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Quarterly results Q4 2013
Rolv Erik Ryssdal, CEO Trond Berger, CFO Christian Printzell Halvorsen, CEO Finn.no 13 February 2014
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Agenda
- Q4 Highlights
- Online classifieds
- Media houses
- Finn.no update
- Income Statement and Financials
- Outlook
Q4 Highlights
Online Classifieds
- Steady underlying revenue growth of 15%, 20% ex Spain. Healthy margins for established operations
- Consolidating Spanish market by acquiring Milanuncios.es and in Morocco through a merger with Avito.ma
- Investments in New ventures +NOK 168 million to NOK 280 million – market leadership in Brazil in December
- Continued healthy traffic growth across the portfolio
- Finn.no to review generalist strategy
Steady progress in digital transition
Media Houses
- Stable revenues and firm margins for VG and Aftonbladet
- Online growth, but margin pressure for subscription media houses
- Continued good growth personal finance services
Q4 highlights
Continued online growth, 12% EBITDA improvement before investments in New ventures
| NOKm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOKm | Q4 2011 | Q4 2012 | Q4 2013 | 4000 |
| Operating revenues | 3,744 | 3,811 | 3,937 | |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) |
549 | 501 | 406 | 3000 |
| EBITDA ex. Investment phase | 702 | 613 | 686 | |
| EBITDA margin | 15% | 13% | 10% | |
| EBITDA margin ex. Investment phase | 19% | 16% | 18% | 2000 |
| EBITDA Online classifieds ex Investment phase |
354 | 371 | 455 | 1000 |
| EBITDA Online classifieds, Investment phase |
-153 | -112 | -280 | |
| EBITDA Media houses | 407 | 321 | 314 |
- EBITDA ex New ventures increased underlying with 7%
- EBIT includes net NOK 1,245 million special gains and charges
Q4 highlights
Continued progress in digitalization
Online classifieds
Profitable growth for Established operations Online classifieds
- Q4 underlying revenue growth of 15%
- 20% ex. Spain
- 2013 full year underlying revenue growth of 14%
- 18% ex. Spain
- Strong traffic growth as a result of increased investments in New ventures
*) Underlying growth adjusted for currency fluctuations and acquisitions and divestments.
Steady growth and tight cost control
- Healthy growth in Q4
- Volume growth in all verticals except jobs
- Revenue growth supported by price optimizations and improved performance in display advertising
- Finn will take over Lendo Norway as of Q1, reinforcing the personal finance strategy
Online classifieds – Large established
Finn turns free for certain private categories to boost user engagement
- Parts of the private listings on Finn Torget will be turned into a "freemium" model during 2014
- Free basic listings, premium placements
- Aim to increase ad volumes and traffic to create an even stronger market place
- Improved monetization potential longer term
- Negative revenue impact of around NOK 40 million expected in 2014
Online classifieds – Large established
Firm growth, investments in new verticals
Sweden
- Good growth in revenues and EBITDA in Q4
- Signs of volume improvements in the car vertical
- Revenue growth driven by improved price mix, advertising, volume improvements and display advertising
- Good development for new services and verticals
- Around 44% of real estate objects listed on Blocket in December
- Acquired StepStone.se, strengthening the position in recruitment
Online classifieds – Large established Broad based growth, strengthened organization
France
- Continued good growth driven by display advertising, premium placements and professional listing fees
- New ads per day +10%
- Stable EBITDA margin as a result of good revenue
- Continued improvement of the strong positions in the professional car market
- Transition to stand-alone offering when P3 agreement expires at year end 2014
Online classifieds – Other established
Acquisition of Milanuncios.com - Consolidating the Spanish market
- Taking over the largest online classifieds site in Spain measured by traffic
- Strengthens the foundation for creating a solid and broad Spanish offering
- Proceeds EUR 50 million cash. Milanuncios founder will get 10% of the shares in the combined Schibsted Spain.
- Currently modest monetization of the revenue potential in Milanuncios
Schibsted and competitor's sites Page views (million)
Online classifieds – Investment phase
Continued investments in new markets
- Joint venture with Telenor strengthens the foundation for emerging markets expansion
- Investment spending of NOK 280 million in New ventures
-
- NOK 168 million Y/Y
- Developing leading market positions
- The progress in key markets yield confidence in the growth strategy
- Morocco consolidated
- Merger with Avito.ma forming a clear market leader
- Schibsted owns 51 percent after the merger
- The company is well financed after the transaction
- No employees will be affected by the merger
Investments yield firm improvements. Regained leadership in Brazil Online classifieds – Investment phase
- Continued good growth in inflow of new ads per day
- The investment phase portfolio showed +58% Y/Y growth in Q4
- +164% for Bomnegocio (Brazil)
- Significant traffic growth in most markets, partly fuelled by mobile users
- +143% Berniaga (Indonesia)
- +246% Yapo (Chile)
- +56 % Willhaben (Austria)
- +101% Tocmai (Romania)
Daily new ads, investment phase companies
Note: the graph include figures for (alphabetical order): Ayosdito, Berniaga, Bikhir, Bomnegocio, Custojusto, Jofogas, Kapaza, Kufar, Segundamano.mx, Tocmai, Tori, Tutti and Yapo.
Bomnegocio regained market leadership in Brazil in Q4 2013
Media houses
Revenues and profitability supported by good online growth and cost reductions World class digital media houses
- Online advertising revenue +9%
- Main news sites increased 15-25%
- Print advertising -11%
- Focus on new growth drivers mobile and web TV
- Digital subscription models introduced in all newspapers
- Digital transition program and cost cuts progress as planned
Total Schibsted Norge and Schibsted Sverige media houses
World class digital media houses
Single copy papers: Strong online growth and cover-price increases
Online advertising share 65% (60%) Main digital growth drivers are mobile and web TV
Continued print advertising decline – digital subscriptions launched World class digital media houses
Schibsted Norge
Subscription newspapers
- Structural decline for print advertising continue – good online growth
- Online advertising revenues +24% Y/Y
- Print advertising revenues -13% Y/Y continued negative trend
- Online/print bundle launched in all newspapers
- Total cost reduced by 1% Y/Y
World class digital media houses
All newspapers launched digital subscription models
| VG+ | Aftenposten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| • 40,000 paying digital only subscribers |
• 138,000 paying digital only subscribers |
• Reached 100,000 registered digital subscribers |
• Close to stabilizing subscription numbers year over year |
Solid quarter for Personal Finance in Sweden
- Underlying revenue growth of 12% for Schibsted Tillväxtmedier in Sweden
- Personal finance units grew 42%
- Directory service Hitta.se reorganized. Revenue decline mitigated by cost reductions
- First Growth investment outside Scandinavia
- Pret d'Union a P2P lending club in France
Building competence within data analytics and payment
- Single sign-in and payment
- Current status
- 2.3 million verified users
- 4.3 million transactions
- 240 million logins
- Peer to peer payment solutions is on the roadmap
Advanced data analytics
- Pricing
- Churn modelling
- Conversion
- Segmentation
- Current status
- Hiring talents
- Rolling out projects in the operational units
and technology:
NOK 100-150 million will affect our EBITDA in 2014 Investment in data analytics
Building up web TV offering in Norway and Sweden
Tapping in to a fast growing, large market potential
- Web TV advertising market 2013 NOK 540 million*
- Growth forecast +37% in 2014*
- Schibsted market share ~15-20% first nine months 2013
- Short term investment phase with negative EBITDA of around NOK 50 million
Finn.no update
FINN continues to maintain a very strong position in Norway
| 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand awareness | 99% | 99% |
| Internet rank* |
1 | 1 |
| Visits/capita | 110 | 128 |
| - of which mobile |
25 | 46 |
| Time spent/capita | 20.7 hrs | 22.5 hrs |
| Revenue/capita | 251 NOK | 278 NOK |
| GMV** | 560 BNOK | 590 BNOK |
* Internet rank: Norwegian TNS list (based on pageviews)
** Gross Merchandise Value: Value of goods advertised.
Next: Developing a more engaging and social marketplace experience
New mobile services to take advantage of changing behavior
- Faster and personalized – immediate content tailored to you
- Seamless across channels – continue the experience as you move from channel to channel
- New sources of revenue to be explored
Investing in new product features to further strengthen network effects
- Personal and business profiles
- «Follow» feature (> 80 000 followers already)
- Integrated communication and sharing mechanisms
- Rating and feedback systems
- Arenas for local / interestbased trading
SPiD single sign-on and payment platform rolled out to enable P2P payments and better targeting of content and ads
| Today | Tomorrow |
|---|---|
| Pay your FINN order using SPiD account |
Peer-to-peer payments using SPiD account |
| Content recommendations based on FINN profile |
Content recommendations based on SPiD profile |
| Targeted ads based on FINN history |
Targeted ads based on SPiD history |
30 Q4 2013
Introduction of freemium listing model for private sellers on FINN torget to reinforce position and strengthen other business models
Reinforce position and increase engagement
Accelerate listings growth by reducing threshold for selling lower-priced items
Strengthen brand and social responsibility profile
Align with expectations of younger demographic (the future FINN users)
Strengthen other verticals and new business models
Boost traffic to better monetizing verticals
Grow data set used in delivering targeted advertising and content
Lay strong foundation for new business models (incl. P2P payments)
Short term impact is only around 3% of revenue
Gradual introduction of new pricing model for general merchandise 1H 2014
- New freemium model to be rolled out in first half of 2014
- Limited to private sellers
- Basic classifieds listing will be free
- Add-on products will not be free
- Gradual introduction and continuous experimentation during rollout phase
- Anticipate 3-5x listing volume increase
FINN today - Listing centric
FINN tomorrow - User centric
Reinventing the jobs vertical using data analytics
An ad for a vacant position is posted on FINN
Sarah is actively hunting for a new job and finds the position by searching on FINN
Today Tomorrow
Liv is not actively hunting for a new job, but her profile is matched to the position
When Liv reads Aftenposten the relevant ad is shown. She is interested and applies.
Personal Finance initiatives in Norway consolidated under FINN
- 590 BNOK GMV*
- Internet rank: 1**
- Proven ability to drive relevant traffic
- Strong links between purchase and finance decisions
-
Existing partnerships with banks and insurance companies
-
Goal to create a broad offering of personal finance services to help consumers make good financial decisions
- First wave of lending, insurance and utility marketplaces launched; add'l marketplaces (savings, pensions) in pipeline
- The initiative in Norway is in an early stage compared to Sweden; still in an investment phase
- Estimated revenues of 100+ MNOK in this segment in 2014 (FINN + Penger.no + Lendo)
* Gross Merchandise Value: Value of goods advertised **Internet rank: Norwegian TNS list (based on pageviews)
Stable group overall revenues, good online performance
| Revenues Q4 2013 |
Underlying change y/y* |
Online share of revenues |
Q4 13 | EBITDA margin Q4 12 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Media Group | 3 937 | 2 % | 50 % | 10 % | 13 % |
| Online Classifieds *) 20 % growth ex Spain |
1 123 | 15 %* | 100 % | 16 % | 28 % |
| Online Classifieds ex Investment phase | 1 085 | 13 % | 100 % | 42 % | 42 % |
| - Finn.no - Blocket.se/Bytbil.se - Leboncoin.fr |
348 208 270 |
11 % 22 % 23 % |
100 % 100 % 100 % |
47 % 53 % 65 % |
49 % 44 % 64 % |
| Schibsted Norge media house | 1 643 | -2 % | 19 % | 9 % | 11 % |
| Schibsted Sverige media house | 1 034 | 1 % | 44 % | 15 % | 13 % |
Q4 2013
37
*) Growth adjusted for acquisitions, divestments and currency fluctuations
EBITDA development in Q4
Good cost control in Media Houses, increased activity in Online Financials
Operating cost change Y/Y MNOK
Growth companies include SCM, Finn.no, Norwegian and Swedish online newspapers, and Schibsted Tillväxtmedier/Vekst
Income statement Schibsted Group
| Full year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (NOK million) | Q4 2013 | Q4 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| Operating revenues | 3,937 | 3,811 | 15,232 | 14,763 | NOK 168 million |
| Operating expenses | (3,528) | (3,319) | (13,573) | (12,754) | increased investment Y/Y in online |
| Share of profit of associated companies | (3) | 9 | 13 | 34 | classifieds New |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) | 406 | 501 | 1,672 | 2,043 | ventures. |
| Depreciation and amortization | (123) | (120) | (490) | (479) | |
| Gross operating profit after depreciation and | |||||
| amortisation | 283 | 381 | 1,182 | 1,564 | Mainly related to |
| Impairment loss | (148) | (547) | (150) | (548) | Metro Sweden. |
| Other income and expenses | 1,393 | (285) | 1,169 | (287) | |
| Operating profit (loss) | 1,528 | (451) | 2,201 | 729 | Mainly related to establishing of Online |
| Net financial items | (28) | 27 | (186) | (109) | classifieds joint |
| Profit (loss) before taxes | 1,500 | (424) | 2,015 | 620 | venture and sale of real estate. |
| Taxes | (125) | (57) | (453) | (426) | |
| Profit (loss) | 1,375 | (481) | 1,562 | 194 | |
| EPS (NOK) | 12.82 | -4.62 | 14.32 | 1.32 | |
| EPS - adjusted (NOK) | 0.44 | 2.36 | 3.90 | 8.18 |
Special items in Q4 2013
- Impairment loss
- NOK 148 million, mainly related to Metro Nordic Sweden AB
- Other income and expenses
- Restructuring cost of NOK 141 million related to Schibsted Sverige, Anuntis (Spain) and Norwegian printing operations
- NOK 1,536 million of gain related to the sale of shares SnT Classifieds and 701 Search Pte. Higher amount than previously announced, as the remaining shares of 701 Search has been revalued
- NOK 130 million of gain on sale of an office building in Bergen
Stable, strong financial position
- Net Interest Bearing Debt NOK 1.13 billion
- NIBD/EBITDA at 0.6x end of Q4
- Strong cash flow and reduced net debt through establishment of Online classifieds joint ventures and divestment of real estate
- High CAPEX as a result of preparations for co-location in Oslo
- Sufficient long-term financing and diversified maturity profile
Debt maturity profile
Key financial figures
CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and
Earnings per share Cash flow from operating activities/share
Q411 Q112 Q212 Q312 Q412 Q113 Q213 Q313 Q413
CAPEX Net interest bearing debt
Ratio of Net interest bearing debt/LTM EBITDA
Note: NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
Dividend of NOK 3.50 proposed
Dividend policy (summary)
Schibsted targets a pay-out ratio over time in the range of 25% to 40% of cash flow
- Depending on:
- Macroeconomic outlook
- Investment requirements
- NOK 3.50 (unchanged) dividend proposed for 2013
- In the high end of the target range
- A balanced dividend level in a period of investment in online classifieds growth and digital transition
- Equals NOK 376 million based on total number of shares outstanding
*) Proposed by the Board of Directors Historic dividend per share adjusted for effect of rights issue in 2009
Amendments of reporting structure Financials
Changes related to establishment of new Online classifieds JVs
- With effect from 1 January 2014, changes to IFRS requires accounting for investments in joint ventures to change from proportionate consolidation to the equity method
- Details on Schibsted Classified Media will still show figures with a proportionate consolidation for joint ventures
Media house changes as of Q1 2014
- Discontinuing separate EBITDA-reporting on print and online media
- Online/offline split will be maintained on revenues
- Details on D&A and EBITA will be discontinued. Focus on EBITDA
- Schibsted Sweden is reorganized, and reporting will be amended correspondingly
- "Publishing" established as a new unit
-
- Aftonbladet including some units that has been taken over from Tillväxtmedier (Klart.se, Minimedia, and certain other)
-
- SvD
-
- Comparable historical figures will be released by mid March 2014
Increased exposure to Ireland – buy out of minorities in DoneDeal.ie
- Strong position and good development in Ireland
- Leading classifieds site
- Strong in the car vertical
- Emerging presence in jobs
- Schibsted acquired 50.1% in 2011
- Increased holdings in Q1 2014 to 90%
Outlook
Outlook
Online Classifieds
- Continued growth potential in the established sites
- Maintaining high investment level in New ventures. Focus on core markets and expansion in selected new geographies
- Acquisition of Milanuncios creates opportunities for increased future monetization
- Continued relatively high investments in New ventures to be expected going forward
- Finn.no turn free for certain private categories to boost user engagement. 2014 negative revenue effect NOK 40 million expected
-
Digital transition program progressing as planned
-
Online growth and cost reduction set to mitigate effects of print revenue declines
- Overall expectation for some margin contraction in media houses during the print-to-digital transition period going forward
- Softer macro in Norway expected to put pressure on print advertising – particularly recruitment
Spreadsheet containing detailed Q4 2013 and Historical and analytical Information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir
Schibsted ASA basic data
| Ticker | Oslo Stock Exchange: SCH Reuters: SBST.OL Bloomberg: SCH NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares (11 February 2014) |
108,003,615 | |
| Treasury shares (11 February 2014) |
655,075 | |
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,348,540 | |
| Free float* |
73% | |
| Share price (11 February 2014) | NOK 376.50 | |
| Market cap (11 February 2014) |
NOK 40.7 bn., EUR 4.9 bn., USD 6.7 bn., GBP 4.0 bn. |
|
| Average daily trading volume LTM | 249,000 shares |
|
*) Total number of shares excluding treasury shares and shares owned by Blommenholm Industrier AS.
Shareholder register
| Rank Name |
Holding | Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BLOMMENHOLM INDUSTRIER |
28,188,589 | 26.1 % | ||
| 2 FOLKETRYGDFONDET |
7,081,976 | 6.6 % | ||
| 3 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST * |
4,000,000 | 3.7 % | ||
| 4 NWT MEDIA AS |
3,307,870 | 3.1 % | ||
| 5 THE NORTHERN TRUST * |
3,302,000 | 3.1 % | ||
| 6 THE BANK OF NEW YORK * |
2,524,048 | 2.3 % | ||
| 7 JP MORGAN CLEARING CO * |
2,425,294 | 2.2 % | ||
| 8 CLEARSTREAM BANKING * |
2,383,915 | 2.2 % | ||
| 9 MORGAN STANLEY & CO * |
2,069,725 | 1.9 % | % of foreign shareholders** | 51.4 % |
| 10 J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK * |
1,972,802 | 1.8 % | Number of shareholders | 4,707 |
| 11 UBS AG, LONDON BRANCH * |
1,858,923 | 1.7 % | Number of shares | 108,003,615 |
| 12 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO EQUITIES * |
1,823,802 | 1.7 % | Shares ow ned by Schibsted |
655,075 |
| 13 J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK * |
1,760,994 | 1.6 % | ||
| 14 THE NORTHERN TRUST CO * |
1,559,293 | 1.4 % | Largest countries of ownership | |
| 15 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST * |
1,455,962 | 1.3 % | Norw ay** |
43.7 % |
| 16 CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES * |
1,282,674 | 1.2 % | USA | 24.9 % |
| 17 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN * |
1,278,268 | 1.2 % | United Kingdom | 13.9 % |
| 18 J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK * |
1,117,780 | 1.0 % | Sw eden** |
6.7 % |
| 19 J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK * |
1,078,051 | 1.0 % | Luxembourg | 3.2 % |
| 20 SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN * |
957,893 | 0.9 % | Australia | 1.8 % |
| Source: VPS | ||||
| *) Nominee accounts | ||||
| **) NWT Media AS is counted for as a Sw edish shareholder. |
||||
| % of foreign shareholders** | 51.4% |
|---|---|
| Number of shareholders | 4.707 |
| Number of shares | 108.003.615 |
| Shares ow ned by Schibsted | 655.075 |
| Largest countries of ownership | |
|---|---|
| Norw ay** | $43.7\%$ |
| I ISA | 24.9% |
| United Kingdom | 13.9% |
| Sw eden** | 6.7% |
| Luxembourg | $3.2\%$ |
| Australia | 1 $8\%$ |
Data as of 31 December 2013. Updated information at: www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
Shareholder analysis – top 25 holders Appendices
| Rank Fund Manager |
% | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Blommenholm Industrier AS |
26.10 | 28,188,589 |
| 2 Folketrygdfondet |
6.90 | 7,456,976 |
| 3 Luxor Capital Group, L.P. |
6.45 | 6,971,066 |
| 4 Baillie Gifford & Co. |
6.20 | 6,701,102 |
| 5 NWT Media As |
3.70 | 4,000,000 |
| 6 Alecta pensionsförsäkring, ömsesidigt |
3.06 | 3,302,000 |
| 7 Caledonia (Private) Investments Pty Limited |
2.50 | 2,697,612 |
| 8 SAFE Investment Company Limited |
1.87 | 2,019,943 |
| 9 Capital Research Global Investors |
1.76 | 1,902,283 |
| 10 Marathon Asset Management LLP |
1.74 | 1,882,227 |
| 11 Taube, Hodson, Stonex Partners, LLP |
1.67 | 1,800,620 |
| 12 Tw eedy, Brow ne Company LLC |
1.39 | 1,505,622 |
| 13 Sw edbank Robur AB |
1.11 | 1,198,657 |
| 14 Danske Capital (Norw ay) |
1.03 | 1,107,120 |
| 15 Handelsbanken Asset Management |
0.96 | 1,041,227 |
| 16 Fidelity Worldw ide Investment (UK) Ltd. |
0.96 | 1,036,607 |
| 17 Adelphi Capital LLP |
0.91 | 986,197 |
| 18 The Vanguard Group, Inc. |
0.91 | 979,477 |
| 19 New brook Capital Advisors, L.P. |
0.89 | 956,364 |
| 20 DNB Asset Management AS |
0.88 | 947,436 |
| 21 Statoil Kapitalforvaltning ASA |
0.87 | 940,873 |
| 22 Nordea Investment Management AB (Sw eden) |
0.87 | 936,905 |
| 23 KLP Forsikring |
0.84 | 910,203 |
| 24 Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS |
0.83 | 894,751 |
| 25 Cadian Capital Management LLC |
0.77 | 827,132 |
Source: Nasdaq OMX. Data as of 20 January 2014.
The shareholder ID data are provided by Thomson Reuters. 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 Thomson Reuters or Schibsted can guarantee the accuracy of the analysis.
Updated information at:
www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Share/Shareholders/
Key financial figures
| Full year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) (NOK million) | 1,672 | 2,043 | 2,185 |
| Gross operating profit (EBITDA) ex new ventures (NOK million) | 2,672 | 2,573 | 2,597 |
| Operating margins (%): | |||
| Operating margin (EBITDA) | 1 1 |
1 4 |
1 5 |
| Operating margin (EBITDA) ex new ventures | 1 8 |
1 8 |
1 8 |
| EPS (NOK) | 14.32 | 1.32 | 7.00 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities (NOK million) | 635 | 1,275 | 1,616 |
| Cash flow from operating activities per share (NOK) | 5.92 | 11.91 | 15.24 |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 1,536 | 141 | 742 |
| Average number of shares (1 000) | 107.274 | 107.027 | 106.021 |
Capital structure
| Full year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| Investments (NOK million): | |||
| Operational investments (capex) | 531 | 366 | 354 |
| Shares and other holdings | 935 | 203 | 731 |
| Interest bearing borrowings (NOK million) | 2,399 | 2,471 | 2,430 |
| Net interest bearing debt (NOK million) | 1,131 | 1,437 | 1,642 |
| Interest bearing debt ratio (%) | 1 4 |
1 6 |
1 5 |
| Equity ratio(%) 1) | 4 7 |
4 0 |
4 1 |
1) Treasury shares are offset against equity
Well balanced portfolio with steady development Online classifieds
Key operations – Online classifieds
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 Finn.no (MNOK) |
2013 | 2012 |
| 307 | 348 Operating revenues |
1,406 | 1,266 |
| 151 | 163 EBITDA |
691 | 622 |
| 49 % | 47 % EBITDA margin |
49 % | 49 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
| 2012 | 2013 Blocket.se/Bytbil.se (MSEK) |
2013 | 2012 |
| 184 | 224 Operating revenues |
866 | 774 |
| 81 | 118 EBITDA |
448 | 415 |
| 44 % | 53 % EBITDA margin |
52 % | 54 % |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |
| 2012 | 2013 Leboncoin.fr (MEUR) |
2013 | 2012 |
| 26.6 | 32.8 Operating revenues |
124.3 | 97.7 |
| 17.0 | 21.2 EBITDA |
83.6 | 66.7 |
| 67 % | 68 % | ||
| 64 % | 65 % EBITDA margin |
Key operations – Media houses
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | Verdens Gang (MNOK) | 2013 | 2012 | |
| 488 | 500 | Operating revenues | 1,951 | 1,920 | |
| 357 | 337 | of which offline | 1,365 | 1,466 | |
| 131 | 163 | of which online | 586 | 454 | |
| 74 | 67 | EBITDA | 313 | 310 | |
| 42 | 25 | of which offline | 163 | 200 | |
| 32 | 42 | of which online | 150 | 110 | |
| Q4 | Q4 | Schibsted Norge subscription | Full year | ||
| 2012 | 2013 | newspapers (MNOK) | 2013 | 2012 | |
| 989 | 954 | Operating revenues | 3,726 | 3,906 | |
| 894 | 819 | of which offline | 3,261 | 3,556 | |
| 95 | 135 | of which online | 465 | 350 | |
| 103 | 78 | EBITDA | 365 | 406 | |
| 87 | 57 | of which offline | 305 | 371 | |
| 16 | 21 | of which online | 60 | 35 | |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |||
| 2012 | 2013 | Aftonbladet (MSEK) | 2013 | 2012 | |
| 540 | 539 | Operating revenues | 2,066 | 2,168 | |
| 381 | 360 | of which offline | 1,443 | 1,621 | |
| 159 | 179 | of which online | 623 | 547 | |
| 82 | 99 | EBITDA | 283 | 312 | |
| 40 | 54 | of which offline | 154 | 170 | |
| 42 | 45 | of which online | 129 | 142 | |
| Q4 | Q4 | Full year | |||
| 2012 | 2013 | SvD (MSEK) | 2013 | 2012 | |
| 288 | 277 | Operating revenues | 1,033 | 1,087 | |
| 27 | 22 EBITDA | 1 | 59 | ||
| Q4 | Q4 | Schibsted Tillväxtmedier | Full year | ||
| 2012 | 2013 | (MSEK) | 2013 | 2012 | |
| 270 | 289 | Operating revenues | 1,043 | 1,000 | |
| 27 | 56 | EBITDA | 151 | 124 |
Norway
Sweden
Circulation development - YTD
| Per Q4 | Circulation 2013 |
Change 2012-2013 |
Change | Circulation revenue |
Change 2012-2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Norge, subscription newspapers, weekdays Schibsted Norge, subscription newspapers, Sunday |
381 869 264 078 |
(18 006) (10 462) |
(5) % } (4) % |
1 368 | a) 2 % |
| Verdens Gang weekdays Verdens Gang Sunday |
164 430 159 573 |
(23 923) (19 861) |
(13) % } (11) % |
1 024 | a) (6) % |
| Aftonbladet weekdays Aftonbladet Sunday |
176 475 191 400 |
(30 825) (36 800) |
(15) % } (16) % |
1 128 | b) (8) % |
| Svenska Dagbladet weekdays Svenska Dagbladet Sunday |
159 000 164 400 |
(15 400) (15 400) |
(9) % } (9) % |
451 | b) (8) % |
| a) Figures in NOK million b) Figures in SEK million |
Advertising – Print editions
| Per Q4 | Volume1) 2013 |
Change 2012-2013 |
Revenues (NOK million) |
Change 2012-2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schibsted Norge, subscription newspapers |
119 946 | (8) % | 1 569 | (14) % |
| Verdens Gang | 11 778 | 10 % | 281 | (10) % |
| Aftonbladet 2) | 16 913 | (5) % | 296 | (22) % |
| Svenska Dagbladet 2) | 22 688 | (0) % | 429 | (7) % |
| 1) Column meters 2) SEK million |
Historical development
- Chr. Schibsted Forlag (publishing house) founded
- Christiania Adresseblad launched in Oslo renamed Aftenposten in 1861
- Takeover of VG
- Reorganisation from a private family company to a limited company
- Listing at the Oslo Stock Exchange with a growth strategy declaration
- First TV and film investments
- First New Media/Internet investments
- First investments in Kanal 2 in Estonia
- Acquisition of Aftonbladet
- Acquisition of Svenska Dagbladet
- Investment in Eesti Meedia Group
- Launch of the free newspaper concept 20 Minutes
- Launch of Finn
- Acquisition of Blocket
- Acquisition of Hitta.se
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Launch of Sesam and acquisition of Internettkatalogen
-
Schibsted International Classifieds & Search launch of Willhaben.at and LeBoncoin.fr
- Acquisition of selected assets of Trader Classified Media (International Classifieds Acquired)
- Divestment of ownership in TV 2
- Divestment of ownership TV4
- Media Norge approved by Schibsted's general meeting
- Rolv Erik Ryssdal new CEO
- Media Norge and Schibsted Sverige established
- Increased ownership in Finn.no and InfoJobs.net
- Non core activities Metronome, Retriever, Basefarm, Teleadress divested
- Increased ownership in Leboncoin.fr from 50% to 100%
- Merger with Media Norge.
- The Blocket-copy Bomnegocio.com launched in Brazil
- Schibsted Norge AS established
- Full ownership in Anuntis Segundamano
- SnT Classifieds established with Telenor as partner
See also:http://www.schibsted.com/en/About-Schibsted/History/
Investor information
- Visit Schibsted's homepages
- www.schibsted.com/ir
- Jo Christian Steigedal, VP Investor Relations [email protected] Tel: +47 2310 6600 Mobile: +47 415 08 733
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