ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:ACEL • US00436Q1067
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This ACEL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. ACEL Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year ACEL was profitable.
- ACEL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years ACEL has always been profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years ACEL had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- ACEL's Return On Assets of 4.66% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ACEL outperforms 67.46% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 19.09%, ACEL is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
- ACEL's Return On Invested Capital of 7.60% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ACEL outperforms 61.11% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.66% | ||
| ROE | 19.09% | ||
| ROIC | 7.6% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- ACEL has a Profit Margin (3.87%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ACEL has declined.
- ACEL has a Operating Margin (8.10%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- ACEL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- ACEL has a Gross Margin of 31.35%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACEL underperforms 74.60% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ACEL has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.1% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.87% | ||
| GM | 31.35% |
OM growth 3Y-6.74%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-20.31%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.57%
GM growth 5Y-1.19%
2. ACEL Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- ACEL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- There is no outstanding debt for ACEL. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.65 indicates that ACEL is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.65, ACEL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of ACEL is 11.57, which is on the high side as it means it would take ACEL, 11.57 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- ACEL has a Debt to FCF ratio (11.57) which is in line with its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.11 is on the high side and indicates that ACEL has dependencies on debt financing.
- ACEL has a Debt to Equity ratio of 2.11. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ACEL outperforms 45.24% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.11 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 11.57 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.65 |
ROIC/WACC0.88
WACC8.62%
2.3 Liquidity
- ACEL has a Current Ratio of 2.61. This indicates that ACEL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- ACEL has a better Current ratio (2.61) than 89.68% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 2.55 indicates that ACEL has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
- ACEL's Quick ratio of 2.55 is amongst the best of the industry. ACEL outperforms 89.68% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.61 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.55 |
3. ACEL Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 20.88% over the past year.
- ACEL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 105.52% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, ACEL shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 8.12% in the last year.
- ACEL shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 33.29% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)20.88%
EPS 3Y8.05%
EPS 5Y105.52%
EPS Q2Q%57.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.12%
Revenue growth 3Y11.13%
Revenue growth 5Y33.29%
Sales Q2Q%7.54%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -7.69% on average over the next years.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.02% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-19.81%
EPS Next 2Y-7.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.48%
Revenue Next 2Y4.13%
Revenue Next 3Y3.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. ACEL Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 9.77, the valuation of ACEL can be described as reasonable.
- ACEL's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ACEL is cheaper than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
- ACEL is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 24.88, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.19 indicates a correct valuation of ACEL.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ACEL indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ACEL is cheaper than 76.19% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.19, ACEL is valued a bit cheaper.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 12.19 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ACEL indicates a rather cheap valuation: ACEL is cheaper than 86.51% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ACEL is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 77.78% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 16.7 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.53 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as ACEL's earnings are expected to decrease with -7.69% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.09
EPS Next 2Y-7.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. ACEL Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for ACEL!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
ACEL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
10.75
-0.34 (-3.07%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)03-03 2026-03-03/amc
Earnings (Next)05-04 2026-05-04/amc
Inst Owners50.8%
Inst Owner Change1.09%
Ins Owners16.94%
Ins Owner Change0.89%
Market Cap876.88M
Revenue(TTM)1.33B
Net Income(TTM)51.47M
Analysts80
Price Target16.03 (49.12%)
Short Float %2.87%
Short Ratio3.33
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)48.84%
Min EPS beat(2)34.89%
Max EPS beat(2)62.78%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)31.22%
Min EPS beat(4)13.12%
Max EPS beat(4)62.78%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)19.91%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)21.62%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)14.53%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.8%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.14%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.73%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.14%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.09%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.99%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.33%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-2.78%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-4.92%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-4.46%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)14.57%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.22%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.67%
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.21%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 12.19 | ||
| P/S | 0.66 | ||
| P/FCF | 16.7 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.81 | ||
| P/B | 3.25 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.53 |
EPS(TTM)1.1
EY10.23%
EPS(NY)0.88
Fwd EY8.21%
FCF(TTM)0.64
FCFY5.99%
OCF(TTM)1.85
OCFY17.21%
SpS16.32
BVpS3.31
TBVpS-1.51
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.09
Graham Number9.05
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.66% | ||
| ROE | 19.09% | ||
| ROCE | 11.1% | ||
| ROIC | 7.6% | ||
| ROICexc | 10.94% | ||
| ROICexgc | 26.16% | ||
| OM | 8.1% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.87% | ||
| GM | 31.35% | ||
| FCFM | 3.94% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-6.74%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-20.31%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.57%
GM growth 5Y-1.19%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.21
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.11 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 11.57 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.06 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 125.88% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.39% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.41 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 81.12% | ||
| Profit Quality | 102.01% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.61 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.55 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.65 |
F-Score8
WACC8.62%
ROIC/WACC0.88
Cap/Depr(3y)121.38%
Cap/Depr(5y)105.87%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.59%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.74%
Profit Quality(3y)122.8%
Profit Quality(5y)141.3%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)20.88%
EPS 3Y8.05%
EPS 5Y105.52%
EPS Q2Q%57.14%
EPS Next Y-19.81%
EPS Next 2Y-7.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.12%
Revenue growth 3Y11.13%
Revenue growth 5Y33.29%
Sales Q2Q%7.54%
Revenue Next Year5.48%
Revenue Next 2Y4.13%
Revenue Next 3Y3.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y18.67%
EBIT growth 3Y3.63%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year91.53%
EBIT Next 3Y28.98%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-3.93%
FCF growth 3Y-4.67%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y24.49%
OCF growth 3Y11.79%
OCF growth 5YN/A
ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC / ACEL Fundamental Analysis FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ACEL.
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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
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ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
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The financial health rating of ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC (ACEL) is 5 / 10.