Flutter Swung to 1st Half Pretax Loss on Higher Costs; Revenue Rose
12 Agosto 2022 - 8:49AM
Dow Jones News
By Joe Hoppe
Flutter Entertainment PLC said Friday that it swung to a
first-half pretax loss due to higher operating and sales costs,
though revenue rose and the second half has begun well.
The FTSE 100 gambling group posted a first-half pretax loss of
51.4 million pounds ($62.7 million), compared with a profit of
GBP77.0 million a year prior, after a GBP286 million charge for
amortization of acquired intangibles
Revenue rose 11% to GBP3.39 billion, from GBP3.05 billion a year
before.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization--one of the company's preferred metrics--fell to
GBP476 million, from GBP597 million at the same time in 2021.
The company said the second half has begun well, with revenue in
the first five weeks to Aug. 7 in-line with its expectations.
Flutter said it expects to achieve an adjusted Ebitda of GBP1.29
billion-GBP1.39 billion for the full year excluding its U.S.
business. It also said that in the U.S. it expects to generate
revenue of GBP2.3 billion-GBP2.5 billion and book an adjusted
Ebitda loss of GBP225 million-GBP275 million.
The Dublin-based betting and gambling company said it will
review its dividend policy once it achieves its leverage targets.
The board suspended dividends in March 2020 to preserve cash during
the coronavirus pandemic.
Write to Joe Hoppe at joseph.hoppe@wsj.com
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