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William Hill revenue drops 32% year-on-year despite recent recovery

William Hill has reported a revenue drop of 32% year-on-year for the first 23 weeks of 2020 to 9 June, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but has seen an online recovery in recent weeks.

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The operator’s overall online performance remained strong throughout the year, with online group total net revenue increasing 16%, in the first 10 weeks of 2020.

However, the impact of the suspension of live sport saw online revenue fall 21% from weeks 11-17.

But since the gradual return of major sport, starting with the German Bundesliga on 16 May, online net revenue has fallen just 3% compared in weeks 18-23.

However, like-for-like retail net revenue, which excludes the shops permanently closed due to the fixed-odds betting terminal fallout, fell 85% in weeks 11-17, and 100% from 18-23.

In terms of the overall group, total net revenue fell 50% in weeks 18-23, slightly less than the 57% drop recorded in weeks 11-17.

William Hill pointed to revenue improvement in the six weeks to 9 June, since the resumption of horseracing and the Bundesliga.

The operator also said its mitigation strategies have reduced costs and retained liquidity, which is in excess of £500m ($627m), and its future outlook remained optimistic with the return of the English Premier League.

William Hill CEO Ulrik Bengtsson said: "The return of sporting events has driven a strong recovery in our online volumes.

"Our UK Online business is in a better place than ever and our international business is displaying solid growth."

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