Six Flags Entertainment (FUN) Valuation After US$1b Debt Refinancing And Extended Maturities

Six Flags Entertainment (FUN) recently completed a private offering of US$1b in 8.625% senior notes due 2032, using the proceeds to redeem its existing 2027 notes and to extend its debt maturity profile.

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The refinancing news comes after a sharp 30 day share price return of 16.25% that partly offsets a 90 day share price return decline of 33.35%. However, the 1 year total shareholder return decline of 61.75% shows that longer term investors have still faced significant losses, so recent momentum appears more like a short term rebound than a sustained upswing.

If this refinancing has you thinking about how other entertainment related names are positioned, it could be a good moment to widen your search with auto manufacturers and compare different consumer facing cycles.

With Six Flags shares down 61.75% over the past year, yet trading at a 45.76% discount to analyst targets and a 70.41% gap to one intrinsic value estimate, you have to ask: is this a reset buying opportunity, or is the market already pricing in any future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 31.4% Undervalued

Six Flags Entertainment’s most followed narrative places fair value at $25.23 a share versus the recent $17.31 close, framing a sizeable valuation gap that rests on specific earnings and margin expectations.

Consolidation synergies from the Cedar Fair merger, ongoing portfolio optimization, and aggressive cost discipline (targeting $120M in permanent annual savings) are expected to structurally lower the cost base, raising net margins and accelerating deleveraging through more robust free cash flow.

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Want to see what kind of revenue path and margin rebuild sits behind that fair value, and how earnings are projected to flip from loss to profit, while the future valuation multiple stays below many peers? The full narrative lays out the numbers and the trade offs that get to $25.23.

Result: Fair Value of $25.23 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.

However, you still need to weigh high leverage, with net debt at about US$5.3b, along with weather related attendance swings that could hit revenue and margins.

Find out about the key risks to this Six Flags Entertainment narrative.

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