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Research Alert: Klar Beats Q1 Expectations On Revenue Acceleration

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CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

KLAR delivered strong Q1 results with revenue of $1.01B (+44% Y/Y) vs. $944M expected, while reporting an LPS of $0.01 vs. the prior year's LPS of $0.26, beating by $0.16. Transaction Margin Dollars reached $389M (+44%), matching revenue growth and demonstrating consistent unit economics as Fair Financing adoption accelerated (+138% GMV growth). The network expansion to 119M active consumers (+21%) and 1.075M merchants (+49%) supports the investment thesis, while major PSP partnerships with Stripe, Nexi, Worldpay, and JPMorgan provide access to over $9T in payment volumes. Management expects provisions to rise modestly in Q2-Q4 2026 due to seasonality but emphasized stable underlying credit trends. We believe the deposit-funded model with 90% funding from $12.3B in consumer deposits provides structural advantages, while operating leverage accelerated with 630 bps margin expansion to 6.7% as AI-enabled productivity gains drove expenses up only 20% vs. 44% revenue growth.

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