- Integration of Centrebet proceeding well and in line with expectations
- EBITDA for the year up 11% to £51.4m
- Amounts wagered up 4% year on year to £2,054m with NGR up 1%
- Amounts wagered online in Australia up 62%
- In:play continues to perform strongly – now 67% of European amounts wagered (2010:
61%) at an industry leading margin of 9.7%
- Final dividend of 1.1p making a total of 1.7p (2010: 1.6p)
- Solid start to new financial year: NGR up 17% in first two months
Financial highlights for the year
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|
2011
|
2010
|
|
Amounts wagered
|
2,053.9
|
1,971.3
|
|
Net gaming revenue
|
206.3
|
207.5
|
|
EBITDA**
|
51.4
|
46.5
|
|
Adjusted operating profit**
|
38.1
|
35.4
|
|
Group operating profit
|
24.4
|
7.1
|
|
Adjusted diluted EPS** (p)
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
|
Diluted EPS (p)
|
3.9
|
0.7
|
* Excluding discontinued territories and at constant currency
** Adjusted to exclude exceptional items of £10.8m (2010: £24.5m), share option
charge and amortisation of
other intangible assets
Gross Gaming Revenue by Product - 2011
|
|
2011
|
2010
|
|
Sports
|
71%
|
69%
|
|
Casino and games
|
21%
|
21%
|
|
Poker
|
8%
|
10%
|
Sports Revenue Breakdown - 2011
|
|
2011
|
2010
|
|
Football
|
58.7%
|
61.7%
|
|
Aus racing (after
tax)
|
21.5%
|
15.9%
|
|
Other
|
6.5%
|
9.2%
|
|
Tennis
|
4.4%
|
4.4%
|
|
Basketball
|
4.2%
|
3.3%
|
|
Multiples
|
3.8%
|
4.5%
|
|
Horseracing
|
0.9%
|
1.0%
|
NGR by domain - 2011
|
|
2011
|
2010
|
|
Turkey
|
22.4%
|
17.6%
|
|
Australia
|
17.9%
|
15.5%
|
|
Greece
|
14.2%
|
18.2%
|
|
Spain
|
13.2%
|
14.9%
|
|
Other Europe
|
6.9%
|
10.3%
|
|
Emerging markets
|
5.1%
|
3.2%
|
|
Germany
|
4.8%
|
3.2%
|
|
UK
|
4.5%
|
4.7%
|
|
Poland
|
3.6%
|
4.7%
|
|
Czech Republic
|
3.1%
|
3.2%
|
|
Bulgaria
|
2.8%
|
2.8%
|
|
Scandinavia
|
1.5%
|
3.3%
|