Quarterly Report • Aug 6, 2009
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January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009
| Mio EUR | Q2 2009 | Q1 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 694.0 | 801.9 | 1,320.9 | 1,530.9 |
| Recurring EBITDA (1) |
201.1 | 203.7 | 295.0 | 292.2 |
| EBITDA | 177.2 | 189.3 | 267.7 | 274.1 |
| EBIT | 147.1 | 151.6 | 206.2 | 201.5 |
| Financial result | -62.5 | -64.3 | -128.7 | -122.8 |
| Pre-tax result | 84.9 | 88.1 | 77.8 | 79.5 |
| Consolidated profit (2) | 45.5 | 59.5 | 43.8 | 51.6 |
| Earnings per share of preferred stock (in EUR ) |
0.22 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.25 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 393.8 | 382.0 | 673.7 | 639.0 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -294.3 | -388.7 | -680.0 | -718.8 |
| Free Cash-flow | 99.5 | -6.7 | -6.4 | -79.9 |
| Mio EUR | 06/30/2009 | 06/30/2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 5,938.3 | 5,980.4 |
| Shareholders´ equity | 465.0 | 893.9 |
| Equity ratio | 7.8% | 15.0% |
| Programming assets | 1,472.9 | 1,282.3 |
| Net financial debt (3) | 3,427.3 | 3,689.1 |
| Employees (4) | 5,299 | 5,915 |
(1) Recurring EBITDA: EBITDA before non-recurring items
(2) Consolidated profit attributable to Shareholders of ProSiebenSat. 1 Media AG
(3) 2008 includes CMore cash equivalents (4) Average full-time equivalent jobs
The re-orientation of the German stations and the pooling of sales operations were two major strategic milestones. Steps to adjust costs to the very demanding economic environment are paying off with a positive impact on the earnings situation. Our sales model for advertising time in Germany is competitive again, so that our gross market share in our most important revenue region, grew 3 percentage points to 42.8 percent. Consolidated revenues were down 9.0 percent, to EUR 694.0 million (Q2 2008 adjusted for CMore: EUR 762.8 million), primarily due to the general economic situation. But recurring EBITDA grew 6.6 percent to EUR 201.1 million (Q2 2008, not including CMore: EUR 188.6 million).
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group held its own in a difficult market environment, and enhanced its profitability with efficient cost management during the first half of 2009. As the recession in Europe persists, with the difficulties in forecasting for fiscal 2009, we will continue to take all necessary steps to secure the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's profitability. At the same time, we will continue to invest appropriately in programming that will strengthen our stations' performance with audiences. In sales, following the gains in audience share in Germany over the past few months, we will continue working to capitalize on our stations' performance at appropriate prices.
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group is one of Europe's leading media corporations. Its core business is free TV, financed through advertising. Digital services like the Internet are among the business operations that ProSiebenSat.1 has added to its portfolio in order to diversify its sources of income. Our slogan, "the power of television," clearly points to how ProSiebenSat.1 offers first-class entertainment and up-to-date information on every screen and every platform.
22 Consolidated Balance Sheet
23 Cash Flow Statement
maz&more production subsidiary founded Effective January 1, 2009, Sat.1 transferred its central editorial staff to a new company. The new maz&more GmbH produces "Breakfast TV" for Sat.1, as well as the "Magazine show" for the prime time lead-in slot.
The moving of Sat.1 from Berlin to Munich means that from now on, all general interest stations of the German Free TV Holding are in one place. Almost all departments of the family of stations will work within a matrix structure. By sharing resources and know-how, the TV Group operates more efficiently. Additionally, the stations can make better joint use of their creative potential, optimize programming development even more and focus their profiles to better suit their target audiences.
News station N24 and maz&more will still be headquartered in Berlin.
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group will also make the most of the advantages of an integrated organization by continuing to pool centralized Group functions in Germany, such as accounting and human resources; these too have been centralized in Munich.
An entry in the Commercial Register on June 3, 2009, officialized the merger of the two Pro-SiebenSat.1 sales companies SevenOne Media and SevenOne Interactive. Germany's largest TV sales company and third-largest online sales company have combined in a single company named SevenOne Media GmbH. The merger has significant advantages for advertising clients. According to the principle of "one face to the customer", advertisers and agencies will find a single, centralized contact partner for both television and online services.
Effective July 1, SevenOne Media has founded a new subsidiary, the SevenOne AdFactory, to handle integrated cross-media services. This was a response to the advertising industry's steadily rising demand for cross-media integrated advertising campaigns. SevenOne AdFactory offers networked communication solutions involving all aspects of TV, online, mobile and licensing, from a single source.
As part of the new set-up of TV and sales operations in Germany, the multimedia TV brands department of SevenOne Intermedia was also organized as a matrix. It is based on three main pillars – brand and product management, product development and content – along with technology.
The Group also took important technical steps to strengthen its competitive position during the first half of 2009. The new Playout Center at the Munich site started operations in April 2009. It includes a file-based programming archive known as the "Material Pool," and tapeless broadcasting services. This allows stations to use all content faster on all media platforms, at lower cost than before.
In line with the portfolio optimization, the Group subsidiary ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion spun off its Berlin production operations in February 2009 as a separate GmbH. As of July 1, 2009, fernsehwerft GmbH took over the technical and production services of ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion Berlin GmbH. For at least five years, fernsehwerft will thus be a strategic partner, providing technical and production services for N24 and maz&more.
The Group and Its Environment
Optimized organization of TV and sales operations in Germany. In November 2008, the Executive Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG decided on a broad-based program to prepare the TV Group's companies in Germany for the challenges of future years. Important features of the package included pooling free TV activities, moving Sat.1 to the Group's headquarters site in Unterföhring near Munich, integrating the sales activities for TV (SevenOne Media) and New Media (SevenOne Interactive), and centralizing holding-company functions. The new organizational set-up of the German Free TV and Sales units and of the Group holding company was completed on schedule in the first half of 2009. In this context, the Group subsidiary ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion also spun off its Berlin operations as a separate GmbH and sold it to the fernsehwerft GmbH. The sale had no material impact on the key figures in the income statement .
Business relations with programming suppliers expand. Expanding the programming portfolio is one major focus of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's investing activities. The quality of content carried by the channels is safeguarded through contracts with programming licensors, in addition to commissioned and in-house productions. At the beginning of the year, the Group signed a multi-year license agreement with Sony Pictures International and extended the existing contract with CBS Paramount International Television for the German-speaking parts of Europe. During the second quarter, the Company acquired an attractive package of films from the Tele München Group. Also at the international level the Group continued to invest appropriately in attractive programming while still operating cost efficiently. It expanded its cooperative arrangement with MGM Studios for the Netherlands, and extended the license agreement with Sony Pictures for the Belgian stations VT4 and vijfTV. In Hungary, the Group recently acquired the broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League and tied down television rights for TV2 under a multi-year contract with Universal Studios.
In the first half, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group invested EUR 658.0 million in programming rights (H1 2008: EUR 678.8 million; H1 2008, not including CMore: EUR 662.9 million). At the same time, the Group reduced operating costs through the optimized use of existing programming assets .
Patrick Tillieux resigned from the Executive Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG as of June 30, 2009. As Chief Operating Officer, he had been responsible for the Group Operations, International free TV, International pay TV, Radio and Print areas since mid-2007. Effective immediately, Thomas Ebeling, CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, will be in charge of International free TV and Print. CFO Axel Salzmann has become responsible for Group Operations, and Chief New Media Officer Dr. Marcus Englert has taken responsibility for the Radio business .
Interim financial statements, p. 26, portfolio measures in Q1 2009, p. 25
Development of costs, p. 9, development of audience shares, p. 6
For further information, please have a look at http://en.prosiebensat1.com/ unternehmen/vorstand/ as well as the Report on Subsequent Events, p. 18
According to current estimates by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world economy will contract by 1.4 percent in 2009. Considerable decline is expected in the USA (–2.6 percent), Japan (–6.0 percent), and the Euro Zone (–4.8 percent). Germany, with its heavy concentration on exports, has particularly felt the impact of the slump in global trade. Weak exports and capital expenditures caused real gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2009 to shrink 3.8 percent against the prior quarter. Signs of an economic recovery increased during the second quarter of 2009. Industrial production stabilized in April and May, and new orders showed an uptrend. Quarter-on-quarter, economic experts now forecast only a comparatively moderate decline of between 0.7 percent (the DIW Economic Barometer) and 0.1 percent (Handelsblatt-Barclays Indicator).
According to the gross figures for Germany released by Nielsen Media Research, TV advertising spending increased 1.7 percent in April through June 2009, to EUR 2.27 billion. Here it must be borne in mind that the comparable figures from last year were dominated by the European Soccer Championships in June 2008. Euro 2008 caused some advertising expenditures to be either moved ahead to earlier months or postponed to the third quarter. Gross advertising expenditures for the first half of 2009 came to EUR 4.30 billion, compared to EUR 4.32 billion for January-June 2008.
Outlook, p. 19 However, the gross figures for the German TV advertising market do not fully reflect the changes in the net advertising market. Germany's ZAW advertising association will not release the net figures for 2009 until May 2010; its current projection for all media is at –5 to –8 percent .
ProSiebenSat.1 recovers advertising market share in core market: According to Nielsen, SevenOne Media GmbH, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's sales company in the German advertising market, increased its gross advertising revenues 9.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009, to EUR 973 million, thus further consolidating its lead in the German core market. Its gross advertising market share is 42.8 percent (Q2 2008: 39.8 percent; H1 2009: 43.2 percent; H1 2008: 40.0 percent).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
TV advertising spending has been down in nearly every one of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's international markets, although the decreases vary in size. The downtrend accelerated during Q2 2009 in particular in the Northern and Eastern European countries. The following table summarizes the development of TV advertising markets.
| Q2 2009 in EUR m |
Change from Q2 2008 in percent |
H1 2009 in EUR m |
Change from H1 2008 in percent |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,273.9 | 1.7 | 4,301.9 | -0.4 |
| Austria | 161.4 | -5.9 | 293.9 | -4.9 |
| Switzerland | 153.2 | -7.5 | 290.7 | -7.0 |
| Netherlands | 847.7 | -4.0 | 1,409.0 | -2.6 |
| Belgium | 208.1 | -0.8 | 372.3 | -2.5 |
| Norway | 56.0 | -22.5 | 118.6 | -13.0 |
| Sweden | 105.0 | -18.0 | 194.2 | -15.2 |
| Denmark | 55.4 | -27.4 | 120.5 | -21.4 |
| Finland | 61.6 | -11.6 | 122.7 | -12.0 |
| Hungary | 536.8 | 6.0 | 894.0 | 7.2 |
| Romania | 52.8 | -38.0 | 91.9 | -39.8 |
| Bulgaria | 94.1 | -12.0 | 170.0 | -8.6 |
Development of the TV advertising market in the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's main countries
However, it should be borne in mind that some of these figures are based on gross results, and therefore give only a limited idea of what the associated net figures will prove to be. Germany: gross, Nielsen Media Research. Netherlands: gross, Nielsen. Belgium: gross, CIM MDB, June based on expectations. Sweden: net, IRM / Q2 09 based on expectations, exchange rate 10.9 SEK. Norway: net (after volume discounts, before agency commissions), MIO-Media Agencies Organization, covers 90% of total TV advertising market, exchange rate 8.8388 NOK, June based on expectations. Denmark: net, DRRB, exchange rate 7.4492 DKK, June based on expectations. Finland: net, TNS Gallup Adex. Hungary: gross, AGB Nielsen Media Research, TV channels: 2008=20 / 2009=26 / exchange rate 250 HUF. Romania: net, company information, benchmarked with CME quarterly reports. Bulgaria: gross (before volume discounts), TNS TV-Plan / 31 TV stations included, exchange rate 1.95 BGN. Austria: gross, Media Focus. Switzerland: gross, Media Focus / exchange rate 1.50 CHF. SevenOne Media market research, as of July 2009.
The positive trend among German audiences continued in Q2 2009: in April through June 2009, stations Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins and N24 improved their combined audience share by 1.5 percentage points, to 30.5 percent.
Complementary programming among the German stations enables the ProSiebenSat.1 Group to serve a wide variety of viewer interests. At the international level the TV corporation relies on a multi-channel strategy as well. In Denmark, the new channel 6'eren went on the air in the first quarter of 2009. This station broadens the Danish family of stations with programming for the male core target audience between the ages of 15 and 50, and has brought the Group substantial gains in market share over the past few months. The TV stations in the Netherlands and Finland also earned good group audience shares during prime time. But on the whole, audience performance at the international level was a mixed picture. Ratings were affected in part by increasing market fragmentation.
| in percent | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30.5 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 28.9 |
| Austria | 18.0 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 15.3 |
| Switzerland | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 17.2 |
| Netherlands | 27.7 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 25.5 |
| Belgium | 17.1 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 18.2 |
| Norway | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 13.2 |
| Sweden | 17.0 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.0 |
| Denmark | 15.9 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 13.8 |
| Finland | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Hungary | 22.9 | 24.2 | 23.2 | 24.4 |
| Romania | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
ProSiebenSat.1 free TV stations' audience shares by country
Figures for Germany, Austria and Switzerland are based on 24 hours (Mon-Sun). Audience shares in the other countries are based on extended prime time (NL, RO, FI: 6 pm-midnight / BE, SE, NO, DK, HU: 5 pm-midnight). Germany: Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins and N24; key demographic age 14-49. Austria: ProSieben Austria, Sat.1 Österreich, kabel eins Austria and PULS 4 (from Jan. 28, 2008); key demographic age 12-49. Switzerland: ProSieben Schweiz, Sat.1 Schweiz, kabel eins Schweiz; key demographic age 15-49. Netherlands: SBS6, Net5, Veronica; key demographic age 20-49. Belgium: VT4, vijfTV; key demographic age 15-44. Belgian figures refer to the region of Flanders. Norway: TV Norge, FEM, The Voice; key demographic age 12-44. Sweden: Kanal 5, Kanal 9; key demographic age 15-44. Denmark: Kanal 4, Kanal 5, 6eren, The Voice; key demographic age 15-50; based on 14 commercial TV stations. Finland: The Voice / TV Viisi; key demographic age 15-44. Hungary: TV2; key demographic age 18-49. Romania: Prima TV, Kiss TV; key demographic age 15-44. Romanian figures are based on the urban population.
Top models wanted // "Germany's next Topmodels" presented themselves in the best light once again in the second quarter, earning audience shares as high as 29.1 percent. The show is also very popular with Austrian audiences, drawing shares of up to 29 percent.
Soccer // Live soccer coverage regularly brings in top ratings for Sat.1. The UEFA Cup finals earned a 32.4 share of the key demographic. Fans can also look forward to soccer in Hungary, where TV2 will broadcast the Champions League.
"Chuck" // New Danish station 6'eren continues to perform well. One highlight has been the U.S. series "Chuck," with audience shares of up to 2.2 percent. The show combines comedy with action – a bull's-eye for tastes among 6'eren's male target audience.
The Da Vinci Code // ProSieben's broadcast of "The Da Vinci Code" drew an audience of 3.98 million viewers –a share of 31.6 percent of the demographic between the ages of 14 and 49. An extension of the contract with Sony International also tied down the film blockbuster for Belgian station VT4, where the broadcast proved to be one of the station's best ratings hits, with a 29 percent share.
Hit U.S. series // The thrilling crime series "Navy CIS" continues to draw viewers throughout Europe. With ratings of up to 19.4 percent, the U.S. show is one of the schedule highlights on Dutch station Veronica, and it's also one of the most popular programs on Sat.1 in Germany, with shares of up to 20.4 percent.
Schlag den Raab // Up to 2.76 million viewers follow the engaging event show "Schlag den Raab." It has drawn audience shares of up to 34.7 percent for ProSieben. The program also regularly attracts attention internationally. In Sweden, "Vem kan slå Filip & Fredrik" has been nominated for the "Kristallen Award" – a Swedish equivalent of the Emmy.
Consolidated revenues. Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2009 came to EUR 694.0 million, down EUR 107.9 million or 13.5 percent from the prior-year equivalent. Apart from lower TV advertising revenues, the sale of CMore and foreign currency effects also particularly affected the Group's revenue performance.
| ProSiebenSat.1 without CMore |
CMore | ProSiebenSat.1 Group (incl. CMore in Q2 2008) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 |
| 694.0 | 762.8 | - / - | 39.1 | 694.0 | 801.9 |
| 547.2 | 632.2 | - / - | 25.0 | 547.2 | 657.2 |
| 495.8 | 577.5 | - / - | 24.0 | 495.8 | 601.5 |
| 261.9 | 307.0 | - / - | 11.4 | 261.9 | 318.5 |
| 201.1 | 188.6 | - / - | 15.1 | 201.1 | 203.7 |
| 177.2 | 175.0 | - / - | 14.3 | 177.2 | 189.3 |
(1) Recurring EBITDA: EBITDA before non-recurring items. CMore deconsolidation in November 2008.
in percent // Q2 2008 figures in parentheses, Q2 2008 without CMore
(1) Northern Europe: The 2008 figures do not include CMore revenues in Northern Europe. CMore revenues for the second quarter of 2008 came to EUR 39.1 million.
Other operating income. Other operating income was to EUR 0.6 million, compared to EUR 7.8 million in the second quarter of 2008. The prior-year figure primarily comprises EUR 5.8 million in non-recurring income, mainly from the contribution of the maxdome video-ondemand portal to a joint venture.
Total expenses. Total expenses – comprising cost of sales, selling expenses and administrative expenses (which include depreciation, amortization and non-recurring expenses) – decreased EUR 110.0 million, or 16.7 percent, against the second quarter of 2008, to EUR 547.2 million. Adjusted for CMore, total costs were down EUR 85.0 million, or 13.4 percent.
(1) Q2 2008 figures adjusted for CMore disposal. Total costs for CMore´s pay TV business for Q2 2008 broke down as follows: Cost of sales: EUR 15.0 million; selling expenses: EUR 7.0 million; administrative expenses: EUR 3.0 million.
Operating costs. Operating costs – meaning total costs less non-recurring expenses, amortization and depreciation – decreased EUR 105.7 million in the second quarter of 2009, or 17.6 percent, to EUR 495.8 million. The 2008 figure includes EUR 24.0 million in operating costs for CMore. The primary reasons for the cost decrease of EUR 81.7 million, or 14.1 percent, compared to last year's figure after adjustment for CMore, were cuts on expenses in every department, and more efficient structures. For more information, see page 12.
Recurring EBITDA. While consolidated revenues were down significantly, recurring EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring effects) remained on last year`s level. The generally positive earnings performance derives from efficient cost controls. Recurring EBITDA came to EUR 201.1 million, compared to EUR 203.7 million for Q2 2008. After adjustment of the prior year figures for the CMore deconsolidation, recurring EBITDA was up 12.5 million, or 6.6 percent, against the prior year. As a consequence, the recurring EBITDA margin improved to 29.0 percent (Q2 2008: 25.4 percent; after adjustment for CMore: 24.7 percent). EBITDA decreased EUR 12.1 million, or 6.4 percent, to EUR 177.2 million. This figure includes EUR 23.9 million in non-recurring effects, compared to EUR 14.4 million for the same period last year. CMore had contributed EUR 14.3 million to consolidated EBITDA in Q2 of last year.
| in EUR m Pre-tax result Financial income Operating profit |
Q2 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2008 | ||
| 84.9 | 88.1 | |
| 62.5 | 64.3 | |
| 147.4 | 152.4 | |
| Depreciation and amortization (1) | 29.9 | 36.9 |
| (including: from purchase price allocations) | 13.9 | 18.5 |
| EBITDA | 177.2 | 189.3 |
| Non-recurring effects (net) (2) | 23.9 | 14.4 |
| Recurring EBITDA | 201.1 | 203.7 |
Reconciliation of recurring EBITDA
(1) Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (2) Difference of non-recurring expenses EUR 21.5m (Q2 2008: EUR 18.8m) and non-recurring income EUR 2.4m (Q2 2008: EUR -4.4m)
Financial result. The financial result came to EUR -62.5 million (Q2 2008: EUR -64.3 million), a 2.8 percent improvement from Q2 2008, primarily as a consequence of lower interest expenses. The net interest expense decreased EUR 5.8 million, or 9.0 percent, to EUR 58.9 million.
Net result. The pre-tax profit decreased to EUR 84.9 million, down EUR 3.2 million, or 3.6 percent, against the prior-year period.
The tax expense for Q2 2009 was to EUR 33.9 million, compared to EUR 26.0 million for the same quarter last year. For the fiscal 2009, the income tax increase resulted from an adjustment in the effective corporate income tax rate from 30 percent to the current 40 percent, primarily as a consequence of limited tax deductibility for interest expenses. After deducting this tax expense and minority interests of EUR 5.4 million (Q2 2008: EUR 2.6 million), the Group showed a net income of EUR 45.5 million for the period. This is equivalent to a decrease of EUR 14.0 million, or 23.5 percent, in consolidated net profits attributable to equity holders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Earnings per preferred share came to EUR 0.22, compared to EUR 0.28 for Q2 2008.
Consolidated revenues. Consolidated revenues decreased EUR 210.0 million, or 13.7 percent, in the first half of 2009, to reach EUR 1.321 billion. After adjustment for CMore the figure was down EUR 129.0 million, or 8.9 percent.
Operating costs. Operating costs for the first half were down EUR 213.6 million, or 17.1 percent, to EUR 1.032 billion. After adjusting the first half of 2008 for the costs of CMore, operating costs for H1 2009 were down EUR 143.6 million, or 12.2 percent.
To adapt costs to the recessive market environment, in 2008 the ProSiebenSat.1 Group initiated extensive measures that had a positive impact on the first half of the current year, especially the second quarter. In particular, programming expenses – the largest cost item – were reduced by a more efficient use of existing programming assets. In this connection, consumption of programming assets (recognized in the cost of sales) decreased EUR 132.2 million in the first half of 2009, to EUR 540.1 million (–19.7 percent). After adjustment for CMore in January through June of 2008, consumption of programming assets was down EUR 90.4 million, EUR 45.1 million of which was in the second quarter.
Apart from the decrease of the programming expenses mentioned above, Group-wide organization programs mainly contributed to savings of EUR 53.2 million in the first half of 2009 (adjusted for CMore). The Berlin site was shut down and the departments that operated there were moved to Munich. Except for N24 and Maz&more, all German operations have now been pooled at the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG's headquarters location in Munich. The resulting cost cuts affected among others, personnel expenses, which decreased EUR 13.8 million, to EUR 180.0 million (Q2 2009: EUR –11.5 million vs. 2008).
Recurring EBITDA. The cost cuts described above compensated the revenue decline, so that recurring EBITDA rose slightly, by EUR 2.8 million, to EUR 295.0 million (+1.0 percent; after adjustment for CMore: +4.9 percent). The recurring EBITDA margin improved to 22.3 percent (H1 2008: 19.1 percent; after adjustment for CMore: 19.4 percent).
EBITDA, at EUR 267.7 million, was down 6.4 million, or 2.3 percent, against a year ago. The figure primarily includes non-recurring effects of EUR 27.3 million (H1 2008: EUR 18.0 million), primarily comprising one-time expenses of EUR 31.6 million (H1 2008: EUR 22.4 million). Most of the increase in non-recurring expenses against the prior year resulted from the implementation of the Group-wide efficiency enhancement measures.
| in EUR m | ProSiebenSat.1 without CMore |
CMore | ProSiebenSat.1 Group (incl. CMore in H1 2008) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2009 | H1 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 | ||
| Consolidated revenues | 1,320.9 | 1,450.0 | - / - | 81.0 | 1,320.9 | 1,530.9 | |
| Total costs | 1,124.8 | 1,268.4 | - / - | 71.6 | 1,124.8 | 1,340.0 | |
| Cost of sales | 792.8 | 907.8 | - / - | 52.1 | 792.8 | 959.9 | |
| Selling expenses | 192.6 | 211.0 | - / - | 14.2 | 192.6 | 225.1 | |
| Administrative expenses | 139.4 | 149.6 | - / - | 5.3 | 139.4 | 155.0 | |
| Operating costs | 1,032.1 | 1,175.7 | - / - | 70.0 | 1,032.1 | 1,245.7 | |
| Consumption of programming assets | 540.1 | 630.5 | - / - | 41.8 | 540.1 | 672.3 | |
| Recurring EBITDA (1) |
295.0 | 281.2 | - / - | 11.0 | 295.0 | 292.2 | |
| Non-recurring items (net) | 27.3 | 16.9 | - / - | 1.1 | 27.3 | 18.0 | |
| EBITDA | 267.7 | 264.3 | - / - | 9.8 | 267.7 | 274.1 |
(1) Recurring EBITDA: EBITDA before non-recurring items.
CMore deconsolidation in November 2008.
Group Financial Position and Net Worth
| in EUR m | 1,800 | 1,800 | 600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | |||
| 1,500 | Term | Term | |
| 1,000 | Loan | Loan | |
| 500 | B | C | |
| 0 | (1) RCF |
(1) Allowing for the Lehman and Glitnir defaults, EUR 5.3 million is no longer available to be drawn under the revolving credit facility; see p. 54 of the 2008 Annual Report. Detailed information on borrowings is available starting on p. 54 of the 2008 Annual Report. The principles and goals of financial management are also explained.
Cash funds, p. 11
Cash-flow from financing activities, p. 12
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group's present Group-wide corporate financing is essentially composed of secured term loans for a total of EUR 3.6 billion, with maturities in July 2014 (Term Loan B) and July 2015 (Term Loan C). Additionally, the secured syndicated facilities agreement includes a revolving credit facility with a facility amount of EUR 600 million and a maturity in July 2014. About 80 percent of the Group's term loans are hedged by way of a variety of interest-rate swaps. The ProSiebenSat.1 Group entered into this secured syndicated facilities agreement in connection with the financing of the SBS acquisition in June 2007.
Net financial debt. Net financial debt (meaning the total of loans and borrowings, less cash and cash equivalents and current securities including the cash and cash equivalents from the assets held for sale) came to EUR 3.427 billion at June 30, 2009. This reduction of EUR 261.8 million (7.1 percent) against a year earlier was primarily the result of an increase in cash funds (EUR +476.3 million). A lower dividend payment had a positive effect on the Group's liquidity. In June 2009, the Group paid a dividend of EUR 2.1 million for fiscal 2008, while the total distribution the year before had come to EUR 269.9 million. Short-term borrowings (with terms of one year or less) increased because of a higher drawdown on the revolving credit facility (EUR +497.2 million), these were up EUR 235.0 million against the figure from a year ago, to EUR 497.8 million. Total short-term and long-term loans and borrowings came to EUR 4.027 billion (June 30, 2008: EUR 3.839 billion) .
Net financial debt rose slightly, by EUR 20.6 million or 0.6 percent, compared to December 31, 2008. Loans and borrowings to banks came to EUR 4.027 billion , compared to EUR 4.040 billion at December 31, 2008. Cash funds were down against the end of 2008, by EUR 33.8 million or 5.3 percent, to EUR 599.1 million. The partial retirement of the Sat.1 mortgage loan in the first half of 2009 had a significant impact on the change in cash funds.
| Cash flow statement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in EUR m | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 |
| Consolidated profit | 50.9 | 62.1 | 46.7 | 56.1 |
| Cash flow | 344.2 | 440.6 | 607.6 | 771.3 |
| Change in inventories | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| Change in non-interest-bearing receivables and other assets |
82.6 | -63.4 | 60.4 | -92.2 |
| Change in non-interest-bearing liabilities | -32.6 | 4.3 | 7.3 | -39.3 |
| Change in working capital | 49.6 | -58.6 | 66.0 | -132.4 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 393.8 | 382.0 | 673.7 | 639.0 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -294.3 | -388.7 | -680.0 | -718.8 |
| Free cash flow | 99.5 | -6.7 | -6.4 | -79.9 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -9.5 | -140.1 | -27.4 | -21.4 |
| Non-cash change and exchange rate difference in cash and cash equivalents |
90.1 | -146.8 | -33.8 | -101.2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period | 509.0 | 296.4 | 632.9 | 250.8 |
| Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period |
- / - | -26.8 | - / - | -26.8 |
| Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operation at end of period |
599.1 | 122.8 | 599.1 | 122.8 |
Cash flow from operating activities. Cash generated from operating activities in January through June of 2009 totaled EUR 673.7 million, equivalent to an increase of EUR 34.7 million in operating cash flow against the first half of 2008. Most of the increase came from changes in working capital.
The change in working capital (non-interest-bearing receivables less non-interest-bearing liabilities), and thus in capital tie-up, came to EUR 66.0 million as of June 30, 2009, compared to EUR –132.4 million as of June 30, 2008. The partial payment of EUR 60.0 million made in January 2008 on the fine from the Federal Cartel Office proceedings is shown in the item for change in non-interest-bearing liabilities as of June 30, 2008.
Cash flow from investing activities. The cash flow from investing activities was EUR –680.0 million, compared to EUR –718.8 million at the end of the first half of 2008 (–5.4 percent). Most of the investments made went into programming. Once again in the first half, the Group acquired attractive film packages, while still pursuing a duly adjusted investment policy .
The resulting free cash flow comes to EUR –6.4 million for the first half of 2009 (H1 2008: EUR –79.9 million). The change in non-interest-bearing receivables played a significant role in the positive change in free cash flow. In this connection, the free cash flow for the second quarter of 2009 improved substantially from EUR –6.7 million in Q2 2008 to EUR 99.5 million.
Information about film deals in first half, p. 4
Cash flow from financing activities. The cash flow from financing activities yielded a net cash outflow of EUR 27.4 million for the first half of 2009. In connection with Sat.1 moving to Munich, EUR 18.9 million of the EUR 30.5 million mortgage loan was repaid. A further EUR 15.4 million was spent on purchasing the Company's own preferred shares (H1 2008: EUR 15.1 million).
By contrast, financing activities generated cash of EUR 267.4 million in the first half of 2008, primarily through drawdowns of EUR 260.0 million on the revolving credit facility. A contrary effect came from the dividend distribution, H1 2009 which led to a cash outflow of EUR 269.9 million in the second quarter of 2008.
Cash funds. The above changes led to an increase of EUR 476.3 million in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations against June 30, 2008, to EUR 599.1 million.
Balance Sheet: Analysis of Asset and Capital Ratios
The consolidated balance sheet underwent no material structural changes compared to December 31, 2008, or to the end of the same period on June 30 of last year.
Total assets. Consolidated total assets at June 30, 2009, came to EUR 5.938 billion (December 31, 2008: EUR 5.930 billion; June 30, 2008: 5.980 billion).
Non-current and current assets. Programming assets, representing 24.8 percent of total assets (December 31, 2008: 23.3 percent), are among the Group's most important asset items. Current programming assets at June 30, 2009, came to EUR 279.8 million, up EUR 49.0 million from the comparable figure a year earlier. Total programming assets rose EUR 92.9 million, to EUR 1.473 billion (+6.7 percent).
Current and non-current programming assets increased by EUR 190.6 million against June 30, 2008, to EUR 1.473 billion (+14.9 percent). Most of the increase in programming assets against a year ago came from higher, non-current programming assets (EUR +242.9 million).
Shareholders' equity. On the equity and liabilities side, equity decreased EUR 13.9 million, or 2.9 percent, to EUR 465.0 million. The equity ratio was 7.8 percent, compared to 8.1 percent at December 31, 2008. The reduction in the equity base compared to the end of last year resulted primarily from the measurement of cash flow hedges, with no impact on profit or loss, at EUR 52.1 million.
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The equity ratio of 7.8 percent was down 7.1 percentage points against June 30, 2008. The primary reason was a EUR 180.0 million goodwill impairment at the end of 2008 .
Long-term and short-term liabilities and provisions. Long-term financial liabilities increased EUR 103.0 million against December 31, 2008, to EUR 434.8 million. An important factor here was the valuation effects of hedge accounting that have already been mentioned. However, the partial retirement of the Sat.1 mortgage loan reduced short-term loans and borrowings by EUR 18.9 million, to EUR 497.8 million. Total long-term and short-term liabilities and provisions came to EUR 5.473 billion (EUR +22.3 million, or 0.4 percent).
Long-term and short-term liabilities and provisions increased EUR 386.7 million against June 30, 2008, to EUR 5.473 billion. Apart from the valuation effects of hedge accounting (EUR +240.3 million), the increase in long-term and short-term liabilities and provisions results from larger short-term loans and borrowings. These increased EUR 235.0 million, to EUR 497.8 million, because of an increased drawdown on the revolving credit facility . RCF, p. 10
(2) Adjusted for CMore in Q2 2008. Revenue contribution of CMore EUR 39.1 m.
Q2 2009 revenue and earnings performance. Current economic conditions have again sapped German advertisers' willingness to spend. As a consequence, even though the Pro-SiebenSat.1 Group's German TV stations booked gains in audience and advertising market shares during the second quarter of 2009, TV advertising revenues lagged behind last year's equivalent figures in the Group's most important sales region . Consequently the external revenues of the free TV segment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the second quarter of 2009 were down 6.1 percent, to EUR 424.6 million (Q2 2008: EUR 452.3 million).
However, revenues from TV advertising in Austria increased again in Q2 2009. Both the expansion of the Austrian TV station PULS 4 and the stations' greater technical reach had a positive impact on revenue performance. TV advertising spot bookings in Switzerland also remained stable against Q2 2008.
Cost cuts made up for the decrease the economy caused in the German TV market's advertising revenues, so that the segment's recurring EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for nonrecurring effects) increased EUR 11.5 million, or 9.9 percent, to EUR 127.3 million. Costs decreased in part because of lower expenses for programming and materials, and in part because of the measures for the new strategic setup of the German TV Group. EBITDA increased comparably against the equivalent figure for last year, by EUR 11.7 million, to EUR 110.6 million (+11.8 percent).
Development of viewer and advertising market, p. 5
Organizational measures in first half, p. 4
H1 revenue and earnings performance. The segment's external revenues for the first half of 2009 decreased 6.4 percent against a year earlier, to EUR 813.4 million. In spite of the EUR 56.0 million decrease in revenues, lower operating costs actually grew recurring EBITDA by EUR 22.0 million, or 12.7 percent, against the first half of 2008, to EUR 195.4 million. EBITDA was EUR 171.4 million, up EUR 17.7 million against the prior year (+11.5 percent). EBITDA for the first half of 2009 includes negative non-recurring items of EUR 24.0 million, most of which resulted from the implementation of the various efficiency enhancement measures in Germany .
Q2 2009 revenue and earnings performance. Advertising revenues in the international free TV segment likewise continued to suffer significantly from the general economic situation. The segment's external revenues decreased 13.9 percent against a year earlier, to EUR 184.9 million (Q2 2008: EUR 214.7 million). Second-quarter TV advertising revenues were especially down in Sweden and Belgium, and in the Eastern European markets of Hungary and Romania. Apart from the difficult economic environment, foreign-exchange factors also had an adverse impact on revenues, especially in Sweden and Hungary. Only Denmark showed revenue growth against Q2 2008, because of higher distribution revenues and the successful performance of TV station 6'eren, which went on the air at the beginning of the year.
Nevertheless, the Group-wide cost-cutting measures improved recurring EBITDA slightly, by 2.4 percent, to EUR 55.7 million (Q2 2008: EUR 54.4 million). Programming costs and costs of materials in particular were down in the second quarter of this year. EBITDA was EUR 53.7 million, on a par with last year (EUR 53.6 million).
H1 revenue and earnings performance. The segment's external revenues for the first half of 2009 were down EUR 51.8 million from a year earlier, to EUR 338.9 million (–13.3 percent). Although cost adjustments counteracted some of the revenue decrease, recurring EBITDA was down EUR 13.1 million, or 16.0 percent, to EUR 68.8 million. EBITDA was EUR 66.0 million, compared to EUR 80.9 million in H1 2009.
| in EUR m | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | Recurring EBITDA * |
|||
| German Free TV segment | 424.6 | 452.3 | 127.3 | 115.8 |
| Free TV International segment | 184.9 | 214.7 | 55.7 | 54.4 |
| Free TV business unit | 609.5 | 667.0 | 183.0 | 170.2 |
| in EUR m | H1 2009 | H1 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | Recurring EBITDA * |
||||
| German Free TV segment | 813.4 | 869.4 | 195.4 | 173.4 | |
| Free TV International segment | 338.9 | 390.7 | 68.8 | 81.9 | |
| Free TV business unit | 1,152.3 | 1,260.1 | 264.2 | 255.3 |
* Recurring EBITDA = EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring effects.
The Diversification segment, which comprises all the Group's operations that do not depend on TV advertising revenues both German and international, had external revenues of EUR 84.4 million for the second quarter of 2009, down EUR 50.5 million against a year ago (–37.4 percent).
Operating costs decreased for the same period, but not enough to compensate for declining revenues. Consequently recurring EBITDA was down EUR 14.2 million, to EUR 18.3 million (–43.7 percent). After adjustment for CMore, recurring EBITDA was down EUR 0.8 million, or 4.6 percent, against the prior year. EBITDA for the second quarter of 2008 came to EUR 14.2 million (Q2 2008: EUR 35.7 million; Q2 2008 after adjustment for CMore: EUR 21.4 million). This figure includes EUR 4.1 million in non-recurring effects, compared to EUR 3.2 million for the same period last year. Non-recurring expenses for the second quarter of 2009 resulted in part from measures to enhance efficiency in the radio business.
H1 revenue and earnings performance. External revenues for the Diversification segment were down EUR 102.2 million in the first half of 2009, to EUR 168.7 million (–37.7 percent). Most of the revenue decrease resulted from the deconsolidation of the CMore pay TV unit, which contributed EUR 81.0 million to revenues in the first half of 2008. Earnings performance for the first half of 2009 was also affected by the deconsolidation of CMore. Recurring EBITDA decreased EUR 5.8 million, or 15.9 percent, to EUR 30.7 million. CMore contributed EUR 11.0 million to recurring EBITDA in the same period last year. EBITDA came to EUR 31.2 million (H1 2008: EUR 39.1 million; H1 2008 adjusted for CMore: EUR 29.3 million).
| Key figures for Diversification Unit | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in EUR m | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008** | H1 2009 | H1 2008** | |||
| Incl. CMore Excl. CMore | Incl. CMore Excl. CMore | ||||||
| External revenues | 84.4 | 134.9 | 95.8 | 168.7 | 270.8 | 189.8 | |
| Recurring EBITDA * |
18.3 | 32.5 | 17.5 | 30.7 | 36.5 | 25.6 |
* Recurring EBITDA = EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring effects.
** CMore deconsolidated in November 2008.
At June 30, 2009, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group had 5,299 employees (H1 2008: 5,915) throughout Europe (average full-time equivalents). Of these, 2,831 (H1 2008: 3,089), equivalent to 53.4 percent of the Group's total staff, were working in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
| Key figures on employment (Group-wide) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in EUR m | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 | ||
| Full-time equivalent position | 5,178 | 6,032 | 5,299 | 5,915 | ||
| Employees as of the period-end reporting date* | 5,714** | 6,715 | 5,714** | 6,715 |
* Number of employees without taking individual working time into account. ** Incl. 187 employees at ProSiebenSat.1 Production took over of fernsehwerft as of July 1, 2009.
Organizational measures in Germany, p. 4
Extensive steps were taken at the end of 2008 to improve the set-up of the Group's German subsidiaries. In this connection, a number of jobs had been reduced in the first half of 2009, particularly in German Free TV and at the stations Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins, as well as the sales subsidiaries SevenOne Media and SevenOne Interactive. The program also included moving Berlin operations to Munich. The Berlin site formerly had some 878 employees (average full-time equivalents at June 30, 2008: 996). The measures and the moving of Sat.1 are expected to reduce the staff size by 225 jobs for all of Germany in 2009. A further reason for the decrease in employees in Germany was the outsourcing of IT and IT -related services at ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion. As a consequence, some 170 employees transferred from ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion to IBM at the end of the first quarter of 2009 .
In the international markets, ProSiebenSat.1 had fewer employees than a year ago primarily because of the sale of the Northern European pay TV unit CMore and the BTI television subtitling service. There were also staff adjustments at the international companies, especially in Hungary and Romania, and at the radio companies.
The legally required details concerning related party transactions are included in the Interim Financial statement.
In a year of market turbulence, the stock markets recovered slightly at the beginning of Q2 2009. The positive effects of the environment in the financial market gave a lift to Pro-SiebenSat.1 stock, which began the quarter at EUR 1.21 and saw a substantial rise during the subsequent weeks. Buoyed by the announcement of an additional stock repurchase on April 2, the market's positive response to the first-quarter results for 2009, and analysts' target price upgrades, the stock reached its temporary high of EUR 4.65 on June 2, 2009. But by the end of the first half 2009, it had receded to EUR 3.92.
ProSiebenSat.1 Stock on the Stock Exchange
ProSiebenSat.1 Euro Stoxx Media MDAX DAX Basis: Xetra closing quotes, An index 100 = 01/02/2009; Source: Reuters
| The ProSiebenSat.1 share: Price performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| H1 2009 | H1 2008 | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XETRA high close (EUR ) |
4.65 | 16.62 | 4.65 | 15.11 |
| XETRA low close (EUR ) |
0.90 | 6.06 | 1.21 | 6.06 |
| XETRA close (EUR ) |
3.92 | 6.37 | 3.92 | 6.37 |
| XETRA trading volume (units) |
138,132,325 | 151,348,884 | 83,050,028 | 88,361,091 |
| XETRA trading volume average per day (units) |
1,105,059 | 1,201,182 | 1,339,517 | 1,380,642 |
Shareholders' meeting for fiscal 2008. The Annual General Meeting of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and the separate meeting of preferred shareholders for fiscal 2008 were held in Munich on June 4, 2009. Some 400 shareholders and guests attended the meetings.
With 74.9 percent of the share capital attending, all resolutions proposed by management that required the consent of the holders of common stock at the Annual General Meeting were carried unanimously. The holders of common stock in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG approved the proposed dividend payment of EUR 0.02 per preferred share (prior year: EUR 1.25 per preferred share, EUR 1.23 per common share). The total dividend distribution thus came to about EUR 2.1 million. The dividend payout began on June 5, 2009. In addition, in the periodic elections, the Annual General Meeting elected Robin Bell-Jones, Investment Advisor at Permira; Greg Dyke, Company Director; Philipp Freise, Director at KKR; Lord Clive Hollick, Senior Advisor at KKR; Johannes Peter Huth, Partner and Head of Europe at KKR; Götz Mäuser, Partner at Permira; Dr Jörg Rockenhäuser, Managing Director at Permira; Adrianus Johannes Swartjes, CEO of Telegraaf Media Groep N.V.; and Prof. Dr. Harald Wiedmann, German Certified Public Accountant and Attorney at Law, to the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. As a result, in its new term the Company's Supervisory Board will have only nine members instead of the former 15. The Shareholders' Meeting also adopted the requisite amendment of the articles of incorporation. Moreover, the meeting created a new Authorized Capital totaling up to EUR 109,398,600, and authorized the issuing of convertible bonds and/or option bonds, together with the creation of an associated Conditional Capital of up to EUR 109,398,600. It also amended the articles of incorporation accordingly. It furthermore renewed the authorization for the Company to purchase its own stock for up to 10 percent of the share capital, under Sec. 71 (1) No. 8 of the German Stock Corporation Act.
The creation of the Conditional Capital, with the associated amendment of the articles of incorporation, was also subject to the consent of the holders of preferred stock of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. With 51.9 percent of the preferred share capital present, the separate meeting of preferred shareholders approved the creation of a Conditional Capital and the associated amendment of the articles of incorporation with 82.5 percent of votes cast.
Following the Annual General Meeting, the new Supervisory Board elected Johannes Huth as its Chairman and Götz Mäuser as Vice-Chairman. Johannes Huth is a Partner and Head of Europe at KKR, and has been a member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 since March 2007. Götz Mäuser, a Partner in Permira Beteiligungsberatung GmbH, had chaired the Board since March 2007.
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG buys back own stock. From April 6 through June 18, 2009, Pro-SiebenSat.1 Media AG repurchased 4,900,000 shares of its own preferred stock, at an average price of EUR 3.14 per share. Thus, together with the preferred shares it repurchased in 2008, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG holds a total of 6,027,500 shares of its own preferred stock, equivalent to 2.75 percent of the Company's share capital. The repurchased stock is intended primarily to service stock options under the Long Term Incentive Plan. Under Sec. 71b of the Stock Corporations Act, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG has no rights from this treasury stock; in particular, shares that the Company holds either directly or indirectly are not entitled to receive dividends .
Our success also depends crucially on off-balance-sheet assets, such as organizational advantages that result from complementary programming among our family of stations, and the high recognition of our free TV brands. Major non-financial performance factors and their significance for our competitive position are described on pages 66 to 69 of the 2008 annual report .
Klaus-Peter Schulz leaves ProSiebenSat.1 Group. ProSiebenSat.1 announced on July 7, 2009, that Klaus-Peter Schulz would be leaving the Group. As a member of the Executive Board, he had been responsible since September 2008 for Sales and Marketing in the Group's German-speaking countries, and for coordinating the Group's international sales activities. He resigned from office effective July 31, 2009.
From the end of the second quarter of 2009 to August 4, 2009, the date when this report was released for publication and forwarded to the Supervisory Board, no other reportable events occurred that are of material significance for the net assets, financial position and results of operations of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group or ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.
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As of the date of the preparation of the management report for the first half of 2009, the Executive Board continued to view the overall risk situation of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group as limited. There have been no material changes in the risks discussed in the 2008 Annual Report. The development of the economic situation in Europe remains the biggest risk.
http://en.prosiebensat1.com/ investor_relations/finanzberichte/ Our risk management pursues the strategy of identifying risks as early as possible, assessing them realistically, and managing them in a focused way. Economic risks are identified as part of the Group-wide risk detection system, and are taken into account in the budgeting process as far as possible. Apart from examining economic data, risk management also includes monitoring the terms of financing agreements, such as various obligations undertaken or certain key financial figures (in what are known as "financial covenants"). For more information about future economic developments, see the Outlook section. The 2008 Annual Report includes a detailed discussion of risk categories and a description of the risk management system .
http://en.prosiebensat1.com/ investor_relations/finanzberichte/ Opportunities relating to business performance and corporate strategy were described in detail in the 2008 Annual Report, starting on page 84. No other material opportunities have been identified since then .
The European economy is very likely to contract sharply in 2009 in the wake of the worldwide economic crisis. Though conditions will vary from region to region, this situation is also likely to affect the development of TV advertising spending. Because clients' budgeting approach is very short-term, and because the advertising industry is extraordinarily vulnerable to cyclical fluctuations in the economy, any projection for the TV advertising market is inherently uncertain. In spite of the first signs of economic recovery, the crisis in the international financial markets is not over yet. Its consequences for the real economy remain unforeseeable, and visibility has been reduced further.
Sources: WARC: World European Advertising & Media Forecast July 2009, ZenithOptimedia: Advertising Expenditure Forecast July 2009, figures extensively harmonized on a net base, but still several methodical differences between countries and sources. PricewaterhouseCoopers Global entertainment and media outlook 2009-2013 (dated 06/2009). WARC and ZenithOptimedia figures relate to EUR figures, while PWC data is in USD. *WARC forecast not available for Romania and Bulgaria PwC data is not available for Bulgaria.
In today's tense economic conditions, key performance figures and projections can change very quickly, and reality may therefore diverge substantially from forecasts. For that reason, our own views for the advertising market in 2009 differ significantly in some regards from the economic institutes' projections. Therefore, we currently estimate the decline in the German TV advertising market at more than 10 percent net. WARC and ZenithOptimedia currently expect TV advertising spends in Germany to decrease 5.6 and 6.7 percent net, respectively, in 2009. The institutes' predictions for the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's other markets also differ from ours, sometimes materially.
The measures we initiated in fiscal 2008 to improve our organizational structures and adapt costs to the difficult economic environment have proved to be a farsighted, correct decision. As the recession in Europe persists and given the estimated downturn of the TV advertsing market, with the difficulties in budgeting for fiscal 2009, we will continue to take all necessary steps to secure the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's profitability. Concomitantly, with the release of the figures for fiscal 2008 on March 4, 2009, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group announced a savings target for cutting operating costs in 2009. The cost-cutting program, based on the steps initiated in 2008, called for saving a total of at least EUR 100 million for the current year. However, additional steps initiated this year mean that we will outperform our original calculated cost reductions.
For fiscal 2009 as a whole, current earnings performance is within the expectations published in the 2008 Annual Report. Given the volatile environment that has already been described, no further quantitative revenue projections are possible for 2009, especially since the fourth quarter – the most important period for our revenue performance – is still ahead of us.
| EUR k | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | Revenues | 693,962 | 801,861 | 1,320,941 | 1,530,931 |
| 2. | Cost of sales | -385,007 | -458,738 | -792,782 | -959,865 |
| 3. | Gross profit | 308,955 | 343,123 | 528,159 | 571,066 |
| 4. | Selling expenses | -89,755 | -110,770 | -192,561 | -225,137 |
| 5. | Administrative expenses | -72,389 | -87,709 | -139,422 | -154,951 |
| 6. | Other operating income | 560 | 7,780 | 10,411 | 11,326 |
| 7. | Operating profit | 147,371 | 152,424 | 206,587 | 202,304 |
| 8. | Income from equity interests in associated companies | 1,946 | -461 | 1,027 | 1,550 |
| 9. | Other financial result | -233 | -847 | -413 | -847 |
| 10. | Net interest and similar income | 1,481 | 4,826 | 4,094 | 7,298 |
| 11. | Net interest and other expenses | -58,886 | -64,701 | -122,138 | -127,458 |
| 12. | Net interest result | -57,405 | -59,875 | -118,044 | -120,160 |
| 13. | Other finance result | -6,815 | -3,156 | -11,310 | -3,302 |
| 14. | Financial income | -62,507 | -64,339 | -128,740 | -122,759 |
| 15. | Profit before taxes | 84,864 | 88,085 | 77,847 | 79,545 |
| 16. | Income taxes | -33,944 | -25,985 | -31,137 | -23,466 |
| 17. | Consolidated profit | 50,920 | 62,100 | 46,710 | 56,079 |
| attributable to | |||||
| Shareholders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG | 45,546 | 59,541 | 43,802 | 51,606 | |
| Minorities | 5,374 | 2,599 | 2,908 | 4,473 | |
| Euro | |||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock according to IAS 33 * | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.23 | |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share of preferred stock according to IAS 33 * | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.25 | |
* thereby accounted for consolidated net profit: Q2 2009: 45.5 EUR m [Q2 2008: 59.5 EUR m]; H1 2009: 43.8 EUR m [H1 2008: 51.6 EUR m] thereby accounted for number of common and preferred shares: Q2 2009: 214,775 thousand [Q2 2008: 217,670 thousand]; H1 2009: 216,222 thousand [H1 2008: 218,164 thousand]
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income of ProSiebenSat,1 Group
| EUR k | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated profit | 50,920 | 62,100 | 46,710 | 56,079 |
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustment | 20,349 | 24,047 | 2,641 | 18,761 |
| Valuation from cash Flow Hedges | 3,353 | 136,097 | -52,083 | 54,504 |
| Deferred taxes | 200 | -37,738 | 15,462 | -14,622 |
| Other comprehensive income (Loss) | 23,902 | 122,406 | -33,980 | 58,643 |
| Total comprehensive income | 74,822 | 184,506 | 12,730 | 114,722 |
| attributable to | ||||
| Shareholders of ProSiebenSat,1 Media AG | 70,537 | 182,069 | 12,252 | 110,249 |
| Minorities | 4,285 | 2,437 | 478 | 4,473 |
| EUR k | 06/30/09 | 12/31/08 | 06/30/08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Non-current assets | |||
| I. | Intangible assets | 3,010,574 | 3,004,010 | 3,340,684 |
| II. | Property, plant and equipment | 249,285 | 248,945 | 268,059 |
| III. | Investments accounted at equity method | 4,198 | 6,868 | 6,598 |
| IV. | Non-current financial assets | 59,837 | 58,272 | 58,871 |
| V. | Programming assets | 1,193,114 | 1,149,157 | 950,246 |
| VI. | Accounts receivable and other non-current assets | 8,005 | 7,591 | 7,619 |
| VII. | Deferred taxes | 102,971 | 91,528 | 30,008 |
| 4,627,984 | 4,566,371 | 4,662,085 | ||
| B. | Current assets | |||
| I. | Programming assets | 279,751 | 230,815 | 332,060 |
| II. | Inventories | 7,258 | 5,537 | 5,662 |
| III. | Current financial assets | 205 | 211 | 190 |
| IV. | Assets for current tax | 50,123 | 59,911 | 71,242 |
| V. | Accounts receivable and other current assets | 373,876 | 434,153 | 448,094 |
| VI. | Cash and cash equivalents | 599,073 | 632,871 | 122,784 |
| VII. | Assets held for sale | - / - | - / - | 338,236 |
| 1,310,286 | 1,363,498 | 1,318,268 | ||
| Total assets | 5,938,270 | 5,929,869 | 5,980,353 |
| EUR k | 06/30/09 | 12/31/08 | 06/30/08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A, Shareholders' equity |
|||
| I, Subscribed capital |
218,797 | 218,797 | 218,797 |
| II. Capital reserves |
547,168 | 547,139 | 546,987 |
| III. Group equity generated |
-12,592 | -56,394 | 124,353 |
| IV. Treasury shares |
-30,545 | -15,105 | -15,105 |
| V. Accumulated other comprehensive income |
-265,640 | -234,090 | 2,104 |
| Total equity attributable to shareholders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG | 457,188 | 460,347 | 877,136 |
| VI. Minority interests |
7,845 | 18,576 | 16,739 |
| 465,033 | 478,923 | 893,875 | |
| B. Non-current liabilities |
|||
| I. Long-term loans and borrowings |
3,528,846 | 3,523,152 | 3,576,149 |
| II Provision for pensions and other employee benefits |
7,230 | 6,961 | 5,934 |
| III. Other provisions |
629 | 1,248 | 3,706 |
| IV. Non-current financial liabilities |
434,823 | 331,831 | 238,073 |
| V. Other liabilities |
2,476 | 25,116 | 4,097 |
| VI. Deferred taxes |
193,312 | 196,665 | 201,151 |
| 4,167,316 | 4,084,973 | 4,029,110 | |
| C. Current liabilities |
|||
| I. Short-term loans and borrowings |
497,775 | 516,663 | 262,745 |
| II. Provisions |
135,929 | 178,258 | 132,462 |
| III. Current financial liabilities |
464,330 | 432,043 | 339,895 |
| IV. Other liabilities |
207,887 | 239,009 | 277,476 |
| V. Liabilities held for sale |
- / - | - / - | 44,790 |
| 1,305,921 | 1,365,973 | 1,057,368 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 5,938,270 | 5,929,869 | 5,980,353 |
| EUR k | Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 | H1 2009 | H1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated profit | 50,920 | 62,100 | 46,710 | 56,079 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment/write-ups of non-current and current assets | 30,083 | 37,746 | 61,488 | 72,679 |
| Consumption/impairments/reversal of programming assets | 259,617 | 318,476 | 537,796 | 672,431 |
| Change in tax provisions (incl. change in deferred taxes) | 2,965 | 23,020 | -36,116 | -16,133 |
| Change in other provisions | 552 | -4,220 | 1,099 | -10,818 |
| Result from equity accounting and other noncash relevant changes within financial assets | 1,339 | 486 | 2,236 | 500 |
| Gain/loss from sale of fixed assets, intangible assets and other non-current assets | 2,558 | 148 | -4,169 | 119 |
| Gain from the sale of programming assets | 133 | - / - | 156 | - / - |
| Other non-cash income / expenses | -3,948 | 2,865 | -1,573 | -3,527 |
| Cash flow | 344,219 | 440,621 | 607,627 | 771,330 |
| Change in inventories | -365 | 519 | -1,722 | -813 |
| Change in non-interest-bearing receivables and other assets | 82,573 | -63,419 | 60,402 | -92,218 |
| Change in non-interest-bearing liabilities | -32,644 | 4,284 | 7,343 | -39,328 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 393,783 | 382,005 | 673,650 | 638,971 |
| Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets, intangible assets and other non-current assets | 13,316 | 1,058 | 21,502 | 13,803 |
| Acquisition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | -34,571 | -37,130 | -52,649 | -47,791 |
| Acquisition of financial assets | -1,192 | -1,595 | -2,257 | -1,922 |
| Proceeds from disposal of programming assets | 3,453 | -1,471 | 11,357 | 19,561 |
| Acquisition of programming assets | -278,023 | -327,174 | -657,974 | -678,819 |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | 1,391 | -21,815 | 60 | -32,196 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed of | -628 | 3,437 | 4,838 | 3,437 |
| Other changes in equity | 1,995 | -4,028 | -4,915 | 5,095 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -294,259 | -388,718 | -680,038 | -718,832 |
| Free cash flow | 99,524 | -6,713 | -6,388 | -79,861 |
| Dividends paid | - / - | -269,899 | - / - | -269,899 |
| Repayments of interest-bearing liabilities | -247 | -2,949 | -19,220 | -3,809 |
| Proceeds from the issue of interest-bearing liabilities | 6,228 | 135,536 | 7,250 | 267,382 |
| Repurchase of own shares | -15,440 | -2,770 | -15,440 | -15,105 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -9,459 | -140,082 | -27,410 | -21,431 |
| Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held | 889 | 384 | 867 | 1,766 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 89,176 | -147,179 | -34,665 | -103,058 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period | 509,008 | 296,350 | 632,871 | 250,847 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 599,073 | 149,555 | 599,073 | 149,555 |
| Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period | - / - | -26,771 | - / - | -26,771 |
| Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period | 599,073 | 122,784 | 599,073 | 122,784 |
| The cash flow from operating activities includes the following proceeds and expenditures according to IAS 7: |
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| Income taxes paid | -10,560 | -54,855 | -45,649 | -91,338 |
| Interest paid | -55,947 | -59,301 | -123,228 | -124,803 |
| Interest received | 1,971 | 2,233 | 3,376 | 4,678 |
| EUR k | Subscribed capital |
Capital reser ves |
Group equity generated |
Treasury shares |
Accumulated other comprehensive | income | Total equity attributable |
Minority interests |
Sharehol ders' equity |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustment |
Valuation from cash flow hedges |
Deferred taxes |
to sharehol ders of Pro SiebenSat.1 Media AG |
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| December 31, 2007 | 218,797 | 546,987 | 342,646 | - / - | -16,073 | -51,185 | 10,719 | 1,051,891 | 10,435 | 1,062,326 |
| Dividends paid | - / - | - / - | -269,899 | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | -269,899 | -5,583 | -275,482 |
| Changes in scope of consolidation |
- / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 7,414 | 7,414 |
| Repurchase of treasury stock |
- / - | - / - | - / - | -15,105 | - / - | - / - | - / - | -15,105 | - / - | -15,105 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) |
- / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 18,761 | 54,504 | -14,622 | 58,643 | - / - | 58,643 |
| Consolidated profit | - / - | - / - | 51,606 | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 51,606 | 4,473 | 56,079 |
| Total comprehensive income |
- / - | - / - | 51,606 | - / - | 18,761 | 54,504 | -14,622 | 110,249 | 4,473 | 114,722 |
| June 30, 2008 | 218,797 | 546,987 | 124,353 | -15,105 | 2,688 | 3,319 | -3,903 | 877,136 | 16,739 | 893,875 |
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity of the ProSiebenSat,1 Group for first half 2009
| EUR k | Subscribed capital |
Capital reser |
Group equity generated |
Treasury shares |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
Total equity attributable to |
Minority interests |
Sharehol ders' equity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ves | Change in foreign currency translation adjustment |
Valuation from cash flow hedges |
Deferred taxes |
shareholders of Pro SiebenSat,1 Media AG |
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| December 31, 2008 | 218,797 | 547,139 | -56,394 | -15,105 | -96,575 | -185,221 | 47,706 | 460,347 | 18,576 | 478,923 |
| Dividends paid | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | -5,662 | -5,662 |
| Changes in scope of consolidation |
- / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | -5,547 | -5,547 |
| Stock option plan | - / - | 29 | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 29 | - / - | 29 |
| Repurchase of treasury stock |
- / - | - / - | - / - | -15,440 | - / - | - / - | - / - | -15,440 | - / - | -15,440 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) |
- / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 5,071 | -52,083 | 15,462 | -31,550 | -2,430 | -33,980 |
| Consolidated profit | - / - | - / - | 43,802 | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 43,802 | 2,908 | 46,710 |
| Total comprehensive income |
- / - | - / - | 43,802 | - / - | 5,071 | -52,083 | 15,462 | 12,252 | 478 | 12,730 |
| June 30, 2009 | 218,797 | 547,168 | -12,592 | -30,545 | -91,504 | -237,304 | 63,168 | 457,188 | 7,845 | 465,033 |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, as the ultimate parent company of its corporate group, is registered under the name ProSieben-Sat.1 Media AG with the Local Court of Munich, Germany (HRB 124 169). The Company's registered office and principal place of business is Unterföhring. Its address is: ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Medienallee 7, 85774 Unterföhring, Germany.
ProSiebenSat.1 is the second-largest television broadcasting group in Europe, with a reach of more than 78 million households using TV in 12 countries.
The interim consolidated financial statements of ProSieben-Sat.1 Media AG and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "ProSiebenSat.1 Group") at June 30, 2009 were prepared in accordance with IAS 34, "Interim Financial Reporting".
The interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in euros and are prepared in accordance with IFRS applicable to interim financial reporting as adopted by the European Union. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, all amounts are in thousands of euros (EUR k). The income statement is presented using the cost of sales method.
The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements under IFRS at December 31, 2008, and the associated explanatory notes, as released by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG on March 30, 2009.
Management believes the present interim consolidated financial statements include all customary and current adjustments required to convey a fair picture of the Company's performance during the period. The earnings for the first half of fiscal 2009 do not necessarily permit predictions as to future business performance.
The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements involved assumptions and estimates that affect the recognition of assets and liabilities and of income and expenses. In some cases, actual values may differ from these assumptions and estimates.
The accounting principles applied in the interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2009, are generally based on the same accounting policies as the consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2008 except for the changes explained in this note. For further information about the applied accounting policies, we refer the reader to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 (pages 100 – 105 of the 2008 Annual Report), which form the basis for the present semiannual financial statements.
In compliance with the revised IAS 1, "Presentation of Financial Statements", for the first time the consolidated financial statements include a separate "statement of comprehensive income" in addition to the previous income statement. The statement of comprehensive income includes both the profit or loss for the period and all changes in equity that did not affect income for the period.
IFRIC 13, "Customer Loyalty Programs", deals with the recognition of certain kinds of customer loyalty programs, and makes clear which provisions of IAS 18 should be applied to them. This interpretation had only minor implications for the interim consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2009.
The revised standards IAS 23, "Borrowing Costs", and IFRS 2, "Share-Based Payment", which must mandatorily be applied as of January 1, 2009, have no effect on the interim consolidated financial statements of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group.
The IASB issued IFRS 8, "Operating Segments", in November 2006. It requires companies to report financial and descriptive information regarding their reportable segments. In connection with the acquisition of the SBS Broadcasting Group, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group decided to apply the standard early, beginning with the quarterly report for the quarter that ended on September 30, 2007.
Revised standards IFRS 3 and IAS 27 are mandatory for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2009. The ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group is currently examining the resulting effects on the presentation of its earnings, financial position and net worth.
The balance sheet at June 30, 2008 inlcudes in these position assets and liabilities of CMore Group AB, Stockholm and Broadcast Text International AB, Stockholm and their subsidiaries. CMore Group AB and its subsidiaries was reported in the segment diversification, Broadcast Text International AB and its subsidiaries was reported in the segment Free-TV international. Boths groups were sold in the second half of 2008. Therefore, the comparability of the income statement with the prior year period is limited.
The number of subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements changed as follows in the first half of fiscal 2009:
| Germany | Other countries |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Included at 12/31/2009 | 50 | 112 | 162 |
| Newly founded / consolidated companies | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Merged / deconsolidated companies | -3 | -4 | -7 |
| Included at 6/30/2009 | 54 | 118 | 172 |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG directly or indirectly holds a majority of voting rights in these companies. Sixteen (as of December 31, 2008: 15) associated companies are reported using the equity method.
The changes in the scope of consolidation had no material impact on the net assets, financial position or results of operations of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group.
As of January 20, 2009, SBS Radio AB acquired 100 percent of the radio business of the Stampen Group in Sweden. The Stampen Group contributed its ownership interest to the holding company SBS Radio HNV AB (formerly Produktionsaktiebolaget Göteborg Ett), in return for a 20 percent interest in SBS Radio AB (which until then was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group). As part of this non-cash transaction, SBS Radio AB issued new shares. The purchase agreement includes put and call options for the 20 percent minority interest held by Stampen Group companies. The call option may be exercised as of 2009, and the put option as of 2012. ProSiebenSat.1 Group has in terms of IAS 32 "Financial Instruments: Presentation" an unconditional obligation to fulfill its liabilities under the put option agreement. Therefore, the value of the put option has been presented as a financial liability. No minority interests were recognized.
SBS Radio HNV AB and its subsidiaries have been fully consolidated in the financial statements of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group since January 20, 2009. SBS Radio NHV AB operates 9 radio stations, and strengthens the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's position in the Swedish radio market.
| EUR k | Step up | Fair value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | - / - | 17,034 | 17,034 |
| Intangible assets | 98 | 3,544 | 3,642 |
| Non-current assets | 50 | - / - | 50 |
| Current assets | 531 | - / - | 531 |
| Provisions and liabilities incl. deferred taxes |
-654 | -932 | -1,586 |
| Total | 19,671 | ||
| Purchase price according to IFRS 3 |
19,671 | ||
| Total | 19,671 |
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group believes the impact of the new group's contribution to revenues and earnings can be considered minor for the interim financial statements as of June 30, 2009.
The sale of solute GmbH was consummated in February 2009, with effect as of January 1, 2009. The gain on disposal from the Group's viewpoint came to EUR 4,224 thousand, and was recognized under other operating income for the first quarter of 2009. In the second quarter 2009 the selling price was reduced by Euro 127 thousand due to a contractual selling price adjustment.
Effective June 30, 2009, ProSiebenSat.1 Berlin Produktion GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion GmbH, was sold to fernsehwerft GmbH. The sale had no material impact on the interim consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2009. ProSiebenSat.1 Berlin Produktion GmbH was subsequently renamed in fernsehwerft Produktion GmbH by its new owner. From July 1, 2009 onwards, fernsehwerft Produktion GmbH will be strategical partner for the next 5 years regarding technique and prodution for the Group companies N24 Gesellschaft für Nachrichten und Zeitgeschehen GmbH and maz&more GmbH
In accordance with IFRS 8 ("Operating Segments"), certain figures in interim financial statements must be presented separately by business segments and geographical segments. The basis of segmentation is to be the company's own internal reporting, which permits a reliable assessment of the group's risks and earnings. Segmentation is intended to provide transparency as to the profitability and prospects for success of the group's individual activities. Consistently with its internal management practices, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group adopts business segments as the basis for its primary segment reporting.
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group subdivides its operations into two business units, Free TV and Diversification. The Free TV unit in turn is subdivided into two segments, Free TV in German-Speaking Europe and Free TV International.
The Free TV in German-Speaking Europe segment essentially comprises the Group's four channels Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins and N24, as well as the Sat.1 regional companies, the marketing company SevenOne Media, the subsidiary ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion, and the Group's subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland. The Free TV International segment includes advertising-financed TV channels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. The Diversification segment pools all subsidiaries that do not generate their income directly from classic TV advertising revenues; their activities include transaction TV, multimedia, merchandising , online and radio operations, as well as related print products.
| EUR k |
Free-TV | Segment Diversification |
Total Segments |
Transitions | Total in consolidated financial statements Q2 2009 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment Free-TV German-Speaking |
Segment Free-TV international |
Total Free-TV | ||||||
| Revenues | 439,410 | 185,297 | 624,707 | 87,539 | 712,246 | -18,284 | 693,962 | |
| External revenues | 424,617 | 184,934 | 609,551 | 84,411 | 693,962 | - / - | 693,962 | |
| Internal revenues | 14,793 | 363 | 15,156 | 3,128 | 18,284 | -18,284 | - / - | |
| Recurring EBITDA | 127,272 | 55,689 | 182,961 | 18,320 | 201,281 | -151 | 201,130 |
| Free-TV | Segment Diversification |
Total Segments |
Transitions | Total in consolidated financial statements Q2 2008 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment Free-TV German-Speaking |
Segment Free-TV international |
Total Free-TV | ||||
| 464,536 | 216,457 | 680,993 | 138,219 | 819,212 | -17,351 | 801,861 |
| 452,276 | 214,679 | 666,955 | 134,906 | 801,861 | - / - | 801,861 |
| 12,260 | 1,778 | 14,038 | 3,313 | 17,351 | -17,351 | - / - |
| 115,806 | 54,355 | 170,161 | 32,510 | 202,671 | 1,029 | 203,700 |
| EUR k |
Free-TV | Segment Diversification |
Total Segments |
Transitions | Total in consolidated financial statements H1 2009 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment Free-TV German-Speaking |
Segment Free-TV international |
Total Free-TV | ||||||
| Revenues | 839,931 | 339,890 | 1,179,821 | 175,016 | 1,354,837 | -33,896 | 1,320,941 | |
| External revenues | 813,399 | 338,880 | 1,152,279 | 168,662 | 1,320,941 | - / - | 1,320,941 | |
| Internal revenues | 26,532 | 1,010 | 27,542 | 6,354 | 33,896 | -33,896 | - / - | |
| Recurring EBITDA | 195,373 | 68,754 | 264,127 | 30,733 | 294,860 | 94 | 294,954 |
| EUR k |
Free-TV | Segment Diversification |
Total Segments |
Transitions | Total in consolidated financial statements H1 2008 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment Free-TV German-Speaking |
Segment Free-TV international |
Total Free-TV | |||||
| Revenues | 897,558 | 393,884 | 1,291,442 | 275,860 | 1,567,302 | -36,371 | 1,530,931 |
| External revenues | 869,411 | 390,694 | 1,260,105 | 270,826 | 1,530,931 | - / - | 1,530,931 |
| Internal revenues | 28,147 | 3,190 | 31,337 | 5,034 | 36,371 | -36,371 | - / - |
| Recurring EBITDA | 173,432 | 81,873 | 255,305 | 36,523 | 291,828 | 333 | 292,161 |
The reconciliation between the segment report and the consolidated values is shown below:
| EUR k |
Q2 2009 | Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit/Loss | ||
| Recurring EBITDA of reportable segments |
201,281 | 202,671 |
| Items not attributable to segments | 132 | 12 |
| Elimination of intra-Group interests | - / - | 392 |
| Consolidation of expenses and income | -166 | - / - |
| Elimination of intercompany profit | -117 | -161 |
| Consolidation of debts | - / - | 786 |
| Total in consolidated financial statements | 201,130 | 203,700 |
| Non-recurring result | -23,908 | -14,376 |
| Financial income | -62,507 | -64,339 |
| Depreciation and amortization | -29,841 | -36,900 |
| Impairment | -10 | - / - |
| Earnings before taxes | 84,864 | 88,085 |
| EUR k |
H1 2009 | H1 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit/Loss | ||
| Recurring EBITDA of reportable segments |
294,860 | 291,828 |
| Items not attributable to segments | 170 | -116 |
| Elimination of intra-Group interests | - / - / | 392- |
| Consolidation of expenses and income | -10 | - / - |
| Elimination of intercompany profit | -66 | - / - |
| Consolidation of debts | - / - | 57 |
| Total in consolidated financial statements | 294,954 | 292,161 |
| Non-recurring result | -27,290 | -18,024 |
| Financial income | -128,740 | -122,759 |
| Depreciation and amortization | -61,054 | -71,833 |
| Impairment | -23 | - / - |
| Earnings before taxes | 77,847 | 79,545 |
Information at the Corporate level of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group is provided below. Here distinctions are made among the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), B/NL (the Netherlands and Belgium), Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), and CEE (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Hungary).
| Geographical breakdown, EUR k |
German Speaking | B/NL | Nordic | CEE | Total in consolidated financial statements Q2 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | 472,857 | 102,229 | 86,808 | 32,068 | 693,962 |
| Geographical breakdown, EUR k |
German Speaking | B/NL | Nordic | CEE | Total in consolidated financial statements Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | 508,857 | 112,654 | 134,088 | 46,262 | 801,861 |
| German Speaking | B/NL | Nordic | CEE | Total in consolidated financial statements H1 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 914,453 | 185,346 | 165,078 | 56,064 | 1,320,941 |
| Entity-wide disclosures of ProSiebenSat.1 Group |
| Entity-wide disclosures of ProSiebenSat.1 Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical breakdown, EUR k |
German Speaking | B/NL | Nordic | CEE | Total in consolidated financial statements H1 2008 |
| External revenues | 988,271 | 199,316 | 263,759 | 79,585 | 1,530,931 |
As of June 30, 2009, there had been no material change in the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's contingent liabilities or other financial obligations since their description in the 2008 Annual Report.
The related party transactions described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2008 still apply unchanged. In the normal course of business, all transactions with companies not included in the scope of consolidation were conducted on prevailing market terms and conditions, such as are also customary with third parties unrelated to the Group. No actual IFRS 2 charge arises from an additional Management Incentive Plan (MIP) that was implemented for certain senior executives of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG because the most likely vesting scenario is regarded as equity settled.
During the first half of 2009, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG bought back 4,900,000 bearer shares of non-voting preferred stock through the market at an average price of EUR 3.14. The Annual General Meeting as of June 4, 2009 has authorized the company to acquire treasury stock until December 3, 2010 in the amount of up to 10 percent of the company's share capital at the time of the authorization.
On June 5, 2009 EUR 2,075 thousand dividend payments for fiscal year 2008 were distributed to shareholders of preferred shares (distribution of EUR 0.02 per preferred share).
ProSiebenSat.1 AG announced on July 7, 2009 that Klaus-Peter Schulz will be leaving the Group. As a member of the Executive Board, he had been responsible since September 2008 for Sales and Marketing in the Group's international sales activities. He resigned from office effective July 31, 2009.
August 4, 2009
"To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting principles for interim financial reporting, the interim consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group, and the interim management report of the group includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the group, together with a description of the principal opportunities and risks associated with the expected development of the group for the remaining months of the financial year."
Unterföhring, August 4, 2009
The Executive Board
Thomas Ebeling (CEO) Axel Salzmann (CFO)
Andreas Bartl (German Free TV) Dr. Marcus Englert (New Media)
We have reviewed the condensed interim consolidated financial statements of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, of Unterföhring, comprising the condensed balance sheet, the condensed income statement, the condensed cash flow statement, the condensed statement of changes in equity, and selected explanatory notes – together with the interim group management report of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, of Unterföhring, for the period from January 1 through June 30, 2009, which are constituents of semiannual financial reporting under Sec. 37w of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). The preparation of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with those IFRSs applicable to interim reporting, as adopted by the EU, and of the interim group management report in accordance with the requirements of the German Securities Trading Act applicable to interim group management reports, is the responsibility of the company's management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on the condensed interim consolidated financial statements and on the interim group management report based on our review.
We performed our review of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements and the interim group management report in accordance with the German generally accepted standards for the review of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW). Those standards require that we plan and perform our review so that we can preclude through critical evaluation, with a certain level of assurance, that the condensed interim consolidated financial statements have not been prepared, in material respects, in accordance with the IFRSs applicable to interim reporting as adopted by the EU, and that the interim group management report has not been prepared, in material respects, in accordance with the requirements of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) applicable to interim group management reports. A review is limited primarily to inquiries of company employees and to analytical assessments, and therefore does not provide the assurance attainable in a financial statement audit. Since in accordance with our engagement, we have not performed a financial statement audit, we cannot issue an auditor's opinion.
Based on our review, no matters have come to our attention that cause us to presume that that the condensed interim consolidated financial statements have not been prepared, in material respects, in accordance with the IFRSs applicable to interim financial reporting as adopted by the EU, or that the interim group management report has not been prepared, in material respects, with the requirements of the German Securities Trading Act applicable to interim group management reports.
Munich, August 4, 2009
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Kozikowski [Auditor]
Dr. Dauner [Auditor]
| Press conference / IR conference on preliminary figures for 2008 |
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| 2008 Annual Report |
| Quarterly Report for Q1 2009 |
| 2009 Annual Shareholders' Meeting |
| Interim Report for H1 2009 |
| Quarterly Report for Q3 2009 |
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This and other publications are available on the Internet, along with further information about the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, at http://www.prosiebensat1.com/.
Forward-looking statements. This report contains forward-looking statements regarding ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. Such statements may be identified by the use of such terms as "expects," "intends," "plans," "assumes," "pursues the goal,"and similar wording. Various factors, many of which are outside the control of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, could affect the Company's business activities, success, business strategy and results of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and therefore incorporate known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that might cause actual results to differ from expectations. These forward-looking statements are based on current plans, goals, estimates and projections, and take account of knowledge only up to and includingthe date of preparation of this report. Given these risks, uncertainties and other important factors, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG undertakes no obligation, and has no intent, to revise such forward-looking statements or update them to reflect future events and developments.Although every effort has been made to ensure that the provided information and facts are correct, and that the opinions and expectations reflected here are reasonable, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG assumes no liability and offers no warranty as to the completeness, correctness, adequacy and/or accuracy of any information or opinions contained herein.
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