Century Casinos, Inc. (CNTY)Consumer Cyclical | Resorts & Casinos | Colorado Springs, United States | NasdaqCM
1.27 USD
+0.03
(2.419%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.26 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is broken on both the fundamental and technical fronts. Fundamentally, the company is in a death spiral: it carries nearly $1 billion in debt against a market cap of only $36 million, resulting in a negative book value and negative equity. The business has suffered a catastrophic 61% decline over the last nine years, with the most recent annual drop being a staggering 64%. While the latest year showed a modest 10% rebound, this is insufficient to reverse the structural deterioration of the balance sheet or the long-term capital destruction. Technically, the stock is trapped in a downtrend, trading well below its 200-day average and showing no signs of recovery. The options market confirms this despair; there is absolutely no call buying, meaning no one is betting on a near-term bounce. Instead, traders are loading up on puts, specifically targeting a $5 strike, which implies a belief in a distant, unlikely recovery rather than a realistic short-term trade. With no dividend to provide income and a high beta amplifying losses, this is a clear avoid. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.062968 |
| MSTL | 0.081198 |
| AutoETS | 0.085679 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.089976 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 9.60 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.284 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Revenue per Share | 20.023 |
| Market Cap | 35,734,868 |
| Forward P/E | -2.54 |
| Beta | 1.66 |
| Profit Margins | -9.62% |
| Website | https://www.cnty.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning exclusively for downside protection via out-of-the-money puts, with zero call volume recorded across all expirations. The heavy open interest in $5.00 strikes suggests a speculative bet on a massive recovery to historical highs, while the complete absence of call buying indicates a lack of near-term bullish conviction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.54275095 |
| Address1 | 455 East Pikes Peak Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 210 |
| All Time High | 16.44 |
| All Time Low | 0.375 |
| Ask | 1.6 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 42,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 72,900 |
| Average Volume | 72,900 |
| Average Volume10Days | 42,890 |
| Beta | 1.66 |
| Bid | 0.8856 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | -4.467 |
| City | Colorado Springs |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.27 |
| Current Ratio | 1.193 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1.27 |
| Day Low | 1.24 |
| Display Name | Century Casinos |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,111,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,111,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,968,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,968,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,968,200 |
| Ebitda | 108,887,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.18743 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.436 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.956 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,136,326,912 |
| Eps Forward | -0.5 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.98 |
| 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 | 1.2498 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.020200014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.016162599 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -54.275097 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.53 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.54642856 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.14 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.114035085 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.14 - 2.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 752,941,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 21,312,051 |
| Forward Eps | -0.5 |
| Forward P E | -2.54 |
| Free Cashflow | 8,832,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 2,911 |
| Fullday Change | 0.03 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.41935 |
| Fullday Price | 1.26 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43645 |
| Gross Profits | 253,554,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.12189 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.51839 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 28,137,692 |
| 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 | 35,734,868 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_354074 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -55,908,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 34,609,361 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 1.2573 |
| Operating Cashflow | 7,344,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11303 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.79 |
| Phone | 719 527 8300 |
| Post Market Change | -0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.78740084 |
| Post Market Price | 1.26 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 1.24 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -0.28430712 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.061511304 |
| Profit Margins | -0.09624 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.945 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.029999971 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.4193525 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.27 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.24 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.24 - 1.27 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.2573 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.27 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 33,152 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03089 |
| Return On Equity | -6.7608004 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.008 |
| Revenue Per Share | 20.023 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 28,137,692 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0069999998 |
| Shares Short | 198,097 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 154,361 |
| Short Name | Century Casinos, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.008 |
| Short Ratio | 2.85 |
| 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 | 60,179,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.139 |
| Total Debt | 1,070,646,016 |
| Total Revenue | 580,947,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.98 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.40905 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.13905 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09868351 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 33,152 |
| Website | https://www.cnty.com |
| Zip | 80,903 |