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Channel VAS Investments Limited
(Incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands)
(Company number: 1750790)
JSE share code: OPA
ISIN code: VGG2072E1016
("Optasia" or "the Company" or "the Group")
ANNOUNCEMENT RELATING TO:
' TRADING UPDATE;
' VOLUNTARY TRADING STATEMENT; AND
' PUBLICATION DATE OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
2025
Optasia, a global leader in AI-powered fintech, is finalising its full year results for the twelve-month
period ended 31 December 2025 ("FY25"). Optasia listed on the Main Board of the JSE on 4 November
2025.
The Company is pleased to report trading has remained strong through the second half of the year,
with continued momentum across both airtime credit solutions and micro financing solutions,
supporting significant year-on-year growth. Optasia expects to report FY25 performance in line with
the growth ambitions outlined at listing compared with FY24 ' revenue growth of greater than 50%,
adjusted EBITDA** growth of greater than 40% and normalised net income* growth of greater than
45%.
As part of the listing, the Company incurred one-off professional, legal and listing related costs.
Optasia is therefore tracking normalised net income and normalised earnings per share ("EPS") to
measure and benchmark the underlying performance of the business; both non-IFRS measures
which exclude the IPO-related costs as well as IFRS 2 Senior Management Non-Cash Adjustments
that are one-off in nature, as set out in the Company's Pre Listing Statement. Normalised EPS also
excludes these costs.
In 2025, the Company undertook a share split of 1:25,000, resulting in the issued share capital
increasing from 46,663 shares to 1,166,575,000 shares. The subsequent listing of the Group on the
JSE resulted in a further issue of 68,486,843 shares, with 1,235,061,843 ordinary shares in issue as
at 31 December 2025.
The Company intends to use the weighted average number of shares in issue as at 31 December 2025
to report its EPS, with the EPS for FY24 restated to reflect the share split.
Accordingly, Optasia expects the following ranges for FY25:
Results for the 12 months ended 31 Dec 2025
Results for the 12
USDm Estimated range for Estimated
months ended 31
the 12 months increase/decrease
Dec 2024
ended 31 Dec 2025 (%)
Revenue 151.2 261.6 ' 269.1 73% ' 78% increase
Adjusted EBITDA**
75.1 112.7 ' 116.5 50% ' 55% increase
Basic and Headline EPS
3.09 3.31 ' 3.46 7% ' 12% increase
(cents)
Normalised net income* 36.8 56.9 ' 58.7 54% ' 59% increase
Normalised EPS*
3.14 4.56 ' 4.71 45% ' 50% increase
(cents)
Weighted average
Number of Ordinary 1,166,575,000 1,177,457,840
Shares
*Normalised net income and normalised EPS are non-IFRS measures which exclude: IFRS 2 Senior
Management Non-Cash Adjustments that are one off in nature, as well as one-off IPO related costs,
as stated in the Company's Pre-Listing Statement. Management expects these costs to amount to
approximately $15 million in FY25.
**Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure, defined as EBITDA before capital transaction costs and
provision for expected credit loss (specific provision), MFS transaction facilitation costs ' financial
institutions, share-based payment expense, cash-settled management awards, bank guarantee
charges and bank charges.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported
on by the Group's external auditors.
Financial results publication date
The Company expects to release its full year results for the period ended 31 December 2025 on SENS
on or about 16 March 2026.
Information on results webcast
A webcast of the results presentation followed by a Q&A session with management is expected to
be broadcast at 11:00am SAST (09:00am GMT) on Monday, 16 March 2026.
The link to register for the live webcast and Q&A is:
https://www.corpcam.com/OptasiaResults16032026.
A copy of the presentation will also be made available on the Group's website on the morning of
results: https://optasia.com/investor-relations/
Johannesburg
3 March 2026
Sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Date: 03-03-2026 07:05:00
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