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Investing.com -- Zeal, the online lottery company, has reported solid first quarter 2025 results, leading to a 3.4% increase in its share price. The company’s billings for Q1 2025 grew by 7% to €264.7m, even in the face of weak jackpot growth.
This growth in billings was largely fueled by an increase in the average number of active customers, which rose by 13% to 1,507k, up from 1,333k in 2024. This surge in customer numbers is attributed to increased marketing efforts by Zeal. Consequently, Zeal reported Q1 2025 sales of €51.1m, marking a 42% year-on-year increase and surpassing the consensus estimate of €48.6m by 5%.
A key factor behind this strong performance was Zeal’s ability to enhance the take rate in its lottery business to 17.1%, up from 13.0% in 2024. This improvement was due to a price increase implemented in the previous year and a robust product mix.
The company’s Q1 2025 EBITDA was €17.7m, marking an 89% year-on-year increase and a 39.2% margin. This figure was 19.6% higher than the consensus estimate of €14.8m. The company attributes this to efficiency improvements and strong sales growth.
Zeal added 247k new customers in Q1 2025, which is less than the 320k new customers it acquired in Q1 2024. Despite this, the company has confirmed its guidance for 2025, indicating confidence in its business strategy and future performance.
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