AMC Entertainment vs Cinemark
AMC and CNK side by side, both in communication services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMC and CNK compare
Cinemark is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as AMC Entertainment ($4.7B against $3.0B).
AMC Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.9% versus 4.5% for Cinemark).
Cinemark keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.4% compared with −2.6% at AMC Entertainment.
Cinemark pays a dividend yielding 0.88%; AMC Entertainment does not pay one.
AMC Entertainment scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 3 for Cinemark), 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 | AMC | CNK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $4.7B |
| Share price | $3.34 | $40.80 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.4% | 35.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.2% | 127% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.84 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 33K | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 22.5× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 17.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.9% (better) | 4.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 31.3% | 35.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −26.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −0.55% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 7.8% | – |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 6.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 20.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | – |
| Altman Z-score | −0.61 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.88% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −1.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.88% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 49.7% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 0.67% | 1.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $345K (better) | −$5.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 6.3% |
Go deeper
- AMC stock overview
- AMC income statement
- AMC valuation and score
- CNK stock overview
- CNK income statement
- CNK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.