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Dan Wasiolek
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Caesars' Strong 1Q Vegas Hotel Performance Not Enough to Garner a Competitive Advantage

We plan a low-single-digit percentage increase to our $10.30 per share valuation for no-moat Caesars, due to strong first-quarter Las Vegas hold (house played lucky) and hotel performance (occupancy up 250 basis points to 95%). Trading at 10 times our 2019 EV/EBITDA we see shares undervalued.
Las Vegas (45% of 2018 total net sales) revPAR growth of 4.9% surpassed no-moat MGM's 3.7% lift in the quarter, although we believe the latter's higher mix of VIP (weak overseas China play) and convention (...
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Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Caesars Entertainment is a holding company that provides casino-entertainment and hospitality services. The company's facilities include gaming offerings, food and beverage outlets, hotel and convention space, and non-gaming entertainment options. In addition to its brick and mortar assets, the company operates an online gaming business that provides real money games in certain jurisdictions and provides retail sports wagering in certain jurisdictions. The company's consolidated business is composed of five complementary businesses: casino entertainment, food and beverage, rooms and hotel, casino management services, and entertainment and other business operations, including mobile sports betting.

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Morningstar
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Dan Wasiolek

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