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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
_____________________

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2008

WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-50028
46-0484987
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 333-100768
88-0494875
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South
 
Las Vegas, Nevada
89109
(Address of principal executive offices of each registrant)
(Zip Code)


(702) 770-7555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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o
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o
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o
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Item 2.02   
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
              
On May 1, 2008, Wynn Resorts, Limited issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the first quarter of 2008. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
                    
The information set forth under Item 2.02 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  
Exhibits:

 
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
     
 
99.1
Press release, dated May 1, 2008, of Wynn Resorts, Limited.



 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:               May 2, 2008

 
WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Matt Maddox
 
   
Matt Maddox
   
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer



 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:               May 2, 2008

 
WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC
     
     
 
By:
  Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC, its
      sole member
     
 
By:
  Wynn Resorts, Limited, its sole
      member
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Matt Maddox
 
   
Matt Maddox
   
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
 
exhibit99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1

Wynn Resorts, Limited Reports First Quarter Results

LAS VEGAS, May 1, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq: WYNN) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Net revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were $778.7 million, compared to $635.3 million in the first quarter of 2007. The revenue increase was driven primarily by a 61.4% increase in revenues at Wynn Macau.
 
Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA (1) increased 4.0% to $197.8 million for the first quarter of 2008, compared to $190.2 million in the first quarter of 2007.
 
On a US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) basis, net income for the quarter was $46.7 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to net income of $58.4 million, or $0.54 per diluted share in 2007.  Adjusted net income in the first quarter of 2008 was $78.2 million, or $0.69 per diluted share (adjusted EPS)(2) compared to an adjusted net income of $72.6 million, or $0.67 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007.
 
Wynn Las Vegas First Quarter Results
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Wynn Las Vegas generated adjusted property EBITDA of $68.4 million, compared to $111.2 million in the first quarter of 2007, with a 23.8% EBITDA margin on net revenue. The EBITDA decline was primarily driven by lower table hold percentage of 19.9% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to 27.6% in the comparable period in 2007.
 
Net casino revenues in the first quarter of 2008 were $125.1 million, compared to $173.1 million for the first quarter of 2007. Table games drop decreased 3.1% from the comparable period in 2007 to $533.3 million. Slot machine handle of $897 million was 2.8% below the comparable period of 2007 and win per unit per day was $227, compared to a win per unit per day of $256 in the first quarter of 2007.
 
Gross non-casino revenues for the quarter were $201.6 million, a 3.3% increase from the first quarter of 2007, driven primarily by higher entertainment revenues. Hotel revenues were down 3.3% to $70.6 million during the quarter, versus $72.9 million in the first quarter of 2007. Wynn Las Vegas achieved an Average Daily Rate (ADR) of $298 for the quarter, compared to $310 in the first quarter of 2007. The property’s occupancy was 95.8%, compared to 96.2% during the prior year period, generating revenue per available room (REVPAR) of $285 in the 2008 period (4.3% below the first quarter of 2007).
 
Food and beverage revenues decreased 0.2% to $77.2 million in the quarter, and retail revenues were $22.6 million in the quarter, compared to $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 5.8%. Entertainment revenues were approximately $19.2 million compared to $10.9 million in the first quarter of 2007 as Monty Phyton’s Spamalot opened in March 2007 and Le Rêve was open for only two months in the first quarter of 2007 (remodeling of the theater). Spamalot will be closing in July 2008 and we will start the renovation of that theater into the Encore theater which will feature Danny Gans starting in February 2009.
 
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
 
We are constructing Encore on approximately 20 acres on the Las Vegas Strip, immediately adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas.  Encore includes a 2,034 all-suite hotel tower, an approximately 72,000 square foot casino, additional convention and meeting space, as well as restaurants, a nightclub, swimming pools, a spa and salon and retail outlets.  Encore is expected to open in December 2008. Our project budget is approximately $2.2 billion for Encore and related capital improvements.

As of March 31, 2008, we had incurred approximately $1.2 billion of project costs related to the development and construction of Encore and related capital improvements.


 
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Wynn Macau First Quarter Results
 
In the first quarter of 2008, Wynn Macau generated Net Revenues of $491.5 million compared to $304.6 million for the first quarter of 2007. Adjusted property EBITDA increased 63.8% to $129.4 million (with a 26.3% EBITDA margin on net revenue) compared to $79.0 million in the first quarter of 2007. In December 2007, we completed the Wynn Macau expansion, adding approximately 75,000 square feet of gaming space and 20,000 square feet of retail space including 11 new boutiques.
 
The following table games results are segregated into two distinct reporting categories, the VIP segment and the mass market segment.
 
Table games turnover in the VIP segment increased 104.7% to $14.8 billion for the period, compared to $7.2 billion for the first quarter of 2007. VIP table games win as a percentage of turnover (calculated before discounts and commissions) was 3.0%, at the top end of the expected range of 2.7% to 3.0% and lower than the 3.3% in the comparable period of 2007.
 
Table games drop in the mass market category was approximately $592.7 million during the period, a 16.9% increase from $506.9 million in the first quarter of 2007. Mass market table games win percentage (calculated before discounts) of 19.7% was within the property’s range of 18% to 20% and was higher than the 18.2% in the first quarter of 2007.
 
Slot machine win increased 98.4% compared to the first quarter of 2007. Win per unit per day was $310, a 31.6% decline from the first quarter of 2007 due to the increase in the number of slot machines from 433 to 1,243 slots.
 
Wynn Macau achieved an Average Daily Rate (ADR) of $276 for the quarter, compared to $245 in the first quarter of 2007. The property’s occupancy was 88.5%, compared to 84.8% during the prior year period, generating revenue per available room (REVPAR) of $244 in the 2008 period (17.3% higher than in 2007).
 
Encore at Wynn Macau

Wynn Macau currently features approximately 600 hotel rooms and suites, 380 table games and 1,240 slot machines in 205,000 square feet of casino gaming space, five restaurants, a spa and salon, lounges, meeting facilities and 46,000 square feet of retail space. Encore at Wynn Macau (previously known as Wynn Diamond) will add approximately 400 luxury suites and four villas along with restaurants, additional retail and gaming space. We commenced construction of Encore at Wynn Macau in 2007, and expect the property to open in the first half of 2010. As of March 31, 2008, we have incurred $75.8 million of an expected $600 million budget associated with the construction of Encore at Wynn Macau.
 
Other Factors Affecting Earnings
 
Interest expense, net of $16.9 million in capitalized interest, was $45.3 million for the first quarter of 2008. Depreciation and amortization expenses were $62.7 million and Encore at Wynn Las Vegas pre-opening expenses were $5.3 million during the quarter. Corporate expense and other was $14.1 million in the first quarter, including $3.4 million in stock based compensation. Property charges of $24.3 million are primarily related to write-offs associated with Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas, which will close in July 2008.

During the quarter, we recorded a $4.7 million tax benefit primarily resulting from pre-opening expenses associated with the development of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas and the higher earnings contribution of Wynn Macau, the earnings of which are neither taxable in the U.S. nor Macau.
 
Balance Sheet and Capital Expenditures
 
Our total cash balances at the end of the quarter were $1.5 billion, including unrestricted cash balances of $1.2 billion and cash balances restricted for construction and development and stock repurchases of $290.5 million. Total debt outstanding at the end of the quarter was $3.7 billion, including approximately $2.1 billion of Wynn Las Vegas debt, $551 million of Wynn Macau related debt and $1.0 billion at Wynn Resorts, Limited. Capital expenditures during the first quarter of 2008, net of changes in construction payables and retention, totaled approximately $280 million, primarily attributable to Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
 

 
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Conference Call Information
 
The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET). Interested parties are invited to join the call by accessing a live audio webcast at http://www.wynnresorts.com (Investor Relations).
 
Forward-looking Statements
 
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding operating trends and future results of operations.  Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, competition in the casino/hotel and resorts industries, the Company’s brief operating history, the Company’s dependence on existing management, levels of travel, leisure and casino spending, general domestic or international economic conditions, and changes in gaming laws or regulations. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the Company's other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
 
Non-GAAP financial measures
 
(1) “Adjusted property EBITDA” is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, pre-opening costs, property charges and other, corporate expenses, stock-based compensation, and other non-operating income and expenses.  Adjusted property EBITDA is presented exclusively as a supplemental disclosure because management believes that it is widely used to measure the performance, and as a basis for valuation, of gaming companies. Management uses adjusted property EBITDA as a measure of the operating performance of its segments and to compare the operating performance of its properties with those of its competitors.  The Company also presents adjusted property EBITDA because it is used by some investors as a way to measure a company’s ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements.  Gaming companies have historically reported EBITDA as a supplement to financial measures in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  In order to view the operations of their casinos on a more stand-alone basis, gaming companies, including Wynn Resorts, Limited, have historically excluded from their EBITDA calculations pre-opening expenses, property charges and corporate expenses, that do not relate to the management of specific casino properties.  However, adjusted property EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of the Company’s performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or as an alternative to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP.  Unlike net income, adjusted property EBITDA does not include depreciation or interest expense and therefore does not reflect current or future capital expenditures or the cost of capital.  The Company compensates for these limitations by using adjusted property EBITDA as only one of several comparative tools, together with GAAP measurements, to assist in the evaluation of operating performance.  Such GAAP measurements include operating income (loss), net income, cash flows from operations and cash flow data. The Company has significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditures, interest payments, debt principal repayments, taxes and other non-recurring charges, which are not reflected in adjusted property EBITDA.  Also, Wynn Resorts’ calculation of adjusted property EBITDA may be different from the calculation methods used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.
 
The Company has included schedules in the tables that accompany this release that reconcile (i) net income to adjusted net income, and (ii) operating income (loss) to adjusted property EBITDA and adjusted property EBITDA to net income.
 
(2) Adjusted net income is net income before pre-opening costs, property charges and other, and other non-cash non-operating income and expenses.  Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share (“EPS”) are presented as supplemental disclosures because management believes that these financial measures are widely used to measure the performance, and as a principal basis for valuation, of gaming companies. These measures are used by management and/or evaluated by some investors, in addition to income and EPS computed in accordance with GAAP, as an additional basis for assessing period-to-period results of our business. Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share may be different from the calculation methods used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.
 

 
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WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
Operating revenues:
           
Casino
  $ 591,771     $ 457,192  
Rooms
    85,262       85,291  
Food and beverage
    91,065       87,883  
Entertainment, retail and other
    68,154       52,205  
Gross revenues
    836,252       682,571  
Less: promotional allowances
    (57,546 )     (47,254 )
Net revenues
    778,706       635,317  
                 
Operating costs and expenses:
               
Casino
    388,378       264,725  
Rooms
    20,331       20,976  
Food and beverage
    51,671       54,255  
Entertainment, retail and other
    44,617       35,101  
General and administrative
    79,262       78,166  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    11,522       7,741  
Pre-opening costs
    5,323       1,836  
Depreciation and amortization
    62,732       51,524  
Property charges and other
    24,267       13,269  
     Total operating costs and expenses
    688,103       527,593  
                 
Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates
    808       455  
                 
Operating income
    91,411       108,179  
                 
Other income (expense):
               
Interest income and other
    11,074       12,100  
Interest expense
    (45,268 )     (37,673 )
Decrease in swap fair value
    (15,212 )     (475 )
Loss from extinguishment of debt
    -       (157 )
     Other income (expense), net
    (49,406 )     (26,205 )
                 
Income before income taxes
    42,005       81,974  
                 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    4,712       (23,569 )
                 
Net income
  $ 46,717     $ 58,405  
                 
                 
Basic and diluted income per common share:
               
Net income:
               
    Basic
  $ 0.42     $ 0.58  
    Diluted*
  $ 0.41     $ 0.54  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
               
    Basic
    112,413       101,402  
    Diluted
    113,648       112,348  
 
* Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2007 includes the assumption that the convertible subordinated debentures were converted into shares of common stock.  Accordingly, net income used in the computation of diluted earnings per share is increased by approximately $2.3 million of net interest attributable to these debentures for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 
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WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME
TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
Net Income    $ 46,717     $ 58,405  
  Pre-opening costs
    5,323       1,836  
  Loss from extinguishment of debt
    -       157  
  Decrease in swap fair value
    15,212       475  
  Property charges and other
    24,267       13,269  
  Adjustment for income taxes
    (13,325 )     (1,503 )
    $ 78,194     $ 72,639  
                 
                 
 Adjusted net income per diluted share*    $ 0.69     $ 0.67  
                 

* Diluted adjusted net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2007 includes the assumption that the convertible subordinated debentures were converted into shares of common stock.  Accordingly, adjusted net income used in the computation of diluted adjusted net income per share is increased by approximately $2.3 million, of net interest attributable to these debentures.

 
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WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED PROPERTY EBITDA
AND ADJUSTED PROPERTY EBITDA TO NET INCOME
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)


   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
 
   
Wynn Las Vegas
   
Wynn Macau
   
Corporate and Other
   
Total
 
                         
Operating income (loss)
  $ (8,592 )   $ 80,328     $ 19,675     $ 91,411  
                                 
Pre-opening costs
    5,311       1       11       5,323  
Depreciation and amortization
    39,480       22,613       639       62,732  
Property charges and other
    20,513       3,648       106       24,267  
Corporate expense, management
                               
   fees, royalties and other
    9,760       22,255       (21,333 )     10,682  
Stock-based compensation
    1,966       550       902       3,418  
                                 
Adjusted Property EBITDA (1)
  $ 68,438     $ 129,395     $ -     $ 197,833  
                                 
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
 
   
Wynn Las Vegas
   
Wynn Macau
   
Corporate and Other
   
Total
 
                                 
Operating income
  $ 59,014     $ 41,060     $ 8,105     $ 108,179  
                                 
Pre-opening costs
    1,533       283       20       1,836  
Depreciation and amortization
    36,070       14,633       821       51,524  
Property charges and other
    1,104       11,665       500       13,269  
Corporate expense, management
                               
   fees, royalties and other
    11,297       10,840       (11,168 )     10,969  
Stock-based compensation
    2,209       529       1,722       4,460  
                                 
Adjusted Property EBITDA (1)
  $ 111,227     $ 79,010     $ -     $ 190,237  
                                 
                   
Three Months Ended
 
                   
March 31,
 
                   
2008
   
2007
 
Adjusted Property EBITDA (1)
                  $ 197,833     $ 190,237  
                                 
Pre-opening costs
                    (5,323 )     (1,836 )
Depreciation and amortization
                    (62,732 )     (51,524 )
Property charges and other
                    (24,267 )     (13,269 )
Corporate expenses and other
                    (10,682 )     (10,969 )
Stock-based compensation
                    (3,418 )     (4,460 )
Interest income and other
                    11,074       12,100  
Interest expense
                    (45,268 )     (37,673 )
Decrease in swap fair value
                    (15,212 )     (475 )
Loss from extinguishment of debt
                    -       (157 )
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
                    4,712       (23,569 )
                                 
Net income
                  $ 46,717     $ 58,405  



 
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WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA SCHEDULE
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
2008
   
March 31,
 2007
 
Room Statistics for Wynn Las Vegas:
           
Occupancy %
    95.8 %     96.2 %
Average Daily Rate (ADR)1
  $ 298     $ 310  
Revenue per available room (REVPAR)2
  $ 285     $ 298  
                 
Other information for Wynn Las Vegas:
               
Table games win per unit per day3
  $ 8,632     $ 12,762  
Table Win %
    19.9 %     27.6 %
Slot machine win per unit per day4
  $ 227     $ 256  
Average number of table games
    135       132  
Average number of slot machines
    1,925       1,936  
                 
Room Statistics for Wynn Macau:
               
Occupancy %
    88.5 %     84.8 %
Average Daily Rate (ADR)1
  $ 276     $ 245  
Revenue per available room (REVPAR)2
  $ 244     $ 208  
                 
Other information for Wynn Macau:
               
Table games win per unit per day3
  $ 16,194     $ 15,369  
Slot machine win per unit per day4
  $ 310     $ 453  
Average number of table games
    382       241  
Average number of slot machines
    1,243       433  
 
 
(1) ADR is Average Daily Rate and is calculated by dividing total room revenue (less service charges, if any) by total rooms occupied.
(2) REVPAR is Revenue per Available Room and is calculated by dividing total room revenue by total rooms available.
(3) Table games win per unit per day is shown before discounts and commissions.
(4) Slot machine win per unit per day is net of participation fees and progressive accruals.



SOURCE:
Wynn Resorts, Limited
CONTACT:
Samanta Stewart, 702-770-7555
investorrelations@wynnresorts.com
 
 
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