Naspers Limited
Financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2020
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STRATEGIC AND BUSINESS UPDATE
We are investing in the group's strong internet portfolio
Transaction Structure
Rationale
Increased financial flexibility
free float
27.5% US$5bn
72.5%
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allows investment across asset
US$1.4bn
cash
cash
US$3.6bn
cash
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portfolio and stock
A further step to create value for shareholders
Repurchase Programme of
Prosus N shares
- Prosus shares will be cancelled
- Executed in an optimal manner that can comfortably be done in the market
Purchase Naspers N
shares
- Prosus intends not to exercise voting rights
- Shares will be held in treasury and excluded from per share metrics
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Good use of capital - investment
in the group's strong internet
portfolio at a discount
Benefits the shareholders of
Prosus and Naspers
Repurchase Programme to be launched following interim results
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Sustainable leadership positions
International | South Africa |
#1 in South Africa
$150bn
Market capitalisation1 | #1 in South Africa |
Largest Consumer Internet Company in Europe
1 Source: Bloomberg, priced at 30 September 2020
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Prosus: Businesses and investments have benefited from customer shift towards online services
Accelerated financial performance
+32% | +51% |
YoY Group | YoY Ecommerce |
revenue growth1 | revenue growth 1 |
Diversified & global portfolio benefiting
from accelerated adoption of online business models
Businesses growing throughout the pandemic
Food Delivery | Payments & Fintech |
Edtech
+43%
Etail
Social & Internet Platforms
YoY Trading
profit growth 1
Businesses impacted by lockdowns, but now recovering steadily
Classifieds | Food Delivery |
1 Reported on an economic-interest basis, i.e. equity-accounted investments are proportionately consolidated. Percentages represent year-on-year growth in local currency, excluding M&A.
Percentage represents year-on-year growth in local currency. | 6 |
Takealot: Strong performance despite restricted operating during Covid-19 lockdowns in Q1
GeneralFashion
Food delivery | Logistics |
#1 ecommerce retailer in South Africa
Platform GMV grew by 88%
Mr D GMV grew by >100% each month since May 20202
GMV (US$m)1
56% (85%)
407
262
1HFY201HFY21
Trading loss (US$m)1
(22)(14)
36% (27%)
1HFY201HFY21
1 Numbers in brackets represent year-on-year growth in local currency.
2 KPI's for the period ended September 2020. | 7 |
Media24: Print media impacted by lockdown restrictions, transition to digital media & paywalls to drive growth
Online news | Newspapers |
MagazinesPublishers
SA's leading media Company
22.2m average monthly unique browsers on digital platforms
Paywall services:
- News24 recorded ~20k subscribers in 2 months
- Netwerk24 recorded 72k subscribers
Revenue (US$m)1
-40%(-30%)
139
84
1HFY201HFY21
Trading profit/(loss) (US$m)1
-US$20m
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(16)
1HFY201HFY21
1 Numbers in brackets represent year-on-year growth in local currency. | 8 |
Building South Africa's tech ecosystem
R1.4 billion
South Africa-focused funding vehicle that invests in commercially viable, early-stage technology companies that address societal needs
- Solid investment pipeline
- 3 deals finalised funded since 2019 launch
- Current investments in online cleaning services marketplace,
Agritech and Foodtech - Fabian Whate appointed head of the unit in March 2020
B2B marketplace that integrates ordering systems of
manufacturers, distributors, and buyers of food products such as
restaurants, hotels and retailers
Subscription-based AI company that provides intelligent tools for
the agricultural industry to manage crops
Online home cleaning services marketplace, connecting clients
to vetted home cleaners
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Contributing to the growth of tech skills in South Africa
Our flagship social impact programme designed to
transform and launch South Africa's unemployed youth
into economic activity
- Started in 2019 with 4 Labs opened to date
- Invested R69m to date
- Invested in a local learning partner to deliver virtual classroom training in digital skills
- Virtually delivering Digital Skills Programme pilot to 100 youths
- Donated R220k to food security initiatives for Alexandra, Khayelitsha, Philippi and Delft communities
- Committed R200k cash donations to local NGOs in Alexandra and Khayelitsha
New Programme Launch 2021:
Accelerate the training of young South Africans to become first
in line for high value tech careers
How will we measure success?
- 200 young people in programme in next 12 months
- 80% successfully completed digital training course with accredited qualification
- At least half in tech jobs within 4 months after completion of the course
- 25% of job placements at Naspers portfolio companies
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All Naspers Labs courses will be accredited through
MICTSETA
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Supporting our people and South Africa during Covid-19
Prioritizing safety of employees with remote working where
possible and protective measures for our customer facing teams
R1bn in PPE to frontline healthcare workers
R500m to country's Solidarity Fund
Part of B4SA's Pay SMMEs in 30 days drive to support economic
recovery
Contributed R1m to the National Solidarity Response Fund of SA and
R765k to the Botswana relief fund
Provided seed funding of R500k for the Eat Out Restaurant Relief Fund, to support a feeding scheme run by the restaurant industry
Safety of all employees prioritised with remote working
where possible and enhanced protective measures and
safe transport for warehouse employees
Fund established for drivers affected by Covid-19
Played a key role in the distribution of the PPE
contributed by Naspers
Reskilling teams to deliver programme virtually
Naspers Labs donated 2k PPE units to communities
Provided portable workstations and reliable internet connection to Labs field workers to enable remote working
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Naspers Summary of Financials
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Strong revenue growth and improved profitability from Prosus
Summary financials (US$bn)1
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Strong growth by Takealot with 8p.p margin improvement
Media24 print business significantly impacted by the pandemic, but strong growth in digital offering
Revenue2
27% (32%)
10,2 | 13,0 |
1HFY20 1HFY21
Trading profit2
38% (42%)
1,9 | 2,6 |
1HFY20 1HFY21
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Core HE impacted by creation of free-float from capitalisation issue when listing Prosus
Core HE
-6% (+27%) | |
1,7 | 1,6 |
1HFY20 | 1HFY21 |
Free cash flow
0,3 | |
0,0 | |
1HFY20 | 1HFY21 |
- Summary financials from continuing operations. Numbers in brackets represent year-on-year growth in local currency, excluding M&A.
- Results reported on an economic-interest basis, i.e. equity-accounted investments are proportionately consolidated.
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Composition of the Naspers Group
Revenue | EBITDA | Trading profit | |||||||
1HFY20 | 1HFY21 | 1HFY20 | 1HFY21 | 1HFY20 | 1HFY21 | ||||
Prosus Group | 9 925 | 12 690 | 2 327 | 3 222 | 1 918 | 2 664 | |||
Takealot | |||||||||
169 | 238 | (16) | (4) | (22) | (14) | ||||
Media | |||||||||
139 | 84 | 7 | (13) | 4 | (16) | ||||
Corporate and other | |||||||||
10 | 7 | (2) | (14) | (4) | (15) | ||||
Economic interest | |||||||||
10 243 | 13 019 | 2 316 | 3 191 | 1 896 | 2 619 | ||||
Less: Equity-accounted investments1 | (8 513) | (10 522) | (2 458) | (3 278) | (2 098) | (2 772) | |||
Consolidated | 1 730 | 2 497 | (142) | (87) | (202) | (153) | |||
1 Includes the associates and joint ventures of the Naspers and Prosus Group.
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Core headline earnings reconciliation
US$m | 1HFY20 | 1HFY21 |
Headline earnings from continuing operations | 1 417 | 1 730 |
Equity-settledshare-based payment expenses | 275 | 257 |
Tax paid on cancellation of shares1 | 138 | - |
Amortisation of other intangible assets | 173 | 142 |
Fair-value adjustments and currency translation differences | (440) | (622) |
Retention option expense | 8 | 13 |
Transaction-related costs | 85 | 20 |
COVID-19 donations | - | 9 |
Other2 | - | 7 |
Core headline earnings from continuing operations | 1 656 | 1 556 |
- One-offtaxes related mainly to Security Transfer Tax (STT) on cancellation of the M ordinary shares pursuant to the listing of Prosus
- Other adjustments relates mainly to the increase in provision related disposals
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Net cash profile
Net cash of US$4.6bn at 30 September 2020
358
5.667 | Naspers cash | |
Prosus cash
Prosus interest bearing debt
9.947
Note: Naspers and Prosus cash includes short-term investments and overdraft.
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Current assets and liabilities
Current assets (US$m) | FY20 | 1HFY21 |
Inventory | 260 | 312 |
Trade receivables | 139 | 150 |
Other receivables and loans | 542 | 556 |
Cash/short-term cash investments | 8 363 | 10 309 |
Assets held for sale | 208 | 74 |
Total | 9 512 | 11 401 |
Current liabilities (US$m) | FY20 | 1HFY21 |
Current portion of long-term debt | 67 | 89 |
Trade payables | 322 | 407 |
Accrued expenses & other current liabilities | 1 760 | 2 298 |
Bank overdraft | 32 | 4 |
Liabilities held for sale | 26 | 29 |
Total | 2 207 | 2 827 |
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Glossary
- | IRR: | Internal Rate of Return | - | NGO: | Non-Governmental Organization |
- | EBITDA: | Earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortization | - | PPE: | Personal Protective Equipment |
- | IPO: | Initial Public Offerings | - | M&A: | Mergers and acquisitions |
- | GMV: | Gross merchandise value | - | NAV: | Net asset value |
- | IFRS: | International Financial Reporting Standards | - | SA: | South Africa |
- | Core HE: | Core headline earnings | - | AI: | Artificial Intelligence |
- | IG: | Investment Grade | - | ESG: | Environmental, Social, Governance |
- | SMME: | Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise | - | YoY: | Year-on-year |
- | JSE: | Johannesburg Stock Exchange | - | 3P: | Third-party |
- | MICTSETA: Media, Information and Communication Technologies | - | LTIs: | Long Term Incentives | |
Sector Education and Training Authority |
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Naspers Group portfolio
73% | Local SA assets |
97%
85%
Ecommerce | Social & internet platforms | |||||||||||||||||
31% | ||||||||||||||||||
Classifieds | Payments & Fintech | Food delivery | Etail | Ventures | ||||||||||||||
100%1 | 99% | 92% | 80% | 19% | 27% | |||||||||||||
100% | 99% | 61%2 | 42% | 15% | ||||||||||||||
39% | 72% | 21% | 21% | |||||||||||||||
38% | 90% | 40% | 44% | |||||||||||||||
91% | 99% | 11% | ||||||||||||||||
79% | 16% | |||||||||||||||||
19% | 12% | Organogram depicts effective percentage holdings in major entities at 30 | ||||||||||||||||
September 2020 for Prosus where applicable | ||||||||||||||||||
23% | 21% | |||||||||||||||||
1 OLX owns 50% of operations in Brazil and 66% of Indonesia. | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Movile holds 67% of iFood. | |||||||||||||||||
9% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Contact us
Eoin Ryan
(Head of Investor Relations)
InvestorRelations@Naspers.com
https://www.naspers.com/
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