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64.24 (1y: +66%)
Market Cap 4.6 B P/E(ttm) 29.80
Enterprise Value 6.21 B P/B
AMCX- NAS (USA)
AMC Networks Inc
Not Rated
Top Ranked Predictable Companies
$64.24
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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).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

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

Financial Strength

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 0.282
AMCX's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
68% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 0.31 vs. AMCX: 0.282 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.02   Max: 0.28
Current: 0.28
0.02
0.28
Equity to Asset -0.337
AMCX's Equity to Asset is ranked higher than
51% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 0.38 vs. AMCX: -0.337 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0.48   Max: 0.01
Current: -0.34
-0.48
0.01
Interest Coverage 2.9
AMCX's Interest Coverage is ranked higher than
69% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 4.00 vs. AMCX: 2.9 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 3   Max: 4
Current: 2.9
3
4
Z-Score: 1.36
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 26.80
AMCX's Operating margin (%) is ranked higher than
95% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 10.60 vs. AMCX: 26.80 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: 24.4   Max: 27.5
Current: 26.8
24.4
27.5
Net-margin (%) 10.1
AMCX's Net-margin (%) is ranked higher than
85% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 5.30 vs. AMCX: 10.1 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: 5.5   Max: 10.6
Current: 10.1
5.5
10.6
ROA (%) 5.2
AMCX's ROA (%) is ranked higher than
79% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 3.50 vs. AMCX: 5.2 )
AMCX' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: 2.8   Max: 5.8
Current: 5.2
2.8
5.8
» AMCX's 10-Y Financials

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Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

AMCX Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Jim Simons 203,100 sh (New)
Steven Cohen 118,576 sh (New)
Joel Greenblatt 33,795 sh (New)
George Soros 48,505 sh (unchged)
John Paulson 5,750,000 sh (unchged)
Louis Moore Bacon Sold Out
Mario Gabelli 2,635,902 sh (-0.99%)
Murray Stahl 26,827 sh (-3.06%)
John Keeley 424,790 sh (-6.65%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 4,427,363 sh (-25.33%)
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Q3 2012

AMCX Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Richard Perry 104,667 sh (New)
James Barrow 896,285 sh (New)
John Burbank 6,570 sh (New)
George Soros 82,505 sh (+70.1%)
John Keeley 447,130 sh (+5.26%)
Mario Gabelli 2,751,956 sh (+4.4%)
John Paulson 5,930,000 sh (+3.13%)
Murray Stahl 25,460 sh (-5.1%)
Steven Cohen 107,477 sh (-9.36%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 2,976,556 sh (-32.77%)
Jim Simons 111,500 sh (-45.1%)
Joel Greenblatt 8,368 sh (-75.24%)
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Q4 2012

AMCX Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Steven Cohen 635,307 sh (+491.11%)
James Barrow 934,400 sh (+4.25%)
John Keeley 452,860 sh (+1.28%)
John Paulson 5,930,000 sh (unchged)
Richard Perry Sold Out
John Burbank Sold Out
Mario Gabelli 2,727,555 sh (-0.89%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 2,804,356 sh (-5.79%)
Murray Stahl 15,876 sh (-37.64%)
Joel Greenblatt 4,070 sh (-51.36%)
George Soros 39,300 sh (-52.37%)
Jim Simons 20,100 sh (-81.97%)
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Q1 2013

AMCX Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Paul Tudor Jones 4,200 sh (New)
Steven Cohen 1,168,131 sh (+83.87%)
Murray Stahl 19,764 sh (+24.49%)
George Soros 39,300 sh (unchged)
John Paulson 5,930,000 sh (unchged)
Joel Greenblatt Sold Out
Jim Simons Sold Out
James Barrow 919,700 sh (-1.57%)
Mario Gabelli 2,616,781 sh (-4.06%)
John Keeley 422,540 sh (-6.7%)
Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc 246,700 sh (-91.2%)
» More
» Details

Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with AMCX

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-31 Sold Out 0.01%$49.5 - $63.22 $ 64.2412%0
Richard Perry 2012-12-31 Sold Out 0.19%$41.37 - $53 $ 64.2432%0
George Soros 2012-12-31 Reduce -52.37%0.03%$41.37 - $53 $ 64.2432%39300
John Burbank 2012-12-31 Sold Out 0.01%$41.37 - $53 $ 64.2432%0
Joel Greenblatt 2012-12-31 Reduce -51.36%0.01%$41.37 - $53 $ 64.2432%4070
Richard Perry 2012-09-30 New Buy0.19%$35.94 - $44.49 $ 64.2455%104667
James Barrow 2012-09-30 New Buy0.08%$35.94 - $44.49 $ 64.2455%896285
Joel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Reduce -75.24%0.07%$35.94 - $44.49 $ 64.2455%8368
George Soros 2012-09-30 Add 70.1%0.02%$35.94 - $44.49 $ 64.2455%82505
John Burbank 2012-09-30 New Buy0.01%$35.94 - $44.49 $ 64.2455%6570
Joel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 New Buy0.09%$36.02 - $44.56 $ 64.2459%33795
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Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/E(ttm) 29.80
AMCX's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than
59% of the 558 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 15.50 vs. AMCX: 29.80 )
AMCX' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range
Min: 16.63   Max: 52.43
Current: 29.8
16.63
52.43
P/S 3.30
AMCX's P/S is ranked higher than
54% of the 693 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 1.36 vs. AMCX: 3.30 )
AMCX' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 2.01   Max: 4.9
Current: 3.3
2.01
4.9
PFCF 10.80
AMCX's PFCF is ranked higher than
79% of the 528 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 13.97 vs. AMCX: 10.80 )
AMCX' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 6.45   Max: 31.38
Current: 10.8
6.45
31.38
EV-to-EBIT 15.9
AMCX's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
68% of the 575 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 12.69 vs. AMCX: 15.9 )
AMCX' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 12.2   Max: 16.6
Current: 15.9
12.2
16.6

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 13.9
AMCX's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
80% of the 527 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 17.60 vs. AMCX: 13.9 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 10.7   Max: 15
Current: 13.9
10.7
15
Price/Median PS Value 1.1
AMCX's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
65% of the 626 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. AMCX: 1.1 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 1
Current: 1.1
0.9
1
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 6.30
AMCX's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
75% of the 755 Companies
in the Global Pay TV industry.

( Industry Median: 6.10 vs. AMCX: 6.30 )
AMCX' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 6   Max: 8.2
Current: 6.3
6
8.2

Business Description

AMC Networks Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware. The company was formed in 1980. The company is spin-off from Cablevision Systems Corporation and AMC Networks is now a separate, public company that trades on NASDAQ as 'AMCX'. AMC Networks, formerly Rainbow Media Holdings, has changed its name in conjunction with the spin-off. The company has been producing quality programming and movie content for more than 30 years, AMC Networks Inc. owns and operates several of the most popular and award-winning brands in cable television. AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv, and IFC Films which produces and delivers distinctive, compelling and culturally relevant content that engages audiences across multiple platforms. AMC Networks is home to some known entertainment brands, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv. From AMC's 'Mad Men' to IFC's 'Onion News Network,' AMC Networks is dedicated to engaging audiences with high-quality, critically-acclaimed original programming. AMC: AMC reigns as the only cable network in history to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series three years in a row, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Television Series - Drama for three consecutive years. AMC's original stories include the critically acclaimed dramas Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and The Killing. AMC launched in 1984 as American Movie Classics; IFC: It creates and champions authentic, original content that is 'Always On. Slightly Off.' Since 1994, IFC has cultivated television programming that challenges the conventions of storytelling. It original series - headlined by brand-defining scripted and sketch comedy such as Onion News Network and Portlandia - air alongside an extraordinary collection of films and cult TV shows; Sundance Channel: It is the destination for What's Next, Now. Showcasing both creative icons and the emerging talent of tomorrow, Sundance Channel tells credible, authentic and emotionally immersive stories of invention, fashion, film, travel, design and enterprise. The network's originals include the social media phenomenon Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys and All on the Line starring Joe Zee; WE tv: It is the women's network devoted to the wild ride of relationships during life's defining moments. The original series and hit wedding shows, including Braxton Family Values, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, underscore the network's brand position and tagline, Life As WE Know It, which signifies the connection that women share based on similar life experiences. WE tv launched in 1997 and was originally branded Romance Classics. The company also operates AMC/Sundance Channel Global, an international programming business, and AMC Networks Broadcasting & Technology, a full-service network programming feed origination and distribution company.
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