MGM Resorts International (MGM) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

MGM Resorts International owns and operates hotels, casinos, and entertainment venues across the United States and in Macau, China. Its properties include well-known brands like Bellagio, MGM Grand, and Aria, which attract tourists, gamblers, and business travelers. MGM is one of the largest casino resort operators in the world by revenue and property count.

The company makes money through casino gambling, hotel room bookings, food and beverage sales, and live entertainment. Most of its revenue comes from Las Vegas, though its Macau joint ventures and its online sports betting platform, BetMGM, add meaningful diversification. BetMGM is a key growth driver as legal sports betting expands across more U.S. states, but MGM carries significant debt and its results are sensitive to consumer spending — meaning an economic slowdown could quickly pressure both casino traffic and hotel occupancy.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-5.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

27.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

MGM Resorts International is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

44.7%

Healthy — 44.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

6.8%

Modest — 6.8% operating margin

ROCE

3.4%

Weak — 3.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+3.4%

Slow sales growth (3.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

-67.6%

Earnings shrinking (-67.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

1492%

Turns 1492% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

9.8%

Modest free cash flow (9.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

2.63

Heavy debt load (2.63)

Interest Cover

2.23x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.2x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

64.2x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 64.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+37.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (64.2 → 26.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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