MGM Resorts - 10-Q quarterly report FY

 

 

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     Organization. MGM MIRAGE (the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation. As of March 31, 2010, approximately 37% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock were owned by Tracinda Corporation, a Nevada corporation wholly owned by Kirk Kerkorian. Tracinda Corporation has significant influence with respect to the election of directors and other matters, but it does not have the power to solely determine these matters. MGM MIRAGE acts largely as a holding company and, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owns and/or operates casino resorts.

     The Company owns and operates the following casino resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada: Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas, The Mirage, Mandalay Bay, Luxor, New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Excalibur, and Circus Circus Las Vegas. Operations at MGM Grand Las Vegas include management of The Signature at MGM Grand Las Vegas, a condominium-hotel consisting of three towers. Other Nevada operations include Circus Circus Reno, Gold Strike in Jean, and Railroad Pass in Henderson. The Company and its local partners own and operate MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit, Michigan. The Company also owns and operates two resorts in Mississippi: Beau Rivage in Biloxi and Gold Strike Tunica. The Company also owns Shadow Creek, an exclusive world-class golf course located approximately ten miles north of its Las Vegas Strip resorts, Primm Valley Golf Club at the California/Nevada state line and Fallen Oak golf course in Saucier, Mississippi. The Company completed the sale of Treasure Island casino resort in March 2009.

     MGM MIRAGE Hospitality seeks to leverage the Company’s management expertise and well-recognized brands through strategic partnerships and international expansion opportunities, both gaming and non-gaming, while focusing on international growth. The Company has entered into management agreements for casino and non-casino resorts throughout the world including developments located in the People’s Republic of China, India, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

     The Company owns 50% of CityCenter, located between Bellagio and Monte Carlo. The other 50% of CityCenter is owned by Infinity World Development Corp (“Infinity World”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai World, a Dubai, United Arab Emirates government degree entity. CityCenter consists of Aria, a 4,000-room casino resort; Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, a 400-room non-gaming boutique hotel; Crystals, a 425,000 square foot retail district, including shops, dining and entertainment venues; and Vdara, a 1,495-room luxury condominium-hotel. In addition, CityCenter features residential units in the Residences at Mandarin Oriental—225 units and Veer—approximately 670 units. Aria, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental and Crystals all opened in December 2009 and the residential units within CityCenter began the closing process in early 2010. The Company receives a management fee of 2% of gross revenues for the management of Aria and Vdara, and 5% of EBITDA (as defined in the agreements governing the Company’s management of Aria and Vdara). In addition, the Company receives an annual fee of $3 million for the management of Crystals.

     The Company has 50% interests in MGM Grand Macau, Grand Victoria and Silver Legacy. MGM Grand Macau is a casino resort that opened in December 2007. Pansy Ho Chiu-King owns the other 50% of MGM Grand Macau. Grand Victoria is a riverboat in Elgin, Illinois. An affiliate of Hyatt Gaming owns the other 50% of Grand Victoria and also operates the resort. Silver Legacy is located in Reno, adjacent to Circus Circus Reno, and the other 50% is owned by Eldorado LLC.

     The Company also has a 50% economic interest in Borgata Hotel Casino Spa located on Renaissance Pointe in the Marina area of Atlantic City, New Jersey; the Company’s interest is held in trust and currently offered for sale. Boyd Gaming Corporation owns the other 50% of Borgata and also operates the resort. See Note 2 for further discussion of Borgata.

     The Company owns additional land adjacent to Borgata, a portion of which consists of common roads, landscaping and master plan improvements, and a portion of which was planned for a wholly-owned development, MGM Grand Atlantic City. As part of the settlement discussed in Note 2, the Company has agreed that an affiliate of the Company would withdraw its license application for this development.

     Financial statement impact of the Monte Carlo fire. The Company maintains insurance for both property damage and business interruption relating to catastrophic events, such as the rooftop fire at Monte Carlo in January 2008. Business interruption insurance covers lost profits and other costs incurred during the closure period and up to six months following re-opening.

     Non-refundable insurance recoveries received in excess of the net book value of damaged assets, clean-up and demolition costs, and post-event costs are recognized as income in the period received or committed based on the Company’s estimate of the total claim for property damage and business interruption compared to the recoveries received at that time. Gains on insurance recoveries related to business interruption are recorded within “General and administrative” expenses and gains related to property damage are recorded within “Property transactions, net.” Insurance recoveries related to business interruption are classified as operating cash flows and recoveries related to property damage are classified as investing cash flows in the statement of cash flows.

     The Company settled its final claim with its insurance carriers related to the Monte Carlo fire in the first quarter of 2009 for a total of $74 million. The pre-tax impact on the Company’s statements of operations for the period ending March 31, 2009 related to such insurance recoveries included a $15 million reduction of “General and administrative” expense and a $7 million offset to “Property transactions, net.”

     Fair value measurement. Fair value measurements affect the Company’s accounting and impairment assessments of its long-lived assets, investments in unconsolidated affiliates, goodwill, and other intangibles. Fair value measurements also affect the Company’s accounting for certain of its financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured according to a hierarchy that includes: “Level 1” inputs, such as quoted prices in an active market; “Level 2” inputs, which are observable inputs for similar assets; or “Level 3” inputs, which are unobservable inputs.

     The Company estimated fair value of its senior credit facility using “Level 1” inputs – see Note 3 for further discussion. When assessing impairment of its investments in unconsolidated affiliates, the Company estimates such fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing “Level 3” inputs, including market indicators of discount rates and terminal year capitalization rates.

     Reimbursed expenses. The Company recognizes costs reimbursed pursuant to management services as revenue in the period it incurs the costs. Reimbursed costs relate mainly to the Company’s management of CityCenter and totaled $93 million and $14 million for the first quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively.

     Recently issued accounting standards. Certain amendments to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation,” become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010. Such amendments include changes to the quantitative approach to determine the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). An enterprise must determine if its variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a VIE by evaluating whether 1) the enterprise has the power to direct activities of the VIE that have a significant effect on economic performance, and 2) the enterprise has an obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The amendments to ASC 810 also require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The adoption of these amendments did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

     Basis of presentation. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2009 annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

     In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments – which include only normal recurring adjustments – necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2010 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain reclassifications, which have no effect on previously reported net income, have been made to the 2009 financial statements to conform to the 2010 presentation. The prior year reclassifications relate to the classification of reimbursed costs as separate financial statement line items, while in past periods these costs were recorded to “Other” revenues and expenses. The total amount reclassified to reimbursed costs revenue and expense for the 2009 quarter was $14 million.

     Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates consisted of the following:

     The Company recorded its share of the results of operations of unconsolidated affiliates as follows:

     Included in income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2010 is the Company’s share of an impairment charge relating to completed CityCenter residential inventory. Due to the completion of construction of the Mandarin Oriental residential inventory, CityCenter was required to review such inventory for impairment as of March 31, 2010. CityCenter management determined the fair value less costs to sell was below its carrying value and as a result recorded an impairment charge. Fair value of the residential inventory was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s current expectations of future cash flows. The key inputs in the discounted cash flow analysis included estimated sales prices of units currently under contract and new unit sales, the absorption rate over the sell-out period, and the discount rate. This analysis resulted in an impairment charge of approximately $171 million. The Company recognized 50% of such impairment charge, resulting in a pre-tax charge of approximately $86 million.

     As construction of additional residential inventory is completed, CityCenter will be required to measure such inventory at the lower of a) its carrying value, or b) fair value less costs to sell. It is reasonably possible that the fair value less cost to sell of the residential inventory at completion will be below the inventory’s carrying value, and that the joint venture will be required to record additional impairment charges in future periods. The Company would record 50% of any such impairment.

     Borgata. In March 2010, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (the “CCC”) approved the Company’s settlement agreement with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “DGE”) pursuant to which the Company placed its 50% ownership interest in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and related leased land in Atlantic City into a divestiture trust. Following the transfer of these interests into trust, the Company ceased to be regulated by the CCC or the DGE, except as otherwise provided by the trust agreement and the settlement agreement. Boyd Gaming Corporation’s (“Boyd”) 50% interest is not affected by the settlement.

     The terms of the settlement mandate the sale of the trust property within a 30-month period. During the first 18 months, the Company has the right to direct the trustee to sell the trust property, subject to approval of the CCC. If a sale is not concluded by that time, the trustee is responsible for selling the trust property during the following 12-month period. Prior to the consummation of the sale, the divestiture trust will retain any cash flows received in respect of the trust property, but will pay property taxes and other costs attributable to the trust property to the extent that minimum trust cash balances are maintained. The Company is the sole economic beneficiary of the trust and will be permitted to reapply for a New Jersey gaming license beginning 30 months after the completion of the sale of the trust assets.

     In connection with the settlement agreement discussed above, the Company entered into an amendment to its joint venture agreement with Boyd to permit the transfer of its 50% ownership interest into trust in connection with the Company’s settlement agreement with the DGE. Boyd would receive a priority partnership distribution of approximately $31 million (equal to the excess prior capital contributions by Boyd) upon successful refinancing of the Borgata credit facility. In addition, Boyd will receive a payment from the trust equal to the greater of $10 million or 3% of the proceeds from the sale of the Company’s 50% interest in Borgata.

     The Company discontinued the equity method of accounting for Borgata at the point the assets were placed in the trust and accounts for its rights under the trust arrangement under the cost method of accounting. Earnings and losses that relate to the investment that were previously accrued remain as a part of the carrying amount of the investment. Distributions received by the trust in subsequent periods that do not exceed the Company’s share of earnings will be recognized currently in earnings. However, distributions to the trust in subsequent periods that exceed the Company’s share of earnings for such periods will be applied to reduce the carrying amount of its investment.

     CityCenter. In accordance with the CityCenter joint venture agreement, as amended, and the CityCenter bank credit facility, as amended, the Company has provided an unlimited completion and cost overrun guarantee, secured by its interests in the assets of Circus Circus Las Vegas and certain adjacent undeveloped land – see Note 4 for further discussion. The credit facility allows for the first $244 million of net residential sales proceeds to be used to fund project costs which would otherwise be funded under the new completion guarantee. The joint venture agreement provides that the first $494 million of available distributions must be distributed on a priority basis to Infinity World, with the next $494 million of distributions made to the Company, and distributions shared equally thereafter.

     The Company evaluates its investments in unconsolidated affiliates for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such investment may have experienced an “other-than-temporary” decline in value. If such conditions exist, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the investment to its carrying value to determine if an impairment is indicated and determines whether such impairment is “other-than-temporary” based on its assessment of all relevant factors. Estimated fair value is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis based on estimated future results of the investee and market indicators of terminal year capitalization rates. The Company evaluates whether or not indicators of impairment exist related to its CityCenter investment each reporting period. The Company does not believe circumstances exist as of March 31, 2010 that would cause the Company to evaluate the CityCenter investment for impairment. However, actual results that differ significantly from management’s estimates, or significant changes in management’s estimates of future cash flows, could cause the Company to undertake such an assessment and could result in an impairment since the calculation of fair value of the investment is dependent largely on estimated cash flows.

     Summarized balance sheet information for the CityCenter joint venture is provided below:

     Summary results of operations for the CityCenter joint venture is provided below:

     Long-term debt consisted of the following:

     The Company’s senior credit facility was amended and restated in March 2010, and consists of approximately $2.7 billion in term loans (of which approximately $874 million must be repaid by October 3, 2011) and a $2.0 billion revolver (of which approximately $302 million must be repaid by October 3, 2011). As of March 31, 2010, long-term debt due within one year of the balance sheet date is classified as long-term because the Company has both the intent and ability to repay these amounts with available borrowings under the senior credit facility due to additional availability provided in connection with the Company’s April 2010 convertible senior note issuance discussed further below.

     Under the restated senior credit facility, loans and revolving commitments aggregating approximately $3.6 billion (the “extending loans”) may be extended to February 21, 2014, provided that the non-extending loans are repaid and certain other conditions, including pro forma availability of a minimum of $350 million under the revolver, are satisfied. The restated loan agreement allows the Company to issue unsecured debt, equity-linked securities and equity securities to refinance indebtedness maturing prior to October 3, 2011 and the $1.2 billion portion of the obligations owed to non-extending lenders. After the extension of the senior credit facility, the Company may issue such securities to refinance indebtedness which matures prior to February 21, 2014. In each case (a) indebtedness issued in amounts in excess of $250 million over such interim maturities requires ratable prepayment of the credit facilities in an amount equal to 50% of the net cash proceeds of such excess, and (b) equity issued in amounts in excess of $500 million over such interim maturities require ratable prepayment of the credit facilities in an amount equal to 50% of the net cash proceeds of such excess.

     The Company accounted for the modification related to the extending term loans as an extinguishment of debt because the applicable cash flows under the extended term loans are more than 10% different from the applicable cash flows under the previous loans. Therefore, the extended term loans were recorded at fair value resulting in a $181 million gain and a discount of $181 million to be amortized to interest expense over the term of the extended term loans. Fair value of the term loans was based on estimates based on trading prices immediately after the transaction. In addition, the Company wrote off $15 million of existing debt issuance costs related to the previous term loans and $22 million of new debt issuance costs incurred related to amounts paid to extending term loan lenders in connection with the modification. The Company also wrote off $2 million of existing debt issuance costs related to the reduction in capacity under the non-extending revolver portion of the senior credit facility. In total, the Company recognized a net pre-tax gain on extinguishment of debt of $142 million in “Other, net” non-operating income in the first quarter of 2010.

     Interest on the senior credit facility is based on a LIBOR margin of 5.00% (or, in the case of the non-extending loans, 4.00%), with a LIBOR floor of 2.00%, and a base rate margin of 4.00% (or, in the case of the non-extending loans, 3.00%), with a base rate floor of 4.00%. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the senior credit facility at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was 6.7% and 6.0%, respectively.

     Interest expense, net consisted of the following:

     In February 2010, the Company repaid the $297 million of outstanding principal amount of its 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2010 at maturity.

     In March 2010, the Company issued $845 million of 9.00% senior secured notes due 2020 for net proceeds to the Company of $826 million. The notes are secured by the equity interests and substantially all of the assets of MGM Grand Las Vegas and otherwise rank equally in right of payment with the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness. Upon the issuance of such notes, the holders of the Company’s 13% senior notes due 2013 obtained an equal and ratable lien in all collateral securing these notes. The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance to permanently repay approximately $820 million of loans previously outstanding under its credit facility.

     In April 2010, the Company issued $1.15 billion of 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2015 for net proceeds to the Company of $1.12 billion. The notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with the Company’s other existing senior indebtedness. The Company used the net proceeds from issuance to temporarily repay amounts outstanding under its senior credit facility. After application of such proceeds, the Company had approximately $1.48 billion of availability under the revolving portion of the senior credit facility, of which approximately $1.12 billion was restricted for use to retire future debt maturities or permanently reduce commitments under the senior credit facility, and approximately $900 million of excess cash in bank. The notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of approximately 53.83 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the notes, representing an initial conversion price of approximately $18.58 per share of the Company’s common stock. In connection with the offering, the Company entered into capped call transactions to reduce the potential dilution of the Company’s stock upon conversion of the notes. The capped call transactions have a cap price equal to approximately $21.86. The Company paid approximately $81 million for the capped call transactions, which will be reflected as a decrease in “Capital in excess of par value” net of associated tax benefits.

     At March 31, 2010, the Company was required under its senior credit facility to maintain a minimum trailing annual EBITDA (as defined) of $1.0 billion. Additionally, the Company is limited to $400 million of annual capital expenditures (as defined) during 2010. At March 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with the minimum EBITDA and maximum capital expenditures covenants.

     The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt at March 31, 2010 was approximately $11.2 billion, versus its book value of $12.7 billion. At December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was approximately $12.9 billion, versus its book value of $14.1 billion. The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior and senior subordinated notes was based on quoted market prices; the fair value of the Company’s senior credit facility was determined using estimates based on recent trading prices.

     CityCenter completion guarantee. As discussed in Note 2, the Company entered into a completion guarantee requiring an unlimited completion and cost overrun guarantee from the Company, secured by its interests in the assets of Circus Circus Las Vegas and certain adjacent undeveloped land. Also affecting the potential exposure under the completion guarantee is the ability to utilize up to $244 million of net residential proceeds to fund construction costs, though the timing of receipt of such proceeds is uncertain.

     As of March 31, 2010, the Company has funded $262 million under the completion guarantee. The Company has recorded a receivable from CityCenter of $217 million related to these amounts, which is net of residential proceeds received and used by CityCenter on construction expenditures. At March 31, 2010, the Company had a remaining estimated total net obligation under the completion guarantee of $105 million which represents the $150 million low end of its estimated range for its total net obligation less $45 million funded to date that is not subject to be refunded to the Company through residential proceeds. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible its total net obligation may be up to $300 million, which includes certain offsets to the amounts claimed by the Company’s general contractors.

     CityCenter construction litigation.On or about March 24, 2010, Perini Building Company, Inc., general contractor for the CityCenter development project (the “Project”), filed a lawsuit in the Eighth Judicial District Court for Clark County, State of Nevada, Case No. A-10-612676, against MGM MIRAGE Design Group (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company which was the original party to the Perini construction agreement) and certain direct or indirect subsidiaries of CityCenter Holdings, LLC (the “CityCenter Owners”). Perini asserts that the Project was substantially completed, but the defendants failed to pay Perini approximately $490 million allegedly due and owing under the construction agreement for labor, equipment and materials expended on the Project. The complaint further charges the defendants with failure to provide timely and complete design documents, late delivery to Perini of design changes, mismanagement of the change order process, obstruction of Perini's ability to complete the Harmon Hotel & Spa component, and fraudulent inducement of Perini to compromise significantly amounts due for its general conditions. The complaint advances claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment and promissory estoppel, and fraud and intentional misrepresentation. Perini seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs.

     On or about April 29, 2010, Perini served an amended complaint in this case which joins as defendants many owners of CityCenter residential condominium units (the “Condo Owner Defendants”), adds a count for foreclosure of Perini’s recorded master mechanic’s lien against the CityCenter property in the amount of $491,240,000, and asserts the priority of this mechanic’s lien over the interests of the CityCenter Owners, the Condo Owner Defendants and the Project lenders in the CityCenter property.

     The Company and the other defendants dispute Perini’s allegations, and contend that the defendants are entitled to substantial amounts from Perini, including offsets against amounts claimed to be owed to Perini and its subcontractors and damages based on breach of their contractual and other duties to CityCenter, duplicative payment requests, non-conforming work, lack of proof of alleged work performance, defective work related to the Harmon Hotel & Spa component, property damage and Perini’s failure to perform its obligations to pay Project subcontractors and to prevent filing of liens against the Project. The Company and the CityCenter Owner defendants intend to vigorously assert and protect their interests in the lawsuit.

     Other guarantees. The Company is party to various guarantee contracts in the normal course of business, which are generally supported by letters of credit issued by financial institutions. The Company’s senior credit facility limits the amount of letters of credit that can be issued to $250 million, and the amount of available borrowings under the senior credit facility is reduced by any outstanding letters of credit. At March 31, 2010, the Company had provided $37 million of total letters of credit. Though not subject to a letter of credit, the Company has an agreement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board to maintain $113 million of cash at the corporate level to support normal bankroll requirements at the Company’s Nevada operations.

     Other litigation. The Company is a party to various legal proceedings, most of which relate to routine matters incidental to its business. Management does not believe that the outcome of such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

     The weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share consisted of the following:

     The Company had a loss from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Therefore, approximately 28.0 million and 24.6 million shares underlying outstanding share-based awards were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, because to include these awards would be anti-dilutive.

     Comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

     Activity under share-based payment plans. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had an aggregate of approximately 14 million shares of common stock available for grant as share-based awards under the Company’s omnibus incentive plan. A summary of activity under the Company’s share-based payment plans for the three months ended March 31, 2010 is presented below:

     As of March 31, 2010, there was a total of $52 million of unamortized compensation related to stock options and stock appreciation rights expected to vest, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

     As of March 31, 2010, there was a total of $49 million of unamortized compensation related to RSUs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

     The following table includes additional information related to stock options, SARs and RSUs:

     In 2009, the Company began to net settle stock option exercises, whereby shares of common stock are issued equivalent to the intrinsic value of the option less applicable taxes. Accordingly, the Company no longer receives proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

     Recognition of compensation cost. Compensation cost was recognized as follows:

     Compensation cost for stock options and SARs is based on the fair value of each award, measured by applying the Black-Scholes model on the date of grant, using the following weighted-average assumptions:

     Expected volatility is based in part on historical volatility and in part on implied volatility based on traded options on the Company’s stock. The expected term considers the contractual term of the option as well as historical exercise and forfeiture behavior. The risk-free interest rate is based on the rates in effect on the grant date for U.S. Treasury instruments with maturities matching the relevant expected term of the award.

     Net property transactions consisted of the following:

     The Company’s subsidiaries (excluding MGM Grand Detroit, LLC and certain minor subsidiaries) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, payment of the senior credit facility, the senior notes and the senior subordinated notes. Separate condensed financial statement information for the subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantors as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows: