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Scout24 AG

Investor Presentation May 3, 2022

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Tobias Hartmann (CEO) Dirk Schmelzer (CFO)

Analyst Call, 3 May 2022 | © Scout24 Investor Relations

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Disclaimer

This document has been issued by Scout24 SE (the "Company" and, together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, the "Group") and does not constitute or form part of and should not be construed as any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities of the Company, nor shall any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form part of or be relied on in connection with any contract or investment decision, nor does it constitute a recommendation regarding the securities of the Company or any present or future member of the Group.

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Strategic focus on our five value drivers

… translating into accelerating growth

… and strong KPIs across the board

Strong Q1 2022 revenue momentum in Professional and Private

Professional segment performance driven by strong growth in subscriptions and ARPU

(€m) Q1 2022 Q1 2021 +/-
Professional Segment Revenue 71.4 63.8 +11.8%
of which Subscriptions 64.0 57.4 +11.5%
thereof Membership 52.7 49.9 +5.6%
thereof Seller Leads 11.3 7.5 +51.0%
Customers
(period
#
average)
20
854
,
20
191
,
+3
3%
Resulting
(in
ARPU
€)
1
023
0
,
947
0
+8
0%
of which PPA 2.9 2.9 -0.1%
of which Other (Mortgage) 4.4 3.5 +26.4%
ooEBITDA
Professional Segment
42.8 41.8 +2.6%
ooEBITDA
Margin
60.0% 65.4% -5.4pp

Strong core business growth through a combination of customer growth, rate card and product upgrades

Seller Leads growth driven by top-of-funnel and in-funnel growth

Mortgage growth fueled by improved lead quality

Private segment growth driven by significant subscription growth and ARPU / duration reconfiguration

(€m) Q1 2022 Q1 2021 +/-
Private Segment Revenue 28.2 22.2 +27.0%
of which Subscriptions 13.8 7.8 +76.6%
Customers
(period
#
average)
283
744
,
152
076
,
+86
6%
Resulting
(in
€)
ARPU
16
2
17
1
-5
3%
of which PPA 8.9 8.8 +1.3%
of which Other (Schufa, RRI) 5.5 5.6 -1.7%
ooEBITDA
Private Segment
13.4 10.6 +26.2%
ooEBITDA
Margin
47.4% 47.7% -0.3pp

Strong increase in paying subscription customers with longer durations leading to dynamic growth in subscription revenue

ARPU decrease resulting from higher CLV

Our Q1 2022 cost base reflects temporary "next level" growth investments

(€m) Q1 2022 Q1 2021 +/-
Revenues 107.9 93.8 +15.1%
Own work capitalised 7.3 5.6 +29.9%
Personnel
costs
-22.3 -20.1 +10.8%
Marketing costs -13.7 -8.0 +69.8%
IT costs -5.3 -3.9 +35.3%
Selling costs -6.8 -6.0 +12.0%
Other operating costs -8.5 -6.2 +37.2%
Total operating effects 56.5 44.3 +27.5%
ooEBITDA 58.6 55.1 +6.5%
margin
ooEBITDA
4%
54
58
7%
-4
4pp
  • Higher capitalisation rate (6.7% vs. 6.0%) mainly driven by investments within Vermietet.de
  • Personnel costs increased due to integration of Vermietet.de and regular salary increases
  • Marketing costs increased due to intensified marketing activities to generate leads
  • IT costs are higher due to Vermietet.de integration and increased AWS costs
  • Selling costs are higher due to integrated Schufa in increased Plussubscriptions
  • Other operating costs normalised again after the liquidation of bad debt in 2021

Temporary growth investments will enhance future value

Stable EPS despite growth investments and negative financial result

(€m) Q1 2022 Q1 2021 +/-
Ordinary operating EBITDA 58.6 55.1 +6.5%
Non-operating effects -5.0 -2.8 +82.1%
Reported EBITDA 53.6 52.3 +2.5%
D&A -7.5 -13.3 -43.3%
EBIT 46.1 39.0 +18.2%
Financial result -16.6 -3.6 -363.1%
Earnings before Tax 29.4 35.4 -16.8%
Taxes on Income -9.3 -10.9 -14.9%
Net income 20.1 24.4 -17.7%
Basic
EPS
in

(undiluted)
0
25
0
25
-0
3%
Adjusted
EPS
in
0
44
0
34
+29
1%
Weighted
#
shares
(million)
av
80
7
97
8
-17
5%
  • Increase in non-operating effects mainly due to M&A expenses and share-based compensation
  • D&A decrease reflecting termination of PPA amortisation of the ImmoScout24 customer base
  • EBIT grew strongly due to lower D&A
  • Financial result imported by negative performance of managed liquidity (since AS24 transaction, managed liquidity had an overall performance of -0.38%)
  • Highly accretive adjusted EPS profile due to share buybacks

Earnings growth and share buybacks accelerate EPS and dividend growth

1) Scout24 dividend policy: distribute 30-50% of adjusted net income.. Proposed total distribution of €67.1m / 50.3% for FY2021 at upper end of range.

2) The final amount of the dividend per share for FY2021 depends on further share buybacks in the run-up to the Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2022

12 Q1 2022 Results | May 2022

Strong ESG focus translating into improved rating

  • Reduce carbon footprint to the minimum possible by 2024, and reach CO2 neutrality by 2025.
  • Increase share of women and non-binary people in leadership positions to 42% until 2025.
  • Align 95% of our new suppliers with our supplier code of conduct until 2025.
  • Certify information security system according to ISO27001 until 2025. 1) as of 15 April 2022 Our ESG commitment
  • Increase our engagement in social projects to at least 4 per year starting 2022

Scout24 Sustainalytics rating has improved from 17.8 to 14.1 points1 after publication of sustainability report 2021

Reconfirming our 2022 guidance at the upper end of the range

Revenue
growth
Professional 10-12%
Private 12-14%
Media & Other 12-14%
Scout24 Group 11-12%

Ordinary operating EBITDA

Scout 24 Group -
Growth
6-8%

Q&A

Next events:

AGM 2022: 30 June 2022 Q2/H1 2022 results: 9 August 2022 3pm

Ursula Querette - Head of Investor Relations & Treasury Tel +49 89 262 02 4939 | [email protected]

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