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What: Shares of lottery-solution provider Scientific Games
So what: Revenue grew 13% in the quarter, to $239.1 million, topping estimates by a small margin. But earnings per share excluding special items were just $0.07, and analysts had expected $0.10 in earnings.
Now what: The company's operations are improving, just not as fast as investors would like. The company still lost $8.5 million before adjustments, and until it can swing to a consistent profit I'm not jumping on this one. Growth just isn't strong enough and I don't see the company as having a strong enough competitive advantage to demand a premium without demonstrating it can make a profit.
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