NYSE$BYD

Boyd Gaming · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Boyd Gaming reported record fourth-quarter performances across every segment, setting new records for companywide EBITDAR and operating margins. The company surpassed its previous EBITDAR record by more than 50% on a full-year basis and achieved companywide operating margins of more than 40%.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reported a strong fourth quarter and full year for 2021, marked by record revenues, adjusted EBITDAR, and net income. The company's board reinstated a quarterly dividend, increasing the payout to $0.15 per share, reflecting a commitment to returning capital to shareholders.

  • Boyd Gaming set fourth-quarter records for revenues, Adjusted EBITDAR, and net income.
  • The company's Adjusted EBITDAR margins after corporate expense were 39.5% in Q4 2021, increasing from 33.1% in the year-ago quarter.
  • Twenty-four of the Company’s 27 open properties delivered double-digit revenue growth during the quarter as compared to the prior-year period, while 26 properties grew Adjusted EBITDAR at a double-digit pace.
  • The Board of Directors approved the reinstatement of a regular quarterly dividend, starting in the second quarter of 2022, at $0.15 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$880M

Previous: $636M+38.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.35

Previous: $0.46+193.5%
Adjusted EBITDAR

$347M

Previous: $211M+65.0%
Capital Expenditures

$60.3M

Previous: $70M-13.8%
Free Cash Flow

$172M

Previous: $95.1M+81.4%
Net Income

$110M

Previous: $83.3M+31.8%
Operating Income

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
Gross Profit

$494M

Previous: $345M+43.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$345M

Previous: $519M-33.6%
Total Assets

$0.00

Previous: $6.56B-100.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$9.47M

Previous: -$824K+1248.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Boyd Gaming · Revenue · Quarterly

$880M

Q4 2021+38.4%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Boyd Gaming remains focused on executing its proven operating strategy and driving incremental growth through strategic reinvestments and online business expansion. The company is expanding its program to return capital to shareholders by reinstating the quarterly dividend.

Tailwinds

  • Continued growth in visitation and spending among the Company’s core customers
  • Ability to drive continued revenue and EBITDAR growth throughout its business
  • Confidence in its long-term growth trajectory
  • Strategic reinvestments in portfolio
  • Continued expansion of online business

Headwinds

  • Ongoing uncertainty about COVID-19, its duration and impact
  • Potential negative effects on the Company’s workforce, suppliers, contractors and other partners
  • Impact on the customer experience of necessary health and safety measures implemented at the direction of state and local governments and gaming regulators
  • Fluctuations in the Company's operating results
  • The political climate and its effects on consumer spending and its impact on the travel industry

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

30 / 67 earnings

Positive

+28.4%

Q1 2013

Best reaction

-20.5%

Q3 2013

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-6.0%-3.2%-11.0%
Q4 2025-0.5%-0.3%-4.2%
Q3 2025-7.2%-9.6%-5.0%
Q2 2025-1.5%-0.5%+0.9%
Q1 2025+4.3%+4.7%+10.6%
Q4 2024-1.7%-2.0%-12.2%
Q3 2024+8.4%+11.9%+13.0%
Q2 2024+5.7%+5.6%+3.9%
Q1 2024-16.4%-15.9%-18.6%
Q4 2023+4.3%+1.4%-1.3%
Q3 2023-10.8%-9.7%-1.9%
Q2 2023-6.4%-5.6%-9.6%
Q1 2023-0.2%+3.0%-3.5%
Q4 2022+6.6%+6.6%+5.6%
Q3 2022+4.1%+7.2%+11.1%
Q2 2022+0.8%+0.6%+3.7%
Q1 2022-6.3%-5.6%-7.3%
Q4 2021+5.3%+8.7%+11.4%
Q3 2021+1.3%-3.9%-6.7%
Q2 2021+1.6%-1.0%+5.9%
Q1 2021+1.7%-1.7%-2.8%
Q4 2020-2.5%-2.2%+12.6%
Q3 2020-6.8%-8.6%+13.5%
Q2 2020+13.5%+9.4%+24.3%
Q1 2020+6.9%-1.3%+32.6%
Q4 2019-0.5%-13.5%-66.0%
Q3 2019+3.5%+4.2%+16.0%
Q2 2019-1.4%-2.9%-10.3%
Q1 2019-1.3%-7.0%-16.3%
Q4 2018+9.2%+9.6%-3.7%
Q3 2018-6.0%-9.4%-16.6%
Q2 2018-6.2%-1.0%-2.2%
Q1 2018-1.9%+0.9%+10.1%
Q4 2017-6.2%-5.5%-13.8%
Q3 2017+5.1%+5.5%+9.7%
Q2 2017-3.9%-3.2%+0.9%
Q1 2017+6.5%+6.8%+13.0%
Q4 2016+2.1%-2.6%-3.3%
Q3 2016-4.8%-3.1%+4.7%
Q2 2016-3.5%-1.2%+3.1%
Q1 2016-2.9%
Q4 2015+7.9%
Q3 2015+7.2%
Q2 2015+0.7%
Q1 2015+3.0%
Q4 2014+2.7%
Q3 2014+8.3%
Q2 2014-13.5%
Q1 2014-3.4%
Q4 2013+5.4%
Q3 2013-20.5%
Q2 2013+22.6%
Q1 2013+28.4%
Q4 2012+7.7%
Q3 2012-10.5%
Q2 2012-20.4%
Q1 2011-4.4%
Q1 2012-3.9%
Q4 2011+5.3%
Q3 2011-9.3%
Q3 2010-9.3%
Q4 2008-7.7%
Q4 2009-7.7%
Q2 2010-13.4%
Q2 2011-13.4%
Q4 2010-13.4%
Q1 2010+0.7%

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