AMC vs MCS
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Marcus Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AMC | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.8B | $758.5M |
| Net income | $-632.4M | $12.7M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | −13.0% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | · | 2.8% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.34 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 72.2% |
| Free cash flow | $-365.9M | $989,000 |
| Equity | $-1.9B | $457.4M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.30× |
| Current ratio | 0.41× | 0.40× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 31.3% | 26.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
AMC bills 6.4× the revenue of MCS, and AMC closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AMC | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.8B | $758.5M |
| FY2024 | $4.6B | $735.6M |
| FY2023 | $4.8B | $729.6M |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $677.4M |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $458.2M |
| FY2020 | $1.2B | $237.7M |
| FY2019 | $5.5B | $820.9M |
| FY2018 | $5.5B | $707.1M |
| FY2017 | $5.1B | $653.6M |
| FY2016 | $3.2B | $574.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AMC | MCS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-632.4M | $12.7M |
| FY2024 | $-352.6M | $-7.8M |
| FY2023 | $-396.6M | $14.8M |
| FY2022 | $-973.6M | $-12.0M |
| FY2021 | $-1.3B | $-43.3M |
| FY2020 | $-4.6B | $-124.8M |
| FY2019 | $-149.1M | $42.0M |
| FY2018 | $110.1M | $53.4M |
| FY2017 | $-487.2M | $65.0M |
| FY2016 | $111.7M | $37.9M |
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$4,090,442,000 | AMC |
| FY2024 | +$3,901,640,000 | AMC |
| FY2023 | +$4,083,025,000 | AMC |
| FY2022 | +$3,234,006,000 | AMC |
| FY2021 | +$2,069,656,000 | AMC |
| FY2020 | +$1,004,712,000 | AMC |
| FY2019 | +$4,679,137,000 | AMC |
| FY2018 | +$4,753,680,000 | AMC |
| FY2017 | +$4,425,648,000 | AMC |
| FY2016 | +$2,661,576,000 | AMC |
| FY2015 | +$2,415,206,000 | AMC |
| FY2014 | +$2,207,323,000 | AMC |
| FY2013 | +$2,301,489,000 | AMC |
AMC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 13 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −14.7 pp | MCS |
| FY2024 | −6.5 pp | MCS |
| FY2023 | −10.3 pp | MCS |
| FY2022 | −23.5 pp | MCS |
| FY2021 | −40.8 pp | MCS |
| FY2020 | −316.9 pp | MCS |
| FY2019 | −7.8 pp | MCS |
| FY2018 | −5.5 pp | MCS |
| FY2017 | −19.5 pp | MCS |
| FY2016 | −3.1 pp | MCS |
| FY2015 | −2.2 pp | MCS |
MCS has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AMC's net margin has been more volatile than MCS's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 104.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.7.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
MCS led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AMC's return on equity has been more volatile than MCS's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 14.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.7.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AMC and MCS over these 7 fiscal years — AMC led in 1 and MCS in 6.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.