Las Vegas Sands

LVS

Gambling, Resorts & Casinos · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0QY4.L

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Strong

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Las Vegas Sands builds and runs large casino resorts. Its properties combine hotels, casinos, shopping malls, restaurants, and convention spaces all under one roof — a format the company calls an "integrated resort." Its main customers are tourists and business travelers, and it owns well-known brands like The Venetian and Marina Bay Sands.

Despite its name, Las Vegas Sands no longer operates in Las Vegas. It sold its Nevada properties in 2021 and now earns nearly all of its revenue from Macao, China and Singapore. The company makes money from casino gambling, hotel stays, retail leases, and food and beverage sales. Its moat comes from the limited number of casino licenses issued in both Macao and Singapore, which keeps direct competition low. The biggest risk the company faces is its heavy dependence on Macao, where revenue is tied closely to Chinese consumer spending and government policy toward the gambling industry.

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Growth Profile

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When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-0.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-19.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

54.9%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Las Vegas Sands's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

4.6%

Thin — 4.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-5.0%

Losing money on operations — -5.0%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

14.3%

Good — 14.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+18.1%

Fast-growing sales (+18.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+30.3%

Earnings growing fast (+30.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

238%

Turns 238% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

16.9%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

13.10

Heavy debt load (13.10)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

3.22x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

17.8x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 17.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+2.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.49%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.49% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+21.1%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (21.1% YoY)

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