Exhibit 99.1
Studio City International Holdings Limited Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings
MACAU, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Studio City International Holdings Limited (NYSE: MSC) (“Studio City” or the “Company”),
a world-class integrated resort located in Cotai, Macau, today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Total operating revenues for the fourth quarter of 2025 were US$160.3 million, compared with US$152.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The
increase was primarily attributable to better performance in mass market table games operations leading to an increase in revenue from casino contract and higher non-gaming revenues.
Studio City Casino generated gross gaming revenues of US$342.7 million and US$321.8 million for the fourth quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Mass market table games drop was US$931.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with US$891.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024
and hold percentage was 33.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Gaming machine handle for the fourth
quarter of 2025 was US$935.8 million, compared with US$888.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and win rate was 3.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
As reported in the earnings release for the fourth quarter of 2024, Studio City has strategically repositioned itself to focus on the premium mass and mass
operations, and VIP rolling chip operations at Studio City were transferred to City of Dreams in late October 2024.
Mocha Grand Dragon Hotel and Mocha
Hotel Royal ceased operations during the fourth quarter of 2025, following which 108 gaming machines were re-allocated to Studio City by Melco Resorts (Macau) Limited, the gaming operator of the Studio City
Casino (the “Gaming Operator”).
Revenue from casino contract was US$69.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with
US$63.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Revenue from casino contract is net of gaming taxes and the costs incurred in connection with the on-going operation of the Studio City Casino which are
deducted by the Gaming Operator.
Total gaming taxes and the costs incurred in connection with the on-going
operation of the Studio City Casino deducted from gross gaming revenues were US$273.7 million and US$258.2 million in the fourth quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Total non-gaming revenues at Studio City for the fourth quarter of 2025 were US$91.3 million, compared with
US$89.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was US$7.8 million, compared with
US$3.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Studio City’s Adjusted EBITDA(1) was
US$60.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with US$56.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The change was mainly attributable to higher revenue from casino contract and non-gaming
revenues, partially offset by higher operating costs.
Net loss attributable to Studio City International Holdings Limited for the fourth quarter of 2025
was US$20.5 million, or US$0.11 per ADS, compared with US$27.7 million, or US$0.14 per ADS, in the fourth quarter of 2024. The net loss attributable to participation interest was US$1.9 million and US$2.6 million in the fourth
quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Other Factors Affecting Earnings
Total net non-operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2025 were US$30.8 million, which mainly included
interest expense of US$30.4 million.
Depreciation and amortization costs of US$52.7 million were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025, of
which US$0.8 million was related to the amortization expense for the land use right.
Adjusted EBITDA for Studio City for the three months ended
December 31, 2025 referred to in the earnings release of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (“Melco Resorts”) dated February 12, 2026 (“Melco Resorts’ Earnings Release”) was US$26.4 million
more than the Adjusted EBITDA of Studio City reported in this press release. Adjusted EBITDA of Studio City reported in this press release includes certain intercompany charges that are not included in Adjusted EBITDA for Studio City reported in
Melco Resorts’ Earnings Release. Such intercompany charges include, among other items, fees and shared service charges billed between the Company and its subsidiaries and certain subsidiaries of Melco Resorts. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA of
Studio City presented in Melco Resorts’ Earnings Release does not reflect certain gaming concession related costs and certain intercompany costs related to the gaming operations at Studio City Casino.
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