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30 JUIN 2022
2a. Compte de résultat consolidé condensé
2b. Synthèse consolidée condensée des résultats réalisés et non réalisés de la période
Bilan consolidé condensé
Tableau de financement consolidé condensé
État consolidé des variations des capitaux propres
Selected notes to the half-yearly financial report
Main risks and uncertainties for the remaining months of the financial year
Declaration concerning the information given in this half-yearly financial report
Ce rapport annuel intermédiaire doit être lu conjointement avec les bilan et compte de résultat consolidés de Roularta Media Group SA, dénommée ci-après le Groupe, ainsi qu'avec les notes explicatives y afférentes (voir point 6. ci-après). Ce rapport annuel intermédiaire est établi conformément à l'AR du 14 novembre 2007 relatif aux obligations des émetteurs d'instruments financiers.
Roularta Media Group franchit la barre du million d'abonnés payants. Ceci grâce à un accent depuis plusieurs années sur et une excellente connaissance du recrutement d'abonnés, par des reprises stratégiques et un journalisme de qualité
. Le choix stratégique de se positionner en consolidateur dans le marché des médias porte clairement ses fruits. Toutes les lignes de chiffre d'affaires ont connu une augmentation au 1er semestre 2022 par rapport au 1er semestre 2021 : publicité, abonnements, vente au numéro, imprimés, événements et extensions de lignes pour un total de € 28,0 millions. Même sans les acquisitions (sur une base comparable), le chiffre d'affaires a augmenté de € 7,9 millions.
Au cours du premier semestre, Roularta Media Group a réalisé les acquisitions de New Skool Media (dont la marque la plus connue est EW Magazine), de 50+ Beurs (le plus grand salon B2C des Pays-Bas), et de Gezondheid.be (le plus grand site web de santé de Belgique). Ces acquisitions augmentent le chiffre d'affaires du Groupe de € 13,3 millions au premier semestre ; les acquisitions de l'année dernière ont un impact de € 6,8 millions cette année. Mediafin, coentreprise à 50% de Roularta, a pour sa part réalisé les acquisitions de Luxury Leads (une plateforme d'immobilier de luxe), et d'Openthebox (une plateforme de données B2B).
Le chiffre d'affaires final s'élève à € 169,7 millions, ce qui représente une croissance absolue de € 28,0 millions par rapport à la même période l'année dernière (soit +19,7% d'une année sur l'autre).
Les deux tiers du chiffre d'affaires du 1er semestre 2022 proviennent des marques de magazines, contre un tiers au 1er semestre 2018, ce qui confirme l'objectif à long terme de Roularta Media Group de générer ainsi un flux de trésorerie stable et d'évoluer d'un environnement B2B vers un environnement principalement B2C.
La coentreprise Mediafin (L'Echo/De Tijd) a également connu un bon 1er semestre 2022. Le chiffre d'affaires (pour 100%) a augmenté de 9,6% par rapport à l'année dernière pour atteindre € 38,3 millions, l'EBITDA s'est clôturé à € 10,1 millions (+15,8% par rapport à l'année dernière) et un résultat net de € 4,4 millions (+32,6% par rapport à l'année dernière) après amortissement des marques L'Echo/De Tijd. Pour la participation de 50%, il en résulte une contribution au sein de RMG de € 2,2 millions (+ € 0,5 million par rapport à l'année dernière) selon la méthode de mise en équivalence.
La numérisation se poursuit au sein de Roularta Media Group avec l'extension d'une multitude de méthodes numériques pour la consommation de contenu sur mesure et adapté aux besoins du lecteur. De plus en plus, les marques médias de Roularta Media Group apprennent de leurs succès numériques mutuels, avec d'importantes synergies futures dues à l'utilisation d'outils au-delà des frontières nationales.
En raison de l'augmentation des prix des matières premières en générale et du papier en particulier, par rapport à l'année dernière, la marge brute est affectée : 81,0% au 1er semestre 2022 contre 84,0% au 1er semestre 2021, soit un prorata d'environ € 5 millions sur les ventes du 1er semestre 2022. Nous prévoyons que cette tendance se poursuivra pendant plusieurs trimestres, mais qu'elle n'augmentera pas davantage. Grâce à la relation privilégiée avec des fabricants de papier, en tant que plus grand imprimeur de magazines du Benelux et payeur au comptant, nous n'avons à aucun moment connu de rupture de stock dans un marché papetier européen difficile.
Il est important de noter que pour le 1er semestre 2022 par rapport au 1er semestre 2021, les 'Frais de personnel' et
les 'Services et biens divers', qui représentent respectivement 33% et 40%, restent stables en pourcentage du chiffre d'affaires, ce qui confirme une politique de coûts stricte dans le climat économique actuel d'inflation et d'augmentation générale des coûts.
L'EBITDA affiche € 17,8 millions contre € 22,2 millions l'année dernière, soit 10,5% du chiffre d'affaires. Conformément à la réglementation IFRS, le Groupe a comptabilisé l'année dernière une plus-value unique de € 5,8 millions à la suite de la reprise intégrale de coentreprises. Sans ces effets uniques, l'EBITDA du 1er semestre 2021 s'est élevé à € 16,4 millions. Le même impact a été enregistré durant l'année en cours sur l'acquisition de 50+Beurs & Festival pour un montant de € 0,8 million. L'EBITDA du 1er semestre 2022 a donc augmenté de € 0,7 million par rapport à l'année précédente, corrigé de cet effet ponctuel. Si nous faisons la même comparaison entre le 1S22 et le 1S19 (année précovidale et donc bien représentative), l'EBITDA du 1S22 est supérieur de 6,6 M€, soit +63,8%. La définition de l'EBITDA a été légèrement modifiée : les variations des provisions et les réductions de valeur sur les stocks et les créances sont désormais incluses dans l'EBITDA (plus d'informations au point 6.2.1 du rapport semestriel).
Les amortissements ont augmenté au 1er semestre 2022 principalement en raison des acquisitions susmentionnées. Le total des amortissements (y compris les immobilisations corporelles) est donc de € 9,6 millions au 1er semestre 2022, soit € 1,6 million de plus qu'au 1er semestre 2021.
La 'Part dans le résultat des entreprises associées et coentreprises' comprend également € 0,6 million d'amortissement des marques et des relations avec la clientèle.
Grâce à un EBITDA solide et malgré des amortissements plus élevés, l'EBIT s'élève à € 8,3 millions, contre € 6,6 millions l'année dernière, qui comprenait une dépréciation unique de € 7,6 millions et un gain de réévaluation unique de € 5,8 millions.
Les charges financières (- € 0,2 million) et les impôts (- € 1,0 million, soit un taux d'imposition effectif de 15,4%) sont limités compte tenu de la position de trésorerie nette du Groupe (sans dette bancaire) et de l'importance des pertes historiques reportées sur la société-mère. Les impôts de l'année dernière comprenaient le produit d'impôt différé de € 2,5 millions suite à la création de l'entité Immovlan BV par laquelle RMG a vendu son portefeuille de clients avec une plus-value de € 8,3 millions.
Le résultat net du 1er semestre 2022 s'est élevé à € 7,2 millions. Le résultat pour les actionnaires s'élève à € 7,7 millions, ou € 0,66 par action contre € 0,72 par action au 1er semestre 2021.
Roularta conserve un bilan solide, même après le versement d'un dividende de € 11,8 millions au 1er semestre 2022 et l'impact des acquisitions sur le flux de trésorerie (€ 18,0 millions). La position de trésorerie s'élève à € 81,5 millions, contre € 106,7 millions à la fin de 2021.
1.1 Chiffres-clés consolidés
| en milliers d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021* | Evolution | Evolution (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPTE DE RÉSULTATS | ||||
| Chiffre d'affaires | 169.678 | 141.724 | 27.954 | 19,7% |
| Chiffre d'affaires corrigé (1) | 149.632 | 141.724 | 7.908 | 5,6% |
| EBITDA (2) | 17.841 | 22.156 | -4.315 | -19,5% |
| EBITDA - marge | 10,5% | 15,6% | ||
| EBIT (3) | 8.288 | 6.621 | 1.667 | 25,2% |
| EBIT - marge | 4,9% | 4,7% | ||
| Charges financières nettes | -170 | -87 | -83 | -95,4% |
| Impôts sur le résultat | -953 | 1.563 | -2.516 | -161,0% |
| Résultat net | 7.165 | 8.096 | -931 | -11,5% |
| Attribuable aux intérêts minoritaires | -527 | -298 | -229 | -76,8% |
| Attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG | 7.692 | 8.394 | -702 | -8,4% |
| Résultat net attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG - marge | 4,5% | 5,9% | 1 | |
| Nombre d'employés équivalents temps plein à la date de clôture (4) |
1.342 | 1.268 | 74 | 5,8% |
(*) Retraité par nouvelle définition EBITDA
(1) Chiffre d'affaires corrigé = chiffre d'affaires comparable à 1H l'annee précédente, sans modification du cercle de consolidation
(2) EBITDA = EBIT + amortissements et dépréciations
(3) EBIT = Résultat opérationnel, y compris la part dans le résultat des entreprises associées et coentreprises
(4) Hors coentreprises (Mediafin principalement)
| CHIFFRES CONSOLIDÉS PAR ACTION | en euros | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021* | Evolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 1,52 | 1,89 | -0,37 | |
| EBIT | 0,71 | 0,57 | 0,14 | |
| Résultat net attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG | 0,66 | 0,72 | -0,06 | |
| Résultat net attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG après dilution | 0,66 | 0,72 | -0,06 | |
| Nombre moyen pondéré d'actions | 11.719.515 | 11.699.693 | 19.822 | |
| Nombre moyen pondéré d'actions après dilution | 11.736.202 | 11.707.070 | 29.132 |
(*) Retraité par nouvelle définition EBITDA
| en milliers d'euros | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 | Evolution | Evolution (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPTE DES RÉSULTATS | ||||
| Chiffre d'affaires | 149.168 | 126.904 | 22.264 | 17,5% |
| Marge brute | 116.685 | 100.874 | 15.811 | 15,7% |
| Marge brute sur le chiffre d'affaires | 78,2% | 79,5% | 1 |
Le segment 'Media Brands' représente toutes les marques exploitées par RMG et ses participations.
Le chiffre d'affaires du segment Media Brands progresse de 17,5% ou € 22,3 millions, de € 126,9 millions à € 149,2 millions.
Dans ce contexte, la plus grande hausse provient des magazines (+ 25,4%) et ce pour une part importante grâce aux acquisitions (magazines EW, Beleggers Belangen, Seasons, Roots, Kijk, Fiets, Delicious, Knipmode, Truckstar, etc. aux Pays-Bas) mais également grâce à une croissance des magazines belges Knack, Trends & Tendances, Libelle/Femmes, Feeling/Gael, etc. En outre, les journaux payants ont progressé de 5,5%. Roularta Local Media (c'est-à-dire De Zondag, Regiotalent, Mijn Stad, Roularta Digital, Immovlan, GoCar et Sterck) n'a baissé que de 3,0 %. De Zondag et le Zondagmagazine affichent une hausse impressionnante de 39,0%, compensant largement l'abandon du Streekkrant et du magazine Steps, ainsi que Mijn Stad TV (dans les points de vente) et la publicité numérique géolocalisée.
Le chiffre d'affaires des abonnements affiche une belle croissance de + € 13,4 millions, soit une progression de 29,8% par rapport à l'année précédente grâce au portefeuille d'abonnements supplémentaire des magazines faisant partie des acquisitions. Hors acquisitions, on note une baisse de 2,2%. Ceci est principalement dû au magazine Sport/Voetbal-Foot qui est passé en 2022 d'une fréquence hebdomadaire à une fréquence mensuelle. Les ventes au numéro augmentent de 15,6%, mais hors acquisitions on constate une baisse de 3,6%.
Au cours du 1er semestre 2022, les rentrées publicitaires ont augmenté de 6,2%, tant en print (+5,4%) qu'en numérique (+10,7%). Hors acquisitions, le chiffre d'affaires publicitaire termine sur un statu quo.
Le reste du chiffre d'affaires a augmenté de 33,0% d'une année sur l'autre (4,2% hors acquisitions), grâce aux voyages des lecteurs et aux événements qui ont pu redémarrer après les deux années difficiles marquées par le coronavirus.
La marge brute baisse de 79,5% à 78,2%. La raison de cette baisse de la marge réside dans l'explosion des prix des matières premières et dans les coûts de production plus élevés. En valeur absolue, la marge brute augmente de € 15,8 millions, pour atteindre € 116,7 millions.
| en milliers d'euros | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 | Evolution | Evolution (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPTE DES RÉSULTATS | ||||
| Chiffre d'affaires | 41.132 | 31.741 | 9.391 | 29,6% |
| Marge brute | 21.351 | 18.858 | 2.493 | 13,2% |
| Marge brute sur le chiffre d'affaires | 51,9% | 59,4% | 1 | -100,00% |
Le segment 'Printing Services' représente les activités de prépresse et d'imprimerie effectuées pour les marques internes et pour le compte de tiers.
Le chiffre d'affaires du segment Printing Services augmente de € 9,4 millions, soit 29,6%, de € 31,7 millions à € 41,1 millions.
La hausse de € 9,4 millions est une combinaison de € 5,7 millions en plus pour les travaux d'impression pour tiers et € 3,6 millions en plus pour les travaux d'impression internes. L'impression pour tiers a affiché au cours de ce semestre une remontée impressionnante, d'une part à cause d'un effet de volume des nombreux dépliants publicitaires imprimés pour le marché français sur nos presses heat-set à journaux, et d'autre part à cause d'un effet de prix suite à la forte
hausse des prix du papier.
En valeur absolue, la marge brute augmente de € 2,5 millions, à € 21,4 millions. En revanche, elle baisse en pourcentage de chiffre d'affaires, de 59,4% à 51,9%. Ceci s'explique principalement par une augmentation du prix du papier et des matières auxiliaires.
| Bilan | en milliers d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | Evolution (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actifs non courants | 238.402 | 208.214 | 14,5% | |
| Actifs Courants | 157.943 | 174.476 | -9,5% | |
| Total du bilan | 396.345 | 382.690 | 3,6% | |
| Capitaux propres - part du Groupe | 225.708 | 229.564 | -1,7% | |
| Capitaux propres - intérêts minoritaires | 12.500 | 13.027 | -4,0% | |
| Passifs | 158.137 | 140.099 | 12,9% | |
| Liquidité (5) | 1,2 | 1,5 | -16,7% | |
| Solvabilité (6) | 60,1% | 63,4% | -5,2% | |
| Trésorerie/(dette) financière nette (7) | 69.932 | 100.995 | -30,8% | |
| Gearing (8) | -29,4% | -41,6% | -29,5% |
(5) Liquidité = actifscourants / passifs courants
(6) Solvabilité = capitaux propres (part du Groupe + intérêts minoritaires)/ total du bilan
(7) Trésorerie/(dette) financière nette = placements et disponibilités - dettes financières
(8) Gearing = - trésorerie/(dette) financière nette / capitaux propres (part du Groupe + intérêts minoritaires)
Les fonds propres – part du Groupe affichent € 225,7 millions au 30 juin 2022, contre € 229,6 millions au 31 décembre 2021. La variation des fonds propres s'explique principalement par le bénéfice attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG du premier semestre 2022 (€ 7,7 millions) et par la distribution du dividende sur les résultats 2021 (€ 11,8 millions).
RMG demeure exempt de dettes bancaires. Au 30 juin 2022, la position de trésorerie financière nette consolidée (= trésorerie circulante moins dettes financières) affiche € 69,9 millions contre € 101,0 millions à fin décembre 2021, soit une baisse de € 31,1 millions. Ceci est principalement dû aux acquisitions (€ 18,0 millions) et au dividende distribué (€ 11,8 millions). Dans la trésorerie financière nette, les dettes financières augmentent de € 5,9 millions, essentiellement parce que le Groupe a souscrit auprès de sa filiale Mediafin SA un emprunt de € 3,0 millions (reclassement d'autres dettes), et en raison des € 2,1 millions de dettes sur les contrats de location IFRS 16 qui sont identifiés dans les reprises.
Les investissements consolidés totaux (CAPEX) au cours du premier semestre 2022 s'élèvent à € 3,8 millions (2021 : € 17,2 millions), soit € 2,3 millions d'investissements dans de nouveaux logiciels, essentiellement pour optimiser l'expérience de lecture numérique et d'autre part € 1,5 million dans des immobilisations corporelles. L'année dernière, il y a eu les mêmes investissements dans de nouveaux logiciels (€ 2,7 millions). En outre, les investissements de € 15,9 millions dans des immobilisations incorporelles au cours du premier semestre 2021 comprennent principalement les portefeuilles clients d'une valeur de € 10,7 millions rachetés à Rossel et CTR Media, ainsi que la marque 'Immovlan' (€ 1,0 million) lors de la constitution de l'entité Immovlan.
Les investissements dans les participations sont abordés dans la section suivante.
Ces perspectives ne tiennent pas compte de nouvelles vagues substantielles de Covid-19 et d'éventuels confinements, ni des conséquences d'une escalade du conflit armé entre la Russie et l'Ukraine. Il s'agit de déclarations axées sur l'avenir, dont les résultats réels peuvent varier fortement.
Après un bon premier semestre 2022 en ce qui concerne les rentrées de la publicité, on enregistre toujours d'importantes fluctuations d'un mois à l'autre, ainsi que des réservations tardives, ce qui engendre une visibilité insuffisante pour permettre la formulation d'un pronostic plus précis pour l'ensemble de l'exercice 2022. Même après une bonne première moitié de 2022, les événements et les voyages restent très dépendants de l'arrivée éventuelle de vagues de Covid et des décisions prises par les différentes autorités.
Les prévisions 2022 pour les rentrées générées par les abonnements restent stables mais délicates. Nous devons rester vigilants par rapport à l'impact du pouvoir d'achat des lecteurs sur leur choix de prolonger ou souscrire un abonnement. Roularta Media Group réussit à convertir le désir de la population belge pour des marques de magazines de qualité en abonnements à long terme, et a les mêmes intentions en ce qui concerne les marques qu'elle vient de reprendre aux Pays-Bas. Le lancement des abonnements numériques et family assurera lui aussi une croissance stable du chiffre d'affaires d'abonnements. La tendance en matière des ventes au numéro devrait demeurer en ligne avec le marché actuel.
Dans le segment Printing Services, nous constatons une activité accrue, certainement en ce qui concerne l'impression de dépliants, et nous nous attendons que cela ne se poursuivra que partiellement au cours de la seconde moitié de 2022.
Au cours du second semestre, nous nous attendons en ce qui concerne les coûts à ce que les marges soient affectées par une hausse de l'inflation dans les pays où Roularta Media Group est actif, notamment en ce qui concerne les prix de l'énergie, avec des conséquences sur les salaires et les services basés sur les salaires, ou d'autres effets inattendus sur les prix ou la demande. En ce qui concerne les prix du papier, nous nous attendons à une stabilisation, à condition que le prix du gaz n'augmente pas davantage.
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| en milliers d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021* | Evolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiffre d'affaires | 169.678 | 141.724 | 27.954 |
| Production immobilisée | 1.575 | 1.860 | -285 |
| Approvisionnements et marchandises | -33.847 | -24.568 | -9.279 |
| Marge brute | 137.405 | 119.016 | 18.389 |
| % sur le chiffre d'affaires | 81,0% | 84,0% | |
| Services et biens divers | -68.431 | -56.766 | -11.665 |
| Frais de personnel | -55.310 | -48.128 | -7.182 |
| Autres produits et charges d'exploitation | 911 | 6.660 | -5.749 |
| Autres produits d'exploitation | 2.951 | 7.838 | -4.887 |
| Autres charges d'exploitation | -2.039 | -1.178 | -861 |
| Dépréciations sur stocks et sur créances | 264 | -59 | 323 |
| Provisions | 1.077 | -449 | 1.526 |
| Quote-part du résultat net des entreprises associées et coentreprises |
1.924 | 1.882 | 42 |
| EBITDA | 17.841 | 22.156 | -4.315 |
| % sur le chiffre d'affaires | 10,5% | 15,6% | |
| Amortissements et réductions de valeur exceptionnelles | -9.553 | -15.535 | 5.982 |
| Amortissements sur immobilisations (in)corporelles | -9.553 | -7.951 | -1.602 |
| Réductions de valeur exceptionnelles | - | -7.584 | 7.584 |
| Résultat opérationnel - EBIT | 8.288 | 6.621 | 1.667 |
| % sur le chiffre d'affaires | 4,9% | 4,7% | |
| Produits financiers | 78 | 61 | 17 |
| Charges financières | -248 | -148 | -100 |
| Résultat opérationnel après charges financières nettes | 8.118 | 6.534 | 1.584 |
| Impôts sur le résultat | -953 | 1.563 | -2.516 |
| Résultat net | 7.165 | 8.096 | -931 |
| % sur le chiffre d'affaires | 4,2% | 5,7% | |
| Résultat net des entreprises consolidés | 7.165 | 8.096 | -931 |
| Attribuable aux: | |||
| Intérêts minoritaires | -527 | -298 | -229 |
| Actionnaires de Roularta Media Group | 7.692 | 8.394 | -702 |
| Résultat par action en euros |
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| Résultat net attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG par action | 0,66 | 0,72 | -0,06 |
| Résultat net attribuable aux actionnaires de RMG après dilution par action |
0,66 | 0,72 | -0,06 |
| en milliers d'euros | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Résultat net des entreprises consolidées | 7.165 | 8.096 |
| Autres éléments du résultat global | ||
| Autres éléments du résultat global: éléments qui seront reclassés ultérierement en résultat net | ||
| Autres éléments du résultat global: éléments qui ne seront pas reclassés ultérierement en résultat net |
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| Autres éléments du résultat global | - | - |
| Résultat global consolidé | 7.165 | 8.096 |
| Attribuable aux: | ||
| Intérêts minoritaires | -527 | -298 |
| Actionnaires de Roularta Media Group | 7.692 | 8.394 |
| en milliers ACTIFS d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | Evolution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actifs non courants | 238.402 | 208.214 | 30.188 | |
| Goodwill | 9.518 | - | 9.518 | |
| Immobilisations incorporelles | 100.466 | 77.614 | 22.852 | |
| Immobilisations corporelles | 67.770 | 65.578 | 2.192 | |
| Participations comptabilisées selon la méthode de la mise en équivalence | 51.946 | 55.303 | -3.357 | |
| Participations en actifs financiers, prêts et cautions | 1.186 | 2.471 | -1.285 | |
| Clients et autres créances | 337 | - | 337 | |
| Actifs d'impôts différés | 7.179 | 7.248 | -69 | |
| Actifs courants | 157.943 | 174.476 | -16.533 | |
| Stocks | 10.689 | 9.424 | 1.265 | |
| Clients et autres créances | 53.490 | 52.640 | 850 | |
| Créances relatives aux impôts | 1.036 | 1.075 | -39 | |
| Trésorerie et équivalents de trésorerie | 81.545 | 106.660 | -25.115 | |
| Charges à reporter et produits acquis | 11.182 | 4.677 | 6.505 | |
| Total de l'actif | 396.345 | 382.690 | 13.655 |
| en millier PASSIFS d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 31/12/2021 | Evolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitaux propres | 238.208 | 242.591 | -4.383 |
| Capitaux propres - part du Groupe | 225.708 | 229.564 | -3.856 |
| Capital souscrit | 80.000 | 80.000 | - |
| Actions propres | -31.109 | -32.028 | 919 |
| Résultat reporté | 177.443 | 180.188 | -2.745 |
| Autres réserves | -626 | 1.404 | -2.030 |
| Intérêts minoritaires | 12.500 | 13.027 | -527 |
| Passifs non courants | 31.568 | 23.674 | 7.894 |
| Provisions | 6.621 | 7.067 | -446 |
| Avantages du personnel | 6.894 | 7.455 | -561 |
| Passifs d'impôts différés | 8.719 | 4.611 | 4.108 |
| Dettes financières | 9.067 | 4.249 | 4.818 |
| Autres dettes | 266 | 292 | -26 |
| Passifs courants | 126.569 | 116.425 | 10.144 |
| Dettes financières | 2.546 | 1.416 | 1.130 |
| Dettes commerciales | 42.123 | 44.750 | -2.627 |
| Acomptes reçus | 40.446 | 33.463 | 6.983 |
| Avantages du personnel | 20.089 | 17.792 | 2.297 |
| Impôts | 1.773 | 295 | 1.478 |
| Autres dettes | 5.258 | 10.794 | -5.536 |
| Charges à imputer et produits à reporter | 14.334 | 7.915 | 6.419 |
| Total du passif | 396.345 | 382.690 | 13.655 |
| en milliers Flux de trésorerie relatifs aux activités opérationnelles d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Résultat net des entreprises consolidées | 7.165 | 8.096 |
| Part dans le résultat des entreprises mises en équivalence | -1.924 | -1.882 |
| Dividendes reçus d' entreprises associées et de coentreprises | 4.750 | 5.250 |
| Impôts sur le résultat | 953 | -1.563 |
| Charges d'intérêt | 248 | 148 |
| Produits d'intérêt (-) | -78 | -61 |
| Plus-values (-) / moins-values (+) sur réalisation d'immobilsations incorporelles et corporelles | -75 | -51 |
| Éléments sans effet de trésorerie | 7.421 | 10.236 |
| Amortissements des immobilisations (in)corporelles | 9.553 | 7.951 |
| Réduction de valeur exceptionnelles | - | 7.584 |
| Charges relatives aux paiements fondés sur des actions | 34 | 38 |
| Dotations (+) / reprises (-) provisions | -1.077 | 449 |
| Autres éléments sans effet de trésorerie | -1.091 | -5.786 |
| Flux de trésorerie bruts relatifs aux activités opérationnelles | 18.459 | 20.174 |
| Variation des clients | 3.496 | 3.689 |
| Variation des stocks | -1.145 | -600 |
| Variation des dettes commerciales | -6.854 | -5.245 |
| Autres variations du fonds de roulement (a) | -5.808 | -1.790 |
| Variations du fonds de roulement | -10.311 | -3.947 |
| Impôts sur le résultat payés | -291 | -541 |
| Intérêts payés | -248 | -132 |
| Intérêts reçus | 78 | 40 |
| FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE NETS RELATIFS AUX ACTIVITES OPÉRATIONNELLES (A) |
7.687 | 15.594 |
(a) Variation des autres créances courantes, charges à reporter et produits acquis, provisions, avantages du personnel, autres dettes, acomptes reçus et charges à imputer et produits à reporter.
| en milliers Flux de trésorerie relatifs aux activités d'investissement d'euros |
30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Immobilisations incorporelles - acquisitions | -2.308 | -15.866 |
| Immobilisations corporelles - acquisitions | -1.462 | -1.374 |
| Immobilisations incorporelles - autres varaitions | - | 4 |
| Immobilisations corporelles - autres variations | 334 | 70 |
| Flux de trésorerie nets relatifs aux acquisitions | -17.987 | -1.965 |
| Flux de trésorerie nets relatifs aux prêts aux entreprises comptabilisées selon la méthode de la mise en équivalence |
- | 68 |
| Participations aux actifs financiers, prêts et cautions - autres variations | 1.276 | 15 |
| FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE NETS RELATIFS AUX ACTIVITÉS D'INVESTISSEMENT (B) |
-20.147 | -19.050 |
| Flux de trésorerie relatifs aux activités de financement | ||
| Dividendes versés | -11.766 | -11.729 |
| Actions propres | 184 | 76 |
| Apport de capital sans control | - | 14.300 |
| Remboursement des dettes de leasing | -1.073 | -825 |
| Diminution des créances non courantes | - | 3 |
| FLUX DE TRÉSORERIE NETS RELATIFS AUX ACTIVITÉS DE FINANCEMENT (C) |
-12.655 | 1.824 |
| VARIATION NETTE DE TRÉSORERIE ET DES ÉQUIVALENTS DE TRÉSORERIE (A+B+C) |
-25.115 | -1.631 |
| Trésorerie et équivalents de trésorerie, solde d'ouverture | 106.660 | 90.559 |
| Trésorerie et équivalents de trésorerie, solde de clôture | 81.545 | 88.928 |
| Variation nette de trésorerie et des équivalents de trésorerie | -25.115 | -1.631 |
| en milliers d'euros | Capital souscrit |
Actions propres |
Résultat reporté |
Autres réserves |
Capitaux propres - part du Groupe |
Intérêts minori taires |
Total capitaux propres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solde d'ouverture au 01/01/2022 | 80.000 | -32.028 | 180.188 | 1.404 | 229.564 | 13.027 | 242.591 |
| Résultat net des entreprises consolidées |
- | - | 7.692 | - | 7.692 | -527 | 7.165 |
| Résultat global consolidé | - | - | 7.692 | - | 7.692 | -527 | 7.165 |
| Exercice d'options | - | 184 | - | - | 184 | - | 184 |
| Paiements fondés sur des actions | - | - | - | 34 | 34 | - | 34 |
| Dividendes | - | - | -11.766 | - | -11.766 | - | -11.766 |
| Effet des transactions avec les actions propres |
- | 735 | 1.329 | -2.064 | - | - | - |
| Solde de clôture au 30/06/2022 | 80.000 | -31.109 | 177.443 | -626 | 225.708 | 12.500 | 238.208 |
| en milliers d'euros | Capital souscrit |
Actions propres |
Résultat reporté |
Autres réserves |
Capitaux propres - part du Groupe |
Intérêts minori taires |
Total capitaux propres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solde d'ouverture au 01/01/2021 | 80.000 | -34.924 | 174.335 | 4.070 | 223.481 | 383 | 223.864 |
| Résultat net des entreprises consolidées |
- | - | 8.394 | - | 8.394 | -298 | 8.096 |
| Résultat global consolidé | - | - | 8.394 | - | 8.394 | -298 | 8.096 |
| Exercice d'options | - | 76 | - | - | 76 | - | 76 |
| Paiements fondés sur des actions | - | - | - | 38 | 38 | - | 38 |
| Dividendes | - | - | -11.729 | - | -11.729 | - | -11.729 |
| Contribution au capital par des intérêts minoritaires |
- | - | - | - | - | 14.300 | 14.300 |
| Contrepartie d'un regroupement d'entreprises par des actions propres |
- | 1.225 | - | - | 1.225 | - | 1.225 |
| Option de vente écrite sur les intérêts minoritaires |
- | - | - | - | - | -394 | -394 |
| Solde de clôture au 30/06/2021 | 80.000 | -33.623 | 171.001 | 4.107 | 221.486 | 13.991 | 235.477 |
The summary unaudited interim financial statements have been drawn up in conformity with the International Accounting Standard IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as approved by the European Union. The interim financial statements were approved by the members of the Board of Directors on 18 August 2022.
When preparing the interim financial reporting, the same IFRS principles for inclusion and valuation were applied as for the consolidated annual financial statements of 31 December 2021.
For the new IFRS and improved IAS standards that came into effect on 1 January 2022, we refer to Note 1 in the 2021 Annual Report. These had no impact on our condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
The following standards and interpretations became applicable to the financial year starting on or after 1 January 2022:
The following standards and interpretations have been published, but are not yet applicable to the financial year starting on 1 January 2022:
The Group has not engaged in early application of any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been published but is not yet in effect.
Since 1 January 2022, the Group has applied a new definition of the alternative performance metric EBITDA. Previously, the EBITDA was defined as the EBIT plus depreciations on tangible and intangible fixed assets, write-downs on amounts receivable and stocks, provisions and special write-downs. The new definition includes the EBIT plus depreciations on tangible and intangible fixed assets and special write-downs. This new definition corresponds more closely to the way management evaluates the figures internally, and as such it is relevant to the understanding of the Group's financial performance. The write-downs on amounts receivable and stocks, and the provisions, are recorded separately in the EBIT.
As a result, and in accordance with IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, a reclassification was carried out on the income statement for the amount of - € 508 K for the period ending on 30 June 2021.
The table below shows the impact of the revision of the new definition for the alternative performance metric EBITDA as of 30 June 2021:
1 not yet approved within the European Union
| in thousands of euros | 30/06/2021 | IAS 1 | 30/06/2021* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 141,724 | - | 141,724 |
| Own construction capitalised | 1,860 | - | 1,860 |
| Raw materials, consumables and goods for resale | -24,568 | - | -24,568 |
| Gross margin | 119,016 | - | 119,016 |
| Services and other goods | -56,766 | - | -56,766 |
| Personnel | -48,128 | - | -48,128 |
| Other operating result | 6,660 | - | 6,660 |
| Other operating income | 7,838 | - | 7,838 |
| Other operating costs | -1,178 | - | -1,178 |
| Write-down of debtors and inventories | - | -59 | -59 |
| Provisions | - | -449 | -449 |
| Share in the result of associated companies and joint ventures | 1,882 | - | 1,882 |
| EBITDA | 22,664 | -508 | 22,156 |
| Depreciation, write-down and provisions | -16,043 | 508 | -15,535 |
| Depreciation and write-down of intangible and tangible assets | -7,951 | - | -7,951 |
| Impairment losses | -7,584 | - | -7,584 |
| Write-down of debtors and inventories | -59 | 59 | - |
| Provisions | -449 | 449 | - |
| Operating result - EBIT | 6,621 | - | 6,621 |
(*) Restated with new definition EBITDA
In preparing this half-year report, the same sources of estimation uncertainty as in the 2021 annual report were taken into account. However, insight into the possible impact of a new wave of Covid, the conflict in Ukraine and the resulting inflation impact on the long-term results of the Group may develop further during the second half of the year, as a result of which different positions may be expressed at year-end than on 30 June 2022.
One of the main sources of estimation uncertainty is assessing the useful life of the brands. On 30 June 2022, the Group does not expect any deviation from the expected useful life that was determined at the end of the previous reporting period. This applies to both its own brands and those of its subsidiary and joint venture Mediafin NV.
The table below shows the net book value of the brands, goodwill and other intangible fixed assets as of 30 June 2022 and 31 December 2021, the remaining useful life as of 30 June 2022 and the values of the amortizations of intangible assets in the first half of 2022:
| In thousands of euros | Intangible asset - 2022 |
Intangible asset- 2021 |
Total remaining useful life (in years) |
Amortizations 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libelle/Femmes d'Aujourd'hui | 21,200 | 21,862 | 16.0 | 663 |
| Plus magazine NL | 15,593 | 16,008 | 19.0 | 416 |
| EW | 14,926 | - | 19.7 | 253 |
| Landleven | 6,495 | 6,707 | 16.0 | 212 |
| Télépro | 3,633 | 3,841 | 9.0 | 208 |
| Truckstar | 2,447 | - | 9.7 | 84 |
| Top Uitgaves | 2,083 | 2,257 | 6.0 | 174 |
| Fiscaal-juridisch | 2,039 | 2,209 | 6.0 | 170 |
| Beleggers Belangen | 1,936 | - | 9.7 | 67 |
| 50+ Beurs & Festival | 1,703 | - | 9.5 | 90 |
| Fiets | 1,508 | - | 9.7 | 52 |
| Plus magazine BE | 1,182 | 1,215 | 18.0 | 33 |
| Immovlan | 852 | 901 | 9.0 | 50 |
| Feeling/Gael | 699 | 758 | 6.0 | 58 |
| Gezondheid | 664 | - | 4.7 | 35 |
| La Maison Victor | 109 | 165 | 1.0 | 55 |
| Communiekrant | 88 | 133 | 1.0 | 44 |
| Shedeals | 60 | 90 | 1.0 | 30 |
| Zappy Ouders | 27 | 40 | 1.0 | 13 |
| Total Brand value | 77,244 | 56,186 | - | 2,707 |
| Total software | 9,842 | 9,432 | 3 to 5 | 2,455 |
| Customer relations Immovlan | 9,678 | 10,031 | 13.5 | 352 |
| Goodwill New Skool Media | 8,256 | - | unlimited | - |
| Customer relations EW | 1,474 | - | 14.7 | 33 |
| Goodwill 50+Beurs & Gezondheid | 1,262 | - | unlimited | - |
| Customer relations Plus Magazine NL | 1,047 | 1,187 | 3.5 | 140 |
| Customer relations Black Tiger | 618 | 688 | 4.5 | 70 |
| Customer relations Beleggers Belangen, Truckstar, Fiets | 460 | - | 4.7 | 33 |
| Total other | 103 | 90 | - | 6 |
| Total intangible fixed assets and goodwill | 109,984 | 77,614 | 5,796 |
A number of brands have come from the acquisitions that happened in the first half of the year, meaning that they are new (EW, Beleggers Belangen, Truckstar, Fiets, 50+ Beurs & Festival and Gezondheid). Furthermore, as a result of the acquisitions, customer portfolios and goodwill were also added. For further explanations, please refer to 6.4, Changes in the Group. Given the recent acquisition dates, the initial administrative processing of all the company combinations have taken place and will be further finalised within the year following the acquisitions, which means that the values of the intangible assets and goodwill may still change.
The following intangible fixed assets are on Mediafin's balance sheet (at 100%) on 30 June 2022 and 31 December 2021 with the following net book values, remaining useful life and amortizations:
| in thousands of euros | Intangible asset - 2022 |
Intangible asset- 2021 |
Total remaining useful life (in years) |
Amortizations 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand De Tijd/L'Echo | 73,590 | 74,622 | 35.5 | 1,032 |
| Brand BePublic - BeReal | 2,036 | 2,216 | 5.5 | 180 |
| Customer relations Mediafin | 23,157 | 23,893 | 15.5 | 736 |
| Goodwill Mediafin | 24,675 | 24,675 | unlimited | - |
| Goodwill Luxury Leads | 2,368 | - | unlimited | - |
| Goodwill Open The Box | 690 | - | unlimited | - |
| Total intangible fixed assets and goodwill | 126,516 | 125,406 | 1,948 |
The acquisition of Luxury Leads BV and Pulsar-IT BV has led to goodwill being recorded as indicated above. Please refer to 6.4, Changes in the Group, for more information.
There is currently no concentration of significant credit risks, and the necessary provisions have been made in accordance with the valuation rules set out in the 2021 annual report on page 110.
The group structure on 30 June 2022 is as follows:
| Name of the company | Location | Effective interest percentage |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fully consolidated companies | |||
| ROULARTA MEDIA GROUP NV | Roeselare, Belgium | 100.00% | |
| BELGIAN BUSINESS TELEVISION NV | Brussels, Belgium | 100.00% | |
| ROULARTA SERVICES FRANCE SARL | Lille, France | 100.00% | |
| ROULARTA MEDIA DEUTSCHLAND 1 | Augsburg, Germany | 100.00% | |
| BAYARD MEDIA VERWALTUNGS GMBH | Augsburg, Germany | 100.00% | |
| ROULARTA MEDIA NEDERLAND BV | Baarn, The Netherlands | 100.00% | |
| SENIOR PUBLICATIONS VERWALTUNGS GMBH |
Cologne, Germany | 100.00% | |
| 50+ BEURS & FESTIVAL BV | Arnhem, the Netherlands | 100.00% | |
| NEW SKOOL MEDIA BV | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
100.00% | |
| NEW SKOOL EXPLOITATIE BV | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
100.00% | |
| ONE BUSINESS BV | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
100.00% | |
| GEZONDHEID NV | Brussels, Belgium | 100.00% | |
| STUDIO APERI NEGOTIUM NV | Roeselare, Belgium | 75.00% | |
| IMMOVLAN BV | Brussels, Belgium | 35.00% |
| 2. Consolidated using the equity method | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CTR MEDIA SA | Brussels, Belgium | 50.00% | joint venture |
| MEDIAFIN NV | Brussels, Belgium | 50.00% | joint venture |
| LUXURY LEADS BV | Brussels, Belgium | 50.00% | joint venture |
| PULSAR-IT BV | Brussels, Belgium | 45.00% | joint venture |
| MOTOR.NL BV | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
50.00% | joint venture |
| PITE MEDIA BV | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
50.00% | joint venture |
| YELLOWBRICK NV | Schaarbeek, Belgium | 35.00% | associated company |
| REPROPRESS CV | Brussels, Belgium | 30.22% | associated company |
1 Permanent establishment of Roularta Media Group NV
On 21 December 2021, Roularta Media Nederland BV (a subsidiary of Roularta Media Group NV) purchased 100% of the shares in New Skool Media BV (NSM), thus also becoming the owner of its subsidiaries New Skool Exploitatie BV, One Business BV, Motor.NL BV and Pite Media BV. The completion (closing) of the transaction occurred on 25 February 2022, and so the results have been included in the Group's consolidated results from 1 March 2022 onwards.
Between 1 March 2022 and 30 June 2022, revenue of € 13.6 million was generated with an EBITDA of € 2.2 million. If control of the company had already been transferred on 1 January, the revenue would have been € 5.5 million higher and the EBITDA € 0.3 million higher. € 0.1 million in transaction costs were recorded on the income statement under services and other goods. These are part of the operational cash flows in the consolidated cash flow summary.
The best-known magazine brands in the NSM portfolio are EW (previously Elsevier Weekblad, founded in 1945), an opinion magazine for highly educated readers, businesspeople and decision makers, and Beleggersbelangen, the mobile-first platform for active investors, which is the market leader in its field. NSM also has a whole range of special interest magazines, each with a strong community of multimedia readers, including Delicious, Seasons, Roots, Kijk, Knipmode, Fiets, Truckstar, Columbus Travel etc.
IFRS 3 Business Combinations (revised version) was applied, meaning that four brands (worth a total of € 21,273 K), two customer portfolios (total € 2,000 K) and a remaining goodwill (€ 8,256 K) were recorded on the acquisition date. The brands EW (€ 15,179 K), Beleggers Belangen (€ 2,003 K), Truckstar (€ 2,531 K) and Fiets (€ 1,560 K) were valued on the basis of the 'relief from royalty' method, a frequently used, discounted cash flow method of valuing brand names or technologies under the IFRS. The latter three brands are referred to below as 'other brands'. This method is based on the expected future cash flows that would be received in the form of royalties if the brand were to be transferred to a third party by means of a licence agreement for a period of 20 years (EW) and 10 years (the other brands), discounted to the acquisition date. The revenue estimate is based on historic revenues and a growth index of 2% (EW) and 0% (other revenues) in line with their historic growth. The royalty rate applied, 10% percentage on revenue (EW) and 8% (for the other brands) is based on royalty rates used in comparable market transactions. The discount rate applied is 6.47% (EW) and 6.97% (other brands), determined on the basis of the WACC method, based on market data. The tax rate applied is 25.8% (Dutch company tax rate).
EW was booked as a brand with a reputation that can still grow in terms of revenue and EBITDA. Consequently, straightline depreciation has been applied over the estimated useful life of 20 years. The other brands were booked as brands with relatively significant brand and value awareness with a revenue/EBITDA that is stable or slightly declining. Consequently, straight-line depreciation has been applied over the estimated useful life of 10 years.
The customer relationships with a fair value of € 1,507 K (EW) and € 493 K (other brands) were valued using the 'multiperiod excess earnings' method, a frequently used, discounted cash flow method of valuing customer relationships under the IFRS. This method is based on the expected future cash flows that would be received from these customer relationships over a period of 15 years (EW) and 5 years (the other brands), discounted to the acquisition date. To determine these cash flows, the expected revenue is multiplied by the EBIT margin. The revenue estimate is based on historic revenues and the aforementioned growth indexes. Then these revenues were reduced by a 'churn rate' in 2022 (6% for EW and 17% for the other brands), increasing for each extra year (by 7% each time for EW and 20% for the other brands). The adjusted EBIT margin (after 'contributory asset charges') is 10.9% on revenue and is based on historic results achieved. The same discount rate and tax rate are applied as to the brands.
Finally, a deferred tax liability of € 6,004 K was recorded on the new brands and customer portfolios.
The total annual depreciation cost of the aforementioned intangible fixed assets is € 1.2 million (including deferred taxes).
The fair values of the identified assets and liabilities on the acquisition date were as follows:
| in thousands of euros | Carrying value |
Fair value adjustments |
Fair value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation expenses | 353 | -353 | - |
| Goodwill | - | 8,256 | 8,256 |
| Intangible assets | 9,427 | 14,445 | 23,872 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 721 | 2,125 | 2,846 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity mehtod | 197 | -143 | 54 |
| Investments in financial assets, loans, guarantees | -9 | - | -9 |
| Total non-current assets | 10,689 | 24,330 | 35,019 |
| Trade receivables | 4,244 | -70 | 4,174 |
| Other receivables | 760 | - | 760 |
| Total current assets | 5,004 | -70 | 4,934 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | - | 3,618 | 3,618 |
| Financial debts | - | 1,637 | 1,637 |
| Total non-current liabilities | - | 5,255 | 5,255 |
| Financial debts | - | 487 | 487 |
| Trade payables | 4,155 | - | 4,155 |
| Advances received | 10,218 | - | 10,218 |
| Other current liabilities | 3,499 | - | 3,499 |
| Total current liabilities | 17,872 | 487 | 18,359 |
| Cash | 2,971 | - | 2,971 |
| Total net assets acquired | 792 | 18,518 | 19,310 |
| in thousands of euros | |
|---|---|
| Consideration paid | 19,310 |
| Net assets acquired | 792 |
| Fair value adjustments | -7,007 |
| Allocated consideration | 25,525 |
A net outgoing cash flow of € 16.3 million was realised on the transaction, including firstly the price paid of € 19.3 million and secondly the cash present in New Skool Media.
Net cash out on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in New Skool Media:
| in thousands of euros | |
|---|---|
| Consideration paid | 19,310 |
| Cash acquired on acquisition | 2,971 |
| Net cash-out on acquisition | 16,339 |
Op 3 January 2022, Roularta Media Netherlands BV acquired the remaining 50% shares in 50+ Beurs & Festival BV. The entity's activities focus on trade fairs for senior citizens and health, offering synergies with the Group's other activities in the Netherlands. Due to the acquisition, Roularta now owns 100% of the shares and the consolidation method has changed. As of 1 January 2022, the entity is fully consolidated, whereas it was previously included using the equity accounting method. The step acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method in accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations (revised version) and will be finalised within the one-year window. The book value on the acquisition date of Roularta's previously held equity interest in 50+ Beurs & Festival was revalued at fair value on the acquisition date. The resulting profit (€ 0.8 million) was included in the income statement under other operating income. Revenue from the acquisition date up to and including June was € 0 million with a net result of - € 0.5 million, given that
the 50+ trade fair cannot be held again until September 2022 and the Gezondheidsbeurs fair only in February 2023.
After applying IFRS 3, a '50+Beurs & Gezondheid' brand worth € 1,793 K was recorded, with a deferred tax liability of € 448 K and goodwill of € 1,262 K. The brand is depreciated over 10 years, resulting in an annual depreciation cost of € 0.1 million (including deferred taxes).
The fair values of the identified assets and liabilities on the acquisition date were as follows:
| in thousands of euros | Carrying value |
Fair value adjustments |
Fair value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | - | 1,262 | 1,262 |
| Intangible assets | 161 | 1,634 | 1,795 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 5 | - | 5 |
| Total non-current assets | 166 | 2,896 | 3,062 |
| Other receivables | 537 | - | 537 |
| Other current assets | 208 | - | 208 |
| Total current assets | 745 | - | 745 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | - | 448 | 448 |
| Total non-current liabilities | - | 448 | 448 |
| Other current liabilities | 551 | 140 | 691 |
| Total current liabilities | 551 | 140 | 691 |
| Cash | 949 | - | 949 |
| Total net assets acquired | 1,309 | 2,308 | 3,617 |
| in thousands of euros | |||
| Consideration paid | 2,128 | ||
| Fair value historical investment | 1,490 | ||
| Total | 3,617 | ||
| Net assets acquired | 1,309 | ||
| Fair value adjustments | -298 | ||
| Allocated consideration | 2,606 |
A net outgoing cash flow of € 1.2 million was realised on the transaction, including firstly the price paid of € 2.1 million, and secondly the cash from 50+ Beurs & Festival.
Net cash out on the acquisition of the remaining 50% shares in 50+Beurs & Festival:
| in thousands of euros | |
|---|---|
| Consideration paid | 2,128 |
| Cash acquired on acquisition | 949 |
| Net cash-out on acquisition | 1,179 |
At the end of March 2022, Roularta Media Group acquired 100% of the shares in Gezondheid NV, thus becoming the owner of the biggest health websites in Belgium, i.e. gezondheid.be, passionsanté.be and minimi.be. Along with the health website gezondheidsnet.nl (100% RMG) in the Netherlands and the many health columns on RMG's various digital platforms in Belgium and the Netherlands, this acquisition makes RMG the biggest publisher of high-quality online health information in Belgium and the Netherlands. As the market leader, RMG may become an important partner for advertisers in the health sector in both Belgium and the Netherlands.
Revenue from the acquisition date up to and including June was € 0.2 million with a net result of € 0.0 million. If the Group had already acquired control on 1 January 2022, the revenue would have been € 0.1 million higher, with
approximately the same net result. IFRS 3 Business Combinations was applied, resulting in a brand Gezondheid.be/Passionsanté.be valued at € 0.7 million and a deferred tax liability of € 0.2 million. The brand will be depreciated over 5 years.
The fair values of the identified assets and liabilities on the acquisition date were as follows:
| in thousands of euros | Carrying value |
Fair value adjustments |
Fair value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 8 | 690 | 699 |
| Total non-current assets | 8 | 690 | 699 |
| Other receivables | 128 | - | 128 |
| Total current assets | 128 | - | 128 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | - | 173 | 173 |
| Total non-current liabilities | - | 173 | 173 |
| Trade payables | 72 | - | 72 |
| Other current liabilities | 115 | - | 115 |
| Total current liabilities | 186 | - | 186 |
| Cash | 249 | - | 249 |
| Total net assets acquired | 199 | 518 | 717 |
| in thousands of euros | |||
| Consideration paid | 717 | ||
| Total | 717 | ||
| Net assets acquired | 199 | ||
| Allocated consideration | 518 |
A net outgoing cash flow of € 0.5 million was realised on the transaction, including firstly the price paid of € 0.7 million, and secondly the cash from Gezondheid NV.
Net cash out on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Gezondheid NV:
| in thousands of euros | |
|---|---|
| Consideration paid | 717 |
| Cash acquired on acquisition | 249 |
| Net cash-out on acquisition | 468 |
On 21 May 2022, RMG's joint venture Mediafin NV purchased 100% of the shares in Luxury Leads BV, with the results of Luxury Leads being included in the Group's consolidated results from 1 May 2022 onwards using the equity accounting method. Luxury Leads brings together luxury real estate, cars and boats and offers them for sale to a select audience on various online platforms and luxury magazines. Luxevastgoed.be covers 85 per cent of the luxury offering in Belgium. It aims to be the market leader in the Benelux. Goodwill of € 2,368 K was recorded on this acquisition.
On 25 May 2022, RMG's joint venture Mediafin NV purchased 90% of the shares in Pulsar-IT BV. The results of Pulsar-IT were included in the Group's consolidated results from 1 June 2022 onwards using the equity accounting method. The entity includes the data platform 'Openthebox'. This brings together public data from sources such as the Belgian Official Gazette, the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and annual financial statements from the National Bank of Belgium in one place. Then the platform visualises the interconnections between companies and entrepreneurs. The final result looks something like a spider's web. Goodwill of € 690 K was recorded on this acquisition.
On 1 March 2022, several 100% subsidiaries (Het Mediabedrijf BV, Mediaplus BV, Etadoro BV and Press Partners BV) were merged with Roularta Media Nederland BV.
On 6 January 2021, a new entity, Immovlan BV, was founded by Roularta Media Group (35%), Rossel Group (35%) and Belfius (30%). The entity includes the activities of Immovlan and Vacancesweb, which were part of CTR Media SA in 2020 (50% RMG/50% Rossel). For more information about the impact on the results and processing of the step acquisition, we refer to the half-yearly report of 30 June 2021 and the 2021 annual report.
On 25 March 2021, Roularta Media Group (RMG) became the sole owner of the Belgian limited company Belgomedia and the Dutch limited company Senior Publications Nederland. As a result of this transaction, RMG also acquired 100% of the shares in Press Partners BV. For more information about the impact on the results and processing of the step acquisition, we refer to the half-yearly report of 30 June 2021 and the 2021 annual report.
On 11 June 2021, the German branch of Roularta Media Group ("Roularta Media Deutschland") took over all the activities of Bayard Media GmbH & CO KG by means of an asset purchase agreement. This included Plus Magazine Germany, Frau im Leben and G-Geschichte, among other publications. All the staff were also taken over. After this operation, two companies in Germany, i.e. Bayard Media GmbH & CO KG and Senior Publications Deutschland GmbH & CO KG, were dissolved. Bayard Media Verwaltungs GmbH and Senior Publications Verwaltungs GmbH will also be dissolved during 2022 and 2023.
In accordance with IFRS 8 Operating segments, the management approach for financial reporting of segmented information is applied. According to this standard, the segmented information to be reported must be consistent with the internal reports used by the main operational decision-making officers, on the basis of which the internal performance of Roularta's operating segments is assessed and resources are allocated to the different segments. As of 2018, Roularta Media Group NV, its subsidiaries and joint ventures ('RMG' or 'the Group') have reported the annual and half-yearly results according to two segments.
The 'Media Brands' segment refers to all brands that are operated by RMG and its shareholdings. This includes all sales of advertising, subscriptions, newsstand sales and line extensions of the brands.
The 'Printing Services' segment represents the pre-press and printing activities for in-house brands and external customers. Pre-press activities refer to the work of compiling the magazines before they roll off the printing presses or are published on the website.
As indicated earlier, only consolidated figures are provided, and these segments are reported to gross margin level. There is a strong interrelation between these segments, and supporting services are shared intensively. A change in the allocation of these costs means a significant fluctuation in EBITDA, such that reporting may not be consistent.
| 30/06/22 in thousands of euros |
Media Brands |
Printing Services |
Total | Inter segment elimination |
Consolidated total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales of the segment | 149,168 | 41,132 | 190,300 | -20,622 | 169,678 |
| Sales to external customers | 149,110 | 20,568 | 169,678 | - | 169,678 |
| Sales from transactions with other segments | 58 | 20,564 | 20,622 | -20,622 | - |
| Gross margin (*) | 116,685 | 21,351 | 138,036 | -631 | 137,405 |
| Non-allocated result (**) | -130,240 | ||||
| Net result | 7,165 |
| 30/06/21 | Media | Printing | Total | Inter segment |
Consolidated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in thousands of euros | Brands | Services | elimination | total | |
| Sales of the segment | 126,904 | 31,741 | 158,645 | -16,921 | 141,724 |
| Sales to external customers | 126,904 | 14,820 | 141,724 | - | 141,724 |
| Sales from transactions with other segments | - | 16,921 | 16,921 | -16,921 | - |
| Gross margin (*) | 100,874 | 18,858 | 119,732 | -716 | 119,016 |
| Non-allocated result (**) | -110,920 | ||||
| Net result | 8,096 |
(*) Gross margin is revenue plus the fixed assets produced, less merchandise, raw materials and consumables. (**) Services and other goods, personnel charges, other operating income/expenses, share in the result of associated companies and joint ventures, depreciations, impairments losses and provisions, financial income and expenses, income taxes.
There are no material changes regarding the provisions for pending disputes as stated in Note 23 of the 2021 annual report.
Please refer to 4. Investments (CAPEX) in this half-yearly report, and 6.4 Changes in the Group.
Inventories had risen by € 1.3 million on 30 June 2022, compared to 31 December 2021, due among other things to a higher average paper price in the first half of 2022.
Trade receivables had risen by € 0.9 million on 30 June 2022, compared to 31 December 2021, mainly due to the acquisitions, despite a decreased DSO (52 days compared to 53 days at end of year).
Trade payables had fallen by € 2.6 million on 30 June 2022, compared to 31 December 2021.
The other working capital rose by € 7.8 million in liabilities. This is mainly due to prepayments received on subscriptions subscriptions in the newly acquired entities.
No use was made of the authorisation in the articles of association to buy back company shares, renewed by the extraordinary general meeting of 19 May 2020. During the first half of 2022, 15,720 treasury shares were granted to option holders when exercising their options.
Last year, treasury shares worth € 1.2 million were used for the purchase of the remaining equity interest in the former joint ventures with the Bayard group.
No new bank loans were taken out in the first half of 2022, and Roularta remains free of bank debt. The group has drawn a € 3.0 million loan from its subsidiary Mediafin NV (maturity 2021-2024 and reclassified during the first half of 2022 from other payables to financial debt). Due to the acquisition of the joint ventures, € 2.1 million in leasing debts became visible on the Group's balance sheet, bringing the total leasing debts to € 8.2 million on 30 June 2022.
The fair value approximates the carrying amount for the financial instruments.
The consolidated revenue increased by € 28.0 million compared to the first half of 2021. The corrected revenue (excluding changes to the consolidation scope) increased by 5.6%. For a discussion of this development, we refer to the press release concerning the half-yearly results and the interim report by the Board of Directors that is included earlier in this halfyearly report.
Covid-19 has not had any impact on the recognition of revenue. The valuation rules described in the annual report for 2021 still apply.
In comparison to the first half of 2021, these costs increased by € 9.3 million due to increased revenue. In terms of percentage, costs also increased compared to revenue due to a sharp increase in paper prices. This is due to market shortages as well as to the increasing energy prices.
Services and other goods amount to € 68.4 million (2021: € 56.8 million). The increase is mainly due to the services and other goods in the newly acquired entities.
Personnel costs increased by € 7.2 million compared to the first half of 2021. The increase is largely due to the staff taken on as a result of the acquisitions (around 150 FTEs). Furthermore, Roularta made far less use of the temporary unemployment (furlough) system related to Covid-19 in the first half of 2022.
In the first six months of 2022, revenue of € 0.9 million was reported (2021: revenue of € 6.7 million). This revenue mainly comes from the capital gain of € 0.8 million realised on the historic share that the Group had in the recently fully acquired 50+Beurs & Festival BV after application of IFRS 3 Business Combinations – step acquisition. Last year, a similar capital gain of € 5.8 million was realised on the acquisition of the remaining shares in the acquired joint ventures.
Mediafin is once again performing better than last year, mainly because of a strong advertising market and an improved reader market. For more information about Mediafin's results, please refer to 1. Interim report by the Board of Directors, in this half-yearly report.
| in thousands of euros | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Bayard Group | - | 166 |
| Mediafin | 2,195 | 1,649 |
| Other | -271 | 67 |
| 1,924 | 1,882 |
Depreciation amounted to € 9.6 million, which is € 1.6 million higher than last year. Of this, € 1.2 million can be attributed to new depreciations on intangible fixed assets, mainly due to the brands and customer portfolio resulting from this year's acquisitions, as well as those in 2021 that have now had an entire half year of impact (see 6.4 "Changes in the Group"). The increase in deprecations of tangible fixed assets (+ € 0.4 million) is entirely due to the depreciation of the tangible fixed assets in the newly acquired entities.
This is a net cost increase of € 0.1 million, due to the leasing liabilities recorded under IFRS 16 for the newly acquired entities.
A tax loss of € 1.0 million was recorded on 30 June 2022, mainly composed of currently estimated tax losses. Last year, a deferred tax revenue worth € 2.5 million and current tax losses of € 0.9 million were recorded. The former was largely a temporary difference resulting from the foundation of the Immovlan BV entity, whereby RMG sold its customer portfolio for a capital gain of € 8.3 million.
The affiliated parties of Roularta Media Group NV consist of the subsidiaries, joint ventures, associates, other affiliated parties, management and executives. The composition of the affiliated parties, the nature of the transactions and the outstanding balances have not changed significantly compared to the annual financial statements on 31 December 2021, with the exception of the changes in the group explained in 6.4.
In the context of a simplification of the group structure, Gezondheid NV merged with Roularta Media Group on 1 July 2022.
A merger also occurred in Mediafin on 1 July, merging Luxury Leads BV with Mediafin NV.
No other significant events have occurred that have a major influence on the results and financial position of the company.
The half-year results normally show limited seasonal fluctuations. Where revenue is typically lower in January and February in the first half of the year, the same occurs in July and August in the second half of the year.
For the main risks and uncertainties, we refer you to the 2021 annual report (Annual Report of the Board of Directors). This half-yearly report does not contain any fundamental changes to the risks or uncertainties.
The undersigned declare that, to the best of their knowledge,
– the condensed financial overviews, which have been drawn up in accordance with the applicable standards for annual financial statements, give a true and fair view of the net assets, the financial situation and the results of Roularta Media Group and of the companies included in the consolidation;
– the interim financial report presents a true and fair view of the key events and principal transactions with affiliated parties during the first six months of the current financial year and of their impact on the condensed financial overviews, as well as a description of the principal risks and uncertainties during the remaining months of the financial year.
Rik de Nolf, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Xavier Bouckaert, CEO
Jeroen Mouton, CFO
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