Earnings Release • Jul 17, 2018
Earnings Release
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CEO Rolv Erik Ryssdal and CFO Trond Berger 17 July 2018
This presentation (hereinafter referred to as the "presentation") has been prepared by Schibsted ASA ("Schibsted" or the "Company") exclusively for information purposes, and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any financial instruments.
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*) Including proportionate share of JVs, adjusted for currency effects.
Pro forma, including contribution from joint ventures and associates as if we had consolidated the companies proportionately
Strengthening verticals in existing markets
15-20% medium to long term growth outlook in France
Significant potential in profitable OLX Brazil
1) Pro forma, including contribution from joint ventures and associates as if we had consolidated the companies proportionately, adjusted for currency 2) Verticals = Car, real estate, jobs
1) Including Leboncoin, MB Diffusion, Avendre A Louer and Kudoz 2) No effect from IFRS 15 in Q2
Marketplaces
Revenues (NOK million) and EBITDA margin
*) Comparable figures excluding effect from IFRS 15.
*) Comparable figures excluding effect from IFRS 15.
(EUR million including our proportionate share of JVs)
(EUR million including our proportionate share of JVs)
Positive development for Shpock
– focus on UK
2 million new listings per month
80% of traffic is mobile
Revenues and EBITDA-margin (NOK million)
* Currency adjusted
VG and Aftonbladet
Revenues and EBITDA-margin (NOK million)
Strong growth in digital subscriptions in VG Subscribers to VG+
Revenues (NOK million) and EBITDA-margin
Q2 2018
Finance
| (NOK million) | Q2 2018 | Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 4,602 | 4,327 |
| Operating expenses | (3,707) | (3,633) |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex Investment phase | 1,008 | 877 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 895 | 694 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (175) | (156) |
| Share of profit (loss) of JVs and associates | 30 | (11) |
| Impairment loss | (125) | (9) |
| Other income and expenses | (2) | 1,286 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 623 | 1,805 |
| Net financial items | (30) | (70) |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 593 | 1,735 |
| Taxes | (277) | (352) |
| Profit (loss) | 315 | 1,383 |
| EPS (NOK) | 1.24 | 6.07 |
| EPS - adjusted (NOK) | 1.76 | 0.96 |
Strategic review of the product portfolio result in impairment of NOK 125 million in Q2
• Related to closure of the joint generalist platform project (Rocket) and certain other projects
Positively affected by one-off in relation to the acquisition of Telenor's online classifieds assets in LatAm and the sale of Asian assets to Telenor
Finance
*) Including proportionate share of JVs, adjusted for currency effects.
Spreadsheet containing detailed Q2 2018 and Historical and analytical Information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir
Q2 2018 30
Revenues and EBITDA-margin (NOK million)
| Italy | |
|---|---|
| Ireland | |
| Colombia | Hungary |
| Second quarter | (NOK million) | First half year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | Norway developed phase | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 16 % 435 | 503 | Operating revenues | 911 | 827 | 1,628 | |
| 11 % 242 | 268 | Operating expenses | 504 | 940 | ||
| 21 % 193 | 235 | EBITDA | 407 | 347 | 688 | |
| 44 % | 47 % | EBITDA-margin | 45 % | 42 % | 42 % | |
| Second quarter | (EUR million) | First half year | Year | |||
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | France developed phase | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 21 % | 65 | 78 | Operating revenues | 152 | 127 | 259.8 |
| 44 % | 25 | 36 | Operating expenses | 68 | 49 | 107.3 |
| 6 % | 40 | 42 | EBITDA | 83 | 77 | 152.5 |
| 61 % | 54 % | EBITDA-margin | 55 % | 61 % | 59 % | |
| Second quarter | (EUR million) | First half year | Year | |||
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | Spain developed phase | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 17 % | 35 | 40 | Operating revenues | 78 | 67 | 138 |
| 3 % | 27 | 27 | Operating expenses | 56 | 54 | 103 |
| 61 % | 8 | 13 | EBITDA | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| 23 % | 32 % | EBITDA-margin | 29 % | 19 % | 25 % | |
| Second quarter | (SEK million) | First half year | Year | |||
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | Sweden developed phase | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| -5 % 277 | 264 | Operating revenues | 492 | 519 | 1,035 | |
| 1 % 124 | 125 | Operating expenses | 249 | 235 | 458 | |
| -9 % 153 | 139 | EBITDA | 244 | 283 | 577 |
| Second quarter | First half year (NOK million) |
Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | VG (Verdens Gang) | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 5 % 439 | 459 | Operating revenues | 902 | 870 | 1,746 | |
| 18 % 216 | 255 | - online | 490 | 420 | 863 | |
| -9 % 224 | 204 | - offline | 413 | 450 | 882 | |
| 7 % 352 | 377 | Operating expenses 740 |
695 | 1,407 | ||
| -6 % | 87 | 82 | EBITDA | 162 | 176 | 339 |
| 20 % | 18 % | EBITDA-margin | 18 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| Second quarter | (NOK million) | First half year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | Lendo Group | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 26 % 165 | 208 | Operating revenues | 423 | 312 | 704 | |
| 18 % 104 | 124 | Operating expenses 244 |
197 | 411 | ||
| 40 % | 60 | 84 | EBITDA 179 115 |
293 | ||
| 37 % | 41 % | EBITDA-margin | 42 % | 37 % | 42 % |
| Second quarter | (NOK million) | First half year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | Aftonbladet | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| -8 % 470 | 434 | Operating revenues | 848 | 889 | 1,830 | |
| 1 % 226 | 228 | - online | 443 | 415 | 887 | |
| -15 % 244 | 206 | - offline | 405 | 474 | 943 | |
| -5 % 400 | 381 | Operating expenses | 760 | 787 | 1,568 | |
| -25 % | 70 | 53 | EBITDA | 88 | 102 | 262 |
| 15 % | 12 % | EBITDA-margin | 10 % | 12 % | 14 % |
| Second quarter | (NOK million) | First half year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yoy % | 2017 | 2018 | Subscription based newspapers | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| -2 % 902 | 886 | Operating revenues | 1,745 | 1,769 | 3,525 | |
| 9 % 211 | 230 | - online | 448 | 411 | 840 | |
| -5 % 691 | 656 | - offline | 1,297 | 1,358 | 2,685 | |
| 1 % 819 | 825 | Operating expenses 1,654 |
1,645 | 3,272 | ||
| -27 % | 83 | 61 | EBITDA | 91 | 124 | 253 |
| 9 % | 7 % | EBITDA-margin | 5 % | 7 % | 7 % |
CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and Ratio of Net interest bearing debt/LTM EBITDA
| Second quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| (NOK million) | 2017 | 2018 |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 1,735 | 593 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses | 165 | 300 |
| Net effect pension liabilities | 13 | 4 |
| Share of loss (profit) of joint ventures and associates, net of dividends received | 30 | (5) |
| Taxes paid | (347) | (217) |
| Sales losses (gains) non-current assets and other non-cash losses (gains) | (1,310) | - |
| Change in working capital and provisions | (94) | (123) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 192 | 550 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (3,486) | (212) |
| Net cash flow before financing activities | (3,295) | 338 |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 3,024 | (451) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 15 | (5) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (256) | (118) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 751 | 1,805 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 495 | 1,688 |
| A-share | B-share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticker | |||
| Oslo Stock Exchange: | SCHA | SCHB | |
| Reuters: | SBSTA.OL | SBSTB.OL | |
| Bloomberg: | SCHA:NO | SCHB:NO | |
| Number of shares (13 July 2018) |
108,003,615 | 130,684,373 | |
| Treasury shares (13 July 2018) |
256,227 | 49,335 | |
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,747,388 | 130,635,038 | |
| Free float* |
74% | 78% | |
| Share price (13 July 2018) |
NOK 266.00 | NOK 244.00 | *) Total number of shares excluding treasury shares |
| Average daily trading volume (shares)** | 244,000 | 126,000 | and shares owned by Blommenholm Industrier AS. |
| Market Cap total (13 July 2018) |
NOK 60.6 bn., EUR 6.4 bn., | ||
| GBP 5.6 bn., USD 7.5 bn., | **) Since 1 January 2018 |
| % of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Name |
A-Shares | B-shares | Total | vote |
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
28,188,589 | 28,598,589 | 56,787,178 | 25.6 % |
| 2 Baillie Gifford & Co. |
7,786,624 | 6,382,839 | 14,169,463 | 7.0 % |
| 3 Folketrygdfondet |
6,905,910 | 11,159,950 | 18,065,860 | 6.6 % |
| 4 Adelphi Capital LLP |
4,642,988 | 3,824,533 | 8,467,521 | 4.2 % |
| 5 NWT Media AS |
4,274,300 | 4,100,000 | 8,374,300 | 3.9 % |
| 6 Platinum Investment Management Ltd. |
3,943,173 | 3,415,801 | 7,358,974 | 3.5 % |
| 7 Fidelity Management & Research Company |
3,741,171 | 2,562,369 | 6,303,540 | 3.3 % |
| 8 Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt |
3,464,000 | 3,633,600 | 7,097,600 | 3.2 % |
| 9 Luxor Capital Group, L.P. |
2,003,131 | 5,168,589 | 7,171,720 | 2.1 % |
| 10 The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
2,144,688 | 2,367,639 | 4,512,327 | 2.0 % |
| 11 Echinus Capital, LLC |
2,159,781 | 771,870 | 2,931,651 | 1.8 % |
| 12 Marathon Asset Management LLP |
1,886,399 | 1,570,062 | 3,456,461 | 1.7 % |
| 13 DNB Asset Management AS |
1,508,440 | 4,631,223 | 6,139,663 | 1.6 % |
| 14 Fidelity International |
1,740,844 | 1,501,994 | 3,242,838 | 1.6 % |
| 15 Echinus Partners LP |
1,511,730 | 1,470,643 | 2,982,373 | 1.4 % |
| 16 Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS |
1,424,018 | 1,558,420 | 2,982,438 | 1.3 % |
| 17 Nordea Funds Oy |
1,225,414 | 1,678,926 | 2,904,340 | 1.2 % |
| 18 Metzler Asset Management GmbH |
1,331,714 | 0 | 1,331,714 | 1.1 % |
| 19 Antipodes Partners Limited |
1,064,619 | 0 | 1,064,619 | 0.9 % |
| 20 Tw eedy, Brow ne Company LLC |
900,000 | 900,000 | 1,800,000 | 0.8 % |
Shareholders SCHA SCHB % of foreign shareholders** 59.3 % 57.1 % Number of shareholders 4,039 4,251 Number of shares 108,003,615 130,684,373 Shares ow ned by Schibsted 256,227 49,335
| Largest country of ownership A+B (VPS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Norw ay** |
41.9 % | ||
| U.S.A. | 25.5 % | ||
| U.K. | 9.3 % | ||
| Sw eden** |
8.9 % | ||
| Ireland | 2.4 % | ||
| Luxembourg | 2.3 % | ||
| **) NWT Media AS is counted as a Sw edish shareholder. |
www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholder-new
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.
Source: Nasdaq OMX. Data as of 18 June 2018.
Visit Schibsted's web site www.schibsted.com
IR contacts: Jo Christian Steigedal VP, Head of IR [email protected] +47 415 08 733
Schibsted ASA Akersgata 55, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 23 10 66 00. E-mail: [email protected]
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