NewsBite

Chanticleer

Chanticleer

Cash burn puts Star on its deathbed. Its only hope is a deal

Only a white knight can save the casino operator from becoming Australia’s biggest corporate collapse since Virgin Australia in 2020.

Star Entertainment has two or three months – at best – before it goes broke.

The casino operator burnt through $107 million of its available cash in the December quarter, which should be its busiest trading period of the year. This leaves it with only $79 million. The company is bleeding cash.

Loading...
Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

Read More

Latest In Financial services

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Chanticleer

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/cash-burn-puts-star-on-its-deathbed-its-only-hope-is-a-deal-20250109-p5l30f