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Live Nation Entertainment (Live Nation Entertainment) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 25.04 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Live Nation Entertainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,293 Mil. Live Nation Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,145 Mil. Live Nation Entertainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $337 Mil. Live Nation Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.04.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Live Nation Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LYV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.64   Med: 4.89   Max: 85.31
Current: 4.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Live Nation Entertainment was 85.31. The lowest was -5.64. And the median was 4.89.

LYV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
77.6% of 674 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs LYV: 4.79

Live Nation Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Live Nation Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

* Premium members only.

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Live Nation Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.11 -5.64 85.31 6.24 4.79

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
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 40.70 7.71 3.56 2.59 25.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Live Nation Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Live Nation Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Live Nation Entertainment Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Live Nation Entertainment's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1292.807 + 7145.117) / 1761.585
=4.79

Live Nation Entertainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1292.807 + 7145.117) / 336.944
=25.04

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Live Nation Entertainment  (NYSE:LYV) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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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