In case you missed it, shares of Six Flags (PKS) have been on quite the run ever since the company put itself up for sale in August, rising from $5 to the current price tag of $7.22 each. There was no doubt that a sale would have been a welcomed event for investors. After all, the company hasn't made money in years and has over $1 billion in debt (in fact, their debt load is more than 150% of the current market cap).
There is only one problem though. We learned this week that the company is no longer pursuing a sale. The reason? Nobody wants any part of Six Flags. That's right, after four months of shopping the company, they didn't get a single offer.
Don't worry, though. Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is now Chairman of the Board and the company has a new CEO, Mark Shapiro. Recently CEO of Snyder's investment firm, Shapiro, 35, was also formerly an executive at ESPN. What does he know about running a theme park company? I'd presume not much, which can't be a good sign for investors in PKS.