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PUREPROFILE LTD — Investor Presentation 2021
Nov 8, 2021
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2021
AGM Investor Presentation
Presented by Andrew Edwards, Chairman Martin Filz, CEO, Melinda Sheppard, CFO
Disclaimer
This document has been prepared by Pureprofile Limited (Pureprofile) and comprises written materials/slides for a presentation concerning Pureprofile. This is not a prospectus, disclosure document or offering document.
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Certain statements in this presentation are forward looking statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "project", "intend", "plan", "believe", "target", "may", "assume" and words of similar import. These forward looking statements speak only as at the date of this presentation. These statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and, by their nature, are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performances and achievements to differ materially from any expected future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
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Non-IFRS Performance measures
This results presentation uses non-IFRS performance measures which have not been audited or reviewed. The Company believes that, in addition to the conventional measures reported under IFRS, the Company and investors use this information to evaluate the Company's performance. Non-IFRS performance measures include EBITDA which is defined in the presentation

The Journey SECTION ONE:

of Aussies feel emotionally positive about Christmas this year


The Journey
People
- Appointed new members of executive team
- New expertise sales and operations
- Introduced new ways of working remote working, zoom free hours, training
- Implemented Employee Share Scheme
- Defined ESG roadmap and framework
- Rolled out global learning and development program

Clients
- Listened to needs
- Proactive service
- Delivered clear ROI
- Focussed on delivering quality, speed, innovation
- Increased Account Management team
- Increased Ops/Support team


Partners
- Made working with Pureprofile easy
- Delivered clear ROI
- Dedicated people in Aus and UK focus
- Defined clear offering for partners
- Technology
- Branding
- Support
Panel
- Invested in global panel growth
- Restructured the panel team, bringing in new leaders
- Launched new countries
- Introduced new engagement, quality checks, processes

Pure.amplify
- Rebrand
- Restructure
- Launch in UK
- 3 distinctive revenue streams
- End clients
- Media agencies
- Publisher outsourced sales

Global
- Aligned processes
- Delivered localised technology
- Opened new offices in Singapore & Mainland Europe
- Increased support and sales people
- Marketing UK
- Ops Singapore + Europe + UK
- Sales in each country


Operations
- Global structure global leader
- Global process
- New systems
- Adapted processes
- Upskilled team
- Training
- Mentoring
- New talent
Technology
- Disciplined approach to technology investment prioritised on business impact
- Established new team "Product, data and innovation" - new leader and new capability
- Audited all tech change to buy, build, partner vs build all
- Launched new internal systems
- Focused on eliminating tech waste

Legal and Compliance
- Reviewed privacy policies, terms of service, trade permits and trademarks
- Reviewed legal contract templates
- Updated Corporate Governance Policy anti bribery and corruption, risk management, whistleblower, security trading policy
- Global procurement

Shareholders
- Engaged IR Department in April
- Regular investor roadshows
- Increased analyst, investor, broker awareness
- Brought new investors to top 20
- Focussed on defining company messaging and opportunity in market

FY24 aspiration
Ongoing key initiatives move us closer towards our FY24 aspirational goal to align to our peer group financial margins
We will continue to see our EBITDA and operating profit or operating free cash consistently outpacing our revenue growth
Our teams will be aligned and committed to continuous operational improvement driving margin growth
Our aspirational margin aligns to our peer group

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SECTION TWO: The Opportunity

of Brits believe their enough to address climate change 50%
The D&I opportunity
Size of market
Five largest markets - expanded industry
Turnover figures in US$ million

Spend by established / technology-enabled research



Source: ESOMAR Global Market Research Report 2021
The D&I opportunity
Size of market
Countries ranked by market size
| COUNTRY | Turnover in US$ million | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
| USA$1 (=)$ | 19,487 | 40,672 | 43,573 | 46,245 | 48,006 | ||
| United Kingdom$2 (=)$ | 6,642 | 6,498 | 6,783 | 9,355 | 9,109 | ||
| 3(1)China | 1,858 | 2,071 | 2,358 | 2,780 | 2,880 | ||
| 4(12)India | 294 | 328 | 334 | 2,233 | 2,205 | ||
| $5 (=)$France | 2,334 | 2,362 | 2,475 | 2,424 | 2,123 | ||
| $6(-3)$Germany | 2,767 | 2,766 | 2,788 | 2,302 | 2,111 | ||
| $7(-1)$Japan | 1,891 | 1,876 | 1,945 | 2,082 | 2,035 | ||
| $8(-1)$Australia | 791 | 929 | 877 | 818 | 753 | ||
| $9 (=)$Canada | 345 | 344 | 637 | 621 | 606 | ||
| $10(-2)$Italy | 596 | 622 | 685 | 640 | 586 | ||
| $11(-1)$Spain | 550 | 571 | 606 | 584 | 555 | ||
| $12(-1)$South Korea | 464 | 483 | 510 | 500 | 507 | ||
| $13 (=)$Netherlands | 442 | 474 | 508 | 443 | 399 | ||
| 14(1)Sweden | 357 | 373 | 364 | 390 | 391 | ||
| $15(-3)$Brazil | 513 | 584 | 527 | 476 | 345 | ||
| 16(1)Russia | 269 | 334 | 340 | 339 | 310 | ||
| 17 (-3)Mexico | 391 | 411 | 382 | 399 | 305 | ||
| $18 (=)$GCC | 240 | 240 | 245 | 246 | 236 | ||
| 19(3)Singapore | 158 | 163 | 171 | 191 | 179 | ||
| $20(-1)$South Africa | 190 | 221 | 237 | 202 | 175 |
UK research industry highlights




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The opportunity

Industry trends
- Privacy driving move towards 1st part data
- Apple tracking, Google cookieless digital world
- Publishers need to generate their own 1st party data
- Advertisers and Agencies will need to plan using 1st party data
- Pureprofile does both
- D&I
- Pure.amplify

Market activity
- Cint buys Lucid
- Lucid $70m rev, $7m profit, Price $1.1b (USD)
- Cint buys gapfish
- Gapfish €8m rev, €1.3m profit, Price €28m

Peer group examples
- YouGov Full year 169m GBP rev, 19m profit, 18% growth, MC 1.46b GBP
- Cint qtr 5.48m AUD, 638k net income, MC, 2.8b AU
| Acquisition | Investment | Acquisition | Investment | Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values | Values | Deal Volume | Deal Volume | ||||
| $5,187,600,000 | $84,200,000 | 17 | 4 | Q4 | |||
| $14,178,600,000 | $3,375,600,000 | 47 | 15 | Q3 | |||
| $2,164,200,000 | $O | 24 | 0 | Q 2 | |||
| $1,365,000,000 | $8,200,000 | 33 | 2 | Q 1 | |||
| $22,895,400,000 | $3,468,000,000 | 121 | 21 | ||||
| Source: GreenBook |

SECTION THREE: Pureprofile Today

committed to net targets by 2050

Clear corporate growth strategy
Focus on building a stronger global business, global panel and adding complementary data sources through strategic partnerships
proprietary data - Data & Insights - Media Advertising


USA



New Zealand
Where we are located
Offices in 7 countries 720 clients globally 165 staff globally months)
$29.4m in revenue from repeat clients (past 12 $5.6m in annuity revenue (past 12 months)
Australia India Singapore 2021

Delivering global insights
We are a global company who completed studies in 93 countries in the past 12 months


of Brits say the pandemic has had a big effect on their mental health

Full year FY21 EBITDA guidance exceeded
$3.1m EBITDA which was 124% up on pcp due to strong revenue growth
$30m revenue which was 24% up on pcp
119% growth in SaaS platform revenue
Full year positive net operating cash flow of $2.4m up from $1.4m for FY20
| Results | FY21 | vs FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.0m | 24% |
| EBITDA | $3.1m | 124% |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2.4m | 65% |
| Business Unit Revenues | FY21 | vs FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Data & Insights APAC | $17.1m | 34% |
| Data & Insights UK/EU | $7.5m | 34% |
| SaaS Platform | $1.1m | 119% |
NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments

A strong start to Q1 FY22
$10.2m revenue up 61% on pcp with growth across all regions and business units
$1.1m EBITDA up 29% on pcp due to strong revenue growth. Normalised EBITDA was 330% up on pcp (excluding Jobkeeper and associated Covid savings in FY21)
298% growth in SaaS platform revenue
Quarterly positive net operating cash flow of $0.7m up from $0.1m on pcp
| Results | Q1 FY22 | vs Q1 FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.2m | 61% |
| EBITDA | $1.1m | 29% |
| Operating Cash Flow | $0.7m | 727% |
| Business Unit Revenues | Q1 FY22 | vs Q1 FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Data & Insights APAC | $5.0m | 39% |
| Data & Insights UK/EU | $2.5m | 57% |
| SaaS Platform | $0.9m | 298% |
| Pure.amplify Media AU | $1.3m | 137% |
| Pure.amplify Media UK | $0.5m | 27% |
NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments. All numbers in this slide are preliminary and unaudited

FY22 Outlook
$3.5m revenue up 40% on pcp for October 2021 with growth across all regions and business units
84% growth in revenue outside of Australia for October 2021
324% growth in SaaS platform revenue for October 2021
FY22 Full year EBITDA guidance $4.0-4.4m
| Results | Oct FY22 | vs Oct FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.5m | 40% |
| Business Unit Revenues | Oct FY22 | vs Oct FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Data & Insights APAC | $1.8m | 18% |
| Data & Insights UK/EU | $0.9m | 81% |
| SaaS Platform | $0.3m | 324% |
| Pure.amplify Media AU | $0.3m | 17% |
| Pure.amplify Media UK | $0.2m | 21% |
NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments. All numbers in this slide are preliminary and unaudited

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FY21 Financial Trends



EBITDA $M SaaS Revenue $M

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments

Q1 Financial Trends


Revenue $M Data & Insights Revenue $M

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments
Continued momentum in cash receipts positively impacting operating cashflow
Operating cashflow $M

NB; Cash receipts are receipts from clients and cash outflows are payments made for operating expenses per the Appendix 4C. Any government payments such as Jobkeeper are excluded from this chart.
A disciplined approach to investment in Capital Expenditure
Investment focus for FY21 aligned to accelerating our SaaS platform solutions such as Audience Intelligence
Investment focus for FY22 aligned to our corporate growth strategy with development focused on SaaS solutions and global growth including new panels
Clear focused corporate strategy resulting in a disciplined approach to product development


NB: Excluding right of use assets and depreciation of leases

Operating Highlights SECTION FIVE:

of Aussies have missed going to pubs and clubs during lockdowns

Some new organisations that used our insights or Pure.amplify services in Q1 FY22
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Operational Key Performance Indicators - Q1 FY22

$29.4m
12 months)
$2.5m in revenue from 124 new clients outside Australia (past 12 months)
86%
298% QoQ revenue growth from SaaS clients
in revenue coming from repeat clients (past
72% QoQ increase in completed surveys = more revenue
employee satisfaction up 14% on prior year
41% YoY increase in active clients outside Australia (past 12 months)
$5.6m of Data & Insights revenue is annuity revenue (past 12 months)
98 million - up 182% Ads delivered by Pure.Amplify QoQ = more revenue
102% Growth in panellists from outside Australia (past 12 months)
83 Net Promoter Score which places Pureprofile panellists in the top quartile of organisations for client loyalty

4 years
average tenure of clients
64%
of Kiwis and Americans have knowingly driven beyond the speed limit
Corporate Strategy SECTION SIX:

Our progress on our corporate strategy
| Strategic Pillar | Strategy | Q1 FY22 Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Global business | Focus on building astronger global business,global panel and addcomplementary datasourcesthrough strategicpartnerships | 102% growth in panellists outside ofAustralia over the past 12 months$721k in new clients revenue fromregions outside of Australia for thequarter59% growth in total revenue fromregions outside Australia on pcp |
| More data,more insights | Leverage Pureprofileproprietary data-Data & Insights-Media Advertising | Existing partnerships datavolume increased by 42%from Q4 FY21Ongoing internationalpartnership discussions inprogress |
| Self-service | Accelerate our SaaSself-service solutions-Audience Intelligence-Insights Builder | Fast Food and Retailindustry solutiondevelopment and testingcompleted. LaunchedOctober 2021Report Builder live for all |
dashboards

Key initiatives FY22

Develop new partnerships
Growing partnerships in Asia, Europe and US means we can increase our capacity without upfront expenditure
Objective: Increase existing global audiences, allows for more insights to be generated for more clients and drives revenue and profitability

Launch new verticals for Audience Intelligence
This is an exciting, world first, SaaS solution delivering insights and media planning from a single screen. Allowing Pureprofile to attract new clients and build recurring revenues
Objective: Launch Fast Food and Retail verticals. Food Delivery trial clients converted to paid clients

Global business growth
Expand our opportunities outside of Australia by supporting our growing businesses in the UK, Europe and Southeast Asia
Objective: Investment in further sales capability and in new global panels in H1 FY22, attracting new clients and revenue in these regions. Improved operational efficiencies to grow both revenue and profitability

Corporate
Finalise our 3 year strategy and plan. Review acquisitions that can accelerate our corporate strategy. Continue to attract new institutional investors to complement our existing shareholders
Objective: Deliver long term sustainable returns to our shareholders and grow our market capitalisation

Summary

Strong growth

Cash flow positive

Exciting solutions

Highly engaged employees

Loyal and satisfied clients

Contact
263 Riley Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia
+61 2 9333 9700 [email protected]
business.pureprofile.com
This presentation has been authorised for release to the ASX by the Board of Directors.

Martin Filz // Chief Executive Officer [email protected] 0466 356 388

Melinda Sheppard // Chief Operating Officer [email protected] 0414 821 331

Corporate snapshot
| Issued Capital | |
|---|---|
| Total number of shares on issue | 1,094,111,011 |
| Shareholders (as at 31st October 2021) | 1,701 |
| Market Capitalisation | |
| Share price (as at 31st October 2021) | $0.064 |
| Market Capitalisation | $70.0m |
| Substantial Shareholders | |
| Lucerne Composite Master Fund SP | 15.92% |
| Jencay Capital Pty Limited | 8.12% |
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The D&I opportunity
Size of market
Global market research turnover and growth rates per region
| REGION | Turnover reported by the countries (US$m) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
| EuropeEU 15 | 14,378 | 14,371 | 14,972 | 16,897 | 15,979 | 17,281 | |
| New EU | member states | 597 | 696 | 726 | 704 | 657 | 698 |
| Other Europe | 849 | 885 | 862 | 855 | 796 | 854 | |
| Total | 15,824 | 15,952 | 16,559 | 18,456 | 17,432 | 18,833 | |
| North America | 19,832 | 41,016 | 44,210 | 46,866 | 48,612 | 50,155 | |
| Asia Pacific | 6,442 | 6,908 | 7,270 | 9,683 | 9,455 | 10,415 | |
| Latin America | 1,465 | 1,584 | 1,484 | 1,416 | 1,067 | 1,115 | |
| Africa | 432 | 473 | 500 | 482 | 384 | 400 | |
| Middle East | 399 | 412 | 393 | 392 | 351 | 353 | |
| World | 44,395 | 66,345 | 70,416 | 77,296 | 77,300 | 81,271 |
Asia Pacific turnover 2016-2021 and growth rates 2019-2021
| Turnover (US$m) | Expectedturnover(US$m) | Absolutegrowth (%) | NetJrowth (%) | Expectednet growth(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIA PACIFIC | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019/20 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
| China | 1,858 | 2,071 | 2,358 | 2,780 | 2,880 | 3,024 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 |
| India | 294 | 328 | 334 | 2,233 | 2,205 | 2,536 | 0.3 | $-5.5$ | 15.0 |
| Japan | 1,891 | 1,876 | 1,945 | 2,082 | 2,035 | 2,341 | $-3.5$ | $-3.5$ | 15.0 |
| Australia | 791 | 929 | 877 | 818 | 753 | 855 | $-7.4$ | $-8.2$ | 13.5 |
| South Korea | 464 | 483 | 510 | 500 | 507 | 522 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Singapore | 158 | 163 | 171 | 191 | 179 | 179 | $-5.8$ | $-5.6$ | 0.0 |
| Thailand | 155 | 171 | 183 | 190 | 155 | 171 | $-20.4$ | $-19.7$ | 10.7 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 131 | 119 | 124 | 109 | 120 | $-11.7$ | $-13.5$ | 10.2 |
| Philippines | 111 | 107 | 114 | 127 | 101 | 111 | $-24.8$ | $-26.7$ | 10.0 |
| Malaysia | 110 | 122 | 120 | 116 | 100 | 110 | $-13.6$ | $-12.6$ | 10.4 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 147 | 151 | 139 | 98 | 109 | $-30.6$ | $-30.8$ | 11.5 |
| Taiwan | 90 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 91 | 86 | $-10.0$ | $-9.8$ | $-5.0$ |
| Vietnam | 87 | 96 | 100 | 99 | 90 | 96 | $-8.8$ | $-11.6$ | 5.8 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 75 | $-13.6$ | $-15.1$ | 5.0 |