Genius Sports to Detail Technology Advantage, Growth Strategy, and 2028 Financial Targets at its Investor Day
Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) ("Genius Sports," "Genius" or the "Group"), the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, is hosting an Investor Day today to present its 2028 financial outlook and the technology and growth strategy which underpin it.
Across the event, the Genius Sports leadership team will showcase the power of its scaled data technology platform, GeniusIQ, as the operating system of modern sport, and demonstrate how the company expects to deliver durable, high-margin growth to its 2028 financial targets:
- $1.2 billion in Group Revenue
- $365 million in Group Adjusted EBITDA, representing a 30% margin
- $220 million in Free Cash Flow, representing 60% conversion
"Our 2028 targets sit on top of already-demonstrated growth and margin progress, not blue-sky ambition," said Mark Locke, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Genius Sports. "With multiple monetization engines built on one GeniusIQ platform infrastructure, Genius is a pure play investment in the growth of modern, digital sport consumption."
Genius Sports Chief Financial Officer, Bryan Castellani, added, "Genius' clear, diversified revenue drivers, supported by the predictability of long-term contracts, stable cost base, and scaled infrastructure, allow us to deliver our 2028 financial targets with confidence and to generate sustained free cash flow to deploy against our disciplined capital allocation framework."
The Investor Day will feature panel conversations with representatives from key partners to discuss the role of Genius Sports' data and media infrastructure across the sports, media, and advertising ecosystem, including:
- Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League
- Erick Estrada, VP of Product Development at Publicis Sports & Entertainment
- Sam Bloom, Head of Partnerships at PMG
Additional Investor Day highlights include:
- Strengthening Competitive Advantage through GeniusIQ - the end-to-end AI platform serves as the foundational technology infrastructure for global sport, capturing and processing next-generation data that expands monetization opportunities across existing and future product categories
- Betting Segment Outpacing Global Market Growth - premium official content, in-play product innovation, and distribution to more than 650 global regulated sportsbook partners support recurring and visible growth levers
- A Rapidly Expanding, High-Margin Media Business - the combination of real-time game signals, FANHub audience intelligence, and exclusive inventory such as BetVision and augmented ads position Genius at the center of the sports advertising ecosystem
Webcast Information
The live stream of the presentation will begin at 9:00 am ET and can be accessed on the Genius Sports Investor Relations website at investors.geniussports.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations website after the conclusion of the event.
About Genius Sports
Genius Sports is the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the global sports, betting and media ecosystem. As the operating system of modern sport, our technology is used in over 150 countries worldwide, creating highly immersive products that enrich fan experiences across the entire sports industry.
We are the trusted partner to over 1,000 sports organizations, including many of the world's largest leagues, teams, sportsbooks, brands and broadcasters, such as the NFL, English Premier League, NCAA, DraftKings, FanDuel, bet365, Coca-Cola, EA Sports, CBS, NBC and ESPN.
Genius Sports is uniquely positioned through AI, computer vision and big data to power the future of sports fan experiences. From delivering augmented broadcasts and enhanced highlights, to automated officiating tools, immersive betting solutions and personalized marketing activations, we connect the entire sports value chain from the rights holder all the way through to the fan.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow
We present Group adjusted EBITDA, Group adjusted EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow, and Free Cash Flow Conversion, non-GAAP performance measures, to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Group Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation and amortization and other items that are unusual or not related to Genius' revenue-generating operations, including but not limited to stock-based compensation expense (including related employer payroll taxes), litigation and related costs, transaction expenses and gain or loss on foreign currency. Group adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Group adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Group Revenue. Free Cash Flow is defined as Group adjusted EBITDA less Capitalization of internally developed software costs, purchases of property and equipment, changes in net working capital, taxes and cash flows from financing activities. Free Cash Flow conversion is defined as Free Cash Flow as a percentage of Group adjusted EBITDA.
Group Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are used by management to evaluate Genius' core operating performance on a comparable basis and to make strategic decisions. Genius believes these measures are useful to investors for the same reasons as well as in evaluating Genius' operating performance against competitors, which commonly disclose similar performance measures. However, Genius' calculation of Group Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to other similarly titled performance measures of other companies. These measures are not intended to be a substitute for any US GAAP financial measure.
We do not provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis because we are unable to forecast certain items required to develop meaningful comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable efforts. These items are difficult to predict and estimate and are primarily dependent on future events. The impact of these items could be significant to our projections.
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