AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) vs Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION)

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Lionsgate Studios Corp. are both Entertainment companies. Lionsgate Studios Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $3.8B against $3.1B — 1.2× the size. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.9% against 9.86%. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (−2.60% vs −4.11%) and the lower return on invested capital (16.7% vs 27.2%). Across the 18 metrics below, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. leads on 11 and Lionsgate Studios Corp. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AMC LION Entertainment median
P/E n/m n/m 28.64
P/S 0.55 1.29 1.38
P/B n/m n/m 1.77
Price to free cash flow 18.05 38.20 17.74
EV/EBITDA 10.78 4.26 9.57
EV/Sales 1.09 1.80 1.76
Earnings yield (10.48%) (3.22%) (1.52%)
Free cash flow yield 5.54% 2.62% 3.70%

Profitability

Metric AMC LION Entertainment median
Gross margin 0.00% 100.00% 45.11%
Operating margin 7.82% 4.62% 2.30%
Net margin (2.60%) (4.11%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 7.27% 3.37% 4.34%
Return on equity 9.40% 10.37% 2.40%
Return on assets (1.83%) (2.26%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.65% 27.20% 0.55%

Growth

Metric AMC LION Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.91% 9.86% 6.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.42%) 51.05% 9.67%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 31.30% — 10.07%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric AMC LION Entertainment median
Debt to equity (2.82) (1.63) 0.46
Current ratio 0.58 0.44 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 11.21 1.40 0.97

Dividend

Metric AMC LION Entertainment median
Dividend yield — — 1.21%
Payout ratio — — 0.20

Size

Metric AMC LION Entertainment median
Market cap 3.14b 3.78b 3.25b

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