Borussia Dortmund — Progressing nicely

Borussia Dortmund (FRA: BVB)

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EUR3.19

−0.02 (−0.62%)

Market capitalisation

EUR345m

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Borussia Dortmund — Progressing nicely

Borussia Dortmund’s first team was successful in progressing through to quarter finals of the Champions League, which naturally leads to an upgrade in profit guidance for the year, as reaching the ‘round of 16’ was in prior guidance. This follows confirmation that the first team will compete in the revamped FIFA Club World Cup to be played in the summer of 2025, which is likely to be significant for financial results and very helpful in the long-term development of the brand and fanbase.

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Borussia Dortmund

Progressing nicely

Increased FY24 guidance

Travel and leisure

18 March 2024

Price

€3.51

Market cap

€387m

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

(4.7)

(4.7)

(10.5)

Rel (local)

(9.5)

(11.0)

(26.5)

52-week high/low

€5.88

€3.36

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 first team was successful in progressing through to quarter finals of the Champions League, which naturally leads to an upgrade in profit guidance for the year, as reaching the ‘round of 16’ was in prior guidance. This follows confirmation that the first team will compete in the revamped FIFA Club World Cup to be played in the summer of 2025, which is likely to be significant for financial results and very helpful in the long-term development of the brand and fanbase.

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

4.8

5.7

N/A

06/23

418.2

123.2

104.1

0.63

0.00

3.3

5.5

N/A

06/24e

449.7

123.3

113.1

0.69

0.00

3.3

5.1

1.7

06/25e

456.8

121.3

111.5

0.68

0.06

3.3

5.2

1.7

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

Champions League success drives upgrade for FY24

In March 2024, the first team was successful in beating PSV Eindhoven by three to one over the two legs of the ‘round of 16’. Progression to the quarter final of the competition, where they will play Atlético Madrid in April, means management has increased net income guidance for FY24 by €10m to €25–35m from €1525m. We have increased our FY24 estimate accordingly to €26.4m.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 likely to be material

The FIFA Club World Cup tournament’s new format, which is expanding to 32 teams from seven teams previously and changing from an annual event to occurring every four years, will be played in the US from the middle of June 2025 through to mid-July 2025. The financial rewards for the participating teams have not yet been disclosed, but media reports suggest total prize money of €2.5bn, with qualification alone worth a minimum of €50m per team and the winning team earning c €100m. The event will straddle Borussia Dortmund’s June financial year-end so may benefit two financial years: FY25 and FY26. The associated costs of taking part, as well as likely revenues, remain unconfirmed. We have not included any benefit from this event given the uncertainty but it is clear it could be significant for Borussia Dortmund’s reported results. €50m revenue would represent an incremental 11% to our current FY25 revenue forecast. The US is an important market for Borussia Dortmund to develop its brand and following, so participating in the competition should be very helpful. Taking part is also likely to be positive for attracting new players in the summer 2024 transfer window.

Valuation: Significant undervaluation

The share price is at a significant discount to our asset-backed sum-of-the-parts valuation of €10.4 per share. The low valuation is further emphasised by prospective EV/EBITDA multiples of 3.3x being at a significant discount to the longterm average (since FY07) of 6.7x.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€m

2022

2023

2024e

2025e

Year end 30 June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

351.6

418.2

449.7

456.8

Cost of Sales

(22.6)

(24.1)

(24.3)

(25.1)

Gross Profit

329.0

394.1

425.5

431.6

EBITDA

 

 

83.8

123.2

123.3

121.3

Operating profit (before amort. and excepts.)

 

 

70.5

110.3

109.7

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

25.9

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

113.1

111.5

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(30.2)

10.8

29.4

27.7

Reported tax

(1.7)

(1.2)

(3.0)

(3.0)

Profit After Tax (norm)

64.6

70.0

76.0

74.9

Profit After Tax (reported)

(31.9)

9.6

26.4

24.7

Net income (normalised)

64.6

70.0

76.0

74.9

Net income (reported)

(31.9)

9.6

26.4

24.7

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

105.6

110.4

110.4

110.4

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

61.2

63.4

68.9

67.9

EPS - normalised fully diluted (c)

 

 

61.2

63.4

68.9

67.9

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

(0.30)

0.09

0.24

0.22

Dividend (€)

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.06

Revenue growth (%)

5.2

18.9

7.5

1.6

Gross Margin (%)

93.6

94.2

94.6

94.5

EBITDA Margin (%)

23.8

29.5

27.4

26.6

Normalised Operating Margin (%)

20.0

26.4

24.4

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

52.7

86.8

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

(14.3)

19.4

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

309.1

320.5

Shareholders' equity

 

 

273.2

282.7

309.1

320.5

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

79.6

117.1

126.7

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

38.7

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)

(18.8)

33.7

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

76.2

6.6

30.1

48.8

Other non-cash movements

60.8

(17.4)

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

6.6

30.1

48.8

15.2

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research

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