Earnings Release • Jul 18, 2014
Earnings Release
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Rolv Erik Ryssdal, CEO Trond Berger, CFO 18 July 2014
| Online classifieds |
Solid revenue growth in France and Sweden. Finn developing platform for long term growth |
|---|---|
| Building momentum for real estate growth in France | |
| Positive effect from investments in traffic growth in Spain and Italy, though leading to lower EBITDA contribution in Q2 |
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| Significant investments in new ventures yielding strong traffic growth – new ads per day in Brazil +160% Y/Y |
|
| Media Houses |
Continued strong online growth |
| Negative print development continues – putting further pressure on margins |
|
| Continuous efforts to adapt cost base to the market development | |
| Strong revenue development and improved EBITDA margin in |
Schibsted Growth
| Market | Position | Overall traffic rank in |
Current rate of |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| al er n e G |
s ar C |
st. e al e R |
s b o J |
the country2 | monetization | |
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Low | |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 3 |
High |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 3 3 |
Medium/high |
| Spain1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | Low/medium |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 9 | Low | ||
| Austria | 1 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | Low | |
| Ireland | 1 | 1-2 | 3 | Medium | ||
| Finland | 1 | 1-2 | 6 | Low |
1) Agreed to acquire Milanuncios.com 2) Page views, source Comscore
3) TNS Gallup and KIA Index. Facebook and Google not in the surveys, but estimated to have higher traffic.
Online classifieds – Large established
Q2 2014 8
France
| Leboncoin | SeLoger | |
|---|---|---|
| Unique visitors1 |
8.4 mln | 3.2 mln |
| Pro listings1 | 987,762 | 1,080,853 |
| Private listings1 | 384,048 | 0 |
| Active agents1 | 25,120 | 24,527 |
April 2014 data
France
5-10% annual revenue growth medium to long term expected
Sharp volume growth in generalist Cyclical decline for job ads
*) NAV is the The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service
5-10% annual revenue growth medium to long term expected
Blocket job leading by traffic after StepStone acqusition
Source: XiTi (weeks 23-26, 2014 vs. 2013)
Registered unemployment*
*Source: Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social
**Source: SCM Spain internal data
Active job offers in Infojobs**
Approved new ads per day Brazil +160% Y/Y
Increased ownership in fast growing mobile market place Shpock
Total Schibsted Norge and Schibsted Sverige media houses Rolling 12 months 0% 4% 8% 12% 16% 20% 24% 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2012 2013 2014 Online revenues Offline revenues/Other EBITDA margin Million NOK EBITDA margin
Online advertising share 70% (62%) Main digital growth drivers are mobile and web TV
Screenshot from VG TV's coverage of the football World Cup in Brazil
| NOKm | Q2 13 | Q2 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 3,870 | 3,834 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 562 | 574 |
| EBITDA ex. Investment phase | 781 | 711 |
| EBITDA margin | 15 % | 15 % |
| EBITDA margin ex. Investment phase | 20 % | 19 % |
| EBITDA Online classifieds, established | 529 | 529 |
| EBITDA Online classifieds, investment phase | -219 | -137 |
| EBITDA Media houses | 325 | 256 |
| Full year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (NOK million) | Q2 2014 | Q2 2013* | 2013* | |
| Operating revenues | 3 834 | 3 870 | 14 870 | NOK 82 million decreased |
| Operating expenses | (3 260) | (3 308) | (13 093) | investment Y/Y in online classifieds |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 574 | 562 | 1 777 | New ventures. |
| Depreciation and amortization | (112) | (119) | (476) | |
| Share of profit (loss) of JVs and associates | (216) | (11) | (123) | JVs (mainly online |
| Impairment loss | - | (2) | (150) | classifieds New ventures) reported |
| Other income and expenses | (30) | 8 | 647 | with the equity method as of Q1 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 216 | 438 | 1 675 | 2014. 2013 figures |
| Net financial items | (26) | (63) | (185) | restated. |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 190 | 375 | 1 490 | |
| Taxes | (162) | (171) | (453) | High tax rate mainly |
| Profit (loss) | 28 | 204 | 1 037 | as tax benefit from losses in Online |
| classifieds investment phase are not |
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| EPS (NOK) | 0,06 | 1,72 | 9,43 | recognized. |
| EPS - adjusted (NOK) | 0,26 | 1,65 | 3,90 | |
| *) Restated figures |
*) NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
**) Chart reflects the status as of 30 June 2014, but adjusted for the refinancing carried out in July 2014
Q2 2014
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CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and
Note: NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
Schibsted reports a high tax rate mainly because tax benefits from losses in Online classifieds Investment phase are not recognized
| 1H 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Reported profit (loss) before taxes |
291 |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures and associated companies | 418 |
| Other losses for which no deferred tax benefit is recognized* | 290 |
| Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interest in business combinations achieved in stages |
-40 |
| "Adjusted" tax base |
959 |
| Taxes | 287 |
| Adjusted effective tax rate (287/959) |
30 % |
*) Mainly online classifieds New ventures that are not in JVs.
Digital transition program progressing as planned
Online growth and cost reduction set to partly mitigate effects of print revenue declines
Q2 2014 38
Spreadsheet containing detailed Q2 2014 and Historical and analytical Information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir
| Ticker | Oslo Stock Exchange: SCH Reuters: SBST.OL Bloomberg: SCH NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares (17 July 2014) |
108,003,615 | |
| Treasury shares (17 July 2014) |
606,220 | |
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,397,395 | |
| Free float* |
73% | |
| Share price (17 July 2014) | NOK 329.70 | |
| Market cap (17 July 2014) |
NOK 35.6 bn., EUR 4.4 bn., USD 5.9 bn., GBP 3.4 bn. |
|
| Average daily trading volume LTM | 252,000 shares |
|
| Revenues Q2 2014 |
Reported change y/y |
Online share of revenues |
EBITDA margin Q2 14 Q2 13 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Media Group | 3,834 | -1 % | 54 % | 15 % 15 % |
| Online Classifieds | 1,225 | 12 %* | 100 % | 32 % 28 % |
| *) 15 % growth ex Spain | ||||
| Online Classifieds ex Investment phase | 1,193 | 11 % | 100 % | 44 % 49 % |
| - Finn.no | 388 | 3 % | 100 % | 47 % 55 % |
| - Blocket.se/Bytbil.se | 227 | 9 % | 100 % | 52 % 53 % |
| - Leboncoin.fr | 325 | 20 % | 100 % | 69 % 68 % |
| Schibsted Norge media house | 1,591 | -3 % | 22 % | 11 % 15 % |
| Schibsted Sverige media house | 946 | 3 % | 45 % | 9 % 7 % |
| Per Q2 2014 |
2013 | Full year 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) (NOK million) | 984 | 859 | 1 777 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex new ventures (NOK million) | 1 262 | 1 302 | 2 647 |
| Operating margins (%): | |||
| Operating margin (EBITDA) | 1 3 |
1 2 |
1 2 |
| Operating margin (EBITDA) ex new ventures | 1 7 |
1 8 |
1 8 |
| EPS (NOK) | (0.27) | 2.22 | 9.43 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities (NOK million) | 348 | (145) | 716 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (NOK) | 3.24 | (1.36) | 6.67 |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | (29) | 238 | 1 011 |
| Average number of shares (1 000) | 107.365 | 107.213 | 107.274 |
| Per Q2 | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Investments (NOK million): | |||
| Operational investments (capex) | 321 | 186 | 520 |
| Shares and other holdings | 671 | 3 8 |
935 |
| Interest bearing borrowings (NOK million) | 2 641 | 3 304 | 2 317 |
| Net interest bearing debt (NOK million) | 2 183 | 2 185 | 1 115 |
| Interest bearing debt ratio (%) | 1 7 |
2 0 |
1 4 |
| Equity ratio(%) 1) | 4 4 |
4 0 |
4 6 |
1) Treasury shares are offset against equity
| Data as of 30 June 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Name |
Holding | Share | ||
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
28 188 589 | 26,1 % | ||
| 2 Folketrygdfondet |
7 486 976 | 6,9 % | ||
| 3 NWT Media As |
4 292 239 | 4,0 % | ||
| 4 Morgan Stanley & Co LLC * |
4 000 000 | 3,7 % | ||
| 5 JP Morgan Clearing Corp. * |
3 302 000 | 3,1 % | ||
| 6 The Northern Trust Company Ltd. * |
2 672 320 | 2,5 % | ||
| 7 Goldman Sachs & Co Equity Segregation * |
2 542 180 | 2,4 % | ||
| 8 UBS AG, London Branch * |
2 139 745 | 2,0 % | ||
| 9 The Bank Of New York Mellon * |
1 980 200 | 1,8 % | % of foreign shareholders** | 56,7 % |
| 10 Citibank, N.A. * |
1 902 283 | 1,8 % | Number of shareholders | 4 576 |
| 11 Clearstream Banking S.A. * |
1 889 134 | 1,7 % | Number of shares | 108 003 615 |
| 12 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. London * |
1 858 202 | 1,7 % | Shares ow ned by Schibsted |
606 220 |
| 13 Montague Place Custody Services * |
1 760 994 | 1,6 % | ||
| 14 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. London * |
1 221 669 | 1,1 % | Largest countries of ownership | |
| 15 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC * |
1 154 447 | 1,1 % | Norw ay** |
43,3 % |
| 16 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. London * |
1 138 128 | 1,1 % | USA | 28,2 % |
| 17 The Northern Trust Co. * |
1 107 493 | 1,0 % | United Kingdom | 13,5 % |
| 18 State Street Bank & Trust Company * |
1 079 586 | 1,0 % | Sw eden** |
4,9 % |
| 19 State Street Bank And Trust Co. * |
1 078 051 | 1,0 % | Luxembourg | 2,6 % |
| 20 Citibank, N.A. * |
955 577 | 0,9 % | Australia | 2,5 % |
| Source: VPS | ||||
| *) Nominee accounts | ||||
| **) NWT Media AS is counted for as a Sw edish shareholder. |
||||
| % of foreign shareholders** | 56,7 % |
|---|---|
| Number of shareholders | 4576 |
| Number of shares | 108 003 615 |
| Shares ow ned by Schibsted | 606 220 |
| Largest countries of ownership | |
|---|---|
| Norw ay** | 43.3 % |
| ISA | 28.2 % |
| United Kingdom | 13.5% |
| Sw eden** | $4.9\%$ |
| Luxembourg | 2.6% |
| Australia |
Data as of 30 June 2014. Updated information at: www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
| Rank Fund manager |
% | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
26,10 | 28 188 589 |
| 2 Luxor Capital Group, L.P. |
9,68 | 10 451 173 |
| 3 Folketrygdfondet |
6,62 | 7 151 062 |
| 4 Baillie Gifford & Co. |
5,96 | 6 431 754 |
| 5 NWT Media As |
3,70 | 4 000 000 |
| 6 Caledonia (Private) Investments Pty Limited |
3,21 | 3 466 417 |
| 7 Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt |
3,06 | 3 302 000 |
| 8 SAFE Investment Company Limited |
1,87 | 2 023 657 |
| 9 Capital Research Global Investors |
1,76 | 1 902 283 |
| 10 Marathon Asset Management LLP |
1,72 | 1 860 390 |
| 11 Adelphi Capital LLP |
1,65 | 1 784 496 |
| 12 Cadian Capital Management LP |
1,50 | 1 624 032 |
| 13 Taube, Hodson, Stonex Partners, LLP |
1,42 | 1 531 968 |
| 14 Tw eedy, Brow ne Company LLC |
1,39 | 1 505 622 |
| 15 Sw edbank Robur AB |
1,32 | 1 422 900 |
| 16 Nordea Funds Oy |
1,13 | 1 215 254 |
| 17 Danske Capital (Norw ay) |
1,03 | 1 108 100 |
| 18 The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
0,99 | 1 065 989 |
| 19 Fidelity Worldw ide Investment (UK) Ltd. |
0,95 | 1 024 322 |
| 20 KLP Forsikring |
0,90 | 975 342 |
| 21 Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS |
0,87 | 942 996 |
| 22 DNB Asset Management AS |
0,85 | 922 639 |
| 23 Platinum Investment Management Ltd. |
0,77 | 836 098 |
| 24 MSD Capital, L.P. |
0,75 | 814 677 |
| 25 Miura Global Management, LLC |
0,72 | 780 000 |
Source: Nasdaq OMX. Data as of 25 June 2014.
The shareholder ID data are provided by Nasdaq OMX. The data are obtained through the analysis of beneficial ownership and fund manager information provided in replies to disclosure of ownership notices issued to all custodians on the Schibsted share register. Whilst every reasonable effort is made to verify all data, neither Nasdaq OMX or Schibsted can guarantee the accuracy of the analysis.
www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
| Q2 | Q2 | 1st half-year | FY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 Finn.no (MNOK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 |
| 376 | 388 Operating revenues |
764 | 708 | 1,406 |
| 208 | 182 EBITDA |
337 | 353 | 691 |
| 55 % | 47 % EBITDA margin |
44 % | 50 % | 49 % |
| Q2 | Q2 | 1st half-year | FY | |
| 2013 | 2014 Blocket.se/Bytbil.se (MSEK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 |
| 232 | 252 Operating revenues |
475 | 424 | 866 |
| 124 | 131 EBITDA |
245 | 214 | 448 |
| 53 % | 52 % EBITDA margin |
52 % | 50 % | 52 % |
| Q2 | Q2 | 1st half-year | FY | |
| 2013 | 2014 Leboncoin.fr (MEUR) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 |
| 33.0 | 39.6 Operating revenues |
75.4 | 61.4 | 124.3 |
| 22.4 | 27.2 EBITDA |
51.7 | 42.2 | 83.6 |
| 68 % | 69 % EBITDA margin |
69 % | 69 % | 67 % |
Daily new ads, investment phase companies
Note: the graph include figures for (alphabetical order): Ayosdito, Berniaga, Bikhir, Bomnegocio, Custojusto, Chotot, Jofogas, Kapaza, Kufar, Segundamano.mx, Tocmai, Tori, Tutti and Yapo.
| Q2 | Q2 | 1st half-year | FY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 Verdens Gang (MNOK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 490 | 512 Operating revenues |
1,004 | 967 | 1,951 | |
| 348 | 330 of which offline |
650 | 688 | 1,365 | |
| 142 | 182 of which online |
354 | 279 | 586 | |
| 81 | 83 EBITDA |
155 | 154 | 313 | |
| 17 % | 16 % EBITDA margin |
15 % | 16 % | 16 % | |
| Norway | |||||
| Q2 | Q2 Schibsted Norge subscription |
1st half-year | FY | ||
| 2013 | 2014 newspapers (MNOK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 947 | 880 Operating revenues |
1,738 | 1,844 | 3,571 | |
| 855 | 745 of which offline |
1,479 | 1,679 | 3,214 | |
| 92 | 135 of which online |
259 | 165 | 357 | |
| 131 | 104 EBITDA |
149 | 208 | 365 | |
| 14 % | 12 % EBITDA margin |
9 % | 11 % | 10 % | |
| Q2 | Q2 | 1st half-year | FY | ||
| 2013 | 2014 Aftonbladet (MSEK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 516 | 528 Operating revenues |
1,014 | 1,010 | 2,051 | |
| 360 | 342 of which offline |
657 | 701 | 1,430 | |
| 156 | 186 of which online |
357 | 309 | 621 | |
| 56 | 57 EBITDA |
102 | 113 | 287 | |
| 11 % | 11 % EBITDA margin |
10 % | 11 % | 14 % | |
| Q2 | Q2 | 1st half-year | FY | ||
| 2013 | 2014 SvD (MSEK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 | Sweden |
| 273 | 246 Operating revenues |
488 | 526 | 1,033 | |
| 4 | 12 EBITDA | 14 | (7) | 1 | |
| 1 % | 5 % EBITDA margin |
3 % | (1 %) | 0 % | |
| Q2 | Q2 Schibsted Growth |
1st half-year | FY | ||
| 2013 | 2014 (MSEK) |
2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 205 | 225 Operating revenues |
465 | 407 | 857 | |
| 19 | 40 EBITDA |
98 | 40 | 131 | |
| 9 % | 18 % EBITDA margin |
21 % | 10 % | 15 % |
| Per Q2 | Volume1) 2014 |
Change 2013-2014 |
Revenues (NOK million) |
Change 2013-2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Norge, subscription newspapers |
54 114 | (11) % | 684 | (19) % |
| Verdens Gang | 5 500 | (5) % | 116 | (18) % |
| Aftonbladet 2) | 8 679 | 3 % | 132 | (13) % |
| Svenska Dagbladet 2) | 10 432 | (12) % | 195 | (14) % |
| 1) Column meters 2) SEK million |
Launch of Sesam and acquisition of Internettkatalogen
Schibsted International Classifieds & Search launch of Willhaben.at and LeBoncoin.fr
See also:http://www.schibsted.com/en/About-Schibsted/History/
Schibsted ASA Apotekergaten 10, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 23 10 66 00. Fax: +47 23 10 66 01. E-mail: [email protected] www.schibsted.com
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