- SciPlay Corporation
SciPlay Corporation
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We are a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms. Our total revenue has grown from $168.8 million in 2015 to $416.2 million in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 35%. The mobile portion of our revenue has grown from $109.4 million in 2015 to $323.3 million in 2018, representing a CAGR of 44%. According to data from Eilers & Krejcik, the average CAGR for mobile revenue in the social casino industry was 25% over the same period.
We create our games around compelling user experiences, often using authentic land-based content from Scientific Games to anchor these experiences. Our first social game, Jackpot Party Casino, has continued to grow since its launch in 2012, with many of the players who began playing in 2012 still playing six years later. During the fourth quarter of 2018, our games were played by a total of more than 11.6 million players. Of those players, more than 8.4 million played each month, with approximately 32% of the monthly players playing every day, for an average of 54 minutes each day. During that same quarter, according to Eilers & Krejcik, we achieved an 8.6% share of the mobile social casino market and our revenue growth was 5.5 times as high as the social casino market average.
We provide highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun. We believe our pace of content and feature releases, along with the data-driven, highly targeted and customized experience we provide in our games, result in increased loyalty and frequency of play. While most players play our games for free, a growing number of players, both in terms of total number and as a percentage of paying players, elect to purchase additional virtual coins, cards and chips to enable more game play, which can lead to the unlocking of content and features in a shorter elapsed time than players who opt to not buy virtual coins, cards or chips.
The number of players who purchased virtual coins, cards and chips in the fourth quarter of 2018 was more than triple the number of players who did so in the first quarter of 2015, which has driven strong revenue, net income and AEBITDA growth. That number of paying players is still relatively small compared to the total number of players, which provides upside potential for continued growth.
We currently offer seven games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown and 88 Fortunes Slots. Each of these games achieved its highest monthly revenue in 2018. Our social casino games typically include slots-style play and occasionally include table games-style game play, while our casual games blend slots-style or bingo game play with adventure game features. All of our games are offered and played across multiple platforms, including Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. In addition to our internally created games, our content library includes recognizable, real-world slot and table games content from Scientific Games.
This content allows players who like playing land-based slot machines to enjoy some of those same titles in our free-to-play games. We have access to Scientific Games' library of more than 1,500 iconic casino titles, including titles and content from third-party licensed brands such as JAMES BOND, MONOPOLY, MICHAEL JACKSON, CHEERS and THE GODFATHER. We believe our access to this content, coupled with our years of experience developing in-house content, uniquely positions us to create compelling social games.
Offering Team
Deal Managers
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- J P Morgan Chase
- Deutsche Bank
Lawyers
- Latham & Watkins LLP
Auditors
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
Pre-IPO Investors
Investors
- Google Ventures
- Intel Ventures
- Patricoff Ventures
- Kleiner Perkins
Pre-IPO Holdings(%)
- 30
- 20
- 05
- 18
Deal Highlights
Deal Tracker
Investors
Filing
02 May, 2019Offer
03 May, 2019Look Ahead
Lock Up Expiry
03 Nov, 2019Earning
Nov 1, 2018IPO Terms
Offer Price | $16.00 |
Offer Size | 22M |