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Abc Arbitrage Sa — FY2017 Earnings Presentation

62 slides from Abc Arbitrage Sa's earnings presentation, Mar 27, 2018

  1. Slide 1: Présentation SFAF - Comptes annuels 2017

    Groupe ABC arbitrage Présentation SFAF - Comptes annuels 2017 Retour vers le futur des marchés ABC arbitrage 1

  2. Slide 2: Avertissement

    AVERTISSEMENT Ce slideshow est un support de communication remis aux participants de la présentation SFAF du 27 mars 2018 et publié sur le site www.abc-arbitrage.com. Ces éléments d’information sont donnés à des fins d’illustration et ne sauraient se substituer aux documents officiels relatifs à l’a

  3. Slide 3: ABC arbitrage - Consolidated Net Profits

    ABC arbitrage - Consolidated Net Profits Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016 In EUR million Change IFRS IFRS Investment Services Fees 16.0 17.5 -8,52% Net gains at fair value through profit or loss 22.5 35.9 -37,24% Net revenues* 38.5 53.3 -27,85% Payroll costs (13.8) (16.2) -14,90% Occupancy costs (1.6) (1

  4. Slide 4: Évolution des indices (S&P 500 vs CAC 40)

    Évolution des indices (S&P 500 vs CAC 40) ➢ 9 ans de hausse... ➢ 2nd + long cycle haussier (vs 1987-2000) ➢ > 200% sur 9 ans ➢ 2e perf. depuis 100 ans source: les Cahiers Verts de l’économie ABC arbitrage

  5. Slide 5: 2017 - Indicateurs fondamentaux sur des records

    2017 - Indicateurs fondamentaux sur des “records” ! PER Price to Book ratio Schiller Ratio http://www.multpl.com/ ABC arbitrage

  6. Slide 6: VIX (from 2008)

    VIX (from 2008) ABC arbitrage

  7. Slide 7: 2012/2017: Central Banks Era

    2012/2017: Central Banks Era 2012-2017 Central Banks Era Before Central Banks ABC arbitrage

  8. Slide 8: 2012-2017 - New Volatility Era!

    2012-2017 - New Volatility Era ! Before Central Banks Central Banks Era Source Bloomberg ABC arbitrage

  9. Slide 9: VIX from 07/2016

    VIX from 07/2016 ABC arbitrage

  10. Slide 10: Intraday Volatility 2017

    Intraday Volatility 2017 From 1982, 58 days < 4% 1 day in 2016 and 57 days in 2017 Min. @ 2.8% on 18-Oct-2017 Groupe ABC arbitrage 10

  11. Slide 11: H2 Statistically < H1

    These figures are not strictly audited H2 does not exist from an accounting point of view H2 Statiscally < H1 H2 2017 Decrease is coherent Groupe ABC arbitrage 11

  12. Slide 12: Intraday Volat. (days) < 4% Concentration on H2 2017

    Intraday Volat. (days) < 4% Concentration on H2 2017 Groupe ABC arbitrage 12

  13. Slide 13: M&A (in billions € - Monthly total)

    M&A (in billions € - Monthly total) -55% (Low-High)/High -35% HY1 2017 vs HY2 2017 Q3+Q4 ABC arbitrage

  14. Slide 14: Strong decrease of significant Corporate Actions

    Strong decrease of significant Corporate Actions -50% since HY2 2015 Groupe ABC arbitrage 14

  15. Slide 15: Expected Situation...

    Expected Situation... Corporate Action M&A Volatility Volumes ABC arbitrage

  16. Slide 16: 2017 Situation

    2017 Situation Corporate Action Volatility M&A Volumes 2017 ABC arbitrage

  17. Slide 17: If correlation to volatility was the same as 2007-2012

    If correlation to volatility was the same as 2007-2012, the results would be... Strong progression for ABC results (pari passu) +40% realised vs predictable Groupe ABC arbitrage 17

  18. Slide 18: Correlation between VIX and Group Traded Volumes

    Correlation between VIX and Group Traded Volumes Volumes ABC à Volat ABC arbitrage

  19. Slide 19: Decomposition by assets and type of clients

    Decomposition by assets and type of clients Increase of Client volumes Increase of “rates strategies” volumes ABC arbitrage

  20. Slide 20: ABCG monthly returns

    ABCG monthly returns Capital protection 100% positive months Almost 80% positive trading days on 2017 (below average) ABC arbitrage

  21. Slide 21: Correlation between volatility (20d) SP500 and P&L ABC

    Correlation between volatility (20d) SP500 and P&L ABC From 2007 Still a very strong correlation ! ABC arbitrage

  22. Slide 22: UHFT Players - Winter is coming?

    UHFT Players - Winter is coming ? -72% HY 2017/16 -50% HY 2017/16 -79% FY 2017/16 -57% FY 2017/16 Groupe ABC arbitrage 22

  23. Slide 23: 2009-2016 - HFT Industry Revenues

    2009-2016 - HFT Industry Revenues Groupe ABC arbitrage 23

  24. Slide 24: ABC arbitrage - Consolidated Net Profits Payroll costs

    ABC arbitrage - Consolidated Net Profits Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016 In EUR million Change IFRS IFRS 60% salaires fixes Investment Services Fees(1) 16.0 17.5 -8,52% 30% Bonus Net gains at fair value through profit or loss 22.5 35.9 -37,24% 10% produits K Net revenues* 38.5 53.3 -27,85% Payroll costs

  25. Slide 25: Group: about 90 employees

    2014-2017 -30 “support” +30 “R&D” Groupe : environ 90 collaborateurs 31-dec-2017 ABC arbitrage 25

  26. Slide 26: Costs are adjusted to take into account IFRS 10

    Costs are adjusted to take into account IFRS 10 - “Business Levels” are close to, but not equal to “Revenues” (audited accounts) Groupe ABC arbitrage 26

  27. Slide 27: 2016-2017 vs LT average (1950)

    2016-2017 vs LT average (1950) source: FIDELITY - for EM Equity vs LT average (1988) ABC arbitrage

  28. Slide 28: 23 consecutive years of positive result

    23 consecutive years of positive result Groupe ABC arbitrage 28

  29. Slide 29: 2018 = New paradigm?

    2018 = New paradigm ? source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 29

  30. Slide 30: Évolution du VIX depuis 01/2012

    Évolution du VIX depuis 01/2012 En parallèle événements “NO LIFE” Zone ABC arbitrage

  31. Slide 31: Volatility of volatility

    Volatility of volatility 5-FEB-17 All Time High 180 ABC arbitrage

  32. Slide 32: New products, old problems!

    New products, old problems ! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lann%25C3%25A9e-2017-de-gordon-gekko-dominique-ceolin/ source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 32

  33. Slide 33: 2017-2018 - Quant indexes

    2017-2018 - Quant indexes Difficult Transition for most market actors! source : HFRi Groupe ABC arbitrage 33

  34. Slide 34: Groupe ABC arbitrage

    source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 34

  35. Slide 35: 2018 - End of free lunch?

    2018 - End of free lunch ? source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 35

  36. Slide 36: ...Not yet for ECB...

    ...Not yet for ECB... Groupe ABC arbitrage 36

  37. Slide 37: Groupe ABC arbitrage

    source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 37

  38. Slide 38: With a total debt of 180 Trillion...

    With a total debt of 180 Trillion... If interest rates rise 0.25%... If interest rates rise 0.75%... Debt interests Debt interests +450 billion/year +1350 billion/year source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 38

  39. Slide 39: With a total debt of 50 Billion €/$...

    With a total debt of 50 Billion €/$... If interest rates rise 0.25%... If interest rates rise 0.75%... Debt interests Debt Interests +125 Million/year +375 Million/year +16% vs EBITDA T4 source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 39

  40. Slide 40: Back to living markets!

    Back to living markets! ...if Central Banks... source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 40

  41. Slide 41: Central Banks Balance Sheets

    Central Banks Balance Sheets (Taille des bilans cumulés des principales banques centrales est d'environ 16.000 milliards de dollars en 2018. Source : Lazard Frères Gestion, Bloomberg) source : Banque Mondiale Groupe ABC arbitrage 41

  42. Slide 42: ABC arbitrage Et maintenant ??

    ABC arbitrage Et maintenant ?? Groupe ABC arbitrage 42

  43. Slide 43: Montant des fonds propres

    Montant des fonds propres Evolution semestrielle (à compter du 01/01/2010) Conforme aux décisions 2016-Step Up 2019 ABC arbitrage

  44. Slide 44: Shareholder's Equity Ratio

    Shareholder’s Equity Ratio Compliant with Step Up 2019 TODAY ABC arbitrage

  45. Slide 45: VaR ABC arbitrage Group 10 day - 99%

    VaR ABC arbitrage Group 10 day - 99% Portfolio Risk 2017 vs 2015 Increase of almost 15% Groupe ABC arbitrage 45

  46. Slide 46: ABCA Reversion fund

    mm Fund Objectives ABCA Reversion Monthly Performances (%) “The investment objective of the Sub-fund is to produce levels of return that are largely independent of stock market movements. The Sub-fund’s overall investment strategy will be “statistical arbitrage” employing a systematic market neutral

  47. Slide 47: ABCA Opportunities fund

    Mm Fund Objectives ABCA Opportunities Hs Monthly Performances (%) “The investment objective of the Sub-fund is to produce levels of return that are largely independent of stock market movements. The Sub-fund’s overall investment strategy is largely “arbitrage” based and pursues a multi-strategy appr

  48. Slide 48: (in ABCA Fund Plc)

    (in ABCA Fund Plc) Groupe ABC arbitrage 48

  49. Slide 49: ABC Group investments in ABCA Fund Plc

    ABC Group investments in ABCA Fund Plc ABC Group one of the main clients Groupe ABC arbitrage 49

  50. Slide 50: 290M€ in our funds / 214M€ External investors

    1-Mar-2018 290M€ in our funds / 214M€ External investors Groupe ABC arbitrage 50

  51. Slide 51: External Client Revenues (Funds Only)

    External Client Revenues (Funds Only) Groupe ABC arbitrage 51

  52. Slide 52: External client revenues (Funds only): Capacity Problem

    (Funds only) below ambitions… ...Capacity Problem Gross Revenues Net Revenues 52 Groupe ABC arbitrage

  53. Slide 53: Return on AUM for ABCA Fund Plc

    Return on AUM for ABCA Fund Plc below ambitions… ...Performance problem Groupe ABC arbitrage 53

  54. Slide 54: Potential total AUM depend on Performances and Market Capacity

    Potential total AUM depend on Performances and Market Capacity (Step Up 2019 Targets) Depend on markets OK! conditions ! Groupe ABC arbitrage 54

  55. Slide 55: Low Volatility Strategies

    Low Volatility Strategies Gross Revenue 2017 realized are below ambitions… ...mainly because of very low vol. Innovation is still our target! = Step Up 2019 WARNING : These figures are internal indicators and have not been audited Groupe ABC arbitrage 55

  56. Slide 56: Q1 2018 - Living Markets = Living Results!

    Q1 2018 - Living Markets = Living Results ! Low volat. for 1 week = 2 months January 18 5th to 9th of Feb. Q1 2018 ABC = ⇶ almost 85% Q1 2017 ABC of Oct+Nov 2017 ABC arbitrage 56

  57. Slide 57: Distributions and Share Buyback Program

    Distributions and Share Buyback Program ∑BPA/EPS 2016+2017 0,85€ 0,40€ Distributions (0,20€ nov. 2017) POR 2016+2017 = 100% €€€ for 3M€ Buyback 2017 ABC Shares (almost 440KT - Average Price 6.54€) (au service des programmes capitalistiques) ABC arbitrage 5

  58. Slide 58: Limiter la dilution au service du BNPA

    Limiter la dilution au service du BNPA Dividende € et/ou ABC Paiement en ABC Programme de rachat “€ vs ABC” Selon autorisations AG et PER, programme de rachat 2018 sur 6M€ (environ 1MT) Groupe ABC arbitrage 58

  59. Slide 59: ABC arbitrage management changes

    ABC arbitrage David HOEY ➢ Joined ABC arbitrage in 1996 ➢ Becomes Deputy CEO of ABC arbitrage AM ➢ Becomes Deputy CEO of ABC arbitrage Gaëtan FOURNIER ➢ Joined ABC arbitrage AM in 2012 ➢ Becomes Compliance Officer / RCCI of ABC arbitrage AM ABC arbitrage 59

  60. Slide 60: ABC arbitrage AM

    ABC arbitrage AM Alexandre OSPITAL Joined ABC arbitrage in 1999 Becomes COO of ABC arbitrage AM Yves-Oleg ZAJTELBACH Joined ABC arbitrage in 1999 Becomes Head of Trading of ABC arbitrage AM Franck BONNEAU Joined ABC arbitrage in 1999 Becomes CTO of ABC arbitrage AM Vincent GIGOT Joined ABC arbitrage

  61. Slide 61: Winter is not over but ambitions are still there

    Winter is not over but ambitions are still there… ...and still reasonable ! Groupe ABC arbitrage 61

  62. Slide 62: Q&A

    Q&A Groupe ABC arbitrage 62

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