{"id":777024667,"date":"2025-03-31T09:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777024667"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:20:40","slug":"success-universe-net-profit-dips-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/success-universe-net-profit-dips-in-2024","title":{"rendered":"Success Universe net profit dips in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Net profit was down 44.8 per cent in year-on-year terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- The casino investor<strong> Success Universe Group\u00a0<\/strong>has shared its financial results for the year 2024. The company posted a <strong>net profit of HK$93.4m (US$12m)<\/strong>, down 44.8 per cent year-on-year. Revenue was\u00a0down 49.6 per cent in <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/success-universe-posts-net-profit-of-us21-6m-for-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">year-on-year terms<\/a> to HK$51.4m (US$6.6m) while gross profit increased by 2.38 per cent to HK$17.2m ( US$2.2m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success Universe said the decline in profit was mainly due to: a &#8220;substantial increase&#8221; in the<strong> fair value loss <\/strong>on the group\u2019s investment properties and a write-down of carrying amount in its stock of properties of HK$39.7m (US$5.1m), the recognition of a &#8220;substantial impairment loss&#8221; in the group&#8217;s leasehold land and building of HK$36.1m (US$4.6m) and a decrease in the group&#8217;s share of profit from <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-ponte-16-gets-approval-for-non-gaming-expansion\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-ponte-16-gets-approval-for-non-gaming-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ponte 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/success-extends-funds-for-ponte-16-operator-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Ponte 16.\" class=\"wp-image-10955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/success-extends-funds-for-ponte-16-operator.jpg 900w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/success-extends-funds-for-ponte-16-operator-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/success-extends-funds-for-ponte-16-operator-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ponte 16.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As of December 31, 2024, the casino at Ponte 16 operated 109 gaming tables, comprising 103 mass tables and 6 high-limit tables. The average occupancy rate of Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16 was 88 per cent. Success Universe recorded HK$112m (US$14.3m) as shared profit, down from HK$143.7m (US$18.4m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said: &#8220;To enhance its reach among visitors, Ponte 16 will continue targeted marketing campaigns across popular social media and online platforms. In this dynamic economic environment, the group is well-positioned to navigate evolving market conditions by maintaining a balance of optimism and prudence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The group will continue to closely monitor market dynamics, adopt its strategies to tackle challenges and remain steadfast in its dedication to enhancing its business portfolio, ensuring sustainable growth and seizing emerging opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Net profit was down 44.8 per cent in year-on-year terms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Success Universe Group reported a 44.8% year-on-year decline in net profit to HK$93.4m for 2024, with revenue down 49.6%. This downturn was primarily attributed to fair value losses on investment properties, impairment losses on leasehold land, and a reduced share of profit from its Ponte 16 casino operation in Macau. Despite the financial challenges, the group plans targeted marketing campaigns and strategic adjustments to navigate market conditions and ensure sustainable growth.","focusai_entities":"Success Universe Group, Ponte 16, Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau Market Outlook?","query":"What specific market dynamics in Macau are contributing to the fair value losses on investment properties and the impairment of leasehold land for Success Universe Group?"},{"label":"Ponte 16 Strategy?","query":"Beyond targeted marketing, what specific operational or strategic adjustments are planned for Ponte 16 to reverse the decline in its share of profit and enhance its competitive positioning?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163],"tags":[24463],"class_list":["post-777024667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","tag-success-universe-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024667","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=777024667"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777024695,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024667\/revisions\/777024695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777024667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777024667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777024667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}