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Evoke — H1 2020 Earnings Presentation

38 slides from Evoke's earnings presentation, Sep 30, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Results for the Half Year Ended 30 June 2020

    RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 1

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    AGENDA Itai Pazner | Introduction & H1 2020 Highlights Aviad Kobrine | Financial Review Itai Pazner | Operational Review Q&A 2

  3. Slide 3: Itai Pazner, CEO | H1 2020 Highlights

    ITAI PAZNER, CEO | H1 2020 HIGHLIGHTS 3

  4. Slide 4: H1 2020 Highlights

    H1 2020 HIGHLIGHTS ◎ Record revenues, EBITDA and new customers ◎ Enhanced focus on customer protection & safer gambling ◎ Improved marketing efficiencies and disciplined cost control ◎ Continued operation and delivery during remote working ◎ Benefitted from a macro trend of consumer transition to on

  5. Slide 5: Aviad Kobrine, CFO | Financial Review

    AVIAD KOBRINE, CFO | FINANCIAL REVIEW 5

  6. Slide 6: H1 2020 Financial Highlights

    H1 2020 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ◎ Record results, revenue up 37% despite disruption of Sport events, driven by core products and COVID-19 lockdowns ◎ Revenue increase led by Casino and Poker up 48% and 56% respectively ◎ Further progress in regulated markets, up 41% ◎ Regulated and taxed markets compri

  7. Slide 7: Current Trading

    CURRENT TRADING ◎ Strong trading continues into the third quarter of the year with revenue increases across verticals ◎ Strong momentum underpin positive outlook YTD Q3 2020* % % Revenue %YoY B2C KPIs %YoY 69% 71% 56% 46% 40% 40% 31% 26% Group Poker Sport Casino FTDs Bets No. Depositors Deposits 7 *

  8. Slide 8: Group Revenue

    GROUP REVENUE ◎ Group revenue up 37% to $379m (H1 2019: $277m); up 40% at constant currency ◎ Sport up 2% at constant currency despite restricted events ◎ B2B up 21% driven by Bingo and strong performances by US partners Revenue H1 2020 vs. H1 2019 $US Millions H1 2020 H1 2019 B2C Per Product Casino

  9. Slide 9: Group Revenue

    GROUP REVENUE ◎ Half yearly long-term CAGR of 11% ◎ Exceptional H1, up 37% reflecting wider consumer trend towards online consumption and strong customer acquisition in 2019 ◎ 41% increase in regulated markets revenue First Time Depositors H1 2020 YoY% Group Revenue H1 2010 - H1 2020 % $m 379 203% 2

  10. Slide 10: Geographical Segmentation

    GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTATION ◎ Long-term trend towards regulated markets continues - regulated and taxed markets comprise 73% of Group revenue ◎ Revenue from regulated markets up 41%, with FTDs 55% higher ◎ Low exposure to Germany. In Spain, Casino & Poker up 16% Geographic Segmentation H1 2013 – H1 20

  11. Slide 11: Casino B2C Revenue

    CASINO B2C REVENUE ◎ Casino revenue up 48% to $260m (H1 2019: $175m), 51% increase at constant currency with a 72% increase in FTDs ◎ 16% half yearly long-term CAGR Casino B2C Revenue H1 2007 – H1 2020 $m % Casino FTD’s & Deposit 260 175 161 81% 139 147 72% 110 98 107 88 71 59 Casino FTD’s Casino De

  12. Slide 12: Sport B2C Revenue

    SPORT B2C REVENUE ◎ Revenue down 1% to $44m (H1 2019: $45m), up 2% at constant currency despite cancellation of Sport events ◎ Sport players overall revenue up 6% as a result of cross-sell to other offerings such as Casino, Poker and Virtual Sports ◎ Positive trajectory with encouraging June and str

  13. Slide 13: Poker B2C Revenue

    POKER B2C REVENUE ◎ Revenue up 56% to $36m (H1 2019: $23m) led by high activity during lockdowns and large player base achieved in 2019 ◎ Poker players deposits (including cross-sells) up 49% and Poker FTDs up 103% Poker B2C Revenue & Deposits H1 2020 vs. H1 2019 $m Poker Revenue % Poker Players Dep

  14. Slide 14: Bingo B2C Revenue

    BINGO B2C REVENUE ◎ Revenue up 8% to $21m (H1 2019: $19m); up 12% at constant currency; flat pro-forma ◎ New customer acquisition up 43% (up 26% pro-forma) Bingo B2C Revenue H1 2020 vs. H1 2019 $m % 21 9.1% 8.8% 19 H1 2019 H1 2020 Bingo Active Players Bingo Deposit (GBP) 14

  15. Slide 15: Effective Marketing

    EFFECTIVE MARKETING ◎ An unprecedented increase in customer recruitment at decreasing cost per acquisition reflecting improved efficiencies ◎ Record-breaking FTDs – surpassing 750K threshold for the half year, driven by regulated markets ◎ Constant improvements in CPA, by focusing on channel blend b

  16. Slide 16: Marketing Investment

    MARKETING INVESTMENT ◎ Marketing ratio improved to 28% (H1 2019: 30%) despite considerably higher marketing investment ◎ Strong 49% increase in new customer acquisition ◎ Effective overall CPA decrease year over year, reflecting efficiencies Marketing Cost H1 2020 vs. H1 2019 $m Marketing Costs % Ma

  17. Slide 17: Cost Structure – Operational Gearing

    COST STRUCTURE – OPERATIONAL GEARING ◎ Margin expansion with total costs decrease to 81.5% of revenue (H1 2019: 83.8%) ◎ Higher gaming duties share is a result of strong growth in regulated markets ◎ Clear operational gearing across cost items, a result of volume increases and cost control Cost as a

  18. Slide 18: Adjusted EBITDA & Margin

    ADJUSTED EBITDA & MARGIN ◎ Significant Adjusted EBITDA increase ◎ Adjusted EBITDA at $70m (H1 2019: $45m) and $74m at constant currency ◎ Adjusted EBITDA margin at 18% (H1 2019: 16%) Adjusted EBITDA H1 2020 vs. H1 2019 $m Adjusted EBITDA % Adjusted EBITDA margin 70.1 18.5% 44.9 16.2% H1 2019 H1 2020

  19. Slide 19: Dividend

    DIVIDEND ◎ Dividend at $3.2c (H1 2019: $3.0c) plus an additional one-off Dividend of $2.8c (H1 2019: nil) totaling at $6.0c (H1 2019: $3.0c) Dividends H1 2012 – H1 2020 Total Dividend 6.0 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 H1 12 H1 13 H1 14 H1 15 H1 16 H1 17 H1 18 H1 19 H1 20 19

  20. Slide 20: Itai Pazner, CEO | Operational Review

    ITAI PAZNER, CEO | OPERATIONAL REVIEW 20

  21. Slide 21: Business Momentum

    BUSINESS MOMENTUM ◎ Strong momentum has continued well into the second half of the year ◎ Growth is well diversified, with regulated markets at the lead Deposits Trend 2010 – 2020 500% Regulated Markets 450% Non-Regulated Markets 400% 350% 300% 250% 200% 150% 100% 50% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1

  22. Slide 22: Regulated Casino Growth Engine

    REGULATED CASINO GROWTH ENGINE ◎ High growth in new player acquisition across regulated markets ◎ Growth across brands supported by the ‘Orbit’ product and 888’s marketing proficiency ◎ Italy & Spain new customers up 57% and 34% respectively despite marketing restrictions ◎ Strong progress in Romani

  23. Slide 23: Regulated Poker Growth Engine

    REGULATED POKER GROWTH ENGINE ◎ UK new customers up 205% reflecting the Group’s successful recreational player acquisition strategy ◎ Spain new customers up 67% reflecting successful shared liquidity network across Spain and Portugal ◎ Hyper growth in Romania with a 278% increase in Poker new custom

  24. Slide 24: Safer Gambling

    SAFER GAMBLING ◎ 888 safe gaming strategy: Safer, Better, Together ◎ Implemented voluntary COVID-19 policies across multiple regulations ◎ Raising awareness to customers and public in order to help prevent gambling-related harm Safe Safe NEW Gambling 20% increase Gambling 888 Control Tools usage in

  25. Slide 25: Product Driving Growth

    PRODUCT DRIVING GROWTH ◎ Our long-term goal: to create a seamless, personalised and safe cross-product customer experience ◎ Creating a coherent vision and “language” across all 888 products and markets ◎ A friction-free customer acquisition and communication experience ◎ Repeat the Orbit casino suc

  26. Slide 26: Poker8 – Made to Play

    POKER 8 – MADE TO PLAY ◎ Soft-launched earlier this year ◎ Recreational-focused game play with advanced marketing mechanisms ◎ Portrait app: new portrait table, dynamic table layouts, multi-tabling swiping experience ◎ Content rich - avatars, emojis ◎ Seamless navigation between games, arenas and ta

  27. Slide 27: Introducing the New 888sport

    INTRODUCING THE NEW 888SPORT ◎ Strong recovery post COVID-19 shut down ◎ Following 888sport.se launch in April, ‘Spectate’ platform rollout is progressing well ◎ Dublin site established as the new 888sport hub ◎ The new 888Sport product will be localised for each 888 market ◎ Continued development o

  28. Slide 28: Bingo

    BINGO ◎ Dragonfish platform continues to push bingo and instant games innovation ◎ A healthy pipeline of new B2B opportunities both in UK and other global markets Key Milestones FTD & Conversion Rate Full 123 Deployment of new NEW GAMES Client 17 UK Regulation 1 2 3 4 1 2 NEW PREMIUM 2019 2020 IN-HO

  29. Slide 29: The 888casino Ecosystem

    THE 888CASINO ECOSYSTEM BIGGER PROPIETARY DAILY JP GAMES 391 NEW NEW LIVE GAMES LOBBY 19 25 NEW PROVIDERS NEW PREMIUM IN-HOUSE GAMES 29

  30. Slide 30: What Would You Like to Play Today?

    WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY TODAY? ◎ Improving first day interactions with customised preferences ◎ Multiple AI models running concurrently ◎ New live casino lobby with four different 3rd party providers ◎ 8 out of the top 20 performing games were developed by Section8 30

  31. Slide 31: The US

    THE US ◎ Growing in our existing markets – NJ, NV and DE ◎ Delaware Lottery contract extended ◎ First-ever pure online WSOP multi-state tournament, powered by the 888-poker platform ◎ Healthy pipeline of additional states ◎ Major platform and product upgrades into 2021 ◎ Introducing the new 888sport

  32. Slide 32: Summary & Outlook

    SUMMARY & OUTLOOK ◎ Record growth across key regulated markets and products in H1 ◎ Product-centric strategy and operational discipline delivering results across all four verticals ◎ Safe gaming and compliance embedded across company technology, practices and global sites ◎ COVID-19 environment set

  33. Slide 33: Q&A

    Q&A 33

  34. Slide 34: Appendix

    888 Appendix

  35. Slide 35: Profit and Loss Account

    1 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT $US Millions H1 2020 H1 2019 Revenue 379.1 277.3 3 Operating expenses 94.9 69.8 Gaming duties 69.6 44.9 Research and development expenses 18.5 17.3 Selling and marketing expenses 105.2 84.3 % of Revenues 28% 30% 4 Administrative expenses 20.8 16.1 2,4 Adjusted EBITDA 70.1 4

  36. Slide 36: Balance Sheet

    BALANCE SHEET ◎ Strong balance sheet with low leverage $US Millions H1 2020 H1 2019 Non-current assets ◎ Ample liquid resources Goodwill and other Intangible assets 241.5 240.4 Right-of-use assets 31.6 33.3 Property, plant and equipment 15.5 13.0 Other non-current assets 3.6 3.4 Investments 0.2 0.9

  37. Slide 37: Cash Flow

    CASH FLOW $US Millions Period Ended 30 June H1 2020 H1 2019 ◎ Net cash generated from operating activities 135% of Cash flows from operating activities Adjusted EBITDA Profit before income tax 50.9 22.2 Exceptional items (1.3) 1.6 Share benefit charges 2.3 3.3 Depreciation and amortisation 16.7 15.3

  38. Slide 38: Operational Agility

    OPERATIONAL AGILITY Methodology Training Collaboration Home office for maximising managers platform IT equipment WFH/WFO and employees (MS Teams) End of 2020 Productivity Legal ‘Distribute Hiring’ Check point & measures aspects model finetune 38

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