GAN announces 86% YOY revenue increase in Q3 and deal to acquire Coolbet

GAN Limited, business-to-business supplier of internet gaming software-as-a-service solutions primarily to the U.S. land-based casino industry, reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

"We built strong momentum in the third quarter and our results were in-line with our expectations. We added multiple new RMiG and Simulated Gaming customers over the last several months, demonstrating the unique and highly differentiated capabilities of our SaaS platform for integrated iGaming and Online Sports Betting," Dermot Smurfit, CEO of GAN, stated.

As reported by the company, Gross Profit for the third quarter of 2020 was $6.4 million or 62% compared to $2.4 million or 44% for the third quarter of 2019. RMiG gross profit increased by $3.0 million which was primarily attributable to new customer launches and organic growth, partially offset by the impact of lower margin hardware equipment sales in the third quarter of 2020. Simulated Gaming gross profit increased by $0.7 million, which was attributable to organic growth. The Company’s depreciation and amortization included in cost of revenue was $0.8 million, a decrease of $0.3 million from the third quarter of 2019 due to certain development assets becoming fully amortized prior to third quarter of 2020.

Administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were $10.4 million compared to $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase in administrative expenses was primarily attributable to (i) personnel and related costs of increasing from approximately 141 employees to 215 employees, (ii) share-based compensation for directors and key personnel, and (iii) increased professional services related to capital markets advisory, consulting, accounting advisory, tax advisory and legal expenses incurred in connection with corporate infrastructure and expansion projects, and additional compliance requirements as a result of becoming a public company in the United States in May 2020.

Additionally, the Company incurred $0.9 million of charges related to estimated tax provisions. These estimated tax provisions are the result of tax advisory services and internal audits pertaining to VAT, as well as potential application of the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision on June 21, 2018 as it related to U.S. sales and use taxes.

Net loss attributable to equity holders was $4.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to equity holders of $1.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share for the third quarter of the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2020 was $(0.1) million, compared to $(0.4) million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily driven by growth partially offset by higher administrative expenses.

Cash and cash equivalents were $57.5 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $10.1 million at December 31, 2019. Increased cash and cash equivalents primarily reflect the net proceeds received from the Company’s initial public offering residing in an interest-bearing account.

"GAN continues to prove it’s the leading partner of choice for land-based casinos through an expanding solution offering, that allows our customers to quickly and efficiently expand their reach across the online gaming space. Our new customer pipeline in the U.S. remains strong and we’re building exciting relationships that we believe have the ability to scale across our customers’ casino portfolios as more states come online in the future. Our business remains strongly positioned to leverage the momentum of online sports betting and iGaming, which is clearly accelerating across the globe," Smurfit continued.

Agreement to Acquire Coolbet

GAN Limited also announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Vincent Group (Coolbet) for a total consideration of approximately €149 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory review and the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. GAN expects to fund the acquisition with new capital. Coolbet is an award-winning, Business-to-Consumer (B2C) iGaming operator, with a footprint in Northern Europe, Canada, and Latin America in real money iGaming and online sports betting.

"I am also excited to announce the strategic acquisition of Coolbet, as we continue developing and investing in our capabilities. Coolbet is a best-in-class RMiG provider, with both Online Sports Betting and iGaming offerings. The acquisition will allow GAN to provide near-turnkey capabilities in Online Sports Betting, rounding out our B2B platform offering in the U.S. We view this acquisition as the next strategic move in our growth strategy as we look to diversify our business model and geographic exposure. Enhancing our B2B platform with Coolbet’s solutions will allow us to leverage their proprietary OSB technology, engineering and know-how. We look forward to welcoming the Coolbet team to GAN and have already started to work diligently around our integration plans as we look to finalize the transaction over the next few months," Smurfit added.