Golden Entertainment Reports 2025 Third Quarter Results

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN) (“Golden Entertainment” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. In light of the transaction that we announced this morning, we will be cancelling our earnings call previously scheduled for later today.

Consolidated Results

The Company reported third quarter 2025 revenues of $154.8 million, compared to revenues of $161.2 million for the third quarter of 2024. Net loss for the third quarter of 2025 was $4.7 million, or $0.18 per share, compared to net income of $5.2 million, or $0.18 per fully diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024. Third quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA was $30.5 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $34.0 million for the third quarter of 2024.

The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on October 3, 2025. On November 4, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company’s next recurring quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock payable on January 6, 2026 to shareholders of record as of December 22, 2025.

Debt and Liquidity

As of September 30, 2025, the Company’s total principal amount of debt outstanding was $430.1 million, consisting primarily of $391 million in outstanding term loan borrowings and $35 million in outstanding borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $58.3 million and $205 million of remaining availability under its revolving credit facility.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the Company’s future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “should,” “think,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions, or they may use future dates. In addition, forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding: the Company’s strategies, objectives, business opportunities and plans; anticipated future growth and trends in the Company’s business or key markets and business outlook; return of capital to shareholders (including through the payment of recurring quarterly cash dividends or repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock); projections of future financial condition, operating results or other financial items; and other characterizations of future events or circumstances as well as other statements that are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and other future conditions. These forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and readers are therefore cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially include: changes in national, regional and local economic and market conditions (including a continued shutdown of the U.S. government); legislative and regulatory matters; increases in gaming taxes and fees in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; litigation; increased competition; reliance on key personnel; the Company’s ability to comply with covenants in its debt instruments; terrorist incidents; natural disasters; severe weather conditions; the effects of environmental and structural building conditions; the effects of disruptions to the Company’s information technology and other systems and infrastructure; factors affecting the gaming, entertainment and hospitality industries generally; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA because it is the primary metric used by its chief operating decision maker and investors in measuring both the Company’s past and future expectations of performance. Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to the users of the Company’s financial statements by excluding specific expenses and gains that the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. Further, the Company’s annual performance plan used to determine compensation for its executive officers and employees is tied to the Adjusted EBITDA metric. It is also a measure of operating performance widely used in the gaming industry. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies in the gaming industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company does.

The Company defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as earnings before depreciation and amortization, non-cash lease benefit or expense, share-based compensation expense, gain or loss on disposal of assets and businesses, loss on debt extinguishment and modification, preopening and related expenses, impairment of assets, interest, income taxes, and other non-cash charges and non-recurring expenses that are deemed to be not indicative of the Company’s core operating results.

About Golden Entertainment

Golden Entertainment operates a diversified entertainment platform of gaming and hospitality assets. The Company operates eight casinos and 72 gaming taverns in Nevada, featuring approximately 5,600 slots, 80 table games and 6,000 hotel rooms. For more information, visit www.goldenent.com.

Golden Entertainment, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Gaming		$	77,078			$	75,684			$	236,069			$	240,880
Food and beverage			39,623				41,849				122,975				128,623
Rooms			25,394				28,938				81,987				89,760
Other			12,723				14,762				38,250				43,351
Total revenues			154,818				161,233				479,281				502,614
Expenses
Gaming			20,454				20,141				61,516				67,796
Food and beverage			32,870				34,226				100,589				102,702
Rooms			15,034				16,202				46,463				48,888
Other			5,082				4,276				12,430				11,140
Selling, general and administrative			55,517				57,056				164,221				173,130
Depreciation and amortization			22,868				22,626				67,812				67,362
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets			1,901				(256	)			1,953				(242	)
Gain on sale of business			—				—				—				(68,944	)
Preopening expenses			210				234				430				377
Total expenses			153,936				154,505				455,414				402,209
Operating income			882				6,728				23,867				100,405
Non-operating expense
Interest expense, net			(7,941	)			(7,959	)			(23,167	)			(27,255	)
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification			—				—				—				(4,446	)
Total non-operating expense, net			(7,941	)			(7,959	)			(23,167	)			(31,701	)
(Loss) income before income tax benefit (provision)			(7,059	)			(1,231	)			700				68,704
Income tax benefit (provision)			2,401				6,398				1,773				(20,951	)
Net (loss) income		$	(4,658	)		$	5,167			$	2,473			$	47,753
Weighted-average common shares
Basic			26,166				28,153				26,319				28,557
Diluted			26,166				29,408				27,330				30,141
Net (loss) income per share
Basic		$	(0.18	)		$	0.18			$	0.09			$	1.67
Diluted		$	(0.18	)		$	0.18			$	0.09			$	1.58

Golden Entertainment, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
(Unaudited, in thousands)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Nevada Casino Resorts		$	93,020			$	99,547			$	285,437			$	301,652
Nevada Locals Casinos			35,789				35,405				113,531				112,262
Nevada Taverns			25,733				26,042				79,458				82,001
Corporate and Other			276				239				855				680
Total revenues - Continuing Operations			154,818				161,233				479,281				496,595
Distributed Gaming			—				—				—				6,019
Total revenues - Divested Operations			—				—				—				6,019
Total revenues		$	154,818			$	161,233			$	479,281			$	502,614
Adjusted EBITDA
Nevada Casino Resorts		$	21,463			$	24,614			$	72,202			$	78,897
Nevada Locals Casinos			14,939				14,274				50,866				48,738
Nevada Taverns			5,291				5,317				18,516				20,669
Corporate and Other			(11,212	)			(10,191	)			(35,083	)			(32,590	)
Total Adjusted EBITDA - Continuing Operations			30,481				34,014				106,501				115,714
Distributed Gaming			—				—				—				484
Total Adjusted EBITDA - Divested Operations			—				—				—				484
Total Adjusted EBITDA		$	30,481			$	34,014			$	106,501			$	116,198
Adjustments
Depreciation and amortization			(22,868	)			(22,626	)			(67,812	)			(67,362	)
Non-cash lease benefit			86				65				291				298
Share-based compensation			(2,059	)			(2,969	)			(7,335	)			(8,688	)
(Loss) gain on disposal of assets			(1,901	)			256				(1,953	)			242
Gain on sale of business			—				—				—				68,944
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification			—				—				—				(4,446	)
Preopening and related expenses			(210	)			(234	)			(430	)			(377	)
System implementation costs (1)			(208	)			—				(486	)			—
Other, net			(2,439	)			(1,778	)			(4,909	)			(8,850	)
Interest expense, net			(7,941	)			(7,959	)			(23,167	)			(27,255	)
Income tax benefit (provision)			2,401				6,398				1,773				(20,951	)
Net (loss) income		$	(4,658	)		$	5,167			$	2,473			$	47,753

(1)

System implementation costs represent expenses related to the implementation of new enterprise resource planning, finance, payroll and human capital management software.

 

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