Wynn Macau reports US$208.1m net loss for Q4

The Macau casino operator sees things looking up following Chinese New Year.

Macau.- Wynn Macau Ltd has reported US$208.1m in net losses for 2021 Q4, an increase from the US$179.8m loss reported in the previous quarter. However, casino revenues were up 4.7 per cent in the last quarter to US$243.2m, helping operating revenues jump 4.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter to US$325.6m.

Adjusted property EBITDA from Wynn Palace was -US$1.4m and from Wynn Macau -US$24.5m, with total operating losses contracting 13 per cent to US$81.5m. Wynn Macau saw its revenues rise 32 per cent year-on-year in 2021 to US$626m, with adjusted property EBITDA recovering from a negative US$87.1m in 2020 to a positive US$4.2m by the end of last year.

Operating revenues at Wynn Palace fell 12.4 per cent year-on-year to US$194m. At peninsula property Wynn Macau, operating revenues fell 27.6 per cent to US$131.7m.

During the 4Q conference call, Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, said: “In Macau, we remain confident that the market will benefit from the return of visitation over the coming quarters.

He added: “As we have seen before when Macau is more accessible, demand snaps right back.”

Billings also mentioned figures for Chinese New Year. He said: “During the holiday period, turnover per day in our direct program was up nearly 175 per cent from 2021 and down only 12 per cent from Chinese New Year 2019.”

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