Earnings Release • Nov 10, 2016
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3Q 2016
| Financial metric | 3Q16 (\$m) | 3Q15 (\$m) |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 141.8 | 113.4 |
| Adj. EBITDA* | 14.2 | 13.1 |
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| Financial metric (Continued operations) |
3Q16 (\$m) | 3Q15 (\$m) |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 141.8 | 113.4 |
| Adj. EBITDA* | 14.2 | 13.1 |
| EBIT | (3.6) | (1.3) |
| Customer Type | 3Q16 (\$m) | Change vs 3Q15 | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Advertising | 122.1 | +26% | In line with expectations |
| Apps & Games | 13.7 | +81% | In line with expectations |
| Opera TV | 5.8 | -30% | In line with expectations |
| Performance & Privacy | 2.2 | +62% | In line with expectations |
| Components | Size |
|---|---|
| Continued + Discontinued operations net cash position 3Q16 |
(\$190 million) |
| Estimated net proceed from Consumer transaction |
\$560 million |
| Continued operations net cash position post transaction |
\$350 million |
| Estimated payments | AdColony | Bemobi Individually | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Numbers in \$ million) | immaterial | |||
| $Oct-16$ | 15.2 | 15.2 | ||
| $Jan-17$ | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| Apr-17 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 16.3 | |
| Sep-17 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Apr-18 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 14.1 | |
| Sep-18 | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr-19 | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| Sep-19 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||
| Apr-20 | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||
| Total | 18.3 | 53.7 | 15.1 | 87.1 |
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| . . DATE |
D TILL The Contract State |
| Type | Size | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Repay debt | \$185 million | November |
| Dividend | ~\$275 million (15 NOK pr share) |
December |
| Share buyback | Up to 10% of shares outstanding |
Now - 2017 AGM |
| Line item |
Components |
|---|---|
| Mobile Advertising | Global brand & performance advertising |
| Apps & Games | Bemobi |
| Opera TV | Connected TV business |
| Performance & Privacy | SurfEasy and Rocket Optimizer (Skyfire) |
| Corporate | CEO/Board of Directors, corporate finance and accounting, legal, HR and IT |
| Segment (\$ million) |
Mobile Advertisin g |
Apps & Games |
Opera TV | Performanc e & Privacy |
Corporate | Total* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 122.1 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 141.8 |
| Gross Profit | 45.2 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 61.8 |
| Adj. EBITDA | 8.4 | 6.4 | 2.3 | (2.1) | (0.9) | 14.2 |
| EBITDA | 4.3 | 6.4 | 2.3 | (2.3) | (0.9) | 8.0 |
| Normalized** EBIT |
2.8 | 6.1 | 1.6 | (2.6) | (0.9) | 5.2 |
| EBIT | (1.7) | 2.9 | 1.6 | (3.7) | (0.9) | (3.6) |
*Excluding intercompany transactions
** Excluding amortization of acquired intangible assets
| Metric | 2016 Outlook (ex SurfEasy & Skyfire |
Baseline update |
Baseline 2016 Outlook |
Surfeasy + Skyfire impact |
Updated 2016 Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue* | \$570 - 605m |
(\$7-14m) | \$563 - 591m |
\$7 - 9m |
\$570 - 600m |
| Adj. EBITDA** |
\$75 - 90m |
(\$6-12m) | \$69 - 78m |
\$(9) – (8)m |
\$60 - 70m |
Baseline update
* Assumes FX rates as of November 9th 2016
| Key Drivers | Size 3Q16 | Trend | Overall strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOBILE ADVERTISING |
\$122.1m | Growing | Continued growth, cost efficiency opportunities |
| APPS & GAMES | \$13.7m | Growing | Continued Strong growth |
| OPERA TV | \$5.8m | Flat | Sustainable Profitability |
| PERFORMANCE & PRIVACY |
\$2.2m | Flat | Restructure for 2017 profitability |
| Revenue Growth | 3Q Highlights | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|
| • Record revenue quarter for both Brand and Performance businesses |
• Cost efficiency opportunities | |
| 26% | • SDK footprint growth of 112% vs. Q3'15 |
• Focus on One Platform deployment, automation and data science to drive |
| • Completed development of our Next Gen 3.0 SDK – first step in our one platform initiative |
EBITDA yield |
| Revenue Growth | 3Q Highlights | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|
| 81% | • Very strong revenue growth • Adj. EBITDA margin of 45%+ • 6 Operator launces in 3Q16 |
• International growth (just ~10% of revenue today is outside Latam) • Leverage Operator relationships |
• 43 Carriers, covering 21 emerging countries
| Revenue Growth | 3Q Highlights | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|
| (28%) | • Secured deals to deliver ATH quarter in 4Q16 • ~40% Adj. EBITDA margin |
• Cement global leadership • Continued investment in products |
Program to address alignment across multiecosystem, multi-silicon, multi-industry challenges
Launch expected to accelerate core revenue driver- Opera TV SDK in 2017
Targeting tens of millions of Opera TV-powered devices tol solve key challenges faced by Over-The-Top (OTT) content providers and device manufacturers
Will accelerate application development efforts and reduce time-to-market from months to weeks
Major milestone: Over 1000 applications and video services now available in Opera TV Store
Leading the way
Opera TV is truly enabling the transformation of content consumption in the living room
Over 1000 application deployed across 15 leading Connected TV device partners targeting millions of homes
| Revenue Growth | 3Q Highlights | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | • SurfEasy continues profitable growth • Simplifing Skyfire portfolio • Building Rocket Optimizer pipeline for 2017 |
• Surfeasy to continue growth • Substantial cost cuts for Skyfire • Expecting a profitable 2017 for Performance & Privacy |
Encrypted video optimization deployed live with several operators in various regions, and delivering a huge value for their subscribers. Additional customers trials on-going.
Cloud transformation is happening now. Several RFP/RFQ on-going with a robust pipeline for 2017. First wins already happening with key partners
Monetization capabilities added to the Rocket platform and selected by an operator in Egypt
| Key Drivers | Growth | Details |
|---|---|---|
| PERFORMANCE | 27% | • Continued international expansion, with EMEA & APAC driving growth • Demand for differentiated in-app Instant-Play™ video • Growth of key performance advertiser accounts • Fewer new entrants into top 25 top grossing |
| BRAND | 24% | • Continued investment in Brand Performance campaigns from outcome-driven marketers • Creative capabilities & innovation are driving dollars • Programmatic deals contributing to growth |
Ahead of Twitter (MoPub), Facebook, AOL (Millennial) & InMobi
Source: MixRank, Q3 2016 SDK penetration within Top 1000 apps per MixRank's overall rankings
New publisher relationships in Q3 drove access & reach in the most popular, mobile-first apps worldwide.
YOY Share of OMW Revenue, Video vs. Non-Video (Actuals)
Adoption of automated buying continues across regions
Solid quarter for global performance advertising business (+27% vs Q3'15)
TUNE Rankings of over 1000 advertising partners — Q3 2016
| #1 | |
|---|---|
| #2 | AdColony |
| #3 | AppLovin |
| #4 | |
| #5 | IronSource |
| #6 | Vungle |
| #7 | InMobi |
| #8 | Chartboost |
| #9 | AppLift |
| #10 | AdAction Interactive |
Top brands driving performance-focused campaigns
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Organic Growth + New SDK & Apollo R&D to drive yield in 2017 and beyond
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