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Highlights Include Record Quarterly Revenue

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: ACEL) today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Highlights:

  • Record quarterly revenues of $335.9 million in Q2 '25; an increase of 8.6% compared to Q2 '24
    • Ended Q2 '25 with 4,427 locations; an increase of 3.1% compared to Q2 '24
    • Ended Q2 '25 with 27,388 gaming terminals; an increase of 3.4% compared to Q2 '24
  • Net income of $7.3 million for Q2 '25; a decrease of 50.2% compared to Q2 '24, partially attributable to a loss on the change in the fair value of the contingent earnout shares (Accel Class A-2 common stock) compared to a gain in the prior period
  • Record quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $53.2 million for Q2 '25; an increase of 7.1% compared to Q2 '24
  • Net debt of $331 million at June 30, 2025
  • Repurchased 0.6 million shares of Accel Class A-1 common stock in Q2 '25 for approximately $6.7 million
  • Commenced our casino and racing operations at Fairmount Park Casino & Racing in April 2025

Accel CEO Andy Rubenstein commented,

“Our record second quarter results demonstrate continued progress and consistent execution with year-over-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth in all of our core and developing markets. Our results reflect the benefits of our disciplined expansion strategy and our successful improvement of the operating results in new and acquired locations.

“In our core markets, Illinois and Montana, we continue to use our market-leading position to drive economies of scale and are focused on leveraging our operating expertise to generate growth. Profitability is improving in our developing markets, Nebraska, Georgia and Nevada, where our strategic early investments are now beginning to contribute to our overall growth. Finally, in our new markets, recent results from Toucan Gaming in Louisiana and Fairmount Park Casino & Racing in Illinois, reinforce our confidence that these acquisitions will contribute even more as we move into next year.

“Accel is a leader in a resilient and growing market segment, with large untapped potential. This presents us with multiple opportunities to continue to generate strong and consistent financial performance to support our goal of delivering enhanced long-term value to our shareholders.�

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Data

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in thousands)

2025

2024

2025

2024

Total net revenues

$

335,909

$

309,413

$

659,821

$

611,230

Operating income

26,874

22,683

52,826

48,242

Income before income tax expense

12,352

18,519

31,958

30,702

Net income

7,262

14,586

21,875

22,002

Other Financial Data:

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

53,180

49,665

102,694

95,912

Adjusted net income (2)

22,491

21,383

42,709

40,888

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP metric. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP metric.

(2)

Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP metric. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP metric.

Net Revenues

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net revenues by state:

Illinois

$

245,434

$

227,093

$

478,913

$

451,956

Montana(1)

40,107

42,583

81,243

80,724

Nevada

27,078

29,322

54,695

58,531

Louisiana

9,630

18,655

Nebraska

7,881

6,249

15,111

12,083

Georgia

4,814

3,137

9,139

5,761

Other

965

1,029

2,065

2,175

Total net revenues

$

335,909

$

309,413

$

659,821

$

611,230

(1)

Includes $38.3 million and $75.6 million of net gaming revenues and $1.8 million and $5.6 million of manufacturing revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. In comparison, includes $37.4 million and $73.3 million of net gaming revenues and $5.2 million and $7.4 million of manufacturing revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Key Business Metrics

Locations (1)

As of June 30,

Increase / (Decrease)

2025

2024

Change

Change (%)

Illinois

2,741

2,816

(75

)

(2.7

)%

Montana

616

620

(4

)

(0.6

)%

Nevada

355

359

(4

)

(1.1

)%

Louisiana

98

98

N/A

Nebraska

275

239

36

15.1

%

Georgia

342

260

82

31.5

%

Total locations

4,427

4,294

133

3.1

%

Gaming terminals (1)

As of June 30,

Increase / (Decrease)

2025

2024

Change

Change (%)

Illinois

15,670

15,743

(73

)

(0.5

)%

Montana

6,508

6,435

73

1.1

%

Nevada

2,650

2,735

(85

)

(3.1

)%

Louisiana

626

626

N/A

Nebraska

975

844

131

15.5

%

Georgia

959

724

235

32.5

%

Total gaming terminals

27,388

26,481

907

3.4

%

Location hold-per-day (2)

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Increase / (Decrease)

2025

2024

Change ($)

Change (%)

Illinois

$

910

$

862

$

48

5.6

%

Montana

622

612

10

1.6

%

Nevada

784

843

(59

)

(7.0

)%

Louisiana

994

994

N/A

Nebraska

285

255

30

11.8

%

Georgia

149

111

38

34.2

%

Six Months Ended

June 30,

Increase / (Decrease)

2025

2024

Change ($)

Change (%)

Illinois

$

896

$

861

$

35

4.1

%

Montana

616

601

15

2.5

%

Nevada

792

845

(53

)

(6.3

)%

Louisiana

978

978

N/A

Nebraska

271

243

28

11.5

%

Georgia

146

107

39

36.4

%

(1)

Based on a combination of third-party portal data and data from our internal systems. This metric is utilized by Accel to continually monitor growth from existing locations, organic openings, acquired locations, and competitor conversions.

(2)

Location hold-per-day is calculated by dividing net gaming revenue in the period by the average number of locations. We then divide the calculated amount by the number of operational days. We utilize this metric to compare market and location performance on a normalized basis. The percent change in location hold-per-day is the underlying metric used to determine the change in same-store sales.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Data

Year Ended

June 30,

Increase / (Decrease)

(in thousands)

2025

2024

Change ($)

Change (%)

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

64,557

$

57,614

$

6,943

12.1

%

Net cash used in investing activities

(59,963

)

(69,324

)

9,361

13.5

%

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(21,269

)

5,022

(26,291

)

(523.5

)%

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release includes certain financial information not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP�), including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Net debt. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Net debt are non-GAAP financial measures and are key metrics used to monitor ongoing core operations. Accel’s management believes Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Net debt enhance the understanding of Accel’s underlying drivers of profitability and trends in Accel’s business and facilitates company-to-company and period-to-period comparisons because these non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effects of certain non-cash items or nonrecurring items that are unrelated to core operating performance. Accel’s management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are used by investors, analysts and other interested parties to more fully assess Accel’s financial performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP that are also presented in this press release. These measures are not substitutes for their comparable GAAP financial measures and there are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures. For example, the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, and other companies may not define these non-GAAP financial measures the same way as Accel does.

Adjusted net income is defined as net income plus:

  • Amortization of intangible assets and route and customer acquisition costs
  • Stock-based compensation expense
  • Loss from unconsolidated affiliates
  • Loss (gain) on change in fair value of contingent earnout shares
  • Other expenses, net which consists of (i) non-cash expenses including the remeasurement of contingent consideration liabilities, (ii) non-recurring lobbying and legal expenses related to distributed gaming expansion in current or prospective markets, and (iii) other non-recurring expenses
  • Tax effect of adjustments

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income plus:

  • Amortization of intangible assets and route and customer acquisition costs
  • Stock-based compensation expense
  • Loss from unconsolidated affiliates
  • Loss (gain) on change in fair value of contingent earnout shares
  • Other expenses, net
  • Tax effect of adjustments
  • Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
  • Interest expense, net
  • Emerging markets, which reflects the results, on an Adjusted EBITDA basis, for non-core jurisdictions where our operations are developing
    • Markets are no longer considered emerging when we have installed or acquired at least 500 gaming terminals in the jurisdiction, or when 24 months have elapsed from the date we first install or acquire gaming terminals in the jurisdiction, whichever occurs first
    • Prior to June 2025, Pennsylvania was considered an emerging market
    • Prior to January 2024, Iowa was considered an emerging market
    • As of June 2025, we no longer have any emerging markets.
  • Income tax expense

Net debt is defined as debt, net of current maturities:

  • plus Current maturities of debt
  • less Cash and cash equivalents

Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted Net income and Adjusted EBITDA

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(in thousands)

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net income

$

7,262

$

14,586

$

21,875

$

22,002

Adjustments:

Amortization of intangible assets and route and customer acquisition costs

6,322

5,589

12,612

11,027

Stock-based compensation expense

2,789

3,235

4,880

5,585

Loss from unconsolidated affiliates

17

33

Loss (gain) on change in fair value of contingent earnout shares

5,734

(4,742

)

3,379

(26

)

Other expenses, net

4,096

7,327

6,913

9,753

Tax effect of adjustments

(3,729

)

(4,612

)

(6,983

)

(7,453

)

Adjusted net income

22,491

21,383

42,709

40,888

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

13,095

10,794

25,396

21,228

Interest expense, net

8,771

8,906

17,456

17,566

Emerging markets

4

38

67

78

Income tax expense

8,819

8,544

17,066

16,152

Adjusted EBITDA

$

53,180

$

49,665

$

102,694

$

95,912

Reconciliation of Debt, net of maturities to Net debt

As of June 30,

(in thousands)

2025

2024

Debt, net of current maturities

$

561,450

$

537,252

Plus: Current maturities of debt

34,033

28,489

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

(264,630

)

(254,923

)

Net debt

$

330,853

$

310,818

Conference Call

Accel will host an investor conference call on August 5, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Central time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss these financial and operating results. Interested parties may join the live webcast by registering at or accessing the webcast via the company’s investor relations website: . Following completion of the call, a replay of the webcast will be posted on Accel’s investor relations website.

About Accel

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: ACEL) is a growing provider of locals-focused gaming and one of the largest terminal operators in the United States, supporting more than 27,000 electronic gaming terminals in over 4,400 third-party local and regional establishments and 20 self-operated gaming locations across ten states. Through exclusive long-term contracts, Accel serves licensed non-casino locations including bars, restaurants, convenience stores, truck stops, gaming cafes, and fraternal and veteran establishments. Accel also owns and operates a racino venue.

Accel provides its local partners with a turnkey, full-service, capital-efficient gaming solution that encompasses manufacturing, content, payments, loyalty, 24/7 customer service, data analysis and reporting and cash logistics. The Company’s racino, Fairmount Park - Casino & Racing, opened in April 2025 and features over 270 electronic gaming machines, food and beverage amenities, a sports book, para-mutuel betting and 55 days of thoroughbred horse racing a year.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains 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. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding our estimates of number of gaming terminals, locations, revenues, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted net income, our ability to continue to generate strong and consistent revenue and returns on capital and improve profitability, the opportunities in local gaming within the broader gaming market, and our expansion into casino operations and horse racing, including at Fairmount. The words “predict,� “estimated,� “anticipates,� “believes,� “estimates,� “expects,� “intends,� “may,� “plans,� “projects,� “will,� “would,� “continue,� and similar expressions or the negatives thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our current reasonable expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that results and events could differ materially and adversely from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors including, but not limited to: the significant variability and unpredictability in Accel’s operating results; Accel’s ability to offer new and innovative products and services that fulfill the needs of location partners and create strong and sustained player appeal; Accel’s dependence on relationships with key manufacturers, developers and third parties to obtain gaming terminals, amusement machines, and related supplies, programs, and technologies for its business on acceptable terms; the negative impact on Accel’s future results of operations by slow growth in demand for gaming terminals and by the slow growth of new gaming jurisdictions and related regulations; Accel’s heavy dependency on its ability to win, maintain and renew contracts with location partners; Accel's expansion into casino operations and horse racing; unfavorable adverse economic conditions or decreased discretionary spending due to other factors such as terrorist activity or threat thereof, epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues, civil unrest or other economic or political uncertainties that could impact Accel’s business; Accel’s ability to operate in existing markets or expand into new jurisdictions; the geographical concentration of Accel’s business, which subjects it to greater risks from changes in local or regional conditions; Accel’s ability to maintain or improve its competitive advantages in a highly competitive industry; strict government regulations that are constantly evolving and may be amended, repealed, or subject to new interpretations, which may limit existing operations, have an adverse impact on Accel’s ability to grow or may expose Accel to fines or other penalties; Accel’s dependence on the protection of trademarks and other intellectual property; opponents� persistence in efforts to curtail the expansion of legalized gaming; Accel’s dependence on the security and integrity of the systems and products offered, which, if breached or disrupted, could expose Accel to liability; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in documents filed or to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors� in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the "Form 10-K").

Accordingly, forward-looking statements, including any projections or analysis, should not be viewed as factual and should not be relied upon as an accurate prediction of future results. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, the inclusion of any statement in this press release does not constitute an admission by us that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Industry and Market Data

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this press release concerning our industry and the markets in which we operate, including our general expectations and market position, market opportunity, and market size, is based on information from various sources, on assumptions that we have made that are based on those data and other similar sources, and on our knowledge of the markets for our services. This information includes a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such information. In addition, projections, assumptions, and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industry in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the Form 10-K, as well as Accel's other filings with the SEC. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by third parties and by us.

ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net revenues:

Net gaming

$

313,919

$

293,240

$

615,870

$

581,377

Amusement

5,517

5,539

11,425

11,668

Manufacturing

1,763

5,208

5,621

7,417

ATM fees and other

14,710

5,426

26,905

10,768

Total net revenues

335,909

309,413

659,821

611,230

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below)

229,758

213,317

451,230

422,484

Cost of manufacturing goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below)

886

3,162

2,962

4,321

General and administrative

54,878

46,541

107,882

94,175

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

13,095

10,794

25,396

21,228

Amortization of intangible assets and route and customer acquisition costs

6,322

5,589

12,612

11,027

Other expenses, net

4,096

7,327

6,913

9,753

Total operating expenses

309,035

286,730

606,995

562,988

Operating income

26,874

22,683

52,826

48,242

Interest expense, net

8,771

8,906

17,456

17,566

Loss from unconsolidated affiliates

17

33

Loss (gain) on change in fair value of contingent earnout shares

5,734

(4,742

)

3,379

(26

)

Income before income tax expense

12,352

18,519

31,958

30,702

Income tax expense

5,090

3,933

10,083

8,700

Net income

$

7,262

$

14,586

$

21,875

$

22,002

Less: Net income attributed to redeemable noncontrolling interests

(53

)

(79

)

Net income attributable to Accel Entertainment, Inc.

$

7,315

$

14,586

$

21,954

$

22,002

Earnings per common share:

Basic

$

0.09

$

0.17

$

0.26

$

0.26

Diluted

0.08

0.17

0.25

0.26

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

Basic

85,710

83,911

85,856

84,105

Diluted

86,943

85,054

87,082

85,178

ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except par value and share amounts)

June 30,

December 31,

2025

2024

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

264,630

$

281,305

Accounts receivable, net

11,764

10,550

Prepaid expenses

8,716

8,950

Inventories

9,690

8,122

Interest rate caplets

3,644

6,342

Other current assets

11,731

10,883

Total current assets

310,175

326,152

Property and equipment, net

328,304

307,997

Noncurrent assets:

Route and customer acquisition costs, net

28,594

23,258

Location contracts acquired, net

192,710

202,618

Goodwill

116,252

116,252

Other intangible assets, net

62,207

53,940

Other assets

18,014

18,181

Total noncurrent assets

417,777

414,249

Total assets

$

1,056,256

$

1,048,398

Liabilities, Temporary equity, and Stockholders� equity

Current liabilities:

Current maturities of debt

$

34,033

$

34,443

Current portion of route and customer acquisition costs payable

2,584

2,197

Accrued location gaming expense

8,952

4,734

Accrued state gaming expense

18,028

19,802

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses

37,397

41,944

Accrued compensation and related expenses

13,114

12,117

Current portion of consideration payable

3,173

3,116

Total current liabilities

117,281

118,353

Long-term liabilities:

Debt, net of current maturities

561,450

560,936

Route and customer acquisition costs payable, less current portion

9,985

7,160

Consideration payable, less current portion

14,800

14,596

Contingent earnout share liability

36,482

33,103

Other long-term liabilities

7,461

7,571

Deferred income tax liability, net

44,059

47,372

Total long-term liabilities

674,237

670,738

Temporary equity - Redeemable noncontrolling interest

4,199

4,278

Stockholders� equity:

Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024

Class A-1 Common Stock, par value $0.0001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 96,289,273 shares issued and 84,471,410 shares outstanding at June 30, 2025; 95,865,026 shares issued and 85,670,255 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024

8

8

Additional paid-in capital

224,229

221,625

Treasury stock, at cost

(122,570

)

(105,485

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

2,182

4,145

Accumulated earnings

156,690

134,736

Total stockholders' equity

260,539

255,029

Total liabilities, temporary equity, and stockholders' equity

$

1,056,256

$

1,048,398

Joseph Jaffoni, Norberto Aja

JCIR

212-835-8500

[email protected]

Source: Accel Entertainment, Inc.

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