Earnings Release • Mar 1, 2011
Earnings Release
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(preliminary)
Dr. Stefan Groß-Selbeck (CEO) & Ingo Chu (CFO) March 1, 2011
Strong financial performance
Re-accelerated member growth in DACH
Strong growth of "vertical" revenues
Strengthened competitive positioning
Successful product launch
| 2010 | 2009 | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income1 | €m | 54.3 | 45.1 | +20% |
| EBITDA | €m | 16.7 | 11.8 | +41% |
| EBITDA-Margin | % | 31 | 26 | +5%pts |
| Net-result | €m | 7.2 | -1.7 | |
| Net-result adjusted |
€m | 7.2 | 3.92 | +85% |
1 Including other operating income
2 Adjusted for tax provisions resulting from the retroactive tax audit for the fiscal years 2003 to 2007 as well extraordinary write downs of €5.4m in Q4"2009
| Paid Membership |
"Verticals" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Membership |
E-Recruiting (Job ads & recruiter membership) |
Advertising (incl. Company Profiles) |
Other (incl. Events) |
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| 2010 revs. yoy growth in % |
€42.4 +14% |
€7.1m +61% |
€3.9m +64% |
n.a. | ||
| Recent Highlights |
Recent product launches showing very positive impact Re-acceleration in DACH member adds Solid payer conversion throughout Q4"10 Constant and low churn rate |
5th quarter of accelerating growth Web 2.0 is the job-boards of the future Market leader in social media recruitment |
Boost in eCPM (x4 since Jan 2010) New formats (i.e. wallpaper) Company Profiles turned profitable |
Acquisition of amiando AG Networking is key driver for participation in events Capitalise >70k "Paid" events on XING p.a. |
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| Market potential |
~19m people1 | >€200m1 | ~€3.8bn2 | >5bn1 |
1 Source: XING analysis of addressable market
2 Source: OVK Report 1/2011 display ad market estimates 2011
DACH: Re-acceleration of member growth 03 Driven by successful site improvements
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DACH: >61k net new paying subscribers in 2010 03
Successful diversification of revenue streams 04 E-Recruiting & Advertising show strong momentum
* Total revenue includes other revenues (events) & other operating income
In %
* Source: BITKOM
* Source: Social Media HR Report 2010
Member base1 New members2 Activity (PI"s) 3 "I prefer the product"4 Brand awareness5 4 : 1 3 : 1 17 : 1 5 : 1 5 : 1
1 Source: XING analysis
2 Source: XING analysis
5 Source: forsa study January 2011
Attractive revenue growth Revenues grow 20% to 54m€
Improved profitability EBITDA grows 41% to 16.7m€ Margin increases to 31%
Investment in verticals is paying off E-recruiting and advertising with attractive margins
Strong cash-flow generation Operating cash-flow 22m€ Free cash-flow 16m€
Q4 continues upward trend Revenues 14.7m€ EBITDA 5.2m€; margin 35%
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | in%1 | Abs. | in%1 | Abs. | in% | |
| Total revenue2 | 54.3 | 100% | 45.1 | 100% | +9.2 | +20% |
| Costs | -37.6 | -69% | -33.2 | -74% | -4.3 | -13% |
| EBITDA | 16.7 | 31% | 11.8 | 26% | +4.9 | +41% |
| Depreciation | -5.2 | -10% | -10.9 | -24% | +5.7 | +48% |
| Financial Result | 0.0 | 0% | 0.3 | 0% | -0.3 | -97% |
| Taxes | -4.3 | -8% | -2.9 | -6% | -1.4 | -48% |
| Net result | 7.2 | 13% | -1.7 | -4% | +8.9 | NA |
1) of revenue
2) incl. Other operating income
Strong growth in core subscription business and new business segments e-recruiting/advertising 07
| 2010 | 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | |
| EBITDA | 16.7 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| Interest/Tax/ESOP | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| Net Working Capital | 7.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | 22.3 | 14.1 | 8.3 |
| Investment - Operating |
-5.7 | -6.8 | 1.1 |
| Investment - Acquisitions |
-1.1 | -7.1 | 6.0 |
| Financing incl. share buyback |
0.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Other | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Free Cash Flow | 16.2 | -0.1 | 16.2 |
| in €m | Q4"10 | Q3"10 | Q4"10 vs. Q3"10 |
Q4"09 | Q4"10 vs. Q4"09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Rel. | Abs. | Rel. | |
| Total revenue1 | 14.7 | 13.8 | +6% | 11.9 | +23% |
| Costs | -9.4 | -9.3 | -1% | 8.9 | -6% |
| EBITDA | 5.2 | 4.5 | +17% | 3.0 | +73% |
| Margin | 36% | 32% | +4%pt | 26% | +10%pt |
| Depreciation | -1.5 | -1.3 | -14% | -6.8 | +78% |
| Financial Result | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 | ||
| Taxes | -1.3 | -1.0 | -22% | -0.6 | -121% |
| Net Result | 2.5 | 2.1 | +19% | -4.2 |
1 Including other operating income
Strong & profitable bottom line growth in 2010 07 Q4"10 EBITDA €5.2m; margin >35%
In €m - (Total revenue inc. other revenues)
In €m In % of total revenue
10% pts EBITDA-margin increase within 4 quarters
Continuing strong growth in e-recruiting & advertising 07
in €m in % of revenue
in €m in % of revenue
in €m in % of revenue
| in €m | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4"09 | Q1"10 | Q2"10 | Q3"10 | Q4"10 | Q4"10 vs. Q4"09 |
Q4"10 vs. Q3"10 |
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| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | |
| EBITDA | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Interest/Tax/ESOP | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Net Working Capital |
+1.1 | +5.6 | +1.2 | +0.8 | -0.5 | -1.6 | -1.4 |
| Operating Cash flow |
+4.4 | +9.2 | +5.0 | +4.0 | +4.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Investment - Operating |
-1.1 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| Investment - Acquisitions |
0.0 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Financing incl. Share Buyback |
1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Other | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Free Cash flow | +4.2 | +7.1 | +4.0 | +2.4 | +2.7 | -1.6 | 0.2 |
| in €m | 2010 | 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4"10 | Q3"10 | Q2"10 | Q4"09 | Q3"09 | |
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | |
| Assets | 95.6 | 90.8 | 88.6 | 80.7 | 82.1 |
| Operating assets | 19.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 19.6 | 21.3 |
| Acquisitions / International |
16.6 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 21.7 |
| TAX A/R | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Cash | 59.0 | 56.4 | 53.9 | 42.9 | 38.6 |
| Liabilities | 95.6 | 90.8 | 88.6 | 80.7 | 82.1 |
| Equity | 61.2 | 58.3 | 55.9 | 52.7 | 55.7 |
| Deferred Income |
20.2 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 16.2 | 14.8 |
| Liabilities | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Tax Liabilities | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total revenues | 54.2 | 64.1 | 73.1 | 86.8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 16.2 | 20.2 | 24.1 | 28.8 | |
| Margin | 30% | 31% | 33% | 33% | |
| Depreciation | -5.2 | -5.9 | -6.5 | -7.0 | |
| (February, 2011) | EBIT | 11.0 | 14.2 | 17.6 | 21.8 |
| Margin | 20% | 22% | 24% | 25% | |
| Net income | 6.8 | 10.2 | 12.0 | NA | |
| EPS in € | 1.32 | 1.88 | 2.33 | NA | |
| Free cash flow | 9.8 | 11.6 | 13.9 | NA |
Consensus
| Analyst coverage | Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Hauck & Aufhäuser, HSBC, Montega AG, Close Brothers |
|---|---|
| Shares | 5,291,996 |
| TecDax ranking end of January 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap. | 33 | |||
| Turnover | 39 |
Burda Digital GmbH 29.6% Allianz Global Investors 5.1% Langfrist TGV 6.5% Ennismore 5.2% HVB 3.4% Cyrte Investments 5.0% Treasury Shares 2.1% Rest 43.1%
Free float according to Deutsche Börse: 68.3%
Director Investor Relations
XING AG Gänsemarkt 43 20354 Hamburg Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)40 419 131-793 Fax.: +49 (0)40 419 131-44 (Please use this number to submit "WpHG notifications")
Email.: [email protected]
Website: http://corporate.xing.com/english/investor-relations/
http://www.youtube.com/user/XINGcom
| Subscription business |
Paid in advance 745k Payers >90% activity rate |
3 months: €6.95 12 months: €5.95 24 months: €4.95* |
|---|---|---|
| E-Recruiting | Recruiter memberships Click Price Job Ads Fix Price Job Ads |
€49.95/€39.95/€29.95 (3/6/12 months) €0.69 per job click LOGO: €395 / DESIGN: €495+ |
| Advertising | Display Advertising Partnerships Best Offers Enterprise Groups Company Profiles |
CPM Fixed Fee Set up fee & rev. share Set up & regular fee €24.90 (Standard) / €129 (Plus)* |
| Others | Paid-Events XING Seminars |
Provision to (5.9% of ticket price + 0.99€ per ticket sold) Provision to |
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