Investor Presentation • Aug 13, 2024
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Results for H1/Q2 2024
8 August 2024

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Accelerated revenue growth of $14.4 \%$ in Q2 resulting in 13.0\% growth for H1 2024, driven by continued strong performance in core
Agent memberships maintaining strong momentum; customer base grew $2.4 \%$ to 22,359 and revenues $9.1 \%$ in Q2 2024
Private subscription growth accelerated meaningfully with exceptional customer and revenue growth of $26.7 \%$ in Q2 2024, reaching 436 k subscribers during the quarter
Operating leverage continues in H1 2024 with 13.7\% ooEBITDA growth and margin expansion, despite absorbing impact of Sprengnetter consolidation
Adjusted EPS grew 11.4\% to EUR 1.37 in H1 2024
Confirming FY2024 guidance of 9 - 11\% revenue growth and about $61 \%$ ooEBITDA margin
Announcing updated segment reporting
Q2 2024 with continued momentum in memberships and private subscriptions
| Group | EUR 139.5m | EUR 87.0m |
|---|---|---|
| $+14.4 \%$ | +11.2\% | |
| Group revenue | Group ordinary operating EBITDA (62.3\% margin) |
| Professional | ||
|---|---|---|
| EUR 80.3m | $+14.5 \%$ | EUR 1,132 |
| Subscription revenue | Professional customers | ARPU with professional customers |
| Private | EUR 21.3m | 436k | EUR 16.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $+26.7 \%$ | +27.1\% | $-0.3 \%$ | |
| Subscription revenue | Private customers | ARPU with private customers |
Strong H1 2024 with double-digit revenue growth and increasing profitability
| Group | EUR 275.6m | EUR 166.5m |
|---|---|---|
| $+13.0 \%$ | +13.7\% | |
| Group revenue | Group ordinary operating EBITDA (60.4\% margin) |
| Professional | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR 159.5m | 22.225 | EUR 1,132 | |
| $+13.1 \%$ | $+2.1 \%$ | $+4.8 \%$ | |
| Subscription revenue | Professional customers | ARPU with professional customers |
| Private | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR 42.2m | 424k | EUR 16.6 | |
| $+23.3 \%$ | $+24.0 \%$ | $-0.6 \%$ | |
| Subscription revenue | Private customers | ARPU with private customers |
All segments with double-digit revenue growth in H1 2024

| (EUR m) | $\begin{gathered} \text { Q2 } \ 2024 \end{gathered}$ | $\begin{gathered} \text { Q2 } \ 2023 \end{gathered}$ | $+/-$ | $\begin{gathered} \text { H1 } \ 2024 \end{gathered}$ | $\begin{gathered} \text { H1 } \ 2023 \end{gathered}$ | $+/-$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional revenue | 89.9 | 77.4 | $+16.1 \%$ | 177.8 | 155.4 | $+14.4 \%$ |
| of which subscriptions | 80.3 | 70.2 | $+14.5 \%$ | 159.5 | 141.0 | $+13.1 \%$ |
| thereof membership | 68.5 | 62.7 | $+9.1 \%$ | 135.9 | 124.1 | $+9.4 \%$ |
| thereof seller leads | 11.9 | 7.4 | $+59.7 \%$ | 23.6 | 16.9 | $+39.9 \%$ |
| # Customers (period average) | 22,359 | 21,835 | $+2.4 \%$ | 22,225 | 21,769 | $+2.1 \%$ |
| Resulting ARPU (in EUR) | 1,132 | 1,071 | $+5.7 \%$ | 1,132 | 1,080 | $+4.8 \%$ |
| of which PPA | 3.3 | 3.9 | $-15.3 \%$ | 6.2 | 7.5 | $-17.6 \%$ |
| of which Other | 6.2 | 3.4 | $+85.0 \%$ | 12.2 | 6.9 | $+75.7 \%$ |
| Professional ooEBITDA | 59.8 | 54.6 | $+9.5 \%$ | 115.4 | 103.0 | $+12.1 \%$ |
| Professional ooEBITDA margin | $66.5 \%$ | $70.5 \%$ | $-4.0 p p$ | $64.9 \%$ | $66.2 \%$ | $-1.4 p p$ |
Membership growth driven by a combination of customer growth and product upgrades
Demand for seller and mortgage back continues to be muted; Consolidation of Sprengnetter driving reported growth in both lines
PPA revenues continue to be impacted by customer migration into memberships
DOEBI DA margin impacted by Sprengnetter consolidation
| (EUR m) | Q2 2024 |
Q2 2023 |
$+/-$ | H1 2024 |
H1 2023 |
$+/-$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private revenue | 39.8 | 35.5 | $+12.2 \%$ | 77.9 | 70.4 | $+10.7 \%$ |
| of which subscriptions | 21.8 | 17.2 | $+26.7 \%$ | 42.2 | 34.3 | $+23.3 \%$ |
| # Customers (period average) | 435,657 | 342,661 | $+27.1 \%$ | 424,423 | 342,349 | $+24.0 \%$ |
| Resulting ARPU (in EUR) | 16.7 | 16.8 | $-0.3 \%$ | 16.6 | 16.7 | $-0.6 \%$ |
| of which PPA | 13.2 | 12.9 | $+2.3 \%$ | 25.6 | 24.7 | $+3.9 \%$ |
| of which Other | 4.8 | 5.4 | $-10.8 \%$ | 10.1 | 11.4 | $-12.0 \%$ |
| Private ooEBITDA | 23.1 | 19.4 | $+18.8 \%$ | 42.4 | 35.7 | $+18.7 \%$ |
| Private ooEBITDA margin | 57.9 \% | 54.6 \% | $+3.3 p p$ | 54.4 \% | 50.8 \% | $+3.6 p p$ |
Continued (strong growth in Subscriber base)
PPA revenues continue to normalise
Other revenues continue to decline as we de-emphasize selling standalone credit checks
Gestrious margin increased due to scaling effects
| (EUR m) | Q2 | Q2 | $+/-$ | H1 | H1 | $+/-$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Revenues | 139.5 | 122.0 | $+14.4 \%$ | 275.6 | 243.8 | $+13.0 \%$ |
| Own work capitalised | 5.5 | 5.9 | $-7.9 \%$ | 10.8 | 12.2 | $-11.4 \%$ |
| Personnel costs | $-25.9$ | $-22.1$ | $-17.1 \%$ | $-52.3$ | $-46.5$ | $-12.3 \%$ |
| Marketing costs | $-10.0$ | $-9.3$ | $-7.7 \%$ | $-23.3$ | $-22.1$ | $-5.3 \%$ |
| IT costs | $-4.7$ | $-5.2$ | $+8.5 \%$ | $-9.5$ | $-10.4$ | $+8.9 \%$ |
| Selling costs | $-8.4$ | $-7.1$ | $-18.9 \%$ | $-17.9$ | $-16.7$ | $-6.9 \%$ |
| Other operating costs | $-8.9$ | $-6.0$ | $-49.4 \%$ | $-17.0$ | $-13.8$ | $-23.5 \%$ |
| Total operating effects | $-58.0$ | $-49.6$ | $-16.8 \%$ | $-119.9$ | $-109.5$ | $-9.5 \%$ |
| ooEBITDA | 87.0 | 78.2 | $+11.2 \%$ | 166.5 | 146.5 | $+13.7 \%$ |
| ooEBITDA margin | $62.3 \%$ | $64.2 \%$ | $-1.8 p p$ | $60.4 \%$ | $60.1 \%$ | $+0.3 p p$ |
Despite consolidation of Sprengnetter, overall cost base grew only $9.5 \%$
H1 2024 personnel costs increase of $12.3 \%$ due to consolidation of Sprengnetter - like-for-like comparison down $y$-o-y
H1 2024 ooEBITDA margin at $60.4 \%$ - up 0.3 pp
| (EUR m) | Q2 | Q2 | +/- H1 2024 | H1 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary operating EBITDA | 87.0 | 78.2 | $+11.2 \%$ | 166.5 | 146.5 |
| Non-operating effects | $-15.5$ | $-8.2$ | $-89.3 \%$ | $-27.6$ | $-18.2$ |
| Reported EBITDA | 71.4 | 70.0 | $+2.0 \%$ | 138.9 | 128.2 |
| D\&A | $-13.9$ | $-8.2$ | $-70.4 \%$ | $-23.5$ | $-16.2$ |
| EBIT | 57.5 | 61.9 | $-7.0 \%$ | 115.4 | 112.1 |
| Financial result | $-8.6$ | $-3.6$ | $<(100 \%)$ | $-9.6$ | $-6.3$ |
| Earnings before tax | 49.0 | 58.3 | $-15.9 \%$ | 105.8 | 105.8 |
| Taxes on income | $-14.6$ | $-14.9$ | $+2.2 \%$ | $-32.0$ | $-25.3$ |
| Net income | 34.4 | 43.4 | $-20.6 \%$ | 73.9 | 80.5 |
| Basic EPS in € | 0.47 | 0.59 | $-20.5 \%$ | 1.01 | 1.09 |
| Adjusted Net income | 51.4 | 48.8 | $+5.3 \%$ | 100.5 | 90.3 |
| Adjusted EPS in € | 0.70 | 0.66 | $+5.5 \%$ | 1.37 | 1.23 |
| Weighted av. # shares | 73.3 | 73.4 | $-0.2 \%$ | 73.4 | 73.5 |
Non-operating effects increased driven by higher accruals for SBC due to favourable share price performance
D\&A increased due to completion of projects and consolidation of Sprengnetter
Financial result impacted by increased provisions for Sprengnetter e/o due to positive business development
Basic e/o impacted by higher tax due to comp effect
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All one-offs in Q2 2024 on non cash basis and result of successful business performance
Unchanged guidance for FY2024
Revenue growth
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Filip Lindvall - Vice President Group Strategy \& Investor Relations [email protected]
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