Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
As of
March 31, June 30,
2024 2023
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 28,308 $ 84,355
Accounts receivable, net 108,560 63,898
Related party receivables, current 29,690 69,466
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 89,240 77,562
Total current assets 255,798 295,281
Non-Current Assets:
Property and equipment, net 636,014 628,888
Right-of-use lease assets 307,435 235,790
Goodwill 69,041 69,041
Indefinite-lived intangible assets 63,801 63,801
Other non-current assets 126,482 108,356
Total assets $ 1,458,571 $ 1,401,157
LIABILITIES AND DEFICIT
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities $ 205,076 $ 214,725
Related party payables, current 46,596 47,281
Long-term debt, current 16,250 16,250
Operating lease liabilities, current 31,570 36,529
Deferred revenue 251,270 225,855
Total current liabilities 550,762 540,640
Non-Current Liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs 602,468 630,184
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 330,902 219,955
Deferred tax liabilities, net 24,151 23,518
Other non-current liabilities 44,851 56,332
Total liabilities 1,553,134 1,470,629
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 9)
Deficit:
Class A Common Stock (a)
455 450
Class B Common Stock (b)
69 69
Additional paid-in-capital 29,656 17,727
Treasury stock at cost ( 4,365 and 840 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively)
( 140,512 ) ( 25,000 )
Retained earnings (deficit) 48,676 ( 28,697 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ( 32,907 ) ( 34,021 )
Total deficit ( 94,563 ) ( 69,472 )
Total liabilities and deficit $ 1,458,571 $ 1,401,157
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(a) Class A Common Stock, $ 0.01 par value per share, 120,000 shares authorized; 45,523 and 45,024 shares issued as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
(b) Class B Common Stock, $ 0.01 par value per share, 30,000 shares authorized; 6,867 shares issued as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023.
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Revenues (a)
Revenues from entertainment offerings
$ 146,221 $ 129,260 $ 581,025 $ 524,331
Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues 45,380 39,954 127,379 112,412
Arena license fees and other leasing revenue
36,712 32,015 64,787 66,818
Total revenues 228,313 201,229 773,191 703,561
Direct operating expenses (a)
Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses
( 112,997 ) ( 90,296 ) ( 375,786 ) ( 332,290 )
Food, beverage, and merchandise direct operating expenses
( 29,024 ) ( 24,837 ) ( 70,673 ) ( 65,108 )
Total direct operating expenses ( 142,021 ) ( 115,133 ) ( 446,459 ) ( 397,398 )
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (a)
( 53,945 ) ( 44,122 ) ( 151,156 ) ( 127,537 )
Depreciation and amortization ( 13,182 ) ( 14,798 ) ( 39,972 ) ( 46,369 )
(Loss) gains, net on dispositions — ( 51 ) — 4,361
Restructuring charges ( 2,362 ) ( 2,461 ) ( 14,803 ) ( 9,820 )
Operating income 16,803 24,664 120,801 126,798
Interest income (a)
341 2,482 2,275 5,804
Interest expense ( 14,425 ) ( 13,423 ) ( 43,761 ) ( 38,055 )
Other income (expense), net 78 8,070 ( 1,545 ) 6,784
Income from operations before income taxes 2,797 21,793 77,770 101,331
Income tax expense ( 2 ) ( 73 ) ( 397 ) ( 804 )
Net income 2,795 21,720 77,373 100,527
Less: Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest — — — ( 553 )
Net income attributable to MSG Entertainment’s stockholders $ 2,795 $ 21,720 $ 77,373 $ 101,080
Income per share attributable to MSG Entertainment’s stockholders:
Basic $ 0.06 $ 0.42 $ 1.59 $ 1.95
Diluted $ 0.06 $ 0.42 $ 1.58 $ 1.95
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock:
Basic (b)
48,109 51,768 48,675 51,768
Diluted (b)
48,447 51,768 48,883 51,768
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(a) See Note 14 . Related Party Transactions for further information on related party arrangements.
(b) On April 20, 2023, 51,768 common shares were distributed to Sphere Entertainment Co. stockholders in the MSGE Distribution (as defined in Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation). This share amount is being utilized for the calculation of basic and diluted loss per common share attributable to Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.’s stockholders for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 because the Company was not a standalone public company prior to the MSGE Distribution.
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Net income $ 2,795 $ 21,720 $ 77,373 $ 100,527
Other comprehensive income, before income taxes:
Amortization of net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost
450 323 1,350 1,063
Other comprehensive income, before income taxes 450 323 1,350 1,063
Income tax expense ( 78 ) ( 56 ) ( 236 ) ( 185 )
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
372 267 1,114 878
Comprehensive income 3,167 21,987 78,487 101,405
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest — — — ( 553 )
Comprehensive income attributable to MSG Entertainment $ 3,167 $ 21,987 $ 78,487 $ 101,958
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
2024 2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 77,373 $ 100,527
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 39,972 46,369
Share-based compensation expense 26,186 24,273
Deferred income tax expense 397 —
Provision for doubtful accounts 158 —
Amortization of deferred financing costs 2,508 2,409
Related party paid in kind interest ( 512 ) ( 2,939 )
Net unrealized and realized gains on equity investments with readily determinable fair value ( 391 ) ( 4,307 )
Gains, net on dispositions — ( 4,361 )
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net ( 44,820 ) ( 27,890 )
Related party receivables and payables, net
39,091 ( 5,292 )
Prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets ( 41,434 ) ( 29,855 )
Accounts payable, accrued and other current, and non-current liabilities
( 18,687 ) ( 20,812 )
Deferred revenue 25,415 56,531
Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities 5,798 ( 2,312 )
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 111,054 $ 132,341
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures ( 19,646 ) ( 12,187 )
Proceeds from dispositions, net — 27,904
Proceeds from sale of investments
13,484 4,244
Loans to related parties
( 65,000 ) ( 6,700 )
Other investing activities ( 1,463 ) —
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
$ ( 72,625 ) $ 13,261
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
73,000 168
Principal repayments on term loan and revolving credit facilities
( 102,288 ) ( 6,063 )
Repayments on related party loan, net
( 304 ) —
Payments for debt financing costs
( 632 ) —
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation
( 13,378 ) —
Stock repurchases
( 50,874 ) —
Net transfers to Sphere Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment’s subsidiaries — ( 79,299 )
Net cash used in financing activities $ ( 94,476 ) $ ( 85,194 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
( 56,047 ) 60,408
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
84,355 62,573
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$ 28,308 $ 122,981
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid or paid by landlord $ 29,389 $ 504
Non-cash stock repurchases in lieu of payment of loan due from related party
$ 65,512 $ 5,350
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF (DEFICIT) EQUITY (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Common Stock
Sphere Entertainment Co. Investment
Additional
Paid-
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Retained Earnings (Deficit) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Stockholders’
(Deficit) Equity
Nonredeemable
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total (Deficit) Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2023 $ 524 $ — $ 25,339 $ ( 140,512 ) $ 45,881 $ ( 33,279 ) $ ( 102,047 ) $ — $ ( 102,047 )
Net income — — — — 2,795 — 2,795 — 2,795
Other comprehensive income
— — — — — 372 372 — 372
Comprehensive income — — — — — — 3,167 — 3,167
Share-based compensation
— — 5,448 — — — 5,448 — 5,448
Tax withholding associated with shares issued for share-based compensation — — ( 1,131 ) — — — ( 1,131 ) — ( 1,131 )
Balance as of March 31, 2024 $ 524 $ — $ 29,656 $ ( 140,512 ) $ 48,676 $ ( 32,907 ) $ ( 94,563 ) $ — $ ( 94,563 )
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ — $ 133,018 $ — $ — $ — $ ( 34,129 ) $ 98,889 $ — $ 98,889
Net income — 21,720 — — — — 21,720 — 21,720
Other comprehensive income — — — — — 267 267 — 267
BCE Disposition — — — — — — — — —
Comprehensive income — — — — — — 21,987 — 21,987
Net decrease in Sphere Entertainment Co. Investment — ( 77,373 ) — — — — ( 77,373 ) — ( 77,373 )
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $ — $ 77,365 $ — $ — $ — $ ( 33,862 ) $ 43,503 $ — $ 43,503
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF (DEFICIT) EQUITY (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Common Stock
Sphere Entertainment Co. Investment
Additional
Paid-
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Retained Earnings (Deficit) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Stockholders’
(Deficit) Equity
Nonredeemable
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total (Deficit) Equity
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $ 519 $ — $ 17,727 $ ( 25,000 ) $ ( 28,697 ) $ ( 34,021 ) $ ( 69,472 ) $ — $ ( 69,472 )
Net income — — — — 77,373 — 77,373 — 77,373
Other comprehensive income
— — — — — 1,114 1,114 — 1,114
Comprehensive income — — — — — — 78,487 — 78,487
Share-based compensation
— — 26,186 — — — 26,186 — 26,186
Tax withholding associated with shares issued for share-based compensation 5 — ( 13,383 ) — — — ( 13,378 ) — ( 13,378 )
Stock repurchases, inclusive of tax
— — ( 874 ) ( 115,512 ) — — ( 116,386 ) — ( 116,386 )
Balance as of March 31, 2024 $ 524 $ — $ 29,656 $ ( 140,512 ) $ 48,676 $ ( 32,907 ) $ ( 94,563 ) $ — $ ( 94,563 )
Balance as of June 30, 2022 $ — $ 33,265 $ — $ — $ — $ ( 34,740 ) $ ( 1,475 ) $ ( 114 ) $ ( 1,589 )
Net income — 101,080 — — — — 101,080 ( 553 ) 100,527
Other comprehensive income — — — — — 878 878 — 878
BCE disposition — — — — — — — 667 667
Comprehensive income — — — — — — 101,958 114 102,072
Net increase in Sphere Entertainment Co. Investment
— ( 56,980 ) — — — — ( 56,980 ) — ( 56,980 )
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $ — $ 77,365 $ — $ — $ — $ ( 33,862 ) $ 43,503 $ — $ 43,503
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
All amounts included in the following Notes to Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements (unaudited) are presented in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise noted.
Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, as applicable, the “Company” or “MSG Entertainment”), is a live entertainment company comprised of iconic venues and marquee entertainment content. Utilizing the Company’s powerful brands and live entertainment expertise, the Company delivers unique experiences that set the standard for excellence and innovation while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company operates and reports financial information in one reportable segment.
The Company’s portfolio of venues includes: Madison Square Garden (“The Garden”), The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and The Chicago Theatre. The Company also owns and produces the original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes (the “ Christmas Spectacular ”). The Company also has an entertainment and sports bookings business, which showcases a broad array of compelling concerts, family shows and special events, as well as a diverse mix of sporting events, for millions of guests annually.
MSG Entertainment Distribution
On April 20, 2023 (the “MSGE Distribution Date”), Sphere Entertainment Co. (together with its subsidiaries, as applicable, “Sphere Entertainment”), distributed approximately 67 % of the outstanding common stock of the Company to its stockholders (the “MSGE Distribution”), with Sphere Entertainment retaining approximately 33 % of the outstanding common stock of the Company in the form of Class A common stock, $ 0.01 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”) immediately following the MSGE Distribution. As a result, the Company became an independent publicly traded company on April 21, 2023 through the MSGE Distribution. Following the completion of the secondary offering by Sphere Entertainment of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on September 22, 2023, Sphere Entertainment no longer owns any of the Company’s outstanding common stock. See Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation to the Company’s audited consolidated and combined financial statements and notes thereto as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 and for the three years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (the “Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements”) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 18, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”) for more information regarding the MSGE Distribution.
Basis of Presentation
The Company reports on a fiscal year basis ending on June 30 th (“Fiscal Year”). In these unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial statements, the years ending and ended on June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are referred to as “Fiscal Year 2024” and “Fiscal Year 2023,” respectively.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements.
Subsequent to the MSGE Distribution, the Company’s balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and the statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 are presented on a consolidated basis, as the Company became a standalone public company on April 21, 2023. The Company’s financial statements prior to April 21, 2023 that are included in the results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 were prepared on a stand-alone basis derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Sphere Entertainment. These financial statements reflect the combined historical results of operations, financial position and cash flows of the Company in accordance with GAAP and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1-B, Allocation of Expenses and Related Disclosure in Financial Statements of Subsidiaries, Divisions or Lesser Business Components of Another Entity , and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC for interim financial information. References to GAAP issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, also referred to as “ASC.”
Management believes the assumptions underlying the combined financial statements, including the assumptions regarding allocating general corporate expenses, are reasonable. Nevertheless, the combined financial statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred by the Company and may not reflect its combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows had it been a stand-alone company during the periods presented on a combined basis. Actual costs that would have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. The Company is unable to quantify the amounts that it would have recorded during the historical periods on a stand-alone basis. See Note 17. Related Party Transactions in
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the Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for further details regarding allocations of certain costs from the Company to Sphere Entertainment.
In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position as of March 31, 2024 and its results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023. The condensed consolidated balance sheets were derived from the Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements but do not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements.
The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full year. As a result of the production of the Christmas Spectacular , arena license fees in connection with the use of The Garden by the New York Knicks (the “Knicks”) of the National Basketball Association (the “NBA”) and the New York Rangers (the “Rangers”) of the National Hockey League (the “NHL”), the Company generally earns a disproportionate share of its annual revenues in the second and third quarters of its fiscal year.
Reclassifications
For purposes of comparability, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in accordance with GAAP. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial information for the three and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 have been revised to change the presentation of our revenue and direct operating expenses from an aggregated to a disaggregated basis.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A. Principles of Consolidation and Combination
All significant intracompany accounts and balances within the Company’s consolidated businesses have been eliminated.
For the periods prior to the MSGE Distribution Date, the combined financial statements include certain assets and liabilities that were historically held at Sphere Entertainment’s corporate level but were specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to the Company. Certain historical intercompany transactions between Sphere Entertainment and the Company have been included as components of Sphere Entertainment’s investment in the condensed consolidated and combined financial statements, as they are considered to be effectively settled upon effectiveness of the MSGE Distribution and were not historically settled in cash. Certain other historical intercompany transactions between Sphere Entertainment and the Company have been classified as related party, rather than intercompany, in the condensed consolidated and combined financial statements as they were historically settled in cash. Expenses related to corporate allocations from the Company to Sphere Entertainment prior to the MSGE Distribution are considered to be effectively settled in the condensed consolidated and combined financial statements at the time the transaction is recorded, with the offset recorded against Sphere Entertainment’s investment. See Note 14. Related Party Transactions, for further information on related party arrangements.
The Company disposed of its controlling interest in Boston Calling Events, LLC on December 2, 2022 (the “BCE Disposition”) and these condensed consolidated and combined financial statements reflect the results of operations of BCE until the BCE Disposition. See Note 3. Dispositions for further information on the BCE disposition.
B. Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Such estimates include the provision for credit losses, goodwill, intangible assets, other long-lived assets, deferred tax assets, pension and other postretirement benefit obligations and the related net periodic benefit cost, and other liabilities. In addition, estimates are used in revenue recognition, depreciation and amortization, litigation matters and other matters. Management believes its use of estimates in the financial statements to be reasonable.
Management evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the general economic environment and actions it may take in the future. The Company adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. However, these estimates may involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with precision. In addition, these estimates are based on management’s best judgment at a point in time and, as such, these estimates may ultimately differ from actual results. Changes in estimates resulting from weakness in the economic environment or other factors beyond the Company’s control could be material and would be reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in future periods.
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C. Revenue Recognition and Direct Operating Expenses
The following reflects an update to the Company’s comprehensive revenue recognition and direct operating expense accounting policies to align with the disaggregation of revenue and direct operating expenses as presented on the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations.
The Company generates revenue from the provision of services and sale of tangible products, as well as leasing transactions. Revenues are presented under these three categories in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations, as described below.
Service revenue, presented as “Revenues from entertainment offerings” primarily includes:
• Ticket sales and other ticket-related revenue
• Venue license fees for events held at the Company’s venues that the Company does not produce or promote/co-promote
• Sponsorship and signage
• Suite licenses and single night suite rentals
• Advertising commissions and related service fees
• Commissions related to the sale of merchandise for which the Company is not the principal in the underlying transaction
Direct operating expenses related to the provision of services and leasing, presented as “Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses”, primarily include: (a)
• Event production costs including direct personnel expenses
• Venue operations and infrastructure costs (a)
• Venue rental costs for venues not owned by the Company
• Sponsorship and signage fulfillment costs
• Contractual revenue sharing expenses related to suite licenses and certain internal signage
• Event-related marketing and advertising costs
Product revenue, presented as “Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues”, includes:
• Sales of food and beverage during events held at the Company’s venues
• Sales of the Company’s merchandise at the Company’s venues and via traditional retail channels
Direct operating expenses related to the sale of products, presented as “Food, beverage, and merchandise direct operating expenses” include:
• Costs of goods sold including direct personnel expenses
• Contractual revenue sharing expenses related to food and beverage sold at events held by Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, as applicable, “MSG Sports”) at The Garden
Lease revenue, presented as “Arena license fees and other leasing revenue”, includes:
• Rental fees related to the arena license agreements that require the Knicks and the Rangers to play their home games at The Garden (the “Arena License Agreements”) with MSG Sports
• Sublease income
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(a) Venue operations and infrastructure costs are not specifically allocated to each revenue category, but are instead attributed in their entirety to service revenue, which is the Company’s principal revenue category. Leasing direct operating expenses materially consist of venue operations and infrastructure costs. As a result, the Company combines service and leasing direct operating expenses within “Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses” for presentation purposes.
The Company recognizes revenue when, or as, performance obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied, which generally occurs when, or as, control of promised goods or services is transferred to customers. Revenue is measured as the amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services (“transaction price”). To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing the most likely amount to which the Company expects to be entitled. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Estimates of variable consideration and the determination of whether to include such estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely on an assessment of the Company’s anticipated performance and all information that is reasonably available. The Company accounts for taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a net basis and excludes these amounts from revenues.
In addition, the Company defers certain costs to fulfill the Company’s contracts with customers to the extent such costs relate directly to the contracts, are expected to generate resources that will be used to satisfy the Company’s performance obligations under the
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contracts, and are expected to be recovered through revenue generated under the contracts. Contract fulfillment costs are expensed as the Company satisfies the related performance obligations.
Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations
The Company enters into arrangements with multiple performance obligations, such as multi-year sponsorship agreements, which may derive revenues for the Company, as well as Sphere Entertainment and MSG Sports within a single arrangement. The Company also derives revenue from similar types of arrangements which are entered into by MSG Sports. Payment terms for such arrangements can vary by contract, but payments are generally due in installments throughout the contractual term. The performance obligations included in each sponsorship agreement vary and may include advertising and other benefits such as, but not limited to, signage at The Garden and the Company’s other venues, digital advertising, event or property-specific advertising, as well as non-advertising benefits such as suite licenses and event tickets. To the extent the Company’s multi-year arrangements provide for performance obligations that are consistent over the multi-year contractual term, such performance obligations generally meet the definition of a series as provided for under the accounting guidance. If performance obligations are concluded to meet the definition of a series, the contractual fees for all years during the contract term are aggregated and the related revenue is recognized proportionately as the underlying performance obligations are satisfied.
The timing of revenue recognition for each performance obligation is dependent upon the facts and circumstances surrounding the Company’s satisfaction of its respective performance obligation. The Company allocates the transaction price for such arrangements to each performance obligation within the arrangement based on the estimated relative standalone selling price of the performance obligation. The Company’s process for determining its estimated standalone selling prices involves management’s judgment and considers multiple factors including company specific and market specific factors that may vary depending upon the unique facts and circumstances related to each performance obligation. Key factors considered by the Company in developing an estimated standalone selling price for its performance obligations include, but are not limited to, prices charged for similar performance obligations, the Company’s ongoing pricing strategy and policies, and consideration of pricing of similar performance obligations sold in other arrangements with multiple performance obligations.
The Company may incur costs such as commissions to obtain its multi-year sponsorship agreements. The Company assesses such costs for capitalization on a contract by contract basis. To the extent costs are capitalized, the Company estimates the useful life of the related contract asset, which may be the underlying contract term or the estimated customer life depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the contract. The contract asset is amortized over the estimated useful life.
Principal versus Agent Revenue Recognition
The Company reports revenue on a gross or net basis based on management’s assessment of whether the Company acts as a principal or agent in the transaction. The determination of whether the Company acts as a principal or an agent in a transaction is based on an evaluation of whether the Company controls the good or service before transfer to the customer. When the Company concludes that it controls the good or service before transfer to the customer, the Company is considered a principal in the transaction and records revenue on a gross basis. When the Company concludes that it does not control the good or service before transfer to the customer but arranges for another entity to provide the good or service, the Company acts as an agent and records revenue on a net basis in the amount it earns for its agency service.
Contract Balances
Amounts collected in advance of the Company’s satisfaction of its contractual performance obligations are recorded as a contract liability within deferred revenue, and are recognized as the Company satisfies the related performance obligations. Amounts collected in advance of events for which the Company is not the promoter or co-promoter do not represent contract liabilities and are recorded within accrued and other current liabilities on the accompanying consolidated and combined balance sheets. Amounts recognized as revenue for which the Company has a right to consideration for goods or services transferred to customers and for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to bill as of the reporting date are recorded as contract assets. Contract assets are transferred to accounts receivable once the Company’s right to consideration becomes unconditional.
Production Costs for the Company’s Original Productions
The Company defers certain costs of productions such as creative design, scenery, wardrobes, rehearsal and other related costs for the Company’s proprietary shows. Deferred production costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the course of a production’s performance period using the expected life of a show’s assets and are recorded as a component of Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated and combined statement of
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operations. Deferred production costs are subject to recoverability assessments whenever there is an indication of potential impairment.
Revenue Sharing Expenses
Revenue sharing expenses are determined based on contractual agreements between the Company and MSG Sports, primarily related to suite licenses, certain internal signage and in-venue food and beverage sales and are recorded as a component of Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated and combined statement of operations.
D. Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023 , the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Improvement to Reportable Segment Disclosures . This ASU aims to improve segment disclosures through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard requires disclosure of significant expense categories and amounts for such expenses, including those segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, easily computable from information that is regularly provided, or significant expenses that are expressed in a form other than actual amounts. This standard will be effective for the Company in Fiscal Year 2025 and is required to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the additional disclosure requirements on the Company’s condensed consolidated and combined financial statements .
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures , a final standard on improvements to income tax disclosures which applies to all entities subject to income taxes. The standard requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be helpful to understand an entity’s exposure to potential changes in jurisdictional tax legislation and the ensuing risks and opportunities, assess income tax information that affects cash flow forecasts and capital allocation decisions, and identify potential opportunities to increase future cash flows. This standard will be effective for the Company in Fiscal Year 2026 and should be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the additional disclosure requirements on the Company’s condensed consolidated and combined financial statements .
Note 3. Dispositions
The Company has not had any dispositions during Fiscal Year 2024.
Disposition of Our Interest in Boston Calling Events
The Company entered into an agreement on December 1, 2022 to sell its controlling interest in BCE. The transaction closed on December 2, 2022, resulting in a total gain on sale of $ 8,744 , net of transaction costs. BCE meets the definition of a business under SEC Regulation S-X Rule 11-01(d)-1 and ASC Topic 805 — Business Combinations . The BCE Disposition did not represent a strategic shift with a major effect on the Company’s operations, and as such, has not been reflected as a discontinued operation under ASC Subtopic 205-20 — Discontinued Operations . The gain on the BCE Disposition was recorded in (Loss) gains, net on dispositions in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Disposition of Corporate Aircraft
On December 30, 2022, the Company sold its owned aircraft for $ 20,375 . In connection with the sale, the Company recognized a loss of $ 4,383 , net of transaction costs. The loss on the aircraft disposition was recorded in (Loss) gains, net on dispositions in the condensed combined statements of operations.
Note 4. Revenue Recognition
Contracts with Customers
All revenue recognized in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations is considered to be revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers , except for revenues from the Arena License Agreements, leases and subleases that are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases .
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Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source based upon the timing of satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations to the customer for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Event-related offerings (a)
$ 113,165 $ 95,634 $ 501,211 $ 432,729
Sponsorship, signage, and suite licenses (b)
68,695 64,079 182,339 172,708
Other (c)
9,741 9,501 24,854 31,306
Total revenues from contracts with customers
191,601 169,214 708,404 636,743
Arena license fees and other leasing revenue 36,712 32,015 64,787 66,818
Total revenues
$ 228,313 $ 201,229 $ 773,191 $ 703,561
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(a) Event-related and entertainment offerings revenues are recognized at a point in time.
(b) See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4. Revenue Recognition, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for further details on the pattern of recognition of sponsorship, signage, and suite license revenues.
(c) Primarily consists of (i) revenues from sponsorship sales and representation agreements with MSG Sports and (ii) advertising commission revenues recognized under the advertising sales representation agreement (the “Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement”) between the Company and Sphere Entertainment’s subsidiary, MSGN Holdings, L.P. (“MSG Networks”). The Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement was terminated as of December 31, 2022.
In addition to the disaggregation of the Company’s revenue by major source as disclosed above, the following table disaggregates the Company’s revenues by revenue category in accordance with the required entity-wide disclosure requirements of ASC Subtopic 280-10-50-38 to 40, Segment Reporting , and the disaggregation of revenue required disclosures in accordance with ASC Subtopic 606-10-50-5, Revenue From Contracts with Customers-Overall-Disclosures, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Ticketing and venue license fee revenues (a)
$ 64,859 $ 48,179 $ 361,458 $ 304,637
Sponsorship and signage, suite, and advertising commission revenues (b)
80,269 79,493 214,873 216,788
Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues
45,380 39,954 127,379 112,412
Other 1,093 1,588 4,694 2,906
Total revenues from contracts with customers
191,601 169,214 708,404 636,743
Arena license fees and other leasing revenue 36,712 32,015 64,787 66,818
Total revenues
$ 228,313 $ 201,229 $ 773,191 $ 703,561
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(a) Amounts include ticket sales, including other ticket-related revenue, and venue license fees from the Company’s events such as (i) concerts, (ii) the presentation of the Christmas Spectacular and (iii) other live entertainment and sporting events.
(b) Amounts include (i) revenues from sponsorship sales and representation agreements with MSG Sports and (ii) advertising commission revenues from MSG Networks until the termination of the Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement as of December 31, 2022.
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about the opening and closing contract balances from the Company’s contracts with customers as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Receivables from contracts with customers, net (a)
$ 110,480 $ 69,295
Contract assets, current (b)
$ 8,584 $ 11,254
Deferred revenue, including non-current portion (c)
$ 251,270 $ 226,029
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(a) Receivables from contracts with customers, net, which are reported in Accounts receivable, net and Related party receivables, current in the Company’s
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condensed consolidated balance sheets, represent the Company’s unconditional rights to consideration under its contracts with customers. As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company’s receivables from contracts with customers above included $ 4,309 and $ 5,397 , respectively, related to various related parties. See Note 14. Related Party Transactions for further details on related party arrangements.
(b) Contract assets, current, which are reported as Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, primarily relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for goods or services transferred to customers, for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to bill as of the reporting date. Contract assets are transferred to accounts receivable once the Company’s right to consideration becomes unconditional.
(c) Deferred revenue primarily relates to the Company’s receipt of consideration from customers in advance of the Company’s transfer of goods or services to the customers. Deferred revenue is reduced and the related revenue is recognized once the underlying goods or services are transferred to a customer. Revenue recognized for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 relating to the deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2023 was $ 23,006 and $ 158,715 , respectively.
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations
As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s remaining performance obligations under contracts were approximately $ 493,000 , of which 43 % is expected to be recognized over the next two years and an additional 57 % of the balance is expected to be recognized thereafter. This primarily relates to performance obligations under sponsorship and suite license agreements that have original expected durations longer than one year and for which the consideration is not variable. In developing the estimated revenue, the Company applies the allowable practical expedient and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less.
Note 5. Restructuring Charges
During the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded restructuring charges related to termination benefits for certain corporate executives and employees. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $ 2,362 and $ 14,803 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, inclusive of $ 0 and $ 6,788 , respectively, of share-based compensation expenses, which are accrued in accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities and additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $ 2,461 and $ 9,820 , net of contributory credits from the Company to Sphere Entertainment for the Company’s corporate employees, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Restructuring charges are inclusive of $ 0 and $ 2,293 of share-based compensation expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. Changes to the Company’s restructuring liability through March 31, 2024 were as follows:
Restructuring Liability
June 30, 2023
$ 2,530
Restructuring charges (excluding share-based compensation expense)
11,378
Payments
( 3,130 )
March 31, 2024 $ 10,778
Note 6. Investments
As of March 31, 2024, the Company held an investment in Townsquare Media, Inc. (“Townsquare”) and as of June 30, 2023, also held an investment in DraftKings Inc. (“DraftKings”), which was subsequently sold during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024.
• Townsquare is a media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “TSQ.”
• DraftKings is a fantasy sports contest and sports gambling provider that is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “DKNG.”
• Other equity investments held in trust under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Refer to Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans for further details regarding the plan
On March 1, 2024, the Company converted all shares of Class C common stock of Townsquare into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock of Townsquare, subject to restrictions set forth in Townsquare’s certificate of incorporation. The fair value of the Company’s investments in Class A common stock of Townsquare and Class A common stock of DraftKings is determined based on quoted market prices in active markets on the NYSE and NASDAQ, respectively, which are classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy.
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The carrying fair value of these investments, which is reported under Other non-current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, is as follows:
As of
Ownership Percentage as of March 31, 2024 March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values:
Townsquare Class A common stock $ 18,755 $ 6,945
Townsquare Class C common stock — 13,399
DraftKings Class A common stock — 11,297
Other equity investments with readily determinable fair values held in trust under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan 4,566 2,954
Equity method investments:
Crown Properties Collection (a)
8 % 51 —
Equity investments without readily determinable fair values 596 475
Total investments $ 23,968 $ 35,070
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(a) In March 2024, the Company paid $ 51 for an 8.3 % investment in Oak View Group’s Crown Properties Collection, LLC ("CPC"). The investment in CPC is accounted for as an equity method investment, with MSGE's share of CPC results recorded on a three‐month lag. The impact of recording results on a three-month lag is not material.
The following table summarizes the realized and unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments with readily determinable fair value, which is reported in Other income (expense), net for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Unrealized gain (loss) — Townsquare $ 717 $ 2,406 $ ( 1,589 ) $ ( 609 )
Unrealized gain — DraftKings — 5,104 — 4,916
Unrealized gain — Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
233 129 432 135
Realized gain from shares sold — DraftKings
— 214 1,548 1,703
Total realized and unrealized gain
$ 950 $ 7,853 $ 391 $ 6,145
Supplemental information on realized gain:
Shares of common stock sold — DraftKings — 29 425 229
Cash proceeds from common stock sold — DraftKings $ — $ 550 $ 12,844 $ 4,369
Note 7. Property and Equipment, Net
As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Land $ 62,768 $ 62,768
Buildings 1,010,034 999,205
Equipment, furniture, and fixtures
358,693 351,596
Leasehold improvements
105,885 105,877
Construction in progress (a)
31,971 2,828
Total Property and equipment $ 1,569,351 $ 1,522,274
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 933,337 ) ( 893,386 )
Property and equipment, net $ 636,014 $ 628,888
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(a) In October 2023, the Company took possession of certain floors in the New York corporate office space and will be relocating from the space that the Company currently occupies to newly renovated office space within the same building. The Company was not involved in the design or construction of the new space for purposes of the Company’s build out prior to obtaining possession. The increase in construction in progress primarily relates to build out costs incurred after
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possession. Upon obtaining possession of the space, the Company recognized an additional lease obligation of $ 96,334 and a right-of-use (“ROU”) lease asset of $ 88,602 , net of tenant improvement incentives received on the possession date. While lease payments under the new lease agreement will be recognized as a lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, the Company will begin paying full rent starting in the second half of Fiscal Year 2026 due to certain tenant incentives included in the arrangement. Base rent payments will increase every five years beginning in Fiscal Year 2031 in accordance with the terms of the lease. In January 2024, the Company recognized an additional lease obligation and ROU lease asset of $ 5,408 as the Company took possession of additional space in the New York corporate office.
The Company recorded depreciation expense on property and equipment of $ 13,182 and $ 39,972 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $ 14,798 and $ 45,615 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, which is recognized in Depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Note 8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the carrying amount of goodwill was $ 69,041 .
The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Trademarks $ 61,881 $ 61,881
Photographic related rights 1,920 1,920
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets $ 63,801 $ 63,801
During the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024, the Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets and determined that there were no impairments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles identified as of the impairment test date.
No amortization expense was recognized in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 for definite lived intangible assets as a result of the disposition of the related assets in connection with the BCE Disposition on December 2, 2022. The Company recorded amortization expense on definite lived intangible assets of $ 0 and $ 754 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, which is recognized in Depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations.
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
See Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for details on the Company’s commitments. The Company’s commitments as of June 30, 2023 included a total of $ 926,466 (primarily related to contractual obligations).
During the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not have any material changes in its non-cancelable contractual obligations (other than activities in the ordinary course of business). See Note 10. Credit Facilities for details of the principal repayments required under the Company’s credit facilities.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
On April 20, 2023, a subsidiary of the Company, MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC (“MSG Entertainment Holdings”), entered into a delayed draw term loan facility (the “DDTL Facility”) with Sphere Entertainment. Pursuant to the DDTL Facility, MSG Entertainment Holdings committed to lend up to $ 65,000 in delayed draw term loans to Sphere Entertainment on an unsecured basis until October 20, 2024. See Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies to the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for more information regarding the DDTL Facility. On July 14, 2023, Sphere Entertainment drew down the full amount of $ 65,000 under the DDTL Facility. On August 9, 2023, Sphere Entertainment repaid the full principal amount of the DDTL Facility and accrued interest and commitment fees by delivering 1,923 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock held by Sphere Entertainment, as permitted as payment under the DDTL Facility. Such shares have been classified by the Company pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Program (as defined and further explained in Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity) as treasury shares and are no longer outstanding on the date of repayment.
Legal Matters
The Company is a defendant in various lawsuits. Although the outcome of these lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty (including
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the extent of available insurance, if any), management does not believe that resolution of these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Note 10. Credit Facilities
See Note 12. Credit Facilities, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for more information regarding the Company’s credit facilities. The following table summarizes the presentation of the outstanding balances under the Company’s credit and other debt agreements as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Current Portion
National Properties Term Loan Facility
$ 16,250 $ 16,250
Current portion of long-term debt
$ 16,250 $ 16,250
As of
March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Principal Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs Net Principal Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs Net
Non-current Portion
National Properties Term Loan Facility
$ 613,437 $ ( 10,424 ) $ 603,013 $ 625,625 $ ( 12,845 ) $ 612,780
National Properties Revolving Credit Facility
— ( 545 ) ( 545 ) 17,100 — 17,100
Other debt
— — — 304 — 304
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs
$ 613,437 $ ( 10,969 ) $ 602,468 $ 643,029 $ ( 12,845 ) $ 630,184
National Properties Facilities
General. MSG National Properties, LLC (“MSG National Properties”), MSG Entertainment Holdings and certain subsidiaries of MSG National Properties are party to a credit agreement dated June 30, 2022 (as amended, the “National Properties Credit Agreement”) with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders and L/C issuers party thereto, providing for a five-year , $ 650,000 senior secured term loan facility (the “National Properties Term Loan Facility”) and a five-year , $ 100,000 revolving credit facility (the “National Properties Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the National Properties Term Loan Facility, the “National Properties Facilities”). On September 15, 2023, the National Properties Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things, increase the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility by $ 50,000 to $ 150,000 . Up to $ 25,000 of the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2024, outstanding letters of credit were $ 17,726 and the remaining balance available under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility was $ 132,274 .
Interest Rates. Borrowings under the current National Properties Facilities bear interest at a floating rate, which at the option of MSG National Properties may be either (a) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50 % to 2.50 % per annum, determined based on the total leverage ratio of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries (the “National Properties Base Rate”), or (b) adjusted Term SOFR (i.e., Term SOFR plus 0.10 %) plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.50 % to 3.50 % per annum, determined based on the total leverage ratio of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries (the “National Properties SOFR Rate”). The National Properties Credit Agreement requires MSG National Properties to pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.30 % to 0.50 % in respect of the daily unused commitments under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility. MSG National Properties is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees, as well as fronting fees, to banks that issue letters of credit pursuant to the National Properties Credit Agreement. The interest rate on the National Properties Facilities as of March 31, 2024 was 7.93 %.
Principal Repayments . Subject to customary notice and minimum amount conditions, the Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the National Properties Facilities or terminate commitments under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility, at any time, in whole or in part, subject only to customary breakage costs in the case of prepayment of Term SOFR loans. The National Properties Facilities will mature on June 30, 2027. The principal obligations under the National Properties Term Loan Facility are to be repaid in quarterly installments beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023, in an aggregate amount equal to 2.50 % per annum ( 0.625 % per quarter), stepping up to 5.0 % per annum ( 1.25 % per quarter) in the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2025, with the balance due at the maturity of the facility. The principal obligations under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility
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are due at the maturity of the facil ity. Under certain circumstances, MSG National Properties is required to make mandatory prepayments on loans outstanding, including prepayments in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of certain sales of assets or casualty insurance and/or condemnation recoveries (subject to certain reinvestment, repair or replacement rights), subject to certain exceptions.
Covenants. The National Properties Credit Agreement includes financial covenants requiring MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries to maintain a specified minimum liquidity level, a specified minimum debt service coverage ratio and specified maximum total leverage ratio. The minimum liquidity level is set at $ 50,000 , and is tested based on the level of average daily liquidity, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and available revolving commitments, over the last month of each quarter over the life of the National Properties Facilities. The debt service coverage ratio covenant began testing in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022, and is set at a ratio of 2 :1 before stepping up to 2.5 :1 in the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2024. The leverage ratio covenant began testing in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023. It is tested based on the ratio of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries’ consolidated total indebtedness to adjusted operating income, with an initial maximum ratio of 6 :1, stepping down to 5.5 :1 in the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024 and 4.5 :1 in the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2026. As of March 31, 2024, MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries were in compliance with the covenants of the National Properties Credit Agreement.
In addition to the financial covenants discussed above, the National Properties Credit Agreement and the related security agreement contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. The National Properties Credit Agreement contains certain restrictions on the ability of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries to take certain actions as provided in (and subject to various exceptions and baskets set forth in) the National Properties Credit Agreement, including the following: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) create liens on certain assets; (iii) make investments, loans or advances in or to other persons; (iv) pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock (which will restrict the ability of MSG National Properties to make cash distributions to the Company); (v) repay, redeem or repurchase certain indebtedness; (vi) change its lines of business; (vii) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; (viii) amend their respective organizational documents; (ix) merge or consolidate; and (x) make certain dispositions.
Guarantors and Collateral. All obligations under the National Properties Facilities are guaranteed by MSG Entertainment Holdings and MSG National Properties’ existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, other than the subsidiaries that own The Garden and certain other excluded subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).
All obligations under the National Properties Facilities, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by certain of the assets of MSG National Properties and the Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively, “Collateral”) including, but not limited to, a pledge of some or all of the equity interests held directly or indirectly by MSG National Properties in each Subsidiary Guarantor. The Collateral does not include, among other things, any interests in The Garden or the leasehold interests in Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre.
Interest payments and loan principal repayments made by the Company under the National Properties Credit Agreement were as follows:
Interest Payments Principal Repayments
Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
National Properties Facilities
$ 40,742 $ 35,283 $ 102,288 $ 6,063
The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
As of
March 31, 2024 June 30, 2023
Carrying
Value (a)
Fair
Value
Carrying
Value (a)
Fair
Value
Liabilities:
National Properties Facilities
$ 629,687 $ 620,242 $ 658,975 $ 655,509
Other debt — — 304 304
Total Long-term debt $ 629,687 $ 620,242 $ 659,279 $ 655,813
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(a) The total carrying value of the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023 is equal to the current and non-current principal payments for the
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Company’s credit agreements excluding unamortized deferred financing costs of $ 10,969 and $ 12,845 , respectively.
The Company’s long-term debt is classified within Level II of the fair value hierarchy as it is valued using quoted indices of similar instruments for which the inputs are readily observable.
Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Prior to the MSGE Distribution, Sphere Entertainment sponsored both funded and unfunded and qualified and non-qualified defined benefit plans (the “Pension Plans”), as well as a postretirement benefit plan (the “Postretirement Plan”), covering certain full-time employees and retirees of the Company. In connection with the MSGE Distribution, the sponsorship of the Pension Plans and Postretirement Plan was transferred to the Company. See Note 13. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for more information regarding the Pension Plans, Postretirement Plan, the Madison Square Garden 401(k) Savings Plans, together with the associated excess savings plan, and the Madison Square Garden 401(k) Union Plan.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The following table presents components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit) for the Pension Plans and Postretirement Plan included in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Service cost is recognized in direct operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. All other components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit) are reported in Other income (expense), net.
Pension Plans Postretirement Plan
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Service cost $ 17 $ 30 $ 6 $ 8
Interest cost 1,469 927 24 11
Expected return on plan assets ( 1,090 ) ( 1,504 ) — —
Recognized actuarial loss 450 314 — 9
Net periodic cost (benefit)
$ 846 $ ( 233 ) $ 30 $ 28
Pension Plans Postretirement Plan
Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Service cost $ 51 $ 90 $ 18 $ 24
Interest cost 4,407 2,781 72 33
Expected return on plan assets ( 3,273 ) ( 4,512 ) — —
Recognized actuarial loss 1,350 1,036 — 27
Net periodic cost (benefit)
$ 2,535 $ ( 605 ) $ 90 $ 84
Contributions for Qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plans
During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company contributed $ 0 and $ 12,250 to the Cash Balance Pension Plan.
Defined Contribution Plans
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, expenses related to the Savings Plans and Union Savings Plan included in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations are as follows:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Savings Plans $ 1,526 $ 1,367 $ 5,825 $ 3,553
Union Savings Plan $ 490 $ 371 $ 621 $ 409
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Executive Deferred Compensation
See Note 13. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for more information regarding the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”). The Company recorded compensation expense of $ 233 and $ 432 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $ 129 and $ 135 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, within Selling, general, and administrative expenses to reflect the remeasurement of the Deferred Compensation Plan liability. In addition, the Company recorded gains of $ 233 and $ 432 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and $ 129 and $ 135 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, within Other income (expense), net to reflect remeasurement of the fair value of assets under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
The following table summarizes amounts recognized related to the Deferred Compensation Plan in the condensed consolidated and combined balance sheets:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Non-current assets (included in Other non-current assets)
$ 4,566 $ 2,954
Non-current liabilities (included in Other non-current liabilities)
$ ( 4,593 ) $ ( 2,976 )
Note 12. Share-based Compensation
The Company has two share-based compensation plans: the 2023 Employee Stock Plan and the 2023 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. See Note 14. Share Based Compensation, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for more information on these plans.
Share-based compensation expense for the Company’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) are recognized in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations as a component of direct operating expenses or selling, general, and administrative expenses. The share-based compensation expense recorded by the Company in Fiscal Year 2023 includes the expenses associated with the employees attributable to the Company, net of contributory credits from the Company to Sphere Entertainment for the Company’s corporate employees. The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Share-based compensation expense (a)
$ 5,611 $ 8,014 $ 19,561 $ 21,979
Fair value of awards vested (b)
$ 2,004 $ — $ 31,155 $ 2,867
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(a) The expense shown excludes $ 0 and $ 6,788 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , respectively, and $ 0 and $ 2,293 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, that was reclassified to Restructuring charges in the condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations a s detailed in Note 5. Restructuring Charges.
(b) To fulfill required statutory tax withholding obligations for the applicable income and other employment taxes, RSUs and PSUs with an aggregate value of $ 993 and $ 13,222 , and $ 0 and $ 1,147 were retained by the Company during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , weighted-average shares used in the calculation for diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) consisted of 48,447 and 48,883 shares of Class A Common Stock for basic EPS, respectively, and the dilutive effect of 338 and 208 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable, respectively, under share-based compensation plans. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , weighted-average anti-dilutive shares primarily consisted of approximately 540 RSUs and stock options, and were excluded in the calculation of diluted EPS because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
On April 20, 2023, 51,768 shares of Class A Common Stock were distributed to Sphere Entertainment stockholders in the MSGE Distribution. This share amount is being utilized for the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share of Class A Common Stock attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 because the Company was not a standalone public company prior to the MSGE Distribution.
As of March 31, 2024, there was $ 33,914 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs and PSUs held by the Company’s direct employees. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.0 years.
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Award Activity
RSUs
During the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 , 624 and 66 RSUs were granted and 688 and 40 RSUs vested, respectively.
PSUs
During the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, 506 and 60 PSUs were granted and 273 and 11 PSUs vested, respectively.
Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity
Stock Repurchase Program
On March 29, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $ 250,000 of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). Pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Program, shares of Class A Common Stock may be purchased from time to time in open market or private transactions, block trades or such other manner as the Company may determine in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The timing and amount of purchases will depend on market conditions and other factors. For the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 3,525 shares of Class A Common Stock for $ 115,512 . As of March 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $ 110,000 remaining available for repurchases.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table details the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Pension Plans and Postretirement Plan
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Balance at beginning of period $ ( 33,279 ) $ ( 34,129 ) $ ( 34,021 ) $ ( 34,740 )
Other comprehensive income:
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)
450 323 1,350 1,063
Income tax expense ( 78 ) ( 56 ) ( 236 ) ( 185 )
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
372 267 1,114 878
Balance at end of period $ ( 32,907 ) $ ( 33,862 ) $ ( 32,907 ) $ ( 33,862 )
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(a) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss represent the amortization of net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost, which is reflected under Other income (expense), net in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations (see Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans).
Note 14. Related Party Transactions
As of March 31, 2024 , members of the Dolan family, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and members of the Dolan family including trusts for the benefit of members of the Dolan family (collectively, the “Dolan Family Group”) collectively beneficially owned 100 % of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common Stock, $ 0.01 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”) and approximately 3.9 % of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock (inclusive of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2024) . Such shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, collectively, represent approximately 63.7 % of the aggregate voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Members of the Dolan Family Group are also the controlling stockholders of Sphere Entertainment, MSG Sports, and AMC Networks Inc.
See Note 17. Related Party Transactions, included in the Company’s Audited Consolidated and Combined Annual Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s current related party arrangements. There have been no material changes in such related party arrangements except as described below.
The Company has also entered into a commercial agreement with CPC, under which CPC provides sponsorship sales services. The Company recorded commission expense of $ 854 and $ 1,013 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , respectively. and did not record any commission expense for three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 as the arrangement was not yet in place
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during those periods . As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, prepaid expenses associated with this arrangement were $ 4,237 and $ 0 , respectively, and are reported under Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
From time to time the Company enters into arrangements with 605, LLC (“605”). James L. Dolan, the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director, and his spouse, Kristin A. Dolan, owned 605 until September 13, 2023. Kristin A. Dolan is also the founder and was the Chief Executive Officer of 605. 605 provides audience measurement and data analytics services to the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. In August 2022, a subsidiary of Sphere Entertainment entered into a three-year agreement with 605, valued at $ 750 , covering several customer analysis projects per year in connection with events held at our venues, which was assigned to the Company in connection with the MSGE Distribution. Pursuant to this arrangement, the Company recognized $ 0 and $ 34 of expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $ 68 and $ 204 of expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively. On September 13, 2023, 605 was sold to iSpot.tv, and James L. Dolan and Kristin A. Dolan now hold a minority interest in iSpot.tv. As a result, as of September 13, 2023, 605 is no longer considered to be a related party.
During Fiscal Year 2023 and the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024, MSG Sports made market rate interest-bearing advances to the Company in connection with the construction of new premium hospitality suites at The Garden. The advances were fully repaid (including interest) in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2024. As of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the other debt balance was $ 0 and $ 304 , respectively.
Subsequent to June 30, 2023, the Company entered into arrangements with (i) MSG Sports, pursuant to which MSG Sports provides certain sponsorship, premium hospitality and other business operations services to the Company in exchange for service fees, (ii) Sphere Entertainment, pursuant to which the Company provides certain sponsorship account management services to Sphere Entertainment in exchange for service fees, and (iii) MSG Sports and Sphere Entertainment, pursuant to which the three companies have agreed to allocate expenses in connection with the use by each company of aircraft owned or leased by the Company and MSG Sports.
Revenues and Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes the composition and amounts of the transactions with the Company’s affiliates. The significant components of these amounts are discussed below. These amounts are reflected in revenues and operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Revenues $ 46,396 $ 41,594 $ 85,185 $ 96,805
Operating expenses (credits):
Revenue sharing expenses $ 8,521 $ 7,353 $ 15,988 $ 15,639
Reimbursement under Arena License Arrangements ( 10,959 ) ( 8,911 ) ( 19,266 ) ( 18,761 )
Cost reimbursement from MSG Sports ( 9,483 ) ( 9,789 ) ( 28,871 ) ( 28,781 )
Cost reimbursement from Sphere Entertainment (after April 20, 2023) and Corporate allocations to Sphere Entertainment (before April 20, 2023) ( 27,494 ) ( 40,794 ) ( 84,171 ) ( 114,761 )
Other operating expenses, net 1,266 327 4,120 3,682
Total operating expenses (credits), net (a)
$ ( 38,149 ) $ ( 51,814 ) $ ( 112,200 ) $ ( 142,982 )
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(a) Of the total operating expenses (credits), net, $( 1,661 ) and $ 895 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $( 804 ) and $( 1,329 ) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively, are included in direct operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined statements of operations, and $( 36,488 ) and $( 113,095 ) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $( 51,010 ) and $( 141,653 ) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively, are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses.
(b) Other operating expenses, net, includes CPC professional expenses.
Revenues
The Company recorded $ 35,588 and $ 61,441 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively . In addition to the Arena License Agreements, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company’s revenues from related parties primarily reflected sponsorship sales and service representation agreements of $ 7,234
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and $ 15,503 , respectively, and merchandise sharing revenues of $ 2,789 and $ 5,087 , respectively, with MSG Sports. The Company also earned sublease revenue from related parties of $ 761 and $ 2,258 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 , respectively.
The Company recorded $ 31,163 and $ 64,312 of revenues under the Arena License Agreements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively . In addition, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded revenues under sponsorship sales and service representation agreements of $ 7,079 and $ 15,643 , respectively, and merchandise sharing revenues of $ 2,160 and $ 4,451 , respectively, with MSG Sports. The Company recorded revenues under the Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement of $ 0 and $ 8,802 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 , respectively. The Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement was terminated effective as of December 31, 2022. As a result, after December 31, 2022, the Company no longer recognizes advertising sales commission revenue or the employee costs related to the Networks Advertising Sales Representation Agreement. The Company also earned sublease revenue from related parties of $ 716 and $ 2,100 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively .
Other Related Party Matters
Loans Receivable from Sphere Entertainment
Prior to the MSGE Distribution, the Company’s captive insurance entity, Eden Insurance Company, Inc. (“Eden”), entered into a loan agreement with Sphere Entertainment (the “Eden Loan Agreement”), under which Eden granted Sphere Entertainment an unsecured loan bearing interest at a rate of SOFR plus 350 basis points with a principal amount not exceeding $ 60,000 . This loan was in the form of a demand promissory note, payable immediately upon order from Eden. The loan payable to the Company held by Sphere Entertainment under the Eden Loan Agreement was assigned by Sphere Entertainment to the Company in connection with the MSGE Distribution, and has been eliminated in consolidation by the Company for periods subsequent to the MSGE Distribution.
During Fiscal Year 2023, Eden declared and paid dividends to Sphere Entertainment through a reduction of the loan receivable from Sphere Entertainment. During Fiscal Year 2023, no interest or principal payments were received by Eden. Instead, the accrued but unpaid interest was added to the outstanding principal amount of the loan. The cash flows related to this loan receivable for periods prior to the MSGE Distribution are reflected as investing activities, as these balances represent amounts loaned by the Company to Sphere Entertainment. The Company recorded related party interest income of $ 0 and $ 0 related to the Eden Loan Agreement in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively, and $ 1,121 and $ 2,925 in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively.
Note 15. Additional Financial Information
The following table provides a summary of the amounts recorded as cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Cash and cash equivalents $ 28,008 $ 76,089
Restricted cash 300 8,266
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$ 28,308 $ 84,355
The Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy as it is valued using observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. The Company’s restricted cash includes cash deposited in escrow accounts. The Company has deposited cash in an interest-bearing escrow account related to credit support, debt facilities, and collateral to workers compensation and general liability insurance obligations.
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Prepaid revenue sharing expense
$ 42,530 $ 42,774
Other prepaid expenses
29,383 15,814
Current contract assets 8,584 11,254
Inventory (a)
4,314 2,557
Other 4,429 5,163
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 89,240 $ 77,562
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(a) Inventory is mostly comprised of food and liquor for venues.
Other non-current assets consisted of the following:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Unbilled lease receivable (a)
$ 96,689 $ 67,325
Investments (b)
23,968 35,070
Deferred costs 3,984 4,120
Other 1,841 1,841
Total other non-current assets $ 126,482 $ 108,356
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(a) Unbilled lease receivable relates to the amounts recorded under the Arena License Agreement.
(b) See Note 6. Investments for more information on long-term investments.
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
As of
March 31,
2024 June 30,
2023
Accounts payable $ 23,498 $ 15,628
Accrued payroll and employee related liabilities 61,810 64,532
Cash due to promoters 69,658 90,538
Accrued expenses 50,110 44,027
Total accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities $ 205,076 $ 214,725
Other income (expense), net includes the following:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Gains from shares sold — DraftKings $ — $ 214 $ 1,548 $ 1,703
Net unrealized gains (loss) on equity investments with readily determinable fair value
950 7,639 ( 1,157 ) 4,442
Other ( 872 ) 217 ( 1,936 ) 639
Total other income (expense), net
$ 78 $ 8,070 $ ( 1,545 ) $ 6,784
Income Taxes
During the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made income tax payments of $ 58 . During the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company received income tax refunds, net of payments, of $ 2,031 .
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Note 16. Subsequent Events
In April and May 2024, the Company sold approximately 1,577 of its shares of Townsquare’s Class A common stock and received aggregate net cash proceeds of approximately $ 15,620 .
In April 2024, the Company recognized an additional lease obligation of $ 104,668 and ROU lease asset of $ 104,284 as the Company took possession of additional space in the New York corporate office.
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