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VNV Global — Interim / Quarterly Report 2020
Apr 29, 2020
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Vostok New Ventures Ltd. Financial Report for the First Quarter 2020

Financial Report for the First Quarter 2020
Net asset value (NAV) and financial results for the three-month period
Vostok New Ventures' "VNV" net asset value was USD 731.46 million (mln) on March 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: 776.98), corresponding to USD 9.36 per share (December 31, 2019: 9.94). Given a SEK/USD exchange rate of 10.08 the NAV was SEK 7,371.02 mln (December 31, 2019: 7,239.24) and SEK 94.32 per share (December 31, 2019: 92.63), respectively.
The group's NAV per share in USD decreased by 5.9%. The portfolio value change is mainly driven by general negative value changes in the entire portfolio, with exception for Babylon and SWVL which showed positive value changes.
Net result for the period was USD -45.67 mln (January 1, 2019–March 31, 2019: -26.58). Earnings per share were USD -0.58 (-0.33).
Key events during the quarter January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020
On February 17, 2020, VNV announced that it had has carried out a subsequent issue of bonds in an amount of SEK 150 million under the framework of its outstanding bond 2019/2022 with ISIN SE0013233541. The total amount outstanding under the Company's bond loan following the subsequent issue is SEK 800 million.
In February 2020, VNV invested an additional USD 7.0 mln in SWVL in connection with a larger funding round.
On March 24, 2020, the Board of Directors determined that the development of the Company's Net Asset Value over the performance measurement period of LTIP 2017, meets the so-called target level. Participants in LTIP 2017 are entitled to receive a total of 330,750 shares in May 2020.
Covid-19 and its impact have resulted in extraordinary volatility in financial markets globally with increased risk premiums. VNV continues to work closely with its portfolio companies to evaluate the financial and operational impact of Covid-19. During the first months of 2020, mobility and travel-related businesses have, as an example, seen a direct negative effect given the significant impact on domestic and international travel across the globe, while businesses in the digital health space currently are seeing unprecedented demand for their services and products.
Share (SDR) info
At the end of the period, the number of outstanding common shares (SDRs), excluding 7,685,303 repurchased SDRs, was 78,150,006. Including the 2,100,000 redeemable common shares issued under the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Program, the total number of outstanding shares amounts to 80,250,006.
Key events after the end of the period
On April 7, 2020, the Company announced that the Board of Directors proposed to change the domicile of the VNV group from Bermuda to Sweden. The Redomestication, which is subject to an SGM on May 12, 2020, is intended to be carried out by way of a Bermuda scheme of arrangement, whereby SDRs in the Company are cancelled and exchanged for shares in a Swedish group entity that, following the Redomestication, will constitute the new parent company of the VNV group.
On April 7, 2020, in the notice to the AGM 2020, the Board of Directors proposed a resolution to change the Company's name to VNV Global Ltd.
The Company will hold a telephone conference with an interactive presentation at 15:00 CEST (09:00 a.m. EDT) Wednesday, April 29. For call-in details, see separate press release issued Wednesday, April 22, at www.vostoknewventures.com.
Management report

Per Brilioth, Managing Director Photo: Tobias Ohls
Sitting here in late April 2020, we are in the midst of this wild Covid-19 storm. Visibility was low when I wrote the intro to the annual report in early April and maybe it is a touch better now but not much. Infection curves in Europe are starting to look a little better, but we do not know how large parts of the populations who have had it, since testing is not widely available or applied. You cannot manage what you cannot measure. A vaccine seems to be a distant thing, second waves could come etc. As much as one reads and would like to understand, we are not experts in this field.
What is certain is that the halting of activity across large parts of the world has made demand collapse, and even if the world starts to recover beyond this second quarter of 2020, global GDP will be down a lot for this year, likely recovering next year but if it comes in the form of a V shaped recovery, or U, or W, or God forbid an L – we don't know. It will depend on second waves of infections, further lockdowns, fiscal policies, monetary policies.
However, global GDP is an all-encompassing measure and within this there are a lot of different dynamics. Global GDP will measure companies that have vulnerable business models and overleveraged balance sheets that will contract, of which many will go under. But it will also include innovative tech-enabled business models that will be subject to different dynamics; some growing even under our current dire circumstances and some that will use this crisis to come out much stronger.
Our portfolio consists of companies with business models that we are convinced will benefit from the changes to society that this virus will generate. The services they sell will become natural parts of daily use in tomorrow's society, clear end easy to see in the space of digital health but also relevant for micro mobility as well as classifieds.
Somehow I am sure we will ask ourselves in a few years; "What?? Why did we actually physically go down to the doctor when we were sick before 2020??" or "Do you remember when there were only cramped tubes and busses to move around the city and nearly no one rode a VOI?". Sort of reminiscent, although in a longer time perspective, of the way my kids today are astonished when I tell them that people used to be allowed to smoke in offices and
restaurants before. Or that we had phones that were stuck to the wall.
In the medium to long term our portfolio provides excellent exposure – I believe outstanding risk-reward investments. In the shorter term our work is all about providing capacity for them and for us to hold on to that long term exposure, which means making sure that each company has enough cash runway to make it through the demand effects of the Covid-19 crisis. Creating longer runway means both reducing burn and making sure that the cash balance is sufficient to fund the path to more visibility. All companies have reduced their cost bases and overall the larger constituents of our portfolio have funding throughout this year and into the early innings of 2021. There are a couple of holdings that were a little sidestepped by the Covid-19 in terms of their funding cycle and will need a little more money in the nearer term, but we have enough liquidity to support our percentage ownership for those.
In the portfolio we have both companies that are subject to strong demand growth because of the crisis (mainly our health exposure with Babylon Health in the lead) and companies that are subject to air pockets of demand loss like our mobility plays.
NAV
We moved basically our entire portfolio to a model-based valuation when calculating our NAV as per March 31, 2020. On a general note, we see 2020 as a lost year and forecast that 2021 will assume the financial characteristics of 2020 that we had expected before the pandemic. We apply the multiples of the most relevant listed peer group that we can find and in this way come up with a new mark. Naturally, we adjust for any capital raisings that will have to take place.
The outcome on an aggregate level is a decrease in the NAV of some 6% compared to the value as of December 31, 2019, although an uptick of some 24% when compared to the same point of time last year. Behind this somewhat modest change in NAV there are some larger moving parts. Babylon is up some 31% whilst BlaBlaCar
is down some 24%, alongside negative valuation developments at the majority of the rest of the portfolio.
Babylon is maybe one of the companies most positively affected by the Covid-19 situation, in the world. Broad access to healthcare is maybe the most important topic in the world right now. It will be an enormous focus area for years to come for everyone: people, companies and states. This can only be delivered through digital access leveraged by AI. Simple video conferencing helps in many ways, but Babylon's AI focused product is an obvious winner in so many ways beyond that.
Also, the listed peer group for Babylon has risen in value, bring benchmark multiples higher, anticipating higher growth due to this expected future demand increase. The peer group with the likes of Teladoc, sell digital health products, but it feels safe to say that they lag Babylon in terms of the sophistication of their offerings.
On the mobility side, BlaBlaCar and VOI are subject to a drop in demand when countries and cities are under lockdown. In many European countries, people are simply not allowed to move about at all. Thankfully, this will of course at some point change. And when this changes we believe it is clear that people will prefer to travel by BlaBlaCar or VOI rather than in traditional ways. For example, travel in the confined and controllable space of a car with three other passengers will be preferred to a bus with 60 or so passengers whom you don't know much about. And it will be preferable to travel by e-scooter in a city rather than on a cramped tube or bus.
BlaBlaCar and VOI are also well-funded, especially relative to competition, making us confident that even though the market is very small now and arguably smaller as we go through a gradual recovery phase, they will both enjoy larger shares of that pie as some of their competition may not be coming back post Covid-19.
But still when trying to price this in the midst of the crisis also at a time when peer multiples (ride hailing, classifieds, online delivery companies) are trading lower, the marks compared to the end of last year will be lower. BlaBlaCar carries a mark which is 24% lower and VOI 16% lower.
Moving to Sweden
As you may have noticed, we are proposing to move the company to Sweden. We have been in Bermuda since 1996, but now feels like the right time to move onshore. Sweden seems a natural place for the company's headquarters as the management is resident there and the company's shares have been listed in Stockholm since 1997. The main effects of this change are a more efficient and transparent governance process, enabling management to focus more on our investments and less on intergroup transactions. Assuming the move is approved by shareholders at a Special Meeting to be held immediately after the AGM on May 12, the process looks to be completed by end June.
Goodbye Vostok. Hello VNV Global.
With this quarterly report we have introduced our new digital identity. At our AGM on May 12, 2020, we will also vote on changing the name to VNV Global, giving up the historic Vostok name but still keeping a connection to our history with the VNV abbreviation. The Vostok name gives an impression that we have a Russia-heavy portfolio or are predominantly focused on deploying in that region, but that does not reflect the true state of our business. The intention is that our new name should better reflect what we are – a global investor.
With the sale of Avito last year, we entered a new chapter of our history. We went from having 65% of NAV in Russia in the beginning of 2019 to only 5.4% of NAV in Russian businesses at the end of the first quarter 2020. Overall, about 87% of our NAV is now in Western markets, and most of our deal flow is there as well – and has been for some time. The NAV increase of 30% during 2019 is almost exclusively driven by our investments in these developed markets. Our fastest growing company has been VOI, a Swedish mobility company. The largest asset by NAV is Babylon, a British digital health company with a global footprint.
While Russia from a portfolio perspective will not have the same significance as in the past, we remain a respectable foreign partner for the most attractive companies there and continue to see strong deal flow.
What we are undergoing is just natural evolution, as we are an opportunistic investor seeking the most attractive deals, across investment stages, sectors and geographic markets. We have done this successfully once in the past, when we transitioned from old Vostok Nafta to Vostok New Ventures. This is simply our latest iteration.
That said, I would like to emphasize that the core of VNV will continue to be the same. We will continue to invest in companies with the potential of exceptional barriers to entry – such as network effects – and we will maintain our opportunistic approach investing from early to late stage. We will also continue to invest in emerging markets – it is an important part of our strategy. Who knows, maybe one day our largest asset will turn out to be in these regions again? In conclusion – we are a multisector, multi-stage global investor.
And so, the next time we interact, we will be a Swedish company called VNV Global. As part of this process, we have taken the opportunity to explore ways to further strengthen our platform. We have several interesting initiatives which we look forward to announce – the one closest in time should further strengthen our strong track record of investing in early stage.
I want all our existing and new shareholders to be proud of not just buying into our current portfolio, but also into our investing platform and all the future deals that will be generated from it.
In fact, the more recent investments we have made have generated a NAV gain in absolute terms with greater momentum than our historically most successful investment Avito: Babylon and VOI have alone generated ~34% of the gain made there but in just ~3 years.
In summary VNV Global is:
- Exposure to high-barriers-to-entry business models
- Permanent capital
- Long-term
- Multi stage
- Multi sector
- Global mandate
- Flexible
- Swedish incorporated and listed
- 20 year plus track record
We are super-pumped up on our current portfolio which we believe provides a very interesting upside and about VNV Global as a platform for new deals.
Per Brilioth Managing Director
Investment portfolio The Vostok New Ventures investment portfolio /March 31, 2020/
| Category Mobility 46.0% |
Category Digital Health 34.1% |
Category Classifieds 14.8% |
Category Other 5.2% |
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| Company | Company | Company | Company | ||||
| BlaBlaCar | 19.6% | Babylon | 32.3% | Property Finder | 4.9% | Cash and cash equivalents | 3.1% |
| VOI | 10.6% | Numan | 0.5% | Hemnet | 2.4% | Liquidity management | 1.6% |
| Gett | 8.8% | Vezeeta | 0.5% | Booksy | 1.3% | YouScan | 0.4% |
| SWVL | 3.0% | Grace Health | 0.3% | Housing Anywhere | 1.1% | Marley Spoon | 0.1% |
| OneTwoTrip | 1.9% | DOC+ | 0.3% | Monopoliya | 0.9% | ||
| Dostavista | 1.4% | Yoppie | 0.2% | El Basharsoft | 0.8% | ||
| Shohoz | 0.7% | Merro | 0.8% | ||||
| Napopravku | 0.0% | Wallapop | 0.6% | ||||
| Inturn | 0.6% | ||||||
| JamesEdition | 0.4% | ||||||
| Naseeb Networks | 0.4% | ||||||
| Agente Imóvel | 0.2% | ||||||
| Shwe Property | 0.2% | ||||||
| Dubicars | 0.1% |
JobNet 0.1%
Portfolio structure — Net Asset Value
| Category | Company | Fair value, USD thousand, | Percentage weight | Share of total shares | Fair value, USD thousand, | Valuation change per | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2020 | outstanding | Dec 31, 2019 | share (USD), 2020 | method | |||
| Digital Health | Babylon | 262,477,559 | 32.3% | 10.8 | 200,000,050 | 31% | Revenue multiple |
| Mobility | BlaBlaCar | 159,237,195 | 19.6% | 8.7 | 209,453,900 | -24% | Revenue multiple |
| Mobility | VOI | 85,915,503 | 10.6% | 32.7 | 102,433,773 | -16% | Revenue multiple |
| Mobility | Gett | 71,272,036 | 8.8% | 5.3 | 74,853,327 | -5% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Property Finder | 39,641,596 | 4.9% | 9.5 | 47,883,261 | -17% | Revenue multiple |
| Mobility | SWVL | 24,425,425 | 3.0% | 12.6 | 16,001,533 | 15% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Hemnet1 | 19,225,026 | 2.4% | 6.0 | 25,845,449 | -26% | EBITDA multiple |
| Mobility | OneTwoTrip | 15,151,050 | 1.9% | 21.1 | 28,652,539 | -47% | Revenue multiple |
| Mobility | Dostavista | 11,462,377 | 1.4% | 15.9 | 11,561,199 | -1% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Booksy | 10,817,669 | 1.3% | 11.8 | 12,931,128 | -16% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Housing Anywhere | 8,677,761 | 1.1% | 29.4 | 6,365,877 | -6% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Monopoliya | 7,608,738 | 0.9% | 9.1 | 9,371,881 | -19% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | El Basharsoft (Wuzzuf and Forasna) | 6,769,004 | 0.8% | 23.7 | 8,629,891 | -22% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Merro | 6,326,937 | 0.8% | 22.6 | 7,652,180 | -17% | Mixed |
| Mobility | Shohoz | 6,072,745 | 0.7% | 15.5 | 7,003,759 | -13% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Wallapop | 5,208,868 | 0.6% | 2.4 | 7,347,479 | -29% | Revenue multiple |
| Digital Health | Numan | 4,380,169 | 0.5% | 21.2 | 1,064,011 | 37% | Latest transaction |
| Digital Health | Vezeeta | 4,369,311 | 0.5% | 4.7 | 3,155,946 | 38% | Latest transaction |
| Classifieds | JamesEdition | 3,299,400 | 0.4% | 27.6 | 3,359,400 | -2% | Latest transaction |
| Other | YouScan2 | 3,294,675 | 0.4% | 20.9 | 3,867,104 | -15% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Naseeb Networks (Rozee and Mihnati) | 2,944,580 | 0.4% | 24.3 | 3,528,084 | -17% | Revenue multiple |
| Digital Health | Grace Health | 2,240,753 | 0.3% | 23.0 | 1,073,245 | 16% | Latest transaction |
| Digital Health | DOC+ | 2,040,559 | 0.3% | 26.7 | 3,556,442 | -43% | Revenue multiple |
| Classifieds | Agente Imóvel | 1,566,223 | 0.2% | 27.3 | 2,800,227 | -44% | Revenue multiple |
| Digital Health | Yoppie | 1,480,920 | 0.2% | 37.0 | 1,480,920 | – | Latest transaction |
| Classifieds | Shwe Property | 1,435,278 | 0.2% | 11.7 | 1,435,278 | – | Latest transaction |
| Classifieds | Dubicars | 1,055,794 | 0.1% | 9.9 | 508,320 | 29% | Latest transaction |
| Classifieds | JobNet | 600,645 | 0.1% | 3.8 | 718,796 | -16% | Revenue multiple |
| Other | Marley Spoon | 511,735 | 0.1% | 0.6 | 168,334 | 204% | Listed company |
| Classifieds | CarZar | – | – | – | 451,287 | – | Model valuation |
| Classifieds | Inturn, convertible debt | 5,137,500 | 0.6% | 5,061,667 | 1% | Convertible | |
| Mobility | Napopravku, convertible debt | 352,397 | 0.0% | – | 1% | Convertible | |
| Classifieds | Naseeb Networks, convertible debt | 216,722 | 0.0% | 211,667 | 2% | Convertible | |
| Digital Health | Numan, convertible debt | – | – | 1,332,192 | – | Convertible | |
| Classifieds | Housing Anywhere, convertible debt | – | – | 561,587 | – | Convertible | |
| Other | Liquidity management | 13,363,903 | 1.6% | 20,660,133 | |||
| Investment portfolio | 788,580,053 | 96.9% | 830,981,866 | ||||
| Other | Cash and cash equivalents | 25,180,952 | 3.1% | 18,854,616 | |||
| Total investment portfolio | 813,761,005 | 100.0% | 849,836,482 | ||||
| Borrowings | -78,341,519 | -68,582,281 | |||||
| Other net receivables/liabilities | -3,957,454 | -4,270,419 | |||||
| Total NAV | 731,462,032 | 776,983,782 |
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Indirect holding through YSaphis S.A. and Sprints Capital Rob R Partners S.A.
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Reflects VNV's indirect shareholding in YouScan through a 33.2% holding in Kontakt East Holding AB, which owns 63% of YouScan.
Financial information
Group – results for the first quarter and net asset value
During the first quarter 2020, the result from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss amounted to USD -47.84 mln (2019: 0.20) related to general negative value changes in the entire portfolio, with exception for Babylon and SWVL which showed positive value changes. Dividend and coupon income was USD 0.12 mln related to Merro dividends (2019: 2.22 related to Merro dividends).
Net operating expenses (defined as operating expenses less other operating income) amounted to USD -1.50 mln (2019: -20.83). Last year's increase in net operating expenses is mainly related to one-time extraordinary bonus following the successful exit of Avito.
Net financial items were USD 3.56 mln (2019: -8.18), mainly related to SEK/USD depreciation.
Net result for the period was USD -45.67 mln (2019: -26.58).
Total shareholders' equity amounted to USD 731.46 mln on March 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: 776.98). Repurchased SDRs were unchanged during the threemonth period, amounting to 7,685,303 SDRs.
Cash and cash equivalents of the group amounted to USD 25.18 mln (December 31, 2019: 18.86). The liquid asset investments, USD 13.36 mln (2019: 20.66), are in money market funds, as part of its liquidity management operations.
Liquid assets
Covid-19 impact on the investment portfolio
During the first months of 2020, Covid-19 and its impact have resulted in extraordinary volatility in financial markets globally with increased risk premiums. VNV continues to work closely with its portfolio companies to evaluate the financial and operational impact of Covid-19 both in a short- and longer-term perspective. Given the current uncertainty and lack of visibility on a macro level, VNV also closely monitors the Group's financial position including the terms of outstanding debt as well as potential capital needs across its portfolio companies. The direct impact of Covid-19 to date differs from company to company. During the first months of 2020, mobility and travel-related businesses have, as an example, seen a direct negative effect given the significant impact on domestic and international travel (both ground and air) across the globe, while businesses in the digital health space currently are seeing unprecedented demand for their services and products.
Portfolio events
Investment activities during the first quarter
During the first quarter 2020, net investments in financial assets, excluding liquidity management investments, were USD 12.36 mln (2019: 19.65) and proceeds from sales, excluding liquidity management investments, were USD – mln (2019: 539.87).
Current portfolio
During the first quarter of 2020, global markets have seen significant volatility on the back of the global outbreak of Covid-19, and everyday life in most cities and countries has been disrupted due to the virus and related actions taken by governments to prevent further spread. VNV's portfolio companies, to various degrees, have seen direct and indirect effects on their operations due to Covid-19.
Babylon
During the first quarter, Babylon has continued to expand its services in the US and also seen increasing demand of their services on the back of Covid-19.
During the first quarter 2020, Babylon delivered
11.7k daily consultations, up 70% yoy.
Babylon launched a Covid-19 Care Assistant product on March 23, 2020, for their users in the UK. This service delivers appropriate information and care for each individual according to their needs, supporting the patient throughout the different stages of their illness and allocating doctors' time to the patients who need it the most.
During the first quarter, Babylon also signed a 10-year contract with the government of Rwanda to grant free access to digital services for all citizens in the country over the age of 12.
During the first quarter, the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Babylon announced a 10-year partnership to deliver joined-up care to the entire population of the city of Wolverhampton and to create the world's first integrated digital health system to serve the city's population.
The Covid-19 outbreak has increased the demand for Babylon's services which is positive for the company's development and valuation. This is evident when the company's peers, such as Teladoc, also have increased in value during the period.
BlaBlaCar
Due to the different measures governments across Europe have introduced to limit the spread of Covid-19, BlaBlaCar has seen direct negative effects on the activity on their platform. In March, BlaBlaCar temporarily suspended all bus operations, on the back of this situation and is expected to resume operations as soon as practically. BlaBlaCar's main ride-sharing business is still operating, but given the current measures in place across Europe, activity has been lower than expected. BlaBlaCar has a strong financial position and has also taken well balanced decisions during these volatile times, which will allow them reaccelerate growth when markets open up again.
BlaBlaCar ended the first quarter with 93.2 mln members. During the first quarter of 2020 BlaBlaCar noted 18.3 mln passengers, which is a 34.7% increase on the same quarter in 2019.
During April 2020, BlaBlaCar launched BlaBlaHelp, an app to connect helpers and help-seekers together in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. The new app saw more than 10k volunteers registered in less than 24 hours post launch.
VOI
Similar to BlaBlaCar, VOI has seen direct negative impact from of Covid-19 and the different measures governments across Europe have introduced to limit the spread of the virus. The company temporarily paused operations in most cities outside the Nordics in mid-March. VOI, which is well capitalized following its funding round of October 2019, has also taken further measures to preserve cash in this special situation and will be ready to reaccelerate growth as soon as practically possible as the market opens up.
Gett
During the first quarter, Gett has also seen direct negative effects of Covid-19 but was able to deliver according to their pre-Covid-19 budget.
Gett's strong performance during the first quarter, despite Covid-19, is mainly driven by their unique business model of focusing on being the SaaS booking platform for ground transportation for Corporates.
While ride-hailing companies' demand declined by 75–90% in the B2C segment towards the end of the first quarter, the corporate rides which is the core business of Gett was more resilient at just a 50% decline on average during lockdowns. Its B2B delivery business, on the other hand, has seen strong growth at the same time, which offsets some of the negative impacts. Hence there is just a minor 5% negative valuation change of Gett.
SWVL
SWVL raised a larger funding round in February 2020 pre Covid-19, where VNV participated with USD 7.0 mln. SWVL's management has swiftly adapted the business to the new reality with less activity temporarily, although the markets SWVL operates in lags western Europe in terms of Covid-19 related measures.
New investments during the first quarter
VNV did not complete any significant investments in new names during the first quarter 2020.
Liquidity management
The Company also has investments in money market funds, as part of its liquidity management operations. As per March 31, 2020, the liquidity management investments are valued at USD 13.36 mln (2019: 42.32), based on the latest NAV of each fund and bond's market value.
Income statements Group
| Operating result | -49,222 | -18,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses | -1,583 | -20,902 |
| Other operating income | 82 | 77 |
| Dividend and coupon income | 122 | 2,221 |
| Result from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss¹ | -47,843 | 204 |
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Jan 1, 2020– Mar 31, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2019– Mar 31, 2019 |
Financial income and expenses
| Interest income | 4 | 22 |
|---|---|---|
| Interest expense | -885 | -3,986 |
| Currency exchange gains/losses, net | 4,438 | -4,212 |
| Net financial items | 3,557 | -8,177 |
| Result before tax | -45,665 | -26,576 |
| Taxation | – | – |
| Net result for the financial period | -45,665 | -26,576 |
| Earnings per share (in USD) | -0.58 | -0.33 |
| Diluted earnings per share (in USD) | -0.58 | -0.33 |
1 Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (including listed bonds) are carried at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of the 'financial assets at fair value through profit or loss' category are presented in the income statement within 'Result from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss' in the period in which they arise.
Statement of comprehensive income
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Jan 1, 2020– Mar 31, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2019– Mar 31, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Net result for the financial period | -45,665 | -26,576 |
Other comprehensive income for the period
Items that may be classified subsequently to profit or loss:
| Currency translation differences | -113 | -42 |
|---|---|---|
| Total other comprehensive income for the period | -113 | -42 |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | -45,778 | -26,618 |
Total comprehensive income for the periods above is entirely attributable to the equity holders of the parent company.
Balance sheet Group
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | |||
| Tangible non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 920 | 1,080 | |
| Total tangible non-current assets | 920 | 1,080 | |
| Financial non-current assets | |||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 788,580 | 830,982 | |
| Total financial non-current assets | 788,580 | 830,982 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 25,181 | 18,855 | |
| Tax receivables | 531 | 523 | |
| Other current receivables | 476 | 428 | |
| Total current assets | 26,188 | 19,806 | |
| Total assets | 815,688 | 851,868 |
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| (including net result for the financial period) | 731,462 | 776,984 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Interest bearing liabilities | ||
| Long-term debts and leasing liabilities | 78,871 | 69,233 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 78,871 | 69,233 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Non-interest bearing current liabilities | ||
| Tax payables | 432 | 437 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,424 | 1,503 |
| Accrued expenses | 3,499 | 3,711 |
| Total current liabilities | 5,355 | 5,651 |
| Total shareholders' equity and liabilities | 815,688 | 851,868 |
Statement of Changes in Equity Group
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Note | Share capital | Additional paid in capital | Other reserves | Retained earnings | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1, 2019 | 27,060 | 120,829 | -173 | 728,994 | 876,709 | |
| Net result for the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 | – | – | – | -26,576 | -26,576 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | ||||||
| Currency translation differences | – | – | -42 | – | -42 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 | – | – | -42 | -26,576 | -26,618 | |
| Transactions with owners: | ||||||
| Redemption program | -6,479 | – | – | -208,829 | -215,308 | |
| Value of employee services: | ||||||
| - Share-based remuneration | – | 3,200 | – | – | 3,200 | |
| - Share-based long-term incentive program | – | 378 | – | – | 378 | |
| Buy-back of own shares | -2,042 | -51,450 | – | – | -53,491 | |
| Total transactions with owners | -8,521 | -47,872 | – | -208,829 | -265,222 | |
| Balance at March 31, 2019 | 18,539 | 72,957 | -215 | 493,589 | 584,869 | |
| Balance at January 1, 2020 | 19,260 | 74,102 | -218 | 683,840 | 776,984 | |
| Net result for the period January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 | – | – | – | -45,665 | -45,665 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | ||||||
| Currency translation differences | – | – | -113 | – | -113 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 | – | – | -113 | -45,665 | -45,778 | |
| Transactions with owners: | ||||||
| Value of employee services: | ||||||
| - Share-based long-term incentive program | 5 | – | 256 | – | – | 256 |
Total transactions with owners – 256 – – 256 Balance at March 31, 2020 19,260 74,358 -331 638,175 731,462
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Cash flow statements Group
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Jan 1, 2020– Mar 31, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2019– Mar 31, 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activites | |||
| Result before tax | -45,665 | -26,576 | |
| Adjustment for: | |||
| Interest income | -4 | -22 | |
| Interest expense | 885 | 3,986 | |
| Currency exchange gains/-losses | -4,438 | 4,212 | |
| Depreciation | 82 | 78 | |
| Result from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 47,843 | -204 | |
| Dividend and coupon income | -122 | -2,221 | |
| Other non-cash adjustments | 144 | 19,259 | |
| Change in current receivables | -66 | 136 | |
| Change in current liabilities | -247 | 455 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | -1,588 | -897 | |
| Investments in financial assets | -12,825 | -60,056 | |
| Sales of financial assets | 7,384 | 539,874 | |
| Dividend and coupon income | 122 | 2,221 | |
| Tax paid | – | 33 | |
| Net cash flow from/used in operating activities | -6,907 | 481,175 | |
| Investment activities | |||
| Net cash flow used in investment activities | – | – | |
| Financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 15,551 | – | |
| Repayment of borrowings | – | -91,205 | |
| Interest paid for borrowings | -1,026 | -3,113 | |
| Repayment of lease liabilities | -84 | – | |
| Redemption program including transaction fees | – | -215,308 | |
| Buy back of own shares | – | -53,491 | |
| Net cash flow used in/from financing activities | 14,441 | -363,117 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 7,534 | 118,057 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 18,855 | 40,303 | |
| Exchange gains/losses on cash and cash equivalents | -1,208 | -7,984 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 25,181 | 150,377 |
Alternative Performance Measures Group
3m 2020 3m 2019
| -3.92 | |
|---|---|
| 96.43 | |
| 7.57 | |
| -0.33 | |
| -0.33 | |
| 7.57 | |
| 10.27 | |
| 81,019,872 | |
| 81,877,125 | |
| 78,150,006 | 77,246,256 |
| -5.62 89.67 9.36 -0.58 -0.58 9.36 12.69 78,150,006 78,480,756 |
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Return on capital employed is defined as the Group's result for the period plus interest expenses plus/less exchange differences on financial loans divided by the average capital employed (the average total assets less non-interest bearing liabilities over the period). Return on capital employed is not annualised.
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- Equity ratio is defined as shareholders' equity in relation to total assets.
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- Shareholders' equity/share is defined as shareholders' equity divided by total number of outstanding common shares, ie. plan shares is excluded.
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- Net asset value/share is defined as shareholders' equity divided by total number of common shares.
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- Net asset value/share adjusted for the February 2019 split and redemption program is defined as equity increased by an amount corresponding to the redemption amount increased by the development in equity since the redemption date, divided by total number of outstanding common shares.
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- Refers only to ordinary common shares and excludes redemption shares and redeemable common shares.
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- The number of common shares at balance sheet date as per March 31, 2020, excludes 7,685,303 repurchased SDRs and the 2,100,000 redeemable common shares issued under the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Program.
Alternative Performance Measures (APM) apply the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) guidelines.
APMs are financial measures other than financial measures defined or specified by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
VNV regularly uses alternative performance measures to enhance comparability from period to period and to give deeper information and provide meaningful supplemental information to analysts, investors and other parties.
It is important to know that not all companies calculate alternative performance measures identically, therefore these measurements have limitations and should not be used as a substitute for measures of performance in accordance with IFRS.
Definitions of all APMs used are found on the left-hand side of the page.
Income statement Parent
| 5,378 | -8,194 |
|---|---|
| 4,409 | -4,233 |
| -871 | -3,967 |
| 1,840 | 6 |
| 79,411 | |
| -1,510 | -20,663 |
| – | 100,000 |
| -378 | 74 |
| Jan 1, 2020– Mar 31, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2019– Mar 31, 2019 |
| -1,888 |
Statement of comprehensive income
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Jan 1, 2020– Mar 31, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2019– Mar 31, 2019 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net result for the financial period | 3,490 | 71,217 | ||
| Other comprehensive income for the period |
Items that may be classified subsequently to profit or loss:
| Currency translation differences | – | – |
|---|---|---|
| Total other comprehensive income for the period | – | – |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 3,490 | 71,217 |
Balance sheet Parent
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Financial non-current assets | |||||
| Shares in subsidiaries | 185 | 185 | |||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 13,364 | 20,660 | |||
| Receivables from Group companies | 127,037 | 115,755 | |||
| Total financial non-current assets | 140,586 | 136,600 | |||
| Current assets | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 25,035 | 15,810 | |||
| Other current receivables | 324 | 351 | |||
| Total current assets | 25,359 | 16,161 | |||
| Total assets | 165,945 | 152,761 |
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | ||||
| (including net result for the financial period) | 82,994 | 79,248 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Interest bearing liabilities | ||||
| Long-term debts | 78,342 | 68,582 | ||
| Total non-current liabilities | 78,342 | 68,582 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Non-interest bearing current liabilities | ||||
| Liabilities to Group companies | 1,190 | 1,145 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 153 | 315 | ||
| Accrued expenses | 3,266 | 3,471 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 4,609 | 4,931 | ||
| Total shareholders' equity and liabilities | 165,945 | 152,761 |
Statement of Changes in Equity Parent
| /Expressed in USD thousands/ | Note | Share capital | Additional paid in capital | Retained earnings | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at January 1, 2019 | 27,060 | 120,829 | 133,518 | 281,406 | |
| Net result for the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 | – | – | 71,217 | 71,217 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | |||||
| Currency translation differences | – | – | – | – | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 | – | – | 71,217 | 71,217 | |
| Transactions with owners: | |||||
| Redemption program | -6,479 | – | -208,829 | -215,308 | |
| Value of employee services: | |||||
| - Share-based remuneration | – | 3,200 | – | 3,200 | |
| - Share-based long-term incentive program | – | 378 | – | 378 | |
| Buy-back of own shares | -2,042 | -51,450 | – | -53,491 | |
| Total transactions with owners | -8,521 | -47,872 | -208,829 | -265,222 | |
| Balance at March 31, 2019 | 18,539 | 72,957 | -4,094 | 87,402 | |
| Balance at January 1, 2020 | 19,260 | 74,102 | -14,114 | 79,248 | |
| Net result for the period January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 | – | – | 3,490 | 3,490 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | |||||
| Currency translation differences | – | – | – | – | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 | – | – | 3,490 | 3,490 | |
| Transactions with owners: |
Value of employee services:
| - Share-based long-term incentive program | 5 | – | 256 | – | 256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total transactions with owners | – | 256 | – | 256 | |
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | 19,260 | 74,358 | -10,624 | 82,994 |
Notes to the financial statements
⁄ Expressed in USD thousand unless indicated otherwise ⁄
Note 1
Accounting principles
This consolidated interim report is prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting policies that have been applied for the Group and Parent Company, are in agreement with the accounting policies used in preparation of the Company's 2019 annual report. The Company's 2019 annual report is available at the Company's website: www.vostoknewventures.com/investor-relations/financial-reports/
When calculating earnings per share, the average number of shares is based on average outstanding common shares, so called Swedish Depository Receipts (SDRs). Plan shares, issued to incentive share program participants, are not treated as outstanding common shares and by that not included in the weighted calculation. The issue of plan shares is recognized as an increase in shareholders' equity, although.
When calculating diluted earnings per share, the average number of common shares (SDRs) is adjusted to consider the effects of dilutive potential common shares, originating during the reported periods from share incentive programs that have been offered to employees. Dilutions from share incentive programs affect the number of shares and only occur when the strike price is less than the share price or incentive program performance conditions are fulfilled.
Note 2 Related party transactions
During the period, VNV has recognized the following related party transactions:
| 3m 2020 | Operating expenses 3m 2019 |
Current liabilities 3m 2020 3m 2019 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key management and Board of Directors 1 |
-579 | -16,226 | -162 | -145 |
1 Compensation paid or payable includes salary and accrued bonus to the management and remuneration to the Board members.
The Company has entered into agreements with Keith Richman, Victoria Grace and Josh Blachman, all Directors of VNV, for consultancy services above and beyond their duties as Directors in the Company in relation to current or prospective investments. The gross annual cost per contract is USD 0.1 mln.
The costs for the long-term incentive programs (LTIP 2018 and LTIP 2019) for the management amounted to USD 0.2 mln, excluding social taxes, during the three-month period 2020. See details of LTIP 2017, LTIP 2018 and LTIP 2019 in Note 5.
Note 3 Fair value estimation
The numbers below are based on the same accounting and valuation policies as used in the Company's most recent Annual Report. For more information regarding financial instruments in level 2 and 3 see note 3 in the Company's Annual Report 2019. The fair value of financial instruments is measured by level of the following fair value measurement hierarchy:
— Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1).
— Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (level 2).
— Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs) (level 3).
The following table presents the group's assets that are measured at fair value at March 31, 2020.
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
13,876 | 23,968 | 750,736 | 788,580 |
| Total assets | 13,876 | 23,968 | 750,736 | 788,580 |
The following table presents the group's assets that are measured at fair value at December 31, 2019.
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
20,828 | 384,914 | 425,240 | 830,982 |
| Total assets | 20,828 | 384,914 | 425,240 | 830,982 |
The following table presents the group's changes of financial assets in level 3.
| Level 3 | |
|---|---|
| Opening balance January 1, 2020 | 425,240 |
| Transfers from level 3 | -466 |
| Transfers to level 3 | 375,986 |
| Change in fair value and other | -50,023 |
| Closing balance March 31, 2020 | 750,736 |
During the first quarter 2020, Babylon, VOI, SWVL, Dostavista, Booksy, Housing Anywhere, Monopoliya and Shohoz have been transferred from level 2 to level 3. The investments in Numan, Vezeeta, JamesEdition, Grace Health, Yoppie, Shwe Property and Dubicars are classified as level 2 as the valuations are based on the price paid in each respective transaction.
Babylon, BlaBlaCar, VOI, Gett, Property Finder, SWVL, Hemnet, OneTwoTrip, Dostavista, Booksy, Housing Anywhere, Monopoliya, El Basharsoft, Merro, Shohoz, Wallapop, YouScan, Naseeb Networks, DOC+, Agente Imóvel and JobNet are classified as level 3 investments. The level 3 investments are either based on valuation models, usually using EBITDA and revenue multiples of comparable listed peers or transactions that include more uncertainty given the time elapsed since it closed or structure of the transactions.
The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet date. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Group is the current bid price. These instruments are included in level 1.
The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined by using valuation techniques. These valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market data where it is available and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2. If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.
Investments in assets that are not traded on any market will be held at fair value determined by recent transactions made at prevailing market conditions or different valuation models depending on the characteristics of the company as well as the nature and risks of the investment. These different techniques may include discounted cash flow valuation (DCF), exit-multiple valuation, also referred to as Leveraged Buyout (LBO) valuation, asset-based valuation as well as forward-looking multiples valuation based on comparable traded companies. Usually, transaction-based valuations are kept unchanged for a period of 12 months unless there is cause for a significant change in valuation. After 12 months, the Group usually derives fair value for non-traded assets through any of the models described above.
The validity of valuations based on a transaction is inevitably eroded over time, since the price at which the investment was made reflects the conditions that existed on the transaction date. At each reporting date, possible changes or events subsequent to the relevant transaction are assessed and if this assessment implies a change in the investment's fair value, the valuation is adjusted accordingly. No significant events in the portfolio companies, which have had an impact on the valuations, has occurred since the latest transactions except as described below. The transaction-based valuations are also frequently assessed using multiples of comparable traded companies for each unlisted investment or other valuation models when warranted.
VNV follows a structured process in assessing the valuation of its unlisted investments. VNV evaluates company specific and external data relating to each specific investment on a monthly basis. The data is then assessed at monthly and quarterly valuation meetings by senior management. If internal or external factors are deemed to be significant further assessment is undertaken and the specific investment is revalued to the best fair value estimate. Revaluations are approved by the Board of Directors in connection with the Company's financial reports.
Babylon
As per March 31, 2020, VNV values its 10.8% ownership in Babylon, based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue model, at USD 262.5 mln. VNV has invested USD 92.6 mln in the company and it is classified as a level 3 investment. The EV/Revenue model reflects better fair value of the company on the back of Covid-19 during 1Q20 than valuation based on latest transaction used in December 31, 2019. On the back of Covid-19 the company has seen higher demand of its services and signed a number of new deals and expanded existing contracts during the first quarter.
The peer group includes eight digital health companies including Livongo, Teladoc, PA Good Doctor, to name a few. The median multiple of the peer group is 6.3x.
BlaBlaCar
As per March 31, 2020, VNV values its 8.7% ownership in BlaBlaCar, based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue model, at USD 159.2 mln. VNV has invested USD 122.4 mln in the company and it is classified as a level 3 investment. The model looks at EV/Revenue multiples for a peer group including high margin marketplace businesses such as Rightmove, REA Group, Info Edge, to name a few that has been adjusted to better reflect BlaBlaCar's business model which comprise of both a high margin C2C market place and lower margin bus operations. The model has also been adjusted to reflect the direct negative impact of Covid-19 expected on the back of Covid-19. Short-term impacts includes suspend bus operations across Europe because of city and nation-wide lockdowns. The unadjusted median multiple of the peer group is 10.6x.
VOI
As per March 31, 2020, VNV values VOI based on a forward-looking EV/ Revenue model at USD 85.9 mln. VNV has invested USD 60.8 mln in VOI Technology, the leading European free-floating electric scooter sharing service and owns 32.7% of the company on a fully diluted basis and classified as a level 3 investment. The EV/Revenue model is used in 1Q20 to reflect fair value better due to the situation of Covid-19 than the valuation based on latest transaction used in 4Q19. Despite Covid-19, which has negatively impacted VOI's operations in the short term, with suspended operations in cities where there is a full lockdown. The company's long-term potential remains intact due to VOI's strong balance sheet and its position to reaccelerate as soon as practically possible.
The peer group includes five listed mobility and delivery companies and the median multiple of the peer group is 2.2x.
Gett
As per March 31, 2020, VNV values Gett based on a forward-looking revenue multiple-based valuation at USD 71.3 mln. VNV owns 5.28% of Gett on a fully diluted basis and believes that the revenue multiple valuations accounting for the company's preference structure is the best fair value estimate. The company is classified as a level 3 investment. Compared to the company's listed peers Uber and Lyft, Gett became operationally profitable globally in December last year and has grown since then. It is on track to become cashflow positive despite Covid-19 impacts.
Property Finder
As per March 31, 2020, VNV values Property Finder at USD 39.6 mln based on a forward-looking revenue multiple-based valuation, classified as a level 3 investment. VNV owns 9.5% of Property Finder on a fully diluted basis and believes that the revenue multiple valuation is the best fair value estimate. The median multiple of the listed peer group is 8.0x.
SWVL
As per March 31, 2020, SWVL is valued at USD 24.4 mln and is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/revenue valuation model, although the latest transaction was in February 2020 where VNV invested USD 7 mln. The EV/Revenue valuation model looks at expected revenue, adjusted for Covid-19 related impacts, and the peer group consists of listed mobility and delivery business where the median multiple of the peer group is 2.2x.
Hemnet (through YSaphis S.A. and Sprints Capital Rob R Partners S.A.)
As per March 31, 2020, Hemnet is valued at USD 19.2 mln and is classified as a level 3 investment, based on a forward-looking EV/EBITDA valuation model. EV/EBITDA is used as Hemnet is a mature and profitable company compared to many other portfolio investments that have not reached profitability yet. The peer group's median multiple is 19.5x.
OneTwoTrip
As per March 31, 2020, OneTwoTrip is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking peer multiples model, valued at USD 15.2 mln. VNV owns 21.1% of the company on a fully diluted basis. Current global travel restrictions, RUB weakness to USD and lower oil prices negatively impact the company, thereof the peer multiples model valuation. The median multiple of the peer group is 1.1x.
Dostavista
As per March 31, 2020, Dostavista is valued at USD 11.5 mln and is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/revenue valuation model, although the latest transaction was in 2Q19. The company has been developing according to plan since closing of the transaction and seen accelerating activity on the back of Covid-19 during 1Q20. This positive development is offset by a depreciating RUB. The peer group's median multiple is 2.2x.
Booksy
As per March 31, 2020, Booksy is valued at USD 10.8 mln and is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue valuation model, although the latest transaction was in 2Q19. The EV/Revenue model is using a broad classifieds peer group given the similarities in those business models with Booksy's very niched approach for one vertical. The same network effects characteristics and margins dynamics should apply at maturity. The peer group's median multiple is 5.0x.
Housing Anywhere
As per March 31, 2020, Housing Anywhere is valued at USD 8.7 mln and classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue multiples model, although the latest transaction was in 1Q20 where VNV invested USD 3.3 mln. The company is developing well but due to higher risk-premium and to current volatility, the model-based valuation is 11% lower than the recent transaction in the company. The peer group's median multiple is 5.0x.
Monopoliya
As per March 31, 2020, Monopoliya is valued at USD 7.6 mln and is classified as a level 3 investment based on an fx-adjusted transaction-based valuation. VNV invested USD 9.4 mln for 9.1% ownership in the company during 4Q19. The company has not seen any or expect to see any negative impact from Covid-19. However, given the RUB depreciation on the back of a low oil price VNV has as per March 31, 2020, FX adjusted the transaction-based valuation which is deemed to be the best fair value estimate as per end of 1Q20.
El Basharsoft
As per March 31, 2020, El Basharsoft is valued at USD 6.8 mln and is classified as a level 3 investment based on an EV/Revenue valuation model. The peer group's median multiple is 6.0x.
Merro
As per March 31, 2020, Merro is valued at USD 6.3 mln and classified as a level 3 investment based on a Sum of the Parts valuation model. The peer group's median multiple is 5.9x.
Shohoz
As per March 31, 2020, Shohoz is valued at USD 6.1 mln and classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue model. The latest transaction was in 1Q19 where VNV invested USD 7.0 mln for 15.5% ownership in the company. The peer group consists of listed mobility and delivery companies and the median multiple is 1.8x.
Wallapop
As per March 31, 2020, Wallapop is classified as a level 3 investment. VNV's indirect stake in the company is valued at USD 5.2 mln. As per March 31, 2020, VNV values its indirect investment into Wallapop as per a forward-looking revenue valuation model. The peer group's median multiple is 6.7x.
Numan
As per March 31, 2020, Numan is classified as a level 2 investment based on convertible loan investments, amounting to USD 1.2 USD, which were converted into equity and an additional investment, amounting to USD 1.3 mln in 1Q20, in connection with the finalization of the company's A round. Numan is valued at USD 4.4 mln on the basis of this recent 2020 financing round.
Vezeeta
As per March 31, 2020, Vezeeta is classified as a level 2 investment based on a new funding round in February 2020. The company has since Covid-19 seen strong increase in demand and launched new products. There is a higher risk-premium due to current volatility but Vezeeta is in a stronger position in terms of outlook and therefore the transaction-based valuation is still relevant. VNV values its stake in the company at USD 4.4 mln as per March 31, 2020.
JamesEdition
As per March 31, 2020, JamesEdition is valued at USD 3.3 mln and classified as a level 2 investment based on the latest transaction in the company, which closed in the second quarter of 2019. VNV invested a total of USD 3.3 mln (EUR 3.0 mln) in the company. Since the investment, JamesEdition has performed according to plan.
YouScan
VNV owns 20.9% of YouScan fully diluted (YouScan is held through a 33.2% holding in Kontakt East Holding AB, which owns 63% of YouScan). As per March 31, 2020, YouScan is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking revenue-multiple based valuation. This model-approach is deemed the best fair value estimate of YouScan. The peer group's median multiple is 3.5x.
Naseeb Networks
As per March 31, 2020, Naseeb Networks is valued at USD 2.9 mln and classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue peer multiples valuation model. So far, Covid-19 has not had a direct impact on the business.
The peer group includes four online classifieds/jobs portal peers including Infoedge and 51job, and the median multiple is 6.7x.
Grace Health
As per March 31, 2020, Grace Health is classified as a level 2 investment based on the March 2020 transaction amounting to USD 1.0 mln in the company. The company is valued at USD 2.2 mln. The demand for the company's services has increased due to Covid-19.
DOC+
As per March 31, 2020, DOC+ is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking revenue-multiple valuation. This model-approach is deemed the best fair value estimate of DOC+ as per March 31, 2020. The model-based valuation is 43% lower than last year's valuation of the company. The peer group's median multiple is 8.4x.
Agente Imóvel
As per March 31, 2020, Agente Imóvel is classified as a level 3 investment based on a forward-looking EV/Revenue multiples model. VNV has invested a total of USD 2.0 mln in the company, which as per March 31, 2020 is valued at USD 1.6 mln. The peer group consists of five real estate-focused listed peers and the median multiple is 11.6x.
Yoppie
As per March 31, 2020, Yoppie is classified as a level 2 investment based on the latest transaction in the third quarter 2019, valued at USD 1.5 mln (GBP 1.2 mln). So far, no Covid-19 impacts on the women's health business.
Shwe Property
As per March 31, 2020, Shwe Property is classified as a level 2 investment based on the latest transaction in the company, which closed in the third quarter of 2019. The company is valued at USD 1.4 mln. So far, no Covid-19 impacts on the business.
Dubicars
As per March 31, 2020, Dubicars is classified as a level 2 investment based on a transaction in the company which closed in the first quarter 2020. Dubicars is valued at USD 1.1 mln as per March 31, 2020.
JobNet
As per March 31, 2020, JobNet is classified as a level 3 investment based on a future looking EV/Revenue peer multiples valuation model. The model values VNV's stake in JobNet to USD 0.6 mln as per March 31, 2020.
The peer group includes four online classifieds/jobs portal peers including SEEK, Infoedge, and 51job and the median multiple of the peer group is 6.0x.
Marley Spoon (equity, Level 1)
As per March 31, 2020, the equity in Marley Spoon is valued at USD 0.5 mln on the basis of the closing price on the last trading day of Marley Spoon in 1Q20. Marley Spoon equity is classified as a level 1 investment.
Liquidity management (Level 1)
As per March 31, 2020, VNV owns USD 13.4 mln in money market funds and bonds as part of the Company's liquidity management operations. The funds and bonds are quoted on a daily basis and the fair value as per March 31, 2020, is the last published NAV as per end of March 2020.
Current liabilities
The book value for interest-bearing loans, accounts payable and other financial liabilities are deemed to correspond to the fair values.
The following table presents the group's sensitivity in level 3 valuations.
| Company | Investment amount | Ownership, % | Sensitivity valuation | Benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15% | -10% | Mar 31, 2020 | +10% | +15% | ||||
| Babylon | 92,562 | 10.8 | 223,106 | 236,230 | 262,478 | 288,725 | 301,849 | Revenue estimate |
| BlaBlaCar | 122,425 | 8.7 | 135,352 | 143,313 | 159,237 | 175,161 | 183,123 | Revenue estimate |
| VOI | 60,783 | 32.7 | 73,028 | 77,324 | 85,916 | 94,507 | 98,803 | Revenue estimate |
| Gett | 52,580 | 5.3 | 60,581 | 64,145 | 71,272 | 78,399 | 81,963 | Revenue estimate |
| Property Finder | 24,655 | 9.5 | 33,695 | 35,677 | 39,642 | 43,606 | 45,588 | Revenue estimate |
| SWVL | 23,004 | 12.6 | 20,762 | 21,983 | 24,425 | 26,868 | 28,089 | Revenue estimate |
| Hemnet | 10,118 | 6.0 | 16,341 | 17,303 | 19,225 | 21,148 | 22,109 | EBITDA & SEK/USD estimate |
| OneTwoTrip | 20,654 | 21.1 | 12,878 | 13,636 | 15,151 | 16,666 | 17,424 | Revenue & RUB/USD estimate |
| Dostavista | 11,561 | 15.9 | 9,743 | 10,316 | 11,462 | 12,609 | 13,182 | Revenue estimate |
| Booksy | 9,489 | 11.8 | 9,195 | 9,736 | 10,818 | 11,899 | 12,440 | Revenue estimate |
| Housing Anywhere | 9,601 | 29.4 | 7,376 | 7,810 | 8,678 | 9,546 | 9,979 | Revenue estimate |
| Monopoliya | 9,372 | 9.1 | 6,467 | 6,848 | 7,609 | 8,370 | 8,750 | Revenue & RUB/USD estimate |
| El Basharsoft (Wuzzuf and Forasna) | 3,785 | 23.7 | 5,754 | 6,092 | 6,769 | 7,446 | 7,784 | Revenue estimate |
| Merro | 8,763 | 22.6 | 5,378 | 5,694 | 6,327 | 6,960 | 7,276 | Model based valuation |
| Shohoz | 7,004 | 15.5 | 5,162 | 5,465 | 6,073 | 6,680 | 6,984 | Revenue estimate |
| Wallapop | 9,059 | 2.4 | 4,428 | 4,688 | 5,209 | 5,730 | 5,990 | Revenue estimate |
| YouScan | 8,094 | 20.9 | 2,800 | 2,965 | 3,295 | 3,624 | 3,789 | Revenue estimate |
| Naseeb Networks (Rozee and Mihnati) | 4,500 | 24.3 | 2,503 | 2,650 | 2,945 | 3,239 | 3,386 | Revenue estimate |
| DOC+ | 7,750 | 26.7 | 1,734 | 1,837 | 2,041 | 2,245 | 2,347 | Revenue & RUB/USD estimate |
| Agente Imóvel | 2,000 | 27.3 | 1,331 | 1,410 | 1,566 | 1,723 | 1,801 | Revenue estimate |
| JobNet | 500 | 3.8 | 511 | 541 | 601 | 661 | 691 | Revenue estimate |
| Total level 3 | 520,225 | 638,126 | 675,663 | 750,736 | 825,810 | 863,347 |
Change in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
| /Expressed in USD/ | Opening balance | Investments/ | FV change | Closing balance | Percentage weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Jan 1, 2020 | (disposals), net | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
| Babylon | 200,000,050 | – | 62,477,509 | 262,477,559 | 33.3% |
| BlaBlaCar | 209,453,900 | – | -50,216,705 | 159,237,195 | 20.2% |
| VOI | 102,433,773 | – | -16,518,270 | 85,915,503 | 10.9% |
| Gett | 74,853,327 | – | -3,581,291 | 71,272,036 | 9.0% |
| Property Finder | 47,883,261 | – | -8,241,665 | 39,641,596 | 5.0% |
| SWVL | 16,001,533 | 7,002,157 | 1,421,735 | 24,425,425 | 3.1% |
| Hemnet 1 | 25,845,449 | – | -6,620,423 | 19,225,026 | 2.4% |
| OneTwoTrip | 28,652,539 | – | -13,501,489 | 15,151,050 | 1.9% |
| Dostavista | 11,561,199 | – | -98,822 | 11,462,377 | 1.5% |
| Booksy | 12,931,128 | – | -2,113,459 | 10,817,669 | 1.4% |
| Housing Anywhere | 6,365,877 | 3,314,561 | -1,002,677 | 8,677,761 | 1.1% |
| Monopoliya | 9,371,881 | – | -1,763,143 | 7,608,738 | 1.0% |
| El Basharsoft (Wuzzuf and Forasna) | 8,629,891 | – | -1,860,887 | 6,769,004 | 0.9% |
| Merro | 7,652,180 | – | -1,325,243 | 6,326,937 | 0.8% |
| Shohoz | 7,003,759 | – | -931,014 | 6,072,745 | 0.8% |
| Wallapop | 7,347,479 | – | -2,138,611 | 5,208,868 | 0.7% |
| Numan | 1,064,011 | 2,552,791 | 763,367 | 4,380,169 | 0.6% |
| Vezeeta | 3,155,946 | – | 1,213,365 | 4,369,311 | 0.6% |
| JamesEdition | 3,359,400 | – | -60,000 | 3,299,400 | 0.4% |
| YouScan 2 | 3,867,104 | – | -572,429 | 3,294,675 | 0.4% |
| Naseeb Networks (Rozee and Mihnati) | 3,528,084 | – | -583,504 | 2,944,580 | 0.4% |
| Grace Health | 1,073,245 | 995,390 | 172,118 | 2,240,753 | 0.3% |
| DOC+ | 3,556,442 | – | -1,515,883 | 2,040,559 | 0.3% |
| Agente Imóvel | 2,800,227 | – | -1,234,004 | 1,566,223 | 0.2% |
| Yoppie | 1,480,920 | – | – | 1,480,920 | 0.2% |
| Shwe Property | 1,435,278 | – | – | 1,435,278 | 0.2% |
| Dubicars | 508,320 | 400,025 | 147,449 | 1,055,794 | 0.1% |
| JobNet | 718,796 | – | -118,151 | 600,645 | 0.1% |
| Marley Spoon | 168,334 | – | 343,401 | 511,735 | 0.1% |
| CarZar | 451,287 | -466,330 | 15,043 | – | 0.0% |
| Inturn, convertible debt | 5,061,667 | – | 75,833 | 5,137,500 | 0.7% |
| Napopravku, convertible debt | – | 350,000 | 2,397 | 352,397 | 0.0% |
| Naseeb Networks, convertible debt | 211,667 | – | 5,055 | 216,722 | 0.0% |
| Numan, convertible debt | 1,332,192 | -1,239,392 | -92,800 | – | 0.0% |
| Housing Anywhere, convertible debt | 561,587 | -549,825 | -11,762 | – | 0.0% |
| Liquidity management | 20,660,133 | -6,917,887 | -378,343 | 13,363,903 | 1.7% |
| Total investment portfolio | 830,981,866 | 5,441,490 | -47,843,303 | 788,580,053 | 100.0% |
1 Indirect holding through YSaphis S.A. and Sprints Capital Rob R Partners S.A.
2 Reflects VNV's 20.9% indirect shareholding in YouScan which is held through a 33.2% holding in Kontakt East Holding AB, which owns 63% of YouScan.
Note 4 Long-term debts
Bond 2019/2022
During the first quarter 2020, VNV carried out a subsequent issue of bonds in an amount of SEK 150 mln under the framework of its outstanding bond 2019/2022 with ISIN SE0013233541. The subsequent issue was priced at 102.75 per cent of par. Following the subsequent issue, the total amount outstanding under the Company's bond loan is SEK 800 mln.
Leasing liabilities
As per March 31, 2020, leasing liabilities are recognized with a provision of future long-term lease payments amounting to USD 0.5 mln.
Note 5 Long-term incentive programs (LTIP)
| LTIP 2017/ Completed |
LTIP 2018 | LTIP 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2017– Dec 2019 |
Jan 2018– Dec 2020 |
Jan 2019– Dec 2023 |
| May 2017– May 2020 |
May 2018– May 2021 |
Aug 2019– May 2024 |
| 225,000 | 510,000 | 2,100,000 |
| 330,750 | 742,350 | 2,100,000 |
| 0.42% | 0.95% | 2.7% |
| 72.50 | 74.70 | 63.50 |
| 8.25 | 8.59 | 6.60 |
| – | – | 6.84 |
| – | – | 0.71 |
| /LTIP share-based remuneration expense, excluding social fees in USD mln/ |
LTIP 2017/ Completed |
LTIP 2018 | LTIP 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3m 2020 | – | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.70 | 0.52 | – |
| 2017 | 0.45 | – | – |
| Total | 1.86 | 1.56 | 0.14 |
There are two running long-term share-based incentive programs for management and key personnel in the VNV Group. The 2018 program is linked to the long-term performance of the Company's Net Asset Value and the 2019 program is linked to the long-term performance of both the Company's Net Asset Value and of the VNV share price.
Outstanding program 2018
Participants in the 3-year 2018 program purchased shares (Swedish Depository Receipts) in the Company. For each purchased share, participants are entitled to receive additional shares, so-called performance shares, free of charge, subject to fulfillment of performance conditions set by the Board of Directors based on the Company's Net Asset Value.
The rights to receive shares automatically convert into common shares at the end of the program at an exercise price of nil. The participants do not receive any dividends and are not entitled to vote in relation to the rights to receive shares during the vesting period. If a participant ceases to be employed by the Group within this period, the rights will be forfeited, except in limited circumstances that are approved by the board on a case-by-case basis.
The fair value of the depository receipts on the grant date was calculated on the basis of the market price of the Company's depository receipts on the grant date per depository receipt without adjustment for any dividends during the vesting period.
Outstanding program 2019
Similarly to the 2018 program, participants in the five-year 2019 program purchased shares in the Company.
For each purchased share, participants are entitled to subscribe for newly issued redeemable common shares (2019 Plan Shares) in the Company. Depending on the performance of both the Company's Net Asset Value and of the Vostok New Ventures share price, the 2019 Plan Shares will be redeemed or reclassified as ordinary common shares and represented by Swedish Depository Receipts, provided certain performance conditions have been fulfilled. If the performance conditions have not been fulfilled, then the plan shares will be redeemed.
The participants will be compensated for dividends and other value transfers to the shareholders. The participants are also entitled to vote for their 2019 Plan Shares during the measurement period.
If a participant ceases to be employed by the Group within this period, the plan shares will be redeemed, unless otherwise resolved by the Board on a case-by-case basis.
The fair value of the 2019 Plan Shares on the grant date was calculated on the basis of the market price of the Company's depository receipts on the grant date and prevailing market conditions by using a Monte Carlo Valuation Method.
To carry through the incentive program, the Company subsidized the subscription price payable by the incentive program participants for the 2019 Plan Shares. The subsidy amounted to USD 2.6 mln, social fees excluded, for the cost of acquiring plan shares. The cost for financing and acquiring plan shares is expensed directly.
The Company also compensated participants for the tax impact arising from the fact that the subscription price was below fair market value. The cost of this subsidy, social fee excluded, amounts to USD 1 mln and will be expensed over five years, treated as vesting expense.
Completed program 2017
On March 24, 2020, the Board of Directors determined that the development of the Company's Net Asset Value over the performance measurement period of LTIP 2017 (January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019), meets the so-called target level, whereby each savings share held by program participants throughout the vesting period (until March 31, 2020) will result in an allocation of five performance shares free of charge. As a result, following adjustment for the distribution of proceeds from the sale of Avito, participants in LTIP 2017 are entitled to receive a total of 330,750 shares in May 2020.
Accounting principles
In accordance with IFRS 2, the costs for the program, including social fees, will be reported over the income statement during the program's vesting period. The value is recognized in the income statement as a personnel cost on-line operating expenses, allocated over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. The recognized cost corresponds to the fair value of the estimated number of shares that are expected to vest. This cost is adjusted in subsequent periods to reflect the actual number of vested shares. However, no adjustment is made when shares expire only because share price-related conditions do not reach the level.
Note 6
Depository receipt buy-back
During the first quarter 2020, no SDRs were repurchased. At the end of the period, the number of outstanding common shares (SDRs), excluding 7,685,303 repurchased SDRs, was 78,150,006.
Note 7
Events after the reporting period
On April 7, 2020, the Company announced that the Board of Directors proposed to change the domicile of the VNV group from Bermuda to Sweden. The Redomestication, which is subject to an SGM on May 12, 2020, is intended to be carried out by way of a Bermuda scheme of arrangement, whereby SDRs in the Company are cancelled and exchanged for shares in a Swedish group entity that, following the Redomestication, will constitute the new parent company of the VNV group.
On April 7, 2020, in the notice to the AGM 2020, the Board of Directors proposed a resolution to change the Company's name to VNV Global Ltd.
Information
Background
Vostok New Ventures Ltd was incorporated in Bermuda on April 5, 2007 with corporate identity number 39861. The Swedish Depository Receipts of VNV (SDB) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap segment, with the ticker VNV SDB.
As of March 31, 2020, the Vostok New Ventures Ltd Group consists of the Bermudian parent company Vostok New Ventures Ltd; one wholly-owned Cypriot subsidiary, Vostok New Ventures (Cyprus) Limited; one controlled Dutch cooperative, Vostok Co-Investment Coöperatief B.A.; and one wholly-owned Swedish subsidiary, Vostok New Ventures AB.
The financial year is January 1–December 31.
Parent company
The parent company is a holding company, which owns the Cypriot subsidiary Vostok New Ventures (Cyprus) Limited. The net result for the period was USD 3.49 mln (2019: 71.22). Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss refers to liquidity management investments.
Financial and Operating risks
The Company's risks and risk management are described in detail in note 3 of the Company's Annual Report 2019.
Upcoming Reporting Dates
VNV's report for the six-month period January 1, 2020–June 30, 2020, will be published on July 29, 2020.
Hamilton, Bermuda, April 29, 2020
Per Brilioth Managing Director
Report on Review of Interim Financial Information
Introduction
We have reviewed the condensed interim financial information (interim report) of Vostok New Ventures Ltd as of March 31, 2020. The board of directors and the CEO are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the interim financial information in accordance with IAS 34. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim report based on our review.
Scope of Review
We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing, ISA. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34.
Gothenburg, April 29, 2020 PricewaterhouseCoopers AB
Bo Hjalmarsson Authorized Public Accountant Auditor in charge
Martin Oscarsson Authorized Public Accountant