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FUN (Six Flags Entertainment) Debt-to-EBITDA : 9.89 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Six Flags Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Six Flags Entertainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $210 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $4,954 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $522 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 9.89.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FUN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.06   Med: 4.28   Max: 8.8
Current: 8.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Six Flags Entertainment was 8.80. The lowest was -7.06. And the median was 4.28.

FUN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
84.02% of 632 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 2.9 vs FUN: 8.79

Six Flags Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* 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.

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Six Flags Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Six Flags Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.06 8.32 3.49 5.00 8.80

Six Flags Entertainment Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.32 -5.18 3.51 3.10 9.89

Competitive Comparison of Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Leisure subindustry, Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Six Flags Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Six Flags Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(210 + 4953.515) / 587.061
=8.80

Six Flags Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(210 + 4953.515) / 522.34
=9.89

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


Six Flags Entertainment  (NYSE:FUN) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Six Flags Entertainment Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8701 Red Oak Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28217
Six Flags Entertainment Corp is North America's regional amusement resort operator with approximately 27 amusement parks, around 15 separately gated water parks, and nine resort properties across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It provides coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts, and a portfolio of beloved intellectual properties such as Looney Tunes, DC Comics, and PEANUTS.
Executives
Monica Sauls officer: Senior VP CHRO ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Nina Barton director 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