| Name of Company | Country of Origin/ Exchange Traded | Sector | Stock Price | ||||||||
| MELCO RESORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LTD | Hong Kong/ NAS |
Consumer Cyclical – Travel & Leisure – Resorts & Casinos | USD24.84 | ||||||||
| @ 10 Jul 2018 | |||||||||||
| COMPANY PROFILE | Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd is developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities in Asia. Its segments are City of Dreams, Altira Macau, Studio City, Mocha Clubs, Corporate and Others, and City of Dreams Manila.
Melco Resorts is one of only six companies with a licence to operate casinos in Macau, the only region in China with legalised gambling. It operates Altira, a complex focused on VIP customers; City of Dreams, an integrated resort in Cotai serving both mass-market and premium-end patrons; and Mocha Clubs electronic gaming machines. The company also has a majority interest in Studio City, a new casino in Cotai that opened in October 2015, and City of Dreams Manila, which opened in the Philippines in February 2015. |
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| GDR/ADR Code | MLCO | ||||||||||
| Valuation Analysis Below | |||||||||||
| The Price Earnings (PE) Ratio is the most frequently used valuation indicator for a stock. However, there are times when this ratio cannot be used e.g. when the company reports a loss or profit is so minimal that it results in an abnormally high PE Ratio. Or Net Profit After Tax may be volatile and it is better to use Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) to value the company. We use the PE Band or Market Cap/EBIT Band to show whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued based on its historical valuation. | |||||||||||
| At the price of USD24.84 as at 10 Jul 2018, Melco Resorts And Entertainment Ltd is trading at a PE Ratio of 25.8 times last 12 months earnings. This is a 16.4% discount to its historical average Price to Earnings Ratio of 30.8 times. (Price based on the historical average PE of the company is indicated by the red line.) | |||||||||||
| Is the stock undervalued? One should not just look at one indicator to determine the fair value of a stock. | |||||||||||
| ProThinker believes in using a combination of valuation methods to decide whether a stock is over or undervalued? The five ratios we use are Price to Earnings, Price to Sales, Price to Cash Flow, Price to Book and Dividend Yield. We use multiple methods to value a stock because each has its benefits as well as shortcomings. Price to Earnings and Price to Cash Flow Ratios relate stock price to profitability but are meaningless when the comany has negative earnings or cash flows. Price to Sales Ratio is more stable because sales are never negative. However, this does not tell us whether the company is able to sell profitably. Price to Book Ratio gives us an indication as to how much we are paying for the company’s assets but it is not directly related to the company’s profitability. Dividend Yield cannot be used for companies that are paying little to no dividends. | |||||||||||
| While it is important to value stocks based on multiple valuation methods, this often leads to differing views on valuation. One indicator may suggest that a stock is overvalued while another suggest that it is undervalued. This does not help an investor who needs to make a definite decision whether to buy, hold or sell the stock. That is why we advocate the use of a Composite Valuation Indicator, which is derived from the best combination of the five indicators above. A Composite Valuation Indicator will give you ONE conclusion on whether a stock is under or over valued. | |||||||||||
| To find out more about our valuation methodology, click here. | |||||||||||
| Source of Data: Charts are from ProThinker Stock Report. Company description, historical financial statements data and price data are from gurufocus.com. Estimates are from gurufocus and/or 4-traders.com – Thomson Reuters. | |||||||||||
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