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Monarch Casino & Resort Reports Record 2024 Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Declares Cash Dividend of $0.30 per Share Payable on March 15, 2025 RENO, Nev., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRI)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Declares Cash Dividend of $0.30 per Share Payable on March 15, 2025\nRENO, Nev., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRI) (“Monarch” or “the Company”) today reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, as summarized below: ($ in thousands, except per share data and percentages) Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024 2023 Change 2024 2023 ChangeNet revenue$134,513 $128,186 4.9% $522,186 $501,478 4.1% Net income (1)(2)$25,495 $18,202 40.1% $94,053 $82,448 14.1% Adjusted EBITDA (3)$47,280 $43,003 9.9% $180,394 $170,832 5.6% Basic earnings per share$1.39 $0.94 47.9% $5.05 $4.28 18.0%Diluted earnings per share (1)(2)$1.36 $0.93 46.2% $4.96 $4.20 18.1% (1)The year-over-year positive variances in Net Income and Diluted EPS in the fourth quarter of 2024 are result of: a) the effective tax rate (19.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 28.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023), based primarily on the amount of the excess tax benefit on stock compensation; b) lower legal and consulting costs related to the ongoing litigation with the Monarch Black Hawk’s general contractor ($0.1 million and $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively); offset by c) higher depreciation expense ($13.4 million and $12.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively);(2)The 2024 year-over-year positive variances in Net Income and Diluted EPS are result of: a) the effective tax rate (21.6% in 2024 and 24.0% in 2023), based primarily on the amount of the excess tax benefit on stock compensation; b) lower legal and consulting costs related to the ongoing litigation with the Monarch Black Hawk’s general contractor ($0.8 million and $6.9 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively); offset by c) higher depreciation expense ($51.4 million and $47.3 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively);(3)Definitions, disclosures and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial information are included later in the release. CEO Comment“Monarch ended 2024 with record financial results in both the fourth quarter and full year. Fourth quarter net revenue and adjusted EBITDA were $134.5 million and $47.3 million, respectively, resulting in a record fourth quarter EBITDA margin of 35.1%. Our performance in the fourth quarter and full year clearly underpin...