The AMC Stock Dilution Can’t Fix its Budget Problems

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The share sale will only harm investors, as the funds raised can't cover AMC's debt. AMC Entertainment(NYSE:AMC)sold 11.55 million sharesof AMC stock on June 3 at $50.85 a share. The stock sale ...

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Analysts expect 2022 sales of $4.79 billion, or about 88% of its 2019 pre-pandemic top-line numbers.\nThe Share Sale Scratches the Surface of AMC’s Debt\nI have a hard time believing that AMC shareholders are better off because management was able to sucker enough people into buying shares at $50.85.\nThe sale of 11.55 million shares to raise $587 million will not cure AMC’s debt problem — a situation that’s gotten worse in recent years.\nAt the end of 2015 — arguably the best year in its history — the company had $465 million in long-term debt, which required $21.2 million in interest payments that year. Based on a year-end market cap of $2.31 billion, its long-term debt represented 20% of AMC’s market cap.\nWhile manageable, its debt levels have skyrocketed in the years since.In part, that’s because accounting rules changed. Companies now have to list any future operating lease as a liability on the balance sheet. Still, AMC’s long-term debt rose to$4.73 billionin 2019, with an annual interest expense of $292.8 million.\nAMC has never generated more than $265 million in operating income in a given year. So how is it going to cover the interest on its debt?\nDiluted Shares Won’t Help AMC Stock Investors\nIf nothing else, the company’s stock sale gave it room to breathe. But I find it hard to believe that this will benefit investors in the long run. For example, at the end of 2015, if you owned 10% of AMC stock, you held 9.74 million shares. Those shares today are good for a 1.9% stake.\nFrom where I sit, losing more than 80% of your ownership stake to dilution is hardly a cure. These stock sales will be the AMC shareholders’ undoing.\nOn the date of publication, Will Ashworthdid not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to theInvestorPlace.comPublishing 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