Event-Driven Stocks

Formerly MSG SPINCO, INC.

Spin-offSpun off from MSG

The two companies

Parent
MSG
↓ spun off ↓

Open either company's hub for its full SEC financials, ratios, ownership, filings, and every other event it's been part of.

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
NV
Record date
September 21, 2015
Distribution date
September 30, 2015
Ratio
1:1
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
September 11, 2015

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
MSG

No XBRL financials available.

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.FY25
Revenue
$1.04B
Operating income
$15M
Net income
−$22M
Total assets
$1.47B
Equity
−$281M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 1/7 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)119%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed1.6%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin1.4%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Activist holder13D on file

    An activist with a 5%+ stake (Schedule 13D) is a potential value-unlock catalyst.

  • Time since spin-off10.7 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.