Revenue
Revenue was $71.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $55.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Revenue increased $15.3 million, or 27%. On a constant currency basis, revenue would have increased $21.0 million, or 42% in the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Betting Technology, Content and Services revenue increased $4.2 million, or 10%, to $44.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $40.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Growth in business with existing customers as a result of price increases on contract renewals and renegotiations powered by Genius’ official data rights strategy, expansion of value-add services, and new service offerings contributed $1.5 million to the increase, while another $2.1 million was attributable to new customer acquisitions, while a further $0.5 million was driven by increased customer utilization of Genius’ available event content. Events under official sports data and streaming rights increased to 194,164 as of June 30, 2022 from 188,611 as of June 30, 2021. On a constant currency basis, Betting Technology, Content and Services revenue would have increased $8.4 million, or 23% in the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Media Technology, Content and Services revenue increased $7.0 million, or 88%, to $15.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $8.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, driven by the acquisition of new customers in the Americas primarily for programmatic advertising services, and the inclusion of revenues from recent acquisitions. On a constant currency basis, Media Technology, Content and Services revenue would have increased $7.8 million, or 109% in the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Sports Technology and Services revenue increased $4.1 million, or 57%, to $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This was driven by the inclusion of revenues derived from acquisitions, including Second Spectrum (acquired in June 2021). In addition, there was also growth driven by expanded services provided to existing sports league and federation customers across all tiers of sport. Revenue for contracts where Genius receives non-cash consideration in the form of official sports data and streaming rights was $3.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $3.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021. On a constant currency basis, Sports Technology and Services revenue would have increased $4.8 million, or 75% in the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue was $61.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $240.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $178.4 million decrease in cost of revenue includes a $192.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, cost of revenue would have increased by $14.0 million, which is primarily driven by higher data rights and media direct costs and increased amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquired intangibles.
Data and streaming rights costs were $15.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $13.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $2.3 million increase is driven primarily by Genius’s official data rights strategy.
Media direct costs were $6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $4.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $2.4 million increase is driven primarily by higher programmatic advertising revenues in the Americas.
Amortization of capitalized software development costs was $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is driven primarily by Genius’ continued investment in new product offerings which has resulted in increased capitalization of internally developed software costs. Other amortization and depreciation was $10.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $7.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is driven primarily by amortization of acquired intangibles, arising from acquisitions completed in 2021.
Sales and marketing
Sales and marketing expenses were $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $2.0 million increase includes a $1.3 million decrease in stock-based compensation related to equity awards issued to management and employees. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, the increase would have been $3.3 million, which is primarily driven by higher staff costs due to recent acquisitions completed in 2021, and investment in Genius teams in the United States of America to drive growth in that country.
Research and development
Research and development expenses were $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $0.9 million increase includes a $1.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation related to equity awards issued to management and employees. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, the increase would have been $1.9 million, which was primarily due to increased staff costs due to recent acquisitions completed in 2021 and investment in the underlying Genius platform and teams to drive future growth.
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