Upgrade to SI Premium - Free Trial

Boyd Gaming Reports Fourth-Quarter, Full-Year 2023 Results

February 8, 2024 4:05 PM

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

Keith Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming, said: “The fourth quarter’s strong performance was a fitting conclusion to another record year for our Company. Our fourth-quarter and full-year results were driven by our diversified portfolio, consistent core customer trends and solid returns from our recent property investments. Our management teams continued to demonstrate their ability to efficiently manage the business, achieving property-level operating margins above 40% for both the fourth quarter and full year. And as part of our balanced approach to capital allocation, we returned more than $475 million to our shareholders in 2023 while investing in our properties and maintaining the strongest balance sheet in our Company’s history. Looking ahead, we remain confident in our ability to continue delivering profitable growth and creating long-term shareholder value.”

Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

Boyd Gaming reported fourth-quarter 2023 revenues of $954.4 million, increasing from $922.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company reported net income of $92.6 million, or $0.94 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $172.7 million, or $1.63 per share, for the year-ago period. The Company’s fourth-quarter 2023 results were impacted by $103.3 million in non-cash, pretax goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges.

Total Adjusted EBITDAR(1) was $355.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 versus $360.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Adjusted Earnings(1) for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $163.8 million, or $1.66 per share, compared to $181.8 million, or $1.72 per share, for the same period in 2022.

For the full year 2023, Boyd Gaming reported revenues of $3.7 billion, up from $3.6 billion for the full year 2022. The Company reported net income of $620.0 million, or $6.12 per share, compared to net income of $639.4 million, or $5.87 per share, for the full year 2022. The Company’s full-year 2023 and 2022 results were impacted by $107.8 million and $40.8 million, respectively, in non-cash, pretax goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges.

Total Adjusted EBITDAR for the full year 2023 was $1.4 billion, up slightly from the prior year. Full-year 2023 Adjusted Earnings were $639.9 million, or $6.31 per share, compared to Adjusted Earnings of $662.0 million, or $6.07 per share, for the full year 2022.

(1) See footnotes at the end of the release for additional information relative to non-GAAP financial measures.

Operations Review

During the fourth quarter, year-over-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDAR performances in the Las Vegas Locals segment were consistent with each of the last two quarters. The Downtown Las Vegas segment delivered fourth-quarter revenue growth while Adjusted EBITDAR equaled last year’s record fourth quarter, with particularly strong results at the recently expanded Fremont. The Midwest & South segment returned to growth during the fourth quarter as both revenue and Adjusted EBITDAR increased over prior year.

The Company’s Online segment benefited from the introduction of sports-betting in Ohio in January 2023. Revenue and Adjusted EBITDAR growth in Managed & Other was driven by strong results at Sky River Casino.

Dividend and Share Repurchase Update

Boyd Gaming paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share on January 15, 2024, as previously announced.

As part of its ongoing share repurchase program, the Company repurchased $100 million in shares of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $326 million remaining under current share repurchase authorizations.

Balance Sheet Statistics

As of December 31, 2023, Boyd Gaming had cash on hand of $304.3 million, and total debt of $2.9 billion.

Conference Call Information

Boyd Gaming will host a conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results today, February 8, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. The conference call number is (888) 259-6580, passcode 04276776. Please join up to 15 minutes in advance to ensure you are connected prior to the start of the call.

The conference call will also be available live on the Internet at https://investors.boydgaming.com, or https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/946881762.

A replay will be available by dialing (877) 674-7070 today, February 8, after the conclusion of the call, and continuing through Thursday, February 15. The passcode for the replay will be 276776#. The replay will also be available at https://investors.boydgaming.com.

BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Revenues
Gaming

$

647,083

$

653,876

$

2,613,288

$

2,674,730

Food & beverage

75,481

74,145

288,417

275,979

Room

50,571

50,086

199,117

189,071

Online

124,058

89,695

422,211

253,898

Management fee

22,292

16,746

76,921

26,905

Other

34,927

38,373

138,538

134,794

Total revenues

954,412

922,921

3,738,492

3,555,377

Operating costs and expenses
Gaming

248,910

249,474

1,000,240

1,005,830

Food & beverage

63,256

61,555

240,879

231,447

Room

18,610

17,325

73,490

68,383

Online

106,510

73,203

358,988

213,918

Other

12,204

11,642

46,323

45,626

Selling, general and administrative

90,558

93,305

389,891

373,964

Master lease rent expense (a)

27,235

26,828

108,398

106,616

Maintenance and utilities

35,677

35,331

151,014

143,527

Depreciation and amortization

68,203

63,988

256,780

258,179

Corporate expense

27,731

26,756

115,963

117,007

Project development, preopening and writedowns

2,333

(19,464

)

(8,935

)

(18,936

)

Impairment of assets

103,300

35,200

107,837

40,775

Other operating items, net

(5,166

)

141

(4,207

)

(12,183

)

Total operating costs and expenses

799,361

675,284

2,836,661

2,574,153

Operating income

155,051

247,637

901,831

981,224

Other expense (income)
Interest income

(1,441

)

(18,554

)

(23,886

)

(21,530

)

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

42,314

41,124

171,247

151,249

Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt

6

19,815

Other, net

967

(783

)

1,563

2,884

Total other expense, net

41,840

21,793

148,924

152,418

Income before income taxes

113,211

225,844

752,907

828,806

Income tax provision

(20,606

)

(53,160

)

(132,884

)

(189,429

)

Net income

$

92,605

$

172,684

$

620,023

$

639,377

Basic net income per common share

$

0.94

$

1.64

$

6.12

$

5.87

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

98,935

105,569

101,325

108,885

Diluted net income per common share

$

0.94

$

1.63

$

6.12

$

5.87

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

98,979

105,649

101,373

109,004

(a) Rent expense incurred by those properties subject to a master lease with a real estate investment trust.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
(In thousands)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Total Revenues by Segment
Las Vegas Locals

$

235,075

$

240,916

$

928,118

$

930,730

Downtown Las Vegas

63,314

62,442

222,407

215,332

Midwest & South

497,898

496,532

2,041,945

2,076,066

Online

124,058

89,695

422,211

253,898

Managed & Other

34,067

33,336

123,811

79,351

Total revenues

$

954,412

$

922,921

$

3,738,492

$

3,555,377

Adjusted EBITDAR by Segment
Las Vegas Locals

$

120,431

$

125,881

$

470,971

$

481,643

Downtown Las Vegas

27,631

27,833

85,507

86,049

Midwest & South

190,568

188,431

781,673

830,782

Online

17,309

16,862

62,337

39,778

Managed & Other

24,384

23,523

84,478

40,981

Corporate expense, net of share-based compensation expense (a)

(24,861

)

(22,428

)

(90,175

)

(88,724

)

Adjusted EBITDAR

355,462

360,102

1,394,791

1,390,509

Master lease rent expense (b)

(27,235

)

(26,828

)

(108,398

)

(106,616

)

Adjusted EBITDA

328,227

333,274

1,286,393

1,283,893

Other operating costs and expenses
Deferred rent

177

193

708

768

Depreciation and amortization

68,203

63,988

256,780

258,179

Share-based compensation expense

4,329

5,579

32,379

34,066

Project development, preopening and writedowns

2,333

(19,464

)

(8,935

)

(18,936

)

Impairment of assets

103,300

35,200

107,837

40,775

Other operating items, net

(5,166

)

141

(4,207

)

(12,183

)

Total other operating costs and expenses

173,176

85,637

384,562

302,669

Operating income

155,051

247,637

901,831

981,224

Other expense (income)
Interest income

(1,441

)

(18,554

)

(23,886

)

(21,530

)

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

42,314

41,124

171,247

151,249

Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt

6

19,815

Other, net

967

(783

)

1,563

2,884

Total other expense, net

41,840

21,793

148,924

152,418

Income before income taxes

113,211

225,844

752,907

828,806

Income tax provision

(20,606

)

(53,160

)

(132,884

)

(189,429

)

Net income

$

92,605

$

172,684

$

620,023

$

639,377

(a) Reconciliation of corporate expense:
Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
(In thousands)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Corporate expense as reported on Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations

$

27,731

$

26,756

$

115,963

$

117,007

Corporate share-based compensation expense

(2,870

)

(4,328

)

(25,788

)

(28,283

)

Corporate expense, net, as reported on the above table

$

24,861

$

22,428

$

90,175

$

88,724

(b) Rent expense incurred by those properties subject to a master lease with a real estate investment trust.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Earnings
and Net Income Per Share to Adjusted Earnings Per Share
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net income

$

92,605

$

172,684

$

620,023

$

639,377

Pretax adjustments:
Project development, preopening and writedowns

2,333

(19,464

)

(8,935

)

(18,936

)

Impairment of assets

103,300

35,200

107,837

40,775

Other operating items, net

(5,166

)

141

(4,207

)

(12,183

)

Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt

6

19,815

Interest income (a)

(14,700

)

(14,315

)

(14,700

)

Other, net

967

(783

)

1,563

2,884

Total adjustments

101,434

400

81,943

17,655

Income tax effect for above adjustments

(30,214

)

8,673

(26,231

)

4,961

Impact of tax valuation allowance

(35,856

)

Adjusted earnings

$

163,825

$

181,757

$

639,879

$

661,993

Net income per share, diluted

$

0.94

$

1.63

$

6.12

$

5.87

Pretax adjustments:
Project development, preopening and writedowns

0.02

(0.18

)

(0.09

)

(0.17

)

Impairment of assets

1.04

0.33

1.06

0.37

Other operating items, net

(0.05

)

(0.04

)

(0.11

)

Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt

0.18

Interest income (a)

(0.14

)

(0.14

)

(0.14

)

Other, net

0.01

0.02

0.03

Total adjustments

1.02

0.01

0.81

0.16

Income tax effect for above adjustments

(0.30

)

0.08

(0.26

)

0.04

Impact of tax valuation allowance

(0.36

)

Adjusted earnings per share, diluted

$

1.66

$

1.72

$

6.31

$

6.07

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

98,979

105,649

101,373

109,004

(a) Adjustment to the expected losses for interest on note receivable.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our financial presentations include the following non-GAAP financial measures:

Collectively, we refer to these and other non-GAAP financial measures as the “Non-GAAP Measures”.

The Non-GAAP Measures are commonly used measures of performance in our industry that we believe, when considered with measures calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), provide our investors with a more complete understanding of our operating results and facilitates comparisons between us and our competitors. We provide this information to investors to enable them to perform comparisons of our past, present and future operating results and as a means to evaluate the results of core on-going operations. We have historically reported these measures to our investors and believe that the continued inclusion of the Non-GAAP Measures provides consistency in our financial reporting. We also believe this information is useful to investors in allowing greater transparency related to significant measures used by our management in their financial and operational decision-making, their evaluation of total company and individual property performance, in the evaluation of incentive compensation and in the annual budget process. Management also uses Non-GAAP Measures in the evaluation of potential acquisitions and dispositions. We believe these measures continue to be used by investors in their assessment of our operating performance and the valuation of our company.

The use of Non-GAAP Measures has certain limitations. Our presentation of the Non-GAAP Measures may be different from the presentation used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. While excluded from certain of the Non-GAAP Measures, depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, income taxes and other items have been and will be incurred. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of our results. Additionally, the Non-GAAP Measures do not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. We compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation and amortization, interest and income taxes, capital expenditures and other items both in our reconciliations to the historical GAAP financial measures and in our consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking Non-GAAP Measures to the corresponding forward-looking GAAP measure due to our inability to project special charges and certain expenses.

The Non-GAAP Measures are to be used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. The Non-GAAP Measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP, nor should these measures be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. The Non-GAAP Measures reflect additional ways of viewing our operations that we believe, when viewed with our GAAP results and the reconciliations to the corresponding historical GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure.

Forward-looking Statements and Company Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements contain words such as “may,” “will,” “might,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “continue,” “pursue,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and may include (without limitation) information regarding the Company's expectations, goals or intentions regarding future performance. In addition, forward-looking statements in this press release, as well as in our earnings conference call remarks, include statements regarding continued growth in visitation and spending among the Company’s core customers, the Company’s views that it will be able to drive continued revenue and EBITDAR growth throughout its business, the Company’s operating strategy, the Company’s confidence in its long-term growth trajectory, and the Company’s plans with respect to share repurchases and returning capital to shareholders. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in any such statement. Risks also include fluctuations in the Company's operating results; the political climate and its effects on consumer spending and its impact on the travel industry; the state of the economy and its effect on consumer spending; the impact and effects of the local economies in the markets where the Company operates; the receipt of legislative, and other state, federal and local approvals for the Company's development projects; developments in legalization of online gaming, the Company's ability to operate online gaming profitably, or otherwise; consumer reaction to fluctuations in the stock market and economic factors; the effects of events adversely impacting the economy or the regions from which the Company draws a significant percentage of its customers; competition; litigation; financial community and rating agency perceptions of the Company; changes in laws and regulations, weather, regulation, economic, credit and capital market conditions; and the effects of war, terrorist or similar activity. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and in other sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in the Company's other current and periodic reports filed from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

About Boyd Gaming

Founded in 1975, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) is a leading geographically diversified operator of 28 gaming entertainment properties in 10 states, manager of a tribal casino in northern California, and owner and operator of Boyd Interactive, a B2B and B2C online casino gaming business. The Company is also a strategic partner and 5% equity owner of FanDuel Group, the nation's leading sports-betting operator. With one of the most experienced leadership teams in the casino industry, Boyd Gaming prides itself on offering guests an outstanding entertainment experience and memorable customer service. Through a long-standing company philosophy called Caring the Boyd Way, Boyd Gaming is committed to advancing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives that positively impact the Company's stakeholders and communities. For additional Company information and press releases, visit https://investors.boydgaming.com.

Financial Contact:

Josh Hirsberg

(702) 792-7234

[email protected]

Media Contact:

David Strow

(702) 792-7386

[email protected]

Source: Boyd Gaming Corporation

Categories

Business Wire Press Releases

Next Articles