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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2022

 

GAN Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda   001-39274   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

400 Spectrum Center Drive

Suite 1900

Irvine, CA 92618

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

 

(702) 964-5777

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01   GAN   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 16, 2022, GAN Limited (the “Company”) issued an earnings release and held a conference call reporting its unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. A copy of the earnings release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the related information set forth in the earnings release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by the specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
99.1   Press Release, dated May 16, 2022
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 16, 2022 GAN Limited
   
  /s/ Karen E. Flores
  Karen E. Flores
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

GAN Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

 

Record Revenue of $37.5 million grew 38% year over year, improved Net Loss of $4.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $3 million driven by organic growth & cost rationalization efforts

 

Implementation of cost restructuring initiatives as 2022 focus remains on profitability

 

Company affirms full year revenue expectation of $155 million to $165 million and Adjusted EBITDA expectation of $15 million to $20 million

 

Irvine, California | May 16, 2022: GAN Limited (NASDAQ: GAN) (the “Company” or “GAN”), a leading North American B2B technology provider of real money internet gaming solutions and a leading International B2C operator of Internet sports betting, today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

 

Dermot Smurfit, CEO of GAN stated:

 

“We delivered an encouraging start to 2022 driven by organic revenue growth in both our operating segments coupled with cost rationalization efforts to deliver strong growth in Adjusted EBITDA. We continue to demonstrate the value of our integrated B2B and B2C portfolio, soon to be joined on one unified platform and our ability to deepen our presence in both new and established markets as we add to our offering. In the state of Michigan, our presence began with supporting a tribal operator, and has evolved to now power both iGaming and online sports betting and features our Super RGS platform content as well. The evolution of our platform in Michigan is a perfect example of our competitive offering and its position in the market as we prepare for future state launches.”

 

“In addition to our planned expansion to new states in the U.S., we successfully launched in Ontario on April 4th to support online sports betting and iGaming in the province and launched PlayEagle.com for Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in the state of Michigan in April. We also remain excited about the momentum behind our GAN Sports and International B2C strategies as well as operator reception to our Super RGS content and offering. We expect each of these efforts to drive significant year-over-year revenue growth which, when coupled with our laser focus on profitability, will yield much better scale and improved margins compared to last year.”

 

 

 

 

First Quarter 2022 Compared to First Quarter 2021

 

  Total revenue was $37.5 million versus $27.1 million, up 38% compared to the prior year quarter. The strong increase from the prior year quarter was driven by organic growth in the B2C and B2B segments.
     
  B2B segment revenue was $13.1 million versus $12.8 million. The prior year period included $3 million in patent license revenue which did not recur during the current period. Recurring platform and content fees increased 17% to $10.7 million.
     
  B2C segment revenue was $24.4 million versus $14.3 million. The handle, or amount wagered, increased 57% on strong organic demand for the Coolbet product offering.
     
  Gross Profit of $25.8 million versus $18.4 million. The increase was primarily driven by strong growth in revenue.
     
  Operating Expenses of $29.9 million versus $23.3 million. The current quarter included $1.1 million of restructuring expenses related to the Company’s cost rationalization plan.
     
  Net loss of $4.5 million versus $5.6 million.
     
  Adjusted EBITDA of $3.0 million versus $0.5 million. The primary driver of the current quarter over prior year quarter change was higher revenues and lower operating expenses as a percentage of revenue.
     
  Cash was $33.6 million as of March 31, 2022, which was a decline of $5.9 million from December 31, 2021 primarily related to capitalized software development and changes in working capital. In April 2022, the Company successfully entered into a fixed term credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which provides for $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of secured term loans. The Company incurred $2.4 million in debt issuance costs in connection with the Credit Facility.
     
  B2C continued strong KPI’s. B2C continued to grow active customers, deposits and turnover with record-breaking activity from the prior year quarter driven by organic growth.
     
  B2B Gross Operator Revenue (“GOR”) (2) totaled $297.8 million versus $214.2 million in the prior year quarter, a 39.0% increase. The increase was driven by organic growth in several states including Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania along with new states including Connecticut and West Virginia.
     
  After the 2022 first quarter-end, the Company launched its technology platform to support its operating partner as their PAM (Player Account Management) system enabling both online sports betting & iGaming in Ontario. The Company’s B2C segment (Coolbet) simultaneously launched ‘day one’ as a licensed operator in the Ontario market. The Company also launched iGaming and online sports betting for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, who own and operate Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (“Soaring Eagle”).

 

 

 

 

GAN Limited

Key Financial Highlights

(Unaudited, in thousands unless otherwise specified)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Revenues          
B2B  $13,070   $12,806 
B2C   24,424    14,312 
Total revenues  $37,494   $27,118 
           
Profitability Measures          
B2B segment gross profit (1)   $9,167   $10,064 
B2B segment gross profit margin (1)    70.1%   78.6%
B2C segment gross profit (1)   $16,627   $8,335 
B2C segment gross profit margin (1)    68.1%   58.2%
Net loss  $(4,499)  $(5,610)
Adjusted EBITDA (7)   $2,971   $537 
           
Key Performance Indicators          
B2B Gross Operator Revenue (2) (in millions)  $297.8   $214.2 
B2B Take Rate (3)    4.4%   6.0%
B2C Active Customers (in thousands) (4)    230    112 
B2C Marketing Spend Ratio (5)    19%   14%
B2C Sports Margin (6)    7.2%   6.8%

 

2022 Outlook

 

Karen Flores, CFO of GAN added:

 

“I am pleased with our strong start to the year and our much improved Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter driven by the sequential increase in our sports margin and our deliberate, focused efforts on profitability in 2022. Part of this effort includes a cost restructuring plan which we expect to yield annualized savings of approximately $10 million while not inhibiting our investments in our strategic initiatives, to accelerate our path to better Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow generation. We are reiterating our revenue expectation of $155 million to $165 million and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $15 million to $20 million for the full year and expect a strong second half of the year supported by the upcoming World Cup and international sports calendars. Lastly, we recently closed our previously announced term loan of $30 million which ensures we have the balance sheet flexibility to invest in the growth opportunities ahead of us.”

 

 

 

 

Conference Call Details

 

Date/Time: Monday, May 16, 2022, at 4:30 PM ET
Webcast: https://www.webcast-eqs.com/gan20220516/en
U.S. Toll-Free Dial-in: (877) 407-0989
International Dial-in: (201) 389-0921

 

To access the call, please dial in approximately ten minutes before the start of the call. An accompanying slide presentation will be available in PDF format on the “Events & Presentations” page of the investor relations portion of the Company’s website (http://investors.gan.com) after issuance of the earnings release.

 

About GAN Limited

 

GAN is a leading business-to-business supplier of internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions predominantly to the U.S. land-based casino industry and is a market-leading operator of proprietary online sports betting technology with market leadership positions in selected European and Latin American markets. GAN has developed a proprietary internet gambling enterprise software system, GameSTACK™, which it licenses to land-based U.S. casino operators as a turnkey technology solution for regulated real money internet gambling, encompassing internet gaming, internet sports betting and social casino gaming branded as ‘Simulated Gaming.’

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s revenue guidance, the Company’s anticipated trends in revenues (including new customer launches) and operating expenses, the anticipated improvement in profitability for the second half of 2022, the anticipated launch of regulated gaming in new U.S. states, the expected integration of Coolbet’s sports betting technology and international B2C operations, as well as statements that include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including those risks detailed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent periodic reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.

 

 

 

 

Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

This presentation uses certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Securities and Exchange Commission rules. The Company reports financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and also communicates with investors using certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for or superior to, the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are intended to supplement the presentation of the Company’s financial results that are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

(1) The Company excludes depreciation and amortization in certain segment calculations.

 

(2) The Company defines B2B Gross Operator Revenue as the sum of its B2B corporate customers’ gross revenue from RMiG, and gross sports win from sportsbook offerings. B2B Gross Operator Revenue, which is not comparable to financial information presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP, gives management and users of our financial statements an indication of the extent of transactions processed through the Company’s B2B corporate customers’ platforms and allows management to understand the extent of activity that the Company’s platform is processing.

 

(3) The Company defines B2B Take Rate as a quotient of B2B segment net revenue retained by the Company over the total Gross Operator Revenue generated by our B2B corporate customers. B2B net revenue is calculated by deducting the following items from B2B segment gross revenue: statutory taxes, promotional bonuses, and our B2B customer’s share defined by commercial agreements. B2B Take Rate gives management and users of our financial statements an indication of the impact of the statutory terms and the efficiency of the commercial terms on the business.

 

(4) The Company defines B2C Active Customers as a user that places a wager during the period. This metric allows management to monitor the customer segmentation, growth drivers, and ultimately creates opportunities to identify and add value to the user experience. This metric allows management and users of the financial statements to measure the platform traffic and related trends.

 

(5) The Company defines B2C Marketing Spend Ratio as the total B2C direct marketing expense for the period divided by the total B2C revenues. This metric allows management to measure the success of marketing costs during a given period. Additionally, this metric allows management to compare across jurisdictions and other subsets, as an additional indication of return on marketing investment.

 

 

 

 

(6) The Company defines B2C Sports Margin as the ratio of wagers minus winnings to total amount wagered, adjusted for open wagers at period end. Sports betting involves a user placing a bet on the outcome of a sporting event with the chance to win a pre-determined amount, often referred to as fixed odds. Our B2C sportsbook revenue is generated by setting odds that are intended to provide a built-in theoretical margin in each sports bet offered to our users. This metric allows management to measure sportsbook performance against its expected outcome.

 

(7) Management uses the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA to measure its financial performance. Specifically, it uses Adjusted EBITDA (i) as a measure to compare its operating performance from period to period, as it removes the effect of items not directly resulting from core operations, and (ii) as a means of assessing its core business performance against others in the industry, because it eliminates some of the effects that are generated by differences in capital structure, depreciation, tax effects and unusual and infrequent events. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense (income), net income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, impairments, share-based compensation expense and related expense, restructuring costs and other items which the Board of Directors considers to be infrequent or unusual in nature. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be used in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Adjusted EBITDA may exclude financial information that some investors may consider important in evaluating the Company’s performance. Because Adjusted EBITDA is not a U.S. GAAP measure, the way the Company defines Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry.

 

Investor Contacts:

 

GAN

Robert Shore

Vice President, Investor Relations & Capital Markets

(610) 812-3519

[email protected]

Alpha IR Group

Ryan Coleman or Davis Snyder

(312) 445-2870

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

GAN Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
         
Revenue  $37,494   $27,118 
           
Operating costs and expenses          
Cost of revenue (1)    11,700    8,719 
Sales and marketing   6,098    4,101 
Product and technology   8,954    5,243 
General and administrative (1)    9,392    10,009 
Restructuring   1,059     
Depreciation and amortization   4,413    3,994 
Total operating costs and expenses   41,616    32,066 
           
Operating loss   (4,122)   (4,948)
Other (income) loss, net   (9)   1 
Loss before income taxes   (4,113)   (4,949)
Income tax expense   386    661 
Net loss  $(4,499)  $(5,610)
           
Loss per share, basic and diluted  $(0.11)  $(0.13)
           
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   42,252,661    41,986,083 

 

(1) Excludes depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

GAN Limited

Segment Revenue and Gross Profit (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Revenue        
B2B          
Platform and content fees  $10,702   $9,184 
Development services and other   2,368    3,622 
Total B2B revenue   13,070    12,806 
           
B2C          
Gaming   24,424    14,312 
Total B2C revenue   24,424    14,312 
           
Total revenue  $37,494   $27,118 
           
Gross Profit          
B2B          
Revenue  $13,070   $12,806 
Cost of revenue (1)   3,903    2,742 
B2B segment gross profit   9,167    10,064 
B2B segment gross profit margin   70.1%   78.6%
           
B2C          
Revenue   24,424    14,312 
Cost of revenue (1)   7,797    5,977 
B2C segment gross profit   16,627    8,335 
B2C segment gross profit margin   68.1%   58%
           
Total segment gross profit  $25,794   $18,399 
Total segment gross profit margin   68.8%   67.8%

 

(1) Excludes depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

GAN Limited

Revenue by Geography (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Revenue by geography *          
United States  $11,491   $10,749 
Europe   12,564    11,064 
Latin America   12,225    3,603 
Rest of the world   1,214    1,702 
Total  $37,494   $27,118 

 

* Revenue is segmented based on the location of the Company’s customer.

 

GAN Limited

Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
         
Net loss  $(4,499)  $(5,610)
Income tax expense   386    661 
Interest (income) expense, net   (9)   1 
Depreciation and amortization   4,413    3,994 
Share-based compensation and related expense   1,621    1,491 
Restructuring   1,059     
Adjusted EBITDA  $2,971   $537 

 

 

 

 

GAN Limited

Historical Normalized Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

  

June 30,

2021

  

September 30,

2021

  

December 31,

2021

  

March 31,

2022

 
                 
Revenue                    
Revenue  $34,350   $ 32,268    $ 30,427    $37,494 
Normalized adjustments (1)   (4,231)   36    4,237    (837)
Normalized Revenue  $30,119   $ 32,304    $ 34,664    $36,657 
                     
Sports Margin                    
Actual sports margin   9.7%   6.8%   4.6%   7.2%
Normalized sports margin   6.9%   6.9%   6.9%   7.0%
                     
Revenue to Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) Ratio                    
Actual revenue to GGR ratio   78.7%   74.8%   67.0%   78.8%
Normalized revenue to GGR ratio   74.7%   74.7%   74.7%   75.7%

 

(1) The adjustments are based on the effects of a normalized 7.0% sports margin and a normalized revenue to gross gaming revenue ratio of 75.7%, in each case equal to the annualized ratios within the B2C segment. Sports margin is the ratio of GGR to total amount wagered, which allows management to measure sportsbook performance against the expected outcome. The revenue to GGR ratio is driven by customer incentives, including free bets, sign-up and retention bonuses, and allows management to measure the impact of bonus spend on net revenue. The revenue to GGR ratio may fluctuate based on the number of new users acquired during the period.