Live Nation Financials

LYV Stock  USD 127.02  3.96  3.22%   
Based on the analysis of Live Nation's profitability, liquidity, and operating efficiency, Live Nation Entertainment is doing better financially today then in previous quarter. It has a moderate probability of reporting better financial numbers in April. At this time, Live Nation's Current Deferred Revenue is fairly stable compared to the past year. Accounts Payable is likely to climb to about 2 B in 2025, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 170 M in 2025. Key indicators impacting Live Nation's financial strength include:
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Current Ratio0.780.9927
Significantly Down
Pretty Stable
The financial analysis of Live Nation is a critical element in measuring its lifeblood. Investors should not minimize Live Nation's ability to pay suppliers or employees on time, ensuring interest payments are not accumulating.

Cash And Equivalents

3.34 Billion

  
Please note, the imprecision that can be found in Live Nation's accounting process means that the reasonable investor should take a skeptical approach toward the financial statement analysis of Live Nation Entertainment. Check Live Nation's Beneish M Score to see the likelihood of Live Nation's management manipulating its earnings.

Live Nation Stock Summary

Live Nation competes with Liberty Media, Atlanta Braves, News Corp, News Corp, and Atlanta Braves. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Live Nation operates under Entertainment classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 10200 people.
Specialization
Communication Services, Media & Entertainment
InstrumentUSA Stock View All
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
ISINUS5380341090
CUSIP538034109 14985W109
LocationCalifornia; U.S.A
Business Address9348 Civic Center
SectorEntertainment
IndustryCommunication Services
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial
Websitewww.livenationentertainment.com
Phone310 867 7000
CurrencyUSD - US Dollar

Live Nation Key Financial Ratios

Live Nation Key Balance Sheet Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Total Assets10.6B14.4B16.5B19.1B19.6B20.6B
Other Assets857.6M2.9B1.1B792.1M910.9M583.9M
Total Liab10.5B14.0B15.7B17.6B17.7B18.6B
Other Current Liab1.6B3.1B4.1B5.0B3.5B3.7B
Other Liab308.8M353.3M431.6M456.0M524.4M550.6M
Net Debt3.9B2.6B2.1B2.2B2.0B1.2B
Retained Earnings(2.7B)(3.3B)(3.0B)(2.4B)(1.5B)(1.6B)
Accounts Payable86.4M110.6M180.1M267.5M1.9B2.0B
Cash2.5B4.9B5.6B6.2B6.1B6.4B
Long Term Debt4.9B5.1B5.3B5.5B6.2B6.5B
Net Receivables486.7M1.1B1.5B2.1B1.7B1.8B
Good Will2.1B2.6B2.5B2.7B2.6B1.5B
Inventory22M33.8M38.7M45.1M50.1M59.8M
Other Current Assets603.2M699.0M1.0B1.2B1.4B1.5B
Total Current Assets3.6B6.7B8.2B9.6B9.3B9.8B
Short Term Debt267.7M832.7M900.5M1.3B260.9M246.0M
Intangible Assets1.2B1.4B1.4B1.5B985.8M985.6M
Common Stock2.1M2.2M2.3M2.3M2.3M1.9M
Net Tangible Assets(2.1B)1.2B1.3B1.7B1.5B811.8M
Warrants449.5M272.4M551.9M669.8M770.2M808.7M

Live Nation Key Income Statement Accounts

The reason investors look at the income statement is to determine what Live Nation's earnings per share (EPS) will be in order to see if they want to buy more shares or not. For example, if a company earned $20 million in the last quarter and has 100,000 shares outstanding, its EPS is 20 cents. If you find that this number beats analysts' forecasts or is higher than it was from the same period last year, then you might want to buy more of this stock even though its price per share may not have changed.
202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Interest Expense226.8M282.4M278.5M350.2M326.0M342.3M
Total Revenue1.9B6.3B16.7B22.7B23.2B24.3B
Gross Profit458.8M1.9B4.3B5.5B5.8B6.1B
Operating Income(1.7B)(413.6M)732.1M1.1B824.5M865.7M
Ebit(1.6B)(445.4M)678.7M1.3B1.1B1.1B
Ebitda(1.1B)45.3M1.2B1.8B1.6B1.7B
Cost Of Revenue1.4B4.4B12.3B17.3B17.3B18.2B
Income Before Tax(1.9B)(611.3M)505.4M894.5M739.4M776.4M
Net Income(1.8B)(608.8M)409.2M563.3M896.3M941.1M
Income Tax Expense(28.9M)(2.5M)96.3M160.2M(391.7M)(372.1M)
Minority Interest(103.3M)42.1M(260.0M)(171.0M)(234.8M)(223.1M)
Tax Provision(28.9M)(2.5M)96.3M160.2M(391.7M)(372.1M)
Interest Income11.7M6.6M77.6M237.8M156.3M81.7M
Net Interest Income(215.1M)(275.8M)(200.9M)(112.4M)(169.7M)(178.2M)

Live Nation Key Cash Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change In Cash72.2M2.3B724.6M626.6M(132.8M)(126.2M)
Free Cash Flow(1.3B)1.6B1.5B895.5M1.1B1.1B
Depreciation485.0M416.3M450.0M516.8M549.9M354.8M
Other Non Cash Items101.7M(614K)217.8M207.7M(8.8M)(8.3M)
Capital Expenditures222.6M159.8M353.3M475.3M646.6M679.0M
Net Income(1.8B)(608.8M)409.2M734.3M1.1B1.2B
End Period Cash Flow2.5B4.9B5.6B6.2B6.1B6.4B
Change To Inventory(170.5M)141.6M95.5M(202.8M)(182.6M)(173.4M)
Dividends Paid1.2M16.9M45.8M76.9M69.2M65.7M
Investments31.8M(25.2M)(784.7M)(888.9M)(854.3M)(811.6M)
Change Receivables(159.8M)490.6M(485.2M)(464.0M)(417.6M)(396.7M)
Net Borrowings500.1M1.6B794.1M76.5M87.9M83.5M
Change To Netincome166.1M123.6M94.2M182.8M210.3M220.8M

Live Financial Ratios Relationships

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Live Nation Entertainment is rated second overall in return on equity category among its peers. It is rated fourth overall in return on asset category among its peers reporting about  0.06  of Return On Asset per Return On Equity. The ratio of Return On Equity to Return On Asset for Live Nation Entertainment is roughly  16.72 . At this time, Live Nation's Return On Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year. Comparative valuation analysis is a catch-all technique that is used if you cannot value Live Nation by discounting back its dividends or cash flows. It compares the stock's price multiples to nearest competition to determine if the stock is relatively undervalued or overvalued.

Live Nation Entertainment Systematic Risk

Live Nation's systematic risk plays a vital role in portfolio allocation when considering its stock to be added to a well-diversified portfolio. Live Nation volatility which cannot be eliminated through diversification, requires returns over the risk-free rate. Over the long run, a well-diversified portfolio provides returns that match its exposure to systematic risk. In this case, investors face a trade-off between expected returns and systematic risk and, therefore, can only reduce a portfolio's exposure to systematic risk by sacrificing expected returns on the portfolio.
The output start index for this execution was twenty with a total number of output elements of fourty-one. The Beta measures systematic risk based on how returns on Live Nation Entertainment correlated with the market. If Beta is less than 0 Live Nation generally moves in the opposite direction as compared to the market. If Live Nation Beta is about zero movement of price series is uncorrelated with the movement of the benchmark. if Beta is between zero and one Live Nation Entertainment is generally moves in the same direction as, but less than the movement of the market. For Beta = 1 movement of Live Nation is generally in the same direction as the market. If Beta > 1 Live Nation moves generally in the same direction as, but more than the movement of the benchmark.

Live Nation Thematic Clasifications

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Today, most investors in Live Nation Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Live Nation's growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's growth growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use static breakdown of Live Nation growth as a starting point in their analysis.

Price Earnings To Growth Ratio

0.17

At this time, Live Nation's Price Earnings To Growth Ratio is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Live Nation March 25, 2025 Opportunity Range

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