Gan reports first quarter 2023 financial results
Irvine, calif.--(business wire)--gan limited (nasdaq: gan) (the “company” or “gan”), a leading north american b2b technology provider of real money internet gaming solutions and a leading international b2c operator of internet sports betting, today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended march 31, 2023. dermot smurfit, ceo of gan stated: “our first quarter showed another strong quarter of underlying kpis for both our b2b and b2c businesses and b2b gor and active customers, deposits, and turnover in b2c remain very encouraging. we also expect our deliberate efforts to reallocate capital and other resources toward our highest return opportunities to yield improved financial results in 2023 as we lean into gan sports in the u.s. and select international markets for b2c where we are best positioned and see reasonably attainable paths to profitability.” “we are also progressing in our strategic alternatives review to evaluate the opportunities available to us maximize shareholder value. our recent announcement and term loan transaction bolstered our financial position and allowed us to modify the conditions of our term loan, significantly reduce our interest expense, and strengthen our balance sheet. to be clear, this transaction should be viewed as a key step in the broader review process, but important one that allows us to evaluate the options available to us from a stronger position. overall, we have been pleased with the nature of the strategic review up to this point, and we will provide updates as appropriate as the process unfolds. at present, there is no timetable for the completion of that process.” first quarter 2023 compared to first quarter 2022 total revenue of $35.1 million decreased 6% compared to the prior year quarter. b2b segment revenue was $11.3 million versus $13.1 million. the decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in our contractual revenue rates of our largest b2b customer. the effects of the rate decrease were partially offset by overall growth in the b2b segment due to strong performance of our largest b2b customer. b2c segment revenue was $23.9 million versus $24.4 million. the decrease was primarily due to the weakening of the currencies in which we derive our b2c operations’ revenues relative to the u.s. dollar. total segment contribution was $25.0 million versus $25.8 million. b2b segment contribution increased modestly as declines in revenues were largely consistent with the decreases in cost of revenues. this was offset by a decline in b2c segment contribution related to increased cost of revenues as a result of entering into a new market. operating expenses were $31.0 million versus $29.9 million. the increase was primarily attributable to increased sales and marketing activities within our b2c operations to attract additional end-users particularly in latin america. net income (loss) of $1.5 versus ($4.5) million. the increase in net income was primarily driven by a gain attributable to an amendment to one of our content licensing agreements. adjusted ebitda was $0.0 million versus $3.0 million, primarily related to lower total revenue in the b2b segment of $1.8 million as described above. the remaining decrease was attributable to a reduction in capitalized development in the b2b segment. cash was $40.8 million as of march 31, 2023 versus $45.9 million as of the prior year quarter. the decrease was primarily related to timing of collections received impacting working capital. b2c kpi’s during the quarter were strong as the company continued to grow its number of active customers, deposits and turnover. active customers increased 12% from the prior year period driven by growth in latin america and strong customer retention. b2b gross operator revenue (“gor”) totaled $422.8 million versus $297.8 million in the prior year quarter, a 42% increase. the increase was driven primarily by organic growth in michigan, new jersey, and existing customers in pennsylvania. additional growth provided from expansion of new and existing clients into new jurisdictions, such as arkansas and ontario, and the launch of retail sportsbook solution for new and existing customers in new jurisdictions such as mississippi and massachusetts. subsequent to quarter end, the company successfully amended the credit facility to waive all events of default, amend certain financial covenants, assign the rights to the credit facility from its existing lender to a third party, and increase the principal balance from $30.0 million to $42.0 million with accrued paid in-kind (“pik”) interest of 8.0% per year (together, the “amended credit facility”). gan limited key financial highlights (unaudited, in thousands unless otherwise specified) three months ended march 31, 2023 march 31, 2022 revenues b2b $ 11,279 $ 13,070 b2c 23,850 24,424 total revenues $ 35,129 $ 37,494 profitability measures b2b segment contribution (1) $ 9,284 $ 9,167 b2b segment contribution margin (1) 82.3 % 70.1 % b2c segment contribution (1) $ 15,684 $ 16,627 b2c segment contribution margin (1) 65.8 % 68.1 % net income (loss) $ 1,501 $ (4,499 ) adjusted ebitda (7) $ 39 $ 2,971 key performance indicators b2b gross operator revenue (2) (in millions) $ 422.8 $ 297.8 b2b take rate (3) 2.7 % 4.4 % b2c active customers (in thousands) (4) 257 230 b2c marketing spend ratio (5) 21 % 19 % b2c sports margin (6) 7.1 % 7.2 % brian chang, interim cfo of gan, added: “our first quarter saw solid b2b and b2c kpis that continue to show encouraging momentum and we remain focused on supporting expansion of gan sports in the u.s. with additional partners. we also took the very important step to execute our term loan amendment which we expect will save us roughly $4 million per year in reduced cash interest expense payments over the next few years, and significantly strengthens our balance sheet. however, we remain unable to provide our financial outlook for 2023 within a reasonable range until we reach the ultimate conclusion of the strategic review process.” strategic review in conjunction with its fourth quarter 2022 earnings announcement, the company announced that it had initiated a strategic review process to assess a range of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. the intention is to complete the strategic review process in a timely fashion. however, there can be no assurance that the review process will result in pursuing or completing any transaction, and no timetable has been set for completion of this process. the company will provide updates, as appropriate. conference call details date/time: wednesday, may 10, 2023, at 4:30 pm et webcast: https://www.webcast-eqs.com/ganlimited20230510 u.s. toll-free dial-in: (888) 437-3179 international dial-in: (862) 298-0702 to access the call, please dial in approximately ten minutes before the start of the call. an accompanying slide presentation will be available in pdf format on the “events & presentations” page of the investor relations portion of the company’s website (http://investors.gan.com) after issuance of this earnings release. about gan limited gan is a leading business-to-business supplier of internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions predominantly to the u.s. land-based casino industry and is a market-leading business-to-consumer operator of proprietary online sports betting technology internationally with market leadership positions in selected european and latin american markets. in its b2b segment, gan has developed a proprietary internet gambling enterprise software system, gamestack™, which it licenses to land-based u.s. casino operators as a turnkey technology solution for regulated real money internet gambling, encompassing internet gaming, internet sports betting and social casino gaming branded as simulated gaming. forward-looking statements this release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. all statements contained in this release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the company’s strategic review, the company’s anticipated trends in revenues (including new customer launches) and operating expenses, the anticipated improvement in profitability, the anticipated launch of regulated gaming in new u.s. states, the continued integration of coolbet’s sports betting technology and international b2c operations, as well as statements that include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature. these forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. these statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including those risks detailed under “risk factors” in our annual report on form 10-k and subsequent periodic reports. readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law. key performance indicators and non-gaap financial measures this release uses certain non-gaap financial measures as defined in securities and exchange commission rules. the company reports financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america (“u.s. gaap”) and also communicates with investors using certain non-gaap financial measures. these non-gaap financial measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for or superior to, the comparable u.s. gaap financial measures. these non-gaap financial measures are intended to supplement the presentation of the company’s financial results that are prepared in accordance with u.s. gaap. (1) the company excludes depreciation and amortization in certain segment calculations. (2) the company defines b2b gross operator revenue as the sum of its b2b corporate customers’ gross revenue from virtual simulated gaming (sim), gross gaming revenue from rmig, and gross sports wins from sportsbook offerings. b2b gross operator revenue, which is not comparable to financial information presented in conformity with u.s. gaap, gives management and users of our financial statements an indication of the extent of transactions processed through the company’s b2b corporate customers’ platforms and allows management to understand the extent of activity that the company’s platform is processing. (3) the company defines b2b take rate as a quotient of b2b segment revenue retained by the company over the total gross operator revenue generated by our b2b corporate customers. the b2b take rate gives management and users of our financial statements an indication of the impact of the statutory terms and the efficiency of the commercial terms on the business. (4) the company defines b2c active customers as a user that places a wager during the period. this metric allows management to monitor the customer segmentation, growth drivers, and ultimately creates opportunities to identify and add value to the user experience. this metric allows management and users of the financial statements to measure the platform traffic and track related trends. (5) the company defines b2c marketing spend ratio as the total b2c direct marketing expense for the period divided by the total b2c revenues. this metric allows management to measure the success of marketing costs during a given period. additionally, this metric allows management to compare across jurisdictions and other subsets, as an additional indication of return on marketing investment. (6) the company defines b2c sports margin as the ratio of wagers minus winnings to total amount wagered, adjusted for open wagers at period end. sports betting involves a user placing a bet on the outcome of a sporting event with the chance to win a pre-determined amount, often referred to as fixed odds. our b2c sportsbook revenue is generated by setting odds that are intended to provide a built-in theoretical margin in each sports bet offered to our users. this metric allows management to measure sportsbook performance against its expected outcome. (7) management uses the non-gaap measure of adjusted ebitda to measure its financial performance. specifically, it uses adjusted ebitda (i) as a measure to compare its operating performance from period to period, as it removes the effect of items not directly resulting from core operations, and (ii) as a means of assessing its core business performance against others in the industry, because it eliminates some of the effects that are generated by differences in capital structure, depreciation, tax effects and unusual and infrequent events. the company defines adjusted ebitda as net loss before interest expense (income), net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, impairments, share-based compensation expense and related expense, restructuring costs, and other items which the board of directors considers to be infrequent or unusual in nature. the presentation of adjusted ebitda is not intended to be used in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with u.s. gaap and adjusted ebitda may exclude financial information that some investors may consider important in evaluating the company’s performance. because adjusted ebitda is not a u.s. gaap measure, the way the company defines adjusted ebitda may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry. gan limited consolidated statements of operations (unaudited) (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) three months ended march 31, 2023 march 31, 2022 revenue $ 35,129 $ 37,494 operating costs and expenses cost of revenue (1) 10,161 11,700 sales and marketing 7,184 6,098 product and technology 9,578 8,954 general and administrative (1) 10,006 9,392 restructuring — 1,059 depreciation and amortization 4,201 4,413 total operating costs and expenses 41,130 41,616 operating loss (6,001 ) (4,122 ) interest expense (income), net 1,716 (9 ) other income, net (9,292 ) — income (loss) before income taxes 1,575 (4,113 ) income tax expense 74 386 net income (loss) $ 1,501 $ (4,499 ) earnings (loss) per share, basic and diluted $ 0.03 $ (0.11 ) weighted average ordinary shares outstanding basic 42,982,255 42,252,661 diluted 47,200,182 42,252,661 (1) excludes depreciation and amortization expense gan limited segment revenue and gross profit (unaudited) (in thousands) three months ended march 31, 2023 march 31, 2022 revenue b2b platform and content license fees $ 8,627 $ 10,702 development services and other 2,652 2,368 total b2b revenue 11,279 13,070 b2c gaming 23,850 24,424 total b2c revenue 23,850 24,424 total revenue $ 35,129 $ 37,494 gross profit b2b revenue $ 11,279 $ 13,070 cost of revenue (1) 1,995 3,903 b2b segment contribution 9,284 9,167 b2b segment contribution margin 82.3 % 70.1 % b2c revenue 23,850 24,424 cost of revenue (1) 8,166 7,797 b2c segment contribution 15,684 16,627 b2c segment contribution margin 65.8 % 68.1 % total segment contribution $ 24,968 $ 25,794 total segment contribution margin 71.1 % 68.8 % (1) excludes depreciation and amortization expense gan limited revenue by geography (unaudited) (in thousands) three months ended march 31, 2023 march 31, 2022 revenue by geography * united states $ 8,516 $ 11,491 europe 12,677 12,564 latin america 11,270 12,225 rest of the world 2,666 1,214 total $ 35,129 $ 37,494 * revenue is segmented based on the location of the company’s customer. gan limited adjusted ebitda (unaudited) (in thousands) three months ended march 31, 2023 march 31, 2022 net income (loss) $ 1,501 $ (4,499 ) income tax expense (benefit) 74 386 interest expense (income), net 1,716 (9 ) gain on amendment of content licensing agreement (9,292 ) — depreciation and amortization 4,201 4,413 share-based compensation and related expense 1,839 1,621 restructuring — 1,059 adjusted ebitda $ 39 $ 2,971 gan limited historical normalized revenue (unaudited) (in thousands) three months ended, march 31, 2023 december 31, 2022 september 30, 2022 june 30, 2022 revenue revenue $ 35,129 $ 36,947 $ 32,120 $ 34,967 normalized adjustments (1) (529 ) 619 493 (81 ) normalized revenue $ 34,600 $ 37,566 $ 32,613 $ 34,886 sports margin actual sports margin 7.1 % 6.5 % 6.6 % 7.1 % normalized sports margin 7.0 % 7.0 % 7.0 % 7.0 % (1) the adjustments are based on the effects of a normalized sports margin of 7.0% for quarters in 2023 and 2022. normalized revenue to gross gaming revenue ratios are based upon a rolling four-quarter average for each quarter within the b2c segment. sports margin is the ratio of ggr to total amount wagered, which allows management to measure sportsbook performance against the expected outcome.
