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A strong start to 2018 for ZEAL Group

Dow Jones received a payment from EQS/DGAP to publish this press release.

ZEAL Network SE (-) 
A strong start to 2018 for ZEAL Group 
 
04-May-2018 / 07:36 CET/CEST 
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. 
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 
 
_4 May 2018_ 
 
*A strong start to 2018 for ZEAL Group* 
 
  - EBIT of EUR9.2 million, in line with guidance 
 
  - Billings increased 6% to EUR72.8 million 
 
  - Total Operating Performance increased to EUR39.8 million, in line with 
  guidance 
 
ZEAL Group, the world's leading lottery innovator, today unveiled strong 
results for the first three months of 2018, delivering Earnings Before 
Interest and Tax (EBIT) of EUR9.2million (2017: EUR0.2 million). 
 
The Group also generated a 6.4% growth in billings to EUR72.8 million (2017: 
EUR68.4 million), driven by continued positive performance from new products 
including, Powerball and Instant Win Games, which encouraged higher customer 
spend. Average Billings Per User increased to EUR58.02 (2017: EUR54.35). 
 
Total Operating Performance increased to EUR39.8 million (2017: EUR24.1 
million), in line with guidance and positively impacted by the reduction in 
exceptional prize pay-outs during the quarter (2018: EURNil; 2017: EUR15.0 
million). 
 
Continued investment in new products and marketing delivered 140k new 
registered customers for the Group and our partners; an increase of 59% 
year-on-year (2017: 88k). 
 
*Jonas Mattsson, Chief Financial Officer, ZEAL Group said: *'It has been a 
strong start to 2018 for ZEAL. Our active strategy of building a more 
diverse portfolio is paying off, with a larger range of higher jackpot 
products driving increased customers, spend and billings.' 
 
*Selected financial results to 31 March 2018:* 
 
                     *2018*          *2017* 
*Billings*           EUR72.8 million EUR68.4 million 
*Statutory Revenue*  EUR38.7 million EUR23.6 million 
*TOP*                EUR39.8 million EUR24.1 million 
*Statutory EBIT*     EUR9.2 million  EUR0.2 million 
*Earnings per share* EUR0.76         EUR0.02 
*2018 Outlook remains unchanged* 
 
For 2018, ZEAL Group expects to deliver EBIT in the range of EUR33 million - 
EUR43 million, and Total Operating Performance (TOP) of EUR150 million - 
EUR160 million. ZEAL Group expects to pay a dividend of at least EUR1.00 per 
share in 2018, subject to financial performance. 
 
*- ENDS -* 
 
*Contacts:* 
 
_Media Relations:_ 
Matt Drage, Head of Corporate Communications 
+44 (0) 7976 872 871 
matt.drage@zeal-network.co.uk 
 
_Investor Relations:_ 
Frank Hoffmann, Investor Relations Manager 
+44 (0) 20 3739 7123 
frank.hoffmann@zeal-network.co.uk [1] 
 
*Notes to Editor*: 
 
1) ZEAL is an international group of companies reinventing the world of 
lottery. 
 
2) Specialising in the online lottery space, the company was founded in 
1999 as Tipp24 SE and renamed as ZEAL Network SE in 2014. 
 
3) The company is based in London, and its shares are listed on the Prime 
Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 
 
4) The Group has more than 3.5 million customers globally. Since its 
incorporation, ZEAL Group has generated stakes of more than EUR3 billion 
and, across the Group, paid out more than EUR1.5 billion in winnings. 
 
5) ZEAL's associated company, myLotto24, invented the concept of 
jackpot-matching lottery betting. It holds the sector's record for the 
single largest payout of EUR48 million. 
 
6) ZEAL's first quarter statement can be accessed at: 
http://www.zeal-network.co.uk/investors/publications/ [2] 
 
7) Total Operating Performance is calculated as the sum of Revenue and 
Other Operating Income as disclosed in the Interim Consolidated Income 
Statement. 
 
8) ZEAL Group includes all subsidiaries of ZEAL Network SE and the 
affiliated companies of the independent shareholding myLotto24 Ltd. 
 
ISIN:          GB00BHD66J44 
Category Code: QRF 
TIDM:          - 
LEI Code:      391200EIRBXU4TUMMQ46 
Sequence No.:  5503 
EQS News ID:   682473 
 
End of Announcement EQS News Service 
 
 
1: mailto:frank.hoffman@zeal-network.co.uk 
2: http://public-cockpit.eqs.com/cgi-bin/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&url=ff31510ef05c26acf2beb9b2365a9c49&application_id=682473&site_id=vwd&application_name=news 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 04, 2018 01:36 ET (05:36 GMT)

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