Golden Entertainment swings to Q4 loss on drop in gaming, room revenue

Reuters02-27
Golden Entertainment swings to Q4 loss on drop in gaming, room revenue 

Overview

  • Gaming and hospitality firm's Q4 2025 revenue declined, missing analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 missed analyst estimates; posts Q4 net loss compared with a net income in Q4 2024

  • Company will not host an earnings call due to pending transaction

Outlook

  • Golden Entertainment continues quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share

Result Drivers

  • REVENUE DECLINE - Q4 revenue fell to $155.6 mln from $164.2 mln in Q4 2024, missing analyst expectations

  • GAMING REVENUE DROP - Gaming revenue dropped to $80.1 mln from $78.4 mln in Q4 2024, contributing to overall revenue decline

  • ROOM REVENUE DROP - Room revenue decreased to $23.1 mln from $29.8 mln in Q4 2024, contributing to total revenue decline

Company press release: ID:nBw5j0G8pa

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Miss

$155.60 mln

$165.96 mln (6 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

-$0.33

Q4 Net Income

-$8.50 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Miss

$33.50 mln

$37.45 mln (6 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the casinos & gaming peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Golden Entertainment Inc is $30.00, about 4.4% above its February 26 closing price of $28.73

  • The stock recently traded at 40 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 31 three months ago

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