Exhibit 99.1
Discussion of Quarterly Results for Marina District Development Company, LLC (“Borgata”)
Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 was $17.3 million, compared to net income of $18.3 million, in the same period last year.
Overall quarterly performance was negatively impacted in June due to reduced or delayed day trip visitations to Atlantic City as a result of regional school calendars that were extended in order to make up for the effects of record winter storms in the first quarter.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, Borgata’s net revenues were $186.9 million, compared to $191.5 million for the same quarter in 2009, a decrease of 2.4%. The primary circumstances which contributed to the slight decline in net revenues, on a comparative basis, were:
| | • | | Decline in table games hold from 14.2% in the second quarter 2009, to 11.8% in the second quarter 2010, which resulted in a negative impact on gaming revenue; and |
| | • | | Adverse impact from regional competitors in Pennsylvania, where slot promotional activities increased significantly during the quarter. |
Adjusted EBITDA was $43.0 million for the quarter, a decrease of 9.9% from $47.7 million in the prior year, which is also due to the resulting impact from net revenues discussed above, as well as the following additional factors:
| | • | | Higher utility costs, resulting from increased energy consumption during unseasonably hot weather, coupled with increases in energy rates; and |
| | • | | Normalization of certain expenses in the second quarter of 2010, compared to non-recurring expense reductions recorded in the second quarter of 2009, related to isolated one-time events. |
Condensed Interim Financial Schedules
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| | | Three Months Ended
June 30, |
| | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | (unaudited) |
| | | (in thousands) |
Condensed Statements of Operations: | | | | | | |
Revenues | | | | | | |
Gaming | | $ | 164,530 | | $ | 173,837 |
Food and beverage | | | 35,994 | | | 34,490 |
Room | | | 27,704 | | | 27,123 |
Other | | | 10,696 | | | 10,302 |
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Gross Revenues | | | 238,924 | | | 245,752 |
Less promotional allowances | | | 52,032 | | | 54,239 |
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Net Revenues | | | 186,892 | | | 191,513 |
Costs and expenses | | | | | | |
Gaming | | | 66,948 | | | 69,814 |
Food and beverage | | | 17,423 | | | 15,290 |
Room | | | 3,459 | | | 2,798 |
Other | | | 8,615 | | | 9,192 |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 31,841 | | | 32,864 |
Maintenance and utilities | | | 15,646 | | | 13,829 |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 18,236 | | | 20,040 |
Preopening expenses | | | — | | | 346 |
Write-downs and other items, net | | | 12 | | | 71 |
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Total costs and expenses | | | 162,180 | | | 164,244 |
Operating income | | | 24,712 | | | 27,269 |
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | | | 5,588 | | | 7,447 |
Income before provision for state income taxes | | | 19,124 | | | 19,822 |
Provision for state income taxes | | | 1,837 | | | 1,561 |
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Net income | | $ | 17,287 | | $ | 18,261 |
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| | | As of June 30, |
| | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | (unaudited) |
| | | (in thousands) |
Selected Balance Sheet Data: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 21,939 | | $ | 24,146 |
Property and equipment, net | | | 1,337,602 | | | 1,366,008 |
Total assets | | | 1,455,103 | | | 1,508,068 |
Total debt | | | 626,872 | | | 666,778 |
Members’ equity | | | 693,565 | | | 720,358 |
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income
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| | | Three Months Ended
June 30, |
| | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | (unaudited) |
| | | (in thousands) |
Net Income | | $ | 17,287 | | $ | 18,261 |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 18,236 | | | 20,040 |
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | | | 5,588 | | | 7,447 |
Provision for state income taxes | | | 1,837 | | | 1,561 |
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EBITDA | | | 42,948 | | | 47,309 |
Preopening expenses | | | — | | | 346 |
Write-downs and other items, net | | | 12 | | | 71 |
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Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 42,960 | | $ | 47,726 |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Regulation G, “Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” prescribes the conditions for use of non-GAAP financial information in public disclosures. We believe that our presentations of the following non-GAAP financial measures are important supplemental measures of operating performance to investors: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA. The following discussion defines these terms and why we believe they are useful measures of our performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in our industry which we believe, when considered with measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, gives investors a more complete understanding of operating results before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes and facilitates comparisons between us and our competitors. Management has historically adjusted EBITDA when evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion or exclusion of certain recurring and non-recurring items is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of our core operating results and as a means to evaluate period-to-period results. We have chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to evaluate the results of core ongoing operations. We do not reflect such items when calculating EBITDA; however, we adjust for these items and refer to this measure as Adjusted EBITDA. We have historically reported this measure to our investors and believe that the continued inclusion of Adjusted EBITDA provides consistency in our financial reporting. We use Adjusted EBITDA in this discussion because we believe it is useful to investors in allowing greater transparency related to a significant measure used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. Adjusted EBITDA is among the more significant factors in management’s internal evaluation of total company and individual property performance and in the evaluation of incentive compensation related to property management. Adjusted EBITDA is also widely used by management in the annual budget process. Externally, we believe these measures continue to be used by investors in their assessment of our operating performance and the valuation of our company. Adjusted EBITDA reflects EBITDA adjusted for preopening expenses, write-downs and other charges, net, and other non-cash, non-recurring expenses. A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), on a GAAP basis, is included in the financial schedules accompanying this release.
Limitations on the Use of Non-GAAP Measures
The use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Our presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be different from the presentation used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. Depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, income taxes and other items have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of our results. Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should
not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. We compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation and amortization, interest and income taxes, capital expenditures and other items both in our reconciliations to the GAAP financial measures and in our consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP, nor should these measures be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reflect additional ways of viewing our operations that we believe, when viewed with our GAAP results and the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure.
