H1 2020 results
17 September 2020
Agenda | 2 |
Group highlights | Financial review | Strategic priorities | ||
and outlook | ||||
Mor Weizer | Andrew Smith | Mor Weizer |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Executive Officer |
H1 2020 results
Playtech response to COVID-19 | 3 |
Decisive action taken early
- Priority was to limit the effects of the pandemic on staff, partners and overall business
- Business continuity plan enacted in early stages of the pandemic
- Outstanding response from our people
- Support provided to local communities
- Seamless transition to remote working; productivity levels and delivery deadlines maintained
- Safer Gambling engagement tools were made available for free during the crisis
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Highlights | 4 |
Resilient H1 performance; continued operational execution
- Resilient H1 driven by online and TradeTech together with early and decisive actions taken in response to COVID-19
- Significant US momentum: New Jersey license received and launched with bet365; further license applications underway; investment to increase
- New structured agreements signed in Guatemala and Costa Rica; Caliente now top 3 customer
- Launch of Playtech's sustainable business strategy to consolidate position as a global leader in safer products, data analytics and player engagement solutions
- Simplification of Playtech progressing; actions taken on assets under review
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Executing 2020 priorities | 5 |
Delivering our strategy
2020 priorities | Progress | |
1. | Increase US investment | Launched with bet365 in New Jersey; Live facility under |
development; further applications underway | ||
2. | Sign new structured agreements | New structured agreements in Guatemala and Costa Rica |
3. | Sign 50 new brands | >50 new brands signed in H1, surpassing FY 2020 target |
4. | Snaitech to outperform in Italy | Snaitech #1 across Sports in Italy in H1 |
5. | Drive further developments in Safer Gambling | Launched Playtech Protect; leading on safer game design |
6. | Asset review | TradeTech process underway; Sold loss-making Casual |
Gaming assets; HPYBET under Snaitech management | ||
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Agenda | 6 |
Group highlights | Financial review | Strategic priorities | ||
and outlook | ||||
Mor Weizer | Andrew Smith | Mor Weizer |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Executive Officer |
H1 2020 results
Financial highlights | 7 |
Robust start to 2020; resilient despite COVID-19
Strong start to 2020 pre-COVID-19
- Strong January and February
- Q1 EBITDA of €117m
Resilient H1 despite COVID-19
- Core B2B Gambling revenues down 5%
- Core B2B Online growth of 18%
- Non-UKregulated up 11%
- Snaitech Online revenues up 37%; number 1 in Sports
- Outstanding TradeTech performance
Cash preservation measures
- Early decisions taken to preserve cash across the business
- All areas of cash preservation examined
Strong balance sheet and liquidity
- Free cash flow positive in H1; liquidity improved
- RCF drawn down; covenants renegotiated
- Final €36m of Snaitech land sale received in Q3
- Net Debt / EBITDA improved to 1.5x (FY19: 1.6x)
- Sale of certain Casual Gaming assets completed
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COVID-19 Response | 8 |
Decisive action taken early to navigate pandemic
Cash preservation | Liquidity |
• Shareholder distributions suspended; €65m preserved | • Navigated pandemic with positive free cash flow |
• Salary reductions across the Company | • RCF drawn down as precaution only |
(incl. 20% for Board and Executive Management) | • Playtech has 5-year (€530m) and 7-year (€350m) bonds |
• Deferral or cancellation of planned H1 capital | (October 2023 and March 2026) |
expenditure | |
• Strict working capital management | Covenants renegotiated as precautionary measure |
• Leverage covenant amended to 5x Net Debt / EBITDA | |
• Reduced office and maintenance costs | (Dec-20 test) and 4.5x (Jun-21 test) |
• Renegotiated timing of 2020 earnout payments | • Interest Cover covenant amended to 3x EBITDA |
(Dec 20 test) and 3.5x (Jun-21 test) | |
• Comfortably within the limits for both | |
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Group EBITDA by month | 9 |
Robust start to 2020 before COVID-19; recovery underway
Gambling | TradeTech | |
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€ Millions
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January | February | March | April | May | June |
Recovery in July and August
- Very strong July:
- Pent up demand
- Concentration of football matches
- Strong TradeTech
- Solid August:
- Lower than July
- Retail caution
- Modest TradeTech
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Results summary | 10 |
Group results impacted by pandemic
Total revenue (€m) | Adj. EBITDA (€m) | Adj. Net Profit (€m) |
€564.0 | €162.3 | €44.3 |
750 | 250 | 200 | |||
727.8 | -23% | ||||
600 | 200 | 150 | |||
-16% | |||||
564.0 | 192.9 | ||||
450 | 150 | 162.3 | |||
100 | |||||
300 | 100 | 78.4 | |||
-44% | |||||
150 | 50 | 50 | |||
44.3 | |||||
0 | 0 | 0 | |||
H1 2019 | H1 2020 | H1 2019 | H1 2020 | H1 2019 | H1 2020 |
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B2B Gambling | 11 |
Strong Core B2B performance outside UK
Online only & excluding Sports | |||||||||||
€ millions | H1 2019* | H1 2020 | % | CC% | H1 2019 | H1 2020 | % | CC% | |||
UK | 94.8 | 66.1 | -30% | -30% | 52.0 | 51.9 | 0% | 1% | |||
Other regulated | 74.2 | 80.5 | 8% | 11% | 37.4 | 57.7 | 54% | 60% | |||
Total Regulated B2B revenue | 169.0 | 146.6 | -13% | -12% | 89.4 | 109.6 | 23% | 25% | |||
Unregulated excl. Asia | 31.5 | 41.9 | 33% | 32% | 30.1 | 41.0 | 36% | 35% | |||
Total Core B2B revenue | 200.5 | 188.5 | -6% | -5% | 119.5 | 150.6 | 26% | 28% | |||
Unregulated Asia | 65.0 | 41.2 | -37% | -36% | 65.0 | 41.2 | -37% | -36% | |||
Total B2B Gambling revenue | 265.5 | 229.7 | -13% | -12% | 184.5 | 191.8 | 4% | 5% | |||
B2B costs | 155.3 | 166.5 | 7% | 7% | |||||||
B2B Adjusted EBITDA | 110.2 | 63.2 | -43% | -39% | |||||||
* UK benefitted from a significant one-off hardware sale in H1 2019
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B2C Gambling performance | 12 |
B2C impacted by retail closures and sports cancellations
Revenue | Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||
€ millions | H1 2019* | H1 2020 | % | CC% | H1 2019* | H1 2020 | % | |||
Snaitech | 395.8 | 215.5 | -46% | -46% | 74.7 | 47.1 | -37% | |||
White label (incl. Sun Bingo) | 24.3 | 29.5 | 21% | 22% | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0% | |||
Retail Sport B2C | 9.9 | 8.5 | -14% | -13% | -3.6 | -4.2 | -17% | |||
Total B2C Gambling | 430.0 | 253.5 | -41% | -41% | 74.5 | 46.3 | -38% | |||
* H1 2019 numbers have been restated to reflect the reclassification of discontinued operations
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Snaitech performance | 13 |
Resilient H1 driven by online strength and variable cost franchise model
€ millions | H1 2019 | H1 2020 | % |
Retail betting | 85.9 | 48.1 | -44% |
Gaming machines | 249.0 | 92.3 | -63% |
Online | 46.4 | 63.4 | 37% |
Other | 14.5 | 11.7 | -19% |
Total revenue | 395.8 | 215.5 | -46% |
Adjusted EBITDA | 74.7 | 47.1 | -37% |
Margin | 19% | 22% | - |
Underlying margin* | 45% | 41% | - |
* Underlying margin excludes the distribution costs paid to franchisees | |||
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TradeTech Group Results | 14 |
Exceptional H1 2020
USD millions | H1 2019 | H1 2020 | % |
B2C | $9.9 | $22.8 | 130% |
Liquidity offering | $14.5 | $15.5 | 7% |
Execution & Risk Management | $17.5 | $50.8 | 190% |
Full Turnkey offering | $2.2 | $7.1 | 223% |
Net Revenue | $44.1 | $96.2 | 118% |
Adjusted EBITDA | $9.2 | $58.4 | 535% |
- Outstanding H1 performance benefiting from increased market volatility and trading volumes
- Market conditions began to normalise towards the end of the first half and into the second half
- Initial steps towards a more efficient balance sheet; released €10 million of capital
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Balance sheet | 15 |
Strong balance sheet and liquidity
- Long-termfinancing in place; leverage within range
- RCF drawn down as precautionary measure
- Covenants renegotiated for December 2020 and June 2021 tests; comfortably within limits
- Playtech has 5-year (€530m) and 7-year (€350m) bonds (October 2023 and March 2026)
- Shareholder distributions suspended in February 2020
- Share buyback announced at FY19 results was suspended; 2019 final dividend not proposed
- €65m of cash outflows saved in H1
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Cash on balance sheet | 16 |
Cash position strengthened despite pandemic
June 2020 | December 2019 | |||||||||
Total | Total | |||||||||
excl. | excl. | |||||||||
€ millions | Gambling | Snaitech | TTG | Total | RCF | RCF | Total | RCF | RCF | |
Gross Cash | 378 | 240 | 405 | 1,023 | (307) | 716 | 672 | (64) | 608 | |
Client funds / progressives* | (86) | (39) | (242) | (367) | - | (367) | (338) | - | (338) | |
Adjusted gross cash | 292 | 201 | 163 | 657 | (307) | 349 | 333 | (64) | 270 | |
Cash needed for operations | (50) | (30) | (53) | (133) | - | (133) | (133) | - | (133) | |
Capital adequacy | - | - | (60) | (60) | - | (60) | (70) | - | (70) | |
Available cash | 242 | 171 | 50 | 463 | (307) | 156 | 131 | (64) | 67 | |
* Includes Client funds, progressive jackpots, security deposits & player balances
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Outlook | 17 |
Equipped to emerge strongly from the COVID-19 period
- Strong trading and cash generation in July and August, albeit with stronger July
- Online expected to continue to perform strongly
- Cautious about the outlook for retail
- TradeTech first half performance not expected to be repeated in H2 with market volatility currently significantly lower
- Balance sheet remains strong, allowing for selected high-return investments such as in the US
- Business performing well but caution remains given the backdrop
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Agenda | 18 |
Group highlights | Financial review | Strategic priorities | ||
and outlook | ||||
Mor Weizer | Andrew Smith | Mor Weizer |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Executive Officer |
H1 2020 results
Impact of COVID-19 on Playtech | 19 |
New opportunities created; accelerating existing plans
Impact of COVID-19
- COVID-19has accelerated shift to online and increased demands of digital functionality
- Increased demand for our technology; safer game design and monitoring tools
- Opportunities to rationalise costs and further refocus the business
Playtech response
- Accelerating existing plans to take advantage of the new opportunities created
- Leading technology and strong balance sheet positions Playtech to execute
- Continued focus on extending Playtech's position as a global leader in safer gambling products
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US market opportunity | 20 |
Market opportunity continuing to grow
$24.4bn | • 22 states now offer or have approved Sports Betting |
by 2023 | • Sports Betting estimated $19 billion market by 2023 |
Sports ~$19.0bn | • iGaming legislation lags; gaining momentum |
iGaming ~$5.4bn | • iGaming estimated $5.4 billion market by 2023 |
Market sizes are GGR based on forecasts for sports / iGaming by 2023.
Source: Jefferies (2020)
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US product & technology offering | 21 |
Industry-leading technology; flexible and open architecture
Industry-leading IMS platform | Live Casino |
Playtech Open Platform / APIs | Slots |
Turnkey Sportsbook | Poker |
Bet engine | Omni-channel offering |
Trading services and risk | Native iOS Casino app |
Bespoke risk and liability | Managed services |
Models and algorithms | Marketing and bonusing |
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US momentum | 22 |
US strategy is building momentum
Approach | Current Status |
Market Entry • State by state approach | • First licence obtained in New Jersey |
• Licensing process underway in several states | • Accelerating investment |
• Local presence | • Target c.10 states by end of 2022 |
Technology & Products
• IMS platform including CRM, BI & safer gambling | • Leading platform in regulated markets |
• Sports via SSBTs & online | • Technology and products unrivalled |
• Online slots & Live casino | • Live Casino facility under development |
Customers & Partnerships
• Existing customers from other markets | • bet365 launched in New Jersey |
• New US-based relationships | • Strong new business pipeline |
• Focus on traditional B2B model | • Initial talks on structured agreements |
- Potential for select structured agreements
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Latin America | 23 |
Building on market leading position in the region
- Strategy in region focused on structured agreements
• Caliente now a top 3 licensee
• Wplay roll-out progressing as planned with first milestones achieved
- New structured agreements in Guatemala & Costa Rica
- Medium term opportunities include Panama, Peru, Argentina, Brazil
- €100m annual revenue opportunity in medium term
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Resilient H1 for Snaitech | 24 |
The market leader in Italy
#1 | 41% | |
Sports betting | Growth in online | |
market share in H1 | stakes | |
€55m | 75% | |
Land sale | Growth in online | |
completed | EBITDA | |
Resilient H1; recovery in July and August
- Retail closures and lack of sporting events significantly impacted results from March to June
- Business remained breakeven throughout worse period of pandemic
- Online had very strong growth leveraging technology and brand strength
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The opportunity for Snaitech | 25 |
Largest market in Europe; ideally positioned
Significant long-term opportunity
- Largest gambling market in Europe
- Low online penetration
- Ideally positioned to capture opportunity with brand strength and leading online offering
- Actions taken in H1 to improve online capabilities and extend market leadership
* Source: H2 Gambling Capital (2019)
Online Penetration*
50% | 45% | |
40% | ||
30% | ||
20% | ||
10% | 10% | |
0% | ||
UK | Italy |
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Asia | 26 |
Increased flexibility
- H1 2020 impacted by government restrictions in response to COVID-19
- Also impacted by restrictions introduced on payment processing
- Changes to operating model and distribution network in region
- Additional distributor added
- Increased flexibility in region going forward
- Remains highly cash generative
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Safer gambling & sustainability | 27 |
Sustainable success strategy; pioneering consumer protection
Sustainable Success
Five-year sustainable & responsible business strategy
Investing £5m into initiatives that encourage safer gambling behaviours
Power | Promote | Partner | |||||
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Asset review | 28 |
Action being taken
TradeTech
- Remains non-core; source of capital to the Group in H1 given strong performance
- Released €10m of previously tied-up cash
- Playtech is in discussions with a number of parties in relation to possible sale
Retail B2C Sport (HPYBET)
- Strategic asset in Germany ahead of regulation
- To be operated by Snaitech management team going forward
Casual and Social Gaming
- Discontinued operation
- Loss-makingassets sold in H1; sale process for remainder ongoing
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2020 priorities | 29 |
Delivering our strategy
2020 priorities | H2 Focus | |
1. | Increase US investment | Further license applications, go-lives, deals signed |
2. | Sign new structured agreements | Progress existing relationships and pipeline of structured agreements |
3. | Sign 50 new brands | Sign >75 new brands in 2020 |
4. | Snaitech to outperform in Italy | Snaitech to maintain market leadership |
5. | Drive further developments in Safer Gambling | Execute our Sustainable Success strategy |
6. | Asset review | Snaitech to begin management of HPYBET; actions ongoing to |
dispose non-core assets | ||
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Medium-term outlook | 30 |
Well positioned for future growth
- Playtech to emerge strongly from COVID-19 disrupted period
- Positioned to take advantage of emerging opportunities
- Leading technology
- Strong balance sheet
- Comprehensive product offering; ideally placed to capture significant US market opportunity
- Significant opportunities for further material structured agreements
- Focus on extending Playtech's position as a global leader in safer gambling products
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Q&A
Appendix
Results summary | 33 |
Group - at constant currency
Total revenue (€m) | Adj. EBITDA (€m) | Adj. Net Profit (€m) |
€565.5 | €164.6 | €49.7 |
750 | 250 | 200 | ||||
727.8 | -22%* | |||||
600 | 200 | -15%* | 150 | |||
565.5 | 192.9 | |||||
450 | 150 | 164.6 | 100 | |||
300 | 100 | -36%* | ||||
50 | 77.2 | |||||
150 | 50 | 49.7 | ||||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
H1 2019 | H1 2020 | H1 2019 | H1 2020 | H1 2019 | H1 2020 |
* Including and excluding acquisitions
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Summary by division H1 2020 | 34 |
Group
H1 2019 (€m)* | H1 2020 (€m) | |||||||
Revenue | Adj. EBITDA | Margin | Revenue | Adj. EBITDA | Margin | |||
B2B Gambling | 265.5 | 110.2 | 42% | 229.7 | 63.2 | 28% | ||
Reported | B2C Gambling | 430.0 | 74.5 | 17% | 253.5 | 46.3 | 18% | |
(Intercompany) | (6.8) | n/a | n/a | (6.5) | n/a | n/a | ||
Total Gambling | 688.7 | 184.7 | 27% | 476.7 | 109.5 | 23% | ||
TradeTech | 39.1 | 8.2 | 21% | 87.3 | 52.8 | 61% | ||
Group | 727.8 | 192.9 | 27% | 564.0 | 162.3 | 29% | ||
CC | Group | 727.8 | 192.9 | 27% | 565.5 | 164.6 | 29% | |
* H1 2019 numbers have been restated to reflect the reclassification of discontinued operations
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B2B Gambling customer concentration | 35 |
Licensees | H1 2019 | H1 2020 |
Top 5 | 39% | 38% |
Top 10 | 56% | 52% |
Top 15 | 66% | 62% |
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B2B Gambling costs | 36 |
Cost reduction during H1 in response to COVID-19
€ millions | H1 2019 | H2 2019 | H1 2020 | H1 v H1 (%) | H1 v H2 (%) |
R&D | 37.4 | 43.5 | 39.2 | 5% | -10% |
Operations | 78.5 | 102.7 | 85.4 | 9% | -17% |
G&A | 29.7 | 27.7 | 32.4 | 9% | 17% |
S&M | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.5 | -2% | -4% |
Total B2B Gambling costs | 155.3 | 183.8 | 166.5 | 7% | -9% |
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Net profit and EPS | 37 |
Group
Adjusted | Excl. Acquisitions | ||||||||
H1 2019* | H1 2020 | % | H1 2019* | H1 2020 | % | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 192.9 | 162.3 | -16% | 194.8 | 164.3 | -16% | |||
- Depreciation & Amortisation | (78.4) | (79.2) | 1% | (78.1) | (78.8) | 1% | |||
- Net finance costs | (20.4) | (31.4) | 54% | (20.1) | (31.2) | 55% | |||
- Tax | (16.4) | (8.2) | -50% | (16.1) | (8.5) | -47% | |||
- Gain from Associate & JV | 1.9 | 0.7 | -63% | 1.9 | 0.7 | -63% | |||
Non-controlling interest | (1.2) | 0.1 | n/a | (1.2) | 0.1 | n/a | |||
Net Profit attrib. to owners of parent | 78.4 | 44.3 | -44% | 81.2 | 46.6 | -43% | |||
Shares Outstanding (millions) | 307.4 | 297.5 | -3% | 307.4 | 297.5 | -3% | |||
Basic EPS (cents) | 25.5 | 14.9 | -42% | 26.4 | 15.6 | -41% | |||
* H1 2019 numbers have been restated to reflect the reclassification of discontinued operations
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Adjusted cash bridge | 38 |
Free cash flow positive; liquidity improved
657
411
€ Millions
Adjusted | Net cash from | Snaitech | Acquisitions & | CapEx and | Share | Interest, FX & | Adjusted | RCF drawn | Adjusted |
gross cash* | operations** | land sale | contingent | Cap Dev | buy-back | lease liability | gross cash* | down | gross cash* at |
at 31/12/2019 | consideration | payments | excl. RCF | 30/06/2020 | |||||
impact |
- Adjusted gross cash denotes cash adjusted for client funds and progressive jackpots
- Net cash from operations includes adjustment for cash within discontinued operations
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Contingent consideration | 39 |
Group
Contingent consideration | Payment date | ||
Maximum payable earnout | and redemption liability | (based on maximum | |
Acquisition | (per terms of acquisition) | (as at 30.06.2020) | payable earnout) |
Playtech BGT Sports Ltd | n/a - Earnout assessment | €20.8 million | €8.3 million Q3 2020 |
period complete | €12.5 million Q4 2020 | ||
HPYBET Austria GmbH | €15.0 million | Nil | Q2 2021 |
Bet Buddy | €1.3 million | €1.3 million | Q4 2020 |
Eyecon Limited | €24.7 million | Nil | Q2 2021 |
Wplay | €21.3 million | €20.1 million | €16.1 million Q3 2020 |
€4.4 million Q4 2022 | |||
€0.8 million Q4 2024 | |||
Statscore | €15.0 million | €3.7 million | €5.0 million Q1 2023 |
€10.0 million in Q1 2026 | |||
Other | €7.0 million | €1.3 million | |
Total | €84.3 million | €47.2 million | |
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