Golden Entertainment Inc. Common Stock (GDEN)
FairStock Score: 32/100 — RISKY
Key Financials
| Current Price | $28.55 |
| Market Cap | $746M |
| P/E Ratio | -124.13 |
| ROE | -1.35% |
| Dividend Yield | 3.5% |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
I approach Golden Entertainment as a Graham-style asset and earnings exercise. At the close on 2026-05-15, the stock trades at $28.55 and the equity market value is $746.0 million. FairStock's calculated P/B is 1.78, while the calculated P/E is negative at -124.13 because earnings are negative. In the latest reported quarter, labeled 2025-Q4, revenue was $155.6 million, net income was -$8.5 million, and the margin was -5.47%. The provided data also show negative revenue and profit growth, so this is not a compounding business today. The operating base is real: eight casinos and 73 gaming taverns in Nevada, with 5,500 slots, 80 table games, and 6,000 hotel rooms. That gives local presence, but regional gaming is competitive and cyclical, and I see no wide moat. Financial health is the weak spot. FairStock's ROE is -1.35%, ROCE is 1.89%, and debt-to-equity is 1.23. The Altman Z-Score of 0.85 sits in a distress zone, and the Piotroski F-Score is 5/9. Free cash flow is positive at $35.6 million, a 4.8% FCF yield at the close, and the 3.50% dividend is a shareholder return, but cash flow must be weighed against losses and leverage. Valuation is not obviously cheap: FairStock's EV/EBITDA is 10.81, and the FairStock Score is 32/100. The Lynch category is none because only 0 years of filed results exist, below the three-year requirement. I would need evidence of stabilizing revenue, positive earnings, and lower leverage before calling this a bargain.
In plain English: Golden Entertainment runs casinos and gaming taverns in Nevada. The latest reported quarter showed a loss, and the business is shrinking, so the company looks weak on its current numbers. At about $28.55 a share, the price does not look cheap compared with those weak numbers; it looks expensive for what the business is earning today.
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Data as of 2026-05-15 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash
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