
Ethiopian Lottery Service
Overview
Ethiopian Lottery Service is the national lottery operator held by Ethiopian Investment Holdings. Its audited financial statements are filed under the legal name National Lottery Administration, the body re-established as an autonomous federal agency in February 2009 under Council of Ministers Regulation 160/2009; Proclamation No. 1263/2021 later moved its regulatory functions to the Ministry of Revenues and re-established it as a state-owned operator. It sells instant lottery, regular draw, tombola and bingo tickets through commissioned agents, pays prizes out of ticket proceeds, and remits its surplus to the Central Treasury and the Ministry of Finance.
Ticket sales reached ETB 1.11B and other income nearly doubled to ETB 460.87M, taking net income to ETB 873.998M from ETB 546.66M. Profit for the year rose to ETB 564.15M after ETB 309.85M of expenses, and total assets grew to ETB 802.83M with cash and bank balances of ETB 453.77M.
SourceETB 874M
ETB 564.15M
ETB 802.83M
SourceETB 309.85M
Performance
Income statement
| Fiscal year | 2013EC | 2014EC | 2015EC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | ETB 476.97M | ETB 546.66M | ETB 874M |
| Total Expenses | ETB 174.41M | ETB 215.31M | ETB 309.85M |
| Net Profit | ETB 302.56M | ETB 331.34M | ETB 564.15M |
| Proceeds From Ticket Sales | ETB 862.06M | ETB 878M | ETB 1.11B |
| Sales Commission | ETB 144.39M | ETB 142.8M | ETB 169.85M |
| Net Ticket Proceeds | ETB 717.66M | ETB 735.2M | ETB 943.14M |
| Prizes | ETB 442.71M | ETB 400.22M | ETB 467.97M |
| Gross Surplus | ETB 274.95M | ETB 334.98M | ETB 475.17M |
| Value Added Tax | ETB 35.97M | ETB 43.56M | ETB 62.05M |
| Net Surplus After Vat | ETB 238.98M | ETB 291.42M | ETB 413.13M |
| Other Income | ETB 237.99M | ETB 255.24M | ETB 460.87M |
| Operating Expenses | ETB 137.87M | ETB 153.9M | ETB 202.31M |
| Administrative Expenses | ETB 25.57M | ETB 35.05M | ETB 65.17M |
| Advertising And Sales Promotion | ETB 10.06M | ETB 25.6M | ETB 41.55M |
| Audit Fee | ETB 630K | ETB 560K | — |
| Drawing Expenses | ETB 272.99K | ETB 206.47K | ETB 814.88K |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | 2013EC | 2014EC | 2015EC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | ETB 493.44M | ETB 601.18M | ETB 802.83M |
| Equity | ETB 2.62M | ETB 2.62M | ETB 2.62M |
| Non Current Assets | ETB 141.7M | ETB 195.1M | ETB 227.62M |
| Current Assets | ETB 351.74M | ETB 406.09M | ETB 575.22M |
| Cash And Bank Balances | ETB 222.01M | ETB 316.29M | ETB 453.77M |
| Total Liabilities | ETB 490.82M | ETB 598.57M | ETB 800.22M |
| Non Current Liabilities | ETB 206.56M | ETB 267.36M | ETB 522.75M |
| Current Liabilities | ETB 284.27M | ETB 331.21M | ETB 277.47M |
| Prizes Payable | ETB 188.12M | ETB 210.22M | ETB 158.33M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | 2013EC | 2014EC | 2015EC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ETB 366.84M | ETB 526.59M | ETB 497.18M |
| Investing | -ETB 51.38M | -ETB 161.77M | -ETB 50.93M |
| Financing | -ETB 228.7M | -ETB 270.54M | -ETB 308.76M |
Financial health
Return on equity (ROE)
—
Return on assets (ROA)
70.3%
Capital adequacy ratio (CAR)
—
Non-performing loans (NPL)
—
Cost-to-income
—
Liquidity ratio
—
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