Monarch Casino & Resort

MCRI

Gambling, Resorts & Casinos · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$123.03

-3.22 (-2.55%)

Market Cap

$2.18B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−3.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.4M (2021) → 18.7M (2025)

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a hotel and casino in Reno, Nevada. The company also owns and operates the Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado. As of December 31, 2021, its Atlantis Casino Resort Spa featured approximately 61,000 square feet of casino space; 818 guest rooms and suites; 8 food outlets; 2 gourmet coffee and pastry bars; a 30,000 square-foot health spa and salon with an enclosed pool

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+43.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

32.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$120M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Monarch Casino & Resort is growing revenue at 9% 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

47.1%

Healthy — 47.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

26.8%

Excellent — 26.8% operating margin

ROCE

6.6%

Weak — 6.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.8%

Slow sales growth (5.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

+16.2%

Earnings growing fast (16.2% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

162%

Turns 162% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

27.8%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.00

Conservative — low debt load (0.00)

Interest Cover

241.23x

Comfortably covers interest (241.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

20.4x

Growth-priced — P/E 20.4

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+3.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.4 → 16.6)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.93%

Small dividend — 0.93% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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