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Jackpotjoy Loss Widens On Currency Effect As Revenue Grows Strongly

20th Mar 2018 12:03

LONDON (Alliance News) - Online bingo firm Jackpotjoy PLC said Tuesday its loss widened in 2017 on currency swap movements as revenue grew strongly, with 2018 opening with double-digit revenue growth.

In 2017, Jackpotjoy's pretax loss widened to GBP67.9 million from GBP40.6 million the year prior. This was despite revenue rising to GBP304.7 million from GBP269.0 million the year before.

Profit performance was hurt by the swing from a GBP34.1 million cross currency swap gain in 2016 to a GBP12.5 million loss in 2017, which was only partially offset by shallower negative contingent consideration fair value adjustments compared to the previous year.

"The record financial results we achieved in 2017 reflect the dedication, ambition, and work ethic present in employees across the business," Jackpotjoy Chairman Neil Goulden said. "As an organisation, we are committed to delivering the best customer experience across all our gaming verticals. We also strive to represent the highest standards of consumer best practice in our industry. This is underpinned by wholehearted support for the ethos of responsible gambling and proactive monitoring of player behaviour."

"We are confident of our prospects for growth against a healthy market backdrop in global online gaming and determined to ensure we present an entertaining, fun and responsible environment for our customers to enjoy", Goulden added.

Jackpotjoy said 2018 had experienced a "solid" start with "healthy" 12% year-on-year revenue growth to the end of February.

"We are due to make the final earn-out payment to Gamesys in June and expect to meet this comfortably from existing cash resources," Jackpotjoy said in a statement. "Deleveraging remains core to our strategy and we expect to make further progress in this area over the course of the financial year. The UK and other global online gaming markets continue to offer significant growth opportunities, and we are confident that we are well-placed to take advantage of this backdrop and deliver further value to shareholders."

Shares in Jackpotjoy were 0.6% lower at 816.00 pence at midday on Tuesday.


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