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Overview of the Loan portfolio – November 2024

7 November 2024 / 4 min.

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The traditional yearly update on the loan portfolio is ready! 

The overall picture is very positive. The return has increased, and the risk remains under control.

1. Average return on the whole portfolio

The portfolio continues to behave better than initially forecasted. The average return since the start of the platform is now 6.5%, higher than the previous year’s value 6.2%. 

2. Net profit

The accumulated profit has surpassed 3 million BGN. 

The “loss from debt sales” remains a tiny fraction of the earned interest. 

Yes, it might look unpleasant to see once a couple of months a transaction giving a loss on a piece of loan... But the important point is to look over the long term: this graph shows how Klear P2P lending model is sustainable.

3. Investors by level return

Most of the investors have a return between 6% and 7%.

4. Return vs number of loans invested in (for investors not actively trading on the secondary market)

Beyond a diversification level of 200 loans, the return is very stable oscillating slightly around 6%. 

As you can see, only 1 investor had a negative return, and the obvious reason is almost no diversification. 

Nota bene: 

To consider if an investor is actively trading in the secondary market, we look at his purchases and sales on the secondary market, more precisely if he’s buying or selling at a discount/premium quite different from the recommended KIP. If the difference between the actual and recommended prices represents more than 10% of the earned interest, he is classified as actively trading on the secondary market. 

Besides, we count only investors who have earned at least 1 BGN of interest.

5. Return vs number of loans invested in (for investors actively trading on the secondary market)

Transacting on the secondary market offers opportunities to earn up to 10% but it is riskier. There is higher volatility when transacting actively on the secondary market. 

6. Time to sell

On average, since the beginning of the platform, an investor can sell more than 93% of his portfolio within 5 days.

This indicator is very stable over the years, showing fast access to liquidity.

7. Risk levels by vintage of production

Short-term indicator R2-6

It’s a short-term indicator to assess at an early stage the quality of a new vintage. 

We look at loans financed having reached more than 30 days delay in the first 6 months of their life (among all loans from a vintage with at least 6 months of life)*. 

Period Financed* Incidents R2-6 %
2016 S2 77 3 3.9%
2017 S1 168 3 1.8%
2017 S2 173 4 2.3%
2018 S1 183 0 0.0%
2018 S2 188 1 0.5%
2019 S1 213 5 2.3%
2019 S2 259 4 1.5%
2020 S1 175 2 1.1%
2020 S2 203 2 1.0%
2021 S1 212 3 1.4%
2021 S2 257 0 0.0%
2022 S1 371 9 2.4%
2022 S2 288 5 1.7%
2023 S1 153 6 2.2%
2023 S2 321 4 2.2%
2024 S1 190 3 1.6%
ALL 3 554 54 1.5%

The average value of 1.5% is at the same level as last year. Loans originated in the last 2 semesters are with a slightly lower risk than the average. 

How to read it: 

For example, among all the loans financed in the first semester of 2024, 190 had at least 6 months of history and among them 3 reached at least 30 days delay (equivalent to 2 installments in delay), which is 1.6%. 

1 Year risk indicator R3-12

We look at loans having reached more than 60 days delay (equivalent to 3 installments in delay) in the first 12 months of their life, among all loans from a vintage with at least 12 months of life.

Period Financed* Incidents R3-12 %
2016 S2 77 3 3.9%
2017 S1 168 6 3.6%
2017 S2 173 9 5.2%
2018 S1 183 3 1.6%
2018 S2 188 2 1.1%
2019 S1 213 5 2.3%
2019 S2 259 7 2.7%
2020 S1 175 3 1.7%
2020 S2 203 4 2.0%
2021 S1 212 3 1.4%
2021 S2 257 0 0.0%
2022 S1 371 7 1.9%
2022 S2 288 3 1.0%
2023 S1 276 7 2.5%
2023 S2 240 4 1.7%
ALL 3 283 66 2.0%

The loans financed in 2023 are of average quality.

Conclusion

The risk indicators are excellent. 

The return has improved. 

And, understandably, we’ve observed a strong growth of the amount invested: +30% over 1 year. 

Thank you all for your trust!