Six Flags Entertainment (FUN) has just priced and completed a US$1b offering of 8.625% senior notes due 2032, using the proceeds to fully redeem senior notes maturing in 2027 and reshape its debt schedule.
See our latest analysis for Six Flags Entertainment.
The refinancing news comes after a busy few months for Six Flags Entertainment, including the grand opening of Six Flags Qiddiya City and decisions around its Six Flags Over Texas stake. The 1 day share price return of 4.25% and 30 day share price return of 6.91% contrast with a 1 year total shareholder return decline of 65.62%, as longer term momentum has been weak.
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With the share price still well below where it was a year ago and trading at a large discount to some analyst targets and intrinsic estimates, you have to ask: is this a reset level, or is the market already pricing in any recovery?
Most Popular Narrative: 38.9% Undervalued
With Six Flags Entertainment closing at US$15.94 and the narrative fair value at US$26.08 per share, the gap between price and thesis is wide enough to pay attention.
The Cedar Fair merger and rigorous cost discipline are structurally lowering the cost base, improving margins, and accelerating debt reduction through stronger free cash flow.
Want to see what is baked into that fair value? The story leans heavily on improving margins, sturdier free cash flow, and a future earnings profile that looks very different from today.
The most widely followed narrative uses a 12.5% discount rate and assumes revenue, earnings and profit margins all shift meaningfully over the next few years, which in turn supports a higher future P/E multiple than today. It is this mix of higher profitability, different capital structure and a re rated earnings multiple that underpins the US$26.08 fair value estimate and the conclusion that the current share price implies a steep discount.
Result: Fair Value of $26.08 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.
However, high leverage, with net debt of about US$5.3b, and weather driven attendance volatility could quickly undermine the margin and cash flow improvements this story assumes.
Find out about the key risks to this Six Flags Entertainment narrative.
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