Alfa Financial Software (LON:ALFA) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Alfa Financial Software (LON:ALFA) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Alfa Financial Software had a return on equity of 58.56% and a net margin of 23.76%.

Here are the key takeaways from Alfa Financial Software’s conference call:

• Subscription momentum remained strong: subscription revenue grew 14%, ARR rose 17% to £48.5 million, net revenue retention was 110%, and subscription revenue reached 37% of total revenue.
• Total contract value increased 17% to £247 million, supported by two new wins and a late-stage pipeline of nine prospects. Management said customer implementations provide substantial visibility into future subscription growth, although project timing remains a risk.
• Alfa is using AI to accelerate software development and simplify implementations, including a reported 75% reduction in data-transformation development effort in one example. New markets such as U.S. auto originations, fleet, and commercial finance are also expanding the addressable opportunity.
• Revenue growth slowed to 4% at actual exchange rates, while operating profit fell 15% and operating margin was 28.3%, impacted by £1.6 million of severance costs, adverse FX hedge movements, and lower software engineering revenue.
• Management maintained full-year expectations, forecasting slightly stronger subscription growth in the second half and overall growth broadly in line with prior expectations. Cash conversion is still expected at 80%–90% for the year despite 76% in the first half, and excess cash will temporarily be retained rather than returned through special dividends or buybacks.

Alfa Financial Software Trading Down 4.6%

Shares of Alfa Financial Software stock traded down GBX 8 on Friday, hitting GBX 165. 682,821 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,121,552. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 163.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 162.05. The stock has a market capitalization of £490.49 million, a PE ratio of 16.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.19 and a beta of 0.23. Alfa Financial Software has a one year low of GBX 140.40 and a one year high of GBX 252. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.99, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.37.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Chris Sullivan sold 35,405 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 166, for a total value of £58,772.30. 55.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 220 price objective on shares of Alfa Financial Software in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alfa Financial Software has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 255.

About Alfa Financial Software

Alfa has been delivering leading-edge technology to the global asset finance and leasing industry since 1990. Our specialised expertise enables us to deliver the most challenging systems transformation projects successfully.

Alfa Systems, our class-leading SaaS platform, is at the heart of the world’s largest and most progressive asset finance operations. Supporting all types of automotive, equipment and wholesale finance, Alfa Systems is proven at volume and across borders, and trusted by leading brands to manage complex portfolios, drive efficiency and sustainability, and enhance the customer experience.

With full functionality for originations, servicing and collections, Alfa Systems is live in 37 countries, representing an integrated point solution, a rapid off-the-shelf implementation, or an end-to-end platform for the complex global enterprise.