Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) vs Manchester United Ltd. (MANU)

Lionsgate Studios Corp. and Manchester United Ltd. are both Entertainment companies. Lionsgate Studios Corp. and Manchester United Ltd. are of similar size ($3.9B and $3.8B). Lionsgate Studios Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.86% against 5.42%. Lionsgate Studios Corp. has the higher net margin (−4.11% vs −6.34%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.2% vs 1.83%). Across the 16 metrics below, Lionsgate Studios Corp. leads on 15 and Manchester United Ltd. on 1.

Valuation

Metric LION MANU Entertainment median
P/E n/m n/m 28.64
P/S 1.29 4.34 1.38
P/B n/m 19.55 1.77
Price to free cash flow 38.20 n/m 17.74
EV/EBITDA 4.26 13.96 9.57
EV/Sales 1.80 5.26 1.76
Earnings yield (3.22%) (1.44%) (1.52%)
Free cash flow yield 2.62% (1.73%) 3.70%

Profitability

Metric LION MANU Entertainment median
Gross margin 100.00% 100.00% 45.11%
Operating margin 4.62% 3.34% 2.30%
Net margin (4.11%) (6.34%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 3.37% (7.51%) 4.34%
Return on equity 10.37% (25.48%) 2.40%
Return on assets (2.26%) (2.75%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 27.20% 1.83% 0.55%

Growth

Metric LION MANU Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.86% 5.42% 6.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 51.05% (32.00%) 9.67%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 6.46% 10.07%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LION MANU Entertainment median
Debt to equity (1.63) 4.58 0.46
Current ratio 0.44 0.33 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.40 2.44 0.97

Dividend

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

Size

Metric LION MANU Entertainment median
Market cap 3.78b 3.94b 3.25b

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