Optasia H1 FY26 headline EPS climbs 50% to 2.79 US cents; revenue rises 58% to $185.3 million

• Channel VAS Investments, now Optasia, lifted revenue 58% to $185.3 million for H1 ended June 30, 2026.
• Basic and headline EPS climbed 50% to 2.79 US cents, while distributed value rose 46% to $3.5 billion.
• MFS revenue jumped 84% and made up 72% of group revenue; take rate increased 0.4 percentage points to 5.3%.
• Default rate held at 1.3%, while net debt to annualized adjusted EBITDA was 0.20x.
• Outlook calls for 30%-40% growth across revenue, adjusted EBITDA and normalised net income; Nigeria airtime credit fully resumed by June 24.

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