Accel Entertainment, Inc. · Amusement & Recreation Services

ACEL

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 5.3% in 3 years

Watch out for

High debt: 2.25x equity

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 0.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (81 bought, 76 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$11.29+2.6% that day

Company value: $917M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 16.9x; You pay about $17 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.66x; Company value is 0.66 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 28%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 66%; Debt as a share of company value

From ACEL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$368.1M+9.6% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.4B, up 8.7% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 33% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ACEL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+9% a yearRecently: +8.7% a yearProfit margin4%Last 12 months: 4.1%P/E at the end17xToday: 16.9x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$2.1B

Profit in 5 years$86M

Price these guesses point to$19.83+76% vs $11.29 todayAbout +12% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 4% margin and a 17x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.6% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.19.6%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.2.25x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.3.9%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.7 of 9 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$62.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-5.3% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.3B; +8.1% vs prior year
5-year growth: +33.3%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $607.4M; 2.25x equity
Current ratio: 2.61x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.