Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures
This press release includes Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Group Ex-US Adjusted EBITDA, Group Ex-US Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders, Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS), leverage ratio, Net Debt, Free Cash Flow, and constant currency which
are non-GAAP financial measures that we use to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These
non-GAAP measures are presented solely as supplemental disclosures to reported GAAP measures because we believe that these non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our
operating performance, similar to measures reported by its publicly-listed U.S. competitors, and regularly used by analysts, lenders, financial institutional and investors as measures of performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted
Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders, Adjusted EPS, leverage ratio, Net Debt, Free Cash Flow, and Adjusted Depreciation are not intended to be substitutes for any GAAP financial measures, and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other
similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry.
Constant currency reflects certain
operating results on a constant-currency basis in order to facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our results without regard to the impact of fluctuating foreign
currency exchange rates. The term foreign currency exchange rates refer to the exchange rates used to translate our operating results for all countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar, into U.S. Dollars. Because we are a
global company, foreign currency exchange rates used for translation may have a significant effect on our reported results. In general, our financial results are affected positively by a weaker U.S. Dollar and are affected negatively by a
stronger U.S. Dollar. References to operating results on a constant-currency basis mean operating results without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We believe the disclosure of constant-currency results is helpful to
investors because it facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our results by increasing the transparency of our underlying performance by excluding the impact of
fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. We calculate constant currency revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA by translating prior-period revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA, as applicable, using the average
exchange rates from the current period rather than the actual average exchange rates in effect in the prior period.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined on
a Group basis as net income (loss) before income taxes; other income, net; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization; transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; impairment of PPE and intangible assets and
share based compensation expense.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue, respectively.
Group Ex-US Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Group Adjusted EBITDA excluding our US Segment Adjusted EBITDA.
Group Ex-US Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Group Ex-US Adjusted
EBITDA as a percentage of Group revenue excluding our US Segment revenue.
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders is defined as
net income (loss) as adjusted for after-tax effects of transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; gaming taxes dispute, amortization of acquired intangibles, accelerated
amortization, loss (gain) on settlement of long-term debt; impairment of PPE and intangible assets; financing related fees not eligible for capitalization; gain from disposal of businesses, fair value (gain)/loss on derivative instruments, fair
value (gain)/loss on contingent consideration, fair value (gain)/loss on Fox Option Liability and fair value (gain)/loss on investment and share-based compensation. Prior to Q4 2024 Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Flutter Shareholders included
the impact of fair value (gain)/loss on derivative instruments, fair value (gain)/loss on contingent consideration, fair value (gain)/loss on Fox Option Liability and fair value (gain)/loss on investment.
From Q4 2024, Flutter amended the definition of this measure to exclude for all fair value changes namely, i) Fair value (loss) gain on derivative
instruments, ii) Fair value gain on contingent consideration, iii) Fair value (loss) gain on Fox Option liability, and iv) Fair value loss on investment.
Management believes the change better reflects the operating performance of our business as:
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Fair value measurements are not indicative of our core operating results; |
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Management does not have the ability to control or influence changes in fair value; and |
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The change will align the definition of Adjusted Earnings (loss) per share with the definition of adjusted EPS as
defined in the performance share units award granted to the Principal Executive Officers and Named Executive Officers. |
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