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Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q1 FY27 · 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026 · Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Q1 FY27 earnings results →

Q1 FY27 Revenue up 8% year over year to $185M · 2¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin -0.6%

Lesaka Technologies made $185M in Q1 FY27 (+8% Y/Y): Merchant $119M, Consumer $40.9M, Enterprise $25.1M. Operating margin -0.6%, net loss $4.2M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026.

Revenue$185M
Year over year+8%
Operating margin-0.6%
Net earnings−$4.2M
Operating cash flow−$6.8M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $184.6M in Q1 FY27, up 8% year over year and down 2% from the previous quarter. Merchant was the largest line at 64% of revenue. Enterprise added $10.5M year over year (up 72%), 80% of the total change. Merchant declined 6%.

Operating costs exceeded revenue by $1.1M, an operating margin of -0.6%. Total costs grew 8% against revenue growth of 8%. The fastest-growing cost line was SG&A (+27%). The quarter ended with a net loss of $4.2M, after a profit of $3.2M the previous quarter. Net interest and other expense of $3.6M was the main reason.

Operating cash flow was −$6.8M. Non-cash charges added back $10.0M of depreciation and amortization and $1.4M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $14.0M. Capital expenditures of $8.2M exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$15.0M.

Quarterly history

Lesaka Technologies revenue by quarterLesaka Technologies revenue by quarter$161MQ3 FY25$168MQ4 FY25$171MQ1 FY26$179MQ2 FY26$183MQ3 FY26$188MQ4 FY26$185MQ1 FY27
Lesaka Technologies net earnings by quarterLesaka Technologies net earnings by quarter−$22.3MQ3 FY25−$31.5MQ4 FY25−$4.4MQ1 FY26$3.6MQ2 FY26$437KQ3 FY26$3.2MQ4 FY26−$4.2MQ1 FY27
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q1 FY2710-QNov 4, 2026$185M+8%-0.6%−$4.2M−$6.8M
Q4 FY2610-KSep 9, 2026$188M+12%3.4%$3.2M$16.9M
Q3 FY2610-QMay 6, 2026$183M+13%2.2%$437K$37.6M
Q2 FY2610-QFeb 4, 2026$179M+1%1.2%$3.6M−$10.9M
Q1 FY2610-QNov 5, 2025$171M+12%0.2%−$4.4M$8.9M
Q4 FY2510-KSep 29, 2025$168M+15%-17.4%−$31.5M−$6.5M
Q3 FY2510-QMay 7, 2025$161M+17%0.4%−$22.3M$10.7M

Charts

Lesaka Technologies: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterLesaka Technologies: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+17%Q3 FY25+15%+4%Q4 FY25+12%+2%Q1 FY26+1%+4%Q2 FY26+13%+2%Q3 FY26+12%+3%Q4 FY26+8%-2%Q1 FY27
Latest (Q1 FY27): Y/Y +8%, Q/Q -2%.
Lesaka Technologies: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q1 FY27Lesaka Technologies: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q1 FY27Operating cash flow$36.7MCapital spending−$24.9MOther financing$22.6MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$13.8MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$13.6MOther investing−$11.8MExchange rates$3.4MAsset & business sales$1.9MBuybacks−$525K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Lesaka Technologies: profit against cash, quarter by quarterLesaka Technologies: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow−$32.4M−$9.2MQ2 FY25−$22.3M$10.7MQ3 FY25−$31.5M−$6.5MQ4 FY25−$4.8M$8.9MQ1 FY26$3.6M−$10.9MQ2 FY26$437K$37.6MQ3 FY26$3.2M$16.9MQ4 FY26−$4.2M−$6.8MQ1 FY27
Latest (Q1 FY27): Net income −$4.2M, Operating cash flow −$6.8M.
Lesaka Technologies: diluted shares by fiscal yearLesaka Technologies: diluted shares by fiscal year57MFY2157MFY2260MFY2361MFY2474MFY2580MFY26
+40.8% since FY21: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay).
Lesaka Technologies: long-term debt falling due (FY26)Lesaka Technologies: long-term debt falling due (FY26)$40.7M2028$154M2029$302K2030
Cash $81.4M, short-term investments —, long-term debt $211M at 2026-06-30.

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About Lesaka Technologies

Lesaka operates a South African fintech company driven by a purpose to provide financial services, software and other business services to Southern Africa's underserviced consumers and merchants. We offer an integrated and holistic multiproduct platform that provides transactional accounts, lending, insurance, merchant acquiring, cash management, software and Alternative Digital Products ("ADP"). We provide targeted solutions and integrations to facilitate payments between consumers, merchants, and enterprises. By providing a full-service fintech platform in our connected ecosystem, we facilitate the digitization of commerce in our markets.

In its own words, from its 8-K, filed Sep 9, 2026.

Lesaka Technologies against its Functions Related To Depository Banking, NEC peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +8% against the peers' median +8%. Operating margin: -0.6% against the peers' median 1.6%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
LSAK Lesaka TechnologiesQ1 FY27$185M+8%-0.6%
EEFT Euronet WorldwideQ3 2026$1.2B+1%14.8%
USIO UsioQ2 2026$23.7M+19%1.6%

Source: Lesaka Technologies 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1041514 · Functions Related To Depository Banking, NEC

13F: who owns LSAK and who is buying

Largest holders of LSAK (13F)Largest holders of LSAK (13F)Morgan Stanley$25.5MGoldman Sachs Group$25.1MRathbones Group$18.2MHosking Partners LLP$15.0MPotomac Capital Management$7.5MKingsway Capital Partners$4.6MCitadel Advisors LLC$2.0MDeutsche Bank Ag\$1.9MIntrepid Family Office LLC$1.2MUBS Group AG$1.2M
Funds' net buying of LSAK by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of LSAK by quarter (13F)$650K2024-09$687K2024-12$2.2M2025-03$7.2M2025-06−$257K2025-09$16.3M2025-12$2.9M2026-03−$11.5M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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