Leading K12 learning company capturing further growth
in an attractive global market
Susan Duinhoven, President & CEO Pörssisijoittajan viikko, 14 September 2022
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We have an ambitious strategy for sustainable, profitable growth
We are one of the global leaders in K12 education serving 25 million students
- Producing inclusive learning materials and platforms to promote equal learning opportunities
- Strengthening our #1 position in European K12 learning services
- Aiming for selective growth globally through M&A
We are Finland's #1 cross-media company with a weekly reach of 97%
- Providing trusted Finnish journalism and inspiring entertainment
- Continuing our successful digital transformation towards higher margin
- Increasing share of B2C provides sustainable future opportunities
Growing through M&A while paying an increasing dividend
- Supporting our growth strategy in learning with a solid balance sheet
- Growing our dividend with an attractive yield
- Investing in further digital growth and in our people
Our purpose
Through learning and
media, we have a positive
impact on the lives of millions of people every day
Our ambition
Group net sales* over 2bn€ by 2030
at least 75% from Learning
*1.3bn€ in 2021
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We are #1 in K12 learning services
in Europe…
- We focus on K12, which is primary, secondary and vocational education (ie. 6−18 year-olds)
- Supporting more than 25m students in 12 European countries
- Having a ~16% market share
- Teachers and schools are our primary customers
- Teachers are key decision-makers on which learning content to use
- In our operating countries, learning content is largely publicly funded and typically represents 1−3% of public education spend
- Our learning services provide the teachers everything they need
- Printed and digital learning content created together with teachers and matching the local curriculum
- Digital learning platforms, either linked to our content or open
- Content distribution services
- Our content has a positive impact on learning outcomes
- Inclusive learning materials promote equal learning opportunities and support diversity and differentiation
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…and are leading the way in
consolidating the market
- K12 is a stable and resilient market
- Stable population of approx. 75 million students in Europe, corresponding to a market size of 4−5bn€
- Public spending on education is increasing, spend per student varies between countries
- Significant fragmentation and high barriers to entry due to localised nature
- Stability and predictability as teachers typically consider changing the learning materials only every 4−8 years
- Our best-in-classdigital platforms and footprint in highly digitalised countries with high-quality learning outcomes give us unique benefits of scale
- Digitalisation within education is accelerating
- Helping to drive market consolidation
- Generating more stable revenue streams and higher profitability
- Offering better scalability
Market growth estimate
steady
low single digit %
pa.
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In Learning, we have a successful track record and ambitious plan for profitable growth
700 25%
600 | 20% | |||||
500 | 15% | |||||
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10% | ||||||
300 | ||||||
200 | 5% | |||||
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100 | 56 | 61 | 76 | 96 | 0% | |
0 | -5% | |||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
Net sales | Operational EBIT excl. PPA | |||||
Comparable growth, % | Margin, % | |||||
Long-term organic growth | Long-term margin | |||||
target range | target range | |||||
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M&A has accelerated our transformation
- 2019: Four acquisitions in K12 learning services
- 2020: Santillana, leading provider of K12 learning content in Spain
- 2022: Pearson Italy, the third largest provider of K12 learning materials in Italy
IncreaseM&A
Grow value per
market student share
Three levers for further growth
Long-term financial targets in Learning
Organic growth | Operational EBIT margin excl. PPA |
2-5% | > 23%* |
* with current portfolio |
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