{"id":777007579,"date":"2023-07-25T07:39:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777007579"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:41:56","slug":"bloomberrys-solaire-north-ir-opening-delayed-to-q2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bloomberrys-solaire-north-ir-opening-delayed-to-q2-2024","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberry\u2019s Solaire North IR opening delayed to Q2 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Analysts at Morgan Stanley Asia predict the IR could generate PHP1.7bn (US$31.2m) in EBITDA in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The opening of\u00a0<strong>Bloomberry Resorts&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>new integrated resort (IR), Solaire Resort North, in Quezon City, Philippines has been delayed. Analysts at Morgan Stanley Asia report that the opening, originally scheduled for the first quarter of 2024, has been rescheduled to the second quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bank&#8217;s analysts, <strong>Gareth Leung <\/strong>and <strong>Praveen Choudhary<\/strong>, anticipate that the IR will generate PHP1.7bn (US$31.2m) in EBITDA during 2024, constituting 8 per cent of Solaire Resort and Casino&#8217;s total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;development will have a hotel, gaming, restaurants and bars, meeting facilities and retail spaces like Solaire Resort &amp; Casino in Entertainment City. Paranaque. The project was previously delayed due to the pandemic, exacerbated by disruptions in the global supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Morgan Stanley&#8217;s &#8216;Virtual ASEAN Conference 2023&#8217;, Bloomberry management said the budget for Solaire Resort North amounts to PHP50bn. The financing of the project involves 80 per cent debt and 20 per cent equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the delay in Solaire Resort North&#8217;s opening, Morgan Stanley expects Bloomberry to report a company-wide EBITDA of PHP5.2bn for the three months ending June 30. This estimate reflects a decrease of approximately 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the bank&#8217;s assessment, Bloomberry Resorts will allocate PHP20bn in capital expenditure for Solaire Resort North in 2023. Total capital expenditure by the end of the same year is projected to reach PHP40bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bloomberry-resorts-posts-net-income-of-us54m-in-q1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For the first quarter of the year<\/a>, Bloomberry reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) at Solaire Resort and Casino of PHP16bn (US$287m), up 80 per cent&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bloomberry-net-gaming-revenue-up-34-9-in-q1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">year-on-year<\/a>. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, GGR improved by 9 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analysts at Morgan Stanley Asia predict the IR could generate PHP1.7bn (US$31.2m) in EBITDA in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Bloomberry Resorts' Solaire Resort North opening in Quezon City, Philippines, is delayed to Q2 2024, impacting initial EBITDA projections. Morgan Stanley Asia analysts forecast PHP1.7bn EBITDA for the new IR in 2024, contributing 8% to Solaire Resort and Casino's total, while Bloomberry's Q2 company-wide EBITDA is estimated at PHP5.2bn. The PHP50bn project, financed with 80% debt, reflects significant capital expenditure and ongoing market performance from existing assets.","focusai_entities":"Bloomberry Resorts, Morgan Stanley Asia, Solaire Resort North, Solaire Resort and Casino, Gareth Leung, Praveen Choudhary","focusai_location":"Philippines, Quezon City, Paranaque","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Bloomberry's Debt","query":"How might the Solaire Resort North opening delay and associated capital expenditure adjustments influence Bloomberry Resorts' debt servicing capacity and overall financial leverage in the near term?"},{"label":"Market Capacity Implications","query":"What are the revised market capacity projections for the Philippine integrated resort sector, considering the delayed entry of Solaire Resort North and its potential impact on existing operators' GGR growth trajectories?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23632,16600],"class_list":["post-777007579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-solaire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007579","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777007579"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777007627,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007579\/revisions\/777007627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777007579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777007579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777007579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}