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EPH SpA — Investor Presentation 2019
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STAR CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
MARCH 20TH 2019
DISCLAIMER
This presentation has been prepared by ePRICE S.p.A. for information purposes only and for use in presentations of the Group's results and strategies.
For further details on the ePRICE Group, reference should be made to publicly available information.
Statements contained in this presentation, particularly regarding any possible or assumed future performance of the Group, are or may be forward-looking statements based on ePRICE S.p.A.'s current expectations and projections about future events, and in this respect may involve some risks and uncertainties.
Actual future results for any quarter or annual period may therefore differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements due to a number of different factors, many of which are beyond the ability of ePRICE S.p.A. to control or estimate precisely, including, but not limited to, the Group's ability to manage the effects of the uncertain current local and global economic conditions on our business and to predict future economic conditions, the Group's ability to achieve and manage growth, the degree to which ePRICE S.p.A. enters into, maintains and develops commercial and partnership agreements, the Group's ability to successfully identify, develop and retain key employees, manage and maintain key customer relationships and maintain key supply sources, unfavourable development affecting consumer spending, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, Italian advertising market, competition, fluctuations in exchange rates, any failure of information technology, inventory and other asset risk, credit risk on our accounts, regulatory developments and changes in tax laws.
ePRICE S.p.A. does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.
Any reference to past performance of the ePRICE Group shall not be taken as an indication of future performance.
This document does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe to any shares and no part of it shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever.
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ePRICE AT A GLANCE
"Serving the evolution of Italian households"
A unique online offer to cover customer needs… …powered by a complete e-Commerce platform
ePRICE: A BIT OF HISTORY
1st & 3rd PARTY MARKETPLACE, FOCUSED ON E-COMMERCE AND E-SERVICES
#1 Online Italian Retailer in Major Domestic Appliance Sales …with Unique Assets and Services
• Effective Info-commerce platform for vendors
- Core Categories • Original Contents
- Advisory
Solutions
FY 2018 : HIGHLIGHTS
1. Strong reduction in cash consumption: from €35M to € 15M
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- 1. Losses halved throughout the year: Ebitda FY 2018 from -€15,3M to -€8,8M
- 3 Effective results in G&A and HR cost control: -22% G&A, -17% Payroll
- 4 Efficiency on Marketing&Sales : Online ADV -20%, Free Shipping -50%
- 5 Progress in Fulfillment and Damages cost (halved incidence on MDAs vs. FY 17 )
- 1. Substantial Gross Margin growth: from 14.8% in FY 17 to 16.7% in FY 18
- Growth recovery in Core Categories and Marketplace: +10% on MDAs, +20% on Marketplace YoY
FY 2018 : MAIN EVENTS & INITIATIVES
| month | event | what's up |
results |
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| March 2018 | FY 2017 RESULTS & BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE 2018-2023 |
• Shifting low contribution margin 1P Sales to 3P Marketplace • New Marketing Strategy SEO Driven • Cost Control and reduction |
• Management reorganization and HR reduced to 160 people • New «Product» Unit • Halved Ebitda losses |
| April-Aug 2018 |
NEW MARKETING INITIATIVES | • Brand association with mass brands & events for Italy • Partnership with Radio Italia • Partnership with FC Internazionale |
• Spontaneous brand awareness=4X share of voice TV • 72% aided brand awareness |
| August 2018 | MDAs SALES PARTNERSHIP WITH AMAZON |
• Started selling a range OF MDAs on Amazon • Work in progress on installation services |
• Intercepting different clients - segments with lower basket size • Better understanding of market momentum |
| October 2018 |
MARKETPLACE SELLER DAY | • 250 Italian sellers attending • New initiatives to empower our marketplace relevance in Italy and abroad |
• 1,898 active seller FY 18 (+36% YOY) • +19% GMV growth in Q4 |
| November 2018 |
BLACK WEEKEND | • Pushing Black Hour, Black Friday and Cybermonday waves in Italy • Dedicated initiatives from 5th to 26th november |
• Double digit growth on MDAs • +50% Home Service Growth • +50% marketplace growth |
| December 2018 |
PARTNERSHIP WITH E-SQUARE | • ePRICE joining one of the most significant international retail group (5,6€ BN purchases/year) |
• Relevance with vendors • Volumes • International visibility |
ePRICE FY 18 GMV & REVENUES (1) (2)
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(1) Gross Merchandise Volume includes revenues from products, shipping and 3P marketplace sales, net of returns and VAT included. (2) Revenue from services includes deliveries, warranties, B2B, ADV&Infocommerce and other revenues. GMV from services does not include B2B, ADV&Infocommerce;. Services&other have been restated and now include warranties.
GROSS MARGIN FY & Q4 2018
FY GROSS MARGIN 17 TO FY 18, % OF REVENUES
2018 EXECUTION HIGHLIGHTS
• Key Actions on P&L
| • | Key Actions on Cash | |||
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| €MN, % | Q4 17 | Q4 18 | DELTA | €MN | Q4 17 | Q4 18 |
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| Gross Margin | 14.8% | 17.4% | +260 bps | Cash generation* | (6.4) | 1.1 |
| Ebitda | (4.2) | (2.6) | +1.6M | Delta WC | 1,5 | 1,4 |
| • | Key actions on Costs | • | Key Actions on Volumes | |||
| €MN | Q4 17 | Q4 18 | DELTA | % YoY growth | Q4 17 | Q4 18 |
| G&A+IT | 2.3 | 1.8 | * -0.5M |
Marketplace | €12.0M | €14.2M |
FY 18 NFP EVOLUTION QBQ
Cash Consumption Q2+Q3+Q4:-1.2M +7M from extraordinary act. -8.2M from operating act.
Cash Consumption Q2+Q3+Q4 2017: -19.4M -5.2M from extraordinary act. -14.2 from operating act.
Q4 18 Cash up by 1 M€
FY 2018
| Profit & Loss | FY2018 | FY 2017 | YOY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues | 164,4 | 187,3 | -12,2% |
| Cost of Revenues | -137,0 | -159,6 | -14,1% |
| Gross Profit | 27,4 | 27,7 | -1,2% |
| Gross Margin % | 16,7% | 14,8% | |
| Sales & Marketing | -11,5 | -13,8 | -16,8% |
| Fullfilment | -19,7 | -19,7 | 0,2% |
| IT | -1,3 | -1,6 | -17,7% |
| G&A | -5,1 | -6,6 | -22,2% |
| EBITDA ADJUSTED | -10,2 | -14,0 | 26,5% |
| Ebitda Adjusted % | -6,2% | -7,4% | |
| Non recurring costs | 1,4 | -1,3 | |
| EBITDA | -8,8 | -15,3 | 42,3% |
| Ebitda % | -5,4% | -8,2% | |
| EBIT | -17,5 | -22,8 | 23,3% |
| Ebit % | -10,7% | -12,2% | |
| EBT from continuing operations | -17,9 | -25,4 | 29,6% |
| Ebt % | -10,9% | -13,6% | |
| EBT from discontinued activies | 3,3 | 0,7 | |
| Net result | -14,6 | -24,8 | 40,9% |
| Comments |
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| Gross Margin GM up by 190 bps vs. FY 17 due to improvement on margin on goods, marketplace contribution, vendor rebates and info commerce revenues (see chart GM waterfall) |
| S&M S&M decreases 16.8% YoY mainly due to reduction of Online Paid ADV incidence. SEO improvement partially balancing paid traffic reduction. |
| G&A & IT G&A & IT costs decrease 21.3% YoY due to HR, corporate cost reduction & service contracts re-negotiation |
| Non recurring Includes positive contribution of 2M€ related to the termination of the logistics services contract with SRP |
| EBIT EBIT impacted by Y/Y 15% depreciation increase due to SAP and fulfilment center Investments |
| EBT from discontinued activities 3.3M€ including earn-out from Banzai Media Disposal and SRP carve out related to Saldiprivati disposal |
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Q4 2018
| € MN | Profit & Loss | Q4 2018 | Q4 2017 | Q4 YOY |
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| Total Revenues | 51,9 | 55,0 | -5,7% | |
| Cost of Revenues | -42,8 | -46,8 | -8,6% | |
| Gross Profit | 9,0 | 8,2 | 10,9% | |
| Gross Margin % | 17,4% | 14,8% | ||
| Sales & Marketing | -3,3 | -5,1 | 35,0% | |
| Fullfilment | -6,3 | -6,2 | -1,6% | |
| IT | -0,3 | -0,2 | -26,5% | |
| G&A | -1,6 | -0,6 | 163,3% | |
| EBITDA ADJUSTED | -2,4 | -3,9 | 38,7% | |
| Ebitda Adjusted % | -4,6% | -7,1% | ||
| Non recurring costs | -0,2 | -0,3 | -3,8% | |
| EBITDA | -2,6 | -4,2 | 37,6% | |
| Ebitda % | -5,1% | -7,7% | ||
| EBIT | -4,8 | -6,7 | 28,8% | |
| Ebit % | -9,2% | -12,2% | ||
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| EBT from continuing operations Ebt % |
-4,4 -8,5% |
-8,9 -16,3% |
51,0% | |
| EBT from discontinued activies | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Net result | -4,4 | -8,9 | 50,8% |
| Comments |
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| Gross Margin GM up by 260 bps vs. FY 17 mainly due to improvement on margin on goods, marketplace contribution, vendor rebates and info-commerce revenues (see chart GM waterfall) |
| S&M S&M decreases 32% YoY because of Paid Advertising Optimization |
| G&A & IT G&A Q4 17 including 1.6M€ tax credits contribution for R&D. Net of this impact G&A&IT costs decrease 22% YoY. |
FY 2018: CUSTOMER KPI's
(1) Some of marketplace buyers possibly duplicated and in common with total ePRICE buyers, which are undpulicated (2) Spending per Buyer is calculated on revenue from products, deliveries and revenue from 3P marketplacegiven, net of returns and VAT included
2019 TARGETS: BUILDING VALUE ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- Increase customer satisfaction by deploying our service assets and attractive pricing.
Build an effective and unique last mile delivery network improving service quality.
Strongly grow organic traffic in order to further reduce Online Adv costs.
- Complete the efficiency plan on damages and fulfillment.
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Increase margins with suppliers, reducing gap with off-line players.
2019 BUDGET MILESTONES 1/2
A. ORGANIC TRAFFIC GROWTH
JAN 18 VS. JAN 17 SEO GROWTH
(GROWTH % OVERALL MONTHLY NATURAL TRAFFIC)
- The activity of the new "Product" organizational unit that includes both UX and Software Development starting to bring results
- Organic Traffic grown over 30% in 12 months1 and Google visibility
- Share on main "core" keywords grown 30-40% in the last 6 months2.
- 2019 progress expected eventually to allow further Paid Traffic Investment reduction (C. -30% in 2018)
B. COST CONTROL
DAMAGED MDAS TREND (# PIECES)
• We expect Gross Margin 2019 to grow at the same rate as 2018 due to category mix, full effect of damaged goods reduction program and relevance with vendors.
1 Company estimates on SemRush results JAN-2018/ JAN-2019 2 Company estimates on SemRush results MAY-2018/ JAN-2019
2019 BUDGET MILESTONES 2/2
C. FULL EFFECT OF 2018 COST CONTROL
| HR Gross Saving |
2018 | 2019 target |
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| Sales&Marketing | -16% | further slight decrease |
| Fulfilment | -24% | further double digit decrease |
| IT | -14% | same level |
| G&A | -30% | further decrease |
| HR Net of Capex | -17% | further decrease |
Increased Contribution margin, with fixed costs reduction deploying their fulll effect on 2019 should allow a nearly break even Ebitda at year's end.
2019 TARGET: INCREASING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Weekend delivery service
- Test from March inside the Milan Area for freestanding Appliances and TV
- Includes delivery and installation of appliances (including withdrawal of the old one) on Saturday and Sunday.
- When ordering on the site, the customer will have the possibility to book the preferred time slot on the Saturday and Sunday, as it happens for working days
Same day delivery program
- Test starting in April inside the Milan Area for freestanding Appliances and TV
- An order placed before 2.00 pm can be scheduled for installation at home on the same day from 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm.
- Extra value delivered & urgency = extra value in the ticket
«I only have spare time on weekend for opening my house to installers and technicians»
Customer insight
«My fridge got broken! I need a new one now!»
2019 OUTLOOK– MARKET ASSUMPTIONS
2017-2019 TECH&APPLIANCES RETAIL MARKET VIEW, € BN AND % GROWTH
2019 OUTLOOK – ASSUMPTIONS MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARE EPRICE ASSUMPTIONS 2017-2019 (% GMV OF TOTAL RETAIL IN ITALY)
FY 2019: GUIDELINES
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- GMV and revenues back to solid growth, raising customers' satisfaction through our services offer 1
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- Gross Margin improvement by partnership with vendors and recovery of reverse value
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- Ebitda FY 2019 around breakeven, back-end loaded
- 4 NFP substantially unchanged at year's end
- 5 Up to € 12M from earn-out of previous disposals and operations
| TARGET MODEL | 2018 | 2019 | TARGET | DRIVERS |
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| MARKET GROWTH TECH&APPLIANCES |
c.20% | c.12% | 10% - 12% |
Conservative growth Offline stores closures Online/Offline Price convergence |
| GMV | €234M | high single digit | 2x | Market Growth, Marketplace development, Services uplift |
| REVENUES | €164M | high single digit | 2x | MDAs Leadership and market growth, Infocommerce and B2B sales empowerment |
| GROSS MARGIN before Transport |
16.7% | +200/300 bps | 22%-26% | Mix, Rebates, Increased negotiating power, recovery of value in damaged goods |
| MARKETING | 7.0% | 5.0% / 6.0% | SEM Efficiency, SEO full effectiveness Defending Brand Awareness |
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| FULFILMENT & INTERNAL TRANSPORT |
11.6% | 10.0% / 11.5% |
Impact of ongoing efficiency actions limited by MDAs growth in sales mix |
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| IT + G&A | 3.7% | 2.0% / 3.0% | Efficiencies and scalability | |
| EBITDA adj. | -6.0% | Around break even –back end loaded |
5% / 6% | #1 specialty player, EBITDA enhanced by mktplace and services |
| CAPEX | 2.1% | 2.0 / 2.5% | 2.0% / 3.0% | 21 Recurring CAPEX |
FINANCIAL CALENDAR
| Date | Financial Event |
|---|---|
| 16 April | Ordinary Shareholders Meeting |
| 14 May | Q1 Approval |
| 1 August | H1 Approval |
| 12 November | 9M Approval |
SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE
The share capital of Eprice S.p.A. is equal to Euro 826.297 composed by n.41.314.850 ordinary shares without par-value.
| RELEVANT SHAREHOLDERS |
NUMBERS OF SHARES | % SHARE CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|
| Paolo Ainio* | 9,452,615 | 22.88% |
| Arepo BZ S.a.r.l. |
8,613,850 | 20.85% |
| Pietro Boroli | 2,181,200 | 5.28% |
| Treasury Shares |
1,011,372 | 2.45% |
*of which 221.750 (0,54%) held trough PUPS S.r.l., 80% controlled by Paolo Ainio.
There are no other shareholders, outside of those listed above, with a shareholding of more than 5% that have notified Consob and Eprice S.p.A. according to art. 117 of Consob Regulation no. 11971/99 on notification requirements of major holdings.
ANNEX
BALANCE SHEET
€ MN
| Balance Sheet | 31/12/17 | 31/12/18 | Comments |
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| Balance Sheet | |||
| Property, plant and equipment |
7,8 | 6,4 | Goodwill decrease of 1.5M€ is related to Sitonline disposal |
| Goodwill | 14,3 | 12,8 | |
| Intangible assets |
14,3 | 14,9 | |
| Financial assets | 4,9 | 1,3 | Financial assets decrease is mainly related to Interactive |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 41,3 | 35,4 | Thinking (Doing) disposal in Q4 18 |
| NWC | (5,5) | 1,2 | |
| NWC increase is mainly due to decrease in trade payables due |
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| Deferred tax assets | 8,7 | 8,7 | to end of 2017 calendar effect |
| Provisions | (2,0) | (2,2) | |
| Other non current debts | (0,4) | (0,4) | |
| Net Invested Capital | 42,1 | 42,7 | |
| Net Equity | 63,4 | 49,4 | |
| Net Financial Position | (21,3) | (6,7) | |
| Total Sources | 42,1 | 42,7 |
NET WORKING CAPITAL
€ MN
| Net Working Capital | 31/12/17 | 31/12/18 | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventories | 20,3 | 16,1 | NWC Inventories decrease is mainly related to reduction in |
| Trade receivables | 8,9 | 6,8 | Inventory rotation ratio (DOI): over 10% Trade payables decrease due to calendar effect end of |
| Trade Payables | (37,7) | (22,5) | 2017. |
| Other receivables and payables | 3,1 | 0,7 | |
| NET WORKING CAPITAL | (5,4) | 1,2 | |
| DOI | 47 | 42 | |
| DSO | 12 | 12 | |
| DPO | 57 | 39 |