Investor Presentation • Aug 12, 2021
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Q2 / H1 2021 Results Analyst Call, 12 August 2021
Tobias Hartmann (CEO) Dirk Schmelzer (CFO)


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In H1, we further increased the emphasis on our ecosystem strategy
Strong growth in Q2 2021 against a Covid-19 impacted previous year quarter
Key H1 2021 initiatives Media campaign: valuation tool Homeowner Hub enhancement Vermietet.de acquisition
Key H1 2021 initiatives Reworked price atlas "Plus-product" acceleration Media campaign: brand awareness App download campaign
Seekers

| Strong H1 2021 growth momentum |
€ 189.7m +9.7% Group revenue (growth driven by 13.6% increase in Residential Real Estate) |
€ 110.2m +4.5% Group ordinary operating EBITDA (58.1% margin) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €745 / €1,737 | 20,488 | ~640,000 | ||
| +5.1% / -0.6% | +3.4% | +88% | ||
| ARPU with | Professional customers | Homeowners | ||
| residential / business | (residential + business | registered on | ||
| real estate partners | real estate partners) | ImmoScout24 |
Group ordinary operating EBITDA margin (organic) excl. immoverkauf24 and Vermietet.de
~198,000 +62%
Consumer Plus product subscribers

listings1 with a stable advantage to the next competitor of 1.9x
monthly app-users2 following continuous trend towards mobile usage
monthly web-users2 due to changed cookie consent and reflecting increased mobile usage
monthly sessions3 almost at previous year's level (despite cookie consent) reflect a significant increase in demand since lockdown II

Residential Sale Agents in Acquisition Edition (= 15% of Agents subscribed)
Our TenantPlus and BuyerPlus products help seekers to find their desired property.
Revenues from these products reached €25.1m (+30% yoy) in H1 2021.
Strong growth of Realtor Lead Engine in H1 2021 with:
Consumer Plus-product subscribers

(without Austria & FLOWFACT, including IV24 since H1 2021)

• Professional listings PPA (incl. on-top products)

Our two most recent acquisitions are at the heart of our strategic agenda, and we are applying similar integration playbooks
immoverkauf24 – Advises and supports homesellers

Consolidated since 1 July 2020


Including the acquisitions, revenues grew double-digit in the Residential Real Estate segment

H1 2021 Group revenue: €189.7m (+9.7%) €184.8 (+6.8%)*
63.9% 60.4%
62.4%
H1 2021 Group ooEBITDA margin: 58.1% (-2.9pp) 60.1% (-0.9pp)*

In Q2 we felt an increasing demand and willingness to pay on the residential partner side. Agent satisfaction scores were at highest levels, and we again managed to win new customers.
| Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | +/- | H1 2021 | H1 2020 | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential real estate partners Residential agents and property managers, finance partners (# of core customers1 end of period) |
17,668 | 17,020 | +3.8% | 17,668 | 17,020 | +3.8% |
| Residential real estate partner ARPU2 (€/month) |
752 | 690 | +9.0% | 745 | 709 | +5.1% |
| Business real estate partners Commercial agents, project developers, new home builders (# of core customers1 end of period) |
2,820 | 2,795 | +0.9% | 2,820 | 2,795 | +0.9% |
| Business real estate partner ARPU2 (€/month) |
1,720 | 1,706 | +0.8% | 1,737 | 1,747 | -0.6% |
1 Customers with an existing contract containing an obligation for payment which entitles the customer to publish more than one object within the runtime of the contract 2 Average revenue per user per month, calculated by dividing the revenue generated with the respective core customer in the reported period by the average number of core customers in this period (calculated from the opening and closing balance) further divided by the number of months in the corresponding period
| (€m) | Q2 2021 |
Q2 2020 |
+/- | H1 2021 |
H1 2020 |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 95.9 | 83.9 | +14.4% | 189.7 | 173.0 | +9.7% |
| Own work capitalised | 6.7 | 5.4 | +23.5% | 12.3 | 10.8 | +13.8% |
| Personnel | -21.2 | -18.4 | +15.3% | -41.4 | -35.7 | +16.0% |
| Marketing | -9.7 | -5.0 | +94.3% | -17.8 | -13.3 | +34.1% |
| IT | -4.2 | -4.4 | -3.2% | -8.1 | -8.3 | -3.0% |
| Other operating costs | -12.3 | -11.2 | +9.7% | -24.5 | -21.1 | +16.4% |
| Total operating effects | -47.5 | -39.0 | +21.8% | -91.8 | -78.4 | +17.1% |
| ooEBITDA | 55.2 | 50.3 | +9.6% | 110.2 | 105.4 | +4.5% |
| ooEBITDA-margin | 57 5% |
60 0% |
-2 5pp |
58 1% |
61 0% |
-2 9pp |

| (€m) | Q2 2021 |
Q2 2020 |
+/- | H1 2021 |
H1 2020 |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary operating EBITDA | 55.2 | 50.3 | +9.6% | 110.2 | 105.4 | +4.5% |
| Non-operating items | -6.2 | -6.5 | -5.6% | -8.9 | -9.1 | -1.2% |
| Reported EBITDA | 49.0 | 43.8 | +11.8% | 101.3 | 96.4 | +5.1% |
| D&A | -14.2 | -12.1 | +17.4% | -27.5 | -24.9 | +10.6% |
| EBIT | 34.8 | 31.7 | +9.7% | 73.8 | 71.5 | +3.1% |
| Financial result | -2.0 | -1.4 | -46.1% | -5.6 | -7.8 | +28.2% |
| Earnings before Tax | 32.8 | 30.3 | +8.0% | 68.1 | 63.7 | +6.9% |
| Taxes on Income | -10.4 | -11.1 | -5.9% | -21.4 | -17.9 | +19.7% |
| Net income (continued operations) |
22.3 | 19.2 | +16.1% | 46.8 | 45.9 | +2.0% |
| Basic (continued operations) EPS |
0 25 |
0 19 |
+31 6% |
0 50 |
0 44 |
+13 6% |
| Weighted shares (million) # av |
88 0 |
103 6 |
-15 1% |
92 9 |
104 2 |
-10 9% |

Since the sale of AutoScout24, we have returned the majority of the proceeds to our shareholders


We confirm our 2021 outlook:
Mid-to-high single-digit Group revenue growth and up to 60% ooEBITDA margin
| Residential Real Estate | Business Real Estate | Media & Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low double-digit | Low single-digit | Slightly declining | |
| 2021E Revenue outlook (% growth) |
• Agent migration and upgrades • Enhanced leads product with IV24 • Growing consumer subscriptions • Declining private PPA revenues |
• Continued pandemic influence • Commercial agents more affected than developers |
• Shift towards inhouse-agency • Growth of IS24 Austria • FLOWFACT Cloud & ScoutManager migration |
| 2021E ooEBITDA outlook |
Up to 60% (without Vermietet.de) |

We are on an attractive growth and value creation path
Revenue mix shift away from one-off listing
TAM expansion
immoverkauf24
Vermietet.de
Membership / Acquisition products for agents
Search products for consumers
Excess cash (~€1bn) return to shareholders
14% H1 2021 EPS growth




11 November 2021: 9M 2021 results 2 December 2021: save the date for CMD
Ursula Querette Head of Investor Relations Tel +49 89 262 02 4939 | [email protected]


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