bet-at-home — FY22 GGR guidance raised

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bet-at-home — FY22 GGR guidance raised

bet-at-home’s (BAH’s) Q322 profitability was helped by cost-saving initiatives, particularly lower personnel expenditure, which offset lower quarter-on-quarter betting volumes. After the Q322 update, management raised FY22 gross gaming revenue (GGR) guidance due to positive trading around the FIFA World Cup. Management has maintained FY22 EBITDA guidance, which includes ongoing uncertainty from the effect of risk provisions associated with former business activities, and the effect of increased marketing spend for the tournament.

Russell Pointon

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bet-at-home

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Spotlight - Update

12 December 2022

Price

€6.6

Market cap

€46m

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Share details

Code

ACXX

Listing

XETR

Shares in issue

7.0m

Net cash (€m) at 30 June 2022 (excluding client money)

28.3

Business description

Founded in 1999, bet-at-home is an online sports betting and gaming company with 170 (end June 2022) employees. It is licensed in Malta and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Since 2009, bet-at-home has been part of BetClic Everest, a publicly listed gaming company, which currently holds 53.9% of bet-at-home’s shares.

Bull

bet-at-home has a strong record of growing its registered customer base and brand recognition as it expanded geographically and developed new products across sports betting and casino.

Management is undertaking a disciplined fixed cost-cutting programme that should result in lean operational management.

An expected new virtual slot machine licence in Germany in Q422 would provide a growth opportunity in the group’s core market.

Bear

Regulatory risk is high in the majority of its markets, albeit regulated market exposure should increase over time.

bet-at-home operates in competitive markets that require high marketing spend.

Potential negative effect of risk provisions associated with former casino activities.

Analysts

Russell Pointon

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Milo Bussell

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London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

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United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

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United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

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Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Price

€6.6

Market cap

€46m

Share price graph

Share details

Code

ACXX

Listing

XETR

Shares in issue

7.0m

Net cash (€m) at 30 June 2022 (excluding client money)

28.3

Business description

Founded in 1999, bet-at-home is an online sports betting and gaming company with 170 (end June 2022) employees. It is licensed in Malta and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Since 2009, bet-at-home has been part of BetClic Everest, a publicly listed gaming company, which currently holds 53.9% of bet-at-home’s shares.

Bull

bet-at-home has a strong record of growing its registered customer base and brand recognition as it expanded geographically and developed new products across sports betting and casino.

Management is undertaking a disciplined fixed cost-cutting programme that should result in lean operational management.

An expected new virtual slot machine licence in Germany in Q422 would provide a growth opportunity in the group’s core market.

Bear

Regulatory risk is high in the majority of its markets, albeit regulated market exposure should increase over time.

bet-at-home operates in competitive markets that require high marketing spend.

Potential negative effect of risk provisions associated with former casino activities.

Analysts

Russell Pointon

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Milo Bussell

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

bet-at-home is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

bet-at-home’s (BAH’s) Q322 profitability was helped by cost-saving initiatives, particularly lower personnel expenditure, which offset lower quarter-on-quarter betting volumes. After the Q322 update, management raised FY22 gross gaming revenue (GGR) guidance due to positive trading around the FIFA World Cup. Management has maintained FY22 EBITDA guidance, which includes ongoing uncertainty from the effect of risk provisions associated with former business activities, and the effect of increased marketing spend for the tournament.

Consensus estimates

Year
end

Revenue*
(€m)

EBITDA
(€m)

EPS
(€)

DPS
(€)

EV/sales
(x)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/20

54.6**

13.2**

1.28

2.50

0.33

5.1

37.9

12/21

59.3

14.0

1.52

0.00

0.30

4.3

N/A

12/22e

54.3

N/A

N/A

0.00

0.33

N/A

N/A

12/23e

55.3

1.0

N/A

0.00

0.33

N/A

N/A

Source: Refinitiv. Note: *Gross gaming revenue. **Restated figures.

FY22 GGR guidance raised

Lower volumes in Q322

GGR fell 2% q-o-q to €12.4m (Q222: €12.6m) driven by lower betting volumes in the quarter. However, net gaming revenue rose 0.7% to €9.9m (Q222: €9.8m) as a result of lower betting fees in the period. EBITDA was down 52% q-o-q to €1.2m (Q222: €2.5m) due to higher marketing costs, ramped up ahead of the FIFA World Cup (Q422). The elevated marketing costs will be largely amortised in FY23. For the first nine months of FY22 GGR stood at €39.1m and EBITDA at €2.2m. BAH’s cash position improved during the quarter to €34.5m (H122: €32.6m), although this is before pending bets.

Elevated marketing spend for FIFA World Cup

Post the Q322 results, management has raised FY22 GGR guidance due to the FIFA World Cup, expecting GGR of €52–54m (previously €4550m). EBITDA guidance is unchanged at a loss of €2–4.5m (including €1.7m negative impact from discontinued operations) given the ongoing uncertainty around the former business activities. Q322 marketing expenditure increased as a proportion of GGR q-o-q to 24% (Q222: 18%); however, this was lower than spend in the quarters before Euro 2020 (35% of GGR in Q221) and FIFA World Cup 2018 (40% of GGR in Q218), as the current tournament is later in the year than usual. Synergies from the outsourcing of the sports and gaming platform to EveryMatrix are expected to be realised in Q123.

Valuation: Discount to peers despite cash position

BAH’s share price has reacted positively following the Q322 results and the updated guidance. Despite the strong cash position (c 61% of current market value), BAH remains at a marked discount to peers on CY22e and CY23e EV/Sales multiples of 82% and 79%.

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This report has been commissioned by bet-at-home and prepared and issued by Edison, in consideration of a fee payable by bet-at-home. Edison Investment Research standard fees are £60,000 pa for the production and broad dissemination of a detailed note (Outlook) following by regular (typically quarterly) update notes. Fees are paid upfront in cash without recourse. Edison may seek additional fees for the provision of roadshows and related IR services for the client but does not get remunerated for any investment banking services. We never take payment in stock, options or warrants for any of our services.

Accuracy of content: All information used in the publication of this report has been compiled from publicly available sources that are believed to be reliable, however we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this report and have not sought for this information to be independently verified. Opinions contained in this report represent those of the research department of Edison at the time of publication. Forward-looking information or statements in this report contain information that is based on assumptions, forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable, and therefore involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of their subject matter to be materially different from current expectations.

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