Is Studio City valuation reliable?

As many baby boomers are still indifferent towards consumer cyclical space, it makes sense to go over Studio City International. We will evaluate if Studio City shares are reasonably priced going into August. Is current Studio City value sustainable? We will go over the organization valuation drivers to give you a better outlook on taking a position in it.
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Reviewed by Gabriel Shpitalnik

The company has 1.45 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.34, which is OK given its current industry classification. Studio City Internat has 1.45 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.34, which is OK given its current industry classification. The entity has a current ratio of 3.11, demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due. Our advice tool can cross-verify current analyst consensus on Studio City and to analyze the firm potential to grow in the current economic cycle.
We determine the current worth of Studio City International using both absolute as well as relative valuation methodologies to arrive at its intrinsic value. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of Studio City International based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. By analyzing Studio City's financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and related drivers such as dividends, operating cash flow, and various types of growth rates, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Studio City's intrinsic value. In some cases, mostly for established, large-cap companies, we also incorporate more traditional valuation methods such as dividend discount, discounted cash flow, or asset-based models. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Studio City. We calculate exposure to Studio City's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Studio City's related companies.

Studio City International Investment Alerts

Studio investment alerts and warnings help investors to get more proficient at understanding not only critical technical and fundamental signals but also the significant portfolio-centered indicators. These indicators include beta, alpha, and other risk-related measures that will help you in monitoring Studio City International performance across your portfolios.Please check all investment alerts for Studio

Studio City Valuation Ratios as Compared to Competition

Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Studio value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Studio City competition to find correlations between indicators driving the intrinsic value of Studio.

Studio City Gross Profit

Studio City Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Studio City previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Studio City Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Studio City's gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Another Deeper Perspective

The recent Studio City price drops may encourage investors to take a closer look at the company as it closed today at a share price of 13.62 on 1,500 in trading volume. The company directors and management were unable to exploit market volatilities in June. However, diversifying your overall positions with Studio City International can protect your principal portfolio during market swings. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 5.17. The very high volatility is mostly attributed to the latest market swings and not very good earnings reports from some of the Studio City Internat partners.
 2017 2018 2019 2020 (projected)
Current Assets460.93 M459.04 M414.44 M468.76 M
Total Assets2.93 B2.8 B2.71 B2.63 B

Margins Breakdown

Studio profit margins show the degree to which it makes money. Margin indicators are used not only by investors but also by creditors or Studio City itself as indicators of financial health and management effectiveness. Please look more closely at the different varieties of Studio City profit margins.
Profit Margin
0.58
EBITDA Margin
EBITDA Margin0.58
Gross Margin0.82
Profit Margin0.0583
Studio City Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD is increasing over the last 6 years. The previous year's value of Studio City Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD was 273,635,042. Studio City Average Assets is somewhat stable at the moment. Furthermore, Studio City Average Equity is somewhat stable at the moment. Studio City Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD is somewhat stable at the moment. Studio City Average Assets is decreasing over the last 4 years. Furthermore, Studio City Average Equity is increasing over the last 4 years.

Studio City bad events are not so bad

Current Information Ratio is up to -0.08. Price may slip again. As of the 20th of July, Studio City has the risk adjusted performance of (0.07), and coefficient of variation of (2,360). In relation to fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model makes it possible for you to check existing technical drivers of Studio City Internat, as well as the relationship between them. In other words, you can use this information to find out if the company will indeed mirror its model of past prices and volume data, or the prices will eventually revert. We were able to collect and analyze data for nineteen technical drivers for Studio City International, which can be compared to its competition. Please validate Studio City Internat jensen alpha, potential upside, as well as the relationship between the Potential Upside and skewness to decide if Studio City is priced more or less accurately, providing market reflects its prevalent price of 13.62 per share. Given that Studio City Internat has jensen alpha of (0.32), we advise you to double-check Studio City International's current market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Our Final Take On Studio City

Whereas many other companies in the resorts & casinos industry are either recovering or due for a correction, Studio may not be as strong as the others in terms of longer-term growth potentials. To conclude, as of the 20th of July 2020, our primary 30 days buy vs. sell advice on the company is Sell. We believe Studio City is overvalued with average chance of distress for the next two years.

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