Monarch Casino & Resort

MCRI

Gambling, Resorts & Casinos · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$126.09

+0.44 (+0.35%)

Market Cap

$2.26B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Weak

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Share count falling — buybacks

−3.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.4M (2021) → 18.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. owns and operates casinos and hotels. Its main property is the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, a large resort with a casino floor, multiple restaurants, a hotel, and a spa. The company also operates the Monarch Casino Black Hawk in Colorado. Its customers are everyday gamblers and leisure travelers visiting those regions.

Monarch makes money by taking a cut of casino games, selling hotel rooms, and charging for food, drinks, and other resort amenities. It operates entirely in the United States, focused on two regional gaming markets rather than destination spots like Las Vegas. With a gross margin near 46% and a return on invested capital above 18%, the company runs its properties efficiently compared to many regional casino peers. The main risk is that regional casino customers are sensitive to economic downturns — when people have less money to spend, discretionary trips to local casinos tend to decline quickly.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+23.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

32.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$138M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Monarch Casino & Resort is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

34.9%

Modest — 34.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

14.8%

Healthy — 14.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

21.2%

Exceptional — 21.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+5.1%

Slow sales growth (+5.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+17.1%

Earnings growing fast (+17.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

154%

Turns 154% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

27.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

217.29x

Comfortably covers interest (217.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

19.8x

Fair value — P/E 19.8

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

+4.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (19.8 → 15.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.99%

Small dividend — 0.99% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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