Preliminary Results FY 2020
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Preliminary results FY 2020 25 November 2020 1 2 Agenda ● Overview ● FY 2020 financial review ● Progress against our strategy in FY 2020 ● Recommended offer for GoCo Group plc ● Summary & outlook 3 Exceptional results, Values led 01 ahead of expectations... 02 execution... ● Strong core values facilitated ● Group revenue up 53% to agile response to the rapidly £339.6m, underpinned by changing landscape acquisitions and media organic ● Operating leverage driving revenue growth of 23% adjusted operating margin ● Continued growth in adjusted expansion to 28% operating profit, up 79% to ● Continue to be highly cash £93.4m Continued generative, with adjusted free ● Adjusted free cash flow growth cash flow of 103% of adjusted of 79% strength of operating profit ● Exceptional performance performance despite COVID-19 underpinned ...delivered by ongoing ...enables strong by delivery 03 focus on strategy 04 acquisitions performance ● TI Media integration ● Continued shift in revenue, completed, savings of £20m with Media division now 65% 1 identified, with focus now on of revenues (Sept 2020) building revenue ● Geographical diversification monetisation, with launch of 6 continues with US now 43% of new sites revenue (Sept 2020)1 2 ● Barcroft and SmartBrief both ● Online audience growth of in BAU mode, delivering in 56%, with organic audience line with plans up 48%, driving sales ● Recommended offer for performance in Media GoCo Group plc announced today (25 November) 4 1 Sept month 2020 shown to reflect TI Media acquisition 2 Google Analytics online users. Excludes forums because they are non-commercial websites which Future does not write content for, and are not actively managed or monetised Creation of a leading global specialist media intent platform 136p £594m Creating a leading global Headline price per Offer equity value 1 specialist media platform that GoCo share drives intent, enabled by technology 76%:24% 33p in cash Shares : Cash consideration 81%:19% 103p in shares3 Recommended offer for the Future : GoCo pro forma entire issued and to be ownership in Future2 issued share capital of GoCo Group Plc 23.6%/32.1% Q1 2021 Premium to Spot / Anticipated completion 3-month VWAP Source: Company filings and publicly available information 1 Calculated as cash per GoCo share (33p) plus the exchange ratio (0.052497x) multiplied by the Future share price as at 24-Nov-2020 (£19.62) 5 2 Pro forma ownership based on Future’s issued share capital and new Future shares to be issued to GoCo shareholders 3 Based on an exchange ratio of 0.052497x multiplied by the Future share price as at 24-Nov-2020 (£19.62) Financial Review 6 Diversified strategy delivers record results Diversified Resilient Integration of Continued business performance acquisitions strong model in ahead of track delivering challenging expectation record growth times 7 Financial KPIs demonstrating strong performance Revenues Adj. Operating Adj Free Cash £339.6m profit £93.4m Flow £96.0m +53% +79% +79% Organic revenue Adj. diluted Net Debt £62.1m growth EPS 74.7p Leverage 0.6x +6% +57% 8 See appendix for definitions Total Group performance Detailed P&L £m FY 2020 FY 2019 YoY Var Revenue 339.6 221.5 53% Gross contribution1 266.7 168.6 58% ● Strong Media revenue growth GC margin 79% 76% +3ppt benefits contribution margin performance by +3ppts Sales, marketing and editorial (103.3) (69.1) (50%) Margin after direct costs 48% 45% +3ppt ● Operating leverage and cost Admin costs & other overheads (61.5) (45.0) (37%) synergy savings add further Adjusted D&A2 (8.5) (2.3) (270%) benefit to deliver operating profit Adjusted operating profit 93.4 52.2 79% margin increase by +4ppts Adjusted operating profit margin 28% 24% +4ppt Adjusted profit after tax 72.9 41.2 77% Adjusted operating profit 93.4 52.2 79% Share based payments (5.5) (9.0) 39% Acquired amortisation (21.6) (13.1) (65%) Exceptional costs3 (15.6) (3.4) (359%) Operating profit 50.7 26.7 90% Profit before tax 52.0 12.7 309% Profit after tax 44.3 8.1 447% 1 Gross contribution is after deducting distribution costs 2 Increase in D&A reflects adoption of IFRS 16 in FY 2020 with rent costs moving into depreciation 9 3 Loss on disposal of £1.5m presented below operating profit. Total exceptional costs = £17.1m inclusive of this item Diversified model delivering growth: performance by segment and geography Revenue mix by revenue segment £m FY 2020 FY 2019 YoY Var Organic YoY Var Sept month 2020 Revenue Media 237.3 154.9 53% 23% Magazines 102.3 66.6 54% (29%) Total 339.6 221.5 53% 6% Magazines Gross contribution1 35% Media 203.9 127.2 60% 31% Media Magazines 62.8 41.4 52% (32%) 65% Total 266.7 168.6 58% 14% Total GC % 79% 76% +3ppt +5ppt Gross profit2 176.6 106.5 66% 24% Gross profit % 52% 48% +4ppt +8ppt Revenue mix by geography Sept month 2020 £m FY 2020 FY 2019 YoY Var Organic YoY Var Revenue US Media 157.5 104.5 51% 27% US Magazines 10.2 14.3 (29%) (28%) US Total 167.7 118.8 41% 19% UK US UK Media 79.8 50.4 58% 16% 57% 43% UK Magazines 92.1 52.3 76% (29%) UK Total 171.9 102.7 67% (7%) Total 339.6 221.5 53% 6% 10 1 Gross contribution is after deducting distribution costs 2 Gross profit includes non-attributable cost of sales not included in gross contribution: including salaries and wages, contributor and promotional costs Diversified model delivering growth: total Group performance by sub-segments £m FY 2020 FY 2019 YoY Variance Organic YoY Var Revenue Mix Sept month 2020 1% Digital display on platform 99.6 80.5 24% 16% Publ. Services & Others Digital display off platform 40.6 8.5 378% (19%) 11% 19% Subscriptions eCommerce 79.3 47.2 68% 58% eCommerce Events 11.8 15.3 (23%) (43%) 8% Media other 6.0 3.4 76% 68% Print Advertising Media 237.3 154.9 53% 23% Newstrade 43.7 25.4 72% (47%) 15% Subscriptions 30.0 17.4 72% (4%) 30% Newstrade Print advertising and other 28.6 23.8 20% (27%) Digital Ads On Magazines 102.3 66.6 54% (29%) Platform 4% Other 12% Media Total revenue 339.6 221.5 53% 6% Digital Ads Off Platform Revenue mix: Media/Magazine 70% / 30% 70% / 30% ● Revenue growth driven by Digital advertising and eCommerce within Media division ● Organic Media revenue growth of 23% (excluding Events up 31%) ● Positive contribution mix from higher margin Media division 11 Resilient performance in challenging times Organic Events revenue decline1 Organic Digital On-Platform revenue growth1 TI Media and Organic Magazine revenue decline1,2,3 Organic eCommerce revenue growth1 Organic is defined in appendix 12 1 Year-on-year results vs proforma on a like-for-like portfolio basis and aligned on a frequency basis 2 Magazine revenues include newstrade, subscriptions, advertising and other print revenues 3 Organic Magazine revenues adjusted for retail promotional cost reclassification Continued track record of strong cash flow £m FY 2020 FY 2019 Adjusted cash generated before changes in 92.4 49.5 ● Adjusted free cash flow up 79% yoy to £96.0m working capital and provisions Adjusted movement in working capital and ● Benefit of positive working capital movement 7.6 8.2 provisions ● Exceptionals of £8.0m mostly TI Media acquisition Adjusted operating cash inflow 100.0 57.7 Exceptional items (8.0) (4.0) ● Capital light model - £4m capex Share schemes (4.0) - ● Low cash tax rate Interest (2.1) (1.5) ● Recommended final dividend of 1.6p per share to Tax (8.4) (3.1) be paid in FY 2021 Capex (4.0) (4.0) Acquisitions (and disposals) and financing (58.8) (47.2) ● Year end net debt was £62.1m giving significant Dividend paid (1.0) (0.4) headroom of over £100m on facilities in place Net cash flow 13.7 (2.5) (£135m RCF & £30m COVID facility) Exchange adjustments (1.0) 2.7 ● Leverage at year end was 0.6x Adjusted free cash flow (£m) 96.0 53.7 Adjusted free cash flow % 103% 103% Adjusted free cash flow is defined as adjusted operating cash inflow less capital expenditure. Adjusted operating cash inflow represents operating cash inflow adjusted to exclude cash flows 13 relating to exceptional items and employers NI on share based payments, and to include lease repayments following adoption of IFRS 16 Leases Adjusted free cash flow % represents adjusted operating cash inflow as a % of adjusted operating profit Adjusted cash generated before changes in working capital and provisions adds back exceptional items and includes lease repayments following adoption of IFRS 16 Leases Continued strong track record 28% +55% CAGR +140% CAGR 339.6 93.4 221.5 52.2 130.1 84.4 18.5 59.0 2.8 8.9 96.0 +114% CAGR +71% CAGR 74.7 53.7 47.5 24.3 18.4 17.4 4.6 15.3 8.8 14 See appendix for definitions Executing on Strategy 15 Continued execution of strategy Future is a global platform for specialist media driven by technology with diversified ECOMMERCE & ADVERTISING revenue streams LEAD GEN We create loyal communities and fans of our CONTENT brands by giving them a place they want to spend PLATFORM AS PUBLISHING & their time and meet their needs A SERVICE LICENSING CONTENT We diversify our monetisation models to create DATA significant revenue streams EVENTS & INTEGRATED CRM We leverage our data and analytics to drive MARKETING innovation and execution of our strategy MEMBERSHIP & NEWSTRADE We expand our global reach through organic SUBS growth, acquisitions and strategic partnerships 16 A place to spend their time - scale and engagement Our content reaches 31% 45% 1 in 3 Our reach of people Our reach of people people online in the US and UK online in the US online in the UK 1 23 98.7m #1 market positions Social media followers +58% CAGR 2.3bn 3.9m Video views PC Gaming Show total viewers £340m £93m Revenues, up 53% Adjusted Operating Profit, up 79% Sources 1 Online users chart: Google Analytics.