Wynn posts record adjusted earnings

Thursday, November 9, 2023 8:48 PM
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Wynn Resorts reported record adjusted earnings at its Las Vegas and Boston properties during the third quarter.

Operating revenues were $1.67 billion for the third quarter, an increase of $782.2 million from $889.7 million for the third quarter of 2022. Net loss was $116.7 million for the third quarter, compared to $142.9 million for the third quarter of 2022.

Adjusted property EBITDAR was $530.4 million for the third quarter compared to $173.5 million for the third quarter of 2022.

“Our third-quarter results reflect continued strength across our property portfolio,” said Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings. “Our teams at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Boston Harbor delivered a new third-quarter record for adjusted property EBITDAR at our combined North American properties.”

In Macau, Billings said the recovery continued to progress during the quarter, with particular strength in its mass-gaming, luxury-retail, and hotel businesses.

Operating revenues from Wynn Palace were $524.8 million for the quarter, an increase of $449.5 million from $75.2 million in 2022. Adjusted property EBITDAR from Wynn Palace was $177 million compared to $(21.8) million for the third quarter of 2022.

Table-game win percentage in mass-market operations was 23.3%, above the 21.5% in Q3 2022. VIP-table-game win as a percentage of turnover was 3.42%, above the property’s expected range of 3.1% to 3.4% and above the 3.27% in third quarter 2022.

Operating revenue from Wynn Macau was $295 million for the third quarter, an increase of $254.6 million from $40.4 million for the third quarter of 2022. Adjusted property EBITDAR from Wynn Macau was $77.9 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $(43.8) million for the third quarter of 2022.

Table-game win percentage in mass-market operations was 16.5%, above the 13.3% in Q3 2022. VIP-table-game win as a percentage of turnover was 3.52%, above the property’s expected range of 3.1% to 3.4% and above the 1.56% in 2022.

Operating revenues at the Las Vegas operations were $619 million for the third quarter, an increase of $74.6 million from $544.4 million year over year. Adjusted property EBITDAR from the Las Vegas operations for the third quarter was $219.7 million, compared to $195.8 million in 2022. Table-games win percentage for the was 26%, within the property’s expected range of 22% to 26% and above the 20.7% in 2022.

Operating revenues from Encore Boston Harbor were $210.4 million for the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of $1.4 million from $211.8 million for the third quarter of 2022. Adjusted property EBITDAR from Encore Boston Harbor for the third quarter of 2023 was $60.5 million, compared to $61.1 million for the third quarter of 2022.

Table-games win percentage for the third quarter of 2023 was 20.8%, within the property’s expected range of 18% to 22% and below the 21.1% in 2022.

During the third quarter of 2023, the company repurchased 596,948 shares of its common stock under its publicly announced equity-repurchase program at an average price of $94.11 per share for a cost of $56.2 million.

Wynn Resorts also announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on November 30 to stockholders of record as of November 20.

Buck Wargo

Buck Wargo brings decades of business and gambling industry journalism experience to CDC Gaming from his home in Las Vegas. If it’s happening in Nevada, he’s got his finger on it. A former journalist with the Los Angeles Times and Las Vegas Sun, Buck covers gaming, development and real estate.