Lions Gate Entertainment is set for a separation from Starz in April, potentially paving the way for a high-premium acquisition. The company's content library, with over $950 million in revenue, remains its biggest asset and attraction for potential buyers. Despite better-than-expected earnings, Lions Gate struggles with cash flow deficits and lacks a clear film strategy, especially post-Borderlands debacle.
LGF.A's third-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect weakness in the Motion Picture and Media Networks segments.
Lionsgate's television production saw revenue and profit surge, driven by an increase in episodic deliveries, licensing of library content and an ongoing rebound from Hollywood strikes. Motion pictures continued softer although that has turned around in the current quarter.
LGF.A's second-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect weakness in the Motion Picture and Media Networks segments' bottom line.
Liongate has approved a five-year employment agreement with chief executive Jon Feltheimer running through July 31, 2029. The latest deal, which replaces his latest contract from 2022, includes an annual base salary of $1.5 million and target bonus of $7.5 million starting in fiscal 2025.
Lionsgate's (LGF.A) first-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect weakness in the Motion Picture and Media Networks segments.
Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF.A) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.03 per share. This compares to loss of $0.04 per share a year ago.
Lions Gate Entertainment is nearing its final spin-out of the Starz streaming product. Shareholders can now hold a direct investment in Lionsgate Studios via a separate stock currency. The company's streaming experiment essentially failed, hopefully leading to a shift towards prioritizing theatrical releases and attracting potential buyers.
Lions Gate and Lions Studios are separating in two different entities by the end of the year, in order to simplify the corporate structure. The 5.5% bonds due 2029 will be split between the two companies, and right now trade at a large spread that we believe is unjustified. The bonds that will remain at the STARZ business trade at 10% spread over similarly-rated bonds despite leverage in the low 3.0x and significant deleveraging opportunities.
The headline numbers for Lions Gate (LGF.A) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.