Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+783.2%

$108.81

vs $12.32 price

Levered DCF

-$9.26

After debt service

Piotroski score

3 / 9

Weak

Altman Z-score

-0.45

Distress zone

Rating

C-

Overall 1 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	-13.9×	-17.37×	-24.34×	-11,440×	16.58×	-12.71×	0×	7.11×
P/B	-2.18×	-2.03×	-2.21×	-4.2×	-0.7×	0×	0×	0×
P/S	1.06×	0.67×	0.85×	1.06×	0.07×	0.13×	0×	17.45×
EV / EBITDA	5.76×	4.3×	4.92×	3.41×	1.58×	0×	0×	0×
Gross margin	39.8%	30.8%	36.8%	28.4%	28.8%	36.2%	0.0%	100.0%
Operating margin	5.6%	3.9%	4.7%	4.5%	4.1%	5.0%	0.0%	500.7%
Net margin	-7.5%	-4.0%	-3.1%	-0.0%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.0%	245.2%
Current ratio	0.46×	0.42×	0.38×	0.55×	0.54×	0×	0.68×	0×
Debt / equity	-3.11×	-3.5×	-3.23×	-4.08×	-10.58×	0×	-9.94×	0×
Interest coverage	0.57×	0.51×	0.71×	0.86×	0.97×	0.87×	0×	2.81×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.0%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.5%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	15.5%	12.3%	8.1%	0.0%	-4.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Return on invested capital	3.9%	3.3%	3.8%	-7.0%	-1.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Return on assets	-3.8%	-2.5%	-1.8%	-0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Free cash flow yield	0.4%	-5.7%	18.8%	10.4%	-240.6%	-97.5%	0.0%	50.3%
Earnings yield	-7.1%	-6.0%	-3.7%	-0.0%	6.1%	-7.9%	0.0%	14.1%
Enterprise value	$6.6B	$5.6B	$6B	$6.3B	$2.7B	$0	$2B	$0
Net debt / EBITDA	3.33×	2.66×	2.83×	1.62×	1.47×	0×	0×	0×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	48	78	72	62	56	0	0	0