Aristocrat Leisure has announced its financial results for the12 months ended September 30, 2024.
Net profit after tax and before amortisation of acquired intangibles (NPATA) of $1.6bn was 17 per cent above the prior corresponding period in reported terms.
This reflected the group’s competitive portfolio of scaled, world-class gaming assets, effective execution of its operational plans and broader growth strategy, continued strong organic investment in talent, technology and product and overall cost discipline.
CEO and managing director Trevor Croker, said: “This was an outstanding result, reflecting Aristocrat’s ability to grow through mixed operating environments and control a range of levers to deliver EPS growth of 20 per cent.
“The group delivered strong revenue and EBITDA growth over the year. This was underpinned by Aristocrat Gaming's performance, led by an exceptional North America gaming operations result with a record installed base unit growth of 7,100 net additions over the PCP.
"There was strong momentum in Aristocrat Interactive, with the inclusion of NeoGames for five months, while Pixel United achieved improved profitability.
"This result again highlights resilience and scale as fundamental strengths of our business, supported by an effective focus on operational efficiency and extracting operating leverage.
“We established Aristocrat Interactive during the year, and are progressing in the integration of NeoGames into the business.
"The creation of Interactive was a significant strategic milestone and we are seeing momentum build across all areas of the business, with excitement and confidence about its prospects.
“$1.3 billion of cash was returned to shareholders through dividends and on-market share buy-backs in the period, in line with the group’s capital allocation framework.
“Looking ahead, we continue to see strong momentum in our core business as we focus on portfolio performance and seek to capture the significant strategic opportunities in front of us.
"We are committed to our capital management strategy and our ongoing on-market share buy-back programme and to implementing the outcomes of the strategic review of the group’s casual and mid-core gaming assets.”
