2026 Second Quarter and Recent Highlights

• Revenue of $37.8 million in line with expectations
• Net loss of $4.6 million and Adjusted net income of $2.5 million
• Adjusted EBITDA of $7.7 million in line with expectations
• Operating cash flow of $1.8 million inclusive of $7.6 million in Odds Holdings deferred consideration payments
• Adjusted free cash flow of $9.6 million
• May 2026 restructuring supports expanded margins in second half of the year
• 2026 full year guidance: Revenue of $165 to $170 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $45 to $50 million
• Rebrand to Grandstand
• Launch of Rollcard marks consumer Fintech entry

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grandstand Limited (Nasdaq: GRSD) (formerly known as Gambling.com Group Limited) (the “Company”), the intelligence layer powering informed decisions for consumers and partners across sports, gaming and entertainment, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. The Company also reiterated its 2026 full-year guidance.

Kevin McCrystle, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Grandstand Limited, commented, "Second quarter revenue of $37.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $7.7 million were in line with our expectations. Sports data services revenue rose 12% year-over-year, with our B2B OpticOdds solution growing at a significantly higher rate. Enterprise revenue accounted for a majority of sports data revenue in the second quarter and will continue to be a primary driver of top-line growth for our business. Within our marketing business, non-SEO revenue accounts for two-thirds of revenue, and this diversification gives us increasing visibility for a return to full-year marketing revenue growth next year. Importantly, we generated nearly $10 million in Adjusted free cash flow in the second quarter illustrating the health of our business.

“Our business is significantly more diversified than at any other time in our 20-year history and Grandstand today is established as the intelligence layer at the heart of the sports and gaming ecosystem. This is exemplified by the recent launch of Rollcard, which provides us with another product to directly engage with consumers, further deepening our relationship with our audience. Our AI transformation, consistent strong enterprise data growth, audience engagement initiatives, and diversified marketing business position Grandstand to return to top-line growth and increase cash flow in the second half of 2026 and into next year.”

Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer of Grandstand Limited, added, “Our operating results in the second half of 2026 will benefit from fixed cost savings related to the restructuring announced in May and the seasonally stronger sports calendar. As a result, and as reflected in our reiterated full-year guidance, we expect to drive quarterly sequential revenue growth and significantly improved Adjusted EBITDA with expanded margins in the second half of the year. We expect the higher Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow in the second half of the year will carry forward into 2027.”

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Results Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

Revenue of $37.8 million decreased by 5% year-over-year as growth in data revenue was offset by lower marketing revenue. Revenue from data services grew 12% year-over-year to $11.2 million, driven by strong growth in enterprise data services, which represented a majority of data revenue. Revenue from marketing services decreased 10% year-over-year to $26.5 million, as lower revenue from organic search channels was partially offset by strong revenue growth from partner and paid channels. Total recurring revenue, including subscription revenue and revenue share arrangements was approximately 50% of total revenue.

Gross profit decreased 14% year-over-year to $31.8 million. Cost of sales increased 119% year-over-year to $5.9 million, primarily reflecting costs associated with the Company’s strategy to diversify traffic sources in the marketing business.

Operating expenses of $29.8 million excluding restructuring costs of $3.2 million, in the current period, were in line with the prior year-period when excluding fair value movements, as lower people costs were offset by higher external marketing and technology expenses.

Net loss attributable to shareholders was $4.6 million, or $0.13 per share, compared to net loss attributable to shareholders of $13.4 million, or $0.38 per share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted net income was $2.5 million, or $0.05 per share, compared to adjusted net income of $13.4 million, or $0.37 per share, in the year-ago period reflecting lower Adjusted EBITDA and higher interest expenses in the current period and the benefit of $4.4 million in finance income related to foreign exchange movements in the year-ago period.

Adjusted EBITDA was $7.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20% compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $13.7 million and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 35% in the prior-year period. The Adjusted EBITDA margin for the second quarter of 2026 reflects the impact of higher cost of sales and marketing expenses related to traffic diversification strategies.

Cash flow from operations was $1.8 million compared to cash flow from operations of $9.4 million in the year-ago period and included deferred consideration payments of $7.6 million, transaction bonus payments of $0.4 million, and restructuring costs of $1.1 million. Adjusted free cash flow was $9.6 million compared to $8.2 million in the year-ago period, reflecting positive working capital movements from timing differences in the second quarter of 2026.

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had total cash of $8.8 million and had borrowings of $122.3 million under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility. During the second quarter, the Company drew $8.0 million on the credit facility revolver and pre-paid deferred consideration of $10.4 million in relation to the Odds Holdings Acquisition. The Company repaid $2.8 million on its outstanding term loan during the second quarter and settled $2.9 million of interest expense.

The Company did not repurchase any shares in the second quarter and continues to have $14.4 million remaining under the current share buyback authorization.

2026 Outlook

The Company reiterated its expectations for 2026 full-year revenue of $165 to $170 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $45 to $50 million. The guidance assumes:

• Year-over-year revenue growth driven by data services with enterprise sports data services continuing to see the fastest growth.
• Quarterly sequential revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth in the second half of the year.
• The full year implied Adjusted EBITDA margin reflects the impact of the mix shift in marketing revenue partially offset by fixed cost savings of approximately $6.5 million in the second half of the year from the restructure announced in May.
• Initial Rollcard revenue and expenses for the last five months of the year.
• An average Euro to USD exchange rate of 1.16 for the year. 

Conference Call Details

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About Grandstand Limited

Founded in 2006, Grandstand (Nasdaq: GRSD) is the intelligence layer powering informed decisions for consumers and partners across sports, gaming and entertainment. Grandstand’s brands include OddsJam, OpticOdds, RotoWire, Gambling.com, Casinos.com and Rollcard. Its partner solutions span sports data, advertising, audience monetization, entertainment and tickets and fintech.

Use of Non-IFRS Measures

This press release contains certain non-IFRS financial measures, such as Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and related ratios. See “Supplemental Information - Non-IFRS Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable IFRS numbers.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that relate to our current expectations and views of future events. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements relating to the continued growth in our sports data services business, including OpticOdds, and the size of the sports data services market, the continued growth in our enterprise revenue, our expected quarterly sequential revenue growth and higher Adjusted EBITDA with expanded margins, the expected cost savings and other benefits from the restructuring announced in May 2026, our ability to generate substantial adjusted free cash flow, whether the marketing business will grow, the successful launch and growth of Rollcard, the continued benefits of AI transformation in our business, the success of our audience engagement initiatives, the continued diversification of traffic sources and our marketing business, our ability to develop innovative new products, and our 2026 outlook, are all forward-looking statements. These statements represent our opinions, expectations, beliefs, intentions, estimates or strategies regarding the future, which may not be realized. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “ongoing,” “future” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies, changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially and/or significantly different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are discussed under “Item 3. Key Information - Risk Factors” in our annual report filed on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 19, 2026, and our other filings with the SEC as such factors may be updated from time to time. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and accordingly undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than to the extent required by applicable law.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited)
(USD in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following table details the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 in the Company's reporting currency and constant currency.

Earnings Per Share

Below is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share as presented in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the period specified, stated in USD thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited):

Disaggregated Revenue

Revenue is disaggregated based on how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

Marketing

Performance marketing. Performance marketing revenue consists of (i) Cost Per Acquisition (“CPA”) revenue from arrangements where we are paid exclusively by a single cash payment for each referred player, (ii) revenue share arrangements where we are paid exclusively by a share of the customer’s net gambling revenue ("NGR") from the referred players, (iii) hybrid revenue from arrangements where we are paid by both a CPA commission and a revenue share commission from the referred players and (iv) ticketing revenue from fees and commissions from ticket reservations for recreational and leisure events.

Within performance marketing arrangements, the Company considers each referred player and each ticket reservation to represent a separate performance obligation.

The performance obligation of referral arrangements is satisfied at the point in time when the referral is accepted by the relevant online gambling operator. Revenue share fees for each referred player are considered variable consideration and are only recognized to the extent it is probable that no significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized for the referral will occur when the ultimate fees are known.

CPA fees for each referred player are recognized when earned upon acceptance of the referral by the online gambling operator.

Fees generated by each customer during a particular month are typically paid to us within 30-45 days after the invoice date.

The Company acts as an agent in ticketing arrangements as it does not control the underlying event. The revenue is recognized on a net basis, calculated as the proceeds collected from a customer less the cost of the ticket sold. Ticketing revenue is recognized at a point in time when the sale is made as the Company’s performance obligation is to facilitate and process the transaction and issue the ticket.

Advertising and other. Advertising, media and other revenue includes revenue from arrangements not based on the referred players and includes advertising on our platform and onboarding fees. Revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.

Data

Subscription. Data revenue consists of consumer and enterprise subscription revenue from data, data analytics and data syndication services. For subscription revenue, the Company considers each subscription to be a separate performance obligation. The Company satisfies its performance obligation, and revenue from these services is recognized, on a straight-line basis over the subscription period. The Company records deferred revenue upon execution of subscriptions when the subscription plan requires upfront payment.

The Company presents revenue as disaggregated by market based on the location of end user as follows:

The Company presents disaggregated revenue by monetization type as follows:

The Company also tracks its revenues based on the product type from which it is derived. Revenue disaggregated by product type was as follows:

Presentation of revenue by product type was adjusted to consistently reflect changes in revenue classification. It resulted in a reclassification from Other to Sports of $528 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Supplemental Information

Rounding

We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures included in the discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

Management uses both IFRS and non-IFRS financial measures in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business and for making operational decisions.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share

Adjusted net income is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as net income attributable to shareholders adjusted to exclude the effect of non-recurring items, significant non-cash items, unwinding of deferred consideration, employees’ bonuses related to acquisition, deferred revenue fair value adjustment, share-based payment and related expense, acquisition related costs, amortization expenses related to acquired businesses and assets, restructuring costs and other items that our board of directors believes do not reflect the underlying performance of the business, including acquisition related expenses, such as acquisition related costs and bonuses.

Adjusted net income per diluted share is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as Adjusted net income attributable to shareholders divided by the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding.

We believe Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share are useful to our management as a measure of comparative performance from period to period as these measures remove gain on early settlement of deferred consideration, the unwinding of deferred consideration, employees’ bonuses related to acquisition, deferred revenue fair value adjustment, share-based payment and related expense, restructuring costs and other expenses associated with our restructuring, acquisition related costs, amortization expenses related to acquired businesses and assets, and all other items associated with our acquisitions, during the limited period where these items are incurred. The unwinding of deferred consideration for the three months ended June 30, 2026 is associated with the unwinding of the discount applied to the valuation of the deferred consideration for the OddsJam Acquisition during the three months ended June 30, 2026.

While we use Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share as tools to enhance our understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, we do not believe that Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share are substitutes for, or superior to, the information provided by IFRS results. As such, the presentation of Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with IFRS. The primary limitations associated with the use of Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share as compared to IFRS results are that Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share as we define them may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry and that Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share may exclude financial information that some investors may consider important in evaluating our performance.

The following tables reconcile Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted from net income for the period attributable to the shareholders and net income per share attributed to shareholders, diluted as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income and for the periods specified (unaudited):

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as earnings excluding interest, income tax (charge) credit, depreciation, and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude the effect of non-recurring items, significant non-cash items, share-based payment expense, employees’ bonuses related to acquisition, deferred revenue fair value adjustment, restructuring costs, foreign exchange gains (losses), fair value movement on contingent consideration, gain on early settlement of deferred consideration, unwinding of deferred consideration and other items that our board of directors believes do not reflect the underlying performance of the business, including acquisition related expenses, such as acquisition related costs and bonuses. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a non-IFRS measure defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful to our management team as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period as those measures remove the effect of items not directly resulting from our core operations including effects that are generated by differences in capital structure, depreciation, tax effects and non-recurring events.

While we use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as tools to enhance our understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, we do not believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are substitutes for, or superior to, the information provided by IFRS results. As such, the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with IFRS. The primary limitations associated with the use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as compared to IFRS results are that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as we define them may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry and that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may exclude financial information that some investors may consider important in evaluating our performance.

Below is a reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA from net (loss) income attributable to shareholders for the period as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the period specified (unaudited):