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Oslo, 11 February 2021 - Adevinta ASA (ADE) (“Adevinta” or “the Company”) reported flat revenues1 in Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019, corresponding to a 1.4% increase excluding impacts of disposal, acquisitions and forex. This demonstrates further sequential improvement in the performance despite the challenging environment and increased Covid-19 restrictions in our key markets.
Online classifieds revenues increased 4% in Q4 2020 while display advertising revenues decreased 6% year-on-year. Changes in the scope of consolidation (disposals in Global Market and Grupo Zap acquisition) had a 1 point impact on revenue growth and changes in exchange rate had a negative 2.4 point impact.
Gross operating profit (EBITDA) including JVs decreased 2% compared to Q4 2019. As expected, the negative impact of Covid-19 in our main markets and the accelerated investment in marketing and talent and the ramp-up of transactional services led to a slight year-on-year contraction in EBITDA margin.
Rolv Erik Ryssdal, CEO, commented: “We ended the troubled year of 2020 with a solid Q4 performance. Despite increased restrictions to curb Covid-19 in our key markets, we maintained strong revenue levels, demonstrating the resilience of our industry and the robustness of our best-in-class products and services.
“We continued to develop our teams and to invest in our products to provide more efficient solutions for our customers and sustain our long-term growth. We ramped up marketing investment to take advantage of the recovery and opportunities we saw. This led to a sequential drop in EBITDA margin, though remaining at a level comparable to the same period last year.
“We also progressed towards the acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group and continue to prepare for a Q1 2021 closing, subject to further regulatory approvals.“Another key milestone for us was the closing of the Grupo Zap acquisition in Brazil. We have started to integrate the business with OLX Brasil, with synergies expected as early as 2021. In addition, the optimisation of our Global Markets portfolio will allow for stronger focus and reduced complexity going forward.
“We remain confident in our long term growth prospects as the adoption of online classifieds tools and solutions continues to accelerate. We strive to deliver the best digital experiences to our users and customers as we expand on the online classifieds value chain.”
Q4 2020 Highlights
Solid revenue performance despite increasingly challenging environment in Q4
Acceleration of investment through Q4, in line with expectations
Strong focus on customer-centric innovation
Further progress towards completion of the eBay Classifieds Group acquisition
Increased focus and reduced complexity following asset disposals in Global Markets
Closing of Grupo Zap acquisition, start of integration phase
Key financial numbers
Alternative performance measures (APM) used in this report are described and presented in the Definitions and Reconciliations section at the end of the report.
Invitation to the presentation of the Q4 2020 results
You are cordially invited to participate in the presentation of Adevinta ASA’s Q4 2020 report on Thursday 11 February 2021.
Quarterly Earnings Release
Time: 11 February 2021 at 07:00 CET
Report for the fourth quarter 2021, presentation materials, and spreadsheet with key figures and analytical information are available on the investor relations pages at https://www.adevinta.com/ir
Presentation of the Quarterly Results
Time: 11 February 2021 at 08:30 CET
The company will conduct the presentation as a live audio webcast and conference call, including a Q&A session. CEO Rolv Erik Ryssdal and CFO Uvashni Raman will present. The whole management team of Adevinta will participate in the Q&A session.
The webcast will be available on www.adevinta.com/ir and on this link: Q4 2020 Results Live Webcast.
Participants are also invited to ask questions using the dial-in numbers below.
Dial-in details:
Norway: +47 21 56 33 18 UK: +44 33 0551 0200USA: +1 212 999 6659France: +33 1 7037 7166 Password: adevinta q4
A recording of the presentation will be available on our website shortly after the live webcast has ended.
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Media contacts Mélodie Laroche Head of Corporate Communications T: +33 (0) 6 84 30 52 76 melodie.laroche@adevinta.com
IR contact Marie de Scorbiac Head of Investor Relations ir@adevinta.com Edelman Smithfield Adevinta@edelman.com
About AdevintaAdevinta is a global online classifieds specialist, operating digital marketplaces in 12 countries. The company provides technology-based services to connect buyers with sellers and to facilitate transactions, from job offers to real estate, cars, consumer goods and more. Adevinta’s portfolio includes more than 30 digital products and websites, attracting 1.3 billion average monthly visits. Leading brands include top-ranked leboncoin in France, InfoJobs and Milanuncios in Spain, and 50% of fast-growing OLX Brazil. Adevinta spun off from Schibsted ASA and publicly listed in Oslo, Norway in 2019. Adevinta is majority owned by Schibsted ASA and employs 4,700 people committed to supporting users and customers daily. Find out more at Adevinta.com.
1Proportionate basis incl JVs For definition of EBITDA please see section Definitions and reconciliations. Adevinta implemented IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019.
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