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Adevinta — Earnings Release 2020
Feb 11, 2021
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Adevinta
Q4 2020 Results
Rolv Erik Ryssdal, CEO Uvashni Raman, CFO
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Key highlights from the quarter
Solid performance in Q4
Further progress on eCG acquisition
Integration of Grupo Zap in Brazil
Increased focus and reduced complexity following asset disposals
Confidence in mid-to-long-term trends but macro environment remains uncertain in the short term
Source: Adevinta estimates
All numbers on a proportionate basis incl JVs.
| Frictionless end-to-end digital experience | Tailored solutions and ads |
|---|---|
| Ramp-up of transactional services | Application of machine learning |
| Strong acceleration and adoption of transactional services in France based on e-commerce features and new door to door shipping service released |
Over 89 new machine learning use cases in 2020 (12 in Q4) |
| Encouraging deployment in Italy, Brazil, Austria, the UK and Spain |
70% of them in the areas of ad insertion, personalisation or moderation |
Regulatory process ongoing
EGM held on October 29 and approved all proposed resolutions
Share listing prospectus filed with the OSE in December
All required Foreign Direct Investment approvals from the relevant jurisdictions received
Clearance received from German antitrust authorities
Operational integration planning
Planning for organization and governance as of legal-day-1
Scoping and defining the TSA framework and governance
Mobilizing the integration teams across functions
Prioritizing and kicking off post legal-day-1 IT projects
Next steps
UK regulator to give its Phase 1 decision by 16 February
Austrian Phase 1 decision expected in March
Still targeting closing in Q1 2021, subject to regulatory approvals
Business Review
Rolv Erik Ryssdal, CEO
Lockdown #2 and ongoing nationwide curfew
Traffic continued its impressive growth in all categories with record numbers in consumer goods, Real Estate and professional equipment
Motors: used vehicles market better resisting the crisis. Car dealers supply back to last year level in December
Real Estate market: solid performance despite lockdowns (3rd best year ever in number of transactions)
Strong acceleration in transactional services
Hospitality, Travel and Leisure and Jobs strongly impacted by current restrictions
New organisation implemented: by market (integrating subsidiaries)
Price simulator for Real Estate and smart bumps and lead generation offers
Improving P2P payment solution in Motors
Bundle Argus / Leboncoin: launch on January 1st
Launch of new features to adjust delivery fee based on parcel size
Accelerated automation based on ML: auto categorization, pricing tools...
* Fashion excluded
P2P Pro offers (Rent or Hostel)
70% of holidays rental ads are P2P eligible
Buy your car online up to 30 000€
Wire & bank transfer
Growth in traffic in Real Estate and motor verticals, but slow down in generalist and Jobs
Drop in new and used vehicles sales although softer in the latter
Decline in number of transactions in the Real Estate market
Boost in e-commerce but flat average buyer spending
Digital ad spending showed resilience
Launch of new app design system, and bidding for ad position in Fotocasa
Price recommender for private ad insertion, and financing service for professional dealers in motor
Pack enterprise multibrand for big companies and company profile search engine in Jobs
Delivery label on listing in Milanuncios to facilitate transactions
Traffic and liquidity remain high, growing at double digits
No harsh lockdown, recovery of the economy in H2 in a still uncertain context
Lower cars production and higher demand for used cars leading to lack of stock and reduction in dealers size
Interest rates at all times low leading to a boom in construction and house financing
Integration of Grupo Zap and launch of cross-sell offer
Expansion of OLX Pay & ship to web with improved flows, better filters and visibility
Safety: verified profiles for cars and trucks
Improved customer journey with a new client support homepage
The majority of the teams became compliant with the Brazilian GDPR
| Solid growth in traffic and content Motor gaining share of content and dealers Successful launch of transactional offering in December |
Strong growth in traffic and content Buyer protection service in paylivery (peer-to-peer payment and delivery service) rolled out in December Exceptionally strong quarter in Advertising reaching record levels |
Positive evolution of supply and demand despite stringent local covid-19 restrictions Increase in motor dealer share and promising first results of mortgage initiative in Real Estate |
Encouraging increase in delivery service figures throughout the quarter Challenges in Jobs persisted due to the unfavourable market environment |
Continued progress made in the shift towards a full end-to-end transactional model Significant marketing investment in Q4 to maintain momentum and scale the model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Continued portfolio management: exit Tunisia, Morocco and Colombia in the quarter
Q4 Financial Performance
Proportionate Revenues incl. Joint Ventures
Proportionate EBITDA incl. Joint Ventures
$£51m$ vs. €52m in Q4 2019
Total revenues up 8% yoy
Classifieds revenue grew 14% driven by ramp up in transactional growth in consumer goods and recurring revenue in Motors and Real Estate
Display advertising suffering from weak market due to new lockdown
Slightly deteriorated due to further investment in transactional model boosted by promotions on delivery fees and hirings ramp up
Partially offset by strict cost control measures, limited third-party services and restrictions in travel and events
Revenue decreased 7% as in previous quarter, impacted by increasing restrictions
Motors and programmatic advertising up yoy
Real Estate down yoy due to contraction in the market
Jobs most affected given cyclical nature
Above 30% despite resuming investments in talent after hiring freeze and reactivation of marketing
Other cost saving measures (marketing spending and administrative costs reduction)
Commercial activity focused on customer base reactivation and retention, in particular in Jobs
- Local currency revenue up 53% yoy including Grupo ZAP OLX Brasil underlying revenue up 4% yoy Solid performance in indirect advertising and Real Estate
- Good development of SMB clients in Motors and Real Estate
EBITDA down €3m yoy
- Unfavorable phasing of marketing (50% of yearly marketing spending took place in Q4)
- Continued investment in Product & Tech
- Grupo ZAP: revenue of 8m€ and positive EBITDA contribution in Q4 (as from end of October)
Local currency revenues down 4% (flat excluding disposals)
Classified revenues down 7% (2% down excluding disposals)
Good recovery in Italy continues, mainly driven by Motors with increase in market share and content
Strong performance in Ireland and Willhaben (high single digit yoy growth) Progressive improvement in advertising trends throughout the quarter
Acceleration of marketing investment in Shpock to support adoption of P2P solution
Ireland and Willhaben improved EBITDA compared to LY
Positive impact of €1 million from disposed assets
In order to fully align Global Markets segment reporting with Management reporting and to create full consistency between the Brazil and Global Markets segments when it comes to how Joint Ventures are presented, Willhaben revenues and EBITDA are included on a 100% basis for both periods. For more details (including reconciliation information and historical numbers, please refer to the Investors section of the Adevinta website)
HQ & other EBITDA improved c. €3m yoy to €(14)m
- ○ Lower personnel costs (lower incentives, impact of Product & Tech reorganisation and other one-offs)
- ○ Reduction in administrative costs (travel, third-party services, etc) in the covid-19 context
€10m yoy increase in other expenses due to M&A and integration-related expenses
Impairment charges of c.€43m related to Yapo assets write-down in Chile
- Cash & cash equivalents of €131m at the end of December
- Drawdown of €65m from €400m Revolving Credit Facility partially fund the acquisition of Grupo Zap. Remaining portion funded with bridge facilities put in place in April
- Net Debt / EBITDA at 2.0x at the end of December1
- Refinancing with Senior Secure Notes & Institutional Term Loans to become effective at closing of the eCG acquisition.
- ● Medium-term target leverage ratio2 : 2x to 3x
Update on OLX Brasil
Andries Oudshoorn, CEO OLX Brasil
Brazil is showing signs of economic recovery and brings big opportunities in our still under explored market
After a -4.0% recession in 2020, foreseen GDP arowth is at 4.3% (MSER) in 2021
Inflation has been under target and is expected to remain controllable in a scenario of limited fiscal slippage
Interest rates at all time lows are leading to a boom in construction and house financing
Covid is rapidly accelerating digitalisation of end-to-end user experience in all verticals
Low car production led to a lack of inventory and to high liquidity of used cars
Open banking new regulation comes into effect in Feb, 21 and expects to move R\$120 bn from incumbents to new entrants like marketplaces
Professional dealers subscribers
December 2020, thousands
There is still ample room for increasing our share of the commission pool
… and Motors
Buy on chat
Payment confirmation
Pay & Ship User experience Value added services
Image on chat trial
Ad insertion improvement
Additional partners and qualify question to improve conversion
30
Client Overlap Across Platforms
Source: GZAP and OLX DATA; Accenture Analysis; 1 Although ZAP and VR clients are not already GZAP, they represent a cross-sell opportunity due to the commercial strategy of converting them to GZAP offering in the same time OLX cross-sell
Corporate Brand gives identity to employees and represents the entire group
BU Brands represent the commercial function of the business unit, supporting our sales strategy
Product Brands are the final products and services that consumers come into direct contact with
And we are already capturing synergies from business combination
| Business | Tech | Finance | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solid growth in organic traffic and leads |
Most corporate tools now unified |
Synergies captured in facilities and infra |
New org structure in place |
| Pricing quick wins | System integration plans designed - Data, ERP, CRM, |
New P&L model and BU structure established |
Culture development, change management and |
| Cross Sell pilot ongoing | infra/cloud | communication ongoing | |
| Triple bundle development started |
RFP for hiring a consultancy to supporting the ERP Integration |
Integrated financial reporting | Headcount plan in place |
| E2E rentals test in progress with more partners |
OLX GZAP
- ➔ Acceleration of consumer behavior evolution will support rise of leading players in online classifieds
- ➔ Operational focus on growth, client relationship and further expansion of leading market positions, while adapting investments to the uncertain business environment
- ➔ Revenue mix evolution is expected to have a negative impact on EBITDA margin in 2021
- ➔ Combination with eCG expected to foster further innovation and efficiency over the long run - estimated €130-165m run-rate annual EBITDA impact in year 3
- ➔ Integration phase to start at closing with global assessment of market opportunities and strategic plan definition
- ➔ CMD on combined entity and perspectives to be held in H2 2021
| Rank | Name | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schibsted ASA | 406,050,523 | 59.3% |
| 2 | Baillie Gifford & Co. | 27,323,460 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Folketrygdfondet | 25,057,775 | 3.7% |
| 4 | Blommenholm Industrier AS | 23,992,516 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Capital World Investors | 11,239,972 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC | 8,451,418 | 1.2% |
| 7 | The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 7,605,714 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt | 6,985,326 | 1.0% |
| 9 | BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 6,819,669 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Capital Guardian Trust Company | 6,213,151 | 0.9% |
| 11 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 5,258,395 | 0.8% |
| 12 | UBS AG London | 4,851,377 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 4,662,349 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Premier Miton Investors | 4,577,876 | 0.7% |
| 15 | DNB Asset Management AS | 4,455,610 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning AS | 4,376,074 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Pelham Capital Ltd | 4,352,534 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation | 4,249,056 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Vor Capital LLP. | 4,148,702 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Handelsbanken Asset Management | 4,139,775 | 0.6% |
Source: Nasdaq OMX. Data as of 31 December 2020
Updated information and VPS register at: https://adevinta.com/ir/shareholders/
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 Adevinta share register. Whilst every reasonable effort is made to verify all data, neither Nasdaq OMX or Adevinta can guarantee the accuracy of the analysis.
| Ticker | |
|---|---|
| Oslo Stock Exchange | ADE |
| Reuters | ADE.OL |
| Bloomberg | ADE:NO |
| Number of shares | 684,948,502 |
| Treasury shares (February 10, 2021) | 52,227 |
| Number of shares outstanding | 684,896,275 |
| Free float* | 40.7% |
| Share price (February 10, 2021) | NOK 141.20 |
| Average daily trading volume (shares)** | 864,818 |
| Market Cap total (February 10, 2021) | NOK 96.7bn (USD 11.5bn) |
* Total number of shares excluding treasury shares and shares owned by Schibsted ASA
** Last hundred days on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Marie de Scorbiac, Head of Investor Relations [email protected] | +33 6 1465 7740
Adevinta ASA Akersgata 55, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum