PENN Entertainment (PENN) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates

PENN Entertainment, Inc. PENN reported a narrower-than-expected loss in second-quarter 2024 results. The top and the bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate but declined on a year-over-year basis. PENN’s quarterly performance was hampered by disappointing results from its South and Interactive segments.

However, improved top-of-funnel growth, better risk management and enhanced promotional strategies led to stronger-than-expected revenues and Adjusted EBITDA in the Interactive segment. The company’s retail business remained steady as stable consumer trends, a diverse portfolio and recent capital investments countered the impact of new supply in some markets.

Following the results, the company’s shares rose 8.5% during trading hours on Aug 8.

It continues to focus on database growth and enhancing engagement through new technology, ongoing investments in gaming and non-gaming areas and partnerships in food and beverage. Cross-sell opportunities from ESPN BET customers are a major growth driver, with the PENN Play database reaching about 31 million members, including 3.8 million in the digital database, marking an 80% increase since ESPN BET launched. The company is also progressing well on its four development projects, which are on budget and schedule.

Earnings & Revenue Discussion

In the quarter under review, PENN reported an adjusted loss per share of 18 cents, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 27 cents. In the prior-year quarter, it reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 38 cents.

Total revenues of $1,633 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,649 million. The top line declined 0.7% on a year-over-year basis. Softness in the South and Interactive segments led to this fall.

PENN Entertainment, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Revenues from the Northeast, West and Midwest segments came in at $696.3 million, $135.3 million and $298.1 million, up 1.2%, 4.1% and 1.6% year over year, respectively.

The South segment delivered revenues of $298.2 million, down 3.3% year over year.

The Interactive and Other segments’ revenues totaled $232.6 million and $5.9 million, down 9.7% and 4.8% year over year, respectively.

Operating Headlines

In the quarter under discussion, adjusted EBITDAR declined 23% from the prior-year quarter’s level to $367 million. Adjusted EBITDAR margin contracted to 22.1% from 28.5% a year ago.

Penn Entertainment’s Interactive division incurred an adjusted EBITDAR loss of $102.8 million compared with $12.8 million in the prior-year quarter.

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Other Financial Information

As of Jun 30, 2024, PENN had cash and cash equivalents of $877.6 million compared with $1.1 billion as of Dec 31, 2023. Traditional net debt as of Jun 30, 2024, was $1.74 billion, up from $1.57 billion at 2023-end. Total liquidity as of Jun 30, 2024, was $1.9 billion.

Zacks Rank & Recent Consumer Discretionary Releases

PENN Entertainment currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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