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Jackpotjoy plc - A transformational year

2017 was a transformational year for JPJ, with a successful London listing followed by substantial improvements in the capital structure. JPJ is the leading operator in the £800m UK online bingo market and has now delivered five consecutive sets of robust quarterly results. FY17 revenue growth of 14% y-o-y to £304.7m was accompanied by an operating cash flow of £102m. After the final major earn-out payment in June 2018, we expect meaningful deleveraging. Our forecasts now include dividend payments from 2019. The shares rose by c 40% in 2017 but still trade at a significant discount to peers at 8.1x EV/EBITDA and 6.9x P/E for 2018e.
Underlying
Gamesys Group

JPJ Group is an online gaming holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in providing bingo, casino and other games to its customers. Co. operates in three segments: Vera&John, which consists of the online casino operations of various brands, including Vera&John and InterCasino; Jackpotjoy, which consists of the real money and social gaming operations of the Jackpotjoy, Starspins, and Botemania brands; and The Mandalay, which consists of the operations of various online bingo websites operated off the Dragonfish platform and the operations of affiliate portal websites.

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Edison Investment Research
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Analysts
Victoria Pease

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