Marcus Corporation (The) Common Stock (MCS)

FairStock Score: 37/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Marcus as a Graham-style asset and earnings exercise, not a story stock. The company owns movie theatres and hotels, a cyclical, capital-intensive pair. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $231.7M and net income was $15.8M. That compares with fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30, when revenue was $206.0M and net income was $7.3M. But fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, produced a $15.4M loss. For fiscal year 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $758.5M and net income was $12.7M, after fiscal year 2024, the year ended 2024-12-26, revenue of $735.6M and a net loss of $7.8M. This is a true turnaround, and FairStock categorizes it as TURNAROUND because it returned to profit after a loss within the last three years. Quality is mixed. FairStock's Piotroski F-Score is 8/9, and trailing free cash flow is $66.7M, a 7.6% FCF yield. FairStock's overall score is 37/100. But returns are weak: ROE 5.01%, ROCE 2.26%, and D/E 0.70. The Altman Z-Score of 1.55 signals balance-sheet caution. At the 2026-10-13 close of $28.32, FairStock's P/E is 38.27, P/B is 1.91, and Graham Number is $15.72, leaving a -80.15% margin of safety. EV/EBITDA is 11.19. The low PEG of 0.33 reflects explosive profit recovery, but that recovery is from a depressed base and may not be durable. A movie-theatre and hotel operator has limited pricing power and heavy fixed costs. The beta of 0.51 and 1.30% dividend yield do not compensate for overpaying. I want a wider gap between price and intrinsic value before calling this a bargain.

In plain English: Marcus Corporation runs movie theaters and hotels. The business has bounced back to profit in fiscal 2025 and had a strong fiscal Q2 2026, but it also posted a loss in fiscal Q1 2026. At $28.32, the stock looks expensive compared with its recent profits and accounting value, even though it produces decent cash flow.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-26) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-28)

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