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Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

19 October 2023

Trading update

19 October 2023

Hargreaves Lansdown plc today issues a trading update in respect of its first quarter ended 30 September 2023.

Highlights

-- Net new business of GBP0.6 billion in the period and closing Assets under Administration ("AUA") of GBP134.8 billion.

-- Net new client growth of 8,000 in the period, taking us to 1,812,000 active clients, with client retention rate of 91.7%.

   --       Revenue for the period of GBP183.8 million, up 13% (Q1 2023: GBP162.9m). 

Dan Olley, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"We continue to see net client growth and positive net new business despite the macroeconomic backdrop and its on-going impact on investor confidence and client behaviour.

Clients are looking to invest more in cash than risk-based investments, from our Active Savings offer, giving easy access to a range of banking partners, to Money Market Funds and short-dated bonds. Combining this with informative and relevant content provides our clients with a wide range of solutions to meet their saving and investment needs."

Trading performance

-- Net new business of GBP0.6 billion in the quarter (Q1 2023: GBP0.7bn), reflects moderated flows being seen across the market. Active Savings continues to perform well and has been the key driver of net flows as clients favour cash savings over risk based investments.

-- Net client growth of 8,000 in the quarter (Q1 2023: 17,000) primarily driven by net new clients in the SIPP and Active Savings accounts. Client retention at 91.7% (FY2023: 92.2%) and asset retention at 89.0% (FY2023: 90.4%) reflects the muted macroeconomic backdrop and the need for various cohorts of clients to make cash withdrawals.

-- Share dealing volumes averaged 634,000 per month in the quarter (Q1 2023: 700,000) reflecting wider market trends.

-- Client cash balances were GBP12.4 billion at the end of the quarter, 9.2% of total AUA, with heightened levels of cash withdrawals and an increase in movement of cash into Active Savings in July and August before stabilising in September.

-- Total revenue in the quarter of GBP183.8 million (Q1 2023: GBP162.9m) with net interest margin growth more than offsetting the revenue impact of the reduction in share dealing volumes.

Financial calendar

Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled to be held on 8 December 2023 and our interim results will be issued on 22 February 2024.

Contacts:

 
 Investors                       Media 
 James Found, Head of Investor   Danny Cox, Head of Communications 
  Relations                       +44(0)7989 672071 
  +44(0)7970 066634               Nick Cosgrove, Brunswick 
                                  0207 404 5959 
 

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results and business of the Group. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events, and depend on circumstances, that will occur in the future. The Group's actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast. This announcement is unaudited. This statement should not be seen as a promotion or solicitation to buy Hargreaves Lansdown plc shares. It should be remembered that the value of shares can fall as well as rise and therefore you could get back less than you invested.

LEI Number: 2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90

Revenue, clients and share dealing volumes

 
 Key metrics             3 months        3 months       3 months        3 months           3 months 
                      to 30 September    to 30 June    to 31 March    to 31 December    to 30 September 
                           2023             2023          2023             2022              2022 
 Revenue (GBPm)           183.8            197.0         188.1            187.1             162.9 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Net new clients          8,000           13,000         23,000          14,000             17,000 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total active 
  clients               1,812,000        1,804,000     1,791,000        1,768,000         1,754,000 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Client Retention 
  Rate (%)                 91.7            92.0           92.0            92.6               92.2 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Asset Retention 
  Rate (%)                 89.0            89.7           89.1            91.1               91.9 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Share dealing 
  volumes per 
  month                  634,000          685,000       770,000          627,000           700,000 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 

Assets under administration

 
 AUA (GBPbillion)        3 months        3 months       3 months        3 months           3 months 
                      to 30 September    to 30 June    to 31 March    to 31 December    to 30 September 
                           2023             2023          2023             2022              2022 
 Opening AUA              134.0            132.0         127.1            122.7             123.8 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Net new business 
  - platform              (0.1)             0.9           0.9             (0.1)               - 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Net new business 
  - Active 
  Savings                  0.7              0.8           0.7              1.0               0.7 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total net 
  new business             0.6              1.7           1.6              0.9               0.7 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Market movements 
  and other                0.2              0.3           3.3              3.5              (1.8) 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Closing AUA              134.8            134.0         132.0            127.1             122.7 
                    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 Closing               As at 30     As at 30     As at 31     As at 31     As at 30 
  AUA (GBPbillion)     September    June 2023    March 2023    December    September 
                         2023                                    2022        2022 
 Funds                   61.9         62.2         61.6         59.6         57.4 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Shares                  51.9         50.8         49.8         47.1         45.2 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Cash                    12.4         13.1         13.5         14.1         14.8 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 HL Funds                8.7          8.7           8.6          8.3         7.8 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Active Savings          8.5          7.8           7.0          6.3         5.3 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Double count(1)        (8.6)        (8.6)         (8.5)        (8.3)       (7.8) 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Total                  134.8        134.0         132.0        127.1       122.7 
                     -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Average                  3 months        3 months       3 months        3 months           3 months 
  AUA (GBPbillion)     to 30 September    to 30 June    to 31 March    to 31 December    to 30 September 
                            2023             2023          2023             2022              2022 
 Funds                      62.6            62.1           61.8            59.2               59.8 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Shares                     52.2            50.4           50.1            47.3               47.5 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Cash                       12.5            13.4           13.6            14.3               14.8 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 HL Funds                   8.8              8.7           8.6              8.2               8.1 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Active Savings             8.3              7.5           6.8              6.0               5.1 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Double count(1)           (8.7)            (8.6)         (8.5)            (8.1)             (8.1) 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total                     135.7            133.5         132.4            126.9             127.2 
                     -----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 

(1) All HL Funds are held in Vantage or the Portfolio Management Service (PMS) and are included in the Funds category of the table with the exception of a small balance held off platform by third parties. To avoid double counting the amount held in Vantage or PMS has been deducted.

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