Q1 2024 Presentation
Q1 2024 Presentation
INVESTOR 30.05.2024
PRESENTATION
RIKA COPPENS, GROUP CEO LEEN GEIRNAERDT, GROUP CFO
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ALL FIGURES ARE PRESENTED ON A PRO FORMA
MANAGEMENT ADJUSTED BASIS
All numbers shown in this presentation are Pro Forma Management Adjusted
figures (unless indicated otherwise), whereby:
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Confidential - External
AGENDA Q1 2024 Highlights
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Financial Performance
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Confidential - External
Q1 2024 HIGHLIGHTS
Sales and NFI impacted by less working days vs prior year (which will be recovered in Q2), lower
productivity (mainly holidays and bench) and lower Search & Selection fees. With stable DC and OVH
costs, the 9,7M€ lower NFI explains in full the EBITDA evolution.
Q1
Q4’22 Q4’23 Q4’22 Q4’23
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Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Q1 2024
News headlines from SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts) indicate the
Sales growth by segment Net Fee Income growth by segment EBITDA growth by segment
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
-0,5%
-4,1% -10,2%
835,9M€ 10,3M€ 239,1M€ 96,2M€
+3,0% 831,5M€ 229,4M€
-6,2M€ -3,4M€ -0,1M€ 86,5M€
-1,3M€ -4,9% -5,9M€
-3,0% -3,6M€ -0,3M€
-13,8%
-13,4M€ -6,2%
-2,7%
Given one working day less, single Both segments' EBITDA reductions
NFI% decreased 100bps given negative
digit improvement in prices, partly 28,6% 11,5% align with NFI decreases, since costs
calendar effect, lower productivity 27,6%
offset by lower volumes in challenging remained stable in line with sales, 10,4%
(non-bank holidays and bench), less
market conditions, sales remained reflecting our successful cost
Search & Selection, partly offset by
stable. Daily sales at +0,8% vs Q1 management, primarily on payroll
higher pricing
2023 expenses
Q1 2023 STS E&C Other Q1 2024 Q1 2023 STS E&C Other Q1 2024 Q1 2023 STS E&C Other Q1 2024
Care ratio expressed in EUR remained stable thanks to successful price increases
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
20.000
8
‘22 18.000 ‘22
Care ratio in FTE
Number of clients
7 ‘23
16.000 ‘24
‘23
‘24
14.000
6
12.000
5
10.000
Comparison Q1 2024 vs Q1 2023 (in M€) • Sales growth driven by most PowerHouses, linked to both higher volumes and higher
prices despite 1 working day less
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Q1 2024 Q1 2023 % CHANGE YOY
• NFI% decreased due to:
Sales 350,3 340,1 3,0%
• 1 working day less
Net Fee Income (NFI) 110,0 113,4 -3,0% • Less Search & Selection fees
NFI% 31,4% 33,3% • Higher share of freelancers
Direct Costs (DC) 36,0 35,4 1,7%
• YoY, DC% decreased slightly from 10,4% to 10,3% thanks to careful cost calibration and
Contribution 74,0 78,0 -5,1% investing only in the key profiles needed to support future sales growth
Contr% 21,1% 22,9%
• OVH decreased by -1,9% thanks to cost reductions at most PowerHouses mainly on
Overheads (OVH) 20,0 20,4 -1,9%
payroll costs
EBITDA 54,0 57,6 -6,2%
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Note: Working days are different from Specialized Talent Solutions due to TMI and House of HealthCare Germany working days, which are equal to all days of the month given they are active in the healthcare sector.
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING The E&C Powerhouses were able to keep up a single digit growth in volumes in
a challenging demand landscape
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
14.000
12.000 2024
2023
2022
10.000
8.000
6.000 Week 20
+2,0% vs 2023
4.000 +8,4% vs 2022
2.000
January February March April May June July August September October November December
0
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SPECIALIZED TALENT SOLUTIONS Accent, House of Covebo, House of HealthCare Germany, TimePartner, TMI
& NOWJOBS
Comparison Q1 2024 vs Q1 2023 (in M€) • Single digit sales increases in Belgium & The Netherlands, despite declining market
volumes, offset by sharper declining figures in Germany, both in Healthcare and
staffing, driven by tough macro economic condition in Germany
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Q1 2024 Q1 2023 % CHANGE YOY
Net Fee Income (NFI) 120,1 126,3 -4,9% • Lower Search & Selection fees
• Lower productivity due to more holidays & bench
NFI% 24,8% 25,4%
Overheads (OVH) 17,2 17,7 -2,9% • OVH decreased -2,9% thanks to cost reductions, mainly in payroll costs, to support
care ratio.
EBITDA 36,6 42,4 -13,8%
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Notes:
Working days is calculated as the average of the PowerHouses and is impacted by TMI and House of HealthCare Germany, for which all days in the month are working days given they are active in the healthcare sector.
SPECIALIZED TALENT SOLUTIONS As of March STS volumes prudently approach previous year volume levels amid
challenging market conditions
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
40.000
35.000
2023 2022
30.000
2024
25.000
20.000
Week 20
15.000
+3,5% vs 2023
-8,9% vs 2022
10.000
5.000
January February March April May June July August September October November December
0
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COST EVOLUTION Direct costs were kept stable and Overhead decreased. Cost evolution for House of HR in line with top line
development.
120 50
45
101 101 101 102 42
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
99 40 42 41
100 40 House of
Cost evolution 80 E&C
Support
in absolute 30
E&C
60
amounts
20
40
STS
20 10 STS
0 0
Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024
of Sales 4% 2%
2% 1%
0% 1 0% 1
STS E&C Total* STS E&C Total*
Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 14
*Total includes OVH costs at House of Support level
CURRENT TRADING Less working days in Q1 are being recovered in the next quarters
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Working days 91,3 90,0
Daily Sales (in M€) 12,2 12,2
EBITDA (in M€) 116,4 115,3 Mainly impacted by 1,4 more working days
EBITDA margin 10,5% 10,6%
205,1 205,9
135,7 135,6
2023 2024
2023 2024
69,4 68,8
2023 2024
2023 2024
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
NET DEBT & CASHFLOW Q1 2024
Total net leverage ratio at 5,8x mainly attributable to lower LTM EBITDA
impacted by Q1 results (working days) and higher NWC since last collection day
of March was a bank holiday
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Cash and Cash LTM Pro Forma DSO Q1 20243
Total Net Debt1 Senior Secured Net Debt2
Equivalents1 Adjusted EBITDA [vs 48 days in Q1 2023]
[vs 2.030,5M€ per Q4 2023] [vs 1.515,5M€ per Q4 2023]
70% 39,6%
Cash conversion ratio on
Principal debt with a fixed
IFRS EBITDA5
interest or hedged4
[vs 46,3% in Q1 2023]
1 Cash excludes G-accounts of 5,1M€ and restricted cash of 2,4M€ - including entities outside consolidation scope (f.e. NPO’s, JV)
2 Senior Secured Net Debt and Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio includes Senior Secured Indebtedness (i.e. Facility B, drawn amounts under the Delayed Draw Term Loan and the Senior Secured Notes) net of cash and Cash Equivalent Investments. While
Total Net debt also includes 2nd Lien Term Loan of 310,0m€, leasing of 214,0m€ and Other debt of 2,4m€.
3 The effect of factoring on the DSO is neutralized 16
4 Whereof 1B€ covered by CAP with a 3% strike, and 415M€ principal Senior Secured Notes with a fixed interest rate
5 Cash conversion ratio = Operating cashflow before taxes / IFRS EBITDA
SUCCESFUL REPRICING 1L TLB repriced and upsized to partially convert DDTL and prepay a part of 2L TLB
In April, House of HR was able to successfully reprice the margin of its the 1st Lien TLB by 50bps (now at E+500bps) at
par, upsize it by 100M€ and convert 29M€ of the non-fungible DDTL into the newly repriced 1st Lien TLB.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Subsequently, House of HR launched an Unmodified Dutch Auction on the 2nd Lien TLB and accepted a total of 37,3M€
amounts submitted for tender, funded via the proceeds of the 1st Lien TLB upsize.
Through the repriced TLB margin and the partial 2L prepayment, enabling 4,3M€ annual interests saving.
House of HR will continue to evaluate further liability management opportunities on an ongoing basis, including but not
limited to potential partial repayment of the DDTLB, a partial call of the 2nd lien TLB and/or further auction processes.
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BENCHMARK WITH TOP-OF-MIND PLAYERS CAGR Q1 2022 –Q1 2024
SALES CAGR Q1 22 – Q1 24 NET FEE INCOME/GROSS MARGIN CAGR Q1 22 – Q1 24
30,0% 40,0%
20,0%
20,0%
10,0%
0,0% 0,0%
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
-10,0%
-20,0%
-20,0%
-30,0% -40,0%
Note: Profit growth based on EBITDA or profit metric growth (as reported or calculated). Randstad, Adecco reported on EBITA; True Blue, Manpower and Robert Half profit metric are calculated through Gross Profit/Gross Margin
minus SG&A; Staffline, Assystem, Page Group, Alten, Robert Walters, Capgemini, Sthree, Brunel and Accenture profit metric as Operating Margin/Profit/Result/Income. 18
Each graph does not include all peers because only the Sales metric or the profit metric is disclosed
TrueBlue’s and Hudson’s EBITDA went from positive in 2022 to negative levels in 2024. Therefore, no CAGR could be calculated.
STAFFING MARKET FIGURES Q1 2024
Market figures were derived
from the publications by staffing
agency federations within each
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
country.
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M&A
M&A YTD YTD May 2024, House of HR has closed 2 deals
Bolt-on Bolt-on
M&A
TMI Cohedron
NBO Submitted
Bolt-on
M&A
New platform
Covebo
Majority stake with local reinvestment Majority stake with minority reinvestment
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DEVELOPMENTS
RECENT
INTEGRATION OF TEC AND LOGI-TECHNIC INTO
EXISTING POWERHOUSES
New horizons: a transformative
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
journey for GRITT and its Boutiques 01
Possibility for ABY to expand footprint in Belgium and allow Covebo to
enter Belgian market
disappear
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Lünendonk have released their latest ranking within the staffing sector on May 14th, 2024.
House of HR secured the third spot and crossed the €1 billion threshold for the first time.
The company's growth increased by 11.5% following the acquisitions of SOLCOM in 2022 and pluss in 2023.
House of HR persists in expanding its footprint in Germany, a crucial European labor market.
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STRENGHTENING FORCES OF NOWJOBS AND STAFFME –
GERMAN ACTIVITIES ON HOLD
NOWJOBS, launched in 2017, is Belgium's most successful
business app (>500k users and >200k customers), which
connects job seekers with employers in the hospitality, retail
and business services sector.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
NOWJOBS entered the French job market in 2021,
partnering with StaffMe to launch popular interim and
freelance apps.
These apps are now combined into one under the
NOWJOBS brand, simplifying job management for
employers and employees alike.
Given current German market environment, we decided
to pause current German activities and to focus on
Nowjobs France, Belgium and The Netherlands.
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ACCENT TAKES HOME 2 AWARDS AT HR EXCELLENCE AWARDS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Accent recently won two HR Excellence Awards,
highlighting their commitment to diversity, equity, and
inclusion.
Their hiring strategy has led to impressive results, such as
a Belgian food company filling 20 vacancies quickly and
reducing staff turnover by 10%.
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ITDS SECURES SPOT AS ONE OF EUROPE’S FASTEST-GROWING
COMPANIES
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
ITDS POLAND
Leader of the Polish market in delivering IT solutions to Finance & e-Commerce
businesses
Part of the ITDS boutique within the Redmore Powerhouse
Secured a spot for the fourth consecutive year in Financial Times’ 1,000 fastest-
growing companies
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Pass through of inflation and price top of mind players both in terms of
increases continue to pay off. Sales growth and EBITDA.
Negative working day impact, a
lower productivity and lower Search
& Selection fees do cause a lower
NFI.
Powerhouses were further We capture the momentum to
Working days will be recovered in reduce interest costs and optimize
empowered by combining forces
Q2. debt structure, whilst maintaining
where we saw the potential for
acceleration. liquidity available to pursue growth
by M&A, with a highly selective
approach to identify targets that
align with our strategy and add
significant value to our portfolio.
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Q3 2024 RESULTS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29TH, 2024
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APPENDICES
APPENDICES
Group
HOUSE OF HR Group Q1 2024
APPENDICES
Net Fee Income 229,4 239,1 -4,1%
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BENCHMARK WITH TOP-OF-MIND PLAYERS Q1 2024 HoHR stands out with its performance
across growth & profitability
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
-20,0% -30,0%
-40,0%
-30,0%
Note: Profit growth based on EBITDA or profit metric growth (as reported or calculated). Randstad, Adecco reported on EBITA; True Blue, Manpower and Robert Half profit metric are calculated through Gross Profit/Gross Margin minus SG&A;
Staffline, Assystem, Page Group, Alten, Robert Walters, Capgemini, Sthree, Brunel and Accenture profit metric as Operating Margin/Profit/Result/Income. 37
Each graph does not include all peers because only the Sales metric or the profit metric is disclosed.
Confidential scale;
TrueBlue and Hudson’s profit metric declines intentionally not included in the EBITDA growth chart as it would result in a disproportionate - External
Recruit Holdings NFI increase not included in NFI chart for scale reasons.
APPENDICES
BASIS OF
PREPARATION
APPENDICES
& BRIDGES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Basis of presentation of the pro forma figures
The Pro Forma figures used in this presentation have been assumptions were made for the purpose of allocating those items
presented using unaudited statutory or management accounts. The that were not directly attributable and/or separately identifiable.
figures set out in this presentation have been computed by adding This financial information has been presented for illustrative
the revenues of all of our acquired entities to our historical statutory purposes and does not necessarily indicate what our results of
APPENDICES
accounts, to present the total revenues of the Group, as if it had operations had they existed with our current consolidation
been operating as a consolidated group at the relevant date or perimeter would have been had we been a consolidated entity in
period. The historical financial metrics for the acquired entities have the past, how our financial condition will be in the future or how our
been obtained from their individual accounts and are therefore not operations might respond in the future to events similar to those
comparable to our historical financial information. Some of these experienced by us in the past.
accounts may not been prepared in accordance with statutory
requirements or the accounting policies used by these acquired
entities may differ in substantial respects from the manner in which
we have prepared our accounts.
This financial information may not reflect what our results of
operations or financial condition would have been had the Group
operated as a consolidated group or reporting segment during the
periods presented. A number of estimates, judgments and
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OVERVIEW NORMALIZATIONS Group Q1 2024
APPENDICES
Reorganization - management & general 4,3
M&A 0,2
IT reorganization 0,5
Start-up 0,1
Other one-off events 0,4
Total 6,0
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IFRS CASHFLOW STATEMENT Group Q1 2024
APPENDICES
Operating cash flow before tax 31,9
% conversion (as a % of EBITDA) 39,6%
Capital expenditures -8,3
Free cash flow 23,6
% conversion (as a % of EBITDA) 29,3%
Cash taxes -8,3
Cash interests -77,1
Levered free cash flow -61,8
% conversion (as a % of EBITDA) -76,8%
M&A -1,9
Financing -21,5
Equity 0,0
Net cash flow -85,1
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*The Cashflow Statement presented in this slide is prepared under reported IFRS standards and does not include Pro Forma adjustments.
Per Q1 2024, 6,0M€ normalizations were reversed (cfr slide 39).
Q1 2024 NET DEBT & LEVERAGE CALCULATION
Net Debt and Leverage Q1 2024 (in M€)
IN M€ AMOUNT X PF ADJUSTED EBITDA
Cash & cash equivalents* -113,8
First-Lien Term Loan 1.170,0 Increased to 1.229M€ after repricing of April 2024
APPENDICES
Delayed Draw First-Lien Term Loan 125,0 Decreased to 96M€ after repricing of April 2024
Senior Secured Notes 415,0
Senior Secured gross debt 1.710,0 4,7x
Senior Secured net debt 1.596,2 4,4x as presented in slide 16
RCF (250M€) 0 25M€ extra available as of April 2024
Senior Secured gross debt incl. RCF 1.710,0 4,7x
Senior Secured net debt incl. RCF 1.596,2 4,4x as presented in slide 16
Second-Lien Term Loan 310,0 Decreased to 273M€ after repricing of April 2024
Secured gross debt 2.020,0 5,6x
Secured net debt 1.906,2 5,2x
Other debt 2,4
Lease liabilities 214,0
Total gross debt 2.236,4 6,2x
Total net debt 2.122,6 5,8x as presented in slide 16
LTM Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA 363,2
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* Excluding G-accounts of 5,1M€ and restricted cash of 2,4M€ - including entities outside consolidation scope (f.e. NPO’s, JV)
BRIDGE BETWEEN IFRS CONSOLIDATED PROFIT & PRO FORMA ADJUSTED EBITDA
APPENDICES
Depreciations & amortization 54,0
Normalizations 6,0
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YTD 2023 RECONCILIATION UNDER CURRENT PERIMETER
Pro forma adjusted sales as previously presented 780,2 833,8 849,1 862,7 3.325,9
APPENDICES
Acquisitions Q2 2023 45,8 45,8
Acquisitions Q3 2023 9,6 7,5 17,1
Acquisitions Q4 2023 1,0 1,2 1,1 3,2
Other -0,7 0,7 0,0 0,0 0,0
Pro forma adjusted sales - restated 835,9 843,1 850,2 862,7 3.392,0
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA as previously presented 90,9 87,5 92,4 95,3 366,1
Acquisitions Q2 2023 4,0 4,0
Acquisitions Q3 2023 1,0 0,8 1,8
Acquisitions Q4 2023 0,4 0,4 0,4 1,1
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA - restated 96,3 88,7 92,7 95,3 373,0
EBITDA margin 11,5% 10,5% 10,9% 11,0% 11,0%
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JURGEN ARTZ MATHIEU DEJONGHE
Treasury Director Treasury Analyst