Churchill Downs Inc vs LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHDN and LYV diverge most: on net margin, CHDN reads 13.8% and LYV reads 0.5%; on p/b, CHDN reads 4.40 and LYV reads 54.32. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CHDN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LYV's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHDN | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $84.28 | $174.19 |
| Market cap | $5.9B | $41.0B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -3.8% | — |
| P/B | 4.40 | 54.32 |
| P/S | 1.97 | 1.56 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.0 | 25.6 |
| Revenue growth | +5.8% | +10.9% |
| Operating margin | 36.4% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 0.5% |
| Return on equity | 30.8% | 17.8% |
| Return on assets | 5.5% | 0.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% | 8.9% |
| FCF yield | 8.7% | 3.4% |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 3.56 | 8.25 |
| Current ratio | 0.36 | 0.85 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.24 | 6.83 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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