Korea's DoubleDown Q4 revenue misses estimates

Reuters
Feb 12
Korea's DoubleDown Q4 revenue misses estimates

Overview

  • Korean digital games developer's Q4 revenue rose yr/yr but missed analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Inclusion of WHOW Games boosted social casino revenue and payer conversion

Outlook

  • Company continues to focus on expanding revenue across products and geographies

  • DoubleDown aims to diversify revenue sources and geographic presence

  • Company plans to grow organically and through M&A to enhance shareholder value

Result Drivers

  • WHOW GAMES ACQUISITION - Inclusion of WHOW Games boosted social casino revenue and payer conversion

  • DTC REVENUE GROWTH - Direct-to-Consumer revenue rose significantly, representing 33% of total social casino game revenue

  • SUPRNATION GROWTH - SuprNation's revenue increased 78.2% due to focus on new player acquisition

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Miss

$95.80 mln

$99.32 mln (6 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$40.60 mln

$38.27 mln (6 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA Margin

42.40%

Q4 Pretax Profit

$35.30 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the casinos & gaming peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for DoubleDown Interactive Co Ltd is $19.50, about 125.4% above its February 10 closing price of $8.65

  • The stock recently traded at 4 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 4 three months ago

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