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For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018
(Compared to the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017)

 

– Consolidated Net Revenue Increased 6.7% to $3.37 Billion

– Net Income Increased 2.2% to $699 Million

– GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share Increased 1.4% to $0.73; Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share Was $0.77

– Consolidated Adjusted Property EBITDA Increased 6.0% to $1.28 Billion, While Hold-Normalized Adjusted Property EBITDA Increased 7.5% to $1.27 Billion

– In Macao, Adjusted Property EBITDA Increased 15.8% to $754 Million, While Hold-Normalized Adjusted Property EBITDA Increased 17.6% to $754 Million

– At Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Adjusted Property EBITDA Was $419 Million

– At Our Las Vegas Operating Properties, Adjusted Property EBITDA Was $76 Million, While Hold-Normalized Adjusted Property EBITDA Increased 7.8% to $97 Million

– The Company Paid Quarterly Dividends of $0.75 per Share

– The Company Repurchased $300 Million of Common Stock During the Quarter

– The Company’s Board of Directors Announced an $0.08 Increase in the Company’s Recurring Common Stock Dividend for the 2019 Calendar Year, its Seventh Consecutive Annual Increase, Raising the Annual Dividend to $3.08 ($0.77 per Share per Quarter)

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), the world’s leading developer and operator of convention-based Integrated Resorts, reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Third Quarter Overview

Mr. Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “We are pleased to have delivered strong financial results in the quarter, led by continued growth in every market segment in Macao. Our Integrated Resort property portfolio in Macao delivered adjusted property EBITDA of $754 million, an increase of 15.8% compared to the third quarter of 2017. At Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, our hotel, retail, convention and mass gaming segments all exhibited strength, contributing to $419 million of adjusted property EBITDA for the quarter.

“We also continued to invest in growth initiatives in each of our markets. We remain supremely confident in the future opportunity in Macao, and have therefore elected to meaningfully increase the scale of our investments in the Four Seasons Tower Suites Macao, St. Regis Tower Suites Macao and The Londoner Macao, which will now total $2.2 billion in investment through 2021. We believe our market-leading interconnected Integrated Resort portfolio in Macao, including the additional destination retail, luxurious hotel suite offerings and world class entertainment attractions of the Four Seasons Tower Suites Macao, St. Regis Tower Suites Macao and The Londoner Macao, will provide an ideal platform for growth in Macao in the years ahead.

“In addition, we announced an increase in our annual dividend for the 2019 calendar year to $3.08, or $0.77 per share per quarter, and increased our return of capital through share repurchases of $300 million during the quarter.”

The company paid a recurring quarterly dividend of $0.75 per common share during the quarter. The company announced its next quarterly dividend of $0.75 per common share will be paid on December 27, 2018, to Las Vegas Sands shareholders of record on December 18, 2018.

Company-Wide Operating Results

Net revenue for the third quarter of 2018 increased 6.7% to $3.37 billion, compared to $3.16 billion in the third quarter of 2017. Net income increased 2.2% to $699 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $684 million in the year-ago quarter.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new revenue recognition standard on a full retrospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or net income. All 2017 financial results have been revised to conform to the current presentation.

On a GAAP (accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America) basis, operating income in the third quarter of 2018 increased 7.8% to $922 million, compared to $855 million in the third quarter of 2017. The increase in operating income was primarily due to stronger operating performance in our Macao business due to a 13% increase in revenues, offset by softer Rolling Chip volume in Singapore. Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) of $1.28 billion increased 6.0% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the year-ago quarter. On a hold-normalized basis, consolidated adjusted property EBITDA increased 7.5% to $1.27 billion in the third quarter of 2018.

On a GAAP basis, net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands in the third quarter of 2018 increased to $571 million, compared to $569 million in the third quarter of 2017, while diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2018 of $0.73 represented an increase of 1.4% compared to the prior-year quarter. The favorable operating factors described above were partially offset by the loss recognized upon the early retirement of debt in connection with the unsecured notes issued by Sands China Ltd. (SCL) and an increase in the net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Adjusted net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands (a non-GAAP measure) was $604 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, compared to $606 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2017. Hold-normalized adjusted earnings per diluted share increased 2.7% to $0.75.

Sands China Ltd. Consolidated Financial Results

On a GAAP basis, total net revenues for SCL increased 13% to $2.15 billion in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $1.90 billion in the third quarter of 2017. Net income for SCL increased 13% to $454 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $403 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Other Factors Affecting Earnings

Depreciation and amortization expense was $284 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $265 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, was $126 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $83 million in the prior-year quarter. Our weighted average borrowing cost in the third quarter of 2018 was approximately 4.2%, compared to 3.2% during the third quarter of 2017. We incurred a loss on early retirement of debt of $52 million during the third quarter of 2018. This loss and the increases in interest expense and net weighted average borrowing cost relate to the issuance of unsecured notes by SCL, as further described below.

Other income, which was comprised primarily of foreign currency gains, was $16 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared to other expense of $19 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Our effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2018 was 10.6% compared to 9.6% in the prior-year quarter. The tax rate for the third quarter of 2018 is primarily driven by a provision for the earnings from Marina Bay Sands at the 17% Singapore income tax rate and a provision for our domestic earnings at the 21% corporate income tax rate based on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”). The Act creates complexity that will likely require implementation guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and could impact our tax return filing positions, which may impact the estimates and assumptions utilized in our initial analysis.

The net income attributable to noncontrolling interests during the third quarter of 2018 increased to $128 million and was principally related to SCL.

Balance Sheet Items

Unrestricted cash balances as of September 30, 2018 were $4.77 billion.

As of September 30, 2018, total debt outstanding, including the current portion and net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount, was $11.98 billion.

On August 9, 2018, SCL issued, in a private offering, three series of senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $5.50 billion, consisting of $1.80 billion of 4.600% Senior Notes due August 8, 2023, $1.80 billion of 5.125% Senior Notes due August 8, 2025 and $1.90 billion of 5.400% Senior Notes due August 8, 2028. A portion of the net proceeds from the offering was used to repay in full the outstanding borrowings under the 2016 VML Credit Facility.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures during the third quarter totaled $207 million, including construction, development and maintenance activities of $131 million in Macao, $26 million in Las Vegas, $44 million at Marina Bay Sands and $6 million at Sands Bethlehem.

Conference Call Information

The company will host a conference call to discuss the company’s results on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Interested parties may listen to the conference call through a webcast available on the company’s website at www.sands.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond the company’s control, which may cause material differences in actual results, performance or other expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, competition, new development, construction and ventures, substantial leverage and debt service, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates, government regulation, tax law changes and the impact of U.S. tax reform, legalization of gaming, natural or man-made disasters, terrorist acts or war, outbreaks of infectious diseases, insurance, gaming promoters, risks relating to our gaming licenses, certificate and subconcession, infrastructure in Macao, our subsidiaries’ ability to make distribution payments to us, and other factors detailed in the reports filed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. Las Vegas Sands Corp. assumes no obligation to update such information.

About The Company

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is the world’s pre-eminent developer and operator of world-class Integrated Resorts that feature luxury hotels; best-in-class gaming; retail; dining and entertainment; Meetings, Incentives, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) facilities; and many other leisure and business amenities. We pioneered the MICE-driven Integrated Resort model, a unique, industry-leading and extremely successful concept that serves both the leisure and business tourism markets.

Our properties include The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts and Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Sands Bethlehem in Eastern Pennsylvania, and the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority ownership in Sands China Ltd., LVS owns a portfolio of properties on the Cotai Strip in Macao, including The Venetian Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Sands Cotai Central and The Parisian Macao, as well as the Sands Macao on the Macao Peninsula.

LVS is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, anchored by the core tenets of delivering a great working environment for 50,000 team members worldwide, driving impact through its Sands Cares corporate giving program and leading innovation with the company’s award-winning Sands ECO360 global sustainability program.

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Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Third Quarter 2018 Results
Non-GAAP Measures

Within the company’s third quarter 2018 press release, the company makes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures that supplement the company’s consolidated financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) including “adjusted net income,” “adjusted earnings per diluted share,” and “consolidated adjusted property EBITDA,” which have directly comparable GAAP financial measures along with “adjusted property EBITDA margin,” “hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA,” “hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA margin,” “hold-normalized adjusted net income,” and “hold-normalized adjusted earnings per diluted share.” The company believes these measures represent important internal measures of financial performance. Set forth in the financial schedules accompanying this release are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measure disclosure by the company has limitations and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The definitions of our non-GAAP financial measures and the specific reasons why the company’s management believes the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding the company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows are presented below.

The following non-GAAP financial measures are used by management, as well as industry analysts, to evaluate the company’s operations and operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented so investors have the same financial data management uses in evaluating financial performance with the belief it will assist the investment community in properly assessing the underlying financial performance of the company on a year-over-year and a quarter sequential basis.

Adjusted net income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes certain non-recurring corporate expenses, pre-opening expense, development expense, gain or loss on disposal of assets, loss on modification or early retirement of debt and other income or expense, attributable to Las Vegas Sands, net of income tax and an adjustment for a nonrecurring non-cash benefit due to U.S. tax reform enacted in 2017. Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share are presented as supplemental disclosures as management believes they are (1) each widely used measures of performance by industry analysts and investors and (2) a principal basis for valuation of Integrated Resort companies, as these non-GAAP measures are considered by many as alternative measures on which to base expectations for future results. These measures also form the basis of certain internal management performance expectations.

Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is net income before stock-based compensation expense, corporate expense, pre-opening expense, development expense, depreciation and amortization, amortization of leasehold interests in land, gain or loss on disposal of assets, interest, other income or expense, gain or loss on modification or early retirement of debt and income taxes. Management utilizes consolidated adjusted property EBITDA to compare the operating profitability of its operations with those of its competitors, as well as a basis for determining certain incentive compensation. Integrated Resort companies have historically reported adjusted property EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure to GAAP financial measures. In order to view the operations of their casinos on a more stand-alone basis, Integrated Resort companies, including Las Vegas Sands, have historically excluded certain expenses that do not relate to the management of specific properties, such as pre-opening expense, development expense and corporate expense, from their adjusted property EBITDA calculations. Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA should not be interpreted as an alternative to income from operations (as an indicator of operating performance) or to cash flows from operations (as a measure of liquidity), in each case, as determined in accordance with GAAP. The company has significant uses of cash flow, including capital expenditures, dividend payments, interest payments, debt principal payments and income tax payments, which are not reflected in consolidated adjusted property EBITDA. Not all companies calculate adjusted property EBITDA in the same manner. As a result, consolidated adjusted property EBITDA as presented by Las Vegas Sands may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

Hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA, a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure, that, in addition to the aforementioned reasons for the presentation of consolidated adjusted property EBITDA, is presented to adjust for the impact of certain variances in table games’ win percentages, which can vary from period to period. Hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA is based on applying a Rolling Chip win percentage of 3.15% to the Rolling Chip volume for the quarter if the actual win percentage is outside the expected range of 3.0% to 3.3% for our Macao properties, applying a Rolling Chip win percentage of 2.85% to the Rolling Chip volume for the quarter if the actual win percentage is outside the expected range of 2.7% to 3.0% for our Singapore property, and applying a win percentage of 22.0% for Baccarat and 20.0% for non-Baccarat games to the respective table games drops for the quarter if the actual win percentages are outside the expected ranges of 18.0% to 26.0% for Baccarat and 16.0% to 24.0% for non-Baccarat at our Las Vegas properties. No hold adjustments are made for Sands Bethlehem. We do not present adjustments for Non-Rolling Chip drop for our table games play at our Macao and Singapore properties, nor for slots at any of our properties. Hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA is also adjusted for the estimated gaming taxes, commissions paid to third parties on the incremental win, bad debt expense, discounts and other incentives that would have been incurred when applying the win percentages noted above to the respective gaming volumes. The hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA measure presents a consistent measure for evaluating the operating performance of our properties from period to period.

Hold-normalized adjusted net income and hold-normalized adjusted earnings per diluted share are additional supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that, in addition to the aforementioned reasons for the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share, are presented to adjust for the impact of certain variances in table games’ win percentages, which can vary from period to period.

The company may also present the above items on a constant currency basis. This information is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by translating current quarter local currency amounts to U.S. dollars based on prior period exchange rates. These amounts are compared to the prior period to derive non-GAAP constant-currency growth/decline. Management considers non-GAAP constant-currency growth/decline to be a useful metric to investors and management as it allows a more direct comparison of current performance to historical performance.

The company also makes reference to adjusted property EBITDA margin and hold-normalized adjusted property EBITDA margin, which are calculated using the aforementioned non-GAAP financial measures.

 

Exhibit 1

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

Revenues:

  Casino

$

2,413

$

2,270

$

7,358

$

6,670

  Rooms

435

405

1,298

1,170

  Food and beverage

195

192

642

599

  Mall

170

160

490

476

  Convention, retail and other

159

134

466

422

Net revenues

3,372

3,161

10,254

9,337

Operating expenses:

  Resort operations

2,093

1,956

6,257

5,783

  Corporate

55

51

144

135

  Pre-opening

2

1

5

7

  Development

4

3

9

8

  Depreciation and amortization

284

265

822

913

  Amortization of leasehold interests in land

8

9

26

28

  Loss on disposal or impairment of assets

4

21

114

27

2,450

2,306

7,377

6,901

Operating income

922

855

2,877

2,436

Other income (expense):

  Interest income

22

4

36

11

  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

(126)

(83)

(308)

(240)

  Other income (expense)

16

(19)

34

(80)

  Loss on modification or early retirement of debt

(52)

(55)

(5)

Income before income taxes

782

757

2,584

2,122

Income tax (expense) benefit

(83)

(73)

407

(220)

Net income

699

684

2,991

1,902

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(128)

(115)

(408)

(306)

Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.

$

571

$

569

$

2,583

$

1,596

Earnings per share:

  Basic

$

0.73

$

0.72

$

3.28

$

2.02

  Diluted

$

0.73

$

0.72

$

3.27

$

2.01

Weighted average shares outstanding:

  Basic

786

791

788

792

  Diluted

787

792

789

793

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.75

$

0.73

$

2.25

$

2.19

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

 

Exhibit 2

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Net Revenues and Adjusted Property EBITDA

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net Revenues

The Venetian Macao

$

857

$

702

$

2,555

$

2,102

Sands Cotai Central

537

467

1,595

1,365

The Parisian Macao

389

411

1,119

1,074

The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao

167

140

544

413

Sands Macao

160

142

494

476

Ferry Operations and Other

42

40

123

119

  Macao Operations

2,152

1,902

6,430

5,549

Marina Bay Sands

766

789

2,343

2,313

Las Vegas Operating Properties

379

387

1,258

1,224

Sands Bethlehem

138

144

408

426

Intersegment Eliminations

(63)

(61)

(185)

(175)

$

3,372

$

3,161

$

10,254

$

9,337

Adjusted Property EBITDA

The Venetian Macao

$

344

$

264

$

1,023

$

809

Sands Cotai Central

188

154

565

431

The Parisian Macao

122

136

352

324

The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao

53

51

198

162

Sands Macao

41

41

140

134

Ferry Operations and Other

6

5

15

17

  Macao Operations

754

651

2,293

1,877

Marina Bay Sands

419

442

1,328

1,298

Las Vegas Operating Properties

76

76

294

277

Sands Bethlehem

33

40

92

113

$

1,282

$

1,209

$

4,007

$

3,565

Adjusted Property EBITDA as a Percentage of Net Revenues

The Venetian Macao

40.1

%

37.6

%

40.0

%

38.5

%

Sands Cotai Central

35.0

%

33.0

%

35.4

%

31.6

%

The Parisian Macao

31.4

%

33.1

%

31.5

%

30.2

%

The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao

31.7

%

36.4

%

36.4

%

39.2

%

Sands Macao

25.6

%

28.9

%

28.3

%

28.2

%

Ferry Operations and Other

14.3

%

12.5

%

12.2

%

14.3

%

  Macao Operations

35.0

%

34.2

%

35.7

%

33.8

%

Marina Bay Sands

54.7

%

56.0

%

56.7

%

56.1

%

Las Vegas Operating Properties

20.1

%

19.6

%

23.4

%

22.6

%

Sands Bethlehem

23.9

%

27.8

%

22.5

%

26.5

%

Total

38.0

%

38.2

%

39.1

%

38.2

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

 

Exhibit 3

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliation

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

The following is a reconciliation of Net Income to Consolidated Adjusted Property EBITDA and
Hold-Normalized Adjusted Property EBITDA:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net income

$

699

$

684

$

2,991

$

1,902

  Add (deduct):

Income tax expense (benefit)

83

73

(407)

220

Loss on modification or early retirement of debt

52

55

5

Other (income) expense

(16)

19

(34)

80

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

126

83

308

240

Interest income

(22)

(4)

(36)

(11)

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets

4

21

114

27

Amortization of leasehold interests in land

8

9

26

28

Depreciation and amortization

284

265

822

913

Development expense

4

3

9

8

Pre-opening expense

2

1

5

7

Stock-based compensation (1)

3

4

10

11

Corporate expense

55

51

144

135

Consolidated Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

1,282

$

1,209

$

4,007

$

3,565

Hold-normalized casino revenue (2)

(16)

(13)

Hold-normalized casino expense (2)

4

(15)

Consolidated Hold-Normalized Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

1,270

$

1,181

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $7 million and $8 million, respectively, of which $4 million in each period is included in corporate expense on the company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $23 million and $26 million, respectively, of which $13 million and $15 million, respectively, is included in corporate expense on the company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(2)

See Exhibit 4.

 

Exhibit 4

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliation

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

The following are reconciliations of Adjusted Property EBITDA to Hold-Normalized Adjusted Property EBITDA:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Hold-Normalized

Adjusted

Hold-Normalized

Hold-Normalized

Adjusted

Property

Casino

Casino

Property

EBITDA

Revenue (1)

Expense (2)

EBITDA

Macao Operations

$

754

$

$

$

754

Marina Bay Sands

419

(41)

8

386

United States:

   Las Vegas Operating Properties

76

25

(4)

97

   Sands Bethlehem

33

33

$

1,282

$

(16)

$

4

$

1,270

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Hold-Normalized

Adjusted

Hold-Normalized

Hold-Normalized

Adjusted

Property

Casino

Casino

Property

EBITDA

Revenue (1)

Expense (2)

EBITDA

Macao Operations

$

651

$

10

$

(20)

$

641

Marina Bay Sands

442

(40)

8

410

United States:

   Las Vegas Operating Properties

76

17

(3)

90

   Sands Bethlehem

40

40

$

1,209

$

(13)

$

(15)

$

1,181

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

For Macao Operations and Marina Bay Sands, this represents the estimated incremental casino revenue related to Rolling Chip volume play that would have been earned or lost had the company’s current period win percentage equaled 3.15% for Macao Operations and 2.85% for Marina Bay Sands. This calculation will only be applied if the current period win percentage is outside the expected range of 3.0% to 3.3% for Macao Operations and 2.7% to 3.0% for Marina Bay Sands.

For the Las Vegas Operating Properties, this represents the estimated incremental casino revenue related to all table games play that would have been earned or lost had the company’s current period win percentage equaled 22.0% for Baccarat and 20.0% for non-Baccarat. This calculation will only be applied if the current period win percentages for Baccarat and non-Baccarat are outside the expected ranges of 18.0% to 26.0% and 16.0% to 24.0%, respectively.

For Sands Bethlehem, no adjustments have been made.

These amounts have been offset by the estimated commissions paid and discounts and other incentives rebated directly or indirectly to customers.

(2)

Represents the estimated incremental expenses (gaming taxes and bad debt expense) that would have been incurred or avoided on the incremental casino revenue calculated in (1) above.

 

Exhibit 5

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliation

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

The following is a reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to LVS to Adjusted Net Income

and Hold-Normalized Adjusted Net Income:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net income attributable to LVS

$

571

$

569

$

2,583

$

1,596

Pre-opening expense

2

1

5

7

Development expense

4

3

9

8

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets

4

21

114

27

Other (income) expense

(16)

19

(34)

80

Loss on modification or early retirement of debt

52

55

5

Nonrecurring non-cash income tax benefit of U.S. tax reform (1)

(670)

Income tax impact on net income adjustments (2)

(1)

(7)

Noncontrolling interest impact on net income adjustments

(12)

(7)

(42)

(12)

Adjusted net income attributable to LVS 

$

604

$

606

$

2,013

$

1,711

Hold-normalized casino revenue (3)

(16)

(13)

Hold-normalized casino expense (3)

4

(15)

Income tax impact on hold adjustments (2)

1

1

Noncontrolling interest impact on hold adjustments

3

Hold-normalized adjusted net income attributable to LVS

$

593

$

582

The following is a reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share and
Hold-Normalized Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

Per diluted share of common stock:

Net income attributable to LVS

$

0.73

$

0.72

$

3.27

$

2.01

Pre-opening expense

0.01

0.01

Development expense

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets

0.01

0.03

0.14

0.03

Other (income) expense

(0.02)

0.02

(0.04)

0.10

Loss on modification or early retirement of debt

0.06

0.07

0.01

Nonrecurring non-cash income tax benefit of U.S. tax reform

(0.85)

Income tax impact on net income adjustments

(0.01)

Noncontrolling interest impact on net income adjustments

(0.02)

(0.01)

(0.05)

(0.01)

Adjusted earnings per diluted share

$

0.77

$

0.77

$

2.55

$

2.16

Hold-normalized casino revenue

(0.02)

(0.02)

Hold-normalized casino expense

(0.02)

Income tax impact on hold adjustments

Noncontrolling interest impact on hold adjustments

Hold-normalized adjusted earnings per diluted share

$

0.75

$

0.73

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

787

792

789

793

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

Adjustment reflects the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in the U.S. in December 2017 (the “Act” or “tax reform”) on the valuation allowance related to certain of the company’s tax attributes. This adjustment includes estimates and assumptions based on the company’s initial analysis of the Act in applying it to the 2018 income tax provision and may be adjusted in future periods as required. The Act creates complexity and will require implementation guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and could impact the company’s tax return filing positions, which may impact the estimates and assumptions utilized in the initial analysis.

(2)

The income tax impact for each adjustment is derived by applying the effective tax rate, including current and deferred income tax expense, based upon the jurisdiction and the nature of the adjustment.

(3)

See Exhibit 4.

 

Exhibit 6

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

Casino Statistics:

The Venetian Macao:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

14,975

$

12,648

$

15,205

$

12,845

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

200

$

239

$

233

$

243

Average number of table games

598

565

597

560

Average number of slot machines

1,634

1,675

1,729

1,623

Sands Cotai Central:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

12,077

$

10,264

$

11,990

$

10,286

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

252

$

314

$

286

$

307

Average number of table games

410

392

410

398

Average number of slot machines

1,726

1,798

1,809

1,726

The Parisian Macao:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

12,634

$

12,258

$

11,785

$

10,055

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

336

$

205

$

264

$

225

Average number of table games

332

377

345

381

Average number of slot machines

1,334

1,507

1,354

1,523

The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

16,933

$

14,627

$

17,856

$

14,066

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

491

$

380

$

523

$

444

Average number of table games

115

103

115

101

Average number of slot machines

177

221

194

183

Sands Macao:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

8,521

$

6,853

$

8,820

$

8,206

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

241

$

220

$

243

$

240

Average number of table games

207

192

204

200

Average number of slot machines

899

1,000

918

919

Marina Bay Sands:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

9,184

$

10,832

$

9,951

$

10,980

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

802

$

666

$

800

$

658

Average number of table games

605

580

574

576

Average number of slot machines

2,171

2,499

2,281

2,493

Las Vegas Operating Properties:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

3,489

$

3,193

$

3,352

$

3,331

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

351

$

324

$

351

$

299

Average number of table games

232

233

232

241

Average number of slot machines

1,833

1,892

1,753

1,945

Sands Bethlehem:

Table games win per unit per day (1)

$

3,066

$

3,651

$

3,138

$

3,539

Slot machine win per unit per day (2)

$

259

$

270

$

266

$

271

Average number of table games

189

175

182

176

Average number of slot machines

3,273

3,148

3,242

3,154

(1)

Table games win per unit per day is shown before discounts, commissions, deferring revenue associated with the company’s loyalty programs and allocating casino revenues related to goods and services provided to patrons on a complimentary basis.

(2)

Slot machine win per unit per day is shown before deferring revenue associated with the company’s loyalty programs and allocating casino revenues related to goods and services provided to patrons on a complimentary basis.

 

Exhibit 7

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

The Venetian Macao

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

689

$

564

$

125

22.2

%

Rooms

58

44

14

31.8

%

Food and Beverage

21

19

2

10.5

%

Mall

60

55

5

9.1

%

Convention, Retail and Other

29

20

9

45.0

%

Net Revenues

$

857

$

702

$

155

22.1

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

344

$

264

$

80

30.3

%

EBITDA Margin %

40.1

%

37.6

%

2.5

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Rolling Chip Volume

$

7,425

$

6,898

$

527

7.6

%

Rolling Chip Win %(1)

3.75

%

3.28

%

0.47

pts

Non-Rolling Chip Drop

$

2,175

$

1,892

$

283

15.0

%

Non-Rolling Chip Win %

25.1

%

22.8

%

2.3

pts

Slot Handle

$

807

$

718

$

89

12.4

%

Slot Hold %

3.7

%

5.1

%

(1.4)

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

95.7

%

90.7

%

5.0

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

229

$

218

$

11

5.0

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

219

$

198

$

21

10.6

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Rolling Chip win percentage of 3.0% to 3.3% (calculated before discounts and commissions).

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Sands Cotai Central

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

400

$

341

$

59

17.3

%

Rooms

85

78

7

9.0

%

Food and Beverage

25

26

(1)

(3.8)

%

Mall

19

15

4

26.7

%

Convention, Retail and Other

8

7

1

14.3

%

Net Revenues

$

537

$

467

$

70

15.0

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

188

$

154

$

34

22.1

%

EBITDA Margin %

35.0

%

33.0

%

2.0

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Rolling Chip Volume

$

2,564

$

2,846

$

(282)

(9.9)

%

Rolling Chip Win %(1)

3.95

%

2.66

%

1.29

pts

Non-Rolling Chip Drop

$

1,650

$

1,442

$

208

14.4

%

Non-Rolling Chip Win %

21.5

%

20.4

%

1.1

pts

Slot Handle

$

1,134

$

1,182

$

(48)

(4.1)

%

Slot Hold %

3.5

%

4.4

%

(0.9)

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

96.1

%

93.0

%

3.1

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

159

$

147

$

12

8.2

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

153

$

137

$

16

11.7

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Rolling Chip win percentage of 3.0% to 3.3% (calculated before discounts and commissions).

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

The Parisian Macao

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

321

$

341

$

(20)

(5.9)

%

Rooms

30

34

(4)

(11.8)

%

Food and Beverage

17

15

2

13.3

%

Mall

13

16

(3)

(18.8)

%

Convention, Retail and Other

8

5

3

60.0

%

Net Revenues

$

389

$

411

$

(22)

(5.4)

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

122

$

136

$

(14)

(10.3)

%

EBITDA Margin %

31.4

%

33.1

%

(1.7)

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Rolling Chip Volume

$

5,155

$

6,948

$

(1,793)

(25.8)

%

Rolling Chip Win %(1)

3.10

%

3.11

%

(0.01)

pts

Non-Rolling Chip Drop

$

1,046

$

1,001

$

45

4.5

%

Non-Rolling Chip Win %

21.6

%

20.9

%

0.7

pts

Slot Handle

$

1,386

$

927

$

459

49.5

%

Slot Hold %

3.0

%

3.1

%

(0.1)

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

97.7

%

94.1

%

3.6

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

158

$

143

$

15

10.5

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

154

$

134

$

20

14.9

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Rolling Chip win percentage of 3.0% to 3.3% (calculated before discounts and commissions).

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

116

$

93

$

23

24.7

%

Rooms

10

8

2

25.0

%

Food and Beverage

6

7

(1)

(14.3)

%

Mall

33

31

2

6.5

%

Convention, Retail and Other

2

1

1

100.0

%

Net Revenues

$

167

$

140

$

27

19.3

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

53

$

51

$

2

3.9

%

EBITDA Margin %

31.7

%

36.4

%

(4.7)

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Rolling Chip Volume

$

4,031

$

3,132

$

899

28.7

%

Rolling Chip Win %(1)

2.44

%

2.23

%

0.21

pts

Non-Rolling Chip Drop

$

286

$

297

$

(11)

(3.7)

%

Non-Rolling Chip Win %

28.4

%

23.1

%

5.3

pts

Slot Handle

$

141

$

117

$

24

20.5

%

Slot Hold %

5.7

%

6.6

%

(0.9)

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

89.0

%

80.8

%

8.2

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

315

$

333

$

(18)

(5.4)

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

280

$

269

$

11

4.1

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Rolling Chip win percentage of 3.0% to 3.3% (calculated before discounts and commissions).

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Sands Macao

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

146

$

130

$

16

12.3

%

Rooms

4

5

(1)

(20.0)

%

Food and Beverage

6

6

%

Mall

1

1

N.M.

Convention, Retail and Other

3

1

2

200.0

%

Net Revenues

$

160

$

142

$

18

12.7

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

41

$

41

$

%

EBITDA Margin %

25.6

%

28.9

%

(3.3)

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Rolling Chip Volume

$

1,799

$

680

$

1,119

164.6

%

Rolling Chip Win %(1)

2.72

%

1.13

%

1.59

pts

Non-Rolling Chip Drop

$

619

$

603

$

16

2.7

%

Non-Rolling Chip Win %

18.3

%

18.7

%

(0.4)

pts

Slot Handle

$

646

$

602

$

44

7.3

%

Slot Hold %

3.1

%

3.4

%

(0.3)

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

97.5

%

95.7

%

1.8

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

155

$

191

$

(36)

(18.8)

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

151

$

183

$

(32)

(17.5)

%

N.M.

Not Meaningful

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Rolling Chip win percentage of 3.0% to 3.3% (calculated before discounts and commissions).

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Marina Bay Sands

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

532

$

583

$

(51)

(8.7)

%

Rooms

106

94

12

12.8

%

Food and Beverage

53

46

7

15.2

%

Mall

44

42

2

4.8

%

Convention, Retail and Other

31

24

7

29.2

%

Net Revenues

$

766

$

789

$

(23)

(2.9)

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

419

$

442

$

(23)

(5.2)

%

EBITDA Margin %

54.7

%

56.0

%

(1.3)

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Rolling Chip Volume

$

7,093

$

9,443

$

(2,350)

(24.9)

%

Rolling Chip Win %(1)

3.43

%

3.29

%

0.14

pts

Non-Rolling Chip Drop(2)

$

1,358

$

1,374

$

(16)

(1.2)

%

Non-Rolling Chip Win %(2)

19.7

%

19.5

%

0.2

pts

Slot Handle

$

3,624

$

3,658

$

(34)

(0.9)

%

Slot Hold %

4.4

%

4.2

%

0.2

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

97.5

%

96.6

%

0.9

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

466

$

447

$

19

4.3

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

455

$

432

$

23

5.3

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Rolling Chip win percentage of 2.7% to 3.0% (calculated before discounts and commissions).

(2)

As of Q1 2018, Non-Rolling Chip drop at MBS includes chips purchased and exchanged at the cage. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Las Vegas Operating Properties

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

88

$

92

$

(4)

(4.3)

%

Rooms

138

138

%

Food and Beverage

60

66

(6)

(9.1)

%

Convention, Retail and Other

93

91

2

2.2

%

Net Revenues

$

379

$

387

$

(8)

(2.1)

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

76

$

76

$

%

EBITDA Margin %

20.1

%

19.6

%

0.5

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Table Games Drop

$

507

$

401

$

106

26.4

%

Table Games Win %(1)

14.7

%

17.1

%

(2.4)

pts

Slot Handle

$

692

$

658

$

34

5.2

%

Slot Hold %

8.6

%

8.6

%

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

94.4

%

97.0

%

(2.6)

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

225

$

227

$

(2)

(0.9)

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

213

$

220

$

(7)

(3.2)

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

(1)

This compares to our expected Baccarat win percentage of 18.0% to 26.0% and our expected non-Baccarat win percentage of 16.0% to 24.0% (calculated before discounts).

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Sands Bethlehem

September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2018

2017

$ Change

Change

Revenues:

Casino

$

121

$

126

$

(5)

(4.0)%

Rooms

4

4

%

Food and Beverage

7

7

%

Mall

1

1

%

Convention, Retail and Other

5

6

(1)

(16.7)

%

Net Revenues

$

138

$

144

$

(6)

(4.2)

%

Adjusted Property EBITDA

$

33

$

40

$

(7)

(17.5)

%

EBITDA Margin %

23.9

%

27.8

%

(3.9)

pts

Gaming Statistics

(Dollars in millions)

Table Games Drop

$

288

$

293

$

(5)

(1.7)

%

Table Games Win %

18.5

%

20.1

%

(1.6)

pts

Slot Handle

$

1,219

$

1,210

$

9

0.7

%

Slot Hold %

6.4

%

6.5

%

(0.1)

pts

Hotel Statistics

Occupancy %

94.5

%

96.1

%

(1.6)

pts

Average Daily Rate (ADR)

$

165

$

164

$

1

0.6

%

Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)

$

156

$

158

$

(2)

(1.3)

%

Note:

The prior period presentation has been adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and conformed to the current period presentation.

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Data – Asian Retail Mall Operations

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

TTM

September 30,
2018

(Dollars in millions except per
square foot data)

Gross
Revenue(1)

Operating
Profit

Operating
Profit
Margin

Gross Leasable Area
(sq. ft.)

Occupancy

% at

End of Period

Tenant Sales
Per Sq. Ft.(2)

Shoppes at Venetian

$

59

$

53

89.8

%

786,649

89.7

%

$

1,733

Shoppes at Four Seasons

Luxury Retail

22

21

95.5

%

142,562

100.0

%

5,656

Other Stores

11

10

90.9

%

115,982

98.2

%

1,918

Total

33

31

93.9

%

258,544

99.2

%

4,260

Shoppes at Cotai Central(3)

19

16

84.2

%

509,929

92.3

%

862

Shoppes at Parisian

13

10

76.9

%

295,896

90.7

%

657

Total Cotai Strip in Macao

124

110

88.7

%

1,851,018

91.9

%

1,718

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

44

38

86.4

%

611,004

93.8

%

1,840

Total

$

168

$

148

88.1

%

2,462,022

92.4

%

$

1,748

Note:

This table excludes the results of our mall operations at Sands Macao and Sands Bethlehem.

(1)

Gross revenue figures are net of intersegment revenue eliminations.

(2)

Tenant sales per square foot reflect sales from tenants only after the tenant has been open for a period of 12 months.

(3)

The Shoppes at Cotai Central will feature up to an estimated 600,000 square feet of gross leasable area at completion of all phases of Sands Cotai Central’s renovation, rebranding and expansion to The Londoner Macao.

 

 

SOURCE Las Vegas Sands Corp.


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Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT; LSE: FLTR) (“Flutter”) the world’s leading online sports betting and iGaming operator today announces Q2 results, and increased 2025 guidance.

Key financial highlights:

In $ millions except where stated otherwise Three months ended June 30,
2025 2024 YOY
Average monthly players (AMPs) (‘000s)1 15,978 14,344 +11%
Revenue 4,187 3,611 +16%
Net income 37 297 (88)%
Net income margin 0.9% 8.2% (730)bps
Adjusted EBITDA2 919 738 +25%
Adjusted EBITDA margin2 21.9% 20.4% +150bps
Earnings per share ($) 0.59 1.45 (59)%
Adjusted earnings per share ($)2 2.95 2.04 +45%
Net cash provided by operating activities 359 323 +11%
Free Cash Flow2 156 171 (9)%
Leverage ratio2 (December 2024 2.2x) 3.2x
Leverage ratio including Snai2
3.0x


Q2 2025 overview

  • Adjusted EBITDA growth of 25% driven by 11% AMP and 16% revenue growth, as our US business continues to scale rapidly. Net income decline of 88% impacted by a non-cash charge related to the movement in the Fox Option valuation3, increased non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles and an increased income taxes expense
  • US: growth underpinned by sustained strength in pre-2024 launch states4 with FanDuel’s lead in iGaming extended; US revenue +17% (sportsbook +11% and iGaming +42%). Adjusted EBITDA of $400m includes the benefit of favorable sports results and strong operating leverage
  • International: revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth of 15% and 13% respectively, includes the benefit of Snai and NSX acquisitions. Excellent iGaming revenue growth of 27% driven by UK and Ireland (“UKI”), Southern Europe and Africa (“SEA”) and Asia Pacific (“APAC”). Sportsbook revenue growth of 4% reflects a very strong performance in the 2024 European Football Championships (“Euros”) in the prior year, and less favorable year-over-year sports results
  • Earnings per share decreased by $0.86 reflecting the non-cash movements noted above, with adjusted earnings per share increasing by $0.91 driven by strong adjusted EBITDA growth
  • Net cash provided by operating activities grew +11% while free cash flow2 was 9% lower mainly due to an increase in capital expenditure from the Snai acquisition and increased technology investment across the Group

Updated full year 2025 guidance

2025 outlook5 is increased to include (i) the impact of US sports results6, (ii) the impact of US gaming tax changes, (iii) renegotiated US market access savings, and (iv) the impact of new state timings.

Group revenue and adjusted EBITDA are now expected to be $17.26bn and $3.295bn at the midpoint representing 23% and 40% year-over-year growth, respectively.

Peter Jackson, CEO, commented:

“I am pleased with the excellent underlying performance we have delivered in the second quarter alongside the good progress made on a number of key strategic initiatives. Revenue grew by 16% year-on-year, as we continue to build scale positions in the most attractive markets through strong organic growth and value creating M&A. Since Q1, Flutter gained additional US index inclusion and accelerated ownership of FanDuel to 100%. We also became the largest operator in Italy with the addition of Snai; established a scale position in Brazil through NSX; and successfully executed two transformative customer migrations. Such varied achievements in one quarter are a great reflection of our teams’ focus and ability to execute effectively, leaving us well positioned for the second half of the year.”

Shareholder Letter

To our shareholders

I am delighted to report a great set of results and meaningful strategic progress during the quarter. We experienced strong year-over-year growth with revenue 16% ahead, adjusted EBITDA 25% higher and cash from operating activities $36m higher than last year’s quarter. Net income, which reduced by 88%, was impacted by increased non-cash charges year-over-year. These included an increase in amortization of acquired intangibles, an increase in income tax expense, and a large swing in the Fox option charge driven by an increase in FanDuel’s valuation.

Before I provide an update on the excellent operational performance across our US and International businesses, there are some key areas of strategic progress I would like to share. Following our move to a US primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in May last year, Flutter has now become a well-established business within US capital markets, demonstrated by our inclusion in two major share indices: CRSP and Russell. Positioning Flutter closer to its primary market in the US was a core objective of our US listing, and the inclusion in these indices demonstrates the clear benefits of this strategy, with the vast majority of our trading volumes now passing through NYSE. We believe we also remain well-placed for admission to other major US indices.

We progressed another key strategic objective in July with the extension of our US market access partnership with Boyd to 2038. This is a great example of our position as an “and” business, able to deploy capital to various uses to drive value creation. In addition to increasing our ownership of FanDuel to 100% at an attractive valuation, this transaction also secures US state market access at much more favorable terms. This supports our conviction that market access efficiency, alongside other cost levers, can help to offset regulatory and tax changes that may affect FanDuel in the future and gives us further confidence in the delivery of our long-term adjusted EBITDA margin targets.

On the US regulatory front, while some state legislative sessions concluded with announced tax increases, I believe our sector is making meaningful progress in encouraging law-makers to adopt a balanced approach. As we have noted in the past, our substantial US scale positions us well to mitigate tax changes and benefit from the market share gains market leaders such as FanDuel have experienced when regulatory changes are introduced. We were, however, disappointed to see the state of Illinois introduce a wager fee on July 1, which we believe unfairly impacts our recreational, lower-handle customers. As previously announced, starting September 1, we will introduce a 50 cent fee on each bet placed in Illinois to help mitigate the significantly higher operating costs in the state. The approach taken by the state of Illinois is very much an outlier when compared with our broad International portfolio, and we believe it risks driving customers to the unregulated market offering limited consumer protections and no state revenue generation. We are confident, as evidenced by the majority approach to date, that law-makers will recognize the importance of adopting a balanced tax strategy which promotes market growth and investment.

The event contracts landscape continues to develop at pace. We have two decades’ experience of operating the world’s largest betting exchange, the Betfair Exchange, which shares similar characteristics with event contracts, and this will help inform our views. We are closely monitoring regulatory developments, and are assessing the opportunities and potential participation strategies this may present for FanDuel.

In our International markets, the completion of the Snai and NSX transactions in the quarter have created a leadership position in Italy for Flutter and established a scale position in the newly regulated Brazilian market. Both acquisitions are driven by a clear strategic rationale to expand our footprint in attractive, regulated markets while leveraging the Flutter Edge to drive operational and product improvements.

In Italy, we are executing on our integration plans and have increasing confidence in our synergy targets. Snai has been consolidated within our SEA region under a well-formed organizational plan. We finished the quarter with 21.7% overall market share, and 30.2% of the online market7 in Italy. Looking ahead, our attention is now focused on bringing Snai customers onto SEA’s market leading online platform in the first half of 2026.

Finally, in Brazil, following the combination of NSX and Betfair Brazil, creating Flutter Brazil, our immediate focus has been on resourcing our newest region with the best talent from across Flutter. The Brazilian market remains highly competitive, and we retain a strong conviction that scale operators with the best products will win the largest share of the market. To that extent, our strategy is to elevate our Brazilian proposition, leveraging the Flutter Edge to deliver unit economics we can invest behind and scale meaningfully. We have targeted quick-wins in product and marketing, where immediate improvements have already been made to iGaming content, generosity capabilities and digital marketing effectiveness, while our sports product roadmap will ensure significant improvements are delivered to the customer proposition over the next twelve months.

US update

Turning to our US business, I was really pleased with our performance in Q2. I have previously highlighted that the inherent variability of sports results creates fluctuations around the average in the short-term, but that cumulatively, sports results will align to our expected outcomes over the long-term. Following the last two quarters with very unfavorable sports results in the US, Q2 saw favorable outcomes, with June in particular delivering the highest gross revenue margin month on record of 16.3%. This, alongside very strong iGaming growth, helped deliver total US revenue growth of 17%. We maintained our number one sportsbook position while extending our number one position in iGaming, closing the quarter with sportsbook GGR market share of 41%, a 44% NGR market share and a record 27% iGaming GGR market share8.

Our phenomenal iGaming performance is clear evidence of our strategy at work, with Q2 AMP growth of 32% reflecting a consistent product roadmap tailored to casino-first customers, the fastest-growing segment in the market. iGaming customers continued to enjoy the site-wide jackpot functionality introduced in Q1 with over 200k jackpot wins since it was first introduced. We launched our FanDuel Rewards Club to all iGaming customers in April and also added the second installment of our exclusive Huff and Puff series. Leveraging the Flutter Edge via our proprietary iGaming platform, Q2 saw us add a record volume of new titles to the platform. These features resonated with casino-first customers driving increased player volumes and frequency.

In sportsbook, continued product improvements led to an increase in player frequency year-over-year which drove handle 7% higher. AMPs were 4% lower as we lapped our very successful North Carolina launch in the prior year when we drove significant population penetration during the opening months. We were pleased with customer activity during the NBA playoffs, with four separate seven-game series, including the finals, helping to drive better engagement than expected.

From a sportsbook product perspective, we continued to deliver innovative and highly engaging features to our customers during Q2. Harnessing our next generation pricing capability, we added Same Game Parlay+ (“SGP+”) and profit boost functionality to our Your Way feature during the NBA playoffs and have been really pleased with engagement.

Our market-leading SGP offering continues to see excellent customer engagement and underpinned a further structural gross revenue margin expansion of 70bps to 13.6% during the quarter. Building on the success of our Parlay Your Bracket offering during March Madness, we added similar features for both NHL and WNBA during Q2 and we also expanded our SGP live offering to tennis for the first time in the quarter helping to deliver a record Wimbledon for FanDuel. On MLB, our Batter Up feature which allows customers to parlay outcomes for the next three batters up was rolled out for all live games, together with an accompanying Quick Bets page launched in July which has been resonating well.

The strong live betting volumes we delivered during the quarter were supported by our product improvements, with live betting over half our handle in Q2 and SGP live its fastest growing component. A seamless live proposition, with optimized in-game settlement and minimized friction was key to our growth, underpinned by our best-in-class pricing and risk management capabilities.

International update

Our International performance continues to be positive, delivering year-over-year revenue growth of 15%, with the acquisitions of Snai and NSX contributing 11 percentage points of the increase. The organic growth of 4% is particularly pleasing when compared against a strong sportsbook performance in the prior year, which included the Euros and more favorable sports results. iGaming has underscored the organic growth in Q2, with exceptional growth achieved in Turkey and continued excellent momentum in SisaI’s Italian online business and in India. In addition, we delivered impressive double digit growth in UKI despite implementing slots restrictions in line with the UK Gambling Act Review requirements.

We continue to see good product delivery, driven by our focus on the Flutter Edge, which is helping deliver innovation across our business. In July, we launched Flutter’s first bingo network following the successful partnership between Sisal and tombola, which brings the latter’s innovative product and deep liquidity pool to Sisal’s Italian online bingo customers. The launch of MyCombo, our full Same Game Parlay proposition for Sisal Italy ahead of the new soccer season is a market-first and represents a step-change in product differentiation, made possible by our global scale and deep industry expertise.

We are making very good progress against the $300m operational cost saving program previously set out at our Investor Day in 2024. This quarter, we successfully completed the large-scale migration of Sky Bet, moving over nine million customers onto our shared UKI platform. Overall customer reaction to the new offering has been positive and early performance on iGaming has been very strong. Achieving this major milestone means we can now turn our attention to enhancing the core experience for our Sky Bet customers. This will include introducing a host of new exciting features, including a version of our SuperSub offering alongside new products powered by our next-generation pricing capability.

The PokerStars transformation is another significant part of the program, and we delivered our largest milestone to date in July, when PokerStars customers in Italy were migrated onto the shared SEA platform. The majority of the Pokerstars transformation savings will be recognized towards the end of the three year program in 2027, following the final planned migration off the PokerStars technology stack in the second half of 2026.

The migrations of Sky Bet and PokerStars in Italy mark significant progress in our transformation journey, unlocking efficiencies, helping us simplify and shape our organizational structures for the future, providing further scale benefits and positioning us to deliver enhanced experiences for our customers. The strategic cost transformation program is a great example of underlying cost discipline, and we will continue to strive for further optimization and efficiencies in the business.

Final thoughts and outlook

As I reflect on the progress we’ve made so far this year, I am particularly proud that our growth is being achieved in a sustainable way. In May, FanDuel launched an innovative safer gambling tool. The Real-Time Check-In feature uses machine learning to detect risk and generate personalized interventions at the point of play. This industry leading feature builds on work pioneered in our Australian business, and reflects our commitment to leverage data and technology to protect our customers.

Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, our strong performance in the first half of 2025 underlines the strength of Flutter’s fundamentals. I feel confident as I consider our positioning heading into the second half of 2025. Our performance in Q2 positions us well to deliver on our strategic objectives and execute strongly throughout the content rich calendars for NFL, NBA and European soccer during the remainder of the year.

Sincerely,

Peter Jackson
Flutter CEO

Detailed financial review

 

In $ millions unless stated, unaudited US International Group
Three months ended June 30, 2025 2024 YoY 2025 2024 YoY 2025 2024 YoY
Average monthly players (‘000s) 3,519 3,466 +2% 12,459 10,878 +15% 15,978 14,344 +11%
Handle 11,699 10,976 +7% 7,970 7,422 +7% 19,669 18,398 +7%
Net revenue margin 10.4% 10.0% +40bps 13.1% 13.4% (30)bps 11.5% 11.4% +10bps
Sportsbook revenue 1,219 1,099 +11% 1,041 997 +4% 2,260 2,096 +8%
iGaming revenue 507 357 +42% 1,268 997 +27% 1,775 1,354 +31%
Other revenue 65 71 (8)% 87 90 (3)% 152 161 (6)%
Total revenue 1,791 1,527 +17% 2,396 2,084 +15% 4,187 3,611 +16%
Cost of sales (968) (839) +15% (1,104) (894) +23%
Technology, research and development expenses (86) (73) +18% (107) (106) +1%
Sales and marketing expenses (219) (253) (13)% (376) (358) +5%
General and administrative expenses (118) (102) +16% (218) (203) +7%
Reportable segment adjusted EBITDA 400 260 +54% 591 523 +13%
Unallocated corporate overhead9 (72) (45) +60%
Group adjusted EBITDA 919 738 +25%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 22.3% 17.0% +530bps 24.7% 25.1% (40)bps 21.9% 20.4% +150bps


Group

The Group delivered a strong second quarter with AMP1 and revenue growth of 11% and 16% respectively, driven by continued US momentum and a robust underlying performance within International further enhanced by the addition of the Snai and NSX businesses.

Net income of $37m reduced by $260m from $297m in Q2 2024 after including:

(i) a non-cash loss in the fair value of the Fox Option liability of $81m (Q2 2024: $91m gain)

(ii) a non-cash charge for the amortization of acquired intangibles of $209m (Q2 2024: $147m) with the Snai and NSX acquisitions and the cost transformation programs in PokerStars and Sky Bet driving a year-over-year increase

(iii) an income tax charge of $168m (Q2 2024: $53m), with the year-over-year increase primarily driven by the utilization of historic US deferred tax assets in Q2 2024 and an income tax expense related to the Betfair Brazil business reorganization in Q2 2025

(iv) restructuring, integration and transaction costs of $89m (Q2 2024: $38m) with the the year-over-year increase primarily driven by costs incurred in relation to the Snai and NSX acquisitions and subsequent integrations, and the cost transformation programs in PokerStars and Sky Bet

Adjusted EBITDA of $919m grew 25% with adjusted EBITDA margin2 150bps higher principally attributable to the expansion of our US business.

Earnings per share decreased by $0.86 to $0.59 inclusive of the impacts to net income described above, and partially offset by an $80m reduction in redeemable non-controllable interest charge (increasing earnings per share by $0.45) driven by a temporary reduction in the Maxbet redemption value.

Adjusted earnings per share increased by $0.91 to $2.95 driven by the strong adjusted EBITDA growth and the reduction in redeemable non-controlling interest charge.

The Group’s net cash provided by operating activities grew 11% underpinned by the second quarter adjusted EBITDA growth outlined above, partly offset by increased income tax payments. Free cash flow was 9% lower due to an increase in capital expenditure from the Snai acquisition, and technology investment across the Group which continues to pay dividends as we harness the Flutter Edge and continue to innovate at pace.

US

US Q2 AMPs of 3.5m grew 2% year-over-year as we lapped the benefit of the North Carolina launch in March during the prior year. (Pre-2024 state AMPs +5%, pre-2022 state AMPs +7%). Revenue grew 17% including sportsbook revenue growth of 11% and iGaming revenue growth of 42%.

Sportsbook revenue growth was driven by an increase in player frequency together with improved structural revenue margin as handle grew 7%, with live betting representing over half of handle during the quarter, and net revenue margin increasing by 40 basis points year-over-year to 10.4%.

The increase in net revenue margin included:

  • Structural revenue margin expansion of 70bps to 13.6% enabled by our market-leading pricing and risk management capabilities delivering continued increased penetration of parlay bets
  • An adverse sports results impact year-over-year of 30 basis points with the gross revenue impact of sports results in Q2 2025 being less favorable than the prior year (Q2 2025: 80bps favorable, Q2 2024: 110bps favorable). This converted to a small revenue benefit year over year (Q2 2025: $90m, Q2 2024: $80m)
  • Promotional spend of 4% which was broadly in-line with the prior year

iGaming revenue grew 42% underpinned by AMP growth of 32% and an increase in player frequency year-over-year.

Adjusted EBITDA was $400m (Q2 2024 $260m) with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.3%, up 530bps year-over-year supported by continued strong operating leverage across the business.

Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue was 54.0%. Cost of sales in both the current and prior year included the benefit from positive sports results. The year-over-year reduction of 90bps was primarily due to the benefit of payment processing cost initiatives deployed in H2 2024, partly offset by increased taxes in Illinois year-over-year.

Sales and marketing expenses were 13% lower, driven by heightened investment in the North Carolina launch in the prior year and a greater proportion of expenditure for 2025 expected to be incurred during H2 than in the prior year. The 440bps reduction year-over-year as a percentage of revenue to 12.2% also reflected continued good operating leverage in pre-2024 states. Technology, research and development costs were $13m higher year-over-year, primarily as a result of the scaling of data storage and processing costs. General and administrative costs were $16m higher as a result of finance and legal costs, together with the impact of increased headcount in key support functions.

International

International revenue was 15% higher year-over year (up 12% on a constant currency10 basis, “cc”) with 15% AMP growth. The inclusion of the Snai and NSX acquisitions contributed 11 percentage points of the year-over-year revenue growth.

Sportsbook revenue was 4% higher year-over-year (+2% cc), with the inclusion of Snai and NSX acquisitions contributing 9 percentage points of the year-over-year growth. Sportsbook handle grew 7% year-over-year, with Snai and NSX contributing 9 percentage points of growth. This offset the impact of a strong 2024 comparative period containing the Euros, which accounted for 6% of handle in Q2 2024.

Net revenue margin decreased by 30 basis points year-over-year to 13.1%:

  • Structural revenue margin of 16.3% was broadly flat year-over-year, as growth driven by our superior pricing capabilities was offset by the impact of faster growth in regions with lower structural revenue margins including SEA, Brazil and CEE
  • An adverse sports results impact year-over-year of 90 basis points with sports results in Q2 2025 less favorable than the prior year period (Q2 2025: 30bps favorable, Q2 2024 120bps favorable)
  • A year-over-year reduction in promotional spend of 60 basis points to 3.6% of handle

iGaming revenue was 27% higher year-over-year (+23% cc), with Snai and NSX contributing 13 percentage points of growth. On an organic basis, SEA growth of 24% comprised Sisal Italy online growth of 36% and Turkey growth of 87%. UKI grew 17% (+10% cc) year-over-year, APAC experienced growth of 24% (+27% cc) in India and CEE grew 13% (+10% cc), driven by performance in Georgia.

 

In $ millions except percentages, unaudited Three months ended June 30,
International revenue by region 2025 2024 YoY YoY CC
UK and Ireland 936 928 +1 % (5 )%
Southern Europe and Africa 657 390 +68 % +63 %
Asia Pacific 402 385 +4 % +7 %
Central and Eastern Europe 138 128 +8 % +5 %
Brazil 44 18 +144 % +175 %
Other regions 219 235 (7 )% (9 )%
International total revenue 2,396 2,084 +15 % +12 %

Revenue performance across our International regions year-over-year was as follows:

  • UKI revenue grew 1% (-5% cc) with sportsbook revenue down 12% (-17% cc) driven by a 3% reduction in handle (-8% cc) impacted by the Euros which accounted for 10% of overall handle in the prior year, combined with an adverse 190bps swing in sports results. iGaming growth of 17% (+10% cc) was delivered through continued product enhancements and generosity optimization which offset the impact of the Gambling Act Review-led player restrictions implemented during the quarter
  • SEA revenue grew 68% (+63% cc) with the inclusion of Snai contributing 52 percentage points of the growth. Sportsbook revenue was up 64% (+57% cc) including Snai which contributed 61 percentage points of the growth. Organic sportsbook revenue growth was impacted by the Euros which accounted for 8% of handle in Q2 2024, and an adverse swing in sports results of 100bps which offset continued structural gross revenue margin expansion. iGaming revenue grew 70% (+67% cc) with Snai contributing 46 percentage points of growth. SEA Italian revenue11 grew 67%, with Snai contributing 59 percentage points of growth (sportsbook was up 65% with Snai contributing 62 percentage points of growth and iGaming was up 67% with Snai contributing 55 percentage points of growth). Turkey growth was also strong with revenue growing 87% (+124% cc). This growth was attributable to strong AMP growth, improved online penetration and an expansion in the products offered within the market
  • APAC revenue grew 4% (+7% cc) with sportsbook growth in Australia of 3% (+6% cc) where a handle reduction of 6% (-3% in cc) was more than offset by the benefits of optimized generosity and favorable sports results year-over-year. iGaming growth in India of 24% (+27% cc) was driven by 15% growth in AMPs and improved monetization through pricing and generosity optimizations
  • CEE revenue grew by 8% (+5% cc) with iGaming growth of 13% (+10% cc). This was largely driven by iGaming revenue growth of 26% year-over-year in Georgia, which offset a sportsbook revenue reduction of 15% (-19% cc) primarily attributable to the Euros which accounted for 14% of handle in 2024
  • Brazil revenue grew by 144% (+175% cc), benefiting from the acquisition of NSX which contributed 185 percentage points of growth. Betfair Brazil revenue declined year-over-year driven by adverse sports results in the quarter and the continuing impact of the customer re-registration friction post regulation.
  • Other regions revenue was 7% lower (-9% cc) due to the impact of some smaller market exits and regulatory change

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 13% year-over-year (+10% cc) with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing 7 percentage points of growth year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin, before including Snai and NSX, expanded by 70 basis points to 25.9%. Inclusive of Snai and NSX, adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 24.7%, a 40 basis point reduction, reflective of our investment phase in Brazil.

Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue increased by 320 basis points to 46.1%, with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing 170 basis points of the year-over-year increase. The remaining 150 basis point organic increase was due to increased taxes in CEE and in Betfair Brazil, along with a continued shift in revenue mix in favor of iGaming which generally incurs higher third party costs than sportsbook.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $18m or 5% year-over-year with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing $37m or 10 percentage points of the increase. As a percentage of revenue, sales and marketing reduced by 150 basis points to 15.7%, with savings from Euros-related marketing spend in Q2 2024 more than offsetting increased investment in Italy to support conversion of our retail customer base to online, and our growth plans in Turkey and Brazil.

Technology, research and development costs were $1m or 1% higher year-over-year with the acquisition of Snai and NSX contributing $5m or 5 percentage points of the increase. General and administrative costs were $15m or 7% higher with the inclusion of Snai and NSX contributing $14m or 7 percentage points of the increase. Operating leverage has been achieved across both technology, research and development costs, and general and administrative costs, with improvements of 60bps to each, bringing them to 4.5% and 9.1% of revenue for the quarter, respectively.

Unallocated corporate overhead9 increased by $27m or 60% year-over-year. This was driven by a $14m charge related to foreign exchange movements, primarily due to a non-cash revaluation of related monetary items on the Group balance sheet. The remaining increase is broadly split across inflationary pay increases, investment in Flutter Edge initiatives primarily Flutter Studios and shared technology.

Capital structure

Available cash increased $154m quarter-on-quarter, closing at approximately $1.7bn. The $3,216m increase in total debt to $9,952m at June 30, 2025 from $6,736m at December 31, 2024 reflects the financing for the Snai and NSX acquisitions. Net debt was $8,522m at the end of Q2 2025, with a leverage ratio2 of 3.2x at June 30, 2025 (2.2x at December 31, 2024). The leverage ratio2 was 3.0x based on the last 12 months adjusted EBITDA including Snai.

The purchase of Boyd’s 5% interest in FanDuel for $1.76bn12 was completed on July 31, 2025 and financed by extending the existing Term Loan B and Euro, Sterling and Dollar Senior Notes at attractive terms. We therefore expect our leverage to increase in the near term but then reduce rapidly given the highly visible and profitable growth opportunities that exist across the Group. We remain committed to our medium-term leverage ratio target of 2.0-2.5x.

The share repurchase program, continued in Q2 2025 with 1.25 million shares repurchased in the quarter for a consideration of $300m excluding excise duties ($296m was paid for the program in the quarter). We are highly disciplined allocators of capital and we expect to return up to $1bn of cash to shareholders through the program during 2025, and up to $5bn of cash to shareholders over a three to four year period, whilst also maintaining the flexibility to invest significant amounts of capital both organically and inorganically. The Boyd deal is a great example of both this flexible approach and the value we believe we can create.

Guidance

Full year 2025 guidance is now increased for the following adjustments (i) the impact of US sports results, (ii) the impact of US tax changes, (iii) renegotiated US market access savings, and (iv) the impact of new state timings.

The changes to the midpoints of our previous guidance are summarized in the table below:

US International Corporate Group
($ in millions) Revenue Adjusted EBITDA Revenue Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Revenue Adjusted EBITDA
US existing states 7,440 1,220
US new states (40) (90)
Previous Guidance 7,400 1,130 9,680 2,300 (250) 17,080 3,180
US sports results (May-Jun)6 140 100 140 100
Boyd market access 0 35 0 35
NJ, IL and LA tax impacts 30 (40) 30 (40)
New state timing 10 20 10 20
Change 180 115 0 0 0 180 115
Revised Guidance4 7,580 1,245 9,680 2,300 (250) 17,260 3,295
US existing states 7,610 1,315
US new states (30) (70)

Our updated outlook for 2025 now includes the following midpoints:

Group: revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $17.26bn and $3.295bn representing 23% and 40% year-over-year growth, respectively.

US: revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $7.58bn and $1.245bn, representing year-over-year growth of 31% and 146%, respectively. We expect revenue of approximately $2.6bn and approximately $580m of adjusted EBITDA to arise in Q4.

This comprises increased guidance for both existing and new states as follows:

Existing states

  • Revenue of $7.61bn and adjusted EBITDA of $1.315bn, with year-over-year growth of 31% and 159%, respectively
  • Increased from previous guidance primarily due to the benefit of May and June sports results of $140m revenue, $100m adjusted EBITDA
  • H2 2025 gaming tax costs include the previously announced changes in Illinois, New Jersey and Louisiana net of anticipated direct mitigation
    • Illinois transaction fee: net cost of $5m with gross cost of $35m mitigated by $30m in other revenue from the proposed FanDuel transaction fee
    • New Jersey and Louisiana: net cost of $35m with gross cost of $45m and approximately 20% mitigation through locally optimized promotional and marketing spend
    • Maryland gross cost of $10m was already included within our guidance set out in May and therefore does not represent a change to that previous guidance
  • The benefit of Boyd market access savings of $35m are therefore expected to almost entirely mitigate the net impact of incremental gaming tax costs of $40m above in H2

New states

  • Now expect negative revenue of $30m and adjusted EBITDA cost of $70m due to slightly later launch timings versus previous expectations (previous guidance -$40m revenue and -$90m adjusted EBITDA)

International: Foreign currency changes since our previous guidance are not material and therefore revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $9.68bn and $2.30bn is re-affirmed, representing year-over-year growth of 17% and 11% respectively.

Unallocated corporate overhead: cost guidance of $250m is unchanged.

Other items: also remain unchanged, with the exception of Interest expense, which now includes the financing costs associated with the Boyd transaction.

Updated 2025 guidance Previous guidance
Low Midpoint High Midpoint
Group revenue $16.81bn $17.26bn $17.71bn $17.08bn
Group adjusted EBITDA $3.075bn $3.295bn $3.515bn $3.18bn
US existing state4 revenue $7.36bn $7.61bn $7.86bn $7.44bn
US existing state adjusted EBITDA $1.195bn $1.315bn $1.435bn $1.220bn
US new states revenue cost Approximately ($30m) ($40m)
US new states adjusted EBITDA Approximately ($70m) ($90m)
US total revenue $7.33bn $7.58bn $7.83bn $7.40bn
US total adjusted EBITDA $1.125bn $1.245bn $1.365bn $1.13bn
International revenue $9.48bn $9.68bn $9.88bn $9.68bn
International adjusted EBITDA $2.20bn $2.30bn $2.40bn $2.30bn
Unallocated corporate overhead Approximately $250m $250m
Interest expense, net $525m $535m $545m $490m
Depreciation and amortization excl. acquired intangibles Approximately $670m $670m
Capital expenditure12 Approximately $820m $820m
Share repurchases Up to $1bn Up to $1bn

Guidance is provided (i) on the basis that sports results are in line with our expected margin for the remainder of the year, (ii) at stated foreign exchange rates13 and (iii) on the basis of a consistent regulatory and tax framework except where otherwise stated.

A reconciliation of our forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure cannot be provided without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the adjusting items necessary for such a reconciliation to be prepared of items that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted.

This announcement contains inside information as defined under assimilated Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, which is part of the laws of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended). The person responsible for arranging release of this information on behalf of Flutter is Edward Traynor, Company Secretary of Flutter.

Conference call:

Flutter management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET (9:30 p.m. BST) to review the results and be available for questions, with access via webcast and telephone.

A public audio webcast of management’s call and the related Q&A can be accessed by registering via www.flutter.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call. This earnings release and supplementary materials will also be made available via www.flutter.com/investors.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect our current expectations as to future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. These statements include, but are not limited, to statements related to our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our operations, our liquidity and capital resources, the conditions in our industry and our growth strategy. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe(s),” ”expect(s),” “potential,” “continue(s),” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “seek(s),” “predict(s),” “intend(s),” “trends,” “plan(s),” “estimate(s),” “anticipates,” “projection,” “goal,” “target,” “aspire,” “will likely result,” and or the negative version of these words or other comparable words of a future or forward looking nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Such factors include, among others: Flutter’s ability to effectively compete in the global entertainment and gaming industries; Flutter’s ability to retain existing customers and to successfully acquire new customers; Adverse changes to the regulation (including taxation) of online betting and iGaming; Flutter’s ability to accurately determine the odds in relation to any particular event exposes us to trading, liability management and pricing risk; Flutter’s ability to develop new product offerings; Flutter’s ability to successfully acquire and integrate new businesses; Flutter’s ability to maintain relationships with third-parties; Flutter’s ability to maintain its reputation; Public sentiment towards online betting and iGaming generally; The potential impact of general economic conditions, including inflation, tariffs and/or trade disputes, fluctuating interest rates and instability in the banking system, on Flutter’s liquidity, operations and personnel; Flutter’s ability to obtain and maintain licenses with gaming authorities; The failure of additional jurisdictions to legalize and regulate online betting and iGaming; Flutter’s ability to comply with complex, varied and evolving U.S. and international laws and regulations relating to its business; Flutter’s ability to raise financing in the future; Flutter’s success in retaining or recruiting officers, key employees or directors; Litigation and the ability to adequately protect Flutter’s intellectual property rights; The impact of data security breaches or cyber-attacks on Flutter’s systems; and Flutter’s ability to remediate material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.

Additional factors that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 4, 2025 and other periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

About Flutter Entertainment plc

Flutter is the world’s leading online sports betting and iGaming operator, with a market leading position in the US and across the world. Our ambition is to leverage our size and our challenger mindset to change our industry for the better. By Changing the Game, we believe we can deliver long-term growth while promoting a positive, sustainable future for all our stakeholders. We are well-placed to do so through the distinctive, global advantages of the Flutter Edge, which gives our brands access to group-wide benefits, as well as our clear vision for sustainability through our Positive Impact Plan.

Flutter operates a diverse portfolio of leading online sports betting and iGaming brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, Snai, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games, Adjarabet and Betnacional. We are the industry leader with $14,048m of revenue globally for fiscal 2024, up 19% YoY, and $4,187m of revenue globally for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Contacts:

Investor Relations: Media Relations:
Paul Tymms, Investor Relations Kate Delahunty, Corporate Communications
Ciara O’Mullane, Investor Relations Lindsay Dunford, Corporate Communications
Chris Hancox, Investor Relations Rob Allen, Corporate Communications
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Notes

1 Average Monthly Players (“AMPs”) is defined as the average over the applicable reporting period of the total number of players who have placed and/or wagered a stake and/or contributed to rake or tournament fees during the month. This measure does not include individuals who have only used new player or player retention incentives, and this measure is for online players only and excludes retail player activity. In circumstances where a player uses multiple product categories within one brand, we are generally able to identify that it is the same player who is using multiple product categories and therefore count this player as only one AMP at the Group level while also counting this player as one AMP for each separate product category that the player is using. As a result, the sum of the AMPs presented at the product category level is greater than the total AMPs presented at the Group level. See Part II, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Key Operational Metrics” of Flutter’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 4, 2025 for additional information regarding how we calculate AMPs data, including a discussion regarding duplication of players that exists in such data.
2 Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, last twelve months adjusted EBITDA including Snai, Free Cash Flow, net debt, leverage ratio, leverage ratio including Snai, constant currency, adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” sections of this announcement for definitions of these measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Due to rounding, these numbers may not add up precisely to the totals provided.
3 Fox has an option to acquire an 18.6% equity interest in FanDuel (the Fox Option). Gains or losses in the fair
value of the Fox Option primarily due to changes in the fair value of FanDuel during the reporting period are
recorded in Other income (expense), net. See Part II, “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Fair Value Measurements” of Flutter’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 4, 2025 for additional information regarding the Fox Option.
4 US analysis by state cohort includes the states and provinces by FanDuel launch date. Pre-2024, states include: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, Ontario, Louisiana, Wyoming, Kansas, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky.
5 A reconciliation of our forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure cannot be provided without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the adjusting items necessary for such a reconciliation to be prepared of items that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted.
6 Q1 impact: revenue $230m unfavorable, adjusted EBITDA $150m unfavorable, Q2 impact: revenue $90m favorable, adjusted EBITDA $70m favorable (April impact $50m revenue unfavorable, $30m adjusted EBITDA unfavorable. May/June impact: revenue $140m favorable, adjusted EBITDA $100m favorable). Impact of sports results year to date to the end of June: revenue $140m unfavorable and adjusted EBITDA $80m unfavorable. Impacts include an estimate for the benefit of recycling.
7 Italian market position and share based on regulator GGR data from Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli.
8 US market position based on available market share data for states in which FanDuel is active. Online sportsbook market share is the gross gaming revenue (GGR) and net gaming revenue (NGR) market share of our FanDuel brand for the three months to June 30, 2025 in the states in which FanDuel was live (excluding Tennessee as they no longer report this data), based on published gaming regulator reports in those states. iGaming market share is the GGR market share of FanDuel for the three months to June 30, 2025 in the states in which FanDuel was live, based on published gaming regulator reports in those states. US iGaming GGR market share including PokerStars US (which is reported in the International segment) for the three months to June 30, 2025 was 28%.
9 Unallocated corporate overhead includes shared technology, research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to a specific segment.
10 Constant currency growth rates are calculated by retranslating the non-US dollar denominated component of Q2 2024 at Q2 2025 exchange rates. See reconciliation below.
11 In addition to Q2 Italian revenue reported within SEA, there was also Italian revenue in the quarter generated across tombola (reported in UKI) and Betfair (reported in Other regions).
12 Consideration comprises approximately $1.56bn attributable to the acquisition of Boyd’s 5% stake in FanDuel and approximately $0.2bn attributable to the revision of various existing commercial terms. The amount of $0.2bn will be reflected as a cash outflow within net cash provided by operating activities during Q3 2025
13 Capital expenditure is defined as payments for the purchase of property and equipment, the purchase of intangible assets and capitalized software.
14 The impact of changes in foreign exchange rates versus those used in the guidance issued on May 7, 2025 is not significant with movements in EUR and GBP offsetting at an International segment adjusted EBITDA level. Therefore, foreign exchange rates assumed for 2025 guidance remain unchanged versus those used for guidance issued on May 7, 2025 of USD:GBP of 0.746, USD:EUR of 0.878 and USD:AUD of 1.563.


Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures

This press release includes Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders, Adjusted Earnings Per Share (“Adjusted EPS”), leverage ratio, leverage ratio including Snai, Net Debt, Free Cash Flow, and constant currency which are non-GAAP financial measures that we use to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures are presented solely as supplemental disclosures to reported GAAP measures because we believe that these non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance, similar to measures reported by its publicly-listed U.S. competitors, and regularly used by analysts, lenders, financial institutional and investors as measures of performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders, Adjusted EPS, leverage ratio, Net Debt, Free Cash Flow, and Adjusted Depreciation are not intended to be substitutes for any GAAP financial measures, and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry.

Constant currency reflects certain operating results on a constant-currency basis in order to facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our results without regard to the impact of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. The term foreign currency exchange rates refer to the exchange rates used to translate our operating results for all countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar, into U.S. Dollars. Because we are a global company, foreign currency exchange rates used for translation may have a significant effect on our reported results. In general, our financial results are affected positively by a weaker U.S. Dollar and are affected negatively by a stronger U.S. Dollar. References to operating results on a constant-currency basis mean operating results without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We believe the disclosure of constant-currency results is helpful to investors because it facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our results by increasing the transparency of our underlying performance by excluding the impact of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. We calculate constant currency revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA by translating prior-period revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA, as applicable, using the average exchange rates from the current period rather than the actual average exchange rates in effect in the prior period.

Last twelve months (“LTM”) net income is defined on a Group basis as net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, minus net income for six months ended June 30, 2024 and plus net income for six months ended June 30, 2025.

LTM net income including Snai is defined on a Group basis as LTM net income plus Snai’s net income for the ten months ended April 30, 2025 prior to the completion of acquisition. Snai’s historical condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). We have made adjustments to conform Snai’s financial information prepared under IFRS to U.S. GAAP.

LTM adjusted net income including Snai is defined on a Group basis as LTM adjusted net income, after adjusting for the following:

 

 • Transaction fees and associated costs and restructuring and integration costs related to the acquisition assumed to have incurred prior to or soon after the acquisition date of January 1, 2024, and therefore are reversed from the twelve months result ended June 30, 2025.
New debt financing required to complete the acquisition of Snai is assumed to have occurred on January 1, 2024. The additional interest expense recognized is calculated, together with the associated hedge impact and the amortization of related debts issuance costs. For the new debt at floating rate, we have assumed the actual 3 months SOFR rates for Q2 2025 was constant from July 2024 to April 2025.
Intangible assets are assumed to be recorded at their estimated fair value as of January 1, 2024, and are amortized over their estimated useful lives from that date along with the consequent deferred tax benefit. The amortization expense relating to the historical fair value uplift on Snai’s intangible assets acquired by Playtech in 2018, together with the deferred tax benefit are reversed.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined on a Group basis as net income (loss) before income taxes; other income, net; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization; transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; impairment of PPE and intangible assets and share based compensation expense.

LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai is defined on a Group basis as LTM adjusted net income including Snai before income taxes; other expense, net; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; transaction fees and associated costs; and restructuring and integration costs.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue, respectively.

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders is defined as net income (loss) as adjusted for after-tax effects of transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; gaming taxes dispute, amortization of acquired intangibles, accelerated amortization, loss (gain) on settlement of long-term debt; impairment of PPE and intangible assets; financing related fees not eligible for capitalization; gain from disposal of businesses, fair value (gain)/loss on derivative instruments, fair value (gain)/loss on contingent consideration, fair value (gain)/loss on Fox Option Liability and fair value (gain)/loss on investment, and share-based compensation.

Adjusted EPS is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders by the number of diluted weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding in the period.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP measures and should not be viewed as measures of overall operating performance, indicators of our performance, considered in isolation, or construed as alternatives to operating profit (loss), net income (loss) measures or earnings per share, or as alternatives to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, as measures of liquidity, or as alternatives to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP.

Management has historically used these measures when evaluating operating performance because we believe that they provide additional perspective on the financial performance of our core business.

Adjusted EBITDA has further limitations as an analytical tool. Some of these limitations are:

 • it does not reflect the Group’s cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditure or contractual commitments;
 • it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Group’s working capital needs;
it does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Group’s debt;
 • it does not reflect share-based compensation expense which is primarily a non-cash charge that is part of our employee compensation;
 • although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
 • it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in the Group’s statements of cash flows; and
 • the further adjustments made in calculating Adjusted EBITDA are those that management consider not to be representative of the underlying operations of the Group and therefore are subjective in nature.

Net debt is defined as total debt, excluding premiums, discounts, and deferred financing expense, and the effect of foreign exchange that is economically hedged as a result of our cross-currency interest rate swaps reflecting the net cash outflow on maturity less cash and cash equivalents.

Leverage ratio is defined as net debt divided by last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. We use this non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate our financial leverage. We present net debt to Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is more representative of our financial position as it is reflective of our ability to cover our net debt obligations with results from our core operations, and is an indicator of our ability to obtain additional capital resources for our future cash needs. We believe net debt is a meaningful financial measure that may assist investors in understanding our financial condition and recognizing underlying trends in our capital structure. The Leverage Ratio is not a substitute for, and should be used in conjunction with, GAAP financial ratios. Other companies may calculate leverage ratios differently.

Leverage ratio including Snai is defined as net debt divided by LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less payments for property and equipment, intangible assets and capitalized software. We believe that excluding these items from free cash flow better portrays our ability to generate cash, as such items are not indicative of our operating performance for the period. This non-GAAP measure may be useful to investors and other users of our financial statements as a supplemental measure of our cash performance, but should not be considered in isolation, as a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes, or as an alternative to operating cash flows presented in accordance with GAAP. Free Cash Flow does not necessarily represent funds available for discretionary use and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Our calculation of Free Cash Flow may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.

Adjusted depreciation is defined as depreciation and amortization excluding amortization of acquired intangibles.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in millions except share and per share amounts) As of
June 30,
As of
December 31,
2025 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,691 1,531
Cash and cash equivalents – restricted 79 48
Player deposits – cash and cash equivalents 1,745 1,930
Player deposits – investments 30 130
Accounts receivable, net 161 98
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 665 607
Asset held for sale 23
Total current assets 4,394 4,344
Investments 7 6
Property and equipment, net 602 493
Operating lease right-of-use assets 562 507
Intangible assets, net 7,545 5,364
Goodwill 16,487 13,352
Deferred tax assets 182 267
Other non-current assets 95 175
Total assets 29,874 24,508
Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 350 266
Player deposit liability 1,712 1,940
Operating lease liabilities 122 119
Long-term debt due within one year 70 53
Other current liabilities 2,371 2,212
Liability held for sale 1
Total current liabilities 4,626 4,590
Operating lease liabilities – non-current 486 428
Long-term debt 9,882 6,683
Deferred tax liabilities 1,093 605
Other non-current liabilities 1,145 935
Total liabilities 17,232 13,241
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interests 2,236 1,808
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary share (Authorized 3,000,000,000 shares of €0.09 ($0.11) par value each; issued June 30, 2025: 176,370,705 shares; December 31, 2024: 177,895,367 shares) 36 36
Additional paid-in capital 1,810 1,611
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (880) (1,927)
Retained earnings 9,249 9,573
Total Flutter Shareholders’ Equity 10,215 9,293
Non-controlling interests 191 166
Total shareholders’ equity 10,406 9,459
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and shareholders’ equity 29,874 24,508


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

($ in millions except share and per share amounts) Three months ended June 30,
2025 2024
Revenue 4,187 3,611
Cost of sales (2,228) (1,835)
Gross profit 1,959 1,776
Technology, research and development expenses (256) (216)
Sales and marketing expenses (789) (746)
General and administrative expenses (525) (445)
Operating profit 389 369
Other (expense) income, net (74) 89
Interest expense, net (110) (108)
Income before income taxes 205 350
Income tax expense (168) (53)
Net income 37 297
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests 12 18
Adjustment of redeemable non-controlling interest to redemption value (80) 18
Net income attributable to Flutter shareholders 105 261
Earnings per share
Basic 0.59 1.47
Diluted 0.59 1.45
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (67) (10)
Fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to the income statement 65 12
Changes in excluded components of fair value hedge (1)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain on net investment hedges (30) 50
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on translation of the net assets of foreign currency denominated entities 778 (60)
Fair value movements on available for sale debt instruments 1
Other comprehensive income (loss) 745 (7)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Flutter shareholders 711 (3)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest and redeemable non-controlling interest 34 (4)
Total comprehensive income 782 290


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
1

Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions) 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income 37 297
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 369 272
Change in fair value of derivatives (7)
Non-cash interest expense, net 2 17
Non-cash operating lease expense 28 33
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net (25) 2
Loss (gain) on disposals 3 (1)
Share-based compensation – equity classified 70 57
Share-based compensation – liability classified 2 2
Other expense (income), net 81 (91)
Deferred tax benefit (17) (35)
Loss on extinguishment 14 5
Change in contingent consideration (3)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Player deposits 104 (2)
Accounts receivable 37 (3)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 58 19
Accounts payable (90) (28)
Other liabilities (53) (115)
Player deposit liability (235) (59)
Operating leases liabilities (26) (37)
Net cash provided by operating activities 359 323
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (37) (28)
Purchases of intangible assets (9) (40)
Capitalized software (157) (84)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (2,688) (25)
Cash settlement of derivatives designated in net investment hedge 17
Other advances 9
Net cash used in investing activities (2,865) (177)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issue of ordinary share upon exercise of options 3 7
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt (net of transactions costs) 6,004 1,045
Repayment of long-term debt (3,130) (1,095)
Distributions to non-controlling interests (5) (6)
Payment of contingent consideration
Repurchase of ordinary shares and taxes withheld and paid on employee share awards (339)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 2,533 (49)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 27 97
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – Beginning of the period 3,393 3,157
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) on cash and cash equivalents 95 (19)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of the period 3,515 3,235
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash comprise of:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,691 1,526
Cash and cash equivalents – restricted 79 25
Player deposits – cash & cash equivalents 1,745 1,684
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – End of the period 3,515 3,235
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid 126 108
Income tax paid (net of refunds) 231 86
Operating cash flows from operating leases 44 43
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchase of intangible assets with accrued expense2 77
Capitalized software with accrued expense2 8
Purchase of property and equipment with accrued expense2 8
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities 9 54
Adjustments to lease balances as a result of remeasurement 1 (1)
Business acquisitions (including contingent consideration) 331 2
Repurchase of ordinary shares with accrued expense2 11
Non-cash issuance of common stock upon exercise of options2 29
Non-cash transaction costs on issuance of long-term debt2 17

 

1. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2025 is derived by subtracting the cash flows from the three months ended March 31, 2025 from the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2025. As such it does not reflect the settlement of pre-existing relationships for which Flutter has recognized an asset.
2. Figures represent the closing position at the end of the reporting period and not the movement during the period


Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net income, the most comparable GAAP measure.

Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions) 2025 2024
Net income 37 297
Add back:
Income taxes 168 53
Other income (expense), net 74 (89)
Interest expense, net 110 108
Depreciation and amortization 369 272
Share-based compensation expense 72 59
Transaction fees and associated costs 1 19 16
Restructuring and integration costs 2 70 22
Group Adjusted EBITDA 919 738
Group Revenue 4,187 3,611
Group Adjusted EBITDA Margin 21.9% 20.4%

 

1. Fees primarily associated with (i) 2025 transaction costs related to Snaitech and NSX acquisitions; and (ii) 2024 advisory fees related to implementation of internal controls, information system changes and other strategic advisory related to the change in the primary listing of the Group.
2. Costs primarily relate to various restructuring and other strategic initiatives to drive synergies. The programs are expected to run until 2027. These actions include efforts to consolidate and integrate our technology infrastructure, back-office functions and relocate certain operations to lower cost locations. It also includes business process re-engineering cost, planning and design of target operating models for the Group’s enabling functions and discovery and planning related to the Group’s anticipated migration to a new enterprise resource planning system. The costs primarily include severance expenses, advisory fees and temporary staffing costs.


Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders

See below a reconciliation of Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders to net income/ (loss), the most comparable GAAP measure.

Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions) 2025 2024
Net income 37 297
Less:
Transaction fees and associated costs 19 16
Restructuring and integration costs 70 22
Amortization of acquired intangibles 209 147
Share-based compensation 72 59
Loss on settlement of long-term debt 14 5
Financing related fees not eligible for capitalization 1
Fair value (gain) / loss on derivative instruments (7)
Fair value (gain) / loss on contingent consideration (3)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Fox Option Liability 81 (91)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Investment
Tax impact of above adjustments1 (45) (42)
Adjusted net income 458 403
Less:
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests2 12 18
Adjustment of redeemable non-controlling interest3 (80) 18
Adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders 526 367
Weighted average number of shares 179 180

 

1. Tax rates used in calculated adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders is the statutory tax rate applicable to the geographies in which the adjustments were incurred.
2. Represents net loss attributed to the non-controlling interest in Sisal and the redeemable non-controlling interest in FanDuel, MaxBet, Junglee and NSX.
3. Represents the adjustment made to the carrying value of the redeemable non-controlling interests in Junglee and MaxBet to account for the higher of (i) the initial carrying amount adjusted for cumulative earnings allocations, or (ii) redemption value at each reporting date through retained earnings.


Adjusted earnings per share reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share to diluted earnings per share, the most comparable GAAP measure.

Three months ended June 30,
$ 2025 2024
Earnings per share to Flutter shareholders 0.59 1.45
Add/ (Less):
Transaction fees and associated costs 0.11 0.09
Restructuring and integration costs 0.39 0.12
Amortization of acquired intangibles 1.17 0.82
Share-based compensation 0.40 0.33
Loss on settlement of long-term debt 0.08 0.03
Financing related fees not eligible for capitalization 0.01
Fair value (gain) / loss on derivative instruments (0.04)
Fair value (gain) / loss on contingent consideration (0.02)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Fox Option Liability 0.45 (0.51)
Fair value (gain) / loss on Investment
Tax impact of above adjustments (0.25) (0.23)
Adjusted earnings per share 2.95 2.04


Last twelve months adjusted EBITDA

See below a reconciliation of LTM adjusted EBITDA to net income for the year ended December 31, 2024.

($ in millions)

Unaudited

Year ended December 31, 2024 Six months ended June 30, 2024 Six months ended June 30, 2025 Twelve months ended June 30, 2025
Net income 162 120 372 414
Add back:
Income taxes (146) 68 187 (27)
Other expense (income), net 434 85 (142) 207
Interest expense, net 419 220 195 394
Depreciation and amortization 1,097 569 663 1,191
Share-based compensation expense 202 100 129 231
Transaction fees and associated costs 54 45 20 29
Restructuring and integration costs 135 45 111 201
LTM adjusted EBITDA 2,357 1,252 1,535 2,640
Net debt 8,522
Leverage ratio 3.2x

See below a reconciliation of LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai to net income for the year ended December 31, 2024. These figures have been adjusted to include the relevant amounts for Snai during the pre-acquisition period as though it formed part of the Group since July 1, 2024.

($ in millions)

Unaudited

Twelve months ended June 30, 2025
Net income for Fiscal 2024 162
Less: Net income for six months ended June 30, 2024 (120)
Add: Net income for six months ended June 30, 2025 372
LTM net income 414
Snai’s net income for the ten months ended April 30, 2025 73
LTM net income including Snai 487
Transaction costs (17)
Interest expense (137)
Additional amortization expense (net of deferred tax impact) (64)
Reversal of previous PPA amortization expense (net of deferred tax impact) 12
LTM adjusted net income including Snai 281
Add:
Income taxes 8
Other expense, net 210
Interest expense, net 526
Depreciation and amortization 1,319
Share-based compensation expense 275
Transaction fees and associated costs 52
Restructuring and integration costs 201
LTM adjusted EBITDA including Snai 2,872
Net debt 8,522
Leverage ratio including Snai 3.0x


Net debt reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of net debt to long-term debt, the most comparable GAAP measure.

($ in millions) As of
June 30,
2025
As of
December 31,
2024
Long-term debt 9,882 6,683
Long-term debt due within one year 70 53
Total Debt 9,952 6,736
Add:
Transactions costs, premiums or discount included in the carrying value of debt 86 52
Less:
Unrealized foreign exchange on translation of foreign currency debt 1 175 (97)
Cash and cash equivalents (1,691) (1,531)
Net Debt 8,522 5,160

 

1. Representing the adjustment for foreign exchange that is economically hedged as a result of our cross-currency interest rate swaps to reflect the net cash outflow on maturity.


Free Cash Flow reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable GAAP measure.

Three months ended June 30,
($ in millions) 2025 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities 359 323
Less cash impact of:
Purchases of property and equipment (37) (28)
Purchases of intangible assets (9) (40)
Capitalized software (157) (84)
Free Cash Flow 156 171


Constant currency growth rate reconciliation

See below a reconciliation of constant currency growth rates to nominal currency growth rates, the most comparable GAAP measure.

($ millions except percentages) Three months ended June 30,
Unaudited 2025 2024 YOY 2025 2024 YOY
FX impact CC CC
Revenue
US 1,791 1,527 +17% (2) 1,525 +17%
International 2,396 2,084 +15% 64 2,148 +12%
Group 4,187 3,611 +16% 62 3,673 +14%
Adjusted EBITDA
US 400 260 +54% (3) 257 +56%
International 591 523 +13% 16 539 +10%
Unallocated corporate overhead (72) (45) +60% (5) (49) +46%
Group 919 738 +25% 9 747 +23%

See below a reconciliation of other reported constant currency revenue growth rates to nominal currency growth rates.

 

Three months ended June 30, 2025
Unaudited YoY YoY YoY
Nom FX impact CC
International sportsbook revenue +4 % +2 % +2 %
International iGaming revenue +27 % +4 % +23 %
UKI sportsbook revenue (12 )% +5 % (17 )%
UKI iGaming revenue +17 % +7 % +10 %
SEA sportsbook revenue +64 % +7 % +57 %
SEA iGaming revenue +70 % +3 % +67 %
APAC sportsbook revenue +3 % (3 )% +6 %
APAC iGaming revenue +24 % (3 )% +27 %
CEE sportsbook revenue (15 )% +4 % (19 )%
CEE iGaming revenue +13 % +3 % +10 %
International adjusted EBITDA +13 % +3 % +10 %


International revenue by region

($ millions except percentages) Three months ended June 30,
Unaudited 2025 2024 YoY YoY YoY
Nom FX impact CC
UK and Ireland 936 928 +1 % +6 % (5 )%
Southern Europe and Africa 657 390 +68 % +5 % +63 %
Asia Pacific 402 385 +4 % (3 )% +7 %
Central and Eastern Europe 138 128 +8 % +3 % +5 %
Brazil 44 18 +144 % (31 )% +175 %
Other regions 219 235 (7 )% +2 % (9 )%
Total segment revenue 2,396 2,084 +15 % +3 % +12 %


Reconciliation of supplementary non GAAP information: Adjusted depreciation and amortization

($ millions) Three months ended June 30, 2025 Three months ended June 30, 2024
Unaudited US Intl Corp Total US Intl Corp Total
Depreciation and Amortization 34 324 11 369 28 236 8 272
Less: Amortization of acquired intangibles (4) (205) (209) (4) (143) (147)
Adjusted depreciation and amortization1 30 118 11 160 24 93 8 125

 

1. Adjusted depreciation and amortization is defined as depreciation and amortization excluding amortization of acquired intangibles
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WSOP Online Returns to GGPoker This August with 33 Gold Bracelets and $5,000,000 in Special Promotions!

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Play for millions in prizes from August 17 through September 30

GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of WSOP Online this August, bringing the thrill and prestige of the World Series of Poker® directly to players’ screens. The six-week festival will run from August 17 to September 30, featuring 33 official WSOP Gold Bracelet events, tens of millions in guaranteed prizes, and a gigantic $5,000,000 in special promotions designed to reward players across the globe.

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Week 32/2025 slot games releases

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Here are this weeks latest slots releases compiled by European Gaming

Spinomenal has released 4 Horsemen III: Inferno to complement the wildly popular Mythology series. 4 Horsemen III: Inferno invites players into an apocalyptic hellscape where the reels are engulfed by a scorched wasteland under burning skies. A relentlessly surging and dark soundtrack creates an atmosphere thick with tension. The Horsemen return, Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, each carrying their own Free Spins feature, which is triggered with three or more full-sized Scattered Free Spins symbols.

Following the success of Money Coming and Money Coming – Expanded Bets, leading content provider TaDa Gaming has released Money Coming 2. A straightforward 3×1 grid with a bonus reel for Multipliers and a single payline means Money Coming 2 is all about the numbers. With no symbols, just numbers or blank positions on the first three reels, when the numbers land they are added sequentially to make the payout.

Relax Gaming, the award-winning iGaming aggregator and supplier of unique content, has launched Conquer Babylon, a bold release inspired by the ancient wonders of Mesopotamia. Set amidst the towering structures of Babylon, the high-volatility 6×8 slot offers up to 262,144 ways to win, combining immersive visuals with powerful bonus features and a maximum win of 15,000 times the stake.

Get your mops out, this ship is one big floating mess! Only the dirtiest of sailors can sail the seven seas aboard Nolimit City’s latest release, Seamen. If you’re 6ft tall, love the open sea and have a taste for working with seamen, then join the White Pearl today! This ship is used to carrying some big loads.

Gaming Corps – a publicly-listed game development company based in Sweden, has unveiled its latest instant win title: Bass Rewards. Packed with colourful fish and serious prize potential, the game takes players on the fishing trip of a lifetime. In Bass Rewards, every catch counts – inviting players to bait their hook and fish for fortune across a grid swimming with characterful catch.

Amusnet has released its latest video slot game, Tiki Tiki Boo Boo. With a colourful theme and invigorating soundtrack, Tiki Tiki Boo Boo is the perfect summer adventure, complemented by a bunch of special features to guarantee an unforgettable experience. The video slot’s toppling reels mechanics and its 243 ways to pay make the game a fun alternative to slots with standard paylines.

Blueprint Gaming™ has strengthened its long-term partnership with globally renowned operator bet365 through the exclusive release of bet365 Kong 3 Even Bigger Bonus. The 6×4, 4,096-way to win slot provides an intriguing update to the beloved Kong series, with revamped cash harvests and a new-look bonus trail.

Spinomenal has launched its mythology-themed Majestic Zeus slot. Set at the foothills of Mount Olympus, Majestic Zeus welcomes players to a Grecian world where the rewards are potentially as large as the mountains themselves. The 5×3 frame is nestled between two towering columns adorned with Grecian goddesses. A thunderous, powerful musical score evokes the might of Zeus and heightens the entertainment.

Just Slots has announced the launch of its latest title, ‘Unholy Mystery’. Building on strong momentum, this marks Just Slots’ fifth release since the breakout success of their debut game, Sugar Heaven. Following the ominous world of their last release, Book of Arcane 100, Unholy Mystery gives the theme a playful twist by blending dark undertones with a party-like atmosphere and a bold visual style that feels like a monster birthday jamboree.

TaDa Gaming has released Fortune Gems 500, a thrilling 3+1 reel video slot that dazzles with elegant visuals and dynamic rewards. Its core innovation lies in the special fourth reel, which randomly displays multiplier values up to 500x or a powerful Ex NUDGE symbol.

Playson welcomes the return of its lucky leprechaun in the charming new release, 4 Pots Riches: Hold and Winwith the mischievous figure on hand to elevate wins with a host of enriched features. The highlight is the Super Pot Bonus Game, which is triggered by the Super Clover Bonus Symbol.

BGaming puts a fresh spin on the popular fishing genre with the launch of Big Tuna Bonanza. This charming adventure pulls inspiration from some of the most popular titles in the category, inviting players to cast their lines and reel in big wins. Big Tuna Bonanza is bigger and bolder than the fishing games that have come before it.

Play’n GO revives one of its earliest icons with Lady of Fortune Destiny Spins. The Lady steps back into the spotlight with a refreshed presence, ushering in a wave of unpredictability that rewards attention and patience in equal measure. With a glowing crystal ball at her side, the Lady of Fortune transforms missed chances into charged potential.

 

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