Parks! America, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

Management to host conference call on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 4:30 PM ET

PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parks! America, Inc. (OTCQX: PRKA), today announced its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2026. The summary information in this press release should not be used as the sole basis for making investment decisions. We encourage shareholders to read our complete Form 10-Q, which has been posted on the Investor Info section of the Company's website, www.parksamerica.com- for a complete view of the Company and its results.

Segment Financial Results for the 13 and 39 weeks ended June 28, 2026 and June 29, 2025

The Company manages its operations on an individual park location basis. Financial information regarding each of the Company's reportable segments is summarized in the tables below for the periods indicated.

		For the 13 weeks ended June 28, 2026
		Georgia Park				Missouri Park				Texas Park				Consolidated
Total revenue		-	2,002,395			-	848,357			-	648,551			-	3,499,303
Less significant expense categories (1):
Cost of animal food, merchandise and food			319,342				94,850				67,458				481,650
Other revenue driven costs (2)			43,090				29,456				19,602				92,148
Personnel costs (3)			406,635				259,093				154,120				819,848
Advertising and marketing			67,162				51,150				70,739				189,051
Other segment expenses (4)			272,487				104,729				112,498				489,714
Segment income		-	893,679			-	309,079			-	224,134			-	1,426,892
Segment operating income (loss) as percentage of total revenue			44.6	-			36.4	-			34.6	-			40.8	-

		For the 13 weeks ended June 29, 2025
		Georgia Park				Missouri Park				Texas Park				Consolidated
Total revenue		-	1,999,462			-	656,191			-	820,267			-	3,475,920
Less significant expense categories (1):
Cost of animal food, merchandise and food			231,046				70,071				100,729				401,846
Other revenue driven costs (2)			40,946				12,848				15,462				69,256
Personnel costs (3)			381,265				196,445				169,849				747,559
Advertising and marketing			91,284				68,690				91,555				251,529
Other segment expenses (4)			266,251				91,388				109,141				466,780
Segment income		-	988,670			-	216,749			-	333,531			-	1,538,950
Segment operating income (loss) as percentage of total revenue			49.4	-			33.0	-			40.7	-			44.3	-

(1) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM.
(2) Other revenue driven costs include credit card fees and other revenue processing costs driven by sales volume.
(3) Personnel costs include fixed and variable wages, benefits and employer taxes.
(4) Other segment expenses include all other operating expenses, including animal expenses, park and vehicle maintenance costs, insurance, utilities, outside services, operating supplies and other miscellaneous expenses.

		For the 39 weeks ended June 28, 2026
		Georgia Park				Missouri Park				Texas Park				Consolidated
Total revenue		-	4,327,555			-	1,678,587			-	1,882,906			-	7,889,048
Less significant expense categories (1):
Cost of animal food, merchandise and food			619,144				186,049				252,067				1,057,260
Other revenue driven costs (2)			95,472				53,271				52,047				200,790
Personnel costs (3)			1,093,093				648,766				458,836				2,200,695
Advertising and marketing			249,736				179,635				241,467				670,838
Other segment expenses (4)			809,533				304,076				316,913				1,430,522
Segment income		-	1,460,577			-	306,790			-	561,576			-	2,328,943
Segment operating income as percentage of total revenue			33.8	-			18.3	-			29.8	-			29.5	-

		For the 39 weeks ended June 29, 2025
		Georgia Park				Missouri Park				Texas Park				Consolidated
Total revenue		-	4,156,567			-	1,320,280			-	1,771,552			-	7,248,399
Less significant expense categories (1):
Cost of animal food, merchandise and food			548,029				154,103				266,375				968,507
Other revenue driven costs (2)			83,191				25,759				34,875				143,825
Personnel costs (3)			1,000,819				524,466				528,620				2,053,905
Advertising and marketing			217,519				154,713				238,471				610,703
Other segment expenses (4)			835,851				286,912				354,606				1,477,369
Segment income		-	1,471,158			-	174,327			-	348,605			-	1,994,090
Segment operating income as percentage of total revenue			35.4	-			13.2	-			19.7	-			27.5	-

(1) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM.
(2) Other revenue driven costs include credit card fees and other revenue processing costs driven by sales volume.
(3) Personnel costs include fixed and variable wages, benefits and employer taxes.
(4) Other segment expenses include all other operating expenses, including animal expenses, park and vehicle maintenance costs, insurance, utilities, outside services, operating supplies and other miscellaneous expenses.

		For the 13 weeks ended								For the 39 weeks ended
		June 28, 2026				June 28, 2025				June 28, 2026				June 28, 2025
Consolidated segment income		-	1,426,892			-	1,538,950			-	2,328,943			-	1,994,090
Less:
Unallocated corporate expenses (1)			247,637				277,876				685,802				849,711
Depreciation and amortization			220,799				230,756				648,051				659,619
Contested proxy and related matters, net			-				(103,657	-			-				(670,814	-
Other operating expense (income), net			-				13,750				(3,799	-			13,698
Other (income), net			(17,454	-			(18,345	-			(59,331	-			(57,050	-
Interest expense			45,292				53,970				139,903				166,148
Income before income taxes		-	930,618			-	1,084,599			-	918,317			-	1,032,778

(1) Unallocated corporate expenses include corporate personnel costs, director fees and compensation, directors and officers insurance, computer software and services, professional fees and public company related expenses.

Additional Segment Data

		For the 13 weeks ended								For the 13 weeks ended
		June 28, 2026				June 28, 2025				June 28, 2026				June 28, 2025
Depreciation and amortization
Georgia Park		-	109,438			-	106,876			-	319,043			-	295,124
Missouri Park			51,718				55,332				152,860				163,413
Texas Park			59,228				68,134				174,903				199,840
Corporate			415				414				1,245				1,242
Total depreciation and amortization		-	220,799			-	230,756			-	648,051			-	659,619
		For the 13 weeks ended								For the 13 weeks ended
		June 28, 2026				June 28, 2025				June 28, 2026				June 28, 2025
Capital expenditures
Georgia Park		-	45,010			-	65,100			-	384,398			-	1,003,894
Missouri Park			43,451				30,364				90,535				63,887
Texas Park			25,332				-				70,693				114,068
Total capital expenditures		-	113,793			-	95,464			-	545,626			-	1,181,849
										As of
										June 28, 2026				September 28, 2025
Assets
Georgia Park										-	7,815,359			-	8,043,972
Missouri Park											3,560,214				3,299,882
Texas Park											8,414,466				8,135,982
Corporate											91,313				19,606
Total assets										-	19,881,352			-	19,499,442
Cash & short-term investments
Georgia Park										-	1,621,414			-	1,920,827
Missouri Park											1,235,125				888,745
Texas Park											1,486,087				1,053,298
Corporate											2,128				14,524
Total cash & short-term investments										-	4,344,754			-	3,877,394
Assets less cash & short-term investments
Georgia Park										-	6,193,945			-	6,123,145
Missouri Park											2,325,089				2,411,137
Texas Park											6,928,379				7,082,684
Corporate											89,185				5,082
Total assets less cash & short-term investments										-	15,536,598			-	15,622,048

Conference Call and Webcast Details

The Company will host a conference call to review its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2026 on August 10, 2026, at 4:30 pm ET. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Info section of the Company's website, www.parksamerica.com-

Investors should email their questions to: [e-mail]- Please send your email questions as early as possible, and no later than 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 10, 2026. We will take these email questions first and then live participants will be able to ask follow-up questions in the remaining time. A transcript of the call will be available on the Company's website.

About Parks! America, Inc.

Parks! America, Inc. (OTCQX: PRKA), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns and operates three regional safari parks and is in the business of acquiring, developing and operating local and regional entertainment assets in the United States.

Additional information, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2025, is available in the Investor Info section of the Company's website, www.parksamerica.com-

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning the Company's future plans, business strategy, liquidity, capital expenditures, sources of revenue and other similar statements that are not historical in nature. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on the Company's expectations as of the date of this news release and speak only as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are advised to consider the factors listed under the heading "Risk Factors" and the other information contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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