- Delfi (SGX:P34) reported its 1Q24 business update with revenue and EBITDA at US$151mil and US$23mil, a decline of 5.3% and 8.5% y-o-y, respectively. 1Q24 EBITDA saw a larger decline as the EBITDA margin contracted from 16.0% in 1Q23 to 15.5% in 1Q24 on lower operating leverage.
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- While Delfi reports in US$, its core business primarily reports in Indonesian rupiah, which significantly depreciated against the US$ in the past year. Year-to-date, the Indonesian rupiah has depreciated 4.5% against the US$ (as of 28 May 24).
Sales decline largely coming from own brands.
- Delfi own brands’ sales in both Indonesia and Philippines declined, and were partially offset by growth in agency brands in Indonesia and regional markets.
Strategy focuses on margin over growth.
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Write-off unlikely to be a concern.
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