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Parks! America
(OTC:PRKA)
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
$44.00
▲(12.47% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/25/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial fundamentals (return to profitability, positive and improving cash flow, and very low leverage). Technicals are constructive but not strongly confirmed due to mixed momentum indicators. Valuation is neutral at a ~20.5 P/E with no dividend, while the latest earnings call and recent events add balanced-to-mildly positive context but include notable macro and cost-risk headwinds.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet strength
Extremely low leverage and a sizable equity base provide durable financial flexibility. This reduces solvency risk, supports operating continuity through seasonal troughs, and creates optionality for targeted capex or opportunistic M&A without stressing cash flow or requiring expensive external financing.
Negative Factors
High seasonality concentration
Heavy revenue concentration in a single month increases quarter-to-quarter volatility and raises execution risk from weather, local events or macro shocks. This structural seasonality makes forecasting, staffing, and fixed-cost absorption tougher and can magnify downside in weak macro periods.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet strength
Extremely low leverage and a sizable equity base provide durable financial flexibility. This reduces solvency risk, supports operating continuity through seasonal troughs, and creates optionality for targeted capex or opportunistic M&A without stressing cash flow or requiring expensive external financing.
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Parks! America (PRKA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$29.66M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)437.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.6
Beta (1Y)0.74
Revenue Growth12.82%
EPS Growth583.90%
CountryUS
Employees43
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryLeisure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.99
Shares Outstanding750,817
10 Day Avg. Volume137
30 Day Avg. Volume437
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 Cap0.91
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.44
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.21
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.96
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
PRKA’s primary monetization is generally tied to operating an animal attraction, which typically generates revenue from (1) admission and attendance-driven receipts (e.g., general entry tickets and potentially season/annual passes), and (2) on-sit...
Parks! America Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 11, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed picture. Positives include year-over-year revenue gains concentrated in Jan–Feb, improvements from organic marketing and park-level initiatives, a healthy net cash position (cash ≈ debt), targeted reinvestment plans (up to $0.5M in digital signage), and an active M&A pipeline focused on attractive animal-park targets. Offsetting these are meaningful near-term challenges: a macro headwind beginning in March (driven by higher gas prices and weaker consumer confidence) that hit the season’s start, historical poor returns from paid digital ads (a key operational constraint), limited liquidity that restricts larger acquisitions and smoother buybacks (compounded by physical-shareholder certificate logistics), local wage pressure in Missouri, tariff-related inventory costs, and potential ~5% insurance renewal increases. Overall, the positives and negatives are roughly balanced — management has actionable plans for marketing reinvestment and structural fixes, but material macro and structural constraints leave room for downside risk.Positive Updates
Year-over-Year Revenue Gains (Driven by Jan–Feb)
Company reported quarterly revenue increases year-over-year, with the gains concentrated in January and February; management noted that March contributed essentially none of the incremental sales because seasonality and a macro shift began in March.
Negative Updates
Macro Headwind Beginning in March (Gas Prices and Consumer Confidence)
Management cited a clear macro headwind starting in March tied to rising gas prices and weaker consumer confidence that disproportionately affects the company's lower/middle-income guest base (average household income ~ $50,000), reducing discretionary spending and weakening the season's start.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Year-over-Year Revenue Gains (Driven by Jan–Feb)
Company reported quarterly revenue increases year-over-year, with the gains concentrated in January and February; management noted that March contributed essentially none of the incremental sales because seasonality and a macro shift began in March.
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Company Guidance
The management guidance emphasized that Q2 results (quarter ended in March) were driven by strong January–February performance but a weak March as season started, and noted the company serves an average household with roughly $50,000 income (versus a K-shaped upper cohort at ~$125,000+), making it sensitive to higher gas prices; operational actions and near-term financial metrics include 3 corporate marketing employees today and plans to add part-time social‑media coordinators at 2 of 3 parks (hiring to start in ~2 weeks with roles filled by mid– to late‑June), a planned reinvestment in digital signage of up to $0.5 million across all parks (likely FY26–27) with expected quick payback, physical operating costs up only ~1.5–2% YTD on higher attendance, an insurance renewal in the next ~3 months that could raise costs by about 5% (liability‑driven), gross debt of roughly $3–4 million with cash roughly equal to debt (net debt essentially zero) and land appraised at about $11 million, no plan to accelerate debt paydown, share‑repurchase activity constrained by low liquidity and many shareholders holding physical certificates (buyback authorization is broad; tender offers remain a possible but unannounced option), and M&A appetite focused on animal parks but constrained by available cash (smaller $3–4M buys harder to execute than $6–8M transactions).Parks! America Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
63
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 11.09M | 10.47M | 9.91M | 9.44M | 10.74M | 11.86M |
| Gross Profit | 8.44M | 8.26M | 8.50M | 8.16M | 9.29M | 10.37M |
| EBITDA | 3.03M | 3.03M | -378.59K | 534.43K | 2.23M | 4.72M |
| Net Income | 1.51M | 1.46M | -1.09M | -483.74K | 727.49K | 2.80M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 19.22M | 19.50M | 19.19M | 20.10M | 21.10M | 20.98M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.48M | 3.88M | 3.32M | 4.10M | 5.47M | 6.65M |
| Total Debt | 2.99M | 3.19M | 3.50M | 4.23M | 4.96M | 5.66M |
| Total Liabilities | 4.00M | 4.23M | 5.25M | 5.11M | 5.75M | 6.41M |
| Stockholders Equity | 15.22M | 15.27M | 13.95M | 14.99M | 15.35M | 14.57M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.91M | 830.98K | -105.50K | -635.83K | -331.17K | 2.31M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.53M | 2.11M | 801.46K | 927.48K | 1.54M | 3.31M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -461.06K | -260.07K | -1.63M | -1.56M | -1.86M | -959.92K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -568.53K | -459.63K | -777.99K | -738.62K | -866.19K | -1.20M |
Parks! America Technical Analysis
Positive
39.12
Price Trends
39.11
Positive
38.39
Positive
39.09
Positive
Market Momentum
0.21
Positive
49.96
Neutral
33.33
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 39.12 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 39.28, above the 50-day MA of 39.11, and above the 200-day MA of 39.09, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.21 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 49.96 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 33.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | $29.66M | 19.58 | 6.90% | ― | 12.82% | 583.90% | |
62 Neutral | $2.21B | 17.61 | -35.46% | ― | -3.55% | -29.18% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
| ― | $8.54M | 0.80 | -0.56% | ― | 204.16% | ― | |
49 Neutral | $73.99M | -17.33 | -5.84% | ― | -31.88% | 99.99% | |
44 Neutral | $304.59M | -4.94 | 14.36% | ― | -5.80% | 32.11% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Parks! America Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Parks! America Subsidiary Refinances Term Loan, Adds Swap
Positive
Jun 24, 2026
On June 17, 2026, Aggieland-Parks, Inc., a subsidiary of Parks! America, Inc., completed a refinancing of its existing term loan with Cendera Bank, establishing a new $2.33 million term loan maturing June 1, 2033, with a seven-year term, 25-year a...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Parks! America Formalizes Geoff Gannon as Full-Time CEO
Positive
Apr 8, 2026
Parks! America, Inc., a wildlife and attractions operator, has formalized the full-time employment status of its President and Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Gannon, reflecting a move to solidify senior leadership as it pursues its strategic goals...
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