OPAP — New products and cost containment drive profits

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OPAP — New products and cost containment drive profits

OPAP’s Q219 results showed improving sequential trends across all divisions. Gross gaming revenues (GGR) increased 6.5% to €383.6m, driven by a 54.2% increase in video lottery terminals (VLT) GGR and a better lottery performance. After a temporary suspension, the VLT roll-out is now back on track. Alongside the new products, OPAP is successfully containing costs, which contributed to a c 30% increase in net profit. Net debt/LTM EBITDA is only 0.9x and strong cash generation leads to a consistently high dividend payout. OPAP trades at 7.7x EV/EBITDA and 14.6x P/E with a very attractive 9.4% dividend yield for FY20e. OPAP is currently subject to a tender offer by Sazka Group, at €9.12/share.

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OPAP

New products and cost containment drive profits

H119 results

Travel & leisure

13 September 2019

Price

€9.68

Market cap

€3,113m

Net debt (€m) at 30 June 2019

428.8

Shares in issue

321.6m

Free float

67%

Code

OPAP

Primary exchange

ASE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(0.8)

(1.2)

7.0

Rel (local)

(3.1)

(2.0)

(13.2)

52-week high/low

€10.31

€7.60

Business description

OPAP was founded in 1958 as the Greek national lottery and it is the exclusive licensed operator of all numerical lotteries (seven games), sports betting (four games) and horse racing. OPAP listed in 2001 and was fully privatized in 2013. Sazka is the major shareholder of OPAP with board representation.

Next events

Result of tender offer

End October 2019

Q319 results

27 November 2019

Analysts

Victoria Pease

+44 (0)20 3077 5740

Richard Williamson

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

OPAP is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

OPAP’s Q219 results showed improving sequential trends across all divisions. Gross gaming revenues (GGR) increased 6.5% to €383.6m, driven by a 54.2% increase in video lottery terminals (VLT) GGR and a better lottery performance. After a temporary suspension, the VLT roll-out is now back on track. Alongside the new products, OPAP is successfully containing costs, which contributed to a c 30% increase in net profit. Net debt/LTM EBITDA is only 0.9x and strong cash generation leads to a consistently high dividend payout. OPAP trades at 7.7x EV/EBITDA and 14.6x P/E with a very attractive 9.4% dividend yield for FY20e. OPAP is currently subject to a tender offer by Sazka Group, at €9.12/share.

Year end

GGR
(€m)

EBITDA
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/17

1,455.5

306.5

0.42

1.10

22.8

11.4

12/18

1,547.0

353.6

0.52

0.70

18.7

7.2

12/19e

1,635.0

408.7

0.60

0.71

16.0

7.3

12/20e

1,845.0

465.0

0.66

0.91

14.6

9.4

Note: *EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Improving trends across all divisions

Q219 GGR grew 6.5% to €383.6m, driven by a 54.2% increase in VLT GGR to €70.9m and steady progress in lottery (up 2.7% to €187.7m). Sports betting declined by 5.1% to €90.1m, although the core Pame Stoiximan product was stable despite difficult comparisons (World Cup in FY18). The VLT roll-out was temporarily suspended in the quarter due to a procedural delay, but has now resumed and management is still targeting a total of 25,000 machines by year end. Cost containment remains a key focus and the Q219 adjusted EBITDA margin was a solid 23.4%. We are nudging up our adjusted FY19 underlying EBITDA by 1%.

Waiting for Stoiximan – now expected in FY20

OPAP has not yet received approval for the Stoiximan acquisition and we now assume that the deal will not be approved within the current year. As a direct consequence, our FY19 revenue estimate goes from €1.70bn to €1.64bn and our EBITDA goes from €414m to €409m. Our FY20 forecasts remain broadly unchanged. We have also adjusted for the scrip dividend policy, which culminated in an additional 2.6m shares. OPAP is currently subject to a voluntary tender offer by Sazka Group for €9.12/share and has delayed the interim dividend payment (which we now assume will be paid after Q319 results). The result of the tender offer is expected by the end of October.

Valuation: 9.4% dividend yield for FY20e

OPAP reported Q219 net debt of €429m (€362m pre-IFRS 16) and the net debt/LTM EBITDA was 0.9x, with a 16.3x interest cover. The stock trades at 7.7x EV/EBITDA and 14.6x P/E with a very attractive dividend of 9.4% for FY20e. With the recovery in the Greek economy, the stock is further underpinned by Sazka Group’s tender offer (currently owns 24.7% via Emma Delta Hellenic Holdings).

Q219 results summary

Q219 GGR increased by 6.5%, driven by 54.2% growth in VLTs

Q219 GGR increased 6.5% to €383.6m, boosted by the contribution of new products. This included a 54.2% increase in VLTs (19% of revenues), as well as momentum from Kino side bets and the online Joker products, which led to an uptick in lottery (2.7% increase to €187.7m). Betting once again declined by 5.1% (to €90.1m), although the core Pame Stoixima product was stable, despite difficult comparisons (FIFA World Cup in 2018). Instants and passives were 4.3% weaker, although this was sequentially better than the Q119 10.8% decline.

Within the framework of OPAP's Retail Excellence programme for upgrading the company's estates, during H119, the number of OPAP stores in Greece declined from 3,910 to 3,853, which includes 316 new stores. Over the past three years, OPAP has opened or upgraded approximately one-third of its network and has stated that the newer stores perform more than 20% better than the previous formats and the average agent’s commission increased by 2.0% in H119 vs the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.4% – successful cost containment

Q219 adjusted EBITDA increased by 28% to €89.8m, representing a 23.4% margin (vs 19.5% in the prior year). The H119 margin was 24.5% at €190.8m. This excludes €7.9m of one-off items, including €10.9m for the reversal of a legal provision. Q219 EBITDA was also negatively affected by a one-off €2.8m voluntary redundancy scheme and therefore we expect the payroll costs to be commensurably lower going forward. Management has also stated that IT costs should remain stable from Q2 levels in absolute terms and FY19 marketing costs will remain at around FY18 levels. We have incorporated these assumptions into our forecasts (see below).

Dividends: 14.6% of shareholders elected for scrip dividend

OPAP’s dividend policy is to pay out the ‘bulk’ of free cash flow (FCF) as dividends and there is also a five-year scrip dividend programme (2019–23), such that shareholders will have the option to receive the total dividend in cash or to reinvest their selected amount into new shares. For the FY18 final dividend, 14.6% of shareholders (21.9% of the free float) elected for the scrip option and the number of shares has increased by 2.6m. We are now assuming a similar take up on future dividends.

Sazka bid: Major shareholder’s tender offer of €9.12/share

In July, OPAP received a voluntary tender offer by Sazka Group for the remainder of the shares at a price of €9.12/share. Sazka Group is now the major shareholder of OPAP, with a 24.7% stake through Emma Delta Hellenic Holdings. OPAP will issue its opinion on the matter after the approval of the information memorandum by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (probably in October).

Stoiximan: Still pending approval

In September 2018, OPAP announced the acquisition of a 36.75% stake in TCB Holdings for €50m, followed by a further €94.9m investment in January 2019. As a result, OPAP will have a 69% controlling stake in TCB’s Greek and Cypriot operations and a 36.75% stake in the other markets. However, the second tranche of the deal has yet to be approved by regulatory authorities and we now assume that the deal will not complete until FY20. As a result, we are only fully consolidating Stoiximan from FY20 onwards. For FY19, the 36.75% stake is forecast to contribute €5.6m to profits.

Forecasts: Broadly unchanged

We are raising our underlying FY19 EBITDA by 1% due to better than expected cost containment, but we are stripping Stoiximan from our FY19 estimates (other than the €5.6m contribution to profits). Altogether, our FY19 revenue goes from €1.70bn to €1.64bn and our EBITDA goes from €414m to €409m. Our FY20 revenue and EBITDA forecasts remain broadly unchanged. We have also adjusted for the scrip dividend (an additional 2.6m shares) and assume a similar take up going forward.

OPAP reported Q219 net debt of €429m (€362m pre-IFRS 16) and the net debt/LTM EBITDA was 0.9x, with a 16.3x interest cover. Including IFRS 16 adjustments, we forecast net debt of €494m at FY19 (after the dividend payments) and €458m at FY20 (which includes the €94m investment in Stoiximan).

Exhibit 1: Estimate changes

GGR (€m)

EBITDA (€m)

EPS (€)

Old

New

% chg.

Old

New

%chg.

Old

New

%chg.

2019e

1,701.8

1,635.0

(3.9)

413.6

408.7

(1.1)

0.61

0.60

(1.6)

2020e

1.865.1

1,845.0

(1.0)

461.2

465.0

0.8

0.68

0.66

(2.9)

2021e

1,918.0

1,897.1

(1.0)

483.5

489.3

1.1

0.72

0.70

(2.7)

Source: Edison Investment Research estimates

Divisional analysis

Lottery (49% of GGR): New products drive growth

Q219 lottery GGR increased by 2.7% to €187.7m, leading to a 2.1% increase (€379.3m) for the first half. In a continuation of previous trends, momentum was helped by Kino side bets and increased Joker revenues. Joker online was launched in March 2019 and already accounts for 3% of total Joker turnover. Looking ahead, online Kino and Lotto are expected to provide momentum from FY20, with launches depending on online gaming regulation. We are forecasting a 2% increase in lottery GGR for FY19.

Betting (24% of GGR): Pame Stoixima is stable

Betting GGR declined by 5.1% to €90.1m vs Q218, leading to a first half decline of 5.2% (€191.9m). As expected, the decline was driven by a maturing Virtuals business and management has stated that the core Pame Stoixima product was stable in the quarter (-0.2%), despite difficult comparables due to the previous year (World Cup). Key drivers for this section include the increased number of self-service betting terminals (SSBTs) and more live betting. In terms of wagers, SSBTs comprised 18.5% of total wagers (vs 10.8% in the prior year) and 32.5% of total live betting wagers. Live betting grew 33.4% y-o-y and comprised 40.8% of total wagers. Online comprised c 2% of sports GGR.

Given the lack of major competitions in FY19, we forecast a revenue decline of 4% this year, returning to 4% growth in FY20, as the modernised offering continues to gain traction.

Instant and Passives (9% of GGR): 4.3% decline

GGR in the Instant and Passives division declined by 4.3% to €34.8m vs Q218, although this was better than the double-digit decline in Q119. We are forecasting a 5% decline for the full year with a flat performance thereafter.

VLTs (19% of GGR): Roll-out back on track

The VLT roll-out was temporarily suspended during Q219, due to a procedural situation from the Council of State and at Q219, OPAP operated 20k VLTs (the same as Q119). The roll-out was resumed in August and OPAP is targeting 22–23k VLTs by the end of October and 25k by year end. Note that this is the maximum number of VLTs permitted and OPAP will not be able to roll out any further VLTs after this point.

VLT GGR increased by 54.2% to €70.9m (and €139.9m for H119, a 56.5% increase) and GGR/VLT/day was stable at €40. We forecast broadly stable GGR per machine and we estimate VLT GGR of €303m for FY19 and €340m in FY20.

Please see Exhibit 2 below for the divisional estimates.

Exhibit 2: Divisional summary

€m

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

2021e

Lotteries

817.3

829.9

841.3

818.0

779.9

798.0

806.0

814.0

Sports Betting

456.3

411.9

397.2

421.1

406.2

389.6

405.2

417.3

Instant and Passives

104.1

157.9

159.1

158.9

152.2

144.2

144.2

144.1

VLTs

0.0

0.0

0.0

57.6

208.7

303.3

339.7

356.6

Stoiximan

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

150.0

165.0

Gross gaming revenues

1,377.7

1,399.7

1,397.6

1,455.5

1,547.0

1,635.0

1,845.0

1,897.1

GGR Contribution and other levies

(404.5)

(412.0)

(466.7)

(482.6)

(507.1)

(532.2)

(603.7)

(620.1)

% GGR

-29%

-29%

-33%

-33%

-33%

-33%

-33%

-33%

NGR

973.1

987.7

930.8

972.9

1,039.9

1,102.8

1,241.3

1,277.0

Agents Commission

(359.7)

(362.4)

(358.4)

(369.9)

(381.1)

(390.1)

(404.3)

(412.8)

% of NGR

-37%

-37%

-39%

-38%

-37%

-35%

-33%

-32%

Other NGR related commission

0.0

0.0

(26.3)

(38.3)

(53.0)

(63.8)

(68.7)

(71.3)

% of NGR

0%

0%

-3%

-4%

-5%

-6%

-6%

-6%

Lottery

375.3

380.7

345.7

337.7

330.3

346.3

350.5

354.5

Sports Betting

193.3

176.5

147.1

155.2

159.2

157.6

164.0

169.4

Instant and Passives

46.7

69.5

54.7

54.8

51.5

49.5

50.0

49.9

VLTs

0.0

0.0

0.0

18.4

66.2

96.8

109.4

114.8

Other

(1.8)

(1.4)

(1.4)

(1.4)

(1.4)

(1.4)

(1.4)

(1.4)

Stoiximan

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

39.0

96.0

105.6

Gross profit from gaming operations

613.5

625.3

546.2

564.7

605.9

648.9

768.4

792.9

Total gross profit

613.5

625.3

570.1

592.6

642.7

692.5

812.5

841.1

Payroll

(58.6)

(46.1)

(56.2)

(63.8)

(76.1)

(82.4)

(98.9)

(99.9)

% NGR

-6%

-5%

-6%

-7%

-7%

-7%

-8%

-8%

Marketing

(78.9)

(69.5)

(65.9)

(67.4)

(65.8)

(68.9)

(89.6)

(91.4)

% of NGR

-8%

-7%

-7%

-7%

-6%

-6%

-7%

-7%

Other operating expenses

(129.5)

(132.7)

(140.4)

(155.0)

(147.2)

(132.5)

(159.0)

(160.6)

% NGR

-13%

-13%

-15%

-16%

-14%

-12%

-13%

-13%

Adjusted EBITDA

346.5

377.1

307.5

306.5

353.6

408.7

465.0

489.3

EBITDA margin

25%

27%

22%

21%

23%

25%

25%

26%

Source: OPAP, Edison Investment Research estimates

Exhibit 3: Financial summary

€m

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

2021e

Year end 31 December

ISA

ISA

ISA

ISA

ISA

ISA

ISA

ISA

INCOME STATEMENT

GGR

 

 

1,377.7

1,399.7

1,397.6

1,455.5

1,547.0

1,635.0

1,845.0

1,897.1

NGR

 

 

973.1

987.7

930.8

972.9

1,039.9

1,102.8

1,241.3

1,277.0

Cost of Sales

(764.2)

(774.3)

(827.5)

(862.9)

(904.3)

(942.5)

(1,032.5)

(1,056.0)

Gross Profit

613.5

625.3

570.1

592.6

642.7

692.5

812.5

841.1

EBITDA

 

 

346.5

377.1

307.5

306.5

353.6

408.7

465.0

489.3

Normalised operating profit

 

 

289.6

318.1

252.4

218.8

258.4

290.9

335.7

358.2

Impairments

7.5

(14.1)

0.0

(2.7)

(17.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Exceptionals

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.9

0.0

0.0

Share-based payments

(0.9)

(1.2)

(3.1)

(1.5)

(1.6)

(1.7)

(1.7)

(1.7)

Reported operating profit

296.2

302.8

249.3

214.6

239.3

297.1

334.0

356.5

Net Interest

1.6

(4.7)

(13.3)

(21.1)

(23.5)

(24.7)

(24.6)

(24.8)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.6

0.0

0.0

Other

7.8

1.5

1.0

(0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

299.0

314.9

240.0

197.5

234.9

271.7

311.1

333.4

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

305.6

299.6

236.9

193.2

215.9

277.9

309.4

331.7

Reported tax

(106.4)

(89.7)

(64.1)

(61.6)

(70.6)

(83.2)

(90.2)

(96.7)

Profit After Tax (norm)

212.3

223.6

170.4

140.2

166.8

193.8

220.9

236.7

Profit After Tax (reported)

199.2

209.9

172.9

131.6

145.3

194.7

219.2

235.0

Minority interests

(4.2)

0.8

(2.6)

(5.4)

(2.0)

0.9

(6.3)

(6.9)

Discontinued operations

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net income (normalised)

208.1

224.4

167.8

134.8

164.8

194.7

214.6

229.8

Net income (reported)

195.0

210.7

170.2

126.2

143.3

195.7

212.9

228.1

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

319

319

319

318

318

322

323

327

EPS - basic normalised (€)

 

 

0.65

0.70

0.53

0.42

0.52

0.60

0.66

0.70

EPS - diluted normalised (€)

 

 

0.65

0.70

0.53

0.42

0.52

0.60

0.66

0.70

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

0.61

0.66

0.53

0.40

0.45

0.61

0.66

0.70

Dividend (€)

0.70

0.40

1.29

1.10

0.70

0.71

0.91

0.94

Revenue growth (%)

1.6

(-0.2)

4.1

6.3

5.7

12.8

2.8

Gross Margin (%)

44.5

44.7

40.8

40.7

41.5

42.4

44.0

44.3

EBITDA Margin (%)

25.2

26.9

22.0

21.1

22.9

25.0

25.2

25.8

Normalised Operating Margin

21.0

22.7

18.1

15.0

16.7

17.8

18.2

18.9

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

1,343.4

1,318.9

1,330.3

1,356.5

1,384.2

1,392.7

1,376.6

1,263.8

Intangible Assets

1,284.2

1,237.2

1,231.0

1,218.5

1,157.2

1,100.1

1,066.5

983.7

Tangible Assets

44.2

56.2

67.6

109.3

111.5

167.1

184.6

154.6

Investments & other

15.0

25.5

31.7

28.7

115.5

125.5

125.5

125.5

Current Assets

 

 

409.4

389.9

437.4

440.4

385.5

427.8

563.9

683.9

Stocks

3.0

4.2

12.5

7.9

10.7

15.7

20.7

25.7

Debtors

92.3

55.2

80.6

127.8

138.3

133.3

128.3

123.3

Cash & cash equivalents

297.4

301.7

273.5

246.1

182.6

223.8

359.9

479.9

Other

16.7

28.8

70.8

58.5

54.0

55.0

55.0

55.0

Current Liabilities

 

 

(457.9)

(325.0)

(390.2)

(482.0)

(299.3)

(353.5)

(338.5)

(323.5)

Creditors

(170.4)

(127.1)

(149.3)

(173.9)

(176.7)

(146.7)

(131.7)

(116.7)

Tax and social security

(178.2)

(129.9)

(55.5)

(89.8)

(8.6)

(13.6)

(13.6)

(13.6)

Short term borrowings

(0.0)

(32.1)

(118.7)

(169.2)

(0.2)

(7.2)

(7.2)

(7.2)

Other

(109.3)

(35.9)

(66.7)

(49.2)

(113.8)

(186.0)

(186.0)

(186.0)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(59.8)

(181.0)

(305.3)

(556.7)

(710.8)

(777.1)

(877.1)

(877.1)

Long term borrowings

0.0

(115.0)

(263.0)

(513.1)

(650.3)

(710.3)

(810.3)

(810.3)

Other long term liabilities

(59.8)

(66.0)

(42.3)

(43.6)

(60.6)

(66.8)

(66.8)

(66.8)

Net Assets

 

 

1,235.1

1,202.8

1,072.2

758.2

759.5

689.8

724.9

747.0

Minority interests

(67.4)

(41.0)

(37.0)

(43.4)

(36.8)

(38.0)

(42.0)

(44.0)

Shareholders' equity

 

 

1,167.7

1,161.8

1,035.3

714.8

722.8

651.8

682.9

703.0

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

347.4

378.3

310.7

308.0

355.2

410.4

466.7

491.0

Working capital

7.0

(41.0)

(71.9)

(9.2)

(25.0)

(25.0)

(10.0)

(10.0)

Exceptional & other

1.0

9.1

(12.4)

(0.4)

1.1

(4.3)

0.0

0.0

Tax

(68.8)

(142.5)

(116.9)

(31.4)

(51.7)

(73.2)

(80.2)

(86.7)

Net operating cash flow

 

 

286.6

203.9

109.4

266.9

279.6

307.8

376.4

394.3

Capex

(18.6)

(39.6)

(42.9)

(96.3)

(51.9)

(30.0)

(20.0)

(20.0)

Acquisitions/disposals

(18.6)

(0.8)

(0.0)

(31.5)

(47.9)

(22.0)

(94.9)

0.0

Net interest

1.6

(4.2)

(11.9)

(19.6)

(24.6)

(24.7)

(24.6)

(24.8)

Equity financing

(8.3)

(24.2)

(11.9)

(1.8)

(5.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dividends

(79.8)

(277.3)

(292.8)

(446.1)

(154.0)

(189.9)

(194.5)

(222.6)

Other

48.1

(0.7)

(12.7)

0.3

(18.6)

0.0

(6.3)

(6.9)

Net Cash Flow

211.0

(142.9)

(262.8)

(328.0)

(22.8)

41.2

36.1

120.0

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(86.4)

(297.4)

(154.5)

108.3

436.2

467.9

493.6

457.5

FX

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other non-cash movements

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(8.9)

(67.0)

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(297.4)

(154.5)

108.3

436.2

467.9

493.6

457.5

337.5

Source: OPAP accounts, Edison Investment Research estimates

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