Nu Holdings Ltd. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
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“We are building the largest consumer platform in
Q4’23 and FY’23 Results Snapshot
Below are the Q4 and Full Year ’23 performance highlights of
Operating Highlights:
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Customer growth: Nu added 4.8 million customers in Q4’23 and 19.3 million year-over-year (YoY), reaching a total of 93.9 million customers globally by
December 31, 2023 , compared to 54 million only two years ago. This underpins Nu's position as one of the largest and fastest-growing digital financial services platforms worldwide and the fifth-largest financial institution inLatin America by number of customers. InBrazil , the customer base reached 87.8 million byDecember 31, 2023 , representing 53% of the country’s adult population. Nu is the fourth-largest financial institution by number of customers in the country, according toBrazilian Central Bank data. -
Engagement and activity rates: Monthly Average Revenue per Active Customer (ARPAC) grew to
$10.6 in Q4’23, a 23% expansion YoY on FX neutral basis (FXN)1, with more mature cohorts already at$27 . Nu continues to win principality among its customer base, driving engagement and revenues up. Nu became the primary banking relationship for over 61% of the monthly active customers, and activity rate2 grew to a new all-time high of 83.1%. -
Low-cost operating platform: Monthly Average Cost to Serve Per Active Customer remained virtually unchanged and below the dollar level at
$0.9 which, combined with the sustained expansion of ARPAC quarter over quarter, demonstrates the strong operating leverage of Nu’s business model. The company’s efficiency ratio reached 36.0% in Q4’23 and Full Year 2023, improving 19 percentage points compared to the Full Year 2022 and strengthening Nu’s position as one of the most efficient companies inLatin America . -
Asset Quality: in
Brazil , Nu’s 15-90 NPL ratio decreased slightly to 4.1%, in line with expectations. The 90+ NPL ratio remained stable at 6.1% in line with the expected stacking behavior of the early delinquency buckets from previous periods.
Financial Highlights:
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Net & Adjusted Income: At a Holding level, Nu continued to drive increased profitability and posted a Net Income for Q4’23 of
$360.9 million for an annualized ROE of 23%, compared to a$58 million profit in Q4’22. For FY’23, the Net Income was$1.0 billion , compared to a$9.1 million Net Loss in FY’223. Adjusted Net Income4 for Q4’23 reached$395.8 million with an annualized adjusted ROE of 26%, compared to an Adjusted Net Income of$113.8 million in Q4’22. For FY’23, Adjusted Net Income reached$1.2 billion , compared to an Adjusted Net Income of$204.1 million in FY’22. Nu is achieving these strong levels of profitability while continuing to make substantial investments in future products and geographic expansion, as the company sees tremendous potential to continue building the largest consumer platform inLatin America . -
Revenue: Nu’s revenues in the quarter surged to
$2.4 billion , another new record high, which represents a 57% increase FXN from Q4’22. This showcases the company’s unique ability to consistently expand its customer base while accelerating revenue growth and profitability. -
Gross Profit: Nu’s gross profit reached another quarterly record high of
$1.1 billion , an 87% increase YoY FXN. Gross profit margin expanded once again to 48%. -
Capital: Nu strengthened its position as one of the best-capitalized players in the region with Capital Adequacy Ratios (CARs) in the countries in which it operates that are practically 2x the applicable minimum required, still without considering the
$2.4 billion in excess cash held byNu Holdings . -
Liquidity: On
December 31, 2023 , Nu had an interest-earning portfolio (IEP) of$8.2 billion which increased 91% YoY FXN due to the accelerated ramp-up of personal loans and credit card receivables in the past 12 months. Total deposits increased to$23.7 billion , up 38% YoY FXN, while cost of deposits remained stable. This represents a significant step towards Nu’s goal of consolidating one of the region's strongest local-currency retail deposit franchises, bolstering the ability to support consumer finance operations across the three geographies in which it operates. Nu’s loan-to-deposit ratio stood at 34%, with deposit growth inBrazil and Mexico showing sequential acceleration.
Business highlights:
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Performance and Growth in
Brazil : Nu’s customer base growth inBrazil has consistently outpaced expectations, with 1.3 million new customers per month and reaching 87.8 million by the end of the quarter. Among the highlights of theBrazil operation during 2023, Nu has been successful in scaling its lending business, both secured and unsecured, by doubling originations in only a year and launching SIAPE and INSS payroll loans, as well as FGTS. This has brought significant contributions to the interest-earnings portfolio and overall results in the country. Moreover, there were significant strides in gaining share of wallet and increasing purchase volume in the upmarket segment. -
International Expansion: In Mexico, customer growth keeps accelerating, registering almost 1 million net-adds in the quarter, which contributed to a total of 5.2 million customers in the country. In January ‘24, after the closing of Q4’23,
Nu Mexico announced it had surpassed the mark of 5.5 million customers. This growth underscores the effectiveness of the pricing strategy following the launch of Cuenta Nu and proves how Nu has been able to accelerate the company-wide flywheel in new geos. Deposits inMexico have also soared to surpass$1 billion by the end of the quarter. InColombia , Nu’s customer base surpassed 800,000 customers, and, similarly to Mexico, the growth trajectory is expected to accelerate with the upcoming launch of the savings product, which was announced inJanuary 2024 . -
Multi-Product Platform: Nu’s product portfolio keeps growing with credit cards, NuAccounts, and personal loans reaching approximately 41 million, 69 million, and more than 7 million active customers, respectively. There are currently over 1 million active insurance policies, and over 15 million investment active customers. Furthermore, in
Brazil , Nu has made substantial progress in the financing space by capitalizing on the increasing adoption of Pix. Nu remains one of the leading providers of Pix services and, as ofDecember 2023 , over 35% of the company’s active credit card customers were active users of the Pix financing feature.
Footnotes
1 FX neutral measures were calculated to present what such measures in preceding periods/years would have been had exchange rates remained stable from these preceding periods/years until the date of the Company’s more recent financial information.
2 Activity rate is defined as monthly active customers divided by the total number of customers as of a specific date.
3 Q4’22 Nu Consolidated Net Income and FY2022 Loss excludes the effect of the one-time non-cash recognition of the 2021 CSA termination. Reported Loss for the quarter was
4 Adjusted Net Income is a non-IFRS measure calculated using Net Income adjusted for expenses related to Nu's share-based compensation as well as the hedge accounting and tax effects related to these items, among others. For more information, please see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliations – Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation".
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