Bear of the Day: Full House Resorts (FLL) - Bear of the Day
January 20 2014 - 5:32AM
Zacks
Full House
Resorts (FLL) is a casino gaming company, incorporated in
1987. The company owns local casinos as well as manages casinos on
behalf of Native American tribes and commercial clients. Currently
FLL owns and/or manages five casinos in four states.
Declining estimates sent FLL back to a Zacks Rank # 5 (Strong Sell)
earlier this month.
Disappointing Third Quarter Results
On November 9, 2012, FLL reported its third quarter results.
Adjusted operating net income for the quarter were $0.5 million or
$0.02 per share, compared to net income of $2.1 million or $0.11
per share in the prior-year period.
Earnings were substantially short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate
of $0.06 per share. This was the second consecutive quarter of
negative earnings surprise for FLL.
According to the management, increased competition and continuing
slow economy resulted in a challenging environment.
Downward Revisions
Following disappointing results, analysts have cut their estimates
for GGS. Zacks Consensus Estimates for the current year and the
next year are currently $0.02 per share and $0.07 per share, down
from $0.04 per share and $0.11 per share respectively, 60 days
ago.
The following “Price & Consensus” chart illustrates decaling
estimates trend for the stock.
Due to negative earnings momentum this stock has been Zacks Rank #
5 (Strong Sell) or # 4 (Sell) since October 29, 2013.
Bottom Line
Investors looking for a better play on the industry could consider
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) a Zacks Rank # 1 (Strong Buy) stock. The
company is expected to report 45.2% year-over-year earnings growth
for Q4.
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