Sportradar Reports Strong Growth in Second Quarter 2022 and Increases Its Revenue Outlook for Fiscal 2022 Projecting Revenue Growth of 24% to 27%

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Sportradar Group AG, the leading global technology company enabling next generation engagement in sports, and the number one provider of business-to-business solutions to the global sports betting industry, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Revenue in the second quarter of 2022 increased 23% to €177.2 million ($186.0 million)¹ compared with the second quarter of 2021, driven by strong growth across all business segments. In particular, U.S. segment revenue grew by 66% to €29.1 million ($30.5 million) compared with the second quarter of 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA² in the second quarter of 2022 decreased 13% to €27.6 million ($28.9 million)¹ compared with the second quarter of 2021 primarily due to costs associated with additional organic and inorganic headcount growth and new and renewed sport rights contracts and the impact of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin² was 16% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with 22% over the prior year period.
• Adjusted Free Cash Flow² in the second quarter of 2022 increased to €35.7 million, compared to negative Adjusted Free Cash Flow of €2.3 million for the prior year period. The resulting Free Cash Flow Conversion² was 129% in the quarter.
• Net Retention Rate², based on the last twelve months, was strong at 115% at the end of the second quarter of 2022 highlighting the continued success of the Company’s cross-sell and upsell strategy across its global customer base. For second quarter 2021, the Net Retention Rate was 120%.
• Cash and cash equivalents totaled €715.6 million as of June 30, 2022. Total liquidity available for use on June 30, 2022, including undrawn credit facilities, was €825.6 million.
• In July 2022, Sportradar prepaid €200.0 million principal amount of its €420.0 million senior secured term loan Facility B. Significant cash flow generation has allowed the Company to reduce its debt while maintaining flexibility for acquisitions and additional investment in technology and products.
• The Company upgraded its previously provided annual outlook for full-year 2022 for revenue and maintained its outlook for Adjusted EBITDA². Please see the “Annual Financial Outlook” section of this press release for further details.

Key Financial Measures	Q2	Q2	Change
In millions, in Euros €	2022	2021	%
Revenue	177.2	143.6	23%
Adjusted EBITDA2	27.6	31.6	(13%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin2	16%	22%	–
Adjusted Free Cash Flow2	35.7	(2.3)	–
Free Cash Flow Conversion2	129%	(7)%	–

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¹ For the convenience of the reader, we have translated Euros amounts in the tables below at the noon buying rate of the Federal Reserve Bank on June 30, 2022, which was €1.00 to $1.05.
² Non-IFRS financial measure; see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metrics” and accompanying tables for further explanations and reconciliations of non-IFRS measures to IFRS measures.

Carsten Koerl, Chief Executive Officer of Sportradar said: “As the world’s leading provider of technology solutions to the sports betting industry, our Q2 revenue exceeded our expectations for the quarter, growing 23% year-over-year. Confident about the momentum we have built in our business, we are raising our revenue guidance for the year. Given our strong cash flow generation and demonstrated good stewards of our capital, we have also chosen to pay down about half of our outstanding debt. We remain as confident as ever in the leverage and scalability of our business, and our ability to deliver results in the face of global challenges and economic conditions.”

“Separately, our Chief Financial Officer, Alex Gersh, has decided that he will be leaving the company to accept another position in the United States where he will move with his family. I appreciate Alex’s many contributions to Sportradar and invite you to join me in wishing him well as he embarks on his next chapter. We have launched a search for a new CFO, and have named Ulrich Harmuth as interim CFO. Ulrich, who has been with the company since 2013, has served as Chief Strategy Officer since 2020 and has been a member of my management team overseeing corporate development activities, including M&A, strategic partnerships, and ventures. I am confident in Ulrich’s leadership to support Sportradar’s growth and the continued execution of our financial priorities.”

Segment Information

RoW Betting

• Segment revenue in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 21% to €95.5 million compared with the second quarter of 2021. This growth was driven primarily by increased sales of our higher value-add offerings including Managed Betting Services (MBS) which increased 65% to €32.9 million and Live Odds Services, which increased 9% to €28.5 million. MBS growth was attributable to record turnover³ and Live Odds Services grew as a result of upselling content to existing customers. Additionally, increased content sales from last year’s Synergy Sports acquisition contributed to the growth in revenue.
• Segment Adjusted EBITDA² in the second quarter of 2022 decreased by 8% to €43.3 million compared with the second quarter of 2021. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin² decreased to 45% from 59% in the second quarter of 2021 driven by the impact of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, acquisition of new sport rights as well as temporary savings in sport rights and scouting costs in the prior year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

RoW Audiovisual (AV)

• Segment revenue in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 9% to €39.7 million compared with the second quarter of 2021. Growth was driven by new customers and traction with our Synergy Sports acquisition, offset by the impact of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
• Segment Adjusted EBITDA² in the second quarter of 2022 increased 22% to €13.1 million compared with the second quarter of 2021. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin² increased to 33% from 29% compared with the second quarter of 2021 primarily due to lower sports rights costs.

United States

• Segment revenue in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 66% to €29.1 million compared with the second quarter of 2021. This growth was driven by increased sales of U.S. Betting services primarily as a result of new states legalizing betting. We also experienced growth from increased sales to media companies and a positive impact from the acquisition of Synergy Sports.
• Segment Adjusted EBITDA² in the second quarter of 2022 was (€5.5) million compared with the second quarter of 2021 of (€4.6) million, primarily due to increased investment in the Company’s league and team solutions focused business. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin² improved to (19%) from (27%) compared with the second quarter of 2021 reflecting an improvement in the U.S. segment operating leverage.

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² Non-IFRS financial measure; see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metrics” and accompanying tables for further explanations and reconciliations of non-IFRS measures to IFRS measures.
³ Turnover is the total amount of stakes placed and accepted in betting.

Costs and Expenses

• Purchased services and licenses in the second quarter of 2022 increased by €10.6 million to €43.2 million compared with the second quarter of 2021, primarily resulting from increased costs of content creation and processing.
• Personnel expenses in the second quarter of 2022 increased by €17.6 million to €64.4 million compared with the second quarter of 2021 primarily resulting from additional organic and inorganic hires in the Company’s product and technology organizations. Employee headcount increased by 789 (of which 354 were inorganic) to 3,520 full-time employees at the end of the second quarter of 2022 compared with the second quarter of 2021.
• Other Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2022 remained substantially unchanged at €21.2 million.
• Total Sport rights costs in the second quarter of 2022 increased by €13.8 million to €48.7 million compared with the second quarter of 2021, primarily a result of new acquired rights in 2022 for the NHL, UEFA, ATP and a normalized schedule in many sports, including the NBA, as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions eased.

Recent Business Highlights

• In July 2022, Sportradar repaid €200 million principal amount of its €420 million senior secured term loan Facility B. Continued revenue growth and our strong liquidity position enabled the Company to prepay a portion of the outstanding term loan and the Company has confidence that future cash flow generation will allow it to invest in the business and take advantage of market opportunities as they arise.
• Sportradar partners with Turkish Basketball Federation on comprehensive rights deal. Encompassing the first-tier Turkish Basketball Super League (BLS), the second-tier Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) and all cup competitions, Sportradar will have (i) international rights to all BSL and TBL games starting with the 2023 season and (ii) domestic rights beginning in the 2024-2025 season. The partnership includes a comprehensive set of Sportradar solutions including Universal Fraud Detection Systems, Synergy Automated Camera Systems, and AI video capture technology in 27 venues in Turkey.
• Sportradar launches Athlete Wellbeing. This global program was developed for leagues and federations, teams, and collegiate governing bodies to help support athletes’ and reduce the potential impact of sports betting on their mental health. This program will offer a comprehensive curriculum including on-demand virtual sessions, pre-recorded webinars and in-person workshops.
• Sportradar bolster’s cricket offering with launch of world’s first virtual cricket in-play solution. Modeled on the popular T20 cricket format, Sportradar brings hyper-real 3D animation with over 400 million unique game situations. With over 2.5 billion cricket fans worldwide, our solution offers over 3.8 billion unique video seconds featuring the top eight teams from India’s leading T20 competition.
• Sportradar to deepen fan engagement for groupe FDJ with launch of automated near-live short-form video content. Our company is providing ParionsSport en ligne, the French operator FDJ’s online sports betting activity, with an artificial intelligence driven, near-live premium sports video content offering to create deeper engagement with the sports betting service’s customer base of sports fans.

Annual Financial Outlook

Sportradar is upgrading its revenue outlook and reiterating its Adjusted EBITDA outlook for fiscal 2022 as follows:

• Sportradar is upgrading its revenue outlook for fiscal 2022 from its previous range of €665.0 million to €700.0 million ($698.3 million to $735.0 million) ¹ to a new range of €695.0 million to €715.0 million ($729.8 million to $750.8 million), representing prospective growth of 24% to 27% over fiscal 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA², impacted by the Russia/Ukraine conflict, is expected to remain in the range of €123.0 million to €133.0 million ($129.2 million to $139.7 million)¹, representing growth of 21% to 30% over fiscal 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin² is expected to be in the range of 17% to 19%.