Closing U.S. business, Kindred returns to H1 growth on better cost balance

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:12 PM
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  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

Kindred Group Plc trades with confidence towards achieving its annual corporate guidance on firm cost controls and sustainable income. Publishing its H1 2024 Interim trading accounts, the Stockholm-listed online gambling group’s H1 corporate revenues stood at £635m [$819m], up 4% on 2023 comparatives of £614m [$792m].

Headline growth reflects strong Q2 trading, in which Kindred brands serviced 1.7m active customers (+12%) generating an income of £328m, up 7% on corresponding 2023 results of £307m.

Period trading withstood the full closure of Kindred’s US business, as revenue focused returned to core markets and generating sustainable income.

Of significance, operating on new cost controls, Kindred generated a Q2 EBITDA result of £74m, up 32% on like-for-like 2023 comparatives of £55m, and marking its best earnings quarter since Q3 2021 (result: £84m).