Kambi to cut staff, pursue efficiencies and algorithmic oddsmaking as it aims for €150m profit goal

Kambi to cut staff, pursue efficiencies and algorithmic oddsmaking as it aims for €150m profit goal

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  • Daniel O'Boyle, iGaming Business
January 19, 2023 8:32 PM
  • Daniel O'Boyle, iGaming Business

Kambi expects to reduce the headcount of its trading department by 2027 as it pivots to an algorithm-led approach in order to hit an ambitious long-term operating profit target.

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Kambi [on Thursday] revealed a €150m ($161.9m) earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) target for 2027, and in a capital markets day, executives outlined how the business intends to reach that figure.

The business also revealed that it expected revenue in 2027 to be between two and three times the size of its 2022 revenue. As the relative growth in EBIT would be larger than the relative growth in revenue, this suggested that Kambi hopes to increase its profit margins as it expands.