REA Group: 3Q16 Result
REA Group (ASX: REA) has reported a 20 per cent increase in revenue in the third quarter. We summarise the key points in this blog post.
KEY METRICS
- 3Q16 Revenues $147m (+20% you) benefited from IPP consolidated into REA results from 1 February
- 3Q16 Opex $69m (+21% yoy)
- 3Q16 EBITDA $77m (+18% yoy)
HIGHLIGHTS
- 9mth group revenues +20% yoy to $461m, EBITDA +25% to $263m
- 3Q revenue growth of +20%
- 3Q16 cost growth accelerated to +21% (1H: +10%). Higher costs from marketing spend & strategic initiatives not a market surprise
OTHER COMMENTS
REA introduced a price rise from July in the range of 10%-15 %, which beat some analyst expectations and confirms the pricing power of the model and reinforces our thesis of being able to ultimately take a larger share of the total real estate market spend pie.
Encouragingly, REA also confirmed that despite investing aggressively, further EBITDA margin expansion in Q4 should be expected because marketing costs will be lower in the fourth quarter.
The US business “Move Inc” is now EBITDA positive.
Our REA Valuation is currently $65.00, this compares with analysts we know who have price target/valuations between: $52.19 and $56.50.
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