Corporate visit to $Genting Sing(G13.SI)
RWS 2.0 is starting to take shape. And walking around the resort, you can finally begin to see what S$6.8 billion looks like.
I was at Genting Singapore and Resorts World Sentosa recently for the Stocks on the Move visit organised by SIAS and SGX.
Some parts already feel very different from the last time I visited.
Minion Land, WEAVE, Singapore Oceanarium and The Laurus are open. Super Nintendo World is still to come.
And there is much more ahead.
By 2030, the waterfront is expected to have two new luxury hotels adding 700 rooms, more retail and dining, a mountain trail, promenade and an 88 metre light sculpture.
Interestingly, I was told that the development is designed to resemble a โthird mountainโ on Sentosa.
Quite a transformation from what most of us remember RWS to be.
But for investors, there is another side to the story.
RWS 2.0 was first announced in 2019, before COVID disrupted the original timeline. Today, the project has grown into a S$6.8 billion investment that will expand RWS' gross floor area by about 50%.
Getting here has not been painless.
Renovations, temporary closures and opening costs have weighed on recent performance, while investors are still waiting to see more of the benefits come through.
And really, it is so different now compared to just a few years ago.
During COVID, tourism virtually stopped.
Yet RWS stepped forward to support Singapore EXPO and MAX Atria's Community Care Facility pro bono, with some 2,100 team members volunteering.
Even during one of its toughest periods, Genting Singapore continued paying dividends. (heads-up, income investors ๐)
Fast forward to today, and the company still has around S$2.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents as at end June 2026.
That financial strength matters when you are halfway through a transformation of this scale.
The next chapter, though, will probably be the most interesting one for investors.
The commercial logic is clear, bring in more visitors, get them to stay longer and spend more. The question for investors is whether that eventually flows through to earnings.
A big thank you to Chua Mun Yuen and Bryan Sim from Genting Singapore for the warm hospitality and, more importantly, for walking us through the thinking behind the transformation.
Also great catching up with Pauline Soh from SIAS for the third time in 2 months ๐. Thanks to SIAS and SGX for making the visit possible.
RWS 2.0 is changing the skyline. Now letโs see if it can change the earnings line too.