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MetricLYVLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.NFLXNETFLIX INCDISWalt Disney CoTKOTKO Group Holdings, Inc.Median of the restexcluding LYV
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$174.50▲ 0.16 (0.09%)
$67.05▲ 2.01 (3.09%)
$113.13▲ 1.30 (1.16%)
$177.72▼ 0.22 (0.12%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/1010.0/108.7/103.3/108.7/10
Market value$41.08B$283.10B$214.95B$14.36B
Revenue$25.20B$45.18B$94.42B$4.74B
Profit$496.0M$10.98B$12.40B$195.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.8.8%15.9%3.4%-3.1%3.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—48.5%——48.5%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.5.0%29.5%18.6%17.6%18.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.2.0%24.3%13.1%4.1%13.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.1.3%20.9%10.7%—15.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.183.0%41.3%11.3%5.2%11.3%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.71.8%35.9%9.5%9.9%9.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.82.83x25.78x17.33x73.50x25.78x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.25.95x21.12x10.98x13.10x13.10x
Price to book151.59x10.64x1.96x3.84x3.84x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.83.55x1.09x0.80x1.67x1.09x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/87/97/86/87.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distresssafegreydistress

How LYV compares with the others

  • LYV's operating margin of 5.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (18.6%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 8.8% against 3.4%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 82.8x against 25.8x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 83.5x against 1.1x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.