# Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. (MCRI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $121.52, market value $2.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.5×** (5-yr avg 17.5×, 3-yr avg 17.9×). Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. trades at 19.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 17.5×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 17.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.43**. A PEG of 0.43 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.9×.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.1%** (5-yr avg 7.4%). Free cash flow equals 7.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 7.4%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.3%**. Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. keeps 32.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Net margin: 18.6%**. 18.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.9%**. 18.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 16.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.4%** (3-yr 4.5%/yr, 5-yr 24.2%/yr). Revenue grew 4.4% over the last year, against 24.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 41.4%** (3-yr 6.7%/yr, 5-yr 34.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 41.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 8.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 8.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.01**. Debt is 0.01 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 0.86** (quick 0.86). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 9/9**. 9 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.99%** ($1.20 per share, trailing). Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. yields 0.99%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 22%** (14% of free cash flow). 22% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 18.2%** (YTD 27.7%, 3-mo -1.0%). The shares are up 18.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.6%** (37.9% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.38** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.38 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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