Investor Presentation • Mar 15, 2023
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Preliminary Results FY2022 | Outlook 2023
SPEAKERS André Kolbinger | CEO Roland Nicklaus | CFO
15 March 2023
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*Op. EBITDA after client acquisition cost; 2022 financials are preliminary, unaudited Market data source: ariva.de
Cooperation agreement with Baader Bank in place
New editorial news team & premium products launched
Refreshing of wallstreet-online.de kicked-off
Celebrated 25 years in business this January
Achieve stand-alone EBITDA break-even with Smartbroker including the customer acquisition cost to onboard 75k new clients p.a. by 2024
Information & Community
Investors & Savers
Transaction & Optimization
E: estimate
Revenue, in €m
EBITDA before and after CAC, in €m
* Please note: 2021 revenue value represents HGB pro forma revenue, incl. Smartbroker AG (previously wallstreet:online capital AG) fully consolidated from 1 January 2021; In accordance with the management information system (MIS), the FY2021 proforma revenue would amount to €51.4m, without any material effect on the EBITDA.
E: estimate | CAC: client acquisition cost for Smartbroker
| in €m | 2022E | 2021 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 52.8 | 56.8 | -7% |
| of which Transaction | 18.7 | 21.3 | -12% |
| of which Media | 34.1 | 35.5 | -4% |
| End of 2022E | End of 2021 | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage accounts (in k) | 267 | 246 | +8% |
| Assets under custody (in €bn) | 9.2 | 8.8 | +4% |
| Ø Assets under custody per account (in €k) | 34 | 36 | -4% |
| Ø Trades per account (annualized) | 18 | 29 | -38% |
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Please note: 2021 values are HGB pro forma revenues, incl. Smartbroker AG fully consolidated from 1 January 2021; In accordance with MIS, the FY2021 proforma revenue would amount to €51.4m, without any material effect on the EBITDA | E: estimate
| in €m | Group | Media | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 52.8 | 34.1 | 18.7 |
| EBITDA before CAC | 13.1 | 14.6 | (1.5) |
| Margin | 25% | 43% | neg. |
| Client acquisition cost (CAC) | (4.0) | - | (4.0) |
| EBITDA after CAC | 9.1 | 14.6 | (5.5) |
| Margin | 17% | 43% | neg. |
| in €m | 2022E | 2021 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 52.8 | 56.8 | -7% |
| Capitalized own contribution | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| Other operating income | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| Data, IT & other materials | (15.7) | (20.1) | -22% |
| Marketing | (5.4) | (14.3) | -62% |
| Personnel | (18.7) | (12.6) | 48% |
| Other | (7.7) | (7.1) | 8% |
| Non-recurring items | - | (0.5) | |
| EBITDA | 9.1 | 3.9 | 153% |
| add back/ (deduct): Non-recurring items | - | 0.5 | |
| Operational EBITDA | 9.1 | 4.4 | 122% |
| Add back: Smartbroker Customer Acquisition Cost | 4.0 | 13.1 | -69% |
| Operational EBITDA before CAC | 13.1 | 17.5 | -24% |
| in €m | 2022E | 2021 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 9.1 | 3.9 | 153% |
| Depreciation | (17.3) | (3.2) | 441% |
| of which non-recurring | (12.7) | - | |
| of which firm value (HGB) | (2.7) | (1.8) | |
| of which fixed and intangible assets | (1.9) | (1.4) | |
| EBIT | (8.2) | 0.7 | n/m |
| Financial result | (1.5) | (0.7) | |
| of which interest | (0.3) | (0.2) | |
| of which impairment | (1.2) | (0.4) | |
| EBT | (9.7) | (0.0) | n/m |
| in €m | 2022E | 2021 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (Loss) | (9.6) | (0.5) | n/m |
| Taxes | (1.1) | (0.8) | |
| Depreciation and impairment | 18.4 | 3.8 | 584% |
| Changes in balance sheet items | (4.7) | 10.0 | |
| Non-cash P&L items | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Non-recurring Items | 0.0 | (0.7) | |
| Operating Cash Flow of which Smartbroker CAC |
4.3 (4.0) |
13.9 (12.9) |
-69% |
| Capital Expenditure | (21.5) | (19.8) | 9% |
| Total pre-financing Cash Flow | (17.2) | (5.9) | |
| Financing Cash Flow | 19.2 | 17.3 | 11% |
| Total Cash Flow | 1.9 | 11.4 | -83% |
| Cash at the beginning of the period | 25.5 | 14.1 | |
| Cash at the end of the period | 27.4 | 25.5 | 7% |
All 2021 financials are pro forma, incl. Smartbroker AG consolidated from 1 January 2021 E: estimate | CAC = client acquisition cost
Cash and equity respectively represent 37% and 67% of balance sheet total
| Assets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in €m | 31.12.2022 | 31.12.2021 | % of total |
| Fixed Assets | 36.9 | 40.6 | 50% |
| Intangible Assets | 33.7 | 37.5 | 45% |
| Tangible Assets | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2% |
| Financial Assets | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2% |
| Current Assets | 36.4 | 34.4 | 49% |
| Inventories | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Trade Receivables | 6.1 | 7.0 | 8% |
| Other | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 27.4 | 25.5 | 37% |
| Prepaid Expenses | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1% |
| Total Assets | 74.1 | 75.4 | 100% |
| Equity & Liabilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in €m | 31.12.2022 | 31.12.2021 | % of total |
| Equity | 49.9 | 49.5 | 67% |
| Provisions | 4.0 | 6.1 | 5% |
| Financial debt | 14.9 | 5.7 | 20% |
| Trade payables | 3.0 | 8.9 | 4% |
| Other liabilities | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1% |
| Deferred Income | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2% |
| Deferred Taxes | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1% |
| Total Liabilities | 74.1 | 75.4 | 100% |
Revenue, in €m EBITDA before and after CAC, in €m
* Please note: 2021 pro forma HGB (German commercial code) revenue, incl. Smartbroker AG (previously wallstreet:online capital AG) fully consolidated from 1 January 2021; In accordance with MIS the FY2021 pro forma revenue would amount to €51.4m, without material effect on the EBITDA. E: estimate | B: budgeted, according to current company guidance | CAC: client acquisition cost
Transaction segment to become the main revenue contributor
Smartbroker to break even on EBITDA level in 2024 | After cost for 75k new accounts
Increase market share
Maintain price leadership and leading customer value proposition
Drive innovation for transaction & media | Onestop-shop for private investors to inform, learn and invest
About | The Smartbroker Group operates Smartbroker - a multiple award-winning online broker, which is the only provider in Germany to combine the extensive product range of traditional brokers with the extremely favourable conditions of next generation brokers. At the same time, the Group operates four high-reach stock market portals (wallstreet-online.de, boersenNews.de, FinanzNachrichten.de and ARIVA.de). With several hundred million monthly page impressions, the Group is the by far largest publisher-independent financial portal operator in German-speaking countries and hosts the largest finance community.
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