NYSE$LYV

Live Nation Entertainment Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Released its financial results, showing progress on reopening and robust fan demand.

Live Nation Entertainment reported first-quarter 2021 results, highlighting strong progress on reopening with concerts pipeline for 2022 up double digits from 2019. Ticketmaster continues signing new clients, adding over 5 million net new fee-bearing tickets year-to-date. Sponsorship commitments for 2022 are also up double digits from 2019. The company targets $750 million cost reduction and $1.5 billion cash management program in 2021.

  • Concerts pipeline for 2022 is up double digits from 2019.
  • Ticketmaster added over 5 million net new fee-bearing tickets year-to-date.
  • Sponsorship commitments for 2022 are up double digits from 2019.
  • Targeting $750 million cost reduction and $1.5 billion cash management program in 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$291M

Previous: $1.37B-78.7%
EPS (adj)

-$1.44

Previous: -$0.94-53.2%
Fee-bearing tickets sold

6.6M

Previous: 36.2M-81.8%
Total estimated fans

760.0K

Previous: 10.4M-92.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$23.8M

Previous: -$84.6M+71.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$331M

Previous: -$269M-22.9%
Net Income

-$307M

Previous: -$185M-66.2%
Operating Income

-$303M

Previous: -$173M-75.6%
Gross Profit

$157M

Previous: $492M-68.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.01B

Previous: $3.27B-8.0%
Total Assets

$10.9B

Previous: $11.9B-7.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$40M

Previous: $11.7M+241.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Live Nation · Revenue · Quarterly

$291M

Q1 2021-78.7%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Live Nation · $290M total across 3 segments · Q1 2021

  • Concerts
    $239M-75.9%
  • Ticketing
    $28.3M-90.0%
  • Sponsorship & Advertising
    $22.6M-75.0%

Forward guidance

Company expects a return to live concerts and reopenings. Global arena and stadium tours will start later in 2021 and into 2022. Ticketmaster's growth in adding new clients will continue throughout 2021 as more venues prepare for 2022. Concerts activity is expected to continue into 2023 and beyond.

Tailwinds

  • Company expects a return to live concerts and reopenings.
  • Global arena and stadium tours will start later in 2021 and into 2022.
  • Ticketmaster's growth in adding new clients will continue throughout 2021 as more venues prepare for 2022.
  • Company believes that its level of liquidity is sufficient to fund operations given anticipated concerts activity.
  • Concerts activity is expected to continue into 2023 and beyond.

Headwinds

  • Operational challenges in achieving strategic objectives and executing on the company's plans
  • Risk that the company's markets do not evolve as anticipated
  • Potential impact of any economic slowdown
  • Operational challenges associated with selling tickets and staging events.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

41 / 65 earnings

Positive

+17.6%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-10.7%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.4%+2.4%+1.8%
Q4 2025+1.6%-1.4%-5.5%
Q3 2025-10.7%-4.9%-7.6%
Q2 2025+3.3%+7.1%+10.2%
Q1 2025+1.8%+2.1%+4.5%
Q4 2024-1.9%-6.7%-19.2%
Q3 2024+5.4%+4.9%+9.5%
Q2 2024+1.0%+2.1%+4.4%
Q1 2024+6.0%+7.9%+5.0%
Q4 2023+4.5%+2.6%+16.2%
Q3 2023-0.9%+3.0%+12.8%
Q2 2023-8.8%-11.0%-13.4%
Q1 2023+14.7%+15.4%+23.1%
Q4 2022-8.8%-4.5%-12.6%
Q3 2022-7.9%-5.1%-3.7%
Q2 2022-1.3%-3.0%-8.6%
Q1 2022-6.9%-11.3%-4.1%
Q4 2021+6.3%+3.2%-0.6%
Q3 2021+17.6%+10.8%-4.1%
Q2 2021+0.5%+7.9%+9.6%
Q1 2021+1.5%+4.0%+13.3%
Q4 2020-1.8%+0.1%-7.1%
Q3 2020+2.4%+19.2%+27.9%
Q2 2020-0.6%+6.4%+20.6%
Q1 2020+9.0%-0.9%+48.0%
Q4 2019+0.0%-5.2%-22.4%
Q3 2019-7.3%-13.0%-2.0%
Q2 2019+3.8%+1.7%-0.2%
Q1 2019+1.0%+0.2%-4.6%
Q4 2018+8.3%+8.3%+12.8%
Q3 2018+4.9%+5.9%+6.5%
Q2 2018-3.9%-6.0%-5.6%
Q1 2018+13.4%+7.3%+8.6%
Q4 2017-7.8%-9.7%-13.3%
Q3 2017+3.2%+7.0%+5.3%
Q2 2017+4.6%+4.0%+7.3%
Q1 2017+7.5%+5.8%+10.1%
Q4 2016-6.1%-7.5%-3.8%
Q3 2016+4.1%+6.5%+4.6%
Q2 2016+5.4%+1.4%+0.8%
Q1 2016+2.5%
Q4 2015+4.4%
Q3 2015-0.3%
Q2 2015+1.3%
Q1 2015+5.7%
Q4 2014-2.0%
Q3 2014+5.1%
Q2 2014-9.4%
Q1 2014+7.8%
Q4 2013+8.6%
Q3 2013-8.2%
Q2 2013+10.2%
Q1 2013+7.4%
Q4 2012+0.2%
Q3 2012+1.9%
Q2 2012+3.7%
Q1 2012+10.2%
Q4 2011-6.1%
Q3 2011-5.1%
Q3 2010-5.1%
Q2 2011+3.6%
Q1 2010-0.9%
Q1 2011-0.9%
Q2 2010-0.9%
Q4 2010+1.1%

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