SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (SEAS) is a Leisure company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $50.30. It has a SharesGrow Score of 54/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is SEAS = $65 (+28.2% upside).
Financials: revenue is $1.7B, -1.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $168M, growing at -16.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 10.1% (healthy). Gross margin is 92.3% (+0.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $131M with negative equity of -$436M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.74 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 5%. Total assets: $2.6B.
Analyst outlook: 15 / 29 analysts rate SEAS as buy (52%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 79/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 70/100 (Pass), Future 58/100 (Partial), Income 55/100 (Partial).
