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Scout24 AG

Investor Presentation Nov 7, 2018

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www.scout24.com Q3 2018 Results Conference Call Scout24 AG Christian Gisy (CFO) Munich | Berlin | 07 November 2018

Disclaimer

This document has been issued by Scout24 AG (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.

All information contained herein has been carefully prepared. However, no reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this document or on its completeness. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given by or on behalf of the Company or any of its directors, officers or employees or any other person as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in this document and no liability whatsoever is accepted by the Company or any of its directors, officers or employees nor any other person for any loss howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of such information or opinions or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

The information contained in this presentation is subject to amendment, revision and updating. Certain statements, beliefs and opinions in this document are forwardlooking, which reflect the Company's or, as appropriate, senior management's current expectations and projections about future events. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described herein. Statements contained in this document regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any information contained in this presentation (including forward-looking statements), whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document.

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Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this document may not add up precisely to the totals indicated, and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures for the same reason. Information on quarterly financials have not been subject to audit and are thus preliminary.

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Key Financial Highlights

STRONG ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH …SUSTAINABLE PROFITABILITY... …AND ROBUST & VISIBLE CASH FLOWS

in €m

9M 2017 restated for IFRS 15. 9M 2018 figures considering financial reporting adjustments for IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16. 9M 2018 cash contribution adjusted for capital expenditures incurred due to the application of IFRS 16.

FFG FINANZCHECK Finanzportale GmbH ("FINANZCHECK.de") was acquired August 28, 2018. The Q3 and 9M 2018 figures reflectthe contribution of FINANZCHECK.de as of September 1, 2018. The revenue contribution was a positive EUR 3.3 million and the ordinary operating EBITDA contribution was a negative EUR 0.3 million. 1) Ordinary operating (oo)EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for non-operating and special effects. These include primarily expenses for reorganisation, expenses in connection with the capital structure of the company and company acquisitions (realised and unrealised), as well as parts of the effects. 2) Like-for-like comparison reflects pro-forma adjustment as if IFRS16 would have been adopted in 2017

3) Cash contribution is defined as ooEBITDA less Capital expenditures, cash conversion as ooEBITDA / (ooEBITDA less Capital expenditure). Cash Conversion like-for-like does not include FINANZCHECK.de contribution and extraordinary capital expenditures (for office relocation in Munich) of a total of €5.9m.

ImmobilienScout24

REVENUE GROWTH ACCELERATES FURTHER IN Q3 2018

External Revenues

ImmobilienScout24

VIA - PROVIDING VALUE TO OUR PARTNER'S BUSINESS

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ImmobilienScout24

UPDATE ON BESTELLERPRINZIP FOR SALE

Current environment

  • There is no legislative draft in place yet and no information on further steps by the German Government and / or a possible timeline for the introduction of a law
  • A total property sales commission between 4.76% and 7.14% (incl. VAT) is paid across Germany today depending on the federal state (in 11 out of 16 federal states the total commission rate of 7.14% is applicable)
  • In 11 out of 16 federal states the agent commission is split (50/50) between buyer and seller. The seller already now pays at least half (in most cases 3.57% incl. VAT each) of the agent commission.

Latest developments

  • A representative of the CDU has now officially opposed against the Bestellerprinzip for sale (Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker in an interview with RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, RND).
  • Engel & Völkers, the largest agent franchise company in Germany, has published an open letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel to advocate a commission split in all federal states of 3.0% (excl. VAT) each for seller and buyer. This will be discussed with the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Affairs on 7 November, 2018.
  • Ring Deutscher Makler (RDM) threatens with a constitutional complaint against the Bestellerprinzip. Neither a burden of the seller nor a binding split of the commission between buyer and seller are in line with the industry associations convictions.

Scout24 is well prepared for various regulatory developments

  • Scout24 product strategy and suite is designed to support agents in a potentially changing regulatory environment and we foster an active discussion with our partner base about potential next steps.
  • Our sales force is well equipped and trained to support this process.
  • We have experience in successfully handling regulatory changes (e.g. introduction of Bestellerprinzip for rental property in 2015).

AutoScout24

RECURRING DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH

1) Q3 2017 and 9M 2017 financials restated for IFRS 15, Q3 2018 and 9M 2018 considering financial reporting adjustments for IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16.

Scout24 AG | Q3 2018 Results Presentation

AutoScout24

PROVIDING CLEAR BENEFIT TO OUR PARTNERS

2) FFG FINANZCHECK Finanzportale GmbH ("FINANZCHECK.de") was acquired August 29, 2018. The Q3 and 9M 2018 figures include the contribution of FINANZCHECK.de as of September 1, 2018. The revenue contribution for the period of consolidation into the Scout24 Group was a positive EUR 3.3 million and the ordinary operating EBITDA contribution was a negative EUR 0.3 million.

Scout24 AG | Q3 2018 Results Presentation

WITH CONTINUED STRONG GROWTH PROFILE

1) Cumulative customers who have requested a loan and accepted terms and conditions

2) Based on completed transactions

3) Showing pro-forma revenue contribution and intercompany reconciliation if FINANZCHECK.de would have been included starting January 1 2017. Revenue contribution since acquisition was a positive EUR 3.3 million in September 2018. Scout24 AG | Q3 2018 Results Presentation

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Ordinary Operating Cost

(in €m) 9M 2017 9M 20181
Revenues 347.4 385.8
Own work
capitalised
10.7 13.7
Personnel
(incl. external labour)
(94.9) (106.6)
Marketing (online & offline) (38.3) (41.4)
IT (12.0) (14.6)
Other costs (27.4) (23.0)
Total operating
cost
(161.9) (171.9)
Ordinary
operating
EBITDA
185.5 213.9
Ordinary
operating
EBITDA-margin
53.4% 55.4%

• Increase in capitalisation of internally generated assets partially due to change in methodology of accounting (€3.0m) offset by increase of external labour

  • Increase mainly driven by consolidation of FINANZCHECK.DE as well as (organic) increase in staff of ~7% (77 FTE) in 9M 2018 compared to 9M 2017
  • Increase partially due to change in methodology of accounting (€3.0m) in the area of external labour offset by increase in own work capitalised

• Reflecting migration data center in cloudbased platform solutions

• Decrease mainly driven by adoption of IFRS 16

2017 figures restated for IFRS 15. H1 2018 figures considering financial reporting adjustments for IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16

1) includes FINANZCHECK .de since 1. September 2018 with a revenue contribution of EUR 3.3 million and an ordinary operating EBITDA contribution of negative EUR 0.3 million.

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Below EBITDA Items

(in €m) 9M 2017 9M 2018
Ordinary
operating
EBITDA
185.5 213.9
Non-operating
items
(14.0) (18.0)
Reported
EBITDA
171.5 196.0
D&A (13.8) (21.0)
D&A on PPA items (29.1) (27.1)
EBIT 128.6 148.0
Results
Equity Method
(0.0) 0.0
Finance Income 3.4 7.7
Finance Cost (11.0) (11.3)
Earnings
before
Tax
121.0 144.5
Taxes
on Income
(37.4) (41.8)
Earnings
after Tax
83.6 102.6
Earnings
per Share (in €)
0.78 0.95
Earnings1
Adjusted
110.3 124.3
Earnings
per Share adjusted
(in €)1
1.03 1.16

• Includes expenses of €8.3m for share-based compensation, €5.9m for M&A related activities and €0.9m for the office relocation in Munich • Includes €1.6m of extraordinary income for the sale of the trade mark JobScout24 CH

• Includes €4.7m of depreciation resulting from the adoption of IFRS 16

• 9M 2018 includes €6.2m income driven by interest benefit due to refinancing (one-time effect) and negative €2.7m effect driven by amortization and change in valuation (non-cash relevant)

• 9M 2017 includes €1.9m income related to reimbursed interest payments on a tax liability

• Underlying interest cost down €2.4m compared to 9M 2017

• Effective tax rate of 29.0% driven by one-off reduction of deferred tax liabilities

1) Unaudited. Excluding Non-recurring items and D&A on PPA items, calculated with normalized tax rate. Detailed reconciliation in appendix.

New long term incentive programme (LTIP)

  • Replacement of existing MEP (only valid for a limited amount of people, running out in 2019)
  • Started in Q3 2018 for key personnel of the company, around 90 participants as of today
  • Strong focus on performance (65%) with target achievement of 0%-200%, 100% implies at least double-digit revenue and profitability growth
  • Total P&L impact over 4 years (valued acc. to IFRS2 as of today) ~€60m, of which €10.5m in 2018
  • Share-based payments, including LTIP, are reported as part of the non-operating items as its valuation is to a significant part driven by the share price development rather than operational activity.

1) Measured in total shareholder return, peer group comprising of Right-move PLC, Auto Trader Group PLC, REA Group Limited, Schibsted ASA, Axel Springer SE, Carsales.Com Ltd.

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Capital Structure

Debt structure
(as
per August 2018)1 Loan
volume
(€m) Margin
Term loan 300 1.15%
RCF I (drawn) 70 0.85%
RCF I (undrawn) 130
RCF II (drawn) 250 0.80%
RCF II (undrawn) 250
Schuldschein 215
acquisition FINANZCHECK.de 835
651 (30) 621 (36) 585 0 585 250
53 4 57 1 58 (24) 34 28 62
Sep 2017 Dec
2017
Mar 2018 June 2018 Sep 2018
Bank Debt Cash and cash equivalents Dividend
payment
  • Debt structure reflecting successful early refinancing of bank debt in July 2018
  • Successfully financed the acquisition of FINANZCHECK.de with the M&A revolving facility II (RCF II)
  • Net debt/ordinary operating EBITDA ratio of 2.6x to 2.7x expected by end of 2018

Scout24 AG | Q3 2018 Results Presentation

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We have clear priorities for cash

Re-invest in growth

M&A activities targeted to strengthen market positions or grow adjacencies business

Return cash to shareholders

Dividend pay-out ratio of 30.0% to 50.0% of adjusted net income over time

Repay debt

Target leverage ratio of 1.0x to 1.5x over time

Outlook Full Year 2018

OUTLOOK FULLY CONFIRMED

Revenue ImmobilienScout24 5.0% to 6.0% growth AutoScout24 At least €180.5m

ordinary operating EBITDA margin

ImmobilienScout24 5.0%
to 6.0% growth
ImmobilienScout24 At least 68.0%
AutoScout24 At least
€180.5m
AutoScout24 Around 52.0%
Scout24 Consumer Services At least €87.0m Scout24 Consumer Services Increase
by at least one
percentage point
Scout24 Group organic 9.0% to 11.0% growth Scout24 Group organic Between 56.0% and 57.5%
Contribution of
FINANZCHECK.de in 20181
Around €12.0m FINANZCHECK.de in 20181 Around
negative 14%
Scout24 Group 11.5% to 13.5% growth Scout24 Group Around 54.5% to 56.0%

SCOUT24 AG 9M 2018 Results Appendix

Recap: New accounting regulations as of 2018

IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16 ARE BEING APPLIED AS OF 1 JANUARY 2018 IN REPORTING OF SCOUT24 AG

Reconciliation Adjusted Earnings

(in €m) 9M 2017 9M 2018
Earnings
before
Tax
121.0 144.5
Add back non-operating
items
14.0 18.0
Add back D&A on PPA items 29.1 27.1
Add back extraordinary
finance
expenses
/ income
and effects
from
derivative
instruments1
(3.0) (7.6)
Adjusted
Earnings
before
Tax
161.1
Change due
181,7
Adjusted
Tax
based
on normalized
Tax
rate
to
different
(50.9)
normalized
(57.4)
Non-Controlling interest tax
rate
-
-
Adjusted
Earnings
attributable to
owners
of
the
parent
company
110.3 124.3
Earnings
per Share adjusted
(in €)
1.03 1.16
Weighted
average
of
shares
(in million)
107.6 107.6

Income Statement

(EUR '000) 9M 2017 9M 2018
Revenues 347.4 385.8
Own
work
capitalised
10.7 13.7
Other operating
income
0.5 2.4
Total operating
performance
358.6 402.0
Personnel
expenses
(88.7) (97.3)
Advertising expenses (38.4) (42.9)
IT expenses (12.0) (15.0)
Other operating
expenses
(48.0) (50.8)
EBITDA (Earnings before interest. tax. depreciation and amortisation) 171.5 196.0
Depreciation and amortisation (43.0) (47.9)
EBIT (Earnings before interest and tax) 128.5 148.0
Results from investments accounted for using the equity
method
0 0.1
Financial income 3.5 7.7
Financial expenses (11) (11.3)
Net financial
result
(7.5) (3.5)
Earnings
before
tax
121.0 144.5
Income taxes (37.4) (41.8)
Earnings
after tax
83.6 102.6
Basic earnings
per share
(EUR)
0.78 0,95
Diluted
Earnings
per share
0.78 0,95

Balance Sheet 1 / 2

Assets
(EUR '000)
31.12.2017 30.09.2018
Current
assets
115.275 141.514
Cash and cash equivalents 56.659 61.541
Trade receivables
/ contract
assets
47.432 59.001
Financial assets 1.075 1.511
Income tax
receivables
2.653 2.082
Other assets 7.456 17.379
Non-current
assets
2.025.188 2.313.992
Goodwill 836.675 1.080.987
Trademarks 984.609 992.619
Other intangible assets 188.873 189.770
Right-of-use asset leases 30.396
Property, plant and equipment 8.161 14.277
Investments accounted for using the equity method 1.052 1.163
Financial assets 991 2.292
Deferred
tax
assets
2.312 1.450
Other assets 2.515 1.038
Balance sheet
total
2.140.463 2.455.506

Balance Sheet 2 / 2

Equity and liabilities
(EUR '000)
31.12.2017 30.09.2018
Current
liabilities
159.194 182.422
Trade payables 22.224 26.080
Financial liabilities 79.511 70.629
Lease liabilities 6.661
Other provisions 6.889 10.504
Income tax
liabilities
12.843 25.813
Contract liabilities 9.735 10.647
Other liabilities 27.992 32.088
Non-current
liabilities
915.773 1.162.064
Financial liabilities 538.043 755.085
Lease liabilties 24.963
Pension and similar obligations 526 556
Other provisions 3.569 5.367
Income tax
liabilities
62 66
Deferred
tax
liabilities
371.492 373.958
Other liabilities 2.081 2.069
Equity 1.065.496 1.111.020
Subscribed
share
capital
107.600 107.600
Capital reserve 423.302 423.745
Retained
earnings
533.659 576.040
Measurement of
pension
obligations
(121) (158)
Other reserves 1.056 3.793
Equity attributable to shareholders of parent company 1.065.496 1.111.020
Balance sheet
total
2.140.463 2.455.506

H1 2017 restated for IFRS 15. H1 2018 figures considering financial reporting adjustments for IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16

Cash Flow Statement 1 / 2

(EUR '000) 9M 2017 9M 2018
Earnings
after tax
83.631 102.636
Depreciation. amortisation
and impairment losses
42.970 47.941
Income tax
expense/(income)
37.385 41.840
Financial income (3.447) (7.700)
Financial expenses 10.971 11.344
Result from investments accounted for using the equity method 16 (111)
Result on disposal of intangible assets and property. plant and equipment 3 (1.665)
Other non-cash transactions 1.894 (2.111)
Change in other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities (2.733) (8.747)
Change in other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities 1.882 (3.124)
Change in provisions 1.320 5.403
Income tax
paid
(53.620) (36.596)
Cash flow from operating activities 120.272 149.110
Investments in intangible assets (14.099) (15.561)
Investments in property, plant and equipment (1.633) (8.407)
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 134 1.860
Investments in financial assets (312)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets 47 112
Payments for acquisitions of at equity investments (350) (350)
Payments made
for
acquires
subsidiaries
(24.984) (266.346)
Interest received 1.885 (26)
Cash flow from investing activities (39.312) (288.718)

2017 figures restated for IFRS 15. H1 2018 figures considering financial reporting adjustments for IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16

Cash Flow Statement 2 / 2

(EUR '000) 9M 2017 9M 2018
Cash flow from investing activities (39.312) (288.718)
Repayment of short-term financial liabilities (30.160) (33.070)
Raising of medium-
and long-term financial liabilities
29 465.000
Repayment of medium-
and long-term financial liabilities
(220.029)
Interest paid (9.048) (7.165)
Dividends paid (32.280) (60.256)
Cash flow from financing activities (71.459) 144.480
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (30) 10
Change in cash and cash equivalents 9.471 4.882
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 43.441 56.659
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 52.912 61.541

IFRS changes to be considered for 2017 and Outlook 2018

IFRS 15 (Recognition of Revenues)

  • Mandatory as of 1 January 2018
  • 2017 financials restated, Actuals 2018 and Outlook 2018 adapted to reflect adjustment
  • Negative impact on Revenue of € 7.2m in 2017

IFRS 16 (Accounting of Leases)

  • Mandatory as of 1 January 2019, Scout24 early adopter
  • 2017 not restated, Actuals 2018 and Outlook 2018 adapted to reflect adjustment
  • Impact on ordinary operating EBITDA of positive ~€ 6.7m for full year 2018
  • € 35.7m to balance sheet extension in the first nine months 2018 and additional depreciation of € 7.0m for the full year 2018

IFRS 9 (Valuation of Financial Instruments)

  • Mandatory as of 1 January 2018
  • 2017 not restated, Actuals 2018 adapted to reflect adjustment
  • No impact on P&L, € 3.9m impact in Trade Receivables and € 2.7m impact in Retained Earnings for opening balance sheet 2018

No impact on underlying operational growth and profitability trajectory

IR Contact details and financial calendar

Financial Calendar 2019 (expected) Preliminary FY 2018 Results February 12, 2019

Publications

Full year report report.scout24.com/2017

CSR Report csrbericht.scout24.com/en

Q3 and 9M 2018 report http://www.scout24.com/en/Investor-Relations.aspx

Group Interim Report H1 & Q2 2018 http://www.scout24.com/en/Investor-Relations.aspx

Britta Schmidt Kai Knitter Diana Apostol Ender Gülcan
Vice President Director Manager Junior Financial Anlayst
Investor Relations & Controlling Investor Relations Investor Relations Investor Relations

Tel : +49 89 444 56 3278 ; Fax : +49 89 444 56 193278; Email : [email protected]

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