Borussia Dortmund — Nice finish

Borussia Dortmund (FRA: BVB)

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Borussia Dortmund — Nice finish

Borussia Dortmund’s Q321 results reflected ongoing cost control, while COVID continued to affect attendance-related revenues. The team’s late surge to finish third in the Bundesliga, and more silverware by winning the DFB-Pokal ensured a pleasing end to a challenging year. We increase our FY22 EBITDA forecast by 33% to reflect a more positive outlook for attendance at matches given the roll-out of COVID vaccines. There will be much speculation about the futures of a number of key players during the summer transfer window, but the improving financial outlook means the company can remain firm on player valuations, with a number of open managerial roles at the major European teams following ‘poor’ seasons.

Russell Pointon

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Russell Pointon

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Consumer

Borussia Dortmund

Nice finish

Q321 results

Travel & leisure

1 June 2021

Price

€6.04

Market cap

€556m

€/£0.86

Net debt (€m) at 31 March 2021

52.2

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

3.1

9.9

(4.1)

Rel (local)

1.2

(1.8)

(28.0)

52-week high/low

€6.81

€4.21

Business description

The group operates Borussia Dortmund, a leading football club, placed third in the Bundesliga in 2020/21, DFB Super Cup winners in 2019/20, and DFB-Pokal winners in 2020/21. The club has qualified for the Champions League in nine of the last 10 seasons.

Next events

FY21 results

August 2021

Q122 results

November 2021

H122 results

February 2022

Analysts

Russell Pointon

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Richard Finch

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Borussia Dortmund is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Borussia Dortmund’s Q321 results reflected ongoing cost control, while COVID continued to affect attendance-related revenues. The team’s late surge to finish third in the Bundesliga, and more silverware by winning the DFB-Pokal ensured a pleasing end to a challenging year. We increase our FY22 EBITDA forecast by 33% to reflect a more positive outlook for attendance at matches given the roll-out of COVID vaccines. There will be much speculation about the futures of a number of key players during the summer transfer window, but the improving financial outlook means the company can remain firm on player valuations, with a number of open managerial roles at the major European teams following ‘poor’ seasons.

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

6.9

5.6

06/20

370.2

63.0

45.6

0.47

12.9

10.3

06/21e

335.2

32.3

16.1

0.18

34.5

20.1

06/22e

369.9

80.8

63.9

0.62

9.7

8.0

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

Q321: Flat revenue and operating costs

In Q321, Borussia Dortmund’s revenue (excluding net transfer income) of €80.0m and total operating expenses (excluding materials) of €101.9m were broadly flat year-on-year, leading to unsurprising lower net transfer income (€22.5m less than Q320) dropping straight through to lower EBITDA (Q321 €7.9m versus €28.6m in Q320). Higher TV marketing revenue y-o-y offset lower attendance-related revenues, and on the cost side higher personnel expenses were offset by lower other expenses. The €19.9m y-o-y decline in net income to a loss of €18.8m, was lower than the EBITDA decline as a result of more favourable tax and financial expenses. The net debt position of €52.2m for the first nine months of FY21 (9M21) was modestly ahead of the H121 position €50.9m.

FY22: Looking forward to the return of fans

Subsequent to the results release, management finessed its financial guidance for FY21, incorporating unbudgeted success in the DFB-Pokal and better performance (quarter finalists) in the Champions League versus FY20 (Round of 16). Guidance is for EBITDA of €33m (€25–30m previously) and a net loss of €75m (€70–75m previously). We trim our FY21 EBITDA forecast to be consistent with the guidance and increase FY22 EBITDA by 33% to incorporate the phased return of fans to the stadium, given the success of the vaccine roll-out. We assume c 70% attendance through the season (less than 50% capacity in H122 and 100% capacity in H22).

Valuation: Asset-backed valuation upside of 118%

The share price has been strong, reflecting improved on-the-pitch performance, as well as a more optimistic outlook for attendance at games. Our asset-based valuation increases by c 1% to €13.2, reflecting recent changes in peer valuations and the valuation of the squad (€576.1m, source: Transfermarkt.com), as well as updates for the company’s net debt and other assets.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€'k

2019

2020

2021e

2022e

30-June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

370,256

370,196

335,238

369,931

Cost of Sales

(21,273)

(22,392)

(20,000)

(21,000)

Gross Profit

348,983

347,804

315,238

348,931

EBITDA

 

 

115,983

62,992

32,276

80,753

Normalised operating profit

 

 

103,160

49,050

17,981

66,278

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

(65,850)

(88,285)

(90,655)

(94,904)

Exceptionals

(13,809)

(3,903)

0

0

Reported operating profit

23,501

(43,138)

(72,673)

(28,626)

Net Interest

(1,705)

(3,444)

(1,879)

(2,419)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

13

(1)

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

101,468

45,605

16,102

63,859

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

21,809

(46,583)

(74,553)

(31,045)

Reported tax

(4,418)

2,630

0

(6,386)

Profit After Tax (norm)

80,913

43,030

16,102

57,473

Profit After Tax (reported)

17,391

(43,953)

(74,553)

(37,431)

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

Net income (normalised)

80,913

43,030

16,102

57,473

Net income (reported)

17,391

(43,953)

(74,553)

(37,431)

Average number of shares outstanding (m)

92.0

92.0

92.0

92.0

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

87.95

46.77

17.50

62.47

EPS - diluted normalised (€)

 

 

0.88

0.47

0.18

0.62

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

0.19

(0.48)

(0.81)

(0.41)

Dividend (€)

0.06

0.00

0.00

0.00

Revenue growth (%)

18.2

(0.0)

(9.4)

10.3

Gross Margin (%)

94.3

94.0

94.0

94.3

EBITDA Margin (%)

31.3

17.0

9.6

21.8

Normalised Operating Margin

27.9

13.2

5.4

17.9

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

371,715

441,455

394,506

346,126

Intangible Assets

163,710

229,667

194,012

154,108

Tangible Assets

184,001

193,037

181,742

173,267

Investments & other

24,004

18,751

18,751

18,751

Current Assets

 

 

128,356

76,512

67,050

72,262

Stocks

4,569

6,754

4,057

5,847

Debtors

30,061

36,520

33,071

36,494

Cash & cash equivalents

55,865

3,317

0

0

Other

37,861

29,921

29,921

29,921

Current Liabilities

 

 

(125,388)

(122,609)

(140,750)

(135,014)

Creditors

(119,779)

(110,188)

(86,173)

(86,889)

Tax and social security

(811)

(40)

(40)

(40)

Short term borrowings

0

(8,031)

(50,187)

(43,735)

Finance leases

(3,127)

(4,350)

(4,350)

(4,350)

Other

(1,671)

0

0

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(19,764)

(89,911)

(89,911)

(89,911)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Finance leases

(8,381)

(20,054)

(20,054)

(20,054)

Other long term liabilities

(11,383)

(69,857)

(69,857)

(69,857)

Net Assets

 

 

354,919

305,447

230,894

193,463

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

354,919

305,447

230,894

193,463

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

111,914

59,547

30,397

78,334

Working capital

5,673

(18,011)

(17,870)

(4,496)

Exceptional & other

(84,587)

(38,877)

(8,121)

(47,581)

Tax

(2,834)

305

0

(6,386)

Operating cash flow

 

 

30,166

2,964

4,406

19,872

Capex

(9,872)

(6,143)

(3,000)

(6,000)

Net investment in intangibles

(13,643)

(44,646)

(45,000)

(5,000)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

Net interest

(1,456)

(3,326)

(1,879)

(2,419)

Equity financing

0

0

0

0

Dividends

(5,519)

(5,519)

0

0

Other

(3,275)

4,122

43,000

(7,000)

Net Cash Flow

(3,599)

(52,548)

(2,473)

(548)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(50,769)

(44,357)

29,118

74,591

Other non-cash movements

(2,813)

(20,927)

(43,000)

7,001

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(44,357)

29,118

74,591

68,138

Source: Company data, Edison Investment Research

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