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Dec 31, 2019

Century Casinos Q4 2019 Earnings Report

Century Casinos' Q4 2019 results were announced, revealing a 49% increase in net operating revenue but a significant decrease in earnings from operations and net loss attributable to shareholders.

Key Takeaways

Century Casinos reported a 49% increase in net operating revenue for Q4 2019, driven by the acquisition of three casinos from Eldorado Resorts. However, the company experienced a significant decrease in earnings from operations and a net loss attributable to shareholders, mainly due to an impairment loss at Century Casino Bath.

Net operating revenue increased by 49% to $67.2 million.

Loss from operations decreased by 846% to ($14.7) million.

Net loss attributable to shareholders decreased by 4080% to ($20.1) million.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 69% to $9.8 million.

Total Revenue
$67.2M
Previous year: $45.1M
+49.1%
EPS
-$0.54
Previous year: $0.02
-2800.0%
Gross Profit
$31.4M
Previous year: $1.95M
+1508.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$54.8M
Previous year: $45.6M
+20.2%
Free Cash Flow
$2.36M
Previous year: -$9.05M
-126.1%
Total Assets
$727M
Previous year: $279M
+160.7%

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Forward Guidance

The Company is carefully monitoring the situation caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although the entire situation is unpredictable, our management teams are prepared to control what they can control.

Positive Outlook

  • Casinos are following and implementing the recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Putting an extra effort into straight-forward and realistic guest messaging.
  • Stepped-up employee trainings to ensure strict compliance with our policies and procedures.
  • In constant communication with our employees to reinforce our sanitation safety procedures in both guest-facing and back-of-house areas.
  • Sanitizing high-traffic public areas at an increased frequency.

Challenges Ahead

  • The entire situation is unpredictable.
  • The market in Poland has been weakening by approximately ten percent.
  • COVID-19 has not had a significant impact on our US or Canadian markets, while the market in Poland has been weakening by approximately ten percent.
  • This situation continues to evolve and could adversely impact us until the virus runs its course.
  • Our casinos have negligible meeting and convention business and few of our customers travel by air to visit us.

Revenue & Expenses

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