Earnings Release • May 12, 2017
Earnings Release
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CEO Rolv Erik Ryssdal and CFO Trond Berger 12 May 2017
Q1 2017 5
1) Source: Autobiz, April 17 2) Source: Comscore
Q1 2017
Online classifieds
*) Including MB Diffusion from 31 October 2016
Online classifieds
Revenues (EUR million) and EBITDA margin
Q1 2017
*) Growth excluding Servicefinder was 3%. EBITDA margin ex Servicefinder was 54%
-5 0 5 10 15 20 25 Q1 15 Q1 16 Q1 17 Revenues EBITDA
Revenues and EBITDA (EUR million)
Online classifieds
Q1 2017 17
Figures include Media House Norway and Media House Sweden excluding Schibsted Growth.
Publishing
VG awarded the Norwegian SKUP Award 2017 5 diplomas to Schibsted media
Editorial achievement among key objectives for the publishing units
Successful strategy to build new business areas and increase competence through Schibsted Growth investments
Schibsted Growth
Schibsted Growth (Sweden)
Revenues (SEK million) and EBITDA margin Revenue split and growth rates (Sweden)
Schibsted Growth
| (NOK million) | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 4,000 | 3,883 |
| Operating expenses | (3,566) | (3,462) |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex Investment phase | 669 | 635 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 434 | 421 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (145) | (123) |
| Share of profit (loss) of JVs and associates | (58) | (43) |
| Impairment loss | - | - |
| Other income and expenses | (3) | (24) |
| Operating profit (loss) | 228 | 231 |
| Net financial items | (12) | (12) |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 216 | 219 |
| Taxes | (174) | (144) |
| Profit (loss) | 43 | 75 |
| EPS (NOK) | 0.13 | 0.24 |
| EPS - adjusted (NOK) | 0.15 | 0.29 |
+17%1 Revenues and EBITDA margin for Online classifieds Million NOK, Pro forma, including proportionate share of JVs and associates 1,313 1,636 1,861 22% 25% 23% 39% 42% 40% - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 Q1 15 Q1 16 Q1 17 Revenues EBITDA margin EBITDA margin Developed phase
| Developed markets in Q1 | External revenues, growth in local currency |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth Y/Y |
Revenue (mNOK) | EBITDA margin | |
| E C N A R F |
4 20% |
553 | 61% |
| Y A W R O N |
20% | 452 | 38% |
| N E D E W S |
2 3% |
2 223 |
2 54% |
| N AI P S |
5 20% |
288 | 15% |
| Other developed markets3 |
12% | 194 | 8% |
1) Adjusted for currency fluctuations
2) Ex Servicefinder 3) Italy, Austria, Ireland, Colombia, Hungary (car vertical) and Malaysia
15-20 percent Online classifieds revenue growth next 3-5 years target maintained; strong operational leverage inherent in business model.
Finance
CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and Ratio of Net interest bearing debt/LTM EBITDA
| As of Q1 2017 |
|
|---|---|
| Reported profit (loss) before taxes | 216 |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures and associates | 58 |
| Other losses for which no deferred tax benefit is recognised* | 298 |
| Gain on sale of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates | - |
| Impairment losses (goodwill and associates) | - |
| "Adjusted" tax base | 572 |
| Taxes | 174 |
| Adjusted effective tax rate (174/572) | 30.4% |
*) Mainly Online Classifieds Investment phase that are not in JVs or associates.
Spreadsheet containing detailed Q1 2017 and Historical and analytical Information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir
Q1 2017
| First quarter | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Dev. phase (MNOK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Operating revenues | 452 | 378 | 1,587 | |
| EBITDA | 173 | 149 | 670 | |
| EBITDA margin | 38 % | 39 % | 42 % |
| First quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Dev. phase (MSEK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Operating revenues | 248 | 247 | 1,040 | |
| EBITDA | 126 | 132 | 587 | |
| EBITDA margin | 51 % | 53 % | 56 % |
| First quarter | Year 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| France (MEUR) | 2017 | ||
| Operating revenues | 61.6 | 51.1 | 214.0 |
| EBITDA | 37.5 | 35.1 | 129.2 |
| EBITDA margin | 61 % | 69 % | 60 % |
| First quarter | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (MEUR) | 2017 | 2016 | |
| Operating revenues | 32.0 | 26.8 | 110.7 |
| EBITDA | 4.8 | 3.9 | 23.7 |
| EBITDA margin | 15 % | 15 % | 21 % |
| First quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdens Gang (MNOK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Operating revenues | 431 | 428 | 1,700 | |
| of which offline | 226 | 266 | 1,017 | |
| of which online | 205 | 162 | 683 | |
| EBITDA | 88 | 57 | 272 | |
| EBITDA margin | 21 % | 13 % | 16 % |
| Subscription | First quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| newspapers (MNOK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| Operating revenues | 634 | 702 | 2,848 | ||
| of which offline | 481 | 563 | 2,233 | ||
| of which online | 153 | 139 | 615 | ||
| EBITDA | 32 | 4 | 161 | ||
| EBITDA margin | 5 % | 1 % | 6 % |
| First quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aftonbladet (MSEK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Operating revenues | 436 | 462 | 1,933 |
| of which offline | 239 | 260 | 1,045 |
| of which online | 197 | 202 | 888 |
| EBITDA | 31 | 44 | 236 |
| EBITDA margin | 7 % | 10 % | 12 % |
| First quarter | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SvD (MSEK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Operating revenues | 225 | 233 | 951 |
| EBITDA | 11 | 17 | 74 |
| EBITDA margin | 5 % | 7 % | 8 % |
| Schibsted Growth | First quarter | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (MSEK) | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Operating revenues | 317 | 263 | 1,150 |
| EBITDA | 66 | 52 | 279 |
| EBITDA margin | 21 % | 20 % | 24 % |
Revenue split EBITDA* ex Investment phase split Online classifieds 46 % Media Houses offline* 31 % Media houses online 23 % Online classifieds 75 % Media houses 25 %
*) Media Houses offline include HQ, Other and eliminations *) EBITDA excluding HQ and Other operations
| First quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| (NOK million) | 2017 | 2016 |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 216 | 219 |
| Gain on remeasurement in business combinations achieved in stages and remeasurement of contingent consideration |
- | - |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses | 145 | 123 |
| Share of profit of joint ventures and associates, net of dividends received | 58 | 43 |
| Taxes paid | (178) | (179) |
| Sales losses (gains) non-current assets | - | (24) |
| Change in working capital | (81) | (14) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 159 | 168 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (675) | (166) |
| Net cash flow before financing activities | (516) | 2 |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | (6) | (251) |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 4 | (18) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (518) | (267) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 1 268 | 1 891 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 751 | 1 624 |
| First quarter | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Media Group | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) (NOK million) | 434 | 421 | 2 131 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex. Investment phase (NOK million) | 669 | 635 | 2 904 |
| Operating margins (%): | |||
| Operating margin (EBITDA) | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Operating margin (EBITDA) ex. Investment phase | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| EPS Basic (NOK) | 0.13 | 0.24 | 2.05 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities (NOK million) | 159 | 168 | 1 506 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (NOK) | 0.70 | 0.74 | 6.66 |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 30 | 54 | 465 |
| Average number of shares outstanding (1 000) | 226,076 | 225,970 | 226,064 |
| 2016 |
|---|
| 698 |
| 751 |
| 2,342 |
| 1,074 |
| 1 1 |
| 5 2 |
1) Treasury shares are offset against equity
| A-share | B-share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticker | ||||
| Oslo Stock Exchange: | SCHA | SCHB | ||
| Reuters: | SBSTA.OL | SBSTB.OL | ||
| Bloomberg: | SCHA:NO | SCHB:NO | ||
| Number of shares (8 May 2017) |
108,003,615 | 118,803,976 | ||
| Treasury shares (8 May 2017) |
268,484 | 351,960 | ||
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,735,131 | 118,452,016 | ||
| Free float* |
74% | 76% | *) Total number of |
|
| Share price (8 May 2017) | NOK 221.50 | NOK 199.50 | shares excluding |
|
| Average daily trading volume (shares)** | 283,000 | 122,000 | treasury shares and shares owned by |
|
| Market Cap total (8 May 2017) |
Blommenholm NOK 47.6 bn., EUR 5.3 bn. Industrier AS. |
**) Since 1 January
2017
| % of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Name |
A-Shares | B-shares | Total | capital |
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
28,188,589 | 28,598,589 | 56,787,178 | 25.0% |
| 2 Baillie Gifford & Co. |
10,826,111 | 8,176,668 | 19,002,779 | 8.4% |
| 3 Folketrygdfondet |
6,511,190 | 10,630,056 | 17,141,246 | 7.6% |
| 4 Adelphi Capital LLP |
5,642,342 | 4,276,334 | 9,918,676 | 4.4% |
| 5 NWT Media AS |
4,133,300 | 4,306,000 | 8,439,300 | 3.7% |
| 6 Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt |
3,300,000 | 2,982,000 | 6,282,000 | 2.8% |
| 7 DNB Asset Management AS |
1,837,749 | 3,582,456 | 5,420,205 | 2.4% |
| 8 Luxor Capital Group, L.P. |
227,008 | 4,445,306 | 4,672,314 | 2.1% |
| 9 Platinum Investment Management Ltd. |
2,362,438 | 2,122,875 | 4,485,313 | 2.0% |
| 10 Marathon Asset Management LLP |
1,955,387 | 2,044,798 | 4,000,185 | 1.8% |
| 11 Pelham Capital Ltd |
0 | 3,809,851 | 3,809,851 | 1.7% |
| 12 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. |
1,698,699 | 2,020,235 | 3,718,934 | 1.6% |
| 13 The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
1,753,383 | 1,938,353 | 3,691,736 | 1.6% |
| 14 Ancient Art, L.P. |
0 | 3,021,196 | 3,021,196 | 1.3% |
| 15 FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited |
2,723,800 | 262,847 | 2,986,647 | 1.3% |
| 16 KLP Forsikring |
821,400 | 2,056,824 | 2,878,224 | 1.3% |
| 17 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation |
1,530,210 | 1,309,070 | 2,839,280 | 1.3% |
| 18 Nordea Funds Oy |
1,663,919 | 1,127,761 | 2,791,680 | 1.2% |
| 19 Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS |
1,214,663 | 1,285,321 | 2,499,984 | 1.1% |
| 20 Fidelity Worldwide Investment (UK) Ltd. |
1,403,864 | 959,765 | 2,363,629 | 1.0% |
Source: Nasdaq OMX. Data as of 18 April 2017.
| Shareholders | SCHA | SCHB |
|---|---|---|
| % of foreign shareholders** | 58.0 % | 54.5 % |
| Number of shareholders | 4,948 | 4,558 |
| Number of shares | 108,003,615 | 118,803,976 |
| Shares owned by Schibsted | 268,484 | 351,960 |
| Largest country of ownership A+B (VPS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway** | 43.8 % | ||
| U.S.A. | 22.3 % | ||
| U.K. | 11.9 % | ||
| Sweden** | 6.4 % | ||
| Ireland | 2.6 % | ||
| Japan | 2.5 % | ||
**) NWT Media AS is counted as a Swedish shareholder.
www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
The shareholder ID data are provided by Nasdaq OMX. The data are obtained through the analysis of beneficial ownership and fund manager information provided in replies to disclosure of ownership notices issued to all custodians on the Schibsted share register. Whilst every reasonable effort is made to verify all data, neither Nasdaq OMX or Schibsted can guarantee the accuracy of the analysis.
Visit Schibsted's web site www.schibsted.com
IR contacts: Jo Christian Steigedal VP, Head of IR [email protected] +47 415 08 733
Espen Risholm IRO [email protected] +47 924 80 248
Schibsted ASA Apotekergata 10, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 23 10 66 00. E-mail: [email protected]
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