MCS

The Marcus Corporation is a publicly traded company listed on the Communication Services sector and Entertainment industry. With a market capitalization of $476.87M, it operates at a moderate scale compared to its peers, employing approximately 2,907 individuals. From a financial perspective, The Marcus Corporation exhibits mixed profitability metrics. Its gross margin stands at 40.7%, while operating and profit margins are 11.1% and 1.1%, respectively. Return on Equity (ROE) is reported at 1.7%, and Return on Assets (ROA) is 1.0%. The company's balance sheet reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.40, indicating significant leverage, and a current ratio of 0.35, suggesting liquidity constraints. In terms of valuation context, The Marcus Corporation's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 63.46, with forward P/E at 28.20, indicating a significant premium to its earnings growth rate of -10.2%. Revenue growth has been negative year-over-year, at -10.2%, while earnings growth has declined by -28.5%. The company's dividend yield is an unusually high 210.0%, but this may be skewed due to the reported payout ratio of 120.8%, suggesting a significant distribution of profits as dividends rather than retained earnings.