凯撒娱乐第二季度亏损2.42亿美元

　　凯撒娱乐集团可能认为，第一季度的数据亏损2.8亿美元，但是收入上升4.3%，标志着将有好转。不幸的是，所有希望最后都被证实与克里斯·亨弗里斯和金·卡黛珊72天的婚姻一样短暂。

　　赌场运营商宣布他们的最新财务数字又遭受重创，在2012二季度亏损达到2.417亿美元（每股1.93美元）。与去年的亏损1.555亿美元（每股1.24美元）相比，凯撒的业务沿着众所周知的流沙一步一步下沉。

　　令人失望的结果也延伸到华尔街，在后市交易中公司的股票下跌超过3%。

　　据新闻报道，二季度数字激增是由于澳门土地出让高达1.01亿美元的非现金性收费的和另一个3300万美元的商标无形资产，并进一步促进这些令人失望的数字，包括更高的折旧费用和屋大维凯撒宫赌场662室更少的访问量。

　　因此，凯撒2012二季度净亏损飙升到8620万美元，这个数字与去年同期相比增加了55.4%。拉斯维加斯凯撒报道，净收入与2011年相比，减少570万美元，下降0.7%。拉斯维加斯地区第二季度净收入从2011年到2012年下降570万美元，0.7%。

　　“在第一季度的强劲之后，窘迫的经济条件导致一些地区较少的访问，影响了我们在二季度的核心经营成果，”加里洛夫曼·凯撒的董事长兼首席执行官和总裁表示。“凯撒赌场与去年同期相比季度减少1.6%，支出每个单位下降1.9%。”

　　仅在澳门的土地特许权，成本总计1.34亿美元非现金费用，严重削弱了公司的业务收入8180亿美元，意味着收入减少65%。此外，2012二季度更高的净亏损也反映在这部分运营的收入减少，在很大程度上抵消了较低的利息费用以及早期债务偿还收益的增加。

　　尽管季度数据令人失望，凯撒收入仍然从21.6亿美元增长2%至21.7亿美元，国际和在线运营有所增长。但底线是，公司仍低于预期收入22.9美元。

　　随着经济继续挣扎，赌场第一、二季度之间营收下降，凯撒只希望他们的流血能够平息以便在今年后续时间能有更好的数字。

　　译文：

　　Caesars Entertainment Corp. probably thought that their first quarter figures, when they lost $280 million despite a 4.3% revenue rise, would be a sign of better of things to come. Unfortunately for them, all that hoping turned out to be as fleeting as the 72-day Kardashian-Humphries marriage.

　　The casino operator announced that their latest financial figures suffered another hit, with losses reaching $241.7 million - $1.93 per share - in the second quarter of 2012. Compared to last year’s loss of $155.5 million - $1.24 per share - Caesar’s business is sinking further and further down the proverbial quick sand.

　　The disappointing results also reached Wall Street when the company’s shares fell more than 3 percent in aftermarket trading.

　　According to a press release, the second quarter figures ballooned as a result of expensive non-cash impairment charges of $101.0 million related to the Macau land concession and another $33.0 million related to trademark intangibles Further contributing to these disappointing numbers include the higher depreciation expense with the 662-room Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace and lower visitation numbers in a number of their casinos.

　　As a result, Caesars’ net loss for the second quarter of 2012 spiked to $86.2 million, a number that represents a 55.4% increase from their figures during the same time period last year. In Vegas alone, Caesars reported decreased net revenues of $5.7 million from 2011, a drop of 0.7%. Second-quarter net revenues in the Las Vegas region decreased $5.7 million, or 0.7%, in 2012 from 2011.

　　“After a strong first quarter, difficult economic conditions led to lower visitation in several regions, impacting our core operating results in the second quarter,” said Gary Loveman, Caesars’ chairman, chief executive and president. “There were 1.6 percent fewer trips to Caesars’ casinos during the quarter than in the same period last year, and spending per trip fell 1.9 percent.”

　　The land concession in Macau alone, which cost a total of $134 million in non-cash charges, severely cut into the company’s income from operations to $81.8 million, signifying a cut in income of 65%. In addition, the higher net losses in the second quarter of 2012 is also reflected in the decrease in income from these operations while getting largely offset by lower interest expense and an increase in gains on early extinguishments of debt.

　　Despite the disappointing second quarter figures, Caesars was still able to report a 2% increase in revenue to $2.17 billion from $2.16 billion, crediting improved growth in its international and online operations. Yet the bottom line is that the company still fell short of its forecast revenue of $2.29 billion.

　　With casino revenue falling between the first and second quarter as the economy continues to struggle, Caesars can only hope that they can quell the bleeding in order to post better numbers in the latter of the year.