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Six Flags Entertainment (Six Flags Entertainment) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Six Flags Entertainment 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:

Six Flags Entertainment Corp 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.

Six Flags Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.28. Six Flags Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.16. As of today, Six Flags Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is 0.08.


Competitive Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Six Flags Entertainment'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.


Six Flags Entertainment Financial Strength Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Six Flags Entertainment's Financial Strength falls into.



Six Flags Entertainment 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:

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

Six Flags Entertainment'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*51.283/-40.196
=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.

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

Six Flags Entertainment'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
=(247.381 + 2283.947) / 1170.204
=2.16

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.

Six Flags Entertainment has a Z-score of 0.08, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.08 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.


Six Flags Entertainment  (NYSE:SIX) 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.

Six Flags Entertainment 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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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