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Don't Buy MGM Resorts International (MGM) Before Checking Its Fundamentals!

Shares of Large-cap consumer discretionary company MGM Resorts International moved 3.7% this evening, and are now trading at $36.25 per share. The average analyst target price for the stock is $56.78.

MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and Macau.

Based on its trailing earning per share of 1.27, MGM Resorts International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.5 MGM has a forward P/E ratio of 14.2 based on its earnings guidance of $None.

The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.07. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing MGM Resorts International's estimated growth potential

EPS Trend Sustained Primarily by Reducing the Number of Shares Outstanding

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (MM) $11,763 $12,900 $5,162 $9,680 $13,127 $14,824
Gross Margins 11% 30% -13% 23% 12% 1%
Operating Margins 12.0% 31.0% -12.0% 24.0% 11.0% 0.0%
Net Margins 5.0% 17.0% -6.0% 13.0% 11.0% 3.0%
Net Income (MM) $584 $2,214 -$287 $1,254 $1,473 $375
Net Interest Expense (MM) $770 $848 $676 $800 $595 $505
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) $1,178 $1,305 $1,211 $1,151 $3,482 $3,234
Earnings Per Share $0.81 $3.88 -$2.02 $2.41 $3.49 $1.14
Diluted Shares (MM) 550 528 494 487 413 292
Free Cash Flow (MM) $236 $1,071 -$1,764 $883 $991 $1,183
Capital Expenditures (MM) $1,487 $739 $271 $491 $765 $922
Net Current Assets (MM) -$17,112 -$17,101 -$4,296 -$8,829 -$21,510 -$22,269
Long Term Debt (MM) $15,088 $11,169 $12,377 $11,771 $7,433 $6,674
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.14 1.69 12.95 2.22 0.59 0.88

MGM Resorts International has a pattern of improving cash flows, growing revenues and decreasing reinvestment in the business, and decent operating margins with a negative growth trend. However, MGM Resorts International has slimmer gross margins than its peers, EPS growth achieved by reducing the number of outstanding shares, and a highly leveraged balance sheet.

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