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NZME — FY2018 Earnings Presentation

36 slides from NZME's earnings presentation, Feb 19, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Full Year 2018 Results Presentation

    For personal use only Full Year 2018 Results PRESENTATION For the year ended 31 December 2018 19 February 2019

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER The information in this presentation is of a general nature and does not constitute financial product advice, investment For personal use only advice or any recommendation. Nothing in this presentation constitutes legal, financial, tax or other advice. This presentation constitutes summar

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    24 AGENDA 18 For personal use only 04 FY18 Results Summary and FY18 Operational Priorities 06 Market Dynamics 11 Channel Results 17 FY18 Financials 22 FY19 Strategic Priorities and Outlook 31 Q&A 32 Supplementary Information 3

  4. Slide 4: FY18 Results Summary

    NZME FY18 RESULTS SUMMARY For personal use only Statutory NPAT Trading Revenue $11.6m $378.4m FY17 $20.9m 44% FY17 $387.7m 2% Trading EBITDA Trading NPAT Results impacted by Pro-active investment in Digital Classifieds $54.7m $18.9m FY17 $66.2m 17% FY17 $26.7m 29% Agency market headwinds Trading Ear

  5. Slide 5: FY18 Achievement of Operational Priorities

    NZME FY18 ACHIEVEMENT OF OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES For personal use only • NZ Herald audience at an all time high with a daily brand audience of more than 1 million (up 5% YoY).1 Continued audience • Engagement on nzherald.co.nz continues to grow with ongoing focus on premium content. Online engagement

  6. Slide 6: Market Dynamics

    For personal use only DYNAMICS MARKET

  7. Slide 7: NZME's Audience Reach Is 3.3 Million

    NZME’S AUDIENCE REACH IS 3.3 MILLION1 80% OF NEW ZEALANDERS For personal use only Print 1.3 Million Weekly readers1 Radio 2.0 Million Weekly listeners2 Digital Unique audience of 2.5 Million per month1 1 Nielsen CMI October Fused Q4 17 - Q3 18 (population 10+ years). 2GfK Radio Audience Measurement,

  8. Slide 8: FY18 Performance Against the Market

    NZME FY18 PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE MARKET For personal use only Digital Trading Revenue Display & Mobile Revenue NZME 3% $60.0m 16% $378.4m YoY to Q4 18 FY17 15% FY17 $387.7m 2% Market 5%1 YoY to Q4 18 NZME < Market $106.8M $211.6m 28% 56% Print Advertising Revenue Radio FY17 28% FY17 57% Advertising

  9. Slide 9: Agency Market Declined in FY18

    AGENCY MARKET DECLINED IN FY18 For personal use only Total Agency Demand YoY Growth %1 • Agency represents approximately 30% 20% of NZME’s Print and Radio revenues and 50% of Digital revenues. 15% 10% • The Agency market declined 4.2% in 2018, impacting all advertising channels except YoY growth 5%

  10. Slide 10: For personal use only

    For personal use only New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, guest editing The New Zealand Herald suffrage edition, September 2018

  11. Slide 11: Channel Results

    For personal use only RESULTS CHANNEL

  12. Slide 12: Print

    NZME PRINT For personal use only • Total Print revenue decline improved in FY18 NZME Print ($m) FY18 FY17 % Change to -4% (FY17: -7%). Print revenue decline slowed in H2 18, helped to some extent by an extra Advertising Revenue 114.2 121.0 (6%) week’s trading. Circulation Revenue 81.5 83.3 (2%) • Gr

  13. Slide 13: NZ Herald Readership and Audience Trends Positive

    NZ HERALD READERSHIP AND AUDIENCE TRENDS POSITIVE For personal use only The NZ Herald Mon-Sat Average NZME Subscriber Volume NZ Herald Daily Brand Audience3 Issue Readership1 and Yield2 470 16.0 1.90 1,100 460 14.0 1.80 1,050 450 1.70 1,000 12.0 Daily Brand Audience (000s) Subscriber Volume (million

  14. Slide 14: Radio & Experiential

    NZME RADIO & EXPERIENTIAL For personal use only • Radio market was challenging, particularly in H2 18, NZME Radio & Experiential ($m) FY18 Trading1 FY17 % Change with Radio & Experiential revenue down 4% in FY18. Radio & Experiential Revenue 100.0 103.7 (4%) • Radio Agency advertising revenue declin

  15. Slide 15: Digital & E-Commerce

    NZME DIGITAL & E-COMMERCE • Digital revenue growth slowed in H2 18, impacted For personal use only NZME Digital & e-Commerce ($m) FY18 Trading 1 FY17 % Change by a contraction in the Agency advertising market. Digital Revenue 48.9 44.9 9% • Digital Agency revenue grew 15% in H1 and -7% in H2, 3% YoY

  16. Slide 16: An open letter to New Zealand

    An open letter to New Zealand Dear New Zealand, Teclay marks 128 years since women won theright to vote in New Zealand, making us the frst country in te wortd.to do so. What a proucl and powerful moment fora small ‘country tocelebrate. tshows that no matter how smal weare, we can lead the way with c

  17. Slide 17: FY18 Financials

    For personal use only FY18 FINANCIALS

  18. Slide 18: Trading Results

    NZME TRADING RESULTS • NZME was pleased to contain the decline in trading For personal use only revenue to just 2% ($9.3m) in FY18 (-4% in FY17) in $m FY18 Trading1 FY17 % Change part due to an extra publishing week. Revenue 378.4 387.7 (2%) • Revenue declines in Print and Radio were partially offse

  19. Slide 19: Costs

    NZME COSTS For personal use only Costs $m FY18 Trading FY17 Trading % Change • Underlying costs1 down 1%, largely in the areas People costs & contributors 156.5 162.2 (4%) of people costs and print and distribution costs. H2 costs impacted by additional publishing Print & distribution costs 63.2 66.

  20. Slide 20: Balance Sheet

    NZME BALANCE SHEET For personal use only • The Capital Management Policy, announced $m Dec 18 Jun 18 Dec 17 in November 2018, supports long-term strategic objectives and operational priorities to maximise Trade, other receivables and inventory 60.6 54.2 57.2 shareholder value. Trade and other payabl

  21. Slide 21: Cash Flow

    NZME CASH FLOW For personal use only • Year end net debt increased $7.9m from $m FY18 Trading FY17 Trading 31 December 2017 due to reduced trading EBITDA ($11.5m), investment in working capital, tax, and Trading EBITDA 54.7 66.2 dividend payments. Share based payment scheme (non-cash) 0.8 1.7 • A ne

  22. Slide 22: FY19 Strategic Priorities and Outlook

    For personal use only FY19 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND OUTLOOK

  23. Slide 23: 2019 Strategic Priorities

    2019 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOCUSED ON GROWTH For personal use only 1 Leading the future of news and journalism in New Zealand 2 Increasing radio capability and performance 3 Creating New Zealand's leading real estate platform 23

  24. Slide 24: News: Leading the Future of News and Journalism

    1. NEWS LEADING THE FUTURE OF NEWS AND JOURNALISM IN NEW ZEALAND For personal use only FY19 Focus NZME is New Zealand’s leading publisher with The New Zealand New Zealand’s destination for Herald's daily brand audience, across print and digital, at more trusted premium news content than 1 million1.

  25. Slide 25: Digital Subscriptions Progress and Launch

    DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PROGRESS AND LAUNCH For personal use only TECHNOLOGY CONTENT AUDIENCE • Technology platform • Access to the best • Audience of 1.7 implemented in stories from four top million1 to be partnership with global publishers. maintained with Washington Post Arc. Freemium model. • Stro

  26. Slide 26: Radio: Increasing Radio Capability and Performance

    2. RADIO INCREASING RADIO CAPABILITY AND PERFORMANCE For personal use only NZME is the second largest radio operator in New Zealand, with a weekly radio FY19 Focus audience of 2.0 million1. NZME has the exclusive licence for the iHeart Radio platform in New Zealand and is well positioned to take adv

  27. Slide 27: Radio & Experiential

    NZME RADIO & EXPERIENTIAL For personal use only TECHNOLOGY SALES CAPABILITY AUDIENCE • New content formats •R adio specialists • New NewstalkZB including podcasts line-up and Alexa skills. • Improved radio sales training • Embed new music shows • Regional focus • iHeart registered •C ross channel us

  28. Slide 28: Creating New Zealand's Leading Real Estate Platform

    LISTINGS + AUDIENCE REVENUE CREATING NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING REAL ESTATE PLATFORM OneRoof1 is New Zealand’s newest real estate platform incorporating superior user experience and search functionality. For personal use only LISTINGS AUDIENCE • Launched end March 2018. • Strong audience growth supported

  29. Slide 29: Creating New Zealand's Leading Real Estate Platform: FY19 Focus

    CREATING NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING REAL ESTATE PLATFORM For personal use only FY19 Focus REVENUE Secure further market listings and launch new property categories (e.g. new homes) ($m) FY18 Revenue 0.7 Continue to develop user features and tools to enhance Direct Costs (3.9) listings engagement OneRoof

  30. Slide 30: Outlook

    OUTLOOK For personal use only • Advertising bookings for Q1 19 are tracking at -2% YoY compared with -4% for FY18. • The Agency market remains challenged however trends are improving. • NZME is continuing to focus on cost reduction. Savings made in Q4 18 will benefit FY19. However, given the ongoing

  31. Slide 31: Q&A

    For personal use only Q&A Mike Hosking, NewstalkZB Breakfast Host

  32. Slide 32: Supplementary Information

    For personal use only SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

  33. Slide 33: Channel Direct Costs

    CHANNEL DIRECT COSTS NEW MEASURE TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR BUSINESS AND STRATEGY For personal use only DIRECT COSTS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO EACH SEGMENT WHERE POSSIBLE AS FOLLOWS: $ Print direct costs include: Radio direct costs include: Digital direct costs include: Centralised costs that hav

  34. Slide 34: FY18 Reconciliation of Trading Result to Consolidated Financial Statements

    NZME FY18 RECONCILIATION OF TRADING RESULT TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For personal use only For a detailed explanation of the NZ IFRS 15 adjustment 1 please refer to Note 2.1.1 of the Consolidated Financial FY18 NZ IFRS Exceptional FY18 Financial Statements. $m Trading 151 Items7 Statement

  35. Slide 35: FY17 Reconciliation of Trading Result to Consolidated Financial Statements

    NZME FY17 RECONCILIATION OF TRADING RESULT TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For personal use only Segment revenue agrees with the segment 1 revenue as disclosed in note 2.4.2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the FY17 Exceptional FY17 $m year ended 31 December 2018. Trading Result Ite

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