$LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Stock $lyv

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000133525820000163 Filed on November 05, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
Revenue	$237.4M	$184.0M	$3.774B
YoY Change	-91.78%	-95.12%	-1.61%
Cost Of Revenue	$203.3M	$130.7M	$2.800B
YoY Change	-90.71%	-95.33%	-4.24%
Gross Profit	$34.10M	$53.30M	$973.3M
YoY Change	-95.14%	-94.52%	6.85%
Gross Profit Margin	14.36%	28.96%	25.79%
Selling, General & Admin	$302.3M	$405.9M	$542.5M
YoY Change	-54.98%	-25.18%	3.41%
% of Gross Profit	886.51%	761.6%	55.74%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$120.2M	$120.0M	$126.3M
YoY Change	4.52%	-4.99%	26.93%
% of Gross Profit	352.49%	225.14%	12.98%
Operating Expenses	$414.2M	$405.9M	$542.5M
YoY Change	-46.84%	-25.18%	3.41%
Operating Profit	-$380.1M	-$504.4M	$260.0M
YoY Change	358.39%	-293.99%	11.02%
Interest Expense	-$60.80M	$66.09M	$36.59M
YoY Change	31.32%	80.65%	1.65%
% of Operating Profit			14.07%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$5.600M	$8.463M	-$5.384M
YoY Change	-1220.0%	-257.19%	1954.96%
Pretax Income	-$443.3M	-$559.4M	$221.3M
YoY Change	241.79%	-352.82%	10.5%
Income Tax	$20.50M	-$16.90M	$27.28M
% Of Pretax Income			12.33%
Net Earnings	-$443.3M	-$528.9M	$178.9M
YoY Change	177.15%	-395.6%	3.61%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-186.73%	-287.42%	4.74%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$2.45	$0.74
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$2.074M	-$2.45	$0.71
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	217.1M shares	212.6M shares	210.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		212.6M shares	219.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.538B	$2.625B	$1.795B
YoY Change	2.75%	46.24%	-5.53%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.538B	$2.600B	$1.795B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$39.47M	$56.33M	$53.27M
YoY Change	-30.77%	5.74%	7.04%
Inventory	$22.00M
Prepaid Expenses	$577.1M	$605.2M	$772.2M
Receivables	$486.7M	$564.9M	$1.215B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.650B	$3.860B	$3.850B
YoY Change	-12.95%	0.26%	-0.81%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.101B	$1.107B	$1.048B
YoY Change	-1.48%	5.59%	14.76%
Goodwill	$2.129B	$2.052B	$1.915B
YoY Change	6.54%	7.14%	4.35%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$391.3M	$410.7M	$397.2M
YoY Change	-9.32%	3.39%	-52.91%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.940B	$7.026B	$6.117B
YoY Change	2.31%	14.85%	32.11%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.650B	$3.860B	$3.850B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.940B	$7.026B	$6.117B
Total Assets	$10.59B	$10.89B	$9.967B
YoY Change	-3.52%	9.21%	17.1%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$86.36M	$88.87M	$119.9M
YoY Change	-13.85%	-25.89%	7.03%
Accrued Expenses	$894.1M	$960.0M	$1.512B
YoY Change	-35.74%	-36.5%	7.29%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$53.00M	$51.00M	$64.00M
YoY Change	39.47%	-20.31%	-21.95%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.797B	$3.583B	$3.959B
YoY Change	-7.57%	-9.51%	9.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.855B	$4.849B	$2.695B
YoY Change	48.43%	79.93%	-1.35%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$353.3M	$274.3M	$112.3M
YoY Change	170.4%	144.15%	-37.81%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$353.3M	$274.3M	$112.3M
YoY Change	170.4%	144.15%	-37.81%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.797B	$3.583B	$3.959B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$353.3M	$274.3M	$112.3M
Total Liabilities	$4.150B	$3.857B	$4.072B
YoY Change	-2.09%	-5.27%	7.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$2.677B	-$2.234B	-$789.4M
YoY Change	181.97%	182.94%	-9.4%
Common Stock	$2.145M	$2.138M	$2.111M
YoY Change	1.51%	1.28%	1.34%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$6.865M	$6.865M	$6.865M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	408.0K shares
Shareholders Equity	-$471.8M	-$99.43M	$1.287B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$10.59B	$10.89B	$9.967B
YoY Change	-3.52%	9.21%	17.1%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$443.3M	-$528.9M	$178.9M
YoY Change	177.15%	-395.6%	3.61%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$120.2M	$120.0M	$126.3M
YoY Change	4.52%	-4.99%	26.93%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$126.5M	-$566.5M	-$260.4M
YoY Change	-128.95%	117.55%	-1.44%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$31.70M	-$42.80M	-$92.20M
YoY Change	-72.91%	-53.58%	34.4%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$32.10M	$8.900M	-$29.50M
YoY Change	-118.82%	-130.17%	-819.51%
Cash From Investing Activities	$400.0K	-$33.90M	-$121.7M
YoY Change	-100.14%	-72.14%	88.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-11.50M	-100.5M	-41.70M
YoY Change	-102.45%	141.01%	-10.52%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-126.5M	-566.5M	-260.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	400.0K	-33.90M	-121.7M
Cash From Financing Activities	-11.50M	-100.5M	-41.70M
Net Change In Cash	-137.6M	-700.9M	-423.8M
YoY Change	-122.27%	65.38%	12.92%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$126.5M	-$566.5M	-$260.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$31.70M	-$42.80M	-$92.20M
Free Cash Flow	-$94.80M	-$523.7M	-$168.2M
YoY Change	-117.12%	211.36%	-14.01%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	211781620	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	218485494	shares
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-1281203000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	229836000	USD
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	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value Adjustment TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValueAdjustment	5955000	USD
	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value Adjustment TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValueAdjustment	49407000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	155345000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	-1287158000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	180429000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	0	USD
	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	265000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	155345000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	-1287158000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	180694000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	193972000	USD
	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-1363964000	USD
	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	254851000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	0	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	-38845000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	0	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	-1854000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	0	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	-3207000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	0	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	21983000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-32256000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-40866000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-35816000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-1440468000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	219035000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-13556000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	15047000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-82761000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	25015000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-507314000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	146669000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-1357707000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	194020000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	10480000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	106975000	USD
	lyv	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Netof Shares Withheldfor Taxes StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationNetofSharesWithheldforTaxes	-33141000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	8414000	USD
	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Equity Component Of Convertible Debt AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt	33347000	USD
	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	45802000	USD
	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Decrease From Deconsolidation NoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDeconsolidation	-592000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Sale Of Parent Equity Interest NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest	31000000	USD
	lyv	Redeemablenoncontrollinginterestsadjustments Redeemablenoncontrollinginterestsadjustments	5955000	USD
	lyv	Minority Interest Increase From Minority Partner Contribution MinorityInterestIncreaseFromMinorityPartnerContribution	2568000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	15925000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax	-3207000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-40866000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	37022000	USD
	lyv	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Netof Shares Withheldfor Taxes StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationNetofSharesWithheldforTaxes	-10578000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	13240000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	30958000	USD
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	lyv	Redeemablenoncontrollinginterestsadjustments Redeemablenoncontrollinginterestsadjustments	49407000	USD
	lyv	Minority Interest Increase From Minority Partner Contribution MinorityInterestIncreaseFromMinorityPartnerContribution	13124000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	60300000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-35816000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	254851000	USD
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	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	166040000	USD
	lyv	Amortization Of Nonrecoupable Ticketing Contract Advances AmortizationOfNonrecoupableTicketingContractAdvances	38833000	USD
	lyv	Amortization Of Nonrecoupable Ticketing Contract Advances AmortizationOfNonrecoupableTicketingContractAdvances	54120000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-22615000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	36924000	USD
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	lyv	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilities	135672000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	-162782000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	187036000	USD
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Income Statement

Balance Sheet

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