International financial service NovaPay (TM NovaPay) plans to publicly place 10 series – J – bonds issued by its subsidiary NovaPay Credit LLC with a total nominal amount of UAH 100 million, which will bring the company’s bonds in circulation to UAH 990 million.
As the issuer reported in the National Securities and Stock Market Commission’s (NSSMC) disclosure system, the relevant decision was made by the general meeting of the company’s shareholders on March 5.
The face value of the bonds is UAH 1 thousand, and there is no information on other terms of the J series.
“The funds raised as a result of the bond issue through a public offering are planned to be used in the following areas: credit operations for legal entities – 20% of the actual funds raised; credit operations for individuals – 80% of the actual funds raised,” the announcement traditionally states.
As reported, in 2023, NovaPay made three public issues of interest-bearing bonds of series A, B, and C for UAH 100 million each, and last year issued six more series of bonds – D, E, F, G, H, and I. In particular, in October-December 2024, three series of bonds – G, H and I – were placed for a total amount of UAH 290 million, which increased the total amount of the company’s securities in circulation to UAH 890 million. G and H series securities of UAH 100 million each are available for purchase via the NovaPay mobile application, while I series bonds of UAH 90 million are offered for sale to institutional clients.
On Thursday, the company reported that about 4.3 thousand Ukrainians have purchased NovaPay bonds totaling about UAH 1.2 billion, while at the beginning of the year it reported more than 3 thousand customers and UAH 740 million, and in mid-October 2024 – 2.6 thousand customers and UAH 600 million.
According to the prospectuses, the bonds of the last three series were issued for three years. The nominal interest rate on these bonds is 17% per annum, while for the previous three series it was 18%. The interest income on the G and H series bonds is scheduled to be paid at the end of the maturity period, while the I series bonds are to be paid quarterly, and the interest rate is currently set for the first year of circulation.
NovaPay, which promotes most of its bonds as an alternative to bank deposits through a one- to 12-month repurchase scheme, declares interest rates of up to 18% per annum.
According to the Standard Rating agency, the value of NovaPay Credit’s loan portfolio in the first nine months of 2024 increased by 53.4% to UAH 639.11 million, the number of loan agreements doubled to 90.41 thousand, the share of loans overdue for more than 90 days increased from 0.86% to 3.57%, and the effective interest rate on the loan portfolio increased from 44.69% to 58.55%.
The company’s revenue from sales in January-September 2024 increased by 2.9 times to UAH 170 million, net profit – by 84.9% to UAH 55.3 million, and equity – by 20.9% to UAH 319.1 million.
NovaPay is an international financial service founded in 2001. It is part of the Nova group and provides financial services online and offline at Nova Poshta offices. According to its website, the company employs about 13,000 people in more than 3,500 Nova Poshta offices across Ukraine.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, the company accounts for about 35% of the total volume of domestic money transfers.
