Robust Macao Visits to Aid Las Vegas Sands (LVS) in Q4 Earnings
Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2023 results on Jan 24. The company is likely to have gained from higher Macao and Singapore visitation along with an increase in spending.
Robust Macao Visitation & Spending to Aid Results
Las Vegas Sands’ fourth-quarter revenues are expected to have benefited from an improvement in travel and tourism in Macao and Singapore. Increased visitation, higher spending, gaming activity and hotel occupancy in the Macao region are likely to have contributed to its overall performance. LVS is quite optimistic about growth opportunities in Macao, where it has invested $15 billion. The company’s retail business is likely to have aided the top line in the quarter-to-be reported.
LVS is expected to have witnessed revenue growth across its segments in the quarter under discussion. Our model predicts net revenues for Venetian Macao, Londoner Macao, Parisian Macao, Sands Macao and Marina Bay Sands to improve 251.5%, 407.7%, 376.1%, 511.7% and 52.1% from the year-ago levels to $706.6 million, $472.2 million, $242.8 million, $104 million and $1,037.1 million, respectively.
On the other hand, our model suggests Venetian Macao, Londoner Macao, Parisian Macao, Sands Macao and Marina Bay Sands property EBITDAR to be $294.6 million, $139.2 million, $88.2 million, $22.3 million and $558 million, implying a surge of 2,004.6%, 431.4%, 439.4%, 211.5% and 104.4% year over year, respectively.
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Overall Q4 Earnings & Revenue Expectations
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is currently pegged at 63 cents per share, anticipating 431.6% growth from a year ago. The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $2.9 billion, projecting 157.6% jump from the prior-year level.
LVS currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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