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New Work SE — Investor Presentation 2012
Nov 8, 2012
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Investor Presentation
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XING Q3'2012 results presentation
November 8, 2012
Solid financial performance
Successful launch of new products & features
- XING Talentmanager (XTM)
- Promerit Co-operation (XING to be integrated in SAP HR systems)
- AdCreator (Self booking advertising tool) for Events
- File attachments (up to 100 MB) to messages (New Premium feature)
Burda intends to keep XING as a separately listed entity
'Verticals' performance
Commercial launch of "Talentmanager" (XTM) Co-operation with Promerit (SAP HR integration) Job section available on iPhone Display ads: Soft market environment Launch of "AdCreator" First use case: promote events Lower display ad performance given ongoing change of ad sales house e-Recruiting Advertising Events 3.05 3.69 1.17 1.36 0.72 0.95 Q3 2011 Q3 2012 30% 33% Revenues from "verticals" in €m & in % of total revenues 4.96 6.00 €13.2m ticket sales Founders left amiando New Management in place +21% +32% +21% +16% Yoy growth
Continuing good member growth in D-A-CH
215 197 208 185 233 203 196 2010 Q1'11 Q2'11 Q3'11 Q4'11 Q1'12 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q3'2012 Net member adds (D-A-CH): in thousands 4.47 5.91 +16% yoy Traffic KPIs: Visits D-A-CH Sep 2012 vs. Sep 2011: +36%* Visits mobile Sep 2012: ~30% / total traffic
Development of subscriber base
Recent improvements to Premium Membership:
- Up to 100MB attachments to messages for premium members (incl.1GB storage)
- Recruiter & Sales Membership no longer available (Since launch of XTM)
Launch of XING Talentmanager (XTM)
Ongoing shift towards "active sourcing"
German companies pursuing active sourcing
Source: Figures for Germany: ICR Recruiting Report 2012, 500+ Participants stating "Trifft immer zu" bei "Wir suchen zusätzlich zur Anzeigenschaltung (Print oder Online) proaktiv (z.B. in Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook oder mit Hilfe von Google) nach potentiellen Kandidaten";
TALENTMANAGER
"The long-term corporate recruiting solution"
Facts >100 B2B clients in beta test
- Launch Sep 27th
- Target group: Current RM-clients
- Avg. seats per client: 2
Which social media sites are best for finding top talent purposes
Source: Forsa survey among 201 HR decision makers ,September 2012
Launch of Co-operation with Promerit
Publishing job ads through SAP into XING & receive applications with XING-profile
Burda launching takeover bid on October 26th
Facts
- Burda acquired additional stake of 9.5% at price of 40.44€ per share on Oct 25th, 2012
- Due to legal obligations, Burda has to submit mandatory offer ("Pflichtangebot") to remaining shareholders. According to announcement, offer price will be 44€ per share.
Status Quo & next steps
- Offer document has to be published by Burda (within four weeks after initial announcement)
- XING to publish official statement ("Begründete Stellungnahme") in accordance with legal requirements after offer document has been published and carefully reviewed by XING
- We continue our proactive capital market communication!
Official Press Statement by Burda:
Financial summary
Continued phase of investments in future growth
Revenues of €18.3m; up 11% yoy
EBITDA of €5.5m w/ 30% margin
Q4 will be impacted by €1.5-2.0m xo, non-operating charges due to Burda takeover bid
Q3'12 P&L: €18.3m revenues, €5.5m EBITDA, 30% margin
| Q3'12 | Q2'12 | Q3'12 vs. Q2'12 |
Q3'11 | Q3'12 vs. Q3'11 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | |||
| Total revenue1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 1% | 16.6 | 11% |
| Costs | (12.8) | (13.1) | (2%) | (11.2) | (14%) |
| EBITDA | 5.5 | 5.1 | 8% | 5.4 | 3% |
| Margin2 | 30% | 28% | 2 %pts | 32% | (2%pts) |
| Depreciation | (2.1) | (2.1) | (2%) | (1.8) | (21%) |
| Financial result | 0.1 | 0.1 | (43%) | 0.2 | (70%) |
| Taxes | (1.3) | (1.1) | (19%) | (1.2) | (2%) |
| Net result | 2.2 | 2.1 | 7% | 2.6 | (15%) |
| EPS in € (undiluted) |
0.40 | 0.38 | 5% | 0.48 | (17%) |
(1) Including other operating income
(2) Of revenue
Continued growth of vertical revenues
Expenses overview
Personnel in €m in % of total revenue Q3'11 Q2'12 Q3'12 36% 41% 30% 42% 5.9 7.5 7.7
- Fewer investments vs. previous quarters
- 8 new FTEs in Q3
- 100 new FTE's yoy
- Some severance payments
Marketing in €m
in % of total revenue
- Online display & social media adv.
- Search engine marketing (SEM)
- Offline marketing expenditure (conferences & events, print, sponsoring)
- Affiliate marketing
Other expenses
in €m in % of total revenue
- External services, legal, audit & consulting
- Payment processing, server hosting
- Rent & other costs
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Quarterly free cashflow €3.3m
| Q3'12 | Q2'12 | Q3'12 vs. Q2'12 |
Q3'11 | Q3'12 vs. Q3'11 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | Abs. | |
| EBITDA | 5.5 | 5.1 | 8% | 5.4 | 3% |
| Interest/tax/ESOP | (0.9) | (0.8) | 6% | 0.1 | - |
| Net working capital |
0.1 | (0.4) | - | (0.8) | - |
| Operating cashflow excl. organizer cash |
4.7 | 3.9 | 22% | 4.7 | 1% |
| Investment – operating |
(1.6) | (2.3) | 32% | (1.8) | 25% |
| Investment – acquisitions |
0.0 | 0.0 | - | (0.3) | - |
| Financing incl. transaction of own shares |
0.1 | 1.7 | (94%) | 0.7 | (79%) |
| Dividend / Special distribution | 0.0 | (3.0) | - | 3.4 | - |
| Free cashflow excl. organizer cash |
3.3 | 0.3 | 944% | 3.4 | (1%) |
| Effects organizer cash |
1.8 | (0.3) | - | 2.4 | (25%) |
| Free cashflow incl. organizer cash |
5.2 | (0.0) | - | 5.8 | (10%) |
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XING AG IR stats Market cap: ~€240m / ~€51m cash / no debt
Analyst coverage Berenberg Bank, Commerzbank, Close Brothers, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Hauck & Aufhäuser, HSBC, JP Morgan Cazenove, MM Warburg, Montega
| TecDax ranking end of October 2012 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap. | 31 | |||
| Turnover | 22 |
| Burda Digital GmbH | 2.130.779 | 38,89% |
|---|---|---|
| Ennismore | 293.622 | 5,36% |
| Cyrte Investments | 266.721 | 4,87% |
| Treasury Shares | 87.732 | 1,60% |
| Oliver Jung | 216.215 | 3,95% |
| Whalerock Capital | 179.423 | 3,27% |
| Schroders | 293.622 | 5,36% |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb | 169.259 | 3,09% |
| Sonstige | 1.841.518 | 33,61% |
Numbers based on last filing – actual shareholdings can differ
Investor Relations
Contact details & social media channels
Patrick Moeller
Director Investor Relations
XING AG Gaensemarkt 43 20354 Hamburg Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)40 419 131-793 Fax.: +49 (0)40 419 131-44 (Please use this number to submit "WpHG notifications")
Email.: [email protected]
IR Website: http://corporate.xing.com/english/investor-relations/