Six Flags Entertainment vs Live Nation Entertainment
FUN and LYV side by side, both in amusement and recreation services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FUN and LYV compare
Live Nation Entertainment is the larger company, worth 55 times as much as Six Flags Entertainment ($41.9B against $765M).
Live Nation Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.8% versus −3.5% for Six Flags Entertainment).
Live Nation Entertainment keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.51% compared with −57.3% at Six Flags Entertainment.
Live Nation Entertainment scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 1 for Six Flags Entertainment), 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 | FUN | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $765M | $41.9B |
| Share price | $7.48 | $177.89 |
| Change, 1 year | −68.5% | 19.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −84.9% | 43.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 1.16 |
| Employees | 4,225 | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 1 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.6× |
| P/B | 6.7× (better) | 509× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 28.7× |
| P/FCF | 5.1× (better) | 30.3× |
| FCF yield | 19.6% (better) | 3.3% |
| Fair value | $2.43 | $82.95 |
| Margin of safety | −208% | −114% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.5% | 10.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 76.4% (better) | 68.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −85.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −151% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 91.4% | – |
| Operating margin | −44.2% | 3.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −57.3% | 0.51% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.9% | 5.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −185% | 60.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −17.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 43.47 (better) | 111.76 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.09 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.42 | 0.85 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.67 | 1.78 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 83.4% |
| Held by insiders | 8.0% | 32.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $6.4M (better) | −$27.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 24.5% | 14.9% |
Go deeper
- FUN stock overview
- FUN income statement
- FUN valuation and score
- LYV stock overview
- LYV income statement
- LYV valuation and score
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