Freelancer Limited Delivers Improved Profitability and Positive Cash Flow, Positioned for Growth with Strategic AI Integration and Cost Efficiencies
SYDNEY, AU / ACCESS Newswire / February 26, 2025 / Freelancer Limited (ASX:FLN)(OTCQX:FLNCF) in FY24 delivered Gross Marketplace Value (GMV) of $948.6 million (down 7.1% from FY23) and revenue of $53.1 million (down 4.2%). Despite a modest revenue decline largely tied to non-core engineering services, 2H24 profitability improved significantly (2H24 NPAT: +$0.2m), supported by cost efficiencies and strong cash generation.
Cash & Equivalents: $23.2 million (+9.5% on 1H24)
Financial Highlights
Group GMV: $948.6 million (-7.1% vs. FY23)
Group Revenue: $53.1 million (-4.2%)
Net Profit After Tax (NPAT): $(0.8m) vs $0.2m in pcp
Operating Profit (excl. FX losses): $0.8m vs. $0.6m in pcp
Operating Cash Flow (excl. FX losses): $5.8m vs. $1.9m in pcp
Cash Flow: $0.8m vs. $(2.4)m in pcp
In FY24 Freelancer achieved a dramatic turnaround in customer acquisition, with new client deposits up 18.6% year-on-year in 4Q24, set to flow through the funnel and drive future growth. Strategic AI integration delivered tangible benefits-elevating skills, liquidity, quality, and value in the marketplace; positioning AI development as the next major wave of projects after web and mobile; and enhancing features that boosted retention by 5% and conversion rates. With positive cash flow of $0.8 million (vs. a $2.4 million deficit in FY23) and cash reserves of $23.2 million (up 9.5% from 1H24), the Group is primed for expansion in FY25.
The Group reduced operating costs by 5.8% compared to FY23, reflecting ongoing efforts to enhance efficiency and establish a sustainable cost base for future profitability.
Freelancer Limited is a mini Amazon of services, connecting over 79 million registered users to a seamless ecosystem of labor, payments, and freight solutions through its core businesses: Freelancer, the largest cloud workforce in the world; Escrow.com, the world’s largest online escrow company, which facilitates and secures large value payments; and Loadshift, Australia’s leading heavy haulage freight marketplace. These services meet the everyday needs of consumers to large enterprises alike.
Twelve-time Webby award-winning Freelancer.com is the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by total number of users and projects posted. More than 79 million registered users have posted over 24 million projects and contests to date in over 2,700 areas as diverse as website development, logo design, marketing, copywriting, astrophysics, aerospace engineering and manufacturing. Freelancer owns Escrow.com, the leading provider of secure online payments and online transaction management for consumers and businesses on the Internet with over US$5 billion in transactions secured. Freelancer also owns Freightlancer & Loadshift, enterprise freight marketplaces with over 550 million kilometers of freight posted since inception. Freelancer Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN and is quoted on OTCQX Best Market under the ticker FLNCF.
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