(PLTK) Playtika Holding - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 1.039m USD | Total Return: -25.7% in 12m
Industry Rotation: +4.9
Avg Turnover: 3.97M USD
Peers RS (IBD): 19.0
EPS Trend: -27.1%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 35.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Negative Equity with losses - insolvent profile
High Debt/EBITDA (6.0) with thin interest coverage (-0.2)
Interest Coverage Ratio -0.2 is critical
Altman Z'' -1.30 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Choppy Low Hurst
Tailwinds
Pivot
Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PLTK) develops and distributes a portfolio of casual and social-casino mobile games across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel, the company reaches players through web, mobile, and direct-to-consumer platforms, and operates as a subsidiary of Playtika Holding UK II Limited.
Key recent metrics show Playtika generated $2.12 billion in revenue for FY 2025, an 8% year-over-year increase driven by higher average revenue per user (ARPU) of $2.48 and a stable daily active user base of roughly 45 million. The mobile gaming sector continues to benefit from rising global discretionary spending and the rollout of 5G, which boosts in-game engagement and ad-tech monetization.
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- Mobile game user acquisition costs impact profitability
- Regulatory changes in online gaming threaten revenue
- New game launches and updates drive player engagement
- Economic downturns reduce discretionary consumer spending
| Net Income: -206.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.15 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.94 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.48% < 20% (prev 12.31%; Δ -8.83% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.16 > 3% & CFO 589.2m > Net Income -206.4m |
| Net Debt (1.96b) to EBITDA (327.8m): 5.99 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.10 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (376.4m) vs 12m ago 1.16% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 72.47% > 18% (prev 0.73%; Δ 7.17k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 74.89% > 50% (prev 70.05%; Δ 4.84% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.22 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 327.8m / Interest Expense TTM 142.9m) |
| A: 0.03 (Total Current Assets 1.06b - Total Current Liabilities 967.9m) / Total Assets 3.72b |
| B: -0.34 (Retained Earnings -1.25b / Total Assets 3.72b) |
| C: -0.01 (EBIT TTM -31.1m / Avg Total Assets 3.68b) |
| D: -0.30 (Book Value of Equity -1.23b / Total Liabilities 4.13b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -1.30 = CCC |
| DSRI: 0.80 (Receivables 161.8m/187.6m, Revenue 2.76b/2.55b) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 72.47% / 72.85%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.65 / AQ_t-1 0.70) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 2.76b / 2.55b) |
| TATA: -0.21 (NI -206.4m - CFO 589.2m) / TA 3.72b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.39 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
Over the past week, the price has changed by +17.65%, over one month by +15.11%, over three months by -18.99% and over the past year by -25.72%.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 5.1 | 84.3% |
P/S = 0.3772
P/EG = 1.5188
Revenue TTM = 2.76b USD
EBIT TTM = -31.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 327.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.38b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 38.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.65b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.96b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 2.87b USD (1.04b + Debt 2.65b - CCE 820.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.22 (Ebit TTM -31.1m / Interest Expense TTM 142.9m)
EV/FCF = 5.19x (Enterprise Value 2.87b / FCF TTM 551.9m)
FCF Yield = 19.25% (FCF TTM 551.9m / Enterprise Value 2.87b)
FCF Margin = 20.03% (FCF TTM 551.9m / Revenue TTM 2.76b)
Net Margin = -7.49% (Net Income TTM -206.4m / Revenue TTM 2.76b)
Gross Margin = 72.47% ((Revenue TTM 2.76b - Cost of Revenue TTM 758.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 72.47% (prev 73.55%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.77 (Enterprise Value 2.87b / Total Assets 3.72b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.37% (Interest Expense 36.2m / Debt 2.65b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -24.6m (EBIT -31.1m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.10 (Total Current Assets 1.06b / Total Current Liabilities 967.9m)
Debt / Equity = -6.44 (negative equity) (Debt 2.65b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -411.4m)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.99 (Net Debt 1.96b / EBITDA 327.8m)
Debt / FCF = 3.56 (Net Debt 1.96b / FCF TTM 551.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -172.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -5.61% (Net Income -206.4m / Total Assets 3.72b)
RoE = 119.4% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM -206.4m / Total Stockholder Equity -172.8m)
RoCE = -1.41% (EBIT -31.1m / Capital Employed (Equity -172.8m + L.T.Debt 2.38b))
RoIC = -1.11% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -24.6m / Invested Capital 2.22b)
WACC = 3.67% (E(1.04b)/V(3.69b) * Re(10.28%) + D(2.65b)/V(3.69b) * Rd(1.37%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.28% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 1.09%
[DCF] Terminal Value 86.23% ; FCFF base≈489.9m ; Y1≈484.8m ; Y5≈503.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 34.33 (EV 14.99b - Net Debt 1.96b = Equity 13.02b / Shares 379.3m; r=6.0% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -1.83% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -27.08 | EPS CAGR: 4.85% | SUE: 1.60 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 35.04 | Revenue CAGR: 0.07% | SUE: 1.60 | # QB: 1
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.21 | Chg7d=+0.210 | Chg30d=+0.210 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.73 | Chg7d=-0.175 | Chg30d=-0.175 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+17.7% | Growth Revenue=+0.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.98 | Chg7d=-0.085 | Chg30d=-0.085 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+34.0% | Growth Revenue=+2.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -1.00 (0 Up / 2 Down within 30d for Current Year)