透视花呗、借呗业务：自营余额超50%，其余为联合贷

Core Viewpoint - Ant Group's consumer finance business, primarily represented by Huabei and Jiebei, is structured into self-operated and platform business segments, with a focus on understanding their operational models through recent financial debt issuance materials [1][3]. Group 1: Business Structure - Ant Group's consumer finance operations are divided into two main parts: self-operated business managed by Ant Consumer Finance, which includes direct loan issuance and partnerships with banks and trust companies, and platform business that collaborates with financial institutions in a "assisted loan" model [1][2]. - Huabei is identified as a credit purchase product with a maximum interest-free period of 41 days, while Jiebei is a credit loan product with annual interest rates ranging from 5.475% to 24% [4]. Group 2: Financial Performance - As of the end of 2024, Ant Consumer Finance reported a loan balance of 310.849 billion, reflecting a growth of 36.92% compared to the end of 2023 [6]. - The non-performing loans (NPL) reached 5.519 billion at the end of 2024, an increase from 3.946 billion at the end of 2023, resulting in a non-performing loan ratio of 1.78% [7]. - The company’s write-off scale for 2024 was 6.410 billion, which is considered moderate compared to other licensed consumer finance companies [9][10]. Group 3: Revenue and Income - Ant Consumer Finance's total revenue for 2024 was approximately 15.213 billion, significantly up from 8.629 billion in 2023 [15]. - Net interest income for 2024 was 11.630 billion, compared to 5.971 billion in 2023, indicating a strong growth trajectory [15]. - The net income for 2024 was reported at 3.051 billion, a substantial increase from 151.518 million in 2023 [15]. Group 4: Business Characteristics - As of the end of 2024, over 50% of the loan balance was from self-operated loans, with the majority of loans being under 10,000, and 97.04% of loans having a contract term of 12 months or less [16]. - The age demographic of borrowers primarily falls between 25 to 50 years, with a concentration in the 30 to 40 age group, which aligns with the target consumer profile for online financial services [19].