The latest quarterly from Caesars Acquisition Company group shows that subsidiary Caesars Interactive Entertainment turned in another solid performance in the quarter.
CIE reported the following highlights:
* Revenue up 29 percent at $227.8 million;
* Operating income up 31.5 percent to $53.4 million, but profit down 9.2 percent year-on-year at $24.8 million due to stock obligations at the parent company;
* Social and mobile game revenue increased 30 percent y-o-y to $218.2 million;
* Monetisation on the above vertical improved, with average revenue per user up 4 US cents year-on-year to 35 US cents, and average daily user numbers up 10 percent. On a monthly basis, DAU numbers rose 21 percent to 922,000, ahead of industry norms;
* The company’s World Series of Poker online division operating in New Jersey and Nevada posted revenues up 6 percent to $9.6 million;
Parent group Caesars Acquisition Company reported revenue up 13.6 percent year-on-year at $643.6 million, with adjusted earnings increasing by 31.5 percent to $194.6 million, but stock compensation obligations dragged results down, with operating income down a significant 43.4 percent to $116 million, and net income declining 74.4 percent to $37 million.