2007 Annual Report - Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

AMERISTAR CASINOS, INC.CONSOLIDATED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA(continued)For the years ended December 31,2007 2006 2005 2004 2003(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA(CONTINUED):EARNINGS PER SHARE:Basic ....................................................... $ 1.22 $ 1.06 $ 1.19 $ 1.15 $ 0.90Diluted .................................................... $ 1.19 $ 1.04 $ 1.16 $ 1.11 $ 0.88WEIGHTED AVERAGESHARES OUTSTANDING:Basic ....................................................... 57,052 56,155 55,664 54,114 52,846Diluted .................................................... 58,322 57,327 57,127 55,653 54,2402007 2006December 31,2005 2004 2003(Amounts in Thousands)BALANCE SHEET AND OTHERDATA:Cash and cash equivalents ...................... $ 98,498 $ 101,140 $ 106,145 $ 86,523 $ 78,220Total assets ............................................. 2,412,096 1,541,475 1,383,986 1,315,469 1,155,250Total long-term debt, net of currentmaturities .............................................. 1,641,615 878,668 776,029 761,799 713,044Stockholders’ equity (3).......................... 503,126 434,164 383,710 321,300 255,843Capital expenditures .............................. 277,312 249,123 177,789 89,633 69,219____________(1) We acquired Resorts East Chicago on September 18, 2007 and Ameristar Black Hawk on December 21, 2004,and these operating results are included only from the respective acquisition dates.(2) Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R), requiring that compensation cost relating to stockbasedpayment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. For the years ended December 31, 2007and 2006, stock-based compensation expense totaled $12.0 million and $7.8 million, respectively, and wasreflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income.(3) Dividends of $23.4 million, $21.1 million, $17.4 million and $13.6 million were paid in 2007, 2006, 2005 and2004, respectively. The annual dividend per share was $0.41 in 2007, $0.375 in 2006, $0.3125 in 2005 and$0.25 in 2004. No dividends were paid in 2003.39