For the quarter ended March 2025, Golden Entertainment (GDEN) reported revenue of $160.84 million, down 7.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.09, compared to -$0.37 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.91% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $162.32 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.10, the EPS surprise was -10.00%.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Golden Entertainment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate and Other: -$12.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$12.35 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Nevada Casino Resorts: $24.77 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $24.35 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Nevada Taverns: $7.35 million versus $7.65 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Nevada Locals Casinos: $17.87 million versus $18 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Total Casinos (Casino Resorts & Locals Casinos): $42.63 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $42.35 million.
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Shares of Golden Entertainment have returned -2.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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