Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD)

Return on assets (ROA)

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Net income (ttm) US$ in thousands 577,952 500,051 504,156 556,765 620,023 700,102 721,871 676,180 639,377 576,475 557,647 524,613 463,846 437,351 337,293 115,020 -5,466 -64,457 -63,168 93,860
Total assets US$ in thousands 6,391,820 6,302,430 6,261,420 6,227,890 6,522,980 6,311,610 6,304,480 6,324,590 6,311,130 6,055,870 6,050,150 6,250,420 6,224,170 6,500,120 6,291,910 6,703,450 6,558,950 6,567,640 7,436,020 7,016,860
ROA 9.04% 7.93% 8.05% 8.94% 9.51% 11.09% 11.45% 10.69% 10.13% 9.52% 9.22% 8.39% 7.45% 6.73% 5.36% 1.72% -0.08% -0.98% -0.85% 1.34%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $577,952K ÷ $6,391,820K
= 9.04%

Return on assets (ROA) measures a company's ability to generate profit from its total assets. Analyzing Boyd Gaming Corporation's ROA over the given periods, we observe fluctuations in performance.

From March 2020 to December 2020, Boyd Gaming's ROA was negative, indicating the company was not effectively utilizing its assets to generate profits during this time. However, starting from March 2021, the ROA turned positive, signaling an improvement in the company's profitability relative to its asset base.

The ROA continued to increase steadily from March 2021 to June 2024, reaching its peak at 11.45% in June 2023. This upward trend suggests that Boyd Gaming was becoming more efficient in generating returns from its assets during this period.

However, in the following quarters, the ROA started to decline, dropping to 7.93% by September 2024, before slightly rebounding to 9.04% by December 2024. This dip may indicate challenges in maintaining or improving profitability relative to the level of assets employed by the company.

Overall, while Boyd Gaming Corporation demonstrated a positive trend in ROA from 2021 to mid-2024, the recent decline suggests the need for the company to focus on effectively managing its assets to sustain and enhance profitability going forward.