears unchanged at 6% of the gross lending book at 29 February
2024 (28 February 2023: 6%)

·    Net Tangible Assets up 14% to £37.6m (28 February 2023: £33.0m)

 

Revenue continues to be driven by strong growth in the larger-ticket, more
secured lending areas of Invoice Finance and the 'Hard Asset' subset of Asset
Finance.

 

Ed Rimmer, Chief Executive Officer commented:

 

"These results demonstrate that the Group's multi-product range combined with
its focus on customer service continue to resonate with UK businesses. Despite
the well-publicised, wider macro-economic 'headwinds', the Group has produced
another strong trading performance in Q3 whilst, crucially, maintaining its
strict focus on credit risk and spread. I am particularly pleased that the
profit generated in the first nine months of the current financial year has
already surpassed the level achieved for the whole of the previous year. Such
continuing positive trading momentum gives the Board confidence that full-year
trading will be at least in line with the market expectations as upgraded on 5
March 2024.

 

The Group remains extremely well positioned to deliver further growth and I
look forward to reporting on yet more progress at our financial year-end and
on delivering increased value for all of our shareholders."

 

The Group will provide an update on trading for the full year to 31 May 2024
in late June 2024.

 

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Time Finance
plc
01225 474230

Ed Rimmer, Chief Executive Officer
 

James Roberts, Chief Financial Officer
 

 

Cavendish Capital Markets (Nominated Advisor and
Broker)                      0207 220 0500

Ben Jeynes / Dan Hodkinson (Corporate Finance)
 

Michael Johnson / George Budd / Charlie Combe (Sales and ECM)

 

Walbrook PR
 
0207 933 8780

Nick Rome/Joe
Walker
                timefinance@walbrookpr.com

 

 

About Time Finance:

Time Finance's purpose is to Help UK Businesses Thrive and Survive through the
provision of flexible funding facilities. It offers a multi-product range for
SMEs concentrating on Asset, Loan and Invoice Finance. While focussed on being
an 'own-book' lender, the Group does retain the ability to broke-on deals
where appropriate, enabling it to optimize business levels through market and
economic cycles.

 

More information is available on the Company website www.timefinance.com
(http://www.timefinance.com) .

 

 

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(EU) No. 596/2014 as amended by regulation 11 of the Market Abuse (Amendment)
(EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310. Upon the publication of this announcement via
Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to
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