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Lions Gate Entertainment (Lions Gate Entertainment) Quick Ratio

: 0.48 (As of Dec. 2023)
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The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Lions Gate Entertainment's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.48.

Lions Gate Entertainment has a quick ratio of 0.48. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lions Gate Entertainment's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LGF.B' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35   Med: 0.81   Max: 4.36
Current: 0.48

During the past 13 years, Lions Gate Entertainment's highest Quick Ratio was 4.36. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 0.81.

LGF.B's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
88.73% of 1056 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.46 vs LGF.B: 0.48

Lions Gate Entertainment Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lions Gate Entertainment's Quick Ratio 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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Lions Gate Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.86 0.69 0.43 0.44

Lions Gate Entertainment Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick Ratio 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 0.46 0.44 0.38 0.35 0.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Lions Gate Entertainment's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio 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.


Lions Gate Entertainment Quick Ratio Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Lions Gate Entertainment's Quick Ratio falls into.



Lions Gate Entertainment Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

Lions Gate Entertainment's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1118.4-0)/2570.7
=0.44

Lions Gate Entertainment's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1525.6-0)/3171.8
=0.48

* 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.


Lions Gate Entertainment  (NYSE:LGF.B) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Lions Gate Entertainment (Lions Gate Entertainment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
250 Howe Street, 20th Floor, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3R8
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp is engaged in entertainment business. The company's segment includes Motion Picture, Television Production and Media Networks. It generates maximum revenue from the Television Production segment. Television Production segment consists of the development, production and worldwide distribution of television productions including television series, television movies and mini-series, and non-fiction programming.
Executives
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
Brian Goldsmith officer: Chief Operating Officer LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP., 2700 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90292
Mhr Institutional Advisors Iii Llc 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57 STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Institutional Partners Iii Lp 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019

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