MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND RECORD FULL YEAR 2024 RESULTS

• MGM Resorts reports record full year consolidated net revenues, up 7% to $17.2 billion
• MGM China has record full year Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $1.1 billion, an increase of 25% from prior year
• Repurchased over 33 million shares in 2024, reducing shares outstanding by more than 40% since 2021
• BetMGM accelerated its revenue growth through 2024 and expects to be profitable in 2025

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ("MGM Resorts" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.

"MGM Resorts is proud to report the best full-year consolidated net revenues in the history of the Company, driven by record performance from MGM China," said Bill Hornbuckle, Chief Executive Officer & President of MGM Resorts International. "We're also encouraged by the strong demand we're seeing in the business so far in 2025, which positions us well for continued growth. In fact, December was our highest convention booking month on record, and in January we saw revenue growth in our Las Vegas Strip Resorts and Regional Operations as well as strong future bookings. Our digital businesses are also on a positive trajectory, with our BetMGM venture in North America expected to be profitable this year and our global MGM Digital business integrating and scaling to address its significant $41 billion market opportunity."

"We continue to see significant value in our stock at current levels, and as such we repurchased 3 million shares in the quarter, bringing our total for 2024 to 33 million shares repurchased at $1.4 billion," said Jonathan Halkyard, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of MGM Resorts International. "As we grow our core operations and realize returns from digital and development investments, this reduced share count will accelerate the free cash flow per share generation for our shareholders, creating significant value."

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights:

Consolidated Results

• Consolidated net revenues of $4.3 billion, a decrease of 1% compared to the prior year quarter;
• Net income attributable to MGM Resorts of $157 million compared to $313 million in the prior year quarter;
• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $528 million in the current quarter compared to $632 million in the prior year quarter;
• Diluted earnings per share of $0.52 in the current quarter compared to $0.92 in the prior year quarter; and
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share ("Adjusted EPS") of $0.45 in the current quarter compared to Adjusted EPS of $1.06 in the prior year quarter.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts

• Net revenues of $2.2 billion in the current quarter compared to $2.4 billion in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 6%, due primarily to a decrease in casino and room revenues due primarily to strong results from Formula 1 in the prior year; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $765 million in the current quarter compared to $864 million in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 11%.

Regional Operations

• Net revenues of $932 million in the current quarter compared to $873 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 7% due primarily to an increase in casino revenue, partially attributable to the effects of the union strike at MGM Grand Detroit in the prior year; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $281 million in the current quarter compared to $233 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 21%.

MGM China

• Net revenues of $1.0 billion in the current quarter compared to $983 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 4% due primarily to an increase in casino revenues from favorable hold compared to the prior year; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $255 million in the current quarter compared to $262 million in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 3%.

MGM Digital

• Net revenues of $140 million in the current quarter compared to $122 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 15% due primarily to entry into new markets; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR loss of $22 million in the current quarter compared to a loss of $20 million in the prior year quarter.

Adjusted EPS

The following table reconciles diluted earnings per share ("EPS") to Adjusted EPS (approximate EPS impact shown, per share; positive adjustments represent charges to income):

The current quarter includes a non-cash income tax benefit of $13 million resulting from a decrease in the valuation allowance on Macau deferred tax assets.

Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights:

Consolidated Results

• Consolidated net revenues of $17.2 billion in the current year compared to $16.2 billion in the prior year, an increase of 7%, due primarily to an increase in revenue at MGM China resulting from the recovery of operations after the removal of COVID-19 related entry restrictions in Macau in the first quarter of 2023;
• Net income attributable to MGM Resorts of $747 million in the current year compared to $1.1 billion in the prior year. Net income attributable to MGM Resorts decreased due primarily to the gain on the disposition of Gold Strike Tunica in the prior year;
• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $2.4 billion in the current year compared to $2.3 billion in the prior year;
• Diluted earnings per share of $2.40 in the current year compared to $3.19 in the prior year; and
• Adjusted EPS of $2.59 in the current year compared to $2.67 in prior year.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts

• Net revenues of $8.8 billion in the current year, which was flat compared to the prior year; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $3.1 billion in the current year compared to $3.2 billion in the prior year, a decrease of 3%.

Regional Operations

• Net revenues of $3.7 billion in the current year, which was flat compared to the prior year; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $1.1 billion in the current year, which was flat compared to the prior year.

MGM China

• Net revenues of $4.0 billion in the current year compared to $3.2 billion in the prior year, an increase of 28%; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR of $1.1 billion in the current year compared to $867 million in the prior year, an increase of 25%.

MGM Digital

• Net revenues of $552 million in the current year compared to $432 million in the prior year, an increase of 28%; and
• Segment Adjusted EBITDAR loss of $77 million in the current year compared to a loss of $32 million in the prior year.

Adjusted EPS

The following table reconciles EPS to Adjusted EPS (approximate EPS impact shown, per share; positive adjustments represent charges to income):

The current year includes a non-cash income tax benefit of $39 million resulting from a decrease in the valuation allowance on Macau deferred tax assets. The prior year included a non-cash income tax benefit of $149 million due to a decrease in the valuation allowance on foreign tax credit carryforwards.

Las Vegas Strip Resorts

The following table shows key gaming statistics for Las Vegas Strip Resorts:

The following table shows key hotel statistics for Las Vegas Strip Resorts:

 Regional Operations

The following table shows key gaming statistics for Regional Operations:

MGM China

The following table shows key gaming statistics for MGM China:

Intercompany branding license fee expense, which eliminates in consolidation, was $18 million in the current quarter and $17 million in the prior year quarter. 

Unconsolidated Affiliates

The following table summarizes information related to the Company's share of operating income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates:

MGM Resorts Share Repurchases

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $121 million, pursuant to its repurchase plan. The remaining availability under the November 2023 repurchase plan was $826 million as of December 31, 2024. All shares repurchased under the Company's program have been retired.

Conference Call Details 

MGM Resorts will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, which will include a brief discussion of the results followed by a question and answer session. In addition, supplemental slides will be posted prior to the start of the call on MGM's Investor Relations website at http://investors.mgmresorts.com. 

The call will be accessible via the Internet through http://investors.mgmresorts.com/investors/events-and-presentations/ or by calling 1-888-317-6003 for domestic callers and 1-412-317-6061 for international callers. The conference call access code is 7995500.

A replay of the call will be available through February 19, 2025. The replay may be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international). The replay access code is 6937207.

"Segment Adjusted EBITDAR" is our reportable segment GAAP measure, which we utilize as the primary profit measure for our reportable segments and underlying operating segments. Segment Adjusted EBITDAR is a measure defined as earnings before interest and other non-operating income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, preopening and start-up expenses, property transactions, net, triple net lease rent expense, income from unconsolidated affiliates, and also excludes corporate expense and stock compensation expense, which are not allocated to each operating segment. Triple net lease rent expense is the expense for rent to landlords under triple net operating leases for its domestic properties, the ground subleases of Beau Rivage and National Harbor, and the land concessions at MGM China.

"Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA" is earnings before interest and other non-operating income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, preopening and start-up expenses, and property transactions, net. 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA information is a non-GAAP measure that is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure to reported GAAP measures because it is among the measures used by management to evaluate our operating performance, and because we believe this measure is widely used by analysts, lenders, financial institutions, and investors as a measure of operating performance in the gaming industry and as a principal basis for the valuation of gaming companies.

We believe that while items excluded from Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA may be recurring in nature and should not be disregarded in evaluation of our earnings performance, it is useful to exclude such items when analyzing current results and trends compared to other periods because these items can vary significantly depending on specific underlying transactions or events that may not be comparable between the periods being presented. Also, we believe excluded items may not relate specifically to current operating trends or be indicative of future results. For example, preopening and start-up expenses will be significantly different in periods when we are developing and constructing a major expansion project and will depend on where the current period lies within the development cycle, as well as the size and scope of the project(s). Property transactions, net includes normal recurring disposals, gains and losses on sales of assets related to specific assets within our properties, but also includes gains or losses on sales of an entire operating resort or a group of resorts and impairment charges on entire asset groups or investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which may not be comparable period over period.

However, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be construed as an alternative or substitute to any measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For example, we have significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditures, interest payments, income taxes, and debt principal repayments, which are not reflected in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, while we believe that Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a relevant measure of performance, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to or substitute for operating income or net income as an indicator of our performance, or as an alternative to or substitute for cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.

In addition, other companies in the gaming and hospitality industries that report Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA may calculate Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in a different manner and such differences may be material. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is included in the financial schedules in this release.

"Adjusted EPS" is diluted earnings or loss per share adjusted to exclude property transactions, net, preopening and start-up expenses, net gain/loss related to equity investments for which we have elected the fair value option of ASC 825 and equity investments accounted for under ASC 321 for which there is a readily determinable fair value and net gain/loss related to our investments in debt securities, foreign currency transaction net gain/loss, loss on early retirement of debt, and change in the fair value of foreign currency contracts.

Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP measure and is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure to reported GAAP measures because we believe this measure is useful in providing period-to-period comparisons of the results of our continuing operations to assist investors in reviewing our operating performance over time. We believe that while certain items excluded from Adjusted EPS may be recurring in nature and should not be disregarded in evaluating our earnings performance, it is useful to exclude such items when comparing current performance to prior periods because these items can vary significantly depending on specific underlying transactions or events. Also, we believe certain excluded items, and items further discussed with respect to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above, may not relate specifically to current operating trends or be indicative of future results. Adjusted EPS should not be construed as an alternative to GAAP earnings per share as an indicator of our performance. In addition, Adjusted EPS may not be defined in the same manner by all companies and, as a result, may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. A reconciliation of Adjusted EPS to diluted earnings per share can be found under "Adjusted EPS" included in this release.

RevPAR is hotel revenue per available room.

About MGM Resorts International

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global gaming and entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 31 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers sports betting and online gaming in North America through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company's subsidiary, LV Lion Holding Limited, offers sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through an integrated resort development in Japan. Through its "Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet" philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on X as well as Facebook and Instagram.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company has based forward-looking statements on management's current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to: the Company's expectations regarding any benefits expected to be received from the Company's recent transactions, including the launch of MGM Digital in Brazil; future results of the Company (including the Company's ability to maintain a strong balance sheet), and its unconsolidated affiliates, including BetMGM; expectations regarding the impact of macroeconomic trends on the Company's business; expectations regarding the Company's booking pace, liquidity position and the size and timing of future investments; the Company's ability to execute on its strategic plans, including our development projects, expansion of the MGM Digital brand and positioning BetMGM as a leader in sports betting and iGaming; expectations regarding the performance of MGM China and continued payment of the MGM China dividend; and the Company's ability to return capital to shareholders (including the timing and amount of any share repurchases). These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements include: the effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which the Company operates and competition with online gaming and sports betting operators and destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world; the design, timing and costs of expansion projects; risks relating to international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions; disruptions in the availability of the Company's information and other systems or those of third parties on which the Company rely, through cyber-attacks, such as the Company's September 2023 cybersecurity issue, or otherwise, which could adversely impact the Company's ability to service its customers and affect its sales and the results of operations; impact to the Company's business, operations and reputation from, and expenses and uncertainties associated with a cybersecurity incident, including the Company's September 2023 cybersecurity issue and any related legal proceedings, other claims or investigations and costs of remediation, restoration, or enhancement of information technology systems; the timing and outcome of the claims and class actions against the Company and of the investigations by state and federal regulators, related to the Company's September 2023 cybersecurity issue; the continued availability of cybersecurity insurance proceeds; and additional risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing forward-looking statements, the Company is not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If the Company updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking statements.

MGM RESORTS CONTACTS:

Investment Community
SARAH ROGERS
Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance
(702) 730-3942 or [email protected] 

HOWARD WANG
Vice President of Investor Relations
[email protected] 

News Media
BRIAN AHERN
Director of Communications
[email protected] 

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