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Scout24 publishes combined 2023 annual report with non-financial statement and confirms financial guidance framework for 2024 – 2026

EQS-News: Scout24 SE / Key word(s): Annual Report/Annual Results Scout24 publishes combined 2023 annual report with non-financial statement and confirms financial guidance framework for 2024 – 2026 28.03.2024 / 07:30 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Scout24 publishes combined 2023 annual report with non-financial statement and confirms financial guidance framework for 2024 – 2026

• Preliminary 2023 full-year financials confirmed with 13.8% revenue growth and 21.0% ooEBITDA growth resulting in 59.7% margin

• Dividend proposal of EUR 1.20 per share, up 20% compared to last dividend paid

• Financial guidance for FY 2024 and financial guidance framework for 2024 – 2026  presented at Capital Markets Day confirmed

• Share buy-back programme with a volume of up to EUR 50.0 million in execution

• CO₂e emissions reduced by around 76% compared to the 2018 baseline

Munich / Berlin, 28 March 2024

Scout24 today published its first combined annual report with the non-financial statement for 2023. The financials presented in the report confirm the preliminary results published on 28 February 2024 and underline another successful year for the Scout24 Group. Accordingly, Group revenues grew by 13.8% year-on-year to EUR 509.1 million. Ordinary operating EBITDA grew even stronger by 21.0% to EUR 303.9 million, resulting in a 59.7% ordinary operating EBITDA margin.

KEY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
EUR million		2023		2022		Change
Group revenue		509.1		447.5		+13.8%
Group ordinary operating EBITDA1		303.9		251.1		+21.0%
Group ordinary operating EBITDA margin2 in %		59.7%		56.1%		+3.6pp
Group EBITDA3		278.7		230.6		+20.9%
Group earnings per share (basic) in EUR4		2.43		1.59		+52.8%
Adjusted group earnings per share (basic)5 in EUR		2.52		1.91		+32.1%

^{1 Ordinary operating EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for non-operating effects, mainly expenses for share-based payments, M&A activities (realized and unrealized), reorganization measures and other non-operating effects.}