LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT-B(NYSE:LGF.B) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

LGF.B gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 72 industry peers in the Entertainment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LGF.B have multiple concerns. While showing a medium growth rate, LGF.B is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LGF.B has reported negative net income.

LGF.B had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years LGF.B always reported negative net income.

In multiple years LGF.B reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

LGF.B's Return On Assets of -4.14% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LGF.B outperforms 52.78% of its industry peers.

LGF.B's Return On Invested Capital of 2.91% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LGF.B outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.

LGF.B had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.59%. This is significantly below the industry average of 21.79%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (2.91%) for LGF.B is above the 3 year average (2.59%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-4.14%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	2.91%

ROA(3y)-14.96%

ROA(5y)-9.5%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)2.59%

ROIC(5y)2.42%

1.3 Margins

LGF.B's Operating Margin of 3.59% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LGF.B outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.

LGF.B's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

LGF.B has a Gross Margin of 41.75%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LGF.B outperforms 43.06% of its industry peers.

LGF.B's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.59%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	41.75%

OM growth 3Y-1.95%

OM growth 5Y1.82%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.95%

GM growth 5Y0.45%

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ROE

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LGF.B has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

LGF.B has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, LGF.B has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, LGF.B has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.31, we must say that LGF.B is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

LGF.B has a Altman-Z score of -0.31. This is in the lower half of the industry: LGF.B underperforms 68.06% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-0.31

ROIC/WACC0.38

WACC7.61%

2.3 Liquidity

LGF.B has a Current Ratio of 0.32. This is a bad value and indicates that LGF.B is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

LGF.B has a worse Current ratio (0.32) than 86.11% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.32 indicates that LGF.B may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

LGF.B has a Quick ratio of 0.32. This is amonst the worse of the industry: LGF.B underperforms 86.11% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.32
Quick Ratio	0.32

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LGF.B shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 41.78%, which is quite impressive.

Looking at the last year, LGF.B shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.84% in the last year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.76% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)41.78%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%80%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.84%

Revenue growth 3Y7.08%

Revenue growth 5Y1.76%

Sales Q2Q%-0.47%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, LGF.B will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 28.28% on average per year.

LGF.B is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.42% yearly.

EPS Next Y60.2%

EPS Next 2Y39.66%

EPS Next 3Y28.28%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year0.22%

Revenue Next 2Y3.45%

Revenue Next 3Y3.42%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LGF.B. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LGF.B. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LGF.B is valued cheaper than 90.28% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	3.09

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as LGF.B's earnings are expected to grow with 28.28% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y39.66%

EPS Next 3Y28.28%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

LGF.B does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT-B

NYSE:LGF.B (5/6/2025, 12:30:03 PM)

7.63

+0.13 (+1.73%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryEntertainment

Earnings (Last)02-06 2025-02-06/amc

Earnings (Next)05-22 2025-05-22/amc

Inst Owners115.16%

Inst Owner Change-0.21%

Ins Owners2.91%

Ins Owner Change1.5%

Market Cap1.84B

Analysts78.95

Price Target9.88 (29.49%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-25.84%

Min EPS beat(2)-48.73%

Max EPS beat(2)-2.95%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-45.65%

Min EPS beat(4)-94.17%

Max EPS beat(4)-2.95%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-118.79%

EPS beat(12)3

Avg EPS beat(12)-85.65%

EPS beat(16)4

Avg EPS beat(16)-92.88%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.11%

Min Revenue beat(2)-2.7%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.53%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.17%

Min Revenue beat(4)-5.49%

Max Revenue beat(4)1.06%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.46%

Revenue beat(12)3

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.16%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.98%

PT rev (1m)4.63%

PT rev (3m)4.4%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.32%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-38.89%

EPS NY rev (1m)-0.77%

EPS NY rev (3m)-23.51%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.24%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.73%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.05%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.45%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.47
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	3.09

EPS(TTM)-1.24

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.1

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.8

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-1.51

OCFYN/A

SpS16.09

BVpS-0.7

TBVpS-21.75

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-4.14%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	3.69%
ROIC	2.91%
ROICexc	3.08%
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	3.59%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	41.75%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-14.96%

ROA(5y)-9.5%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)2.59%

ROIC(5y)2.42%

ROICexc(3y)2.87%

ROICexc(5y)2.65%

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)3.28%

ROCE(5y)3.06%

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3Y36.22%

ROICexc growth 5Y23.01%

OM growth 3Y-1.95%

OM growth 5Y1.82%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.95%

GM growth 5Y0.45%

F-Score1

Asset Turnover0.54

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	1.46
Cap/Depr	3.74%
Cap/Sales	1.77%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.32
Quick Ratio	0.32
Altman-Z	-0.31

F-Score1

WACC7.61%

ROIC/WACC0.38

Cap/Depr(3y)11.49%

Cap/Depr(5y)7.73%

Cap/Sales(3y)5.26%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.53%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)41.78%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%80%

EPS Next Y60.2%

EPS Next 2Y39.66%

EPS Next 3Y28.28%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.84%

Revenue growth 3Y7.08%

Revenue growth 5Y1.76%

Sales Q2Q%-0.47%

Revenue Next Year0.22%

Revenue Next 2Y3.45%

Revenue Next 3Y3.42%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-47.88%

EBIT growth 3Y5%

EBIT growth 5Y3.61%

EBIT Next Year152.69%

EBIT Next 3Y38.18%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-24.9%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-39.54%

OCF growth 1Y-21.8%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y-1.48%

LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT-B (LGF.B) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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