Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

DB:3LN Stock Report

Market Cap: €29.5b

Live Nation Entertainment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Live Nation Entertainment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 48.2%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 13.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 31.5% per year. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity is 33.5%, and it has net margins of 0.9%.

Key information

48.2%

Earnings growth rate

48.1%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth30.3%
Revenue growth rate31.5%
Return on equity33.5%
Net Margin0.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Live Nation Entertainment makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:3LN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2423,3152074,2390
30 Jun 2423,8192704,2140
31 Mar 2423,4212523,9660
31 Dec 2322,7493163,8480
30 Sep 2321,1983653,7070
30 Jun 2319,1972373,5050
31 Mar 2318,0061773,2870
31 Dec 2216,6811493,1360
30 Sep 2215,0941912,9210
30 Jun 2211,639-992,5400
31 Mar 227,781-4482,1650
31 Dec 216,268-6711,9130
30 Sep 213,803-8961,5260
30 Jun 211,288-1,4611,4710
31 Mar 21786-1,8321,4590
31 Dec 201,861-1,7231,6500
30 Sep 204,513-1,4721,9890
30 Jun 208,103-7952,1390
31 Mar 2011,186-1392,3490
31 Dec 1911,548-52,3080
30 Sep 1911,26092,2350
30 Jun 1911,32262,2150
31 Mar 1911,033-322,1690
31 Dec 1810,788-182,1360
30 Sep 1810,506-762,0670
30 Jun 1810,111-1132,0160
31 Mar 189,927-1021,9740
31 Dec 179,687-982,0250
30 Sep 179,164141,8580
30 Jun 178,89411,7890
31 Mar 178,390-351,7270
31 Dec 167,826-471,6790
30 Sep 168,294-231,6420
30 Jun 167,747-471,5920
31 Mar 167,333-611,5430
31 Dec 157,246-661,5120
30 Sep 157,081-1601,4690
30 Jun 156,960-1351,4500
31 Mar 156,860-1241,4460
31 Dec 146,867-961,4410
30 Sep 146,908101,4040
30 Jun 146,668-511,3790
31 Mar 146,682-151,3450
31 Dec 136,479-441,3210

Quality Earnings: 3LN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 3LN's current net profit margins (0.9%) are lower than last year (1.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 3LN has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 48.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 3LN's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 3LN had negative earnings growth (-43.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Entertainment industry average (5.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 3LN's Return on Equity (33.49%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 02:23
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 39 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Matthew HarriganBenchmark Company
Brennan MatthewsBerenberg