Investor Presentation • Feb 22, 2024
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22 FEBRUARY 2024
Preliminary Results FY2023
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ROLAND NICKLAUS
CEO, Founder
CFO
Move of existing SB1.0 clients onto the SMARTBROKER+ platform (after receipt of customer consent, opening of new securities account, new KYC)
• Crypto
• Enhanced Integration of our Media Offerings and Community Content into S+
Integration of S+ Trading into our Digital Media Offerings/ Web Portals
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Top line and EBITDA impacted by S+ transition and challenging market environment
Copyright © Smartbroker Holding AG 22 February 2024 * Please note: 2021 revenue value represents HGB pro forma revenue, incl. Smartbroker AG (previously wallstreet:online capital AG) fully consolidated from 1 January 2021; In accordance with the management information system (MIS), the FY2021 proforma revenue would amount to €51.4m, without any material effect on the EBITDA. CAC: client acquisition cost for Smartbroker
Operational KPIs impacted by move of customers to S+ and elimination of zero-balance brokerage accounts
| in €m | 2023 | 2022 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 46.3 | 52.8 | (12 %) |
| of which Transaction | 18.2 | 18.7 | (3 %) |
| of which Media | 28.1 | 34.1 | (18 %) |
| End of 2023 |
End of 2022 |
Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage accounts (in k) | 180 | 267 | (32 %) |
| Assets under custody (in €bn) | 9.4 | 9.2 | 3 % |
| Ø Assets under custody per account (in €k) | 52 | 34 | 52 % |
| Ø Trades per account (annualized) | 25 | 18 | 38 % |
Media profitability suffered due to challenging market environment; Transaction affected by S+ development costs
| in €m | Group | Media | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 46.3 | 28.1 | 18.2 |
| EBITDA before CAC | 1.0 | 5.7 | (4.7) |
| Margin | 2 % | 20 % | neg. |
| Customer acquisition cost (CAC) | (0.5) | 0.0 | (0.5) |
| EBITDA after CAC | 0.5 | 5.7 | (5.2) |
| Margin | 1 % | 20 % | neg. |
| in €m | 2023 | 2022 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 46.3 | 52.8 | (12 %) |
| Capitalized own contribution | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4 % |
| Other operating income | 0.9 | 1.4 | (36 %) |
| Data, IT & other materials | (19.6) | (15.6) | 26 % |
| Marketing | (1.6) | (5.5) | (71 %) |
| Personnel | (20.3) | (18.7) | 9 % |
| Other | (7.8) | (8.0) | (3 %) |
| Total OPEX | (49.3) | (47.8) | 3 % |
| Non-recurring items | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | 0.5 | 8.8 | (94 %) |
| add back/ (deduct): Non-recurring items | - | - | - |
| Operational EBITDA | 0.5 | 8.8 | (94 %) |
| Add back: Smartbroker Customer Acquisition Cost |
0.5 | 4.0 | (88 %) |
| Operational EBITDA before CAC | 1.0 | 12.8 | (92 %) |
Non-operating items dominated by depreciation. Last year of significant S+ capital expenditure
| in €m | 2023 | 2022 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 0.5 | 8.8 | (94 %) |
| Depreciation | (6.4) | (17.2) | (63 %) |
| of which non-recurring | 0.0 | (12.6) | |
| of which firm value (HGB) | (3.2) | (2.7) | |
| of which fixed and intangible assets | (3.2) | (1.9) | |
| EBIT | (5.8) | (8.4) | 31 % |
| Financial result | 0.1 | (1.5) | nm |
| of which interest | 0.0 | (0.3) | |
| of which other | 0.1 | (1.2) | |
| EBT | (5.7) | (9.9) | 42 % |
Cash and equity respectively represent 19% and 69% of balance sheet total
| Assets | Equity & Liabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in €m | 31.12.2023 | 31.12.2022 | % of total | in €m | 31.12.2022 | % of total | |
| Fixed Assets | 41.8 | 36.9 | 66 % | Equity | 43.6 | 49.4 | 69 % |
| Intangible Assets | 38.9 | 33.6 | 61 % | ||||
| Tangible Assets | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 % | Provisions | 4.3 | 4.0 | 7 % |
| Financial Assets | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2 % | Financial debt | 10.4 | 14.9 | 16 % |
| Current Assets | 20.8 | 36.3 | 33 % | Trade payables | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Inventories | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 % | 5 % | |||
| Trade Receivables | 7.1 | 6.2 | 11 % | Other liabilities | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1 % |
| Other | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2 % | ||||
| Cash & Equivalents | 12.3 | 27.4 | 19 % | Deferred Income | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1 % |
| Prepaid Expenses | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1 % | Deferred Taxes | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 % |
| Total Assets | 63.5 | 73.9 | 100 % | Total Liabilities | 63.5 | 73.9 | 100 % |
Revenues expected to grow by 13% based on the middle of the guidance range
| in €m | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 50 | 55 |
| EBITDA | minus 1 | plus 3 |
Transaction segment to become the main revenue contributor
S+ moving towards profitability
Increase market share
Maintain price leadership and leading customer value proposition
Drive innovation for Transaction & Media One-stop-shop for private investors to inform, learn & invest
January 2024 Angaben nicht HBG, ungeprüft und vorläufig
| 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov (1) | Dez | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Mai | Juni | Juli | Aug | Sep | Okt | Nov | Dez | |
| Geschäftsbereich Transaktion | ||||||||||||||
| Anzahl Kunden (in Tsd.) (2) | 178 | 180 | 175 | |||||||||||
| Betreutes Kundenvermögen (in € Mio.) | 9.205 | 9.400 | 8.901 | |||||||||||
| $\varnothing$ betreutes Vermögen je Kunde (in T $\epsilon$ ) | 52 | 52 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Anzahl Trades (in Mio.) | 0,35 | 0,35 | 0,36 | Zukünftige Informationen werden bis zur Mitte des Folgemonats veröffentlicht | ||||||||||
| Ø Anzahl Trades je Kunde p.a. | 24 | 23 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Anzahl Handelstage | 22 | 19 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Geschäftsbereich Media | ||||||||||||||
| Seitenaufrufe Finanzportale (in Mio.) | 178 | 213 | 227 | |||||||||||
| Anzahl Unique User (in Mio.) | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,8 |
May 2024 | Equity Forum Frühjahrskonferenz Frankfurt June 2024 | Publication of 2023 Annual Report July/ August 2024 | Annual General Meeting September 2024 | Publication of H1 2024 Results November 2024 | Eigenkapitalforum Frankfurt
22 FEBRUARY 2024
The Smartbroker Group operates the Smartbroker – a multiple award-winning next generation broker and the only provider in Germany to combine the extensive product range of traditional brokers with the extremely favorable conditions of neobrokers. The portfolio also includes the digital fund broker FondsDISCOUNT.de. In addition, the Group operates four high-reach stock market portals and related digital media assets (wallstreet-online.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 German-speaking countries and hosts the largest financial community.
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