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SEEK LIMITED — AGM Information 2011
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SEEK Limited Annual General Meeting
2011
21 November 2011
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The material in this presentation has been prepared by SEEK Limited ABN 46 080 075 314 ("SEEK") and is general background information about SEEK’s activities current as at the date of this presentation. The information is given in summary form and does not purport to be complete. In particular you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements regarding our belief, intent or expectations with respect to SEEK’s businesses, market conditions and/or results of operations, as although due care has been used in the preparation of such statements, actual results may vary in a material manner.
Information in this presentation, including forecast financial information, should not be considered as advice or a recommendation to investors or potential investors in relation to holding, purchasing or selling securities. Before acting on any information you should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to these matters, any relevant offer document and in particular, you should seek independent financial advice.
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SEEK operates a range of strategic businesses in Employment & Education
Domestic Employment
International Employment
Education
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Australia
New Zealand
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Swinburne
Online
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Key Operating Metrics (FY11)
- FY11 174m cumulative AU & NZ visits • FY11 1.8m cumulative AU & NZ jobs
Key Operating Metrics (FY11)
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Population exposure to over 2b people (represents ~20% of Global GDP)
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1 or #2 player in 9 countries across Asia & Latin America
Key Operating Metrics (FY11)
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SEEK Learning enrolled 31.5k students
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IDP placed 21k overseas students & administered ~514K IELTS tests
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THINK educated 13k students
FY11: Key Financial Metrics
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FY11 Revenue of A$224.0m
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FY11 EBITDA of A$133.5m
FY11: Key Financial Metrics
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Pro-Forma Revenue of A$128.3m
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Pro-Forma EBITDA of A$35.7m
FY11: Key Financial Metrics
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Pro-Forma Revenue of A$205.3m
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Pro-Forma EBITDA of A$18.4m
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FY11 Overview
Consistent strategy and effective execution delivers a record full year result
Group Financial Performance
Growth from diverse earnings streams underpinning a record full year financial result with normalised NPAT (Post NCI) of A$104.6m[1 ]
Profit increase driven by continued growth in employment business and strong growth in Zhaopin
Domestic Employment
International Employment
Education
Prime beneficiary of continued structural migration from print to online
SEEK continues to be the leader in market share and job seeker metrics
SEEK is well positioned for future growth given its strong market position and exposure to favourable structural trends
Continuation of strong revenue and profit growth for Zhaopin
JobsDB achieved strong underlying revenue & earnings growth
JobStreet performed well in fast growing SE Asian markets
SEEK Learning achieved a robust result in H2 FY11
THINK and IDP investing for the medium term to capitalise on large growth opportunities in their respective markets
Key appointments made for Swinburne Online
Brasil Online achieved a solid result
Strong growth by OCC in the early stage & fast growing Mexico market
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1 Normalised FY11 NPAT (Post NCI) comprises: Reported NPAT (Post NCI) normalised for one-off and non-recurring items
SEEK achieved a record full year result for 12 months to 30 June 2011
FY11 – Headline Performance
| A$m | Growth | Growth | |||
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| SEEK Group | FY10 | FY11 | $m | % | |
| Revenue1 | 280.9 | 343.1 | 62.1 | 22% | |
| EBITDA (Normalised) | 117.4 | 143.6 | 26.2 | 22% | |
| Reported EBITDA | 117.4 | 135.6 | 18.2 | 16% | |
| NPAT (Post NCI) (Normalised) | 83.1 | 104.6 | 21.5 | 26% | |
| Reported NPAT (Post NCI) | 89.5 | 97.7 | 8.2 | 9% |
For FY11 final dividend, SEEK has maintained its dividend pay-out ratio at 50% of Cash NPAT[2 ]
| A$ | Growth | Growth | |||
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| FY10 | FY11 | $ | % | ||
| Basic EPS (cents) | 26.6 | 29.0 | 2.4 | 9% | |
| H1 - Interim Dividend (cents) | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 31% | |
| H2 - Final Dividend (cents) | 6.7 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 12% | |
| Total Dividends | 11.9 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 20% |
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1 Excludes interest income
2 Cash NPAT defined as: NPAT (Post NCI) (reported) – Associates NPAT +/- Non Cash Items + Associate Dividends
... which is a continuation of SEEK’s track record of
consistent growth over a long time period.
Operating Revenue - CAGR of 36.1%
Normalised EBITDA – CAGR of 38.9%
Normalised NPAT (Post NCI) – CAGR of 33.6%
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$143.6M
$343.1M
$117.4M
$280.9M $109.8M
$97.8M
$210.2M
$208.8M
$80.3M
$157.0M
$49.0M
$106.2M
$29.5M
$69.6M
$39.7M $14.4M
Operating Revenue Normalised EBITDA
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$104.6M
$83.1M
$76.3M
$55.5M $55.3M
$34.1M
$19.3M
$13.8M
Normalised NPAT (Post NCI)
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SEEK’s FY11 look through result is Revenue ~A$558m and EBITDA ~A$188m
“Look through” Revenue
“Look through” EBITDA
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FY06 – FY11 CAGR of 39.3%
A$557.6m
A$454.3m A$128.3m
A$399.4m
A$73.8m
A$59.6m
A$304.4m
A$205.3m
A$14.2m
A$207.8m
A$206.1m A$100.2m A$169.0m
A$6.0m
A$59.9m
A$106.2m
A$224.0m
A$11.1m A$190.0m A$170.9m A$172.7m
A$140.2m
A$95.2m
FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
SEEK Employment SEEK Education SEEK International
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FY07 – FY11 CAGR of 32.6%
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A$187.5m
$35.7m
A$142.3m
A$18.4m
A$118.8m A$111.1m $9.2m
A$18.8m A$39.7m
A$86.0m A$28.8m
A$12.3m
A$45.8m A$133.5m
A$106.7m
A$2.9m A$90.9m A$93.4m
A$76.9m
A$42.8m
(A$3.2m) (A$6.7m) (A$8.5m)
FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
SEEK Employment SEEK Education SEEK International
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- “Look through” Revenue and EBITDA based on ownership as at each reporting date. For FY11 the following is applied:
1 SEEK Employment comprises of SEEK Employment (Australia & NZ) (100% owned)
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2 SEEK Education comprises of SEEK Learning (100%), THINK (100%), IDP (50%) and Swinburne Online (50%). The Revenue and EBITDA of IDP & Swinburne Online have included on a “look through” basis based on SEEK’s 50% ownership level. However, IDP and Swinburne Online do not form part of SEEK’s consolidated Revenue & EBITDA
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3 SEEK International comprises: Zhaopin (56.1%), Brasil Online (30%), OCC (40%), JobStreet (22.0%) and JobsDB (55.2%). SEEK’s effective 55.2% ownership of JobsDB reflects SEEK’s share of SEEK Asia (68.96%) x SEEK Asia’s share of JobsDB (80%) for the entire financial year
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- Note, for SEEK’s statutory accounts, 100% of JobsDB’s Revenue and EBITDA was consolidated for May & June 2011 only
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Domestic Employment
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SEEK Employment had a robust FY11
SEEK Financials – continued recovery since the GFC
Discussion on results
| A$m | A$m | Growth | Growth | ||
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| SEEK Employment | FY10 | FY11 | $m | % | |
| Revenue | 172.7 | 224.0 | 51.4 | 30% | |
| EBITDA | 93.4 | 133.5 | 40.1 | 43% | |
| EBITDA (%) | 54% | 60% | |||
| $Am | |||||
| H1 | H2 | H1 | H2 | ||
| SEEK Employment | FY10 | FY10 | FY11 | FY11 | FY11 |
| Revenue | 78.5 | 94.2 | 106.8 | 117.2 | 224.0 |
| EBITDA | 40.6 | 52.8 | 62.8 | 70.8 | 133.5 |
| EBITDA (%) | 52% | 56% | 59% | 60% | 60% |
Revenue growth of 30% (FY11 v FY10)
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Revenue growth attributable to volume of 22%
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Revenue growth attributable to yield of 8%
Strong EBITDA Margins
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EBITDA margins moved from 54% (FY10) to 60% (FY11)
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SEEK continues to generate strong operating leverage
SEEK – track record of growth
New products & initiatives
– SEEK Employment Revenue & EBITDA (FY04 FY11)
Successful launch of new products initiatives
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A$’M Revenue CAGR of 28.0%
250.0 EBITDA CAGR of 37.5%
200.0
150.0
100.0
50.0
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FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
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SEEK mobile now generates ~1.8m monthly visits
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Strong growth in new resumes in SEEK’s resume data base
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Re launch of SEEK Exec to better serve $150k+ job market
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Accompanied by pricing change reflecting value delivered
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Increased SME penetration
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Growth in Government volume and revenue in FY11
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Revenue EBITDA
SEEK holds the #1 online market position in Australia and New Zealand ...
Australia
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Source: October 2011 Nielsen NetRatings, SEEK Count of websites
New Zealand
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Visits: Number of visits per site TTOS: Share of total time on site across the top 2 or 3 players
..and online is the preferred way to search for jobs.
Online is the way to search for jobs[1] …
...and SEEK is the #1 brand[1]
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Q: If you were looking for a job and could use only one way to find a job, Q. When you think about employment websites on the internet,
80% in what way would you choose to look for a job? 60.0% which comes to mind?
73% 74% 73% 75% 73% 75% [76%][ 75%] 77%74% 56.2% 55.9% 55.5%
70% 71% 53.7% 53.6% 53.4%
65% 67% 66% [68%] 64% 50.0% 49.5%51.9%
60% 62% 59% 57% 59% 61% 61%
56%
54% 54%
40.0%
50% 51%49%
46% 46%
44%
40% 38% 41% [43%] 41% 39% 39% 30.0%
35% 36% 25.0%
33% [34%] 32%
30% 29% 27% 26% [27%] 25% 27% 25% 24% 25% 23%26% 20.0% 20.3% 20.4% 23.6%21.5%18.6%23.6%
20% 17.1%
10.0% 9.9% 11.4% 10.7%
10% 8.5% [9.1%] 8.5% [8.9%]
6.9%
0% 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.9%0.8%
0.0%
Internet Newspaper SEEK CareerOne MyCareer Linkedin
Mar 04 Feb-05 Feb-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 May-07 Aug-07 Oct-07 Feb-08 May-08 Aug-08 Nov-08 Feb-09 May-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10 Aug-10 Oct-10 Feb-11 May-11 Aug-11 Oct-11
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1 Independent research conducted by Newspoll Telephone Omnibus, conducted 28-30 October. Sample size 703 adults aged 18+ in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
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Online dominates in job ads & job seeker preferences yet half of ad spend still resides in print ...
Online vs. Print (%)
| Job Ad Volume1 Oct-11 |
Job Seeker Preferences2 Oct-11 |
Share of Spend3 Mar-11 |
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| Online | 84% | 74% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 26% | 48% | |||
What does this mean?
o Approximately $200-250m[4] of ad spend still resides in print
o SEEK should be prime beneficiary of continued structural migration as it’s the #1 brand & holds market leadership across all key job seeker metrics
1 ANZ Advertisement Series for Oct-11
2Job seeker preferences considers online and print methods of finding a job only (represents ~70% of total means) at Oct 2011 3 Based on analyst reports, market research and internal analysis 4 Size of print classifieds ad market depends on time in the cycle
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...indicating future revenue growth as structural migration from print to online will continue
Structural migration of revenue from print to online
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USA
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~2 years lag
Australia
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011
(Mar)
Calendar Year
Online Revenue as a % of total employment market
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Source: Corzen, WARC, WAN, IAB, Classifieds Intelligence, analyst reports, market research and internal analysis
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SEEK is well positioned for growth due to its market leadership and exposure to favourable structural trends
Core drivers of long term employment earnings
SEEK’s core strategy remains focused on accelerating the structural migration of revenue from print to online by attacking under-penetrated segments and developing new products and services
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Volume
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Continue attacking industry segments such as Trade & Services, Regional, Govt & Healthcare. SEEK has repositioned its Exec offering to better serve this market
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Expect remaining job ad volumes to continue migrating over the medium term from print to online
Yield
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SEEK announced a price increase of 9% effective 1 July 2011
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Continued take up of Standout & Premium Ads and changes to Exec offering are expected to drive further yield growth
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Increasing SME penetration which delivers higher average yield
Product Extension
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SEEK has launched new products & services such as: (i) mobile search (ii) job seeker profile (iii) improved search functionality
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In next 12 month, SEEK will launch new products & services to improve the search experience for job seekers & advertisers
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SEEK International
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SEEK International has exposure to over ~2b people and ~20% of Global GDP
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China
Zhaopin CJOL [1 ]
( 56 %)
Mexico • Zhaopin is #2 overall
OCC SE Asia • CJOL is #2 in South China
( 40 %) JobStreet JobsDB • Population of ~1,330m
• #1 Market Position ( 22 %) ( 80 %) • Internet penetration ~32%
• Population of ~112m Brazil • #1 or #2 across the region
• Internet penetration ~27% Brasil Online • Population of ~440m
( 30 %) • Internet penetration
Australia / NZ
varies from 12% to 79%
• #1 & #2 Market Position
Seek • #1 in Australia and NZ
• Population of ~210m (100%)
• Population of ~27m
• Internet penetration ~36%
• Internet penetration 78% to 83%
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1 CJOL currently owned 75.58% by JobsDB as at 30 June 2011
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On a look through basis, SEEK International achieved revenue of A$128.3m & EBITDA of A$35.7m
SEEK International[1] – Pro-Forma[2, 3 ]
Pro-Forma[2, 3] – Strong Revenue & EBITDA Growth
SEEK Int'l $Am Growth Pro-Forma[2,3] FY10 FY11 $m % Revenue 73.8 128.3 54.5 74% EBITDA 9.2 35.7 26.4 287% EBITDA (%) 12% 28%
A$m Growth Reported FY10 FY11 $m % SEEK share of Associate NPAT 1.6 16.9 15.3 960%
Strong result across SEEK International
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Zhaopin: Strong revenue result and achieved a full year of profitability
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JobsDB: Strong year on year growth in FY11
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JobStreet: Continuing its trend of solid quarter on quarter growth
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Brasil Online: A solid underlying result
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OCC: Performing well in an early stage market
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A$128.3m
A$35.7m
A$73.8m
A$59.6m
A$9.2m
A$14.2m
Revenue EBITDA
(A$6.7m)
(A$8.5m)
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FY10 vs. FY11 revenue growth of 74%, of which 30% was organic and 44% was related to acquisitions
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FY10 vs. FY11 EBITDA growth of 287%, comprising 156% related to organic and 131% related to acquisitions
1 At 30 June 2011 SEEK International comprised Zhaopin (56.1%), JobsDB (80% owned by SEEK Asia), JobStreet (22.0%), Brasil Online (30%) and OCC (40%)
2 The Revenue and EBITDA for Zhaopin, JobStreet, Brasil Online and OCC have been included on a “look through” basis based on SEEK’s respective equity ownership levels. In SEEK’s statutory accounts, these entities are not consolidated.
3 The Revenue and EBITDA of JobsDB has been included in FY11 on the basis of SEEK’s 68.96% interest in SEEK Asia’s multiplied by SEEK Asia’s 80% ownership interest in JobsDB for the 12 months of FY11 (“look through” ownership of 55.2%). However, for SEEK’s statutory accounts, 100% of JobsDB’s Revenue and EBITDA was consolidated for May & June 2011 only
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SEEK’s Asian Business performed very well in FY11
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In FY11, achieved online revenue growth of 73% vs pcp & SEEK’s share of NPAT was A$8.7m[1 ]
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Strategic focus is to continue growth via expansion into new markets and in under-penetrated segments (industry verticals & geography)
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In FY11, strong revenue growth of 45% & EBITDA growth of 48% vs pcp
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Commencement of new CEO who was former CFO of BlueScope Asia
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Strategic focus is to capture volume opportunities that exist in all markets
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CY11 Q2 YTD, rev growth of 22% & Op. Profit growth of 15% vs pcp
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SEEK received dividends of A$1.5m in FY11
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JobStreet continuing to benefit from robust labour markets and favourable economic conditions in SE Asia
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1 SEEK share of NPAT includes gains of A$0.4m primarily related to non-cash FX gains in H1 FY11 & A$1.2m of non-cash FX gains in H2 FY11. Excluding these non-cash items, SEEK’s share of normalised NPAT would be A$7.1M.
SEEK’s Latin American businesses provide a platform for strong growth
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In FY11, achieved revenue growth of 16% and normalised EBITDA[1] growth of 23% vs pcp
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SEEK received dividends of A$4.4m in FY11
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Strategic focus is to leverage market leadership into growth in job listings and users via increased marketing, demographic and geographic expansion
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In FY11, achieved revenue growth of 23% and EBITDA growth of 25%
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SEEK received dividends of A$1.7m in FY11
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Strategic focus is to continue penetrating SME markets and refinement of pricing strategies to drive yield growth
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1 In H1 FY11, EBITDA normalisations were for a total of BRL 6.4m comprising (i) one-off affiliate marketing expenses (BRL2.4m) & (ii) One-off start-up costs for Catho Learning & other one-off project costs (BRL4.0m). SEEK share of NPAT normalisations in H1 FY11 totalled A$1.4m. In H2 FY11, there were no EBITDA normalisations. SEEK share of NPAT normalisations in H2 FY11 totalled A$1.2m comprising one-off tax expense and other one-off non-cash items.
SEEK Education
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SEEK Education faced headwinds in FY11 but has positioned itself for future growth
SEEK Education[1] – Pro-Forma[2 ]
| A$m | Growth | Growth | ||
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| SEEK Education | FY10 | FY11 | $m | % |
| Revenue | 207.8 | 205.3 | (2.5) | (1%) |
| EBITDA | 39.7 | 18.4 | (21.2) | (54%) |
| NPAT | 23.3 | 6.5 | (16.9) | (72%) |
“Look through” Education financials over the last six years[1, 2 ]
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$39.7M $23.3M
$207.8M$205.3M
$169.0M
$28.8M $16.6M
$100.2M $18.8M $18.4M
$9.9M
$59.9M $12.3M $6.9M $6.5M
$11.3M $3.1M $1.5M
Revenue EBITDA NPAT
CAGR 78.6% 42.7% 34.0%
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Each business faced specific issues in FY11 but each made underlying progress to position themselves for future growth
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SEEK Learning executed operational improvements in marketing & sales that underpinned a robust performance in H2 FY11
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THINK invested heavily to build the foundations in FY11 and continues to execute its overall turn-around strategies
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IDP made significant progress into its multi-destination strategy across the USA, UK and Canada
1 SEEK’s Education comprises: SEEK Learning (100%), THINK (100%), IDP (50%) and Swinburne Online (50%)
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Pro-forma or “Look through” Revenue and EBITDA based on ownership as at each reporting date. For FY11 the following is applied:
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2 The Revenue and EBITDA for IDP & EBITDA for the Swinburne Online have been included on a “look through” basis at SEEK’s 50% ownership level. However, for SEEK’s statutory accounts, IDP & the Swinburne Online do not form part of SEEK’s Consolidated Revenue & EBITDA.
SEEK’s Education Businesses
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Strong H2 FY11 of A$24.3m (H2 v H1 growth of 20%) & EBITDA of A$8.6m (H2 v H1 growth of 91%)
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Driven by achieving strong improvements in key operational metrics
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Strategic focus is to continue executing on operational improvements and adding new courses and partners
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FY11 was a disappointing result and reflects the business undergoing a “consolidation” year
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Significant restructuring now undertaken which has led to improvements in underlying operational performance
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Strategic focus is on student growth and cost control in order to drive profitability
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In FY11, achieved a solid result in light of challenging conditions
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SEEK received dividends of A$2.5m in FY11 and received A$2.5m in H1 FY12
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Business is well positioned for growth from multi-destination & favourable outcomes from the Knight Review
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Strategic focus is to grow student volumes from multi-destination strategy
Swinburne Online
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Strong engagement between SEEK and Swinburne University
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Swinburne Online has commenced enrolment of students with first teaching cohort in March 2012
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Trading Update
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Trading Update– FY12 YTD
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DISCUSSION ON YTD RESULTS
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Domestic employment results proving to be resilient reflecting market leadership position and robust business model
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International employment results are pleasing reflecting exposure to favourable structural trends in internet penetration & labour market growth
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Education results are in line with internal expectations and businesses making inroads in improving operational performance
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The guidance statements below may vary in the event of major external macroeconomic shocks
DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT
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Continuation of year on year growth in job ads but growth rates continuing to soften
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Expect FY12 Revenue & EBITDA to be greater than FY11 so long as U/E rate does not exceed 6%
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Positioned well for growth when market conditions improve reflecting its strong market position
INTERNATIONAL
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We expect:
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Zhaopin, JobsDB, Brasil Online & OCC – In aggregate, expect underlying Revenue & EBITDA (in local currency) in FY12 to be significantly greater than FY11 despite ongoing investment for growth opportunities
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JobStreet – Continuation of robust growth
EDUCATION
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SEEK Learning[1] &THINK – Expect Revenue & EBITDA in FY12 to be greater than FY11
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IDP – Expect NPAT[2] in FY12 to be broadly in line with FY11 despite challenging operating conditions & continued international investment
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Swinburne Online – Business to incur losses in its first full year of operation
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1 Guidance refers to SEEK Learning Australia only which recorded in FY11 Revenue of $40.6m & EBITDA of $12.9m. Note, DWT will be included in THINK’s results in FY12 2 Refers to SEEK’s share of Associate or JV NPAT
Resolutions and Proxy Votes received - Annual General Meeting 21 November 2011
| Resolution | Vote type | Voted | % | % of all securities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, REMUNERATION REPORT | For | 189,383,586 | 95.11 | 56.18 |
| Against | 9,339,793 | 4.69 | 2.77 | |
| Open-Usable | 388,996 | 0.20 | 0.12 | |
| Abstain | 607,697 | N/A | 0.18 | |
| 3, RE-ELECT MR N CHATFIELD | For | 212,623,114 | 93.80 | 63.08 |
| Against | 12,968,780 | 5.72 | 3.85 | |
| Open-Usable | 1,088,400 | 0.48 | 0.32 | |
| Abstain | 319,551 | N/A | 0.09 | |
| 4, INCREASE NONEXEC DIR FEE | For | 184,180,161 | 92.32 | 54.64 |
| Against | 14,908,740 | 7.47 | 4.42 | |
| Open-Usable | 410,765 | 0.21 | 0.01 | |
| Abstain | 242,366 | N/A | 0.07 |
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Resolutions and Proxy Votes received - Annual General Meeting 21 November 2011
| Resolution | Vote type | Voted | % | % of all securities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, INCREASE OPT TO A BASSAT | For | 198,011,198 | 96.91 | 58.74 |
| Against | 5,273,974 | 2.58 | 1.56 | |
| Open-Usable | 1,043,961 | 0.51 | 0.31 | |
| Abstain | 286,047 | N/A | 0.08 | |
| 6, APPROVE ISSUE OF OPTIONS | For | 186,812,943 | 91.56 | 55.42 |
| Against | 16,211,030 | 7.94 | 4.81 | |
| Open-Usable | 1,018,527 | 0.50 | 0.30 | |
| Abstain | 573,180 | N/A | 0.17 | |
| 7, APPROVE ISSUE OF OPTIONS | For | 190,480,406 | 93.36 | 56.51 |
| Against | 12,532,862 | 6.14 | 3.72 | |
| Open-Usable | 1,020,961 | 0.50 | 0.30 | |
| Abstain | 581,451 | N/A | 0.17 |
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