April AGEM Index of gaming tech stocks down 10pct m-o-m
May 05, 2022
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The AGEM Index, monitoring inventory costs for main publicly-listed makers of gaming gear, fell in April by 92.98 factors to 862.42, marking a 9.7 % lower from the prior month.
Compared to at least one yr in the past, the index added 3.99 factors for an annual development charge of 0.5 %.
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) produces the month-to-month AGEM Index in live performance with analysis agency Applied Analysis LLC.
During the newest reporting interval, 11 of the AGEM Index corporations reported inventory worth declines, with just one firm posting a rise.
As a consequence, all 12 corporations within the AGEM Index posted unfavorable contributions to the general index, ending a three-month interval of upward development.
The largest unfavorable contributor to the month-to-month index was Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, which reported a 47.42-point index loss because of this of an 8.3 % month-on-month decline in inventory worth.
International Game Technology Plc (IGT) contributed an 11.40-point loss to the index attributable to a 11.6 % drop within the firm’s inventory worth in comparison with March.
Despite a 3.7-percent improve in inventory worth over the interval for Konami Corp, a weakened change charge between the United States greenback and the Japanese yen led to a 5.19-point loss for the index.
In the newest reporting interval, all three main U.S. inventory indices indicated unfavorable efficiency.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 4.9 % from March, whereas the S&P 500 fell by 8.8 %. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq noticed a 13.3 % decline over the month.
AGEM represents producers of digital gaming gadgets, methods, lotteries, and parts for the gaming business. The affiliation started compiling knowledge for the index in January 2005 utilizing a base of 100 factors. The stocks that represent the AGEM Index are weighted by approximate market capitalisation.
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