Karnov Group Ab · OMXSTO:KAR

Karnov Group Ab — Q1 2020 Earnings Presentation

22 slides from Karnov Group Ab's earnings presentation, May 5, 2020

  1. Slide 1: First quarter 2020

    First quarter 2020 Q1 Flemming Breinholt, CEO and Dora Brink Clausen, CFO | 5 May 2020 Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 1

  2. Slide 2: Q1 highlights and operational update

    Q1 highlights and operational update Flemming Breinholt Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 2

  3. Slide 3: Financial highlights

    Financial highlights Good start, small impact from Covid-19 +3% +2% 41.6 % 2.3 Net sales Organic growth Adjusted EBITA Leverage margin Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 3

  4. Slide 4: Operational highlights

    Operational highlights New investments in line with growth strategy Key comments Karnov Group has provided regulatory information related to the Covid-19 pandemic, both in Sweden and Denmark. Expanded the business with three new investments Strengthened the management team with new local CEOs for No

  5. Slide 5: Investments

    Investments 1 2 Ante ApS LEXNordics AB – Technology bolt-on – Vertical expansion – New technologies expected to be integrated – Legal practice management solution – Additional relevance and efficiency – Offering more value to our customers 3 Karnov Group Norway AS – Geographic expansion to Norway –

  6. Slide 6: Increased focus on future growth in Denmark

    Increased focus on future growth in Denmark Key comments to Q1 2% organic growth in Q1 – according to expectations Intensified work on providing new solutions to support future growth – first initiatives will be launched in second half of 2020 New case-preparation tool now up and running with approx

  7. Slide 7: Good start of the year in Sweden

    Good start of the year in Sweden Key comments to Q1 3% organic growth driven by good online sales and upselling to existing customers The Swedish Law Book was published as usual in Q1 and is still seen by customers as an important tool Continued integrating enhancements to JUNO based on feedback fro

  8. Slide 8: Covid-19

    Covid-19 Key comments on the Covid-19 pandemic Focus on our employees’ wellbeing and safety Special Covid-19 information section with high traffic No governmental support to Karnov; still proposing dividend Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 8

  9. Slide 9: Financial development

    Financial development Dora Brink Clausen Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 9

  10. Slide 10: Still growing despite Covid-19 pandemic

    Still growing despite Covid-19 pandemic .... with high stable margin GROUP Net Sales, SEKm +3% Adjusted EBITA, SEKm and margin % 300 250 100 90 41.6% 41.6% 200 80 150 70 60 50 100 40 30 50 20 205 212 10 85 88 0 0 Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 10

  11. Slide 11: Continued steady sales growth

    Continued steady sales growth … due to strong online performance GROUP Net Sales, SEKm Key comments +3% Net sales growth of 3.4% of which organic growth 200 was 2.3% and currency effects was 1.1% Covid-19 impact approx. 1 percentage point on 150 overall sales Online sales steady growth primarily due

  12. Slide 12: High stable margin

    High stable margin GROUP Adjusted EBITA and margin, SEKm and % Key comments 90 80 Adjusted EBITA improved by 4 percent to SEK 88 m (85) 70 60 Adjusted EBITA margin unchanged at 41.6 %, 42% 42% despite personnel expenses back to normal 50 39% 40% 39% 34% 35% level of split between maintenance and 40

  13. Slide 13: Online & Subscriptions growing

    Online & Subscriptions growing SALES SPLIT Sales split online/offline, % Sales split subscription/non-subscription, % 100% 100% 23% 20% 32% 28% 80% 80% 60% 60% 68% 72% 77% 40% 40% 80% 20% 20% 0% 0% Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Online Offline Subscription Non-subscription Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 13

  14. Slide 14: Strong result in Denmark

    Strong result in Denmark DENMARK Adjusted EBITA, SEKm and % Net Sales, SEKm Key comments +4% +2 Adjusted EBITA up 8% and margin 2pp due to higher pp sales, good product mix and good cost control 100 3.7% net sales growth of which 1.5% is organic 80 50 growth while currency effects added 2.2% 40 Covi

  15. Slide 15: Continued strong performance in Sweden

    Continued strong performance in Sweden SWEDEN Net Sales, SEKm Adjusted EBITA, SEKm and margin, % Key comments +3% -2% 3% organic growth driven by good online sales, 100 upselling to existing customers and sales of new 50 45% 43% products 80 35% 41% 34% Offline sales declined both due to long-term tr

  16. Slide 16: Strong cash conversion

    Strong cash conversion GROUP Adj. operating cash flow, SEKm and cash conversion, % 219% 200 177% Key comments 168% 173% 156% Adjusted operating cash flow increased 4 % 150 Cash conversion rate up to 173 % from 168% in Q1’19 100 Leverage at 2.3, in line with financial target 37% 50 25% 2% 177 23 120

  17. Slide 17: Summary of the first quarter

    Summary of the first quarter 1 2 Good start to the year – Sales up 4% Three new investments incl. – Adjusted EBITA Margin steady at 41.6% geographic expansion to Norway – Leverage well below 3x 3 4 New local CEOs in Sweden and Special Covid-19 information section Denmark – even more focus on our wit

  18. Slide 18: Q&A

    Q&A Better decisions, faster Find what you need, trust what you find and do it quickly. For more information visit www.karnovgroup.com/en/section/investors/ Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 18

  19. Slide 19: Appendix

    Appendix Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 19

  20. Slide 20: Karnov – The leading B2B platform

    Karnov – The leading B2B platform For legal and tax professionals in Denmark and Sweden PRACTITIONERS PUBLIC CONTENT SOURCES Enabling users to make better decisions, faster – every day Legal Accounting and practitioners audit firms CORPORATE Nordic Small & medium PROPRIETARY CONTENT blue-chips enter

  21. Slide 21: Key ratios per quarter

    Key ratios per quarter Q1 2020 PRESENTATION 21

  22. Slide 22: Important information

    Important information The following applies to this document, the oral presentation of the information in this document by Karnov or any person on behalf of Karnov, and any question-and-answer session that follows the oral presentation. This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that r

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