Money burns a hole in MGM’s pocket

By Jake Pollard  |  August 5, 2021

MGM Resorts International Q2 The top line The rise in net revenue to $2.27bn represented a near 700% bounceback on Q220. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR hit $617m, a record helped by record margins of just below 40%. Regional lead the way up 859% to $856.3m  while Las Vegas was up 566% to $1bn. MGM China reported […]

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Caesars’ $1bn battle plan

By Jake Pollard  |  August 4, 2021

Caesars Entertainment The top line Net revenues up to $2.5bn vs. $127m in 2020, net income of $71m compared to -$100m, adjusted EBITDA of $1bn vs. $131m loss YoY and c.25% up on expectations. This was an all-time record for quarterly adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin. In Las Vegas, Caesars recorded same-store revenues of […]

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Red Rock paints an even brighter picture

By Jake Pollard  |  July 29, 2021

Red Rock Resorts Q2 The top line Revenues up 295% to $482.2m YoY but down 11% on Q219. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $227.4m from a negative $17.3m in Q220 and up 82% on Q219. Property level margins were at 52.2%, 450bps above Q219. Las Vegas operations up 322% to $426.4m but down 7% on Q219; […]

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Boyd buoyed by high margin new normal

By Jake Pollard  |  July 28, 2021

Boyd Gaming Q2 The top line Revenue more than quadrupled YoY to $893.6m (up 18.6% sequentially and a 5.6% increase on Q219) with net income coming in at $113.7m compared to a loss of $108.5m in the prior year period. Total adjusted EBITDAR hit $385.4m from $16.1m in Q220, up 23.8% sequentially. Company-wide margins came in […]

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LVS hopes for $6bn-plus Asian rebound

By Jake Pollard  |  July 22, 2021

Las Vegas Sands The top line Net revenue came in at $1.17bn compared to $62m in the Covid-hit prior-year period. Operating losses were trimmed to $139m vs. $757m in Q220. Consolidated EBITDA came in at $244m, flat QoQ but less than a quarter of the $1.11bn in Q219. Macau operation adjusted property EBITDA contributed  $132m, […]

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