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Here are three things investors in AMC stock should be aware of One of the original “meme” stocks,AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) has taken investors on a wild ride this year. Indeed, the parabolic spike...

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Indeed, the parabolic spike in&nbsp;AMC stock through the end of January has been met with multiple sell-offs since. That said, shares of AMC are once again surging, as retail investors seem to be digging their heels in on this one.</p>\n<p>Here are three things I think every investor needs to consider right now with AMC stock.</p>\n<p><b>More Dilution Likely Coming for AMC Stock</b></p>\n<p>A skyrocketing share price is great for everyone (except maybe short-sellers, which is the goal of retail investors, in this case).</p>\n<p>Investors win. Lenders win. And, most importantly, the company wins.</p>\n<p>This 2021 stock price surge has&nbsp;all but saved AMC&nbsp;from what seemed like sure demise. The company has been able to&nbsp;issue shares&nbsp;and raise capital to refinance debt, shore up its balance sheet, and handle the cash burn that is likely to continue for some time.</p>\n<p>However, issuing shares comes at a cost to investors. Dilution is one of those dangerous invisible foes that takes money out of your pocket when you’re not looking. It’s like broader inflation in that regard. Indeed, dilution could be defined as equity inflation. The more shares that are created by a company, the less one’s existing stake is worth. That is, unless you’re accumulating shares at the rate the company is creating them.</p>\n<p>Given the recent surge in AMC’s stock price, I expect additional equity issuances on the horizon. As mentioned, the company’s got a ton of debt, and needs to address it somehow. Unless retail buying in this stock continues at this frantic pace in perpetuity, there’s likely to be a slowdown in this stock’s performance at some point.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Out of Line with Historical Levels</b></p>\n<p>AMC’s valuation right now is a head-scratcher to me.&nbsp;On a historical basis, AMC is near its all-time highs with respect to its market capitalization.</p>\n<p>One might ask: how is that the case? After all, the company’s share price is way down from where it was a few years back.</p>\n<p>The reason: dilution. The company’s share count has more than quadrupled over its count last summer.</p>\n<p>At the time of writing, AMC’s market cap sits at $7.2 billion. As I pointed out&nbsp;previously, “To put that in perspective, investors valued AMC stock in the $4 billion range during previous highs in 2015 and 2017.”</p>\n<p>Right now, AMC is up over 450% in the last year. Remember, when theaters were full and we were crammed like sardines in a dark theatre together? Considering the likelihood of social-distancing and mask-wearing measures likely to be imposed for quite some time, this valuation doesn’t jive with reality.</p>\n<p><b>Don’t Forget About Deferred Costs</b></p>\n<p>The pandemic was so 2020.</p>\n<p>We’re all looking toward the end of the pandemic, focusing on vaccines and economic reopening stories rather than those of yesteryear. 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And those were the good ol’ days, before the company racked up a massive amount of debt (with an annual interest expense approaching $100 million per year as well I didn’t mention).</p>\n<p>Investors are now pricing in much more than a “return to normal.” At this valuation, investors are implying theaters will be overcapacity, patrons will pay higher ticket prices, and the company’s debt will cease to be a problem.</p>\n<p>I just don’t see it.</p>","source":"lsy1606302653667","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>3 Things Investors in AMC Stock Should Consider Today</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n3 Things Investors in AMC Stock Should Consider Today\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-03-19 14:06 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://investorplace.com/2021/03/3-things-investors-in-amc-stock-should-consider-today/><strong>InvestorPlace</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Here are three things investors in AMC stock should be aware of\nOne of the original “meme” stocks,AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) has taken investors on a wild ride this year. Indeed, the parabolic spike...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/2021/03/3-things-investors-in-amc-stock-should-consider-today/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AMC":"AMC院线"},"source_url":"https://investorplace.com/2021/03/3-things-investors-in-amc-stock-should-consider-today/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1158672278","content_text":"Here are three things investors in AMC stock should be aware of\nOne of the original “meme” stocks,AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) has taken investors on a wild ride this year. Indeed, the parabolic spike in AMC stock through the end of January has been met with multiple sell-offs since. That said, shares of AMC are once again surging, as retail investors seem to be digging their heels in on this one.\nHere are three things I think every investor needs to consider right now with AMC stock.\nMore Dilution Likely Coming for AMC Stock\nA skyrocketing share price is great for everyone (except maybe short-sellers, which is the goal of retail investors, in this case).\nInvestors win. Lenders win. And, most importantly, the company wins.\nThis 2021 stock price surge has all but saved AMC from what seemed like sure demise. The company has been able to issue shares and raise capital to refinance debt, shore up its balance sheet, and handle the cash burn that is likely to continue for some time.\nHowever, issuing shares comes at a cost to investors. Dilution is one of those dangerous invisible foes that takes money out of your pocket when you’re not looking. It’s like broader inflation in that regard. Indeed, dilution could be defined as equity inflation. The more shares that are created by a company, the less one’s existing stake is worth. That is, unless you’re accumulating shares at the rate the company is creating them.\nGiven the recent surge in AMC’s stock price, I expect additional equity issuances on the horizon. As mentioned, the company’s got a ton of debt, and needs to address it somehow. Unless retail buying in this stock continues at this frantic pace in perpetuity, there’s likely to be a slowdown in this stock’s performance at some point.\nValuation Out of Line with Historical Levels\nAMC’s valuation right now is a head-scratcher to me. On a historical basis, AMC is near its all-time highs with respect to its market capitalization.\nOne might ask: how is that the case? After all, the company’s share price is way down from where it was a few years back.\nThe reason: dilution. The company’s share count has more than quadrupled over its count last summer.\nAt the time of writing, AMC’s market cap sits at $7.2 billion. 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