Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

SEGMENTS AND REVENUE RECOGNITION

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SEGMENTS AND REVENUE RECOGNITION
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENTS AND REVENUE RECOGNITION SEGMENTS AND REVENUE RECOGNITION
Our reportable segments are Concerts, Ticketing and Sponsorship & Advertising. We use AOI to evaluate the performance of our operating segments and define AOI as operating income (loss) before certain acquisition expenses (including ongoing legal costs stemming from the Ticketmaster merger, changes in the fair value of accrued acquisition-related contingent consideration obligations, and acquisition-related severance and compensation), amortization of non-recoupable ticketing contract advances, depreciation and amortization (including goodwill impairment), loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets, and stock-based compensation expense. We also exclude from AOI the impact of estimated or realized liabilities for settlements or damages arising out of the Astroworld matter that exceed our estimated insurance recovery, due to the significant and non-recurring nature of the matter. Ongoing legal costs associated with defense of these claims, such as attorney fees, are not excluded from AOI. AOI assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of our portfolio of businesses separate from non-operational factors that affect net income (loss), thus providing insights into both operations and the other factors that affect reported results.
Revenue and expenses earned and charged between segments are eliminated in consolidation. Our capital expenditures below include accruals for amounts incurred but not yet paid for, but are not reduced by reimbursements received from outside parties such as landlords and noncontrolling interest partners or replacements funded by insurance proceeds.
We manage our working capital on a consolidated basis. Accordingly, segment assets are not reported to, or used by, our management to allocate resources to or assess performance of our segments, and therefore, total segment assets and related depreciation and amortization have not been presented.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and evaluates the operating performance of our operating segments based on AOI. The CODM uses segment AOI for evaluating performance of each segment and for making decisions on allocating capital and other resources to each segment. We have not identified any segment expenses that are considered significant and segment expenses are not regularly provided to the CODM. Other segments items are direct operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding acquisition expenses, amortization of non-recoupable ticketing contract advance, Astroworld estimated loss contingencies and stock-based compensation expense) which is the difference between each operating segment’s revenue and AOI.
The following table presents the results of operations for our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Concerts Ticketing Sponsorship
& Advertising		 Other & Eliminations Corporate Consolidated
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue $ 2,484,076  $ 694,672  $ 216,066  $ (12,697) $ —  $ 3,382,117 
% of Consolidated Revenue 73.4% 20.5% 6.4% (0.3)%
Other Segment Items $ 2,477,505  $ 441,613  $ 80,102  $ (6,807) $ 48,653  $ 3,041,066 
AOI $ 6,571  $ 253,059  $ 135,964  $ (5,890) $ (48,653) $ 341,051 
Intersegment revenue $ 8,207  $ 4,243  $ 247  $ (12,697) $ —  $ — 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue $ 2,879,375  $ 723,178  $ 211,277  $ (14,301) $ —  $ 3,799,529 
% of Consolidated Revenue 75.8% 19.0% 5.6% (0.4)%
Other Segment Items $ 2,881,186  $ 439,063  $ 81,302  $ (7,092) $ 42,563  $ 3,437,022 
AOI $ (1,811) $ 284,115  $ 129,975  $ (7,209) $ (42,563) $ 362,507 
Intersegment revenue $ 10,125  $ 4,133  $ 43  $ (14,301) $ — $ —
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of consolidated AOI to operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in thousands)
AOI $ 341,051  $ 362,507 
Acquisition expenses 29,757  30,557 
Amortization of non-recoupable ticketing contract advances 24,722  24,080 
Depreciation and amortization 149,455  132,594 
Gain on sale of operating assets (2,202) (651)
Astroworld estimated loss contingencies —  185,915 
Stock-based compensation expense 24,550  31,402 
Operating income (loss) $ 114,769  $ (41,390)
Contract Advances
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had ticketing contract advances of $130.9 million and $158.1 million, respectively, recorded in prepaid expenses and $142.6 million and $128.9 million, respectively, recorded in long-term advances on the consolidated balance sheets.
Sponsorship Agreements
At March 31, 2025, we had contracted sponsorship agreements with terms greater than one year that had approximately $1.6 billion of revenue related to future benefits to be provided by us. We expect to recognize, based on current projections, approximately 36%, 31%, 18% and 15% of this revenue in the remainder of 2025, 2026, 2027 and thereafter, respectively.
Deferred Revenue
The majority of our deferred revenue is typically classified as current and is shown as a separate line item on the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred revenue that is not expected to be recognized within the next twelve months is classified as long-term and reflected in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
The table below summarizes the amount of the preceding December 31 current deferred revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
(in thousands)
Concerts $ 681,850  $ 657,150 
Ticketing 65,937  54,809 
Sponsorship & Advertising 56,249  46,487 
$ 804,036  $ 758,446