Investor Presentation • Nov 9, 2016
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www.scout24.com
November 9, 2016
www.scout24.com
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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.
Cash contribution is defined as ooEBITDA less Capital expenditures, cash conversion as ooEBITDA / (ooEBITDA less Capital expenditures)
Revenue growth driven by solid ARPU increase offsetting slightly decreasing core agent numbers
Slight increase in Professional PPA revenues as well as healthy growth in Austrian marketplace
Increase reflecting healthy revenue growth in adjacent businesses combined with mostly flat private listing revenues
Operational leverage, IT and marketing cost efficiencies driving margin increase
xx% ooEBITDA margin
Key highlights
Ongoing success of smaller European countries
Display revenues with solid growth throughout all key geographies
Operational gearing driving margin increase
| (in €m) | Q3 2015 | Q3 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary operating EBITDA |
49.1 | 58.2 | ||
| Non-operating items |
(8.2) | (4.3) | ||
| Reported EBITDA |
40.9 | 53.9 | ||
| D&A | (3.7) | (3.9) | ||
| D&A on PPA items | (12.5) | (12.5) | ||
| PPA Effect | EBIT | 24.7 | 37.5 | |
| Results Equity Method |
0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Interest | Finance Income |
(0.7) | 0.1 | |
| Finance Cost |
(11.5) | (8.7) | ||
| Earnings before Tax |
12.5 | 28.9 | ||
| Taxes on Income |
(4.2) | (9.4) | ||
| Taxes | Earnings after Tax |
8.3 | 19.5 | |
| Earnings per Share (in €) |
0.08 | 0.18 | ||
| Earnings1 Adjusted |
23.1 | 31.3 | ||
| Earnings per Share adjusted (in €) 1 |
0.22 | 0.29 |
Cash tax rate for Q3 2016 reduced by repayment received for 2014 income taxes
Unaudited. Excluding Non-recurring items and D&A on PPA items, calculated with normalized tax rate. Detailed reconciliation in appendix.
| (in €m) | June 2016 | September 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Term Loan B | 384 | 324 |
| Term Loan C | 357 | 357 |
| Revolver (€45.6m committed) | 0 | 0 |
| Other loans (FlowFact, Stuffle) | 1 | 0 |
| Total Debt (Nominal Value) | 742 | 681 |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 56 | 53 |
| Net Nominal Value | 685 | 628 |
| Leverage (Net Debt/EBITDA) |
Margin | |
|---|---|---|
| >4.00x | 4.25% | |
| >3.50x | 3.75% | |
| >2.75x | 3.50% | |
| <2.75x | 3.25% |
| (in €m) | Q3 2015 |
Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings before Tax |
12.5 | 28.9 |
| Add back non-operating items |
8.2 | 4.3 |
| Add back D&A on PPA items | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| Add back extraordinary finance expense/ income and effects from derivative instruments |
0.8 | 0.1 |
| Deduct Profit from disposal of investments accounted for using the equity method |
- | - |
| Adjusted Earnings before Tax |
34.0 | 45.7 |
| Adjusted Tax based on normalized Tax rate | (10.7) | (14.4) |
| Non-Controlling interest | (0.1) | (0.0) |
| Adjusted Earnings attributable to owners of the parent |
23.1 | 31.3 |
| 1 Earnings per Share adjusted (in €) |
0.22 | 0.29 |
| Weighted average of shares (in million) | 107.6 | 107.6 |
Based on relevant nominal tax rate as stated in Annual Report 2015 and Group interim report 2016. H1 2015: 31.44%; H1 2016: 31.5%.
| 01/01/15 - 09/30/15 |
01/01/16 - 09/30/16 |
|
|---|---|---|
| (EUR '000) | ||
| Revenues | 288,4 | 326,3 |
| Own work capitalised | 8,1 | 8,2 |
| Other operating income | 5,7 | 1,1 |
| Total operating performance | 302,2 | 335,6 |
| Personnel expenses | (72,9) | (83,2) |
| Advertising expenses | (34,7) | (35,7) |
| IT expenses | (8,9) | (9,9) |
| Other operating expenses | (60,0) | (53,2) |
| EBITDA (Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) | 125,7 | 153,6 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses | (47,9) | (48,9) |
| EBIT (Earnings before interest and tax) | 77,8 | 104,8 |
| Net financial result | (9,8) | (31,5) |
| Earnings before tax | 68,0 | 73,2 |
| Income taxes | (19,8) | (24,3) |
| Earnings after tax | 48,2 | 49,0 |
| Earnings per share (EUR) | 0,49 | 0,46 |
| Assets 12/30/2015 |
||
|---|---|---|
| (EUR millions) | 09/30/2016 | |
| Current assets | 117,7 | 101,3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 70,6 | 53,4 |
| Trade receivables | 37,8 | 38,7 |
| Financial assets | 0,3 | 0,4 |
| Income tax receivables | 0,3 | 0,4 |
| Other assets | 8,6 | 8,3 |
| assets held for sale | 0,1 | |
| Non-current assets | 2.055,5 | 2.046,8 |
| Goodwill | 787,3 | 816,2 |
| Trademarks | 983,7 | 983,6 |
| Other intangible assets | 259,5 | 227,9 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 13,0 | 10,4 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 1,6 | 1,7 |
| Financial assets | 0,8 | 0,6 |
| Deferred tax assets | 6,7 | 3,8 |
| Other assets | 2,9 | 2,6 |
| Total assets | 2.173,2 | 2.148,1 |
| Equity and liabilities |
||
|---|---|---|
| (EUR millions) | 12/30/2015 | 09/30/2016 |
| Current liabilities | 86,9 | 111,3 |
| Trade payables | 25,6 | 19,0 |
| Financial liabilities | 6,0 | 5,7 |
| Other provisions | 4,7 | 4,6 |
| Income tax liabilities | 15,3 | 45,3 |
| Other liabilities | 35,3 | 36,2 |
| Liabilities in connection with assets held for sale | 0,5 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 1,165,0 | 1,062,6 |
| Financial liabilities | 767,9 | 676,2 |
| Pensions and similar obligations | 0,5 | 0,5 |
| Other provisions | 0,9 | 0,6 |
| Income tax liabilities | 0,0 | 0,2 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 393,0 | 382,3 |
| Other liabilities | 2,7 | 2,9 |
| Equity | 921,3 | 974,2 |
| Subscribed share capital | 107,6 | 107,6 |
| Capital reserve | 424,1 | 428,1 |
| Retained earnings | 387,8 | 437,0 |
| Other reserves | 1,1 | 1,1 |
| Equity attributable to shareholders of parent company | 920,6 | 973,8 |
| Non-controlling interests | 0,7 | 0,4 |
| Total assets | 2,173,2 | 2,148,1 |
| (in €m) | 01/01/15 - 09/30/15 | 01/01/16 - 09/30/16 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings after tax | 48,2 | 49,0 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses | 47,9 | 48,9 |
| Income tax expense/(income) | 19,8 | 24,3 |
| Financial expenses/(income) | 31,1 | 31,6 |
| Result from investments/ (disposals of) accounted for using the equity method | 0,8 | (0,0) |
| Result from disposal of investments accounted for using the equity method | (22,1) | - |
| Result on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | (0,0) | (0,1) |
| Other non-cash transactions | (9,4) | (2,4) |
| Income taxes paid | (2,0) | (2,0) |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 114,3 | 149,2 |
| Payments made to acquire subsidiaries | (9,4) | (29,5) |
| Proceeds from disposal of equity accounted investments | 59,9 | - |
| other cash flow from investing activities | (11,2) | (13,7) |
| Cash flow from investing activities | 39,2 | (43,2) |
| Drawing down of financial liabilities | 400,0 | - |
| Repayment of financial liabilities | (50,3) | (100,2) |
| Borrowing costs | (7,7) | - |
| Interest paid | (28,2) | (23,0) |
| Dividends paid | (421,6) | |
| Proceeds from capital increases | 7,6 | |
| Cash flow from financing activities | (100,2) | (123,3) |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0,1 | (0,0) |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 53,4 | (17,2) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 21,4 | 70,6 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 74,8 | 53,4 |
Britta Schmidt Vice President Investor Relations & Treasury Tel : +49 89 444 56 3278 Fax : +49 89 444 56 193278 Email : [email protected]
| Monday | Preliminary Results for the Full |
|---|---|
| 13 February 2017 | Year 2016 |
| Wednesday | Annual Report and audited |
| 29 | Full |
| March 2017 | Year 2016 |
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