Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) ("Golden Entertainment" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company generated second quarter revenue of $289.4 million, net income of $21.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $75.0 million.

Blake Sartini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Entertainment, commented, "Our operating discipline supported strong second quarter results and offset challenges in the current economic environment. We have maintained our Adjusted EBITDA margin over the last four quarters as we continue to exceed 2019 performance levels. In addition, our strong cash flow generation has allowed us to allocate capital to debt reduction while also returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases. Since the beginning of 2021 we have reduced indebtedness by nearly $200 million and since December 2021 we have repurchased almost $50 million of our common stock. For the rest of the year, we expect to remain focused on maintaining the strength of our balance sheet and opportunistically returning capital to shareholders."

During the second quarter, the Company repurchased $37.5 million of senior unsecured notes at par and $22.5 million of its common stock. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $27.5 million remaining under its current share repurchase authorization.

Consolidated Results

Revenues of $289.4 million for the second quarter of 2022 were down 1% from $292.5 million for the second quarter of 2021. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $21.2 million, or $0.67 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $103.0 million, or $3.26 per fully diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021. Net income and earnings per share for the second quarter of 2021 included $60.0 million, or $0.53 per fully diluted share, in other non-operating income recognized from the payment related to Caesars Entertainment's acquisition of William Hill. Second quarter 2022 Adjusted EBITDA was $75.0 million, an 18% decline from Adjusted EBITDA of $91.0 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 26% for second quarter of 2022 compared to 31% for the second quarter of 2021.

Nevada Casino Resorts

Revenues for Nevada Casino Resorts were $107.5 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $106.0 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $38.9 million compared to $46.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 36% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 44% for the second quarter of 2021.

Nevada Locals Casinos

Revenues for Nevada Locals Casinos were $39.8 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $43.5 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $19.8 million compared to $23.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 50% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 54% for the second quarter of 2021.

Maryland Casino Resort

Revenues for Maryland Casino Resort were $20.5 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $21.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $7.2 million compared to $8.3 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 35% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 39% for the second quarter of 2021.

Distributed Gaming

Revenues for Distributed Gaming were $121.4 million for the second quarter of both 2022 and 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $22.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $24.9 million for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 18% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 21% for the second quarter of 2021.

Debt and Liquidity

As of June 30, 2022, the Company's total principal amount of debt outstanding was approximately $965 million, consisting primarily of $625 million in outstanding term loan borrowings and $337.5 million of senior unsecured notes. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $179.2 million and there continues to be no outstanding borrowings under the Company's $240 million revolving credit facility.

During the second quarter of 2022, the Company allocated $60 million of capital to repurchase $37.5 million of its outstanding senior unsecured notes in the open market at par and repurchase 515,000 shares of its common stock for $22.5 million.

Investor Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a webcast and conference call today, August 4, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the results for the second quarter of 2022. The conference call may be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 407-3982 or (201) 493-6780 for international callers. A replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time today and may be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671 for international callers; the passcode is 13730505. The replay will be available until August 11, 2022. The call will also be webcast live through the "Investors" section of the Company's website, www.goldenent.com. A replay of the audio webcast will also be archived on the Company's website, www.goldenent.com.

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 and business opportunities; anticipated future growth and trends in the Company's business or key markets; projections of future financial condition, operating results, income, capital expenditures, costs or other financial items, including anticipated future cash generation and resulting ability to continue to return capital to shareholders; 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: the uncertainty of the extent, duration and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response of governments; changes in national, regional and local economic and market conditions; legislative and regulatory matters (including the cost of compliance or failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations); increases in gaming taxes and fees in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated cost savings, synergies and other benefits of its casino and other acquisitions; litigation; increased competition; the Company's ability to renew its distributed gaming contracts; reliance on key personnel (including our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer); the level of the Company's indebtedness and its ability to comply with covenants in its debt instruments; terrorist incidents; natural disasters; severe weather conditions (including weather or road conditions that limit access to the Company's properties); 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 makers 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 gaming industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company does.

The Company defines "Adjusted EBITDA" as earnings before interest and other non-operating income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, acquisition and severance expenses, preopening and related expenses, gain or loss on disposal of assets, share-based compensation expenses, change in non-cash lease expense, and other non-cash charges that are deemed to be not indicative of the Company's core operating results, calculated before corporate overhead (which is not allocated to each reportable segment).

About Golden Entertainment, Inc.

Golden Entertainment owns and operates a diversified entertainment platform, consisting of a portfolio of gaming and hospitality assets that focus on casino and distributed gaming operations (including gaming in the Company's branded taverns). Golden Entertainment operates over 17,000 slots, 100 table games, and 6,200 hotel rooms. Golden Entertainment owns ten casinos – nine in Southern Nevada and one in Maryland. Through its distributed gaming business in Nevada and Montana, Golden Entertainment operates video gaming devices at approximately 1,100 locations and owns more than 60 traditional taverns in Nevada. Golden Entertainment is also licensed in Illinois and Pennsylvania to operate video gaming terminals. For more information, visit www.goldenent.com.


Golden Entertainment, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenues
Gaming	$	196,679		$	204,957		$	387,466		$	381,957
Food and beverage		44,451			44,938			86,907			78,742
Rooms		33,174			30,249			58,920			48,647
Other		15,068			12,323			29,723			22,817
Total revenues		289,372			292,467			563,016			532,163
Expenses
Gaming		109,740			106,805			215,391			203,177
Food and beverage		32,546			29,533			64,003			53,074
Rooms		13,816			12,383			26,290			21,993
Other operating		5,346			3,099			9,322			5,795
Selling, general and administrative		57,287			53,285			118,197			106,876
Depreciation and amortization		25,332			26,682			51,608			53,868
Loss on disposal of assets		710			610			669			819
Preopening expenses		4			109			59			229
Total expenses		244,781			232,506			485,539			445,831
Operating income		44,591			59,961			77,477			86,332
Non-operating (expense) income
Other non-operating income		—			60,000			—			60,000
Interest expense, net		(14,738	)		(16,169	)		(29,856	)		(32,217	)
Loss on debt extinguishment		(1,073	)		—			(1,254	)		—
Total non-operating (expense) income, net		(15,811	)		43,831			(31,110	)		27,783
Income before income tax (provision) benefit		28,780			103,792			46,367			114,115
Income tax (provision) benefit		(7,560	)		(786	)		10,919			(489	)
Net income	$	21,220		$	103,006		$	57,286		$	113,626

Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic		28,877			28,621			28,885			28,421
Diluted		31,633			31,611			31,889			31,285
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.73		$	3.60		$	1.98		$	4.00
Diluted	$	0.67		$	3.26		$	1.80		$	3.63

Golden Entertainment, Inc. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenues
Nevada Casino Resorts ⁽¹⁾
Gaming	$	46,114	$	50,018	$	90,344	$	88,844
Food and beverage		23,123		22,716		44,507		37,681
Rooms		28,573		26,164		50,602		41,792
Other		9,688		7,109		18,480		12,495
Nevada Casino Resorts revenue	$	107,498	$	106,007	$	203,933	$	180,812
Nevada Locals Casinos ⁽²⁾
Gaming	$	29,048	$	33,253	$	58,429	$	62,789
Food and beverage		6,301		6,323		12,480		11,836
Rooms		2,529		2,084		4,773		3,562
Other		1,907		1,867		3,992		3,885
Nevada Locals Casinos revenues	$	39,785	$	43,527	$	79,674	$	82,072
Maryland Casino Resort ⁽³⁾
Gaming	$	15,456	$	16,451	$	29,913	$	29,483
Food and beverage		2,222		2,111		3,870		3,553
Rooms		2,072		2,001		3,545		3,293
Other		796		677		1,110		1,011
Maryland Casino Resort revenues	$	20,546	$	21,240	$	38,438	$	37,340
Distributed Gaming ⁽⁴⁾
Gaming	$	106,061	$	105,235	$	208,780	$	200,841
Food and beverage		12,805		13,788		26,050		25,672
Other		2,503		2,380		5,761		4,799
Distributed Gaming revenues	$	121,369	$	121,403	$	240,591	$	231,312
Corporate and other		174		290		380		627
Total Revenues	$	289,372	$	292,467	$	563,016	$	532,163

(1)		Comprised of The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod, Aquarius Casino Resort, Edgewater Hotel & Casino Resort and Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino Resort.
(2)		Comprised of Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Gold Town Casino, Lakeside Casino & RV Park and Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino.
(3)		Comprised of the operations of the Rocky Gap Casino Resort.
(4)		Comprised of distributed gaming operations in Nevada and Montana, as well as branded taverns in Nevada.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
*(In thousands)*		2022			2021			2022			2021
Adjusted EBITDA
Nevada Casino Resorts⁽¹⁾	$	38,892		$	46,635		$	72,467		$	73,291
Nevada Locals Casinos⁽²⁾		19,795			23,576			39,833			43,127
Maryland Casino Resort ⁽³⁾		7,242			8,289			12,814			13,162
Distributed Gaming ⁽⁴⁾		22,194			24,913			44,247			45,793
Corporate and other		(13,107	)		(12,401	)		(27,020	)		(24,863	)
Total Adjusted EBITDA	$	75,016		$	91,012		$	142,341		$	150,510

Adjustments
Other non-operating income		—			60,000			—			60,000
Depreciation and amortization		(25,332	)		(26,682	)		(51,608	)		(53,868	)
Change in non-cash lease expense		(230	)		(221	)		(411	)		(660	)
Share-based compensation		(3,311	)		(2,668	)		(6,983	)		(5,673	)
Loss on disposal of assets		(710	)		(610	)		(669	)		(819	)
Loss on debt extinguishment		(1,073	)		—			(1,254	)		—
Preopening and related expenses ⁽⁵⁾		(4	)		(109	)		(59	)		(229	)
Other, net		(838	)		(761	)		(5,134	)		(2,929	)
Interest expense, net		(14,738	)		(16,169	)		(29,856	)		(32,217	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(7,560	)		(786	)		10,919			(489	)
Net income	$	21,220		$	103,006		$	57,286		$	113,626

(1)		Comprised of The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod, Aquarius Casino Resort, Edgewater Hotel & Casino Resort and Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino Resort.
(2)		Comprised of Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Gold Town Casino, Lakeside Casino & RV Park and Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino.
(3)		Comprised of the operations of the Rocky Gap Casino Resort.
(4)		Comprised of distributed gaming operations in Nevada and Montana, as well as branded taverns in Nevada.
(5)		Preopening and related expenses consist of labor, food, utilities, training, initial licensing, rent and organizational costs incurred in connection with the opening of tavern and casino locations.

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Golden Entertainment Reports Second Quarter Results