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Six Flags Entertainment (Six Flags Entertainment) Interest Coverage

: 1.28 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 by its Interest Expense. Six Flags Entertainment's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $51 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-40 Mil. Six Flags Entertainment's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.28. 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. Six Flags Entertainment Corp interest coverage is 2.08, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SIX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.08   Med: 3.8   Max: 4.85
Current: 2.08


SIX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.74% of 605 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.02 vs SIX: 2.08

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


Six Flags Entertainment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Six Flags Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.80 - 2.61 2.63 2.08

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
Interest Coverage 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 1.96 - 2.66 5.55 1.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage falls into.



Six Flags Entertainment Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


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

Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-158 Mil. Its Operating Income was $330 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,284 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*329.585/-158.256
=2.08

Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,284 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*51.283/-40.196
=1.28

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Six Flags Entertainment  (NYSE:SIX) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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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