Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

NYSE:FUN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.9b

Six Flags Entertainment Past Earnings Performance

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Six Flags Entertainment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 37.3%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 32.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 19.1% per year. Six Flags Entertainment's return on equity is 1.6%, and it has net margins of 1%.

Key information

37.3%

Earnings growth rate

37.9%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth19.5%
Revenue growth rate19.1%
Return on equity1.6%
Net Margin1.0%
Last Earnings Update29 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Six Flags Entertainment: Positive Outlook After Q3 Hurricane Disruptions

Dec 04

Six Flags Entertainment: Merger Should Aid Legacy Six Flags' Weakness

Aug 22

Six Flags And Cedar Fair: 2024 Sets Up For A Major Re-Rating

Dec 30

Six Flags And Cedar Fair Decide To Ride Together

Nov 03

Cedar Fair: Spectating The Debt Rollercoaster

Sep 01

Cedar Fair: Pain Is Transitory And Shares Look Cheap

Jun 16

Cedar Fair Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 15

Cedar Fair: Still A FUN Way To Make Money

Dec 31

Cedar Fair Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 01

Cedar Fair: Upside Is Still Warranted

Oct 09

Cedar Fair hits record revenue through Labor Day

Sep 08

Cedar Fair goes ex-dividend today

Aug 30

Cedar Fair Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 02

Cedar Fair: Recession And Inflation Do Not Worry Me One Bit

Jul 17

Cedar Fair: A Strong Recovery Warrants Upside

Jun 14

Cedar Fair: Plenty Of Mustard Left On This Corndog

Apr 02

Cedar Fair: An Attractive Turnaround Play

Dec 14

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Six Flags Entertainment makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:FUN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Sep 242,393233660
30 Jun 241,8861282940
31 Mar 241,8161262790
31 Dec 231,7991252740
24 Sep 231,7941472020
25 Jun 231,7952642680
26 Mar 231,8032622660
31 Dec 221,8173082610
25 Sep 221,8022682460
26 Jun 221,713832490
27 Mar 221,427-272300
31 Dec 211,338-492200
26 Sep 211,021-1272000
27 Jun 21355-4111370
28 Mar 21138-4851140
31 Dec 20182-5901080
27 Sep 20405-4821240
28 Jun 201,032-1561730
29 Mar 201,462402080
31 Dec 191,4751722150
29 Sep 191,4671472110
30 Jun 191,4171702010
31 Mar 191,3611261960
31 Dec 181,3491271930
23 Sep 181,3272071920
24 Jun 181,3161851970
25 Mar 181,3281971950
31 Dec 171,3222151940
24 Sep 171,2861511910
25 Jun 171,2831351840
26 Mar 171,2791611840
31 Dec 161,2891781820
25 Sep 161,2641591800
26 Jun 161,2581481770
27 Mar 161,2471481710
31 Dec 151,2361121710
27 Sep 151,2301201650
28 Jun 151,1801181610
29 Mar 151,1661041610
31 Dec 141,1601041570
28 Sep 141,1381021520
29 Jun 141,1351301540
30 Mar 141,1331341530
31 Dec 131,1351081520

Quality Earnings: FUN has a large one-off loss of $179.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 29th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: FUN's current net profit margins (1%) are lower than last year (8.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FUN's earnings have grown significantly by 37.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FUN's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: FUN had negative earnings growth (-84.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (14%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FUN's Return on Equity (1.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:50
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
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Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Eric WoldB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Zachary WarringCFRA Equity Research
James HardimanCitigroup Inc