The UK government has raised remote gaming duty (RGD) from 15% to 21%. This is 1% higher than expected by the market and we now include a c £12m annual impact on group EBITDA into our forecasts for JPJ. While regulatory pressures are likely to remain a feature of the UK gaming sector, JPJ should benefit from its market leading position and we anticipate annual operating cash flow of over £90m. The stock has fallen c 40% since June and now trades at 7.9x EV/EBITDA, 5.6x P/E and 15.
30 Oct 2018
JPJ Group plc - RGD increase marginally higher than expected
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JPJ Group plc - RGD increase marginally higher than expected
- Published:
30 Oct 2018 -
Author:
Victoria Pease -
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The UK government has raised remote gaming duty (RGD) from 15% to 21%. This is 1% higher than expected by the market and we now include a c £12m annual impact on group EBITDA into our forecasts for JPJ. While regulatory pressures are likely to remain a feature of the UK gaming sector, JPJ should benefit from its market leading position and we anticipate annual operating cash flow of over £90m. The stock has fallen c 40% since June and now trades at 7.9x EV/EBITDA, 5.6x P/E and 15.