NASDAQ:DDI DoubleDown Interactive Q1 2026 Earnings Report $13.09 +0.09 (+0.69%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.10 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. ProfileEarnings HistoryForecast DoubleDown Interactive EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.71Consensus EPS $0.58Beat/MissBeat by +$0.13One Year Ago EPSN/ADoubleDown Interactive Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$94.12 millionExpected Revenue$94.26 millionBeat/MissMissed by -$139.00 thousandYoY Revenue GrowthN/ADoubleDown Interactive Announcement DetailsQuarterQ1 2026Date5/12/2026TimeAfter Market ClosesConference Call DateTuesday, May 12, 2026Conference Call Time4:30PM ETUpcoming EarningsDoubleDown Interactive's Q3 2026 earnings is estimated for Monday, November 9, 2026, based on past reporting schedules, with a conference call scheduled at 5:00 PM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptPress Release (6-K)Earnings HistoryCompany ProfilePowered by DoubleDown Interactive Q1 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrMay 12, 2026ShareShareShare This ReportLink copied to clipboard.Key Takeaways Positive Sentiment: DoubleDown reported a solid Q1 2026, with revenue up nearly 13% year over year to $94.1 million and adjusted EBITDA up 24% to $38.2 million. Operating cash flow was also strong at $46.4 million. Positive Sentiment: The social casino segment remained the main profit engine, with revenue rising 9.5% to $76.9 million, helped by the WHOW Games acquisition. Management said the direct-to-consumer mix accelerated, with DTC making up 44% of social casino revenue versus 33% in Q4 2025. Positive Sentiment: SuprNation continued to grow rapidly, with Q1 revenue up 30% year over year to $17.2 million and up 6% sequentially. The newly launched Las Vegas iGaming title contributed to the improvement. Neutral Sentiment: Management said it is taking steps to offset the higher U.K. gambling tax, including product adjustments such as reducing bonusing rates and using real-time data analytics to improve acquisition and retention. They called the early results positive, but stressed it is still too early to judge the full impact. Neutral Sentiment: DoubleDown ended the quarter with a net cash position of about $500 million and reiterated that M&A remains a strategic priority. The company said it is still evaluating opportunities, while a special committee reviews the separate WHOW proposal. AI Generated. May Contain Errors.Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallDoubleDown Interactive Q1 202600:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2xTranscript SectionsPresentationParticipantsPresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good afternoon, and welcome to DoubleDown Interactive's earnings conference call for the 1st quarter ended March 31st, 2026. My name is Latif, and I will be your operator this afternoon. Prior to this call, DoubleDown issued its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 in a press release, a copy of which is available in the investor relations section of the company's website at www.doubledowninteractive.com. Operator00:00:32You can find the link to the investor relations section at the top of the homepage. Joining us on today's call are DoubleDown CEO, Mr. In Keuk Kim, and its CFO, Mr. Joseph A. Sigrist. Following their remarks, we will open the call for questions. Before we begin, Joseph Jaffoni, the company's Investor Relations Advisor, will make a brief introductory statement. Mr. Jaffoni. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:00:59Thank you, Latif. Before management begins their formal remarks, we need to remind everyone that some of management's comments today will be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, and we hereby claim the protection of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:01:23Forward-looking statements are statements about future events and include expectations and projections not present or historical facts, and can be identified by use of the words such as may, might, will, expect, assume, believe, intend, estimate, continue, should, anticipate, or other similar terms. Forward-looking statements include, and are not limited to, those regarding the company's future plans, merger and acquisition strategy, strategic and financial objectives, expected performance and financial outlook. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:01:54Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from what the company expects. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on them. We refer you to DoubleDown's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 31st, 2026, and other SEC filings for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact future operating results and financial condition. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:02:20These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this call. The company does not undertake and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. During today's call, management will discuss non-IFRS financial measures, which management believes to be useful in evaluating the company's operating performance. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:02:45These measures should not be considered superior to, in isolation, or as a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with IFRS. A full reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures is available in the earnings release issued this afternoon. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:03:04I would like to remind everyone that this call is being recorded and will be made available for replay by the link in the investor relations section on DoubleDown's website. Thank you for your patience with that. It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to DoubleDown CEO, IK Kim. IK, please go ahead. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:03:21Thank you, Joe. Good afternoon, everyone. We are delighted to be with you today to discuss DoubleDown Interactive's first quarter 2026 results. Key highlights include overall financial results reflecting a solid start to 2026, the highest quarterly revenue at SuprNation since our acquisition of the business back in 2023, significant continued growth of our direct-to-consumer social casino revenue, and another quarter of delivering consistent profitability and significant free cash flow. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:04:01We believe these results validate our strategy and demonstrate our ability to drive operational excellence across our portfolio. Let's start with the financial results. This afternoon, we reported first quarter consolidated revenue of $94.1 million, up nearly 13% year-over-year, along with adjusted EBITDA of $38.2 million, up 24% year-over-year. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:04:35In Q1, we again delivered on our priority to drive a high conversion of revenue to profit and cash flow. Net cash flow from operations was $46.4 million in the quarter. We delivered this strong profit and cash flow results even as we invested in new player acquisition activities at SuprNation, specifically in support of its recently launched first iGaming brand, Las Vegas, which has met with a strong player response. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:05:12Our social casino segment remains the primary engine of DoubleDown's profit and cash flow generation. In the first quarter, social casino revenue grew 9.5% year-over-year to $76.9 million, driven by the contribution from WHOW Games, which was acquired in the third quarter of last year. The direct-to-consumer, or DTC aspect of our social casino business remains a driving force behind our continued strong profitability. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:05:51As mentioned on our last conference call, WHOW Games already benefits from a relatively large DTC component due to its strong web-based history. Over the last few quarters, we have made significant progress in ramping up DTC purchases made in our flagship social casino, DoubleDown Casino. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:06:14In the first quarter of 2026, this direct to consumer transition accelerated as the DTC component of DoubleDown Casino revenue exceeded 40%. As a result, DTC revenue in the first quarter was 44% of total social casino revenue, up sequentially from 33% in Q4 2025. We plan to remain focused on optimizing the contribution of DTC revenue as a percentage of our overall social casino revenue throughout 2026. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:06:54Recognizing that the global social casino market is estimated to be in secular decline, our priorities in this business segment remain precise execution of our product development initiatives around player and payer retention. Focus on marketing and live ops activities to maximize payer conversion and purchasing activity, Continued focus on the direct-to-consumer transition. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:07:26Turning to our iGaming business, SuprNation's Q1 2026 revenue was $17.2 million, an increase of 30% year-over-year and up 6% from Q4 2025. The recent introduction of our first iGaming casino title, Las Vegas, contributed to the strong SuprNation results in the first quarter. Going forward, we look to leverage this early positive results as we continue to acquire new players through marketing and advertising investments. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:08:06At SuprNation, we are also focused on continuing to find offsets to the recently introduced higher U.K. gambling tax rate through product adjustments, such as reducing bonusing rates. I'm pleased to report the early results of this action to be positive. Our first quarter results highlight how prudent targeted investments are uncovering growth opportunities while sustaining our track records of strong profitability and cash flow generation. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:08:44We are successfully integrating acquisitions and optimizing our core DoubleDown business. M&A remain a strategic priority as we evaluate opportunities in online gaming and mobile entertainment to drive long-term shareholder value. Now, I will turn the call over to our CFO, Joseph Sigrist, to walk us through the financials before providing my closing remarks. Joe. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:09:16Thank you, IK. Good afternoon, everyone. To review, revenues for the first quarter of 2026 were $94.1 million. This compares to total company revenues of $83.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. Our social casino segment grew approximately 9% from the first quarter of 2025 to $76.9 million, boosted by the inclusion of revenue from WHOW Games. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:09:44As you'll recall, the WHOW Games acquisition closed in July of last year. iGaming revenues grew by $4 million or 30% year-over-year to $17.2 million, and was up over $1 million from Q4 2025. Regarding our overall Social Casino KPIs, we mentioned last quarter that the metrics from WHOW Games are somewhat different from those from DoubleDown Casino. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:10:12Specifically, the WHOW Games business experiences a higher payer conversion rate and lower average monthly revenue per payer. With this in mind, overall Social Casino KPI highlights for the first quarter include the payer conversion rate, which is the percentage of players who pay within the Social Casino apps, increased to 9.7% in Q1 2026, compared to 6.9% in Q1 2025. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:10:42The average revenue per daily active user, or ARPDAU, of $1.34, up from $1.29 in Q1 2025. An average monthly revenue per payer at $207 in Q1 2026, down from $276 in the prior year period. In the first quarter of 2026, operating expenses were $58.7 million, compared to $53.9 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase is primarily due to the addition of WHOW Games expenses. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:11:21Sales and marketing expenses for the first quarter of 2026 were $17.4 million, compared to $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2025, which again, did not include WHOW Games. In addition, as IK mentioned earlier, in Q1, we invested to acquire new players through SuprNation's recently announced fourth brand. In the fourth quarter-- excuse me, in the first quarter, we also saw an opportunity to increase advertising investment in DoubleDown Casino based on recent positive ROI trends. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:11:57Profit excluding non-controlling interest for the first quarter of 2026 increased 48% to $35.4 million, or earnings per fully diluted common share of $14.28, or $0.71 per American depositary share in the first quarter of 2026, compared to profit for the interim period of $23.8 million, or earnings per fully diluted share of $9.62, $0.48 per ADS in Q1 2025. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:12:32The increase primarily reflects higher revenue and higher unrealized gain on foreign currency, partially offset by higher overall operating expenses, which was primarily due to the inclusion of WHOW Games and increased costs associated with the revenue growth from SuprNation. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:12:51Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 rose to $38.2 million compared to $30.8 million for the first quarter of 2025, and $40.6 million for Q4 2025. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 40.6% for Q1 2026 as compared to 36.9% in Q1 2025 and 42.4% in Q4 2025. Net cash flows provided by operating activities in Q1 2026 were $46.4 million compared to $41.1 million in Q1 2025 due to higher profit and lower income tax paid. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:13:39Inclusion of Q1 2026 meaningful cash generation, we had $533.4 million in cash equivalents, and short-term investments, with a net cash position on March 31st, 2026 of approximately $500 million or approximately $10.10 per ADS. I'll turn the call back to IK for closing remarks. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:14:09Thank you, Joe. DoubleDown Interactive, powered by our core social casino and iGaming segments, delivered another quarter of strong profitability and cash flow. Building on this solid start to 2026, we remain committed to the innovation and disciplined high ROI investments and to drive DTC revenues to optimize social casino margins. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:14:40Finally, our strong balance sheet and cash position provide the flexibility to pursue strategic M&A, a core pillar of our strategy to enhance long-term shareholder value. We are now happy to take your questions. Joseph? Operator00:15:00Thank you. As a reminder, to ask a question, you will need to press star one one on your telephone. To remove yourself from the queue, you may press star one one again. Please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Our first question comes from the line of David Bank of Texas Capital Bank. Your line is open, David. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:15:27Great. Thank you. I did read the press release where you're sort of, not gonna be answering too much around the WHOW expression of interest. With that being stated, though, rather than asking about, you know, voter outcome potential or some of the nuances with that offer, is there any way you could help shareholders or potential ones or us just to review the process, and kind of the structure, the related structure with it from here? David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:15:53Just any detail around that would be helpful. You know, this independent committee, who may be on it, you know, the timing of, some of the voting logistics. Anything that you think, you could share would be helpful. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:16:08Yeah, Dave, I mean, it is really not possible to say anything more than what's already been publicly disclosed. As you know, we formed a special committee. The board voted to form a special committee of independent, disinterested directors just after receiving the proposal. You know, their objective is to review, evaluate, and determine the next steps that would be in the interests of the company and its unaffiliated shareholders. Other than that, you know, there's not anything else the company can comment on. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:16:50Okay. I understand. Let me just ask two fundamental ones then, 'cause that one I didn't get much. The increased visibility into SuprNation EBITDA contribution this time around relative to last time. Are we seeing the endpoint on that inflection broadly this year? Are we sort of still breakeven with that business line? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:17:18Great question. As, you know, we've been looking to get, you know, beyond breakeven even with SuprNation since we purchased them. By the way, SuprNation had a very strong quarter. With Q1, not yet including the increased tax burden from, you know, the increase in the U.K. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:17:44Right Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:17:44We saw that they actually were able to, you know, reach breakeven and even turn a bit of a profit. The tailwind of the growth of the business, the fourth brand that was recently launched, you know, all were very positive. Of course, the headwind now, if you will, starting April 1, is the increased U.K. tax amount. As IK mentioned, you know, some of the actions that we're taking have been, at least so far, early days, looking good as it relates to trying to kinda mitigate some of the expenses on the business. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:18:31It's a little too early to tell just based on the fact that we're only a little over a month into the new tax regimen. You know, we're still very, very focused on getting that business to be profitable and to grow the profit over time. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:18:49Okay, awesome. If I could just have one more follow-up, you know, you did mention, Joe, the KPI nuances between WHOW and DDI, DoubleDown Interactive. If you could bifurcate perhaps D2C growth or the mix with the two. I mean, we're getting here at 44%, we were kind of 20%+ I would think by now with DDI. You know, can we get, can you help us, can we get to 50%+? I'm trying to understand where we are. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:19:21Sure David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:19:21you know, earning-wise with D2C. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:19:23Sure David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:19:23as a full company. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:19:24Well, I think, as I believe IK mentioned, DDI, traditional, if I can use that word, let's call it DoubleDown Casino. By itself was over 40% in Q1. The growth essentially sequential from 33% DTC total in social casino last in Q4 to 44% in Q1. In one quarter, going from 33%-44% was, you know, primarily based on the growth of DTC in DoubleDown Casino. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:20:00It, you know, it's a great question. You know, how far further can it go, both with traditional DDI as well as WHOW Games? It's hard to predict. I mean, we've made incredible progress over the last, you know, two years and it's hard to handicap it, but, you know, we're really pleased with the results so far. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:20:23Okay, great. Thanks, guys. Operator00:20:27Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Eric Handler of ROTH Capital. Your line is open, Eric. Eric HandlerAnalyst at ROTH Capital00:20:37Thank you very much. Here, I'm gonna beat the horse to death here with the question on the WHOW Games offer. When you look at potential acquisitions, is that on hold for the moment until the offer's been evaluated? Are you still actively looking for potential deals? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:21:04Yeah. Thanks. Thanks, Eric. Well, I mean, from an operating the company perspective, the management team here at DoubleDown, you know, continues to operate, you know, business as usual. We are continuing not only to run the current businesses we have, but to evaluate and analyze M&A opportunities, because that's certainly been a big part of what we've been focused on. You know, it's a big part of our growth strategy, we're continuing to, you know, to look at opportunities. Eric HandlerAnalyst at ROTH Capital00:21:40Okay. As a follow-up, you did give a little bit of comment on, you know, the higher U.K. casino tax or iGaming tax. What are you doing to sort of mitigate the impact? Are you passing some of that along to the consumer? What's happening to user acquisition costs with this in the last, I guess, 40 days? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:22:10IK, if you'd like, I'll talk a little bit about CPI user acquisition costs. If you wanna talk a little bit about what we're doing to counteract the, you know, the headwind of the tax increase, feel free. I mean, as it relates to CPIs, you know, there has been, I think, moderation in the expense. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:22:34I don't know if it's been reduced significantly, but certainly some of the increases that we saw in not only in the iGaming space but also in gaming as a whole, I'll say. I mentioned that we leaned in a bit more even on the social casino side with DoubleDown Casino in the last quarter. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:22:55You know, we're seeing some opportunities for us to, you know, to spend more. That's, you know, that's been positive. Relative to the situation with iGaming in the U.K., it's still very early days. We're very keen to continue to observe what our much larger competitors are doing in that space. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:23:18We, you know, we certainly are, you know, trying to be as flexible as we can because we are still, as I mentioned earlier, very focused on getting the profitability up on the iGaming business. IK, do you wanna talk a little bit about some of the things we're doing on SuprNation? In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:23:37Yeah. On the marketing operational side, we actually, we leveraged real-time data analytics to optimize user acquisition costs and enhance retention. While we are mindful of the evolving regulatory and tax landscape in the U.K. side, we are seeing the decreasing CPI costs, but it really depends on the budget side. Our strategy is just to mitigate these headwinds through a portfolio expansion. I think we are testing, Ramping up right now. It's early to say, but yeah. It'll go better. Yeah. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:24:35Thanks, Eric. Operator00:24:37Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Aaron Lee of Macquarie. Your question, please, Aaron. Aaron LeeAnalyst at Macquarie00:24:49Hey, good afternoon. Thanks for taking my question. Maybe to start just building off the earlier question on M&A, can you just update us on what the M&A environment looks like today? Are you still seeing deals cross your desk? What's been the gating factor so far? You know, are these deals just too small to move the needle, or are seller expectations, you know, misaligned? Any color on the M&A picture would be helpful. Thank you. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:25:14Sure, Aaron. Thanks. Thanks a lot. I mean, there are still deals out there. I mean, it's clear that valuation expectations, as we've discussed in the past or the more recent past, are down, you know, which as a buyer is good. You know, there are a number of deals that are also smaller, Aaron, to your point, which, you know, for us, you know, we've been looking to continue to ratchet up. I mean, our first deal with SuprNation spent $30 million-$40 million. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:25:51Our next deal was WHOW Games, spent, you know, $65 million, and added, you know, something on the order of $40 million-$50 million in annual revenue. The next deal is also looking to be a step up, we would expect. You know, it's hard to predict when that'll happen. There are deals out there. You know, we're continuing to use our disciplined approach to analyzing them and, yeah, you know, we're on the look. Aaron LeeAnalyst at Macquarie00:26:29Okay. Thanks for that. I also wanted to ask about your comment about the opportunity you saw during the quarter to increase the advertising investment in DoubleDown Casino. Is there any more detail you can provide on what you saw in the market as you moved through the quarter? Do you have visibility into whether those trends are sustainable in the coming quarters? Thank you. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:26:52Yeah, no, you know, good question. We were pleased to see that, as IK, I think, also mentioned, the CPIs had, you know, looked a little better for us, a little lower in Q1. Now, Q4 is always a pretty tough environment, so there's always a Q4 to Q1 improvement. That coupled with our I mean, it's the ROI that's the most important, right? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:27:19Can you monetize quickly in the new player acquisition? We were able to see that. Not only was there, you know, good news on the CPI side, but we were also able to, you know, translate that into, you know, payer engagement. That's why we spent not, you know, not a ton more, but a bit more. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:27:43Certainly we're always glad to do that. As far as whether it's a sample or not, it's very difficult to tell. Again, you know, as we've talked in the past, we analyze the cohorts that we acquire, new player cohorts that we acquire on a, you know, daily, weekly basis. We're always looking to lean in to acquiring new players if we can. Aaron LeeAnalyst at Macquarie00:28:10Awesome. Thanks, Joe. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:28:12Yep. Thanks, Aaron. Operator00:28:14Thank you. Once again, to ask a question, please press star one one on your telephone. Again, that's star one one on your telephone to ask a question. Our next question comes from the line of Josh Nichols of B. Riley. Your line is open, Josh. Josh NicholsAnalyst at B. Riley00:28:33Yeah, thanks for taking my question. Just to touch on the social casino business, we've seen some improvement there. What was the organic growth rate, ex-WHOW? I'm just curious how we should be thinking about that trajectory as we lap the WHOW acquisition in July and move into the second half. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:28:56Yeah, I mean, certainly the, as mentioned earlier, you know, social casino is a very mature category. It's estimated to be in secular decline. There's no question that there's a, you know, a headwind when it comes to trying to grow, you know, existing the existing business, whether, you know, it be DoubleDown Casino or WHOW. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:29:21You know, if you look at our results compared to what Eilers, for instance, estimates, you know, we think we did more than hold our own in the first quarter. You know, there's no question given the maturity of this category. It's still incredibly cash generative and incredibly profitable. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:29:45You know, given the maturity of the category, you know, that's why our strategy is also focused on, well, optimizing profitability as we've talked about through DTC and leaning into opportunities to grow as we can relative to acquiring new players when the ROI makes sense. Obviously, as a company looking for, you know, M&A opportunities to continue to expand the top line. Josh NicholsAnalyst at B. Riley00:30:13Thanks. Last question for me. There's been a couple questions on it, obviously. Wouldn't expect you to comment on the proposal itself, but anything you could say about the timing around forming a special committee or how long until the process could reach a decision? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:30:29Well, the special committee has been formed. I mean, we sent out a press release a couple weeks ago on that. They're, you know, they've been enabled to do their job. As far as the process or the timeline, it's not something that we have exposure to at the company. Josh NicholsAnalyst at B. Riley00:30:53Got it. Thank you. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:30:56Thanks. Thanks, Josh. Operator00:30:59Thank you. That does conclude the Q&A portion of our call and our conference for today. Thank you for participating. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesIn Keuk KimCEOJoseph JaffoniInvestor Relations AdvisorJoseph SigristCFOAnalystsAaron LeeAnalyst at MacquarieDavid BankAnalyst at Texas Capital BankEric HandlerAnalyst at ROTH CapitalJosh NicholsAnalyst at B. 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The company creates free-to-play casino-themed games that use virtual currencies and are designed for play on mobile devices, personal computers and social-networking platforms. Its principal product is DoubleDown Casino, a digital casino game featuring virtual versions of slot machines, blackjack, poker and other casino-style experiences. The company also offers additional social casino titles, including DoubleDown Fortunes and related mobile and online gaming products. These games are generally monetized through the sale of virtual chips and other in-game items rather than through real-money wagering. DoubleDown Interactive’s games are distributed internationally, with a significant focus on players in North America as well as users in other global markets. 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PresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good afternoon, and welcome to DoubleDown Interactive's earnings conference call for the 1st quarter ended March 31st, 2026. My name is Latif, and I will be your operator this afternoon. Prior to this call, DoubleDown issued its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 in a press release, a copy of which is available in the investor relations section of the company's website at www.doubledowninteractive.com. Operator00:00:32You can find the link to the investor relations section at the top of the homepage. Joining us on today's call are DoubleDown CEO, Mr. In Keuk Kim, and its CFO, Mr. Joseph A. Sigrist. Following their remarks, we will open the call for questions. Before we begin, Joseph Jaffoni, the company's Investor Relations Advisor, will make a brief introductory statement. Mr. Jaffoni. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:00:59Thank you, Latif. Before management begins their formal remarks, we need to remind everyone that some of management's comments today will be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, and we hereby claim the protection of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:01:23Forward-looking statements are statements about future events and include expectations and projections not present or historical facts, and can be identified by use of the words such as may, might, will, expect, assume, believe, intend, estimate, continue, should, anticipate, or other similar terms. Forward-looking statements include, and are not limited to, those regarding the company's future plans, merger and acquisition strategy, strategic and financial objectives, expected performance and financial outlook. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:01:54Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from what the company expects. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on them. We refer you to DoubleDown's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 31st, 2026, and other SEC filings for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact future operating results and financial condition. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:02:20These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this call. The company does not undertake and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. During today's call, management will discuss non-IFRS financial measures, which management believes to be useful in evaluating the company's operating performance. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:02:45These measures should not be considered superior to, in isolation, or as a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with IFRS. A full reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures is available in the earnings release issued this afternoon. Joseph JaffoniInvestor Relations Advisor at DoubleDown Interactive00:03:04I would like to remind everyone that this call is being recorded and will be made available for replay by the link in the investor relations section on DoubleDown's website. Thank you for your patience with that. It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to DoubleDown CEO, IK Kim. IK, please go ahead. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:03:21Thank you, Joe. Good afternoon, everyone. We are delighted to be with you today to discuss DoubleDown Interactive's first quarter 2026 results. Key highlights include overall financial results reflecting a solid start to 2026, the highest quarterly revenue at SuprNation since our acquisition of the business back in 2023, significant continued growth of our direct-to-consumer social casino revenue, and another quarter of delivering consistent profitability and significant free cash flow. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:04:01We believe these results validate our strategy and demonstrate our ability to drive operational excellence across our portfolio. Let's start with the financial results. This afternoon, we reported first quarter consolidated revenue of $94.1 million, up nearly 13% year-over-year, along with adjusted EBITDA of $38.2 million, up 24% year-over-year. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:04:35In Q1, we again delivered on our priority to drive a high conversion of revenue to profit and cash flow. Net cash flow from operations was $46.4 million in the quarter. We delivered this strong profit and cash flow results even as we invested in new player acquisition activities at SuprNation, specifically in support of its recently launched first iGaming brand, Las Vegas, which has met with a strong player response. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:05:12Our social casino segment remains the primary engine of DoubleDown's profit and cash flow generation. In the first quarter, social casino revenue grew 9.5% year-over-year to $76.9 million, driven by the contribution from WHOW Games, which was acquired in the third quarter of last year. The direct-to-consumer, or DTC aspect of our social casino business remains a driving force behind our continued strong profitability. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:05:51As mentioned on our last conference call, WHOW Games already benefits from a relatively large DTC component due to its strong web-based history. Over the last few quarters, we have made significant progress in ramping up DTC purchases made in our flagship social casino, DoubleDown Casino. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:06:14In the first quarter of 2026, this direct to consumer transition accelerated as the DTC component of DoubleDown Casino revenue exceeded 40%. As a result, DTC revenue in the first quarter was 44% of total social casino revenue, up sequentially from 33% in Q4 2025. We plan to remain focused on optimizing the contribution of DTC revenue as a percentage of our overall social casino revenue throughout 2026. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:06:54Recognizing that the global social casino market is estimated to be in secular decline, our priorities in this business segment remain precise execution of our product development initiatives around player and payer retention. Focus on marketing and live ops activities to maximize payer conversion and purchasing activity, Continued focus on the direct-to-consumer transition. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:07:26Turning to our iGaming business, SuprNation's Q1 2026 revenue was $17.2 million, an increase of 30% year-over-year and up 6% from Q4 2025. The recent introduction of our first iGaming casino title, Las Vegas, contributed to the strong SuprNation results in the first quarter. Going forward, we look to leverage this early positive results as we continue to acquire new players through marketing and advertising investments. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:08:06At SuprNation, we are also focused on continuing to find offsets to the recently introduced higher U.K. gambling tax rate through product adjustments, such as reducing bonusing rates. I'm pleased to report the early results of this action to be positive. Our first quarter results highlight how prudent targeted investments are uncovering growth opportunities while sustaining our track records of strong profitability and cash flow generation. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:08:44We are successfully integrating acquisitions and optimizing our core DoubleDown business. M&A remain a strategic priority as we evaluate opportunities in online gaming and mobile entertainment to drive long-term shareholder value. Now, I will turn the call over to our CFO, Joseph Sigrist, to walk us through the financials before providing my closing remarks. Joe. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:09:16Thank you, IK. Good afternoon, everyone. To review, revenues for the first quarter of 2026 were $94.1 million. This compares to total company revenues of $83.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. Our social casino segment grew approximately 9% from the first quarter of 2025 to $76.9 million, boosted by the inclusion of revenue from WHOW Games. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:09:44As you'll recall, the WHOW Games acquisition closed in July of last year. iGaming revenues grew by $4 million or 30% year-over-year to $17.2 million, and was up over $1 million from Q4 2025. Regarding our overall Social Casino KPIs, we mentioned last quarter that the metrics from WHOW Games are somewhat different from those from DoubleDown Casino. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:10:12Specifically, the WHOW Games business experiences a higher payer conversion rate and lower average monthly revenue per payer. With this in mind, overall Social Casino KPI highlights for the first quarter include the payer conversion rate, which is the percentage of players who pay within the Social Casino apps, increased to 9.7% in Q1 2026, compared to 6.9% in Q1 2025. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:10:42The average revenue per daily active user, or ARPDAU, of $1.34, up from $1.29 in Q1 2025. An average monthly revenue per payer at $207 in Q1 2026, down from $276 in the prior year period. In the first quarter of 2026, operating expenses were $58.7 million, compared to $53.9 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase is primarily due to the addition of WHOW Games expenses. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:11:21Sales and marketing expenses for the first quarter of 2026 were $17.4 million, compared to $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2025, which again, did not include WHOW Games. In addition, as IK mentioned earlier, in Q1, we invested to acquire new players through SuprNation's recently announced fourth brand. In the fourth quarter-- excuse me, in the first quarter, we also saw an opportunity to increase advertising investment in DoubleDown Casino based on recent positive ROI trends. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:11:57Profit excluding non-controlling interest for the first quarter of 2026 increased 48% to $35.4 million, or earnings per fully diluted common share of $14.28, or $0.71 per American depositary share in the first quarter of 2026, compared to profit for the interim period of $23.8 million, or earnings per fully diluted share of $9.62, $0.48 per ADS in Q1 2025. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:12:32The increase primarily reflects higher revenue and higher unrealized gain on foreign currency, partially offset by higher overall operating expenses, which was primarily due to the inclusion of WHOW Games and increased costs associated with the revenue growth from SuprNation. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:12:51Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 rose to $38.2 million compared to $30.8 million for the first quarter of 2025, and $40.6 million for Q4 2025. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 40.6% for Q1 2026 as compared to 36.9% in Q1 2025 and 42.4% in Q4 2025. Net cash flows provided by operating activities in Q1 2026 were $46.4 million compared to $41.1 million in Q1 2025 due to higher profit and lower income tax paid. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:13:39Inclusion of Q1 2026 meaningful cash generation, we had $533.4 million in cash equivalents, and short-term investments, with a net cash position on March 31st, 2026 of approximately $500 million or approximately $10.10 per ADS. I'll turn the call back to IK for closing remarks. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:14:09Thank you, Joe. DoubleDown Interactive, powered by our core social casino and iGaming segments, delivered another quarter of strong profitability and cash flow. Building on this solid start to 2026, we remain committed to the innovation and disciplined high ROI investments and to drive DTC revenues to optimize social casino margins. In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:14:40Finally, our strong balance sheet and cash position provide the flexibility to pursue strategic M&A, a core pillar of our strategy to enhance long-term shareholder value. We are now happy to take your questions. Joseph? Operator00:15:00Thank you. As a reminder, to ask a question, you will need to press star one one on your telephone. To remove yourself from the queue, you may press star one one again. Please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Our first question comes from the line of David Bank of Texas Capital Bank. Your line is open, David. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:15:27Great. Thank you. I did read the press release where you're sort of, not gonna be answering too much around the WHOW expression of interest. With that being stated, though, rather than asking about, you know, voter outcome potential or some of the nuances with that offer, is there any way you could help shareholders or potential ones or us just to review the process, and kind of the structure, the related structure with it from here? David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:15:53Just any detail around that would be helpful. You know, this independent committee, who may be on it, you know, the timing of, some of the voting logistics. Anything that you think, you could share would be helpful. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:16:08Yeah, Dave, I mean, it is really not possible to say anything more than what's already been publicly disclosed. As you know, we formed a special committee. The board voted to form a special committee of independent, disinterested directors just after receiving the proposal. You know, their objective is to review, evaluate, and determine the next steps that would be in the interests of the company and its unaffiliated shareholders. Other than that, you know, there's not anything else the company can comment on. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:16:50Okay. I understand. Let me just ask two fundamental ones then, 'cause that one I didn't get much. The increased visibility into SuprNation EBITDA contribution this time around relative to last time. Are we seeing the endpoint on that inflection broadly this year? Are we sort of still breakeven with that business line? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:17:18Great question. As, you know, we've been looking to get, you know, beyond breakeven even with SuprNation since we purchased them. By the way, SuprNation had a very strong quarter. With Q1, not yet including the increased tax burden from, you know, the increase in the U.K. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:17:44Right Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:17:44We saw that they actually were able to, you know, reach breakeven and even turn a bit of a profit. The tailwind of the growth of the business, the fourth brand that was recently launched, you know, all were very positive. Of course, the headwind now, if you will, starting April 1, is the increased U.K. tax amount. As IK mentioned, you know, some of the actions that we're taking have been, at least so far, early days, looking good as it relates to trying to kinda mitigate some of the expenses on the business. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:18:31It's a little too early to tell just based on the fact that we're only a little over a month into the new tax regimen. You know, we're still very, very focused on getting that business to be profitable and to grow the profit over time. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:18:49Okay, awesome. If I could just have one more follow-up, you know, you did mention, Joe, the KPI nuances between WHOW and DDI, DoubleDown Interactive. If you could bifurcate perhaps D2C growth or the mix with the two. I mean, we're getting here at 44%, we were kind of 20%+ I would think by now with DDI. You know, can we get, can you help us, can we get to 50%+? I'm trying to understand where we are. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:19:21Sure David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:19:21you know, earning-wise with D2C. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:19:23Sure David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:19:23as a full company. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:19:24Well, I think, as I believe IK mentioned, DDI, traditional, if I can use that word, let's call it DoubleDown Casino. By itself was over 40% in Q1. The growth essentially sequential from 33% DTC total in social casino last in Q4 to 44% in Q1. In one quarter, going from 33%-44% was, you know, primarily based on the growth of DTC in DoubleDown Casino. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:20:00It, you know, it's a great question. You know, how far further can it go, both with traditional DDI as well as WHOW Games? It's hard to predict. I mean, we've made incredible progress over the last, you know, two years and it's hard to handicap it, but, you know, we're really pleased with the results so far. David BankAnalyst at Texas Capital Bank00:20:23Okay, great. Thanks, guys. Operator00:20:27Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Eric Handler of ROTH Capital. Your line is open, Eric. Eric HandlerAnalyst at ROTH Capital00:20:37Thank you very much. Here, I'm gonna beat the horse to death here with the question on the WHOW Games offer. When you look at potential acquisitions, is that on hold for the moment until the offer's been evaluated? Are you still actively looking for potential deals? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:21:04Yeah. Thanks. Thanks, Eric. Well, I mean, from an operating the company perspective, the management team here at DoubleDown, you know, continues to operate, you know, business as usual. We are continuing not only to run the current businesses we have, but to evaluate and analyze M&A opportunities, because that's certainly been a big part of what we've been focused on. You know, it's a big part of our growth strategy, we're continuing to, you know, to look at opportunities. Eric HandlerAnalyst at ROTH Capital00:21:40Okay. As a follow-up, you did give a little bit of comment on, you know, the higher U.K. casino tax or iGaming tax. What are you doing to sort of mitigate the impact? Are you passing some of that along to the consumer? What's happening to user acquisition costs with this in the last, I guess, 40 days? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:22:10IK, if you'd like, I'll talk a little bit about CPI user acquisition costs. If you wanna talk a little bit about what we're doing to counteract the, you know, the headwind of the tax increase, feel free. I mean, as it relates to CPIs, you know, there has been, I think, moderation in the expense. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:22:34I don't know if it's been reduced significantly, but certainly some of the increases that we saw in not only in the iGaming space but also in gaming as a whole, I'll say. I mentioned that we leaned in a bit more even on the social casino side with DoubleDown Casino in the last quarter. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:22:55You know, we're seeing some opportunities for us to, you know, to spend more. That's, you know, that's been positive. Relative to the situation with iGaming in the U.K., it's still very early days. We're very keen to continue to observe what our much larger competitors are doing in that space. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:23:18We, you know, we certainly are, you know, trying to be as flexible as we can because we are still, as I mentioned earlier, very focused on getting the profitability up on the iGaming business. IK, do you wanna talk a little bit about some of the things we're doing on SuprNation? In Keuk KimCEO at DoubleDown Interactive00:23:37Yeah. On the marketing operational side, we actually, we leveraged real-time data analytics to optimize user acquisition costs and enhance retention. While we are mindful of the evolving regulatory and tax landscape in the U.K. side, we are seeing the decreasing CPI costs, but it really depends on the budget side. Our strategy is just to mitigate these headwinds through a portfolio expansion. I think we are testing, Ramping up right now. It's early to say, but yeah. It'll go better. Yeah. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:24:35Thanks, Eric. Operator00:24:37Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Aaron Lee of Macquarie. Your question, please, Aaron. Aaron LeeAnalyst at Macquarie00:24:49Hey, good afternoon. Thanks for taking my question. Maybe to start just building off the earlier question on M&A, can you just update us on what the M&A environment looks like today? Are you still seeing deals cross your desk? What's been the gating factor so far? You know, are these deals just too small to move the needle, or are seller expectations, you know, misaligned? Any color on the M&A picture would be helpful. Thank you. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:25:14Sure, Aaron. Thanks. Thanks a lot. I mean, there are still deals out there. I mean, it's clear that valuation expectations, as we've discussed in the past or the more recent past, are down, you know, which as a buyer is good. You know, there are a number of deals that are also smaller, Aaron, to your point, which, you know, for us, you know, we've been looking to continue to ratchet up. I mean, our first deal with SuprNation spent $30 million-$40 million. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:25:51Our next deal was WHOW Games, spent, you know, $65 million, and added, you know, something on the order of $40 million-$50 million in annual revenue. The next deal is also looking to be a step up, we would expect. You know, it's hard to predict when that'll happen. There are deals out there. You know, we're continuing to use our disciplined approach to analyzing them and, yeah, you know, we're on the look. Aaron LeeAnalyst at Macquarie00:26:29Okay. Thanks for that. I also wanted to ask about your comment about the opportunity you saw during the quarter to increase the advertising investment in DoubleDown Casino. Is there any more detail you can provide on what you saw in the market as you moved through the quarter? Do you have visibility into whether those trends are sustainable in the coming quarters? Thank you. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:26:52Yeah, no, you know, good question. We were pleased to see that, as IK, I think, also mentioned, the CPIs had, you know, looked a little better for us, a little lower in Q1. Now, Q4 is always a pretty tough environment, so there's always a Q4 to Q1 improvement. That coupled with our I mean, it's the ROI that's the most important, right? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:27:19Can you monetize quickly in the new player acquisition? We were able to see that. Not only was there, you know, good news on the CPI side, but we were also able to, you know, translate that into, you know, payer engagement. That's why we spent not, you know, not a ton more, but a bit more. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:27:43Certainly we're always glad to do that. As far as whether it's a sample or not, it's very difficult to tell. Again, you know, as we've talked in the past, we analyze the cohorts that we acquire, new player cohorts that we acquire on a, you know, daily, weekly basis. We're always looking to lean in to acquiring new players if we can. Aaron LeeAnalyst at Macquarie00:28:10Awesome. Thanks, Joe. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:28:12Yep. Thanks, Aaron. Operator00:28:14Thank you. Once again, to ask a question, please press star one one on your telephone. Again, that's star one one on your telephone to ask a question. Our next question comes from the line of Josh Nichols of B. Riley. Your line is open, Josh. Josh NicholsAnalyst at B. Riley00:28:33Yeah, thanks for taking my question. Just to touch on the social casino business, we've seen some improvement there. What was the organic growth rate, ex-WHOW? I'm just curious how we should be thinking about that trajectory as we lap the WHOW acquisition in July and move into the second half. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:28:56Yeah, I mean, certainly the, as mentioned earlier, you know, social casino is a very mature category. It's estimated to be in secular decline. There's no question that there's a, you know, a headwind when it comes to trying to grow, you know, existing the existing business, whether, you know, it be DoubleDown Casino or WHOW. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:29:21You know, if you look at our results compared to what Eilers, for instance, estimates, you know, we think we did more than hold our own in the first quarter. You know, there's no question given the maturity of this category. It's still incredibly cash generative and incredibly profitable. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:29:45You know, given the maturity of the category, you know, that's why our strategy is also focused on, well, optimizing profitability as we've talked about through DTC and leaning into opportunities to grow as we can relative to acquiring new players when the ROI makes sense. Obviously, as a company looking for, you know, M&A opportunities to continue to expand the top line. Josh NicholsAnalyst at B. Riley00:30:13Thanks. Last question for me. There's been a couple questions on it, obviously. Wouldn't expect you to comment on the proposal itself, but anything you could say about the timing around forming a special committee or how long until the process could reach a decision? Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:30:29Well, the special committee has been formed. I mean, we sent out a press release a couple weeks ago on that. They're, you know, they've been enabled to do their job. As far as the process or the timeline, it's not something that we have exposure to at the company. Josh NicholsAnalyst at B. Riley00:30:53Got it. Thank you. Joseph SigristCFO at DoubleDown Interactive00:30:56Thanks. Thanks, Josh. Operator00:30:59Thank you. That does conclude the Q&A portion of our call and our conference for today. Thank you for participating. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesIn Keuk KimCEOJoseph JaffoniInvestor Relations AdvisorJoseph SigristCFOAnalystsAaron LeeAnalyst at MacquarieDavid BankAnalyst at Texas Capital BankEric HandlerAnalyst at ROTH CapitalJosh NicholsAnalyst at B. RileyPowered by