Accel Entertainment vs Six Flags Entertainment
ACEL and FUN side by side, both in amusement and recreation services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACEL and FUN compare
Accel Entertainment and Six Flags Entertainment are about the same size, with market caps of $1.1B and $1.1B.
Accel Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.0% versus −7.1% for Six Flags Entertainment).
Accel Entertainment keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.5% compared with −31.9% at Six Flags Entertainment.
Accel Entertainment scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 3 for Six Flags Entertainment), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACEL | FUN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $13.98 | $11.10 |
| Change, 1 year | 34.3% | −32.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.0% | −77.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.63 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 1,600 | 4,225 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.4× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 10.8× | 7.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | 13.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $18.53 | – |
| Margin of safety | 24.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% (better) | −7.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 33.3% | 76.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 46.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 49.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 99.8% (better) | 91.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% (better) | −18.8% |
| Net margin | 4.5% (better) | −31.9% |
| FCF margin | 7.4% (better) | 5.1% |
| Return on equity | 22.3% (better) | −510% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.1% (better) | −8.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.86 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.57 | – |
| Current ratio | 2.27 (better) | 0.52 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.94 (better) | −0.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 3.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 55.6% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 8.5% | 14.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$14.8M | $21.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 31.7% |
Go deeper
- ACEL stock overview
- ACEL income statement
- ACEL valuation and score
- FUN stock overview
- FUN income statement
- FUN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.