Sands China revenue increases 13 percent in 18Q3

Thursday 25th of October 2018

Total revenue for Sands China increased by 13 percent to $2.2 billion in the third quarter of 2018, according to the company’s results filing on Thursday.

Adjusted property EBITDA reached $754 million, an increase of 15.8 percent year-on-year, while net income up 13 percent to $454 million.

Bernstein analysts said the results were in-line with their expectations, with GGR reaching $2.2 billion, an increase of 16 percent year-on-year.

Sands’ VIP business outperformed the market with 15 percent year-on-year growth, while mass growth was in line at 16 percent year-on-year growth.

With the exception of The Parisian, all of the group’s properties in Macau experienced growth in revenue. Bernstein said this was the result of temporary reductions in room inventory due to renovations at The Parisian.

During an earnings call, Sands management said it was pleased with the strong financial results in the quarter and said that they remained confident of Macau’s long-term potential.

“Given our confidence in Macao’s future, we have elected to meaningfully increase our planned investments in the Macao market. We will increase the breadth and scale of our offerings throughout The Londoner Macao, Four Seasons Tower Suites Macao, and St. Regis Tower Suites Macao,” said Sheldon Adelson, chairman, and CEO of LVS.

“We will also expand our entertainment, convention and non-gaming attractions across our Cotai Strip portfolio. These important projects will come online in phases throughout 2020 and 2021,” he added.