{"id":17512,"date":"2021-05-04T14:27:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17512"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:50:28","slug":"sjm-posts-us83-3m-loss-for-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sjm-posts-us83-3m-loss-for-q1","title":{"rendered":"SJM posts US$83.3m loss for Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Macau casino operator has reported a net loss of nearly HK$647m (US$83.3m) for the first three months of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.-\u00a0<strong>Casino operator SJM Holdings\u00a0<\/strong>has reported that net revenue in the first three months of the year was\u00a0<strong>down by 29 per cent\u00a0<\/strong>year-on-year to HK$2.4bn (US$312.9m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adjusted EBITDA came in at HK$319 m (US$41.1m)\u00a0<\/strong>while net losses reached HK$647m (US$83.3m), mainly due to the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sjm-confirms-grand-lisboa-palace-will-open-in-first-half-of-2021\">Grand Lisboa Palace HKD39bn (US$5bn) construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SJM Holdings\u00a0<\/strong>reported\u00a0<strong>revenue of HK$485m (US$62.4m) from the VIP sector<\/strong>, down 59.4 per cent, and\u00a0<strong>HK$2bn (US$263.9m) from the mass market<\/strong>, down 21.3 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Slot machine gross gaming revenue<\/strong>&nbsp;during the first quarter&nbsp;<strong>decreased by 17.3 per cent&nbsp;<\/strong>when compared to the prior-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/grand-lisboa-palace-ready-to-launch\">SJM Holdings<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has recently announced<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>that <strong>Grand Lisboa Palace has passed the government\u2019s final inspections\u00a0<\/strong>and will finally open by June 2021 after facing multiple delays over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grand Lisboa Palace will have up to\u00a0<strong>700 gaming tables\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a027,000 square metres of gaming floor space\u00a0<\/strong>(290,000 sq ft).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Macau casino operator has reported a net loss of nearly HK$647m (US$83.3m) for the first three months of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"SJM Holdings reported a net loss of HK$647m (US$83.3m) for Q1, with net revenue down 29% year-on-year to HK$2.4bn. 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