Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

NYSE:SIX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.6b

This company has been acquired

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Six Flags Entertainment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Six Flags Entertainment's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -4.4%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 25.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.7% per year.

Key information

-4.4%

Earnings growth rate

-4.5%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth19.5%
Revenue growth rate3.7%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin1.8%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Investor Optimism Abounds Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) But Growth Is Lacking

Jun 26
Investor Optimism Abounds Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) But Growth Is Lacking

Six Flags Entertainment: Neutral View On The Industry As Macro Conditions Are Not Positive

Jun 21

Six Flags And Cedar Fair: Synergies Provide Great Upside

Apr 10

With Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Feb 23
With Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Six Flags And Cedar Fair Merges: Buying The Winner

Dec 20

An Intrinsic Calculation For Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued

Oct 31
An Intrinsic Calculation For Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued

Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Oct 05
Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Six Flags Entertainment: Get Ready For Things To Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Sep 20

Six Flags Entertainment: Not Enough To Get The Pulse Racing

Sep 06

Six Flags Entertainment: Recommend Hold Rating Until We Can Further Verify Turnaround

Jul 22

Are Investors Undervaluing Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) By 24%?

Jul 10
Are Investors Undervaluing Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) By 24%?

Six Flags Entertainment's (NYSE:SIX) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

Jun 13
Six Flags Entertainment's (NYSE:SIX) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Mar 10
Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) Trading At A 38% Discount?

Feb 16
Is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) Trading At A 38% Discount?

Six Flags Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 09

Six Flags: A Stock To Avoid

Sep 08

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Aug 17
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:SIX) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Six Flags GAAP EPS of $0.53 misses by $0.48, revenue of $435M misses by $83.5M

Aug 11

The Return Trends At Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) Look Promising

Jul 13
The Return Trends At Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) Look Promising

Six Flags: Riding The Roller Coaster

Jun 29

Six Flags Entertainment: Attractive Prospect That Can Add A Little Fun To Your Portfolio

Jun 11

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:SIX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 241,417262300
31 Dec 231,426392370
01 Oct 231,413792200
02 Jul 231,371802040
02 Apr 231,362971750
01 Jan 231,3581011700
02 Oct 221,395892000
03 Jul 221,5291332240
03 Apr 221,5531602170
02 Jan 221,4971282150
03 Oct 211,289461830
04 Jul 21777-2271590
04 Apr 21336-4351450
31 Dec 20357-4231420
30 Sep 20509-3491560
30 Jun 201,004-531710
31 Mar 201,4621641970
31 Dec 191,4881791950
30 Sep 191,496270920
30 Jun 191,4952741120
31 Mar 191,4632691250
31 Dec 181,4642761270
30 Sep 181,4512952530
30 Jun 181,4122911880
31 Mar 181,3892691530
31 Dec 171,3592741560
30 Sep 171,3421781570
30 Jun 171,319992800
31 Mar 171,3041083020
31 Dec 161,3191182910
30 Sep 161,2981192920
30 Jun 161,3151732200
31 Mar 161,2941782160
31 Dec 151,2641552350
30 Sep 151,2301182620
30 Jun 151,197663260
31 Mar 151,187663310
31 Dec 141,176753110
30 Sep 141,1461232660
30 Jun 141,1091381920
31 Mar 141,0961191930
31 Dec 131,1101181890
30 Sep 131,1002612020

Quality Earnings: SIX has a large one-off loss of $73.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SIX's current net profit margins (1.8%) are lower than last year (7.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SIX's earnings have declined by 4.4% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: SIX had negative earnings growth (-73.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (12.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SIX's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/07/03 16:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/07/02 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
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 24 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brennan MatthewsBerenberg
Siye DestaCFRA Equity Research
James HardimanCitigroup Inc