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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 

OR

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period _______________

 

Commission File Number: 001-36689

 

INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   47-1025534
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification Number)
     
250 West 57th Street, Suite 415    
New York, NY   10107
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 565-3861

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ]   Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [X]   Smaller reporting company [X]
    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. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   INSE   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

As of May 12, 2021, there were 23,218,323 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6
     
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 21 
     
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 42 
     
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 43 
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 43 
     
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 43 
     
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 43 
     
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 43 
     
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES 43 
     
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 43 
     
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION 43 
     
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS 44 
     
SIGNATURES 45 

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share data)

 

   March 31,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)     
Assets          
Cash  $41.2   $47.1 
Accounts receivable, net   21.0    27.5 
Inventory, net   17.1    17.6 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   13.3    16.8 
Total current assets   92.6    109.0 
           
Property and equipment, net   61.8    65.5 
Software development costs, net   39.7    42.4 
Other acquired intangible assets subject to amortization, net   7.5    7.7 
Goodwill   84.7    83.7 
Right of use asset   12.0    12.5 
Other assets   2.7    3.3 
Total assets  $301.0   $324.1 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable  $21.1   $17.9 
Accrued expenses   32.1    31.4 
Corporate tax and other current taxes payable   5.8    14.4 
Deferred revenue, current   9.3    11.5 
Operating lease liabilities   3.6    3.6 
Other current liabilities   2.4    2.5 
Warrant liability   16.0    13.0 
Current portion of finance lease liabilities   0.9    0.6 
Total current liabilities   91.2    94.9 
           
Long-term debt   295.9    297.5 
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion   1.1    0.2 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion   9.2    11.4 
Derivative liability   1.1    1.7 
Operating lease liabilities   8.6    9.2 
Other long-term liabilities   6.3    10.9 
Total liabilities   413.4    425.8 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ deficit          
Preferred stock; $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized        
Common stock; $0.0001 par value; 49,000,000 shares authorized; 22,594,207 shares and 22,430,475 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively        
Additional paid in capital   326.0    324.6 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   35.7    31.1 
Accumulated deficit   (474.1)   (457.4)
Total stockholders’ deficit   (112.4)   (101.7)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  $301.0   $324.1 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(in millions, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2021   2020 
Revenue:          
Service  $17.1   $42.8 
Product sales   5.7    9.5 
Total revenue   22.8    52.3 
           
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:          
Cost of service   (2.1)   (8.5)
Cost of product sales   (3.2)   (6.2)
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (15.2)   (29.0)
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses   (1.4)   (3.2)
Depreciation and amortization   (13.1)   (12.6)
Net operating loss   (12.2)   (7.2)
           
Other expense          
Interest income       0.3 
Interest expense   (8.6)   (6.1)
Change in fair value of warrant liability   (3.0)   7.6 
Loss from equity method investee       (0.5)
Other finance income (expense)   6.4    (3.7)
           
Total other expense, net   (5.2)   (2.4)
           
Loss before income taxes   (17.4)   (9.6)
Income tax benefit (expense)   0.7    (0.2)
Net loss   (16.7)   (9.8)
           
Other comprehensive income/(loss):          
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain   (1.1)   3.1 
Change in fair value of hedging instrument   0.6    (1.5)
Reclassification of gain on hedging instrument to comprehensive income   0.5    0.4 
Actuarial gains on pension plan   4.6    4.4 
Other comprehensive income/(loss)   4.6    6.4 
           
Comprehensive loss  $(12.1)  $(3.4)
           
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted  $(0.74)  $(0.44)
           
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period – basic and diluted   22,584,609    22,384,268 
Supplemental disclosure of stock-based compensation expense          
Stock-based compensation included in:          
Selling, general and administrative expenses  $(1.4)  $(1.0)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(in millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   Common stock   Additional
paid in
   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
   Accumulated   Total
stockholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   capital   income   deficit   deficit 
                         
Balance as of December 31, 2020   22,430,475        324.6    31.1    (457.4)   (101.7)
Foreign currency translation adjustments               (1.1)       (1.1)
Actuarial gains on pension plan               4.6        4.6 
Change in fair value of hedging instrument               0.6        0.6 
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income               0.5        0.5 
Shares issued in net settlement of RSUs   163,732                     
Stock-based compensation expense           1.4            1.4 
Net loss                   (16.7)   (16.7)
Balance as of March 31, 2021   22,594,207   $   $326.0   $35.7   $(474.1)  $(112.4)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020

(in millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    Common stock     Additional
paid in
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
    Accumulated     Total
stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     capital     income     deficit     deficit  
                                     
Balance as of December 31, 2019     22,230,768             320.6       45.1       (425.0 )     (59.3 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments                       3.1             3.1  
Actuarial gains on pension plan                       4.4             4.4  
Change in fair value of hedging instrument                       (1.5 )           (1.5 )
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income                       0.4             0.4  
Shares issued in net settlement of RSUs     166,959                                
Stock-based compensation expense                 1.0                   1.0  
Net loss                             (9.8 )     (9.8 )
Balance as of March 31, 2020     22,397,727     $     $ 321.6     $ 51.5     $ (434.8 )   $ (61.7 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INSPIRED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net loss  $(16.7)  $(9.8)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   13.1    12.6 
Amortization of right of use asset   0.6    0.9 
Stock-based compensation expense   1.4    1.0 
Impairment of investment in equity method investee       0.7 
Foreign currency translation on senior bank debt   (6.1)   3.9 
Change in fair value of warrant liability   3.0    (7.6)
Reclassification of loss on hedging instrument to comprehensive income   0.2    0.4 
Non-cash interest expense relating to senior debt   1.3    0.5 
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   6.7    (10.0)
Inventory   0.7    1.3 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   4.3    5.7 
Corporate tax and other current taxes payable   (8.6)   0.1 
Accounts payable   3.0    4.9 
Deferred revenues and customer prepayment   (4.5)   (0.5)
Accrued expenses   0.4    7.5 
Operating lease liabilities   (0.7)   (0.8)
Other long-term liabilities   (0.1)   0.3 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (2.0)   11.1 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchases of property and equipment   (2.0)   (8.4)
Disposals of property and equipment       1.0 
Purchases of capital software   (2.8)   (3.6)
Net cash used in investing activities   (4.8)   (11.0)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from issuance of revolver       22.3 
Repayments of finance leases   (0.2)   (0.1)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   (0.2)   22.2 
           
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   1.1    (2.9)
Net (decrease) increase in cash   (5.9)   19.4 
Cash, beginning of period   47.1    29.1 
Cash, end of period  $41.2   $48.5 
           
Supplemental cash flow disclosures          
Cash paid during the period for interest  $6.8   $0.1 
Cash paid during the period for income taxes  $   $ 
Cash paid during the period for operating leases  $0.3   $1.0 
           
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities          
Property and equipment acquired through finance lease  $1.3   $ 
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets  $   $(0.9)
Adjustment to goodwill arising from adjustment to fair value of assets acquired  $   $(0.3)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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1. Nature of Operations, Management’s Plans and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Company Description and Nature of Operations

 

We are a global gaming technology company, supplying content, platform and other products and services to online and land-based regulated lottery, betting and gaming operators worldwide through a broad range of distribution channels, predominantly on a business-to-business basis. We provide end-to-end digital gaming solutions (i) on our own proprietary and secure network, which accommodates a wide range of devices, including land-based gaming machine terminals, mobile devices and online computer applications and (ii) through third party networks. Our content and other products can be found through the consumer-facing portals of our interactive customers and, through our land-based customers, in licensed betting offices, adult gaming centers, pubs, bingo halls, airports, motorway service areas and leisure parks.

 

Management Liquidity Plans

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company’s cash on hand was $41.2 million, and the Company had working capital of $1.4 million. The Company recorded net losses of $16.4 million and $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net losses include excess depreciation and amortization over capital expenditure of $8.3 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively, non-cash stock-based compensation of $1.4 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and non-cash changes in fair value of warrant liability of $3.0 million loss and $7.6 million income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Historically, the Company has generally had positive cash flows from operating activities and has relied on a combination of cash flows provided by operations and the incurrence of debt and/or the refinancing of existing debt to fund its obligations. Cash flows used in operations amounted to $2.0 million and $11.1 million provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively with the change year on year due to land based operations being subject to full lockdown restrictions for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Working capital of $1.4 million includes a non-cash settled item of $9.3 million of deferred income, and an item not expected to be cash settled of $16.0 million comprising a warrant liability. Management currently believes that, absent any unanticipated COVID-19 impact (see below), the Company’s cash balances on hand, cash flows expected to be generated from operations, ability to control and defer capital projects and amounts available from the Company’s external borrowings will be sufficient to fund the Company’s net cash requirements through May 2022.

 

Our business continues to be adversely affected by the continuing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fluidity with which the situation continues to develop, we are not able at this time to estimate the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial results and operations in future periods. The long-term impacts of the pandemic on the global economy, trade relations, consumer behavior, our industry and our business operations remain unknown, however the vaccination programme in the UK began on December 8, 2020, and as of the date of this report, whilst the majority of retail venues in Italy and Greece are closed, the UK is poised to re-open retail venues from May 17, 2021, and the vaccination programme in the UK remains on schedule.

 

As a result of the significant reductions in revenue and other changes to our business, at least in the short term (which also affects other companies in our industry), we continue to protect our existing available liquidity by pro-actively managing capital expenditures and working capital as well as identifying both immediate and longer term opportunities for cost savings.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. It is management’s opinion, however, that the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

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The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The financial information as of December 31, 2020 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021 (“the Original 10-K”), and as amended and filed on Form 10-K/A with the SEC on May 10, 2021 (“the 10-K/A”). The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods.

 

Restatement of Previously Reported Information

 

On May 7, 2021, after consultation with Marcum LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Company’s management and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors concluded that it was appropriate to restate the Company’s previously issued audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, and for the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, which were included in the Original 10-K.

 

The restatement related to the SEC’s public statement released on April 12, 2021, informing market participants that warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies may require classification as a liability of the entity measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.

 

The effect of the restatement on previously reported information for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

  

As

Previously Reported

   Adjustments  

As

Restated

 
   (in millions, except per share data) 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of January 1, 2020               
Additional paid in capital  $346.6   $(26.0)  $320.6 
Accumulated deficit   (441.2)   16.2    (425.0)
                
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020               
Change in fair value of warrant liability  $   $7.6   $7.6 
Net loss   (17.4)   7.6    (9.8)
Comprehensive loss   (11.0)   7.6    (3.4)
                
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted  $(0.78)  $0.34   $(0.44)
                
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit as of March 31, 2020               
Additional paid in capital  $347.6   $(26.0)  $321.6 
Accumulated deficit   (458.6)   23.8    (434.8)

 

Recharacterization of Previously Reported Information

 

In prior years, and up to and including the interim period nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company operated its business along three operating segments: Server Based Gaming, Virtual Sports (which included Interactive) and Acquired Businesses. During the period subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company completed the process of changing its internal structure, which has been ongoing since the NTG Acquisition, and as a result changed the composition of its operating segments. The Company now operates its business along four operating segments, which are segregated on the basis of revenue stream: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive and Leisure. The Company believes this method of segment reporting reflects both the way its business segments are now managed and the way the performance of each segment is now evaluated.

 

As part of the recharacterization exercise, certain items of Revenue, Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses have been recharacterized to ensure consistency with similar items across the Group. The revenue recharacterizations are to ensure spares and similar items are reflected with other items of hardware (Product Sales). The resulting impact on previously reported information for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is as follows: Service Revenue, previously reported $43.2 million, now $42.8 million; Product Sales Revenue, previously reported $9.1 million, now $9.5 million; Cost of Service, previously reported $6.6 million, now $8.5 million; Cost of Product Sales, previously reported $7.0 million, now $6.2 million; Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (excluding Stock-based compensation), previously reported $29.1 million, now $28.0 million. The recharacterization has no impact on the previously reported Net Operating Loss, Net Loss or Net Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

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2. Inventory

 

Inventory consists of the following:

 

   March 31,
2021
  

December 31,

2020

 
   (in millions) 
Component parts  $11.5   $12.1 
Work in progress   1.8    1.7 
Finished goods   3.8    3.8 
Total inventories  $17.1   $17.6 

 

Component parts include parts for gaming terminals. Included in component parts are reserves for excess and slow-moving inventory of $1.8 million and $1.5 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Our finished goods inventory primarily consists of gaming terminals which are ready for sale.

 

3. Contract Liabilities and Other Disclosures

 

The following table summarizes contract related balances:

 

   Accounts
Receivable
   Unbilled
Accounts
Receivable
   Deferred
Income
   Customer
Prepayments
and Deposits
 
   (in millions) 
At March 31, 2021  $23.8   $5.0   $(18.5)  $(1.8)
At December 31, 2020  $30.4   $8.2   $(22.9)  $(1.6)
At December 31, 2019  $24.5   $15.3   $(27.8)  $(1.9)

 

Revenue recognized that was included in the deferred income balance at the beginning of the period amounted to $3.9 million and $10.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

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4. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

 

On January 15, 2020, the Company entered into two interest rate swaps with UBS AG designed to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing its exposure to variability in cash flows on a portion of the current floating rate debt facilities. The swaps fix the variable interest rate of the current debt facilities and provide protection over potential interest rate increases by providing a fixed rate of interest payment in return. These interest rate swaps are for £95 million ($131.1 million) at a fixed rate of 0.9255% based on the 6-month LIBOR rate and for €60 million ($70.5 million) at a fixed rate of 0.102% based on the 6 month EURIBOR rate and are effective until maturity on October 1, 2023.

 

Hedges of Multiple Risks

 

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

 

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $1.5 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

 

As of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

 

Interest Rate Derivative  Number of
Instruments
   Notional 
Interest rate swaps  2   £95 million ($131.1 million) at a fixed rate of 0.9255% based on the 6-month LIBOR rate and €60 million ($70.5 million) at a fixed rate of 0.102% based on the 6 month EURIBOR rate 

 

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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021.

 

   Balance Sheet
Classification
   Asset
Derivatives
Fair Value
   Balance Sheet
Classification
   Liability
Derivatives
Fair Value
 
       (in millions)       (in millions) 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:                   
Interest Rate Products   Fair Value of Hedging Instruments   $   Derivative Liability   $(1.7)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments       $       $(1.7)

 

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

 

   Balance Sheet
Classification
   Asset
Derivatives
Fair Value
   Balance Sheet
Classification
   Liability
Derivatives
Fair Value
 
       (in millions)       (in millions) 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:                   
Interest Rate Products   Fair Value of Hedging Instruments   $   Other Current Liabilities and Long Term Derivative Liability   $(2.6)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments       $       $(2.6)

 

The table below presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

   Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income on
Derivative
       Location of Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income into Income
 
   (in millions)       (in millions) 
Interest Rate Products  $0.6   Interest Expense   $(0.5)
Total  $0.6       $(0.5)

 

The table below presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

   Amount of Gain
Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income on
Derivative
       Location of Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income into Income
 
   (in millions)       (in millions) 
Interest Rate Products  $(1.5)  Interest Expense   $(0.4)
Total  $(1.5)      $(0.4)

 

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

   Interest
Expense
 
   (in millions) 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded  $8.6 
      
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20  $(0.5)

 

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

   Interest
Expense
 
   (in millions) 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded  $6.1 
      
Gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20  $(0.4)

 

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The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company’s derivatives as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

The ISDA Master Agreement between Gaming Acquisitions Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and UBS AG is documented using the 2002 Form and the ISDA standard set-off provision in Section 6(f) of the ISDA Master Agreement apply to both parties and is only modified to include Affiliates of the Payee. There is no CSA and thus there is no collateral posting.

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets
March 31, 2021                                    

               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Position
   Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
   Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
   Net Amounts
of Assets
presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
   Financial Instruments   Cash Collateral Received   Net Amount 
   (in millions) 
Fair value of hedging instrument  $   $   $   $   $   $ 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
March 31, 2021  
                      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Position
 
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
    Net Amounts
of Liabilities
presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
    Financial
Instruments
    Cash
Collateral
Received
    Net
Amount
 
    (in millions)  
Fair value of hedging instrument   $ 1.7     $     $ 1.7     $     $     $  

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets
December 31, 2020
          

   Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Position
 
   Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
   Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
  

Net Amounts

of Assets
presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position

   Financial Instruments   Cash Collateral Received   Net Amount 
   (in millions) 
Fair value of hedging instrument  $   $   $   $   $   $ 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
December 31, 2020
            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Position
 
   Gross Amounts
of Recognized Liabilities
   Gross Amounts
Offset
in the
Statement of Financial Position
   Net Amounts
of Liabilities
presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
   Financial Instruments   Cash Collateral Received   Net Amount 
   (in millions) 
Fair value of hedging instrument  $2.6   $   $2.6   $   $   $ 

 

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

 

The Company has entered into an industry standard ISDA Master Agreement, with a negotiated Scheduled thereto (the “ISDA Agreement”), with the counterparty to its derivative transactions and which ISDA Agreement sets forth various provisions which govern the trading relationship between the Company and its counterparty. Such provisions include certain events which, if triggered by either party, may give rise to an acceleration of the ISDA Agreement, thus triggering the exchange of a breakage payment between the parties.

 

The ISDA Agreement with the Company’s derivative counterparty contains a provision where the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if, among others, its repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness. The ISDA Agreement can also be accelerated if Lucid Trustee Services Limited requests or requires that the lender terminates or closes-out any Transaction under the ISDA Agreement pursuant to Clause 4.10 of the Intercreditor Agreement between primarily the Company, Lucid Agency Services as Senior Agent and Lucid Trustee Services Limited as Security Agent; in the event of certain refinancing circumstances; and in the event of certain reductions in the principal with respect to amounts loaned under the Senior Facilities Agreement.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to the ISDA Agreements was $1.7 million. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has not posted any collateral related to the ISDA Agreement, as no collateral is required under the terms of such ISDA Agreement. If the Company had breached any of the provision under the ISDA Agreement which resulted in an acceleration of the ISDA Agreement at March 31, 2021, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the ISDA Agreement at its termination value of $2.5 million

 

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5. Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset and liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We estimate the fair value of our assets and liabilities utilizing an established three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date as follows:

 

  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
  Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated with observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs also include non-binding market consensus prices that can be corroborated with observable market data, as well as quoted prices that were adjusted for security-specific restrictions.
  Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to the fair value of the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs also include non-binding market consensus prices or non-binding broker quotes that are unable to be corroborated with observable market data.

 

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities is determined by reference to market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. We believe the fair value of our financial instruments approximates their recorded values.

 

For each period, derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are included in the financial statements as per the table below.

 

       March 31,   December 31, 
   Level   2021   2020 
       (in millions) 
Public Warrants (included in warrant liability)  1   $4.3   $3.2 
Long term receivable (included in other assets)  2   $1.3   $1.4 
Private Placement Warrants (included in warrant liability)  2   $11.7   $9.8 
Derivative liability (see Note 4)  2   $1.7   $2.6 

 

Level 3 liabilities are valued using unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the derivative liabilities. For fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s principal financial officer, who reports to the principal executive officer, determines its valuation policies and procedures. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer and approved by the Principal Executive Officer.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3 from other levels in the fair value hierarchy.

 

6. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company’s stock-based compensation plans authorize awards of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options and other equity-related awards. The Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) was approved by stockholders in May 2019 and is the successor to the Company’s 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Second Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”). The balances available for awards under the Prior Plans were terminated in connection with approval of the 2018 Plan; although outstanding awards under the Prior Plans remain governed by the terms of the Prior Plans, no new awards may be granted or become available for grant under the Prior Plans. See Note 17 “Subsequent Events” below regarding the Company’s adoption of the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan on April 12, 2021 which was approved by our stockholders on May 11, 2021.

 

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As of March 31, 2021, there were (i) 1,777,611 shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan, including 75,000 shares subject to performance-based target awards and 259,300 shares subject to awards that were previously subject to performance criteria that were determined to have been met for the applicable performance year which awards continue to remain subject to a time-based vesting schedule; and (ii) 2,411,319 shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans, including 1,092,633 shares subject to market-price vesting conditions that have a satisfaction deadline of December 23, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, there were 221,799 shares available for new awards under the 2018 Plan and no shares available for new awards under the Prior Plans. All awards consist of RSUs and Restricted Stock.

 

The Company also has an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) that authorizes the issuance of up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock pursuant to purchases thereunder by employees. The ESPP, which was approved by stockholders in July 2017, is administered by the Compensation Committee which has discretion to designate the length of offering periods and other terms subject to the requirements of the ESPP. As of March 31, 2021, a total of 467,751 shares remain available for purchase under the ESPP.

 

A summary of the Company’s RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

   Number of
Shares
 
     
Unvested Outstanding at January 1, 2021   2,149,118 
Granted   59,466 
Forfeited   (13,954)
Vested   (11,418)
Unvested Outstanding at March 31, 2021   2,183,212 

 

The Company issued a total of 163,732 shares during the three months ended March 31, 2021 in connection with the net settlement of RSUs that vested on December 31, 2020.

 

Stock-based compensation is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. For performance awards that are contingent upon the Company achieving certain pre-determined financial performance targets, compensation expense is calculated based on the number of shares expected to vest after assessing the probability that the performance criteria will be met. Determining the probability of achieving a performance target requires estimates and judgment.

 

The Company recognized $1.4 million and $1.0 million of stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock awards and unvested RSUs at March 31, 2021 amounts to $5.0 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1 year.

 

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7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)

 

The accumulated balances for each classification of comprehensive loss (income) are presented below:

 

   Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
   Change in
Fair Value of
Hedging
Instrument
   Unrecognized
Pension
Benefit Costs
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Income)
 
   (in millions) 
Balance at January 1, 2021   (71.1)   2.8    37.2    (31.1)
Change during the period   1.1    (1.1)   (4.6)   (4.6)
Balance at March 31, 2021  $(70.0)  $1.7   $32.6   $(35.7)

 

   Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
   Change in
Fair Value of
Hedging
Instrument
   Unrecognized
Pension
Benefit Costs
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Income)
 
   (in millions) 
Balance at January 1, 2020   (76.5)   1.4    30.0    (45.1)
Change during the period   (3.1)   1.1    (4.4)   (6.4)
Balance at March 31, 2020  $(79.6)  $2.5   $25.6   $(51.5)

 

Included within accumulated other comprehensive income is an amount of $0.4 million relating to the change in fair value of discontinued hedging instruments. This amount will be amortized as a charge to income over the life of the original instrument, to August 2021 in accordance with US GAAP. The remaining $1.3 million relates to currently active hedging instruments.

 

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8. Net Loss per Share

 

Basic loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period, including stock options, restricted stock, RSUs and warrants, using the treasury stock method, and convertible debt or convertible preferred stock, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential of shares of common stock if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

The computation of diluted EPS excludes the common stock equivalents of the following potentially dilutive securities because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
RSUs   3,564,814    2,954,493 
Unvested Restricted Stock   624,116    624,116 
Stock Warrants   9,539,565    9,539,565 
    13,728,495    13,118,174 

9. Other Finance Income (Expense)

 

Other finance income (expense) consisted of the following:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
   (in millions) 
Pension interest cost  $(0.4)  $(0.6)
Expected return on pension plan assets   0.7    0.8 
Foreign currency translation on senior bank debt   6.1    (3.9)
   $6.4   $(3.7)

 

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10. Income Taxes

 

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was 4.0% and 2.0%, respectively, resulting in a $0.7 million income tax benefit and a $0.2 million income tax expense, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate has fluctuated primarily as a result of the income mix between jurisdictions.

 

The income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 differs from the amount that would be expected after applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate primarily due to pre-tax losses for which no tax benefit can be recorded, and foreign earnings being taxed at rates different than the US statutory rate.

 

11. Related Parties

 

Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (UK Branch) (“Macquarie UK”), is an affiliate of MIHI LLC, the beneficial owner of approximately 13% of our common stock. Macquarie UK is one of the lending parties with respect to our senior secured term loans and revolving credit facility under our senior facilities agreement dated September 27, 2019, as amended and restated on June 25, 2020 (the “SFA”). The portion of the total loans of $310.6 million at March 31, 2021, and $313.3 million at December 31, 2020, under these facilities held by Macquarie UK at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $30.4 million and $30.7 million, respectively. Interest expense payable to Macquarie UK for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 amounted to $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. In addition, $0.5 million and $0.6 million of accrued interest payable was due to Macquarie UK at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. MIHI LLC, also holds warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock and is a party to a stockholders agreement with the Company and other stockholders, dated December 23, 2016, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, MIHI LLC, jointly with Hydra Industries Sponsor LLC, are permitted to designate two directors to be nominated for election as directors of the Company at any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected, until such time as MIHI LLC and Hydra Industries Sponsor LLC in the aggregate hold less than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company.

 

12. Leases

 

The Company is party to leases with third parties with respect to various gaming machines. Gaming machine leases typically include a lease (of the machine) and a non-lease (provision of software services) component.

 

The components of lease income were as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
   (in millions) 
Interest receivable from sales type leases  $   $ 
Operating lease income       1.0 
Variable income from sales type leases       0.2 
Total  $   $1.2 

 

13. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Employment Agreements

 

We are party to employment agreements with our executive officers and other employees of the Company and our subsidiaries which contain, among other terms, provisions relating to severance and notice requirements.

 

Our employment agreement with our Executive Chairman dated October 9, 2020 provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereunder, our Executive Chairman would receive special grants covering 750,000 RSUs (a mix of time-based RSUs, performance-based RSUs and stock-price based RSUs) during the year ending December 31, 2021, subject to the condition that our stockholders approve an increase in our equity incentive plan share authorization limit at the annual meeting of our stockholders to be held during 2021. Such RSUs were granted on May 11, 2021 upon the approval by our stockholders of a new equity incentive plan (see Note 17).

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in lawsuits and legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. While the Company believes that, currently, it has no such matters that are material, there can be no assurance that existing or new matters arising in the ordinary course of business will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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14. Pension Plan

 

We operate a defined contribution plan in the US, and both defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes in the UK. The defined contribution scheme assets are held separately from those of the Company in independently administered funds.

 

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

 

The defined benefit scheme has been closed to new entrants since April 1, 1999 and closed to future accruals for services rendered to the Company for the entire financial statement periods presented. On March 15, 2019, it was agreed that no further deficit reduction contributions would be made to the scheme, except in the event that the scheme funding level does not progress as expected, in which case contingent contributions would be made subject to an agreed maximum amount.

 

In January 2021, the funding level of the scheme was tested against the expected position at December 31, 2020 and it was determined that further contingent contributions of $1.2 million and expense contributions of $0.4 million will be payable during the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

The funding level of the scheme will next be tested against the expected position at December 31, 2021 to determine whether further contingent contributions are payable during the year ending December 31, 2022.

 

The total amount of employer contributions paid during the three months ended March 31, 2021 amounted to $0.1 million relating to the three months ended March 31, 2021, and $0.4 million of contributions relating to the year ending December 31, 2020 agreed with the trustees of the scheme to be deferred into the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

The following table presents the components of our net periodic pension benefit cost:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
   (in millions) 
Components of net periodic pension benefit cost:        
Interest cost  $0.4   $0.6 
Expected return on plan assets   (0.7)   (0.8)
Net periodic (benefit) cost  $(0.3)  $(0.2)

 

The following table sets forth the estimate of the combined funded status of the pension plans and their reconciliation to the related amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements at the respective measurement dates:

 

  

March 31,

2021

   December 31,
2020
 
   (in millions) 
Change in benefit obligation:        
Benefit obligation at beginning of period  $127.8   $110.4 
Interest cost   0.4    2.2 
Actuarial (gain)/loss   (9.9)   14.5 
Benefits paid   (0.6)   (4.1)
Foreign currency translation adjustments   1.5    4.8 
Benefit obligation at end of period  $119.2   $127.8 
Change in plan assets:          
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period  $118.7   $107.3 
Actual (loss)/gain on plan assets   (4.8)   9.8 
Employer contributions   0.1    1.6 
Benefits paid   (0.6)   (4.1)
Foreign currency translation adjustments   1.3    4.1 
Fair value of assets at end of period  $114.7   $118.7 
Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:          
Unfunded status (non-current)  $(4.5)  $(9.1)
Net amount recognized  $(4.5)  $(9.1)

 

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15. Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

 

The Company operates its business along four operating segments, which are segregated on the basis of revenue stream: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive and Leisure. The Company believes this method of segment reporting reflects both the way its business segments are managed and the way the performance of each segment is evaluated.

 

In prior years, and up to and including the interim period nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company operated its business along three operating segments: Server Based Gaming, Virtual Sports (which included Interactive) and Acquired Businesses. During the period subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company completed the process of changing its internal structure, which has been ongoing since the NTG Acquisition, and as a result changed the composition of its operating segments.

 

The following tables present revenue, cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and acquisition related transaction expenses, operating profit/(loss), total assets and total capital expenditures for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, by business segment. Certain unallocated corporate function costs have not been allocated to the Company’s reportable operating segments because these costs are not allocable and to do so would not be practical. Corporate function costs consist primarily of selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, right of use assets, cash, prepaid expenses and property and equipment and software development costs relating to corporate/shared functions. All acquisition and integration related transaction expenses are allocated as corporate function costs. Amounts previously disclosed for the three months ended March 31, 2020 have been recharacterized in line with the current operating segments and categories.

 

In addition, as part of the recharacterization exercise, certain items of Revenue, Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses have been recharacterized to ensure consistency with similar items across the Group. The revenue recharacterizations are to ensure spares and similar items are reflected with other items of hardware (Product Sales). The resulting impact on previously reported information for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is as follows: Service Revenue, previously reported $43.2 million, now $42.8 million; Product Sales Revenue, previously reported $9.1 million, now $9.5 million; Cost of Service, previously reported $6.6 million, now $8.5 million; Cost of Product Sales, previously reported $7.0 million, now $6.2 million; Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (excluding Stock-based compensation), previously reported $29.1 million, now $28.0 million. The recharacterization has no impact on the previously reported Net Operating Loss, Net Loss or Net Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Segment Information

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

   Gaming  

Virtual

Sports

   Interactive   Leisure  

Corporate

Functions

   Total 
   (in millions) 
Revenue:                        
Service  $5.6   $6.3   $5.2   $   $   $17.1 
Product sales   5.2            0.5        5.7 
Total revenue   10.8    6.3    5.2    0.5        22.8 
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                              
Cost of service   (0.6)   (0.3)   (0.8)   (0.4)       (2.1)
Cost of product sales   (2.9)           (0.3)       (3.2)
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (4.1)   (1.1)   (1.0)   (3.2)   (4.4)   (13.8)
Stock-based compensation expense   (0.2)   (0.1)   (0.1)   (0.1)   (0.9)   (1.4)
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses                   (1.4)   (1.4)
Depreciation and amortization   (6.6)   (1.1)   (0.7)   (4.2)   (0.5)   (13.1)
Segment operating income (loss)   (3.6)   3.7    2.6    (7.7)   (7.2)   (12.2)
                               
Net operating loss                           $(12.2)
                               
Total assets at March 31, 2021  $78.7   $60.9   $13.3   $84.6   $63.5   $301.0 
                               
Total goodwill at March 31, 2021  $1.5   $48.5   $0.4   $34.3   $   $84.7 
Total capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2021  $1.2   $0.8   $0.9   $3.1   $0.2   $6.2 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

   Gaming  

Virtual

Sports

   Interactive   Leisure  

Corporate

Functions

   Total 
   (in millions) 
Revenue:                        
Service  $16.6   $7.8   $2.1   $16.3   $   $42.8 
Product sales   8.3            1.2        9.5 
Total revenue   24.9    7.8    2.1    17.5        52.3 
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                              
Cost of service   (4.3)   (0.7)   (0.2)   (3.3)       (8.5)
Cost of product sales   (5.4)           (0.8)       (6.2)
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (8.9)   (1.2)   (1.2)   (11.0)   (5.7)   (28.0)
Stock-based compensation expense   (0.1)   (0.1)           (0.8)   (1.0)
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses                   (3.2)   (3.2)
Depreciation and amortization   (7.4)   (0.8)   (0.6)   (3.4)   (0.4)   (12.6)
Segment operating income (loss)   (1.2)   5.0    0.1    (1.0)   (10.1)   (7.2)
                               
Net operating loss                           $(7.2)
                               
Total assets at December 31, 2020  $93.9   $64.4   $8.5   $87.0   $70.3   $324.1 
                               
Total goodwill at December 31, 2020  $1.4   $48.0   $0.4   $33.9   $   $83.7 
Total capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2020  $2.7   $1.0   $0.6   $5.2   $2.3   $11.8 

 

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Geographic Information

 

Geographic information for revenue is set forth below:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
   (in millions) 
Total revenue        
UK  $10.9   $38.4 
Greece   2.3    4.8 
Canada   1.8    0.1 
Italy   1.3    2.2 
Rest of world   6.5    6.8 
Total  $22.8   $52.3 

 

Geographic information of our non-current assets excluding goodwill is set forth below:

 

  

March 31,

2021

   December 31, 2020 
   (in millions) 
UK  $97.0   $101.8 
Greece   15.2    18.2 
Italy   1.9    2.1 
Rest of world   9.6    9.3 
Total  $123.7   $131.4 

 

Software development costs are included as attributable to the market in which they are utilized.

 

16. Customer Concentration

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, there were two customers that represented at least 10% of the Company’s revenues, accounting for 16% and 14% of the Company’s revenues. These customers were served by the Gaming, Virtual Sports and Interactive segments, and the Virtual Sports and Interactive segments, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no customers that represented at least 10% of the Company’s revenues.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no customers that represented at least 10% of accounts receivable.

 

17. Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Other than as described below, the Company did not identify subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

On April 12, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), subject to the approval of our stockholders, which was obtained at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on May 11, 2021. The 2021 Plan authorizes a total of 2,900,000 shares to be issued pursuant to awards and will also replace the 2018 Plan such that shares available for grant under the 2018 Plan would instead be available for grant under the 2021 Plan. Upon approval of the 2021 Plan, the Company’s Executive Chairman received the sign-on equity awards discussed above pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement (see Note 13).

 

On May 13, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that Inspired Entertainment (Financing) PLC, a wholly owned finance subsidiary of the Company, priced a private offering of £235.0 million ($324.2 million) aggregate principal amount of its 7.875% senior secured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Senior Secured Notes”). The 2026 Senior Secured Notes will be guaranteed by the Company and certain of its English and U.S. subsidiaries. The offering is expected to close on or about May 20, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

 

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering of the 2026 Senior Secured Notes (i) to repay its existing £145.8 million ($201.1 million) senior secured term loan facility and €93.1 million ($109.4 million) senior secured term loan facility and accrued interest thereon, (ii) to pay fees, commissions and expenses incurred in connection with the refinancing, and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including to close-out derivative contracts entered into in connection with the existing term loan facilities. As part of the refinancing, the Company will also be putting into place a new 4.5 year £20 million ($27.6 million) Super Priority Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual future results could differ materially from the historical results discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included herein and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

We make forward-looking statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. For definitions of the term Forward-Looking Statements, see the definitions provided in the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements at the start of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021.

 

COVID-19 Update

 

Governments in certain of the jurisdictions in which our land-based customers operate have either (i) provided guidance as to the potential timing for reopening land-based venues in such jurisdictions or (ii) reopened land-based venues with certain restrictions. As of April 12, 2021, in the United Kingdom, licensed betting offices in England have reopened with certain restrictions including operating two of four gaming machines per venue, limited dwell time of 15 minutes, as well as a maximum of two visits per day per patron and an 8:00pm curfew. These restrictions are expected to remain in place until May 17, 2021. Gaming machines in pubs, holiday parks, motorway services, Scottish betting offices and adult gaming centers across the United Kingdom are due to open on May 17, 2021 with social distancing restrictions in place. It is currently anticipated that any social distancing restrictions will remain in place in the United Kingdom until June 21, 2021. Furthermore, betting offices in Wales have reopened with certain social distancing restrictions in place.

 

Segment Reporting Recharacterizations

 

For full information on this, see Part IV, Item 15 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, ‘Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules’ Note 26 ‘Segment Reporting and Geographic Information’.

 

Revenue

 

We generate revenue in four principal ways: i) on a participation basis, ii) on a fixed rental fee basis, iii) through product sales and iv) through software license fees. Participation revenue generally includes a right to receive a share of our customers’ gaming revenue, typically as a share of net win but sometimes as a share of the handle or “coin in” which represents the total amount wagered.

 

Geographic Range

 

Geographically, a majority of our revenue is derived from, and majority of our non-current assets are attributable to our UK operations. The remainder of our revenue is derived from, and non-current assets attributable to, Greece, Canada, Italy and the rest of the world.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we earned approximately 48% of our revenue in the UK, 10% in Greece, 8% in Canada, 6% in Italy and the remaining 28% across the rest of the world. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we earned approximately 73%, 9%, 0%, 4% and 13% of our revenue in those regions, respectively.

 

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As of March 31, 2021, our non-current assets (excluding goodwill) attribution approximately 78% in the UK, 12% in Greece, 2% in Italy, and 8% across the rest of the world.

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Our results are affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as a result of the translation of foreign functional currencies into our reporting currency and the re-measurement of foreign currency transactions and balances. The impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations represents the difference between current rates and prior-period rates applied to current activity. The largest geographic region in which we operate is the UK and the British pound (“GBP”) is considered to be our functional currency. Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar (“USD”). Our results are translated from our functional currency of GBP into the reporting currency of USD using average rates for profit and loss transactions and applicable spot rates for period-end balances. The effect of translating our functional currency into our reporting currency, as well as translating the results of foreign subsidiaries that have a different functional currency into our functional currency, is reported separately in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we derived approximately 52% of our revenue from sales to customers outside the UK, compared to 27% during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

In the section “Results of Operations” below, currency impacts shown have been calculated as the current-period average GBP:USD rate less the equivalent average rate in the prior period, multiplied by the current period amount in our functional currency (GBP). The remaining difference, referred to as functional currency at constant rate, is calculated as the difference in our functional currency, multiplied by the prior-period average GBP:USD rate. This is not a U.S. GAAP measure, but is one which management believes gives a clearer indication of results. In the tables below, variances in particular line items from period to period exclude currency translation movements, and currency translation impacts are shown independently.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We use certain financial measures that are not compliant with U.S. GAAP (“Non-GAAP financial measures”), including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, to analyze our operating performance. In this discussion and analysis, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, define and explain these measures and provide reconciliations to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

 

Results of Operations

 

Our results are affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily between our functional currency (GBP) and our reporting currency (USD). In the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, the average GBP:USD rates were 1.38 and 1.28, respectively.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations has been organized in the following manner:

 

  a discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020;
  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Gaming business segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, including KPI analysis;
  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Virtual Sports business segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, including KPI analysis;
  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Interactive business segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, including KPI analysis; and
  a discussion and analysis of the results of operations of our Leisure business segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, including KPI analysis.

 

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In the discussion and analysis below, certain data may vary from the amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements due to rounding. The results for the three month periods ended March 31, 20201 and March 31, 2020 are unaudited.

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2021 compared to Three Months ended March 31, 2020

 

   For the Three-Month Period ended             
(In millions)  Unaudited
Mar 31, 2021
   Unaudited
Mar 31, 2020
   Variance
2021 vs 2020
   Total Functional Currency %   Total Variance % 
                     
Revenue:                         
Service  $17.1   $42.8   $(25.7)   (62.7)%   (60.0)%
Product   5.7    9.5    (3.8)   (44.3)%   (39.7)%
Total revenue   22.8    52.3    (29.5)   (59.4)%   (56.4)%
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                         
Cost of service   (2.1)   (8.5)   6.4    (76.8)%   (75.3)%
Cost of product   (3.2)   (6.2)   3.0    (52.7)%   (48.2)%
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (13.8)   (28.0)   14.2    (54.1)%   (50.7)%
Stock-based compensation   (1.4)   (1.0)   (0.4)   30.7%   39.5%
Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses   (1.4)   (3.2)   1.8    (61.1)%   (56.9)%
Depreciation and amortization   (13.1)   (12.6)   (0.5)   (3.4)%   4.2%
Net operating Income (Loss)   (12.2)   (7.2)   (5.0)   55.3%   69.9%
Other income (expense)                         
Interest income   0.0    0.3    (0.3)   (94.9)%   (94.3)%
Interest expense   (8.6)   (6.1)   (2.5)   31.2%   40.8%
Change in fair value of warrant liability   (3.0)   7.6    (10.6)   (135.3)%   (139.5)%
Other finance income (expense)   6.4    (3.7)   10.1    (257.6)%   (273.9)%
Loss from equity method investee   -    (0.5)   0.5    (100.0)%   (100.0)%
Total other income (expense), net   (5.2)   (2.4)   (2.9)   120.8%   120.1%
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   (17.4)   (9.6)   (7.9)   70.6%   82.4%
Income tax expense   0.7    (0.2)   0.9    (376.4)%   (410.5)%
                          
Net Income (Loss)  $(16.7)  $(9.8)  $(7.0)   60.0%   71.3%
                          
Exchange Rate - $ to £   1.38    1.28                

 

Revenue

 

Total reported revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by $29.5 million, or 56.4%, to $22.8 million on a reported basis. This included an increase from Interactive of $3.1 million, offset by declines in Gaming of $14.1 million, Virtual Sports of $1.4 million, and, Leisure of $17.0 million. Favorable currency movements accounted for a $1.6 million impact. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $31.1 million, or 59.4%, as detailed below:

 

  Gaming revenue decreased by $14.8 million, comprised of a decrease in Service revenue of $11.3 million and a decrease in Product sales of $3.5 million. The decrease in Service revenue includes VAT-related revenue of $2.9 million (using prior year exchange rate and $3.1 million on a reported basis). Excluding the VAT-related revenue, Service revenue would have declined by $14.2 million, primarily due to COVID-19, as many of our customers’ venues were closed during much of the period (the “COVID-19 closures”). Customer gross win also declined from the comparative period, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 closures.

 

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  Virtual Sports revenue decreased by $1.9 million, or 24.5%. This decrease included a $3.5 million decrease in retail revenue primarily as a result of the COVID-19 closures, partially offset by growth in Online Virtuals of $1.6 million.
     
  Interactive revenue increased by $2.7 million, or 124.9%. This growth was driven by the addition of new customers and territories and the consistent launch of new high-quality content as well as the increase in online demand as a result of the COVID-19 closures.
     
  Leisure revenue decreased by $17.0 million, comprised of a decrease in Service revenue of $16.3 million and a decrease in Product sales of $0.7 million. The decline in revenue was due to the impact of the COVID-19 closures, as venues were closed during the entire period.

 

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

 

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, decreased by $9.4 million, or 63.9%, on a reported basis, to $5.3 million, including the impact of $0.4 million from unfavorable currency movements. Of this decrease, $6.4 million was attributable to cost of Service and $3.0 million was attributable to cost of Product sales. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, cost of sales decreased by $9.8 million, or 66.5%, as detailed below:

 

  Gaming cost of sales decreased by $6.4 million, comprised of a decrease in Service costs of $3.7 million and $2.7 million decrease in Product costs. The Service cost decrease was driven primarily by the COVID-19 closures.
     
  Virtual Sports cost of sales decreased by $0.4 million, or 60.1%, driven by a $0.5 million decrease in the retail cost of sales due to COVID-19 closures, partly offset by an increase of $0.1 million in Online Virtuals.
     
  Interactive cost of sales increased by $0.5 million, or 193.0%. This increase was driven by the revenue growth in Interactive.
     
  Leisure cost of sales decreased by $3.4 million, comprised of a decrease in Service costs of $2.8 million and a decrease in Product sales of $0.6 million, which was driven primarily by the COVID-19 closures.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses decreased by $14.2 million, or 50.7%, on a reported basis, to $13.8 million. This included $0.9 million of unfavorable currency movements. On a functional currency (at constant rate basis), SG&A decreased by $15.1 million, or 54.1%. This decrease was driven primarily by temporary furlough savings and pay reductions and permanent synergy and other savings realized in the prior twelve months.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded an expense of $1.4 million with respect to outstanding awards. All of this expense related to costs from awards made under the 2018 Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the charge for stock-based compensation was $1.0 million. Of this expense, $0.9 million related to awards made under the 2018 Plan and $0.1 million related to costs from awards made under a 2016 long term incentive plan.

 

Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses

 

Acquisition and integration related transaction expenses decreased by $1.8 million to $1.4 million, on a reported basis. Both the 2021 and 2020 expenses were primarily related to the acquisitions made in the fourth quarter of 2019 as detailed in the annual report 10K for the fiscal year ending December, 2020.

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization increased by $0.5 million, or 4.2%, to $13.1 million on a reported basis. This included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $1.0 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.4 million, or 3.4%, driven primarily by a decrease of $1.3 million in Gaming due to assets being fully written down, partly offset by an increase of $0.5 million in Leisure and $0.3 million in Virtual Sports.

 

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Net operating loss

 

During the period, net operating loss was $12.2 million compared to a net operating loss of $7.2 million in the prior period. The decrease of $5.0 million in operating profit was attributable to the decrease of revenue driven by the COVID-19 closures, partly offset by growth in Interactive, as well as cost savings across our Gaming, Virtual Sports and Leisure segments. This decline also included a $1.0 million unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation.

 

Interest expense

 

Net interest expense increased by $2.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to $8.6 million, on a reported basis, due to a $2.0 million increase in debt interest primarily due to capitalization of debt interest in 2020 increasing debt levels and movements in the exchange rates, a $0.3 million increase in the amortization of capitalized debt fees and a $0.6 million exchange rate impact.

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability for the three months ended March 31, 2021 resulted in a $3.0 million charge. The charge related to the statement made by the Office of Chief Accountant of the SEC, released on April 12, 2021, informing market participants that warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies may require classification as a liability of the entity measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the change in fair value resulted in a $7.6 million credit.

 

Other finance income

 

Other finance income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 resulted in a $6.4 million credit compared to a $3.7 million charge in the three months ended March 31, 2020. This variance was driven by movements in the retranslation with respect to the principal balance of our senior debt facilities.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our effective tax rate for the period ended March 31, 2021 was (4.0%) and our effective tax rate for the period ended March 31, 2020 was 2.3%.

 

Net loss

 

During the period, net loss was $16.7 million compared to a net loss of $9.8 million in the prior period. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, net loss increased by $5.8 million, primarily due to the decline in revenue due to COVID-19 closures.

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2021 compared to Three Months ended March 31, 2020 – Gaming Segment

 

We generate revenue from our Gaming segment through the selling and rental of our gaming machines. We receive rental fees for machines, typically on a long-term contract basis, on both a participation and fixed fee basis. Our participation contracts are typically structured to pay us a percentage of net win (defined as net revenue to our operator customers, after deducting player winnings, free bets or plays and any relevant regulatory levies) from gaming terminals placed in our customers’ facilities. Typically, we recognize revenue from these arrangements on a daily basis over the term of the contract.

 

Revenue growth for our Gaming business is principally driven by the number of operator customers we have, the number of Gaming machines in operation, the net win performance of the machines and the net win percentage that we receive pursuant to our contracts with our customers.

 

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Gaming Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

  

For the Three-Month

Period ended

  Variance 
  

Unaudited

Mar 31,

   Unaudited
Mar 31,
   2021 vs 2020 
Gaming  2021   2020       % 
                 
End of period installed base (# of terminals)   31,508    32,182    (674)   (2.1)%
Total Gaming - Average installed base (# of terminals)   31,509    32,069    (560)   (1.7)%
Participation - Average installed base (# of terminals)   29,564    30,311    (746)   (2.5)%
Fixed Rental - Average installed base (# of terminals)   1,945    1,758    187    10.6%
Service Only - Average installed base (# of terminals)   21,738    21,114    624    3.0%
Customer Gross Win per unit per day (1) (2)  £0.6   £64.5   £(64.0)   (99)%
Customer Net Win per unit per day (1) (2)  £0.4   £47.7   £(47.2)   (99)%
Inspired Blended Participation Rate   7.5%   6.5%   0.9%   14.3%
Inspired Fixed Rental Revenue per Gaming Machine per week  £0.0   £44.1   £(44)   (100)%
Inspired Service Rental Revenue per Gaming Machine per week  £0.76   £3.7   £(3)   (79)%
Gaming Long term license amortization (£’m)  £1.3   £1.2   £0.0    3.8%
Number of Machine sales   482    1,185    (703)   (59)%
Average selling price per terminal  £6,944   £4,361   £2,583    59.2%

 

(1) Includes all Gaming terminals in which the company takes a participation revenue share across all territories
(2) Includes all days of the period, including the days during which the Gaming terminals were not operating due to COVID-19 closures.

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

Gaming Segment, Recurring Revenue

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Gaming recurring revenue. Gaming recurring revenue consists principally of Gaming participation revenue and fixed rental revenue.

 

  

For the Three-Month

Period ended

   Variance 
  

Unaudited

Mar 31,

  

Unaudited

Mar 31,

   2021 vs 2020 
(In £ millions)  2021   2020       % 
Gaming Recurring Revenue                
Total Gaming Revenue  £7.8   £19.4   £(11.6)   (59.7)%
                     
Gaming Participation Revenue  £0.2   £8.7   £(8.5)   (98.1)%
Gaming Other Fixed Fee Recurring Revenue  £0.3   £2.4   £(2.1)   (89.3)%
Gaming Long term license amortization  £1.3   £1.2   £0.0    3.8%
Total Gaming Recurring Revenue *  £1.7   £12.4   £(10.6)   (86.1)%
Gaming Recurring Revenue as a % of Total Gaming Revenue †   21.8%   63.6%   (41.7)%     

 

* Does not reflect VAT-related revenue
Total Gaming Revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 includes the £2.3 million for VAT-related revenue, which is not reflected in Gaming Recurring Revenue for that period. Excluding VAT-related revenue, Gaming Recurring Revenue was 30.9% of Total Gaming Revenue for such period.

 

Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for definitions of terms used in the above table.

 

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Gaming Segment, Service Revenue by Region

 

Set forth below is a breakdown of our Gaming service revenue by geographic region. Gaming service revenue consists principally of Gaming participation revenue, Gaming other fixed fee revenue, Gaming long term license amortization and Gaming other non-recurring revenue. See “— Gaming Segment Revenue” below for a discussion of gaming service revenue between the periods under review.

 

Gaming Service Revenue by Region

 

 

For the Three-Month

Period ended

     
(In millions)  Unaudited
Mar 31,
2021
   Unaudited
Mar 31,
2020
  

Variance 2021 vs 2020

   Total Functional Currency %   Total Variance
%
 
                     
Service Revenue:                    
UK LBO  $0.6   $7.3   $(6.7)   (92.3)%   (91.8)%
UK VAT - Related Income   3.1    -   $3.1    n/a    n/a 
UK Other   0.1    4.2    (4.1)   (98.5)%   (98.4)%
Italy   0.1    0.8    (0.7)   (89.5)%   (88.8)%
Greece   1.7    4.1    (2.4)   (61.3)%   (58.5)%
Rest of the World   0.0    0.2    (0.2)   (87.8)%   (87.0)%
                          
Total service revenue  $5.6   $16.6   $(11.0)   (68.3)%   (66.3)%
                          
Exchange Rate - $ to £   1.37    1.29                

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total service revenue by the GBP total service revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Gaming Segment, key events that affected results for the Three Months ended March 31, 2021

 

Total Gaming Customer Gross Win per unit per day (in our functional currency, GBP) decreased by £63.96, or 99.1% which was due to COVID-19 closures during 2021. Very limited operations in the UK and Colombia were in operation during the period. The majority of the UK estate, all Greece retail venues and all Italy retail venues were shut during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The participation rate increased from 6.5% to 7.5% due to a number of UK customers in operation who contractually pay higher than average terms.

 

Inspired received VAT-related revenue of $3.1 million in January 2021 from a major UK customer. This payment has been recorded as revenue in our results.

 

During the period, Inspired sold 40 “Valor™” terminals to a number of customers in Illinois, increasing the total number of North American unit sales since launch in December 2019 to 469. Retail venues in Illinois were shut down during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 due to COVID-19, which negatively impacted sales during this period. As of February, all eleven regions in Illinois had reopened.

 

Inspired delivered our first sales to Western Canada Lottery Corporation (“WCLC”), our second jurisdiction in North America. Inspired recorded the sale of 100 “Valor™” terminals to WCLC during March 2021, providing revenue of $1.6 million.

 

Inspired furthered its relationship with a major customer in the Dutch market with the sale and delivery of an additional 206 “Analogue” terminals.

 

In the UK market, outright product sales of 75 “Flex” terminals were recorded with a major customer during the months of January and February. This installed base also carries a future recurring rental income.

 

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Three Months ended March 31, 2021 compared to Three Months ended March 31, 2020 – Gaming Segment

 

  

For the Three-Month

Period ended

          
(In millions)  Unaudited
Mar 31,2021
   Unaudited
Mar 31, 2020
  

Variance 2021 vs 2020

   Total Functional Currency %   Total Variance % 
                     
Revenue:                         
Service  $5.6   $16.6   $(11.0)   (68.3)%   (66.3)%
Product   5.2    8.3    (3.1)   (42.4)%   (37.5)%
Total revenue   10.8    24.9    (14.1)   (59.7)%   (56.7)%
                          
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization:                         
Cost of service   (0.6)   (4.3)   3.7    (87.1)%   (86.1)%
Cost of product   (2.9)   (5.4)   2.5    (49.8)%   (45.8)%
Total cost of sales   (3.5)   (9.7)   6.2    (66.2)%   (63.5)%
                          
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (4.1)   (8.9)   4.8    (56.6)%   (53.6)%
                          
Stock-based compensation   (0.2)   (0.1)   (0.1)   51.9%   37.1%
                          
Depreciation and amortization   (6.6)   (7.4)   0.8    (17.0)%   (11.2)%
                          
Net operating Income (Loss)  $(3.6)  $(1.2)  $(2.5)   182.6%   209.6%
                          
Exchange Rate - $ to £   1.38    1.28                

 

Note: Exchange rate in the table is calculated by dividing the USD total revenue by the GBP total revenue, therefore this could be slightly different from the average rate during the period depending on timing of transactions.

 

Gaming Segment Revenue

 

During the period, Gaming revenue decreased by $14.1 million, or 56.7%, to $10.8 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming revenue decreased by $14.8 million, or 59.7%. This was partially offset by favorable currency movements of $0.7 million.

 

Service revenue decreased by $11.0 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming Service revenue decreased by $11.3 million, or 68.3%, to $5.6 million. This was driven by a decline in UK (including Licensed Betting Offices (“LBO”) and UK other) sales of $10.9 million primarily driven by the COVID-19 closures during the period. Greece and Italy had revenue declines of $2.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively, driven by the COVID-19 closures. This was partially offset by favorable currency movements of $0.3 million.

 

Product revenue decreased by $3.1 million to $5.2 million on a reported basis. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, revenue decreased by $3.5 million, or 42.4%.

 

Gaming Segment Operating Income

 

Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased by $6.2 million to $3.5 million on a reported basis, which included adverse currency movements of $0.3 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming cost of sales decreased by $6.4 million, or 66.2%. The reduction in cost of sales was driven by the corresponding reduction in revenue related to the COVID-19 closures.

 

SG&A expense declined by $4.8 million on a reported basis. This decrease included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $0.3 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate) basis, Gaming SG&A decreased by $5.0 million, or 56.6%. This was driven by reduced staffing costs related to both staff reductions and reduced salaries implemented due to the COVID-19 closures as well as synergy and other cost savings.

 

Depreciation and amortization declined by $0.8 million on a reported basis, or 11.2%. This included the impact of unfavorable currency movements of $0.4 million. On a functional currency (at constant rate basis), Gaming depreciation and amortization decreased by $1.3 million, or 17.0%. This was driven by a decrease in UK LBO depreciation due to assets that have been fully written down.

 

Operating income decreased by $2.5 million on a reported basis, from a loss of $1.2 million to a loss of $3.6 million. This was primarily due to the COVID-19 closures and unfavorable currency movements of $0.2 million, partly offset by the VAT-related income.

 

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Three Months ended March 31, 2021 compared to Three Months ended March 31, 2020 – Virtual Sports Segment

 

We generate revenue from our Virtual Sports segment through the licensing of our products. We receive fees in exchange for the licensing of our products, typically on a long-term contract basis, on a participation basis. Our participation contracts are typically structured to pay us a percentage of net win (defined as net revenue to our operator customers, after deducting player winnings, free bets or plays and other promotional costs and any relevant regulatory levies) from Virtual Sports content placed on our customers’ websites or in our customers’ facilities. Typically, we recognize revenue from these arrangements on a daily basis over the term of the contract.

 

Revenue growth for our Virtual Sports segment is principally driven by the number of customers we have, the net win performance of the games and the net win percentage that we receive pursuant to our contracts with our customers.

 

Virtual Sports Segment, Key Performance Indicators

 

  

For the Three-Month

Period ended

   Variance 
  

Unaudited

Mar 31,

  

Unaudited

Mar 31,

   2021 vs 2020 
Virtuals  2021