Bally's (BALY) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Gaming, betting and entertainment company Bally's Corporation (NYSE:BALY) will be reporting earnings tomorrow after market close. Here's what you need to know.

Bally's missed analysts' revenue expectations by 1.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $611.7 million, up 6.1% year on year. It was a weak quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts' revenue and earnings estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Bally's revenue to grow 4.8% year on year to $627.3 million, slowing from the 9.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.33 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Bally's has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates five times over the last two years.

Looking at Bally's peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Monarch delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.3%, meeting analysts' expectations, and Boyd Gaming reported flat revenue, in line with consensus estimates. Monarch traded down 3.9% following the results while Boyd Gaming was also down 15.4%.

Read our full analysis of Monarch's results here and Boyd Gaming's results here.

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