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New profiled company- Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited (NASDAQ: IKGH)
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IKGH is a holding company which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies as a VIP room gaming promoter, and is entitled to receive all of the profits of the VIP gaming promoters from VIP gaming rooms. IKGH's VIP room gaming promoters currently participate in the promotion of five major luxury VIP gaming facilities in Macau, China, the largest gaming market in the world. It operates five VIP gaming rooms in five casinos in Macau and two casinos in Australia that are primarily focused on VIP baccarat. One VIP gaming room is located at the top-tier 5-star hotel, the StarWorld Hotel & Casino in downtown Macau, and another is located in the luxury 5-star hotel, the Galaxy Macau™ Resort in Cotai, each of which is operated by Galaxy Casino, S.A. Additional VIP gaming rooms are located at the Sands Cotai Central and City of Dreams Macau, both in Cotai, and Le Royal Arc Casino, located in NAPE, Downtown Macau.
The casino and gambling Industry was traditionally centered in Las Vegas and was viewed as recessionary proof by its proponents. As the market has expanded and the industry’s leading operators has viewed opportunities, the industry’s leading operators have attempted to shift their focus away from Las Vegas. In the future outlook 2015-2019, the revenues engendered from the industry are likely to surge at a noteworthy CAGR of 21.5% by 2019 (Reportbuyer.com).
The image of James Bond sitting down at a high rollers table of Chemin de Fer, introducing himself as "Bond, James Bond" has solidified the prestigious reputation of Baccarat at casinos all over the world. Currently, the game is hottest in Asia casinos, where wealthy Chinese gamblers make up the majority of players in Macau's VIP rooms.
The game is simple and immensely popular amongst casino whales. According to the findings of research analyst Shaun C Kelley, 90% of the 2014 gaming revenue generated in Macau came from Baccarat tables, with 30% coming from regular Baccarat and 60% coming from VIP Baccarat – the ritzier version that can have $25,000 minimum bets or more.
VIPs flock to the game because of the low house edge, the prestige and the simplicity. A VIP Baccarat player in Macau is invited to a private gaming salon with reserved tables and special staff. They can get away with doing things that other players can't, such as ripping up cards after a poor hand.
Highlights
Outstanding- 62.31M
Float- 37.69M
Market Cap- $92M
Revenue/sales (TTM)- $105M
52 Wk range- $.95 - $2.72
Analysts target- $2.75 Rated BUY
EPS growth this year- 108%
EPS growth Q/Q- 107.1%
Book Value $3.49/ share
Dividend 2.01%
Source- Yahoo Finance and Finviz
In the VIP gaming rooms, VIP gaming patrons primarily purchase non-negotiable chips from the cage either with cash, cash chips, cashier’s order, or markers (short term, non-interest bearing loans). Non-negotiable chips can only be used to make wagers. Winning wagers are paid in cash chips. If the VIP gaming patrons continue to play, they must exchange the cash chips for non-negotiable chips, which is the basis for commission. The exchange of the non-negotiable chips by the VIP gaming patrons in the VIP gaming room is recorded as rolling chip turnover and provides a basis for measuring VIP gaming room win percentage. It is customary in Macau to measure VIP gaming room play using this rolling chip method.
We think IKGH could offer up some near term gains from current levels this week.
Stay tuned for updates.
The Team
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