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Live Nation Entertainment Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Live Nation's Q4 2022 results reflected strong global demand for live experiences.

Live Nation Entertainment reported strong Q4 2022 results, driven by the continued prioritization of live events by fans worldwide. The company saw significant growth in concerts, ticketing, and sponsorship revenue, with international markets leading the way. The outlook for 2023 remains positive, with key indicators pointing towards another record year.

  • Revenue increased by 59% to $4.3 billion compared to Q4 2021.
  • Concert revenue increased by 66% to $3.4 billion compared to Q4 2021.
  • Ticketing revenue increased by 34% to $651.3 million compared to Q4 2021.
  • Sponsorship and advertising revenue increased by 44% to $245.6 million compared to Q4 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.29B

Previous: $2.7B+58.7%
EPS (adj)

-$1.09

Previous: -$0.96-13.5%
Fee-bearing tickets sold

280.9M

Previous: 131.7M+113.3%
Total estimated fans

121.2M

Previous: 35.1M+245.6%
Capital Expenditures

$141M

Previous: $48.8M+189.3%
Free Cash Flow

$762M

Previous: $16M+4665.5%
Net Income

-$168M

Previous: -$210M+20.4%
Operating Income

-$120M

Previous: -$125M+3.7%
Gross Profit

$999M

Previous: $694M+43.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.61B

Previous: $4.88B+14.8%
Total Assets

$16.5B

Previous: $14.4B+14.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$23.9M

Previous: $129M-81.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Live Nation · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.29B

Q4 2022+58.7%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Live Nation · $4.29B total across 3 segments · Q4 2022

  • Concerts
    $3.4B+66.1%
  • Ticketing
    $651M+33.5%
  • Sponsorship & Advertising
    $246M+44.2%

Forward guidance

Live Nation is positioned for ongoing growth, as fans continue to prioritize concerts. Key indicators point toward another record year and even greater success in 2023.

Tailwinds

  • Event-related deferred revenue starts the year at $2.7 billion, up $400 million.
  • Concert ticket sales are over 50 million, up 20% with international up 25%.
  • Ticketing fee-bearing gross transaction value is up 33% to $9.8 billion.
  • Over 70% of planned sponsorship activity for the year is confirmed, again up double-digits relative to this time last year.
  • Strong consumer demand globally, with no sign of any slowdown.

Headwinds

  • Operational challenges in achieving strategic objectives and executing on the company's plans
  • The risk that the company's markets do not evolve as anticipated
  • The potential impact of any economic slowdown
  • Operational challenges associated with selling tickets and staging events.
  • The ticketing industry is more competitive than ever, and our market share has gone down, not up, since the Ticketmaster merger.

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 Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+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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