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LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP (LION) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:LION - CA53626N1024 - Common Stock

8.24 USD
+0.05 (+0.61%)
Last: 12/15/2025, 8:04:00 PM
8.35 USD
+0.11 (+1.33%)
After Hours: 12/15/2025, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Overall LION gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated LION against 80 industry peers in the Entertainment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LION have multiple concerns. LION is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LION has reported negative net income.
LION had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LION reported negative net income in multiple years.
LION had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
LION Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLION Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10M -10M 20M -20M

1.2 Ratios

LION has a Return On Assets of -2.70%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LION outperforms 45.00% of its industry peers.
LION has a better Return On Invested Capital (4.15%) than 73.75% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.7%
ROE N/A
ROIC 4.15%
ROA(3y)1.47%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)-6.56%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
LION Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLION Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -5 -10 -15 -20

1.3 Margins

LION's Operating Margin of 5.41% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LION outperforms 70.00% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 117.71%, LION belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.41%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 117.71%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
LION Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLION Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2021 2022 2023 2024

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LION has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
LION Yearly Shares OutstandingLION Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M
LION Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLION Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.15, we must say that LION is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
LION's Altman-Z score of -0.15 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LION is outperformed by 65.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -0.15
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
LION Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLION Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

LION has a Current Ratio of 0.36. This is a bad value and indicates that LION is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.36, LION is doing worse than 86.25% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.36 indicates that LION may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.36, LION is doing worse than 85.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.36
Quick Ratio 0.36
LION Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLION Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

EPS 1Y (TTM)N/A
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%35.48%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-42.32%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, LION will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 25.82% on average per year.
LION is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 0.74% yearly.
EPS Next Y-248.13%
EPS Next 2Y67.12%
EPS Next 3Y55.87%
EPS Next 5Y25.82%
Revenue Next Year-18.57%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.2%
Revenue Next 3Y0.74%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

LION Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLION Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B 4B
LION Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLION Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 0.2 0.4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LION. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 26.82, LION can be considered very expensive at the moment.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LION is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.25% of the companies are valued more expensively.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.78. LION is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 26.82
LION Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLION Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60 -80

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of LION indicates a rather cheap valuation: LION is cheaper than 90.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.09
LION Per share dataLION EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 -10 -15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as LION's earnings are expected to grow with 55.87% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y67.12%
EPS Next 3Y55.87%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for LION!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP

NYSE:LION (12/15/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 8.35 +0.11 (+1.33%)

8.24

+0.05 (+0.61%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryEntertainment
Earnings (Last)11-06 2025-11-06/amc
Earnings (Next)02-04 2026-02-04
Inst Owners61.64%
Inst Owner Change6.89%
Ins Owners3.69%
Ins Owner Change10.86%
Market Cap2.39B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-145.34M
Analysts82.5
Price Target9.24 (12.14%)
Short Float %6.5%
Short Ratio6.1
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)303.17%
Min EPS beat(2)-20.6%
Max EPS beat(2)626.95%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.83%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.44%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.22%
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)5.16%
PT rev (3m)5.16%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 26.82
P/S 1.12
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.09
EPS(TTM)-0.09
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.31
Fwd EY3.73%
FCF(TTM)-1.28
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.25
OCFYN/A
SpS7.34
BVpS-3.73
TBVpS-15.08
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.7%
ROE N/A
ROCE 5.25%
ROIC 4.15%
ROICexc 4.53%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 5.41%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 117.71%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)1.47%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)-6.56%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score1
Asset Turnover0.4
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 1.48
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.36
Quick Ratio 0.36
Altman-Z -0.15
F-Score1
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)0.51%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)N/A
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%35.48%
EPS Next Y-248.13%
EPS Next 2Y67.12%
EPS Next 3Y55.87%
EPS Next 5Y25.82%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-42.32%
Revenue Next Year-18.57%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.2%
Revenue Next 3Y0.74%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y331.48%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year137.85%
EBIT Next 3Y34.1%
EBIT Next 5Y24.83%
FCF growth 1Y-72843.4%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-70899.5%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP / LION FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for LION stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to LION.


Can you provide the valuation status for LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP (LION). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP?

LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP (LION) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for LION stock?

The financial health rating of LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP (LION) is 0 / 10.