NYSE$PRKS

United Parks & Resorts Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, with attendance and per capita spending increases.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. reported a record total revenue of $504.8 million for the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 14.8% compared to the second quarter of 2021. Net income was $116.6 million, and Adjusted EBITDA was a record $234.4 million. Attendance increased by 7.8% to 6.3 million guests, and total revenue per capita increased by 6.4% to $80.59.

  • Attendance was 6.3 million guests, an increase of 7.8% from Q2 2021.
  • Total revenue was a record $504.8 million, an increase of 14.8% from Q2 2021.
  • Net income was $116.6 million, a decrease of 8.7% from Q2 2021.
  • Total revenue per capita increased 6.4% to a record $80.59 from Q2 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$505M

Previous: $440M+14.8%
EPS (adj)

$1.62

Previous: $1.59+1.9%
Attendance

6.3M

Previous: 5.8M+8.6%
Total Revenue per Capita

$80.59

Previous: $75.71+6.4%
Admission per Capita

$43.98

Previous: $41.87+5.0%
In-Park per Capita Spending

$36.61

Previous: $33.84+8.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$101M

Previous: -$45M-124.6%
Free Cash Flow

$15.6M

Previous: $82.8M-81.2%
Net Income

$117M

Previous: $128M-8.7%
Operating Income

$178M

Previous: $167M+6.4%
Gross Profit

$234M

Previous: $212M+10.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$161M

Previous: $616M-73.9%
Total Assets

$2.4B

Previous: $2.79B-14.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.55M

Previous: $5.63M-54.8%

Revenue & EPS history

United Parks & Resorts · Revenue · Quarterly

$505M

Q2 2022+14.8%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

United Parks & Resorts · $505M total across 2 segments · Q2 2022

  • Admissions
    $276M+13.3%
  • Food, merchandise & other
    $229M+16.7%

Forward guidance

Preliminary July revenue continued to grow versus a record July 2021 and was up approximately 20% compared to July 2019 and the company looks forward to closing out what they expect to be another solid summer.

Tailwinds

  • Preliminary July revenue continued to grow versus a record July 2021
  • July revenue was up approximately 20% compared to July 2019
  • Excited about popular Halloween events scheduled at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Sesame Place parks
  • Building on the strength of last year, including the return of “Howl-O-Scream” at SeaWorld Orlando and SeaWorld San Diego
  • First year of the Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at newest park, Sesame Place San Diego

Headwinds

  • Results still do not reflect a normalized operating environment
  • Still have significant scope to improve execution and financial results
  • International and group related visitation is better than 2021 but not yet back to pre-COVID levels
  • Staffing improved over the course of the second quarter, but we are still not yet at optimized staffing levels
  • Inflationary pressures while moderating, continue to impact costs across the enterprise

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 Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

-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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