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Hold Variance

1 story · First covered Feb 23, 2026 · Latest 2d ago
Hold Variance Coverage
LVS Lost $87 Million to Bad Luck in Macau. The Volume Underneath Tells a Different Story.

LVS Lost $87 Million to Bad Luck in Macau. The Volume Underneath Tells a Different Story.

Las Vegas Sands posted a quarter that looked ugly on the surface... earnings missed by 30%, stock dropped 5%, and Macau EBITDA fell 24%. But strip out the hold variance and what you find underneath is a company that grew gaming volumes 30-73% while everyone else in the market stayed flat.