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BETSSON AB - Första kvartalets intäkter ökade med 7 procent
Första kvartalet
- Intäkterna uppgick till 686,0 (638,7) mkr.
- Organisk tillväxt justerat för valutakurseffekter uppgick till 10 procent, vilket förklaras av högsta underliggande aktivitet någonsin.
- Bruttoresultat från Kasino uppgick till 372,0 (325,4) mkr, vilket motsvarar en för valuta och förvärvseffekter justerad tillväxt på 12 procent.
- Rörelseresultatet uppgick till 171,2 (161,1) mkr. Resultatet före skatt uppgick till 166,6 (160,1) mkr.
- Resultatet uppgick till 157,7 (151,9) mkr, motsvarande 3,52 (3,54) kronor per aktie.
- Deponeringar i Betssons samtliga spellösningar uppgick till 2 212,5 (2 113,9) mkr. Detta nyckeltal har påverkats med 111,6 mkr avseende ofördelaktiga valutarörelser.
- Class One Holding Ltd som driver varumärkena Oranje och Kroon Casino förvärvades under kvartalet och har sedan 4 mars bidragit till koncernens intäkter med 23,4 mkr och till bolagets rörelseresultat med 14,4 mkr.
- Rörelseresultatet belastas med 10,1 mkr i förvärvskostnader samt 1,0 mkr i tillkommande avskrivning i nyligen förvärvad kundbas.
Key Performance Indicators
| (MSEK) | Q1 | Q1 | Full year | |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| Total | ||||
| Revenues | 686.0 | 638.7 | 2,476.7 | |
| Gross Profit | 578.7 | 540.1 | 2,073.9 | |
| of which Sportsbook | 175.9 | 164.0 | 577.4 | |
| Operating Income | 171.2 | 161.1 | 601.1 | |
| Liquid funds | 666.2 | 606.4 | 562.5 | |
| Active Customers (thousands) | 360.8 | 479.2 | 401.4 | |
| Registered Customers (thousands) | 7,283.9 | 6,044.2 | 6,732.7 | |
| Customer Deposits | 1,570.7 | 1,511.1 | 6,064.5 | |
| Customer Deposits, all gaming solutions | 2,212.5 | 2,113.9 | 8,421.1 | |
| B2C Sportsbook1) | ||||
| Gross turnover, Sportsbook | 1,331.1 | 1,230.6 | 5,024.0 | |
| Gross margin, Sportsbook | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.7% | |
| Gross profit, Sportsbook | 85.6 | 82.8 | 288.0 | |
| B2B Sportsbook1) | ||||
| Gross turnover, Sportsbook | 2,449.7 | 2,643.0 | 9,791.3 | |
| Gross margin, Sportsbook | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.0% | |
| Gross profit, Sportsbook from third party | 90.3 | 81.2 | 289.4 |
1) Refers to margin after allocated expenses. The margin after free bets in all gaming solutions amounted to 8.0 (7.3) percent.
Betsson gains market shares in both Casino and Sportsbook
"- An organic growth of 12 percent in Casino, as well as a good growth in Sportsbook, means that Betsson is gaining market share. At the same time, the mobile penetration has increased from 12 percent to 15 percent over the previous quarter. This shows that the ongoing initiatives in personalized real-time communications, digital marketing, search engine optimization and mobile development is taking effect. At the same time, the acquisition of Oranje and Kroon had a positive effect on the result and both brands are showing a strong growth throughout the quarter. It is clear that the company, with its initiatives and its multi-brand strategy, is well positioned both for continued growth and for future potential acquisitions," says Magnus Silfverberg, Betsson's President and CEO.
Presentation of the Interim Report
Today, Friday 25 April at 09.00 CET, Betsson’s CEO Magnus Silfverberg will present the Interim Report from Betsson’s office at Regeringsgatan 28, and through webcast on www.betssonab.com or http://www.media-server.com/m/p/j2uy92dz or by phone on +46 (0)8 505 564 74 (Sweden), +44 (0) 203 364 53 74 (UK), or +1 (0) 855 753 22 30 (US). The presentation will be in English and will be followed by a question and answer session.