Venu Holding Corporation (VENU)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Colorado Springs, United States | NYSE American
2.02 USD
+0.02
(1.000%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.02 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:33 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Venu Holding is effectively nonexistent due to catastrophic fundamental deterioration. The company is bleeding cash aggressively, with free cash flow of -$206 million against mere $16 million in cash reserves, while carrying nearly $184 million in debt. This liquidity crisis is compounded by a massive short interest of 8.3% and a current ratio of just 0.25, signaling an imminent solvency risk. While the stock trades at a low P/B ratio, this is a classic value trap reflecting the market's expectation of bankruptcy rather than a margin of safety. The price has collapsed from highs near $18 to under $2, erasing over 90% of its value in a single year. Options data confirms this pessimism, with almost no call buying and heavy put writing for the distant future. There is no catalyst for recovery visible in the data; the business is consuming capital faster than it can raise it, making this a dangerous speculative vehicle rather than an investment opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.331485 |
| AutoETS | 0.335564 |
| MSTL | 0.343723 |
| AutoTheta | 0.348571 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 8.05 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.219 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 73.67 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.385 |
| Market Cap | 113,545,312 |
| Forward P/E | 1.07 |
| Profit Margins | -250.61% |
| Website | https://venu.live |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:33 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of bullish positioning. Call volume and open interest are negligible across all expirations, with zero in-the-money calls. Conversely, put activity is concentrated in the January 2027 expiration, where over 170 contracts were written against only 1.5k open interest, indicating significant speculative hedging or bearish bets on a long-term decline. The implied volatility is extremely low, suggesting the market expects minimal movement.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.8380567 |
| Address1 | 1,755 Telstar Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 501 |
| All Time High | 18.17 |
| All Time Low | 1.75 |
| Ask | 2.03 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 460,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 633,388 |
| Average Volume | 633,388 |
| Average Volume10Days | 460,470 |
| Bid | 2.02 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 2.781 |
| City | Colorado Springs |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.02 |
| Current Ratio | 0.246 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.06 |
| Day Low | 1.93 |
| Debt To Equity | 73.67 |
| Display Name | Venu Holding |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,633,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,633,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,486,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,486,600 |
| Ebitda | -40,802,840 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.21063 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -9.66 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 21.355 |
| Enterprise Value | 394,169,664 |
| Eps Forward | 1.88 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.93 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.3282 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.30820012 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.13237698 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -83.80567 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.940001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8553009 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.75 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.26999998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1542857 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.75 - 13.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,732,717,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 38,197,319 |
| Forward Eps | 1.88 |
| Forward P E | 1.0744681 |
| Free Cashflow | -206,333,152 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 94 |
| Fullday Change | 0.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.999999 |
| Fullday Price | 2.02 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.2408 |
| Gross Profits | 4,444,532 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.24455 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.38859 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 56,210,552 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Venu Holding Corporation, an entertainment and hospitality company, designs, develops, owns, and operates up-scale music venues, multi-season amphitheaters, and full-service restaurants and bars in the United States. The company owns and operates indoor music hall venues under the Bourbon Brothers Presents name; multi-seasonal amphitheaters under The Sunset Amphitheater name; restaurants under the Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern, Notes Eatery, Roth's Seafood & Chophouse, and Notes Hospitality Collection names; and bars under the Brohan's name. It also hosts events; and operates outdoor amphitheaters; and rents event space. The company was formerly known as Notes Live, Inc. and changed its name to Venu Holding Corporation in September 2024. Venu Holding Corporation was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 113,545,312 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_606387889 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -46,763,808 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 113,031,084 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 2.03 |
| Operating Cashflow | 9,731,995 |
| Operating Margins | -2.7815201 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 719 895 5483 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 2.02 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 2.0 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.72635746 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.1517076 |
| Profit Margins | -2.50608 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.999999 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.06 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.93 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.93 - 2.06 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.03 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 353,214 |
| Return On Assets | -0.08126 |
| Return On Equity | -0.2515 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.069 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.385 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 56,210,552 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0735 |
| Shares Short | 4,129,220 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,668,132 |
| Short Name | Venu Holding Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0917 |
| Short Ratio | 10.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | VENU |
| Target High Price | 9.8 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.4 |
| Target Median Price | 7.4 |
| Total Cash | 16,283,650 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.29 |
| Total Debt | 183,640,144 |
| Total Revenue | 18,457,528 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.93 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.03965 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.01965 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.5991785 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 353,214 |
| Website | https://venu.live |
| Zip | 80,920 |