NYSE$PRKS

United Parks & Resorts Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. reported record financial results for Q1 2023, driven by increased per capita spending despite a slight decrease in attendance.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. reported record total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2023. Total revenue reached $293.3 million, an 8.4% increase year-over-year, while Adjusted EBITDA was $72.4 million, up 9.8% from the previous year. Net loss was $16.5 million. Attendance was 3.4 million guests.

  • Attendance was 3.4 million guests, a decrease of approximately 25,000 guests from the first quarter of 2022.
  • Total revenue was a record $293.3 million, an increase of $22.7 million or 8.4% from the first quarter of 2022.
  • Net loss was $16.5 million, an increase of $7.5 million from the first quarter of 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was a record $72.4 million, an increase of $6.5 million or 9.8% from the first quarter of 2022.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$293M

Previous: $271M+8.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.26

Previous: -$0.12-116.7%
Attendance

3.4M

Previous: 3.4M-0.6%
Total Revenue per Capita

$86.84

Previous: $79.54+9.2%
Admission per Capita

$48.51

Previous: $44.33+9.4%
In-Park per Capita Spending

$38.33

Previous: $35.21+8.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$69.8M

Previous: -$35.1M-98.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$86.2M

Previous: -$44.1M-95.5%
Net Income

-$16.5M

Previous: -$8.99M-83.2%
Operating Income

$11.8M

Previous: $10M+17.4%
Gross Profit

$270M

Previous: $56.1M+381.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$54.8M

Previous: $380M-85.6%
Total Assets

$2.35B

Previous: $2.58B-8.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.48M

Previous: $6.98M-35.8%

Revenue & EPS history

United Parks & Resorts · Revenue · Quarterly

$293M

Q1 2023+8.4%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

United Parks & Resorts · $293M total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Admissions
    $164M+8.6%
  • Food, merchandise & other
    $129M+8.1%

Forward guidance

The company continues to expect to deliver meaningful growth and new records in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for 2023.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.7%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

27 / 56 earnings

Positive

+21.1%

Q2 2018

Best reaction

-36.1%

Q2 2014

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-7.2%-8.0%+12.2%
Q4 2025+6.2%+1.5%-12.0%
Q3 2025-24.2%-25.7%-23.1%
Q1 2025+3.8%+4.3%-10.0%
Q4 2024-3.2%-7.0%-15.2%
Q3 2024-0.1%+0.0%+5.2%
Q2 2024+0.7%+1.2%+11.5%
Q1 2024+9.2%+9.5%+2.9%
Q4 2023+5.2%+9.8%+15.2%
Q3 2023-3.1%-0.5%+9.9%
Q2 2023-5.9%-5.3%-11.1%
Q1 2023+4.5%+1.5%+2.7%
Q4 2022+1.6%+4.1%-7.7%
Q3 2022-1.3%+0.3%-6.9%
Q2 2022+7.5%+7.8%+4.7%
Q1 2022-9.6%-16.3%-19.7%
Q4 2021+7.1%-1.4%+8.7%
Q3 2021-6.0%-7.7%-6.7%
Q2 2021+19.6%+16.0%+8.9%
Q1 2021+0.9%-0.5%+5.2%
Q4 2020+20.1%+17.0%+22.7%
Q3 2020+1.9%+16.5%+27.7%
Q2 2020+7.2%+12.4%+27.6%
Q1 2020-5.4%-17.2%+30.8%
Q4 2019-7.0%-11.1%-54.1%
Q3 2019+13.5%+14.0%+14.9%
Q2 2019+2.9%+12.9%-1.0%
Q1 2019+3.8%+4.1%+17.5%
Q4 2018+6.6%+7.7%+1.8%
Q3 2018-3.1%-5.9%+5.6%
Q2 2018+21.1%+18.3%+42.2%
Q1 2018+5.6%+7.8%+28.6%
Q4 2017-7.1%-6.9%-5.8%
Q3 2017+8.8%+8.6%+15.2%
Q2 2017-6.1%-6.2%-9.3%
Q1 2017+8.7%+4.9%-5.1%
Q4 2016+0.6%-3.1%-9.9%
Q3 2016+15.1%+19.3%+30.5%
Q2 2016-11.0%-12.5%-11.3%
Q1 2016-5.1%
Q4 2015-10.3%
Q3 2015-7.1%
Q2 2015+3.8%
Q1 2015-2.6%
Q4 2014-7.9%
Q3 2014-8.5%
Q2 2014-36.1%
Q1 2014-0.8%
Q4 2011-2.5%
Q4 2013+0.6%
Q3 2012-4.0%
Q3 2013-3.9%
Q2 2012-7.8%
Q2 2013-4.2%
Q1 2012+0.7%
Q1 2013-1.7%
Q4 2012

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