Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI Nasdaq Casinos & Gaming Financials FY2016βFY2025
Monarch Casino & Resort's revenue rose 4.4% to $545 million in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 18.6%, up from 13.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $128 million, up 37.7%. It paid out $95 million in dividends and buybacks, 74% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.6%.
What Monarch Casino & Resort does
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- Legal name
- MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001104659-26-018717
0000907242
Revenue and margins
Monarch Casino & Resort had $545M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 16.3% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $128M in fiscal 2025, 23.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Monarch Casino & Resort returned $94.6M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 74% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.6%.
Value Monarch Casino & Resort yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β and divides by 18.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 19.1x Β· peers 14.3x Β· sector 17.7x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Monarch Casino & Resort can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $33.5M | $38.8M | $43.4M | $58.8M | $96.5M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | β | β | $5.5M | β | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β0.2x | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | β | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 28.8x | 76.2x | 56.2x | 94.7x | 520.8x |
| Current ratio | 0.6x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $691M | $693M | $681M | $692M | $713M |
| Total liabilities | $242M | $154M | $168M | $174M | $175M |
| Shareholders' equity | $448M | $539M | $513M | $518M | $538M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β$37.9M | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$1.6M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | John FarahiCEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 5,000 | $124.00 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | John FarahiCEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 5,000 | $120.84 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | John FarahiCEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 2,000 | $99.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | John FarahiCEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 1,000 | $97.43 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | John FarahiCEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 1,000 | $100.63 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 9 | β / 9 | β / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.2% | β9.9% | β9.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 6.08 | 5.95 | 6.99 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Casino & Resort MCRI | $2.1B | 4.4% | β | 23.6% | β | 19.1x | β | |
| Rush Street Interactive RSI | $1.8B | 22.8% | 7.7% | 14.5% | β | 25.7x | β | Compare β |
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| Churchill Downs CHDN | $5.9B | 7.0% | 23.4% | 23.9% | 8.4% | 14.3x | 6 | Compare β |
| Boyd Gaming BYD | $5.4B | 4.1% | 18.3% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 3.1x | 6 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $217M | $231M | $240M | $249M | $184M | $395M | $478M | $502M | $522M | $545M |
| Gross profit | $38.5M | $40.7M | $42.8M | $39.6M | $15.3M | $89.9M | $111M | $110M | $92.5M | $128M |
| Operating income | $38.5M | $40.7M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | $0.6M | $1.0M | $0.2M | β | $0.4M | $3.1M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $0.2M |
| Pretax income | $37.9M | $39.7M | $42.6M | $39.6M | $15.0M | $85.4M | $109M | $109M | $92.4M | $129M |
| Income tax | $13.4M | $14.2M | $8.6M | $7.8M | β$8.7M | $16.9M | $21.5M | $26.1M | $19.6M | $28.0M |
| Net income | $24.6M | $25.5M | $34.1M | $31.8M | $23.7M | $68.5M | $87.5M | $82.4M | $72.8M | $101M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.39 | $1.39 | $1.83 | $1.70 | $1.25 | $3.53 | $4.47 | $4.20 | $3.84 | $5.43 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $43.7M | $49.5M | $58.8M | $63.2M | $31.4M | $128M | $140M | $173M | $141M | $165M |
| Capital expenditure | $26.1M | $50.0M | $137M | $125M | $88.7M | $46.9M | $39.5M | $49.0M | $47.4M | $36.3M |
| Free cash flow | $17.6M | β$0.5M | β$78.3M | β$62.1M | β$57.2M | $81.2M | $100M | $124M | $93.3M | $128M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $14.8M | $15.1M | $14.6M | $14.9M | $17.3M | $38.4M | $43.4M | $47.3M | $51.4M | $54.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.7M | $7.1M | $5.5M | $8.2M | $3.9M | $4.1M | $5.1M | $7.1M | $7.9M | $8.4M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $6.5M | $5.0M | $60.0M | $72.7M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $113M | $22.3M | $21.9M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $6.5M | $118M | $82.2M | $94.6M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $26.4M | $29.2M | $30.5M | $60.5M | $28.3M | $33.5M | $38.8M | $43.4M | $58.8M | $96.5M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $5.5M | β | β |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $39.4M | $46.0M | $46.7M | $79.2M | $73.2M | $84.1M | $89.4M | $75.0M | $90.4M | $129M |
| Current liabilities | $35.1M | $39.4M | $59.4M | $79.5M | $109M | $141M | $118M | $123M | $147M | $150M |
| Inventory | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.7M | $6.7M | $7.8M | $7.2M | $7.6M | $7.6M | $9.3M | $9.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $215M | $251M | $374M | $502M | $573M | $581M | $578M | $581M | $575M | $557M |
| Total assets | $295M | $332M | $455M | $611M | $672M | $691M | $693M | $681M | $692M | $713M |
| Total liabilities | $61.3M | $65.6M | $154M | $270M | $304M | $242M | $154M | $168M | $174M | $175M |
| Shareholders' equity | $234M | $267M | $301M | $341M | $368M | $448M | $539M | $513M | $518M | $538M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 17.8% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 15.9% | 8.3% | 22.7% | 23.3% | 22.0% | 17.7% | 23.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 17.6% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | 24.6% | 24.2% | 23.9% | β | 17.7% | 32.1% | 32.2% | 31.5% | 27.7% | 33.7% |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 18.3% | 16.4% | 13.9% | 18.6% |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | β0.2% | β32.6% | β24.9% | β31.0% | 20.5% | 21.0% | 24.7% | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | 16.6% | 14.7% | 12.4% | β | 2.8% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 19.5% | 16.9% | 23.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.2% | 10.2% | 12.0% | 9.9% | 6.7% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 15.7% | 14.1% | 19.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 10.6% | 14.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 6.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | β26.0% | 114.4% | 20.9% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| Net income growth | 19.0% | 3.9% | 33.5% | β6.7% | β25.6% | 189.3% | 27.7% | β5.8% | β11.7% | 39.3% |
| EPS growth | 16.8% | 0.0% | 31.7% | β7.1% | β26.5% | 182.4% | 26.6% | β6.0% | β8.6% | 41.4% |
| FCF growth | 3,016.3% | β103.0% | β | β | β | β | 23.6% | 23.7% | β24.8% | 37.7% |
| Share count change | 1.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | β3.3% | β1.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β0.2x | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 62.6x | 42.1x | 242.0x | β | 40.5x | 28.8x | 76.2x | 56.2x | 94.7x | 520.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 12.0% | 21.7% | 57.0% | 50.3% | 48.1% | 11.9% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% | 6.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | β | β | β | β | 0.0% | 6.5% | 95.0% | 88.2% | 73.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Altman Z'' | 7.5 | 7.8 | 4.6 | β | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.7% | β7.6% | β6.3% | β5.9% | β1.2% | β8.8% | β7.6% | β13.2% | β9.9% | β9.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000907242). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.