We estimate that around one fifth of the world’s population uses products and services of businesses that we have built, acquired or invested in. Many use the products and services of more than one.
We build leading companies that empower people and enrich communities
We bring food and more to people’s doors and more customers to restaurants’ kitchens.
We put the power to make fast, secure payments in people’s hands and give them credit options too, often for the first time.
We enable people and businesses to buy and sell quickly, conveniently and safely and boost the circular economy by giving items multiple lives.
We open up a world of learning, helping millions of people learn where, when and how they want.
Our values underpin our culture, which guides our actions
We back local entrepreneurs and teams and we operate and invest in businesses in many of the most exciting markets in the world. Our focus on sustainable long-term value creation means our group is a great place for people to build their careers. We work hard to connect, learn and grow to be the best we can be.
We move fast, adapting quickly to seize opportunities. We agree on clear and ambitious goals, and regularly discuss how to beat them. Our reward is hardwired to performance, and depends on what we deliver and how we deliver it.
We strive to maximise our positive impact on society and the planet. Wherever we operate, we hold ourselves to the highest standards, set out in our code of business ethics and conduct. We’re all responsible for the impact we deliver.
We create supportive and flexible environments so we can perform at our best. We’re empowered to make decisions about our work because we’re trusted to do a great job.
We have a long history of investing and building businesses, then crystallising value.
It is in our DNA to look for new opportunities, see the potential others are not seeing and then to do the hard work of building, bringing businesses to scale and profitability. This is the case for our Ecommerce portfolio, which houses our core growth segments: Food Delivery, Classifieds, Payments and Fintech, and Edtech.
As expected, FY23 marked the peak of our investment in ecommerce, with profitability and cash flow generation improving from this point. We are well on track to deliver our goal for aggregate profitability (illustrated below) during the first half of FY25. Our strong balance sheet and significant liquidity are key advantages in the current climate, underpinned by our disciplined approach to M&A and commitment to maintain our investment-grade rating.
Ecommerce scaling fast
Consolidated revenue CAGR loss of US$156m
Built valuable growth extensions
Continued investment of US$492m in high conviction growth areas in groceries, credit and Edtech
Scaled core profitability
Core Classifieds, Food Delivery and Media are profitable, core Payments and Fintech is almost at breakeven
Strengthened balance sheet
Issued US$10bn bonds at attractive rates, net cash position
Structural improvement
Doubled Prosus’ free float
Enhanced disclosure
Financial and remuneration reports
Strengthened shareholder engagement
Value creation, structural action, compensation, sustainability
Unlocked value for shareholders
US$20.6bn shares repurchased since 2020
1 Results of majority-owned and managed businesses. This excludes results from associates and joint ventures. The segmental view excludes Movile, which is included in Ecommerce. Growth percentages represent three-year revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
Despite significant global uncertainty, we believe technology can transform how people live their lives in every corner of the world, creating significant value for all.
Updated on 19 January 2023.
1 Respectively: S&P 500, Euro Stoxx 50, China A50, FTSE India.
Source: World Bank, Fred, Eurostat, Capital IQ, investing.com.
We have identified key trends relevant to our business across the macroeconomic environment, technology and society, and investor landscape. Their implications have been distilled into three strategic priorities for the group.
Major health, economic and geopolitical events have impacted the macroeconomic environment greatly in recent years, and significant uncertainty remains.
India recorded the fastest real GDP growth globally in 2022, while China has reopened its borders after ending its zero-Covid policy and is stabilising the environment for tech regulation. As the world’s two largest internet audiences, these are both markets in which we have good exposure.
Eight billion people and risingOur footprint is in high-growth markets.
Global developmentsThe shared global challenges of climate change and rising inequalities demand action from all sections of society.
Increased pressure on natural resourcesHigh-growth markets have the largest vulnerable populations and resource disparities.
Future of businessGrowing public demand for corporates to demonstrate value beyond financials – growth and profit are no longer enough.
Rapid digitalisationAs a digital technology investor and operator, we have both an opportunity and a responsibility.
Changes in capital marketsESG investing is no longer the exception but the norm as investors demand and integrate environmental and social data into their decisions.
Generative AIWe systematically explore emerging technologies and accelerate them across the group.
Prosus N.V.
Incorporated in the Netherlands
(Registration number: 34099856)
(Prosus or the group)
Euronext Amsterdam and
JSE share code: PRX
ISIN: NL 0013654783
Directors
JP Bekker (chair), B van Dijk (chief executive),
S Dubey, HJ du Toit, CL Enenstein, M Girotra, RCC Jafta,
AGZ Kemna, FLN Letele, D Meyer, R Oliveira de Lima,
SJZ Pacak, V Sgourdos, MR Sorour, JDT Stofberg, Y Xu
Company secretary
L Bagwandeen
Gustav Mahlerplein 5
Symphony Offices
1082 MS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Registered office
Gustav Mahlerplein 5
Symphony Offices
1082 MS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 299 9777
www.prosus.com
Independent auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V.
Thomas R. Malthusstraat 5
1066 JR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Euronext listing agent
ING Bank N.V.
Bijlmerplein 888
1102 MG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Euronext paying agent
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Corporate broking and issuer services
HQ 7212
Gustav Mahlerlaan 10
1082 PP Amsterdam
The Netherlands
JSE transfer secretary
Computershare Investor Services
Proprietary Limited
Rosebank Towers, 15 Bierman Avenue
Rosebank
Johannesburg 2196
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 86 110 0933
Cross-border settlement agent
Citibank, N.A. South Africa Branch
145 West Street
Sandown
Johannesburg 2196
South Africa
JSE sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
(Registration number: 1969/004763/06)
PO Box 785700
Sandton 2146
South Africa
Tel: +24 (0) 11 286 7326
Fax: +27 (0)11 286 9986
ADR programme
The Bank of New York Mellon maintains a
GlobalBuyDIRECTSM plan for Prosus N.V.
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Attorneys
Allen & Overy LLP
Apollolaan 15
1077 AB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Investor relations
Eoin Ryan
InvestorRelations@prosus.com
Tel: +1 347-210-4305