Golf Entertainment Group Inc.

OTCPK:GLFE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.9m

Golf Entertainment Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Golf Entertainment Group has a total shareholder equity of $-132.2M and total debt of $53.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -40.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $366.8M and $498.9M respectively. Golf Entertainment Group's EBIT is $691.0K making its interest coverage ratio 0.1. It has cash and short-term investments of $31.5M.

Key information

-40.09%

Debt to equity ratio

US$52.98m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio0.05x
CashUS$31.50m
Equity-US$132.15m
Total liabilitiesUS$498.94m
Total assetsUS$366.79m

Recent financial health updates

Analysis Article • Jul 27

Is Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) A Risky Investment?

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Analysis Article • Mar 08

Is Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Nov 04

Does Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Dec 13

Drive Shack stock slides 50% aftermarket on voluntary delisting from NYSE

Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) stock slid ~50% aftermarket as the golf-related leisure and entertainment firm said it will voluntarily delist from NYSE, expected to be effective on or about January 3. The firm was earlier notified that its securities were not in compliance with NYSE's continued listing rules. Drive Shack (DS) determined that going dark is the best path due to expected cost savings and its current inability to realize the traditional benefits of public company status. The company intends to file an application for its stock to be listed on the OTCQX platform, operated by OTC Markets, and intends to receive approval in Q1. There is no guarantee that trading of the stock will be approved for the OTCQX or otherwise. BTIG last month turned cautious on Drive Shack (DS) as an imperative capital raise failed to materialize.
Seeking Alpha • Oct 07

Contrarian Investors Should Look At Drive Shack's High Risk/High Reward Opportunity

Summary Drive Shack is rapidly executing its plan to transform into an entertainment golf company while keeping its traditional golf segment to have some stable cash flow. The company is ramping up its expansion, with very favorable earnings figures, even with very strict assumptions. However, it is caught in the storm of inflationary pressures with increasing interest rates and it is operating in the leisure business. I continue to believe that it has much potential, but its growing phase doesn't allow it to come into profitability any time soon. This is a contrarian, high risk / high reward play, given the short-term overreaction of the stock market. Today I'm revisiting a company that I believe has suffered by the market more than it should. I'm talking about Drive Shack (DS), a company operating in the leisure sector and specifically, in traditional golf and puttery venue segments. In my last article about the company, 8 months ago, I had written that a small, speculative investment in the company would make sense, as 2022 was (and is) going to be a pivotal year in the company's growth. I also stated that the main risks were the increase in construction costs of the puttery venues. And indeed, the share price thereafter rose to touch $2/share, which stood for a 25% gain. However, the very aggressive monetary tightening policy adopted by the FED, turned the tables against leisure stocks, and even more against growing leisure stocks such as this one. Drive Shack's share is currently trading at $0.62, with the market pricing in the uncertainty regarding the company's path towards profitability, given the high inflationary pressures. I'm writing this article to express the reasons why I still believe that Drive Shack, especially from this price point, can provide investors with oversized returns in the near future. Business breakdown: A cash cow and a race horse I always liked companies that are transforming into something better, while at the same time maintaining a nice degree of business diversification. Going all - in into something new doesn't only increase the overall risk, but also may slow the path of the company towards a profitable state. This is, fortunately, not the case here. Drive Shack has kept its traditional golf portfolio, which provides a predictable and increasing revenue stream. Currently, the company owns one golf course, while they lease and manage another 52 traditional golf courses (the AGC portfolio). Despite the decrease in walk - in revenue, the overall AGC portfolio revenue increased by 12% in Q2 2021, as compared to Q1 2022, due to the significant increase in revenues generated from special events. The reason the company owns just one traditional golf course is that they sold most of their owned courses to fund their puttery transformation, but still maintain a traditional golf segment which, in Q2 2022, was responsible for 70% of the company's venue EBITDA and is the segment providing operating income and not a loss. Together with the AGC portfolio, the company is taking its operations to the "entertainment golf" segment. The flagship of this segment is the "Puttery", a very beautiful establishment where people can socialize, eat, drink and have fun playing mini - golf. However, it all started with the Drive Shack venues, which provided customers with golf - related leisure and gaming, supported by premier golf technology. Plain and simple, they're trying to couple golf with modern day, middle class entertainment and that's quite appealing to me. It always was, since their original business change, from Newcastle Investment Corporation. A look into the entertainment golf segment Since the Puttery will lead the transformation of the company towards what they call "entertainment golf" industry, I will start with that. Indeed, the putteries have the ability to change the looks of Drive Shack in a very short amount of time, due to the following reasons: They have a very short construction time. After land lease agreements have been signed, the Puttery development period ranges between 6 and 9 months. They are expected to generate $2 - $3 million of EBITDA per venue per year. This figure represents a very nice yield of 25% - 40% on cost. The company plans to open a total of 50 Puttery units by the end of 2024. However, supply chain disruptions, financial constraints and zoning rules could throw this plan off course. Already, two of the five Puttery units that were planned to open this year, will open in early 2023. Puttery revenues are quite diversified, with the majority being food and beverage, while gaming stands in the ballpark of 15% of Puttery revenue. Operating Puttery units show a nice EBITDA margin of 30%. Together with the puttery, let us not forget the original Drive Shack units. These are also indoor entertainment units, which, among others, provide users with the opportunity to play golf, supported by virtual / augmented reality. These establishments are expected to generate $4 - $6 million of EBITDA per year per venue. These two parts of the entertainment golf segment, provided the company with 30% of its total EBITDA in Q2 2022. If we take the lower ends of the EBITDA projections, for both the Puttery and Drive Shack venues, and apply an additional 20% decrease to allow for the increased inflation and its potential impact on consumer behavior, cost of goods etc., we get the following numbers for 2023: 18 planned Puttery units plus 2 that are beyond schedule from 2022. The Manhattan Drive Shack unit, which is expected to generate more EBITDA than the figures mentioned two paragraphs above. This will bring the total number of operating Drive Shack units to 5. Allowing for EBITDA ramp up period: Assuming 40% of the 20 Puttery units in 2023 will generate baseline EBITDA (adjusted for the 20% mentioned before). Assuming 60% for the other 30% and 40% for the remaining 30% of Puttery units. For the Manhattan Drive shack venue a baseline EBITDA rate of $8 million will be used, at a 50% discount.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 09

Drive Shack GAAP EPS of -$0.12 misses by $0.02, revenue of $86.68M beats by $4.12M

Drive Shack press release (NYSE:DS): Q2 GAAP EPS of -$0.12 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $86.68M (+17.3% Y/Y) beats by $4.12M. Adjusted EBITDA was $4.6M for second quarter 2022 compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $7.7M for second quarter 2021.
Analysis Article • Jul 27

Is Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) A Risky Investment?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Mar 08

Is Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Seeking Alpha • Feb 08

Putting In Puttery Is Putting Drive Shack Into Profitability

As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, entertainment businesses will show their revenues increased again. The Puttery segment of Drive Shack will become the flagship of the company, with the company planning to have 15 venues up and running in 2022. In order to fund its expansion, the company will increase its debt, although the majority of its borrowed capital is due in 2035. With more than $60 million cash in hand and increasing profit margins, the impact on the company's profitability will be accelerated. A small, speculative investment in Drive Shack makes sense, as 2022 will be a pivotal year in the company's growth.
Analysis Article • Nov 04

Does Drive Shack (NYSE:DS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Feb 21

Have Insiders Been Buying Drive Shack Inc. (NYSE:DS) Shares?

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. Unfortunately, there are also...
Analysis Article • Jan 15

A Look At Drive Shack's (NYSE:DS) Share Price Returns

It is a pleasure to report that the Drive Shack Inc. ( NYSE:DS ) is up 119% in the last quarter. But over the last...
Analysis Article • Dec 11

Is Drive Shack Inc. (NYSE:DS) Popular Amongst Insiders?

The big shareholder groups in Drive Shack Inc. ( NYSE:DS ) have power over the company. Institutions often own shares...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: GLFE has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: GLFE has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: GLFE has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: GLFE's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.

Balance Sheet

Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable GLFE has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.

Forecast Cash Runway: GLFE is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 39.1% per year.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 16:51
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Golf Entertainment Group Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ross SmotrichBarclays
Eric WoldB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Peter SalehBTIG