Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-01), Live Nation Entertainment's Beta is 1.05.
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Live Nation Entertainment's Beta
For the Entertainment subindustry, Live Nation Entertainment's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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's Beta Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Live Nation Entertainment's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Live Nation Entertainment's Beta falls into.
Live Nation Entertainment Beta Calculation
Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) Beta Explanation
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.
Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
Live Nation Entertainment Beta Related Terms
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Live Nation Entertainment (Live Nation Entertainment) Business Description
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.
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