Casino, tavern, and slot machine operator Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ: GDEN) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after market close. Here’s what to expect.
Golden Entertainment missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $163.6 million, down 2.2% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but a miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Golden Entertainment’s revenue to decline 2.7% year on year to $156.8 million, improving from the 37.4% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.01 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Golden Entertainment has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.
Looking at Golden Entertainment’s peers in the casino operator segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Boyd Gaming delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 15.7%, and Red Rock Resorts reported revenues up 1.6%, falling short of estimates by 0.8%. Boyd Gaming traded down 7.3% following the results while Red Rock Resorts was also down 11.8%.
Read our full analysis of Boyd Gaming’s results here and Red Rock Resorts’s results here.
Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the casino operator stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 7% on average over the last month. Golden Entertainment is down 10.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $31.86 (compared to the current share price of $20.50).
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