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| In the UK, Betway delivered strong growth |
| These strong metrics make us confident that we will achieve the double-digit top line growth that we are projecting for 2024 |
| We also delivered the highest ever Total Revenue for the fourth quarter of €352 million, up 7% year-on-year and 15% in constant currency |
| The delivery of these objectives will help us achieve our projections of double-digit growth on the top line, continued increase in our EBITDA and meaningful free cash flow, with high expectations for 2024 and look forward to continued success |
| I'm so proud of what we achieved in the last year, and I'm really excited about the outlook for 2024 |
| For 2023, we set a new record for SGH's total revenue, which came in at €1.406 billion, up 8% year-on-year and 19% in constant currency, and therefore, comfortably beating our total revenue guidance of €1.35 billion |
| Despite customer-friendly results in October, we recovered extremely well to set the highest ever total revenue for fourth quarter and for a full year |
| And for operational EBITDA, we achieved a total of €255 million, meaning that we easily surpassed guidance on both fronts |
| It was really, really strong growth this year, and there was also a good overview Ontario that we said is getting back to the standards we saw before |
| Total revenue was the highest ever for our fourth quarter, and December was our best ever EBITDA month |
| However, in December and November, we achieved EBITDA margin of around 24% and 22%, respectively, demonstrating the strong end to the year and our operating leverage kicking in |
| Over 85% of our net revenue in the fourth quarter came from casino, proving that even when the sports was out go against that, we still have an ability to deliver record breaking results |
| This is a positive step in the direction of our long-term target of maintaining EBITDA margins of above 20% |
| Reflecting on 2023, I'm pleased with how the teams have navigated various challenges to deliver strong growth across both the top and the bottom line |
| Our customer intention remains strong, and this along with new customer acquisitions, drove us to new highs for daily customers and daily deposits |
| Each quarter this year, we set records on each of those fronts and consistently surpass them |
| I'm very pleased with the progress we have made in optimizing costs in the right areas |
| Lastly, we ended the year with a strong balance sheet, which include an unrestricted cash of €242 million and no debt |
| We had another quarter of strong revenue growth |
| Just last month, we successfully launched our Jackpot City brand into our first African market, and we are super excited about the prospects that a Sinopacific brand presents for us across the continent |
| The ability to navigate these bumps in the road is a testament to our diverse and loyal customer base |
| This growth was driven by strong performance in Africa, Canada and some of our European markets |
| Worldwide, our customer growth is impressive |
| We estimate that our top line will continue to grow strongly with year-on-year growth of just over 10% to €1.55 billion |
| We are well positioned to handle the UK Gambling Commission’s plan to introduce a gambling custom for online slot games later this year |
| In Canada, casinos grew well, and overall, this remains a strong market for us |
| Customer values are as good as they ever were and revenues, which initially stabilized are now growing |
| The B2B division of DGC is in great hands, and we wish all the parties the best of luck moving forward |
| This is very encouraging for future growth |
| We have made tremendous strides in 2023 |
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| The fourth quarter had its challenges with October's unprecedented low sports margin driven by soccer results and the close of the Indian market |
| Our sports book revenue still declined for the quarter to €53 million, a decrease of 39% year-on-year and 54% in constant currency |
| EBITDA loss for the year was €18 million, resulting in negative operational EBITDA for 2023 of €57 million, being slightly less in our forecasted spend of €60 million to €65 million |
| The margin for the quarter was impacted by the sports results, which actually resulted in negative EBITDA for the month |
| As we touched on the last earnings call, sports book revenue was impacted in the fourth quarter, due to October customer-friendly results in soccer |
| In the US, our net EBITDA loss for the quarter was €18 million, taking a full year investment to €57 million |
| And I think -- yes, I think the pace of the rollout of this regulation has been slower than the industry has expected |
| In the US, while we continue with our previously communicated technology migration and marketing plan, we are not pleased with the status quo |
| We accomplished this even though the African market was a key driver behind the negative sports margins for the business in October |
| Despite the strong performance in the segment, growth was offset by the closure of India |
| market, I do not think that it is likely that our 2024 adjusted EBITDA loss will exceed what we spent last year |
| But just curious, Latin America obviously looks like it's getting some heat here |
| This decline was further impacted by the closure of the Indian market, which, of course, is not included in the comparative quarter |
| We are not about cutting costs for the sake of improved margins |
| But just curious, I know it's a challenging environment, but your motivation here, to try to drive a business, because it seems like you put the right pieces of the puzzle together |
| Has the iGaming legislation -- has your outlook changed? Or has it just been slower than expected? You mentioned it on a state-by-state basis, assuming that has to do with iGaming legislation, but just interesting your thoughts there |
| We never want to sacrifice long-term growth for the sake of short-term margin improvement |
| Just from my side is, obviously, sports betting over time, you have got to set margin, but it can be a bit volatile as we saw in October, but then obviously November and December was great |
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