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Entain — H1 2025 Earnings Presentation

41 slides from Entain's earnings presentation, Aug 12, 2025

  1. Slide 1: 2025 Interim Results

    2025 Interim Results 12" August 2025

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION. This presentation has been prepared by Entain PLC (“Entain”) so

  3. Slide 3: Stella David, Chief Executive Officer

    Stella David Chief Executive Officer

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Introduction & overview 1H 2025 Financial review Agenda Strategic performance & outlook Product & technology achievements and roadmap Summary Q&A

  5. Slide 5: H1 2025 Overview

    H1 2025 Overview H1 outperformance reflects strengthening of underlying business • Strong growth delivered across Online markets Clear strategic priorities, delivering results • Growth at least in line with markets; expanding EBITDA margins Transformation journey well underway and gathering pace • S

  6. Slide 6: Rob Wood, CFO & Deputy CEO

    Rob Wood CFO & Deputy CEO

  7. Slide 7: 1H25 Key financial highlights

    1H25 - Key financial highlights Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) EBITDA Group Group Online Group Group (inc. US) (exc. US) (exc. US) (inc. US) (exc. US) £3.1bn £2.6bn £1.9bn £625m £583m +7%, +10%cc +3%, +6%cc +5%, +8%cc +32%, +40%cc +11%, +18%cc EPS1 Adjusted Leverage Dividend cash flow2 3.1x adj. diluted i

  8. Slide 8: Online is delivering consistent quarterly growth

    Online is delivering consistent quarterly growth Online Net Gaming Revenue (exc. US) Delivering consistent growth • Four consecutive quarters of strong growth 13% 11% • Stable trend supported by diversification 9% 9% 10% across product and geography 7% 5% The portfolio is performing • Key markets in

  9. Slide 9: 1H25 NGR segmental performance - portfolio in growth

    1H25 NGR segmental performance - portfolio in growth Segmental Net Gaming Revenue Online1 % of NGR YoY Growth Online NGR +13% (inc. US), +8% (exc. US) UK&I UK & Ireland 23% 21% Intl Australia 8% (7%) • UK&I +21% outperformance delivered market share gains Italy 7% 5% Brazil 5% 21% • International +3

  10. Slide 10: 1H25 EBITDA bridge - strong growth inc. and exc. US

    1H25 EBITDA bridge - strong growth inc. and exc. US Group EBITDA (exc. US) Group EBITDA (inc. US) EBITDA (exc. US) £583m, £+60m, +11% YoY £+60m YoY (+11%) £+150m YoY (+32%) • £+88m, +18% on a constant currency basis £90m £625m FX EBITDA £-28m • Reflecting strengthening of GBP £113m £1m £2m £583m Bra

  11. Slide 11: 1H25 Cashflow and net debt

    1H25 Cashflow and net debt As at 30 June Adjusted cashflow of £80m Key metrics 2025 2024 • Expected to be broadly flat FY 2025 EBITDA1 £583m £524m Leverage of 3.1x (3.4x inc. DPA) Adjusted cashflow2 £80m (£35m) • YoY improvement driven by EBITDA growth Net debt £3,550m £3,288m Available cash of c.£1

  12. Slide 12: 2025 Outlook upgraded

    2025 Outlook upgraded Guidance Updated Previous c.7% growth (cc); Mid-single-digit% growth Online Net Gaming Revenue mid-single-digit% reported (cc) Online EBITDA margin 25-26% c.25% Retail EBITDA Broadly flat year-on-year Group EBITDA £1100 - £1150m - At least $2.6bn (Jun 25)1 BetMGM Net Revenue At

  13. Slide 13: Medium term outlook

    Medium term outlook >£0.5bn cash generation target reiterated Pathway to >£0.5bn BetMGM has reached inflection Three clear drivers Significant cash generation BetMGM EBITDA since inception Organic business growth (exc. US) £0.8bn $0.8bn • Market CAGR +5-8% • EBITDA margin expansion $0.6bn £0.6bn $50

  14. Slide 14: Stella David, Chief Executive Officer

    Stella David Chief Executive Officer

  15. Slide 15: Strategy remains on track to deliver shareholder value

    Strategy remains on track to deliver shareholder value Vision A leading player in the global sports betting & gaming sector Purpose To deliver the most entertaining customer experience supported by market-leading player protection Strategic Pillars Organic Margin Market revenue expansion share gains

  16. Slide 16: Strategy in action

    Strategy in action UK Brazil BetMGM Customer values have recovered Successful transition to new regime Approaching product-parity • Simplified customer journeys • Day 1 launch • Best-in-class iGaming offering • ARPU1 back in line with peer • Minimised customer disruption • Sportsbook development at

  17. Slide 17: Performance marketing spend

    Reinvigorated & refined marketing approach is seeing results Brand consideration - Local Performance marketing - Central Customer-led brand marketing in local markets 11%1 improvement in payback periods, whilst increasing spend 16%2 Performance marketing spend (£m)2 Payback period (months)1 Q3 Q4 Q1

  18. Slide 18: Good inputs are delivering good outputs

    Good inputs are delivering good outputs NRR (Retention KPI)1,2 NCC (Acquisition KPI)1,3 Entain approximate annual trailing twelve months trailing twelve months NGR by cohort, in a flat year 100% 30% New players Acquired 15% in-year 95% 25% 93%4 90% 20% 110%4 Existing 16%4 players 85% Acquired in 85%

  19. Slide 19: High quality portfolio of sustainable growth markets

    High quality portfolio of sustainable growth markets % of Entain’s NGR from markets: Stable regulatory footprint 100% 98% of NGR from markets where 98% 98% we are already locally licenced 93% 85-90%1 80% Leadership positions 85-90%1 of NGR from markets 60% with podium position 40% Attractive growth

  20. Slide 20: Entain - stronger, fitter, faster

    Entain - stronger, fitter, faster Global scale with best of both Learning culture Learning from… Scale - global proprietary platforms …our customers and evolving behaviours • Combination of central and regional platforms • Front-end autonomy & back-end scale … across our business - embracing experti

  21. Slide 21: Satty Bhens, Chief Product & Technology Officer

    Satty Bhens Chief Product & Technology Officer

  22. Slide 22: Achievements and pipeline - for the customer

    Achievements and pipeline - for the customer Brilliant basics Product and experience Improved c.40% Expanded c.80% Product navigation Pre-match parlay app speeds improvement sportsbook turnover increase Fluid >90% payments Of withdrawals c.150 completed within 1 min new games a month Unique gaming e

  23. Slide 23: Achievements and pipeline - behind the scenes

    Achievements and pipeline - behind the scenes Organisation Technology Rebuilt Frontend org-structure modernisation Deployed Deployment local squads velocity Accelerated core Improved internal modernisation via customer relationships automation 23

  24. Slide 24: Platform strategy - building for future optionality

    Platform strategy - building for future optionality Central platform roadmap Central platform evolution Ability for both strategic integration and/or decoupling Next Frontend first, then platform components • Localisation at scale New Locally based, dedicated product & tech squads • Modular capabili

  25. Slide 25: Stella David, Chief Executive Officer

    Stella David Chief Executive Officer

  26. Slide 26: Summary

    Summary High quality portfolio with podium positions in attractive markets Clear strategic priorities - H1 outperformance evidence of successful delivery Customer focus is driving greater retention and revenue growth BetMGM positioned to return cash to parents for first time since inception Technolo

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  28. Slide 28: Appendix

    Appendix

  29. Slide 29: 2025 Q2 trading

    2025 Q2 trading NGR (cc1) 1Q25 2Q25 1H25 Group inc. 11% 8% 10% 50% of BetMGM Group exc. US 8% 4% 6% • Group NGR growth, +4%cc in Q2, and +8%cc including the Groups 50% share of BetMGM NGR Online 10% 7% 8% • Underlying volume growth in all Online segments in UK & Ireland 23% 20% 21% the half, support

  30. Slide 30: 2025 Guidance

    2025 Guidance *Items in pink denote changes to 6th March 2025 guidance Group Cashflow • EBITDA £1100-£1150m • Working capital negative (partial reversal of 2024 inflow) • Underlying capex c£290m plus c£20m licenses costs1, and additional Online c£20m office investment2 • NGR growth of c.7% in consta

  31. Slide 31: Project Romer - on track and in-housed

    Project Romer - on track and in-housed achieved on track £m 2023 2024 2025 2026 Simplifying Entain’s operating model Operating Expenses 10 35 40 70 focused on customer experience Cost of Sales - - 30 30 Technology at scale redesigned product and tech organisation Net savings 10 35 70 100 On track to

  32. Slide 32: Financials: Group Income Statement

    Financials: Group Income Statement Group NGR +6%cc1 with Online NGR +8%cc1 and Retail NGR in line cc YoY4 Half Year ended 20254 20244 Change CC1 Group NGR +3% (+6% cc1). Online NGR +8%cc1, Retail in line cc1 30 June £m £m % % Net gaming revenue 2,627 2,556 3% 6% • UK NGR +9%cc1 with Online +21%cc1 a

  33. Slide 33: UK & Ireland

    UK&&Ireland UK Ireland NGR up +9%cc1 with Online +21%cc1 and Retail -2%cc1 Half Year ended NGR +9%cc1 with Online +21%cc1 and Retail - 30 June Total Online Retail 2%cc1 20253 20243 Change 20253 20243 Change 20253 20243 Change • Online NGR +21%cc1 following the levelling of £m £m % £m £m % £m £m % re

  34. Slide 34: International

    International International NGR up +3%cc1 with strong underlying performance in key markets Half Year ended NGR -2% (+3%cc1) with Online -2% (+3%cc1) and 30 June Total Online Retail Retail +1% (+4%cc1) 20253 20243 Change 20253 20233 Change 20253 20243 Change • Online NGR +3%cc1 with all major territ

  35. Slide 35: CEE (Croatia and Poland)

    CEE (Croatia and Poland) CEE NGR up +7%cc1 reflecting good underlying performance in both Croatia (SuperSport) and Poland (STS) Half Year ended NGR +5% (+7%cc1) with Online +6% (+8%cc1) and 30 June Total Online Retail Retail +1% (+2%cc1), despite a high football 20253 20243 Change 20253 20243 Change

  36. Slide 36: Financials: Statutory Income Statement

    Financials: Statutory Income Statement Half year ended 20251 20241 Change Underlying depreciation and amortisation £172m 30 June £m £m % • In line with the previous year Underlying EBITDA 583 524 11% Share based payments (8) (9) 8% Share of JV income £34m Underlying depreciation and amortisation (17

  37. Slide 37: Financials: Separately disclosed items

    Financials: Separately disclosed items Profit & Loss1 Cashflow Cashflow Half year ended 2025 2024 2025 Restructuring costs (£38m) 30 June £m £m £m • Ongoing costs associated with the Group’s restructuring program, Project Romer Other total (144) (86) (119) Legal and onerous contract costs (£81m) Res

  38. Slide 38: Financials: Cashflow

    Financials: Cashflow Adjusted cash flow was £+80m in H1 2025 (H1 2024 £-35m) Half year ended 2025 2024 Underlying working capital outflow of £35m 30 June £m £m • Reflects 2024 bonus payment EBITDA 583 524 Adjusted net working capital (35) 53 Capital expenditure £162m outflow Tab NZ rev share (33) (2

  39. Slide 39: Financials: Net debt

    Financials: Net debt Closing leverage of 3.1x (3.4x inc. DPA liability) with sufficient liquidity to support the Group’s strategy and obligations Half year ended Par Issue costs Total Net debt £3,550m or 3.1x (3.4x incl. DPA liability) 30 June Value £m £m £m Total available cash of c£1bn1 , includin

  40. Slide 40: Additional information

    Additional information

  41. Slide 41: Channel split

    Channel split Online Retail Half year ended 20253 20243 Change CC1 Half year ended 20253 20243 Change CC1 30 June £m £m % % 30 June £m £m % % Sports wagers 6,970 7,164 (3%) 2% Sports wagers 2,238 2,303 (3%) (2%) Sports margin 15.2% 14.7% 0.5pp 0.5pp Sports margin 19.9% 19.2% 0.7pp 0.7pp Sports NGR 8

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