| | | Pagaya raises 2025 revenue guidance to up to $1.325B while expanding product suite and funding capacity
Aug. 07, 2025 2:18 PM ET
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Earnings Call Insights: Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (PGY) Q2 2025
Management View- CEO Gal Krubiner announced "our second consecutive quarter of positive GAAP net income at a record high of $17 million" and highlighted that "total revenues of $326 million was also a record as well as our $126 million in revenues from fee less production costs." Krubiner stated, "Given the sustainability of our growth, unique economic attribution, improving corporate structure and increasing demand for our product, we are raising our full year financial outlook."
- Krubiner detailed product and funding advancements, noting that "30% of originations come from point-of-sale and auto lending versus only 9% just a year ago" and referenced the "forward flow expansion with Castlelake," resulting in "roughly $5 billion in forward flow capacity since the end of 2024."
- Krubiner emphasized the launch of new initiatives: "initiatives and products such as the Pagaya direct marketing engine, the affiliate optimizer and the FastPass solutions are a crucial part of our future growth."
- President Sanjiv Das highlighted the scaling of prescreen marketing initiatives and affiliate partnerships, explaining, "We are helping to Prescreen existing customers using our models and send them offers through e-mail, direct mail and other channels."
- CFO Evangelos Perros stated, "We reported record results across all our key metrics, each at or above the high end of our original second quarter guidance. Most importantly, our results underscore the consistency and profitability of our network volume growth."
Outlook- Perros announced, "For the third quarter of 2025, we expect network volume in the range of $2.75 billion to $2.95 billion, total revenue and other income in the range of $330 million to $350 million and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $90 million to $100 million. We expect GAAP net income in the range of $10 million to $20 million."
- For the full year, management raised guidance, stating, "We are increasing our expected network volume range to $10.5 billion to $11.5 billion, total revenue and other income in the range of $1.25 billion to $1.325 billion and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $345 million to $370 million. We are increasing our GAAP net income for the year in the range of $55 million to $75 million."
- Perros also noted, "Our third quarter and full year GAAP net income guidance includes the impact of several onetime items, including approximately $24 million in costs associated with the issuance of our corporate bond and costs associated with the early retirement of existing credit lines."
Financial Results- The company achieved a network volume of $2.6 billion, with personal loans as the largest contributor, up 23% year-over-year. Point-of-sale and auto volumes now comprise 30% of total volumes.
- Revenue and other income was $326 million, a 30% increase from a year ago, with revenue from fees growing by 31%. Fee revenue less production costs (FRLPC) reached $126 million, representing 4.8% of network volume, and lending partner fees contributed 81% of total FRLPC.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $86 million, up 72% year-over-year, with a margin of 26.4%.
- GAAP net income grew to $17 million, representing a 5% margin, and adjusted net income was $51 million.
- The company issued $2.3 billion in ABS across six transactions and closed its first AAA-rated auto ABS and a $300 million AAA-rated point-of-sale ABS.
- As of June 30, Pagaya held $242 million in cash and cash equivalents and $870 million of investments in loans and securities.
Q&A- Peter Corwin Christiansen, Citi: "Are you seeing some traction there potentially seeing some new partners on this side -- on the BNPL side coming in?" Krubiner: "Buy now, pay later is one of them, but we see that actually across the board in PL in buy now, pay later and in auto loan."
- Christiansen: "It seems like this changes the glide path for capital structure planning as we think forward and certainly a reputational benefit here. Just wondering if you want to -- if there's anything you can add there on how you see this deal being transformational for Pagaya." Perros: "Maybe another way to think about it is that this bond effectively is a step function in our evolution and provides probably the biggest, call it, risk reduction in our business and our franchise as a whole."
- Kyle Joseph, Stephens: "I'm just thinking how does this kind of impact your growth profile with the partner model, you had good growth, but it could be fairly lumpy. Is this something where you think about kind of smoothing out results?" Das: "We absolutely expect it to impact the growth in our PL business very soon. We expect to roll this out by the fourth quarter. So we expect 2026 is when we'll start to see the full impact of this."
- John Douglas Hecht, Jefferies: "Do you guys see others entering? And what do you think the market direction is and the competitive dynamics are, especially kind of considering your kind of first-mover advantage?" Krubiner: "We are welcoming any type of ability of anyone to do and to go after that... the way we do it is very, very different."
- Sanjay Harkishin Sakhrani, KBW: "Maybe just a little bit more detail around what you're seeing and what the path forward is in terms of credit quality?" Das: "We have seen across all our principal asset classes, but definitely in personal loans and auto that the consumer performance has been extremely good... we are being very cautious, but also very, I would say, tactically very smart in terms of making sure [indiscernible]."
- Harold Lee Goetsch, B. Riley: "What are some of the workflows and assets you bring to do that?" Das: "What happens is because it's a bank, we first have to go through a very rigorous process of making sure that our models relative to the banks, both the risk management process as well as the bank's compliance process in terms of model approval... I just want to say thank you, everyone, for all the audience and all the investors supporting us throughout the years."
Sentiment Analysis- Analysts maintained a positive tone, frequently congratulating management and focusing on expansion opportunities, capital structure, and product initiatives.
- Management was confident throughout, emphasizing execution and strategic progress, with Krubiner stating, "the answer is yes" regarding new partnerships and Das projecting significant growth potential.
- Compared to the prior quarter, both analysts and management displayed increased optimism, with more discussion of forward-looking growth, product rollout, and funding advancements.
Quarter-over-Quarter Comparison- Management raised full-year guidance for network volume, revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and GAAP net income versus the previous quarter.
- The product focus advanced from prescreen proof-of-concept to the imminent rollout of direct marketing and affiliate engines, with expectations for a material impact in 2026.
- Funding capacity increased with new forward flow agreements and a successful $500 million corporate bond issuance.
- The previous quarter highlighted macro uncertainty and operating discipline, while the current call emphasized growth, product expansion, and scale.
- Analysts in both quarters asked about scaling, profitability, and risk, but the current quarter featured more questions about product-driven growth and competitive differentiation.
Risks and Concerns- Management referenced "the protracted uncertainty" in the macro environment and noted, "we remain cautious due to the protracted uncertainty."
- The impact of one-time costs related to debt refinancing and tax matters was explicitly included in GAAP net income guidance.
- Management reaffirmed a deliberate, conservative approach to credit and volumes to respond to any macro shifts.
Final Takeaway
Pagaya delivered record results in Q2 2025, underscored by strong profitability, expanded product offerings, and growing funding capacity. Management raised full-year guidance for all major metrics, driven by product-led growth initiatives and robust demand from current and prospective partners. The company highlighted its unique network model, disciplined credit approach, and operational leverage as foundations for ongoing profitable expansion, while remaining vigilant regarding macroeconomic risks and committed to prudent growth strategies.
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