Naspers Limited Class N · JSE:NPN

Naspers Limited Class N — FY2006 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Naspers Limited Class N's earnings presentation, Jun 27, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Results presentation

    Results presentation For the financial year ended 31 March 2006 27th June 2006 1

  2. Slide 2: Important information

    Important information • This presentation contains forward-looking statements. While these forward-looking statements represent our judgements and future expectations, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from o

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda ● Highlights ● Financial overview ● Operational overview • Electronic media • Print media ● Outlook ● Q&A 3

  4. Slide 4: Highlights

    Highlights Operational overview Financial overview ● Favourable macro economic conditions ● Revenue growth – 16% ● Pay TV subscriber growth 163 000 ● Core headline earnings growth – 67% ● Launched new titles ● Free cash flow R1,9bn Investment / R&D focus M&A activity ● Investment focus – BRICSA ● 30

  5. Slide 5: Financial overview

    Financial overview 5

  6. Slide 6: Revenue analysis

    Revenue analysis March ‘06 March ‘05 R bn R bn Total 15,7 13,5 +16% Electronic media 10,2 8,7 +17% Print media 5,5 4,8 +15% ● Pay TV subscribers: 163 000 net growth ● Advertising revenue: 22% growth 6

  7. Slide 7: Operating margins

    Operating margins March ‘06 March ‘05 Revenue R15,7bn R13,5bn +16% Operating profit before 3,1bn 2,5bn +22% amortisation, other gains/losses Operating margin 19.7% 18.8% ● Scale effect – pay television ● Margin improvement despite increased R&D: Internet and Entriq 7

  8. Slide 8: Core headline earnings

    Core headline earnings March ‘06 March ‘05 Headline earnings R2 146m R2 024m +6% Adjusted for: Deferred tax assets (42) (470) Amortisation: intangible assets 48 40 IAS39 fair value adjustments (145) (360) Profit: discontinued operations (32) (49) Core headline earnings 1 975m 1 185m +67% 8

  9. Slide 9: Free cash flow

    Free cash flow March ‘06 March ‘05 R bn R bn Operating cash flow 3 912 3 051 Investment income 47 6 Capital expenditure (870) (613) Capital lease payments (406) (508) Tax paid (822) (474) Free cash flow 1 861 1 462 9

  10. Slide 10: Electronic media

    Electronic media 10

  11. Slide 11: South African pay TV

    South African pay TV Mar ‘06 Mar ‘05 ● Subscribers Subscribers 1 251k 1 148k Rm Rm • 83% digital Revenue 5 219 4 377 • growth 103 000 EBITDA 1 693 1 300 EBITA 1595 1 214 • compact bouquet growth 42 000 ● PVR launched 1,600 • 28 000 units 1,200 Thousands ● Innovative programming 800 ● Satellite broad

  12. Slide 12: Sub-Saharan Africa pay TV

    Sub-Saharan Africa pay TV Mar ‘06 Mar ‘05 ● Subscribers Subscribers 385 335 Rm Rm • 100% digital Revenue 1 738 1 473 EBITDA 595 526 • growth 50 000 EBITA 473 414 ● Portuguese service 500 • Good growth 400 Thousands 300 • Up to 84 000 subscribers 200 ● Nigeria – local programming 100 ● Continued regu

  13. Slide 13: Greece and Cyprus pay TV

    Greece and Cyprus pay TV Mar ‘06 Mar ‘05 ● Subscribers Subscribers 374 364 Rm Rm • 69% digital Revenue 1 460 1 433 EBITDA 374 254 • growth 10 000 EBITA 294 169 ● 10 new channels ● Football costs 500 400 Thousands ● Increased stake 300 200 100 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Analogue Digital 13

  14. Slide 14: Conditional Access

    Conditional Access Mar ‘06 Mar ‘05 ● Irdeto shipped 6 million devices Rm Rm Revenue 352 255 ● Acquired Philips Cryptoworks EBITDA 19 (35) EBITA 5 (47) ● 300 customers ● 60 countries ● First mobile TV service launched 14

  15. Slide 15: Entriq

    Entriq Mar ‘06 Mar ‘05 ● Gained traction Rm Rm Revenue 66 34 ● Major clients include: EBITDA (153) (85) • NBC, Viacom, MTV, Prosieben EBITA (165) (89) ● Developed MediaZone • Building web portals with niche content ● R&D investment expected to continue 15

  16. Slide 16: Internet

    Internet Mar ‘06 Mar ‘05 ● South Africa Rm Rm Revenue 898 696 • 344 000 subscribers EBITDA (34) 11 EBITA (98) (52) • Remains profitable Equity share of Tencent 150 84 • Commercezone – 3rd party clients net profit ● Thailand • Internet portal development 16

  17. Slide 17: Internet - Tencent

    Internet - Tencent ● Leading Chinese instant-messaging platform ● #1 casual games portal ● Peak concurrent users 19.6m ● Launched new services ● Diversified business models and revenue streams 17

  18. Slide 18: Print media

    Print media 18

  19. Slide 19: Newspapers, magazines, printing (1)

    Newspapers, magazines, printing (1) ● Continued robust economic Mar ’06 Mar ‘05 Rm Rm conditions Revenue 3 983 3 374 EBITDA 745 665 ● Strong organic growth EBITA 616 550 ● Good advertising support ● New printing plant commissioned – Paarl Web Gauteng ● Acquisitions: • 30% stake in major #1 magazine

  20. Slide 20: Newspapers, magazines, printing (2)

    Newspapers, magazines, printing (2) ● Newspapers • Daily Sun biggest local daily - circulation some 440 000 & readership 3,2 million • Son and Soccer Laduuma continue to grow • Additional printing presses ● Magazines • Launched new titles – Real Simple, Your Child, Shop!, Men’s Health Living ● Inter

  21. Slide 21: Book publishing and education

    Book publishing and education Mar ’06 Mar ‘05 Rm Rm ● Book publishers Revenue 1 517 1 408 EBITDA 66 114 • Excellent school books performance EBITA 36 86 ● Sold Computicket ● Private education – mixed performance • Distance education had a satisfactory year • Face to face continued with repositioning

  22. Slide 22: Outlook

    Outlook 22

  23. Slide 23: BEE

    BEE ● Codes of Good Practice should be finalised soon ● SA operations ensuring compliance ● Broad based BEE offerings: • MultiChoice South Africa • Media24 ● Hope to announce shortly 23

  24. Slide 24: Outlook

    Outlook Snapshot Focus going forward ● Favourable economic ● Increased R&D conditions • Broadband ● Core businesses • Mobile • Profitable • Strong cash flows ● Explore potential investments ● BRICSA countries focus ● Pressure on bottom line 24

  25. Slide 25: Q&A

    Q&A 25

  26. Slide 26: Consolidated income statement

    Consolidated income statement Financial year ended: Mar '06 Mar '05 Mar '06 Mar '05 Rm Rm US$ m US$ m Revenue 15 706 13 518 2 554 2 176 Operating profit 3,004 2,469 489 398 Net finance costs (11) (216) ( 2) ( 35) Share of equity-accounted results 151 88 25 14 Profit / (loss) on sale of investments,

  27. Slide 27: Subscriber numbers

    Subscriber numbers 31-Mar-04 31-Mar-05 31-Mar-06 Africa SA - analogue 300,821 252,525 217,440 SA - digital 774,887 895,346 1,033,093 Total S.A. 1,075,708 1,147,871 1,250,533 Sub-Saharan Africa - analogue 8,859 2,373 819 Sub-Saharan Africa - digital 283,093 333,781 384,216 Total Sub-Saharan Africa 29

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