{"id":13966,"date":"2021-01-30T14:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=13966"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:14:04","slug":"donaco-returns-to-positive-ebitda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/donaco-returns-to-positive-ebitda","title":{"rendered":"Donaco returns to positive EBITDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Australian-listed operator Donaco International returned to positive EBITDA in the last quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Donaco International<\/strong> has reported that it returned to positive earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in the last three months of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company reported that it had seen a turning point in its finances since the reopening of the Star Vegas Resort<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong> in Cambodia and the Aristo International Hotel<\/strong> in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last quarter saw positive EBITDA<\/strong> of AU$3.57m (US$2.73m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cambodian resort showed positive EBITDA of AU$3.7m (US$2.83) while the Vietnam operation still had negative EBITDA of -AU$0.13m (-US$99.500) during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donaco’s strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Donaco said the numbers are the results of \u201ca number of strategic initiatives<\/strong>\u201d carried out by its new board of directors<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>, appointed in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those include a shift in customer targeting with a renewed focus<\/strong> on attracting clientele from the local region to Star Vegas, a continued cost control strategy, restructuring arrangements with gaming machines and junket operators and the introduction of retail outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These measures combined with the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions repositioned the business and allowed casinos to operate as \u201cflexibly as conditions dictate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company says its strategy for CY21<\/strong> will be to build on these initiatives, underpinned by a strengthened balance sheet and cost-control strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-executive chairman Porntat Amatavivadhana said: \u201cThe December quarter was a turnaround period for Donaco with a return to positive EBITDA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are extremely encouraged that since the casinos\u2019 limited reopening, Star Vegas is no longer making a loss and the outlook for Aristo is increasingly positive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur strategy for 2021 will build on these pragmatic initiatives, underpinned by a strengthened balance sheet as the performance from Star Vegas and Aristo continues to improve and provides a solid platform for growth.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Australian-listed operator Donaco International returned to positive EBITDA in the last quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Donaco International, an Australian-listed operator, achieved positive EBITDA in Q4 2020, primarily driven by the reopening of its Star Vegas Resort in Cambodia and strategic initiatives. These measures include a revised customer targeting approach, stringent cost controls, and operational restructuring, positioning the company for sustained improvement in CY21.","focusai_entities":"Donaco International, Star Vegas Resort, Aristo International Hotel, Porntat Amatavivadhana","focusai_location":"Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"EBITDA Sustainability?","query":"What specific operational efficiencies and market conditions are critical for Donaco to sustain positive EBITDA across both its Cambodian and Vietnamese assets in CY21?"},{"label":"Regional Client Strategy?","query":"How does Donaco's renewed focus on local clientele for Star Vegas align with broader regional market dynamics and potential regulatory shifts in Cambodia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,16333],"tags":[23632,23907],"class_list":["post-13966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13991,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13966\/revisions\/13991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}