Borussia Dortmund — Exciting viewing ahead

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Borussia Dortmund — Exciting viewing ahead

Borussia Dortmund’s Q120 results exhibited typical volatility due to the key summer transfer window. Excluding the volatile transfer revenue, there was good growth with other revenue up c 15%. We maintain our forecasts but note there is a key Champions League game in less than two weeks and results in the Bundesliga must improve to ensure qualification for the competition next season. The shares continue to look well supported by its player assets and the FY20e EV/EBITDA multiple of 5.8x.

Russell Pointon

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Borussia Dortmund

Exciting viewing ahead

Q120 results

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15 November 2019

Price

€8.23

Market cap

€757m

Net cash (€m) at 30 September 2020

17

Shares in issue

92.0m

Free float

60.1%

Code

BVB

Primary exchange

Frankfurt

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(12.4)

(13.1)

(12.0)

Rel (local)

(17.0)

(24.3)

(23.8)

52-week high/low

€9.95

€7.02

Business description

The group operates Borussia Dortmund, a leading German football cub, Bundesliga runners-up in 2018/19, DFB Super Cup winners in 2019/20, DFB Cup winners in 2016/17 and competing in this season’s UEFA Champions League (Round of 16 participants in 2018/19).

Next events

Champions League against Barcelona

27 November 2019

Interim results

February 2020

Analysts

Russell Pointon

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Neil Shah

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Borussia Dortmund is a client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Borussia Dortmund’s Q120 results exhibited typical volatility due to the key summer transfer window. Excluding the volatile transfer revenue, there was good growth with other revenue up c 15%. We maintain our forecasts but note there is a key Champions League game in less than two weeks and results in the Bundesliga must improve to ensure qualification for the competition next season. The shares continue to look well supported by its player assets and the FY20e EV/EBITDA multiple of 5.8x.

Year end

Revenue* (€m)

EBITDA (€m)

PBT**
(€m)

EPS**
(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E
(x)

EV/EBITDA
(x)

06/18

313.3

137.3

121.9

1.13

0.06

7.3

5.4

06/19

369.3

116.0

101.5

0.94

0.06

8.8

6.4

06/20e

394.0

128.0

113.0

1.05

0.06

7.8

5.8

06/21e

414.0

132.0

116.0

1.07

0.06

7.7

5.6

Note: *Before player transactions. **PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Q120: Heavily skewed by transfer activity

The first quarter was a busy period for transfer activity as the coaching staff (second full season) re-shaped the team with five players sold and six players added (including option exercises). Total revenue increased by c 33% y-o-y to €175.2m, compared to a relatively subdued quarter for transfer activity in Q119 with just two players sold. Excluding transfers (+70% y-o-y), total revenue increased by c 15%, with good growth from other sources, excluding match operations (c 5% of revenue). Match operations revenue declined by c 20% y-o-y, mainly due to fewer pre-season friendlies. Successful exploitation of the brand came through more partnership relationships and a documentary of the club on Amazon. There were encouraging signs of an improvement in Merchandising, with the key Christmas period coming. Operating income was affected by player sales: an operating loss of €757k in Q120 versus a profit of €6.4m in Q119.

Key Champions League fixture imminent

As it is still the early stages of the season, we leave our forecasts unchanged. Our key assumptions are that the team progresses through to the Champions League Round of 16 of and finishes in the top four of the Bundesliga. The team is placed second from four in a tight Champions League group, with a tough away game to FC Barcelona on 27 November, before a home game against Slavia Prague. In the Bundesliga, the results have been more mixed: the current league position is sixth, albeit in a relatively compact league, against a leading position this time last year.

Valuation: Share price affected by playing results

The shares have underperformed due to a less successful domestic start than the 2018/19 season. The latest squad valuation per www.transfermarkt.de is c €576m (down from c €610m in our most recent prior note) compared to the balance sheet value of player registrations and assets held for sale of €269m, which highlights the hidden value in a club with a proven track record of successful value realisation. The EV/EBITDA multiples for FY20e and FY21e are 5.8x and 5.6x, respectively.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€'000s

2018

2019

2020e

2021e

Year end June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

 

 

Revenue

 

 

536,000

489,500

534,000

564,000

EBITDA

 

 

137,300

116,000

128,000

132,000

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

 

 

126,200

103,200

114,000

117,000

Intangible Amortisation

(66,800)

(65,900)

(85,000)

(90,000)

Exceptionals

(20,400)

(13,800)

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

39,000

23,500

29,000

27,000

Net Interest

(4,300)

(1,700)

(1,000)

(1,000)

Other financial items

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

121,900

101,500

113,000

116,000

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

34,700

21,800

28,000

26,000

Tax

(3,000)

(4,400)

(5,000)

(5,000)

Profit After Tax (norm)

103,600

86,300

96,100

98,600

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

31,700

17,400

23,000

21,000

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

Net income (normalised)

103,600

86,300

96,100

98,600

Profit after tax (FRS3)

31,700

17,400

23,000

21,000

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

112.6

93.8

104.5

107.2

EPS - (IFRS) (c)

 

 

34.5

18.9

25.0

22.8

Dividend per share (c)

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

25.6

23.7

24.0

23.4

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

23.5

21.1

21.3

20.7

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

351,400

371,700

414,000

445,000

Intangible Assets

120,300

163,700

200,000

230,000

Tangible Assets

180,700

184,000

181,000

180,000

Investments

50,400

24,000

33,000

35,000

Current Assets

 

 

134,200

128,400

114,000

101,000

Stocks

5,600

4,600

5,000

5,000

Debtors

23,000

30,100

32,000

34,000

Cash

59,500

55,900

44,000

29,000

Other

46,100

37,800

33,000

33,000

Current Liabilities

 

 

(119,000)

(128,100)

(132,000)

(134,000)

Creditors

(117,000)

(125,000)

(129,000)

(131,000)

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Finance leases

(2,000)

(3,100)

(3,000)

(3,000)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(23,000)

(17,100)

(17,000)

(18,000)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Finance leases

(6,700)

(8,400)

(8,000)

(6,000)

Other long term liabilities

(16,300)

(8,700)

(9,000)

(12,000)

Net Assets

 

 

343,600

354,900

379,000

394,000

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

168,100

150,700

150,000

154,000

Net Interest

(3,700)

(1,500)

(1,000)

(1,000)

Tax

(1,700)

(2,800)

(4,000)

(4,000)

Capex

(7,200)

(9,900)

(10,900)

(11,500)

Acquisitions/disposals

(135,600)

(129,500)

(140,000)

(145,000)

Financing

6,100

(7,900)

0

0

Dividends

(5,500)

(5,500)

(5,500)

(5,500)

Net Cash Flow

20,500

(6,400)

(11,400)

(13,000)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(30,300)

(50,800)

(44,400)

(33,000)

Finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(50,800)

(44,400)

(33,000)

(20,000)

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research


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