Lesaka Technologies (Nasdaq:LSAK) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

LSAK Stock Overview

Operates as a Fintech company, provides financial services solutions and software in Southern Africa.

LSAK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Earnings have grown 50.9% per year over the past 5 years

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Lesaka Technologies
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$4.20
52 Week High	US$5.33
52 Week Low	US$3.00
Beta	0.93
11 Month Change	-12.86%
3 Month Change	-10.45%
1 Year Change	8.53%
33 Year Change	-5.41%
5 Year Change	16.99%
Change since IPO	-93.03%

Lesaka Technologies: This African Fintech Remains Poised For Another Breakout

Sep 12

Recent updates

Net 1 UEPS Technologies Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.09 misses by $0.01, revenue of $121.79M beats by $29.51M

Sep 09

Is Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) A Risky Investment?

Jun 09

Is Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) Using Debt Sensibly?

Feb 10

Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Oct 15

Health Check: How Prudently Does Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) Use Debt?

Jun 07

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. 2021 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

May 07

Update: Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) Stock Gained 62% In The Last Year

Feb 26

Net 1 UEPS Technologies EPS misses by $0.14, misses on revenue

Feb 04

Could The Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Jan 22

Net1 UEPS Technologies: A Deep GARP Stock With Multiple Catalysts To Unlock Value

Dec 16

Is Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Dec 10

Net 1 UEPS Technologies EPS misses by $0.17, beats on revenue

Nov 05

Shareholder Returns

	LSAK	US Diversified Financial	US Market
7D	-11.5%	1.1%	3.0%
1Y	8.5%	21.7%	24.6%

Return vs Industry: LSAK underperformed the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 21.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LSAK underperformed the US Market which returned 24.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LSAK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LSAK volatility
LSAK Average Weekly Movement	6.6%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement	5.3%
Market Average Movement	6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	15.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: LSAK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: LSAK's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1997	2,303	n/a	www.lesakatech.com

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. operates as a Fintech company, provides financial services solutions and software in Southern Africa. The company operates through two divisions, B2C Consumer and B2B Merchant Division. It operates a full-service platform that offers a range of solutions, including transactional accounts, lending, insurance, cash management, card acceptance, supplier payments, software services, and bill payments, as well as payment solutions and value added services.

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Lesaka Technologies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LSAK fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$261.22m
Earnings (TTM)	-US$23.09m
Revenue (TTM)	US$551.33m

0.5x

P/S Ratio

-11.0x

P/E Ratio

Is LSAK overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LSAK income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$551.33m
Cost of Revenue	US$432.50m
Gross Profit	US$118.82m
Other Expenses	US$141.92m
Earnings	-US$23.09m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.38
Gross Margin	21.55%
Net Profit Margin	-4.19%
Debt/Equity Ratio	86.1%

How did LSAK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

LSAK Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Competitors

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US$235.9m

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US$478.7m

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NYSE:GB

US$1.4b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Lesaka Technologies: This African Fintech Remains Poised For Another Breakout

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 and Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Sep 04, 2024

Non-Executive Director recently sold US$380k worth of stock

Recent updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Lesaka Technologies: This African Fintech Remains Poised For Another Breakout

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 and Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Sep 04, 2024

Non-Executive Director recently sold US$380k worth of stock

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.06 loss per share (vs US$0.091 loss in 3Q 2023)

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS:LSAK) agreed to acquire Adumo (RF) Pty Ltd from Apis Partners LLP, Apis Growth Fund I, L.P., International Finance Corporation, IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund, LP, Adumo management and Crossfin Technology Holdings for ZAR 1.6 billion.

Lesaka: An Undervalued Fintech Gem

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter Ending March 31, 2024 and Re-Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending June 30, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Announces Appointment of Gaelebale Gaele Manaka as Company Secretary

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Feb 06, 2024

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought US$1.1m worth of stock

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Announces Board Changes, Effective February 1, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter Ending December 31, 2023 and Re-Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending June 30, 2024

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Nov 07, 2023

Lesaka Technologies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 15, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter Ending September 30, 2023 and Full Year Ending June 30, 2024

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Sep 12, 2023

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Appoints Venessa Naidoo as an Independent Non-Employee Director

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

Director & CEO of Net1 Southern Africa recently sold US$72k worth of stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for Third Quarter 2023 and for the Full Fiscal Year Ended June 2023

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Announces Departure of Alex Smith as Chief Accounting Officer

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Feb 07, 2023

Price target increased to US$8.00

High number of new and inexperienced directors

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year of 2023

Consensus forecasts updated

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Nov 08, 2022

Lesaka Technologies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 16, 2022

Lesaka Technologies: Recent Acquisition Could Imply Larger Valuations

Consensus estimates of losses per share improve by 20%

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Group Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended June 30, 2023

Lesaka rises 8% on full year revenue forecast above estimates

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Announces That Ian Greenstreet Will Not Stand for Re-Election At Next AGM

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Three Months Ended September 2022

Net 1 UEPS Technologies Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.09 misses by $0.01, revenue of $121.79M beats by $29.51M

Lesaka Technologies, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Sep 09, 2022

Is Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) A Risky Investment?

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on May 10, 2022

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Appoints Steven J. Heilbron as a Director

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought US$61k worth of stock

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Is Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) Using Debt Sensibly?