LGF.B (Lions Gate Entertainment) EBIT : $-66 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Lions Gate Entertainment EBIT?

Lions Gate Entertainment's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $48 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $-66 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Lions Gate Entertainment's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.68%. Lions Gate Entertainment's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 45.10%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Lions Gate Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -1.05%.

Lions Gate Entertainment EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lions Gate Entertainment's EBIT can be seen below:

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Lions Gate Entertainment EBIT Chart

Lions Gate Entertainment Annual Data

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-11.80

164.10

-1.00

-1,776.30

-911.50

Lions Gate Entertainment Quarterly Data
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EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-43.10	-28.10	15.80	-101.60	48.30

Competitive Comparison of Lions Gate Entertainment's EBIT

For the Entertainment subindustry, Lions Gate Entertainment's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

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Lions Gate Entertainment's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Lions Gate Entertainment EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-66 Mil.

Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF.B) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Lions Gate Entertainment's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	328 * ( 1 - -27.59% )	/	( (9055.4	+	8812.5)	/ 2 )
=	418.4952	/	8933.95
=	4.68 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	7146.8	-	728.7	-	( 229.6	-	max(0, 3790.5	-	1153.2	+	229.6	))
=	9055.4

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	7167.3	-	683.5	-	( 200.5	-	max(0, 3399.6	-	1070.9	+	200.5	))
=	8812.5

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Lions Gate Entertainment's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Sep. 2024		Q: Dec. 2024
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	193.2	/	( ( (434.4 + max(-1024.9, 0))	+	(422.3 + max(-1126.4, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	193.2	/	( ( 434.4	+	422.3 )	/	2 )
=	193.2	/	428.35
=	45.10 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(573.1	+	0	+	127.3)	-	(728.7	+	377	+	619.6)
=	-1024.9

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(560	+	0	+	97.2)	-	(683.5	+	457.9	+	642.2)
=	-1126.4

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Lions Gate Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-65.6	/	6237.909
	=	-1.05 %

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp is one of the world's standalone, pure-play, publicly-traded content companies. It brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a world-class portfolio of valuable brands and franchises, a talent management and production powerhouse, and a more than 20,000-title film and television library, all driven by Lionsgate's bold and entrepreneurial culture.

Executives

Jon Feltheimer	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	2700 COLORADO AVENUE, STE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Brian Goldsmith	officer: Chief Operating Officer	LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP., 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90292
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
James W Barge	officer: Chief Financial Officer	VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Gordon Crawford	director	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
Michael Raymond Burns	director, officer: Vice Chairman	2700 COLORADO AVENUE, STE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
John C Malone	director	12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Mhr Institutional Advisors Iii Llc	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57 STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019