Should you buy AMC stock? These analysts say not at any price

MarketWatch2021-04-30

Here’s what it would take to justify today’s stock price The AMC Empire 25 off Times Square reopened on March 5. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES AMC Entertainment Holdings is not worth owning at any price, ...

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Ces95
2021-04-30
Ces95
[捂臉]
MinLee
2021-04-30
MinLee
Ok
Six six six
2021-04-30
Six six six
Like and comment pls
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angskk
2021-04-30
angskk
Lucky that i sold this meme stock away recently
Janiceng888
2021-04-30
Janiceng888
Ok
ZEROHERO
2021-04-30
ZEROHERO
Another pump before the dump

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In a survey conducted in May 2020, 70% of respondents indicated they would rather watch new movies at home, even if theaters were opened.\nAccordingly, Disney began sending movies originally intended for theatrical release directly to its streaming service in mid 2020. Similarly, AT&T’s Warner Bros. announced in December 2020 that it would launch every 2021 movie on HBO Max at the same time as theaters. As David Sims, a writer for The Atlantic put it, “audiences will have little incentive to pay more to see these films in theaters.”\nHowever, poor fundamentals and structural headwinds didn’t stop AMC Entertainment’s stock from soaring during the meme-stock frenzy. 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This next chart compares AMC Entertainment’s historical revenue and share of the global box office to its implied revenue and share of the 2030 projected global box office for this scenario.\n\nThe stock is not worth $1\nGiven that the performance required to justify a $10 share price is ridiculous, we dig deeper to see if this stock is worth buying at any price.\nThe answer is no.\nGiven $9.8 billion in total debt, $44 million in underfunded pensions, $40 million in net deferred tax liabilities and $27 million in minority interests, it is unlikely that the company will ever make enough money to satisfy stakeholders who have higher claims on the firm’s cash flows.\nIn other words, we do not think equity investors will ever see $1 of economic earnings.\nAMC is selling stock to exploit gambling investors\nTaking advantage of its ultra-high valuation, AMC sold around 312 million new shares in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, or more than double the number of shares outstanding at the end of the third quarter of 2020, and significantly diluted investors’ equity stakes.\nOn Tuesday, it said it would sell another 43 million shares but called off its controversial plan to seek approval to issue 500 million shares.\nGiven the stock’s drop of more than 5% on Wednesday in a flat market, equity investors appear to be catching on that the company is cashing in on their gullibility by selling them shares at elevated prices.\nSure, raising cash staves off bankruptcy, but that delay only helps equity investors if the company can generate profits large enough to pay off debtholders and other stakeholders with senior claims. 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