Las Vegas Sands vs Melco Resorts & Entertainment
LVS and MLCO side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LVS and MLCO compare
Las Vegas Sands grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.1% versus 11.3% for Melco Resorts & Entertainment).
Las Vegas Sands keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.6% compared with 3.6% at Melco Resorts & Entertainment.
Las Vegas Sands pays a dividend yielding 3.1%; Melco Resorts & Entertainment does not pay one.
Las Vegas Sands scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 5 for Melco Resorts & Entertainment), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LVS | MLCO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $23.9B | – |
| Share price | $36.97 | $3.94 |
| Change, 1 year | −37.1% | −51.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −13.3% | −65.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 42K | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.4× | – |
| P/S | 1.7× | – |
| P/B | 41.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 8.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 11.3% | – |
| Fair value | $52.71 | – |
| Margin of safety | 29.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.1% (better) | 11.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 34.7% (better) | 24.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.3% | 325% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 29.8% | 353% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 21.5% (better) | 11.6% |
| Net margin | 12.6% (better) | 3.6% |
| FCF margin | 19.7% | – |
| Return on equity | 134% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 18.4% (better) | 12.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 26.27 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.71 (better) | 5.27 |
| Interest coverage | 3.9× (better) | 1.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.00 | 1.07 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.28 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 54.3% | 0.04% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 10.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 13.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 41.6% | 8.6% |
| Held by insiders | 66.5% | 58.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$243M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.5% | – |
Go deeper
- LVS stock overview
- LVS income statement
- LVS valuation and score
- MLCO stock overview
- MLCO income statement
- MLCO valuation and score
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