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Consumer Must-know: A breakdown of Las Vegas Sands’ revenue
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) earns revenue through casinos, hotels, food and beverages, and convention or retail operations. The company’s main revenue driver is casino revenue. It’s generated from slot machines and table games. Casino revenue represents ~79% of the total revenues.Consumer Must-know: Important performance metrics for casino resorts
The occupancy rate is very important for casino resorts. The occupancy rate shows the relationship between the number of occupied rooms and the total number of rooms.Consumer Must-know: The most popular casino games
Casinos’ popularity is growing. This suggests that people like to gamble occasionally. Unfortunately, they don’t always win. For most of the people, the real fun is playing the game—not necessarily winning.Consumer Why Caesars Entertainment has a massive $24 billion debt
Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management took Harrah’s Entertainment, now Caesars Entertainment, private in a leveraged buyout deal valued at $30.7 billion in 2008.Macroeconomic Analysis What Bond Mutual Fund Investors Can Do in a Liquidity Squeeze
Things look fine for now Previously in this series, we discussed how mutual funds have a notably larger holding of corporate bonds at present than they had before the financial crisis of 2008. We’ve also talked about how regulatory changes could impact the role of banks as market makers. At the same time, the role […]Company & Industry Overviews High Yield Bond Issuance Hit 2016 Record Last Week
High yield bond issuance surged last week and hit its highest level in 2016 yet due to continued growth in volume.Consumer Key Indicators And Recent Trends In The Casino Industry
Casino gambling is spread across major destinations around the world. Casinos, at major destinations, are being influenced by certain factors. This is hampering industry growth.Consumer Must-know: Key performance metric tracked by Las Vegas Sands
Adjusted property EBITDA shouldn’t be regarded as an alternative to looking at income from operations, which indicates operating performance. Nor is it an alternative to looking at cash flow from operations, which measures liquidity.Consumer Why investors should learn about MGM’s top shareholders
As an investor, you should know whether or not MGM’s (MGM) management is committed to its future. Management shows its commitment by owning shares.Consumer Why Baccarat gambling provides revenue for the Las Vegas Strip
The casinos in the Las Vegas Strip clearly benefit from high-end Baccarat play. Over the last four years, Baccarat revenue ranged from 43.5% of table games revenue in 2011 to 48.2% in 2013.Macroeconomic Analysis The Valuation of Macao Casino Stocks
Macao’s shift from VIP gaming to the mass gaming market and non-gaming revenue is expected to benefit Macao in the long run.Consumer Must-know: An overview of MGM Resorts
MGM Resorts (MGM) was founded in 1986. MGM is based in Nevada. It’s one of the leading global hospitality and entertainment companies.Consumer Why Caesars Entertainment’s stockholders’ equity is negative
Caesars Entertainment’s (CZR) stockholders equity is negative, according to its latest balance sheet. Stockholder equity consists of capital contributed and retained earnings.Consumer Las Vegas Sands’ adjusted property earnings double in Singapore
Las Vegas Sands’ adjusted property EBITDA at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore doubled, reaching a property record of $518.5 million, up ~100% year-over-year.Consumer Why The Casino Business Is Affected By Inflation
When inflation is low, consumers have greater purchasing power. They have a higher spending capacity. Greater purchasing power is a positive sign for casino resort companies.Consumer Wynn Resorts: A revenue breakdown
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) earns its revenues through casinos, hotels, food and beverages, and entertainment and retail operations.Consumer Recent developments for Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is currently constructing Wynn Palace, a fully integrated resort in the Cotai area of Macau.Consumer Why Melco Crown Is Profitable In The Casino Space
MPEL derives ~94% of revenues from casino operations. Its casino business gross margin is 50% for the trailing 12-month period ending September 30, 2014.Consumer Why Casinos Rely On Disposable Income
On a year-over-year basis, real disposable income increased 2.9%. More disposable income boosts consumer buying power.Consumer An important overview of Las Vegas Sands, a casino company giant
An overview of Las Vegas Sands (LVS) shows that the company currently owns 70.1% of Sands China Ltd., which operates LVS’s four Macao properties.Consumer Macao Casinos Hope Hotel Supply Will Drive Demand
Macao’s casinos are trying to change Macao from a gaming-only destination to more of a Las Vegas–like destination.Macroeconomic Analysis Is Oversupply a Concern for Macao Casinos?
Macao casinos’ $28 billion investment in integrated resorts is set to change the city’s gaming business.Macroeconomic Analysis Is the Mass Market Shift Working for Macao Casinos?
As VIP business continues to remain sluggish, casinos are increasingly turning their attention towards the mass market.Macroeconomic Analysis Why Should Investors Keep an Eye on Macao’s Unemployment Rate?
For September 2016 through November 2016, the unemployment rate stood at 1.9%.Consumer Hotel Inventory Is Rising, but Is There Enough Demand?
Macao casinos’ $28-billion investment in integrated resorts will change the city’s gaming. Capacity additions should increase the number of slot tables too.Consumer What Do Macao’s Inflation Numbers Indicate?
The annual inflation in Macao fell to ~2.1% in July 2016. Inflation has, in fact, been on a declining trend in the region since February 2016.Consumer Revival or Luck: Analysts’ Takes on Macao’s Revenue Rise
After 26 consecutive months of declining revenues, Macao gaming revenues have finally shown a small spurt of growth.Macroeconomic Analysis Disposable income increases, drives demand for leisure
Real disposable income increased 3.7% year-over-year. This boosts consumer buying power and means consumer spending in leisure activities may increase.Consumer Must-know: A SWOT analysis of Las Vegas Sands
The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (or SWOT) analysis is a useful tool for decision-making in businesses and organizations. It helps companies identify the positive and negative factors inside and outside an organization.Consumer Why new entrants haven’t been a threat for the casino industry
The casino industry has heavy capital expenditures in gaming machines. This contributes significantly to the total output that’s generated by a casino operator. This is why the threat of new entrants to the industry has been low.Consumer Why the casino industry is rapidly expanding into new markets
The international gaming industry is growing quickly. It’s expanding to new jurisdictions. Many U.S. commercial casino companies, including Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN), have helped the industry become an important part of the global economy.