AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) vs Cinemark Holdings Inc (CNK)

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Cinemark Holdings Inc are both Entertainment companies. Cinemark Holdings Inc is the larger, with a market value of $4.3B against $2.6B — 1.7× the size. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Cinemark Holdings Inc trades at 20.3×. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.41% against 4.54%. Cinemark Holdings Inc has the higher net margin (6.43% vs −10.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.9% vs 8.78%). Across the 18 metrics below, Cinemark Holdings Inc leads on 11 and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AMC CNK Entertainment median
P/E n/m 20.31 22.03
P/S 0.41 1.29 1.47
P/B n/m 8.61 2.00
Price to free cash flow n/m 13.77 16.60
EV/EBITDA 9.15 9.40 9.65
EV/Sales 0.99 1.73 1.76
Earnings yield (36.25%) 4.92% (0.67%)
Free cash flow yield (0.85%) 7.26% 3.26%

Profitability

Metric AMC CNK Entertainment median
Gross margin 67.08% 39.46% 45.02%
Operating margin 4.36% 12.95% 2.30%
Net margin (10.59%) 6.43% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (0.35%) 9.39% 1.56%
Return on equity 34.87% 44.98% 0.00%
Return on assets (6.83%) 4.57% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.78% 13.87% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AMC CNK Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.41% 4.54% 5.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.42%) (49.51%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 31.30% 35.33% 10.25%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMC CNK Entertainment median
Debt to equity (2.68) 3.88 0.46
Current ratio 0.55 0.85 0.86
Net debt to EBITDA 11.21 3.17 0.72

Dividend

Metric AMC CNK Entertainment median
Dividend yield — — 1.16%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric AMC CNK Entertainment median
Market cap 2.59b 4.29b 1.87b

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