SEHK:1928Hospitality
Sands China (SEHK:1928) Stock Grapples With Growth And Thinner Margins
Sands China shareholders watched the stock close at HK$14.16 on Friday, capping a flat week after a choppy few months, yet the new earnings print tells a more complicated story than the price suggests. The headline is not revenue, which sat at US$3,879m for the half. It is the squeeze on profitability, with net income at US$398m and trailing net profit margin running at 11.3%, below last year. The market is reacting to a casino operator that still produces earnings, but with less cushion in...