WALT DISNEY CO/ vs LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DIS and LYV diverge most: on p/b, DIS reads 1.48 and LYV reads 54.32; on debt / equity, DIS reads 0.41 and LYV reads 8.25. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DIS'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 | DIS | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $96.23 | $174.19 |
| Market cap | $170.5B | $41.0B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 15.4 | — |
| P/B | 1.48 | 54.32 |
| P/S | 1.75 | 1.56 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3 | 25.6 |
| Revenue growth | +3.4% | +10.9% |
| Operating margin | 18.3% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 0.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 17.8% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% | 8.9% |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.41 | 8.25 |
| Current ratio | 0.68 | 0.85 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.91 | 6.83 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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