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Integration paying dividends

With the successful integration of bwin, GVC’s FY16 pro forma results delivered strong 9% net gaming revenue (NGR) growth and high underlying cash flow generation. 2017 has started well: group NGR is up 15% ytd, €125m cost synergies are on track and GVC has announced a second special dividend (15.1c). The group’s combined scale and diversification has significantly reduced risk, with 69% of revenues derived from regulated and/or taxed markets. The stock trades at 10.5x EV/EBITDA and 14.7x P/E for 2017e, at the top end of its broader peer group.
Underlying
Entain PLC

GVC Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is an online gaming company, provides business to consumer and business to business services to the online gaming and sports betting markets in Europe and Latin America. Co. operates in two segments, Sports and Gaming. Co. offers sports betting, casinos, games, and poker through online and mobile under the Sportingbet brand; and online bingo, sportsbook, casino, and poker access under the Betboo brand, as well as operates an online casino Website for German-speaking markets under the CasinoClub brand. Co. also various online poker games, including No Limit Texas Hold'em, Fixed Limit Texas Hold'em, and Pot Limit Texas Hold'em.

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Victoria Pease

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