Aristocrat well placed for growth in US and Australia

28.04.2005, Lesen Sie hier den Bericht über «Aristocrat well placed for growth in US and Australia».

Forecast by international ratings agency Standard & Poor´s

(Australia).- "Aristocrat is well placed to grow its sales revenue through its ongoing premium product focus, particularly in mature gaming markets such as Australia where revenues are reliant on replacement sales and its focus [is] on development of its participation development base," Standard & Poor´s said.

"Unit sales growth in the US market should also benefit from Aristocrat´s position as a licensed supplier to all key gaming jurisdictions in the US," the report added.

The Japanese market, however, was likely to remain volatile. "Japan will continue to be a volatile market for Aristocrat with the success of new game launches key to this business unit´s contribution to group performance," warned S&P.

Aristocrat announced a net profit of us$ 134.13 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The figure compared to a net loss of us$ 81.54 million in 2003, when Aristocrat was hit by us$ 122.85 million in one-off costs and falling sales in Australia and the Americas.

"The rating takes into account Aristocrat´s leading position in the Australian gaming equipment market, its improving position in the US market, and its good growth prospects in other developing gaming markets such as Macau," said Peter Sikora, credit analyst in S&P´s Corporate & Infrastructure Finance Ratings group.

"Aristocrat´s better operating performance has also provided the foundation for ongoing reduction in debt levels since fiscal 2002, and the company is well-placed to maintain its more conservative financial profile."

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