Scientific Games (SGMS) reported earnings on Mon 24 July 2017 (b/o)

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• 2nd day after earnings:

Scientific Games misses by $0.01, beats on revs:

• Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.44 per share, $0.01 worse than the Capital IQ Consensus of ($0.43); revenues rose 5.1% year/year to $766.3 mln vs the $732.93 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
  • Gaming operations revenue declined $7.6 million, or 4 percent, largely reflecting a year-over-year decrease in the installed base of WAP, premium, and daily-fee participation gaming machines. On a quarterly sequential basis, gaming operations revenue grew $6.1 million, or 4 percent, including the benefit from a 1,191-unit increase in the installed base of other leased and participation gaming machines due to the placement of additional VLTs at New York gaming facilities and the ongoing roll-out of VLTs in Greece.
  • Gaming machine sales revenue increased $8.9 million, or 6 percent, year over year, despite no new casino openings, primarily reflecting a 24-percent increase in shipments of U.S. and Canadian replacement gaming machines. The average sales price increased to $17,550 from $16,859 in the prior year, reflecting a favorable mix of units. U.S. and Canadian shipments totaled 4,367 gaming machines, including 3,773 replacement units and 594 VGTs for the Illinois market. In the prior-year period, U.S. and Canadian shipments totaled 4,678 units, which comprised 3,037 replacement units, 431 VLTs to Oregon, 470 units for new casino openings and expansions, and 740 VGTs for the Illinois market. International shipments increased 421 units, or 14 percent, to 3,411 units, including 54 units for new casino openings, up from a total of 2,990 units in the prior year, which had included 125 units for new casino openings.
  • Gaming systems revenue increased 13 percent to $67.1 million, primarily reflecting an increase in software and hardware sales, including shipment of innovative new iVIEW4 player-interface display units, and the installation of new systems at the ilani tribal casino, the Baha Mar Resort and the Aliante Casino Hotel.
  • Table products revenue increased 15 percent to $48.4 million, principally reflecting growth in leased shufflers, proprietary table games, and progressives, including a benefit from the acquisition of DEQ Systems Corp. completed on January 18, 2017.
• "Second quarter results represent our seventh quarter of consecutive year-over-year growth, including $169 million of cash flow from operating activities, as a result of ongoing improvements in our gaming, lottery and interactive operations," said Kevin Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games. "We achieved year-over-year revenue growth in global gaming machine sales, gaming systems, table products and interactive; as well as in U.S. instant games revenue. In addition, as a result of our improving organizational structure, we increased our AEBITDA margin by 270 basis points.