{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/lionsgates-cash-arrived-but-so-did-a-411-million-stock-comp-bill",
  "title": "Lionsgate’s cash arrived, but so did a $41.1 million stock-comp bill",
  "summary": "Operating cash flow swung from negative $31.0 million to positive $54.1 million in three months.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T20:32:43.109224+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
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    "name": "Lionsgate Studios Corp",
    "ticker": "LION",
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  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-06",
    "accession": "0002052959-26-000067",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2052959/000205295926000067/lion-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-11",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2052959/000205295925000018/lion-20250630.htm"
  },
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      "label": "Diluted share change",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
      }
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      "group": "Lionsgate’s latest filing at a glance",
      "label": "Net debt",
      "value": 1436600000,
      "display": "$1.4B",
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    {
      "type": "interest_rates",
      "statement": "Interest expense fell as average rates on variable-rate corporate debt and film-related obligations declined.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Interest expense of $56.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2026 decreased $11.8 million from the three months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to lower average interest rates on variable rate corporate debt and film related obligations.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-06"
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  "related_tickers": [
    "LION"
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  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}