Affirm Q4 2024 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Affirm reported excellent results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year 2024, with GMV growing over 30% and revenue growing over 45%. Adjusted operating income reached $150 million in Q4, contributing to $381 million for the full year. The company expects to be profitable on a GAAP basis in Q4 2025.
GMV grew 31% year over year to $7.2 billion, outpacing e-commerce growth.
Active merchant count increased 19% year over year to 303,000.
Revenue increased by 48% year over year to $659 million.
Transactions on the Affirm network grew 42% year over year to 24.7 million.
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Forward Guidance
Affirm provided financial outlook for Fiscal Q1 2025 and Fiscal Year 2025. They expect to achieve operating income profitability on a GAAP basis in FQ4 2025.
Positive Outlook
- GMV for fiscal Q1 2025 is expected to be $7.1 to $7.4 billion.
- GMV for fiscal year 2025 is expected to be more than $33.5 billion.
- Revenue for fiscal Q1 2025 is expected to be $640 to $670 million.
- Revenue for fiscal year 2025 is expected to be at least 10 basis points higher than FY’24 as a % of GMV.
- Adjusted Operating Margin for fiscal year 2025 is expected to be more than 18.4 percent.
Challenges Ahead
- Transaction Costs for fiscal Q1 2025 are expected to be $375 to $390 million.
- Transaction Costs for fiscal year 2025 are expected to be similar to FY’24 as a % of GMV.
- Revenue Less Transaction Costs for fiscal Q1 2025 are expected to be $265 to $280 million.
- Adjusted Operating Margin for fiscal Q1 2025 is expected to be 14 to 16 percent.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for fiscal year 2025 are expected to be 323 million.
Revenue & Expenses
Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income