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Scientific Games Corp

5/18/2013, 4:57 PM ET

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Friday, May 10, 11:15 AM Full speed ahead for the merger between WMS Industries (WMS +0.2%) and Scientific Games (SGMS +2%) after WMS shareholders officially approved the deal. The only thing left to line up now is approvals in key gaming jurisdictions. What to watch: During the Scientific Games earning call earlier this week (transcript), execs highlighted the enormous opportunities in Delaware where the company supplies a sports betting platform for the state's lottery. The combination of WMS-SGMS with national sports betting enthusiasm on the rise looks like an enticing mix. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 7, 4:56 PM Scientific Games (SGMS): Q1 EPS of -$0.15. Revenue of $219.6M misses by $7.99M. Shares -5.3% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 12, 5:48 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: XNPT +11%. DTSI +8%. ARQL +8%. SGMS +7%. EVER +7%.
After-hours top losers: SPPI -35%. VELT -26%. KTOS -16%. MUX -8%. TEU -8%. 3 Comments [On the Move]
Monday, March 11, 4:19 PM Scientific Games (SGMS): Q4 EPS of -$0.29. Revenue of $249.2M beats by $12.05M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, February 5, 1:00 PM Midday top 10 gainers: OPXA +189%. CEP +31%. SCKT +23%. PLX +18%. CPSS +18%. VMED +17%. TRT +17%. STV +16%. BCOM +15%. CNR +15%.
Midday top 10 losers: DCIX -13%. IEC -13%. PRPH -11%. BIDU -11%. ACI -11%. PGRX -10%. JAXB -10%. DFZ -10%. RTEC -9%. SGMS -9%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, January 31, 9:13 AM Premarket gainers: ORCC +82%. WMS +55%. FTNT +20%. SGMS +15%. JDSU +14%. KERX +14%. ALGN +13%. SWKS +13%. CTXS +12%. ERIC +11%. DCTH +7%. PBI +8%. QCOM +6%. ALU +6%. CXS +6%. FNSR +6%. LVS +6%. UA +5%. IGT +5%.
Losers: CLSN -79%. LQDT -15%. FIO -14%. RIMM -7%. AFFY -7%. RMD -6%. FB -6%. VNR -5%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Thursday, January 31, 8:21 AM Shares of Scientific Games (SGMS) move up 8.9% in premarket trading after the company buys WMS Industries for $1.5B. The first take on the deal from some analysts is that it looks very attractive because the companies can try to cross-sell its new gaming and lottery platforms to each others customers. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, January 31, 7:41 AM Scientific Games (SGMS) announces it will acquire WMS Industries (WMS) for $26 per share in a deal valued at $1.5B. The companies see their combined iLottery/iGaming platform adding to the number of interactive products that can be offered to consumers. WMS +56.3% premarket to $25.59. 1 Comment [M&A, Consumer]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 4:48 PM Scientific Games (SGMS): Q3 EPS of -$0.30 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.07. Revenue of $227.5M (+2.2% Y/Y) misses by $6M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 1:58 PM Scientific Games (SGMS -10%) gets hammered today after Deutsche cut the shares to Hold and reduced its price target to $7 from $10. Deutsche cites the stagnated trajectory its business model and weakening trends reported in its Q2. It adds that consensus forecasts for H2 and FY13 are too aggressive and near term news flow is also likely to serve as a headwind for the stock. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, August 6, 2012, 4:50 PM Scientific Games (SGMS): Q2 EPS of $0.14 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $229.3M (+4% Y/Y) misses by $16M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 1:11 PM Scientific Games (SGMS +12%) pops after posting a mixed Q1, missing on its EPS but beating on total revenue. Net earnings swung to a as the instant-ticket company reported stronger sales from all its major segments, led by an 81% Y/Y surge in revenue from its gaming business. Separately, Brean Murray ups the stock to buy on valuation, citing the strong Q1 report. Comment! [On the Move, Earnings]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 5:12 PM Scientific Games (SGMS): Q1 EPS of $0.02 misses by $0.04. Revenue of $234.6M (+19.3% Y/Y) beats by $6M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 12:53 PM Roth Capital says Scientific Games (SGMS +1.8%) will likely beat Q1 expectations, and raises estimates, citing an increase in online lottery sales following two very large multi-state lottery jackpots. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 1:18 PM Shares of Scientific Games (SGMS -11.1%) slip after the firm underwhelms investors with its Q4 report due to expenses and restructuring costs that came in higher than expected. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 5:57 PM Scientific Games (SGMS): Q4 EPS of -$0.09 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.09. Revenue of $239M (+12.7% Y/Y) beats by $4M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]