Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | Large-cap | Communication Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 3.4B
Gross Profit 1.1B 33.33%
Operating Income 112.6M 3.33%
Net Income 46.3M 1.37%
EPS (Diluted) $-0.32

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 21.8B
Total Liabilities 19.7B
Shareholders Equity 2.1B
Debt to Equity 9.35

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 1.9B
Free Cash Flow 1.1B

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Live Nation Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i23.2B22.7B16.7B6.3B1.9B
Cost of Goods Sold i17.3B17.3B12.3B4.4B1.4B
Gross Profit i5.8B5.5B4.3B1.9B458.8M
Gross Margin % i25.2%24.0%26.0%30.5%24.6%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i4.1B3.6B3.0B1.7B1.5B
Other Operating Expenses i367.6M330.8M237.8M160.4M102.1M
Total Operating Expenses i4.5B3.9B3.2B1.9B1.6B
Operating Income i813.5M1.1B701.0M-410.1M-1.7B
Operating Margin % i3.5%4.6%4.2%-6.5%-88.8%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i156.3M237.8M77.6M6.6M11.7M
Interest Expense i326.0M350.2M278.5M282.4M226.8M
Other Non-Operating Income95.7M-45.6M5.3M74.6M11.1M
Pre-tax Income i739.4M894.5M505.4M-611.3M-1.9B
Income Tax i-391.7M160.2M96.3M-2.5M-28.9M
Effective Tax Rate % i-53.0%17.9%19.0%0.0%0.0%
Net Income i1.1B734.3M409.2M-608.8M-1.8B
Net Margin % i4.9%3.2%2.5%-9.7%-98.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.7B1.8B1.2B11.7M-1.1B
EPS (Basic) i$2.77$1.38$0.66$-3.09$-8.12
EPS (Diluted) i$2.74$1.37$0.64$-3.09$-8.12
Basic Shares Outstanding i230124255228628390224809558217190862212270944
Diluted Shares Outstanding i230124255228628390224809558217190862212270944

Income Statement Trend

Live Nation Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i6.1B6.2B5.6B4.9B2.5B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i1.7B2.1B1.5B1.1B486.7M
Inventory i50.1M45.1M38.7M33.8M22.0M
Other Current Assets107.4M33.2M59.0M21.8M2.9M
Total Current Assets i9.3B9.6B8.2B6.7B3.6B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i3.9B3.6B3.2B2.9B2.7B
Goodwill i6.6B6.9B6.5B6.6B5.5B
Intangible Assets i1.4B1.5B1.4B1.4B1.2B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets1.1B311.2M223.6M185.4M131.9M
Total Non-Current Assets i10.3B9.5B8.3B7.7B6.9B
Total Assets i19.6B19.1B16.5B14.4B10.6B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i2.1B2.1B2.0B1.6B830.5M
Short-term Debt i414.3M1.3B760.3M709.0M160.6M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities22.1M29.6M40.9M33.3M32.9M
Total Current Liabilities i9.4B10.0B8.3B6.9B3.8B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i7.9B7.1B6.9B6.8B6.3B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i140.2M324.7M305.5M236.5M170.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities196.8M73.7M37.5M65.1M67.5M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i8.3B7.6B7.4B7.2B6.7B
Total Liabilities i17.7B17.6B15.7B14.0B10.5B
Equity
Common Stock i2.3M2.3M2.3M2.2M2.1M
Retained Earnings i-1.5B-2.4B-3.0B-3.3B-2.7B
Treasury Stock i6.9M6.9M6.9M6.9M6.9M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i1.9B1.5B763.6M363.5M138.7M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i8.3B8.4B7.7B7.5B6.5B
Working Capital i-68.1M-382.1M-143.8M-171.6M-146.8M

Balance Sheet Composition

Live Nation Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.1B734.3M409.2M-608.8M-1.8B
Depreciation & Amortization i549.9M516.8M450.0M416.3M485.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i110.3M116.0M110.0M209.3M116.9M
Working Capital Changes i673.3M42.8M905.8M1.7B-62.2M
Operating Cash Flow i1.8B1.5B2.0B1.8B-1.3B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-666.6M-438.6M-347.2M-152.7M-213.7M
Acquisitions i-124.4M-70.9M-344.5M-404.4M-33.3M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-845.8M-659.2M-778.6M-559.9M-215.2M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-----
Dividends Paid i-----
Debt Issuance i1.7B1.1B122.3M903.8M1.6B
Debt Repayment i-2.0B-730.6M-45.8M-109.7M-31.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-684.6M-106.5M-179.1M1.1B1.3B
Free Cash Flow i1.1B895.5M1.5B1.6B-1.3B
Net Change in Cash i299.4M729.4M1.1B2.4B-183.9M

Cash Flow Trend

Live Nation Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 65.44
Forward P/E 63.28
Price to Book 97.85
Price to Sales 1.50
PEG Ratio 63.28

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 3.88%
Operating Margin 6.93%
Return on Equity 59.35%
Return on Assets 4.08%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.88
Debt to Equity 365.19
Beta 1.46

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $2.34
Book Value per Share $1.57
Revenue per Share $102.67

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
lyv35.5B65.4497.8559.35%3.88%365.19
Netflix 514.9B51.5420.6343.55%24.58%67.87
Walt Disney 202.1B17.651.8511.46%12.22%37.15
Warner Bros 29.4B38.960.751.76%2.00%92.73
Liberty Media 23.7B95.053.24-0.43%-6.49%64.66
Liberty Media 23.7B85.672.89-0.43%-6.49%64.66

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.