Borussia Dortmund — Passing the financial fitness test

Borussia Dortmund (FRA: BVB)

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Borussia Dortmund — Passing the financial fitness test

Borussia Dortmund’s Q221 trading update showed higher profitability year-on-year due to active cost control despite lower revenue in aggregate as a result of COVID-19, and noting that the majority of revenue sources increased. Our recent Outlook note highlighted the attractive financial characteristics of Borussia Dortmund’s business, in isolation and versus its peers, in ‘normal’ times. Therefore, the company should be a prime beneficiary of life returning to normal, with improving momentum in revenue and profitability, subject to sporting results. Our asset-based valuation indicates upside of 144% from the current share price to €12.55.

Russell Pointon

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Russell Pointon

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Consumer

Borussia Dortmund

Passing the financial fitness test

Q221 trading update

Travel & leisure

10 February 2021

Price

€5.14

Market cap

€473m

Net debt (€m) at 30 September 2020 (including finance leases)

94.1

Shares in issue

92.0m

Free float

59.9%

Code

BVB

Primary exchange

Frankfurt

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(7.8)

1.6

(40.8)

Rel (local)

(7.6)

(5.1)

(42.9)

52-week high/low

€9.39

€4.21

Business description

The group operates Borussia Dortmund, a leading football club, Bundesliga runners up in 2019/20, DFB Super Cup winners in 2019/20 and DFB Cup winners in 2016/17. The club has qualified for the Champions League in eight of the last 10 seasons.

Next events

Q221 financial report

26 February 2021

Q321 results

14 May 2021

Analysts

Russell Pointon

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Neil Shah

+44 (0)20 3077 5715

Borussia Dortmund is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Borussia Dortmund’s Q221 trading update showed higher profitability year-on-year due to active cost control despite lower revenue in aggregate as a result of COVID-19, and noting that the majority of revenue sources increased. Our recent Outlook note highlighted the attractive financial characteristics of Borussia Dortmund’s business, in isolation and versus its peers, in ‘normal’ times. Therefore, the company should be a prime beneficiary of life returning to normal, with improving momentum in revenue and profitability, subject to sporting results. Our asset-based valuation indicates upside of 144% from the current share price to €12.55.

Year end

Revenue
(€m)

EBITDA
(€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

P/E
(x)

EV/EBITDA (x)

06/19

370.3

116.0

101.5

0.88

5.8

4.9

06/20

370.2

63.0

45.6

0.47

11.0

9.0

06/21e

331.5

39.5

22.9

0.25

20.6

14.4

06/22e

346.6

60.8

43.8

0.43

12.0

9.3

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles and exceptional items.

Q221: Improved profit despite lower revenue

The Q221 revenue decline of 3% y-o-y to €120.9m was a significant improvement from Q121’s decline of 50%, as three of Borussia Dortmund’s five sources of revenue increased year-on-year despite the ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19. This highlights the long-term resilience/growth dynamics of the majority of the revenue base. Coupled with a c 13% reduction in cash operating costs, EBITDA for Q221 of €36.6m was an impressive c 23% higher than the prior year. Lower taxes led to a threefold improvement in profit after tax to c €9.5m. The team’s current sixth position in the Bundesliga requires an improvement in on-the pitch results for the rest of the season to ensure qualification for the Champions League in FY22.

Forecasts: No change ahead of Q221 results

Our profit forecasts for FY21 and FY22 are broadly unchanged and will be reviewed further on publication of full financial results for the period. The strong cost control in H121 leads us to assume lower personnel and other operating expenses for FY21 than previously. These are offset by lowering forecasts for revenue from Match Operations as fans are less likely to attend games this season due to COVID-19 than we previously anticipated, and lower net transfer income to reflect the financial uncertainty facing all football clubs.

Valuation: SOTP supports €12.55/share

Our asset-based sum-of-the-parts (SOTP) valuation of €12.55/share points to 144% upside from the current share price of €5.14. The valuation includes the unrealised value in the playing squad and the brand, each of which have an estimated valuation greater than the current share price. The EV/sales multiple for FY21e of 1.7x is broadly in line with the long-run average since FY05 despite the depressed revenues and higher financial gearing, indicating potential for strong share price performance on a recovery in revenue and profitability post COVID-19.

Q221 results: Strong profit delivery

Borussia Dortmund’s Q221 headline results indicated a marked improvement in profitability due to a combination of a sequential quarter-on-quarter improvement in revenue, despite the ongoing disruption from COVID-19 that continues to negatively affect a number of sources of revenue, as well as impressive management of the cost base where possible.

Revenue declined by c 3% to €120.9m, EBITDA increased by c 23% to €36.6m, and profit after tax increased by more than threefold to €9.5m. Please note that the headline numbers for Q221 and H121 are reported to one decimal place, ie €x.xm, therefore numbers below may vary slightly versus the company’s news release due to rounding. Full financial statements for Q221 will be published on 26 February 2021.

Revenue: Sequential improvement from Q121

The revenue decline of c 3% in Q221 was a significant improvement on the decline of 50% reported for Q121, which featured fewer games than is typical in the first quarter of a financial year as the start of the German football season was delayed due to COVID-19. The revenue of €120.9m was more than double Q121’s €56.5m.

Exhibit 1: Borussia Dortmund’s revenue

€m

Q120

Q220

H120

Q121

Q221

H121

Match Operations

8.6

14.0

22.6

0.2

0.4

0.6

Advertising

24.1

26.4

50.5

22.4

29.9

52.3

TV Marketing

51.2

61.9

113.1

23.1

75.6

98.7

Merchandising

9.0

12.1

21.2

8.2

12.3

20.5

Conference, Catering & Miscellaneous

19.4

9.7

29.2

2.5

2.8

5.3

Total revenue

112.4

124.2

236.6

56.5

120.9

177.4

Growth y-o-y%

Match Operations

(19%)

(16%)

(17%)

(97%)

(97%)

(97%)

Advertising

14%

4%

9%

(7%)

13%

3%

TV Marketing

9%

6%

7%

(55%)

22%

(13%)

Merchandising

38%

4%

17%

(9%)

1%

(3%)

Conference, Catering & Miscellaneous

236%

(7%)

79%

(87%)

(72%)

(82%)

Total revenue

23%

1%

11%

(50%)

(3%)

(25%)

Net transfer income

10.3

0.9

11.2

5.2

(0.7)

4.5

o/w Gross transfer fees

62.8

(2.0)

60.8

9.0

3.9

12.9

Source: Borussia Dortmund data

It is notable that three of the company’s five sources of revenue grew year-on-year, including Borussia Dortmund’s two largest revenue streams, Advertising and TV Marketing, which operate with multi-year commitments with partners and rights holders, and represented 71% of group revenue before COVID-19. Advertising increased by 13% y-o-y to €29.9m due to the addition of a new sponsor; TV Marketing increased by 22% to €75.6m due to the phasing of Bundesliga and Champions League; and Merchandising increased by c 1% to €12.3m. Conversely, Match Operations and Conference, Catering & Miscellaneous declined by c 97% and 72% as fan attendance at the stadium was only partially and temporarily permitted during the period given national lockdowns and other restrictions.

As well as lower revenues from a lack of fans at games, the uncertainty created by COVID-19 for the rest of the industry is evidenced by the lower gross transfer fees of €12.9m for H121 compared with the prior year’s €60.8m.

Profitability: Active cost control leads to higher profit

It is not unusual for Borussia Dortmund to report volatility in its profitability in the different financial quarters given, mainly the phasing and number of homes games and the level of transfer activity. However, its EBITDA of €36.6m in Q221 and €27.3m in H121 is notable given the lower revenue in a very difficult operating environment. Specifically, for Q221, its EBITDA of €36.6m was higher than Q220’s €29.7m despite generating c €3.3m less revenue than the prior year. Further, for H121 the company’s revenue declined by c €59.2m y-o-y, but its EBITDA declined by only €27.4m.

Exhibit 2: Costs and profitability

€m

Q120

Q220

H120

Q121

Q221

H121

Personnel expenses

(55.5)

(55.9)

(111.5)

(48.4)

(53.9)

(102.3)

% of revenue

49.4%

45.0%

47.1%

85.5%

44.6%

57.7%

Other operating expenses

(37.3)

(33.4)

(70.6)

(19.6)

(23.6)

(43.2)

% of revenue

33.2%

26.9%

29.9%

34.6%

19.6%

24.4%

EBITDA

25.0

29.7

54.7

(9.3)

36.6

27.3

Margin

22.2%

23.9%

23.1%

(16.4%)

30.3%

15.4%

Depreciation and amortisation

(25.7)

(23.6)

(49.3)

(26.5)

(26.3)

(52.8)

% of revenue

22.9%

19.0%

20.8%

46.9%

21.8%

29.8%

Profit before tax

(1.5)

6.0

4.5

(36.0)

9.8

(26.2)

Profit after tax

0.0

2.9

3.0

(35.8)

9.5

(26.3)

Source: Borussia Dortmund data

In descending order of contribution to the improvement in Borussia Dortmund’s EBITDA in Q221, other operating expenses fell by c 29% y-o-y to €23.6m, and the less-flexible personnel expenses declined by c 4% to €53.9m. Below EBITDA, the 12% increase in depreciation and amortisation, mostly the non-cash amortisation of the book value of player registrations, offset some of the cash cost savings, and lower taxes of c €200k (versus c €3.0m in Q220) ensured that Borussia Dortmund reported a higher absolute profit after tax of €9.5m (€2.9m in Q220).

Forecasts: FY21 and FY22 profit unchanged

Our profit forecasts for FY21 and FY22 are unchanged ahead of the full financial release of Q221 results on 26 February 2021. However, we make some changes to assumptions for key revenue and cost line items of the income statement following the trading update. Given the strong cost control in H121 we now assume lower personnel expenses and other operating expenses than previously, which add a combined €28m to our prior EBITDA forecast. These are offset by lower revenue from match operations as fans are less likely to attend games this season than we previously anticipated, and lower net transfer income to reflect the financial uncertainty facing all football clubs.

Valuation: SOTP suggests 144% upside

We typically value Borussia Dortmund using an asset-backed SOTP valuation that takes into account the unrealised value of the squad and the brand. Our €12.55 valuation represents a premium of 144% to the current share price of €5.14.

Exhibit 3: Sum-of-the-parts valuation

€m

Per share (€)

Comments

Value of squad

564.1

6.13

Per Transfermarkt.com less discount of 8.3%

Brand value

494.1

5.37

Brand Finance (May 2018) $587m plus premium of 1%

Stadium

190.2

2.07

Net book value at 30 September 2020

Enterprise value

1,248.4

13.57

Net cash/ (debt)

(94.1)

(1.02)

At 30 September 2020

Equity value

1,154.3

12.55

Shares (m)

92.0

Current share price

5.14

Premium to current share price

144%

Source: Edison Investment Research

The current value of the first team squad according to Transfermarkt.com is €615.2m, a premium of 169% to the balance sheet valuation of €228.3m at the end of June 2020. To this we now apply a discount of 8.3% reflecting the average transfer costs as a percentage of gross transfer fees since the change in accounting for transfer activity in FY20. The valuation of players is subjective and vulnerable to changes in the financial positions of other clubs, but we also highlight that it includes no value for players in the wider footballing squad including the youth team. Management’s long-term record in realising gains on player disposals provides comfort that the squad’s market value is at a premium to book value. The book value of the squad is equivalent to €2.48/share, and the unrealised gain of €335.8m represents €3.65/share.

The last quoted valuation of the Borussia Dortmund brand by Brand Finance of US$587m is from May 2018, equivalent to €489m at the current exchange rate of US$1.20/€. The valuation is more than two years old. As the valuation of brands is outside our field of expertise, we use the change in share prices of the four largest quoted peers (sports franchises and general sports entertainment) since the end of May 2018 as a proxy for the change in Borussia Dortmund’s brand, and adjust it accordingly.

Exhibit 4: Share price performance of peers

Currency

Market value (m)

Share price 31 May 2018

Share price 8 February 2021

Change (%)

Manchester United

US$

2,612

20.95

16.03

(23)

Juventus

1,064

0.54

0.81

50

Olympique Lyonnais

115

3.07

2.00

(35)

Ajax

286

12.05

15.72

30

Average of football clubs

6

Madison Square Garden

US$

4,246

186.86

176.08

(6)

World Wrestling Entertainment

US$

3,832

57.89

49.23

(15)

Average of other sports/ entertainment

(10)

Average of four largest companies

1

Source: Refinitiv. Note: Priced 8 February 2021.

The share prices of the four largest peers have increased on average by 1% since May 2018, albeit with a wide range of changes. Therefore we inflate Borussia Dortmund’s May 2018 brand valuation by 1% to arrive at a current valuation of €494.1m or €5.37/share.

The current share price of €5.14 is lower than the individual valuations of the playing squad (€6.13/share) and the brand (€5.37/share).

Borussia Dortmund’s long-term valuation

For FY21 and FY22, Borussia Dortmund’s EV/sales multiples are broadly in line with the long-term average of 1.6x since FY05, despite revenue being depressed by the effects of COVID-19, highlighting good scope for share price appreciation on a return to revenue growth post COVID-19. The higher EV/EBITDA multiples of 14.4x and 9.3x represent the near-term COVID-19-depressed profitability.

Exhibit 5: Borussia Dortmund’s EV/sales multiple

Exhibit 6: Borussia Dortmund’s EV/EBITDA multiple

Source: Refinitiv, company accounts

Source: Refinitiv, company accounts

Exhibit 5: Borussia Dortmund’s EV/sales multiple

Source: Refinitiv, company accounts

Exhibit 6: Borussia Dortmund’s EV/EBITDA multiple

Source: Refinitiv, company accounts

Exhibit 7: Financial summary

€'k

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021e

2022e

30-June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

256,280

263,601

281,261

328,375

313,310

370,256

370,196

331,475

346,606

Cost of Sales

(15,857)

(8,237)

69,322

51,388

202,639

(21,273)

(22,392)

(17,066)

(19,384)

Gross Profit

240,423

255,364

350,583

379,763

515,949

348,983

347,804

314,408

327,222

EBITDA

 

 

49,132

55,594

86,668

74,073

137,306

115,983

62,992

39,446

60,801

Normalised operating profit

 

 

40,976

46,025

75,798

62,597

126,150

103,160

49,050

25,152

46,326

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

(22,523)

(32,865)

(31,899)

(51,939)

(66,814)

(65,850)

(88,285)

(94,972)

(107,072)

Exceptionals

0

0

(7,469)

0

(20,362)

(13,809)

(3,903)

0

0

Reported operating profit

18,453

13,160

36,430

10,658

38,974

23,501

(43,138)

(69,820)

(60,746)

Net Interest

(3,889)

(7,159)

(2,104)

(1,567)

(4,336)

(1,705)

(3,444)

(2,233)

(2,483)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

27

0

8

28

13

13

(1)

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

37,114

38,866

73,702

61,058

121,827

101,468

45,605

22,918

43,843

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

14,591

6,001

34,334

9,119

34,651

21,809

(46,583)

(72,053)

(63,229)

Reported tax

(2,621)

(469)

(4,898)

(910)

(2,946)

(4,418)

2,630

0

(4,384)

Profit After Tax (norm)

30,447

35,828

63,188

54,965

111,469

80,913

43,030

22,918

39,458

Profit After Tax (reported)

11,970

5,532

29,436

8,209

31,705

17,391

(43,953)

(72,053)

(67,613)

Minority interests

(310)

(281)

(245)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Net income (normalised)

30,137

35,547

62,943

54,965

111,469

80,913

43,030

22,918

39,458

Net income (reported)

11,660

5,251

29,191

8,209

31,705

17,391

(43,953)

(72,053)

(67,613)

Average number of shares outstanding (m)

61.4

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

49.06

38.64

68.42

59.74

121.16

87.95

46.77

24.91

42.89

EPS - diluted normalised (€)

 

 

0.49

0.39

0.68

0.60

1.21

0.88

0.47

0.25

0.43

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

0.19

0.06

0.32

0.09

0.34

0.19

(0.48)

(0.78)

(0.73)

Dividend (€)

0.10

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.00

0.00

0.00

Revenue growth (%)

1.1

2.9

6.7

16.8

(-4.6)

18.2

(-0.0)

(-10.5)

4.6

Gross Margin (%)

93.8

96.9

124.6

115.6

164.7

94.3

94.0

94.9

94.4

EBITDA Margin (%)

19.2

21.1

30.8

22.6

43.8

31.3

17.0

11.9

17.5

Normalised Operating Margin

16.0

17.5

26.9

19.1

40.3

27.9

13.2

7.6

13.4

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

249,492

289,509

302,765

354,858

351,405

371,715

441,455

390,189

329,642

Intangible Assets

61,602

96,340

65,278

141,521

120,342

163,710

229,667

189,695

137,624

Tangible Assets

184,502

189,518

188,423

184,664

180,693

184,001

193,037

181,742

173,267

Investments & other

3,388

3,651

49,064

28,673

50,370

24,004

18,751

18,751

18,751

Current Assets

 

 

42,803

97,030

121,780

123,739

134,207

128,356

76,512

67,769

69,961

Stocks

5,921

9,376

10,158

8,978

5,588

4,569

6,754

5,148

5,847

Debtors

14,923

29,680

51,072

48,776

22,981

30,061

36,520

32,700

34,193

Cash & cash equivalents

17,852

53,739

51,722

49,297

59,464

55,865

3,317

0

0

Other

4,107

4,235

8,828

16,688

46,174

37,861

29,921

29,921

29,921

Current Liabilities

 

 

(71,014)

(61,627)

(78,811)

(140,912)

(119,026)

(125,388)

(122,609)

(134,652)

(143,911)

Creditors

(59,927)

(58,327)

(69,587)

(128,707)

(113,949)

(119,779)

(110,188)

(86,173)

(86,889)

Tax and social security

(571)

(803)

(5,212)

(732)

(1,962)

(811)

(40)

(40)

(40)

Short term borrowings

(8,889)

0

0

0

0

0

(8,031)

(44,090)

(52,632)

Finance leases

(1,627)

(2,497)

(2,640)

(10,295)

(1,969)

(3,127)

(4,350)

(4,350)

(4,350)

Other

0

0

(1,372)

(1,178)

(1,146)

(1,671)

0

0

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(76,032)

(38,834)

(36,192)

(25,383)

(23,001)

(19,764)

(89,911)

(89,911)

(89,911)

Long term borrowings

(32,139)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finance leases

(20,142)

(21,630)

(18,990)

(8,695)

(6,726)

(8,381)

(20,054)

(20,054)

(20,054)

Other long term liabilities

(23,751)

(17,204)

(17,202)

(16,688)

(16,275)

(11,383)

(69,857)

(69,857)

(69,857)

Net Assets

 

 

145,249

286,078

309,542

312,302

343,585

354,919

305,447

233,394

165,781

Minority interests

(334)

(305)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

144,915

285,773

309,542

312,302

343,585

354,919

305,447

233,394

165,781

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

45,270

48,435

84,572

72,534

132,983

111,914

59,547

37,213

58,318

Working capital

(6,672)

(20,851)

29,052

31,488

(9,402)

5,673

(18,011)

(18,589)

(1,476)

Exceptional & other

(4,649)

(3,193)

(76,641)

13,868

52,171

(84,587)

(38,877)

(13,767)

(47,517)

Tax

(3,879)

(200)

(320)

(5,476)

(1,723)

(2,834)

305

0

(4,384)

Operating cash flow

 

 

30,070

24,191

36,663

112,414

174,029

30,166

2,964

4,857

4,941

Capex

(10,923)

(10,399)

(9,442)

(8,139)

(7,195)

(9,872)

(6,143)

(3,000)

(6,000)

Net investment in intangibles

2,058

(61,682)

(20,038)

(96,526)

(135,556)

(13,643)

(44,646)

(39,000)

(5,000)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

(500)

(45)

0

0

0

0

0

Net interest

(3,644)

(7,244)

(1,435)

(2,002)

(3,668)

(1,456)

(3,326)

(2,233)

(2,483)

Equity financing

5

140,708

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dividends

(6,523)

(6,451)

(5,124)

(5,519)

(5,519)

(5,519)

(5,519)

0

0

Other

(5,727)

(43,236)

(2,142)

(2,608)

(11,924)

(3,275)

4,122

10,000

0

Net Cash Flow

5,316

35,887

(2,017)

(2,425)

10,167

(3,599)

(52,548)

(29,376)

(8,542)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

53,932

44,945

(29,612)

(30,092)

(30,307)

(50,769)

(44,357)

29,118

68,494

Other non-cash movements

3,671

38,670

2,497

2,640

10,295

(2,813)

(20,927)

(10,000)

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

44,945

(29,612)

(30,092)

(30,307)

(50,769)

(44,357)

29,118

68,494

77,036

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research

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