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Lions Gate Entertainment (Lions Gate Entertainment) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lions Gate Entertainment Financial Strength?

Lions Gate Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Lions Gate Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.28. Lions Gate Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.07. As of today, Lions Gate Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is -0.63.


Competitive Comparison of Lions Gate Entertainment's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Lions Gate Entertainment's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lions Gate Entertainment's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Lions Gate Entertainment's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lions Gate Entertainment's Financial Strength falls into.



Lions Gate Entertainment Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Lions Gate Entertainment's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-60 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $76 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,793 Mil.

Lions Gate Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*76.2/-59.6
=1.28

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Lions Gate Entertainment Corps earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Lions Gate Entertainment's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1368.9 + 2792.6) / 3900.4
=1.07

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Lions Gate Entertainment has a Z-score of -0.63, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.63 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Lions Gate Entertainment  (NYSE:LGF.A) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Lions Gate Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Lions Gate Entertainment (Lions Gate Entertainment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
250 Howe Street, 20th Floor, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3R8
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp is engaged in entertainment business. The company's segment includes Motion Picture, Television Production and Media Networks. It generates maximum revenue from the Television Production segment. Television Production segment consists of the development, production and worldwide distribution of television productions including television series, television movies and mini-series, and non-fiction programming.
Executives
Harkey John D Jr director 305 MAIN STREET, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Bruce Tobey officer: General Counsel LIONSGATE, 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Harry Sloan director, other: Chairman of the Board 1450 2ND STREET, SUITE 247, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Mignon L Clyburn director 12601 PLANTSIDE DRIVE, LOUISVILLE KY 40299
Berg Corii D. officer: General Counsel LIONSGATE, 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Yvette Ostolaza director LIONSGATE, 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Daniel E. Sanchez director C/O DISCOVERY, INC., 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Susan Mccaw director LIONSGATE, 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Rachesky Mark H Md director, 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Brian Goldsmith officer: Chief Operating Officer LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP., 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90292
Mhr Institutional Advisors Iii Llc 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57 STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Institutional Partners Iii Lp 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gordon Crawford director LIONSGATE, 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Arthur Evrensel director C/O 2200-1055 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2E9
Jon Feltheimer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, STE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90404

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