Investor Presentation • May 4, 2023
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Analyst Call – Results for Q1 2023 4 May 2023


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Good start into the year with 13% revenue and 16% ooEBITDA y-o-y growth respectively
Agent membership business continues growth momentum – 16.5% membership revenue growth reflecting strong demand for IS24 core products and new customer wins
Innovation: integrating professional valuation products into agent membership packages to drive price transparency in the current "bidask gap environment"
Seller Leads & Mortgage business facing continued muted demand
16% ooEBITDA growth fueled by product mix and operating leverage
Adjusted EPS grew strongly by 27%, reaching €0.56
Confirming full year guidance of 12% revenue growth and 13% ooEBITDA growth

Q1 2023 reflects strong momentum in our core business and continued customer growth



Remainder of revenues generated in: Professional: PPA Private: PPA + Other

Strong growth in all three segments contributed to 13% group revenue growth


| (€m) | Q1 2023 |
Q1 2022 |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional revenue | 78.0 | 71.4 | +9.3% |
| of which subscriptions | 70.8 | 64.0 | +10.7% |
| thereof membership | 61.4 | 52.7 | +16.5% |
| thereof seller leads | 9.4 | 11.3 | -16.7% |
| (period # Customers average) |
21 703 , |
20 854 , |
1% +4 |
| Resulting ARPU (in €) |
1,088 | 1,023 | +6.3% |
| of which PPA | 3.6 | 2.9 | +23.0% |
| of which Other (Mortgage) | 3.6 | 4.4 | -19.6% |
| Professional ooEBITDA | 48.4 | 42.8 | +12.9% |
| Professional ooEBITDA margin | 62.0% | 60.0% | +2.0pp |
Growth driven by a combination of customer growth, rate card and product upgrades
Seller leads & Mortgage impacted by muted customer demand due to challenging market environment
PPA growth remains strong due to high level of inventory and longer standing times
ooEBITDA margin increased due to product mix and reduced level investment into Seller Leads

| (€m) | Q1 2023 |
Q1 2022 |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private revenue | 34.9 | 28.2 | +23.7% |
| of which subscriptions | 17.0 | 13.8 | +23.6% |
| # Customers (period average) |
342 037 , |
283 567 , |
+20 6% |
| Resulting ARPU (in €) |
16.6 | 16.2 | +2.5% |
| of which PPA | 11.8 | 8.9 | +32.3% |
| of which Other (Schufa, RRI) | 6.0 | 5.5 | +10.0% |
| Private ooEBITDA | 16.3 | 13.4 | +22.2% |
| Private ooEBITDA margin | 46.8% | 47.4% | -0.6pp |
Further strong customer wins due to great demand in the rent market
Subscriptions growth continues to be driven by new customers with slightly increasing ARPU
Strong PPA reflecting continued high inventory and longer average standing times
ooEBITDA margin decreased slightly due to increased marketing investment for specific product groups and new campaigns in Q1 2023

ooEBITDA grew strongly by 16% fueled by favorable product mix and operating efficiency
| (€m) | Q1 2023 |
Q1 2022 |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 121.9 | 107.9 | +13.0% |
| Own work capitalized | 6.2 | 7.3 | -14.2% |
| Personnel costs |
-24.4 | -22.3 | +9.1% |
| Marketing costs | -12.8 | -13.7 | -6.4% |
| IT costs | -5,2 | -5,3 | -0.3% |
| Selling costs | -9.7 | -6.8 | +42.8% |
| Other operating costs | -7.8 | -8.5 | -8.1% |
| Total operating effects | -59.9 | -56.5 | +6.0% |
| ooEBITDA | 68.2 | 58.6 | +16.3% |
| ooEBITDA margin |
56.0% | 54.4% | +1.6pp |
Own work capitalized decreased due to reduced level of investments
Focus on efficiency – operating effects grew at only 6% due to cost control
Selling costs increased due to lead cooperation agreements and increased costs for credit checks as part of strategy to test products

on the back of strength in the core business and completing investment period



| (€m) | Q1 2023 |
Q1 2022 |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary operating EBITDA | 68.2 | 58.6 | +16.3% |
| Non-operating effects | -10.0 | -5.0 | +99.1% |
| Reported EBITDA | 58.2 | 53.6 | +8.6% |
| D&A | -8.0 | -7.5 | +6.0% |
| EBIT | 50.2 | 46,1 | +9.0% |
| Financial result | -2.7 | -16.6 | -84.1% |
| Earnings before tax | 47.6 | 29.4 | +61.9% |
| Taxes on income | -10.5 | -9.3 | +12.3% |
| Net income | 37.1 | 20.1 | +84.5% |
| Basic in EPS € |
0 50 |
0 25 |
+102 4% |
| Adjusted EPS in € |
0 56 |
0 44 |
+27 3% |
| Weighted # shares av |
73 6 |
80 7 |
-8 8% |
Non-operating effects increased due to costs for organisational changes
Improved financial results as 2022 included one-off costs related to closure of Spezialfond

Confirming previous guidance for FY2023 despite macro uncertainties
12% 13%
Revenue growth Ordinary operating EBITDA growth
12 Q1 2023 Results | 05/2023


Preliminary FY 2021 Results | March 2022 Q1 2023 Results | 05/2023

Filip Lindvall – Director Group Strategy & Investor Relations

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