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MLP SE — Investor Presentation 2015
Mar 5, 2015
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The MLP Group – The partner for all financial matters
Reinhard Loose, CFO, Roadshow Frankfurt, 5th March 2015
Agenda
MLP at a glance 3
- Benefits for shareholders 7
- Key financials 2014 13
- Impact of regulation 20
- Outlook MLP 25
The MLP Group at a glance
The MLP Group is the partner for all financial matters – for private clients, companies and institutional investors. With our three brands, each of which enjoy a leading position in their respective markets, we offer a broad range of services:
- MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG: The dialogue partner for all financial matters
- FERI AG: The investment expert for institutional investors and high net-worth individuals
- TPC GmbH: The specialist in occupational pension provision management for companies
The views and expectations of our clients always represent the starting point in each of these fields. Building on this, we then present our clients with suitable options in a comprehensible way so that they can make the right financial decisions themselves. For the implementation, we examine the offers of all relevant product providers in the market. Our product ratings are based on scientifically substantiated market and product analyses.
Consulting services throughout Germany for private, corporate and institutional clients
MLP Group
MLP:
- Approximately 1,950 client consultants
- Approximately 160 offices at least one at every university location
- Approximately 1,300 employees at company HQ and at local offices
FERI:
- Approximately 220 employees
- International locations: Vienna, Zurich and Luxembourg
TPC:
- Approximately 25 employees
- Client consulting together with MLP client consultants
MLP Group – An Overview
| Clients | • More than 845,000 private clients in the mass affluent segment of the market target groups: graduates (i.e. physicians, solicitors, engineers and economists) • Over 200 private clients in the HNWI market & over 5,000 corporate clients, employers and institutional clients |
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Old-age provision | Share of Brokered premium sum for new business totalled € 4.1 billion in 2014. Occupational pension provision accounted for revenue '14 around 12% of this figure. 49% |
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Wealth Management |
€ 27.5 billion in assets under management as at December 31, 2014 in business with mass affluent clients, HNWI and institutional investors. 30% |
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| M | Health insurance | Private health insurance, supplementary private health insurance, long-term care, occupational health insurance, 9% statutory health insurance. |
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| Top Financials | FY 2014: Total revenue: EBIT: Net profit: |
€ 531.1 million € 39.0 million € 29.0 million |
Equity Ratio: Core Capital Ratio: |
23.2% 13.6% * |
Dividend per share: Return on Equity: Subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting on June 18, 2015 |
€ 0.17* 7.8% |
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| MLP Share | Shares outstanding: Average daily trading volume: |
107,877,738 Free Float: 51,088 (Xetra, 12-month average as at February 28th, 2015) |
48.02% (Definition on the German stock exchange) |
Agenda
MLP at a glance 3
- Benefits for shareholders 7
- Key financials 2014 13
- Impact of regulation 20
- Outlook MLP 25
MLP – Benefits for shareholders
Significant strengthening of the revenue base through strategic further development
| Company pensions | Wealth Management | Real estate |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Formation of business division "company pensions" | MLP acquires stake in FERI AG | Start of real estate offerings |
| 2008 | 2011 | 2014 |
| Acquisition of TPC | MLP acquires the remaining shares in FERI as scheduled | Expansion of the real estate offerings |
FY 2005 FY 2014
Administration costs reduced by more than € 50 million – solid foundation for the future
Administrative costs*
* Definition: Personnel expenses, depreciation and amortisation and other operating expenses ** Adjusted to include one-off expenses
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Attractive dividend policy: pay-out ratio of 50% to 70%
Return on dividend
- In the future, pay-out ratio of 50% to 70% of Group net profit
- At the same time capital is required for:
- Acquisitions
- Investments
- Capital management (Basel III)
* Including special dividend **Dividend subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting
Stable shareholder structure
MLP AG share details
| Share details | WKN: ISIN: Exchanges: |
656 990 DE0006569908 XETRA, Frankfurt, other regional exchanges |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. h. c. Manfred Lautenschläger |
23.53% | Dr. h. c. Manfred | |
| HDI Barmenia Allianz SE |
9.48% 6.67% 6.27% |
Lautenschläger | |
| Shareholder structure | Angelika Lautenschläger Freefloat (Def. Deutsche Börse) |
6.03% Freefloat 48.02% |
Angelika Lautenschläger |
| Harris Associates 9.82% FMR LLC 7.10% |
Barmenia | ||
| Franklin Templeton | 2.99% | Allianz SE HDI Pensionskasse |
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| Equinet/ESN | Accumulate | PT 4.00 | |
| Bankhaus Lampe |
Buy | PT 4.20 | |
| Research coverage | Main First | Underperform | PT 3.60 |
| Independent Research | Hold | PT 4.00 | |
| HSBC Global Research | Underweight | PT 4.00 |
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Agenda
MLP at a glance 3
- Benefits for shareholders 7
- Key financials 2014 13
- Impact of regulation 20
- Outlook MLP 25
FY 2014: Total revenue rises to € 531.1 million
Total revenue in Q4
in € million
Total revenue in FY
in € million
Revenue Other revenue Revenue: commissions and fees Interest income 200 400 600 472,2 509.7 2014 531.1 480.5 2013* 499.0 486.9 21.4 22.9 457.7 22.8 0 50 0 100 150 200 Q4 2014 177.8 172.0 186.4 Q4 2013* 155.3 149.8 162.3 5.8 8.6 5.5 7.0 18.5 * Previous year's values adjusted
Upturn in old-age provision – new record in the wealth management
Revenue
in € million
| Q4 2014 | Q4 2013* | in % |
2014 | 2013* | in % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old-age provision | 106.6 | 88.3 | 20.7 | 239.7 | 219.9 | 9.0 |
| Wealth management | 41.3 | 37.7 | 9.5 | 147.0 117,9 |
138.1 | 6.4 |
| Health insurance | 11.6 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 43.5 | 47.8 | -9.0 |
| Non-life insurance | 5.0 | 5.4 | -7.4 | 34.6 | 32.5 | 6.5 |
| Loans and mortgages** | 4.5 | 4.7 | -4.3 | 13.6 | 14.5 | -6.2 |
| Other commissions and fees | 3.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 71.4 |
| Interest income | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 0.4 |
* Previous year's values adjusted, ** excluding MLP Hyp
Continuingly difficult environment – MLP gains market share
New business in the market remains well below normal levels
Market development
Old-age provision: Premium sum of new business in € billion
Health insurance: Holders of comprehensive insurance in millions
MLP development
Old-age provision: Premium sum of MLP´s new business in € billion
Health insurance: Holders of comprehensive insurance in thousands
Sources: German Insurance Association (GDV e.V.), Association of Private Health Insurers, * Assekurata estimate
27,900 new clients
New clients (gross)
Client consultants
FY 2014: EBIT rose by 27 percent to € 39.0 million
Income statement
in € million
| Q4 2014 | Q4 2013* | 2014 | 2013* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 186.4 | 162.3 | 531.1 | 499.0 |
| EBIT | 29.6 | 20.5 | 39.0 | 30.7 |
| Finance cost | -1.2 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| EBT | 28.4 | 20.7 | 37.6 | 30.8 |
| Taxes | -6.6 | -4.7 | -8.7 | -6.9 |
| Group net profit | 21.8 | 16.0 | 29.0 | 23.9 |
| EPS in € (diluted/undiluted) |
0.20 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.22 |
Due to the announced investments administration costs rise slightly to € 256.8 million (2013: € 250.6 million)
* Previous year's values adjusted
Return on equity 7.8 percent
in € million
| 31/12/2014 | 31/12/2013* | |
|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 156.2 | 155.3 |
| Financial investments | 145.3 | 146.1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 49.1 | 46.4 |
| Other receivables and other assets | 117.7 | 104,7 |
| Shareholders' equity | 376.8 | 370,5 |
| Equity ratio | 23.2% | 24.2% |
| Other liabilities | 117.8 | 108,7 |
| Total | 1,624.7 | 1,533.6 |
- Equity ratio: 23.2% (24.2%)
- Return on equity: 7.8% (6.4%)
- Core capital ratio: 13.6% (16.7%)
* Previous year's values adjusted
Agenda
MLP at a glance 3
- Benefits for shareholders 7
- Key financials 2014 13
- Impact of regulation 20
- Outlook MLP 25
Fundamental changes in the market
Client behaviour
- Fundamental scepticism on the part of clients towards the financial industry since the outbreak of the financial crisis
- Quick and inexpensive information possibilities for clients via the internet
- Distinct desire to make their own financial decisions
Demographics
- Rising life expectancy and low birth rate lead to a significantly ageing society
- Increasing pressure on state social welfare systems
- Number of people in work constantly falling
Regulation
- Since 2004 and especially since 2008 intensive regulation
- In addition to impacting at the product level, regulation also particularly applies to the training of consultants, documentation and transparency
Trend Effects
- Intense competition
- Quality of consulting services and differentiation from the competition continue to gain in significance
- Contract conclusion for simple products sometimes takes place without consultation
- Great need for private and occupational old-age provision as well as private health insurance
- Recruiting: Good labour market perspectives leads to a "war of talents" for well-educated/trained individuals
- Significant rise in administrative activities burdens productivity
- Increase in fixed costs for training, IT systems and administration
- Quality becoming an increasingly important aspect
Regulation strongly increased since 2004
| EU law | EU Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) | EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) | (MiFID II) | Draft amending the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Draft directive amending the EU Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD II) |
MiFID II | Implementation of Implementation of IMD II |
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| 2004 – 2009 |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 – | 2017 | |||
| German law |
• Mediation Directive (IMD) • • |
Introduction of the German Insurance Act (VVG) Disclosure of the contract and marketing expenses factored into the premium Introduction of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) Implementation of the EU Insurance Information disclosure requirements Documentation requirements |
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Products Cap for acquisition commission (max. 9.9 monthly premiums) Investor Protection and Functionality Improvement Act (AnsFuG) Product information sheets |
Act Reforming the Laws on Intermediaries for Financial Investments and on Investment in the private health insurance sector Disclosure of costs in wealth management |
• | Life Insurance Reform Act • Maximum zillmerisation rate • Cost transparency Fee-Based Investment Advisory Service Act (HAnlBG) Protected job title for fee-based consultants for wealth |
IMDII and MiFID II | National regulations (LVRG) management |
Significant increase in consolidation within the market due to Life Insurance Reform Act (LVRG)
Number of insurance intermediaries in Germany
Source: DIHK, entries in the Insurance Intermediary Register
Effects of the Life Insurance Reform Act (LVRG)
- Quality of consultancy and portfolio will become even more important
- Sale organisations with a high cancellation rate will lose trail commissions
- Major challenges for pyramid sales organisations
MLP's business model is well aligned for the altered market conditions
| Success factors |
MLP |
|---|---|
| Client-centred business model |
• No own products – MLP selects from the ranges offered by relevant providers • Leading training and further training, high quality consulting • Fulfilment of the highest regulatory requirements (Insurance broker, banking license, AIFM license) |
| Size & financial strength | • Germany's largest insurance broker / IFA • 1,952 consultants • AuM of € 27.5 billion |
| IT support & back office |
• Extensive investments in IT • Specific support for consultants through service centres • Preparation of online contract conclusion process for simple products |
| Cost control | • Significant reduction in administration costs since 2008 • Continuous cost control implemented • Revenue costs are largely variable |
Agenda
MLP at a glance 3
- Benefits for shareholders 7
- Key financials 2014 13
- Impact of regulation 20
- Outlook MLP 25
Continuation of the growth initiatives
| Strategic focus | Priorities | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Online strategy | • Expansion of the internet into an important interface for acquiring new clients and stimulating interest among potential clients • MLP financify established as heading when addressing young adults • Online sale of basic products planned • Video conferences and e-signatures as service for existing customers planned |
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| 2. Recruiting | • New consultant start-up programmes introduced in 2013 as the basis • Easement for new consultants to start into self-employment • Revision of education for new consultants • Expansion of the internship programme • Continuation of the strategy to open new offices in the university segment → The quality of new consultants remains the top priority |
Making MLP more independent of short-term market influences |
| 3. Broadening the revenue basis |
• Further strengthening of the real estate business introduced in 2014; three new product partners • Expansion of the non-life insurance segment for commercial customers; acquisition possible • Further strengthening of the Real and Alternative Assets segment at FERI; further acquisitions possible at FERI • Further expansion of wealth management activities |
Outlook: MLP anticipates EBIT above the previous year's level
Administrative costs*
** Adjusted to include one-off expenses
Sales revenue
in each case compared to the previous year
| 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue from old-age provision | Stable development |
| Revenue from health insurance | Slight increase |
| Revenue from wealth management | Slight increase |
| Other commission and fees (real estate) |
Significant increase |
gDespite still difficult markets and comprehensive investments, MLP anticipates a slight increase in EBIT for 2015
- MLP has targetedly further developed its business model in the past few years.
- Despite operating in difficult markets, MLP ended 2014 on a high note and was able to increase its market shares.
- Consolidation is now starting to gather momentum in Germany.
- MLP is optimally positioned for the new requirements and will benefit over-proportionally from a recovery in the market.
- MLP will continue its process of modernisation. The main objectives here include recruiting new consultants, implementation of the online strategy and further diversification of the revenue basis.
- The 2015 outlook underlines the commitment to delivering profitable growth despite difficult market environment and comprehensive future investments.
Contact
Your contact persons
Jan Berg Head of Corporate Communications
Andreas Herzog
Teamhead Investor Relations and Financial Communications
MLP AG Corporate Communications Alte Heerstr. 40 69168 Wiesloch Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 6222 • 308 • 8310 Fax: +49 (0) 6222 • 308 • 1131
www.mlp-ag.de