Churchill Downs Inc vs MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHDN and MSGE diverge most: on operating margin, CHDN reads 36.4% and MSGE reads -4.4%; on p/b, CHDN reads 4.17 and MSGE reads 85.01. 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). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHDN | MSGE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.97 | $80.86 |
| Market cap | $5.6B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | — | 58.6 |
| P/B | 4.17 | 85.01 |
| P/S | 1.87 | 3.67 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7 | 21.1 |
| Revenue growth | +5.8% | +14.0% |
| Operating margin | 36.4% | -4.4% |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 6.2% |
| Return on equity | 30.8% | 144.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.5% | 3.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% | 18.1% |
| FCF yield | 11.5% | 9.0% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 3.56 | 12.47 |
| Current ratio | 0.36 | 0.70 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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