By
Godfrey Benjamin
April 26th, 2024
Adyen reported net revenue of €1.62 billion for 2023, up 22 percent YoY, fueled by continued growth in the customer base amid an expanding team of employees.
Adyen N.V. stock closed Thursday trading at €1,425.20, up 20.68 percent from the day’s opening price, thus continuing with last year’s impressive performance. Thursday’s Adyen stock spike was attributed to the release of 2023 financial results that were in line with investors’ and analysts’ expectations.
According to the announcement, Adyen registered a net revenue of €1.626 billion in 2023, up 22 percent from the previous year, compared to €1.636 billion estimated by analysts surveyed by LSEG. The company has been expanding its global team in a bid to better compete for the same global markets with PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL), and Stripe, among others.
“We feel we have really built a strong team to execute on the opportunity that we have in the upcoming years. We of course did it at a time when others were not. And we feel we are really well positioned given that hiring,” Ethan Tandowsky, Adyen’s chief financial officer, noted.
Having successfully completed the accelerated investment cycle, the company is confident of registering more net profits in the coming years. Furthermore, the company registered earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of €743 million, up around 2 percent YoY, whereas analysts had expected €243 million according to a survey released by LSEG.
As for the second half of 2023, Adyen, a financial technology platform that provides end-to-end payment capabilities, processed a total volume of €544.1 billion, up 29 percent YoY. Notably, the company registered a total point-of-sales volume of €92.9 billion during the second half of 2023, which represented a spike of 37 percent YoY. As for the net revenue during the second half, Adyen registered about €887 million, up 23 percent from the same period in the prior year.
Adyen and Its Market Outlook
Adyen has, over the years, been working with different multinational companies like Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), among others. Additionally, the company has in the past partnered with dozens of leading businesses in a bid to streamline their payments.
For instance, at the beginning of February 2024, Adyen announced a strategic partnership with BILL, a leading financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses, to deliver advanced acquiring and issuing card experiences. Earlier last month, Adyen inked a strategic partnership with Straumur, a subsidiary of Kvika, to create a seamless payment experience for merchants and end customers.
As a result, the company’s valuation has continued to rise in the past year despite the high competition in the market. As of this report, Adyen had a total market valuation of about €36.73 billion with an average stock rating of Over from 32 ratings.