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Cision Canada
15-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY LAUNCHES ITS FIRST EINSTANT GAME FROM THE POLLARD DIGITAL GAMES STUDIO
WINNIPEG, MB, May 15, 2025 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited ("Pollard Banknote"; (TSX: PBL) is pleased to congratulate the West Virginia Lottery ("the Lottery") on the successful launch of Royal Court Riches, its first eInstant game from the Pollard Digital Games Studio. Royal Court Riches has already demonstrated strong performance in multiple markets—in its first international launch, it achieved that jurisdiction's highest tickets sold, total sales, and gross gaming revenue within its first 30 days of release. Royal Court Riches is the first in a series of games from the Pollard Digital Games Studio slated to launch in West Virginia this year. The lineup selected for West Virginia reflects Pollard Banknote's commitment to being the partner of choice to lotteries, and includes games with a variety of themes, mechanics, and play styles to ensure appeal to a broad player base, a key pillar of responsible revenue growth. The Pollard Digital Games Studio uses a data-driven, player-focused approach to game design. Games are created to resonate with lottery players by blending engaging play styles with mechanics inspired by traditional, retail lottery products. The Pollard Digital Games Studio is dedicated exclusively to developing eInstants for the lottery industry. The launch schedule for West Virginia includes a mix of proven best-sellers such as Bacon Me Crazy, titles new to the U.S. market such as Dragon Keno Blast, and Gemstone 7s, which will feature a progressive jackpot. Another notable release, Road Trip Riches, will be customized to include symbols representing iconic West Virginia landmarks, including the West Virginia State Capitol and the New River Gorge Bridge. "We are very excited to partner with Pollard Banknote to expand our offering to players in West Virginia," said John Myers, Director, West Virginia Lottery. "The addition of Royal Court Riches and the upcoming games from the Pollard Digital Games Studio furthers our commitment to delivering exceptional immersive experiences designed specifically to appeal to lottery players, and growing our contribution to education, seniors and tourism in a socially responsible manner." "Pollard Banknote is excited to share our engaging eInstant games with players in West Virginia," said Shannon DeHaven, Vice President, Digital Engagement, Pollard Banknote. "This launch deepens our partnership with the Lottery, which already includes the delivery and support of PlayON, Pollard Banknote's robust loyalty platform, as well as mobile app and website development. In addition, our joint venture entity, NeoPollard Interactive, delivers the State's iLottery platform and a range of managed services to provide a turnkey program." The West Virginia Lottery commenced operations in January 1986. Since then, the Lottery has contributed $13.1 billion in gaming revenue to the State of West Virginia, with proceeds supporting education, seniors, and tourism. Lottery operations have generated over $3.9 billion for education, over $1.7 billion for senior services, and over $1.5 billion for tourism. About Pollard Banknote Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60 lotteries worldwide, providing high-quality instant ticket products, licensed games, in-lane ticket options, and sales-driving merchandising solutions from its Schafer Retail Solutions + portfolio. It also offers a full suite of digital offerings, ranging from world-class game apps to comprehensive player engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, ticket vending machines, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 64% by the Pollard family and 36% by public shareholders, and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: PBL). For more information, please visit our website at Forward-looking Statements Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements and information, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this document, such statements include such words as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "plan," and other similar terminology. These statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this document. There should not be an expectation that such information will in all circumstances be updated, supplemented, or revised whether as a result of new information, changing circumstances, future events, or otherwise. SOURCE Pollard Banknote Limited
Globe and Mail
08-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
POLLARD BANKNOTE CONFIRMS VOTING RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WINNIPEG, MB , May 8, 2025 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote") confirms the voting results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held virtually on May 8, 2025 , the results of which have been posted on SEDAR+. A total of 22,702,949 common shares representing approximately 83.87% of Pollard's outstanding shares, were presented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Nominee Votes For % Votes For Votes Against % Votes Against Dave Brown 22,131,111 97.84 487,918 2.16 Lee Meagher 22,131,313 97.84 487,716 2.16 Carmele Peter 21,799,822 96.38 819,207 3.62 Gordon Pollard 21,080,433 93.20 1,538,595 6.80 John Pollard 21,487,188 95.00 1,131,840 5.00 Douglas Pollard 21,487,188 95.00 1,131,840 5.00 In addition, Pollard's shareholders approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors. Detailed voting results for all resolutions were posted under Pollard's profile at About Pollard Banknote Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60 lotteries worldwide, providing high-quality instant ticket products, licensed games, in-lane ticket options, and sales-driving merchandising solutions from its Schafer Retail Solutions + portfolio. It also offers a full suite of digital offerings, ranging from world-class game apps to comprehensive player engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, ticket vending machines, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North America . Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 64% by the Pollard family and 36% by public shareholders, and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: PBL). For more information, please visit our website at
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Investors in Pollard Banknote (TSE:PBL) have seen decent returns of 51% over the past five years
It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the Pollard Banknote Limited (TSE:PBL) share price down 11% in the last month. But at least the stock is up over the last five years. Unfortunately its return of 47% is below the market return of 77%. While the long term returns are impressive, we do have some sympathy for those who bought more recently, given the 26% drop, in the last year. Now it's worth having a look at the company's fundamentals too, because that will help us determine if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business. See our latest analysis for Pollard Banknote While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement. Over half a decade, Pollard Banknote managed to grow its earnings per share at 24% a year. The EPS growth is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 8% over the same period. So it seems the market isn't so enthusiastic about the stock these days. The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers). We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of Pollard Banknote's earnings, revenue and cash flow. As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. In the case of Pollard Banknote, it has a TSR of 51% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return. While the broader market gained around 18% in the last year, Pollard Banknote shareholders lost 26% (even including dividends). Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 9%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Pollard Banknote better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Pollard Banknote you should know about. Of course Pollard Banknote may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks. Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Canadian exchanges. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
Globe and Mail
18-02-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Notice of Pollard Banknote Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results Conference Call
WINNIPEG, MB , /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote" or "the Company") will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on March 10, 2025 , after markets close. Management of the Company will hold a conference call that evening at 7:00 p.m. CDT to review the financial results. The call will be hosted by John Pollard , Co-Chief Executive Officer, Doug Pollard , Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Rob Rose , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. All interested parties are invited to participate. CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS: To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register and enter your phone number at to receive an instant automated call back. The call will also be webcast live and archived for 90 days at website About Pollard Banknote Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60 lotteries worldwide, providing high-quality instant ticket products, licensed games, in-lane ticket options, and sales-driving merchandising solutions from its Schafer Retail Solutions + portfolio. It also offers a full suite of digital offerings, ranging from world-class game apps to comprehensive player engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, ticket vending machines, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 64% by the Pollard family and 36% by public shareholders, and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: PBL). For more information, please visit our website at Forward-looking Statements Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements and information, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this document, such statements include such words as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "plan," and other similar terminology. These statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this document. There should not be an expectation that such information will in all circumstances be updated, supplemented, or revised whether as a result of new information, changing circumstances, future events, or otherwise.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Are Strong Financial Prospects The Force That Is Driving The Momentum In Pollard Banknote Limited's TSE:PBL) Stock?
Pollard Banknote's (TSE:PBL) stock is up by a considerable 15% over the past three months. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. In this article, we decided to focus on Pollard Banknote's ROE. Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders. View our latest analysis for Pollard Banknote The formula for ROE is: Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Pollard Banknote is: 15% = CA$48m ÷ CA$324m (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2024). The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. Another way to think of that is that for every CA$1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn CA$0.15 in profit. We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company's earnings growth potential. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics. To begin with, Pollard Banknote seems to have a respectable ROE. Further, the company's ROE compares quite favorably to the industry average of 11%. This probably laid the ground for Pollard Banknote's moderate 11% net income growth seen over the past five years. As a next step, we compared Pollard Banknote's net income growth with the industry and were disappointed to see that the company's growth is lower than the industry average growth of 17% in the same period. Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. By doing so, they will have an idea if the stock is headed into clear blue waters or if swampy waters await. Is PBL fairly valued? This infographic on the company's intrinsic value has everything you need to know. Pollard Banknote's three-year median payout ratio to shareholders is 19% (implying that it retains 81% of its income), which is on the lower side, so it seems like the management is reinvesting profits heavily to grow its business. Additionally, Pollard Banknote has paid dividends over a period of at least ten years which means that the company is pretty serious about sharing its profits with shareholders. Overall, we are quite pleased with Pollard Banknote's performance. In particular, it's great to see that the company is investing heavily into its business and along with a high rate of return, that has resulted in a respectable growth in its earnings. That being so, according to the latest industry analyst forecasts, the company's earnings are expected to shrink in the future. Are these analysts expectations based on the broad expectations for the industry, or on the company's fundamentals? Click here to be taken to our analyst's forecasts page for the company. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
