
MGM Resorts posted improved fourth-quarter revenues in 2016 compared to the previous year, but the generated income fell far short of projections.
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren is encouraged heading in 2017 despite a disappointing fourth quarter for his company.
The Las Vegas-headquartered gaming and hospitality company reported net income of nearly $70 million for the final three months of the year. That translates to four cents per share, a far cry from the analysts’ consensus estimate of 21 cents for the quarter.
Though the company’s new property in Washington, DC, appropriately named National Harbor, brought in big money for MGM, and performance improved at the conglomerate’s 10 venues in Las Vegas and Atlantic City’s Borgata, the convention space underperformed.
Regardless of coming in well under fiscal expectations, CEO Jim Murren painted the earnings data in a rosy light.
‘The achievement of key financial and strategic milestones demonstrates our continued focus on driving profitability,’ Murren said in a release. ‘We are excited about the outlook for 2017.’
Investors on Wall Street don’t normally take the bait, and value numbers over words. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, shares of MGM Resorts fell as much as nine percent following the financial announcement.
For the complete year, MGM generated a net income of $1.24 billion, or $1.94 per share. That’s a substantial im Read More
