Investor Presentation • May 3, 2022
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Unique Operating Model To Digitise Europe's Largest Retail Brokerage Market
May 2022
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Transaction: Smartbroker
The largest neo broker operator by assets under custody in Germany
Media
The largest publisher-independent financial portal operator
Host of the largest finance community across German-speaking Europe
20+yrs market experience | 100% digital | No stores – no hidden costs | Full service | Leading by technology | In-house development
Preliminary unaudited financials 2021, based on management information system | Growth rates are YoY | CAC = client acquisition cost
Smartbroker Classic Transaction
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Revenues, in €m Revenue growth by segment, in €m
E: estimated, according to preliminary management information system financials
Operational EBITDA, in €m Targeted investment into Smartbroker client growth, in €m
CAC = client acquisition cost, SB = Smartbroker, E: estimated, according to preliminary management information system financials
Award-Winning Neo Broker for Private Investors & Savers
Germany's ONLY full-service broker with zero fees
Zero downtime
Free savings plans
Establishing a Greatly Improved Business Model for the Brokerage Segment
Our Targeted Audience Makes us a Preferred Partner for Advertisers
Clearly defined audience
Users with above-average income and education level
Digitally-native neo brokers and robo advisors account for less than 3% market share
Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, data as of Q3 2021 | Company websites, own research, Oliver Wyman 2021 | CAGR. 2015-2021 | OECD 2021 data | Smartbroker market share based on assets under custody, company estimate
Broad Banks Maintain high commissions as long as possible
XO-Focussed Wait and see what happens to customer base before lowering fees
Start-ups Disrupt market by changing low (zero) commissions, and earning revenue from other sources
Commissions based on hypothetical investment of EUR 5,000 | Source: ExtraETF 2022, broker websites, Blackrock
Growing share of XO investors using and trusting digital brokers
Sustained demand for investment alternatives
Digital Natives – a new generation of investors & savers
€100+ billion inherited financial assets p.a. – a growing share is reinvested via digital channels
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Continuing Our Profitable Growth
▪ Intentional temporary slow-down of client additions to avoid migration of recently onboarded customers
▪ WSO is maintaining the current brokerage platforms while investing into the launch & roll-out of Smartbroker 2.0
B: budgeted, according to current company guidance
Assets under custody, in €bn
4.3 4.4 12.0 17.5 2020 2021E 2022B CAC Op. EBITDA 28.2 51.4 2020 2021E 2022B 62 - 67 56% Media 44% Transaction +25% 16 - 18 10 - 12
Revenues, in €m Operational EBITDA before and after Smartbroker CAC, in €m
E: estimated, according to preliminary management information system financials | B: budgeted, according to current company guidance (HGB)
All growth values are 2021 year-over-year
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About | The wallstreet:online Group operates Smartbroker - a multiple award-winning online broker, which is the only provider in Germany to combine the extensive product range of traditional brokers with the extremely favourable conditions of neo brokers. At the same time, the Group operates four high-reach stock market portals (wallstreetonline.de, boersenNews.de, FinanzNachrichten.de and ARIVA.de). With several hundred million monthly page impressions, the Group is the by far largest publisher-independent financial portal operator in Germanspeaking countries and hosts the largest finance community.
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