Thursday, August 11, 2022

RCI Hospitality Holdings (RICK)
Another Solid Quarter

With more than 60 units, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the country’s leading company in adult nightclubs and sports bars/restaurants. Clubs in New York City, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Denver, St. Louis, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Louisville, and other markets operate under brand names such as Rick’s Cabaret, XTC, Club Onyx, Vivid Cabaret, Jaguars Club, Tootsie’s Cabaret, Scarlett’s Cabaret, Diamond Cabaret, and PT’s Showclub. Sports bars/restaurants operate under the brand name Bombshells Restaurant & Bar.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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3Q22 Results. Revenue hit a record $70.7 million, up 11% sequentially and up 22.2% y-o-y.  We had projected $72 million of revenue. Net income was $13.9 million, or $1.48 per share, compared to $12.3 million, or $1.37 per share last year. Adjusted EPS was $1.60 compared to $1.36. We were at $12.5 million of net income, or $1.33 per share.

Quarterly Drivers. Quarterly results benefited from higher sales, partially due to the acquired clubs, a continued rebound in Nightclubs service revenue, and sequential improvement in Bombshells….

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