Lionsgate Studios Corp.

Where It Passes

Where It Falls Short

• Debt & Leverage0% pass✗ 15▾

  All 12 investors flag LION's debt & leverage

  LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $1.7B vs NCA $-2.1B

  ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets

  Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: N/A (negative equity), IC: 0.9x

  ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x

  Total Debt / EquityN/A (negative equity)

  ✗Lynch< 0.33

  Cash - Long-term Debt$-1.3B

  ✗LynchPositive preferred

  LT Debt / Total Assets Change26.96% -> 33.38%

  ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY

  Current Assets / Current Liabilities0.39

  ✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)

  Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity

  ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x

  Debt LevelsN/A (non-positive equity)

  ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3

  Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=0.9x, D/EBITDA=8.2x

  ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x

  Total Debt / Shareholders Equity

  ✗Ackman<= 1.0

  Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
• Valuation0% pass✗ 28▾

  All 13 investors flag LION's valuation

  Price / 3-yr avg EPS

  ✗Graham<= 15x

  Price-to-Book Ratio

  ✗Graham<= 1.5x

  P/E x P/B

  ✗Graham<= 22.5

  Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)

  ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)

  EBIT / Enterprise Value3.7%

  ✗Greenblatt> 10%

  Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=3.7%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)

  ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%

  Price / EPS

  ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)

  Price / (CFO / Shares)161.5x

  ✗Dreman< 8x

  Price / Book Value per ShareN/A (negative BVPS)

  ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)

  Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-4.8%

  ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%

  P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=0.3%

  ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%

  P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average

  ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0

  Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)

  ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value

  Price / FCF per Share351.2x

  ✗Ackman<= 25

  Price vs. Trailing Low241% of trailing low ($5.81)

  ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)

  Net income / market capitalization-0.49%; #3311/6340 (top 52.2%)

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

  Positive book equity / market capitalization-0.2977; #5875/6449 (top 91.1%)

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

  Price / Diluted EPS

  ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)

  (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E

  ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)

  Price / Tangible Book Value per ShareN/A (non-positive TBVPS)

  ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)

  Book Value per Share Change-234.8%

  ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)

  Revenue / market capitalization+0.7361; #2138/5247 (top 40.7%)

  ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

  (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+3.54%; #1917/4519 (top 42.4%)

  ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

  Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+28.95%; #1045/6202 (top 16.8%)

  ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
• Growth0% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾

  No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

  EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)

  ✗Graham>= 33% growth

  Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)

  ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)

  3-5 Year EPS CAGR

  ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass

  Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)

  ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth

  EPS Growth Direction$0.00 (2022) -> $-0.70 (2025)

  ✗DremanPositive over recent years

  EPS CAGR

  ✗Dreman> 5% annualized

  Positive Net Income Frequency0/6 years positive

  ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years

  3yr Median Revenue Growth1.8%

  ✗Ackman>= 5%

  Positive EPS Growth Frequency0/3 years with positive EPS growth

  ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years

  5-Year EPS CAGR

  ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)

  Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin -0.6% -> 3.7%

  ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding

  5-year Revenue CAGR

  ✗SleepCAGR > 7%

  3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR

  ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
• Valuation models0% pass✗ 3▾

  LION overvalued: all 3 models price fair value below $14.03 (median $0.54)

  Greenblatt fair value$0.60

  ✗Greenblatt-2238.3% margin vs $14.03

  Munger fair value$0.44

  ✗Munger-3088.6% margin vs $14.03

  Ackman fair value$0.54

  ✗Ackman-2498.1% margin vs $14.03
• Profitability6% pass✓ 4✗ 31▾

  15 of 16 flag LION's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

  Positive EPS (10 years)0/6 years positive

  ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years

  EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)

  ✗Graham>= 33% growth

  Net Income Positive (10+ years)0/6 years positive

  ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years

  ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-255.8%

  ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)

  Operating Margin (10-yr trend)3.7% (latest)

  ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years

  Free Cash Flow Proxy$-194.1M

  ✗BuffettPositive and growing

  Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)

  ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3

  Retained Earnings Effectiveness

  ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created

  Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)

  ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)

  3-5 Year EPS CAGR

  ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass

  ROEN/A (negative equity)

  ✗Lynch> 15%

  EBIT / Enterprise Value3.7%

  ✗Greenblatt> 10%

  Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=3.7%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)

  ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%

  Net Income / Total Assets-3.72%

  ✗PiotroskiROA > 0

  ROA Change YoY-5.31% -> -3.72% (delta: +1.58%)

  ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA

  (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=0.47%, ROA=-3.72%

  ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA

  Gross Margin Change YoY

  ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY

  Pre-Tax Income / Revenue0.0%

  ✗Dreman>= 8%

  Net Income / Shareholders' Equity

  ✗Dreman> 12%

  Margin of Safety

  ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15

  Return on Equity-255.8% (3-yr avg)

  ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)

  Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)

  ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value

  Positive Net Income Frequency0/6 years positive

  ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years

  Operating Income / Revenue6.8%

  ✗Ackman>= 15%

  Net Income / Shareholders Equity

  ✗Ackman>= 15%

  5-Year EPS CAGR

  ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)

  Operating Margin Trend-0.6% (2023) -> 3.7% (2025)

  ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years

  Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin -0.6% -> 3.7%

  ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding

  Net income / market capitalization-0.49%; #3311/6340 (top 52.2%)

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

  Gross profit / total assets

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

  Net income / positive book equity

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

  Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0809; #3214/5884 (top 54.6%)

  ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

  3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR

  ✗Neff7%-20% annualized

  Positive Diluted-EPS Years

  ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
• Verdicts8% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾

  Split decision: 11 FAIL · 4 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS

  Overall verdict

  ✗GrahamFAIL (1/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)•GreenblattNot ranked•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✗DremanFAIL (1/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✗TempletonFAIL (2/8)•SleepNEUTRAL (4/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (0/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
• Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾

  6 of 8 flag LION's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +3 more

  Current Ratio0.39

  ✗Graham>= 2.0

  ROIC (3-5 yr avg)4.9%

  ✗Buffett> 10%

  ROIC - WACC-5.1%

  ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)

  EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)N/A (invested capital <= 0)

  ✗Greenblatt> 25%

  Current Ratio Change YoY0.36 -> 0.49

  ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY

  Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.38x -> 0.49x

  ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY

  Current Assets / Current Liabilities0.39

  ✗Dreman> 1.5

  Return on Invested Capital26.9%

  ✓Munger> 15%

  ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-1.8%; FY2024: ROIC=-0.8%; FY2025: ROIC=10.3%

  ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each

  Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)

  ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%

  ROIC (5-year)0/3 years above 12% (latest 10.3%)

  ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
• Cash Flow50% pass✓ 6✗ 6▾

  5 of 10 pass — Buffett, Dreman, Pabrai +2 more object

  Free Cash Flow Proxy$-194.1M

  ✗BuffettPositive and growing

  FCF Positive and Growing$11.4M

  ✓LynchPositive and growing

  Operating Cash Flow$24.8M

  ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0

  (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=0.47%, ROA=-3.72%

  ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA

  Price / (CFO / Shares)161.5x

  ✗Dreman< 8x

  P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=0.3%

  ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%

  FCF Positive3/4 years FCF positive

  ✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years

  (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap3.7%

  ✗Ackman>= 4%

  Price / FCF per Share351.2x

  ✗Ackman<= 25

  Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency3/4 years positive

  ✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years

  Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$148.0M

  ✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)

  (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+3.54%; #1917/4519 (top 42.4%)

  ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section