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Updated Aug 30, 2026

Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION)

NYSE

$11.40

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

29.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) scores 29/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full LION quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

MARGIN OF SAFETY

Is this stock cheap or expensive relative to what the business has historically generated for owners?

Margin of Safety unavailable — insufficient data for the owner-earnings DCF.

BRINA GAP ↗

Is the market underestimating or overestimating what this business is capable of going forward?

-20.6%

Market Overestimates

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full LION valuation analysis · → View full LION Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (0.0%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):EXCELLENT (0.00x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):POOR (4.6%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):EXCELLENT (32.6%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) stock report — Zyberno Score 29/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

According to Zyberno's DCF model, Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) shows a Brina Gap of -20.6%, which weakens the case: based on the company's ROIC (32.6%) and reinvestment rate (-4.2%), the business can fundamentally grow at -1.4% — but the current enterprise value implies the market expects 19.2%.

Over the trailing twelve months, LION generated $97.10M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $12.80M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: -4.2%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:11.40

Market Cap:$3.32B

Valuation Multiples (2)

P/S Ratio:1.15x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (3)

Enterprise Value:$4.80B

Ev Ebitda Ratio:31.81x

Pfcf Ratio:34.24x

Price Action & Momentum (3)

12-1 Momentum:

+125.3% (96th pctile)

📈 Click to view full LION Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:96 / 100

% of 52-Week High:68.3%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (6)

ROA:-6.5%

Roic:

32.6%

📊 Click to view full LION ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:-4.2%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-1.4%

Market-Implied Growth Rate:19.2%

Brina Gap:

-20.6%

☷ Click to view full LION Brina Gap analysis →

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:4.6%

Net Margin Ttm:-11.8%

Ebitda Margin:5.2%

TTM Performance (2)

Operating Margin Ttm:4.6%

Net Margin Ttm:-11.8%

Yield Metrics (3)

Earnings Yield:-$10.44

Owner Earnings Yield:$2.92

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):77.0%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:0.44x

Quick Ratio:0.44x

Cash Ratio:0.13x

Leverage Analysis (1)

Debt To Ebitda:12.61x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:0.39x

Times Interest Earned:0.39

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:-1,862,400,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:425,800,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.74B

Net Debt:$1.48B

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $2.88B

Linear Growth: 77.0%

📊 Click to view full LION Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$0.00$133.30M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

-$340.60M

Income Before Tax:-$290.60M

Ebitda Ttm:150,900,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:2,749,200,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:452,700,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$17.60M

Interest Expense:247,900,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:58.3%

Ebitda Margin:5.2%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$5.33B

Current Assets:$1.46B

Ppe Net:0.00

Goodwill:846,800,000.00

Intangible Assets:$24.70M

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:6,391,100,000.00

Current Liabilities:3,320,700,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.74B

Short Term Debt:$162.10M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:-$1.17B

Retained Earnings:-$3.76B

Common Stock:2,530,900,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:665,900,000.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:169,600,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:366,500,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:41,100,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

$109.90M$97.10M

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$2.80M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:12,800,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:$29.90M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:278,200,000.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$294.30M

Long Term Debt Repayments:$299.00M

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:17,600,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-1.19

-$1.19

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$1.17

Revenue & Cash Per Share (3)

Sales Per Share Ttm:9.89

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$0.09

Fcf Per Share Ttm:0.33

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:-$4.01

Cash Per Share:1.46

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.55x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:4.33x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:84.32

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:21.48

Cash Conversion Cycle:-936.16

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:0.00

Quality Score:25.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (3)

Owner earnings TTM: $97.10M

Linear Growth: 0.0%

📊 Click to view full LION Owner Earnings analysis & methodology →

Owner Earnings Per Share:$0.33

Owner Earnings Yield:$2.92

Damodaran Growth Analysis (4)

Reinvestment Rate:-4.2%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-1.4%

Market-Implied Growth Rate:19.2%

Brina Gap:

-20.6%

☷ Click to view full LION Brina Gap analysis →

Return Scenarios (1)

Forward Expected Return (Yield + Growth):

1.6%

📊 Click to view full LION expected return analysis →

Investment Assessment (1)

Buffett Assessment:Overvalued

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):77.0%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:LION

Company Name:Lionsgate Studios Corp.

Sector:Unknown

Industry:Entertainment

Exchange:NYSE

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:medium

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:291.60M

Shares Outstanding Basic:291.60M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:291.60M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-08-30 13:09:51 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-30T13:09:51.329438