Century Casinos, Inc. (CNTY)Consumer Cyclical | Resorts & Casinos | Colorado Springs, United States | NasdaqCM
1.50 USD
0.00
(-0.333%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 1:13 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:13 a.m. EDT
Century Casinos is a value trap for both traders and long-term holders. With a stock price near 1.49, the company faces a stock price plunge scenario according to recent news, a 78% loss for early investors, and a forward P/E that remains negative due to substantial cash burn (-8M FCF, -2.16 ROE). While the balance sheet technically holds $69M cash, the $1.08B debt load dwarfs this liquidity in a distressed market scenario with no dividend support. The options market has correctly priced a defensive bearish view: buy the 2.50 puts and forget them. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.054968 |
| MSTL | 0.060263 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.063607 |
| AutoETS | 0.065267 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 5.87 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.912 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Revenue per Share | 19.024 |
| Market Cap | 44,020,360 |
| Forward P/E | -2.99 |
| Beta | 1.87 |
| Profit Margins | -10.72% |
| Website | https://www.cnty.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:13 a.m. EDT: Options market shows heavy negative skew. Speculators are placing significant bets on downside protection, evidenced by 50,000 volume and 241,000 OI at the 2.5 strike on June 18th puts. This is a stark contrast to the calls market, which shows minimal interest (only 5-100 volume/100-257 OI) and strikes focused further out or near current price. The implied volatility for puts (1.96) is significantly higher than most call expirations, indicating a strong bearish sentiment among retail speculators expecting a continued decline. The forecasting model also suggests a slight predicted negative direction (-0.48%), aligning with the downside flow.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.111111164 |
| Address1 | 455 East Pikes Peak Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 210 |
| All Time High | 16.44 |
| All Time Low | 0.375 |
| Ask | 1.92 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 48,200 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 55,608 |
| Average Volume | 55,608 |
| Average Volume10Days | 48,200 |
| Beta | 1.87 |
| Bid | 1.11 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | -3.4 |
| City | Colorado Springs |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.495 |
| Current Ratio | 1.304 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 1.52 |
| Day Low | 1.48 |
| Display Name | Century Casinos |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,410,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,410,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,243,400 |
| Ebitda | 102,866,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.17953 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.147 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.001 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,146,693,760 |
| Eps Forward | -0.5 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.04 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 719 213 2643 |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.4876 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.007400036 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.00497448 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.111116 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.85 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.3549999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.47543857 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.23 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.265 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.21544714 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.23 - 2.85 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 752,941,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 21,458,523 |
| Forward Eps | -0.5 |
| Forward P E | -2.99 |
| Free Cashflow | -8,031,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 2,911 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43012002 |
| Gross Profits | 246,448,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.11971 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.54683995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 29,445,057 |
| Industry | Resorts & Casinos |
| Industry Disp | Resorts & Casinos |
| Industry Key | resorts-casinos |
| Ir Website | http://corporate.cnty.com/investor-relations/ir-policy-team/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Century Casinos, Inc. operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. The company develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. Century Casinos, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Century Casinos, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 44,020,360 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_354074 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -61,416,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 42,942,811 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 1.5 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,688,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08048 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.79 |
| Phone | 719 527 8300 |
| Previous Close | 1.5 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -0.43970588 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.07682772 |
| Profit Margins | -0.10719 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.014 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.004999995 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.33333302 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.52 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.48 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.48 - 1.52 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.5 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.495 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,791,634 |
| Regular Market Volume | 25,186 |
| Return On Assets | 0.027660001 |
| Return On Equity | -2.16489 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.002 |
| Revenue Per Share | 19.024 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 28,628,541 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0039 |
| Shares Short | 111,075 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 50,492 |
| Short Name | Century Casinos, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0044 |
| Short Ratio | 1.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | CNTY |
| Target High Price | 3.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.875 |
| Target Median Price | 3.0 |
| Total Cash | 68,921,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.407 |
| Total Debt | 1,081,757,056 |
| Total Revenue | 572,974,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.04 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.9078 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.41279995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21637486 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 25,186 |
| Website | https://www.cnty.com |
| Zip | 80,903 |