Management flagged M&A when presenting final results with a focus on regulated markets. Also flagged comfort with leverage of 1-2x Net debt/EBITDA. On our FY18E EBITDA forecast of €341m and with forecast net cash of €356m it implies taking on debt of up to c.€1bn. Adding in the liquid holding in Plus500 and LCL LN (£345m) of €390m would give PTEC up to c. €1.6bn of firepower for M&A. A debt funded deal in regulated gaming would increase earnings between

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Playtech PLC (PTEC:LON) | 373 18.6 1.4% | Mkt Cap: 1,153m
- Published:
28 Feb 2018 -
Author:
Michael Campbell -
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Management flagged M&A when presenting final results with a focus on regulated markets. Also flagged comfort with leverage of 1-2x Net debt/EBITDA. On our FY18E EBITDA forecast of €341m and with forecast net cash of €356m it implies taking on debt of up to c.€1bn. Adding in the liquid holding in Plus500 and LCL LN (£345m) of €390m would give PTEC up to c. €1.6bn of firepower for M&A. A debt funded deal in regulated gaming would increase earnings between