Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL); Raising PT and Estimates

Nomura Securities maintains a 'Buy' on Melco Crown Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL) price target raised to $17.50.

Analyst, Charlene Liu, said, "Post 1Q12 results and a recent company visit, we lift our estimates and target price. We are encouraged by 1) potential margin improvement from MPEL’s continual business mix shift toward mass and non-gaming (>60% of group’s EBITDA in non-VIP); 2) potential earnings upside from its new premium mass facilities and its overall mass business at the City of Dreams, which could benefit from traffic from the new Sands Cotai Central; and 3) stabilizing VIP volume growth from continuous efforts to improve yield through replacing less-efficient junkets. F12E/F13E EPS moves from $12.75/$18.46 to $17.96/$19.43."

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Shares of Melco Crown Enter. closed at $12.07 yesterday.

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