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Live Nation Entertainment (LTS:0JVD) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $7,159 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Live Nation Entertainment Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Live Nation Entertainment's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2024 ($5,489.92 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($6,095.42 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2024 ($6,095.42 Mil) to Mar. 2025 ($7,158.68 Mil).

Live Nation Entertainment's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2022 ($5,606.46 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6,231.87 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2023 ($6,231.87 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($6,095.42 Mil).


Live Nation Entertainment Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Live Nation Entertainment's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

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Live Nation Entertainment Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Live Nation Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,537.79 4,884.73 5,606.46 6,231.87 6,095.42

Live Nation Entertainment Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6,501.71 6,398.72 5,489.92 6,095.42 7,158.68

Live Nation Entertainment Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.


Live Nation Entertainment  (LTS:0JVD) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.


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Live Nation Entertainment Business Description

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9348 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 90210
Live Nation is the largest live entertainment company in the world, serving as a concert promoter, venue operator, and ticketing platform. In addition, the firm generates revenue from sponsorships and advertising. With offices in 45 countries, Live Nation promotes concerts globally and it owns, operates, or had exclusive booking rights to nearly 400 venues worldwide at the end of 2024, which the firm says makes it the second-largest operator of music venues globally. In 2024, Live Nation promoted nearly 55,000 events, drawing more than 150 million fans. Ticketmaster is a dominant global ticketing service, selling almost 640 million tickets in 2024.

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