TradeGo FinTech Limited (TradeGo, 08017) released its audited results for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Revenue and Earnings • Group revenue grew 43.8% year on year to HK$186.57 million, driven by higher contributions from licensed financial services and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. • Profit for the year increased 5.6% to HK$65.85 million. Profit attributable to owners of the company reached HK$59.56 million. • Basic earnings per share fell to 9.00 HK cents from 11.01 HK cents due to an expanded share base following two share placings completed during the year.
Segment Performance • Financial services licensed under the Securities and Futures Ordinance generated HK$102.55 million, up 48.4%, buoyed by 22 IPO and refinancing mandates that lifted underwriting and sub-underwriting revenue to HK$85.26 million (+44.6%). Segment profit rose to HK$53.20 million from HK$31.40 million. • Market and trading integrated terminal products and system services delivered HK$84.01 million (+38.6%). Despite top-line growth, segment profit declined to HK$32.01 million (FY25: HK$41.84 million).
Cost Structure and Margins • Direct costs climbed 40.9% to HK$22.09 million, broadly tracking revenue expansion. • Selling, general and administrative expenses jumped 120.2% to HK$21.17 million, mainly on higher advertising spend. • Staff costs edged up 4.2% to HK$41.07 million; research and development expenses rose 3.3% to HK$10.17 million. • Other gains and losses swung to a HK$9.66 million net loss (FY25: HK$16.96 million gain) owing to fair-value losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity • Cash and cash equivalents nearly doubled to HK$310.69 million (+91.2%), supported by two share placings that raised more than HK$150 million net. • Net current assets stood at HK$394.28 million, up from HK$163.26 million. • The group had no interest-bearing borrowings, leaving gearing effectively at zero.
Operational Metrics • Registered users increased 6.3% to 899,850 as at 31 March 2026. • The company injected over HK$113 million into subsidiary TradeGo Markets Limited to strengthen its capital base amid expanding licensed activities.
Capital Management and Dividend • During FY26 the company repurchased 72.86 million shares for treasury and later sold 49.29 million of these shares via on-market transactions. • The board proposed no final dividend, unchanged from the previous year.
Post-Year Event On 30 April 2026 TradeGo completed the acquisition of a 33.4% stake in Tiger Faith AM International Limited for HK$0.89 million, adding Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) licences to its portfolio.
Auditor SHINEWING (HK) CPA Limited audited the FY26 results and will stand for re-appointment at the 30 June 2026 annual general meeting.
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