Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the financial year ended 31 July 2015. The financial results for the current reporting period will differ by at least 20% from the results of the previous corresponding reporting period. The directors anticipate that earnings per share for the year ended 31 July 2015 will decrease by between 25% and 30%.

In cents per share, EPS is expected to decrease from last year's 146.1 cents to between 109.6 cents and 102.3 cents per share. Furthermore, the directors anticipate that headline earnings per share for the year ended 31 July 2015 is expected to decrease by between 10% and 15%. In cents per share, HEPS is expected to decrease from last year's 132.1 cents to between 118.9 cents and 112.3 cents per share.

The decline in EPS is due to the Group impairing the 26% investment in Betting World Nigeria and incurring a mark to market loss on its investment in Automatic Systems Limited (Mauritius) as a result of the share price of ASL declining. Headline earnings and HEPS from continuing operations on an adjusted basis, excluding the mark to market loss on ASL and the abnormally high legal costs, is expected to increase by between 5% and 10%. In cents per share, HEPS on an adjusted basis is expected to increase from last year's 131.7 cents to between 138.3 cents and 144.9 cents per share.