North Carolina Education Lottery Performance Audit
February 26, 2013 Alice Garland Executive Director North Carolina Education Lottery 2100 Yonkers Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Dear Executive Director Garland: Delehanty Consulting LLC conducted a performance audit of the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL). The audit and the contents of this document are intended to meet the requirements of N.C.G.S §18C-122(d). The audit was not designed to determine compliance with regulatory requirements, but nothing came to our attention that indicated the lottery was not in compliance with regulatory requirements. When the NCEL began in 2006, environmental factors such as restrictions on prize payouts contributed to sales and profitability that were significantly below that of its peers. However, the NCEL’s ongoing performance has been exceptional. Of the six U.S. lotteries started since 2002, only the NCEL managed to increase profits every year. In fact, the NCEL is one of only three U.S lotteries to achieve profit growth every year from 2007 through 2012. Although the NCEL ranks five of six in its peer group in profits per capita, the performance trends are quite positive. Sales, profits, number of retailers and sales per retailer have consistently increased from Fiscal Year 2008 through Fiscal Year 2012. NCEL Trend Analysis Report Card Selected Metrics Lottery FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Sales (millions) 1,078 1,293 1,421 1,461 1,597 Profits (millions) 348 414 432 436 459 Profit Margin 32.3% 32.0% 30.4% 29.9% 28.8% Number of Retailers 5,860 6,019 6,218 6,599 6,763 Average Weekly Sales per Retailer $2,935 $3,538 $4,132 $4,396 $4,540 In our opinion the cost controls and performance efficiency of the NCEL are adequate.
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