Investor Presentation • May 27, 2020
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May 27th, 2020
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Digital revenue represent already 31% of total group revenue increasing its contribution 20%.
▪ Net debt at the end of the period stood at 1.067Bn vs 1.061 as of December 2019


Solid performance of Education business boosted by subscription model growth with Media businesses being impacted by advertising declines while progressing on development of digital advertising and audio content . Contingency plan in place across all business units to mitigate expected negative impacts from COVID-19

| € Millions | JAN-MAR 2020 |
Var. 20/19 on constant ccy |
Var. 20/19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUES | 263 | 2,8% | 7,7 | -3,8% | -10,5 |
| EXPENSES | 207 | 6,0% | 12,3 | 1,2% | 2,4 |
| EBITDA | 5 6 |
-6,6% | -4,6 | -18,8% | -12,9 |
| EBITDA Margin | 21,3% | -2,3% | -3,9% | ||
| EBIT | 3 2 |
-16,4% | -7,7 | -31,4% | -14,7 |
| EBIT Margin | 12,3% | -3,2% | -4,9% |


The impact of Mediapro's ruling in 2019 has been adjusted for a comparable basis.
| € Millions |
2020 | 2019 | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported Results |
|||
| 1 Reported EBIT |
32,2 | (4 ,1) |
--- |
| EBIT Margin |
12 3% , |
-1 5% , |
|
| Financial Result |
(15 ,7) |
(19 ,7) |
20,4 |
| Interests on debt |
(14 8) , |
(14 2) , |
(4 6) , |
| Other financial results |
(0 9) , |
(5 6) , |
84 0 , |
| Result from associates |
1,5 | 0,3 | --- |
| Profit before tax |
18,0 | (23 ,5) |
--- |
| Income tax expense |
20 4 , |
21 1 , |
(3 6) , |
| Results from discontinued activities 2 |
(25 ,0) |
(0 ,7) |
--- |
| 3 Minority interest |
(1 ,2) |
(4 ,8) |
74,0 |
| Net Profit |
(26 ,1) |
(40 ,6) |
35,6 |
| MC impairment |
28 8 , |
||
| Mediapro ruling |
40 8 , |
||
| Comparable Net Profit |
2,6 | 0,2 | --- |
| € Millions | 2020 | 2019 | % Chg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Capital impairment & Mediapro rulling | ||||
| 1 | Reported EBIT | 32,2 | (4,1) | --- |
| Mediapro Rulling | 51,0 | (100,0) | ||
| Comparable EBIT | 32,2 | 46,9 | (31,4) | |
| 2 | Results from discontinued activities | (25,0) | (0,7) | --- |
| MC impairment | 28,8 | --- | ||
| Comparable Results from discont. activities | 3,8 | (0,7) | --- | |
| 3 | Minority interest | (1,2) | (4,8) | 74,0 |
| Mediapro Rulling | 10,2 | (100,0) | ||
| ComparableMinority Interest | (1,2) | 5,4 | --- | |
Net profit result impacted by MCP impairment

Liquidity reinforced with €265 Mn cash at the end of the period after drawing €99Mn of revolving lines


Revenue evolution (Mn€)


Var.(%) -6,2% Solid performance despite the lock down impacting the distribution chain in some countries of the southern area with FX impacting negatively mainly in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
| JANUARY - MARCH |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € Millions | 2020 | 2019 | % Chg. | % Chg.LC | |
| Education sales | 177,2 | 168,0 | 5,5 | 15,2 | |
| Private Latam Traditional Subscription model |
137,7 73,3 64,4 |
150,4 97,9 52,5 |
(8,4) (25,1) 22,7 |
0,1 (17,7) 33,2 |
|
| Public sales | 38,1 | 15,2 | 150,9 | 174,4 | |
| Spain* | 1,4 | 2,5 | (42,9) | (42,9) | |
| Other revenues | 0,8 | 0,9 | (12,0) | (0,2) | |
| Operating Revenues | 178,0 | 168,9 | 5,4 | 15,1 |
▪ Private Latam performance driven by strong performance of subscription model with traditional sales being affected by the transition to subscription model and by the lock down of the distribution chain in some countries of the Southern area (mainly Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Peru)
Solid performance overall supported by the strong growth of subscription model and the good evolution of public sales in Brazil which offset the traditional business performance affected by the transition to subscription model and by the lock down of the distribution chain in some countries of the Southern area
(1) PNLD corresponds to "Programa Nacional de Libro Didactico in Brazil". FI( 1st to 5 th grade); FII( 6th to 9th Grade) ; Ensino Medio ( Bachelor) *Spain includes €0.1 Mn in 2020 and €0.3Mn in 2019 corresponding to Portugal and others.


Outstanding performance of Subscription models with a strong growth already committed for 2020. Brazil grows its number of students by +38% to 600K ahead of competitors





Comparable EBITDA Evolution (Mn€)

Var. ex FX(%) -93,3%
Business affected by declines in advertising market both in Spain and latam due to COVID-19 crisis with the focus in digital audio content development increasing the streaming and podcast downloads



Operating improvement conditioned by COVID-19 affecting both advertising and circulation trends


PAYWALL LAUNCHING OF EL PAÍS

A step forward in the new press business model with the launching of El PAÍS paywall which will consolidate and enlarge the digital business developed in the past years.
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11%
0,70%
1Q2019 1Q2020



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