Is RCI Hospitality Holdings (RICK) A Good Investment Choice?

1 Main Capital, an investment management firm, published its first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A  net return of 18.3% was delivered by the fund for the Q1 of 2021, ahead of its S&P 500 and Russell 2000 benchmark that delivered a 6.2% and 12.7% return respectively in the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.

1 Main Capital, in their Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) and shared their insights on the company. RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. is a Houston, Texas-based nightclub company that currently has a $616.4 million market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, RICK delivered a 73.68% return, impressively extending its 12-month gains to 556.13%. As of April 26, 2021, the stock closed at $68.50 per share.

Here is what 1 Main Capital has to say about RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. in their Q1 2021 investor letter:

“RCI Hospitality (RICK) is a well-run owner and operator of gentlemen’s clubs across the country. These are highly cash generative local monopolies. The company takes the cash flow generated by these clubs and reinvests it into club acquisitions and an emerging sports bar concept called Bombshells, both of which have rapid paybacks and phenomenal cash-on-cash returns.”

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Our calculations show that RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) does not belong in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. was in 7 hedge fund portfolios, compared to 5 funds in the third quarter. RICK delivered a decent 70.31% return in the past 3 months.

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