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Studio City International Holdings Limited Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings

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MACAU, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Studio City International Holdings Limited (NYSE: MSC) (“Studio City” or the “Company”), a world-class integrated resort located in Cotai, Macau, today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Total operating revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 were US$152.9 million, compared with total operating revenues of US$141.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to the continued recovery in inbound tourism in Macau during the fourth quarter of 2024, which led to an increase in revenue from casino contract and higher non-gaming revenues.

Studio City Casino generated gross gaming revenues of US$321.8 million and US$294.8 million for the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Studio City Casino has strategically repositioned itself to focus on the premium mass and mass segments, and VIP rolling chip operations at Studio City Casino were transferred to City of Dreams in late October 2024. Studio City Casino’s rolling chip volume was US$165.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 versus US$566.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The rolling chip win rate was 3.48% in the fourth quarter of 2024 versus 1.86% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The expected rolling chip win rate range is 2.85%-3.15%.

Mass market table games drop increased to US$891.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with US$864.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The mass market table games hold percentage was 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 30.0% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Gaming machine handle for the fourth quarter of 2024 was US$888.9 million, compared with US$778.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The gaming machine win rate was 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Revenue from casino contract was US$63.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with US$57.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Revenue from casino contract is net of gaming taxes and the costs incurred in connection with the on-going operation of the Studio City Casino which are deducted by Melco Resorts (Macau) Limited, the gaming operator of the Studio City Casino (the “Gaming Operator”).

Total gaming taxes and the costs incurred in connection with the on-going operation of the Studio City Casino deducted from gross gaming revenues were US$258.2 million and US$237.8 million in the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Total non-gaming revenues at Studio City for the fourth quarter of 2024 were US$89.3 million, compared with US$84.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.