Betsson AB, a Swedish based betting company, released the results of its 1st quarter. The report shows a large increase in revenues but a lower level of income for operating purposes.
Betsson AB’s total revenues came in at 638.6 million (SEK). This was an increase of close to 20%. There operating income was 161 million (SEK) which was down by 7.3% overall. The reduced profits it saw from its casino operation had an impact on this which was reported to be 325.4 million (SEK). This was a result of reduced activity after a large jackpot was won from a competing casino using the same software at Betsson AB.
The report also shows that 200 million (SEK) was spent on marketing and the sportsbook side of things saw an increase of 46.9% however those margins were affected by freebets. Total income tax paid was 160.2 million (SEK) and a net income of 151.8 million was generated. This saw a dividend of 3.91 (SEK) paid per share. The total deposits for the year 2012 came in at 2,113.9 million (SEK) which was also an increase of 43.9% overall.
For the most part Betsson AB had a great year and confidence remains high.
