Every material Form 8-K Madison Square Garden Sports filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Alexander Shvartsman resigned as Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, effective November 24, 2025, to take the same role at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. The company's board appointed Christopher Ripp, 38, a Company employee since 2020 and Vice President, Accounting since July 2022, to succeed him on the same date. The filing says Shvartsman's departure did not involve any disagreement with auditors or management on accounting or disclosure matters.
Shvartsman resigned on November 19, 2025, effective November 24, 2025, and the filing says there was no disagreement with auditors or management.
Ripp, 38, becomes Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective November 24, 2025.
Ripp's employment agreement sets a base salary of not less than $350,000 and a target bonus of not less than 40% of salary.
Ripp's agreement provides severance of at least his base salary plus target bonus if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason before the third anniversary of his start date.
Subsidiaries New York Knicks and New York Rangers amended and restated their senior secured revolving credit agreements on November 6, 2025. Both facilities now mature November 6, 2030, and the Knicks used the new facility to refinance $267 million of borrowings under its 2021 agreement. The filing describes the terms, including floating-rate pricing, a minimum debt service ratio of 1.5:1.00, and customary covenants and default provisions.
Knicks revolving credit facility increased to up to $425 million, maturing November 6, 2030
The $267 million outstanding under the 2021 Knicks facility was refinanced in full
Rangers revolving credit facility of up to $250 million, maturing November 6, 2030, with no borrowings outstanding as of November 6, 2025
Both agreements require a minimum debt service ratio of at least 1.5:1.00
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. reported fiscal first-quarter 2026 results for the period ended September 30, 2025, with revenue down $13.9 million, or 26%, from the prior year period. The operating loss widened to $27.4 million from $8.3 million, and the net loss was $8.8 million, or $0.37 per share, compared with $0.31 per share a year earlier.
Revenue of $39.5 million, down $13.9 million (26%), mainly from lower league distributions of $11.4 million and local media rights fees down $2.3 million
Operating loss of $27.4 million versus $8.3 million a year earlier; adjusted operating loss of $20.8 million versus $2.3 million
Net loss of $8.8 million, or $0.37 per share, versus a net loss of $7.5 million, or $0.31 per share, a year earlier
Combined average season ticket renewal rate for the Knicks and Rangers is approximately 94% for the 2025-26 seasons
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) reported fiscal 2025 revenues of $1.04 billion, up 1%, but operating income fell to $14.8 million and the company recorded a net loss of $22.4 million for the year. In the fourth quarter, revenue fell 10% to $204.0 million and the company posted an operating loss, mainly due to higher direct operating expenses, which matters to shareholders because profit fell sharply even as annual sales edged up.
Fiscal 2025 revenues were $1,039.2 million, up $12.1 million, or 1%, from the prior year
Fiscal 2025 operating income was $14.8 million, down $131.2 million; net loss was $22.4 million, or $0.93 per diluted share
Fourth-quarter revenues were $204.0 million, down $23.3 million, or 10%; operating loss was $22.6 million versus operating income of $52.3 million a year earlier
Fourth-quarter direct operating expenses rose $47.1 million, or 44%, including $42.8 million of higher net provisions for certain team personnel transactions
For the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2025, MSG Sports reported revenues of $424.2 million, down 1%, and operating income of $32.3 million, down 59%. It posted a net loss of $14.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with net income of $37.9 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, a year earlier, mainly because direct operating expenses rose $43.3 million. The company also disclosed proposed amendments to Knicks and Rangers local media rights agreements with MSG Networks that would cut annual rights fees, with definitive documentation expected by June 27, 2025.
Revenues were $424.2 million, down $5.8 million or 1% from $430.0 million a year earlier.
Operating income was $32.3 million versus $79.7 million; adjusted operating income was $36.9 million versus $88.7 million.
Net loss was $14.2 million, or $0.59 per share, versus net income of $37.9 million, or $1.57 per diluted share.
Proposed MSG Networks amendments would reduce annual rights fees by 28% for the Knicks and 18% for the Rangers, with definitive documents expected by June 27, 2025.
MSG Sports reported fiscal second-quarter results for the three months ended December 31, 2024, in a press release furnished with an 8-K on February 4, 2025. Revenue rose 9% on three more home regular-season games and higher per-game revenue, but operating income fell 54% as direct operating expenses rose faster than revenue, cutting diluted earnings per share to $0.05 from $0.59.
Revenue was $357.8 million, up $30.9 million (9%) from the prior year quarter.
Operating income was $13.3 million, down $15.5 million (54%); adjusted operating income was $20.2 million, down 45%.
Direct operating expenses rose $43.5 million (19%) to $275.8 million, driven mainly by higher team personnel compensation and league revenue sharing and luxury tax.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.05 versus $0.59 a year earlier; net income was $1.1 million versus $14.2 million.
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. signed an employment agreement with Chief Financial Officer Victoria M. Mink, effective January 1, 2025. The filing sets her annual base salary at not less than $1,000,000 and expects long-term incentive grants with an aggregate target value of not less than $1,500,000, and it extends the scheduled expiration to January 1, 2028.
Agreement dated January 6, 2025, effective January 1, 2025
Annual base salary of not less than $1,000,000
Expected annual long-term incentive grants with aggregate target value of not less than $1,500,000, set by the Compensation Committee
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