For the quarter ended March 2025, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN) reported revenue of $202.06 million, up 98.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$2.20, compared to -$2.47 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -12.86% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $231.88 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$2.29, the EPS surprise was +3.93%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Six Flags Entertainment Corporation performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Attendance: 2.82 million versus 2.93 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net revenues- Admissions: $106.76 million versus $114.87 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +134.9% change.
- Net revenues- Accommodations, extra-charge products and other: $29.45 million versus $29.12 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +70.1% change.
- Net revenues- Food, merchandise and games: $65.85 million compared to the $92.34 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +69.5% year over year.
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Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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