Lionsgate Studios Corp.LION
Lionsgate Studios Corp. New Standards Disclosure
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Guidance Adopted in Fiscal 2026
Income Taxes: In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, requiring public business entities, on an annual basis, to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. Additionally, the guidance requires all entities to disaggregate disclosures by jurisdiction on the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received), income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) and income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and therefore is effective with the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The disclosures required under the ASU have been applied retrospectively for all periods presented in the financial statements. See Note 15 for further information.
Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
Financial Instruments: In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)-Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, providing all entities with a practical expedient when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606. The practical expedient allows entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset when developing reasonable and supportable forecasts as part of estimating expected credit losses. In addition, it allows entities to consider collection activity after the balance sheet date when developing estimates of expected credit losses. The provisions differ from current U.S. GAAP as current guidance requires an entity to consider adjustments to historical credit loss experience to reflect the extent to which management expects current conditions to differ from the conditions that existed for the period over which historical information was evaluated. This ASU is effective for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and therefore will be effective beginning with the Company’s financial statements issued for the fiscal 2027 interim reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. Entities should apply the practical expedient, if elected, prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date. The Company will adopt this guidance for the interim periods within its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026, and does not expect it to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Income Statement: In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40), requiring public business entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and therefore will be effective beginning with the Company’s financial statements issued for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2028 and interim reporting periods beginning in fiscal 2029, with early adoption permitted. The disclosures required under the ASU can be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to any or all periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Business Combinations: In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). This standard clarifies the guidance in determining the acquirer in an acquisition transaction effected primarily by exchanging equity interests when the legal acquiree is a VIE that meets the definition of a business. The amendments require that an entity consider the same factors that are currently required for determining which entity is the accounting acquirer in other acquisition transactions. This ASU is effective for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and therefore will be effective beginning with the Company’s financial statements issued for the fiscal 2028 interim reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2025-03 requires that an entity apply the new guidance prospectively to any acquisition that occurs after the initial application date. The Company will adopt this guidance for the interim periods within its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2027, and the Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Interim Reporting: In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270) Narrow-Scope Improvements. The update provides clarifications intended to improve the consistency and usability of interim disclosure requirements, including a comprehensive listing of required interim disclosures and a new disclosure principle for reporting material events occurring after the most recent annual period. The amendments do not change the underlying objectives of interim reporting but are designed to enhance clarity in application. This update is effective for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and therefore will be effective beginning with the Company’s financial statements issued for the fiscal 2029 interim reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this guidance for the interim periods within its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2028, and does not expect it to have a material effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Government Grants: In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, which establishes authoritative guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants. Under ASU 2025-10, government grants are recognized when it is probable that the entity will both comply with the conditions of the grant and the grant will be received. The ASU provides specific accounting models for grants related to assets and grants related to income, including options to recognize government grants as deferred income or as a reduction of the asset’s cost basis. The ASU also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature of government grants, significant terms and conditions, accounting policies applied, and amounts recognized in the financial statements. ASU 2025-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, and therefore will be effective beginning with the Company’s financial statements issued for the fiscal 2030 interim reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this guidance for the interim periods within its fiscal year beginning April 1, 2029. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 27, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | May 30, 2025 | |
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