05.05.2014
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DGAP-News: bet-at-home.com AG: bet-at-home.com AG: substantial earnings increase in Q1 2014
bet-at-home.com AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results
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Group figures for the first quarter of 2014 (01.01. to 31.03.2014)
Significant increase in earnings before taxes: up by EUR 4.7 million to
EUR 8.3 million
Increase in gross gaming revenue by 10.9% to EUR 25.2 million (Q1 2013:
EUR 22.7 million)
Continued clear efficiency improvements in marketing expense and in
operating expense
Stable assets and liabilities structure - cash, cash equivalents and
securities at EUR 30.7 million
Düsseldorf, 5 May 2014. The listed online sports betting and online gaming
provider was able to continue its successful progression in the first
quarter of 2014, thus tapping into the impetus of the previous year.
Above-average revenue development
Due to the positive development in gross revenue, continued efficiency
increases in marketing and the ongoing reduction in other expense, the
results of the bet-at-home.com AG Group have improved substantially in the
reporting period compared with the same quarter of the previous year. For
instance, EBITDA reached EUR 8.0 million in Q1 2014 and was thus EUR 4.6
million more than the comparative figure of the previous year (Q1 2013: EUR
3.4 million). EBIT also increased due to the positive developments in the
reporting period by EUR 4.5 million to EUR 7.8 million (Q1 2013: EUR 3.3
million).
With the assessment of the high level of cash and cash equivalents and the
granting of short-term loans under arm's length conditions to the majority
owner of bet-at-home.com AG, the Group financial result increased in Q1
2014 to EUR 0.4 million (Q1 2013: EUR 0.2 million).
Accordingly, earnings before taxes (EBT) in Q1 2014 amounted to EUR 8.3
million and was thus EUR 4.7 million above the comparative figure of the
previous year (Q1 2013: EUR 3.5 million).
Stable revenue development
The gross betting and gaming revenue in Q1 2014 was EUR 25.2 million and
thus 10.9% above the value of the same period in 2013 (Q1 2013: EUR 22.7
million). As the most important key figure in the eGaming market, the gross
betting and gaming revenue represents the difference between the gaming
volume and winnings paid out.
The gaming volume for bet-at-home.com AG amounted to a total of EUR 495.2
million in Q1 2014 (Q1 2013: EUR 477.5 million) and was thus 3.7% above the
comparative figure of the previous year.
The sports betting tax and gaming charges in Q1 2014, amounting to EUR 3.3
million due to the increase in the gross betting and gaming revenue, are
slightly above the level of the same period of the previous year (Q1 2013:
EUR 3.2 million) and thus also resulted in an increase in net gaming
revenue to EUR 21.9 million (Q1 2013: EUR 19.5 million).
Efficiency increases in marketing and substantial expansion of the customer
base
Due to efficiency increases in marketing and the focus on targeted
activities since the 2013 financial year, marketing expense in the first
three months of the 2014 financial year amount to EUR 7.7 million and is
thus clearly below the figure of the previous year by EUR 2.3 million (Q1
2013: EUR 10.0 million). Despite the reduction in marketing expense, the
gross revenue increased by 10.9% compared to the same period of the
previous year. This underlines even more the success of the customer
acquisition and retention measures which have been undertaken, which
resulted in a further successful strengthening of the bet-at-home.com
brand. Successes arising from the efficiency increase measures taken in the
2013 financial year were sustained and continued. The combination of all
these measures also resulted in a substantial expansion of the customer
base. The bet-at-home.com AG Group currently has almost 3.7 million
registered customers (Q1 2013: 3.3 million).
A clear efficiency increase can also be perceived in other operating
expense. With expense of EUR 3.1 million, the operating expense in Q1 2014
is 11.2% below the figure of the previous year (Q1 2013: EUR 3.5 million).
Stable assets, liabilities and capital structure
Due to the recent strong results contribution from the current business
period, the Group equity as of 31.03.2014 increased substantially to EUR
50.1 million (31.12.2013: EUR 44.6 million), which resulted in an increased
Group equity ratio of 66.0% (31.12.2013: 64.5%).
In addition, the bet-at-home.com AG Group had cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities, as of 31.03.2014, of EUR 30.7 million (31.12.2013:
EUR 23.2 million). Furthermore, as of 31.03.2014, a total of EUR 32.0
million in short-term loans to the principal shareholder were disclosed.
These loans were granted under arm's length conditions and are jointly and
severally collaterised by the owners of the majority shareholder.
Key figures (in EUR thousand)
Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Change
Gross betting and gaming revenue 22,693 25,157 10.9%
Marketing expense 9,990 7,652 -23.4%
Earnings before taxes (EBT) 3,547 8,256 +132.8%
Employees (as of the reporting date) 240 249 +3.8%
About bet-at-home.com
The bet-at-home.com AG Group operates in the fields of online gaming and
online sports betting. With 3.7 million registered customers, the company,
which is listed on the Frankfurt and Vienna Stock Exchanges, is, together
with its subsidiaries, one of the most successful gaming providers in
Europe. The varied options offered on www.bet-at-home.com include sports
betting, poker, casinos and games. bet-at-home.com has companies in
Germany, Austria, Malta and Gibraltar. As of 31.03.2014, 249 employees
contribute to the successful development of the Group. Via its Maltese
companies, the Group holds licences for online sports betting and gaming.
The licences entitled the company to organise and market online sports
betting and online casinos respectively. Since 2009, bet-at-home.com AG has
been a member of the Betclic Everest SAS Group, which is a leading French
group operating in the online gaming and sports betting industry.
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