Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares

LGF.A

Market cap $2.07B

The Supreme Court of British Columbia, where Lionsgate is officially headquartered, has approved full separation of the company's studio business from Starz, the final step required to complete the split that's been in the works for years. Shareholders approved the operation last month.

Financial markets offered an early and negative response to President Donald Trump's plans to slap 100% tariffs on movies produced outside the United States with shares of media and entertainment companies down in early trading across the board. Netflix, which has been on a roll, slipped 4% at the open and Warner Bros.

Shareholders of Lions Gate Entertainment , the studio behind the "John Wick" movie franchise, have approved a plan to split its film and TV studio from the Starz business, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Brad Haugen has joined Lionsgate as their EVP Digital Strategy & Growth. He'll be spearheading original content creation for digital platforms, brand partnerships and other storytelling initiatives in the digital space while monetizing Lionsgate's 20K-plus title film and TV library on social.

Lions Gate Entertainment is set for a separation from Starz in April, potentially paving the way for a high-premium acquisition. The company's content library, with over $950 million in revenue, remains its biggest asset and attraction for potential buyers. Despite better-than-expected earnings, Lions Gate struggles with cash flow deficits and lacks a clear film strategy, especially post-Borderlands debacle.

LGF.A's third-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect weakness in the Motion Picture and Media Networks segments.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:LGF.A ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Nilay Shah - Executive Vice President, Investor Relations Jon Feltheimer - Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Barge - Chief Financial Officer Michael Burns - Vice Chairman Brian Goldsmith - Chief Operating Officer Kevin Beggs - Chairman, TV Group Adam Fogelson - Chairman, Motion Picture Group Jim Packer - President, Worldwide TV and Digital Distribution Jeffrey Hirsch - President and CEO, Starz Scott MacDonald - Chief Financial Officer, Starz Alison Hoffman - President, Domestic Networks, Starz Conference Call Participants Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo Thomas Yeh - Morgan Stanley Barton Crockett - Rosenblatt David Joyce - Seaport Research Partners Matthew Harrigan - Benchmark Brent Penter - Raymond James Operator Good day. And welcome to the Lionsgate Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call.

Although the revenue and EPS for Lions Gate (LGF.A) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF.A) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago.

Lionsgate's television production saw revenue and profit surge, driven by an increase in episodic deliveries, licensing of library content and an ongoing rebound from Hollywood strikes. Motion pictures continued softer although that has turned around in the current quarter.