Additional Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Additional Financial Information [Abstract]

The following tables present supplemental information related to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024. At December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, restricted cash represents primarily amounts related to required cash reserves for interest payments associated with certain corporate debt and film related obligations.


	December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
	(Amounts in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	200.5	$	314.0
Restricted cash included in other current assets	42.8		43.7
Restricted cash included in other non-current assets	10.8		13.7
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	254.1	$	371.4

Other Assets

The composition of the Company’s other assets is as follows as of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024:


	December 31, 2024		March 31, 2024
	(Amounts in millions)
Other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other	$	54.4	$	58.2
Restricted cash	42.8		43.7
Contract assets	72.5		59.9
Interest rate swap assets	—		35.6
Tax credits receivable	140.7		199.1
	$	310.4	$	396.5
Other non-current assets
Prepaid expenses and other	$	18.6	$	21.6
Restricted cash	10.8		13.7
Accounts receivable	48.0		111.7
Contract assets	10.3		3.2
Tax credits receivable	440.6		361.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets	338.6		388.8
Interest rate swap assets	0.7		—
	$	867.6	$	900.7

Accounts Receivable Monetization

Under the Company's accounts receivable monetization programs, the Company has entered into (1) individual agreements to monetize certain of its trade accounts receivable directly with third-party purchasers and (2) a revolving agreement to monetize designated pools of trade accounts receivable with various financial institutions, as further described below. Under these programs, the Company transfers receivables to purchasers in exchange for cash proceeds, and the Company continues to service the receivables for the purchasers. The Company accounts for the transfers of these receivables as a sale, removes (derecognizes) the carrying amount of the receivables from its balance sheets and classifies the proceeds received as cash flows from operating activities in the statements of cash flows. The Company records a loss on the sale of these receivables reflecting the net proceeds received (net of any obligations incurred), less the carrying amount of the receivables transferred. The loss is reflected in the "other gains (losses), net" line item on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company receives fees for servicing the accounts receivable for the purchasers, which represent the fair value of the services and were immaterial for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Individual Monetization Agreements. The Company enters into individual agreements to monetize trade accounts receivable. The third-party purchasers have no recourse to other assets of the Company in the event of non-payment by the customers. The following table sets forth a summary of the receivables transferred under individual agreements or purchases during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
	(Amounts in millions)
Carrying value of receivables transferred and derecognized	$	258.0	$	305.9	$	963.3	$	1,065.9
Net cash proceeds received	254.5		300.7		948.1		1,045.6
Loss recorded related to transfers of receivables	3.5		5.2		15.2		20.3

At December 31, 2024, the outstanding amount of receivables derecognized from the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, but which the Company continues to service, related to the Company's individual agreements to monetize trade accounts receivable was $534.4 million (March 31, 2024 - $613.4 million).

Pooled Monetization Agreement. In December 2019, the Company entered into a revolving agreement, as amended in July 2023, to transfer up to $100.0 million of certain receivables to various financial institutions on a recurring basis in exchange for cash equal to the gross receivables transferred, which matured on October 1, 2023. As customers paid their balances, the Company would transfer additional receivables into the program. The transferred receivables were fully guaranteed by a bankruptcy-remote wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The third-party purchasers had no recourse to other assets of the Company in the event of non-payment by the customers.

The following table sets forth a summary of the receivables transferred under the pooled monetization agreement during the nine months ended December 31, 2023:


	Nine Months Ended
	December 31,
		2023
		(Amounts in millions)
Gross cash proceeds received for receivables transferred and derecognized		$	22.2
Less amounts from collections reinvested under revolving agreement		(9.1)
Proceeds from new transfers		13.1
Collections not reinvested and remitted or to be remitted		(13.4)
Net cash proceeds received (paid or to be paid)(1)		$	(0.3)

Carrying value of receivables transferred and derecognized (2)		$	22.1
Obligations recorded		$	2.1
Loss recorded related to transfers of receivables		$	2.0

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(1)During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, the Company voluntarily repurchased $46.0 million of receivables previously transferred.

(2)Receivables net of unamortized discounts on long-term, non-interest bearing receivables.

At December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, there were no outstanding receivables derecognized from the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, for which the Company continues to service, related to the pooled monetization agreement.

Content related payables

Content related payables include minimum guarantees and accrued licensed program rights obligations, which represent amounts payable for film or television rights that the Company has acquired or licensed.

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities include employee related liabilities (such as accrued bonuses and salaries and wages) of $55.8 million and $147.4 million at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. During the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there was no income tax expense or benefit reflected in other comprehensive income due to the income tax impact being offset by changes in the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance.


	Foreign currency translation adjustments		Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
	(Amounts in millions)
March 31, 2024	$	(22.7)	$	138.7	$	116.0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(11.3)		4.4		(6.9)
Reclassifications to net loss(1)	—		(21.4)		(21.4)
Reclassifications to noncontrolling interest(2)	5.3		(16.6)		(11.3)
December 31, 2024	$	(28.7)	$	105.1	$	76.4

March 31, 2023	$	(21.6)	$	142.5	$	120.9
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1.6		17.4		19.0
Reclassifications to net loss(1)	—		(23.5)		(23.5)
December 31, 2023	$	(20.0)	$	136.4	$	116.4

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(1)Represents a loss of $1.2 million included in direct operating expense and a gain of $22.6 million included in interest expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations in the nine months ended December 31, 2024 (nine months ended December 31, 2023 - loss of $2.5 million included in direct operating expense and a gain of $26.0 million included in interest expense) (see Note 17).

(2)Represents amounts reclassified in connection with the noncontrolling interest recorded for the proportionate ownership interest in the carrying value of Lionsgate Studios (see Note 2).

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Significant non-cash transactions during the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 include certain interest rate swap agreements, which are discussed in Note 17, "Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities".

There were no significant non-cash financing or investing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.