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Parks! America
(OTC:PRKA)
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Rating:67Neutral
Price Target:
$43.00
▲(4.90% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/15/26
PRKA scores solidly on fundamentals, driven by a meaningful earnings and cash-flow recovery alongside conservative, improving leverage. The score is held back by mixed near-term operational commentary (commodity-driven COGS pressure and marketing execution risks), plus technically stretched momentum (RSI near 71) and a valuation that appears fair rather than discounted (P/E ~21.7).
Positive Factors
Earnings Recovery
The return to positive net income alongside strong revenue growth indicates a meaningful operating recovery rather than merely stable demand. Sustained profitability would improve internal funding capacity, support park investment, and strengthen resilience over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Profitability Volatility
The recent recovery has not yet established a consistently durable earnings profile. Historically uneven margins and cash flow can make results sensitive to operating conditions, limiting confidence in forward earnings and potentially constraining reinvestment during weaker periods.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Earnings Recovery
The return to positive net income alongside strong revenue growth indicates a meaningful operating recovery rather than merely stable demand. Sustained profitability would improve internal funding capacity, support park investment, and strengthen resilience over the next several quarters.
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Parks! America (PRKA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$31.15M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)46.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.7
Beta (1Y)0.72
Revenue Growth12.74%
EPS Growth46.46%
CountryUS
Employees50
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryLeisure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.89
Shares Outstanding749,709
10 Day Avg. Volume96
30 Day Avg. Volume46
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)1.93
Price to Sales (P/S)2.82
P/FCF Ratio35.48
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.94
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.64
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.59
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.33
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Parks! America Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Parks! America, Inc. specializes in the acquisition, establishment, and management of local and regional amusement and leisure destinations across the United States, primarily through its various subsidiaries. The company's portfolio notably featu...
How the Company Makes Money
Parks! America’s revenue model is primarily tied to monetizing in-person visitation at its animal park operations. Key revenue streams include: (1) Admission and gate receipts: selling tickets for entry to its parks/animal exhibits; this is typica...
Parks! America Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 07, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Dec 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a balanced mix of positive operational and financial moves (refinancing to a fixed rate, an ~8% reduction in insurance cost, improved profitability at Texas, corporate cost discipline, and a focused marketing turnaround plan) and notable near-term challenges (sharp commodity-driven COGS increases—particularly animal feed impacting Georgia—weak ROAS from digital advertising, and quarter-specific declines in attendance/revenue at Texas). Management articulated clear mitigation plans (marketing agency change, digital/signage initiatives, tighter ad spend discipline) and has flexibility on capital allocation (buybacks vs. selective acquisitions). Given the material but potentially manageable headwinds and concrete steps being taken to address them, the tone is mixed with a path to improvement but with execution and commodity-price risks to monitor.Positive Updates
Aggieland Loan Refinancing
Refinanced Aggieland loan to a 7-year term with a 25-year amortization (payments spread like a 25-year loan but due in 7 years); converted floating to a fixed rate just under 7%, no cash-out, covenanted debt service coverage (1.2x covenant referenced), resulting in lower future payment volatility and generally lower near-term cash service requirements.
Negative Updates
Commodity-Driven Spike in Cost of Goods Sold
Sharp, commodity-driven increases in animal feed prices since the start of the Iran war materially increased COGS—management notes commodity jumps of ~20–40% for some feed items and described Georgia as bearing the brunt of the consolidated COGS increase (management referenced Georgia experiencing a very significant ~40% increase in this category year-over-year).
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Aggieland Loan Refinancing
Refinanced Aggieland loan to a 7-year term with a 25-year amortization (payments spread like a 25-year loan but due in 7 years); converted floating to a fixed rate just under 7%, no cash-out, covenanted debt service coverage (1.2x covenant referenced), resulting in lower future payment volatility and generally lower near-term cash service requirements.
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Company Guidance
The company provided specific operational and financial guidance: it refinanced Aggieland with a 7‑year term and 25‑year amortization at a fixed rate just under 7% (loan amount unchanged, debt‑service covenant effectively 1.2x), expects insurance costs to be down about 8% for the next fiscal year (versus a prior expectation of ~+5%), and warned that COGS pressure this quarter was driven almost entirely by animal feed commodity spikes (commodity prices up roughly 20–40% in a short period, producing a very large YOY increase in Georgia’s feed costs and a consolidated COGS increase). Operational changes include Aggieland moving from 7 to 5 operating days (Tues+Weds combine for ~15% of attendance), Texas produced ~34–35% EBITDA margins this quarter despite lower revenue, and Georgia delivered over 3x the sales of Texas this quarter (creating a mix effect that compressed consolidated margins). Marketing is being overhauled—new social coordinators, a new Meta/Google ad agency, digital screens and a website refresh (targeted rollout by fall/November, with Aggieland promos in Sept–Oct), because more than half of paid ad spend has been on Meta with poor return on ad spend; material improvements from these changes aren’t expected to be evident in dollar terms until the March season. On capital allocation, management noted a ~7% pre‑tax cost of debt (after‑tax lower), limited buyback flexibility due to low float (transfer agent changed to improve liquidity), and that since January they have seen ~2 acquisition opportunities that preliminarily made sense but would consume most available cash.Parks! America Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
68
Positive
Balance Sheet
76
Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 11.11M | 10.47M | 9.91M | 9.44M | 10.74M | 11.86M |
| Gross Profit | 8.16M | 8.26M | 8.50M | 8.16M | 9.29M | 10.37M |
| EBITDA | 2.84M | 3.03M | -378.59K | 534.43K | 2.23M | 4.72M |
| Net Income | 1.42M | 1.46M | -1.09M | -483.74K | 727.49K | 2.80M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 19.88M | 19.50M | 19.19M | 20.10M | 21.10M | 20.98M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.34M | 3.88M | 3.32M | 4.10M | 5.47M | 6.65M |
| Total Debt | 2.88M | 3.19M | 3.50M | 4.23M | 4.96M | 5.66M |
| Total Liabilities | 4.08M | 4.23M | 5.25M | 5.11M | 5.75M | 6.41M |
| Stockholders Equity | 15.80M | 15.27M | 13.95M | 14.99M | 15.35M | 14.57M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.06M | 830.98K | -105.50K | -635.83K | -331.17K | 2.31M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.70M | 2.11M | 801.46K | 927.48K | 1.54M | 3.31M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -479.39K | -260.07K | -1.63M | -1.56M | -1.86M | -959.92K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -561.00K | -459.63K | -777.99K | -738.62K | -866.19K | -1.20M |
Parks! America Technical Analysis
Positive
40.99
Price Trends
40.27
Positive
39.91
Positive
39.15
Positive
Market Momentum
0.21
Negative
70.82
Negative
59.57
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PRKA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 40.99 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 40.25, above the 50-day MA of 40.27, and above the 200-day MA of 39.15, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.21 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 70.82 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 59.57 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PRKA.
Parks! America Risk Analysis
Parks! America disclosed 4 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Parks! America reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Parks! America Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 Neutral | $31.15M | 20.68 | 9.26% | ― | 12.74% | 46.46% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
50 Neutral | $1.37B | 11.75 | -27.85% | 5.32% | -3.54% | -31.58% | |
46 Neutral | $68.41M | -12.78 | -2.27% | ― | -31.88% | 99.99% | |
43 Neutral | $206.35M | -2.85 | 15.21% | ― | -8.94% | 16.41% | |
25 Underperform | $3.08M | >-0.01 | -10.93% | ― | 357.23% | 95.88% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Parks! America Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Parks! America Streamlines Shareholder Services with Clear Trust
Positive
Oct 14, 2026
Parks! America, Inc. has appointed Clear Trust, LLC as its transfer agent and shareholder support provider, effective August 7, 2026, marking a change in how its common stock records and related services are administered. The move is intended to i...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Parks! America Secures Fixed-Rate Term Loan Financing
Positive
Sep 9, 2026
On September 3, 2026, Wild Animal Safari, Inc. in Georgia entered into a $1.30 million term loan agreement with Cendera Bank, dated August 26, 2026, to refinance its prior indebtedness with Synovus Bank. The seven-year loan, maturing on September ...
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