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Q: Do these reported results differ markedly from yours on Bloomberg?

March 22 (Reuters) - Canada's Amaya Inc , owner of online gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt, reported fourth-quarter profit ahead of estimates as it added more customers and cut costs.

Amaya said it expects adjusted profit of $1.94-$2.13 per share in 2017, higher than the $1.88 per share it earned last year.

Customer registrations increased by 2.6 million to about 108 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, the company said on Wednesday.

Amaya's financial expenses fell nearly 28 percent to $36.6 million.

The company's net income from continuing operations was about $45 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with a loss of $15.2 million, or 11 cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding items, Amaya reported a profit of 53 cents per share, higher than analysts' average estimate of 50 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Amaya's revenue rose nearly 6 percent to $310.4 million.
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on March 22, 2017
Q: Please share estimated 2017 EV/EBITDA for both GH and GC.

Currently GH seems to be losing its premium valuation as the oil price "head-fake" under $50 stirs fear selling.

My thesis is that the GH share price should recover quickly on light volume when oil shows some life on larger than expected US inventory drawdowns this spring and early summer.

Care to provide your take on this cloudy diamond?
Read Answer Asked by malcolm on March 22, 2017
Q: Can you comment on their recent acquisition of California Closets and how quickly this will be accretive to earnings? The market seems to like the purchase but this continues to be a very expensive stock on a PE basis. I show 63X trailing earnings. Is there some other metric I should be using for this stock?
Read Answer Asked by kelly on March 22, 2017
Q: I own a position in Amaya and am currently reviewing my position. On the Investorline website, it shows that Amaya inventory grew by 400 million from 2013 to 2014 YOY. What does this increase correspond to as they are a software based lottery and gaming company?

Their current assets have dropped below their current liabilities by 20% in their latest quarterly. Their total debt is larger than their market cap. What do these numbers mean for the company and for an investor? Am I missing something or are my numbers inaccurate?

How much of their total debt is bank debt vs. funded debt? Is this ratio something an investor should be concerned about?
Read Answer Asked by Marco on March 22, 2017
Q: I hold Cineplex in my balanced portfolio. And I also have an income portfolio. With your news of Cineplex coming out of the 5iR Balanced Portfolio, I'm wonder if you would consider it as an inclusion in an Income Portfolio if the income portfolio was to be expanded by a few more positions, knowing your preference is for 20, or whether it would just be added to a list of entities for consideration for an income portfolio......Thanks....Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on March 20, 2017