Macau Casinos Seen Posting Combined $823 Million Quarterly Loss

Jinshan Hong

22 Oct 2020, 04:12 AM IST

(Bloomberg) -- Macau casino operators are expected to post a combined loss of more than $800 million in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for the quarter ended Sept. 30, according to a Bloomberg survey of analyst estimates.

Each of the six operators, which start reporting earnings in the coming weeks, will likely show negative quarterly Ebitda, according to the survey of seven brokerages. SJM Holdings Ltd. and MGM China Holdings Ltd. are expected to report the biggest percentage changes from a year earlier.
Macau’s casino industry has seen gaming revenue plunge by no less than 90% for six straight months as the pandemic forced countries to shut borders.
A slow recovery is under way after China gradually lifted travel restrictions over the past quarter and formed a travel bubble with the world’s largest gambling hub. Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals during the Golden Week holiday were still 84% lower compared with a year earlier.

Operator	Currency	3Q 2020 median	3Q 2019 actual	YoY % change	3Q 2020 high	3Q 2020 low
Sands China	US$m	(242)	755	-132%	(222)	(253)
Wynn Macau	US$m	(132)	301	-144%	(110)	(153)
Melco Resorts	US$m	(122)	418	-129%	(106)	(139)
MGM China	HK$m	(781)	1,549	-150%	(740)	(847)
Galaxy Entertainment	HK$m	(1,092)	4,112	-127%	(1,057)	(1,143)
SJM Holdings	HK$m	(679)	950	-171%	(524)	(738)
Sector Total	US$m	(823)	2,322	-135%	N/A	N/A

* Data of Sands, Wynn, Melco and MGM are property Ebitda, while those of Galaxy and SJM are company Ebitda.

Note: The Bloomberg Intelligence gauge of Macau casino shares fell 0.9% in the September quarter compared with a 4% drop in the Hang Seng Index
Note: Oct 1, Macau Sees Little Sign of Recovery as Gaming Revenue Falls 90%
Note: Sept 30, Macau’s Global Gambling Crown Slips With Chinese Staying Home