Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ALL) Q2 2024 Earnings Call

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Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Aristocrat half-year 2024 results conference call. At this time, all participants are in the listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you need to press star 11 on the telephone. You'll then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I'll now let the head of call over to Trevor Cooker CEO and Managing Director of Aristocrat. Thank you. Please go ahead. Good morning and welcome to Aristocrat's financial results presentation for the half year to 31 March, 2024. My name is Trevor Croker, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Aristocrat. I'd like to begin by acknowledging the Wattamatical clan of the Eora people, traditional owners of the land on which we meet today. And I pay my respects to elders past and present. He with me in Sydney is Sally Demby, our Chief Financial Officer, and Hector Fernandez, CEO of Aristocrat Gaming, with other executives on the line. Today, I'll step through the highlights of the results and provide an update on our strategy. Sally will then discuss our group financial results and balance sheet, after which I'll run through the operational performance and outlook. Please note the usual disclaimer statement at the back of the deck. This is once again an outstanding result, illustrating Aristocrat's resilience and ability to grow strongly through different operating environments. Our revenues grew 6% over the period, while our segment profits grew 15%, with positive operating leverage evident in a number of areas. Aristocrat Gaming delivered another strong top-line performance, driven by market share gains and install-b...