Company: ACEL
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001698991-25-000034
Chunk: 73

Company: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 73
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 property and equipment for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $25.4 million, an increase of $4.2 million, or 19.6%, compared to the prior-year period due to an increased number of gaming terminals.

Amortization of intangible assets and route and customer acquisition costs

Amortization of intangible assets and route and customer acquisition costs for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $12.6 million, an increase of $1.6 million, or 14.4%, compared to the prior-year period.

Other expenses, net

Other expenses, net for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $6.9 million, a decrease of $2.8 million, or 29.1%, compared to the prior-year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower fair value adjustments associated with the revaluation of contingent consideration liabilities, partially offset by higher non-recurring expenses related to acquisitions.

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Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $17.5 million, which was essentially flat compared to the prior-year period. We experienced an increase in average outstanding debt, which was offset by lower interest rates and the benefit realized on our interest rate caplets. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the weighted average interest rate, excluding the impact of our interest rate caplets, was approximately 6.5% compared to a rate of approximately 7.7% for the prior-year period.

Loss (gain) on change in fair value of contingent earnout shares

The change in the fair value of contingent earnout shares for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was a loss of $3.4 million, compared to a less than $0.1 million gain the prior-year period. The change was primarily due to the change in the market value of our Class A-1 common stock, which is the primary input to the valuation of the contingent earnout shares. 

Income tax expense

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $10.1 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 15.9%, compared to the prior-year period. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was 31.6% compared to 28.3% in the prior-year period. Our effective income tax