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| For the year, we set a new Accel record, with total revenue of $1.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $181 million, year-over-year increases of 21% and 12%, respectively |
| With our strong balance sheet and low leverage, we are in a unique position where we can grow our business and return capital to shareholders |
| And it's what we'd expect to see in an environment like this, which I think compared to overall sort of local gaming, our business is holding up very well |
| And so we believe we're well positioned as a buyer |
| We also saw growth in our developing markets where we continue to add locations, attract new players and improve our offering with better equipment |
| Our continued growth demonstrates the strength of our local business model |
| And we're very optimistic that Accel will continue its growth trajectory |
| I'm pleased to report we had another record-setting year, with total revenue of $1.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $181 million, year-over-year increases of 21% and 12%, respectively |
| But that market has turned EBITDA positive, and we expect to see decent growth out of it again |
| We are also optimistic about the opportunities in the markets where we currently operate |
| Our strong balance sheet, locally focused business model and consistent growth offers one of the best returns in gaming |
| We're confident that our turnkey, full-service, local gaming solutions provide a platform to continue to produce strong and consistent results |
| We're pleased with another strong year and remain focused on executing our growth strategy to create value for our investors |
| Like we said, we had a very strong 2023; 2024 is definitely off to the right start |
| But in both cases, we are happy with the returns we're seeing |
| Our focus is to provide unmatched customer support, guidance and expertise so our location partners can grow their businesses |
| So as we look at it, we've always had a very strong sales effort |
| For the fourth quarter, we had total revenue of $297 million, a year-over-year increase of 7%, and adjusted EBITDA of $45 million, a year-over-year increase of 3% |
| And in 2022, we had good weather; 2023, overall, in this winter in the Midwest has been mild |
| For the quarter, we reported revenue of $297 million and adjusted EBITDA of $45 million, year-over-year increases of 7% and 3%, respectively |
| So we're seeing both of that help grow our current base |
| And you are able to work with that owner to drive more traffic because they have a better offering |
| Revenue growth throughout 2023 was driven by the Century acquisition adding new locations and 3% same-store sales growth in Illinois |
| We have great availability |
| So we're winning these new partners over and over again |
| Those investments there, as that market ramps, the primary catalyst there now is increased demand as players in that market get used to the product and we see like the product |
| Nice quarter guys |
| We've seen a lot of growth recently organically |
| We continue to make progress on our $200 million share repurchase program |
| Looking at future growth, our pipeline remains more active than ever as we evaluate multiple opportunities across the country |
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| And then, I guess, turning to margins, down modestly year-over-year and sequentially |
| Location attrition continues to remain low and is mostly attributable to our lowest performing locations closing their doors |
| But there's still inflation out there, and the labor market does remain a bit challenging |
| Overall, I'd say it's relatively – we had some tough comps |
| So you mentioned that, that's coming down in 2024 quite significantly |
| But I think what has been a challenge is a gap between the buy and the sell and that – where the seller expectation is still closer to what we saw in 2019 and 2020 and the buyers have kind of adjusted to a different economic environment |
| And whether something happens in Illinois or not, really uncertain |
| There's no microeconomic thing that's going to hit us hard |
| Obviously, the rates came down a little bit, and now they're kind of stubbornly at levels that are higher than we thought at this point in the year |
| So I think, again, we're coming into this year, some cautious, but if we get the growth like we've seen and the weather holds up, and again, we depend on people sticking close to home and sticking to their routines, we'll get that revenue pop |
| Based on everything I just mentioned, we view a portion of 2023's CapEx as onetime in nature and we are projecting CapEx in 2024 to be between $55 million and $65 million, a decrease of more than 20% |
| But I don't think it's going to close until you have some of the rates kind of decline from the levels that they're at, or you see some of the pressure on some of these companies who are over-levered that they need to take action |
| Again, labor seems to be in line, and we're not seeing sort of those crazy hikes we saw nearly almost 1.5 years ago |
| The hard part is we don't have those forward-leaning forward indicators, early bookings or anything like that to predict |
| Similar to prior quarters, we are not issuing guidance due to the near-term macroeconomic uncertainty |
| Again, it's a more modest growth than the old of mid-single digits, but we're up a little |
| Over the longer term, we expect CapEx to decrease even further |
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