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(%)
Europe 85.2 85.6
Australia 12.7 13.2
Americas 2.08 1.18
Sports Betting 63.3 60.6
Casino & Gaming 25.2 25.5
Poker Rake 11.5 13.9
Diary Dates
Latest Div Pay 11-Jan-11
Latest Div Rec 17-Dec-10
Next Yr End 31-Jul-10
Outlook Statement
12/8/2010 "...the board remains confident that the
group will meet management expectations for the
financial year just ended"
Major Shareholders %
Bonaire Investment Holdings 9.88
FIL 9.75
Credit Suisse Sec(Europe)Ltd 7.80
DBS Advisors 7.41
Prudential 7.08
Majedie Asset Mgmt 5.71
Marathon Asset Management LLP 5.04
Note: Total includes 2 that are not displayed.
Total 61.6
Advisers
Broker Daniel Stewart & Company...
Oriel Securities
Auditor Grant Thornton UK LLP
Solicitor Nabarro
Financial PR Maitland
Yr End 31-Jul 31-03-03 2004 2005 31-07-06 31-07-07 31-07-08 31-07-09 2010 (P)
Turnover £m 970 1,064 1,526 2,064 119 144 164 208
Non-UK £m
EBITDA £m 16.1 18.4 63.8 102 2.80 19.3 34.8
EBIT £m 14.6 16.7 60.8 96.5 -4.20 12.8 26.1
Operating Profit £m 3.60 5.24 45.1 74.2 -33.6 0.80 21.9
Norm. Pre-tax £m 12.4 15.3 56.2 93.3 -3.80 13.2 26.5
Reported Pre-tax £m 1.40 4.04 40.8 71.2 -32.6 1.20 22.3 6.90
Norm. EPS p 4.14 5.18 14.0 22.2 -1.00 2.14 5.01 5.10
Norm. EPS Growth % -49.8 +25.0 +170 +59.2 +134 +1.68
Reported EPS p 0.50 1.35 10.1 16.9 -7.70 -0.50 4.20 0.70
Reported EPS Growth % -84.4 +260 +461 +67.3 -83.3
DPS p 1.00 1.00 1.50
DPS Growth %
DY % 2.25
Div Cover x 14.0 22.2 3.40
Operating Margin % 1.51 1.52 3.96 4.67 -4.19 8.73 16.0
ROCE % 93.6 -410 141 170 -16.7 62.1 66.7
ROE % 9.89 14.8 15.0 22.9 -6.08 11.5 27.9
PER x 13.1
PEG f 7.80
NTAV PS p -21.6 -10.9 -14.7 6.38 4.02 3.43 7.22
Cashflow PS p 4.98 8.51 22.6 30.0 0.28 7.35 3.38
CAPEX PS p 1.09 1.30 2.16 2.89 2.10 3.30 2.01
Net Borrowings £m -4.70 -2.90 -4.60 -86.7 -29.2 -43.8 -40.3
Net Assets £m 88.4 101 338 378 71.8 84.4 93.2
Change of year end from 31 March to 31 July 2004; Figures from 2007 in accordance with IFRS
Latest News
Newsflow
21/9/2010: The company will be added to the FTSE 250 index with effect from 24 September 2010
21/9/2010: The company has entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement with the Office of the United States
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, acting on behalf of the United States Department of Justice. Under
the terms of the agreement, Southern District will not seek to prosecute company and its subsidiaries for activities
related to company's internet gambling business with customers in the United States from 1998 to 2006. The
company, as part of the agreement, has agreed to pay a total of £21.3m to Southern District, payable in three
instalments
21/9/2010: The company will be deleted from FTSE SmallCap index with effect from 24 September 2010
Buy Backs
No share buy backs in the last 12 months
Directors Info Cmtee Shares 3m
Andrew McIver gce 2.83 m
Jim Wilkinson gfd 867 k
Peter Dicks ch* a,r,n 417 k
Sean O'Connor * a,r,n 429 k
Brian Harris * r,n 294 k
Nigel Payne * a,n 111 k
Total 4.95 m
Company Contact: 4th Floor, 45 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AE, United Kingdom Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
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