Cedar Fair, L.P. (FUN - Free Report) reported $371.12 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.4%. EPS of $0.16 for the same period compares to $0.37 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $365.13 million, representing a surprise of +1.64%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -33.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.24.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Cedar Fair, L.P. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Attendance: 5,776 thousand versus 5,346.7 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
- In-park per capita spending: $58.61 compared to the $61.75 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net revenues- Admissions: $194.73 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $194.76 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.3%.
- Net revenues- Accommodations, extra-charge products and other: $55.70 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $53.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.4%.
- Net revenues- Food, merchandise and games: $120.70 million compared to the $114.31 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.2% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Cedar Fair, L.P. here>>>Shares of Cedar Fair, L.P. have returned +6.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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Cedar Fair, L.P. (FUN - Free Report) reported $371.12 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.4%. EPS of $0.16 for the same period compares to $0.37 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $365.13 million, representing a surprise of +1.64%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -33.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.24.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Cedar Fair, L.P. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Attendance: 5,776 thousand versus 5,346.7 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
- In-park per capita spending: $58.61 compared to the $61.75 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net revenues- Admissions: $194.73 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $194.76 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.3%.
- Net revenues- Accommodations, extra-charge products and other: $55.70 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $53.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.4%.
- Net revenues- Food, merchandise and games: $120.70 million compared to the $114.31 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.2% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Cedar Fair, L.P. here>>>Shares of Cedar Fair, L.P. have returned +6.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
Research Chief Names "Single Best Pick to Double"
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.
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