Skip to main content

AI assistant

Sign in to chat with this filing

The assistant answers questions, extracts KPIs, and summarises risk factors directly from the filing text.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. Investor Presentation 2021

May 24, 2021

7071_rns_2021-05-24_78f92d2e-6e98-4eaf-bef2-37e01c1180f9.pdf

Investor Presentation

Open in viewer

Opens in your device viewer

Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Investors Presentation

First quarter 2021

1

IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the presentation with respect to The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "TASE"). In accessing the presentation, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

The presentation does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as an offer or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or purchase the securities of TASE, and nothing contained therein shall form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever, nor does it constitute a recommendation regarding the securities. Any investment decision in respect of the securities should be made solely on the basis of the information to be contained in the public reports of TASE.

The information in the presentation is basic and concise while the public reports of TASE contain more detailed information which may be different from, or additional to, the information contained in this presentation. In the event of any contradiction or discrepancy between the presentation and the public reports, the information in the public reports prevails. Thus, the presentation is not intended to serve as a substitute to reading TASE's public reports.

The Information contains statements and information that are forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements and information are only predictions and cannot assure TASE's future performance. Investors have been cautioned that any such forward-looking statements and information are subject to many risks and uncertainties relating to the operations and business of TASE. As a result of such risks and uncertainties, the actual results of TASE may be materially different from any future result expressed or implied in the forward-looking statement or information contained herein. Any opinions expressed in this presentation are subject to change without notice and TASE is not under obligation to update or keep current any of the forward-looking statement or information contained herein.

No representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information or the opinions contained therein. The information, including but not limited to forward-looking statements, applies only as of the date of this presentation and is not intended to give any assurances as to future results. TASE expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to the information, including any financial data or forward-looking statements, and will not publicly release any revisions it may make to the information that may result from any change in TASE's expectations, any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which these forward-looking statements are based, or other events or circumstances arising after the date of this document

TASE at a Glance / Q1'21 by the Numbers

Established in 1953, TASE is the only Securities Exchange in Israel and a cornerstone of its growing capital market

TASE plays a critical role in the market infrastructure of Israel as well as the overall growth of its economy

  • "Home court" for Israeli companies looking to raise capital
  • Primary source of capital raising for the Israeli government
  • Only clearing house infrastructure in Israel, including clearing/ settlement of mutual funds (major retail investing channel)

(1) Includes corporate, government bonds ,ETFs and structured bonds. (2) Excludes options on single shares and TA-Banks indices. (3) Includes corporate, government and structured bonds.

The results for Q1'21

NIS, in thousands

Quarter Ended
IFRS (GAAP) March 31,
2021
March 31, 2020 Difference
-%
Revenue from services 78,370 81,207 )3%(
Expenses 65,674 63,620 3%
Profit before financing income, net 12,696 17,587 )28%(
Financing income (expenses) 134 )4,407( )103%(
Taxes on income 3,169 2,950 7%
Profit for the quarter 9,661 10,230 )6%(
Diluted
EPS (in NIS)
0.093 0.100 )7%(
Non GAAP
Adjusted EBITDA* 24,556 28,890 )15%(
%
EBITDA
Adjusted margin
31% 36%
Adjusted net profit* 9,894 10,644 )7%(
% Adjusted net profit margin 13% 13%

Revenue Q1'21

NIS, in thousands

Quarter Ended
March 31,
2021
% of the
Company's
total
revenues
March 31,
2020
% of the
Company's
total
revenues
Difference
-
%
Trading and
clearing
commissions
34,115 44% 39,680 49% )14%(
Listing fees and
levies
16,402 21% 14,977 18% 10%
Clearing House
services
15,051 19% 14,368 18% 5%
Data
distribution and
Connectivity
services
12,630 16% 11,615 14% 9%
Other revenue 172 0% 567 1% )70%(
Total
revenue
78,370 100% 81,207 100% )3%(

44% transactional

  • Trading and clearing commissions Securities listing fees, and annual levies
  • Clearing House services

Data distribution and connectivity services

Other

5

Adjusted Expenses(*) Q1'21

NIS, in thousands

Quarter Ended
March 31,
2021
% of the
Company's
total
Expenses
March 31,
2020
% of the
Company's
total
Expenses
Difference
-%
Compensation 37,396 57% 36,391 58% 3%
Computer and
Communications
6,709 10% 6,288 10% 7%
Property Taxes and Building
Maintenance
3,048 5% 3,134 5% )3%(
Marketing 1,727 3% 1,430 2% 21%
Fee to the Israel Securities
Authority
2,253 3% 2,699 4% )17%(
General and Administrative 2,681 4% 2,375 4% 13%
Depreciation & amortization 11,572 18% 10,871 17% 6%
Other 55 0% 18 0% 206%
Total Expenses 65,441 100% 63,206 100% 4%

  • Compensation
  • Computer and communication
  • Property taxes and building maintenance
  • Marketing
  • Fee to the Israeli Securities Authority
  • General and administrative
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Other

Balance Sheet and Liquidity Position

as of March 31st 2021 | NIS Thousands

Assets:
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 166,996
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 204,739
Trade receivables 14,603
Other receivables 17,514
Total 403,852
Assets derived from clearing operations in respect of open derivative
positions
650,502
1,054,354
Non-current assets
Cash restricted as to use -
Other long-term receivables 1,771
Property and equipment, net 342,811
Intangible assets, net 126,357
Deferred tax assets 15,597
Total non-current assets 486,536
Total assets 1,540,890
Liabilities and Equity:
Current liabilities
Trade payables 10,306
Short-term liabilities for employee benefits 34,421
Other payables 4,914
Dividend declared 18,450
Current maturities of lease liabilities 8,817
Current tax liabilities 4,033
Deferred income in respect of listing fees and levies 44,568
Total )1( 125,509
Liabilities derived from clearing operations in respect of open
derivative positions
650,502
Total current liabilities 776,011
Non-current liabilities:
Non-current liabilities for employee benefits 37,759
Lease liabilities 20,021
Deferred income in respect of listing fees and levies 82,483
Other liabilities -
Total non-current liabilities 140,263
Total equity 624,616
Total liabilities and equity 1,540,890
Equity Ratio
(1)
41%
Capital requirements in respect of the risk components:
Credit risk 38,175
Market risk 5,795
Legal and operational risk (2) 41,571
Business continuity and reorganization (3) 114,775
Contribution against default waterfall 27,206
Total capital requirements in respect of the risk components 227,522
Capital base components:
Total equity 624,616
Less:
Intangible assets )115,118(
Total qualifying capital base 509,498
Capital surplus (qualifying capital base, less requirements) 281,976
Liquidity requirements in respect to the risk components
Business continuity and reorganization 114,775
Contribution against default waterfall 27,206
Total requirements for liquid assets 141,981
Cash and cash equivalents 166,996
Securities portfolio at fair value 204,739
Less –
amortization coefficients on the assets
)10,469(
Credit line -
Less –
current liabilities
)103,654(
Net liquid assets 257,612
Liquidity surplus (net liquid assets, less requirements) 115,631

116 NIS in Millions Excess Liquidity

(1) A capital allocation equivalent to 15% of the average gross income in the last twelve quarters. (2) A capital allocation equivalent to six months' operating expenses (on an annual basis).

Cash Flow NIS in Millions

Item Q1'21 2020 Q4'20 Q3'20 Q2'20 Q1'20
Operating
Activities
Adjusted EBITDA
(1)
24.6 95.1 25.9 19.3 21.0 28.9
Changes in working capital 18.4 6.7 (1.9) )10.4( 2.3 16.7
Financing and tax )1.2( (6.4) (3.7) )1.4( )2.3( 1.0
Total 41.8 95.4 20.3 7.5 21.0 46.6
Investing
Activities
Investments in property and equipment and in
intangible assets
)13.3( (37.9) (14.4) )6.4( (9.0) )8.1(
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value )1.4( (4.2) (1.4) )0.8( (3.5) 1.5
Total )14.7( (42.1) (15.8) )7.2( (12.5) )6.6(
Financing
Activities
Lease payments )2.3( (9.9) (2.5) )2.4( (2.5) )2.5(
Receipts from shareholders within the
framework of implementing the ownership
restructuring, net
- 3.7 - 3.7 - -
Dividend
payment
- (8.8) - - )8.8( -
Total )2.3( (15.0) (2.5) 1.3 (11.3) )2.5(
Total increase in cash and cash
equivalents
24.8 38.3 2.0 1.6 )2.8( 37.5
Free Cash Flow
(2)
26.2 47.6 3.4 (1.3) 9.5 36.0

(1) Exclude expenses in respect to share-payments

(3) .

(2) FCF includes the net cash from operating activities, less Investments in property and equipment and in intangible assets and Lease payments

Revenue Trends

NIS in Millions

Adjusted Operating Expenses(1) Trends

NIS in Millions

Profitability Trends

NIS in Millions

Adjusted Net Profit & Margin (1) 6% 8% 20.0 30.0

13%

0%

0.0

10.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

2%

4%

10%

12%

14%

(1) Excludes the reversal of the impairment provision in 2018 and expenses in respect to share-payments in 2019, 2020 and 2021

40%

16%

20.0

18%

45%

70.0

Issuance Volume

Government Bond Issuances Corporate Bond Issuances

(1) Includes TASE-UP (2) Excludes Private Placements. Includes TASE-UP

APPENDIX

13

Q1'21 Revenue Composition

Revenue Drill Down | Transactional - Shares

Velocity Represents: Calculated as annualized trading volumes divided by average market capitalization Includes ETFs and ETNs

Revenue Drill Down | Transactional - Bonds

Revenue Drill Down | Transactional - Mutual Funds

Revenue Drill Down | Transactional – Derivatives

Daily Contracts (thousands)

Average Daily Turnover (in '000 units)

Revenue Capture % Commission / Contract

Revenue (NIS millions)

Revenue Drill Down | Non-transactional

NIS in Millions Unless Otherwise Noted

* As of 2020, the value of assets in each period is calculated as the monthly average in the period. The value of assets in 2018 and 2019 is presented as the value for the end of the period . ** The collection of revenues based on the value of assets at the end of each month.

Revenue Drill Down | Non-transactional

NIS in Millions Unless Otherwise Noted

(*) The revenue from the distribution of data includes revenue in respect of connectivity, which was presented net in 2018.

Q1'21 Adjusted Expense Composition

  • Compensation
  • Computer and communication
  • Property taxes and building maintenance
  • Marketing
  • Fee to the Israeli Securities Authority
  • General and administrative
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Other

Compensation

  • The 2017 Collective Agreement sets the maximum annual increase in employee base compensation to the greater of 3.5% or CPI plus 1.5%(1)
  • Q1'21: NIS 37.4M

Computer and Communications

  • Expenses associated with maintenance, support, and software licenses
  • Q1'21: NIS 6.7M

Property Taxes and Building Maintenance

▪ Expenses associated with owning the TASE headquarters

Fee to the Israel Securities Authority

▪ Annual fee to the Company's

primary regulator

▪ Q1'21: NIS 2.3M

▪ Q1'21: NIS 3.0M

General and Administrative

  • Costs associated with professional services, overhead, supplies, utilities, and insurance
  • Q1'21: NIS 2.7M

Marketing

  • General marketing expenses including marketing to increase listings and capital raises
  • Q1'21: NIS 1.7M

Depreciation & Other

▪ Q1'21: NIS 11.6M

Adjusted Net Profit and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

NIS in Thousands

Quarter Ended Year Ended December 31,
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 2020 2019
Adjusted Net Profit
Reconciliation
Profit for the year 9,661 10,230 36,904 17,558
(+) Expenses in respect to share-based payments 233 414 1,280 3,858
Adjusted Net Profit 9,894 10,644 38,184 21,416
Quarter Ended Year Ended December 31,
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 2020 2019
Profit before financing income, net 12,696 17,587 48,772 14,160
(+) Expenses in respect to share-based payments 233 414 1,280 3,858
(+) Depreciation and amortization expenses 11,572 10,871 44,510 43,571
(+) Loss from disposal of property and equipment and
intangible assets
55 18 587 1,358
Adjusted EBITDA 24,556 28,890 95,149 62,947

Transactional Metrics

Quarter Ended Year Ended
31.03.21 31.12.20 30.09.20 30.06.20 31.03.20 31.12.20 31.12.19 31.12.18
Number of trading days 62 66 62 57 63 248 244 245
SHARES
Market cap of Shares (ex. ETN / ETFs) 877 842 714 680 649 842 820 703
Market cap of ETN / ETFs on share indices 66 61 52 50 46 60 64 60
Total market cap (in NIS billions) 943 903 766 730 695 902 884 763
Shares ADV (ex. ETN / ETFs) 1,545 1,363 1,357 1,484 1,663 1,465 1,081 1,124
ETN / ETFs on share indices ADV 315 307 339 401 527 393 219 470
Total average daily volume (in NIS millions) 1,859 1,670 1,696 1,885 2,190 1,858 1,300 1,594
Average commissions 0.01091% 0.01123% 0.01070% 0.01086% 0.01004% 0.01067% 0.01022% 0.00900%
Revenue (in NIS thousands) 12,578 12,373 11,259 11,668 13,849 49,150 32,434 33,976
BONDS
Market cap of government bonds -unlinked 361 351 328 307 270 351 275 248
Market cap of government bonds -linked 293 280 269 259 254 280 257 236
Market cap of corporate bonds 389 388 383 372 373 388 411 380
Market cap of bonds (ex. ETN / ETFs) 1,043 1,019 980 938 897 1,019 943 864
Market cap of ETN / ETFs on bond indices 31 31 30 27 26 31 29 27
Total market cap (in NIS billions) 1,074 1,050 1,010 965 923 1,050 972 891
Government bonds -
unlinked ADV (in NIS millions)
2,354 1,682 1,568 2,116 2,492 1,959 1,722 1,741
Government bonds -
linked ADV (in NIS millions)
1,346 914 1,097 1,091 1,307 1,100 897 907
Corporate bonds ADV excluding ETNs (in NIS millions) 696 822 794 1,071 1,043 928 798 899
ETN / ETFs on bond indices ADV 135 120 132 160 182 148 95 160
Total average daily volume (in NIS millions) 4,531 3,538 3,591 4,438 5,024 4,135 3,512 3,706
Government bonds unlinked -
average commissions
0.00193% 0.00190% 0.00192% 0.00183% 0.00187% 0.00188% 0.00192% 0.00190%
Government bonds linked -
average commissions
0.00270% 0.00294% 0.00291% 0.00313% 0.00281% 0.00294% 0.00291% 0.00289%
Corporate bonds -
average commissions
0.00712% 0.00718% 0.00690% 0.00679% 0.00698% 0.00696% 0.00694% 0.00694%
Government bonds -
unlinked (in NIS thousands)
2,820 2,108 1,866 2,210 2,932 9,116 8,052 8,106
Government bonds -
linked (in NIS thousands)
2,254 1,776 1,982 1,950 2,314 8,022 6,367 6,431
Corporate bonds (in NIS thousands) 3,666 4,462 3,959 4,766 5,386 18,573 15,116 17,998
Other (MTS) (in NIS thousands) 73 31 29 33 42 135 187 281
Revenue (in NIS thousands) 8,813 8,377 7,836 8,958 10,674 35,846 29,722 32,816

Transactional Metrics | Continued

Quarter Ended Year Ended
31.03.21 31.12.20 30.09.20 30.06.20 31.03.20 31.12.20 31.12.19 31.12.18
Number of trading days 62 66 62 57 63 248 244 245
TREASURY BILLS
Market cap (in NIS billions) 91 87 91 93 112 87 120 108
Treasury bills ADV (in NIS millions) 449 278 482 667 911 579 413 431
Average commissions 0.00240% 0.00262% 0.00221% 0.00184% 0.00188% 0.00203% 0.00256% 0.00343%
Revenue (in NIS thousands) 668 481 660 699 1,080 2,920 2,581 3,622
MUTUAL FUNDS
Market cap (in NIS billions) 255 239 224 215 200 239 259 220
Average daily value of creation / redemptions (in NIS millions) 942 882 772 864 1686 1055 883 960
Average commissions 0.0116% 0.0116% 0.01249% 0.01166% 0.00763% 0.01016% 0.01100% 0.01016%
Revenue (in NIS thousands) 6,776 6,768 5,978 5,742 8,106 26,594 23,716 23,900
DERIVATIVES
Derivatives on indices (1) 104.1 106.6 110.1 111.3 120.6 112.1 96.6 134.3
Derivatives on foreign currency 54.3 50.5 53.6 57.7 58.7 55.0 45.4 58.5
Derivatives on individual shares 4.6 2.8 2.9 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.6
Total derivative contracts (in '000 units) 163.0 159.9 166.6 172.7 182.0 170.1 145.1 196.0
Average commissions 0.522 0.520 0.519 0.520 0.521 0.520 0.524 0.521
Revenue (in NIS thousands) 5,280 5,488 5,364 5,119 5,971 21,941 18,547 25,042
Total revenue from trading and clearing commissions 34,115 33,487 31,097 32,187 39,680 136,451 107,000 119,355

Non-Transactional Metrics

Quarter Ended Year Ended
31.03.21 31.12.20 30.09.20 30.06.20 31.03.20 31.12.20 31.12.19 31.12.18
CLEARING HOUSE SERVICES
Average Monthly Market value of assets (in NIS billions)* 2,776 2,602 2,467 2,390 2,505 2,491 2,639 2,310
Avg. commissions from Custodian Fees 0.00108% 0.00107% 0.00107% 0.00107% 0.00107% 0.00107% 0.00105% 0.00105%
Revenue from: (in NIS thousands)
Custodian Fees 7,495 6,983 6,625 6,397 6,671 26,676 26,534 26,435
Clearing House services for members / company events 6,229 6,733 6,024 6,534 6,514 25,805 21,160 18,907
Other 1,327 1,290 1,303 1,196 1,183 4,972 4,637 4,263
Total revenue from Clearing House services 15,051 15,006 13,952 14,127 14,368 57,453 52,331 49,605
Quarter Ended Year Ended
31.03.21 31.12.20 30.09.20 30.06.20 31.03.20 31.12.20 31.12.19 31.12.18
LISTING FEES AND LEVIES
Weighted avg. number of companies / funds
Companies 545 524 527 529 531 527 541 563
Mutual funds and ETNs / ETFs 2,182 2,135 2,124 2,154 2,150 2,142 2,132 1,511
Avg. revenue from levies (in NIS thousands)
Companies 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 20.9 18.9 12.9
Mutual funds and ETNs / ETFs 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 7.6 7.2 7.3
Revenue from Annual Levies from: (in NIS thousands)
Companies 2,938 2,740 2,767 2,766 2,766 11,039 10,198 7,236
Mutual funds and ETNs / ETFs 4,096 3,923 3,946 4,002 4,353 16,225 15,339 11,033
Nominee Company and others 1,256 794 772 750 751 3,067 2,530 1,883
Total revenue from Annual levies 8,290 7,457 7,486 7,518 7,870 30,331 28,067 20,152

Non-Transactional Metrics | Continued

Quarter Ended Year Ended
31.03.21 31.1220 30.09.20 30.06.20 31.03.20 31.12.20 31.12.19 31.12.18
LISTING FEES AND LEVIES
The value of issuance used to calculate Listing fees (in NIS millions)(1)
Shares, Bonds and ETN / ETFs(2)
Companies –
54,073 34,905 34,583 26,126 22,796 118,413 91,415 74,661
Government bonds 49,633 45,026 55,580 45,621 18,552 164,779 86,115 59,709
Treasury-bills 31,996 28,990 26,986 16,986 27,962 100,924 131,684 137,712
Number of issuances
Number of public offerings of shares on TASE 56 42 29 21 23 115 60 64
Number of new issuers of shares 33 15 6 4 2 27 7 11
Number of new (dual-listed) companies 1 1 - 1 1 3 3 3
Number of Offerings and Volumes Raised
Amount raised in share IPOs of new issuers (in NIS millions) 3,101 2,480 1,136 563 437 4,616 3,206 1,844
Amount raised in bond offerings by new issuers (in NIS millions) 119 100 - - - 100 1,728 7,196
Number of corporate bond offerings to the public 34 37 38 37 33 145 160 142
Number of corporate bond offerings to the public by new companies 2 1 - - - 1 4 13
Average revenue from Examination and Listing Fees
Companies –
Shares, Bonds and ETN / ETFs
0.0154% 0.0185% 0.0170% 0.0198% 0.0179% 0.0182% 0.023% 0.023%
Government bonds 0.0035% 0.0035% 0.0036% 0.0036% 0.0036% 0.0036% 0.0035% 0.0040%
Revenue from Examination and Listing Fees (in NIS thousands)
Examination fees 2,332 1,992 1,690 1,682 1,479 6,843 5,416 7,985
Listing fees -
shares & bonds
8,329 6,443 5,870 5,171 4,086 21,570 20,958 16,922
Listing fees -
government bonds
1,749 1,578 1,984 1,643 675 5,881 3,045 2,388
Listing of T-bills 224 203 189 119 196 707 922 964
Levies and examination fees from members 53 80 - 53 - 133 1,208 -
Other 5 94 95 29 - 218 746 774
Effect of IFRS on Listing Fees (4,580) (2,558( )2,459( (1,450) 671 (5,796( (5,684) (2,660)
Total revenue from Examination and Listing Fees (in NIS thousands) 8,112 7,832 7,370 7,247 7,107 29,556 26,611 26,373
Total revenue from Listing fees and levies 16,402 15,289 14,856 14,765 14,977 59,887 54,678 46,525

(1) The value at the issuance date used for the calculation of the listing fees as set forth in the Rules & Regulation of TASE. (2) The issuance volume in 2018 and 2019 presented as the actual issuance amount was raised.

Non-Transactional Metrics | Continued

Quarter Ended Year Ended
31.03.21 31.12.20 30.09.20 30.06.20 31.03.20 31.12.20 31.12.19 31.12.18
DISTRIBUTION OF DATA AND CONNECTIVITY SERVICES
Average number of data terminals
Domestic business clients 7,785 7,471 7,504 7,652 7,607 7,559 7,274 8,073
Domestic private clients 10,467 9,106 9,097 9,298 7,766 8,816 6,489 -
Overseas 4,946 4,843 4,506 4,598 4,293 4,560 4,886 4,745
Quote generator 273 329 260 279 272 285 245 -
Revenue from data terminals and data (in NIS thousands)
Domestic business clients 4,181 4,056 4,075 4,153 4,132 16,416 15,528 17,438
Domestic private clients 1,099 956 955 977 815 3,703 2,726 -
Overseas 1,426 1,409 1,375 1,429 1,346 5,559 6,270 6,148
Quote generator 440 483 401 413 400 1,697 1,430 -
Usage based 2,535 2,814 2,132 2,438 1,682 9,066 5,793 8,342
Indices and data 844 927 623 625 1,014 3,189 3,019 3,026
connectivity services 2,105 2,227 2,177 2,148 2,226 8,778 7,654 -
Total revenue from Distribution of data and
connectivity services
12,630 12,872 11,738 12,183 11,615 48,408 42,419 34,954

CONTACTS

Yehuda van der Walde EVP CFO

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +972-76-8160442

Orna Goren Head of Communication & PR unit

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +972-76-8160405

28