Starz Entertainment Corp. Common Shares (STRZ)

FairStock Score: 40/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn consistent profits and have modest debt. Starz fails the first test badly. In fiscal Q1 2027, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $307.9M and net income was -$189.4M, a loss per diluted share of $11.27. A year earlier, in fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2025-06-30, revenue was $319.7M and net loss was $42.5M, or -$2.54 per diluted share. So revenue slipped and losses widened sharply. The longer record is no better: in fiscal 2023, 2024, and 2025—years ended 2023-03-31, 2024-03-31, and 2025-03-31—net losses were $1.9B, $915.2M, and $211.2M, respectively, on roughly $1.4B of revenue each year. That is not a moat; it is a treadmill. FairStock calculates, at the 2026-10-13 close of $26.00, a P/E of -1.55, P/B of 1.48, EV/EBITDA of 2.56, Piotroski of 3/9, Altman Z of -0.38, and FCF yield of 14.0% on $62.5M of TTM free cash flow. The low EV/EBITDA might attract a bargain hunter, but the P/E is negative, the Piotroski is weak, the Altman Z suggests distress, and debt-to-equity is 2.66. The balance sheet and income statement tell the same story: high leverage plus persistent losses. The computed Lynch category is none, because it lost money in each of the last four years; no category fits a company that has not yet earned a profit. I can admire the cash flow, but I cannot call this a safe or predictable business without evidence that losses are ending and debt is coming down.

In plain English: Starz sells subscription video services, mainly through its Starz app and through cable, satellite, and streaming distributors in the U.S. and Canada. The business is losing money, and the losses have gotten larger recently, while it carries a lot of debt. The stock price looks low compared with its cash flow, but because profits are negative and falling, it does not look clearly cheap on the numbers shown.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q1 2027 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q4 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-03-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-03-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-03-31)

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