Lionsgate Studios vs Starz Entertainment
LION and STRZ side by side, both in communication services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LION and STRZ compare
Lionsgate Studios is the larger company, worth 9.3 times as much as Starz Entertainment ($4.2B against $447M).
Lionsgate Studios grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (23.3% versus −36.0% for Starz Entertainment).
Lionsgate Studios keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.66% compared with −34.0% at Starz Entertainment.
Lionsgate Studios scores higher on the StockData Score (4 against 3 for Starz 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 | LION | STRZ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $447M |
| Share price | $14.03 | $25.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 110% | 138% |
| Change, 5 years | −54.7% | 43033% |
| Beta (5Y) | −0.73 | – |
| Employees | 916 | 517 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.4× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 28.2× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | – |
| Fair value | $2.54 | $27.63 |
| Margin of safety | −453% | 6.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 23.3% (better) | −36.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 6.8% (better) | −29.2% |
| Net margin | −0.66% (better) | −34.0% |
| FCF margin | 4.8% | – |
| Return on equity | – | −93.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 28.9% (better) | −27.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 2.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.63 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.9× (better) | −6.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.39 (better) | 0.33 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.37 (better) | −0.45 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.2% | 77.3% |
| Held by insiders | 32.7% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.0M (better) | −$71.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | – |
Go deeper
- LION stock overview
- LION income statement
- LION valuation and score
- STRZ stock overview
- STRZ income statement
- STRZ valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.