NYSE:MSGS Madison Square Garden Q4 2025 Earnings Report $197.79 +1.25 (+0.64%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$197.74 -0.05 (-0.02%) As of 08/29/2025 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. ProfileEarnings HistoryForecast Madison Square Garden EPS ResultsActual EPS-$0.07Consensus EPS -$0.42Beat/MissBeat by +$0.35One Year Ago EPS$1.06Madison Square Garden Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$203.96 millionExpected Revenue$151.00 millionBeat/MissBeat by +$52.95 millionYoY Revenue Growth-10.30%Madison Square Garden Announcement DetailsQuarterQ4 2025Date8/12/2025TimeBefore Market OpensConference Call DateTuesday, August 12, 2025Conference Call Time10:00AM ETUpcoming EarningsMadison Square Garden's Q1 2026 earnings is scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025, with a conference call scheduled on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptPress Release (8-K)Annual Report (10-K)SEC FilingEarnings HistoryCompany ProfilePowered by Madison Square Garden Q4 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrAugust 12, 2025 ShareLink copied to clipboard.Key Takeaways Negative Sentiment: MSG Sports reported fiscal 2025 revenues of $1.04 billion and adjusted operating income of $38.2 million, but Q4 revenues fell to $204 million (from $227.3 million) with an adjusted operating loss of $16.8 million due to higher operating expenses and fewer home and playoff games. Positive Sentiment: The Knicks’ run to the Eastern Conference finals generated the highest per-game gate in team history, driving a combined 90% season-ticket renewal rate, higher food and beverage per-cap spending, and 775,000 net new social media followers. Neutral Sentiment: New NBA national media agreements (with Disney, NBCUniversal, Amazon) and the NHL’s Canadian deal will boost shared league revenues in fiscal 2026, while amended local rights with MSG Networks cut annual fees by 28% and 18% yet still leave overall media rights revenue poised to grow. Positive Sentiment: Premium hospitality delivered record suite revenues in fiscal 2025, backed by expanded and renovated club space, and MSG secured new sponsorships with Abu Dhabi and Lenovo alongside renewals with Verizon, Pepsi, and Benjamin Moore. Positive Sentiment: With approximately $145 million in cash, $291 million in debt, and $250 million of revolver capacity available, management highlights strong liquidity and financial flexibility and did not rule out future minority-stake sales. AI Generated. May Contain Errors.Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallMadison Square Garden Q4 202500:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2xTranscript SectionsPresentationParticipantsPresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Fiscal twenty twenty five Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question and answer session. Operator00:00:16I would now like to turn the call over to Ari Daines, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:00:22Thank you. Good morning, welcome to MSG Sports fiscal twenty twenty five fourth quarter and year end earnings conference call. Our Chief Operating Officer, Jamal Asain, will begin this morning's call with an update on the company's strategy and operations. This will be followed by a review of our financial results with Victoria Mink, our EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. After our prepared remarks, we will open up the call for questions. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:00:49If you do not have a copy of today's earnings release, it is available on the Investors section of our corporate website. Please take note of the following. Today's discussion may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Please refer to the company's filings with the SEC for a discussion of risks and uncertainties. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:01:22The company disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements that may be discussed during this call. On Pages four and five of today's earnings release, we provide consolidated statements of operations and a reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income or AOI, a non GAAP financial measure. And with that, I'll now turn the call over to Jamal. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:01:46Thank you, Ari, and good morning, everyone. Today, MSG Sports reported fiscal twenty twenty five full year results with revenues of more than $1,000,000,000 and adjusted operating income of $38,000,000 Driven by sustained consumer and corporate demand for the Knicks and Rangers, we saw increases in key in game revenue categories including ticketing, sponsorship and suites. This year's results also reflect the partial year impact of our recently amended local media rights agreements with MSG Networks as well as our investment in our teams. And as we look ahead with the company's marquee assets and strong business fundamentals, we believe we are well positioned to drive long term value for our shareholders. Now let's discuss our operations in more detail. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:02:45The Knicks capped off their season with a run to the Eastern Conference finals, which generated the highest per game gate revenues in team history. Since then, the team has welcomed two time NBA coach of the year, Mike Brown. On the hockey side, the rangers have also had a productive all season, including naming two time Stanley Cup winner, Mike Sullivan, as head coach. We are looking forward to the twenty five, twenty six seasons for both teams. Supporting the Knicks and Rangers along the way has been their loyal fans. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:03:24This past regular season, both combined average ticket yield and average paid attendance were up, which helped drive growth in ticketing revenue. And for the upcoming 02/2520 six seasons, the average combined season ticket renewal rate is currently at approximately 90%. I would note that while we made the decision to not raise season ticket prices for the Rangers as the team did not qualify for the playoffs, we did raise season ticket prices for the Knicks. In addition, we continue to optimize pricing and mix of individual and group sales to maximize revenues in the year ahead. Fan enthusiasm also translated into higher food and beverage per cap spending at the arena for fiscal twenty five as compared to the prior year. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:04:19In terms of merchandise, while in arena per cap spending was up modestly in fiscal twenty five, overall merchandise revenues, including online sales, did not reach last year's levels, which had included the positive impact of two New Jersey launches for the Rangers as compared to none in the current year. That said, we introduced several unique offerings this past season that resonated with fans, including exclusive merchandise drops with existing partners such as New York or Nowhere and Siegelman Stable. In fact, with the team's postseason performance, in arena single game Knicks merchandise sales hit new highs during the Eastern Conference finals. Beyond the arena, the thrill of the Knicks playoff run could be felt across the city where we hosted a number of special programs for our fans. That included numerous watch parties at various locations, including the Garden And Radio City Music Hall, as well as outdoor venues such as Central Park and the Fan Plaza outside the arena. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:05:28Throughout the playoffs, we also continued our efforts to deliver compelling content on social media, which helped drive over 775,000 net new followers across the Knicks and Rangers throughout the year. The team's combined following was almost 20,000,000 as of the end of fiscal twenty five. This year, we are gearing up for the Rangers one hundredth anniversary season and have special offerings and initiatives planned throughout the season to celebrate the team's centennial year. This is one way we will continue to forge stronger connections with our fans in the year ahead. Turning to media rights. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:06:13As a reminder, the NBA's new national media deals with Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon begin this upcoming season and will be reflected in our fiscal twenty six results. The NHL also recently announced a new twelve year agreement with Rogers Communications for the league's Canadian national media rights, which will start with the twenty sixth, twenty seventh season. In addition, at the June, our local media rights partner, MSG Networks, completed a restructuring of its credit facilities. As part of that restructuring, the Knicks and Rangers amended their respective local media rights agreements, which reflects ongoing changes across the RSN landscape. Those amendments included 2818% reductions in annual rights fees payable to the Knicks and Rangers respectively, effective 01/01/2025, along with an elimination of annual rights fee escalators. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:07:20They also include a shortening of the contract expirations to the end of the 02/2829 seasons. Turning to marketing partnerships. This past year, we welcomed several new marketing partners. That included Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and its Experience Abu Dhabi brand as the official patch partner of the Knicks as well as Lenovo and its subsidiary, Motorola. In addition, we reached multiyear renewals with Verizon, Pepsi, and Benjamin Moore. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:07:59As we look to fiscal twenty six, we believe we are well positioned to drive growth in this area of our business. In terms of our premium hospitality business, we saw another year of record suite revenues in fiscal twenty five. We benefited from the expanded event level club space as well as a number of event and Lexus level suites that were renovated ahead of the seasons. On the heels of this successful initiative, several more suites are in the process of being renovated, which we believe will again drive incremental revenue for our business in fiscal twenty six. So in summary, we are pleased with how our business has performed this past fiscal year. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:08:47And with recently announced franchise transactions at record level valuations across the professional sports landscape, we remain as confident as ever in the value of owning two iconic sports franchises. With that, I'll now turn the call over to Victoria. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:09:06Thank you, Jamal, and good morning, everyone. For fiscal twenty five, we generated total revenues of 1,040,000,000 and adjusted operating income of $38,200,000 Our results for the fiscal twenty twenty five fourth quarter reflected strong consumer and corporate demand for our teams as they completed their twenty four-twenty five regular seasons, followed by an extended playoff appearance from the Knicks. Our results also reflected a combined one fewer Knicks and Rangers regular season home game and six fewer playoff home games in our fourth quarter as compared to the prior year period. As a result, total revenues for the quarter were $2.00 $4,000,000 as compared to $227,300,000 in the prior year period. Event related revenues of $140,300,000 which mainly consists of ticket, food, beverage and merchandise revenues, inclusive of the playoffs, decreased 8% year over year. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:10:14Suites, sponsorship and signage revenues, also inclusive of the playoffs, were $31,900,000 a decrease of 8% year over year. In addition, national and local media rights fees of $27,800,000 decreased 2%, which included the impact of our amended local media rights agreements with MSG Networks. Adjusted operating income decreased $73,300,000 to an adjusted operating loss of $16,800,000 primarily due to higher direct operating expenses and to a lesser extent the decrease in revenues. AOI for our fiscal twenty twenty five fourth quarter includes $2,100,000 of non cash Arena operating lease costs as compared to $2,400,000 in the prior year period. The increase in direct operating expenses primarily reflected higher net provisions for certain team personnel transactions, higher team personnel compensation and corresponding luxury tax, as well as higher revenue sharing expenses net of escrow. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:11:24These increases were partially offset by lower playoff related expenses as well as other cost decreases. As we look ahead, we believe our business is poised to deliver revenue growth across all in arena categories in fiscal twenty twenty six. In addition, our results will reflect the impact of the NDA's new national media rights deals, a full year of our amended local media rights agreements as well as our continued investment in our teams. Turning to our balance sheet. At the end of the quarter, our cash balance was approximately $145,000,000 and our debt balance was $291,000,000 This was comprised of $267,000,000 under the NICS senior secured revolving credit facility and $24,000,000 advanced from the NHL. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:12:17So in summary, we are pleased with the strong demand we continue to see for our teams and remain confident in our ability to drive long term value for our shareholders. I will now turn the call back over to Ari. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:12:31Operator, can we now open the line for questions? Operator00:12:35Certainly. We will now begin the question and answer session. Your first question today comes from the line of Brandon Ross from LightShed Partners. Your line is open. Brandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners00:12:54Good morning. Thanks for taking the questions. Two for me. First, with the rework of the MSG Networks media rights, just wanted to see if that will mean anything for capital returns going forward. And then secondly, you alluded in the prepared, but last week, the bears sold a minority stake, I think, at an 8 plus billion dollar valuation. Brandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners00:13:19And your closest comp, the Lakers, sold for $10,000,000,000 And wondering if that now it makes sense for MSGS to look to sell some small minority stakes in the Knicks or the Rangers? Thank you. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:13:38Hi, Brandon. Thanks for the questions. I think I'll start. I'll take the capital returns and then, maybe pass it over to Jamal on the second part of your question. So first, let me start by saying that we believe our liquidity position is strong. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:13:55We ended the fiscal year with approximately $145,000,000 in cash on hand. I would note that we have a number of scheduled payments in the first quarter, including payroll and luxury tax. So that'll all be reflected in our cash balance at September 30. You know, but in addition to our cash on hand, we have the Nixon Rangers revolving credit facilities in place with $250,000,000 in borrowing capacity currently available on the Rangers revolver. So we believe we have substantial financial flexibility. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:14:30And in terms of capital allocation, our long term priorities remain the same. You know, the first is to maintain appropriate liquidity to fund our operations and invest in our core business. And second, we wanna make sure we have a strong balance sheet. And third, we plan to be opportunistic about other uses of our cash. Yeah. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:14:52So right now, we do have greater clarity. We can make our near term capital allocation decisions, you know, with the amendments to our local media rights agreements being completed. Know, but we wouldn't rule out a return of a capital program in the future. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:15:14Hey, Brandon. Great. Okay. In response to your question then, as as I mentioned earlier, we we remain as confident as ever in the value of our teams, but the the short answer is we don't have anything to report. You know, you you mentioned the two recent transactions, but it's not just those two. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:15:33There have been several other recent transactions, both rumored, early stage, recently finalized that demonstrate that these are scarce valuable assets. And in the case of MSG Sports, we don't think that that value is appropriately reflected in our current stock price. We we just don't. And so we would never rule out the possibility of a minority stake sale. But as I said, we also have nothing to report at this time. Brandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners00:16:05Thank you. Operator00:16:08Your next question comes from the line of Peter Cipino from Wolfe Research. Your line is open. Peter SupinoMD & Senior Analyst - Media & Entertainment, Cable & Telecom at Wolfe Research, LLC00:16:15Hello, good morning. A question about the NBA's current looking for a national, RSN possibility, one that might include several different or many teams. We're wondering if you'd be open to participating in something like this once your deal with MSG Networks expires, or how else do you see the RSN business evolving over the long term? Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:16:44Good morning, Peter, and thanks thanks for that question. You know, media rights are certainly a complex ecosystem. And while we aren't going to comment on hypotheticals, we continue to monitor the changes, and those changes are impacting both national and local rights. With respect to national rights, the NBA's new national media deals are scheduled to begin this upcoming season. And then on the hockey side, the NHL's Canadian media deals run through the 2526 season, and they also recently announced the new twelve year agreement starting thereafter. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:17:22And then their US national media deals run through the 2728 season. And then there are there are the local rights, which includes regional sports networks. And the RSN industry just continues to evolve. That said, we continue to believe that local media coverage is a valuable part of our ecosystem and that RSNs drive enhanced fan engagement through content that is tailored for local markets. And in our case, we are a rights holder for two marquee sports franchises. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:18:02So from that standpoint, we will continue to monitor the changes, but from that position as a rights holder for two marquee sports franchises. Peter SupinoMD & Senior Analyst - Media & Entertainment, Cable & Telecom at Wolfe Research, LLC00:18:15Alright. Thank you. And then a second question, if I may. There are some scheduled changes to, the tax deductibility of compensation for 2027. Could you help us think about that for earnings purposes, Chris? Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:18:31Yeah. Hi, Peter. You know, so we're assessing the impact of these changes in tax regulations. You know, just to be clear for our company, you know, those changes would become effective for our year ended 06/30/2028. So at this time, we just have nothing further to share on that front. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:18:56All right. Thank you. Operator00:19:00Your next question comes from the line of David Joyce from Seaport Research Partners. Your line is open. David JoyceSenior Equity Analyst - Media Sector at Seaport Research Partners00:19:08Thank you. A little bit more on the rights front, please. Could you remind us of the net financial impact of the national deal versus the local deal in terms of the cadence of how the NBA revenues would be reflecting throughout the year? And what is changing in the availability of games on either of those platforms? And then if you could also delve into more to the impact of the Knicks Playoffs games from a financial perspective. Thanks. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:19:43Sure. Hi, David. Yeah. So taking a step back, right, as you know, all NBA teams, share equally in national media rights fees. And at the league level, players receive about 50 percent of the league wide revenues, including from the national media rights fees. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:20:04Right? So starting with the upcoming season, the NBA will see a step up in the average annual value for its national media rights as well as increased escalators thereafter. So in turn, we will see an increase in our National Meteorites revenue. Now fiscal twenty six will also reflect the full run rate impact of lower local media rights fees or about a $24,000,000 decrease in our contractual fees year over year. However, you know, even taking into account local you know, lower local media rights, we still expect an increase in our overall media rights revenue in fiscal twenty six. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:20:48You know, what I would note, right, that our local rights agreements include thresholds around the number of live game telecast to be exclusively provided to MSG Networks, you know, such as a minimum number of total regular season games. So if certain of those thresholds aren't met as a result of the new NBA national deals, our local rights agreements would provide for a further reduction in our local media rights fees. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:21:17And then I will happily talk about the playoffs. I mean, my gosh. What what a thrill ride that was for for this entire city. I mean, wow. And and what a run like that does is it results in several benefits to our business. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:21:35From a ticketing standpoint, a playoff run usually increases demand across all of our offerings, whether it's season ticket renewals, sales to new members, or individual and group ticket sales. As I mentioned earlier, our average combined renewal rate for season ticket packages is already approximately 90%, and that reflects Nick's season ticket price increases given the team's strong performance. From a fan engagement standpoint, it also drives new fans. I mentioned the 775,000 net new social media followers that we added in fiscal twenty five. Of those new followers, almost half were added during that playoff run. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:22:24And then that increased demand also extends to the corporate side of our business, which allows us to sell more premium hospitality and more marketing partnerships. So we are already seeing the momentum from the playoffs carry forward as we approach next season. I'll let Victoria talk about the financial impact in a little bit more detail. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:22:47Sure. Yeah. Let me, provide a little bit more color here. So the playoffs result in significant incremental business for our company, you know, depending on the length of the playoff run, yeah, as you can see in our results today. So, you know, in general, playoff tickets are priced at a premium to regular season games and increase each round. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:23:08And as noted earlier, the Knicks Eastern Conference finals run generated the highest per game gate in team history. And food and beverage and merchandise per cap spending typically runs above regular season averages. Now so this past quarter, we hosted nine playoff games at The Garden as compared to 15 last year. Alright. And as a result, our playoff related revenues for the fourth quarter were a $115,200,000, as compared to a 128,000,000 in the prior year period. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:23:45This this translates to about, $12,800,000 in average per game revenues. In addition, there were approximately 5,800,000.0 in average per game direct operating expenses as well as we incur some additional marketing and administrative costs, in connection with the overall playoff participation. You know? But as Jamal mentioned, you know, we expect to see the positive impact of the playoffs this past season across our entire business in fiscal 'twenty six. David JoyceSenior Equity Analyst - Media Sector at Seaport Research Partners00:24:21Great. Thank you very much. Operator00:24:25Your final question today comes from the line of Joseph Stauff from Susquehanna. Your line is open. Joseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International Group00:24:33Thank you. Good morning. Wondering if you could talk about your OpEx outlook and upcoming season, in particular, how to think about team comp and other relevant inputs? And then for my second question, kind of given the success of the season last year, Jamal, you had mentioned a number of the sponsorship renewals and relationships that you have. What's the right way to think about sponsorship growth, in the upcoming season, please? Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:25:09Hi, Joe. So regarding operating expenses, so while we're not providing specific guidance, we expect our results for fiscal twenty six to reflect those higher team operating expenses. And that's gonna include higher team personnel compensation and luxury tax with the next current roster above the threshold. Now as you may know, the NBA salary cap increased from a $140,600,000 a $104,600,000 for the 2526 season. And the NHL salary cap increased, from $88,000,000 to $95,500,000. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:25:53Now in addition, the NBA luxury tax threshold for the 2526 season, it increased to a 187,900,000, which is up from a $170,800,000 this past season, which is measured by the roster at the end of the season. But I'd also remind you that in fiscal twenty five, our results included expenses for certain team personnel transactions. So we would also expect the know, that to impact our year over year comparison in fiscal twenty six. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:26:32Morning, Joan. Thanks thanks for the question. We're seeing good momentum in marketing partnerships, and that that's following a year of growth in in fiscal twenty five. Just to look back once more on on fiscal twenty five, you know, I mentioned the the multiyear extensions with Verizon and Benjamin Moore and the the new multiyear deal with Lenovo and subsidiary Motorola and the the partnership with Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and Experience Abu Dhabi becoming a global marketing partner and the official patch partner of the Knicks. So as we sit here today and, you know, coming off that extended Knicks playoff run, which as we discussed earlier, will allow us to sell more marketing partnerships and to capitalize on a number of opportunities, including renewals and premium available inventory. So when you take all that and as we look ahead to fiscal twenty six, while as Victoria mentioned, we are not providing specific guidance, we believe we are well positioned to drive another year of growth in fiscal twenty six. Joseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International Group00:27:49If I could have a quick follow-up, like prior to the season or right before the season, is there a way to think about how much of those larger sponsorship deals are locked one would think most of it, but I was just curious to think about what that actual percentage is. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:28:14Yeah. Sure. As a follow-up there. Yeah. I mean, we have a number of multiyear deals, and, you know, this is how we like to position ourselves with our marketing partners is to always have sort of a continuing pipeline of partners under contract and then, you know, new partnership opportunities that we can pursue. Joseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International Group00:28:39Got it. Thanks a lot. Operator00:28:43And that concludes our question and answer session. I will now turn the call back over to Ari Daines for closing remarks. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:28:50Thank you all for joining us. We look forward to speaking with you on our next earnings call. Have a good day. Operator00:28:56This concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesAri DanesInvestor RelationsJamaal LesaneCOOVictoria MinkEVP, CFO & TreasurerAnalystsBrandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed PartnersPeter SupinoMD & Senior Analyst - Media & Entertainment, Cable & Telecom at Wolfe Research, LLCDavid JoyceSenior Equity Analyst - Media Sector at Seaport Research PartnersJoseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International GroupPowered by Earnings DocumentsPress Release(8-K)Annual report(10-K) Madison Square Garden Earnings HeadlinesMadison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE:MSGS) Just Released Its Annual Results And Analysts Are Updating Their EstimatesAugust 15, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWhat To Expect From Madison Square Garden Sports Corp (MSGS) Q4 2025 EarningsAugust 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWashington prepares for warWhile the headlines obsess over overseas conflicts, Washington has been quietly preparing for something much bigger here at home. 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Sign up for Earnings360's daily newsletter to receive timely earnings updates on Madison Square Garden and other key companies, straight to your email. Email Address About Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) Sports Corp (NYSE: MSGS) is a leading sports and entertainment holding company focused on professional sports franchises and related media assets. The company owns and operates teams such as the NBA’s New York Knicks, the NHL’s New York Rangers and the WNBA’s New York Liberty. Through these flagship franchises, MSG Sports offers a range of products and services including ticketing, premium seating and sponsorship opportunities, targeting fans in the New York metropolitan area and beyond. In addition to team operations, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp holds a majority stake in MSG Networks, a regional cable network that broadcasts live sporting events, news and original programming. This media platform extends the company’s reach to a national and international audience, providing marketing and advertising avenues that complement its live event offerings. The company also manages digital platforms and fan engagement tools that support ticket sales, merchandising and content distribution. Madison Square Garden Sports Corp was formed in April 2020 following a spin-off from MSG Inc., separating its sports business from live entertainment assets now trading under a different name. The spin-off aimed to provide investors with a pure-play vehicle to participate in the growth of professional sports and related media rights. Headquartered in New York City, the company benefits from the legacy and iconic venues associated with the Madison Square Garden brand. Led by Executive Chairman and CEO James L. Dolan, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp leverages strong franchise recognition and diversified revenue streams to pursue long-term growth. The company’s operations are concentrated in one of the world’s largest media markets, and it continues to explore opportunities for digital expansion and enhanced fan experiences across its properties.Written by Jeffrey Neal JohnsonView Madison Square Garden ProfileRead more More Earnings Resources from MarketBeat Earnings Tools Today's Earnings Tomorrow's Earnings Next Week's Earnings Upcoming Earnings Calls Earnings Newsletter Earnings Call Transcripts Earnings Beats & Misses Corporate Guidance Earnings Screener Earnings By Country U.S. Earnings Reports Canadian Earnings Reports U.K. Earnings Reports Latest Articles DICKS’s Sporting Goods Stock Dropped After Earnings—Is It a Buy?NVIDIA's Earnings Show a Green Light for Taiwan Semiconductor After Earnings Miss, Walmart Is Still a Top Consumer Staples PlayRoyal Caribbean Earnings Beat Fuels Strong 2025 OutlookDLocal Stock Soars 43% After Earnings Beat and Raised GuidanceGreen Dot's 30% Rally: Turnaround Takes Off on Explosive EarningsElbit Systems Jumps on Record Earnings and a $1.6B Contract Upcoming Earnings Salesforce (9/3/2025)Broadcom (9/4/2025)Oracle (9/8/2025)Synopsys (9/9/2025)Adobe (9/11/2025)FedEx (9/18/2025)Micron Technology (9/23/2025)AutoZone (9/23/2025)Cintas (9/24/2025)Costco Wholesale (9/25/2025) Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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PresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Fiscal twenty twenty five Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question and answer session. Operator00:00:16I would now like to turn the call over to Ari Daines, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:00:22Thank you. Good morning, welcome to MSG Sports fiscal twenty twenty five fourth quarter and year end earnings conference call. Our Chief Operating Officer, Jamal Asain, will begin this morning's call with an update on the company's strategy and operations. This will be followed by a review of our financial results with Victoria Mink, our EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. After our prepared remarks, we will open up the call for questions. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:00:49If you do not have a copy of today's earnings release, it is available on the Investors section of our corporate website. Please take note of the following. Today's discussion may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Please refer to the company's filings with the SEC for a discussion of risks and uncertainties. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:01:22The company disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements that may be discussed during this call. On Pages four and five of today's earnings release, we provide consolidated statements of operations and a reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income or AOI, a non GAAP financial measure. And with that, I'll now turn the call over to Jamal. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:01:46Thank you, Ari, and good morning, everyone. Today, MSG Sports reported fiscal twenty twenty five full year results with revenues of more than $1,000,000,000 and adjusted operating income of $38,000,000 Driven by sustained consumer and corporate demand for the Knicks and Rangers, we saw increases in key in game revenue categories including ticketing, sponsorship and suites. This year's results also reflect the partial year impact of our recently amended local media rights agreements with MSG Networks as well as our investment in our teams. And as we look ahead with the company's marquee assets and strong business fundamentals, we believe we are well positioned to drive long term value for our shareholders. Now let's discuss our operations in more detail. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:02:45The Knicks capped off their season with a run to the Eastern Conference finals, which generated the highest per game gate revenues in team history. Since then, the team has welcomed two time NBA coach of the year, Mike Brown. On the hockey side, the rangers have also had a productive all season, including naming two time Stanley Cup winner, Mike Sullivan, as head coach. We are looking forward to the twenty five, twenty six seasons for both teams. Supporting the Knicks and Rangers along the way has been their loyal fans. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:03:24This past regular season, both combined average ticket yield and average paid attendance were up, which helped drive growth in ticketing revenue. And for the upcoming 02/2520 six seasons, the average combined season ticket renewal rate is currently at approximately 90%. I would note that while we made the decision to not raise season ticket prices for the Rangers as the team did not qualify for the playoffs, we did raise season ticket prices for the Knicks. In addition, we continue to optimize pricing and mix of individual and group sales to maximize revenues in the year ahead. Fan enthusiasm also translated into higher food and beverage per cap spending at the arena for fiscal twenty five as compared to the prior year. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:04:19In terms of merchandise, while in arena per cap spending was up modestly in fiscal twenty five, overall merchandise revenues, including online sales, did not reach last year's levels, which had included the positive impact of two New Jersey launches for the Rangers as compared to none in the current year. That said, we introduced several unique offerings this past season that resonated with fans, including exclusive merchandise drops with existing partners such as New York or Nowhere and Siegelman Stable. In fact, with the team's postseason performance, in arena single game Knicks merchandise sales hit new highs during the Eastern Conference finals. Beyond the arena, the thrill of the Knicks playoff run could be felt across the city where we hosted a number of special programs for our fans. That included numerous watch parties at various locations, including the Garden And Radio City Music Hall, as well as outdoor venues such as Central Park and the Fan Plaza outside the arena. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:05:28Throughout the playoffs, we also continued our efforts to deliver compelling content on social media, which helped drive over 775,000 net new followers across the Knicks and Rangers throughout the year. The team's combined following was almost 20,000,000 as of the end of fiscal twenty five. This year, we are gearing up for the Rangers one hundredth anniversary season and have special offerings and initiatives planned throughout the season to celebrate the team's centennial year. This is one way we will continue to forge stronger connections with our fans in the year ahead. Turning to media rights. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:06:13As a reminder, the NBA's new national media deals with Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon begin this upcoming season and will be reflected in our fiscal twenty six results. The NHL also recently announced a new twelve year agreement with Rogers Communications for the league's Canadian national media rights, which will start with the twenty sixth, twenty seventh season. In addition, at the June, our local media rights partner, MSG Networks, completed a restructuring of its credit facilities. As part of that restructuring, the Knicks and Rangers amended their respective local media rights agreements, which reflects ongoing changes across the RSN landscape. Those amendments included 2818% reductions in annual rights fees payable to the Knicks and Rangers respectively, effective 01/01/2025, along with an elimination of annual rights fee escalators. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:07:20They also include a shortening of the contract expirations to the end of the 02/2829 seasons. Turning to marketing partnerships. This past year, we welcomed several new marketing partners. That included Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and its Experience Abu Dhabi brand as the official patch partner of the Knicks as well as Lenovo and its subsidiary, Motorola. In addition, we reached multiyear renewals with Verizon, Pepsi, and Benjamin Moore. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:07:59As we look to fiscal twenty six, we believe we are well positioned to drive growth in this area of our business. In terms of our premium hospitality business, we saw another year of record suite revenues in fiscal twenty five. We benefited from the expanded event level club space as well as a number of event and Lexus level suites that were renovated ahead of the seasons. On the heels of this successful initiative, several more suites are in the process of being renovated, which we believe will again drive incremental revenue for our business in fiscal twenty six. So in summary, we are pleased with how our business has performed this past fiscal year. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:08:47And with recently announced franchise transactions at record level valuations across the professional sports landscape, we remain as confident as ever in the value of owning two iconic sports franchises. With that, I'll now turn the call over to Victoria. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:09:06Thank you, Jamal, and good morning, everyone. For fiscal twenty five, we generated total revenues of 1,040,000,000 and adjusted operating income of $38,200,000 Our results for the fiscal twenty twenty five fourth quarter reflected strong consumer and corporate demand for our teams as they completed their twenty four-twenty five regular seasons, followed by an extended playoff appearance from the Knicks. Our results also reflected a combined one fewer Knicks and Rangers regular season home game and six fewer playoff home games in our fourth quarter as compared to the prior year period. As a result, total revenues for the quarter were $2.00 $4,000,000 as compared to $227,300,000 in the prior year period. Event related revenues of $140,300,000 which mainly consists of ticket, food, beverage and merchandise revenues, inclusive of the playoffs, decreased 8% year over year. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:10:14Suites, sponsorship and signage revenues, also inclusive of the playoffs, were $31,900,000 a decrease of 8% year over year. In addition, national and local media rights fees of $27,800,000 decreased 2%, which included the impact of our amended local media rights agreements with MSG Networks. Adjusted operating income decreased $73,300,000 to an adjusted operating loss of $16,800,000 primarily due to higher direct operating expenses and to a lesser extent the decrease in revenues. AOI for our fiscal twenty twenty five fourth quarter includes $2,100,000 of non cash Arena operating lease costs as compared to $2,400,000 in the prior year period. The increase in direct operating expenses primarily reflected higher net provisions for certain team personnel transactions, higher team personnel compensation and corresponding luxury tax, as well as higher revenue sharing expenses net of escrow. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:11:24These increases were partially offset by lower playoff related expenses as well as other cost decreases. As we look ahead, we believe our business is poised to deliver revenue growth across all in arena categories in fiscal twenty twenty six. In addition, our results will reflect the impact of the NDA's new national media rights deals, a full year of our amended local media rights agreements as well as our continued investment in our teams. Turning to our balance sheet. At the end of the quarter, our cash balance was approximately $145,000,000 and our debt balance was $291,000,000 This was comprised of $267,000,000 under the NICS senior secured revolving credit facility and $24,000,000 advanced from the NHL. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:12:17So in summary, we are pleased with the strong demand we continue to see for our teams and remain confident in our ability to drive long term value for our shareholders. I will now turn the call back over to Ari. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:12:31Operator, can we now open the line for questions? Operator00:12:35Certainly. We will now begin the question and answer session. Your first question today comes from the line of Brandon Ross from LightShed Partners. Your line is open. Brandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners00:12:54Good morning. Thanks for taking the questions. Two for me. First, with the rework of the MSG Networks media rights, just wanted to see if that will mean anything for capital returns going forward. And then secondly, you alluded in the prepared, but last week, the bears sold a minority stake, I think, at an 8 plus billion dollar valuation. Brandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners00:13:19And your closest comp, the Lakers, sold for $10,000,000,000 And wondering if that now it makes sense for MSGS to look to sell some small minority stakes in the Knicks or the Rangers? Thank you. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:13:38Hi, Brandon. Thanks for the questions. I think I'll start. I'll take the capital returns and then, maybe pass it over to Jamal on the second part of your question. So first, let me start by saying that we believe our liquidity position is strong. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:13:55We ended the fiscal year with approximately $145,000,000 in cash on hand. I would note that we have a number of scheduled payments in the first quarter, including payroll and luxury tax. So that'll all be reflected in our cash balance at September 30. You know, but in addition to our cash on hand, we have the Nixon Rangers revolving credit facilities in place with $250,000,000 in borrowing capacity currently available on the Rangers revolver. So we believe we have substantial financial flexibility. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:14:30And in terms of capital allocation, our long term priorities remain the same. You know, the first is to maintain appropriate liquidity to fund our operations and invest in our core business. And second, we wanna make sure we have a strong balance sheet. And third, we plan to be opportunistic about other uses of our cash. Yeah. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:14:52So right now, we do have greater clarity. We can make our near term capital allocation decisions, you know, with the amendments to our local media rights agreements being completed. Know, but we wouldn't rule out a return of a capital program in the future. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:15:14Hey, Brandon. Great. Okay. In response to your question then, as as I mentioned earlier, we we remain as confident as ever in the value of our teams, but the the short answer is we don't have anything to report. You know, you you mentioned the two recent transactions, but it's not just those two. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:15:33There have been several other recent transactions, both rumored, early stage, recently finalized that demonstrate that these are scarce valuable assets. And in the case of MSG Sports, we don't think that that value is appropriately reflected in our current stock price. We we just don't. And so we would never rule out the possibility of a minority stake sale. But as I said, we also have nothing to report at this time. Brandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners00:16:05Thank you. Operator00:16:08Your next question comes from the line of Peter Cipino from Wolfe Research. Your line is open. Peter SupinoMD & Senior Analyst - Media & Entertainment, Cable & Telecom at Wolfe Research, LLC00:16:15Hello, good morning. A question about the NBA's current looking for a national, RSN possibility, one that might include several different or many teams. We're wondering if you'd be open to participating in something like this once your deal with MSG Networks expires, or how else do you see the RSN business evolving over the long term? Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:16:44Good morning, Peter, and thanks thanks for that question. You know, media rights are certainly a complex ecosystem. And while we aren't going to comment on hypotheticals, we continue to monitor the changes, and those changes are impacting both national and local rights. With respect to national rights, the NBA's new national media deals are scheduled to begin this upcoming season. And then on the hockey side, the NHL's Canadian media deals run through the 2526 season, and they also recently announced the new twelve year agreement starting thereafter. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:17:22And then their US national media deals run through the 2728 season. And then there are there are the local rights, which includes regional sports networks. And the RSN industry just continues to evolve. That said, we continue to believe that local media coverage is a valuable part of our ecosystem and that RSNs drive enhanced fan engagement through content that is tailored for local markets. And in our case, we are a rights holder for two marquee sports franchises. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:18:02So from that standpoint, we will continue to monitor the changes, but from that position as a rights holder for two marquee sports franchises. Peter SupinoMD & Senior Analyst - Media & Entertainment, Cable & Telecom at Wolfe Research, LLC00:18:15Alright. Thank you. And then a second question, if I may. There are some scheduled changes to, the tax deductibility of compensation for 2027. Could you help us think about that for earnings purposes, Chris? Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:18:31Yeah. Hi, Peter. You know, so we're assessing the impact of these changes in tax regulations. You know, just to be clear for our company, you know, those changes would become effective for our year ended 06/30/2028. So at this time, we just have nothing further to share on that front. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:18:56All right. Thank you. Operator00:19:00Your next question comes from the line of David Joyce from Seaport Research Partners. Your line is open. David JoyceSenior Equity Analyst - Media Sector at Seaport Research Partners00:19:08Thank you. A little bit more on the rights front, please. Could you remind us of the net financial impact of the national deal versus the local deal in terms of the cadence of how the NBA revenues would be reflecting throughout the year? And what is changing in the availability of games on either of those platforms? And then if you could also delve into more to the impact of the Knicks Playoffs games from a financial perspective. Thanks. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:19:43Sure. Hi, David. Yeah. So taking a step back, right, as you know, all NBA teams, share equally in national media rights fees. And at the league level, players receive about 50 percent of the league wide revenues, including from the national media rights fees. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:20:04Right? So starting with the upcoming season, the NBA will see a step up in the average annual value for its national media rights as well as increased escalators thereafter. So in turn, we will see an increase in our National Meteorites revenue. Now fiscal twenty six will also reflect the full run rate impact of lower local media rights fees or about a $24,000,000 decrease in our contractual fees year over year. However, you know, even taking into account local you know, lower local media rights, we still expect an increase in our overall media rights revenue in fiscal twenty six. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:20:48You know, what I would note, right, that our local rights agreements include thresholds around the number of live game telecast to be exclusively provided to MSG Networks, you know, such as a minimum number of total regular season games. So if certain of those thresholds aren't met as a result of the new NBA national deals, our local rights agreements would provide for a further reduction in our local media rights fees. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:21:17And then I will happily talk about the playoffs. I mean, my gosh. What what a thrill ride that was for for this entire city. I mean, wow. And and what a run like that does is it results in several benefits to our business. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:21:35From a ticketing standpoint, a playoff run usually increases demand across all of our offerings, whether it's season ticket renewals, sales to new members, or individual and group ticket sales. As I mentioned earlier, our average combined renewal rate for season ticket packages is already approximately 90%, and that reflects Nick's season ticket price increases given the team's strong performance. From a fan engagement standpoint, it also drives new fans. I mentioned the 775,000 net new social media followers that we added in fiscal twenty five. Of those new followers, almost half were added during that playoff run. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:22:24And then that increased demand also extends to the corporate side of our business, which allows us to sell more premium hospitality and more marketing partnerships. So we are already seeing the momentum from the playoffs carry forward as we approach next season. I'll let Victoria talk about the financial impact in a little bit more detail. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:22:47Sure. Yeah. Let me, provide a little bit more color here. So the playoffs result in significant incremental business for our company, you know, depending on the length of the playoff run, yeah, as you can see in our results today. So, you know, in general, playoff tickets are priced at a premium to regular season games and increase each round. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:23:08And as noted earlier, the Knicks Eastern Conference finals run generated the highest per game gate in team history. And food and beverage and merchandise per cap spending typically runs above regular season averages. Now so this past quarter, we hosted nine playoff games at The Garden as compared to 15 last year. Alright. And as a result, our playoff related revenues for the fourth quarter were a $115,200,000, as compared to a 128,000,000 in the prior year period. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:23:45This this translates to about, $12,800,000 in average per game revenues. In addition, there were approximately 5,800,000.0 in average per game direct operating expenses as well as we incur some additional marketing and administrative costs, in connection with the overall playoff participation. You know? But as Jamal mentioned, you know, we expect to see the positive impact of the playoffs this past season across our entire business in fiscal 'twenty six. David JoyceSenior Equity Analyst - Media Sector at Seaport Research Partners00:24:21Great. Thank you very much. Operator00:24:25Your final question today comes from the line of Joseph Stauff from Susquehanna. Your line is open. Joseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International Group00:24:33Thank you. Good morning. Wondering if you could talk about your OpEx outlook and upcoming season, in particular, how to think about team comp and other relevant inputs? And then for my second question, kind of given the success of the season last year, Jamal, you had mentioned a number of the sponsorship renewals and relationships that you have. What's the right way to think about sponsorship growth, in the upcoming season, please? Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:25:09Hi, Joe. So regarding operating expenses, so while we're not providing specific guidance, we expect our results for fiscal twenty six to reflect those higher team operating expenses. And that's gonna include higher team personnel compensation and luxury tax with the next current roster above the threshold. Now as you may know, the NBA salary cap increased from a $140,600,000 a $104,600,000 for the 2526 season. And the NHL salary cap increased, from $88,000,000 to $95,500,000. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:25:53Now in addition, the NBA luxury tax threshold for the 2526 season, it increased to a 187,900,000, which is up from a $170,800,000 this past season, which is measured by the roster at the end of the season. But I'd also remind you that in fiscal twenty five, our results included expenses for certain team personnel transactions. So we would also expect the know, that to impact our year over year comparison in fiscal twenty six. Jamaal LesaneCOO at Madison Square Garden Sports00:26:32Morning, Joan. Thanks thanks for the question. We're seeing good momentum in marketing partnerships, and that that's following a year of growth in in fiscal twenty five. Just to look back once more on on fiscal twenty five, you know, I mentioned the the multiyear extensions with Verizon and Benjamin Moore and the the new multiyear deal with Lenovo and subsidiary Motorola and the the partnership with Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and Experience Abu Dhabi becoming a global marketing partner and the official patch partner of the Knicks. So as we sit here today and, you know, coming off that extended Knicks playoff run, which as we discussed earlier, will allow us to sell more marketing partnerships and to capitalize on a number of opportunities, including renewals and premium available inventory. So when you take all that and as we look ahead to fiscal twenty six, while as Victoria mentioned, we are not providing specific guidance, we believe we are well positioned to drive another year of growth in fiscal twenty six. Joseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International Group00:27:49If I could have a quick follow-up, like prior to the season or right before the season, is there a way to think about how much of those larger sponsorship deals are locked one would think most of it, but I was just curious to think about what that actual percentage is. Victoria MinkEVP, CFO & Treasurer at Madison Square Garden Sports00:28:14Yeah. Sure. As a follow-up there. Yeah. I mean, we have a number of multiyear deals, and, you know, this is how we like to position ourselves with our marketing partners is to always have sort of a continuing pipeline of partners under contract and then, you know, new partnership opportunities that we can pursue. Joseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International Group00:28:39Got it. Thanks a lot. Operator00:28:43And that concludes our question and answer session. I will now turn the call back over to Ari Daines for closing remarks. Ari DanesInvestor Relations at Madison Square Garden Sports00:28:50Thank you all for joining us. We look forward to speaking with you on our next earnings call. Have a good day. Operator00:28:56This concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesAri DanesInvestor RelationsJamaal LesaneCOOVictoria MinkEVP, CFO & TreasurerAnalystsBrandon RossPartner, Media & Technology Analyst at LightShed PartnersPeter SupinoMD & Senior Analyst - Media & Entertainment, Cable & Telecom at Wolfe Research, LLCDavid JoyceSenior Equity Analyst - Media Sector at Seaport Research PartnersJoseph StauffSenior Equity Research Analyst at Susquehanna International GroupPowered by