Quarterly Report • Jul 16, 2019
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CEO Kristin Skogen Lund & CFO Trond Berger 16 July 2019
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Alternative performance measures (APM) used in this presentation are described and presented in the section Definitions and reconciliations in the quarterly report.

Digital subscription revenue in News Media
+22%
Revenue growth adjusted for currency fluctuations. Verticals = Cars, real estate, jobs
Q2 2019

Revenue growth adjusted for currency fluctuations. Verticals = Cars, real estate, jobs The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in Nordic Marketplaces was NOK 13 million in Q2 2019.

Continued fall in display advertising for Aftonbladet - Change in regulation in gaming advertising - Ongoing work to restructure advertising mix
- Using weak market to capture market share - Market expected to benefit from regulations over time

Significant potential to expand the Lendo platform geographically: Launched in Denmark, Poland and Austria this year
Use the strong brand to capture a bigger part of the financial services customer journey
Broaden the segment scope: Lendo for business launched in Sweden
Regulatory changes in Norway likely to be beneficial for the over time. Similar measures already in place in Sweden

*) NIBD = Net interest bearing debt (figures for Schibsted ex. Adevinta)
| Nordic Marketplaces |
News Media | Next: Growth & Financial Services |
59% ownership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues: | 813m | 1,911m | 755m | EUR 185m |
| Revenue growth: | 12% | -1% | +7% | +15% |
| +6% | -2% | +4% | +13% | |
| EBITDA: | 390m | 229m | 57m | EUR 50m |
| EBITDA change | 321m | 150m | 69m | EUR 50m |
| Y/Y (ex IFRS): | +8% (+5%) | +34% (+7%) | -51% (-60%) | +20% (+12%) |
| EBITDA-margin: | 45% | 8% | 9% | 28% |
| 48% | 12% | 7% | 27% |
Figures in NOK million. Total digital revenue growth and EBITDA margin in headline are for Schibsted ex. Adevinta. IFRS 16 had a positive EBITDA effect on Schibsted ex. Adevinta of NOK 85 million in Q2 2019. Excluding this, EBITDA margin would have been 15% in Q2. All segment growth rates are currency adjusted except Adevinta. All margins are reported margins, including IFRS 16 effect. Adevinta figures in EUR million, as reported by Adevinta, proportional view including JVs and Associates. Adevinta ownership at reporting date.
Q2 2019
NORDIC MARKETPLACES
Revenues (NOK million) and EBITDA margin

The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in Marketplaces Norway was NOK 9 million in Q2 2019.
Sweden Revenues (NOK million) and EBITDA margin 50 0 100 200 150 300 250 47% (46%) Q2 19 55% Q2 17 53% Q2 18 2%1 Revenues EBITDA margin (EBITDA margin excl. IFRS 16)
1) Revenue growth in local currency, adjusted for termination of licence revenue from Adevinta and "Mäklarprodukt transferred to News Media The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in Marketplaces Sweden was NOK 3 million in Q2 2019
Photo: Ian Langson / EPA
Photo: Frank Augstein / TT Nyhetsbyrån
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Revenue growth is adjusted for currency fluctuations
Q2 2019 The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in News Media was NOK 46 million in Q2 2019 News Media
VG
Revenues and EBITDA-margin (NOK million)

The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in VG was NOK 4 million in Q2 2019
Strong growth in digital subscription revenues Number of digital subscribers to VG+

Q2 2019 15
Aftonbladet delivers healthy growth in digital subscription revenues. Margin heavily affected by new regulations in gaming industry
Revenues and EBITDA-margin (NOK million)


Volume number of digital subscribers to Aftonbladet PLUS

Revenue growth in local currency (SEK).
Q2 2019 16 The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in Aftonbladet was NOK 4 million in Q2 2019
News Media
Strong growth in digital subscription revenue (Number of pure digital subscribers)
+13%
ARPU
+19%


Q2 2019 17 The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA in Subscription Newspapers was NOK 8 million in Q2 2019
News Media

Currency adjusted revenue growth
Lendo
Q2 2019
Financial services
Prisjakt Group

Revenues (NOK million) and EBITDA-margin



*) Through Schibsted and partner's operations

Adevinta including proportionate share of JVs Revenues and EBITDA margin (EUR millions)

ü

Finance
Schibsted excl. Adevinta
EBITDA change Q2 18 – Q2 19 (NOK million)

Schibsted excl. Adevinta
| (NOK million) |
Second | quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement |
2018 | 2019 | |
| Operating revenues |
3 191 |
3 216 |
NOK 85 million in positive IFRS 16 effect |
| Operating expenses |
(2 673) |
(2 659) |
on operating expenses and EBITDA |
| Operating profit (loss) EBITDA |
518 | 557 | |
| - | - | NOK -72 million in IFRS 16 effect on | |
| Depreciation and amortisation |
(116) | (208) | depreciation |
| Share (loss) of profit of associates and JV |
5 | (18) | Losses mainly related to Financial |
| Impairment loss |
(41) | (0) | Services ventures portfolio |
| Other income and expenses |
(1) | (38) | Mostly related to the Adevinta spin-off |
| Operating profit (loss) EBIT |
366 | 293 | |
| financial Net items |
16 | (27) | NOK -13 million in IFRS 16 effect on net |
| (loss) Profit before tax |
382 | 266 | financial items |
| Taxes | (124) | (86) | |
| Net profit/loss |
259 | 180 |
Schibsted excl. Adevinta
| First half | |
|---|---|
| year 2019 |
|
| Reported profit (loss) before taxes | 424 |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures and associates | 37 |
| Other losses for which no deferred tax benefit is recognised | 127 |
| Adjusted tax base | 588 |
| Taxes | 145 |
| Underlying tax rate | 24.7% |

Finance
Schibsted excl. Adevinta

Ragnar Kårhus New CFO from 1 September 2019 Previously CEO of Telenor Broadcast
CFO Trond Berger will exercise his early retirement option from Schibsted on 1 September 2019.
Berger will stay close to Schibsted also after this, working part time with Group projects

Jann-Boje Meinecke New Head of IR from 1 November 2019. Currently VP Corporate FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) in Schibsted ASA
Head of IR Jo Christian Steigedal will leave Schibsted during Q4 2019 to become partner in Corporate Communications.
IRO Espen Risholm will leave Schibsted during Q4 2019 to become Head of IR in Ice Group ASA.

Spreadsheet containing detailed Q2 2019 and historical and analytical information can be downloaded from www.schibsted.com/ir

Schibsted excl. Adevinta
| Year to |
date | (NOK million) |
Second quarter |
YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Marketplaces Norway |
2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 911 | 1 021 , |
Operating revenues |
540 | 503 | % 7 |
| -504 | -527 | Operating expenses |
-269 | -268 | 1 % |
| 407 | 493 | EBITDA | 271 | 235 | 15 % |
| 45 % |
48 % |
EBITDA margin |
50 % |
47 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Marketplaces Norway in Q2 2019 is NOK 9 million
| Year to |
date | (NOK million) |
Second quarter |
YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Marketplaces Sweden |
2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 465 | 463 | Operating revenues |
245 | 244 | 0 % |
| -235 | -247 | Operating expenses |
-129 | -116 | 12 % |
| 230 | 216 | EBITDA | 115 | 128 | -10 % |
| 49 % |
47 % |
EBITDA margin |
47 % |
53 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Marketplaces Sweden in Q2 2019 is NOK 3 million
| Year to date | (NOK million) | Second quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | VG | 2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 902 | 898 | Operating revenues | 468 | 459 | 2 % |
| 490 | 519 | - of which online revenues | 276 | 255 | 8 % |
| 413 | 379 | - of which print revenues | 192 | 204 | -6 % |
| -740 | -751 | Operating expenses | -379 | -377 | 1 % |
| 162 | 146 | EBITDA | 89 | 82 | 8 % |
| 18 % | 16 % | EBITDA margin | 19 % | 18 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for VG in Q2 2019 is NOK 4 million
| Year to date | (NOK million) | Second quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Aftonbladet | 2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 848 | 746 | Operating revenues | 367 | 434 | -15 % |
| 443 | 403 | - of which online revenues | 193 | 228 | -15 % |
| 405 | 342 | - of which print revenues | 174 | 206 | -16 % |
| -760 | -682 | Operating expenses | -340 | -381 | -11 % |
| 88 | 64 | EBITDA | 27 | 53 | -48 % |
| 10 % | 9 % | EBITDA margin | 7 % | 12 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Aftonbladet in Q2 2019 is NOK 4 million
| Year to date | (NOK million) | Second quarter | YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Subscription Newspapers | 2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 1,745 | 1,754 | Operating revenues | 892 | 886 | 1 % |
| 448 | 507 | - of which online revenues | 270 | 230 | 17 % |
| 1,297 | 1,246 | - of which print revenues | 622 | 656 | -5 % |
| -1,654 | -1,605 | Operating expenses | -793 | -825 | -4 % |
| 91 | 148 | EBITDA | 99 | 61 | 62 % |
| 5 % | 8 % | EBITDA margin | 11 % | 7 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Subscription Newspapers in Q2 2019 is NOK 8 million
Schibsted excl. Adevinta
| Year date to |
(NOK million) |
Second | quarter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Lendo Group |
2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 423 | 434 | Operating revenues |
205 | 208 | -1 % |
| -244 | -357 | Operating expenses |
-179 | -124 | 45 % |
| 179 | 77 | EBITDA | 26 | 84 | -69 % |
| -54 | - of which expansion phase |
-32 | |||
| 42 % |
16 % |
EBITDA margin |
13 % |
41 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Lendo Group in Q2 2019 is NOK 1 million
| Year date to |
Second quarter (NOK million) |
YoY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Lendo established |
2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
|
| 423 | 429 | Operating revenues |
201 | 208 | -3 % |
|
| -244 | -298 | Operating expenses |
-143 | -124 | 15 % |
|
| 179 | 131 | EBITDA | 59 | 84 | -30 % |
|
| 42 % |
29 % |
EBITDA margin |
29 % |
41 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Lendo established in Q2 2019 is NOK 1 million
| Year date to |
(NOK million) |
Second | quarter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Distribution | 2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 520 | 586 | Operating revenues |
294 | 257 | 14 % |
| -524 | -573 | Operating expenses |
-285 | -262 | 9 % |
| -4 | 13 | EBITDA | 8 | -5 | -257 % |
| -1 % |
2 % |
EBITDA margin |
3 % |
-2 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Distribution in Q2 2019 is NOK 4 million
| Year date to |
(NOK million) |
Second | quarter | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | Prisjakt | 2019 | 2018 | Δ % |
| 132 | 145 | Operating revenues |
72 | 66 | 9 % |
| -94 | -107 | Operating expenses |
-54 | -42 | 28 % |
| 38 | 38 | EBITDA | 19 | 24 | -22 % |
| 29 % |
26 % |
EBITDA margin |
26 % |
37 % |
The effect of IFRS 16 on EBITDA for Prisjakt in Q2 2019 is NOK 1 million
Schibsted excl. Adevinta

Schibsted excl. Adevinta
| (NOK million) |
Second quarter |
|---|---|
| Cash flow |
2019 |
| Profit (loss) before taxes |
266 |
| Depreciation amortisation and impairment losses , |
209 |
| Net effect pension liabilities |
5 |
| Share of loss (profit) of joint and associates of dividends received ventures net , |
46 |
| Taxes paid |
(140) |
| Sales losses (gains) and other non-cash losses (gains) non-current assets |
1 |
| Change in working capital and provisions |
(81) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities |
306 |
| Development and purchase of intangible and plant and equipment assets property , , |
(102) |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries of cash acquired net , |
(2) |
| Proceeds from sale of intangible and plant and equipment assets property , , |
2 |
| Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries of cash sold net , |
- |
| Net sale of (investment in) other shares |
(53) |
| Net change in other investments |
14 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities |
(141) |
| Net cash flow from financing activities |
571 3 , |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
735 3 , |
Consolidated figures
| (NOK million) |
Second | quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement |
2018 | 2019 | |
| Operating revenues |
4 602 , |
4 798 , |
|
| Operating expenses |
(3 707) , |
(3 738) , |
NOK 119 million in IFRS 16 effect on operating expenses and EBITDA |
| profit (loss) Gross operating EBITDA - |
895 | 1 060 , |
|
| Depreciation and amortisation |
(175) | (308) | NOK -102 million in IFRS 16 effect on depreciation |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint and associates ventures |
30 | (55) | Mainly related to OLX Brazil (incl. negative one-off) |
| Impairment loss |
(125) | 0 | and Financial Services ventures portfolio |
| Other income and expenses |
(2) | (95) | |
| Operating profit (loss) |
623 | 603 | Mostly related to the Adevinta spin-off |
| Net Financial Items |
(30) | (35) | |
| (loss) Profit before taxes |
593 | 568 | NOK -17 million in IFRS 16 effect on net financial items |
| Taxes | (277) | (214) | |
| Profit (loss) |
315 | 353 | |
| EPS basic (NOK) - |
1 24 |
1 14 |
|
| EPS basic adjusted (NOK) - |
1 76 |
1 40 |

Finance
Consolidated figures

Finance
Consolidated figures
40
Q2 2019
Consolidated figures
| (NOK million) |
Second quarter |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow |
2018 | 2019 | |
| (loss) Profit before taxes |
593 | 568 | |
| Depreciation amortisation and impairment losses , |
300 | 308 | |
| Net effect pension liabilities |
4 | 15 | |
| Share of loss (profit) of joint and associates of dividends ventures net , |
received (5) |
83 | |
| Taxes paid |
(217) | (296) | |
| Sales losses (gains) and other non-cash losses non-current assets |
(gains) 0 |
1 | |
| Change in working capital and provisions |
(123) | (191) | |
| flow from Net cash operating activities |
550 | 488 | |
| Net cash flow from investing activities |
(212) | (376) | |
| Net cash flow from financing activities |
(451) | 3 739 , |
|
| Effects of exchange changes cash and cash equivalents rate on |
(5) | 0 | |
| (decrease) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(118) | 3 850 , |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents of period at start |
1 805 , |
727 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents end of period at |
1 688 , |
578 4 , |
Consolidated figures
Underlying tax rate stable below 30%
■ The underlying tax rate is stable, slightly below 30%.
■ The reported tax rate is 38% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to 47% in the same period in 2018.
■ Generally, Schibsted reports a tax rate exceeding the applicable nominal tax rates primarily as an effect of losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognized. That effect has declined in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018.
| First half | ||
|---|---|---|
| year 2019 |
||
| Reported profit (loss) before taxes | 1,081 | |
| Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures and associates | 32 | |
| Other losses for which no deferred tax benefit is recognised | 289 | |
| Gain on sale of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates | - | |
| Impairment losses | - | |
| Adjusted tax base | 1,403 | |
| Taxes | 408 | |
| Underlying tax rate | 29.1% |

Note: NIBD/EBITDA according to bank definition.
CAPEX (NOK million) and CAPEX/Sales (%) Net interest bearing debt (NOK) and Ratio of Net interest bearing debt/LTM EBITDA




Consolidated figures
| A-share | B-share | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticker | |||
| Oslo Stock Exchange: | SCHA | SCHB | |
| Reuters: | SBSTA.OL | SBSTB.OL | |
| Bloomberg: | SCHA:NO | SCHB:NO | |
| Number of shares |
108,003,615 | 130,684,373 | |
| Treasury shares (10 July 2019) |
256,227 | 7,535 | |
| Number of shares outstanding |
107,747,388 | 130,676,838 | *) Total number of shares excluding treasury shares |
| Free float* |
74% | 78% | and shares owned by Blommenholm Industrier AS. |
| Share price (10 July 2019) |
NOK 231.50 | NOK 215.80 | **) Since 1 January 2019 |
| Average daily trading volume (shares)** | 266,000 | 215,000 | |
| Market Cap total (10 July 2019) |
NOK 53.2 bn., EUR 5.5 bn., GBP 5.0 bn., USD 6.2 bn., |
| Rank Name |
A-Shares | B-shares | Total | % | Shareholders | SCHA | SCHB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blommenholm Industrier AS 1 |
28 188 589 , , |
29 518 589 , , |
57 707 178 , , |
24 2 % |
of foreign shareholders % |
56 4 % |
58 3 % |
| Folketrygdfondet 2 |
7 926 190 , , |
10 473 569 , , |
18 399 759 , , |
7 7 % |
Number of shareholders |
3 992 , |
4 262 , |
| Baillie Gifford & Co 3 |
7 072 860 , , |
5 081 650 , , |
12 154 510 , , |
5 1 % |
Number of shares |
108 003 615 , , |
130 684 373 , , |
| Fidelity Management & Research Company 4 |
5 784 308 , , |
4 003 612 , , |
9 787 920 , , |
4 1 % |
Shares owned by Schibsted |
256 227 , |
7 535 , |
| Nya Wermlands Tidningen 5 |
4 274 300 , , |
4 063 000 , , |
8 337 300 , , |
3 5 % |
|||
| Alecta pensionsförsäkring ömsesidigt 6 , |
421 000 , |
4 744 500 , , |
5 165 500 , , |
2 2 % |
Largest of ownership A+B (VPS) country |
||
| The Vanguard Group Inc 7 , |
2 069 142 , , |
2 750 996 , , |
4 820 138 , , |
2 0 % |
Norway | 42 6 % |
|
| JPMorgan Chase Bank GTS CL A/C Escrow Account 8 |
3 992 109 , , |
530 767 , |
4 522 876 , , |
1 9 % |
United States |
24 5 % |
|
| Adelphi Capital LLP 9 |
1 610 293 , , |
2 670 754 , , |
4 281 047 , , |
1 8 % |
United Kingdom |
12 9 % |
|
| Pelham Capital Ltd 10 |
0 | 4 209 851 , , |
4 209 851 , , |
1 8 % |
Luxembourg | 4 3 % |
|
| York Capital Management L P 11 |
545 950 , |
3 381 283 , , |
3 927 233 , , |
1 6 % |
Ireland | 4 0 % |
|
| AKO Capital LLP 12 |
2 316 279 , , |
1 480 186 , , |
Not updated 3 796 465 , , |
1 6 % |
Sweden | 3 3 % |
|
| Marathon Asset Management LLP 13 |
2 058 455 , , |
1 693 168 , , |
3 751 623 , , |
1 6 % |
|||
| Platinum Investment Management Ltd 14 |
2 410 990 , , |
1 277 228 , , |
3 688 218 , , |
1 5 % |
|||
| Luxor Capital Group L P 15 , |
0 | 3 533 700 , , |
3 533 700 , , |
1 5 % |
Updated information and VPS register at: https://schibsted.com/ir/shareholders/ |
||
| KLP Forsikring 16 |
548 573 , |
2 582 830 , , |
3 131 403 , , |
1 3 % |
|||
| Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS 17 |
1 401 554 , , |
1 616 258 , , |
3 017 812 , , |
1 3 % |
|||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation 18 |
1 571 886 , , |
1 325 347 , , |
2 897 233 , , |
1 2 % |
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. |
||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N A 19 , |
101 507 , |
2 710 125 , , |
2 811 632 , , |
1 2 % |
|||
| Echinus Partners LP 20 |
2 006 150 , , |
736 060 , |
2 742 210 , , |
1 2 % |
|||
Source: Nasdaq OMX. Data as of 17 June 2019
| Shareholders | SCHA | SCHB |
|---|---|---|
| % of foreign shareholders | 56.4 % | 58.3 % |
| Number of shareholders | 3.992 | |
| Number of shares | 108,003,615 | 130.684.373 |
| Shares owned by Schibsted | 256,227 | .535 |
| Largest country of ownership A+B (VPS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 42.6 % | |
| United States | 24.5 % | |
| United Kingdom | 12.9 % | |
| Luxembourg | 4.3 % | |
| Ireland | 4.0 % | |
| Sweden | 3.3 % |
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 Akersgata 55, P.O. Box 490 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 23 10 66 00. E-mail: [email protected]

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