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Live Nation Entertainment (Live Nation Entertainment) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Live Nation Entertainment Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-87 Mil. Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-93 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LYV' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.92   Max: 3.01
Current: 3.01


LYV's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.39% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.915 vs LYV: 3.01

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


Live Nation Entertainment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Live Nation Entertainment Interest Coverage Chart

Live Nation Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Live Nation Entertainment Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage falls into.



Live Nation Entertainment Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


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

Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-350 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,053 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,145 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1052.576/-350.244
=3.01

Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Live Nation Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-93 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,145 Mil.

Live Nation Entertainment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Live Nation Entertainment  (NYSE:LYV) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Live Nation Entertainment (Live Nation Entertainment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9348 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 90210
Live Nation is the largest live entertainment firm in the world with over 670 million fans served in 48 countries in 2022 by the company's concert and ticketing platforms. Via either owning, operating, or holding exclusive booking rights, Live Nation controls over 338 venues including the House of Blues. Live Nation also owns one of the largest ticketing services, Ticketmaster, which sold over 550 million tickets for over 12,000 clients in 2022. Its artist management agencies have over 400 clients. This large live entertainment footprint helped Live Nation become one of the largest advertising and sponsorship platforms aimed at music fans. Liberty Media owns 31% of Live Nation, held under its Sirius XM tracking stock. Liberty plans to spin off its stake into a dedicated tracking stock.
Executives
Joe Berchtold officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Jeffrey T. Hinson director 3721 POTOMAC AVE., DALLAS TX 75205
Michael Rowles officer: EVP & General Counsel C/O LIVE NATION, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Richard A. Paul director 80 PINE STREET, SUITE 3202, NEW YORK NY 10005
Jimmy Iovine director C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Michael Rapino director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, FOURTH FLOOR, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Brian Capo officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LIVE NATION, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
James S Kahan director 175 E HOUSTON STREET, --, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205-2233
John Hopmans officer: EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Latriece Watkins director C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Elizabeth Kathleen Willard officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2000 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1300, HOUSTON TX 77027
Chad Hollingsworth director 6262 SUNSET DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33143
Ping Fu director C/O LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9348 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Ariel Emanuel director C/O SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES, INC., 27500 RIVERVIEW CENTER BLVD, SUITE 400, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Enloe Robert Ted Iii director LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED, NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO 64836