France: FDJ lauds ‘exceptional performance’ of its 2022 recovery

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 8:03 PM
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  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

Groupe FDJ states that it is back to its ‘intended Paris IPO trajectory’ following ‘very strong 2022 results’, benefitting from France’s post-COVID recovery and World Cup 2022 performance.

Publishing its full-year 2022 results, FDJ achieved corporate revenues of €2.49bn [$2.66bn], up 9% on FY2021 comparative results of €2.2bn.

The Paris EuroNext group hailed an “exceptional environment” for all units that achieved growth as group wagering/sales across lottery and sports betting hit the €20bn mark (FY2021: €18.9bn).

The uninterrupted performance of FDJ’s lottery network, which operated a ‘stable 30,000 points of sale’, generating €18bn in sales/stakes as the unit achieved headline revenues of €1.9bn, up 11% on FY2021 results of €1.7bn.