Yahoo Finance PENN Entertainment (PENN) Reports Wider Q1 Loss, Stock Down
PENN Entertainment, Inc. PENN reported wider-than-expected loss in first-quarter 2024 results. Both the top and bottom lines missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second straight quarter. Following the results, the company’s shares lost 8.8% during trading hours on May 2.
PENN's quarterly performance was hampered by disappointing results of its Interactive segment primarily due to an unfavorable outcome from major sporting events.
Earnings & Revenue Discussion
In the quarter under review, PENN reported adjusted loss per share of 79 cents, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 59 cents. In the prior-year quarter, it reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 39 cents.
Total revenues of $1,606.9 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,633 million. The top line declined 4% on a year-over-year basis. Softness in the South and Northeast segments led to this fall.
The Northeast segment delivered revenues of $684.7 million, down 2.3% year over year. Revenues from the South, West and Midwest segments came in at $298.5 million, $128.8 million and $291.2 million, down 5.2%, 0.7% and 1.4% year over year, respectively.
The Interactive and Other segments’ revenues totaled $6 million and ($10) million compared with $5.8 million and ($6.3) million, respectively, in the prior-year quarter.
PENN Entertainment, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Operating Headlines
In the quarter under discussion, adjusted EBITDAR declined 46.4% from the prior-year quarter’s level to $256.2 million. Adjusted EBITDAR margin contracted to 15.9% from 28.6% a year ago.
Notably, Penn Entertainment's Interactive gambling division incurred adjusted EBITDAR loss of $196 million compared with $5.7 million in the prior-year quarter.
Other Financial Information
As of Mar 31, 2024, PENN had cash and cash equivalents of $903.6 million compared with $1.1 billion as of Dec 31, 2023. Traditional net debt as of Mar 31, 2024, was $2.63 billion, up from $2.64 billion at 2023-end. Total liquidity as of Mar 31, 2024, was $1.9 billion.
Zacks Rank & Peer Releases
PENN Entertainment currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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