What does reportable legal entities — pre opening costs mean?

Expenses incurred to prepare a new property or facility for its grand opening.

How do you interpret reportable legal entities — pre opening costs?

High levels indicate significant growth and expansion activity, which may temporarily depress current earnings.

How does reportable legal entities — pre opening costs compare across companies?

Standard 'Pre-opening expenses' reported by casino and hotel operators during development cycles.

MGM Resorts International MGM Reportable Legal Entities — Pre Opening Costs

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

RHP

RHPEntertainment — Pre Opening Costs

$387K+345%

RHP

RHPMaterial Reconciling Items — Pre Opening Costs

$0-100%

RHP

RHPHospitality — Pre Opening Costs

$100K-85.7%

ULTAReportable Segment Aggregation Before Other Operating — Pre Opening Costs

$4.67M+155%

BROSPre-opening costs — Cost of Sales

$6.34M+13.0%

CTREReportable Legal Entities — Acquisition Costs

$51.25K—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.5B+4.2%

Operating income$301.2M-21.8%

Net income$125.1M-15.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.48-5.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B+1.0%

Total debt$31.7B-0.6%

Total equity$2.4B-14.7%

Total assets$41.4B-1.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$567.8M+3.8%

CapEx$154.7M-32.2%

Free cash flow$413.1M+29.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.98B+11.9%

Enterprise value$41.38B+2.1%

P/E65.7×+49.9×

P/S0.7×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin5.2%-3.1pp

Net margin1%-2.9pp

FCF margin8.8%+2.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.9%-14.6pp

Debt / equity13×+1.9×

Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MGM Resorts International in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PreOpeningCosts.

The official record: MGM Resorts International’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — pre opening costs mean?: Expenses incurred to prepare a new property or facility for its grand opening.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — pre opening costs?: High levels indicate significant growth and expansion activity, which may temporarily depress current earnings.
How does reportable legal entities — pre opening costs compare across companies?: Standard 'Pre-opening expenses' reported by casino and hotel operators during development cycles.