Live Nation Entertainment-Live Nation (LYV) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - Live Nation reported quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of$ 1.19 per share, and improved from a loss of $1.22 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 147.06% [1] - The company posted revenues of$ 5.68 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.54%, although this is a decrease from year-ago revenues of $5.84 billion [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - Live Nation shares have increased approximately 18.7% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 4.5% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is$ 0.05 on revenues of $4.15 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is$ 2.38 on revenues of $26.51 billion [7] Group 3: Industry Context - The Film and Television Production and Distribution industry, to which Live Nation belongs, is currently ranked in the top 13% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8]