Earnings Release • Feb 25, 2014
Earnings Release
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Presentation of preliminary results 2013 February 25th, 2014
Dr. Thomas Vollmoeller (CEO) & Ingo Chu (CFO)
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… with growth rates increasing quarter over quarter
Launch of "New Premium" offering to impact payer growth in 2014ff
Adjusted strategy and org working well
Top-line growth accelerating to 16%
EBITDA increasing to €24.3m
Operating cash flow increasing to €23.8m
Recommendation: Increase regular dividend to €0.62 plus pay special dividend of €3.58
| 2013 | 2012 adjusted |
2013 vs. 2012 |
2013 vs. 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs.2 | Abs. | Rel. | |
| Total revenue1 | 84.8 | 73.3 | 11.5 | 16% |
| Costs | (60.5) | (51.3) | (9.2) | (18%) |
| EBITDA | 24.3 | 22.0 | 2.3 | 11% |
| Margin | 29% | 30% | (1%pt) | |
| Depreciation | (8.5) | (8.3) | (0.1) | (1%) |
| Financial result | (0.0) | 0.3 | (0.4) | (110%) |
| Taxes | (5.3) | (4.8) | (0.5) | (10%) |
| Net result | 10.5 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 15% |
(1) Including other operating income
(2) 2012 figures adjusted for one-time expenses related to Burda takeover bid & kununu GmbH acquisition (€1.9m) & taxes adjusted by €0.5m accordingly
| Segment EBITDA | Margin | |
|---|---|---|
| Network /Premium | €34.4m | 63% |
| E-Recruiting | €10.7m | 45% |
| Events | (€2.7m) | N.A. |
| Tech, Central Services & Other |
(€18.0m) | N.A. |
Ongoing investments in "Events" dilutes group EBITDA margin by ~5%pts
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 vs. 2012 |
2013 vs. 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Rel. | |
| EBITDA | 24.3 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 21% |
| Interest/tax/ESOP | (4.8) | (3.8) | (1.0) | (27%) |
| Net working capital | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 67% |
| Operating cash flow excl. organizer cash | 23.8 | 18.9 | 4.9 | 26% |
| Investment – operating |
(10.5) | (7.3) | (3.2) | (43%) |
| Investment – acquisitions |
(2.9) | (2.5) | (0.5) | (20%) |
| Financing incl. transaction of own shares | 2.7 | 3.8 | (1.1) | (30%) |
| Free cash flow excl. dividends & organizer cash |
13.1 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 1% |
| Capital return | 0.0 | (20.0) | 20 | 100% |
| Regular dividend | (3.1) | (3.0) | (0.1) | (3%) |
| Free cash flow excl. organizer cash | 10.0 | (10.0) | 20.1 | 200% |
| Effects organizer cash | 0.2 | 0.6 | (0.4) | (65%) |
| Free cash flow incl. organizer cash | 10.2 | (9.4) | 19.7 | 208% |
| Q4'13 | Q3'13 | Q4'13 vs. Q3'13 |
Q4'12 | Q4'13 vs. Q4'12 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs.2 | |||
| Total revenue1 | 22.7 | 21.6 | 5% | 19.0 | 19% |
| Costs | (15.8) | (15.4) | (3%) | (12.4) | (27%) |
| EBITDA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 12% | 6.6 | 6% |
| Margin | 31% | 29% | 2%pts | 35% | (4%pts) |
| Depreciation (adjusted) |
(2.2) | (2.1) | (7%) | (2.3) | 5% |
| Financial result | (0.1) | 0.0 | (457%) | 0.0 | (537%) |
| Taxes (adjusted) |
(1.5) | (1.5) | (2%) | (1.4) | (10%) |
| Net result (adjusted) |
3.1 | 2.7 | 15% | 2.9 | 7% |
(1) Including other operating income
(2) Adjusted for one-time expenses related to Burda bid and kununu acquisition (€1.9m)
Yoy top-line growth of 19% accelerating each quarter (Q3:18%, Q2:15%, Q1:11%)
Personnel
in €m in % of total revenue
| Q4/13 | Q3/13 | Q4/13 vs. Q3/13 |
Q4/12 | Q4/13 vs. Q4/12 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | |
| EBITDA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 |
| Interest/tax/ESOP | (1.5) | (0.9) | (0.6) | (1.4) | (0.1) |
| Net working capital |
0.6 | (0.9) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Operating cash flow excl. organizer cash |
6.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Investment – operating |
(3.0) | (2.9) | (0.1) | (2.1) | (0.9) |
| Investment – acquisitions |
0.0 | 0 | 0-0 | (2.5) | 2.5 |
| Financing incl. transaction of own shares |
0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | (1.4) |
| Free cash flow excl. organizer cash & dividends |
3.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Regular dividends | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Free cash flow excl. event organizer cash & incl. dividends |
3.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Effects organizer cash |
(2.4) | 1.6 | (4.0) | (2.1) | (0.3) |
| Free cash flow incl. organizer cash & dividends |
1.1 | 3.5 | (2.4) | (1.0) | 2.1 |
Dividend increase from €0.56 to €0.62 according to EPS growth of 11%
One time special dividend of €3.58 (€20m)
Regular dividend policy unchanged: Sustainable dividend payments going forward
Closing remarks
Dr. Thomas Vollmoeller (CEO) & Ingo Chu (CFO)
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| Consensus from 8 brokers |
2013e | 2014e | 2015e | Average trading volume per day (XETRA) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4) mates as of February, 201 s u s n |
Total revenues | 83.1 | 93.8 | 103.1 | 20 |
| EBITDA | 24.1 | 30.1 | 35.4 | ||
| Margin | 29% | 32% | 34% | 15 | |
| Depreciation | -8.6 | -8.9 | -8.9 | 12 12 |
|
| e s |
EBIT | 15.5 | 21.1 | 26.5 | |
| n o Analyst esti C |
Margin | 19% | 23% | 26% | 9 7 7 7 |
| Net income | 10.6 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 4 3 |
|
| EPS in € | 1.92 | 2.64 | 3.38 | ||
| ( | DPS in € | 0.67 | 0.81 | 1.11 | |
| Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 |
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| Berenberg | Bank, Commerzbank, | ||||
| Analyst coverage | Close Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Hauck & Aufhäuser, JP Morgan Cazenove, MM Warburg, Montega |
Burda Digital GmbH 2,922,244 Deutsche Asset & Wealth Mngt 372,660 |
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| Schroders 282,421 |
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| Union Investment 173,284 |
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| Treasury Shares 12,832 |
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| Shares | 5,592,137 | Rest 1,828,696 |
4 7 7 7 3 9 6 6 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14
| Analyst coverage | Berenberg Bank, Commerzbank, Close Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Hauck & Aufhäuser, JP Morgan Cazenove, MM Warburg, Montega |
|---|---|
| TecDax ranking end of Jan 2013 |
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|---|---|
| Market Cap. | 28 |
| Turnover | 31 |
| Burda Digital GmbH | 2,922,244 | 52.26% |
|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Mngt |
372,660 | 6.66% |
| Schroders | 282,421 | 5.05% |
| Union Investment | 173,284 | 3.10% |
| Treasury Shares | 12,832 | 0.23% |
| Rest | 1,828,696 | 32.70% |
| Numbers based on last filing – actual shareholdings can differ |
as of February 25, 2014 (12:00 PM CET)
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