{"id":656,"date":"2022-08-08T19:14:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/rush-street-interactive-inching-closer-to-profitability\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T19:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:14:54","slug":"rush-street-interactive-inching-closer-to-profitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/rush-street-interactive-inching-closer-to-profitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Street Interactive Inching Closer to Profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/rush-street-interactive-inching-closer-to-profitability\/#Rationalizing_Environment_Positive_for_RSI\" title=\"Rationalizing Environment Positive for RSI\">Rationalizing Environment Positive for RSI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/rush-street-interactive-inching-closer-to-profitability\/#Other_Reasons_to_Like_RSI\" title=\"Other Reasons to Like RSI\">Other Reasons to Like RSI<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Like so many online sportsbook operators, Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) struggled to reach profitability following its initial public offering (IPO). But those dark days could be drawing to a close.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225262\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-225262 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-142x142.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-142x142.jpg\" alt=\"Rush Street Interactive\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-142x142.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-225262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-142x142.jpg\" alt=\"Rush Street Interactive\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-142x142.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RSI2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">A Bet Rivers sportsbook in Illinois. Operator Rush Street Interactive is stemming losses. (Image: <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The gaming company reported a second-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) loss of $19 million \u2014 well below the $43 million it lost in the March quarter. That\u2019s a positive sign, because RSI and some of its peers have been dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/draftkings-surges-on-lower-loss-estimate-lifted-revenue-outlook\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">steep EBITDA losses<\/a> for several quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Roth Capital analyst Edward Engel believes RSI can become profitable in the second half of 2023 and deliver material EBTIDA growth going forward starting in the following year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>While RSI expects 2H22 marketing intensity to reaccelerate vs 2Q22, 1Q22 remains the high water mark moving forward, even alongside launches in Ohio and Massachusetts,\u201d<\/strong> wrote the analyst in a client note. <strong>\u201cThis creates a significant EBITDA swing during 2023, and points to rapid EBITDA growth in 2024 and beyond.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He rates the stock \u201cbuy\u201d with a 12-month price target of $10, up from $8. The new forecast is well above Friday\u2019s closing price of $5.89. Share of RSI are down 64.30% year-to-date.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rationalizing_Environment_Positive_for_RSI\"><\/span>Rationalizing Environment Positive for RSI<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With Massachusetts and Ohio expected to go live with online sports betting in early 2023, the rest of next year could shape up favorably in terms of spending for sportsbook operators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>That could change to some extent if California voters approve mobile wagering in November. But Texas is unlikely to follow suit in 2023 and Florida appears off the table until the following year. Slowing expansion has benefits because it means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/rsi-stock-gets-needed-lift-from-wells-fargo-upgrade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">companies such as RSI can rein in<\/a> marketing and promotional spending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe also expect new state launches to slow after 2023. While this limit\u2019s RSI\u2019s medium-term total addressable maket, it also accelerates EBITDA margin expansion,\u201d adds Engel.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s relevant because some RSI rivals, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/draftkings-app-bests-rival-fanduel-in-second-quarter-survey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook<\/a>, are nearing profitability. While those sportsbooks are part of casino monoliths, their ability to stem losses and turn profits puts pressure on competitors to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>RSI operates under the BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse brands, and is currently available with mobile or retail businesses in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Reasons_to_Like_RSI\"><\/span>Other Reasons to Like RSI<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RSI has some other potential tailwinds, including its status as a value play in a field of battered growth stocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRSI trades at ~1.5x 2023E revenue, which is a wide discount to DraftKings\u2019s (NASDAQ:DKNG) \u00a02.3x and the implied ~3x for Penn Interactive,\u201d notes Engel. \u201cWe believe some of RSI\u2019s discount is related to lower gross margins vs DKNG\u2019s. While DKNG\u2019s ~40-45% gross margin is well above RSI\u2019s ~35%, <strong>DKNG\u2019s fixed cost base is also much higher alongside vertical tech integration. Alternatively, RSI\u2019s lower fixed cost base creates a faster path to profitability, and we see investors favoring that as RSI\u2019s profitability becomes visible sooner.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, RSI is a rising player in Latin American, confirming it has geographic diversity relative to rivals that are focusing mainly on the US and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/rush-street-interactive-could-impress-among-sports-betting-stocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rush Street Interactive Inching Closer to Profitability<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like so many online sportsbook operators, Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) struggled to reach profitability following its initial public offering (IPO). But those dark days could be drawing to a close. A Bet Rivers sportsbook in Illinois. Operator Rush Street Interactive is stemming losses. (Image: Wall Street Journal) The gaming company reported a second-quarter earnings before <a href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/rush-street-interactive-inching-closer-to-profitability\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}