CNTY  Century Casinos Inc.

Exchange

NASDAQ

Sector

Consumer Services

Industry

Hotels/Resorts

Market Cap.

74.3M

Poor Cash Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years

CNTY has been unable to consistently generate sufficient returns from its investments in buildings, projects and equipment. This could be due to poor management, lack of an economic moat or the capital intensive nature of the business.

CNTY has only created $4.65 of cash for every $100 invested.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
20072008200920102011
Free Cash Flow 4.10M 9.45M 4.95M -2.37M 7.86M
divided by
Invested Capital 156.33M 110.07M 87.33M 101.21M 90.18M
Cash ROIC 2.62% 8.58% 5.66% -2.34% 8.72%

Poor Return on Equity over the past 5 years

CNTY has shown an inability to deliver strong results for shareholders. This could be due to poor management, CNTY operating in a highly competitive industry, or having a weak business in general.

CNTY has only generated $0.78 of Earnings for every $100 of Shareholders' Equity.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
20072008200920102011
Net Income 5.33M -13.47M 11.82M 1.02M 3.02M
divided by
Stockholders' Equity 111.99M 87.77M 108.29M 111.50M 112.54M
Return on Equity 4.76% -15.35% 10.91% 0.92% 2.68%

Good Business Performance over the past 10 years

It's likely CNTY has been unable to maintain profitability in tough economic times, making it a somewhat cyclical business. The other possibility is CNTY has expended significant capital on items such as property, plant and equipment in specific years. Look for correlations.

CNTY has created positive free cash flow for 7 or 8 of the past 10 years.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Free Cash Flow 2.91M 3.24M 3.96M -13.65M -47.80M 4.10M 9.45M 4.95M -2.37M 7.86M