Both
our movie theatre and hotels and resorts businesses are heavily capital intensive.
Purchasing properties and buildings, constructing buildings, renovating and remodeling
buildings and investing in joint venture projects all require substantial upfront cash
investments before these properties, facilities and joint ventures can generate sufficient
revenues to pay for the upfront costs and positively contribute to our profitability. In
addition, many growth opportunities, particularly for our hotels and resorts division,
require lengthy development periods during which significant capital is committed and
preopening costs and early...
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