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Cedar Fair LP (Cedar Fair LP) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cedar Fair LP Financial Strength?

Cedar Fair LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Cedar Fair LP displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Cedar Fair LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.94. Cedar Fair LP's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.58. As of today, Cedar Fair LP's Altman Z-Score is 1.58.


Competitive Comparison of Cedar Fair LP's Financial Strength

For the Leisure subindustry, Cedar Fair LP's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cedar Fair LP's Financial Strength Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cedar Fair LP's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cedar Fair LP's Financial Strength falls into.



Cedar Fair LP Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Cedar Fair LP's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-36 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,347 Mil.

Cedar Fair LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*34.103/-36.15
=0.94

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Cedar Fair LP interest coverage is 2.29, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Cedar Fair LP's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 2347.402) / 1484.492
=1.58

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Cedar Fair LP has a Z-score of 1.58, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.58 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Cedar Fair LP  (NYSE:FUN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Cedar Fair LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Cedar Fair LP (Cedar Fair LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, OH, USA, 44870-5259
Cedar Fair LP operates amusement park-resorts located in various states across USA and Canada. All their parks have facilities for people from all age groups as well as exciting rides and attractions. The Partnership's portfolio of parks includes Cedar Point, Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, Dorney Park and the Wildwater Kingdom, Valleyfair, Michigan's Adventure, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Worlds of Fun, Knott's Berry Farm, and California's Great America. Other than these parks, the partnership also holds a contract to operate a few other parks. Revenues are obtained from amounts paid to gain admission to parks including parking fees, extra-charge attractions, and others.
Executives
Nina Barton director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Monica Sauls officer: Senior VP CHRO ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Jennifer Mason director C/O CEDAR FAIR, 8701 RED OAK BLVD., CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Michelle M Frymire director C/O SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC., 2727 N. HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Daniel J Hanrahan director ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Brian Nurse officer: Exec VP, Chief Legal Officer ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Matthew A Ouimet officer: President ONE CEDAR POINT DR., SANDUSKY OH 44870
Louis Carr director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Carlos Ruisanchez director C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC, 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Tim Fisher officer: Chief Operating Officer ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Craig Heckman officer: SVP, Human Resources ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Brian C Witherow officer: V.P. & Corporate Controller ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
David R. Hoffman officer: VP of Finance & Corp Tax ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Milkie Duffield officer: V.P. & General Counsel ONE CEDAR POINT DR, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Richard Zimmerman officer: VP & GM - Great America ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870