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| By executing consistently over time, we believe that we will be able to unlock substantial amounts of value |
| The sales uplift achieved during Black Friday '23 is in line with past Black Friday events, proving that we can drive significant growth thanks to better supply while maintaining very conservative marketing expenditure |
| Second based on the positive impact of our growth strategy, we project an increase in both orders and gross merchandise value, GMV, in 2024, excluding potential foreign exchange impact |
| We believe that this transformation will enable us to achieve growth again during 2024 with improved unit economics and lower cash utilization |
| Technology is a core part of our DNA and we remain committed to developing better products and features to improve the experience of all participants on our platform |
| Continued improvement in growth trends quarter-after-quarter in '23, combined with further reduction in operational losses, give us confidence that our strategic choices are paying off |
| This is the result of clear focus, consistent execution and strong relationships with both international brands and local distributors |
| Gross profit as a percentage of GMV reached 16% compared to 15% in Q4 '22, supported by improved margins and reduced spending on customer incentives and promotions |
| We believe our focus and resources would be better invested in our physical goods business where we see more opportunity for revenue growth and higher margins |
| We have achieved savings across the whole organization by shrinking general and administrative expense as well as significantly improving operational efficiency |
| We believe that these changes are enabling better output and laying the foundation for growth in '24 |
| We experienced positive year-over-year growth in GMV of physical goods in five of our 11 operating countries over the full year of '23, accelerating over the second half while significantly improving our unit economics |
| Overall year-over-year GMV growth trends are improving quarter-after-quarter and we expect to be back to GMV and orders growth in 2024 |
| We believe that there is still significant upside potential in improving supply, mainly from China via Jumia Global, as well as from several international fashion brands extending across Africa with Jumia |
| We will also have a special focus on our two biggest potential markets, Nigeria and Egypt, where we believe that we are well positioned for growth in '24 |
| We have already experienced positive developments across five markets where physical goods GMV is growing year-on-year for two consecutive quarters despite significantly reduced marketing expenditures |
| Although we do not set specific AOV targets, this increase is helping us to generate a greater profit per order after logistics |
| Improvement of our value proposition, in particular thanks to progress made with respect to our supply chain, allows us to drive growth in more healthy ways, especially on the marketing side |
| These improving usage trends throughout '23, combined with much healthier economics, give us confidence for 2024 |
| We see a clear improvement in our marketing efficiency ratios with sales and advertising expense per order decreasing by 61% from 2.4 in Q4 '22 to 0.9 in Q4 '23 |
| In addition to GMV growth in selected countries, we have successfully run our usual Black Friday promotional event with very lean marketing budgets |
| This led to a significant quarter-over-quarter uplift in GMV orders and number of active customers |
| This improvement in efficiency illustrates our ability to capture savings across our logistics chain, while strategically expanding our logistics footprint outside of the main cities and improving our customer experience |
| More than ever, we believe that we are well positioned to capture the opportunity of e-commerce on the African continent in a profitable manner |
| Most importantly, we have delivered significant growth versus Q3 of '23 across all usage metrics, clearly showing our ability to drive sales uplifts, thanks to our new strategy |
| This is the result of several quarters of focus on better CRM and SEO execution |
| This should, over time, make it easier for Jumia to source goods and should improve our customers' purchasing power |
| Year-over-year growth rates in quarterly active customers, orders and GMV have been consistently improving over the last two quarters, reflecting the impact of the actions taken to build what we believe to be the right long-term fundamentals of our business |
| We expect to continue on the same path in 2024 and reap the benefits of consistent execution on assortments and efficient marketing channels |
| We see on the ground that the macro situation in several of our African markets is starting to recover and the latest IMF forecasts confirm improving GDP growth trends across our footprint in '24 and '25 |
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| However, this demand remains poorly served due to inconsistent supply and prices across different countries and cities |
| As explained over the past quarters, microeconomic trends remain challenging across Africa |
| These have been very challenging times for tech and retail businesses across the whole continent |
| This exercise led to the de-prioritization of some categories such as groceries, where sourcing is complex and economics are very challenging for e-commerce |
| Marketplace revenue reached $32.9 million in Q4 '23, down 10% year-on-year and up 22% on a constant currency basis |
| This decision might have come across as very unusual in the e-commerce industry, and many believed that we would start feeling the pain later in '23 when the delayed impact of high marketing spend in '22 would fade away |
| High inflation rates and currency depreciations have led to scarcity of supply and have adversely impacted the purchasing power of consumers |
| This transformation obviously came with a painful short-term impact as we discontinued activities with poor growth prospects, stopped expensive marketing practices and radically streamlined our organization |
| Net cash flow used in operating activities reached $10.3 million in Q4 '23, down by 80% compared to the same period in '22 |
| Foreign exchange has been a significant headwind to our liquidity position, contributing to a negative impact of $3.2 million in Q4 '23 compared to a negative impact of $2.1 million in Q4 '22 |
| Our loss before tax from continuing operations for the full year of '23 decreased to $98.6 million from $206.2 million in '22 |
| The negative impact of foreign exchange movements on our reported liquidity position amounted to $18.2 million in '23 compared to $8.8 million in '22 |
| Most importantly, we saw a reduction in the pace of the decrease of our liquidity from $227.4 million in 2022 to $106.9 million in 2023, leaving us with a liquidity position of $120.6 million at the end of 2023 |
| Sales and advertising expense amounted to $6.2 million in Q4 '23, down 63% year-on-year and 49% on a constant currency basis, as we continue bringing discipline to our marketing spending |
| Tech and content expense reached $9.9 million in Q4 '23, down 28% year-on-year both as reported and on a constant currency basis |
| JumiaPay TPV is down 10% year-over-year and up 32% on a constant currency basis, reflecting a few variations in Nigeria and Egypt |
| Fulfillment expense amounted to $11.7 million, down 37% year-on-year and 16% on a constant currency basis |
| Revenue reached $59.4 million in Q4 '23, down 2% [ph] year-on-year and up 28% on a constant currency basis |
| Fulfillment expense per order, excluding JumiaPay app orders, which do not include logistics cost, decreased by 26% year-on-year from US$3.2 in Q4 '22 to US$2.3 in Q4 '23, reflecting a decrease of 2% on a constant currency basis |
| G&A expense, excluding share based compensation reached $12.3 million in Q4 '23, down 62% year-on-year and 54% on a constant currency basis |
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