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Lionsgate Studios (Lionsgate Studios) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Lionsgate Studios Financial Strength?

Lionsgate Studios has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Lionsgate Studios Corp displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Lionsgate Studios's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.38. Lionsgate Studios's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.05. As of today, Lionsgate Studios's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Lionsgate Studios's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Lionsgate Studios's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Lionsgate Studios's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Lionsgate Studios 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:

Lionsgate Studios's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-89 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,722 Mil.

Lionsgate Studios's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*122/-88.7
=1.38

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Lionsgate Studios Corp interest coverage is 1.51, which is low.

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

Lionsgate Studios's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1238.6 + 1722.4) / 2829.8
=1.05

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.

Lionsgate Studios has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

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Lionsgate Studios  (NAS:LION) 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.

Lionsgate Studios has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Lionsgate Studios (Lionsgate Studios) Business Description

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250 Howe Street, 20th Floor, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3R8
Lionsgate Studios Corp is a company encompasses world-class motion picture and television studio operations and the STARZ-branded premium global subscription platforms to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. The Studio Business consists of the Motion Picture and Television Production reportable segments, together with substantially all of Lionsgate's corporate general and administrative costs. Motion Picture consists of the development and production of feature films, acquisition of North American and worldwide distribution rights. Television Production consists of the development, production and worldwide distribution of television productions including television series, television movies and mini-series, and non-fiction programming.