AMC Entertainment vs Lionsgate Studios
AMC and LION side by side, both in communication services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMC and LION compare
Lionsgate Studios is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as AMC Entertainment ($4.2B against $3.0B).
Lionsgate Studios grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (23.3% versus 15.9% for AMC Entertainment).
Lionsgate Studios keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.66% compared with −2.6% at AMC Entertainment.
AMC Entertainment scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 4 for Lionsgate Studios), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMC | LION |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $4.2B |
| Share price | $3.34 | $14.03 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.4% | 110% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.2% | −54.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.84 | −0.73 |
| Employees | 33K | 916 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.0× (better) | 25.2× |
| P/FCF | 17.7× (better) | 28.2× |
| FCF yield | 5.6% (better) | 3.5% |
| Fair value | – | $2.54 |
| Margin of safety | – | −453% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.9% | 23.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 31.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 7.8% (better) | 6.8% |
| Net margin | −2.6% | −0.66% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 4.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.1% | 28.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.00 (better) | 6.63 |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | 0.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.58 (better) | 0.39 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.61 | −0.37 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 49.7% | 89.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.67% | 32.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $345K (better) | −$2.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 6.4% |
Go deeper
- AMC stock overview
- AMC income statement
- AMC valuation and score
- LION stock overview
- LION income statement
- LION valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.