Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Reports Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Results
Spin-off Completed in April Creating Pure-Play Live Entertainment Company
NEW YORK, N.Y., May 18, 2023 – Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: MSGE) (“MSG Entertainment”) today reported financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2023. This marks the first quarter that MSG Entertainment is reporting financial results as a standalone company, following its spin-off from Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) (“Sphere Entertainment”), which was completed on April 20, 2023.
The Company continues to benefit from robust consumer and corporate demand for live experiences and is on track to host nearly 900 events and more than 5 million guests at its venues in fiscal 2023. This includes a successful run of the Christmas Spectacular production, for which over 930,000 tickets were sold in its first complete run since the 2019 holiday season. The majority of concerts held at the Company’s venues continue to sell out, while in-venue per-capita spending continues to exceed results for the prior year. In addition, suite and sponsorship revenues are on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels as a result of strong new sales and renewal activity coming out of the pandemic.
The Company’s fiscal 2023 and 2022 results are presented in accordance with accounting requirements for the preparation of carve-out financial statements, reflecting the results of the traditional live entertainment businesses previously owned and operated by Sphere Entertainment through its Entertainment business segment. These results do not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred by MSG Entertainment had it been a standalone company for the periods presented.
For the fiscal 2023 third quarter, the Company reported revenues of $201.2 million, an increase of $7.2 million, or 4%, as compared to the prior year quarter. Excluding the impact of the termination of the advertising sales representation agreement with MSG Networks, total revenues would have increased 9% as compared to the prior year period. In addition, the Company reported operating income of $24.7 million, an increase of $8.8 million, or 56%, and adjusted operating income of $38.0 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 13%, both as compared to the prior year period.(1)
Executive Chairman and CEO James L. Dolan said, “With the completion of our spin-off, MSG Entertainment begins its new chapter as a standalone, pure-play live entertainment company. We remain confident in the strength of our assets and brands and believe that we are well-positioned to create long-term value for shareholders.”