Investor Presentation • Nov 7, 2018
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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.
REVENUE GROWTH ACCELERATES FURTHER IN Q3 2018
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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
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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| (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
• 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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| (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.
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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| 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 |
Scout24 AG | Q3 2018 Results Presentation
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M&A activities targeted to strengthen market positions or grow adjacencies business
Dividend pay-out ratio of 30.0% to 50.0% of adjusted net income over time
Target leverage ratio of 1.0x to 1.5x over time
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% |
IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16 ARE BEING APPLIED AS OF 1 JANUARY 2018 IN REPORTING OF SCOUT24 AG
| (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 |
| (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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| (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
| (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 |
No impact on underlying operational growth and profitability trajectory
Financial Calendar 2019 (expected) Preliminary FY 2018 Results February 12, 2019
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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