XING – #1 Professional
Social Network In German
Speaking Europe
Q3 results
November 6, 2013
Executive Summary

Strongest member growth
in the last 18 months

Continuing accelerating of top-line growth
2 major product launches
 New XING Talentmanager (XTM 2.0)
 The New Premium

Well on track to meet full year objectives

2
Strongest member growth during last 18 months
Lot of scope still available for further growth in D-A-CH
Member base [millions] & net adds [thousands]

~20m

6.72
184

196

205

211

214

5.28

Mobile traffic growing nicely.
38% of total traffic is mobile already.

June '12

Q3/12

Rounding differences are possible

Q4/12

Q1/13

Q2/13

Q3/13

Sep '13

Addressable market
in D-A-CH

3
Paying subscriber base growing
Paying member base & net adds in D-A-CH
[thousands]

829
805
4
15

3

767

13

4

New pricing effective since June 2013
 3-month membership: €9.95 p.m. (+€2)
 12-month membership: €7.95 p.m. (+€1)

June '12

Q3/12

Rounding differences are possible

Q4/12

Q1/13

Q2/13

Q3/13

Sep '13

Worldwide

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Top-line growth acceleration continues in Q3/13
Revenues
in €m

Operating cash flow

EBITDA
in €m

18%

in €m

12%

(Q2:15%)
(Q1:11%)

(7%)

21.6
18.3

5.5

Q3/12

Q3/13

6.2

Q3/12

Q3/13

4.7

4.4

Q3/12

Q3/13

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Introduction of XTM 2.0

New frontend & new features - launched Sep 2013

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Introduction of XTM 2.0
Showcase with Deutsche Telekom AG
 DTAG is using XTM since launch in September 2012
 XTM creates value
 Time to hire down by >70%
 Cost per hire down by >80%

Marc Stefan Brodbeck
Vice President Recruiting & Talent Acquisition
Deutsche Telekom AG

„We can no longer imagine working without the XTM. I would‘t want to stop using it.
And in particularly in the German speaking countries you just can‘t ignore XING.“

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Launch of “Das Neue Premium”
Strong communication of online benefits
Profile Visitors (Statistics)

Premium HUB

Offline Benefits

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Launch of “Das Neue Premium”
First new Offline-benefits have been rolled out in Q4

Mobility

Education

Content
/News

THE
NEW
PREMIUM

Convenience/
Enjoyment

Sports

Support
Services

Partner Offers
 Free Office Space at „Design
Office“ locations

 Free access too all books on
Blinkist (12 months)

More to come during
Q4/13 & Q1/14

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Launch of “Das Neue Premium”
>80% positive customer feedback
How do you like the New Premium?

1 = like it very much

>80%
positive
survey feedback

44%

2

33%

3

12%

based on 1,000 responses

4

5 = don't like it at all

5%

6%
Q3/2013 figures

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Executive summary – Financials

Accelerating member growth w/
214k net adds
Accelerating revenue growth w/ 18% yoy

EBITDA increasing to €6.2m

Operating Cash-Flow amounts to € 4.4m
Fully on track to meet full year objectives
and long-term plan

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Q3/13: €21.6m revenues, €6.2m EBITDA
Q2/13

Q2/13

Q3/13
vs. Q2/13

Q3/12

Q3/13
vs. Q3/12

Abs.

Abs.

%

Abs.

%

21.6

20.9

3%

18.3

18%

(15.4)

(15.0)

(2%)

(12.8)

(20%)

EBITDA

6.2

5.9

6%

5.5

12%

Margin

29%

28%

1%pt

30%

(1%pt)

Depreciation (incl. PPA)

(2.1)

(1.9)

(7%)

(2.1)

3%

0.0

0.0

38%

0.1

(44%)

(1.5)

(1.3)

(16%)

(1.3)

(16%)

2.7

2.7

1%

2.2

23%

Total revenue1
Costs

Financial result
Taxes
Net result
(1) Including other operating income

Member growth accelerating against seasonality

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E-Recruiting and Events with continuing strong growth
Premium Club

e-Recruiting

Events

in €m

in €m

in €m

43%

7%

12.7

32%

13.7

6.2
4.3
0.9
Q3/12

Q3/13

Q3/12

Q3/13

1.3

Q3/12

Q3/13

Overall revenue growth accelerating to 18% in Q3/13 (15% in Q2 & 11% in Q1)
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Personnel main investment area to further drive company growth
Personnel

Marketing

Other expenses

in €m
in % of total revenue

in €m
in % of total revenue

in €m
in % of total revenue

55%

9%

8.6

7.7

32%

8.3

5.0

5.2

22%

24%

24%

Q3/12

Q2/13

Q3/13

4.0
42%

41%

39%

1.2

1.4

1.8

6%

Q3/12

Q2/13

Q3/13

Investment in product/technology
organization & sales/marketing
10 new FTEs in Q3/13
41 new FTEs since Sep ’12,
thereof 27 from kununu

7%

8%

Q3/12

Q2/13

Q3/13

Online display & social media adv.
Search engine marketing (SEM)
Offline marketing expenditure
(conferences & events,
print, sponsoring)
Affiliate marketing

External services, legal, audit &
consulting
Payment processing, server
hosting
Rent & other costs

YoY cost development reflects first-time consolidation of kununu
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Q3/2013: Operating cash flow: €4.4m
Q3/13

Q2/13

Q3/13
vs. Q2/13

Q3/12

Q3/13
vs. Q2/12

Abs.

Abs.

Abs.

Abs.

Abs.

6.2

5.9

0.3

5.5

0.7

(0.9)

(1.2)

0.3

(0.9)

(0.1)

(0.9)

2.3

(3.2)

0.1

(1.0)

4.4

6.9

(2.5)

4.7

(0.3)

(2.9)

(2.7)

(0.1)

(1.6)

(1.3)

0

(0.1)

0.1

0.0

0

0.4

1.7

(1.3)

0.1

0.2

1.9

5.9

(4.0)

3.3

(1.4)

Regular dividends

0.0

(3.1)

3.1

0.0

0

Free cash flow excl.
event organizer cash & incl. dividends

1.9

2.8

(0.9)

3.3

(1.4)

Effects organizer cash

1.6

0.0

1.6

1.8

(0.2)

Free cash flow incl.
organizer cash & dividends

3.5

2.8

0.7

5.2

(1.6)

EBITDA
Interest/tax/ESOP
Net working capital

Operating cash flow excl.
organizer cash
Investment – operating
Investment – acquisitions
Financing incl.
transaction of own shares
Free cash flow excl. organizer cash
& dividends

Cash-Flow from net working capital negative due to xo fluctuations in Q3

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Negative invested capital from shareholders’ perspective
in €m
[Excl. event organizer cash and NWC]

As of Sep
2013
Abs.
Assets

107.1

Operating assets

26.9

Acquisitions / international

Operating assets

€26.9m

Deferred income

(€30.2m)

Liabilities

(€15.1m)

Invested capital
w/o cash

(€18.4m)

16.3

TAX A/R
Cash
Equity/Liabilities

1.3
62.6
107.1

Equity

58.3

Deferred income

30.2

Liabilities

15.1

Tax liabilities

3.5

Other

0.0

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XING AG IR stats
Market cap: ~€440m / >€60m cash / no debt

Consensus

(Analyst estimates as of November, 2013)

Consensus from
9 brokers

2013e

2014e

Total revenues

82.7

93.2

102.1

EBITDA

23.9

29.9

35.5

Margin

29%

32%

35%

Depreciation

-8.4

-8.6

-8.5

EBIT

15.5

21.3

Average trading volume per day (XETRA)

2015e

27.0

Margin

19%

23%

10.9

15.0

1.98

2.72

0.70

0.87

12

12
10

1.33

9

7

7

7

3.48

DPS in €

15

19.3

EPS in €

20

26%

Net income

[in thousand]

21

Analyst coverage

6
4

Oct-12

Berenberg Bank, Commerzbank,
Close Brothers, Deutsche Bank,
Hauck & Aufhäuser,
JP Morgan Cazenove,
MM Warburg, Montega

Shares

Dec - 12

3

Feb-13

Jun-13

Aug-13

TecDax ranking end of Oct 2013

2,922,244

Deutsche Asset &
Wealth Management

358,800

6.42%

Ennismore

277,848

4.97%

282,421

5.05%

37,832

0.68%

1,712,992

30.63%

Treasury Shares

Market Cap.

27

Turnover

30

Oct-13

52.26%

Schroders

5,592,137

Burda Digital GmbH

Apr-13

Sonstige

Numbers based on last filing – actual shareholdings can differ

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XING share price development since IPO in Dec 06
as of November 5, 2013
350%

300%

250%

200%

150%

100%

50%

0%

XING AG

TecDAX

SDAX

DAX

+162%

+61%

+27%

+40%

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Patrick Moeller
Director Investor Relations
XING AG
Dammtorstraße 29-32
20354 Hamburg
Germany

http://blog.xing.com

Tel.: +49 (0)40 419 131-793
Fax.: +49 (0)40 419 131-44
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skype:patrickmoeller?add

Email.: patrick.moeller@xing.com
IR website: http://corporate.xing.com/english/investor-relations/

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XING AG Q3/2013 conference call presentation

  • 1.
    XING – #1Professional Social Network In German Speaking Europe Q3 results November 6, 2013
  • 2.
    Executive Summary Strongest membergrowth in the last 18 months Continuing accelerating of top-line growth 2 major product launches  New XING Talentmanager (XTM 2.0)  The New Premium Well on track to meet full year objectives 2
  • 3.
    Strongest member growthduring last 18 months Lot of scope still available for further growth in D-A-CH Member base [millions] & net adds [thousands] ~20m 6.72 184 196 205 211 214 5.28 Mobile traffic growing nicely. 38% of total traffic is mobile already. June '12 Q3/12 Rounding differences are possible Q4/12 Q1/13 Q2/13 Q3/13 Sep '13 Addressable market in D-A-CH 3
  • 4.
    Paying subscriber basegrowing Paying member base & net adds in D-A-CH [thousands] 829 805 4 15 3 767 13 4 New pricing effective since June 2013  3-month membership: €9.95 p.m. (+€2)  12-month membership: €7.95 p.m. (+€1) June '12 Q3/12 Rounding differences are possible Q4/12 Q1/13 Q2/13 Q3/13 Sep '13 Worldwide 4
  • 5.
    Top-line growth accelerationcontinues in Q3/13 Revenues in €m Operating cash flow EBITDA in €m 18% in €m 12% (Q2:15%) (Q1:11%) (7%) 21.6 18.3 5.5 Q3/12 Q3/13 6.2 Q3/12 Q3/13 4.7 4.4 Q3/12 Q3/13 5
  • 6.
    Introduction of XTM2.0 New frontend & new features - launched Sep 2013 6
  • 7.
    Introduction of XTM2.0 Showcase with Deutsche Telekom AG  DTAG is using XTM since launch in September 2012  XTM creates value  Time to hire down by >70%  Cost per hire down by >80% Marc Stefan Brodbeck Vice President Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Deutsche Telekom AG „We can no longer imagine working without the XTM. I would‘t want to stop using it. And in particularly in the German speaking countries you just can‘t ignore XING.“ 7
  • 8.
    Launch of “DasNeue Premium” Strong communication of online benefits Profile Visitors (Statistics) Premium HUB Offline Benefits 8
  • 9.
    Launch of “DasNeue Premium” First new Offline-benefits have been rolled out in Q4 Mobility Education Content /News THE NEW PREMIUM Convenience/ Enjoyment Sports Support Services Partner Offers  Free Office Space at „Design Office“ locations  Free access too all books on Blinkist (12 months) More to come during Q4/13 & Q1/14 9
  • 10.
    Launch of “DasNeue Premium” >80% positive customer feedback How do you like the New Premium? 1 = like it very much >80% positive survey feedback 44% 2 33% 3 12% based on 1,000 responses 4 5 = don't like it at all 5% 6%
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Executive summary –Financials Accelerating member growth w/ 214k net adds Accelerating revenue growth w/ 18% yoy EBITDA increasing to €6.2m Operating Cash-Flow amounts to € 4.4m Fully on track to meet full year objectives and long-term plan 12
  • 13.
    Q3/13: €21.6m revenues,€6.2m EBITDA Q2/13 Q2/13 Q3/13 vs. Q2/13 Q3/12 Q3/13 vs. Q3/12 Abs. Abs. % Abs. % 21.6 20.9 3% 18.3 18% (15.4) (15.0) (2%) (12.8) (20%) EBITDA 6.2 5.9 6% 5.5 12% Margin 29% 28% 1%pt 30% (1%pt) Depreciation (incl. PPA) (2.1) (1.9) (7%) (2.1) 3% 0.0 0.0 38% 0.1 (44%) (1.5) (1.3) (16%) (1.3) (16%) 2.7 2.7 1% 2.2 23% Total revenue1 Costs Financial result Taxes Net result (1) Including other operating income Member growth accelerating against seasonality 13
  • 14.
    E-Recruiting and Eventswith continuing strong growth Premium Club e-Recruiting Events in €m in €m in €m 43% 7% 12.7 32% 13.7 6.2 4.3 0.9 Q3/12 Q3/13 Q3/12 Q3/13 1.3 Q3/12 Q3/13 Overall revenue growth accelerating to 18% in Q3/13 (15% in Q2 & 11% in Q1) 14
  • 15.
    Personnel main investmentarea to further drive company growth Personnel Marketing Other expenses in €m in % of total revenue in €m in % of total revenue in €m in % of total revenue 55% 9% 8.6 7.7 32% 8.3 5.0 5.2 22% 24% 24% Q3/12 Q2/13 Q3/13 4.0 42% 41% 39% 1.2 1.4 1.8 6% Q3/12 Q2/13 Q3/13 Investment in product/technology organization & sales/marketing 10 new FTEs in Q3/13 41 new FTEs since Sep ’12, thereof 27 from kununu 7% 8% Q3/12 Q2/13 Q3/13 Online display & social media adv. Search engine marketing (SEM) Offline marketing expenditure (conferences & events, print, sponsoring) Affiliate marketing External services, legal, audit & consulting Payment processing, server hosting Rent & other costs YoY cost development reflects first-time consolidation of kununu 15
  • 16.
    Q3/2013: Operating cashflow: €4.4m Q3/13 Q2/13 Q3/13 vs. Q2/13 Q3/12 Q3/13 vs. Q2/12 Abs. Abs. Abs. Abs. Abs. 6.2 5.9 0.3 5.5 0.7 (0.9) (1.2) 0.3 (0.9) (0.1) (0.9) 2.3 (3.2) 0.1 (1.0) 4.4 6.9 (2.5) 4.7 (0.3) (2.9) (2.7) (0.1) (1.6) (1.3) 0 (0.1) 0.1 0.0 0 0.4 1.7 (1.3) 0.1 0.2 1.9 5.9 (4.0) 3.3 (1.4) Regular dividends 0.0 (3.1) 3.1 0.0 0 Free cash flow excl. event organizer cash & incl. dividends 1.9 2.8 (0.9) 3.3 (1.4) Effects organizer cash 1.6 0.0 1.6 1.8 (0.2) Free cash flow incl. organizer cash & dividends 3.5 2.8 0.7 5.2 (1.6) EBITDA Interest/tax/ESOP Net working capital Operating cash flow excl. organizer cash Investment – operating Investment – acquisitions Financing incl. transaction of own shares Free cash flow excl. organizer cash & dividends Cash-Flow from net working capital negative due to xo fluctuations in Q3 16
  • 17.
    Thank you for yourkind attention! The professional network www.xing.com
  • 18.
    Negative invested capitalfrom shareholders’ perspective in €m [Excl. event organizer cash and NWC] As of Sep 2013 Abs. Assets 107.1 Operating assets 26.9 Acquisitions / international Operating assets €26.9m Deferred income (€30.2m) Liabilities (€15.1m) Invested capital w/o cash (€18.4m) 16.3 TAX A/R Cash Equity/Liabilities 1.3 62.6 107.1 Equity 58.3 Deferred income 30.2 Liabilities 15.1 Tax liabilities 3.5 Other 0.0 18
  • 19.
  • 20.
    XING AG IRstats Market cap: ~€440m / >€60m cash / no debt Consensus (Analyst estimates as of November, 2013) Consensus from 9 brokers 2013e 2014e Total revenues 82.7 93.2 102.1 EBITDA 23.9 29.9 35.5 Margin 29% 32% 35% Depreciation -8.4 -8.6 -8.5 EBIT 15.5 21.3 Average trading volume per day (XETRA) 2015e 27.0 Margin 19% 23% 10.9 15.0 1.98 2.72 0.70 0.87 12 12 10 1.33 9 7 7 7 3.48 DPS in € 15 19.3 EPS in € 20 26% Net income [in thousand] 21 Analyst coverage 6 4 Oct-12 Berenberg Bank, Commerzbank, Close Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Hauck & Aufhäuser, JP Morgan Cazenove, MM Warburg, Montega Shares Dec - 12 3 Feb-13 Jun-13 Aug-13 TecDax ranking end of Oct 2013 2,922,244 Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management 358,800 6.42% Ennismore 277,848 4.97% 282,421 5.05% 37,832 0.68% 1,712,992 30.63% Treasury Shares Market Cap. 27 Turnover 30 Oct-13 52.26% Schroders 5,592,137 Burda Digital GmbH Apr-13 Sonstige Numbers based on last filing – actual shareholdings can differ 20
  • 21.
    XING share pricedevelopment since IPO in Dec 06 as of November 5, 2013 350% 300% 250% 200% 150% 100% 50% 0% XING AG TecDAX SDAX DAX +162% +61% +27% +40% 21
  • 22.
    Investor Relations Contact details& social media channels http://twitter.com/xing_ir http://www.slideshare.net/patmoeller http://www.youtube.com/XINGcom Patrick Moeller Director Investor Relations XING AG Dammtorstraße 29-32 20354 Hamburg Germany http://blog.xing.com Tel.: +49 (0)40 419 131-793 Fax.: +49 (0)40 419 131-44 (Please use this number to submit “WpHG notifications”) skype:patrickmoeller?add Email.: patrick.moeller@xing.com IR website: http://corporate.xing.com/english/investor-relations/ 22