Q4 2011 KPIs and trading update

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Playtech Limited
24 January 2012
 



 

 

Playtech Limited

 

('Playtech' or the 'Company')

 

 

Q4 2011 Key Performance Indicators and trading update

 

 

Strong quarterly performance provides confidence for full year and platform for future growth

 

Corporate strategy progressing with Joint Venture and M&A announcements

 

 

Playtech, (AIM: PTEC) the international designer, developer and licensor of software for the online, mobile and land-based gaming industry, today announces its Key Performance Indicators for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2011; a trading update ahead of announcing final results on 15 March 2011; and corporate actions including German and South African JVs and the acquisition of a sports book developer.

 

 

Financial highlights

 

For the three months ending 31 December 2011:

§ Gross income up 79% to €78.4 million, (Q4/10: €43.9 million)
§ Total revenues up 89% to €69.6 million, (Q4/10: €36.9 million) and 13% higher than the €61.5 million achieved in Q3/11

 

Quarter-on-quarter revenue performance:

§ Casino revenues up 13% to €32.8 million, (Q3/11: €28.9 million)

§ Poker revenues down 2% to €5.5 million, (Q3/11: €5.6 million)

§ Bingo revenues up 9% to €4.1 million, (Q3/11: €3.8 million)

§ Services revenues up 18% to €23.1 million, (Q3/11: €19.5 million)

§ Videobet up 22% to €2.7 million, (Q3/11: €2.2 million)

 

For the 12 months ending 31 December 2011:

§ Gross income up 41% to €243.6 million, (2010: €173.1 million)

§ Total revenues up 46% to €207.5 million, (2010: €142.3 million); an increase of 15% excluding impact from 2011 acquisitions

§ Share of profit from William Hill Online (WHO) up 17% to €36.1 million for the full year (2010: €30.8 million), including €8.8 million in Q4/11

§ Cash balances net of credit facility debt at 31 December 2011 in excess of €137.3 million, after 2011 payment of €83.3 million for PTTS, IGS, Mobenga and Ash Gaming

 

 

Trading update

 

Daily activity for the first 22 days of January is 25% ahead of Q1/11 for software royalties and 2% ahead of the average for Q4/11. Services revenues are in line with Q4/11 and with expectations.

 

Corporate strategy progression

 

§ 49.99% joint venture with Gauselmann - a long-term partnership with Germany's leading land-based gaming operator and owner of the Merkur gaming brand. The joint venture has been formed in advance of German regulation and will offer broad-based sports betting and gaming products and services, where permitted

§ Acquisition of Geneity - a strategically significant transaction to acquire the sportsbook developer. Geneity will strengthen Playtech's regulated markets offering where high quality sportsbook capabilities are increasingly important and will replace the existing product offering

§ Joint Venture with Peermont - a long term 50:50 partnership with South Africa's leading casino and resort operator in advance of expected revisions to South African online gaming regulations. The joint venture will initially offer sports betting and, later, broad-based gaming, after the introduction of new regulation. Playtech will also benefit from a separate software license agreement to provide online gaming technology and player management systems to the partnership

§ Restructuring of the Sciplay joint venture - restructured to a simpler supplier relationship, with scope expanded outside initial lottery arrangement and on a non-exclusive basis. Delivers greater flexibility for both parties and more straightforward revenue recognition

 

Operational highlights

§ Ash Gaming acquisition completed in December, work commencing on integration

§ Paddy Power casino successfully launched at the start of October

§ Gala Coral migration project fully underway, targeting 2012 H1 product launches

§ Mobenga launches with Betchoice, and added scorecast betting capability to Skybet

§ Preparation for the opening of Spanish & Danish markets for Playtech licensees

§ Videobet operational development including datacentre capacity and international expansion

§ Commenced inital projects with a leading outsourcing company in Kiev

 

 

Commenting on the KPI's Playtech's Chief Executive, Mor Weizer, said:

 

"Playtech has again delivered a robust fourth quarter performance. As a result, the Board is very comfortable with market expectations for the year ended 31 December 2011 and looks forward to 2012 with confidence." 

 

"Growth from our existing business has created a solid platform for 2012. Taken together with today's other announcments, I believe Playtech is well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities wherever as and when they appear. It is clear that there is continuing momentum towards regulated gaming in Europe, with Denmark recently launched in regulated form, and both Spain and Belgium due to regulate this year. The US Department of Justice's pre-Christmas guidance has provided further encouragement for those looking to achieve regulation in the US. Playtech is preparing itself for each and every market to help its customers and partners make the most of the changing regulatory landscape and invest into those to certify its products."

 

"In line with the Company's strategy I am pleased to have also announced three corporate transactions, including a joint venture with Gauselmann Group, the leading German land based arcade and casino operator. Irrespective of how Germany regulates we expect this to be a significant partnership in a material market. Leading operators in domestic markets are clearly attracted to Playtech's joint venture proposition and we continue to pursue further discussions. Along with the Peermont Joint Venture also announced today, these agreements are clear evidence that the strategy we set out in the second half of 2011 is being delivered."  

 

"Playtech's acquisition of Geneity will enhance its sportsbook capabilities, replacing Playtech's existing offering and providing an important entry point for many operators in newly regulated markets. Taken with the acquisition of Ash Gaming, which we announced in December, we have invested in a substantially enhanced development capability in both product vertical and content areas."

 

 

Key Performance Indicators for the quarter ending 31 December 2011

 

Gross income

 

Three months ended '000 (€)

31 Dec 11

31 Dec 10

Change %

30 Sep 11

Change %

Gross income

78,393

43,896

79%

70,117

12%

Total revenue

69,612

36,889

89%

61,544

13%

WHO share of profit

8,781

7,007

25%

8,573

2%

 

 

Total revenue

 

Three months ended '000 (€)

31 Dec 11

31 Dec 10

Change %

30 Sep 11

Change %

Total revenue

69,612

36,889

89%

61,544

13%

Casino revenue

32,753

25,927

26%

28,936

13%

Poker revenue

5,508

5,876

-6%

5,629

-2%

Bingo revenue

4,143

3,329

24%

3,805

9%

Services revenue

23,132

325

7028%

19,545

18%

Videobet revenue

2,661

294

804%

2,172

22%

 

 

12 months ended '000 (€)

31 Dec 11

31 Dec 10

Change %

Gross income

243,558

173,086

41%

Total revenue

207,485

142,294

46%

WHO share of profit

36,073

30,792

17%

 

 

12 months ended '000 (€)

31 Dec 11

31 Dec 10

Change %

Total revenue

207,485

142,294

46%

Casino revenue

114,385

96,710

18%

Poker revenue

21,793

27,406

-20%

Bingo revenue

15,064

10,853

39%

Services revenue

43,012

1,079

3887%

Videobet revenue

7,769

2,026

283%

 

 

Revenue - share of geographical diversity [1]

 

Three months ended

31 Dec 11

31 Dec 10

30 Sep 11

Europe 

74%

75%

74%

Asia Pacific

20%

20%

20%

Rest of the world

6%

5%

6%

 

 

Revenue - nominal change in geographical regions

 

Period

Q4/11 to Q4/10

Q4/11 to Q3/11

Europe 

87%

12%

Asia Pacific

81%

13%

Rest of the world

160%

26%

 

 

12 months ended

YTD 2011

YTD 2010

Europe 

74%

77%

Asia Pacific

20%

17%

Rest of the world

6%

6%

 

 

Revenue - nominal change in geographical regions

 

Period

YTD 2011 to YTD 2010

Europe 

41%

Asia Pacific

73%

Rest of the world

31%

 

 

 

Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer, and David Mathewson, Chief Financial Officer, will host an analyst conference call at 9.30 am on Tuesday 24 January 2012.

 

Details of the conference call are as follows:

 

Dial-in no UK: +44 (0) 20 7190 1530

Dial-in no US: +1 480 629 9770

Conference ID: 4507104

                                                                                              

Replay (available for one week)

Dial-in no: +44 (0) 20 7154 2833

Conference reference number: 4507104#


An audio file will be also available on the Playtech website following the conference call.

 

 

- Ends -

 

For further information contact:

 

Playtech Ltd

Mor Weizer, Chief Executive

David Mathewson, Chief Financial Officer

c/o Pelham Bell Pottinger

 

Ross Hawley, Director of Investor Relations

 

+44 (0) 20 7861 3232

 

 

 

 

+44 (0) 20 3287 9900

Collins Stewart

Piers Coombs / Bruce Garrow

 

+44 (0) 20 7523 8000

Pelham Bell Pottinger

David Rydell / Olly Scott / Guy Scarborough

 

+44 (0) 20 7861 3232

 

 

About Playtech

 

Playtech develops unified software platforms and content for the online and land-based gaming industry, together with providing a range of ancillary services such as marketing, hosting and CRM services.

 

Leading gaming applications include casino, poker, bingo, sports betting, live gaming, casual and fixed odds games. Playtech provides licensees with the tools to maximise cross-selling opportunities, player loyalty and yield, all through the powerful management interface - the IMS. The Group's capabilities enable the delivery of an integrated software or turnkey solution, with players accessing online, broadcast, mobile and server-based gaming terminals through a single account.

 

New licensees include existing online operators upgrading or diversifying their offering, land-based casino groups, government sponsored entities such as lotteries, and new entrants making their online gaming debut, particularly in newly-regulated markets.

 

Founded in 1999, Playtech has some 1,000 employees located in development centres in five countries, the majority of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies, together with 900 employees providing ancillary services.

 

www.playtech.com

 


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