Borussia Dortmund — Helping itself

Borussia Dortmund (FRA: BVB)

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Borussia Dortmund — Helping itself

Borussia Dortmund’s progress to the semi-final of the Champions League brings a further upgrade to profit guidance for FY24. In addition to helping the financial results of the current year, the relative success of German teams against those of other nations in European competitions this season may ensure the club qualifies for the Champions League next season despite currently being outside the top four of the Bundesliga.

Russell Pointon

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Borussia Dortmund

Helping itself

Increased FY24 guidance

Travel and leisure

22 April 2024

Price

€3.79

Market cap

€418m

Net debt (€m) at 31 December 2023

41.2

Shares in issue

110.4m

Free float

67.2% (includes 4.7% holding of founding football club)

Code

BVB

Primary exchange

Frankfurt

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

8.0

2.4

(6.3)

Rel (local)

9.5

(4.4)

(16.0)

52-week high/low

€5.88

€3.33

Business description

The group operates Borussia Dortmund, a leading football club, placed second in the Bundesliga in 2022/23, DFB Super Cup winners in 2019/20 and DFB-Pokal winners in 2020/21. The club has qualified for the Champions League in 12 of the last 13 seasons.

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Q324 results

10 May 2024

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Russell Pointon

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Borussia Dortmund is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Borussia Dortmund’s progress to the semi-final of the Champions League brings a further upgrade to profit guidance for FY24. In addition to helping the financial results of the current year, the relative success of German teams against those of other nations in European competitions this season may ensure the club qualifies for the Champions League next season despite currently being outside the top four of the Bundesliga.

Year end

Revenue (€m)

EBITDA (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

EV/EBITDA (x)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

06/22

351.6

83.8

66.3

0.61

0.00

5.2

6.2

N/A

06/23

418.2

123.2

104.1

0.63

0.00

3.5

6.0

N/A

06/24e

466.7

130.6

120.5

0.73

0.06

3.3

5.2

1.6

06/25e

456.8

121.3

111.5

0.68

0.06

3.6

5.6

1.6

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

Champions League success equals another upgrade

The first team beat Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 5-4 over the two games. The semi-final of the competition brings two games against Paris Saint-Germain that will take place on 1 and 7 May 2024. The continued success in the competition naturally leads to a further upgrade to FY24 financial guidance. We have increased our FY24 estimate to be in line with management’s new guidance for net income of €33–43m, €8m higher than the guidance provided in April of €2535m when the team qualified for the quarter-final of the competition. Success in the semi-final could lead to further upgrades to financial guidance.

Helping the coefficient

The team’s progress and the performance of teams from all nations in the various European competitions this season mean the German league may get an additional (ie fifth) place in the Champions League competition in the 2024/25 season. For Borussia Dortmund, this may be particularly helpful this season as it is currently in fifth place in the Bundesliga with four games to play. As a brief summary, each national league earns points based on the progress of its teams in the European competitions, which are aggregated to a ‘coefficient’. At the end of each season, the coefficients of each national league are compared and the number of places that each country may have in European competitions in the following season are adjusted accordingly (ie the more successful nations will be awarded more places, and vice versa).

Valuation: Significant discount

The share price has responded positively to the progress in the competition but remains at a significant discount to our asset-backed sum-of-the-parts valuation of €10.4 per share.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€m

2022

2023

2024e

2025e

Year end 30 June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

351.6

418.2

466.7

456.8

Cost of Sales

(22.6)

(24.1)

(24.3)

(25.1)

Gross Profit

329.0

394.1

442.5

431.6

EBITDA

 

 

83.8

123.2

130.6

121.3

Operating profit (before amort. and excepts.)

 

 

70.5

110.3

117.0

107.3

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

(87.4)

(89.7)

(83.8)

(83.8)

Exceptionals

(9.1)

(3.6)

0.0

0.0

Reported operating profit

(26.0)

16.9

33.3

23.5

Net Interest

(4.2)

(6.1)

3.5

4.2

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

66.3

104.1

120.5

111.5

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(30.2)

10.8

36.7

27.7

Reported tax

(1.7)

(1.2)

(3.0)

(3.0)

Profit After Tax (norm)

64.6

70.0

81.0

74.9

Profit After Tax (reported)

(31.9)

9.6

33.7

24.7

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net income (normalised)

64.6

70.0

81.0

74.9

Net income (reported)

(31.9)

9.6

33.7

24.7

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

105.6

110.4

110.4

110.4

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

61.2

63.4

73.4

67.9

EPS - normalised fully diluted (c)

 

 

61.2

63.4

73.4

67.9

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

(0.30)

0.09

0.31

0.22

Dividend (€)

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.06

Revenue growth (%)

5.2

18.9

11.6

(-2.1)

Gross Margin (%)

93.6

94.2

94.8

94.5

EBITDA Margin (%)

23.8

29.5

28.0

26.6

Normalised Operating Margin (%)

20.0

26.4

25.1

23.5

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

361.9

440.7

481.3

461.2

Intangible Assets

127.8

169.7

159.9

147.8

Tangible Assets

172.5

182.3

183.6

175.7

Investments & other

61.6

88.8

137.8

137.8

Current Assets

 

 

96.6

71.1

60.1

94.1

Stocks

4.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

Debtors

45.8

38.2

38.6

39.0

Cash & cash equivalents

10.6

4.5

(6.9)

26.8

Other

35.7

22.9

22.9

22.9

Current Liabilities

 

 

(137.3)

(161.0)

(161.9)

(169.4)

Creditors

(132.6)

(144.5)

(145.3)

(146.2)

Tax and social security

(0.0)

(1.1)

(1.1)

(1.1)

Short term borrowings

0.0

(12.8)

(12.8)

(12.8)

Finance leases

(4.6)

(2.6)

(2.6)

(2.6)

Other

0.0

0.0

0.0

(6.6)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(48.0)

(68.1)

(63.1)

(58.1)

Long term borrowings

0.0

(8.8)

(8.8)

(8.8)

Finance leases

(12.5)

(10.4)

(5.4)

(0.4)

Other long term liabilities

(35.5)

(48.9)

(48.9)

(48.9)

Net Assets

 

 

273.2

282.7

316.4

327.9

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

273.2

282.7

316.4

327.9

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

79.6

117.1

134.1

125.5

Working capital

12.7

8.9

0.5

0.5

Exceptional & other

(56.9)

(70.5)

(85.5)

(76.7)

Tax

0.0

0.0

(3.0)

(3.0)

Net operating cash flow

 

 

35.4

55.5

46.1

46.3

Capex

(1.7)

(21.4)

(15.0)

(6.0)

Net investment in intangibles

(49.4)

(55.3)

(41.0)

0.8

Acquisitions/disposals

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net interest

(0.3)

(1.1)

3.5

4.2

Equity financing

86.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dividends

0.0

0.0

0.0

(6.6)

Other

(61.6)

16.3

(5.0)

(5.0)

Net Cash Flow

8.8

(6.1)

(11.4)

33.7

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

76.2

6.6

30.1

41.5

Other non-cash movements

60.8

(17.4)

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

6.6

30.1

41.5

7.8

Source: Borussia Dortmund, Edison Investment Research


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