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Mar 31, 2020

United Parks & Resorts Q1 2020 Earnings Report

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. experienced a significant decrease in revenue and attendance due to park closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Takeaways

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. reported a decrease in attendance and total revenue for the first quarter of 2020 due to the closure of all its parks on March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the closures, the company had a strong start to the year with record-setting results through February. The company took proactive measures to strengthen its financial position and enhance liquidity.

Attendance decreased by 1.0 million guests to 2.3 million guests compared to Q1 2019.

Total revenue decreased by $67.0 million to $153.6 million compared to Q1 2019.

Net loss increased by $19.5 million to $56.5 million compared to Q1 2019.

Company closed on a $227.5 million private offering of 8.75% first-priority senior secured notes.

Total Revenue
$154M
Previous year: $221M
-30.4%
EPS
-$0.72
Previous year: -$0.41
+75.6%
Attendance
2.32M
Previous year: 3.34M
-30.6%
Total revenue per capita
$66.3
Previous year: $66
+0.3%
Admission per capita
$39.1
Previous year: $38.6
+1.2%
Gross Profit
$7.46M
Previous year: $53.5M
-86.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$193M
Previous year: $51.9M
+271.7%
Free Cash Flow
-$90M
Previous year: -$10.2M
+778.3%
Total Assets
$2.44B
Previous year: $2.31B
+5.7%

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United Parks & Resorts Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

The Company estimates its average monthly net cash outflows will be between $20 million and $25 million per month while its parks remain closed and believes it can sustain its current level of monthly cash outflows into the fourth quarter of 2021.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income