AMC Entertainment vs Marcus
AMC and MCS 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 MCS compare
AMC Entertainment is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as Marcus ($3.1B against $852M).
AMC Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.9% versus 8.5% for Marcus).
Marcus keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.1% compared with −2.6% at AMC Entertainment.
Marcus pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; AMC Entertainment does not pay one.
Marcus scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for AMC 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 | AMC | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $852M |
| Share price | $3.46 | $27.40 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.6% | 74.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.2% | 38.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.85 | 0.68 |
| Employees | 33K | 8,390 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 34.3× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | – | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.1× (better) | 8.5× |
| P/FCF | 18.4× | 11.1× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.4% | 9.0% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $24.91 |
| Margin of safety | – | −10.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.9% (better) | 8.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 31.3% (better) | 26.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 226% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 220% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 7.8% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 3.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 9.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 5.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.1% (better) | 6.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.00 | 0.81 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | 3.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.67 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.60 | 2.19 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.2% |
| Payout ratio | – | 39.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 49.7% | 66.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.67% | 36.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $345K (better) | −$2.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- AMC stock overview
- AMC income statement
- AMC valuation and score
- MCS stock overview
- MCS income statement
- MCS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.