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Live Nation Entertainment (Live Nation Entertainment) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Live Nation Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Live Nation Entertainment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Live Nation Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36. As of today, Live Nation Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is 1.90.


Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Live Nation Entertainment's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Live Nation Entertainment's Financial Strength falls into.



Live Nation Entertainment Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

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

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

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

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Live Nation Entertainment's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1292.807 + 7145.117) / 23355.764
=0.36

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Live Nation Entertainment has a Z-score of 1.90, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Live Nation Entertainment is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.9 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Live Nation Entertainment  (NYSE:LYV) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Live Nation Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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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