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| We believe we can grow MoneyLion WOW to industry leading customer acquisition costs |
| We achieved record financial performance for the year and were positioned to scale efficiently going into 2024 |
| And so matching customers with the right product is something we're just getting better and better at |
| In 2024 we are well positioned for an efficient growth stance |
| We're going to play offense while remaining disciplined on costs and we're very confident we can do this |
| First, we achieved record revenue of $423 million for 2023 |
| So from the middle of the funnel, our AI-driven conversion continues to improve quarter-over-quarter |
| We generated record revenue across both our consumer and enterprise businesses for the year 2023, representing the strength of our two-sided ecosystem |
| And that’s our pipeline is really good |
| If you look at the products that we're building with AI search, they're all around engagement, retention, and extending the lifetime that this consumer is trusting MoneyLion to make that financial decision and of course, that provides an incredible benefit to our enterprise business |
| This diversification provides durability and importantly, it will continue to propel MoneyLion forward and position the company for accelerating growth |
| Second, we saw gross profit margin expansion for both the full year and the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| And so I think from our perspective, we were highlighting what was a really important build out of kind of products and technology that again sets us up really well for 2024 |
| That sets us up incredibly well for 2024, because what it means is that as rates come back and that increases our conversions in the credit vertical, we're going to have the benefit of both seeing the uplift from a revenue perspective within that vertical, alongside continuing to match customers with products that sit in the insurance vertical, the mortgage vertical, auto refi, et cetera |
| These results exceeded our full year gross profit margin guidance of 58% to 59% and notably, this was our third consecutive quarter of gross profit margin expansion, really demonstrating our ecosystem advantage |
| Our third key takeaway, we generated record adjusted EBITDA of $46 million in 2023, which represents nearly $110 million improvement compared to the prior year |
| I think, again, it's one of those things where we're really well positioned to take market share across the spectrum |
| So because we're the tooling on top of the existing offer set, we absolutely think that we'll be now in a better position to actually help consumers demystify which product to take |
| As we look back at 2023, we're incredibly proud of the progress we've made and look forward to another strong year in 2024 |
| Q4 2023 also marked our fourth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA, demonstrating our ability to scale while funding our growth through organic cash flow generation |
| And lastly, we're setting our sights on our next profitability milestone to reach our first positive GAAP EPS quarter in 2024 and the proof point is that we're getting really close |
| To be clear, our unit economics remains strong and continued to improve, which is evidenced by our revenue growth, EBITDA and net income targets |
| As our marketplace business would benefit from a rebound in approval rates within our lending verticals, any positive macro trend that lowers rates will increase conversion, which has material benefits to revenue and unit economics |
| Underpinning these growth pillars a reversion in the macro environment provides additional upside to growth in 2024 |
| While this translated into an impressive number of new customers, we are highly focused on optimizing conversions as a small uplift represents substantial upside to our top line |
| Our consumer business will continue to serve as a growth engine throughout the year |
| Demand for our consumer products remains robust, providing value for our customers |
| Our consumer business continues to deliver strong results regardless of the macro environment |
| Increasing the mix of revenue from non-lending products helps support our growth through a macro environment marked by higher interest rates throughout 2023 |
| We believe we are well positioned for growth acceleration in 2024, supported by the following four pillars of growth, continued growth in the consumer business |
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| In our enterprise marketplace during the year, we experienced heightened headwinds in our lending verticals |
| In particular in Q4, there was a quarter-over-quarter decline in the enterprise business, which we attribute exclusively to the macro environment |
| And so I think what's important about that metric is not that that business actually fell, but actually that that business has become less of the overall unit economics, as there were macro headwinds in that space |
| You might have noticed with each passing quarter that the lines between our consumer and enterprise businesses have become increasingly blurred |
| In 2023, approximately 60% of our enterprise marketplace revenue was from our personal loan cycle, importantly down from 85% in 2022 |
| If that math is right, that means your personal loan business was down pretty sharply, about 20%, yet the enterprise business still grew |
| And in that case, we expect products to also change a little bit |
| We have shortened the distance between inspiration and education and conversion, bridging the GAAP that has historically prevented people from taking action |
| As we continue getting more partners and the value proposition becomes irrational for anyone not to have the MoneyLion WOW membership, I think that's really when we put a lot of marketing dollars behind it |
| While the year was great, we don't settle for good enough |
| Our net loss before other income and expenses and income taxes was only $5.3 million for the year 2023, down from a loss of $98.7 million in 2022 and moreover, in Q4, net loss per share was only $0.41, so positive GAAP EPS inside of 2024 is certainly in our targets |
| First of all, I was wondering, obviously you have a significant amount of customer inquiries coming in top of funnel |
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