Melco Resorts (MLCO) reported $1.23 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.8%. EPS of $0.12 for the same period compares to $0.04 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.76% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.22 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.01, the EPS surprise was +1300.00%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Melco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenue- Mocha and Other: $30.60 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $28.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.1%.
- Net Revenue- Altira Macau: $27.90 million versus $29.32 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -18.4% change.
- Net Revenue- City of Dreams Manila: $101.60 million versus $104.11 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.2% change.
- Net Revenue- Studio City: $354.50 million versus $342.36 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7% change.
- Net Revenue- City of Dreams: $658.10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $634.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.5%.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Mocha and Other: $6.79 million versus $5.99 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Altira Macau: -$0.69 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$0.80 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- City of Dreams: $195.91 million compared to the $171.42 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Studio City: $97.32 million compared to the $85.12 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- City of Dreams Manila: $30.06 million versus $38.24 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate and Others Expenses: -$28.33 million versus -$27 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Cyprus Operations: $11.61 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $12.53 million.
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Shares of Melco have returned +10.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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