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CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:CEC)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company is engaged in the family restaurant/entertainment center business.

Current Price $36.73 Mkt Cap $712.83M
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 10.60
Prev. Close $37.14 Div. (Yield) 0.88 (N/A)
Daily Range $36.53 - $37.13 Volume 72,851
52-Wk Range $25.83 - $42.75 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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74 Outperform
17 Underperform
 

All-Star Players

37 Outperform
10 Underperform
 

Wall Street

9 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

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NetscribeRstrnts (82.75)
Submitted December 28, 2006

CEC Entertainment develops, operates, and franchises family restaurant/entertainment centers under the name "Chuck E. Cheese's." The company operates 477 owned-units and 45 franchised units located in 48 U.S. states and 4 countries. The centers offer… More

fcharles81 (57.78)
Submitted February 21, 2008

I like to take my kids to the place just to get out sometimes, but the food isn't all that great. Unless they can up with something new in their resturants, it gets old. I won't say they'll go bankrupt, but they won't Outperform.

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Member Avatar racoveanul (83.38) Submitted: 11/1/2011 9:59:14 AM : Outperform Start Price: $30.71 CEC Score: +9.30

I believe CEC Entertainment will bring in 123.88 points considering a 15% S&P performance.

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Member Avatar fcharles81 (57.78) Submitted: 2/21/2008 5:04:50 PM : Underperform Start Price: $25.38 CEC Score: -40.19

I like to take my kids to the place just to get out sometimes, but the food isn't all that great. Unless they can up with something new in their resturants, it gets old. I won't say they'll go bankrupt, but they won't Outperform.

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Member Avatar NetscribeRstrnts (82.75) Submitted: 12/28/2006 5:59:43 AM : Outperform Start Price: $39.89 CEC Score: -8.81

CEC Entertainment develops, operates, and franchises family restaurant/entertainment centers under the name "Chuck E. Cheese's." The company operates 477 owned-units and 45 franchised units located in 48 U.S. states and 4 countries. The centers offer a fun, family-oriented atmosphere featuring musical and comic entertainment by life-size computer-controlled robotic characters, family oriented arcade games, a toddler play area, and token-operated rides and arcade-style activities. Menu offerings include pizza, sandwiches, a salad bar, appetizers and desserts.

The management's plan for slower unit growth, increased ongoing remodels and more focused operations currently appears to be working as the company reported positive growth in recent quarter. The company is reducing its new store openings, mainly to focus on higher sales and return on investment from its existing stores. Beginning in 2007, the company plans to open approximately 8 to 12 new stores per year in densely populated areas and in its best performing geographic markets. The company is also paying attention on increasing the value to its guests with improved offers and increased distribution of coupons, cross-promotions and direct e-marketing.

The above strategy will help the company to reduce its capital expenditure which will lead to increased free cash flows, which will help them reward the shareholders by share repurchases. The company’s strong business model with EBITDA margins averaging 25% plus over the past five years and an increased focus on remodels should drive same store sales improvement over the next few quarters. Looking at the positive trends shown by the company in the recent quarters it is expected that it will outperform in the future.

Leaderboard

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edwinjorodriguez

edwinjorodriguez (95.66) Score: +102.82

The ceo selling his shares,cant be good.

Top
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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
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Frame
Start
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Score Commentary
ajsiegel 96.74 11/20/2008 Outperform 5Y $14.38 +155.43% +72.00% +83.43 0 Comment
VijayaRB 77.10 12/26/2007 Outperform NS $26.81 +37.02% -5.10% +42.12 0 Comment
rockwell07 < 20 9/24/2007 Outperform 3M $27.38 +34.13% -6.95% +41.09 0 Comment
DJ40blade < 20 12/4/2007 Outperform NS $27.10 +35.54% -3.38% +38.91 0 Comment
jimbuffet 21.61 8/22/2007 Outperform 1Y $28.39 +29.38% -2.41% +31.79 0 Comment
shavedchevy93 56.79 8/27/2007 Outperform 3M $29.16 +25.96% -3.32% +29.28 0 Comment
edwinjorodriguez 95.66 3/3/2009 Underperform 5Y $22.37 +64.23% +92.37% +28.15 0 Comment
CastorPollux 95.90 7/21/2008 Outperform NS $27.63 +32.95% +10.46% +22.49 0 Comment
ugurmarket 96.49 7/21/2008 Outperform NS $27.63 +32.95% +10.46% +22.49 0 Comment
crigau < 20 4/14/2008 Outperform 3M $29.28 +25.46% +5.88% +19.58 0 Comment

Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating
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Date
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Frame
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S&P
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Score End Date Commentary
TrackZacks 70.75 3/11/2011 Underperform 3M $36.84 +10.54% +3.84% -6.69 5/10/2011 @ $40.72 1 Comment
TrackMorganJos 59.03 11/5/2010 Outperform NS $38.98 -5.77% +10.64% -16.42 0 Comment
TrackJesupLamont 55.83 10/8/2009 Outperform NS $25.23 +45.61% +27.04% +18.57 0 Comment
TrackSterneAgee 92.20 7/7/2009 Outperform NS $29.97 +22.56% +52.34% -29.78 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 83.83 2/2/2009 Outperform NS $23.60 +55.67% +68.54% -12.87 0 Comment
TrackSoros 93.24 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $28.19 +30.28% +6.36% +23.91 1 Comment
TrackSMHCapital 97.72 3/25/2008 Outperform NS $29.63 +23.97% +3.97% +20.00 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 83.83 10/25/2007 Outperform NS $28.92 +26.24% -17.82% +44.06 9/12/2008 @ $36.51 0 Comment
TrackCharlesPayn 70.01 4/27/2007 Outperform 3M $41.47 -11.43% -4.30% -7.13 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 83.83 2/9/2007 Outperform NS $43.12 -17.16% +4.30% -21.46 6/25/2007 @ $35.72 0 Comment
trackmerriman 70.87 11/1/2006 Outperform NS $39.00 +10.41% +5.35% +5.06 2/15/2007 @ $43.06 0 Comment
TrackKeyBanc 98.86 9/26/2006 Outperform NS $32.44 +13.22% +8.44% +4.78 0 Comment
TrackCLKing 70.51 9/13/2006 Outperform NS $32.02 +14.71% +9.65% +5.06 0 Comment

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