(LYV) Live Nation Entertainment - Ratings and Ratios
Concerts, Ticketing, Sponsorship, Advertising
LYV EPS (Earnings per Share)
LYV Revenue
Description: LYV Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is a global live-entertainment operator organized into three core segments: Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising. The Concerts segment drives revenue by promoting shows in venues it owns, operates, or rents, producing festivals, creating ancillary content, and delivering artist-management services. The Ticketing segment runs Ticketmaster and related platforms, providing end-to-end ticket sales, resale, and software solutions for a wide range of venues-from arenas to museums-via web, mobile apps, and retail channels. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment monetizes brand exposure through signage, digital ads, live-stream integrations, and custom-event production, leveraging the company’s extensive venue and digital footprint.
Key operational metrics (as of FY 2023) include ≈ 210 owned/operated venues, ≈ 45 major festivals, and ≈ 350 million tickets processed annually, generating an average ticket-price of $84 and a gross margin of ~ 45% on ticketing services. The business is highly sensitive to macro-economic factors such as consumer discretionary spending, discretionary travel, and inflation-adjusted labor costs, which historically account for roughly 30% of total expense variance.
Sector-level drivers that materially affect LYV’s outlook are: (1) the post-pandemic rebound in live-event demand, currently outpacing pre-COVID levels by ~12% YoY; (2) the ongoing shift toward hybrid events and streaming-linked sponsorships, which can lift ancillary revenue per attendee by 5-8%; and (3) regulatory scrutiny of ticket-resale platforms, which can impact net-ticket-price realization and require compliance investments.
Assumption: the FY 2024 guidance assumes no major disruptions from new public-health restrictions or significant changes in visa-policy that would affect touring schedules. If either materializes, revenue forecasts would need downward revision.
For a deeper dive into LYV’s valuation sensitivities-including scenario analysis on ticket-price elasticity and sponsorship-spend trends-explore the analytical tools available on ValueRay.
LYV Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 35,996m |
| Sub-Industry | Movies & Entertainment |
| IPO / Inception | 2005-12-21 |
LYV Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 83.8% |
| Fundamental | 61.7% |
| Dividend Rating | - |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | 17.5% |
| Analyst Rating | 4.39 of 5 |
LYV Dividends
Currently no dividends paidLYV Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 19.4% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 76.7% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 60.3% |
| CAGR 5y | 26.12% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 1.04 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 3.06 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.56 |
| Alpha | 15.30 |
| Beta | 1.403 |
| Volatility | 27.83% |
| Current Volume | 1868.3k |
| Average Volume 20d | 2291k |
| Stop Loss | 151.2 (-3.6%) |
| Signal | 0.00 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5
| Net Income (919.4m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.42b TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 1.96pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue -6.89% (prev -3.96%; Δ -2.93pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 (>3.0%) and CFO 1.87b > Net Income 919.4m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (1.36b) to EBITDA (1.68b) ratio: 0.81 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 0.88 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (234.4m) change vs 12m ago -4.32% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 25.24% (prev 24.26%; Δ 0.98pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 108.8% (prev 116.4%; Δ -7.64pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 3.43 (EBITDA TTM 1.68b / Interest Expense TTM 317.7m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' -0.38
| (A) -0.07 = (Total Current Assets 11.82b - Total Current Liabilities 13.46b) / Total Assets 23.15b |
| (B) -0.05 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -1.27b / Total Assets 23.15b |
| (C) 0.05 = EBIT TTM 1.09b / Avg Total Assets 21.80b |
| (D) -0.07 = Book Value of Equity -1.42b / Total Liabilities 20.84b |
| Total Rating: -0.38 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 61.72
| 1. Piotroski 6.50pt = 1.50 |
| 2. FCF Yield 2.87% = 1.44 |
| 3. FCF Margin 4.52% = 1.13 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 23.38 = -2.50 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.81 = 2.01 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 2.65)% = 3.31 |
| 7. RoE 396.6% = 2.50 |
| 8. Rev. Trend 14.66% = 1.10 |
| 9. EPS Trend 24.68% = 1.23 |
What is the price of LYV shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.89%, over one month by -4.79%, over three months by +5.22% and over the past year by +36.78%.
Is Live Nation Entertainment a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of LYV is around 165.06 USD . This means that LYV is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 5.29%.
Is LYV a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 15
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 1
What are the forecasts/targets for the LYV price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 174.6 | 11.4% |
| Analysts Target Price | 174.6 | 11.4% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 185.2 | 18.1% |
Last update: 2025-10-20 03:57
LYV Fundamental Data Overview
P/E Trailing = 66.3205
P/E Forward = 105.2632
P/S = 1.5175
P/B = 100.9238
P/EG = 9.274
Beta = 1.403
Revenue TTM = 23.72b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.09b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.68b USD
Long Term Debt = 4.99b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.64b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 8.42b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.36b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 37.36b USD (36.00b + Debt 8.42b - CCE 7.06b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.43 (Ebit TTM 1.09b / Interest Expense TTM 317.7m)
FCF Yield = 2.87% (FCF TTM 1.07b / Enterprise Value 37.36b)
FCF Margin = 4.52% (FCF TTM 1.07b / Revenue TTM 23.72b)
Net Margin = 3.88% (Net Income TTM 919.4m / Revenue TTM 23.72b)
Gross Margin = 25.24% ((Revenue TTM 23.72b - Cost of Revenue TTM 17.73b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 25.63% (prev 33.33%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.61 (Enterprise Value 37.36b / Total Assets 23.15b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.86% (Interest Expense 72.0m / Debt 8.42b)
Taxrate = 27.98% (117.6m / 420.4m)
NOPAT = 784.1m (EBIT 1.09b * (1 - 27.98%))
Current Ratio = 0.88 (Total Current Assets 11.82b / Total Current Liabilities 13.46b)
Debt / Equity = 23.38 (Debt 8.42b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 360.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.81 (Net Debt 1.36b / EBITDA 1.68b)
Debt / FCF = 1.27 (Net Debt 1.36b / FCF TTM 1.07b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 231.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.97% (Net Income 919.4m / Total Assets 23.15b)
RoE = 396.6% (Net Income TTM 919.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 231.8m)
RoCE = 20.85% (EBIT 1.09b / Capital Employed (Equity 231.8m + L.T.Debt 4.99b))
RoIC = 11.83% (NOPAT 784.1m / Invested Capital 6.63b)
WACC = 9.19% (E(36.00b)/V(44.42b) * Re(11.19%) + D(8.42b)/V(44.42b) * Rd(0.86%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 11.19% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 0.24%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 63.78% ; FCFE base≈861.8m ; Y1≈718.5m ; Y5≈529.9m
Fair Price DCF = 26.51 (DCF Value 6.15b / Shares Outstanding 232.0m; 5y FCF grow -20.08% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 24.68 | EPS CAGR: 46.04% | SUE: -1.72 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 14.66 | Revenue CAGR: 4.83% | SUE: 0.21 | # QB: 0
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