PR Newswire/Les Echos/
2009 ANNUAL REVENUE: EUR53.4m
Paris, 17th February 2010:
ADENCLASSIFIEDS (FR0004053932 - ADEN), leading Internet Group in classified ads
and services in France, today announces its consolidated revenue, yet to be
audited, for its 2009 financial year.
I. REVENUE
12 months 12 months
like-for-like
Revenue
(EUR thousands) 2009 2008 Var. Var.
Recruitment 34,963 46,186 - 24.3% - 24.1%
% of total 66% 78%
Training 3,890 3,058 + 27.2% + 27.2%
% of total 7% 5%
Property 14,557 9,811 + 48.4% - 11.2%
% of total 27% 17%
Total 53,410 59,055 - 9.6% -19.3%
Within a very difficult context on the Recruitment and Property markets,
ADENCLASSIFIEDS recorded revenue of EUR53.4m in 2009, down 9.6% compared to
2008.
Last financial year incorporates 6 months of revenue from Groupe Indicateur
Bertrand' s activities, the latter having been incorporated within the Group
since 30th June 2009. Like for like, i.e. excluding Groupe Indicateur Bertrand,
ADENCLASSIFIEDS' 2009 revenue came to EUR47.7m, a fall of 19.3%.
2009 saw the upramping of Property activity, which represented 27.2% of the
group's consolidated revenue versus 16.6% in 2008. In 2009, Recruitment and
Training represented 65.5% and 7.3% of Group revenue, respectively.
Value-added services (CV libraries, web agency, professional software, etc.)
continued to grow significantly, and represented 19.9% of 2009 revenue,
totalling EUR10.6m, an increase of 22.3% compared to 2008.
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 totalled EUR14.2m, down 4.2%, or -21.9%
like for like. However, the consolidated orders recorded over the fourth quarter
of 2009 for ADENCLASSIFIEDS' three activities totalled EUR21.0m, almost stable,
slipping 0.9% compared to the same quarter of 2008, and falling 12.6% like for
like.
At 31st December 2009, deferred revenue came to EUR11 .5m, down 25.3% compared
to 31st December 2008 but up 18.6% on 30th September 2009, marking an upturn in
activity at the end of 2009.
II. SECTORIAL INFORMATION
Recruitment
In 2009, consolidated revenue from Recruitment activity totalled EUR35.0m, down
24.3% compared to 2008 (-24.1% like for like). Over the fourth quarter of 2009,
revenue from Recruitment activity fell by 26.2% (-26.0% like for like) to
EUR8.3m.
Within a particularly difficult context for the Recruitment market, 2009 saw a
fall of 37% in the global number of online job offers (see the KELJOB Barometer,
which monitors changes in the number of job offers on almost 80 French sites).
Despite this poor environment, Recruitment activity saw its leadership position
in France increase, with significant gains in market share, notably regarding:
* CV databases, thanks to the increasing success of CVAden, which groups
together on a single interface the 2.7 CVs uploaded on CADREMPLOI, KELJOB,
CADRESONLINE and all their partners.
* Overseas activity, with "The Network" (present in 119 countries and leader
in 98 of them);
* IT Services, thanks to the launch of the "IT Offer" (incorporating
CADREMPLOI, KELJOB, CADRESONLINE, 01 Net, etc.);
* The public sector, with the special PUBLIC-RH site.
ADENCLASSIFIEDS' Recruitment sites also held up well, confirming further gains
in terms of share of voice and share of audience compared to the Group's direct
peers:
* n°1 private player in terms of online ads, with an average volume of
65,390 job offers in 2009;
* n°1 private player in terms of audience, with an average of 2,216,000
deduplicated unique visitors per month (source: Médiamétrie Netratings);
In 2009, for its Recruitment activity in France, ADENCLASSIFIEDS had 5,693
clients (-28.7% compared to 2008), with an average annual invoice of EUR5,402
per client (-3.7%).
Training
In 2009, consolidated revenue from Training activity came to EUR3.9m, an
increase of +27.2% compared to 2008 (same figure like for like). 89.5% of this
revenue came from France, versus 10.5% in Germany via Seminus. Although Training
activity is continuing to grow sharply in France, it has encountered
difficulties in Germany, which explains the slight fall in revenue from Training
activity during the fourth quarter of 2009 (-1.6% compared to the fourth quarter
of 2008).
The KELFORMATION site has seen record audiences, with an average of 717,669
visits per month, an increase in traffic of +36% compared to 2008 (source:
XITI). In 2009, the site had an average of 41,506 Training offers.
In 2009, the number of clients billed for Training activity in France was 868
(+18.1%), with an average annual invoice of EUR4,221 per client (-2.0%).
Property
In 2009, consolidated revenue from Property activity totalled EUR14.6m, a jump
of 48.4% compared to 2008, and includes 6 months of activity from Groupe
Indicateur Bertrand. Like for like, revenue was down 11.2%. For the same reason,
revenue from this activity for the fourth quarter of 2009 was up 83.7% but down
11.8% like for like.
It should be noted that, in 2009, ADENCLASSIFIEDS did not fully benefit from the
inclusion of Groupe Indicateur Bertrand' s activities from 30th June 2009, as
the latter has a substantial seasonal affect, with significantly more
publications occurring over the first half of the year.
In 2009, ADENCLASSIFIEDS' Property sites were in 3rd place, amongst sites for
professionals, with an average of 1,231,250 deduplicated unique visitors a month
(source: Médiamétrie Netratings).
An average of 444,566 property ads were online on EXPLORIMMO each month in 2009,
an increase of 44% compared to 2008.
The number of professional clients billed for Property activity was 8,899
(+62.4%), with an average annual invoice of EUR2,523 (+34.2%, or EUR210 per
month). Like for like (i.e. excluding Groupe Indicateur Bertrand), the number of
clients billed would have been 4,966 (-9.4%) with an average annual invoice of
EUR1,796 (-4.5%, or EUR150 per month). These figures illustrate the
complementary nature of the Group's brands and the strategic relevance of the
merger of Groupe Indicateur Bertrand' s activities in order to strengthen
ADENCLASSIFIEDS' position on the French online Property market.
III. PROSPECTS AND FINANCIAL SITUATION
ADENCLASSIFIEDS had a difficult year in 2009, following the trend recorded by
its main sectors that are the Recruitment and Property markets. Within this
context, thanks to the strength of its brands and the efforts of its teams, the
Group has continued to improve its sites and is beginning 2010 with reinforced
positions on all of its activities.
For Recruitment activity, the coming weeks will see, amongst other new aspects,
the launch of the socialisation project for CADREMPLOI as well as the new
version of CADRESONLINE.
Training activity in France should continue to improve, showing the relevance of
its threefold positioning (continuous, initial and work-study training) and the
way its complements Recruitment.
In Property, 2010 will be particularly active, with the launch of new versions
of existing sites and the increasing web enhancement of Groupe Indicateur
Bertrand activities' brands, which is a key component of the Group's Property
strategy and a major growth driver.
In this respect, the new www.bertrandvacances.com site has just been put online,
and EXPLORIMMO's iPhone application will follow suit in the coming days.
Although visibility remains poor, for 2010, the 18.6% increase in deferred
revenue between 30th September and 31st December 2009 is clearly encouraging.
Although it is still too early to talk of an upturn in growth, the Group is
seeing a turnaround in market conditions, which are stabilising for Recruitment
activity and beginning to improve for some Property segments.
As in 2009, ADENCLASSIFIEDS will continue to implement stringent management
measures in 2010.
At 31st December 2009, ADENCLASSIFIEDS had a positive cash position of
EUR52.8m.
IV. 2009 REVENUE BY QUARTER
Revenue
(EUR thousands) Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q4 2008 Var.
Recruitment 9,564 9,008 8,120 8,271 11,208 - 26.2%
% of revenue 73% 73% 59% 58% 75%
Training 1.098 939 983 870 884 -1.6%
% of revenue 8% 8% 7% 6% 6%
Property 2,423 2,322 4,722 5,089 2,770 + 83.7%
% of revenue 19% 19% 34% 36% 19%
Total 13,086 12,269 13,825 14,231 14,862 - 4.2%
Revenue
(EUR thousands) Q1 2009 Q 2008 Q2 2009 Q2 2008 Q3 2009 Q32008
Recruitment 9,564 12,539 9,008 11,501 8,120 11,118
% of revenue 73% 81% 73% 80% 59% 77%
Training 1,098 703 939 694 983 776
% of revenue 8% 5% 8% 5% 7% 5%
Property 2,423 2,172 2,322 2,251 4,722 2,619
% of revenue 19% 14% 19% 16% 34% 18%
Total 13,086 15,234 12,269 14,446 13,825 14,513
Next press release: 2009 annual results,
Wednesday 24th March 2010 (after market)
About ADENCLASSIFIEDS (www.adenclassifieds.com):
ADENCLASSIFIEDS is a leading Internet group in classified ads and services in
France. The Company has a multi-product and multi- brand offer across its 3
activities: online Recruitment (notably via the Cadremploi.fr, Keljob.com and
Cadresonline.com sites), online Training ads (notably via Kelformation.com) and
online Property (notably via the Explorimmo, Propriétés de France, Indicateur
Bertrand, Bertrand Vacances and OpenMedia brands). ADENCLASSIFIEDS is listed on
Euronext, compartment C of the NYSE-Euronext group.
Euronext, compartment C by NYSE-Euronext - ISIN: FR0004053932
Reuters: ADEN.PA - Bloomberg: ADEN FP
Mem ber of the CAC Allshare
Contacts:
ADENCLASSIFIEDS NewCap.
Financial Communication
Jean-François Busnel Simon-Laurent Zaks /Emmanuel Huynh
CFO Tel: +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94
Tel: +33 (0)1 76 63 03 50 ADENCLASSIFIEDS@newcap.fr
jean-francois.busnel@ADENCLASSIFIEDS.com
Dorothée Touil
Communication and Press Relations
Tel: +33 (0)1 76 63 02 21
dorothee.touil@ADENCLASSIFIEDS.com
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