Entertainment One — Library value up 13% and H118 trading on track

Entertainment One — Library value up 13% and H118 trading on track

Operating performance across all Entertainment One (eOne) divisions is in line with management’s full year expectations, with the H1/H2 weighting expected to be broadly in line with last year. As the group’s business grows, so does its library valuation, which has increased by 13% y-o-y to $1.7bn, underpinning c 80% of the current EV.

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Library value up 13% and H118 trading on track

Trading update

Media

27 September 2017

Price

258p

Market cap

£1,111m

Net debt (£m) at March 2017
Production finance (£m) at 31 March 2017

187.4
152.3

Shares in issue

430.5m

Free float

68%

Code

ETO

Primary exchange

LSE (FTSE 250)

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

8.3

17.2

21.9

Rel (local)

9.6

18.8

14.5

52-week high/low

260.50p

210.00p

Business description

Entertainment One is an international entertainment company. Through its strategic partnerships and global distribution network, it produces, develops and acquires film, television, music and family content for distribution around the world. It is headquartered in Canada and has more than 1,300 employees. Approximately 55% of revenues are derived from North America, 30 % from Europe and the balance from RoW.

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H118 results

November 2017

Analysts

Bridie Barrett

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Fiona Orford-Williams

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Entertainment One is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Operating performance across all Entertainment One (eOne) divisions is in line with management’s full year expectations, with the H1/H2 weighting expected to be broadly in line with last year. As the group’s business grows, so does its library valuation, which has increased by 13% y-o-y to $1.7bn, underpinning c 80% of the current EV.

Year end

Revenue
(£m)

EBITDA
(£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

03/16

802.7

129.1

104.1

19.4

1.2

13.3

0.5

03/17

1,082.7

160.2

129.9

20.0

1.3

12.9

0.5

03/18e

1,180.2

175.0

146.0

22.0

1.4

11.7

0.5

03/19e

1,280.1

199.9

167.4

24.7

1.5

10.4

0.6

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

Full year outlook reiterated

Operating performance is on track to meet full year expectations with the H1/H2 weighting of performance similar to last year. Management has also reiterated its expectation of a net debt to EBITDA ratio of c 1.2x at the end of the year.

All divisions on track

In Family, Peppa Pig is seeing growing momentum in newer territories. Initial retail revenues in China are ahead of expectations and more mature markets have benefited from the release of Peppa’s first cinematic film last year. The roll-out of PJ Masks, which started in the US last year, has progressed well in Europe and Australia where retail revenues are also tracking strongly and Asia will be added in H218 with China to follow. In eOne Television, management now expects c 900 half-hours to be delivered across the year versus guidance of 1,000, with the mix moving more towards scripted content. MGC is performing well. Four of the five heritage shows have been renewed, as well as Designated Survivor under the new production/distribution arrangement with eOne. In H218 MGC is also expected to release its first film productions including Molly’s Game, which is also being distributed by eOne outside the US. In Film, the H1 slate was smaller and lower profile than last year’s which included the The BFG; however, the H2 slate looks solid, including Spielberg’s The Post, Paddington 2 and Molly’s Game.

Library valuation increases to $1.7bn (£1.3bn)

eOne has also reported a 13% increase in the value of its library, attributed to the success of PJ Masks and Designated Survivor. With c 80% of the market valuation underpinned by the library, this leaves little in the rating for the value of eOne’s extensive production and sales network. Compared to peers, the shares also offer value; on a 2018e EV/EBITDA of 7.9x, it trades at a substantial discount to peers Lionsgate (14.9x) and DHX (10.8x). Approximately 70% of EBITDA is now from the higher-growth and higher-margin divisions; we believe that eOne’s strategy, which leans more towards produced rather than acquired content, is playing out and expect this discount to close.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

£m

2015

2016

2017

2018e

2019e

Year end 31 March

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

785.8

802.7

1,082.7

1,180.2

1,280.1

Cost of Sales

(578.0)

(610.1)

(822.9)

(896.9)

(972.9)

Gross Profit

207.8

192.6

259.8

283.2

307.2

EBITDA

107.3

129.1

160.2

175.0

199.9

Operating Profit

103.6

124.7

155.3

169.5

193.4

Amortisation of intangibles

(22.2)

(27.4)

(41.9)

(40.0)

(40.0)

Exceptional items

(17.9)

(16.6)

(47.1)

0.0

0.0

Share based payment charge

(3.4)

(5.7)

(5.0)

(5.0)

(5.0)

JV tax, finance costs, dep'n

0.1

(1.6)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Operating Profit

60.2

73.4

61.3

124.5

148.4

Net Interest

(14.8)

(20.6)

(25.4)

(23.5)

(26.0)

Exceptional finance items

(1.4)

(6.5)

1.3

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

88.8

104.1

129.9

146.0

167.4

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

44.0

47.9

37.2

101.0

122.4

Tax (reported)

(2.7)

(7.7)

(12.3)

(22.2)

(28.2)

Tax (adjustment for normalised earnings)

(16.8)

(16.8)

(16.1)

(9.9)

(10.4)

Profit After Tax (before non-controlling interests) (norm)

69.3

79.6

101.5

113.8

128.9

Profit After Tax (before non-controlling interests) (FRS3)

41.2

40.2

24.9

78.7

94.3

Non-controlling interests

0.0

(3.7)

(11.9)

(17.5)

(19.9)

Average Number of Shares, Diluted (m)

332.9

379.8

433.4

437.5

442.0

EPS - normalised (p)

20.8

19.4

20.0

22.0

24.7

EPS - FRS 3 (p)

12.7

9.8

3.0

14.4

17.4

Dividend per share (p)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Gross Margin (%)

26.4

24.0

24.0

24.0

24.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

13.7

16.1

14.8

14.8

15.6

Operating Margin (before GW and except) (%)

13.2

15.5

14.3

14.4

15.1

BALANCE SHEET

10%

12%

Non-current Assets

538.4

890.7

972.7

956.9

927.8

Intangible Assets (incl Investment in programmes)

473.9

808.2

870.6

857.3

834.7

Tangible Assets

6.1

60.1

72.8

78.3

81.8

Deferred tax/Investments

58.4

22.4

29.3

21.3

11.3

Current Assets

634.3

752.0

928.3

942.8

1,015.6

Stocks

52.0

51.1

48.6

48.6

48.6

Investment in content rights

221.1

241.3

269.8

287.8

291.0

Debtors

289.9

351.3

476.5

531.4

600.9

Cash

71.3

108.3

133.4

75.0

75.0

Current Liabilities

(488.3)

(568.7)

(679.4)

(673.9)

(682.1)

Creditors

(398.7)

(470.7)

(574.6)

(569.1)

(577.3)

Short term borrowings

(89.6)

(98.0)

(104.8)

(104.8)

(104.8)

Long Term Liabilities

(319.6)

(413.6)

(464.6)

(456.4)

(437.1)

Long term borrowings

(295.9)

(309.1)

(368.3)

(360.1)

(340.8)

Other long term liabilities

(23.7)

(104.5)

(96.3)

(96.3)

(96.3)

Net Assets

364.8

660.4

757.0

769.3

824.2

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

271.9

320.1

438.4

534.0

660.1

Net Interest

(13.4)

(31.0)

(25.0)

(23.5)

(26.0)

Tax

(10.8)

(17.7)

(18.4)

(26.7)

(33.8)

Capex

(4.8)

(8.6)

(3.8)

(11.0)

(10.0)

Acquisitions/disposals

(104.3)

(226.0)

(7.5)

(10.0)

(10.0)

Investment in content rights and TV programmes

(280.8)

(218.5)

(408.1)

(503.0)

(550.0)

Proceeds on issue of shares

0.0

194.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dividends

(2.9)

(4.0)

(8.3)

(10.0)

(11.0)

Net Cash Flow

(145.1)

8.9

(32.7)

(50.1)

19.4

Opening net debt/(cash)

165.1

314.2

299.0

339.7

390.0

Movements in exchangeable notes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other including forex

(4.0)

6.3

(8.0)

(0.1)

(0.0)

Closing IFRS debt/(cash)

314.2

299.0

339.7

390.0

370.6

Analysis Of Net Debt

Production finance

89.3

118.0

152.3

185.6

210.0

Net debt

224.9

181.0

187.4

204.4

160.6

Gearing

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

0.8

Source: Entertainment One (historics), Edison Investment Research (forecasts)

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