Yesterday, Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced its financial results for the six months ended March 31st, 2025. Normalized profit after tax and before amortization of acquired intangibles (NPATA) was AUD 733 million, 5.6% above the prior corresponding period (PCP), 1.9% in constant currency. This reflects operating leverage and effective cost management, while continuing to invest in talent, product and enabling technologies to accelerate future growth.
In terms of revenue, segment increased AUD 244 million (8.7% in reported currency and 5% in constant currency), compared to the prior corresponding period, to AUD 3,035 billion. Gaming revenues also expanded AUD 44 million with continued growth in North America gaming operations reflecting the expansion of the installed base footprint by around 2,500 net additional units with approximately 6,400 net unit growth over the 12 months. Interactive revenue improved AUD 154 million compared to the prior corresponding period, with the inclusion of NeoGames for the full six month period and growth in iLottery and Content driven by market expansion across key strategic territories.
Likewise, there were good indicators in profit, with advancement in segment (AUD 160 million, +12% in reported currency, +8% in constant currency) to AUD 1,532 billion; in gaming (AUD 30 million with North America up AUD 66 million and Rest of World down AUD 36 million), and in interactive (AUD 83 million, and margin improved by 5 percentage points to 33%).
About this performance, Trevor Croker, CEO and Managing Director, Aristocrat, commented: “This was a positive result, illustrating the quality of Aristocrat’s portfolio and ability to grow through different operating environments while also investing for the future. We achieved solid revenue and EBITDA growth in the period, once again highlighting market leadership and scale as fundamental strengths of our business, supported by a focus on operational efficiency and extracting operating leverage as we grow.”
He also stated: “I am excited that we now have three focused and fully complimentary business lines, united by a common core of great gaming content and each offering exciting growth prospects. We actively pursue strategic M&A opportunities, in a disciplined and consistent manner. We continued to progress our sustainability agenda, driving improvements and further lifting maturity across our most important priorities, particularly Empowering Safer Play and climate action. Our efforts directly support our ability to deliver sustainable results over the long term, and are focused on benefiting our people, customers and shareholders.”
Croker concluded: “Looking ahead, we keep seeing strong momentum in our business as we align our portfolio to capture the significant strategic opportunities in front of us. We expect an acceleration in operating momentum in the second half of the year as we capitalize on product rollout and technology initiatives across our portfolio. We remain committed to our capital management strategy and our ongoing on-market share buy-back program.”