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Scout24 AG

Investor Presentation Nov 8, 2017

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Scout24 AG

Q3 2017 Results Conference Call

November 8, 2017

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.

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Key Financial Highlights

Note: All figures in € millions.

  1. Ordinary operating (oo)EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for non-operating and special effects, ordinary operating EBITDA margin of a segment is defined as ordinary operating EBITDA as a percentage of external segment revenues.

  2. Cash contribution is defined as ooEBITDA less Capital expenditures, cash conversion as ooEBITDA / (ooEBITDA less Capital expenditures).

ImmobilienScout24 Platform for Continued Growth

Key highlights

Core Agent revenues

Core Agent revenues show slight increase compared to Q3 2016 reflecting improvement in core agent trends

Other Agent revenues

Other agent revenues remained mainly flat on a y-o-y basis mainly driven by professional pay-perad revenues

Other revenues

Increase reflecting robust revenue growth in adjacent businesses combined with a slight increase private listing revenues

ooEBITDA

ooEBITDA margin reflecting investments in product innovation adding to topline growth going forward

ImmobilienScout24

Core agent evolution

  • Core agent numbers increased in Q3 2017 vs. Q2 2017
  • Low churn rates driving positive agent number development
  • Stable customer winback rate (based on monthly run rate) in Q3 2017
  • Winback and low churn adding to mix-effect in ARPU growth

Net loss/gain excl. Agents leaving the business1 Agents leaving the business / inactive Agents

Source: Management estimates, internal data.

  1. No listings at any online sources 4 months after inactivation at IS24.

AutoScout24 Delivering on Growth Potential

growth y-o-y

Key highlights

Core Dealer revenues

Strong ARPU increase on the back of price increases and good visibility product uptake in Germany and Benelux

Other Dealer revenues

Other dealer revenues with a flat development y-o-y on the back of a less dynamic development in revenues from the "Express Sale"

Other revenues

Other revenues increased at a slightly slower pace due to a less dynamic development in display revenues

ooEBITDA

Revenue growth combined with operational gearing drive margin increase

Ordinary Operating Cost

(in €m) 9M 2016 9M 2017 Comments
Including €1.1m for stock-option
Revenues 326.3 353.5 programme
for employees (SOP) in 2017
Increase driven by regular salary increase
Own
work
capitalised
8.2 10.7 as well as talent upgrade
Investment in internal and external
Personnel
(incl. external
labour)
(88.2) (94.9) labour to support product and sales
approach (+ 18 internal FTE y-o-y)
Marketing (online & offline) (35.3) (38.3)
IT (12.0) (12.0) Marketing expenses reflecting certain
Other costs (31.4) (33.5) investments in product innovation
Total operating
cost
(158.8) (168.0)
Ordinary
operating
EBITDA
167.6 185.5 Sundry positions and seasonality
Ordinary
operating
EBITDA-margin
51.4% 52.5%

Strong Free Cash Flow Generation

Revenue to Free Cash Flow Bridge (9M 2017)

(in €m)

Below EBITDA Items

(in €m) 9M 2016 9M 2017 Comments
Ordinary
operating
EBITDA
Non-operating
items
167.6 185.5 Include €2.8m effect from share-based
(13.9) (14.0) compensation (Management Equity
Programmes), €2.3m performance based
Reported
EBITDA
153.6 171.5 compensation stemming from a
purchase price agreement, €2.1m of cost
D&A (11.7) (13.8) relating to M&A, €6.1m personnel cost
relating to the reorganisation
PPA Effect D&A on PPA items (37.2) (29.1)
EBIT 104.8 128.6 Amortisation of PPA items decreasing as

technology asset fully amortised
Results
Equity Method
(0.0) (0.0)
Finance
Income
0.0 3.4 Significantly reduced interest rate
Interest Finance
Cost
(31.7) (11.0) 9M 2016 including €5.1m expense from

derivative instruments, 9M 2017 with
Earnings
before
Tax
73.2 121.0 €1.2m gain (0% floor on EURIBOR, non
cash relevant)
Taxes Taxes
on Income
(24.2) (37.4) 9M 2017 including one-time gain of
Earnings
after Tax
49.0 83.6 €1.9m in interest refund deriving from
2011
Earnings
per Share (in €)
0.46 0.78
Adjusted
Earnings1
107.8 110.4 Effective tax rate of 30.9%
(slightly lower
Earnings
per Share adjusted
(in €)1
1.00 1.03 than normalized rate of 31.3%)
  1. Unaudited. Excluding Non-recurring items and D&A on PPA items, calculated with normalized tax rate. Detailed reconciliation in appendix.

Capital structure

Margin ratchet thresholds

Leverage (Net debt3 / ordinary operating EBITDA) New margin ratchet with 1.50% interest on term loan and 1.10% on revolving facility effective by Mid-November 2017 As business de-levers over time, margin ratchet will reduce interest expense further Targeted leverage ratio of 1.5x to 1.0x over time Dividend policy: pay-out ratio of 30.0% to 50.0% of adjusted net income over time Leverage (Net Debt/EBITDA) Margin1 Term Loan Revolving Facility2 >3.00x 2.00% 1.60% >2.50x 1.70% 1.30% >2.00x 1.50% 1.10% >1.50x 1.30% 0.90% >1.00x 1.10% 0.70% <1.00x 0.90% 0.50% Sep 2016 Dec 2016 681 681 681 651 1 0 682 0 30 Gross Debt 53 74 63 53 30 11 43 10 10 Cash and cash equivalents Mar 2017 June 2017 2.9x 2.6x 2.8x 2.6x Including yearly debt prepayment towards syndicated bank loan and cash-out for acquisition of Gebrauchtwagen.at Sep 2017 2.5x

Key highlights

  1. Leverage test on a quarterly basis with new spread applicable 45 days post quarter end

  2. Revolving Facility is subject to a utilisation fee depending of the amount drawn (<33.3% : 0.1% , <66.7% : 0.2% , >66.7% : 0.4%)

  3. Net debt is defined as total debt (current and non-current liabilities) less cash and cash equivalents

Outlook Full Year 2017 Reiterating full year outlook

ordinary operating EBITDA

(in €m)

Group ooEBITDA margin is expected to increase by around one percentage point

IS24 is expected to achieve an ordinary operating EBITDA margin on a slightly lower (but, at least 61.5%) or comparable level than in 2016

IS24 is expected to achieve a mid-single percentage revenue growth rate

AS24 is expected to grow revenues at mid-teens percentage rate

AS24 margin expected to expand by at least five percentage points

Reconciliation Adjusted Earnings

(EUR
millions)
9M 2016 9M 2017
Earnings
before
Tax
73.2 121.0
Add back non-operating
items
13.9 14.0
Add back D&A on PPA items 37.2 29.1
Add back extraordinary finance expense/
income and effects from derivative instruments
5.1 (3.0)
Deduct Profit from disposal of investments
accounted for using the equity method
(0.0) (0.0)
Adjusted
Earnings
before
Tax
129.4 161.1
Adjusted Tax based on normalized Tax rate (40.8) (50.5)
Non-Controlling interest 0.2 -
Adjusted Earnings attributable to owners of
the parent
88.9 110.6
Earnings per Share adjusted (in €)1 0.82 1.03
Weighted average of shares (in million) 107.6 107.6

Based on relevant nominal tax rate as stated in Annual Report 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Q2 2016: 31.30%; Q2 2017: 31.33%

Income Statement

(EUR millions) 9M 2016 9M 2017
Revenues 326.3 353.5
Own
work
capitalised
8.2 10.7
Other operating
income
1.1 0.5
Total operating
performance
335.6 364.7
Personnel
expenses
(83.2) (88.7)
Advertising expenses (35.7) (38.4)
IT expenses1 (12.1) (12.0)
Other operating
expenses
(51.0) (54.0)
EBITDA (Earnings before interest. tax. depreciation and amortisation) 153.6 171.5
Depreciation. amortisation
and impairment losses
(48.9) (42.9)
EBIT (Earnings before interest and tax) 104.8 128.6
Net financial
result
(31.5) (7.5)
Earnings
before
tax
73.2 121.0
Income taxes (24.3) (37.4)
Earnings
after tax
49.0 83.6
Earnings
per share
(EUR)
0.46 0.78

Balance Sheet 1/2

Assets 12/31/2016 09/30/2017
(EUR '000)
Current
assets
96.2 107.9
Cash and cash equivalents 43.4 52.9
Trade receivables 43.3 43.4
Financial assets 0.4 0.7
Income tax
receivables
1.2 1.5
Other assets 7.8 9.4
Non-current
assets
2,034.7 2,031.8
Goodwill 816.2 861.2
Trademarks 983.5 983.3
Other intangible
assets
217.6 192.3
Property, plant and equipment 10.0 8.1
Investments accounted for using the equity method 1.7 1.1
Financial assets 0.5 25.2
Deferred
tax
assets
3.5 2.8
Other assets 1.8 2.8
Total assets 2,130.9 2,139.7

Balance Sheet 2/2

Equity and liabilities 12/31/2016 09/30/2017
(EUR '000)
Current
liabilities
112.3 76.8
Trade payables 27.9 22.6
Financial liabilities 31.8 0.5
Other provisions 4.0 5.3
Income tax
liabilities
15.9 8.3
Other liabilities 32.7 40.3
Non-current
liabilities
1,027.8 1,019.2
Financial liabilities 645.5 646.2
Pension and similar obligations 0.4 0.5
Other provisions 0.6 0.7
Income tax
liabilities
0.0 0.0
Deferred
tax
liabilities
378.6 369.6
Other liabilities 2.6 2.2
Equity 990.8 1,043,7
Subscribed
share
capital
107.6 107.6
Capital reserve 427.6 428.7
Retained
earnings
455.0 506.4
Measurement of
pension
obligations
(0.1) (0.1)
Other reserves 1.1 1.1
Treasury shares (13,400 and 0 shares respectively) (0.5) -
Equity attributable to shareholders of parent company 990.8 1,043,7
Non-controlling interests - -
Total equity and liabilities 2,130.9 2,139,7

Cash Flow Statement 1/2

(EUR millions) 9M 2016 9M 2017
Earnings
after tax
49.0 83.6
Depreciation. amortisation
and impairment losses
48.9 43.0
Income tax
expense/(income)
24.3 37.4
Financial income1 (0.1) (3.5)
Financial expenses1 31.7 11.0
Result from investments accounted for using the equity method 0.0 0.0
Result on disposal of intangible assets and property. plant and equipment (0.0) 0.0
Other non-cash transactions 3.8 1.9
Change in other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities 0.3 (2.7)
Change in other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities (6.1) 1.9
Change in provisions (0.5) 1.3
Income tax
paid
(2.0) (53.6)
Cash flow from operating activities 149.2 120.3
Purchases
of
intangible
assets
(12.2) (14.1)
Purchases of property. plant and equipment (1.5) (1.6)
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property. plant and equipment 0.0 0.1
Payments made for investments in financial assets (0.1) (0.3)
Proceeds from sale of financial assets 0.0 0.0
Payments made to acquire subsidiaries - (0.4)
Payments made in connection with disposal of investments accounted for using the equity method (29.5) (25.0)
Interest received 0.0 1.9
Proceeds from disposal of discontinued activities 0.0 -
Cash flow from investing activities (43.2) (39.3)

Cash Flow Statement 2/2

(EUR
'000)
9M 2016 9M 2017
Cash
flow
from
investing
activities
(43,170) (39,312)
Repayment
of
short-term
financial
liabilities
(100,206) (30,160)
Proceeds
from
long-term
financial
liabilities
- 29
Interest
paid
(23,046) (9,048)
Dividends
paid
- (32,280)
Cash
flow
from
financing
activities
(123,252) (71,459)
Effect
of
foreign
exchange
rate
changes
on
cash
and
cash
equivalents
(3) (30)
Change
in
cash
and
cash
equivalents
(17,218) 9,471
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
at
start
of
period
70,639 43,441
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
at
end
of
period
53,420 52,912

IR Contact details and Financial Calendar

Financial Calendar (expected)

Tuesday 14 November 2017 Capital Markets Day

Half year report 2016 http://www.scout24.com/en/Investor-Relations/Financial-Publications/Financial-Reports/Financial-reports.aspx

Full year report 2016 report.scout24.com/2016

Investor Relations Contact

Britta Schmidt Vice President Investor Relations & Controlling

Diana Apostol

Junior Manager Investor Relations

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

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