2024 Financial Reporting

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North Melbourne net profit : $51,013View attachment 2185873

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How is it that North make a small profit of only $53 mill in revenue, when a club like my own makes only a small and similar profit off over $78 mill in revenue.

It's actually a credit to them that they can run such an efficient operation. It also makes me question what some clubs are doing with their extra $20 mill or so annually.
 
How is it that North make a small profit of only $53 mill in revenue, when a club like my own makes only a small and similar profit off over $78 mill in revenue.

It's actually a credit to them that they can run such an efficient operation. It also makes me question what some clubs are doing with their extra $20 mill or so annually.
If you get an extra $7mil in distribution from the AFL, then you don't have any costs to get those $$.

So if you get an extra $10m from game day, corporates, merchandise etc you might only clear $4million from that revenue to spend on other things.
 

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How is it that North make a small profit of only $53 mill in revenue, when a club like my own makes only a small and similar profit off over $78 mill in revenue.

It's actually a credit to them that they can run such an efficient operation. It also makes me question what some clubs are doing with their extra $20 mill or so annually.
The accountants do their best work the finalise the result to make it ‘sing’!

Essendon has a much larger amortisation charge which takes from its profit. In truth, in terms of the surplus made, Bombers delivered ~$4.1M surplus (Roos ~$1.0M) which better compares the results.
 
If you get an extra $7mil in distribution from the AFL, then you don't have any costs to get those $$.

So if you get an extra $10m from game day, corporates, merchandise etc you might only clear $4million from that revenue to spend on other things.

Yeah I get the more revenue means more cost. I think the Essendon venues and pokies bring in 20 mill but cost 14 mill to run, I'm still surprised by the gap though and how much more we must be spending elsewhere, to run a similar sized organisation to the kangaroos.
 
Yeah I get the more revenue means more cost. I think the Essendon venues and pokies bring in 20 mill but cost 14 mill to run, I'm still surprised by the gap though and how much more we must be spending elsewhere, to run a similar sized organisation to the kangaroos.
Have a look at your marketing and membership costs compared to North's. There is a big difference there. Your 2023 accounts say pokies + venue food and beverage sales brought in $14.8m and expenses were $11.8m. You also have the costs associated with running and maintaining 2 venues - North only has 1.
 
With all Victorian AFL clubs reporting in, revenue rose 8.15% to 763m. AFL distributions rose 5.24% to 187m. Members/Matchday had the biggest increase, up 11% to 234.74m. Sponsorship and Pokie revenues both rose less than 2%, while Football dept spending rose 8% to 298m.Victorian AFL clubs have 776m in assets, with 531m in Equity as of 2024.

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North Melbourne have reported a comprehensive profit of $51,013 on revenue of 53.424m for 2024.
AFL base distro 12.199m
AFL Variable funding 8.894m
AFL signage 1.066m
AFLW funding 3.298m
Commercial Business 3.829m
Gate 2.454m
Members 7.281m
Sponsorship 11.369m

Football dept spend 32.223m


North looking very dependent on the AFL with around 50% of revenue coming directly from them.
 
With all Victorian AFL clubs reporting in, revenue rose 8.15% to 763m. AFL distributions rose 5.24% to 187m. Members/Matchday had the biggest increase, up 11% to 234.74m. Sponsorship and Pokie revenues both rose less than 2%, while Football dept spending rose 8% to 298m.Victorian AFL clubs have 776m in assets, with 531m in Equity as of 2024.

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"sub total" is pretty meaningless isn't it?

Is it total revenue excluding government grants, financial revenue and other miscellaneous?
 

That's a terrible result for the swans imo. Record crowds, membership, top of the ladder the whole year and make a miserly profit like that? If they didn't have a top of the table year they would have had significant losses. The revenue is pretty high 73 mill, so not sure what exactly they're doing with all their money.
 

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The Gold Coast Suns have reported a comprehensive profit of $5.918m for 2024 on revenue of $63.294m, and with total equity of 0.092m.

Grant Income 30.627m
Sponsorship/Supply rights 9.108m
Membership/Ticketing 9.008m
Merch 0.510m
Other 6.461m

It should be noted that this includes 7.579m attributed to "derecognition of stadium lease obligation".Report to be uploaded shortly.

The Suns operated Carrara on behalf of the AFL. It appears the Suns have given up the management rights they had at Carrara, indicating the AFL now do this directly or theyve possibly been returned to Stadiums Queensland. Probably wont know for sure until the AFL report in March.Hence the 7.579m attributed to "derecognition of stadium lease obligation".

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The Gold Coast Suns have reported a comprehensive profit of $5.918m for 2024 on revenue of $63.294m, and with total equity of 0.092m.

Grant Income 30.627m
Sponsorship/Supply rights 9.108m
Membership/Ticketing 9.008m
Merch 0.510m
Other 6.461m

It should be noted that this includes 7.579m attributed to "derecognition of stadium lease obligation".Report to be uploaded shortly.

The Suns operated Carrara on behalf of the AFL. It appears the Suns have given up the management rights they had at Carrara, indicating the AFL now do this directly or theyve possibly been returned to Stadiums Queensland. Probably wont know for sure until the AFL report in March.Hence the 7.579m attributed to "derecognition of stadium lease obligation".

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Membership ticketing and match day revenue up 17%. 5th year in a row of membership growth up 12% YOY, overall it’s pretty encouraging.
Some good talent coming out of the academy also.

A few years ago people were saying the Suns should be shut down etc it’s clear now how short sighted that view was.

Hopefully they can have a few years in finals and if that happens honestly the 25,000 capacity stadium will need an upgrade as games will sell out.
 

Membership ticketing and match day revenue up 17%. 5th year in a row of membership growth up 12% YOY, overall it’s pretty encouraging.
Some good talent coming out of the academy also.

A few years ago people were saying the Suns should be shut down etc it’s clear now how short sighted that view was.

Hopefully they can have a few years in finals and if that happens honestly the 25,000 capacity stadium will need an upgrade as games will sell out.
This is a terrific result. Without seeing the accounts, strong revenue growth coincides with the games growth and I’m confident the Suns are entering a really exciting and positive era of growth and success.
 

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