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Live Nation Entertainment

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Live Nation Entertainment is an entertainment company. It specializes in live music events and associated venue operations, sponsorship and advertising sales, ticketing services and artist management. The Company was formed as a result of a merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation.

TypePublic
Founded2005
HQBeverly Hills, USMap
Websitelivenationentertainment.com
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2019)10,500(+11%)
Job Openings568
Revenue (FY, 2019)$11.5 B(+8%)
Share Price (Jul 2020)$45.4
Cybersecurity ratingCMore

Key People/Management at Live Nation Entertainment

Michael Rapino

Michael Rapino

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Gregory B. Maffei

Gregory B. Maffei

Chairman of the Board
Kathy Willard

Kathy Willard

CFO
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Live Nation Entertainment Office Locations

Live Nation Entertainment has an office in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, US (HQ)
9348 Civic Center Dr
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Live Nation Entertainment Financials and Metrics

Live Nation Entertainment Revenue

Live Nation Entertainment's revenue was reported to be $11.55 b in FY, 2019
USD

Revenue (Q1, 2020)

1.4b

Gross profit (Q1, 2020)

491.9m

Gross profit margin (Q1, 2020), %

36%

Net income (Q1, 2020)

(210.9m)

EBIT (Q1, 2020)

(172.7m)

Market capitalization (3-Jul-2020)

9.8b

Closing stock price (3-Jul-2020)

45.4

Cash (31-Mar-2020)

3.3b

EV

11.7b
Live Nation Entertainment's current market capitalization is $9.8 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Revenue

5.4b5.8b6.5b6.9b7.2b8.4b10.3b10.8b11.5b

Revenue growth, %

6%6%15%

Cost of goods sold

3.8b4.2b7.7b8.0b8.5b

Gross profit

1.6b1.7b2.6b2.8b3.1b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020

Revenue

849.4m1.6b1.8b868.0m1.6b2.0b923.7m1.7b2.3b1.1b1.7b2.5b1.1b1.8b2.6b1.2b2.2b3.2b1.4b2.8b3.6b1.5b2.9b3.8b1.7b3.2b3.8b1.4b

Cost of goods sold

547.1m1.1b1.3b538.7m1.1b1.5b576.9m1.2b1.7b731.2m1.2b1.9b721.3m1.3b2.0b784.2m1.6b2.4b925.5m2.1b2.7b932.1m2.1b2.9b1.2b2.3b2.8b873.8m

Gross profit

302.3m420.7m503.7m329.3m443.8m505.7m346.8m469.6m563.5m396.2m481.1m625.5m399.0m486.7m648.6m423.5m573.6m742.4m487.7m675.8m826.5m550.3m733.2m910.9m576.2m829.6m973.3m491.9m

Gross profit Margin, %

36%27%28%38%29%26%38%28%25%35%29%25%36%28%25%35%26%23%35%24%23%37%26%24%33%26%26%36%
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Cash

844.3m1.0b1.3b1.4b1.3b1.5b1.8b2.4b2.5b

Accounts Receivable

389.3m415.8m725.3m829.3m994.6m

Prepaid Expenses

316.5m359.9m546.7m597.9m667.0m

Inventories

12.9m12.0m
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020

Cash

987.2m1.0b782.6m1.1b1.0b783.7m1.2b1.4b1.3b1.6b2.0b1.4b1.6b1.5b1.1b1.7b1.5b1.0b2.2b2.2b1.8b2.9b2.3b1.9b2.7b2.3b1.8b3.3b

Accounts Receivable

386.0m487.8m489.2m421.9m492.5m583.3m486.2m634.5m578.4m509.1m563.4m607.2m434.5m524.2m631.3m480.7m634.6m785.4m584.6m865.1m991.2m783.8m949.4m1.3b920.0m1.1b1.2b759.4m

Prepaid Expenses

432.6m494.1m324.3m504.5m625.4m444.5m537.2m607.4m435.8m514.1m647.1m484.6m573.8m655.8m555.4m747.7m779.7m533.3m739.8m850.3m714.2m867.9m954.0m668.9m772.3m858.5m772.2m736.4m

Current Assets

1.8b2.0b1.6b2.0b2.2b1.8b2.3b2.7b2.4b2.7b3.3b2.5b2.7b2.8b2.3b3.0b3.0b2.4b3.6b4.0b3.6b4.6b4.3b3.9b4.4b4.3b3.8b4.9b
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Net Income

(83.0m)(163.2m)(36.0m)(104.4m)(15.8m)20.3m7.8m90.3m118.2m

Depreciation and Amortization

343.0m429.6m139.3m455.5m386.5m220.5m

Cash From Operating Activities

135.7m367.1m417.5m269.4m300.2m597.5m623.0m941.6m469.8m

Purchases of PP&E

(107.5m)(123.8m)(134.9m)(139.6m)(142.5m)(173.8m)(238.4m)(239.8m)(323.6m)
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020

Net Income

(48.5m)(35.2m)16.5m(69.1m)(61.5m)(3.5m)(63.2m)(5.1m)45.2m(30.1m)(4.3m)111.6m(66.5m)(46.3m)58.1m(56.0m)(19.5m)113.3m(47.8m)32.8m181.6m(41.0m)42.3m225.5m(55.2m)60.9m254.9m(210.9m)

Depreciation and Amortization

77.5m154.4m237.7m79.7m174.0m258.7m82.2m164.9m257.6m82.6m158.8m256.7m84.5m173.1m272.2m95.0m190.4m295.2m100.6m196.5m305.8m87.9m177.7m277.3m98.9m202.7m329.0m122.1m

Cash From Operating Activities

127.8m132.7m(27.5m)264.8m310.1m89.0m270.5m380.3m264.5m365.7m338.5m(13.8m)342.5m357.2m(22.6m)517.4m511.0m119.5m760.7m803.6m417.3m775.5m519.8m255.6m469.1m293.3m32.9m631.7m

Purchases of PP&E

(18.2m)(44.7m)(69.6m)(28.0m)(62.8m)(92.4m)(25.7m)(76.7m)(103.6m)(24.5m)(66.4m)(98.2m)(29.4m)(67.3m)(97.5m)(30.7m)(78.9m)(119.7m)(58.9m)(128.6m)(184.5m)(45.1m)(100.6m)(163.7m)(57.1m)(135.9m)(225.8m)(84.6m)
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USDQ1, 2011

Financial Leverage

3.4 x
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Live Nation Entertainment Operating Metrics

Live Nation Entertainment's Customers was reported to be 550 m in FY, 2016.
FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

Countries

33 37 40

Customers

519 m530 m550 m

Venues

158 167 196

Visitors

59 m63 m71 m
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Live Nation Entertainment Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
TicketmasterFebruary 11, 2009$2.50 b

Live Nation Entertainment Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

C

71/100

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Live Nation Entertainment Revenue Breakdown

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Live Nation Entertainment revenue breakdown by business segment: 69.0% from Concerts, 21.5% from Ticketing and 9.5% from Other

Live Nation Entertainment Online and Social Media Presence

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Live Nation Entertainment Blogs

June 17, 2020

The Roots Picnic 2020 Partners With Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote For Virtual Festival Experience

Hosted By Questlove, Black Thought & When We All Vote & Executive Produced By Live Nation Urban, Two One Five Entertainment & DPS The Event To Stream Exclusively On YouTube Saturday, June 27th Event to Feature Performances as Well as Segments with Musicians, Athletes, When We All Vote C…
May 27, 2020

Wireless Festival Announces “Wireless Connect” Virtual Festival in 360°

Exclusive footage, interactive content, special performances, available on the MelodyVR app and Facebook Live This summer’s hottest event is coming to your home! In partnership with MelodyVR 3-5th July 2020 Following the news that Wireless Festival would no longer be going ahead this year, organise…
May 25, 2020

Budweiser Stage Brings Summer Concerts to Fans’ Homes With “Budweiser Stage at Home”

Featuring The Black Crowes, The Trews, Blue Rodeo, Alan Doyle and more New concert television series to premier on Saturday, May 30th at 8 p.m. EST on Citytv Today, Live Nation Canada and Budweiser announced Budweiser Stage at Home, a weekly one-hour concert experience this summer for fans to enjoy…
May 20, 2020

BottleRock Napa Valley Announces “(re)LIVE BottleRock”

Weekly Virtual Series Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend Series to benefit Crew Nation and Napa Valley Food Bank BottleRock Napa Valley, presented by JaM Cellars and traditionally held on Memorial Day weekend as “The First Taste of Summer”, will kick off (re)LIVE BottleRock, a weekly virtual series of …
May 20, 2020

Live Nation Announces Closing Of $1.2 Billion 6.5% Notes Due 2027

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) today announced the completion of its previously announced offering of $1.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior secured notes due 2027.  As previously announced, due to overwhelming investor demand…
May 19, 2020

Live Nation Announces Together Again Concert And Comedy Series, Backed By Vodafone

Series of small, weekly socially distanced events at the Tuning Fork in Auckland to showcase the best local talent. Live Nation New Zealand is excited to announce a series of small weekly socially distanced events titled, Together Again, presented by Live Nation and backed by Vodafone. Beginning on…
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 Live Nation Entertainment Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Live Nation Entertainment founded?

    Live Nation Entertainment was founded in 2005.

  • Who are Live Nation Entertainment key executives?

    Live Nation Entertainment's key executives are Michael Rapino, Gregory B. Maffei and Kathy Willard.

  • How many employees does Live Nation Entertainment have?

    Live Nation Entertainment has 10,500 employees.

  • What is Live Nation Entertainment revenue?

    Latest Live Nation Entertainment annual revenue is $11.5 b.

  • What is Live Nation Entertainment revenue per employee?

    Latest Live Nation Entertainment revenue per employee is $1.1 m.

  • Who are Live Nation Entertainment competitors?

    Competitors of Live Nation Entertainment include Ticketmaster, Eventbrite and The Madison Square Garden Company.

  • Where is Live Nation Entertainment headquarters?

    Live Nation Entertainment headquarters is located at 9348 Civic Center Dr, Beverly Hills.

  • Where are Live Nation Entertainment offices?

    Live Nation Entertainment has an office in Beverly Hills.

  • How many offices does Live Nation Entertainment have?

    Live Nation Entertainment has 1 office.