Hedgeye - BYD 1Q 2014 - EARNINGS PREP

Consensus estimates, management guidance and commentary, and questions for management in preparation for the earnings release/call tomorrow.

1Q14 CONSENSUS

1Q14 GUIDANCE

QUESTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT

Promotional environment: regional markets and LV Locals
Initiatives to improve operating margins
How much incremental dollars is Penny Lane bringing onto the slot floors? Will there be other slot refresh initiatives this year?
What else can be done to narrow the win per slot gap versus the competition?
Par-A-Dice struggled in Q1. Other than adverse weather, anything else going on there?
Are you concerned with the topline growth at Kansas Star before the final expansion is complete in early 2015?
Borgata continues to positively stand out in the highly competitive AC market. Why?
Options for creating shareholder value: REIT conversion, selling assets to REIT
April trends indicated soft from PENN and PNK. Thoughts?
Any update on Borgata property rebate?

RECENT MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

LV Locals:

2014: YoY growth in revenue and EBITDA similar to the levels BYD experienced in 2013.

Penny Lane:

Penny Lane is now in place at 12 Boyd Gaming properties across the country, and that it's having a positive impact on play across our business.

Development projects:

Wilton Rancheria - Early-stage design work is well underway and the Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Report was filed in early February.
Sunrise Sports Entertainment - Florida lawmakers are now actively considering the expansion of casino gaming in key markets across the state and BYD expect to have more clarity on this opportunity in the coming months.

Business Trends:

Spending and visitation declined among casual players.
Consumers remained cautious throughout the region while play from top-tier customers was solid

NJ I-gaming:

Basically no contribution, positive or negative, from online gaming for the full-year.
While it is early, we are extremely pleased with the progress we have made so far.
Through January, Borgata has established itself as a clear market leader with nearly one-third of the total market.

Non-gaming spending:

Hotel rooms will further be benefited in March. There is an awful lot going on in this town in March, a very good convention calendar that's been written about.

Downtown:

Minimal EBITDA growth in 2014
Successful refinement throughout our business. The changes BYD made last year to the Hawaiian marketing programs are continuing to have a positive impact on business volumes. And BYD's Hawaiian charter service is now running much more efficiently with improved yields.
Downtown has shown encouraging strength so far in the first quarter, and remain optimistic about the direction of our Downtown business in 2014.

Midwest/South/Peninsula:

Year-over-year growth on a quarterly basis, beginning in the second half of this year.

Borgata:

2014 EBITDA similar to 2013 excluding the negative $5 million impact of low hold and weather we experienced in December.
Looking at 1Q, weather continued to have a negative impact on Borgata's land-based business. Have seen a significant uptick in the promotional activity throughout the Atlantic City market, although Borgata has not needed to match this increased spending.

Delta Downs:

Delta Downs is clearly benefiting from an excellent location near the thriving Houston market and it is outperforming the competition.

IP:

BYD acquired the IP in the low-$30 million EBITDA range and have driven it up significantly higher... is clearly an asset that is clearly number two in the Biloxi market, if by some standards not tied for number one.

AC property tax ruling:

Continue to feel the impact of higher property taxes which reduced EBITDA by $2.1 million during the fourth quarter and $8.4 million for the full-year. While BYD did receive favorable property tax ruling in October, that ruling is now being appealed by the city and BYD must continue to pay taxes at a higher amount until that process is complete. Expect to reach a resolution by the end of the year.

Cannibalization:

Will be lapping the opening of new competitor in the Shreveport market in the June time frame. Beyond that, there really won't be any other cannibalization as a result of new property openings until Lake Charles market.

2014 capex:

Budgeting maintenance capital expenditures to be approximately $125 million on a consolidated basis. This amount includes approximately $15 million at Peninsula and $25 million at Borgata.
In addition to maintenance capital, expect the final phase of the Kansas Star expansion to cost approximately $20 million and be completed in early 2015

2014 non-operating items:

This number is higher than 2013 levels because of several corporate initiatives BYD is undertaking. Do not expect this level of corporate expense to continue beyond 2014.