AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over LVO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
LVO
LiveOne, Inc.
LVO has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AMC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
AMC's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
LVO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
LVO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LVO PE Valuation
LVO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AMC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LVO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect LVO's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
AMC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.40 | +$0.94 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.10 | -$0.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.09 | -$0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.34 | -$0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.67 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.06 | +$1.31 |
AMC has the edge over LVO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LVO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.83 | +$0.48 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.02 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.40 | -$1.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.63 | -$1.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.31 | -$0.56 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.11 | -$0.46 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.35 | +$0.65 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.05 | +$0.95 |
LVO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.83 per share over the past year, against $7.40 at its worst in late 2019.
AMC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $862.5M | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +18% |
AMC has the edge over LVO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.4% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.6% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -17% | -5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4% | +14 points |
AMC has the edge over LVO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LVO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $19.4M | +0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.9M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.3M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.8M | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.2M | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.3M | -38% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.4M | -5.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $32.6M | +14% |
LVO's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $19M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -26% | +30 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.6% | +7.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -24% | -20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -21% | -19 points |
| Q1 2025 | -56% | -52 points |
| Q4 2024 | -17% | -15 points |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3% | +4.5 points |
LVO's operating margin was −19% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109.3M | +$190.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $190.1M | +114% |
| Q1 2026 | -$174.7M | +$242.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $43.3M | -62% |
| Q3 2025 | -$81.1M | +$11.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $88.9M | +$168.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$417M | -$178.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $113.9M | +$263.8M |
AMC has the edge over LVO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LVO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9M | +$1.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7M | +$2.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.9M | -207% |
| Q3 2025 | -$4M | -178% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.1M | -771% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.2M | -347% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | -9.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.2M | +$7.1M |
LVO has burned cash in most quarters: −$13M over the past year, against −$1M the year before.
AMC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +24% | +175M shares |
| 1 year | +107% | +463M shares |
| 3 years | +767% | +793M shares |
| 5 years | +4063% | +875M shares |
AMC has 897M diluted shares, up 107% from a year ago.
LVO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +21% | +2.3M shares |
| 1 year | +37% | +3.6M shares |
| 3 years | +53% | +4.6M shares |
| 5 years | +72% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +138% | +7.7M shares |
LVO has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $14,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $345,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $240,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $250,000 |
LVO spent $359,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 27% from the year before.
AMC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 10.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 18.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.3x | High |
AMC's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 12 years a year ago.
LVO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | 8.5x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 10.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
LVO has more cash than debt.
AMC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.4 | Neutral |
AMC's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
LVO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.2 | Neutral |
LVO's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LVO PE vs Communication Services Sector
LVO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.01 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.64 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.01 | 66% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.53 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 69% below |
AMC has the edge over LVO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LVO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.64 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.67 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.58 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.05 | 52% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.86 | 70% below |
LVO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 70% below its 200-week average.
AMC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.5 | $12.6 | -66% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $142.6 | +1036% |
| 2022 | $142.6 | $44.0 | -69% |
| 2023 | $44.0 | $6.12 | -86% |
| 2024 | $6.12 | $4.00 | -35% |
| 2025 | $4.00 | $1.69 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.69 | $3.34 | +98% |
AMC has the edge over LVO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LVO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.3 | $34.4 | +111% |
| 2021 | $34.4 | $13.9 | -60% |
| 2022 | $13.9 | $5.79 | -58% |
| 2023 | $5.79 | $13.9 | +140% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $11.9 | -14% |
| 2025 | $11.9 | $4.41 | -63% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.41 | $2.91 | -34% |
LVO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +140% in 2023 to −63% in 2025. It's down 34% so far in 2026.