Airtasker (ASX: ART) – marketplace for local services
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ABOUT COMPANY
Airtasker (ART) (https://www.airtasker.com/au/) operates online marketplaces for local services in Australia, Uk and USA. It delivers a simple e-commerce experience for customers to buy local services and creates flexible working opportunities and income for Taskers.
The company was listed in March 2021 via raising $83.7m@65c, however, $68.7m was used to pay the existing outgoing investors.
In May 2022, the company acquired Oneflare, Australia’s 3rd largest local services platform, for $9.8m including $7.55m in shares@43c and $2.25m in cash. Oneflare forecasts to generate $6m revenue in FY23.
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
| ASX Code | Share Price | Shares | Option (In) | Market Cap | Cash/Asset ($m) |
| ART | 0.295 | 453692773 | 133839368.035 | 12/3 |
| Holders No | Top 20 (Cur) | Top 20 (Pre) | Director Hold | Performance Right | Note |
| 13839 | 69.38% | 68.01% | 39.20% | last raise $6.25m@43c |
One director sold 1m shares at around 24c in March 2023.
BUSINESS
Below is the company’s five years performance:
| ART | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Operation Revenue | 46643 | 44171 | 31469 | 26571 | 19259 |
| Cost of Sale | |||||
| Gross Revenue | 46643 | 44171 | 31469 | 26571 | 19259 |
| Gross Margin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Overheads | -47717 | -51674 | -49228 | -34616 | -25254 |
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| Total Operation Expense | -47717 | -51674 | -49228 | -34616 | -25254 |
| Operation Profit | -1074 | -7503 | -17759 | -8045 | -5995 |
| Other Revenue | 993 | -754 | 905 | 784 | -82 |
| Interest Expense | 260 | -82 | 60 | -94 | -2992 |
| D&A | -4506 | -4827 | -3525 | -2198 | -1229 |
| Income Tax | 152 | ||||
| Net Profit | -4327 | -13166 | -20167 | -9553 | -10298 |
| NOTES | $6.8m share payment; $1m IPO cost | $4.4m share payment |
The company operates in Australia, UK and USA. Australia market is at the “scaling” stage, UK market is in the “one to 100” stage, and USA market is in the “zero to one” stage.
In UK, in June 2023, Channel 4 UK invested $6.5m for a 20% stake in Airtasker UK. The agreement allowed it to sell back the stake at the end of FY28 based on Airtasker UK TTM x Revenue Multiple. In November 2024, Channel 4 invested another $7.8m in advertising inventory for a 3 year CN with 5% coupon, to be converted to equity at a 10% discount to an agreed valuation.
In US, in August 2024, TelevisaUnivision provides $7m in advertising inventory for a 17.1% stake in Airtasker USA; iHeartMedia provides US$5m in advertising inventory for a 4 year CN with a 5% coupon, to be converted to equity at a 20% discount to an agreed valuation; in November 2024, the company replicated UK media strategy in US, 2 US media partners provide US$12m in advertising inventory for a 4 year CN with 5% coupon, to be converted at a 20% discount to an agreed valuation.
SUMMARY
The company basically sold its UK and USA subsidiaries out.