iFAST’s Share Price Plunged 8.5% Recently: Should Investors Get Worried?

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Shares of iFAST Corporation (SGX: AIY) plunged unexpectedly on 19 August, falling by as much as 11% at the opening bell. This decline was the largest for the fintech since April this year, and its ...

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a substantial shareholder, CP Invest, had placed 14.35 million shares of iFAST.\nCP Invest is a subsidiary of Cuscaden Peak, which is jointly owned by Mapletree Fortress Pte Ltd, a unit of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (MIPL), along with Adenium Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of CLA Real Estate Holdings.\nIn turn, MIPL is owned by Temasek Holdings, thus making CP Invest an indirect subsidiary of the investment firm.\nThese shares were transacted for S$9.12 per share, which represented a 6.7% discount to the 18 August closing price of S$9.77.\nWith this sale, CP Invest’s stake in iFAST falls from 9.62% to 4.9%, and CP Invest will thus cease to be a substantial shareholder in iFAST.\nCorporate movesMajor shareholders do reduce their stakes in listed companies from time to time as part of portfolio rebalancing or capital recycling.\nWhile this stake sale involves a large chunk of iFAST’s shares, the move itself does not point to any inherent problem with the business.\nSuch entities may periodically wish to realise the value of their investments, especially since the share price of iFAST has run up significantly since the beginning of this year.\nIt’s more important for investors to assess the quality and prospects of a business than get hung up over a major shareholder paring its stake.\nA strong set of earningsOn this front, iFAST does not disappoint.\nThe group recently reported a stellar set of earnings for the first half of 2025 (1H 2025).\nNet revenue rose 23.7% year on year to S$147.8 million, while operating profit climbed 32.7% year on year to S$51.2 million.\niFAST’s net profit surged 34.7% year on year to S$41.1 million.\nThe strong performance was attributed to the growth of iFAST’s Hong Kong ePension business and yet another quarter of profitability for its digital bank, iFAST Global Bank (iGB).\n\nThe group’s assets under administration (AUA) improved by 21.6% year on year to a record high of S$27.2 billion.\nThis performance was buoyed by net inflows of S$2.2 billion, higher than the net inflow of S$1.5 billion in 1H 2024.\niFAST also declared an interim dividend of S$0.02, 33% higher than the S$0.015 paid out a year ago.\nBright prospectsAside from historical financials, investors should also get a glimpse of iFAST’s prospects.\nManagement expects the business to show a healthy improvement in revenue and profitability for 2H 2025 compared with 1H 2025 as onboarding for the ePension business progresses.\nThe core wealth management business and iGB are also expected to post year-on-year growth.\nBarring unforeseen circumstances, iFAST believes that 2025 should see “robust” growth in revenue and profitability compared to 2024.\nOver at iGB, the digital bank achieved its third consecutive quarter of profitability, with net interest income continuing to grow in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025) compared with 1Q 2025.\nThis growth was contributed to by a surge in customer deposits, which more than doubled year on year to S$1.45 billion at the end of June 2025.\nJust last week, iFAST also announced that its Malaysian subsidiary has received in-principle approval to operate as an Electronic Money Issuer and to hold a Money Services Business Class A licence.\nThis move allows the group to expand into regulated payment services that will complement its existing offerings, thus broadening its suite of services to clients.\nGet Smart: Higher profits and dividendsInvestors should look past the share price plunge and focus on the business behind the stock, instead.\niFAST has communicated its intention to pay out at least S$0.08 in total dividends for 2025, translating to at least a 36% year-on-year increase from 2024’s S$0.059.\nThis commitment, along with commentary that displays optimism about its future, should provide investors with the confidence that iFAST can continue doing well.\nLooking to create a lifelong income stream? Check out our report, ‘7 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks That Can Pay You for Life.’ We uncover a powerful lineup of dividend-paying stocks with the reliability and growth potential you need in today’s market. Don’t miss out on these dependable picks. Download your copy now and start building a secure financial future!\nFollow us on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram for the latest investing news and analyses!\nDisclosure: Royston Yang owns shares of iFAST Corporation and Singapore Exchange Limited.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":true,"is_publish_live":true,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"-1","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}