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Six Flags Entertainment (Six Flags Entertainment) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 17.27 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. 2023 was $247 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,284 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $147 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.27.

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:

SIX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.41   Med: 3.98   Max: 6.62
Current: 6.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Six Flags Entertainment was 6.62. The lowest was -11.41. And the median was 3.98.

SIX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
75.12% of 619 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 2.88 vs SIX: 6.62

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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.54 -11.41 5.80 5.66 6.62

Six Flags Entertainment Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.30 -29.50 4.84 2.57 17.27

Competitive Comparison

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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(247.381 + 2283.947) / 382.132
=6.62

Six Flags Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(247.381 + 2283.947) / 146.612
=17.27

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Six Flags Entertainment  (NYSE:SIX) 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 (Six Flags Entertainment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 400, Arlington, TX, USA, 76011
Six Flags Entertainment Corp owns and operate regional theme parks and water parks. The company operates around 27 theme parks and waterparks, 24 are located in the United States, two are located in Mexico and one is located in Montreal, Canada. The parks generally offer various rides, water attractions, themed areas, concerts, restaurants, game venues, and merchandise outlets.
Executives
Derek Sample officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, 1000 BALLPARK WAY, SUITE 400, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Aimee Williams-ramey officer: CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER C/O SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, SUITE 400, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Gary Mick officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER C/O SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, 1000 BALLPARK WAY, SUITE 400, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Marilyn G Spiegel director ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, C/O CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Rehan Jaffer 10 percent owner C/O H PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC, 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Arik W Ruchim director 600 CORPORATION DRIVE, PENDLETON IN 46064
Chieh E. Huang director C/O GIDDY INC., 451 BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Stephen Purtell officer: Interim CFO C/O SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, 1000 BALLPARK WAY, SUITE 400, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Justin Hunt officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, 1000 BALLPARK WAY, SUITE 400, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Selim A Bassoul director C/O MIDDLEBY CORP, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 8477413300
Wilson Taylor Brooks officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 2020 RAISINTREE DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76244
Mike Spanos director PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Denise M. Clark director C/O AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC, 11500 ASH STREET, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Kurt Matthew Cellar director 71 ROTON AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06853
Nancy A Krejsa director 292 SOUTH OLD CREEK ROAD, VERNON HILLS IL 60061