RE: Trade receivables and payables change5 Oct 2025 15:34
HHR;
The massive increase in Trade Receivables and Payables is not an indicator of poor performance or unexpected debt. Instead, it is a direct and expected consequence of the transformative Bake acquisition. It signifies that GS Fintech UAB has been scaled overnight from a developing exchange into a major player with a large user base and significant assets under custody. This is the fundamental reason behind the Group's ballooned balance sheet and is the core asset upon which GST's future "GS Money" strategy is intended to be built.
The dramatic increase in Trade and Other Receivables (from $608k to $38.26 million) and Trade and Other Payables (from $1.03 million to $38.44 million) for the Group is almost entirely due to the consolidation of the Bake Cryptocurrency Platform into GS Fintech UAB.
Prior to the acquisition, GS Fintech UAB was primarily a B2B-focused crypto exchange (GS20) building its user base. The Bake platform, which was acquired on 1 January 2025, is a large, established custodial cryptocurrency exchange and investment platform.
In a custodial exchange model, the platform holds users' assets (both cryptocurrency and fiat currency) on their behalf. This creates a specific accounting treatment:
Trade Receivables (Asset): This represents the crypto and cash assets that GS Fintech UAB is holding for its clients. The company has a right to receive these assets from its own segregated wallets/custodians.
Trade Payables (Liability): This represents the company's obligation to return those assets to its clients upon their request. This is a debt owed to the users.
These two figures will always be large and roughly equal in a healthy, solvent exchange. The $38 million in receivables is matched by the $38 million in payables because the company is simply safeguarding client funds; it does not "own" them.
Hope that helps.