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Currency in GBP
Last close As at 30/03/2023
GBP1.38
▲ −2.50 (−1.79%)
Market capitalisation
GBP400m
Boku operates a billing platform that connects merchants with mobile network operators and alternative payment methods in more than 90 countries. It has c 370 employees, with its main offices in the US, UK, Estonia, Germany and India.
Direct carrier billing (DCB) is an alternative payment method that uses a consumer’s mobile bill as the means to pay for digital content or services such as games, music or apps. Boku is the dominant DCB player, serving the largest merchants such as Apple, Sony, Facebook, Spotify and Netflix, and is expanding into alternative payment methods such as digital wallets and real-time payments.
Director
Jon Prideaux
CEO
Keith Butcher
CFO
Forecast net cash (US$m)
127.7
Forecast gearing ratio (%)
N/A
| % | 1M | 3M | 12M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | (5.5) | (1.4) | 14.6 |
| Relative | (1.2) | (1.7) | 17.1 |
| 52 week high/low | 152.5p/77.0p |
Boku’s FY22 results reflect a return to pre-COVID customer behaviour and company spending, investment in its platform to support local payment methods (LPMs) and the negative effect of the strong dollar on reported results. Growth in LPM users accelerated in the year and is likely to be boosted further as the Amazon relationship develops. With plans to double revenue and grow EBITDA margins by c 18pp in the medium term, Boku looks well positioned for earnings growth over the forecast period.
| Y/E Dec | Revenue (US$m) | EBITDA (US$m) | PBT (US$m) | EPS (fd) (c) | P/E (x) | P/CF (x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021A | 62.1 | 22.9 | 17.8 | 4.71 | 35.3 | 21.4 |
| 2022A | 63.8 | 20.5 | 15.3 | 3.97 | 41.9 | 24.2 |
| 2023E | 72.1 | 23.1 | 17.2 | 4.40 | 37.8 | 21.5 |
| 2024E | 82.1 | 27.0 | 20.9 | 5.31 | 31.3 | 18.5 |
