Earnings Release • Feb 19, 2016
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CEO ROLV ERIK RYSSDAL, EVP CFO TROND BERGER, EVP CTO RIAN LIEBENBERG 19 February 2016
■Online Classifieds ■Media Houses ■Product & Tech ■Finance ■Summary
Revenue growth in local currency
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phase portfolio +83% Y/Y* 0 100 000 200 000 300 000 400 000 500 000 600 000 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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*) The graph include figures for (alphabetical order): Avito.ma, Chotot, Jofogas, Kapaza, Kufar, OLX Brazil, Shpock, Segundamano.mx, Tori.fi and Yapo. Note: Shpock is not included in the data.
| Total reach | 51% | 45% |
|---|---|---|
| Million daily | unique visitors |
|
| 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| * | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Paying digital subscribers |
74' | 234' |
Schibsted Norge Subscription newspapers
Q4 2015
Rapid experimentation and streamlined rollout of new features and products
Data-driven optimizations and tailored user experiences
Common technological foundation across geographies and services
Source: eMarketer
23% of Schibsted's group revenues and… 26% of Online classifieds revenues… …are from online display
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergens & L Tidende | Chợ Tốt.vn | AFTONELAVIET | FIND. | WILLHABEN.ATO | Fædrelandsvennen | DoneDealie | milanuncios | KUNDKRAFT | Compricer.se |
| teri. | Stavanger Aftenblad | SvD | hitta | daft.ie | Infojobs | Mudah.my | Syapo.a | Omni | POLITISM |
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Share of mobile visits (%)
Online classifieds Investment phase
New online product and technology development
• Around NOK 250-300 million included in EBITDA, compared to NOK 150 million in 2015
| Full year | ||
|---|---|---|
| (NOK million) | 2015 | 2014 |
| Operating revenues | 15,117 | 14,975 |
| Operating expenses | (13,101) | (13,034) |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 2,016 | 1,941 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (498) | (467) |
| Share of profit (loss) of JVs and associates | 52 | (841) |
| Impairment loss | (488) | (131) |
| Other income and expenses | 1,079 | 8 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 2,161 | 510 |
| Net financial items | (195) | (128) |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 1,966 | 382 |
| Taxes | (575) | (509) |
| Profit (loss) | 1,391 | (127) |
| EPS (NOK) | 5.79 | -0.84 |
| EPS - adjusted (NOK) | 3.17 | -0.73 |
| (NOK million) | Q4 2015 | Q4 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 3,947 | 3,874 |
| Operating expenses | (3,505) | (3,421) |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 442 | 453 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (132) | (118) |
| Share of profit (loss) of JVs and associates | (71) | (171) |
| Impairment loss | (465) | (121) |
| Other income and expenses | (79) | (95) |
| Operating profit (loss) | (305) | (52) |
| Net financial items | 20 | (56) |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | (285) | (108) |
| Taxes | (138) | (83) |
| Profit (loss) | (423) | (191) |
| EPS (NOK) | -1.93 | -0.92 |
| EPS - adjusted (NOK) | 0.41 | -0.25 |
CAPEX Net interest bearing debt Q313 Q413 Q114 Q214 Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315 Q415
CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and
Ratio of Net interest bearing debt/LTM EBITDA
Note: NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
| Full year 2015 |
|
|---|---|
| Reported profit (loss) before taxes | 1,966 |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures and associated companies | (52) |
| Other losses for which no deferred tax benefit is recognised* | 700 |
| Gain on remeasurement in business combinations and remeasurement of contingent considerations |
(778) |
| Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable gains** | (437) |
| Impairment goodwill | 430 |
| "Adjusted" tax base | 1,829 |
| Taxes | 575 |
| Adjusted effective tax rate (575/1829) | 31% |
| ) Mainly online classifieds New ventures that are not in JVs or associated companies. *) Includes reported gains on sale of subsidiaries, joint |
ventures and associated companies of NOK 422 million.
Schibsted will seek further bolton acquisitions and organic growth within online classifieds
Entering new markets
Status on key M&A cases
*) NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
Dividend policy (summary)
Schibsted targets a pay-out ratio over time in the range of 25% to 40% of cash flow
Comparable historical figures to be distributed in March 2016
Spreadsheet containing detailed Q4 2015 and Historical and analytical Information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 Finn.no (MNOK) |
2015 | 2014 |
| 322 | 338 Operating revenues |
1,472 | 1,421 |
| 133 | 130 EBITDA |
655 | 637 |
| 41 % | 38 % EBITDA margin |
44 % | 45 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
| 2014 | 2015 Blocket.se/Bytbil.se (MSEK) |
2015 | 2014 |
| 211 | 244 Operating revenues |
958 | 857 |
| 129 | 159 EBITDA |
552 | 508 |
| 61 % | 65 % EBITDA margin |
58 % | 59 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
| 2014 | 2015 Leboncoin.fr (MEUR) |
2015 | 2014 |
| 39.2 | 47.2 Operating revenues |
179.7 | 150.7 |
| 25.6 | 26.2 EBITDA |
110.6 | 101.5 |
| 65 % | 56 % EBITDA margin |
62 % | 67 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
| 2014 | 2015 SCM Spain (MEUR) |
2015 | 2014 |
| 21.9 | 26.3 Operating revenues |
99.0 | 84.7 |
| 1.3 | 7.0 EBITDA |
24.7 | 14.0 |
| 6 % | 27 % EBITDA margin |
25 % | 17 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | Verdens Gang (MNOK) | 2015 | 2014 |
| 513 | 463 | Operating revenues | 1,817 | 2,009 |
| 315 | 296 | of which offline | 1,186 | 1,292 |
| 198 | 167 | of which online | 631 | 717 |
| 86 | 81 | EBITDA | 272 | 328 |
| 17 % | 17 % | EBITDA margin | 15 % | 16 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Schibsted Norge subscription | Full year | |
| 2014 | 2015 | newspapers (MNOK) | 2015 | 2014 |
| 858 | 767 | Operating revenues | 3,073 | 3,381 |
| 707 | 621 | of which offline | 2,521 | 2,841 |
| 151 | 146 | of which online | 552 | 540 |
| 63 | 53 | EBITDA | 186 | 253 |
| 7 % | 7 % | EBITDA margin | 6 % | 7 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | Aftonbladet (MSEK) | 2015 | 2014 |
| 511 | 505 | Operating revenues | 1,935 | 2,019 |
| 318 | 276 | of which offline | 1,152 | 1,320 |
| 193 | 229 | of which online | 783 | 699 |
| 74 | 65 | EBITDA | 233 | 237 |
| 14 % | 13 % | EBITDA margin | 12 % | 12 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | ||
| 2014 | 2015 | SvD (MSEK) | 2015 | 2014 |
| 255 | 257 | Operating revenues | 944 | 960 |
| 17 | 15 EBITDA | 51 | 35 | |
| 7 % | 6 % | EBITDA margin | 5 % | 4 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Schibsted Growth | Full year | |
| 2014 | 2015 | (MSEK) | 2015 | 2014 |
| 253 | 267 | Operating revenues | 1,008 | 953 |
| 55 | 55 | EBITDA | 210 | 207 |
| 22 % | 21 % | EBITDA margin | 21 % | 22 % |
*) Finn, Blocket, BytBil, Coches.net, Donedeal IE, Fotocasa, Hasznaltauto, Infojobs Italy, Infojobs Spain, Jofogas, Kapaza, Kufar, Leboncoin, Milanuncios, Motos.net, Segundamano, Subito, Tori, Willhaben
Source: Internal figures/KeyWe/Google Analytics for Milanuncios
| As of Q4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (NOK million) | 2015 | 2014 |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 1,966 | 382 |
| Gain on remeasurement in business combinations achieved in | (778) | (91) |
| stages and remeasurement of contingent consideration | ||
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses | 1,000 | 598 |
| Share of profit of joint ventures and associated companies, net of | (25) | 877 |
| dividends received | ||
| Taxes paid | (738) | (635) |
| Sales losses (gains) non-current assets | (437) | (121) |
| Change in working capital | 5 | 220 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 993 | 1,230 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (1,513) | (1,580) |
| Net cash flow before financing activities | (520) | (350) |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 1,683 | (116) |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (17) | 9 |
| Net cash flow for the period | 1,146 | (457) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 745 | 1,202 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,891 | 745 |
| Full year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Media Group | 2015 | 2014 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) (NOK million) | 2,016 | 1,941 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex new ventures (NOK million) | 2,527 | 2,444 |
| Operating margins (%): | ||
| Operating margin (EBITDA) | 13 | 13 |
| Operating margin (EBITDA) ex new ventures | 17 | 16 |
| EPS (NOK) | 5.79 | (0.84) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities (NOK million) | 993 | 1,230 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (NOK) | 4.56 | 5.73 |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 1,263 | (180) |
| Average number of shares (1 000) | 218.135 | 214.777 |
| Full year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Media Group | 2015 | 2014 |
| Investments (NOK million): | ||
| Operational investments (capex) | 460 | 630 |
| Shares and other holdings | 1,797 | 1,572 |
| Interest bearing borrowings (NOK million) | 2,683 | 2,828 |
| Net interest bearing debt (NOK million) | 792 | 2,083 |
| Interest bearing debt ratio (%) | 1 2 |
1 6 |
| Equity ratio(%) 1) | 5 1 |
3 8 |
1) Treasury shares are offset against equity
| A-Share | B-share | |
|---|---|---|
| Ticker Oslo Stock Exchange: Reuters: Bloomberg: |
SCHA SBSTA.OL SCHA:NO |
SCHB SBSTB.OL SCHB:NO |
| Number of shares (17 Feb 2016) |
108,003,615 | 118,803,976 |
| Treasury shares (17 Feb 2016) |
314,079 | 565,204 |
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,689,536 | 118,238,772 |
| Free float* |
74% | 75% |
| Share price (17 Feb 2016) | NOK 240.50 | NOK 225.00 |
| Average daily trading volume (shares)** | 279,000 | 222,000 |
| Market Cap total (17 Feb 2016) |
NOK 52.5 bn., EUR 5.5 bn., USD 6.1 bn., GBP 4.3 bn. |
*) Total number of shares excluding treasury shares and shares owned by Blommenholm Industrier AS. **) Since 1 June 2015
| Rank Name |
SCHA | SCHB | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
28,188,589 | 28,598,589 | 56,787,178 | 25.0 % |
| 2 Folketrygdfondet |
5,596,577 | 7,905,577 | 13,502,154 | 6.0 % |
| 3 Deutsche Bank AG * |
1,498,600 | 6,652,239 | 8,150,839 | 3.6 % |
| 4 NWT Media AS |
4,000,000 | 4,150,000 | 8,150,000 | 3.6 % |
| 5 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. London * |
2,882,283 | 5,107,283 | 7,989,566 | 3.5 % |
| 6 Goldman Sachs & Co Equity Segregat * |
2,248,858 | 4,351,660 | 6,600,518 | 2.9 % |
| 7 The Northern Trust Company Ltd. * |
3,200,000 | 2,422,000 | 5,622,000 | 2.5 % |
| 8 State Street Bank and Trust Co. * |
2,172,176 | 2,320,065 | 4,492,241 | 2.0 % |
| 9 UBS AG, London Branch * |
2,672,945 | 1,619,195 | 4,292,140 | 1.9 % |
| 10 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. London * |
1,760,994 | 1,760,994 | 3,521,988 | 1.6 % |
| 11 Morgan Stanley & Co. Llc * |
1,343,024 | 1,777,110 | 3,120,134 | 1.4 % |
| 12 Clearstream Banking S.A. * |
2,270,770 | 653,217 | 2,923,987 | 1.3 % |
| 13 State Street Bank and Trust Co * |
1,385,224 | 1,522,502 | 2,907,726 | 1.3 % |
| 14 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A * |
1,524,189 | 1,284,906 | 2,809,095 | 1.2 % |
| 15 UBS AG, London Branch * |
1,362,244 | 1,416,230 | 2,778,474 | 1.2 % |
| 16 The Bank Of New York Mellon * |
1,205,401 | 1,360,624 | 2,566,025 | 1.1 % |
| 17 The Northern Trust Co. * |
1,287,950 | 1,240,044 | 2,527,994 | 1.1 % |
| 18 Adelphi Investment Funds Public |
1,155,964 | 976,527 | 2,132,491 | 0.9 % |
| 19 State Street Bank & Trust Company * |
1,058,848 | 1,057,044 | 2,115,892 | 0.9 % |
| 20 Baillie Gifford Gl Alpha Pen Fund |
1,040,706 | 1,040,706 | 2,081,412 | 0.9 % |
| Shareholders | SCHA | SCHB |
|---|---|---|
| % of foreign shareholders** | 60.2 % | 61.1 % |
| Number of shareholders | 4,802 | 4,198 |
| Number of shares | 108,003,615 | 118,803,976 |
| Shares ow ned by Schibsted |
314,079 | 565,204 |
| Largest country of ownership A+B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Norw ay** |
39.3 % | ||
| USA | 24.0 % | ||
| United Kingdom | 19.0 % | ||
| Sw eden** |
5.6 % | ||
| Japan | 2.2 % | ||
| Luxembourg | 1.6 % | ||
| **) NWT Media AS is counted as a Sw edish |
shareholder.
Source: VPS
*) Nominee accounts
| Rank Fund manager |
% of | A Shares | B Shares | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| capital | shares | |||
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
25.04 % | 28,188,589 | 28,598,589 | 56,787,178 |
| 2 Baillie Gifford & Co. |
8.35 % | 9,102,106 | 9,842,700 | 18,944,806 |
| 3 Folketrygdfondet |
6.37 % | 5,596,577 | 7,905,577 | 13,502,154 |
| 4 Luxor Capital Group, L.P. |
5.23 % | 3,150,012 | 6,475,669 | 9,625,681 |
| 5 Adelphi Capital LLP |
4.21 % | 4,943,829 | 4,521,314 | 9,465,143 |
| 6 NWT Media AS |
3.59 % | 4,000,000 | 4,150,000 | 8,150,000 |
| 7 Capital World Investors |
3.54 % | 2,882,283 | 5,107,283 | 7,989,566 |
| 8 Caledonia (Private) Investments Pty Limited |
2.78 % | 3,210,329 | 3,094,083 | 6,304,412 |
| 9 Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt |
2.49 % | 3,200,000 | 2,422,000 | 5,622,000 |
| 10 Tybourne Capital Management (HK) Limited |
2.23 % | 2,434,513 | 2,816,292 | 5,250,805 |
| 11 Marathon Asset Management LLP |
1.80 % | 1,884,811 | 1,895,877 | 3,780,688 |
| 12 Pelham Capital Ltd |
1.70 % | 0 | 3,689,109 | 3,689,109 |
| 13 The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
1.63 % | 1,589,135 | 1,700,758 | 3,289,893 |
| 14 Sw edbank Robur AB |
1.38 % | 1,376,988 | 1,521,988 | 2,898,976 |
| 15 SAFE Investment Company Limited |
1.29 % | 2,060,022 | 696,661 | 2,756,683 |
| 16 Scopia Capital Management LP |
1.23 % | 1,443,549 | 1,312,921 | 2,756,470 |
| 17 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. |
1.22 % | 802,600 | 1,740,975 | 2,543,575 |
| 18 Platinum Investment Management Ltd. |
1.16 % | 1,326,602 | 1,193,539 | 2,520,141 |
| 19 KLP Forsikring |
1.03 % | 988,669 | 1,428,901 | 2,417,570 |
| 20 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation |
1.01 % | 1,162,124 | 1,004,294 | 2,166,418 |
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.
www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
IR contacts: Jo Christian Steigedal VP, Head of IR [email protected] +47 415 08 733
Anders Christian Rønning IRO [email protected] +47 916 05 660
Schibsted ASA Apotekergaten 10, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 23 10 66 00. E-mail: [email protected]
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