Berlin, March 7, 2019
Annual Results 2018
Investor/Analyst Conference Call
Dr Mathias Döpfner, Chairman & CEO
Dr Julian Deutz, CFO
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2018: Growth in revenues, profits and dividend
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Revenues €3,180.7m (+4.1% reported, +3.8% organically)
adj. EBITDA €737.9m (+14.3% reported, +8.5% organically)
adj. EBIT €527.9m (+4.7% reported, +6.4% organically)
adj. eps €2.73 (+5.1% reported, +8.3% organically)
Dividend proposal of €2.10 (PY: €2.00)
84% of adj. EBITDA from digital activities – digital
revenues with organic growth of 9.6% in FY/18
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digital
Revenues adj. EBITDA
digital
71% 84%
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We have achieved our goals for 2018
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Further growthin classifieds
Deliver on stableadj. EBITDA
guidance forNews Media
Explore furtherpotential from
technology & data
Break-even at Insider Inc.
Classifieds 2018: Strong growth and attractive
investments
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Continued strong organic topline growth of 11.4% – StepStone again the growth
engine with 16.9% organic growth
Classifieds most important profit contributor – 60.5% of adj. EBITDA
Successful integration of Logic-Immo (Real Estate) and Universum (Jobs)
Investments into hybrid real estate agents to tap into additional revenue pools
News Media 2018: Delivering on targets – excellent
progress with digital content
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Excellent performance at upday and Politico – both on track to profitability in 2019
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Financial targets achieved
Insider Inc.: Revenue target and profitability achieved in FY/18,
became second-most-read general news brand in the United States
Digital subscriptions at BILD and WELT reach 512k at year-end (+10.9% yoy)
Outlook 2019
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Continue with our successful
path
▪ Focus on classifieds and
content – Further growth of
classifieds, further digitization
of content
▪ Leverage potential from
technology and data
Selectively invest for further top-line growth
▪ Further strengthen and leverage Stepstone‘s marketposition
▪ Expanding product range in Real Estate classifieds
▪ Insider Inc.: Re-investing near-term profits for further growth
+
Create mid- and long-term shareholder value
Financials FY2018
2018 adj. Group EBITDA up 14.3%, organic increase
of 8.5%
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▪ Strong organic increase of adj. EBITDA in Q4/18 (+13.7%) driven by Jobs Classifieds and News Media
▪ Adj. EBIT of €527.9m in FY/18 up by 4.7% yoy (organically up by 6.4% yoy)
in €m 2018 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.1
Revenues 3,180.7 4.1% 3.8% 854.7 2.6% 4.4%
Advertising 2,159.4 7.2% 6.3% 590.2 3.4% 5.5%
Circulation 591.7 -6.5% -4.8% 142.6 -4.5% -2.3%
Other 429.6 5.2% 4.7% 121.8 7.4% 8.2%
adj. EBITDA 737.9 14.3% 8.5% 196.5 14.0% 13.7%
Margin 23.2% 2.1pp 23.0% 2.3pp
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA.
FY2018
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Classifieds Media: adj. EBITDA up 26.5% in Q4/18,
organic increase of 21.0%
▪ Both revenue and adj. EBITDA increase driven by strong organic growth as well as consolidation
effects from Logic-Immo (Real Estate) and Universum (Jobs). Adj. EBITDA also positively impacted by
effects from adoption of IFRS 16
▪ Margin up slightly in Q4/18 yoy, FY/18 margin down due to investments
▪ Adj. EBIT of €406.7m up by 12.7% yoy (organically up by 10.6% yoy)
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as
for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA. in €m 2018 yoy org.
1 Q4/18 yoy org.1
Revenues 1,212.5 20.3% 11.4% 322.3 22.8% 13.3%
Advertising 1,167.4 17.9% 11.8% 306.8 19.0% 13.8%
Other 45.1 >100 % -12.5% 15.5 >100 % -14.9%
adj. EBITDA 487.2 17.9% 11.4% 133.6 26.5% 21.0%
Margin 40.2% -0.8pp 41.5% 1.2pp
FY2018
Jobs classifieds organic revenue growth remains
strong with 16.9% (prior year 17.0%)
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34%
▪ Strong finish of the year with organic revenue growth of 18.2% in Q4/18 and significant margin expansion
▪ Organic revenue growth again driven by Continental Europe (+22.3%) and especially StepStone
Germany (+25.0%)
▪ Adj. EBIT of €197.5m up by 17.9% yoy (organically up by 14.9% yoy)
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA. 2) Total adj. EBITDA of Classifieds Media subsegments does not equal Classifieds Media
segment adj. EBITDA which includes costs of €10.9m in 2018 and €8.5m in 2017 (thereof business development, M&A and other), not allocated to the three subsegments.
Jobs
in €m 2018 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.1
Revenues 602.6 21.5% 16.9% 171.0 25.1% 18.2%
adj. EBITDA2 245.5 20.9% 14.0% 79.8 40.6% 33.2%
Margin 40.7% -0.2pp 46.7% 5.2pp
FY2018
Real Estate: Strong revenue and adj. EBITDA growth
due to good operative performance and M&A
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▪ Reported revenue growth of 29.4% driven by consolidation effects from Logic-Immo (organic revenue
increase 6.1%) in 2018
▪ Organic increase of adj. EBITDA of 11.7% mainly due to strong margin improvement at Immowelt
(41.9%), decline of reported margin due to full consolidation of Logic-Immo and at-equity consolidation
of Purplebricks (organic margin increase of 2.7pp)
▪ Adj. EBIT of €151.3m up by 11.6% yoy (organically up by 9.6% yoy)
Real Estate
in €m 2018 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.1
Revenues 375.3 29.4% 6.1% 97.1 30.3% 5.8%
adj. EBITDA2 172.6 18.1% 11.7% 40.0 9.5% 8.4%
Margin 46.0% -4.4pp 41.2% -7.8pp
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA. 2) Total adj. EBITDA of Classifieds Media subsegments does not equal Classifieds Media
segment adj. EBITDA which includes costs of €10.9m in 2018 and €8.5m in 2017 (thereof business development, M&A and other), not allocated to the three subsegments.
FY2018
General/Other with strong finish to the year
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▪ Strong organic revenue increase of 10.9% in Q4/18 driven by @Leisure
▪ Car&Boat Media with healthy mid single-digit revenue growth in FY/18, Yad2 with negative impact from
changes in the regulatory environment for real estate
▪ Adj. EBIT of €68.7m up by 3.6% yoy (organically up by 4.2% yoy)
General/Other
in €m 2018 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.
1
Revenues 234.6 5.8% 5.9% 54.2 5.9% 10.9%
adj. EBITDA2 79.9 10.5% 5.2% 16.5 18.2% 10.1%
Margin 34.1% 1.4pp 30.5% 3.2pp
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA. 2) Total adj. EBITDA of Classifieds Media subsegments does not equal Classifieds Media
segment adj. EBITDA which includes costs of €10.9m in 2018 and €8.5m in 2017 (thereof business development, M&A and other), not allocated to the three subsegments.
FY2018
News Media delivers on its guidance
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1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA.
▪ Organic revenue development almost stable (-0.3%)
▪ 38.5% of revenues from digital activities (prior year: 33.9%)
▪ Adj. EBITDA reported up by 4.3%, driven mainly by effects from IFRS 16 (organically down by 3.5%) – in line with mid-
term guidance given in 2017. Significant adj. EBITDA improvement in International driven by operative improvements at
upday, Insider Inc. and Politico
▪ Adj. EBIT of €158.2m down by 13.6% yoy (organically down by 12.5% yoy)
in €m 2018 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.
1 2018 yoy org.1 2018 yoy org.
1
Revenues 1,496.2 -0.9% -0.3% 406.6 -1.9% -0.7% 1,070.4 -3.5% -4.2% 425.7 6.3% 10.9%
thereof digital 575.7 12.5% 11.8% 174.2 12.1% 11.1% 297.5 11.3% 8.4% 278.1 13.9% 15.5%
digital share of revenues 38.5% 4.6pp 42.9% 5.4pp 27.8% 3.7pp 65.3% 4.4pp
Advertising 678.5 1.9% 1.6% 197.9 -2.9% -2.2% 432.4 -3.5% -5.4% 246.1 13.0% 16.3%
Circulation 592.0 -6.5% -4.8% 142.6 -4.5% -2.3% 474.6 -6.0% -6.0% 117.4 -8.6% 0.1%
Other 225.7 7.2% 7.3% 66.1 7.9% 8.1% 163.4 4.6% 5.0% 62.3 14.6% 13.8%
adj. EBITDA 228.2 4.3% -3.5% 63.1 17.6% 13.6% 161.2 -2.0% -8.9% 67.0 23.5% 14.2%
Margin 15.3% 0.8pp 15.5% 2.6pp 15.1% 0.2pp 15.7% 2.2pp
News Media National News Media InternationalNews Media
FY2018
Marketing Media development impacted by organic
adj. EBITDA decline in Performance Marketing
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1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA.2) Total adj. EBITDA includes costs of €8.3 in 2018 and €8.1m in 2017 (thereof business development, M&A and other), not allocated to the two subsegments.
▪ Revenues down yoy due to sale of aufeminin. Organic revenues up 2.1% in 2018 yoy: Reach Based Marketing (org.
revenues -0.1% yoy) impacted by US exit of Bonial in Q4/17, Performance Marketing with organic increase of 5.3%
▪ Adj. EBITDA down 6.3% (-2.5% organically) in FY/18, stronger decrease in Q4/18 due to higher integration costs for the
AWIN/affilinet merger and a strong prior-year quarter at finanzen.net.
▪ Adj. EBIT of €66.0m down by 14.7% yoy (organically on prior-year level (+0.5%))
in €m 2018 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.1 2018 yoy org.1 2018 yoy org.
1
Revenues 418.3 -12.4% 2.1% 111.4 -20.7% 4.2% 235.2 -26.0% -0.1% 183.1 14.7% 5.3%
Advertising 313.4 -12.3% -1.0% 85.5 -21.6% -1.3% 205.0 -22.5% -2.2% 108.4 16.7% 1.8%
Other 104.8 -12.5% 12.5% 25.9 -17.5% 28.9% 30.2 -43.1% 19.3% 74.6 11.9% 10.2%
adj. EBITDA2 89.6 -6.3% -2.5% 26.9 -31.5% -19.9% 66.7 -6.3% 14.7% 31.2 -3.8% -29.5%
Margin 21.4% 1.4pp 24.1% -3.8pp 28.4% 6.0pp 17.0% -3.3pp
Marketing Media Reach Based Marketing Performance Marketing
FY2018
Adjusted eps increase in line with guidance (+5.1%)
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in €m 2018 2017 Q4/18 Q4/17
adj. EBITDA 737.9 645.8 196.5 172.4
yoy change (reported / organic)
Depreciation / amortization (excl. PPA) -210.1 -141.9 -56.5 -41.8
adj. EBIT 527.9 504.0 140.0 130.6
Financial result -21.1 -18.4 -6.3 -10.7
Taxes -171.0 -158.0 -54.7 -36.8
adj. net income 335.7 327.5 79.0 83.1
thereof attributable to non-controlling interests 41.0 47.1 8.6 16.3
adj. eps1 2.73 2.60 0.65 0.62
yoy change (reported / organic)
Non-recurring effects -12.5 117.0 -66.2 148.3
Depreciation / amortization, and impairments of PPA -137.8 -94.2 -61.6 -20.5
Taxes attributable to these effects 23.1 27.8 9.7 3.7
Net income 208.4 378.0 -39.0 214.6
14.3% / 8.5% 14.0% / 13.7%
5.1% / 8.3% 5.4% / 13.9%
1) Based on weighted average number of shares outstanding in 2018: 107.9m (2017: 107.9m).
Net financial debt higher because of IFRS 16 –
FCF above expectations due to effects from phasing
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▪Net financial debt includes leasing liabilities of €379.6m (PY: €0.3m), thereof
€153.6m due to lease of Axel-Springer-Passage and high-rise headquarter in
Berlin since January 1, 2018
▪Net financial debt less effects from leasing liabilities €869.6m
Free cash flow (FCF) in €m Impact of leasing liabilities on net financial debt
1) Excl. pension liabilities. 2) Based on adj. EBITDA 2018. 3) Expected in Q4/19 or Q1/20.
Net financial debt of €1,249.2m1
in December 2018 (leverage 1.7x2)
497.4
341.1346.9
419.6
2017 20172018 2018
FCF FCF excl. effects from headquarter real estate transactions
▪Positive effects from phasing and one-off of ~€50m
▪Net positive cash inflow of ~€240m until 2020 from sale of new Berlin building
(purchase price of €425m3)
and tax payments of ~€30m expected and capex
and sale related costs of ~€155m in 2019-2020)
Effects on cash flow
Outlook 2019
Outlook 2019 – Group
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Group
reported organic1
Low single-digit % growth Low to mid single-digit % growth
On prior-year level Low to mid single-digit % growth
Low single-digit % decline Low single-digit % growth
Revenues
Adj. EBITDA
Adj. EBIT
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects.
Stable to low single-digit %
declineSingle-digit % growthAdj. eps
Outlook 2019 – Segments
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1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects. 2) Higher negative EBITDA/EBIT.
reported organic1
Classifieds Media high single-digit to low double-digit % growth high single-digit to low double-digit % growth
News Media low to mid single-digit % decline low single-digit % decline
Marketing Media low single-digit % decline high single-digit % growth
Services/Holding low double-digit % decline low double-digit % decline
Classifieds Media low to mid single-digit % growth mid single-digit % growth
News Media on prior-year level on prior-year level
Marketing Media low to mid single-digit % growth high single-digit to low double-digit % growth
Services/Holding double-digit % decline2
double-digit % decline2
Classifieds Media on prior-year level low to mid single-digit % growth
News Media low single-digit % decline on prior-year level
Marketing Media low single-digit % decline high single-digit % growth
Services/Holding high single-digit to low double-digit % decline2
high single-digit to low double-digit % decline2
Revenues
Adj. EBITDA
Adj. EBIT
Appendix
Organic revenue development digital media
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yoy 2018 Q4/18 Q3/18 Q2/18 Q1/18 FY/17 FY16
Digital Media 9.6% 10.8% 8.5% 9.4% 9.5% 12.5% 10.7%
Classifieds Media 11.4% 13.3% 9.8% 11.2% 11.3% 12.7% 12.5%
Jobs1 16.9% 18.2% 13.6% 17.2% 18.9% 17.0% 17.6%
Real Estate 6.1% 5.8% 6.4% 6.0% 6.4% 10.8% 6.3%
General/Other 5.9% 10.9% 5.0% 5.1% 3.4% 6.3% 9.7%
News Media 11.8% 11.1% 11.3% 12.2% 12.8% 12.0% 14.7%
National 8.4% 9.8% 6.5% 9.8% 6.9% 3.2% 17.4%
International 15.5% 12.7% 16.5% 14.7% 19.2% 25.1% 9.4%
Marketing Media 2.1% 4.2% 0.8% 1.2% 1.9% 12.4% 7.5%
Reach Based -0.1% 2.2% -1.4% 0.6% -1.4% 12.0% 15.6%
Performance Based 5.3% 6.6% 3.6% 2.1% 8.5% 12.7% 4.2%
Organic means adjusted for consolidation and FX effects.1) Note: Figures for 2018 include meinestadt.de which was allocated to Jobs from General/Other in 2018.
.
Restructuring expenses
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in €m 2018 Q4/18 Q3/18 Q2/18 Q1/18 FY/17 Q4/17 Q3/17 Q2/17 Q1/17
Group 36.8 24.9 3.7 2.7 5.4 47.6 28.5 9.5 4.8 4.8
Classifieds Media 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News Media 18.0 13.2 1.9 0.9 2.0 29.3 18.8 4.8 2.9 2.9
Marketing Media 5.4 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2
Services/Holding 11.8 5.1 1.8 1.7 3.2 17.8 9.6 4.5 1.9 1.8
News Media Subsegments Q4/18
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1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA.
in €m Q4/18 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.
1
Revenues 288.7 -3.7% -4.2% 117.9 2.9% 9.2%
thereof digital 92.9 11.5% 9.8% 81.3 12.8% 12.7%
digital share of revenues 32.2% 4.4pp 69.0% 6.1pp
Advertising 125.2 -8.4% -9.5% 72.7 8.2% 13.5%
Circulation 114.7 -3.2% -3.2% 27.9 -9.7% 1.6%
Other 48.8 9.0% 9.0% 17.3 4.8% 5.7%
adj. EBITDA 45.3 31.0% 22.8% 17.8 -6.6% -6.1%
Margin 15.7% 4.2pp 15.1% -1.5pp
News Media National News Media International
Marketing Media Subsegments Q4/18
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1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as for IFRS 16 effects for adj. EBITDA.2) Total adj. EBITDA includes costs of €2.1m in Q4/18 and €1.5m in Q4/17 not allocated to the two subsegments.
in €m Q4/18 yoy org.1 Q4/18 yoy org.
1
Revenues 58.9 -35.4% 2.2% 52.5 6.7% 6.6%
Advertising 54.4 -29.5% -0.7% 31.2 -2.3% -2.4%
Other 4.5 -67.8% 75.8% 21.4 23.2% 23.1%
adj. EBITDA2 20.4 -26.1% 0.7% 8.5 -35.0% -43.2%
Margin 34.7% 4.4pp 16.3% -10.4pp
Reach Based Marketing Performance Marketing
StepStone: Continued high organic revenue growth
2018 Financials
▪ Swedish employer branding specialist
Universum acquired in Q2/18
▪ UK: Start of the ‘The Partnership’ (Totaljobs and
Jobsite) with joint offer in Q2/18
▪ Candidate delivery ahead of competition in
nearly all areas
▪ Main market Continental Europe with customer
number up 6% yoy, retention rate remains on a
high level at 88% (+1pp yoy)
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1) Minor revenues recorded centrally and attributable to few operational entities (mainly Universum) are not presented
since those are not recorded in operational subgroups. 2) Combined EBITDA of subgroups does not equal sub-
segment as central costs (mainly non-licensed product development costs) and a few entities (mainly Universum) are
not recorded in operational subgroups. 3) Including meinestadt.de which was allocated to Jobs from General/Other in
2018 4) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for (adj.) EBITDA.
in €m 2018 20173) yoy org.
4)
Revenues1) 602.6 495.9 21.5% 16.9%
Continental 420.8 342.7 22.8% 22.3%
UK 123.7 118.2 4.7% 5.7%
SAON Group 40.2 37.5 7.2% 8.9%
EBITDA2) 245.5 203.1 20.9% 14.0%
Continental 224.3 185.6 20.8% 17.8%
UK 16.7 15.8 5.8% -12.5%
SAON Group 13.1 12.4 5.3% 3.1%
Margin 40.7% 41.0% -0.2pp
Continental 53.3% 54.2% -0.9pp
UK 13.5% 13.3% 0.1pp
SAON Group 32.4% 33.0% -0.6pp
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SeLoger margin decline due to consolidation of
Logic-Immo
2018 Financials
▪ Closing of Logic-Immo acquisition in Q1/18
▪ Joint product offering of SeLoger and
Logic-Immo started in September 2018
▪ ARPA (incl. verticals) increased by 6% yoy
to €765
▪ # of professional listings1) on Seloger.com: 993k
(Logic-Immo: 719k, pre-deduplication)
▪ Unique users2) of seloger.com up 4% to 5.6m,
unique user of logic-immo -1% to 2.8m
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3) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for EBITDA.
1) Source: autobiz; monthly listings, Jan-Dec 2018 average.2) Source: Médiametrie (Jan-Dec 2018 vs Jan-Dec 2017).
in €m 2018 2017 yoy org.3)
Revenues 215.8 140.0 54.2% 6.1%
EBITDA 98.8 81.8 20.7% 6.9%
Margin 45.8% 58.5% -12.7pp
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Immowelt: Margin significantly up at 41.9%
2018 Financials
▪ ARPU increases by 13% yoy to €332
▪ # of DUO≥ 51) customers increased by 4%
to 16.0k
▪ Visits2) at 42.2m (+/-0% yoy)
▪ # of residential listings2) at 170k (-11% yoy)
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3) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for EBITDA.
1) “DUO x” contract allows the simultaneous listing of x properties during the contract time
(x slots), DUO ≥ 5 refers to any DUO contract with at least 5 slots.2) Source: company information; monthly visits/listings, FY/18 average.
in €m 2018 2017 yoy org.3)
Revenues 117.7 111.3 5.7% 5.7%
EBITDA 49.4 37.4 31.9% 27.9%
Margin 41.9% 33.6% 8.3pp
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Immoweb margin continuously on a high level
2018 Financials
▪ ARPA increased by 5% yoy to €541
▪ # of listings1) up by 6% yoy to 153k
▪ Real visitors2) down by 5% with a monthly
average of 1.5m in 2018
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1) Source: company information.2) Source: CIM.
in €m 2018 2017 yoy org.3)
Revenues 42.5 39.5 7.5% 7.3%
EBITDA 28.4 26.5 7.2% 6.9%
Margin 66.7% 66.9% -0.2pp
3) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for EBITDA.
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@Leisure with strong finish to the year
2018 Financials
▪ Full service (Belvilla, Land & Leisure):
Pro forma booking value up by 12% yoy to
€282m
▪ Self service (Traum-Ferienwohnungen):
Total listings in Europe up by 7% yoy to 83k
▪ Disposal of casamundo in Q4/18
Operational update 2018
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Source: company information.
in €m 2018 2017 yoy org.1)
Revenues 133.2 124.5 7.0% 5.6%
EBITDA 24.8 19.5 27.5% 7.8%
Margin 18.6% 15.6% 3.0pp
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for EBITDA.
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Yad2 organic growth impacted by regulatory
changes in real estate market
2018 Financials
▪ 2018 revenue development negatively impacted
by FX effects
▪ # of listings: 406k (-5% yoy)
▪ Unique visitors down by 18% to 2.3m
▪ Visits down by 13% to 10.6m
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Source: company information; monthly listings/UVs/visits.
in €m 2018 2017 yoy org.1)
Revenues 38.8 40.0 -2.9% 1.5%
1) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects.
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Car&Boat Media: Organic growth driven by ARPU
increase, EBITDA margin up to 47.5%
2018 Financials
▪ ARPU up by 11% yoy to €454
▪ # of professional customers1) below prior year
(-2%) at 8.4k
▪ # of professional listings1) up by 1% yoy to 276k
▪ Unique visitors2) up by 12% to 4.4m
Operational update 2018
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1) Source: company information; monthly, FY/18 average.2) Source: Mediametrie (Jan-Dec/18 vs Jan-Dec/17); limited comparability of Jan-Dec/18
figures to prior-year period due to new methodology regarding the measurement of mobile
traffic introduced by Mediametrie in 2018.
in €m 2018 2017 yoy org.3)
Revenues 62.7 59.4 5.5% 5.5%
EBITDA 29.8 27.0 10.3% 7.1%
Margin 47.5% 45.4% 2.1pp
3) Adjusted for consolidation and FX effects, as well as IFRS 16 effects for EBITDA.
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Investor Relations contacts
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Claudia Thomé
Co-Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +49 30 2591 77421
Mobile: +49 160 90445035
Axel Springer SE: Axel-Springer-Str. 65, 10888 Berlin, Germany, Fax: +49 30 2591 77422
Daniel Fard-Yazdani
Co-Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +49 30 2591 77425
Mobile: +49 151 52844459