Non-GAAP Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures disclaimer
This pack includes Adjusted EBITDA, Further Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Further Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted net profit attributable to Flutter shareholders, Adjusted earnings per share (Adjusted EPS), Segment Further Adjusted EBITDA, Net Debt and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, 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 retail investors as measures of performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Further Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Further Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted net profit attributable to Flutter shareholders, Adjusted earnings per share (Adjusted EPS), Segment Further Adjusted EBITDA, Net Debt and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, 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.
Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures
Adjusted EBITDA is defined on a Group basis as net profit/(loss) before income taxes; other (expense)/income, net; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization; transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; legal settlements (loss contingencies) gaming taxes expenses and impairment of PPE and intangible assets.
Further Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based payments. From January 1, 2024, Adjusted EBITDA will exclude the cost of share-based payments and the term Further Adjusted EBITDA will become redundant. We believe that this presentation is common practice in our industry and improves comparability of our results with those of our peers. From January 1, 2024, Adjusted EBITDA will exclude the cost of share-based compensation. We believe that this presentation is common practice in our industry and improves comparability of our results with those of our peers.
Segment Further Adjusted EBITDA is defined as segment Adjusted EBITDA which is our segment measure of profit or loss excluding share-based compensation. Segment Further Adjusted EBITDA Margin is segment Adjusted Further Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. From January 1, 2024, Adjusted EBITDA will exclude the cost of share-based compensation. We believe that this presentation is common practice in our industry and improves comparability of our results with those of our peers
Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Further Adjusted EBITDA Margin are Adjusted EBITDA and Further Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue, respectively.
Adjusted net profit attributable to Flutter shareholders is net profit/(loss) as adjusted for after tax effects of transaction fees and associated costs; restructuring and integration costs; legal settlements (loss contingencies), gaming taxes, disputes, amortization of acquired intangibles, accelerate amortization, loss/(gain) on settlement of long-term debt, financing related fees not eligible for capitalization, gain from disposal of businesses and share-based compensation.
Adjusted EPS is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to Flutter shareholders by the number of diluted weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding in the period.
Net debt is defined as total debt, excluding premiums, discounts, and deferred financing expenses, and the effect of foreign exchange that is economically hedged as a result of our cross-currency interest rate swaps reflecting the net cash outflow on maturity less cash and cash equivalents.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities excluding changes in operating assets and liabilities related to player deposits, investment and player deposit liabilities, cash paid for transaction fees and associated cost, restructuring fees and integration cost, legal settlement/loss contingencies less payments for property and equipment, intangible assets and capitalized software. We believe that excluding these items from adjusted free cash flow better portrays our ability to generate cash, as such items are not indicative of our operating performance for the period.
Usefulness of non-GAAP financial measures
Adjusted EBITDA, Further Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Further Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted net profit attributable to Flutter shareholders, Segment Further Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted earnings per share (Adjusted EPS) are non-GAAP measures and should not be viewed as measures of overall operating performance, indicators of our performance, considered in isolation, or construed as alternatives to operating profit/(loss), net profit/(loss) measures or earnings per share, or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities, as measures of liquidity, or as alternatives to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Management has historically used these measures when evaluating operating performance because we believe that they provide additional perspective on the financial performance of our core business
We believe net debt is a meaningful financial measure that may assist investors in understanding our financial condition and recognizing underlying trends in our capital structure.
Adjusted free cash flow may be useful to investors and other users of our financial statements as a supplemental measure of our cash performance, but should not be considered in isolation, as a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes, or as an alternative to operating cash flows presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted free cash flow does not necessarily represent funds available for discretionary use and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Our calculation of adjusted free cash flow may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.