Golden Entertainment Reports 2024 Third Quarter Results

Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN) (“Golden Entertainment” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Company reported third quarter revenue of $161.2 million, net income of $5.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $34.0 million. In addition, on November 5, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company’s recurring quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock payable on January 7, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 20, 2024. The Company’s Board of Directors also increased the Company’s share repurchase authorization by $100 million, creating $131.4 million of current availability under the Company’s share repurchase program.

Blake Sartini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden, commented, “In the third quarter, we have maintained our commitment to returning capital to shareholders through our regular dividend and share buyback program despite a challenging operating environment for our properties. We anticipate that business conditions will improve in the fourth quarter and, with our increased share buyback authorization currently at over $130 million, we expect to continue to use our liquidity to acquire our own shares throughout the year.”

The Company repurchased 815,116 shares of common stock in the third quarter, at an average price of $31.65 per share for a total of $25.8 million. In October, after the end of the quarter, an additional 134,613 shares were repurchased for a total of $4.2 million. Year to date, the Company has repurchased 1.94 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $30.70 per share for a total of $59.5 million.

Consolidated Results

The Company reported third quarter of 2024 revenues of $161.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $34.0 million, compared to revenues of $257.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $53.2 million for the third quarter of 2023. The declines in revenues and Adjusted EBITDA over the prior year period were primarily related to the exclusion of the results for the Company’s Rocky Gap Casino Resort and distributed gaming operations in Montana and Nevada that were sold on July 25, 2023, September 13, 2023 and January 10, 2024, respectively. The Company reported net income of $5.2 million, or $0.18 per fully diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024, compared to net income of $241.2 million, or $7.83 per fully diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023. The third quarter of 2023 results included the impact of the $305.8 million gain on the sales of the Rocky Gap Casino Resort and the Montana distributed gaming business recognized during the quarter.

Debt and Liquidity

As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s total principal amount of debt outstanding was $399.0 million, consisting primarily of $395.0 million in outstanding term loan borrowings.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $68.6 million. There continues to be no outstanding borrowings under the Company’s $240 million revolving credit facility.

Investor Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a webcast and conference call today, November 7, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time), to discuss the 2024 third quarter results. The conference call may be accessed live over the phone by dialing [phone] or for international callers by dialing [phone]. A replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time today and may be accessed by dialing [phone] or [phone] for international callers; the passcode is 13749554. The replay will be available until November 14, 2024. The call will also be webcast live through the “Investors” section of the Company’s website, www.goldenent.com. A replay of the audio webcast will also be archived on the Company’s website, www.goldenent.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the Company’s future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “should,” “think,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions, or they may use future dates. In addition, forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation statements regarding: the Company’s strategies, objectives, business opportunities and plans; anticipated future growth and trends in the Company’s business or key markets; the payment of recurring quarterly cash dividends; the continued repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock; projections of future financial condition, operating results or other financial items; and other characterizations of future events or circumstances as well as other statements that are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and other future conditions. These forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and readers are therefore cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially include: changes in national, regional and local economic and market conditions; legislative and regulatory matters (including the cost of compliance or failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations); increases in gaming taxes and fees in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; litigation; increased competition; reliance on key personnel (including our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer); the Company’s ability to comply with covenants in its debt instruments; terrorist incidents; natural disasters; severe weather conditions; the effects of environmental and structural building conditions; the effects of disruptions to the Company’s information technology and other systems and infrastructure; factors affecting the gaming, entertainment and hospitality industries generally; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA because it is the primary metric used by its chief operating decision maker and investors in measuring both the Company’s past and future expectations of performance. Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to the users of the Company’s financial statements by excluding specific expenses and gains that the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. Further, the Company’s annual performance plan used to determine compensation for its executive officers and employees is tied to the Adjusted EBITDA metric. It is also a measure of operating performance widely used in the gaming industry.

The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies in gaming industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company does.

The Company defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as earnings before depreciation and amortization, non-cash lease expense, share-based compensation expense, gain or loss on disposal of assets and business, loss on debt extinguishment and modification, preopening and related expenses, interest, income taxes, and other non-cash charges that are deemed to be not indicative of the Company’s core operating results, calculated before corporate overhead (which is not allocated to each reportable segment).

About Golden Entertainment

Golden Entertainment owns and operates a diversified entertainment platform, consisting of a portfolio of gaming and hospitality assets that focus on casino and branded tavern operations. Golden Entertainment owns eight casinos and 72 gaming taverns in Nevada, operating over 5,500 slots, nearly 100 table games, and over 6,000 hotel rooms. For more information, visit www.goldenent.com.

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaming

 

$

75,684

 

 

$

165,177

 

 

$

240,880

 

 

$

535,619

 

Food and beverage

 

 

41,849

 

 

 

44,507

 

 

 

128,623

 

 

 

137,312

 

Rooms

 

 

28,938

 

 

 

31,417

 

 

 

89,760

 

 

 

92,912

 

Other

 

 

14,762

 

 

 

16,625

 

 

 

43,351

 

 

 

56,615

 

Total revenues

 

 

161,233

 

 

 

257,726

 

 

 

502,614

 

 

 

822,458

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaming

 

 

20,141

 

 

 

94,820

 

 

 

67,796

 

 

 

307,126

 

Food and beverage

 

 

34,226

 

 

 

33,576

 

 

 

102,702

 

 

 

101,243

 

Rooms

 

 

16,202

 

 

 

15,978

 

 

 

48,888

 

 

 

46,118

 

Other

 

 

4,276

 

 

 

5,487

 

 

 

11,140

 

 

 

17,222

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

57,056

 

 

 

67,727

 

 

 

173,130

 

 

 

196,856

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

22,626

 

 

 

22,213

 

 

 

67,362

 

 

 

67,175

 

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

(256

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(242

)

 

 

(125

)

Gain on sale of business

 

 

—

 

 

 

(305,829

)

 

 

(68,944

)

 

 

(305,829

)

Preopening expenses

 

 

234

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

575

 

Total expenses (income)

 

 

154,505

 

 

 

(65,983

)

 

 

402,209

 

 

 

430,361

 

Operating income

 

 

6,728

 

 

 

323,709

 

 

 

100,405

 

 

 

392,097

 

Non-operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(7,959

)

 

 

(15,306

)

 

 

(27,255

)

 

 

(52,345

)

Loss on debt extinguishment and modification

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(4,446

)

 

 

(405

)

Total non-operating expense, net

 

 

(7,959

)

 

 

(15,306

)

 

 

(31,701

)

 

 

(52,750

)

(Loss) income before income tax benefit (provision)

 

 

(1,231

)

 

 

308,403

 

 

 

68,704

 

 

 

339,347

 

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

 

6,398

 

 

 

(67,187

)

 

 

(20,951

)

 

 

(74,219

)

Net income

 

$

5,167

 

 

$

241,216

 

 

$

47,753

 

 

$

265,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

28,153

 

 

 

28,827

 

 

 

28,557

 

 

 

28,662

 

Diluted

 

 

29,408

 

 

 

30,794

 

 

 

30,141

 

 

 

30,900

 

Net income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

8.37

 

 

$

1.67

 

 

$

9.25

 

Diluted

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

7.83

 

 

$

1.58

 

 

$

8.58

 

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada Casino Resorts

 

$

99,547

 

 

$

105,524

 

 

$

301,652

 

 

$

308,262

 

Nevada Locals Casinos

 

 

35,405

 

 

 

37,901

 

 

 

112,262

 

 

 

118,968

 

Nevada Taverns

 

 

26,042

 

 

 

26,540

 

 

 

82,001

 

 

 

81,452

 

Corporate and other

 

 

239

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

8,963

 

Total Revenues - Continuing Operations

 

 

161,233

 

 

 

170,131

 

 

 

496,595

 

 

 

517,645

 

Distributed Gaming

 

 

—

 

 

 

81,872

 

 

 

6,019

 

 

 

261,357

 

Maryland Casino Resort

 

 

—

 

 

 

5,723

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

43,456

 

Total Revenues - Divested Operations

 

 

—

 

 

 

87,595

 

 

 

6,019

 

 

 

304,813

 

Total Revenues

 

$

161,233

 

 

$

257,726

 

 

$

502,614

 

 

$

822,458

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada Casino Resorts

 

$

24,614

 

 

$

30,837

 

 

$

78,897

 

 

$

90,592

 

Nevada Locals Casinos

 

 

14,274

 

 

 

16,878

 

 

 

48,738

 

 

 

56,509

 

Nevada Taverns

 

 

5,317

 

 

 

7,519

 

 

 

20,669

 

 

 

24,507

 

Corporate and other

 

 

(10,191

)

 

 

(12,116

)

 

 

(32,590

)

 

 

(38,673

)

Total Adjusted EBITDA - Continuing Operations

 

 

34,014

 

 

 

43,118

 

 

 

115,714

 

 

 

132,935

 

Distributed Gaming

 

 

—

 

 

 

8,441

 

 

 

484

 

 

 

28,175

 

Maryland Casino Resort

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,626

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

12,652

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA - Divested Operations

 

 

—

 

 

 

10,067

 

 

 

484

 

 

 

40,827

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

34,014

 

 

 

53,185

 

 

 

116,198

 

 

 

173,762

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(22,626

)

 

 

(22,213

)

 

 

(67,362

)

 

 

(67,175

)

Non-cash lease benefit (expense)

 

 

65

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

(14

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

(2,969

)

 

 

(3,444

)

 

 

(8,688

)

 

 

(10,625

)

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

256

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

125

 

Gain on sale of business

 

 

—

 

 

 

305,829

 

 

 

68,944

 

 

 

305,829

 

Loss on debt extinguishment and modification

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(4,446

)

 

 

(405

)

Preopening and related expenses (1)

 

 

(234

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(377

)

 

 

(575

)

Other, net

 

 

(1,778

)

 

 

(9,613

)

 

 

(8,850

)

 

 

(9,230

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

(7,959

)

 

 

(15,306

)

 

 

(27,255

)

 

 

(52,345

)

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

 

6,398

 

 

 

(67,187

)

 

 

(20,951

)

 

 

(74,219

)

Net income

 

$

5,167

 

 

$

241,216

 

 

$

47,753

 

 

$

265,128

 

(1)

Preopening and related expenses consist of labor, food, utilities, training, initial licensing, rent and organizational costs incurred in connection with the opening of branded tavern and food and beverage and other venues within the casino locations.

 

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