Flutter: competitive US situation easing off
Flutter Q3 trading statement The top line Revenue up 9% YoY (12% up in constant currency); sports revenue up 13% and gaming up 1%. US revenue up 85% YoY, Australia up 20% but UK & Ireland down 5% and international down 3% (but up 6% ex-Germany). The company blamed sporting results and a £10m hit […]
‘Thanks but no thanks’: DraftKings pulls the plug on Entain bid
The wonder, perhaps, with the news that DraftKings has pulled the plug on its bid for Entain is why it took so long. “After several discussions with Entain leadership, DraftKings has decided that it will not make a firm offer for Entain at this time,” the company said in a statement. Having received an extension […]
DraftKings M&A depends on crumbling share price
Ask yourself a question: would you buy shares in DraftKings right now? This is the question that is central to the company’s M&A efforts and the answer is far from clear cut. Tear yourselves away from G2E for a minute and direct your attention to the recent news about Zoom and its merger bid for […]
Catena Media’s European writedowns
Catena Media Q3 update The top line Revenue estimated at €33.1m, up 33% YoY with North American operations up 124% and now worth 51% of total group revenues. Adjusted EBITDA estimated at €16m, up 33%. German revenue fell 82% over the period and now down to 4% of group revenue. A total writedown of €49.4m […]
Playtech sets sights on South and North America
The top line – H1 Revenues were down 4% YoY to €457.4m, AEBITDA was up 14% on constant currency to €124.1m and adjusted post-tax profits were up 1460% to €54.6m. Retail closures in Italy were offset by 95% revenue growth to €123.4m and 118% EBITDA growth to €51.6m for Snaitech. On the B2B front revenues […]