STS Reports Consolidated Revenue Rise of 16% for FY22

The STS Group – one of the largest bookmakers in Central Europe and the market leader in Poland – recorded consolidated revenue of PLN 579 million in 2022, compared to PLN 498 million a year earlier. This represents a year-on-year increase of over 16%. The net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent company amounted to PLN 169 million, as compared to 131 million in 2021. This represents a year-on-year increase by almost 29%. In addition, adjusted EBITDA reached the level of PLN 273 million last year, which is an increase of over 26% compared to the result from 2021. The adj. EBITDA margin in 2022 was 41.2%, compared to 38.2% the year before. Thus, it increased by 3 percentage points.

In Q4 2022 alone, the STS Group generated revenue of PLN 167 million, that is 43% more than in the previous year. Consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company from October to December 2022 amounted to PLN 58 million, i.e. 290% more year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA in Q4 2022 amounted to PLN 83 million, which means a year-on-year increase by 122%.

“A very good year is behind us – we generated the highest operating results in the Group’s history, which translated into extremely satisfactory financial results. We will soon make a decision regarding the payment of dividends. In accordance with the applicable policy, we will pay 100% of the profit of STS Holding S.A. to the shareholders. Due to the structure of the Group, we will make two payments, as was the case last year,” Mateusz Juroszek, President of the Management Board of STS Holding, said.

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“The plan for the current year is to focus on a number of efficiencies. We focus on Poland to increase profitability and fully exploit the potential of the dynamic market. We implement savings and improve our product. We assume that turnover, NGR as well as EBITDA will be higher this year than last year,” Mateusz Juroszek added.

In 2023, the Group is planning a number of activities aimed at increasing the profitability of its operations. To this end, the company reorganised its operations, focusing on Poland and closing its activities under licenses in the UK and Estonia. The operating results achieved by STS S.A. in 2022 indicate the extremely high attractiveness of the Polish market. The company intends to concentrate its activities in order to be able to use the development potential in the country.

In 2022, the STS Group generated NGR of PLN 663 million, compared to PLN 565 million in the previous year, which means a year-on-year increase of 17%. The value of amounts staked by the customers of the STS Group amounted to PLN 4.679 billion, compared to PLN 4.492 billion in the previous year. The number of active users amounted to 783 thousand in 2022 and 693 thousand in 2021. In 2022, the Group recorded 439 thousand new registrations (370 thousand in 2021), and the number of customers who made their first deposit amounted to 317 thousand (249 thousand in 2021). All operational data is at historical highs.

In Q4 2022 alone, the Group generated the historically highest NGR on a quarterly basis; it amounted to PLN 200 million, compared to PLN 136 million in the previous year. The value of amounts staked by the customers of the STS Group in Q4 2022 amounted to PLN 1.38 billion, compared to PLN 1.218 billion in the previous year. In Q4 2022, the number of active customers was 542 thousand, compared to 386 thousand in Q4 2021. The number of registrations in Q4 2022 was 202,000, compared to 87,000 a year earlier. The number of customers making the first deposit in Q4 2021 amounted to 154 thousand, compared to 60 thousand a year earlier.