Digital casino game platform PlayStudios (NASDAQ:MYPS) announced better-than-expected results in Q1 CY2024, with revenue down 2.9% year on year to $77.83 million. The company expects the full year's revenue to be around $320 million, in line with analysts' estimates. It made a GAAP loss of $0 per share, improving from its loss of $0.02 per share in the same quarter last year.

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Andrew Pascal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PlayStudios, commented, “We started the year well with Revenues and Consolidated AEBITDA coming in above consensus expectations. We’ve accomplished this despite persistent industry and economic headwinds that make operating conditions challenging. More importantly, we are making progress on our many strategic initiatives and believe we’ll exit the year as a stronger company.”

Founded by a team of former gaming industry executives, PlayStudios (NASDAQ:MYPS) offers free-to-play digital casino games.

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Sales Growth

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This quarter, PlayStudios's revenue fell 2.9% year on year to $77.83 million but beat Wall Street's estimates by 2.5%. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 4.6% over the next 12 months, an acceleration from this quarter.

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Key Takeaways from PlayStudios's Q1 Results

It was great to see PlayStudios beat analysts' EPS expectations this quarter. We were also glad its revenue outperformed Wall Street's estimates as it added more daily active users than anticipated.

Looking ahead, the company's full-year revenue guidance was in line with Wall Street's projections while its forecasted EBITDA came in slightly ahead.

Overall, we think this was a really good quarter that should please shareholders. The stock is flat after reporting and currently trades at $2.33 per share.

So should you invest in PlayStudios right now? When making that decision, it's important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it's free.