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CAR GROUP LIMITED — AGM Information 2017
Oct 26, 2017
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AGM Information
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2017 AGM presentation
27 OCTOBER 2017
Disclaimer
The material in this presentation has been prepared by carsales.com Limited (ASX: CAR) ABN 91 074 444 018 ("carsales") and is general background information about carsales' activities current as at the date of this presentation. The information is given in summary form and does not purport to be complete. In particular you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements regarding our belief, intent or expectations with respect to carsales' businesses, market conditions and/or results of operations, as although due care has been used in the preparation of such statements, actual results may vary in a material manner. Information in this presentation, including forecast financial information, should not be considered advice or a recommendation to investors or potential investors in relation to holding, purchasing or selling securities. Before acting on any information you should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to these matters, any relevant offer document and in particular, you should seek independent financial advice.
Non-IFRS Financial Information
carsales' results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This presentation also includes certain non-IFRS measures including, "adjusted", "underlying" "proforma" and "look through". These measures are used internally by management to assess the performance of our business and our associates, make decisions on the allocation of resources and assess operational management. Non-IFRS measures have not been subject to audit or review. All numbers listed as reported comply with IFRS.

| Key Highlights | 4 – 5 |
|---|---|
| Reported Group Financial Performance | 6 – 12 |
| carsales Domestic |
13 – 17 |
| carsales International |
18 – 22 |
| Outlook | 23 – 24 |
| carsales – beyond the first 20 years |
25 – 34 |
| Appendix | 35 – 39 |

Key Highlights TO 30 JUNE 2017
FY17 highlights
ADJUSTED NPAT*
Up 8% REPORTED to \$119m. REVENUE
Up 8% to \$372m. Excluding Finance segment up 13%.

REPORTED EBITDA
Up 4% to \$177m. Excluding Finance segment up 7%.
ADJUSTED NPAT* Up 8% to \$119m.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Solid full year results. Excluding Finance and Related Services segment, FY17 pcp revenue growth of 13% and EBITDA growth of 7%.
- Reported revenue growth of 8%, reported EBITDA growth of 4% and Adjusted NPAT* growth of 8%. Reported NPAT** flat at \$110m primarily due to \$7.1m iCar write-down in the first half.
DOMESTIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Strong pcp revenue growth across the Online Advertising and Data Research and Services segments of 12% and 10% respectively.
- Increasing contributions from domestic adjacent markets, particularly tyresales and RedBook Inspect, with revenue growth rates increasing between FY16 and FY17.
- Solid growth in core dealer and display products.
- Improved Finance and Related Services segment performance in the second half.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Continued strong growth in SK Encar with underlying local currency revenue growth of 29% and EBITDA up 32% on pcp in local currency.
- Webmotors finished off the year strongly with H2 underlying local currency revenue and EBITDA growth of 15% and 44% respectively. H2 EBITDA was 69% higher than H1 EBITDA.
- chileautos and soloautos continue to perform well with increased dealer numbers and display products starting to gain traction.
* Adjusted NPAT stated above is post non-controlling interests and excludes one off gains on sale of business, one-off gains and losses on associate dilution and fair value re-measurement, one-off tax gains and acquired intangible amortisation. See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information and slide 33 for

a reconciliation of Adjusted NPAT to Reported NPAT. ** Reported NPAT stated above is post non-controlling interests.
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Reported Group Financial Performance
TO 30 JUNE 2017
Financial overview
- Solid growth in revenue rising to \$372.1m, up by 8% on pcp.
- Excluding Finance and Related Services, revenue growth of 13% and EBITDA growth of 7%.
- Operating expenses (before interest and D&A) up 13%. Overall, H2 expense growth rate was higher than H1 growth rate primarily reflecting increased contribution of lower margin adjacent and international businesses. Core expense growth rate lower in H2 than H1.
- Finance and Related Services performance impacted by significant volume capacity reductions at a major lender, with lower yields from volume bonus incentives. Revenue returned to positive growth in Q4.
- Adjusted NPAT* growth of 8% on pcp to \$119.1m.
- D&A increased by \$2.5m reflecting acquisition related intangible asset amortisation and depreciation of capitalised labour. This supports group wide integration and globalisation projects.
- Strong growth in reported profits from associates at 61%. Particularly strong performances from Webmotors and SK Encar in the second half with underlying EBITDA up 44% and 43% respectively.
- H1 one-off non-cash \$6.8m loss from associates fair value adjustments in the year. Comprises \$7.1m write-down of investment in iCar Asia to market value and \$0.3m gain on Ratesetter investment top-up.
- Adjusted EPS up 3.5 cents per share to 49.4, up 8% on pcp. Reported EPS consistent with pcp at 45.4 cents per share.
- Final FY17 dividend of 21.5 cents per share declared up 10% on pcp (FY16 final dividend of 19.5 cents per share).
| A\$ Millions | Growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending 30 June 2017 | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % |
| Revenue | ||||
| Online Advertising | 240.7 | 269.1 | 28.4 | 12% |
| Data, Research and Services | 35.9 | 39.3 | 3.4 | 10% |
| International | 4.4 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 87% |
| Finance and Related Services | 63.0 | 55.4 | (7.6) | (12%) |
| Total revenue | 344.0 | 372.1 | 28.1 | 8% |
| Total operating expenses (before interest, depreciation and amortisation) |
173.7 | 195.6 | (21.9) | (13%) |
| EBITDA | 170.3 | 176.5 | 6.2 | 4% |
| EBITDA margin | 50% | 47% | ||
| Depreciation & amortisation | 7.5 | 10.0 | (2.5) | (33%) |
| EBIT | 162.8 | 166.5 | 3.7 | 2% |
| Net interest expense | 8.4 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 18% |
| Profit Before Tax | 154.4 | 159.6 | 5.2 | 3% |
| Income Tax Expense | 47.4 | 48.3 | (0.9) | (2%) |
| Profits from associates | 5.3 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 61% |
| Gain on sale of business | 0.9 | - | (0.9) | n/a |
| Gain/(loss) on associates fair value adjustment and investment dilution |
0.9 | (6.8) | (7.7) | n/a |
| Non-controlling interest (NCI) | (4.8) | (3.5) | 1.3 | 27% |
| Reported net profit after tax | 109.3 | 109.5 | 0.2 | - |
| Earnings Per Share (cents) | 45.4 | 45.4 | - | - |
| Adjusted net profit after tax* | 110.5 | 119.1 | 8.6 | 8% |
| Adjusted earnings per share (cents)* | 45.9 | 49.4 | 3.5 | 8% |
* Adjusted NPAT stated above is post non-controlling interests, excludes one off gains on sale of business, one-off gains and losses on associate dilution and fair value re-
7 measurement, one-off tax gains and acquired intangible amortisation. See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information and slide 33 for a reconciliation of Adjusted NPAT to Reported NPAT

Segment performance
| Online Advertising | Data, Research and Services |
International | Subtotal carsales Group Exc F&RS |
Finance and Related Services |
Total carsales Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A\$ Millions | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % |
| Total Revenue | 240.7 | 269.1 | 28.4 | 12% | 35.9 | 39.3 | 3.4 | 10% | 4.4 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 87% | 281.0 | 316.7 | 35.7 | 13% | 63.0 | 55.4 | (7.6) | (12%) | 344.0 | 372.1 | 28.1 | 8% |
| Cost of sales | 14.2 | 23.2 | (9.0) | (63%) | 0.1 | 0.2 | (0.1) | (64%) | - | - | - | - | 14.3 | 23.4 | (9.1) | (63%) | 15.9 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 33% | 30.2 | 34.0 | (3.8) | (13%) |
| Gross Profit | 226.5 | 245.9 | 19.4 | 9% | 35.8 | 39.1 | 3.3 | 9% | 4.4 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 87% | 266.7 | 293.3 | 26.6 | 10% | 47.1 | 44.8 | (2.3) | (5%) | 313.8 | 338.1 | 24.3 | 8% |
| Operating expenses | 94.7 | 103.2 | (8.5) | (9%) | 14.4 | 15.7 | (1.3) | (9%) | 3.1 | 8.4 | (5.3) | (171%) | 112.2 | 127.3 | (15.1) | (13%) | 31.3 | 34.3 | (3.0) | (10%) | 143.5 | 161.6 | (18.1) | (13%) |
| EBITDA | 131.8 | 142.7 | 10.9 | 8% | 21.4 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 9% | 1.3 | (0.1) | (1.4) | - | 154.5 | 166.0 | 11.5 | 7% | 15.8 | 10.5 | (5.3) | (34%) | 170.3 | 176.5 | 6.2 | 4% |
Online advertising and Data, Research & Services
- Core domestic segments of Online Advertising and Data, Research and Services exhibited good revenue growth of 12% and 10% respectively, reflecting a solid performance from traditional advertising products enhanced by acceleration in our adjacent businesses (particularly tyresales and Redbook Inspect) and premium listing/depth products.
- Operating expense increases in these segments principally reflects increased contribution from our lower margin adjacent businesses (such as tyresales and Redbook Inspect).
International
• Increased revenue contribution from our majority owned Latin American businesses with the inclusion of Demotores for the first time, which is consistent with carsales' international growth strategy.
Finance and Related Services
- Challenging year due to volume capacity reductions at a major lender which resulted in a significant reduction in EBITDA on pcp.
- Pleasing to see some early signs of recovery with core finance revenue in the second half being higher than pcp and growth accelerating in Q4.
Strong track record of financial performance

• Once again carsales continues to demonstrate consistent solid returns to its shareholders.
* Adjusted NPAT stated above is post non-controlling interests, excludes one off gains on sale of business, one-off gains and losses on associate dilution and fair value re-
measurement, one-off tax gains and acquired intangible amortisation. See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information and slide 33 for a reconciliation of
9 Adjusted NPAT to Reported NPAT

EBITDA margin performance
EBITDA margin impacted by Stratton and growth in adjacent and international businesses
- Reported Group margins declined from 49.5% in FY16 to 47.4% in FY17, with domestic core business margin increases offset primarily by growth in earlier stage lower margin businesses.
- Domestic core business margin expansion continues as operating leverage is being achieved. Costs continue to be well controlled, whilst we continue to invest in future growth opportunities.
- Domestic investments margin reduced reported group margins by 1.8% on pcp. Impacted by Stratton margin decreases due to issues experienced earlier in the year with a major lender and the mix impact of higher growth in lower margin early stage adjacencies, particularly tyresales and Redbook Inspect.
- International reduced reported group margin by 0.9% on pcp. This reflects the impact of losses from soloautos and Demotores (acquired in FY17) as investments are being made into these businesses to scale for future growth.


Look through revenue and EBITDA performance
Look Through Revenue Look Through EBITDA


• Look through revenue and EBITDA has grown faster than reported revenue and EBITDA in FY17 with a key driver being the strong performance of SK Encar.

Reported debt and cash flow
Continued strong operating cash flows Improved credit metrics

| A\$ Millions | Growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending 30 June 2017 | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % |
| Cash capital expenditure | 4.3 | 2.9 | (1.4) | (33%) |
| Capitalised labour costs | 8.3 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 11% |
| Total capital expenditure | 12.6 | 12.1 | (0.5) | (4%) |
See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information
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*FY13 to FY16 Operating Cash Flow re-classified to separately present the effect of foreign exchange rate changes on the cash and cash equivalents balance.
** Net debt includes total borrowings less total cash as at 30 June 2017 per published balance sheet. Ratios above are based on reported financial outcomes and may vary with bank covenant definitions.
*** Annualised EBITDA is reported EBITDA for the 12 month period ended 30 June 2017. Annualised Net Interest Expense is reported net interest expense for the 12 month period ended 30 June 2017.

Reported Net Interest Cover


- Solid cash conversion of earnings with Operating Cash Flow / EBITDA at 71%, marginally higher than pcp.
- Reported Net Debt* of ~\$153m as at 30 June 2017, reduced from ~\$198m at 30 June 2016. Resulted in reduction in operating leverage and primarily reflects the impact of dividends and return of capital from Webmotors of ~\$20m in the period.
- Cash capex reduced 33% on pcp principally reflecting office fit-out costs at Stratton that were recorded in FY16. Capitalised labour costs up 11% on pcp reflecting continued investment in technology platforms supporting international and adjacent market expansion.

carsales Domestic (Australia)
TO 30 JUNE 2017
Domestic revenue performance - Summary
| A\$ Millions | Growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending 30 June 2017 | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % |
| Revenue | ||||
| Dealer | 123.8 | 133.5 | 9.7 | 8% |
| Private | 51.1 | 65.0 | 13.9 | 27% |
| Display | 65.8 | 70.6 | 4.8 | 7% |
| Total Online Advertising | 240.7 | 269.1 | 28.4 | 12% |
| Data, Research and Services | 35.9 | 39.3 | 3.4 | 10% |
| Finance and Related Services | 63.0 | 55.4 | (7.6) | (12%) |
| Total Domestic Revenue | 339.6 | 363.8 | 24.2 | 7% |


Domestic revenue performance by category


Dealer revenue up 8% on pcp to \$133.5m
Solid growth in revenue primarily driven by yield improvements, reflecting the impact of lead price tiering and other pricing initiatives. The introduction of free leads for used cars under \$4k has positively impacted used car inventory levels.
The demand for premium listing and depth products continued in FY17 with strong growth in both the volume and yield from depth products. Good opportunity exists in this area as the product value and pricing evolves.
Private revenue up 27% on pcp to \$65.0m
The proportion of private premium listing products is increasing which reflects carsales' strong consumer value proposition. Our Instant Offer product also continues to grow strongly which has a positive impact on overall yield.
Strong revenue performance reflecting increasing contribution from adjacent markets, particularly from tyresales and Redbook Inspect, with growth rates accelerating on pcp.

Domestic revenue performance by category


Display revenue up 7% to \$70.6m
Recorded solid revenue growth of 7% on pcp, which was a pleasing result in a highly competitive market. Our insights and analytics capability is being integrated with the core display product set making our products stickier and enabling better targeting of our solutions.
Our relationships with OEMs continue to improve across the board with refreshed products such as clearance centres, certified pre-owned programmes and 'main events' continuing to deliver significant value for customers.
Data, Research and Services revenue up 10% to \$39.3m
Solid pcp revenue growth reflecting increasing demand for Data, Research and Services from OEMs, with the business demonstrating its agility in responding to changing customer needs in an increasingly data driven market place.
There was continued solid pcp revenue growth from Livemarket, driven by volume growth and yield. Our RedBook business continues to expand its footprint and capability reflecting increasing demand from OEMs for data services.

Finance and Related Services Revenue
| A\$ Millions | Variance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending 30 June 2017 | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % |
| Core finance | 43.6 | 42.2 | (1.4) | (3%) |
| Other products | 19.4 | 13.2 | (6.2) | (32%) |
| Total Revenue | 63.0 | 55.4 | (7.6) | (12%) |
| Cost of sales | 15.9 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 33% |
| Gross Profit | 47.1 | 44.8 | (2.3) | (5%) |
| Operating expenses (pre interest and D&A) | 31.3 | 34.3 | (3.0) | (10%) |
| EBITDA | 15.8 | 10.5 | (5.3) | (34%) |
Finance and Related Services Revenue down 12% to \$55.4m
Challenging year with previously described volume capacity reductions experienced at a major lender from Q4 FY16 significantly impacting the FY17 result.
The business responded well to this challenge with core finance broking revenue declining by only 3% on pcp, and up 8% on pcp in H2. Underlying this, net amount financed grew from prior year, offset by lower yields being achieved on reduced average volume bonuses.
Finance lead generation remains strong and initiatives are being put in place to improve conversion rates, with a lower cost to serve.
Operating expenses grew faster in H2. This was primarily due to additional sales commissions on improved volumes, the timing of marketing spend and the appointment of new talent.

carsales International
TO 30 JUNE 2017

International Portfolio

International Highlights
- Very strong growth in SK Encar underlying revenue and EBITDA up 29% and 32% respectively.
- Significant improvement in Webmotors' performance in the second half with some early signs of a recovery in the Brazilian economy.
- Demotores acquisition completed adding the attractive Argentinian market to the carsales Latin American portfolio.
| A\$ Millions | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending 30 June 2017 | FY16 | FY17 | % |
| Revenue | 4.4 | 8.3 | 87% |
| EBITDA | 1.3 | (0.1) | - |
| Adjusted NPAT* (including associates) after NCI | 10.0 | 12.1 | 21% |
| Reported NPAT (including associates) after NCI | 8.5 | 2.9 | (67%) |
* Adjusted NPAT stated above is post non-controlling interests, excludes one-off gains and losses on associate dilution and fair value re-measurement, one-off tax gains and acquired intangible amortisation. See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information and slide 33 for a reconciliation of Adjusted NPAT to Reported NPAT
19 iCar – The Group holds a 15.6% stake in iCar Asia Ltd. This was equity accounted up until 9 December 2016 and after this date is classified as an Available-for-sale financial asset meaning the Group no longer accounts for its proportional share of profits of iCar from that date.

Asia – Underlying Results
| SK ENCAR Financials (49.9% Owned - Equity Accounted by CAR) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma (100%) | 12 months to 30 June 2016 KRWb |
12 months to 30 June 2017 KRWb |
Growth % |
||||
| Underlying revenue* | 30.0 | 38.7 | 29% | ||||
| Underlying EBITDA* | 15.6 | 20.5 | 32% | ||||
| Underlying EBITDA(%)* | 51.9% | 53.1% | - | ||||
| Underlying Adjusted NPAT* | 12.2 | 15.8 | 29% | ||||
| Underlying cash balance* | 18.5 | 19.4 | 5% |
carsales Share of Earnings
| AUDm | AUDm | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported NPAT (share of associate | |||
| earnings)* | 5.3 | 8.2 | 55% |
| Adjusted NPAT (share of associate | |||
| earnings)* | 7.1 | 9.2 | 30% |
Key Drivers
| 30-Jun-16 | 30-Jun-17 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 000's | 000's | % | |
| Inventory | 66.7 | 65.4 | (2%) |
| Unique visitors | 9,307 | 9,401 | 1% |

Very strong underlying performance with revenue up 29% and EBITDA up 32% compared with prior year.
Strong revenue growth across all key revenue channels of Dealer, Private and Display. Display performed particularly well with revenue up over 50% on pcp, reflecting both strong customer demand and product improvements, particularly in mobile display. Driving increased uptake of premium listing products has enhanced existing dealer revenue streams, consistent with carsales' experience. Growth in inspection product revenues has also been a key contributor to the strong growth.
Underlying EBITDA margins grew to 53.1% as the business has achieved operating leverage whilst continuing to invest in personnel and technology to support continued growth. Reported NPAT benefited from a one-time \$0.8m tax benefit in the first half whilst adjusted NPAT growth was broadly consistent with EBITDA.

Latin America – Underlying Results
WebMotors Financials (30% owned - Equity Accounted by CAR)
| Pro-Forma (100%) | 12 months to 30 June 2016 BRLm |
12 months to 30 June 2017 BRLm |
Growth % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying revenue* | 99.4 | 108.3 | 9% |
| Underlying EBITDA* | 26.9 | 29.1 | 8% |
| Underlying EBITDA* (%) | 27.0% | 26.9% | - |
| Underlying Adjusted NPAT* | 34.9 | 29.5 | (15%) |
| Underlying cash balance* | 213.2 | 53.7 | (75%) |
carsales Share of Earnings
| AUDm | AUDm | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported NPAT* | 3.4 | 3.0 | (10%) |
| Adjusted NPAT* | 4.0 | 3.6 | (9%) |
Key Drivers
| 30-Jun-16 000's |
30-Jun-17 000's |
% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory | 269.5 | 285.7 | 6% |
| Unique visitors | 8,396 | 9,593 | 14% |
Demotores Argentina Financials (100% owned - Consolidated by CAR)
| 4 months to 30 June 2016 |
4 months to 30 June 2017 |
Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARSm | ARSm | % | |
| Reported revenue | N/A | 9.3 | N/A |
| Reported EBITDA | N/A | (5.6) | N/A |
| Reported EBITDA (%) | N/A | (60.1%) | N/A |
| Adjusted NPAT* | N/A | (4.6) | N/A |
| Reported cash balance | N/A | 1.4 | N/A |
| Key Drivers | |||
| 30-Jun-16 | 30-Jun-17 | ||
| 000's | 000's | % | |
| Inventory | N/A | 17 | N/A |
| Unique visitors | N/A | 767 | N/A |
Although Brazilian economic conditions remain challenging the economy experienced positive growth in Q3 FY17 after contracting for the previous eight consecutive quarters.
This coincided with a significantly improved performance in the second half with underlying revenue and EBITDA being 15% and 44% up on pcp respectively. H2 EBITDA was 69% higher than the H1 result. This improved result was on the back of a strong performance in both dealer and private revenue. Dealer revenue has been positively impacted by the transition to the leads model, with the model continuing to be optimised to provide both clear attribution to the value of leads delivered whilst addressing dealer needs for cost certainty as the model beds in.
Good growth in inventory and unique visitors reflect Webmotors' strong market position and it remains a clear no.1 in the Brazilian market.
Underlying NPAT declined by 15% reflecting reduced financial income on reduced cash balance after the return of capital in H1.

The Demotores acquisition was completed in February 2017. The business shows great promise and will benefit from the implementation of carsales' IP and technology in FY18. The Chilean segment of the business has been efficiently integrated with the chileautos business. These results are shown within the Chile section of this presentation.
21 *Revenue and EBITDA stated is 100% of the revenue and EBITDA for the business. The carsales share of earnings is based on owning the percentage set out above.
Adjusted NPAT stated above excludes intangible amortisation. See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information and slide 33 for a reconciliation of Adjusted NPAT to Reported NPAT.

soloautos Financials (65% owned – Consolidated by CAR)
| 2 Oct 2015 to 30 June 2016 |
12 months to 30 June 2017 |
Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXPm | MXPm | % | |
| Reported revenue | 5.9 | 9.1 | 53% |
| Reported EBITDA | (7.5) | (35.4) | - |
| Reported EBITDA (%) | N/A | N/A | - |
| Adjusted NPAT* | (5.4) | (37.4) | - |
| Reported cash balance | 43.3 | 15.3 | (65%) |
Key Drivers
| 30-Jun-16 000's |
30-Jun-17 000's |
% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory | 37 | 32 | (14%) |
| Unique visitors | 506 | 518 | 2% |
carsales Chile* Financials
| 24 March to 30 June 2016 |
12 months to 30 June 2017 |
Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLPm | CLPm | % | ||
| Reported revenue | 358.5 | 1731.4 | 383% | |
| Reported EBITDA | 174.6 | 648.5 | 271% | |
| Reported EBITDA (%) | 48.7% | 37.5% | - | |
| Adjusted NPAT* | 174.6 | 439.9 | 152% | |
| Reported cash balance | 281.0 | 597.1 | 112% |
Key Drivers
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| 30-Jun-16 000's |
30-Jun-17 000's |
% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory | 6 3 |
7 1 |
12% |
| Unique visitors | 1,830 | 1,719 | (6%) |

Given the size of the market opportunity in Mexico our strategy is to invest in the business to establish market leadership, enhance the product offering through implementation of carsales' IP and technology as well as grow sales capabilities to increase the dealer customer base. Accordingly, the business has had to invest in cost infrastructure to support scalable growth for the future. This strategy is beginning to realise benefits with pleasing growth in dealer acquisition and product enhancements being delivered in H2. Dealer numbers increased by 43% in H2 reflecting expansion into additional geographies, particularly Mexico City.
Inventory reduction between periods reflects the business becoming more diligent in removing sold inventory, which ultimately enhances customer experience.

Pleasing performance since acquisition. The benefits of implementing carsales' technology and IP is beginning to materialise with solid revenue growth in FY17. EBITDA margins impacted via investment in personnel costs to support growth in FY18 and beyond.
Platform for growth implemented in the year with dealer and manufacturer relationships significantly improved leading to additional display opportunities.
Revenue and EBITDA stated is 100% of the revenue and EBITDA of the business over the carsales ownership period. soloautos acquired on 2 October 2015 and chileautos acquired on 29 March 2016.
• Adjusted NPAT stated above is after non-controlling interests and excludes intangible amortisation. See slide 32 regarding the disclosure of non-IFRS Information and
slide 33 for a reconciliation of Adjusted NPAT to Reported NPAT.
• Carsales Chile is combination of 83% owned chileautos and 100% owned Demotores Chile.

Outlook
carsales Domestic Outlook
Domestic core business performance in the first quarter of FY18 has remained solid and we expect this to continue throughout the first half assuming market conditions remain unchanged. Our domestic adjacent businesses continue to build scale and breadth consistent with FY17 and our premium listing and depth products continue to grow well.
Our Finance and Related Services business has continued to show signs of stabilisation which we anticipate will continue throughout the remainder of FY18.
Assuming market conditions remain stable we anticipate revenue, EBITDA and NPAT growth will remain solid in the domestic business.
carsales International Outlook
Assuming market conditions remain stable we expect to see continued good local currency revenue and earnings growth for SK Encar in FY18.
We continue to see positive signs regarding macroeconomic conditions in Brazil. Subject to the continued stabilisation of the economy, we expect to see good local currency revenue and earnings growth in FY18.
Continuing to integrate core carsales IP and technology into Chilean, Mexican and Argentinian businesses. This should provide an uplift in their revenue and earnings in FY18.

carsales – beyond the first 20 years
An experienced Executive Leadership Team

Cameron McIntyre Managing Director & CEO 10 years

Anthony Saines Managing Director Commercial 9 years

Paul Barlow Managing Director International 8 years

Ajay Bhatia Managing Director Consumer Business - 9 years

Lisa Sheehan Chief People Officer (Contract - maternity leave for Jo Allan)

Andrew Demery Chief Financial Officer 3 years

Michael Holmes Executive Director Dealer 4 years
Kellie Cordner Chief Marketing Officer 2 years

Nicole Birman General Counsel & Company Secretary – 7 years

Jason Blackman Chief Information Officer 5 years
- Smooth transition between CEOs.
- Refreshed executive leadership team with diverse skills.
- Employee engagement up 6% and above industry benchmark.

Leveraging the consumer auto cycle
carsales will continue to innovate, build & grow its offering across the Consumer Auto cycle to support its 4.7m membership base every step of the way.


Consistent and optimised investment in our brands
The marketing investment strategy has further increased the leadership position of carsales. Achieved through the combination of sporting partnerships, targeted brand content via digital channels and a continued focus on performance marketing.

Clear market leadership
The cornerstone of our business is our market leading automotive classifieds sites, creating a springboard for future growth.
Australia's most preferred
4x more preferred than our nearest competitor1
Higher engagement
carsales visitors spend 4x more time on our site than our nearest competitor2
Australia's most visited
2x the traffic (across desktop, mobile and app) than our nearest competitor2
Quality traffic
2.3x lower bounce rate than our nearest competitor2
Commanding content
11.3x more page views than our nearest competitor2

carsales' International opportunity
| Market | 1 GDP (A\$ billion) |
FY17 Revenue |
Revenue 2 Opportunity A\$1,127m (A\$ million) (A\$ million) |
Rev opp / FY17 Rev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | \$1,568 | \$267.2 | ||
| carsales International | ||||
| South Korea | \$1,837 | \$45.0 | \$313.0 | 7 x |
| Brazil | \$2,338 | \$44.6 | \$398.4 | 9 x |
| Mexico | \$1,361 | \$0.6 | \$232.0 | 375 x |
| Argentina | \$710 | \$2.4 | \$121.1 | 51 x |
| Chile | \$321 | \$3.5 | \$54.8 | 16 x |
| Total | \$6,567 | \$96.0 | \$1,119.3 | 12 x |
Long term revenue opportunity Number of cars sold (millions per year) 3

Long term investment strategy based on:
- i. Exposure to attractive macro and structural environments;
- ii. Market leadership or path to achieve market leadership; and
- iii. Investing in companies at a discount to the value potential created post carsales' involvement
Investments are optimised via carsales deploying its strategic, product and technology capabilities
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- GDP per World Bank
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- International revenue opportunity based on replicating core carsales' Australian share of Australian GDP.
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Reflects estimated new and used car sales. New Car Sales local automotive trade groups (Australia: FCAI, South Korea: IHS Polk, Brazil: Anfavea, Mexico: AMDA, Argentina: ACARA, Chile: ANAC, Colombia: ANDI) for passenger and light commercial car sales only. Used Car Sales estimates using local registration data. Excludes wholesale sales or trade-ins changes of ownership for passenger and light commercial car sales only

Appendix
TO 30 JUNE 2017

What is IFRS and non-IFRS financial information?
- IFRS financial information is financial information that is presented in accordance with all relevant accounting standards.
- Non-IFRS financial information is financial information that is presented other than in accordance with all relevant accounting standards. For example:
- Revenue or Profit information calculated on a basis other than under accounting standard definitions or calculated with accounting standards and then adjusted eg; "adjusted", "underlying" or "look through".
What non-IFRS financial information does carsales disclose in its half year and year end results presentations?
- carsales presents reported financial information for its business segments, associates and investments where applicable IFRS financial information exists. The financial information presented is sourced directly from financial information prepared in accordance with all relevant accounting standards and has been subject to either review or audit by carsales' external auditors (PwC).
- In carsales' investor presentations the company aims to provide equal or greater prominence to IFRS financial information. However, we also present or refer to non-IFRS financial information. Please note, all information labelled "Reported" in this presentation complies with IFRS.
- Non-IFRS financial information is calculated based on statutory IFRS financial information and adjusted to show either a position excluding significant items which have been removed OR presented based on carsales' effective equity ownership interest of an entity's underlying revenue, EBITDA or NPAT.
- Any non-IFRS financial information is clearly labelled as "underlying" or "look-through" to differentiate it from reported/IFRS financial information.
- carsales provides reconciliations on the face of slides, appendices and in footnotes of presentations in order to allow the reader to clearly reconcile between the IFRS and non-IFRS financial information.
Why does carsales disclose non-IFRS financial information in its half year and full year results presentations?
- Since March 2013 carsales has invested in businesses in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia has become a global portfolio of online automotive assets. Accordingly carsales management believes that the presentation of additional non-IFRS information in its half year and full year results presentations provides readers of these documents with a greater understanding into the way in which management analyses the business as well as meaningful insights into the financial conditions of carsales overall performance.
- The Australian Securities and Investment Commission ("ASIC") acknowledges the relevance of non-IFRS financial information in providing "meaningful insight" as long as it does not mislead the reader.

Reconciliation of Reported to Adjusted NPAT
| A\$ Millions | Growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending 30 June 2017 | FY16 | FY17 | \$'s | % |
| Reported NPAT | 109.3 | 109.5 | 0.2 | - |
| Gain on sale of business | (1.0) | - | ||
| Gain on associate dilution | (1.0) | (0.3) | ||
| Associate fair value revaluation loss | - | 7.1 | ||
| SK Encar one-off tax gain | - | (0.8) | ||
| NPAT before one-off items | 107.3 | 115.5 | 8.2 | 8% |
| Acquired intangible amortisation | ||||
| Stratton | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Webmotors | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| SK Encar | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Soloautos | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| Chileautos | - | 0.4 | ||
| Total acquired intangible amortisation | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Adjusted NPAT before one-off | ||||
| gains/(losses) and acquired intangible | ||||
| amortisation | 110.5 | 119.1 | 8.6 | 8% |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares | 240,645,736 | 241,383,158 | ||
| Adjusted Earnings per Share (cents) | 45.9 | 49.4 | 3.5 | 8% |

carsales "Look Through" P&L analysis
| FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | Look | Days | Look | Days | Look | |||||||||||
| % Owned | Owned | Reported | Underlying | Through | % Owned | Owned | Reported | Underlying | Through | % Owned | Owned | Reported | Underlying | Through | ||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| carsales International | ||||||||||||||||
| iCar Asia | 22.9%, 20.3% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 4.3 | 0.9 | 20.20% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 6.4 | 1.3 | 20.1%,16.5%,15.6%* | 365 | Financial Asset* | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| SK Encar | 49.90% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 27.8 | 13.9 | 49.90% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 35.2 | 17.6 | 49.90% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 45.0 | 22.5 | |
| WebMotors | 30% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 39.5 | 11.9 | 30% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 37.0 | 11.1 | 30% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 44.6 | 13.4 | |
| RedBook Asia and New Zealand | 100% | 365 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 100% | 365 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 100% | 365 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
| soloautos | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65% | 272 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 65% | 365 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| chileAutos | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 83% | 9 6 |
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 83.3% | 365 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Demotores | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100% | 126 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Total International | 2.9 | 74.5 | 29.5 | 4.4 | 83.0 | 34.1 | 8.3 | 100.9 | 43.9 | |||||||
| carsales Domestic | ||||||||||||||||
| Domestic Core Business | 100% | 365 | 235.4 | 235.4 | 235.4 | 100% | 365 | 251.0 | 251.0 | 251.0 | 100% | 365 | 267.2 | 267.2 | 267.2 | |
| Domestic Investments * | Various * | Various * | 73.5 | 73.5 | 36.8 | Various * | Various * | 88.6 | 89.4 | 44.5 | Various * | 365 | 96.6 | 101.3 | 49.1 | |
| Total Revenue | 311.8 | 383.4 | 301.7 | 344.0 | 423.4 | 329.6 | 372.1 | 469.4 | 360.2 | |||||||
| EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
| carsales International | ||||||||||||||||
| iCar Asia | 22.9%, 20.3% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | (15.4) | (3.3) | 20.20% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | (11.2) | (2.3) | 20.1%,16.5%,15.6% | 365 | Financial Asset | (6.8) | (1.2) | |
| SK Encar | 49.90% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 16.0 | 8.0 | 49.90% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 18.3 | 9.1 | 49.90% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 23.9 | 11.9 | |
| WebMotors | 30% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 10.6 | 3.2 | 30% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 10.1 | 3.0 | 30% | 365 | Equity Acc'ted | 12.0 | 3.6 | |
| RedBook Asia and New Zealand | 100% | 365 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 100% | 365 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 100% | 365 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| soloautos | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65% | 272 | (0.6) | (0.6) | (0.4) | 65% | 365 | (2.4) | (2.4) | (1.6) | |
| chileAutos | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 83.3% | 9 6 |
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 83.3% | 365 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| Demotores | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 % |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100% | 126 | (0.5) | (0.5) | (0.5) | |
| Total International | 1.7 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 18.6 | 11.4 | (0.1) | 29.0 | 14.8 | |||||||
| carsales Domestic | ||||||||||||||||
| Domestic Core Business | 100% | 365 | 140.2 | 140.2 | 140.2 | 100% | 365 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 100% | 365 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | |
| Domestic Investments * | Various * | Various * | 12.4 | 12.4 | 6.2 | Various * | Various * | 16.4 | 11.3 | 7.4 | Various * | Various * | 14.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | |
| Total EBITDA | 154.3 | 165.5 | 156.0 | 170.3 | 182.3 | 171.4 | 176.5 | 196.0 | 182.9 |
* Investments in tyresales (owned 50% from 1 July 2013), Auto Exchange (owned 50% from 1 July 2013), Stratton Finance (owned 50.1% from 15th July 2014), RedBook Inspect (owned 50.1% from 26 June 2015), Ratesetter (owned 15% from 12 March 2015) and Promisepay (owned 10.1% from 26 May 2016) are presented with Domestic Investments.
NOTE: carsales "Look Through" methodology: For equity accounted associates, add the total revenue or EBITDA for the period of ownership within the reporting period (e.g. carsales investments in iCar Asia, WebMotors and SK Encar were owned for the entire reporting period) multiplied by the % ownership (30% for WebMotors, 49.9% for SK
Encar and 20.2%-15.6% for iCar Asia until 9th December 2016) over the period. For consolidated associates/subsidiaries, total revenue and EBITDA is multiplied by carsales' ownership percentage. All numbers for iCar Asia are carsales' management estimates. Some "Look Through" numbers involve the disclosure of non IFRS information - Refer to carsales' Disclosure of Non IFRS slide 36 for further details.

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