FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June 2008
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CRYPTOLOGIC LIMITED |
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Alexandra House The Sweepstakes Ballsbridge Dublin 4 |
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SIGNATURES
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Date: June 4, 2008 |
CRYPTOLOGIC LIMITED
/s/ Stephen Taylor ____________________________ Stephen Taylor Chief Financial Officer
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Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We are pleased to report that the company has achieved continued customer revenue growth and profitability for the first quarter ending March 31, 2008. On May 12, 2008, CryptoLogic reported its results for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
CryptoLogic posted first-quarter revenue of $19.3 million and net earnings of $609,000, or $0.06 per fully diluted share. These numbers reflect several unique items amid a trend of continued growth in the company’s core business. Excluding the impact of these items, the company grew its revenue by 21% compared to the same period a year ago due to strong casino growth from new offerings featuring Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four and an increased number of licensees.
“CryptoLogic is benefiting from a focused strategy of innovation, expansion, diversification and execution,” said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President and CEO. “In the first quarter, CryptoLogic laid the foundations for future growth with investments in new games, new leadership and new partnerships with leading gaming and entertainment brands. That’s why we are confident that CryptoLogic is on track for significant growth in 2008 and 2009.”
CryptoLogic continues to have a strong balance sheet, ending the quarter with $81.0 million in net cash (as defined below). This provides the company with the resources and flexibility to enhance earnings through investments in gaming innovations and partnerships in key growth markets such as Asia.
Financial highlights:
Revenue
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CryptoLogic’s customer revenue (i.e., excluding unique items) was up 21% to $18.3 million (Q1 2007: $15.1 million), led by 33% growth in the Internet casino business. |
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Total revenue was largely unchanged from a year ago: $19.3 million in Q1 2008 (Q1 2007: $19.6 million). |
Expenses
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Operating expenses were $14.4 million (Q1 2007: $13.6 million), up $0.8 million from a year ago; after normalizing for unique items, operating expenses were $12.6 million, a 7.9% decrease from Q1 2007. |
Net earnings
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Net earnings were $0.6 million, or $0.06 per fully diluted share (Q1 2007: $1.5 million). The reduction is due largely to the one-time expenses noted above, and to a $4.5 million one-time benefit recorded in Q1 2007. |
Balance sheet
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Net cash was $81.0 million on March 31, 2008, up $3.5 million since December 31, 2007. |
Operational highlights:
New leadership
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In February, CryptoLogic hired Brian Hadfield as its new President and CEO. Mr. Hadfield, who joined CryptoLogic as a director last year, is a senior technology executive who has managed major international businesses, including Unisys Limited’s operations in the U.K., Middle East, Africa and India. |
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ALEXANDRA HOUSE, THE SWEEPSTAKES, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4,IRELAND
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Leadership through innovation
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CryptoLogic completed development of seven exclusive new casino games, highlighted by the Internet’s first slot version of the world-famous Street Fighter II arcade game. |
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The company continued to see revenue growth from core customers due in part to the popularity of its new slot games featuring Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. |
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In February, CryptoLogic earned Gambling Online Magazine’s Top Casino Software Award for the third consecutive year. Because the award is based on the votes of players from all over the world, it is widely considered one of the industry’s highest honours. |
Customer extension and expansion
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CryptoLogic extended and expanded its relationship with World Poker Tour (WPT), one of the world’s top gaming brands. Under the arrangement, WPT will expand its Internet casino offering, add Spanish and German language Internet poker rooms and extend its exclusive use of CryptoLogic software until at least mid-2011. |
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The company achieved significant growth from one of its key 2007 investments: the purchase of the popular gaming portal, casino.co.uk. |
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CryptoLogic announced new licensee arrangements with 888.com, 0Poker.com and Maharajah Club in May 2008. |
New investments in Asia
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CryptoLogic continued its advance into the Asian market by making a strategic investment in Mahjong Time, an innovative provider of online Mahjong software and turnkey solutions. Mahjong has a global following of more than 600 million players, creating an attractive opportunity for online gaming growth. |
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During the quarter, CryptoLogic acquired a substantial minority interest in South Korea’s Mobilebus Inc., one of Asia’s fastest-growing mobile and PC game developers and publishers. |
Financial Performance
Total revenue: CryptoLogic posted revenue of $19.3 million for the first quarter, a decrease of 5.1% as compared with the fourth quarter of 2007. After normalizing for unique items, revenue increased modestly quarter over quarter and by 21% when compared with the same period of the prior year.
Earnings and Earnings per Diluted Share: The company achieved net earnings before minority interest of $0.8 million ($0.06 per fully diluted share), lower than both the same period a year ago and in the fourth quarter of 2007. The decrease in net earnings before minority interest when compared to the fourth quarter of 2007 is primarily due to $1.8 million in one-time costs related to senior management change and the timing of the R&D tax credit recorded in Q4 2007 as we expect to recognize a similar credit later this year. The decrease when compared to the same period of the prior year is primarily due to the $4.5 million one time benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2007 due to a change in the estimate of the future amount to be paid out in casino jackpots.
During the first quarter of 2008, the company recorded a charge for minority interest of $162,000. Minority interest represents the earnings that accrue to the shareholders of CryptoLogic Exchange Corporation (TSX: CXY). CXY was established during the reorganization announced in the second quarter of 2007 to benefit taxable Canadian residents. The CXY shares are, as nearly as practicable, the economic equivalent of CryptoLogic Limited shares. Earnings per share, as prescribed by GAAP, are calculated such that it is equal for both groups of shareholders.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow: CryptoLogic continues to have a strong balance sheet, which have enabled investments in new games and new partnerships to continue in 2008. CryptoLogic ended the quarter with $81.0 million in net cash (comprising cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and security deposits), or $5.81 per diluted share. This is an increase of $3.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2007. The company continues to be debt-free.
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CryptoLogic’s working capital at March 31, 2008 was $68.3 million or $4.90 per diluted share (December 31, 2007: $68.2 million or $4.90 per diluted share).
Outlook
After reorganizing its business and returning to profitability in 2007 following the U.S. prohibition on most forms of Internet gaming, CryptoLogic management believes the company is on track for significant expansion in 2008 and 2009. The company’s strength in software development and its stable and growing customer base position CryptoLogic
for continued growth in Europe. In Asia, the company expects to earn new revenue from its strategic moves into mobile gaming, subscription-based games and other rapidly growing segments in large markets such as China, Singapore, India and Korea. CryptoLogic’s investments in Asia are performing well and are meeting or exceeding the performance measures agreed at the time of the initial investment.
CryptoLogic’s new leadership has established a focused strategy with four pillars:
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Innovation: CryptoLogic will continue to grow its core businesses by releasing more innovative casino games and using tournaments and other innovations to attract loyalty and liquidity to its licensees’ shared poker room. |
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Expansion: The company continues to target new licensees, and is in active discussions with various candidates. Thanks to excellent leverage from CryptoLogic’s robust, scalable technology platform, substantially all incremental revenue goes directly to the bottom line. |
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Diversification: The company will continue its diversification into Asia, and into mobile gaming and other promising segments of the Internet gaming market. |
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Acquisition: CryptoLogic expects its recent investments and acquisitions to be accretive to earnings in 2008. With a strong balance sheet, the company continues to be proactive in pursuing opportunities that can enhance earnings for shareholders. |
Based on these strengths and this strategy, CryptoLogic management is targeting a return to its 2006 revenue and earnings levels by the end of 2009.
I look forward to keeping our shareholders updated on our progress in the months and years to come.
Respectfully,
Brian Hadfield
President and CEO
May 12, 2008
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
CryptoLogic Limited and our subsidiaries are referred to collectively as “CryptoLogic”, “the Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), unless otherwise specified. The following MD&A should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of CryptoLogic, includes the notes thereto, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and the audited consolidated financial statements and the MD&A of CryptoLogic Limited for the year ended December 31, 2007. This MD&A is dated May 15, 2008. Additional information relating to CryptoLogic, including our Annual Information Form, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
All currency amounts are in US dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
CryptoLogic is a world-leading and long-standing publicly traded online gaming software developer and supplier servicing the global Internet gaming market. WagerLogic Limited (“WagerLogic”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic, provides software licensing, e-cash management and customer support services for our Internet gaming software to an internationally-recognized blue-chip client base (“licensees” or “customers”) around the world who operate under government authority where their Internet businesses are domiciled.
Pursuant to a business reorganization implemented by way of an Ontario Superior Court of Justice court approved plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) and approved by the shareholders on May 24, 2007, CryptoLogic Limited acquired control over all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CryptoLogic Inc., an Ontario company, which through the Arrangement became an indirect subsidiary of CryptoLogic Limited. As part of the Arrangement, the Company issued either an equivalent amount of CryptoLogic Limited Common Shares or, in the case of taxable Canadian residents, exchangeable shares (“Exchangeable Shares”) of CryptoLogic Exchange Corporation (“CEC”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company. The CEC shares are, as nearly as practicable, the economic equivalent of CryptoLogic Limited Shares. These CEC shares participate equally in voting and dividends with the shareholders of the Company. No additional shares of CEC have been or will be issued. For more information, see the Management Information Circular dated April 23, 2007 available on www.SEDAR.com.
For accounting purposes, the Arrangement has been accounted for using the continuity of interest method, which recognizes the Company as the successor entity to CryptoLogic Inc. Accordingly, financial information presented in the MD&A reflects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as if the Company has always carried on the business formerly carried on by CryptoLogic Inc., with all assets and liabilities recorded at the carrying values of CryptoLogic Inc. The interest held by CEC shareholders has been presented as a minority interest in the consolidated financial statements, as required under GAAP.
OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
Revenue for Q1 2008 was $19.3 million, or essentially flat when compared with the same period of the prior year. (Q1 2007: $19.6 million). However after normalizing for certain non-recurring benefits recorded in Q1 2008 of $1.0 million associated with revised estimates for future royalty payments and in Q1 2007 of $4.5 million as the Company reduced its estimates for amounts required to discharge future jackpot payouts, revenue grew by 21% from the same period of the prior year.
Earnings in Q1 2008 were $0.6 million or $0.06 per diluted share (Q1 2007: $1.5 million or $0.11 per diluted share). The decrease in earnings is primarily due to the costs of change in senior management, a higher effective tax rate and decreased interest income in Q1 2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year as well as a non-recurring benefit recorded in Q1 2007 of $4.5 million resulting from a change in estimate for amounts required to discharge future jackpot payouts, offset, in part, by the $1.0 million benefit recorded in Q1 2008 associated with revised estimates for future royalty payments.
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CryptoLogic’s financial strength is reflected in its strong balance sheet. At March 31, 2008, the Company ended the quarter with $81.0 million of net cash, which is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and security deposits, or $5.81 of net cash per diluted share (December 31, 2007: $77.5 million or $5.57 per diluted share). The increase in net cash in Q1 2008 of approximately $3.5 million is due to the cash flow provided from operations of approximately $5.1 million offset, in part, by investments in other long term investments of approximately $1.0 million and our continuing investment in capital assets. The Company continues to be debt free. CryptoLogic’s working capital at March 31, 2008 was $68.3 million or $4.90 per diluted share. (December 31, 2007: $68.2 million or $4.90 per diluted share).
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Fiscal 2008 |
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Fiscal 2007 |
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Fiscal 2006 |
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Q4 |
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Q3 |
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Q1 |
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Revenue |
$ 19,317 |
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$20,350 |
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$17,503 |
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$16,244 |
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$19,562 |
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$18,984 |
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$27,690 |
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$30,351 |
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$26,997 |
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Casino revenue |
13,426 |
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13,959 |
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11,431 |
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10,216 |
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13,873 |
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9,951 |
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16,250 |
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17,894 |
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15,028 |
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Poker revenue |
4,234 |
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4,615 |
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4,765 |
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4,986 |
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5,157 |
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6,711 |
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8,300 |
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9,279 |
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9,641 |
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Interest income |
794 |
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1,514 |
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1,322 |
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1,649 |
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1,732 |
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1,931 |
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1,960 |
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1,758 |
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1,443 |
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Minority interest |
162 |
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763 |
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208 |
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Net earnings and comprehensive income |
609 |
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4,273 |
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2,392 |
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1,484 |
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1,712 |
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7,244 |
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8,194 |
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7,662 |
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$ 0.06 |
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$ 0.36 |
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$ 0.19 |
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$ 0.11 |
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$ 0.13 |
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$ 0.53 |
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$ 0.60 |
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$ 0.57 |
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$ 0.06 |
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$ 0.36 |
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$ 0.19 |
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$ 0.11 |
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$ 0.12 |
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$ 0.53 |
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$ 0.59 |
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$ 0.56 |
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13,932 |
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13,927 |
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13,917 |
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13,901 |
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13,817 |
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13,630 |
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13,601 |
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13,586 |
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13,415 |
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13,937 |
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13,977 |
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13,930 |
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13,901 |
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13,833 |
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13,736 |
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13,789 |
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue
Revenue in the first quarter was $19.3 million, a decrease of 1.3% as compared with the same period in the prior year (Q1 2007: $19.6 million).
Internet casino
Internet casino revenue decreased 3.2% to $13.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 when compared to the same period in the prior year (Q1 2007: $13.9 million). Casino revenue accounted for 69.5% of total revenue for Q1 2008 (Q1 2007: 70.9%). In Q1 08, Internet casino revenue benefitted from a $1.0 million reduction in our accrual for future royalty payments. In Q1 2007, Internet casino revenue benefitted by $4.5 million as the Company lowered its estimates for amounts required to discharge future jackpot payouts. After normalizing for these items, internet casino revenue increased by approximately 33%. The increase in revenue is due to successful efforts to replace the business lost due to the passage in the U.S. of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) and the successful release of its newest line-up of casino games launched in December 2007.
Fees or licensing revenue from our casino business is calculated as a percentage of a licensee’s level of activity in our online casino sites. Such revenue is affected by the number of active players on the licensee’s site and their related gaming activity. In addition, this revenue is influenced by a number of factors such as the entertainment value of the games developed by CryptoLogic, the frequency and success of new game offerings and the effectiveness of the licensees’ marketing programs. During 2007 we introduced Bonus Pack 11 and Bonus Pack 12. In December 2007, the Company launched the Spider-man and Fantastic Four slot games, both new to the market.
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Internet poker
Q1 2008 Internet poker revenue decreased 17.9% to $4.2 million (Q1 2007: $5.2 million), and represented 21.9% of total revenue for the first quarter of 2008 (Q1 2007: 26.4%). Reduction in Internet poker revenue is mainly due to the exit of Betfair from our poker room and the introduction of UIGEA, which decreased the liquidity in our poker rooms. Growth in poker revenue is expected only through the addition of new licensees.
CryptoLogic, through its wholly-owned subsidiary WagerLogic, offers a “virtual” central poker room for its licensees. Fees from online poker are based on a percentage of the licensee’s “rake” per hand in regular or ring games (the “rake” is typically 5% of the pot, up to a maximum amount per hand), or fixed entry fees for entry into poker tournaments. Players prefer poker rooms with strong “liquidity”, which are rooms that offer a high availability of games at the desired stake levels, in the currency of choice, and on a 24/7 basis.
Other revenue
Other revenue includes fees for software customization, marketing support and certain commerce based transactions and other non-recurring revenue. Other revenue increased in Q1 2008 to $1.7 million or 211.5% (Q1 2007: $0.5 million). The increase in other revenue is driven to a large extent by an increase in our advertising portal business due to the acquisition of the Casino.co.uk website as well as an increase in our fees earned on commerce based transactions. In Q1 2008 other revenues accounted for 8.6% of total revenue (Q1 2007: 2.7 %).
Geographical diversification
CryptoLogic continues to execute its strategy ensuring it is well-diversified to mitigate local regulatory risks. No licensees’ revenue is derived from U.S. based players.
Revenue trends
We experience seasonality in our business. Historically the first and fourth quarters of the year have been the Company’s strongest. Players spend less time online during the warmer months. We expect this trend to continue, particularly for the more developed casino market.
While the global online gaming market continues to promise vast growth potential, competition is intensifying for players and market position. We believe that continued disciplined execution of our business strategy will contribute to ongoing growth in the future. We expect modest growth in European poker markets during the next year.
Operating Expense
Operating expense comprises development and support expense, which includes all personnel and equity compensation costs for employee stock options and the long term incentive program; licensee support; e-cash system and support costs; customer service expense; and staffing for regulatory compliance.
Q1 2008 operating expense was $14.4 million, or 74.7% of revenue (Q1 2007: $13.6 million or 69.3% of revenue). Operating expense as compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year has increased primarily due to the $1.8 million cost associated with the change in senior management. After normalizing the results for this non-standard expense, operating costs decreased to $12.6 million or approximately 6.8% when compared with the same period of the prior year. This normalized reduction is driven principally by reduced compensation costs, software development expense and e-cash processing fees. The reduction in the e-cash processing fees is associated with better management of our external providers. This decrease in operating costs is offset, in part, by an increase in support costs as we invest in the growth of our business.
General and Administrative Expense
General and Administrative (G&A) expense includes overhead and administrative expense, travel expense and professional fees relating to our business development, infrastructure expense and the cost of public company listings. In Q1 2008, G&A expense of $2.9 million represented 14.8% of revenue (Q1 2007: $2.4 million or 12.2% of revenue), an increase both as a percentage of revenue and in absolute dollars.
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The increase in G&A expense is a result of increased occupancy costs associated with the establishment of our executive headquarters in the Republic of Ireland. In addition we incurred increased travel costs and professional fees associated with our compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, additional expense for tax planning, and increased professional fees for advice for merger and acquisition opportunities. These increases are offset, in part, by our cost containment program.
Reorganization Charges
Reorganization charges were associated with the establishment of our executive headquarters in the Republic of Ireland and the restructuring throughout fiscal 2007 of the organization under CryptoLogic Ltd. In Q1 2007 such costs totaled $1.6 million, or 8.3% of revenue, and primarily consisted of professional fees and expenses related to employee relocation and costs associated with changes in senior management.
Amortization
Amortization expense is based on the estimated useful life and includes the amortization of our investments in computer equipment, leasehold improvements, software licenses, acquired customer lists and internet brand names.
Amortization expense was $1.4 million, or 7.2% of revenue (Q1 2007: $1.5 million or 7.6% of revenue). The decrease primarily reflects less depreciation on infrastructure assets as they become fully depreciated. The decrease is offset, in part, by an increase in amortization related to the purchased intangibles for Casino.co.uk and Parbet.com, and our continuing investment in new computer equipment and software licenses.
Interest Income
Interest income, which is composed of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents, declined to $0.8 million in Q1 2008 (Q1 2007: $1.7 million) primarily due to reduced cash and cash equivalents and reduced yields on U.S dollar investments due to rate reductions. Cash and cash balances declined from the same period in the prior year as a result of the reduced cash generated from operations in 2007 and the acquisition of certain strategic investments completed during fiscal 2007 and Q1 2008.
Non Operating Income
Non operating income comprises gains recorded on the sale of shares acquired and sold in an unsuccessful merger transaction as well as certain foreign exchange gains recorded on cash deposits earmarked for additional share purchases. These gains are offset, in part, by related acquisition costs.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income taxes were $0.6 million for an effective tax rate of 43.1% in Q1 2008 (Q1 2007: 30.9%). The increased effective tax rate was due to the ineligibility of the costs recorded during the quarter primarily associated with a change in senior management, certain foreign exchange gains, and other specific items related to our operations. Changes in future income taxes are caused from differences between tax and accounting recognition with respect to certain of the Company’s expenses.
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Minority Interest
As discussed in the Business Overview section, the Company completed a court approved plan of arrangement in 2007. As part of the Arrangement, Canadian residents received Exchangeable Shares of CEC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company. The shares owned by the CEC shareholders are considered a non-controlling interest of the Company and consequently a proportional amount of the Company’s share capital is recorded separately as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. A similar proportional share of the profit and loss associated with subsidiaries directly or indirectly owned by the CEC is included in the consolidated statement of earnings as minority interest.
At the time of the re-organization, a total of 12.6 million and 1.3 million shares of CryptoLogic Limited and CEC were outstanding, respectively. Since then, a total of approximately 220,000 shares of CEC have been exchanged, with the remaining 1.1 million shares of CEC being reflected as minority interest as at March 31, 2008. Minority interest will continue until all CEC shares have been exchanged into CryptoLogic Limited shares or until June 1, 2014 when we will redeem all outstanding CEC shares in return for CryptoLogic Limited shares.
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Net Earnings
Earnings in Q1 2008 were $0.6 million or $0.06 per diluted share (Q1 2007: $1.5 million or $0.11 per diluted share). The decrease in net earnings is primarily due to the costs of change in senior management, a higher effective tax rate and decreased interest income in Q1 2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year as well as a non-recurring benefit recorded in Q1 2007 of $4.5 million resulting from a change in estimate for amounts required to discharge future jackpot payouts, offset, in part, by the $1.0 million benefit recorded in Q1 2008 associated with revised estimates for future royalty payments.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
CryptoLogic’s financial strength is reflected in its strong balance sheet. At March 31, 2008, the Company ended the quarter with $81.0 million of net cash, which is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and security deposits, or $5.81 of net cash per diluted share (December 31, 2007: $77.5 million or $5.57 per diluted share). The increase in net cash in Q1 2008 of approximately $3.5 million is due to the cash flow provided from operations of approximately $5.1 million offset, in part, by investments in other long term investments of approximately $1.0 million and our continuing investment in capital assets. The Company continues to be debt free.
CryptoLogic’s working capital at March 31, 2008 was $68.3 million or $4.90 per diluted share. (December 31, 2007: $68.2 million or $4.90 per diluted share).
Cash flow provided by operating activities was $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. (Q1 2007: $11.1 million used in operating activities). The increase in cash flow from operating activities from the comparative period of the prior year is primarily due to increases during the first quarter of 2007 in accounts receivable ($6.9 million) and prepaid expenses ($3.6 million) and a reduction in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ($4.8 million). These balance sheet changes, which are a use of cash, were not evident in Q1 2008 due to the strength of our casino business, the timely collection of accounts receivable and an increase in accounts payable due to improved cash management.
At March 31, 2008, the Company had approximately 12.8 million common shares outstanding and approximately 1.4 million share options outstanding. As discussed in the Business Overview section, the Company completed a court approved plan of arrangement in 2007. As part of the Arrangement, Canadian residents received Exchangeable Shares of CEC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company. CEC had approximately 1.1 million shares outstanding at March 31, 2008. The CEC shares are, as nearly as practicable, the economic equivalent of CryptoLogic Limited shares. For accounting purposes, the acquisition is accounted for using the continuity of interest method, which recognizes the Company as the successor entity to CryptoLogic Inc. The CEC shares can be exchanged for an equivalent amount of CryptoLogic Limited Shares at anytime and are accounted for as a minority interest. On June 1, 2014, the Company through its subsidiaries will redeem not less than all of the then outstanding Exchangeable Shares for an amount per share equal to the redemption price. The redemption price will be satisfied through the issuance and delivery of one CryptoLogic Limited common share for each Exchangeable Share. CryptoLogic Limited has issued a special voting share to a third party trustee, the purpose of which is to provide holders of Exchangeable Shares with the right to vote on the company matters. All outstanding options of CryptoLogic Inc. as of the date of Arrangement were fully assumed by CryptoLogic Limited under the same terms and conditions as originally granted by CryptoLogic Inc. The shares of CEC provide those shareholders with the same voting and dividend right as the shares of CryptoLogic Limited. No additional shares of CEC will be issued.
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, no change occurred in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company has implemented a remediation program to address weaknesses identified at December 31, 2007.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CHANGES IN ACCOUNITNG POLICIES
These items are substantially unchanged as discussed in the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the following recommendations to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Handbook:
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Section 1535, Capital Disclosures. This section establishes standards for disclosing information about a company’s capital and how it is managed to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the Company’s objectives, policies and procedures for managing capital. The Company has included such disclosure in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements. |
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Section 3862, Financial Instruments - Disclosures (“Section 3862”), requires disclosure in the financial statements that will enable users to evaluate the significance of financial instruments for a company’s financial position and performance, the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments to which a company is exposed during the period and at the balance sheet date, and how the Company manages those risks. The Company has included such disclosure in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements. |
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Section 3863, Financial Instruments - Presentation (“Section 3863”), establishes standards for presentation of financial instruments and non-financial derivatives. This section complements the existing Handbook Section 3861, Financial Instruments - Disclosure and Presentation, and applies to liability instruments issued by a company. The Company has not issued any such financial instruments. |
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The primary risks and uncertainties that affect and may affect us and our business, financial condition and results of operation are substantially unchanged from the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2007 as contained in our 2007 Audited Financial Statements filed on SEDAR and www.sedar.com or available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
OUTLOOK
After reorganizing its business and returning to profitability in 2007 following the U.S. prohibition on most forms of Internet gaming, CryptoLogic management believes the Company is on track for significant expansion in 2008 and 2009. The Company’s strength in software development and its stable and growing customer base position CryptoLogic for continued growth in Europe. In Asia, the Company expects to earn new revenue from its strategic moves into mobile gaming, subscription-based games and other rapidly growing segments in large markets such as China, Singapore, India and Korea. CryptoLogic’s investments in Asia are performing well and are meeting or exceeding the performance measures expected at the time of the initial investment.
CryptoLogic’s new leadership has established a focused strategy with four pillars:
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Innovation: CryptoLogic will continue to grow its core businesses by releasing more innovative casino games and using tournaments and other innovations to attract loyalty and liquidity to its licensees’ shared poker room. |
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Expansion: The Company continues to target new licensees, and is in active discussions with various candidates. Thanks to excellent leverage from CryptoLogic’s robust, scalable technology platform, substantially all incremental revenue goes directly to the bottom line. |
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Based on these strengths and this strategy, CryptoLogic management is targeting a return to its 2006 revenue and earnings levels by the end of 2009.
Marvel and all related character names and the distinctive likeness thereof: TM and © 2007 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. www.marvel.com
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CRYPTOLOGIC LIMITED
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 74,789 | $ | 55,428 | ||||
| Restricted cash (note 4) | 5,600 | 20,576 | ||||||
| Security deposits (note 4) | 600 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable and other | 10,912 | 11,357 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 8,288 | 8,312 | ||||||
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| 100,189 | 97,173 | |||||||
| User funds on deposit | 22,070 | 22,317 | ||||||
| Capital assets | 25,425 | 25,802 | ||||||
| Long term investments (note 5) | 6,345 | 5,326 | ||||||
| Intangible assets | 14,326 | 14,724 | ||||||
| Goodwill (note 6) | 6,496 | 5,291 | ||||||
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| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 26,642 | $ | 24,154 | ||||
| Income taxes payable | 5,284 | 4,820 | ||||||
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| User funds held on deposit | 22,070 | 22,317 | ||||||
| Future income taxes | 330 | 345 | ||||||
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| Minority interest (note 7) | 9,838 | 9,691 | ||||||
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| Share capital (note 9) | 33,518 | 33,407 | ||||||
| Stock options | 5,705 | 5,044 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 71,464 | 70,855 | ||||||
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| Subsequent event (note 17) | $ | 174,851 | $ | 170,633 | ||||
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CRYPTOLOGIC LIMITED
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Earnings
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
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| Revenue | $ | 19,317 | $ | 19,562 | ||||
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| Operating | 14,437 | 13,558 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 2,853 | 2,381 | ||||||
| Reorganization | — | 1,629 | ||||||
| Finance | 173 | 95 | ||||||
| Amortization | 1,396 | 1,483 | ||||||
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| Earnings before undernoted | 458 | 416 | ||||||
| Interest income | 794 | 1,732 | ||||||
| Non operating income (note 15) | 102 | — | ||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes and minority interest | 1,354 | 2,148 | ||||||
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| Current | 555 | 598 | ||||||
| Future | 28 | 66 | ||||||
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| Earnings before minority interest | 771 | 1,484 | ||||||
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| Diluted | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.11 | ||||
CRYPTOLOGIC LIMITED
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| Retained earnings, beginning of period | $ | 70,855 | $ | 78,857 | ||||
| Earnings | 609 | 1,484 | ||||||
| Dividends paid, excluding those paid to CEC shareholders) | — | (1,665 | ) | |||||
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| Retained earnings, end of period | $ | 71,464 | $ | 78,676 | ||||
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Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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| Net earnings and comprehensive income | 609 | $ | 1,484 | |||||
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| Amortization | 1,396 | 1,483 | ||||||
| Unrealized gain on forward contract | (243 | ) | — | |||||
| Future income taxes | 28 | 66 | ||||||
| Minority interest | 162 | — | ||||||
| Stock options | 690 | 637 | ||||||
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| Accounts receivable and other | 445 | (6,909 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses | 267 | (3,587 | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,283 | (4,826 | ) | |||||
| Income taxes payable | 464 | 589 | ||||||
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| Issue of capital stock, net | 67 | 3,307 | ||||||
| Dividends paid | — | (1,665 | ) | |||||
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| Cash paid for acquisition of Parbet.com | — | (11,770 | ) | |||||
| Purchase of capital assets | (664 | ) | (3,437 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of other investments | (1,019 | ) | — | |||||
| Decrease in restricted cash | 14,976 | — | ||||||
| Decrease in security deposits | 900 | — | ||||||
| Short term investments | — | 25,000 | ||||||
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Basis of presentation and reorganization: |
These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of CryptoLogic Limited (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Pursuant to a business reorganization implemented by way of a Superior Court of Ontario, Canada court approved plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) and approved by the shareholders on May 24, 2007, the Company acquired control over all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CryptoLogic Inc., an Ontario company, which through the Arrangement became an indirect subsidiary of CryptoLogic Limited. As part of the Arrangement, the Company issued either an equivalent amount of CryptoLogic Limited Common Shares or, in the case of taxable Canadian residents, exchangeable shares of CryptoLogic Exchange Corporation (“CEC”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company. The CEC shares are, as nearly as practicable, the economic equivalent of CryptoLogic Limited Shares. These CEC shares participate equally in voting and dividends with the shareholders of the Company. No additional shares of CEC will be issued after June 1, 2007.
For accounting purposes, the Arrangement has been accounted for using the continuity of interest method, which recognizes the Company as the successor entity to CryptoLogic Inc. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as if the Company has always carried on the business formerly carried on by CryptoLogic Inc. and its subsidiaries, with all assets and liabilities recorded at the carrying values of CryptoLogic Inc. The interest held by CEC shareholders has been presented as a minority interest in these consolidated financial statements, as required under GAAP.
These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies as were used for the audited consolidated financial statements of CryptoLogic Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2007, except as described in note 2. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements do not contain all annual disclosures required by Canadian GAAP and, as such, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements including the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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Significant accounting policies: |
On January 1, 2008 the Company adopted the recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Handbook Section 3862 (“Section 3862”), Financial Instruments – Disclosure; Section 3863 (“Section 3863”), Financial Instruments – Presentation; Section 1535 (“Section 1535”), Capital Disclosures.
Section 3862 requires disclosure in the financial statements that enables users to evaluate the significance of financial instruments for a company’s financial position and performance, the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments to which a company is exposed during the period and at the balance sheet date, and how the Company manages those risks. See notes 13, 14 and 15 for the required disclosure
Section 3863 establishes standards for presentation of financial instruments and non-financial derivatives. This section complements the existing Handbook Section 3861, Financial Instruments - Disclosure and Presentation and applies to certain liability instruments issued by a company. The Company has not issued any such financial instruments.
Section 1535 establishes standards for disclosing information about a company’s capital and how it is managed to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the Company’s objectives, policies and procedures for managing capital. See note 8 for the required disclosure.
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Changes in accounting estimates |
During the first quarter of 2008, the Company revised its estimate for certain royalty payments based on new facts and circumstances including recent negotiations resulting in a reduction in accrued liabilities and a corresponding increase in revenue of $1,000.
During the first quarter of 2007, the Company performed an analysis of the accumulation of the funds in the jackpot and a statistical analysis of the amounts required to address jackpot payouts. Consequently, the Company revised its estimated liability based on this analysis. This change of estimate resulted in the reduction of the liability for the jackpot accrual and a corresponding increase in revenue of $4,473.
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Security deposits and restricted cash: |
Security deposits and restricted cash are amounts held by the Company’s bank as collateral provided to foreign banks and payment processors that process deposits and credit card transactions. The Company is also required to maintain a deposit of $5,000 to support a letter of credit to the Lottery Gaming Authority of Malta to support user funds on deposit.
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Long-term investments: |
In June 2007, the Company acquired a 19.4% ownership interest in 568 Network Inc. (“568 Inc.”), a privately held company, for $1,068. 568 Inc. is a developer and distributor of online casual games to the Chinese market. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to make additional investments in 568 Inc. of up to $350 should 568 Inc. achieve certain financial targets and pursuant to this obligation, in January 2008, the Company made a further investment by way of a $250 loan, which is convertible into preference shares at the option of the Company. The investment and the loan are classified as available-for-sale.
In November 2007, the Company acquired a 12.7% ownership interest in Mikoishi (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd. (“Mikoishi”), a privately held company, for cash consideration of $4,258. Mikoishi is a developer and marketer of gaming products for the mobile computing markets and is located in Singapore. Unless specified performance criteria are not met, the Company is required to increase its ownership in Mikoishi with additional cash investments up to $4,500. The amount of the contingent investment is denominated in Singaporean Dollars (“SGD”) with a fixed contractual conversion rate. As a result the Company has recorded an asset for an embedded derivative related to the contingent long-term investment (see note 13 for further disclosure).
In March 2008, the Company acquired a 15.0% ownership interest in Mobilebus Inc. (“Mobilebus”), a privately held Korean company specializing in game development, for cash consideration of $645. In exchange for cash consideration, the Company received common shares. This investment is designated as available-for-sale and is carried at cost as the fair market value is not readily available.
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Goodwill: |
On August 22, 2007, the Company acquired 100% of the assets and operations of Casino.co.uk, a gaming portal, for a purchase price of $6,098, including $182 related to the costs of acquisition. An amount of $3,515 was allocated to goodwill. As at March 31, 2008 the Company accrued $1,205 of additional consideration due to the seller as a result of Casino.co.uk meeting certain performance criteria. This additional consideration was recorded as an increase to goodwill.
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Minority interest: |
As part of the Arrangement, taxable Canadian residents received exchangeable shares of CEC, an indirect subsidiary of CryptoLogic Limited. The CEC shares are, as nearly as practicable, the economic equivalent of CryptoLogic Limited shares. As a result of the Arrangement, a total of 12.6 million and 1.3 million shares of the Company and CEC were issued, respectively.
The shares issued by CEC are considered a non-controlling interest of the Company for accounting purposes and, consequently, a proportional amount of the Company’s shareholders’ equity was recorded separately as minority interest on the consolidated balance sheets. Accordingly, on June 1, 2007, minority interest of $10,800 was recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. A similar proportional share of the net earnings associated with subsidiaries directly or indirectly owned by CEC is included in the consolidated statements of earnings as minority interest. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the net loss of the subsidiaries not owned by CEC totalled approximately $1,300 and was not included in the minority interest calculation. In addition, dividends paid to CEC shareholders reduce minority interest on the consolidated balance sheets.
For accounting purposes, when CEC shares are exchanged, the proportional share of the minority interest recorded on the consolidated balance sheet is reduced and share capital increased based on the pro-rata number of shares exchanged to the total number of CEC shares outstanding. Since June 1, 2007, a total of 219,724 CEC shares have been exchanged for the Company’s shares. A total of 1,650 CEC shares were exchanged in the three months ended March 31, 2008.
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Capital risk management |
The Company defines capital as its shareholders’ equity and has a policy to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. The Company is listed on three major exchanges, the Toronto Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange. The Company monitors both the demographic spread of shareholders, as well as the return on equity.
The Company has $110.7 million in shareholders’ equity. The Company’s liquidity gives it the financial flexibility to take advantage of opportunities in its markets, consider potential strategic acquisitions, pay shareholders dividends, and repurchase common shares under its Normal Course Issuer Bid.
The Company offers stock options to key employees. At present employees hold approximately 1,245,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company.
The Company has regularly declared a dividend to it shareholders. On March 17, 2008, a dividend of $0.12 per share was announced, the same rate as the prior eight quarters. Each future quarterly dividend will be subject to Board approval based on the Company’s financial results.
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Capital risk management (continued) |
In November 2007, the Company filed a normal course issuer bid, which entitles the Company to acquire up to 1,281,000 of its common shares between November 14, 2007 and November 13, 2008. All purchases are to be made on the open market at the market price at the time of the purchase. The actual number of, if any, and the timing of these purchases depends on market prices.
There were no changes in the Company’s policy for managing capital during the three months ended March 31, 2008. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirements.
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Share capital: |
Authorized:
Unlimited common shares
Issued and outstanding as at March 31, 2008:
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The Company acquired control over all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CryptoLogic Inc., an Ontario company, which through the Arrangement became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic Limited. As consideration for the acquisition, |
CryptoLogic Limited issued either an equivalent amount of its common shares or, in the case of taxable Canadian residents, exchangeable shares of CEC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company. The CEC shares can be exchanged by the holders for an equal number of CryptoLogic Limited common shares at any time.
As a result of the reorganization, a total of 12.6 million and 1.3 million shares of CryptoLogic Limited and CEC were issued, respectively. Since June 1, 2007, a total of 219,714 shares of CEC have been exchanged, with the remaining shares of CEC being reflected as minority interest as at March 31, 2008. On June 1, 2014, the Company will redeem not less than all of the then outstanding CEC shares.
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Stock-based compensation: |
The fair value of options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
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| Risk-free interest rate | 3.10 | % | 4.25 | % | ||||
| Expected volatility | 46.3 | % | 55.0 | % | ||||
| Expected life of options in years | 3 | 5 | ||||||
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Earnings per common share: |
Earnings per share are calculated using the two-class method, whereby common shares of the Company and the fully participating exchangeable common shares of CEC are used to determine the weighted average number of shares outstanding for both basic and diluted earnings per share.
The earnings attributable to the common shares in calculating the basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
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Earnings per common share: (continued) |
Basic and diluted earnings per common share are as follows:
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Related party transactions: |
In the normal course of operations, the Company engages the services of a law firm in which a member of the Board of Directors is a partner. Fees paid to this firm were $132 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 (Q1 2007: $334).
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Financial assets and financial liabilities |
Financial assets held-for-trading
Cash and cash equivalents, security deposits, restricted cash, short-term investments, user funds on deposit and the embedded derivative are classified as held-for-trading assets and are recorded at fair value. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short term investments and user funds on deposit are adjusted to their respective fair market values at the end of a reporting period.
The contract with Mikoishi specifies the foreign exchange rate for Singapore dollars that will apply if future investments are made. This embedded derivative is separated, classified as held-for-trading and is included in prepaid assets. The fair value is determined based on forward foreign exchange rates, the probability of future investments, and is discounted based on risk-free government interest rates.
Loans and receivables
Accounts receivable and other are classified as loans and receivables and are recorded at amortized cost. The Company has determined that the carrying value represents fair value as at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Financial liabilities recorded at amortized cost
All accounts payable and accrued liabilities and user funds on deposits are recorded at their amortized cost. The Company has determined that the carrying value represents fair value as at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Financial assets available-for-sale
Long-term investments are designated as available-for-sale assets and represent investments in equities or loans that are convertible to equities in foreign entities that do not have a quoted market price in an active market. As a result they are recorded at cost as fair values are not practically determinable.
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Financial risk management |
(a) Overview
The Company has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial instruments.
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The Company’s risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks faced by the Company, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits.
Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company’s activities.
(b) Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its obligations. The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets represents its maximum credit exposure.
Accounts Receivable
The Company manages its credit risk associated with accounts receivable by maintaining reserves for potential credit losses, but historically the Company has not experienced any significant issues. The Company does not have any material accounts receivable balances greater than 90 days outstanding. As a result, the Company believes that its accounts receivable represent a low credit risk and has never recorded a material expense associated with a credit risk exposure.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The company holds investments, according to Company Investment policy, only in banks carrying an S&P rating on AA/R-1-Mid and higher. Investments are limited to money market deposits with a maturity of less than 90 days.
(c) Market Risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in the market prices such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, will affect the Company’s net earnings or the value of its financial instruments.
Currency Risk
The Company operates internationally giving rise to exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates. The currency risk is derived from revenues denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, its functional currency, primarily the British Pound and the euro, and expenses associated with its multinational operations (primarily the Canadian Dollar, the British Pound and the euro) as well as the respective receivable and payable balances. The Company is also exposed to currency risk on cash and cash equivalents and other current assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Company believes that it is to a degree naturally hedged.
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Financial risk management (continued) |
Interest Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk principally on its cash and cash equivalents which have an original maturity of less than 90 days. The Company has no interest bearing debt.
The weighted average effective interest rate on its cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2008 was 3.99% (2007: 4.29%)
(d) Quantification of risk exposure: foreign currency risk
At March 31, 2008, the Company’s gross balance sheet exposure to foreign currency risk was substantially as follows:
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| Restricted cash | 5,600 | — | — | — | 5,600 | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable and other | 7,348 | 1,325 | 1,264 | 975 | 10,912 | ||||||||||||
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| liabilities | (9,985 | ) | (2,661 | ) | (6,645 | ) | (7,351 | ) | (26,642 | ) | |||||||
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| Net balance sheet exposure | 61,429 | 1,690 | 6,427 | (4,887 | ) | 64,659 | |||||||||||
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| Three-months ended March 31, 2008 | 7,810 | 3,243 | 8,264 | 19,317 | ||||||||||
| Three-months ended March 31, 2007 | 5,434 | 3,036 | 11,092 | 19,562 | ||||||||||
Fair Value Sensitivity Analysis
Gross Balance Sheet Exposure: A 10% strengthening of the US dollar against the currencies in the above table (gross balance sheet exposure) at March 31, 2008 would have decreased net earnings by approximately $320. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant and represents the Company’s gross balance sheet exposure at March 31, 2008. A 10% weakening of the US dollar against the same would have had an equal but opposite effect.
Net Revenue Exposure: A 10% strengthening on average of the US dollar against the currencies in the above table for the three months ended March 31, 2008 would have increased net revenue by approximately $1,200 This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remained constant during the quarter, and represents the exposure of the Company’s revenues denominated in foreign currencies, net of their natural expense stream hedging, to the relative strength of its functional currency. A 10 percent weakening of the US dollar against the same would have had an equal but opposite effect.
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Financial risk management (continued) |
(e) Quantification of risk exposure: interest rate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk principally on its cash deposits and short-term money market investments of generally less than 90 days. We are exposed to both an overall decrease in interest rates as well as the interest rates associated with the currency or location we invest in.
Fair Value Sensitivity Analysis
Interest Income Exposure: A 100 basis point increase in interest rates on average for the three months ended March 31, 2008 would have increased interest income by approximately $200. This analysis assumes that all other variables remained constant during the quarter. A 100 basis point decrease in interest rates on average would have had an equal but opposite effect.
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Components of non-operating income |
Non operating income comprises gains recorded on the sale of shares acquired and sold in a specific business endeavour as well as certain foreign exchange gains recorded on cash deposits earmarked for additional share purchases. These gains are offset, in part, by related expenses.
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| Gain on temporary holding in shares | $ | 801 | $ | — | ||||
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Seasonality |
Historically, the first and fourth quarters have been CryptoLogic’s strongest periods. Revenue in the second and third quarters may decrease as Internet usage moderates in the warm months of the year as more people are outdoors.
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Subsequent event: |
In May 2008, the Company acquired an 11.1% interest in Jingle Prize, Inc (“Jingle”), a leading supplier of online mah-jong games, for $925. An initial investment of $125 was advanced during the first quarter. In exchange for the cash consideration, the Company received preference shares, which rank pari passu to the common shares with respect to all dividends and voting rights. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to make additional investments in Jingle of up to $1,500 should Jingle achieve certain financial targets. In addition, under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to pay up to approximately $1,000 without receipt of additional equity as a contingent acquisition price increase should Jingle achieve certain performance milestones.
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CRYPTOLOGIC INC.
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
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DIRECTORS Robert H. Stikeman, Chairman Thomas Byrne Stephen H. Freedhoff Brian Hadfield Stephen B. Taylor Yap Wai Ming LEGAL COUNSEL Stikeman, Graham, Keeley & Spiegel LLP Toronto, Canada AUDITORS KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants Toronto, Canada BANKER Bank of Montreal Toronto, Canada COMMON SHARES LISTED TSX Symbol: CRY; CXY NASDAQ Symbol: CRYP LSE Symbol: CRP TRANSFER AGENTS Equity Transfer Services Inc. Toronto, Canada 416-361-0930 Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company New York, USA 212-509-4000 |
OFFICERS Brian Hadfield, President and CEO Stephen B. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer Michael Starzynski, Chief Technology Officer Justin Thouin, Vice President, Product Management and Business Development INVESTOR RELATIONS Telephone: 416-545-1455 Facsimile: 416-545-1454 E-mail: investor.relations@cryptologic.com CORPORATE GOVERNANCE A comprehensive discussion of CryptoLogic’s corporate governance information is provided in the Company’s Management Information Circular, available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com, or by request. HEAD OFFICE CryptoLogic Inc. Alexandra House, The Sweepstakes, Ballsbridge Dublin 4, Ireland WEB SITE www.cryptologic.com |