Earnings Release • Feb 8, 2017
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CEO Rolv Erik Ryssdal and CFO Trond Berger 8 February 2017
• Total revenue growth +25%; personal finance and price comparisons main driver
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Lendo.no transferred from Media Houses as of 2014, Mitt Anbud and Servicefinder transferred from Media Houses as of 2015.
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Leading brands and superior traffic positions allow for increased monetization supported by clear focus on product development. Target: Revenue growth 15-20% medium-to-long term
Significant operational leverage inherent in business model
Potential for continued in-market consolidation
Financial strength to pursue value creative consolidation and bolt-on acquisitions
Product & tech focus on increasing pace of development, leveraging scale, capturing and using data
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*) Including MB Diffusion from 31 October 2016
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Traffic and ad volume leadership in real estate Revenue +40% in Q4 Y/Y
31 40 51 Market share pro ads (%)
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*) Average visits Q4 Y/Y **)Published generalist listings i millions
*) Chart shows numbers excluding Servicefinder. Including Servicefinder the growth was +3%, and the EBITDA margin in Q4 2016 was 52%
Revenues and EBITDA (EUR million)
Online classifieds
Continued strong growth in visits per month in OLX (indexed)
• Leading traffic position in classifieds in Brazil
Online classifieds
Revenues and EBITDA (NOK million)
Figures include Media House Norway and Media House Sweden excluding Schibsted Growth.
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Q4 Growth rates:
Finance: +39%
• Personal
• Price comp./
• Hitta: +5%
other: +25%
Schibsted Growth (Sweden) Revenues (SEK million) and EBITDA margin
Schibsted Growth
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Product & tech
| (NOK million) | Q4 2016 | Q4 2015 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 4,059 | 3,947 | 15,854 | 15,117 |
| Operating expenses | (3,558) | (3,505) | (13,723) | (13,101) |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex Investment phase | 682 | 627 | 2,904 | 2,560 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 501 | 442 | 2,131 | 2,016 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (147) | (132) | (529) | (498) |
| Share of profit (loss) of JVs and associates | (45) | (71) | (171) | 52 |
| Impairment loss | (25) | (465) | (80) | (488) |
| Other income and expenses | 11 | (79) | (114) | 1,079 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 295 | (305) | 1,237 | 2,161 |
| Net financial items | (7) | 20 | 21 | (195) |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 288 | (285) | 1,258 | 1,966 |
| Taxes | (194) | (138) | (699) | (575) |
| Profit (loss) | 94 | (423) | 559 | 1,391 |
| EPS - Basic (NOK) | 0.36 | -1.93 | 2.05 | 5.79 |
| EPS - Basic adjusted (NOK) | 0.44 | 0.41 | 2.70 | 3.17 |
| Mainly related to subscription based newspapers in Norway |
|---|
| Gains from remeasurement of previously held equity interests |
| Restructuring in Media Houses |
OLC = Online Classifieds
Finance
| Developed markets in Q4 | External revenues, growth in local currency |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth Y/Y |
Revenue (mNOK) | EBITDA margin | ||
| E C N A R F |
4 23% |
526 | 60% | |
| Y A W R O N |
15% | 390 | 36% | |
| N E D E W S |
2 7% |
2 222 |
2 57% |
|
| N AI P S |
9% | 259 | 16% | |
| Other developed markets3 |
22% | 202 | 9% |
1) Adjusted for currency fluctuations
2) Ex Servicefinder 3) Italy, Austria, Ireland, Colombia, Hungary (car vertical) and Malaysia 4) Ex MB Diffusion consolidation effect +20%
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Note: Shpock consolidated as subsidiary as of Q3 2015. Prior to that, Shpock was reported as part of joint ventures, with proportionate share of losses.
Q4 2016
Online classifieds
15-20 percent Online classifieds revenue growth next 3-5 years target maintained; strong operational leverage inherent in business model.
• Total investments FY 2017 (consolidated + proportionate JVs and associates) significantly down compared to the EUR 93.6 million in 2016 (unchanged guidance)
Capitalization expected to increase with around NOK 100 million in 2017 compared to 2016
CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and Ratio of Net interest bearing debt/LTM EBITDA
| As of Q4 2016 |
|
|---|---|
| Reported profit (loss) before taxes | 1,258 |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures and associates | 171 |
| Other losses for which no deferred tax benefit is recognised* | 715 |
| Gain on sale of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates | (39) |
| Impairment losses (goodwill and associates) | 31 |
| "Adjusted" tax base | 2,136 |
| Taxes | 699 |
| Adjusted effective tax rate (699/2136) | 32.7% |
*) Mainly Online Classifieds Investment phase that are not in JVs or associates.
Norway increases adjusted effective tax rate from 32.0 to 32.7 percent as a one-off effect.
Change in tax rate in
Schibsted targets a pay-out ratio over time in the range of 25% to 40% of cash flow
*) NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
Spreadsheet containing detailed Q4 2016 and Historical and analytical Information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir
Q4 2016
| Fourth quarter | Full year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Norway Dev. phase (MNOK) | 2016 | 2015 | |
| 338 | 390 | Operating revenues | 1,587 | 1,472 | |
| 127 | 141 | EBITDA | 670 | 652 | |
| 38 % | 36 % | EBITDA margin | 42 % | 44 % | |
| Fourth quarter | Full year | ||||
| 2015 | 2016 | Sweden Dev. phase (MSEK) | 2016 | 2015 | |
| 244 | 252 | Operating revenues | 1,040 | 958 | |
| 152 | 131 | EBITDA | 587 | 530 | |
| 62 % | 52 % | EBITDA margin | 56 % | 55 % | |
| Fourth quarter | Full year | ||||
| 2015 | 2016 | France (MEUR) | 2016 | 2015 | |
| 47.2 | 58.2 | Operating revenues | 214.0 | 179.7 | |
| 25.1 | 35.0 | EBITDA | 129.2 | 107.3 | |
| 53 % | 60 % | EBITDA margin | 60 % | 60 % | |
| Fourth quarter | Full year | ||||
| 2015 | 2016 | Spain (MEUR) | 2016 | 2015 | |
| 26.3 | 28.7 | Operating revenues | 110.7 | 99.0 | |
| 6.4 | 4.7 | EBITDA | 23.7 | 22.6 | |
| 24 % | 16 % | EBITDA margin | 21 % | 23 % |
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| Fourth quarter | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 Verdens Gang (MNOK) |
2016 | 2015 |
| 463 | 449 Operating revenues |
1,700 | 1,817 |
| 296 | 251 of which offline |
1,017 | 1,186 |
| 167 | 198 of which online |
683 | 631 |
| 81 | 85 EBITDA |
272 | 272 |
| 17 % | 19 % EBITDA margin |
16 % | 15 % |
| Fourth quarter | Subscription | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | newspapers (MNOK) | 2016 | 2015 |
| 767 | 746 | Operating revenues | 2,848 | 3,073 |
| 621 | 568 | of which offline | 2,233 | 2,521 |
| 146 | 178 | of which online | 615 | 552 |
| 53 | 71 | EBITDA | 161 | 186 |
| 7 % | 10 % | EBITDA margin | 6 % | 6 % |
| Fourth quarter | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 Aftonbladet (MSEK) |
2016 | 2015 |
| 505 | 505 Operating revenues |
1,933 | 1,935 |
| 276 | 248 of which offline |
1,045 | 1,152 |
| 229 | 257 of which online |
888 | 783 |
| 65 | 66 EBITDA |
236 | 233 |
| 13 % | 13 % EBITDA margin |
12 % | 12 % |
| Fourth quarter | Full year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | SvD (MSEK) | 2016 | 2015 |
| 257 | 260 | Operating revenues | 951 | 944 |
| 15 | 23 EBITDA | 74 | 51 | |
| 6 % | 9 % | EBITDA margin | 8 % | 5 % |
| Fourth quarter | Schibsted Growth | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | (MSEK) | 2016 | 2015 |
| 258 | 322 | Operating revenues | 1,150 | 986 |
| 56 | 75 | EBITDA | 279 | 214 |
| 22 % | 23 % | EBITDA margin | 24 % | 22 % |
*) Media Houses offline include HQ, Other and eliminations
*) EBITDA excluding HQ and Other operations
| (NOK million) | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 1,258 | 1,966 |
| Gain on remeasurement in business combinations achieved in stages and remeasurement of contingent consideration |
- | (778) |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses | 609 | 1,000 |
| Share of profit of joint ventures and associates, net of dividends received | 199 | (25) |
| Taxes paid | (577) | (738) |
| Sales losses (gains) non-current assets | (80) | (437) |
| Change in working capital | 97 | 5 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 1,506 | 993 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (1,248) | (1,513) |
| Net cash flow before financing activities | 258 | (520) |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | (877) | 1,683 |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (4) | (17) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (623) | 1,146 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 1,891 | 745 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,268 | 1,891 |
| Schibsted Media Group | Full year 2016 |
Full year 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) (NOK million) | 2,131 | 2,016 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex. Investment phase (NOK million) | 2,904 | 2,560 |
| Operating margins (%): | ||
| Operating margin (EBITDA) | 13 | 13 |
| Operating margin (EBITDA) ex. Investment phase | 19 | 17 |
| EPS Basic (NOK) | 2.05 | 5.79 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities (NOK million) | 1,506 | 993 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (NOK) | 6.66 | 4.56 |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 465 | 1,263 |
| Average number of shares outstanding (1 000) | 226,064 | 218,135 |
| Full year | Full year | |
|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Media Group | 2016 | 2015 |
| Investments (NOK million): | ||
| Operational investments (capex) | 698 | 460 |
| Shares and other holdings | 751 | 1 797 |
| Interest bearing borrowings (NOK million) | 2 342 | 2 683 |
| Net interest bearing debt (NOK million) | 1 074 | 792 |
| Interest bearing debt ratio (%) | 1 1 |
1 2 |
| Equity ratio(%) 1) | 5 2 |
5 1 |
1) Treasury shares are offset against equity
| A-share | B-share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticker | |||
| Oslo Stock Exchange: | SCHA | SCHB | |
| Reuters: | SBSTA.OL | SBSTB.OL | |
| Bloomberg: | SCHA:NO | SCHB:NO | |
| Number of shares (31 January 2017) |
108,003,615 | 118,803,976 | |
| Treasury shares (31 January 2017) |
276,020 | 480,797 | |
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,727,595 | 118,323,179 | |
| Free float* |
74% | 76% | *) Total number of |
| Share price (31 January 2017) | NOK 218.10 | NOK 205.50 | shares excluding treasury shares and |
| Average daily trading volume (shares)** | 225,000 | 146,000 | shares owned by |
| Market Cap total (31 January 2017) |
NOK 48.0 bn., EUR 5.4.8 bn. | Blommenholm Industrier AS. |
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**) Since 1 January
2016
| % of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Name |
A-Shares | B-shares | Total | capital |
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
28,188,589 | 28,598,589 | 56,787,178 | 25.0 % |
| 2 Baillie Gifford & Co. |
10,998,608 | 9,439,189 | 20,437,797 | 9.0 % |
| 3 Folketrygdfondet |
5,908,805 | 10,029,428 | 15,938,233 | 7.0 % |
| 4 Adelphi Capital LLP |
5,276,867 | 4,460,526 | 9,737,393 | 4.3 % |
| 5 Nwt Media As |
4,133,300 | 4,306,000 | 8,439,300 | 3.7 % |
| 6 Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt |
3,300,000 | 2,982,000 | 6,282,000 | 2.8 % |
| 7 Luxor Capital Group, L.P. |
454,922 | 5,664,564 | 6,119,486 | 2.7 % |
| 8 DNB Asset Management AS |
1,851,111 | 3,115,404 | 4,966,515 | 2.2 % |
| 9 Platinum Investment Management Ltd. |
2,157,438 | 2,122,875 | 4,280,313 | 1.9 % |
| 10 Marathon Asset Management LLP |
2,015,902 | 2,044,956 | 4,060,858 | 1.8 % |
| 11 Pelham Capital Ltd |
0 | 3,809,851 | 3,809,851 | 1.7 % |
| 12 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. |
1,694,322 | 1,979,443 | 3,673,765 | 1.6 % |
| 13 The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
1,683,716 | 1,901,693 | 3,585,409 | 1.6 % |
| 14 Ancient Art, L.P. |
0 | 3,021,196 | 3,021,196 | 1.3 % |
| 15 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation |
1,553,594 | 1,250,065 | 2,803,659 | 1.2 % |
| 16 Nordea Funds Oy |
1,345,502 | 1,064,974 | 2,410,476 | 1.1 % |
| 17 KLP Forsikring |
821,449 | 1,553,109 | 2,374,558 | 1.0 % |
| 18 Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS |
1,263,105 | 1,019,195 | 2,282,300 | 1.0 % |
| 19 Handelsbanken Asset Management |
7,158 | 2,066,686 | 2,073,844 | 0.9 % |
| 20 Eton Park Capital Management, L.P. |
1,424,192 | 586,470 | 2,010,662 | 0.9 % |
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/
As of 31 January 2017
| Rank Name |
SCHA | SCHB | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier As |
28,188,589 | 28,598,589 | 56,787,178 | 25.0 % |
| 2 Folketrygdfondet |
6,887,190 | 10,300,056 | 17,187,246 | 7.6 % |
| 3 Nwt Media As |
4,133,300 | 4,306,000 | 8,439,300 | 3.7 % |
| 4 Goldman, Sachs & Co. * |
399,767 | 5,941,573 | 6,341,340 | 2.8 % |
| 5 The Northern Trust Company Ltd. * |
3,300,000 | 2,982,000 | 6,282,000 | 2.8 % |
| 6 State Street Bank And Trust Comp * |
3,524,155 | 2,327,665 | 5,851,820 | 2.6 % |
| 7 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft * |
452,494 | 3,810,333 | 4,262,827 | 1.9 % |
| 8 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London * |
2,449,459 | 1,760,994 | 4,210,453 | 1.9 % |
| 9 Bnp Paribas Securities Services * |
2,002,797 | 1,677,438 | 3,680,235 | 1.6 % |
| 10 State Street Bank And Trust Comp * |
1,982,717 | 1,669,795 | 3,652,512 | 1.6 % |
| 11 State Street Bank And Trust Comp * |
1,385,085 | 1,754,400 | 3,139,485 | 1.4 % |
| 12 Verdipapirfondet Dnb Norge (Iv) |
1,112,393 | 2,013,146 | 3,125,539 | 1.4 % |
| 13 The Northern Trust Comp, London Br * |
1,542,586 | 1,471,529 | 3,014,115 | 1.3 % |
| 14 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London * |
896 | 2,056,686 | 2,057,582 | 0.9 % |
| 15 Clearstream Banking S.A. * |
1,332,289 | 703,352 | 2,035,641 | 0.9 % |
| 16 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London * |
977,070 | 1,039,896 | 2,016,966 | 0.9 % |
| 17 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London * |
1,034,373 | 860,944 | 1,895,317 | 0.8 % |
| 18 State Street Bank And Trust Comp * |
577,743 | 1,302,182 | 1,879,925 | 0.8 % |
| 19 Bnp Paribas Securities Services * |
984,593 | 832,693 | 1,817,286 | 0.8 % |
| 20 Tweedy Browne Global Value Fund |
900,000 | 900,000 | 1,800,000 | 0.8 % |
| Shareholders | SCHA | SCHB |
|---|---|---|
| % of foreign shareholders** | 58.6 % | 56.7 % |
| Number of shareholders | 4,889 | 4,570 |
| Number of shares | 108,003,615 | 118,803,976 |
| Shares ow ned by Schibsted |
276,020 | 480,797 |
| Largest country of ownership A+B | ||
|---|---|---|
| Norw ay** |
42.4 % | |
| U.S.A. | 22.9 % | |
| U.K. | 13.9 % | |
| Sw eden** |
6.2 % | |
| Ireland | 2.7 % | |
| Japan | 2.5 % | |
| **) NWT Media AS is counted as a Sw edish |
shareholder.
Updated information at:
www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
Source: VPS
*) Nominee accounts
Visit Schibsted's web site www.schibsted.com
IR contacts: Jo Christian Steigedal VP, Head of IR [email protected] +47 415 08 733
Espen Risholm IRO [email protected] +47 924 80 248
Schibsted ASA Apotekergaten 10, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 23 10 66 00. E-mail: [email protected]
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