In fiscal year 2015 Novomatic, Europe‘s largest gaming technology group, recruited 1,900 new employees and was able to increase its turnover by 5.5 per cent to a new record high of more than €2bn.
According to the company’s annual financial report the group was able to generate the highest turnover in its 35-year history. The revenue for the past fiscal year 2015 amounted to €2,086.3m. The largest gains were generated from proceeds in the area of gaming technology rentals, which increased by 7.9 per cent to €594.7m. EBITDA reached €616.7m.
In 2015 Novomatic employed 20,188 staff members, an increase of 10.4 per cent. The growth dynamic of the group is further documented by the fact that the number of fully consolidated companies increased from 178 to 188 during the year.
CEO Harald Neumann said: “This annual result is proof of the successful implementation of our strategy to cover all the segments of the international gaming industry as a full-service supplier and to further extend our market share in key European gaming markets such as Spain, UK and Italy.”
n Spain, Novomatic has developed a strong presence based on its successful duality strategy with the take-over of the third-largest manufacturer GiGames and the acquisition of several arcade operations. In the UK, Playnation, a renowned operator in the amusement segment operating around 20,000 amusement machines in over 1,700 locations, was acquired.
