Published: August 1, 2019

Scientific Games Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

"We are pleased with the growth we are continuing to see across Lottery, Digital, and SciPlay while also stabilizing gaming operations driven by the successful launches of several new games. The second quarter really highlights the diversity of our business and the many avenues we have to generate revenue across the globe," said Barry Cottle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games. "The entire organization is laser focused on strengthening our core business and capturing market share in emerging digital markets while making our business more efficient. These key focus areas will allow us to deliver the greatest returns for our stakeholders, set ourselves up for profitable growth, and generate significant cash flow to continue on our deleveraging path."

Scientific Games Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

Company Continues Deleveraging in Q2 - Targeting Significant Reduction in Leverage by the End of 2020
Continuous Growth across Digital, Lottery and SciPlay with Gaming Well Positioned for Future Growth

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games," "SGC" or the "Company") today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

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Second Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights:

  • Second quarter revenue was $845 million consistent with the prior year period. Growth in Lottery, SciPlay, and Digital was offset by Gaming revenue down due to fewer casino openings and systems launches compared to last year, as well as lower replacement sales.
  • Net loss was $75 million compared to $6 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by a $60 million debt financing expense related to the successful notes offering that lowered cash interest costs and extended debt maturities. This quarter also included a $3 million loss on remeasurement of Euro denominated debt versus a $34 million gain in the prior year period.
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ("Consolidated AEBITDA"), a non-GAAP financial measure defined below, decreased 1 percent to $335 million from $340 million in the prior year period, driven by the factors impacting Gaming revenue described above.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $95 million compared to $102 million in the year ago period, driven by the factors impacting Gaming revenue described above.
  • Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased by $109 million from the year ago period to $38 million. Net debt, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $8.6 billion ($9 billion in face value of debt outstanding less $369 million of cash and cash equivalents) at quarter end. Net debt leverage ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, decreased to 6.5x on a $308 million decrease in net debt. The company is targeting net debt leverage of approximately 5.5x by the end of 2020.
  • In the second quarter, the Company completed the initial public offering of an 18.0% minority interest in its Social gaming business, SciPlay Corporation ("SciPlay"). The total proceeds to Scientific Games including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option were $342 million, of which $30 million was used by SciPlay for IPO fees and general corporate purposes, and the balance enables us to further reduce our debt.

"We are pleased with the growth we are continuing to see across Lottery, Digital, and SciPlay while also stabilizing gaming operations driven by the successful launches of several new games. The second quarter really highlights the diversity of our business and the many avenues we have to generate revenue across the globe," said Barry Cottle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games. "The entire organization is laser focused on strengthening our core business and capturing market share in emerging digital markets while making our business more efficient. These key focus areas will allow us to deliver the greatest returns for our stakeholders, set ourselves up for profitable growth, and generate significant cash flow to continue on our deleveraging path."

Michael Quartieri, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Games, added, "This quarter, we paid down another $155 million in debt bringing our year to date total to $300 million, and the SciPlay IPO proceeds will continue to enable us to make substantial payments on our debt as we work toward our deleveraging goal."

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

 
   

($ in millions)

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2019

 

2018

 

Revenue

$

845

   

$

845

   

Net loss

(75)

   

(6)

   

Net cash provided by operating activities(1)

95

   

102

   

Capital expenditures

65

   

112

   
         

Non-GAAP Financial Measures(2)

       

Consolidated AEBITDA

$

335

   

$

340

   

Consolidated AEBITDA margin

40

%

 

40

%

 

Free cash flow

$

38

   

$

(71)

   
         

Balance Sheet Measures

As of June 30, 2019

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

369

   

$

168

   

Principal face value of debt outstanding(3)

9,016

   

9,219

   

Available liquidity

1,082

   

439

   
 

(1) The three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 include a $49 million and $66 million unfavorable change, respectively, in accrued interest due to refinancing transactions. The three and six months ended June 30, 2019 include approximately $20 million of payments related to contingent acquisition considerations. The six months ended June 30, 2018 includes approximately $35 million of payments related to NYX transaction costs (including NYX assumed liabilities).

 

(2) The financial measures "Consolidated AEBITDA", "Consolidated AEBITDA margin", and "free cash flow" are non-GAAP financial measures defined below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying supplemental tables at the end of this release.

 

(3) Principal face value of outstanding 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes are translated at the constant foreign exchange rate at issuance of these notes. Euro to USD exchange rates at issuance and as of June 30, 2019 were 1.24 and 1.14, respectively, resulting in a $58 million adjustment increasing the principal face value of debt outstanding presented above. Additionally, principal face value excludes $10 million in proceeds received from transactions completed in 2018 which are presented as debt.

 

BUSINESS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

 

($ in millions)

Revenue

 

AEBITDA

 

AEBITDA Margin

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

 

%

 

2019

 

2018

 

$

 

%

 

2019

 

2018

 

PP Change(2)

Gaming

$

427

   

$

471

   

(44)

   

(9)

%

 

$

215

   

$

236

   

(21)

   

(9)

%

 

50

%

 

50

%

 

 

Lottery

231

   

207

   

24

   

12

%

 

103

   

99

   

4

   

4

%

 

45

%

 

48

%

 

(3)

 

SciPlay (1)

118

   

100

   

18

   

18

%

 

33

   

23

   

10

   

44

%

 

28

%

 

23

%

 

5

 

Digital

69

   

67

   

2

   

3

%

 

12

   

13

   

(1)

   

(8)

%

 

17

%

 

19

%

 

(2)

 
 

PP - percentage points.

 

(1) As a result of the initial public offering of a minority interest in SciPlay and starting with the first quarter of 2019, we changed the calculation of SciPlay AEBITDA, which now reflects intercompany charges for corporate services and certain royalties paid for by SciPlay to other segments or to Corporate. SciPlay information for the prior comparable period has been recast to reflect these changes.

 

(2) As calculations are made using whole dollar numbers, actual results may vary compared to calculations presented in this table.

Key Highlights vs. Second Quarter 2018

  • Gaming operations - U.S. and Canadian revenue was flat sequentially driven by a $0.52 increase in average daily revenues from the prior quarter, while the installed base decreased by 902 units from the removal of older machines and the closure of a racino in the Northeast. Total gaming operations revenues decreased by $2 million sequentially as international operations revenue was slightly impacted, as anticipated, by the implementation of the £2 max bet limit in April.
  • Gaming machine sales – total new unit shipments in the U.S. and Canada decreased due to lower replacement units, while international units increased. The company launched the new TwinstarWave XL cabinet on a for sale model with six themes and the entire library of content from the Twinstar J43.
  • Gaming systems revenue was down due to fewer Canadian systems launches.
  • Table games continued to grow with revenue up $3 million from the prior year to $62 million on continued strength in the business.
  • Lottery systems revenue was $24 million higher primarily related to equipment sales as part of a recent award of a 10-year sports betting contract in Turkey.
  • Instant products revenue was flat reflecting growth in international business offset by a decline domestically related to the anniversary of the WillyWonka linked game.
  • SciPlay revenue increased 18%, which was more than twice the rate of market growth. The growth was driven by increased monetization of paying players, with ARPDAU up 14% to $0.48.
  • Digital casino platform reliably processed over $9 billion in total wagers. The company was awarded platform of the year at the EGR 2019 B2B Awards for Open Gaming System (OGS) and Open Platform System (OPS). Currently launching mobile sports in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Iowa with more on the horizon.

 

LIQUIDITY

 

($ in millions)

Three Months Ended June 30,

     
 

2019

 

2018

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

Net loss

$

(75)

   

$

(6)

   

$

(69)

   

Non-cash adjustments included in net loss

237

   

149

   

88

   

Non-cash interest

6

   

6

   

   

Changes in deferred income taxes and other

1

   

(5)

   

6

   

Distributed earnings from equity investments

18

   

18

   

   

Changes in working capital accounts

(92)

   

(60)

   

(32)

   

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

95

   

$

102

   

$

(7)

   

 

  • Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure defined below, was $38 million compared to a cash usage of $71 million, due to lower capital expenditures, and the prior year included a $75 million payment related to the extension of the instant ticket concession in Italy.
  • In April 2019, we used the net proceeds of our 2026 Unsecured Notes offering to redeem $1 billion of outstanding 2022 Unsecured Notes and pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus related premiums, fees, and costs.
  • The Company made debt repayments of $155 million, including $145 million of voluntary repayments under its revolving credit facility and $10 million in mandatory amortization of its term loans.
  • Capital expenditures totaled $65 million, compared to $112 million. For 2019, the company now expects capital expenditures will be in the range of $340-$360 million.

Earnings Conference Call

Scientific Games executive leadership will host a conference call on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at 5:30 pm. EST to review the Company's second quarter results. To access the call live via a listen-only webcast and presentation, please visit http://www.scientificgames.com/investors/events-presentations/ and click on the webcast link under the Investor Information section. To access the call by telephone, please dial: +1 (412) 317-5420 (U.S. and International) and ask to join the Scientific Games Corporation call. A replay of the webcast will be archived in the Investors section on www.scientificgames.com.

About Scientific Games

Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) is the world leader in offering customers a fully integrated portfolio of technology platforms, robust systems, engaging content and services.  The Company is the global leader in technology-based gaming systems, digital real-money gaming and sports betting platforms, table games, table products and instant games, and a leader in products, services and content for gaming, lottery and social gaming markets. Scientific Games delivers what customers and players value most: trusted security, creative entertaining content, operating efficiencies and innovative technology. For more information, please visit www.scientificgames.com, which is updated regularly with financial and other information about the Company.

The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

COMPANY CONTACTS

Media Relations

Investor Relations

Susan Cartwright +1 702-532-7981

Michael Quartieri +1 702-532-7658

Vice President, Corporate Communications

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 (Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)

               
               
 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenue:

             

Services

$

457

   

$

438

   

$

916

   

$

876

 

Product sales

238

   

257

   

476

   

481

 

Instant products

150

   

150

   

290

   

300

 

Total revenue

845

   

845

   

1,682

   

1,657

 
               

Operating Expenses:

             

Cost of services(1)

135

   

124

   

268

   

246

 

Cost of product sales(1)

111

   

121

   

218

   

226

 

Cost of instant products(1)

75

   

71

   

142

   

141

 

Selling, general and administrative

174

   

174

   

360

   

346

 

Research and development

46

   

49

   

95

   

103

 

Depreciation, amortization and impairments

170

   

173

   

335

   

361

 

Restructuring and other

6

   

34

   

13

   

86

 

 Total operating expenses

717

   

746

   

1,431

   

1,509

 

Operating income

128

   

99

   

251

   

148

 

Other (expense) income:

             

Interest expense

(147)

   

(146)

   

(301)

   

(301)

 

Earnings from equity investments

7

   

5

   

13

   

12

 

Loss on debt financing transactions

(60)

   

   

(60)

   

(93)

 

(Loss) gain on remeasurement of debt

(3)

   

34

   

2

   

33

 

Other income (expense), net

7

   

2

   

7

   

(1)

 

Total other expense, net

(196)

   

(105)

   

(339)

   

(350)

 

Net loss before income taxes

(68)

   

(6)

   

(88)

   

(202)

 

Income tax expense

(7)

   

   

(11)

   

(6)

 

Net loss

(75)

   

(6)

   

(99)

   

(208)

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

2

   

   

2

   

 

Net loss attributable to SGC

$

(77)

   

$

(6)

   

$

(101)

   

$

(208)

 

Basic and diluted net loss attributable to SGC per share:

             

Basic

$

(0.83)

   

$

(0.06)

   

$

(1.09)

   

$

(2.29)

 

Diluted

$

(0.83)

   

$

(0.06)

   

$

(1.09)

   

$

(2.29)

 
               

Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:

                 

Basic shares

93

   

91

   

93

   

91

 

Diluted shares

93

   

91

   

93

   

91

 
 
 

(1) Excludes depreciation and amortization.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 (Unaudited, in millions)

         
         
   

June 30,

 

December 31,

   

2019

 

2018

Assets:

       

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

369

   

$

168

 

Restricted cash

 

44

   

39

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

616

   

599

 

Notes receivable, net

 

120

   

114

 

Inventories

 

238

   

216

 

Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets

 

198

   

233

 

Total current assets

 

1,585

   

1,369

 
         

Restricted cash

 

12

   

13

 

Notes receivable, net

 

42

   

40

 

Property and equipment, net

 

532

   

547

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

113

   

 

Goodwill

 

3,279

   

3,280

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,660

   

1,809

 

Software, net

 

265

   

285

 

Equity investments

 

273

   

298

 

Other assets

 

171

   

77

 

Total assets

 

$

7,932

   

$

7,718

 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit:

       

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

45

   

$

45

 

Accounts payable

 

201

   

225

 

Accrued liabilities

 

487

   

477

 

Total current liabilities

 

733

   

747

 
         

Deferred income taxes

 

108

   

108

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

95

   

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

312

   

334

 

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

 

8,802

   

8,992

 

Total stockholders' deficit(1)

 

(2,118)

   

(2,463)

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$

7,932

   

$

7,718

 
 

(1) Includes $94 million in noncontrolling interest as of June 30, 2019.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 (Unaudited, in millions)

               
 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net loss

$

(75)

   

$

(6)

   

$

(99)

   

$

(208)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities

261

   

173

   

440

   

482

 

Changes in working capital accounts, net of effects of acquisitions

(92)

   

(60)

   

(86)

   

(138)

 

Changes in deferred income taxes and other

1

   

(5)

   

7

   

(4)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

95

   

102

   

262

   

132

 
               

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Capital expenditures

(65)

   

(112)

   

(132)

   

(200)

 

Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired

   

   

   

(274)

 

Distributions of capital from equity investments

15

   

21

   

18

   

23

 

Additions to equity method investments

(1)

   

(75)

   

(1)

   

(75)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(51)

   

(166)

   

(115)

   

(526)

 
               

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Payments of long-term debt, net of proceeds

(1,206)

   

88

   

(253)

   

93

 

Repayment of assumed NYX and other acquisition debt

   

   

   

(288)

 

Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing and offering costs

(9)

   

   

(23)

   

(39)

 

Net proceeds from issuance of SciPlay's common stock

342

   

   

342

   

 

Payments on license obligations

(6)

   

(7)

   

(13)

   

(14)

 

Sale of future revenue

   

   

11

   

 

Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other

(6)

   

(4)

   

(7)

   

(21)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(885)

   

77

   

57

   

(269)

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   

(5)

   

1

   

(3)

 

(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(841)

   

8

   

205

   

(666)

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

1,266

   

160

   

220

   

834

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

425

   

$

168

   

$

425

   

$

168

 
               

Supplemental cash flow information:

             

Cash paid for interest

$

190

   

$

205

   

$

270

   

$

366

 

Income taxes paid

8

   

8

   

18

   

15

 

Distributed earnings from equity investments

18

   

18

   

22

   

19

 

Supplemental non-cash transactions:

             

Non-cash rollover and refinancing of Term loans

   

   

   

3,275

 

Non-cash interest expense

6

   

6

   

13

   

12

 

NYX non-cash consideration transferred

   

   

   

93

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SGC TO CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA

AND SUPPLEMENTAL BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

 (Unaudited, in millions)

 
   

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

   

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Reconciliation of Net Loss Attributable to SGC to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

               

Net loss attributable to SGC

 

$

(77)

   

$

(6)

   

$

(101)

   

$

(208)

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

2

   

   

2

   

 

Net loss

 

(75)

   

(6)

   

(99)

   

(208)

 

Restructuring and other(1)

 

6

   

34

   

13

   

86

 

Depreciation, amortization and impairments

 

170

   

173

   

335

   

361

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(4)

   

1

   

(2)

   

7

 

Interest expense

 

147

   

146

   

301

   

301

 

Income tax expense

 

7

   

   

11

   

6

 

Stock-based compensation

 

10

   

15

   

24

   

24

 

Loss on debt financing transactions

 

60

   

   

60

   

93

 

Loss (gain) on remeasurement of debt

 

3

   

(34)

   

(2)

   

(33)

 

EBITDA from equity investments(2)

 

18

   

16

   

35

   

35

 

Earnings from equity investments

 

(7)

   

(5)

   

(13)

   

(12)

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

335

   

$

340

   

$

663

   

$

660

 
                 

Supplemental Business Segment Data

                       

Business segments Adjusted EBITDA

               

Gaming(3)

 

$

215

   

$

236

   

$

430

   

$

454

 

Lottery

 

103

   

99

   

207

   

193

 

SciPlay(3)

 

33

   

23

   

58

   

46

 

Digital

 

12

   

13

   

25

   

30

 

Total business segments Adjusted EBITDA

 

363

   

371

   

720

   

723

 

Corporate and other(4)

 

(28)

   

(31)

   

(57)

   

(63)

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

335

   

$

340

   

$

663

   

$

660

 
                 

Reconciliation to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin

                       

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

335

   

$

340

   

$

663

   

$

660

 

Revenue

 

845

   

845

   

1,682

   

1,657

 

   Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

40

%

 

40

%

 

39

%

 

40

%

 

(1) Refer to Consolidated AEBITDA definition for a description of items included in restructuring and other.

 

(2) The Company received $33 million and $40 million in cash distributions and return of capital payments from its equity investees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $40 million and $42 million in cash distributions and return of capital payments from its equity investees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

(3) As a result of an IP License Agreement effective as of May 7, 2019, our Gaming business segment AEBITDA no longer benefits from related royalties and/or fees for use of intellectual property charges, while our SciPlay business segment AEBITDA increased proportionately. The total amount of such IP charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were $3 million and $10 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 were $6 million and $13 million, respectively.

 

(4) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and other non-operating expenses (income).

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - SEGMENTS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

 (Unaudited, in millions, except unit and per unit data)

 

Three Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

Gaming Business Segment Supplemental Financial Data:

         

Revenue by line of business:

         

Gaming operations

$

150

   

$

160

   

$

152

 

Gaming machine sales

148

   

168

   

136

 

Gaming systems

67

   

84

   

74

 

Table products

62

   

59

   

60

 

Total revenue

$

427

   

$

471

   

$

422

 
           

Gaming Operations Revenue:

         

U.S. and Canadian:

         

Installed base at period end

32,056

   

35,170

   

32,958

 

Average daily revenue per unit

$

38.98

   

$

38.75

   

$

38.46

 
           

International:

         

Installed base at period end

34,112

   

33,329

   

33,950

 

Average daily revenue per unit

$

11.24

   

$

11.75

   

$

11.43

 
           

Gaming Machine Sales Revenue:

         

U.S. and Canadian new unit shipments

4,671

   

5,749

   

4,801

 

International new unit shipments

2,730

   

2,492

   

2,083

 

New unit shipments

7,401

   

8,241

   

6,884

 

Average sales price per new unit

$

17,436

   

$

17,699

   

$

17,140

 
           

Gaming Machine Unit Sales Components:

         

U.S. and Canadian unit shipments:

         

Replacement units

3,443

   

4,388

   

3,194

 

Casino opening and expansion units

1,228

   

1,361

   

1,607

 

Total unit shipments

4,671

   

5,749

   

4,801

 
           

International unit shipments:

         

Replacement units

2,674

   

2,492

   

2,083

 

Casino opening and expansion units

56

   

   

 

Total unit shipments

2,730

   

2,492

   

2,083

 
           

Lottery Business Segment Supplemental Financial Data:

         

Instant products revenue by geography:

         

United States

$

102

   

$

108

   

$

93

 

International

48

   

42

   

47

 

Instant products revenue

$

150

   

$

150

   

140

 
           

Lottery systems revenue by financial statement line item:

         

Services revenue

$

54

   

$

49

   

$

54

 

Product sales revenue

27

   

8

   

33

 

Total Lottery systems revenue

$

81

   

$

57

   

87

 
           

Digital Business Segment Supplemental Financial Data:

         

Revenue by Lines of Business:

         

Sports and platform

$

26

   

$

20

   

$

30

 

Gaming and other

43

   

47

   

40

 

Total revenue

$

69

   

$

67

   

70

 
           

Wagers processed through OGS (in billions)

$

9.3

   

$

9.2

   

$

8.9

 
           

SciPlay Business Segment Supplemental Financial Data:

         

Revenue by Platform:

         

Mobile

$

98

   

$

77

   

$

97

 

Web and other

20

   

23

   

21

 

Total revenue

$

118

   

$

100

   

118

 
           

Mobile penetration(1)

83

%

 

77

%

 

82

%

Average MAU(2)

8.1

   

8.2

   

8.4

 

Average DAU(3)

2.7

   

2.6

   

2.7

 

ARPDAU(4)

$

0.48

   

$

0.42

   

$

0.48

 
 

(1) Mobile penetration is defined as the percentage of B2C SciPlay revenue generated from mobile platforms.

 

(2) MAU = Monthly Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a month. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.

 

(3) DAU = Daily Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a day. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.

 

(4) ARPDAU = Average revenue per DAU is calculated by dividing revenue for a period by the DAU for the period by the number of days for the period.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 (Unaudited, in millions, except for ratio)

CALCULATION OF NET DEBT LEVERAGE RATIO

                 
   

Twelve Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

   

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2018

Net loss attributable to SGC

 

$

(246)

   

$

(310)

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

2

   

 

Net loss

 

(244)

   

(310)

 

Restructuring and other

 

181

   

121

 

Depreciation, amortization and impairments

 

664

   

703

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(16)

   

17

 

Interest expense

 

597

   

600

 

Income tax expense

 

18

   

(2)

 

Stock-based compensation

 

43

   

39

 

Loss on debt financing transactions

 

60

   

102

 

Gain on remeasurement of debt

 

(12)

   

(33)

 

EBITDA from equity investments

 

67

   

73

 

Earnings from equity investments

 

(26)

   

(26)

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

1,332

   

$

1,284

 
                 

Principal face value of debt outstanding(1)

 

$

9,016

   

$

9,074

 

   Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

369

   

119

 

Net debt

 

$

8,647

   

$

8,955

 

Net debt leverage ratio

 

6.5

   

7.0

 
 

(1) Principal face value of outstanding 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes are translated at the constant foreign exchange rate at issuance of these notes. Euro to USD exchange rates at issuance and as of June 30, 2019 were 1.24 and 1.14, respectively, resulting in a $58 million adjustment increasing the principal face value of debt outstanding presented above. Additionally, principal face value excludes $10 million in proceeds received from transactions completed in 2018 which are presented as debt.

     
   

CALCULATION OF FREE CASH FLOW

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Net cash provided by operating activities(1)

 

$

95

   

$

102

   

$

262

   

$

132

 

Less: Capital expenditures

 

(65)

   

(112)

   

(132)

   

(200)

 

Add:  Distributions of capital from equity investments

 

15

   

21

   

18

   

23

 

Less: Additions to equity method investments (2)

 

(1)

   

(75)

   

(1)

   

(75)

 

Less: Payments on license obligations

 

(6)

   

(7)

   

(13)

   

(14)

 

Free cash flow

 

$

38

   

$

(71)

   

$

134

   

$

(134)

 
 

(1) The three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 include a $49 million and $66 million unfavorable change, respectively, in accrued interest due to refinancing transactions. The three and six months ended June 30, 2019, include approximately $20 million of payments related to contingent acquisition considerations. The six months ended June 30, 2018 includes approximately $35 million of payments related to NYX transaction costs (inclusive of NYX assumed liabilities).

 

(2) The three and six months ended June 30, 2018 include $74 million (€60 million) in LNS contributions representing our second pro-rata concession funding payment.

     
   

RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS FROM EQUITY INVESTMENTS
TO EBITDA FROM EQUITY INVESTMENTS

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

EBITDA from equity investments:

               

Earnings from equity investments

 

$

7

   

$

5

   

$

13

   

$

12

 

Add: Income tax expense

 

2

   

1

   

5

   

3

 

Add: Depreciation and amortization

 

8

   

10

   

16

   

19

 

Add: Interest income, net and other

 

1

   

   

1

   

1

 

EBITDA from equity investments

 

$

18

   

$

16

   

$

35

   

$

35

 

Forward-Looking Statements

In this press release, Scientific Games makes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "continue," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "should," "could," "potential," "opportunity," "goal," or similar terminology. These statements are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; U.S. and international economic and industry conditions; slow growth of new gaming jurisdictions, slow addition of casinos in existing jurisdictions and declines in the replacement cycle of gaming machines; ownership changes and consolidation in the gaming industry; opposition to legalized gaming or the expansion thereof and potential restrictions on internet wagering; inability to adapt to, and offer products that keep pace with, evolving technology, including any failure of our investment of significant resources in our R&D efforts; inability to develop successful products and services and capitalize on trends and changes in our industries, including the expansion of internet and other forms of interactive gaming; laws and government regulations, both foreign and domestic, including those relating to gaming, data privacy and security, including with respect to the collection, storage, use, transmission and protection of personal information and other consumer data, and environmental laws, and those laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the internet, including online gambling; the continuing evolution of the scope of data privacy and security regulations, and our belief that the adoption of increasingly restrictive regulations in this area is likely within the U.S. and other jurisdictions; significant opposition in some jurisdictions to interactive social gaming, including social casinos and how such opposition could lead these jurisdictions to adopt legislation or impose a regulatory framework to govern interactive social gaming or social casinos specifically, and how this could result in a prohibition on interactive social gaming or social casinos altogether, restrict our ability to advertise our games, or substantially increase our costs to comply with these regulations; legislative interpretation and enforcement, regulatory perception and regulatory risks with respect to gaming, especially internet wagering, social gaming and sports wagering; reliance on technological blocking systems; expectations of shift to regulated online gaming or sports wagering; expectations of growth in total consumer spending on social casino gaming; SciPlay's dependence on certain key providers; inability to win, retain or renew, or unfavorable revisions of, existing contracts, and the inability to enter into new contracts; protection of our intellectual property, inability to license third-party intellectual property and the intellectual property rights of others; security and integrity of our products and systems; reliance on or failures in information technology and other systems; security breaches and cyber-attacks, challenges or disruptions relating to the implementation of a new global enterprise resource planning system; failure to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting; natural events that disrupt our operations or those of our customers, suppliers or regulators; inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and relationships; risks related to the initial public offering of a minority interest in our Social gaming business via the SciPlay initial public offering, including the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the initial public offering are not realized; incurrence of restructuring costs; implementation of complex new accounting standards; changes in estimates or judgments related to our impairment analysis of goodwill or other intangible assets; changes in demand for our products; fluctuations in our results due to seasonality and other factors; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; risks relating to foreign operations, including anti-corruption laws, fluctuations in currency rates, restrictions on the payment of dividends from earnings, restrictions on the import of products and financial instability, including the potential impact to our business resulting from the considerable uncertainty around the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union ("EU") and the possibility of the British parliament's failure to approve the U.K.'s withdrawal from the EU, resulting in a "hard Brexit" or "no deal Brexit"; possibility that the renewal of LNS' concession to operate the Italian instant games lottery is not finalized (including as the result of a protest or any right of appeal on a court ruling on a protest); the impact of the new U.K. legislation approving the reduction of fixed-odds betting terminals maximum stakes limit; changes in tax laws or tax rulings, or the examination of our tax positions; difficulty predicting what impact, if any, new tariffs imposed by and other trade actions taken by the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions could have on our business; dependence on key employees; litigation and other liabilities relating to our business, including litigation and liabilities relating to our contracts and licenses, our products and systems, our employees (including labor disputes), intellectual property, environmental laws and our strategic relationships; level of our indebtedness, higher interest rates, availability or adequacy of cash flows and liquidity to satisfy indebtedness, other obligations or future cash needs; inability to reduce or refinance our indebtedness; restrictions and covenants in debt agreements, including those that could result in acceleration of the maturity of our indebtedness;  influence of certain stockholders, including decisions that may conflict with the interests of other stockholders; and stock price volatility.

Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including the Company's current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019 (including under the headings "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no and expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company's management uses the following non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures: Consolidated AEBITDA, Consolidated AEBITDA margin, free cash flow, EBITDA from equity investments, net debt and net debt leverage ratio (each, as described more fully below). These non-GAAP financial measures are presented as supplemental disclosures. They should not be considered in isolation of, as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements filed with the SEC. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

Specifically, the Company's management uses Consolidated AEBITDA to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of the consolidated Company's business operations; (ii) facilitate management's internal and external comparisons of the Company's consolidated historical operating performance; and (iii) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments and operating budgets.

In addition, the Company's management uses Consolidated AEBITDA and Consolidated AEBITDA margin to facilitate management's external comparisons of the Company's consolidated results to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels.

The Company's management uses EBITDA from equity investments to monitor and evaluate the performance of the Company's equity investments. The Company's management uses net debt and net debt leverage ratio in monitoring and evaluating the Company's overall liquidity, financial flexibility and leverage.

The Company's management believes that each of these non-GAAP financial measures are useful as they provide management and investors with information regarding the Company's financial condition and operating performance that is an integral part of management's reporting and planning processes. In particular, the Company's management believes that Consolidated AEBITDA is helpful because this non-GAAP financial measure eliminates the effects of restructuring, transaction, integration or other items that management believes is less indicative of the Company's ongoing underlying operating performance and are better evaluated separately. Management believes Consolidated AEBITDA margin is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows an evaluation of the performance of our ongoing business operations and provides insight into the cash operating income margins generated from our business, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. Moreover, management believes EBITDA from equity investments is useful to investors because the Company's Lottery business is conducted through a number of equity investments, and this measure eliminates financial items from the equity investees' earnings that management believes has less bearing on the equity investees' performance. Management believes that free cash flow provides useful information regarding the Company's liquidity and its ability to service debt and fund investments. Management also believes that free cash flow is useful for investors because it provides them with an important perspective on the cash available for debt repayment and other strategic measures, after making necessary capital investments in property and equipment and necessary license payments to support the Company's ongoing business operations and taking into account cash flows relating to the Company's equity investments. Management believes that net debt and net debt leverage ratio are useful for investors in evaluating the Company's overall liquidity.

Consolidated AEBITDA

Consolidated AEBITDA, as used herein, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosure and is reconciled to net income (loss) as the most directly comparable GAAP measure, as set forth in the schedule titled "Reconciliation of Net Loss Attributable to SGC to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA," Consolidated AEBITDA should not be considered in isolation of, as a substitute for, or superior to, the consolidated financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements filed with the SEC. Consolidated AEBITDA may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

Consolidated AEBITDA is reconciled to consolidated net income (loss) and includes net loss attributable to SGC with the following adjustments: (1) net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, (2) restructuring and other, which includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management changes; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) M&A and other, which includes: (a) M&A transaction costs, (b) purchase accounting, (c) unusual items (including certain litigation), and (d) other non-cash items; and (v) cost savings initiatives; (3) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including goodwill impairment charges); (4) change in fair value of investments and remeasurement of debt; (5) interest expense; (6) income taxes expense (benefit): (7) stock-based compensation; and (8) loss (gain) on debt financing transactions. In addition to the preceding adjustments, we exclude earnings from equity method investments and add (without duplication) our pro rata share of EBITDA of our equity investments, which represents our share of earnings (whether or not distributed to us) before income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and interest (income) expense, net of our joint ventures and minority investees. AEBITDA is presented exclusively as our segment measure of profit or loss.

Consolidated AEBITDA Margin

Consolidated AEBITDA margin, as used herein, represents our Consolidated AEBITDA (as defined above) for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, each calculated as a percentage of revenue. Consolidated AEBITDA margin is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosures for illustrative purposes only and is reconciled to net income (loss) attributable to SGC, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, in a schedule above.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow, as used herein, represents net cash (used in) provided by operating activities less total capital expenditures (which includes lottery, gaming and digital systems expenditures and other intangible assets and software expenditures), less payments on license obligations, less additions to equity method investments plus distributions of capital from equity investments. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosure for illustrative purposes only and is reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities in a schedule above.

EBITDA from Equity Investments

EBITDA from equity investments, as used herein, represents our share of earnings (whether or not distributed to us) plus income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense (inclusive of amortization of payments made to customers for LNS), interest (income) expense, net, and other non-cash and unusual items from our joint ventures and minority investees. EBITDA from equity investments is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosure for illustrative purposes only and is reconciled to earnings from equity investments, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, in a schedule above.

Net Debt and Net Debt Leverage Ratio

Net debt is defined as total principal face value of debt outstanding, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, less cash and cash equivalents. Principal face value of debt outstanding includes the face value of debt issued under Senior Secured Credit Facilities, Senior Notes and Subordinated Notes, all described in Note 11 of the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter, accordingly it does not include long term obligations under financing leases or $10 million in proceeds received from transactions completed in 2018 which are presented as debt. In addition, principal face value of debt outstanding with respect to the 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes are translated at the constant foreign exchange rate at issuance of these notes as those amounts remain payable at the original issuance amounts in Euro.  Net debt leverage ratio, as used herein, represents net debt divided by Consolidated AEBITDA (as defined above) for the trailing twelve-month period.

 

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