FY23 Results Presentation
30 August 2023
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Airtasker is building
the world’s most trusted
marketplace to buy and
sell local services.
New brand image that speaks to two
people connecting
We connect people who need work done,
with people who want to work.
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Our mission:
To empower people
to realise the full
value of their skills.
“This has helped me see my
value and my self worth.”
Tess K
Creating jobs isn’t a by-product of the work
that we do: it’s our core purpose.
“This gives you the chance
to help people and at the
same time, feel appreciated
for what you do.”
Maico L
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01.
FY23 Key
Highlights
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FY23 Financial Highlights
$41.8m
$44.2m
+42.6% pcp
+40.4% pcp
$25.0m1
+28.7% pcp
$6.7m
Partnership with Channel 4 unlocking $6.7m
(£3.5m) media advertising services in
Airtasker UK over the next two years.
-$8.0m
53.1% improvement in EBITDA
loss
$16.1m
Cash and zero debt.
Net cash outflow reduced 23.9% on pcp.
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1. The Group has two operating segments, being the 'Established Marketplaces Segment' and the 'New Marketplaces Segment'. AU
EBITDA refers to the ‘Established Marketplaces Segment’ which consists of the Australian Airtasker and Oneflare marketplaces.
2. Global head oice operating expenditure relating to the Airtasker and Oneflare platforms and marketplaces (engineering, product
support and maintenance), as well as back oice support functions (executive, legal, finance and people operations).
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FY23 Marketplace Highlights
12,7703
149,0001
+159.7% pcp
+40.4% pcp2
9,150,000+4
+40.7% pcp
+66%
2,500,000+5
improvement in CAC6
%
+15.2 pcp
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6,750,000
Verified Airtasker User Reviews7
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Total oer active Taskers on the Airtasker platform in FY23.
Oneflare is included from the date of acquisition on 25 May 2022.
Total quoting businesses on the Oneflare platform in FY23.
Tasker oers on the Airtasker platform and quotes on the Oneflare platform in FY23.
Posted tasks on the Airtasker platform and posted jobs on the Oneflare platform in FY23.
Customer acquisition cost (total marketing costs over new unique paying customers) on the Airtasker platform in Australia. New unique paying customers represent customers who assign a task for the first time.
Cumulative user reviews on the Airtasker platform from inception to August 2023.
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02.
Business
Overview
and Strategy
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Unique value proposition:
Core services:
Open community
Infinitely horizontal
Built on transparency and
accountability to enable trust with a
light touch operating model.
Unifying a fragmented local
services industry and creating
entirely new service industries.
For customers:
For Taskers:
● Super fast responses
● Huge range of services
● Great value for money
● Instant work
● Pricing control
● Complete flexibility
Secure payments
|
Public liability insurance
|
Customer support
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Efficient business model enables profitable unit economics and
sustainable competitive advantage…
GMV1
Revenue2
Sales Tax 1.8%
6m+
Insurance 1.8%
Merchant fees 3.7%
Cumulative user reviews
Revenue 17.6%
Paid to
Customers/
Taskers
80.6%
Gross profit
94.5%
Profitable unit economics
Efficient customer acquisition
Sustainable competitive advantage
Open community marketplace and light touch operating
model delivers consistent gross margin of 94+%.
Strong brand and network eects resulted in over 415,000
UPCs3 in FY23 in Australia. With a low reliance on paid
marketing, Airtasker achieved a blended CAC of $9 against
annual revenue per UPC of $81 (9.4x).
Cumulative trust and reputation data results in a sticky
user base and sustainable competitive advantage.
1. Gross marketplace volume (GMV) for Airtasker only. GMV represents the total price of all tasks booked through the Airtasker marketplaces before cancellations and inclusive of price adjustments between customers and
Taskers, bonuses paid by customers to Taskers, fees payable by customers and Taskers to Airtasker, and any applicable sales taxes.
2. Revenue comprising the Airtasker and Oneflare marketplaces.
3. Represents the unique paying customers (UPC) who assign a task in FY23.
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High operating leverage and proven media partnership
strategy supports global opportunity
Profitable global scaling opportunity1:
Fixed cost base and
discretionary investment
in new features. remains
relatively constant as we
expand into new markets.
AU marketplace
EBITDA currently
covers fixed Global
Head Oice operating
expenditure.
Proven media partnership strategy :
Together with Seven West Media, we’ve proven that media
partnerships can turbocharge network eects and deliver
profitable scale… and are now replicating this model in
new markets.
High operating leverage:
New markets do not add
significant fixed costs but require
upfront media investment to
reach profitable scale.
US
UK
Australia
New markets
Global Head Oice:
Operating
Expenditure2
Innovation
Investment3
Local revenue
Local costs
Global costs
1.
2.
3.
For illustrative purposes.
Operating expenditure relating to the Airtasker and Oneflare platforms and marketplaces (engineering, product support and maintenance), as well as back oice support functions (executive, legal, finance and people operations).
Non-capitalisable innovation investment relating to the Airtasker and Oneflare platforms associated with the development of new features designed to enhance the customer experience, increase long term gross marketplace
volume and grow long term revenue.
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03.
Operational
Update
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We improved funnel conversion to deliver strong business
performance despite soft macroeconomic environment
A soft macroeconomic environment saw consumer demand1 in Australia
decrease however, a 38.8% surge in marketplace supply2 and focus on core
product resulted in a higher quality customer experience and a 20.8%
improvement in conversion to revenue.3
Marketplace Demand4
Marketplace Supply
⬆38.8%
Supply ratio2
Australia
⬇ Demand (posted tasks)1 down 6.4%
⬆ Matching rate5 up 8.0%
⬆15.2%
Australia ex Oneflare
⬇ Cancellations6 down 6.8%
⬇6.4%
United Kingdom
⬆11.5%
United States
⬆158.0%
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
FY23 posted tasks on the Australian Airtasker platform compared to FY22.
FY23 oers per posted tasks on the Australian Airtasker platform compared to FY22.
FY23 revenue per posted task on the Australian Airtasker platform compared to FY22.
FY23 posted tasks on the Airtasker platform and posted jobs on the Oneflare platform compared to FY22. Oneflare is included from the date of acquisition on 25 May 2022.
FY23 assignment rate on the Australian Airtasker platform compared to FY22.
FY23 cancellation rate on the Australian Airtasker platform compared to FY22.
FY23 completed tasks on the Australian Airtasker platform, as a percentage of posted tasks, compared to FY22.
⬆ Completed tasks7
up 10.2%
⬆ Revenue per
posted task3
up 20.8%
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We boosted operational efficiency by integrating
Oneflare and restructuring the Airtasker Group
Oneflare performing ahead of expectations
● Oneflare FY23 revenue ahead of expectations
● Business performing well with plans to invest further in
Oneflare growth strategy in FY24.
● Integration is tracking positively with cost base
de-duplicated and security up-levelled.
● Marketing and pricing initiatives driving improved
revenue and profitability.
Restructured to improve operational eiciency
● In April 2023 we restructured to reduce headcount by
20%, predominantly in non-revenue generating roles.
● We continue to make ongoing investments in the
growth and wellbeing of our people to create a more
lean, agile and overall higher performing organisation.
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We focussed our growth plans and laid the foundations to
scale our media partnership strategy globally
Invested in a powerful
new brand
Announced new Chair
Cass O’Connor
Secured $6.7m media-for-equity
partnership with Channel 4
Working alongside London-based brand
studio Koto we launched a vibrant and
exciting new Airtasker ethos and design
ready for global scale.
We announced that, experienced ASX
director and media & technology
veteran, Cass O’Connor would join the
Airtasker board as Chair.
In June 2023, we announced a
partnership with Channel 4 that
provides Airtasker with $6.7m
in media advertising power.
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We continued to invest in the trust
and safety of our community
The trust and safety of our marketplace users is critical to our success. In 2022
we focussed investment on cybersecurity and in 2023 we expanded this focus
to enhance marketplace trust and safety.
Throughout the year, we delivered product and infrastructure changes that
improve user safety, as well as enhancing customer experience by protecting
our marketplace from bad actors as well as duplicate and fraudulent accounts.
Marketplace Trust
● Improved systems to detect and block suspicious marketplace traic and fraud.
● Automated enforcement against duplicate accounts and repeat oenders.
in
51% Reduction
aempted fraud
1
9%
Reduction in
duplicate and
spam accounts1
72%
Aempted
account takeover
incidents1
● Added transparency around bad actors with ratings and reviews of cancellations.
User Safety
● Invested in account security with 2-Factor Authentication, and breached account detection.
● Improved user safety by moving PII and credential storage to a secure identity vendor.
● Improved marketplace monitoring through updated flagging and moderation features.
1. Calculated as the 12 months preceding 31 July 2023 compared to the previous period.
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04.
FY23 Financial
Results
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Revenue
$43.2m1
+39.7% on pcp
Gross Profit
$41.0m1
+41.7% on pcp
AU: Established marketplaces
Revenue +40% to $43.2m1
In Australia, we are in the ‘scaling’ phase of
marketplace growth, focussed on driving profitable
revenue and gross profit.
29,288,000
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In FY23 revenue grew 39.7% on pcp to $43.2m while
gross profit grew 41.7% on pcp to $41.0m1 driving an
Australian EBITDA contribution of $25.0m2.
1. Comprising the Australian Airtasker and Oneflare marketplaces.
2. The Group has two operating segments, being the 'Established Marketplaces Segment' and the
'New Marketplaces Segment'. Australian EBITDA refers to the ‘Established Marketplaces Segment’
which consists of the Australian Airtasker and Oneflare marketplaces.
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UK Gross Marketplace Volume and Revenue
UK: New marketplaces
GMV +35% & Revenue +93%
The UK city-level marketplaces are in the ‘one to
100’ phase during which we begin to balance
marketplace supply and demand.
Revenue
+92.5% on pcp to £0.5m
GMV
+34.6% on pcp to £3.7m
FY23 GMV1 grew 34.6% on pcp to £3.7m while FY23
revenue grew 92.5% on pcp to £0.5m.
1. Gross marketplace volume (GMV) represents the total price of all tasks booked through the UK
Airtasker marketplace before cancellations and inclusive of price adjustments between customers
and Taskers, bonuses paid by customers to Taskers, fees payable by customers and Taskers to
Airtasker, and any applicable sales taxes.
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US Posted Tasks and Tasker Oers
US: New marketplaces
Posted tasks 2.6x
& Tasker offers 4.0x
Demand
● Posted tasks
● 64,000 posted tasks
● 158.0% growth on pcp
Supply
● Tasker oers
● 106,000 tasker oers
● 300.2% growth on pcp
The US city-level marketplaces are in the ‘zero to
one’ phase during which the key focus is on posted
tasks in order to drive Tasker engagement.
In FY23 customer posted tasks increased 158.0%
on pcp to 64,000 tasks while Tasker oers
increased 300.2% on pcp to 106,000.
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Australian marketplaces generate positive EBITDA after
covering Global Head Office operating expenditure
In FY23, Airtasker’s Australian marketplaces generated EBITDA of
$25.0m1.
● Australian EBITDA1 covers Global Head Oice operating
expenditure2 (excluding innovation investment3) with a
combined EBITDA of $3.9m.
● We are commied to innovation investment to realise long term
growth opportunities (eg. rebooking via our Contacts product
and high value trades via investment in Oneflare).
● We continue to build new marketplaces internationally in the UK
and US, leveraging our scalable software platform, global head
oice operations and innovation investment.
● Creating new marketplaces in the UK and US requires upfront
investment primarily in the form of variable marketing
expenditure (ie. paid advertising) to drive user acquisition and
establish early network eects.
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2.
3.
Non-Statutory Operating Segment Data $m
FY23
FY22
+/- Variance
Established Marketplaces - Australian EBITDA
25.0
19.4
28.7%
Global head oice - operating expenditure1
(21.1)
(18.2)
16.5%
3.9
1.2
202.8%
Global head oice - Innovation investment2
(3.9)
(7.8)
(50.5%)
New Marketplaces (UK and US) EBITDA
(8.0)
(10.5)
(24.3%)
Group EBITDA
(8.0)
(17.1)
53.1%
Net EBITDA
The Group has two operating segments, being the 'Established Marketplaces Segment' and the 'New Marketplaces Segment'. Australian
EBITDA refers to the ‘Established Marketplaces Segment’ which consists of the Australian Airtasker and Oneflare marketplaces.
Operating expenditure relating to the Airtasker and Oneflare platforms and marketplaces (engineering, product support and
maintenance), as well as back oice support functions (executive, legal, finance and people operations).
Non-capitalisable innovation investment relating to the Airtasker and Oneflare platforms associated with the development of new
features designed to enhance the customer experience, increase long term gross marketplace volume and grow long term revenue.
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Balance Sheet $m
Sound financial position
● Strong balance sheet - $16.1m cash and zero debt.
● Net cash outflow reduced 23.9% on pcp.
● Net loss after tax improved by 36.6% to $12.9m.
● Continuing cost and cash flow management.
30 Jun 23
30 Jun 22
+/- Variance
Cash and cash equivalents
16.1
23.7
(32.3%)
Trade and other current assets
10.1
6.5
56.1%
Non-current assets
24.8
24.7
0.7%
Total assets
51.0
54.8
(7.1%)
Trade and other payables
3.9
7.3
(47.1%)
Unclaimed customer credits
4.6
4.7
(1.6%)
Other current liabilities
4.2
4.7
(12.0%)
Non-current liabilities
9.2
1.2
688.8%
Total liabilities
21.9
17.9
22.3%
Net assets
29.1
37.0
(21.3%)
Issued equity
137.5
133.8
2.8%
Reserves
19.3
18.2
6.4%
(127.9)
(115.0)
11.2%
Non-controlling interests
0.2
0
100%
Equity
29.1
37.0
(21.3%)
Accumulated losses
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05.
Future outlook
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On track to deliver positive free cashflow result in FY24
Divest all non-core businesses acquired through the
purchase of Oneflare. Expected to impact FY24 revenue
by $1.0m but will deliver positive impact on operating
costs, cashflow and strategic focus.
Optimise marketing, pricing, gross margin and cost
structure in our core Australian platforms to deliver
positive free cashflow result in FY24.
Divestment of non-core portfolio on track to complete in 1H24:
➜
2Q23
4Q23
1Q24
Execute on highly focussed growth strategy:
Invest in core
product experience
Scale in new markets via
media partnerships
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Focus on core product experience to further
consolidate Australian market leadership
Improve marketplace reliability by
establishing clear expectations and
responsibilities (policies & incentives).
Address platform leakage and
align financial incentives to positive
marketplace outcomes.
Continue to delight our
customers and invest in a
loved Australian brand.
FY23 task completion rate
improved 10.2% on prior year
Introduction of Connection Fee (replacing
previous fee model) addresses leakage.
63% brand awareness driven by earned media
eg. featuring in Deadloch or helping secure
Taylor swift concert tickets.
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Turbocharge UK marketplace with $6.7m Channel 4 investment
and ready our media partnership model for global scale
Airtasker completed a $6.7m media partnership with Channel 4 in June 2023 enabling
reach to 47 million people across the UK and launching in October 2023.
£40B +
We’ve also entered a formal collaboration with homewares brand Dunelm which sees
assembly and installation services promoted across 180 UK stores!
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In FY24, we will fine tune our integrated marketing Playbook - cornerstoned by media
partnerships - in preparation for global scale.
Local Services TAM
● 180 stores
● £1.6 revenue
● 11,000 employees1
£4m
Annualised GMV
Australian marketplace
UK marketplace
1. Source: hps://www.retail-insight-network.com/news/dunelm-fy23-sales-growth/?cf-view
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