Cinemark vs Marcus
CNK 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 CNK and MCS compare
Cinemark is the larger company, worth 5.7 times as much as Marcus ($4.7B against $838M).
On earnings, Cinemark is cheaper: it trades at 22.5× trailing earnings, against 33.7× for Marcus.
Marcus grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.5% versus 4.5% for Cinemark).
Cinemark keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.4% compared with 3.1% at Marcus.
Both pay dividends: Cinemark yields 0.88% and Marcus 1.2%.
Marcus scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | CNK | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.7B | $838M |
| Share price | $40.80 | $26.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.9% | 68.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 127% | 36.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.67 |
| Employees | 18K | 8,390 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.5× (better) | 33.7× |
| P/S | 1.4× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 10.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 9.2% |
| Fair value | – | $24.97 |
| Margin of safety | – | −7.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.5% | 8.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 35.3% (better) | 26.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −26.3% | 226% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.55% | 220% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 6.4% (better) | 3.1% |
| FCF margin | – | 9.4% |
| Return on equity | – | 5.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 6.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.81 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.7× |
| Current ratio | – | 0.67 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.88% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 39.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −1.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.88% | 1.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 66.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.8% | 36.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.2M | −$2.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.3% | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- CNK stock overview
- CNK income statement
- CNK 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.