Caltagirone Editore S.p.a. · MIL:CED

Caltagirone Editore — Investor Presentation (May 2004)

26 slides from Caltagirone Editore's investor presentation, May 2004

  1. Slide 1: Caltagirone Editore May 2004

    ed CALTAGIRONE EDITORE May 2004

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda „ Company Overview „ Newspapers - products - strategy - industry overview - local strength „ Free press - products and strategy - industry overview - national strength „ Financials „ Outlook „ Appendix Il Messaggero headquarters in Via del Tritone, Rome 2

  3. Slide 3: Company Overview: the Caltagirone group

    Company Overview: the Caltagirone group • The Caltagirone group is a family-controlled industrial concern operating mainly in Italy • The group operates in three main business areas : construction & real estate, cement, media Caltagirone Family 7% 88% 34% 11% CALTAGIRONE S.p.A. Mkt cap: cap: € 570m

  4. Slide 4: Company Overview: the Caltagirone Editore group

    Company Overview: the Caltagirone Editore group SHAREHOLDERS STRUCTURE Vianini Lavori 4% Vianini Industria 3% Cementir 4% Market 30% Caltagirone S.p.A. Caltagirone Family 25% (*) 34% • The group started from construction and diversified into cement and media during the Nineties • Group strengths are

  5. Slide 5: Company Overview: Caltagirone Editore

    Company Overview: Caltagirone Editore PRODUCTS Market position • 1.26 million daily readers • 678,000 daily readers • Daily circulation of • Sales 2003: € 157m • Sales 2003: € 59.6m 810,000 copies • Market share: 62% in Campania • Sales 2003: € 17.2m • Market share: 50% in Lazio SERVICES • Advertisi

  6. Slide 6: Newspapers: the products

    Newspapers: the products • National editions • National editions • 13 Local editions • 7 Local editions 6

  7. Slide 7: Newspapers: strategy

    Newspapers: strategy • National newspaper with high brand visibility • National newspaper with high brand visibility • 13 local editions • 7 local editions • Avg. 48 pages, with a maximum of 64 • Avg. 48 pages, with a maximum of 64 • Up to 24 color pages • Up to 24 color pages (from March 2004) • 4t

  8. Slide 8: Newspapers: industry overview

    Newspapers: industry overview Market Share – readership * (000 readers per day) LA REPUBBLICA 2704 Il Messaggero and Il Mattino have a market share of 50% in Lazio and IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA 2679 62% in Campania, respectively. LA STAM PA 1598 IL M ESSAGGERO 1267 IL RESTO DEL CARLINO 1198 LA NAZIONE

  9. Slide 9: Newspapers: local strength

    Newspapers: local strength Market Share in the Macroregion * Il Messaggero + Il Mattino 45.1% La Repubblica 21.0% Corriere della Sera 10.4% Il Tem po 5.5% Market share of 50% in Lazio Market share of 62% in Campania * Readers per day excluding financial and sports daily newspapers - Source: Audipres

  10. Slide 10: Free press: products and strategy

    Free press: products and strategy • 1st free newspaper in Italy with: - daily circulation of 810,000 copies - daily readership of 979,000 * • Average 24 pages in tabloid format Milano Venezia Padova • Launched in March 2001, expected to reach break-even by the end of 2004 Torino Verona Bologna • Dis

  11. Slide 11: Free press: industry overview

    Free press: industry overview Avg. Daily readers by region * • Free newspapers are present in 8 regions, accounting for 71% of Italian population • Avg. Daily readers of at least one free newspaper: 1,650,000 Lombardia Leggo: 212,000 Veneto Leggo: 90,000 Venezia Milano Padova Piemonte Torino Emilia

  12. Slide 12: Free press: national strength

    Free press: national strength Leggo is the #1 free newspaper in Italy National Avg. Daily readers * Leggo 979,000 City 734,000 Metro 692,000 * Source: Eurisko 2003 12

  13. Slide 13: Industry Overview: profitability vs quoted peers

    Industry Overview: profitability vs quoted peers Caltagirone Editore ranks as one of the most profitable media groups * EBITDA MARGIN 22.00% 22.10% 18.80% 18.20% 17.30% 14.25% 13.80% 14.20% 13.41% 11.74% 9.48% 8.20% 5.96% 5.20% 3.50% RCS POLIGRAFICI EDITORIALE M ONDADORI GRUPPO EDITORIALE CALTAGIRON

  14. Slide 14: Financials: revenue breakdown

    Financials: revenue breakdown Advertising is the main driver of Group revenue € milions Circulation Advertising Internet&Services Others 164 165 136 152 153 106 72 71 69 68 78 67 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 14

  15. Slide 15: Financials: operating costs breakdown 2003

    Financials: operating costs breakdown 2003 High proportion of services is due to: - in-house management of logistics - outsourcing of low-value added activities Other costs Raw Materials 16% 13% Services Personnel 36% 35% 15

  16. Slide 16: Financials: Q1 2004

    Financials: Q1 2004 € millions March 31, 2004 March 31, 2003 YoY% Underlying ciculation revenue was flat Circulation 21.9 18.5 18.4% “Add on promotions” boosted circulation revenues by € 3m Advertising 41.2 39.5 4.3% Advertising growth is mainly due to positive trend in local advertising, revenue in

  17. Slide 17: Financials: FY 2003

    Financials: FY 2003 € millions Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2002 YoY% Underlying ciculation revenue was flat Circulation 78 67 16% “Add on promotions” boosted circulation revenues by € 7.9m Advertising growth for Il Messaggero and Il Mattino was + 4.5%. Advertising 164 153 7% Leggo increased revenues by 28%

  18. Slide 18: Financials: profitability over time

    Financials: profitability over time • Caltagirone Group acquires Il • Strong cyclical upswing • Economic slowdown • Start of a new advertising Messaggero and Il Mattino • Strong advertising growth upturn • Advertising demand fall Facts • Reorganization of activities and completion of turnaround • Ne

  19. Slide 19: Financials: breakdown by quarter

    Financials: breakdown by quarter € millions 16 . 7 16 . 3 15 . 3 13 . 4 12 . 6 11. 3 11. 7 11. 3 10 . 3 9 . 6 8 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 3 8 . 0 7 . 7 8 . 1 8 . 1 6 . 5 6 . 5 6 . 2 6 . 0 5 . 7 4 . 8 4 . 4 4 . 1 1. 0 -0 . 6 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2002 2003 2004 EBI T DA EBI T N e t I n c o m e ( c o n t in

  20. Slide 20: Financials: breakdown by quarter, profitability ratios

    Financials: breakdown by quarter profitability ratios 25.0% 23.9% 22.5% 20.5% 23.5% 18.5% 17.4% 15.9% 15.2% 13.6% 13.3% 16.9% 10.8% 9.7% 11.5% 10.1% 10.9% 8.3% Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 * Q4 Q1 2002 2003 2004 EB ITDA marg in Net M arg in (co nt inuing ) * Q3 2003 margin figures are not directly comparabl

  21. Slide 21: Financials: cash flow

    Financials: cash flow € 29 m € (6) m € 498 m € 9m € 442 m € (63) m € (25) m Operating Financial Capex * Interest Dividend Cash Flow investment income paid Net Cash Net Cash December 2002 December 2003 * 2003 Capex is unusally high due to one-off expenditure for new printing facility in Torrespaccata

  22. Slide 22: Financials: market multiples

    Financials: market multiples Adjusted firm value is 5.9x historical Ebitda € 805 m* € 248.7 m Adjusted EV €(442 m) € 317m = 1.3x Sales 2003 €(60m) Sales 2003 € 55 m Adjusted EV = 5.9x Ebitda 2003 Market Cap Net Cash 2003 Peripheral Assets Adjusted EV Ebitda 2003 (2% stake inRCS Mediagroup + others)

  23. Slide 23: Outlook

    Outlook Circulation • Flat/slight increase due to add-on sales Advertising • Our strength in local advertising provided resilience during last cyclical downturn BUT • being one of the top national players, we will benefit from any advertising upswing Cost control • We aim at further improvement of e

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

    ‘ed CALTAGIRONE EDITORE Appendix 24

  25. Slide 25: Business mix

    Business mix R C S M ED IA GR OU P GRUPPO EDITORIALE L'ESPRESSO IN T ER N ET / SE B OOK S OT H E R S O T HE R S R V IS 16% 21% 7% 3% R A D I O / T E LE V ISION M A GA ZI N E S 5% 19% M A G A Z IN ES 10 % D A I LY FR E E P R E SS D A I LY N E W SP A P E R S 1% N EW SPA PER S 43% 75% CALTAGIRONE EDITO

  26. Slide 26: For further information

    For further information www.caltagironeeditore.it INVESTOR RELATIONS Riccardo Rossetti Claudia Del Grosso Ronchitelli Tel. +39 06 45412213 Tel. +39 06 45412213 Fax +39 0632493326 Fax +39 06 45412288 r.rossetti@caltagironeeditore.com c.delgrosso@caltagironeeditore.com Contact Alessandra Crisari Tel.

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