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Wed 07 May 25, 07:09 AM| Breakdown | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2019-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2019-09-30 |
| Income before tax | 145.00M | 740.00M | 456.00M | -447.00000M | 267.00M |
| Minority interest | -9.00000M | -4.00000M | -3.00000M | 18.00M | 20.00M |
| Net income | 430.00M | 551.00M | 304.00M | -470.00000M | 256.00M |
| Selling general administrative | 1826.00M | 939.00M | 870.00M | 1434.00M | 764.00M |
| Selling and marketing expenses | - | 923.00M | 851.00M | 735.00M | 746.00M |
| Gross profit | 13.00M | 2839.00M | 2559.00M | 2130.00M | 2074.00M |
| Reconciled depreciation | 245.00M | 339.00M | 229.00M | 261.00M | 269.00M |
| Ebit | 0.00000M | 714.00M | 609.00M | -229.00000M | 356.00M |
| Ebitda | 336.00M | 1128.00M | 829.00M | -96.00000M | 624.00M |
| Depreciation and amortization | 336.00M | 414.00M | 220.00M | 133.00M | 268.00M |
| Non operating income net other | - | 151.00M | -31.00000M | - | - |
| Operating income | 789.00M | 714.00M | 609.00M | -229.00000M | 356.00M |
| Other operating expenses | - | 5205.00M | 4692.00M | 4692.00M | 4119.00M |
| Interest expense | 130.00M | 125.00M | 122.00M | 127.00M | 142.00M |
| Tax provision | 170.00M | 185.00M | 149.00M | 23.00M | 9.00M |
| Interest income | - | - | - | - | 142.00M |
| Net interest income | -141.00000M | -125.00000M | -122.00000M | -127.00000M | -142.00000M |
| Extraordinary items | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non recurring | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other items | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income tax expense | 145.00M | 185.00M | 149.00M | 23.00M | 9.00M |
| Total revenue | 13.00M | 5919.00M | 5301.00M | 4463.00M | 4475.00M |
| Total operating expenses | 5248.00M | 2125.00M | 1950.00M | 2359.00M | 1718.00M |
| Cost of revenue | 3177.00M | 3080.00M | 2742.00M | 2333.00M | 2401.00M |
| Total other income expense net | -39.00000M | 26.00M | -153.00000M | -218.00000M | -89.00000M |
| Discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net income from continuing ops | 439.00M | 555.00M | 307.00M | -470.00000M | 258.00M |
| Net income applicable to common shares | - | 551.00M | 304.00M | -476.00000M | 256.00M |
| Preferred stock and other adjustments | - | - | - | - | - |
| Breakdown | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2019-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2019-09-30 |
| Total assets | 8545.00M | 7828.00M | 7211.00M | 6410.00M | 6017.00M |
| Intangible assets | 2502.00M | 2384.00M | 2171.00M | 1807.00M | 1874.00M |
| Earning assets | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other current assets | 102.00M | 463.00M | 459.00M | 275.00M | 223.00M |
| Total liab | 8115.00M | 7660.00M | 7165.00M | 6455.00M | 6286.00M |
| Total stockholder equity | 307.00M | 152.00M | 31.00M | -63.00000M | -289.00000M |
| Deferred long term liab | - | 220.00M | 207.00M | - | - |
| Other current liab | 57.00M | 2637.00M | 2457.00M | 2120.00M | 286.00M |
| Common stock | - | 1.00M | 1.00M | 1.00M | 1.00M |
| Capital stock | 1.00M | 1.00M | 1.00M | 1.00M | 0.00000M |
| Retained earnings | -1387.00000M | -1477.00000M | -1710.00000M | -1749.00000M | -1177.00000M |
| Other liab | - | 319.00M | 382.00M | 294.00M | 480.00M |
| Good will | 1993.00M | 1920.00M | 1830.00M | 1831.00M | 1761.00M |
| Other assets | - | 744.00M | 682.00M | 443.00M | 349.00M |
| Cash | 641.00M | 584.00M | 499.00M | 553.00M | 619.00M |
| Cash and equivalents | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total current liabilities | 3539.00M | 3368.00M | 3150.00M | 2720.00M | 2819.00M |
| Current deferred revenue | - | 423.00M | 348.00M | 297.00M | 180.00M |
| Net debt | 3323.00M | 3429.00M | 3177.00M | 2889.00M | 2355.00M |
| Short term debt | - | 40.00M | 43.00M | 39.00M | 2093.00M |
| Short long term debt | - | - | - | - | - |
| Short long term debt total | - | 4013.00M | 3676.00M | 3442.00M | 2974.00M |
| Other stockholder equity | - | 1975.00M | 1942.00M | 1907.00M | 1128.00M |
| Property plant equipment | - | 641.00M | 632.00M | 604.00M | 300.00M |
| Total current assets | 2402.00M | 2139.00M | 1896.00M | 1678.00M | 1691.00M |
| Long term investments | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net tangible assets | - | -4152.00000M | -3970.00000M | -3701.00000M | -3924.00000M |
| Short term investments | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net receivables | 1120.00M | 984.00M | 839.00M | 771.00M | 775.00M |
| Long term debt | 3964.00M | 3732.00M | 3346.00M | 3104.00M | 2974.00M |
| Inventory | 126.00M | 108.00M | 99.00M | 79.00M | 74.00M |
| Accounts payable | 300.00M | 268.00M | 302.00M | 264.00M | 260.00M |
| Total permanent equity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entity | - | 16.00M | 15.00M | - | - |
| Temporary equity redeemable noncontrolling interests | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | - | -347.00000M | -202.00000M | -222.00000M | -240.00000M |
| Additional paid in capital | - | - | - | - | - |
| Common stock total equity | - | 1.00M | 1.00M | 1.00M | - |
| Preferred stock total equity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retained earnings total equity | - | -1477.00000M | -1710.00000M | - | - |
| Treasury stock | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accumulated amortization | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non currrent assets other | 225.00M | 715.00M | 194.00M | 153.00M | 145.00M |
| Deferred long term asset charges | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non current assets total | 6143.00M | 5689.00M | 5315.00M | 4732.00M | 4326.00M |
| Capital lease obligations | 296.00M | 281.00M | 330.00M | 338.00M | - |
| Long term debt total | - | 3732.00M | 3346.00M | - | 2974.00M |
| Breakdown | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2019-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2019-09-30 |
| Investments | -300.00000M | -498.00000M | -64.00000M | -219.00000M | -376.00000M |
| Change to liabilities | - | 65.00M | 292.00M | 82.00M | -1.00000M |
| Total cashflows from investing activities | - | -824.00000M | -638.00000M | -219.00000M | -376.00000M |
| Net borrowings | - | 535.00M | 211.00M | 75.00M | 197.00M |
| Total cash from financing activities | -325.00000M | 188.00M | -61.00000M | -316.00000M | 88.00M |
| Change to operating activities | - | 65.00M | -142.00000M | -68.00000M | 14.00M |
| Net income | 430.00M | 555.00M | 307.00M | -470.00000M | 258.00M |
| Change in cash | 57.00M | 85.00M | -54.00000M | -66.00000M | 105.00M |
| Begin period cash flow | 584.00M | 499.00M | 553.00M | 619.00M | 514.00M |
| End period cash flow | 641.00M | 584.00M | 499.00M | 553.00M | 619.00M |
| Total cash from operating activities | 687.00M | 742.00M | 638.00M | 463.00M | 400.00M |
| Issuance of capital stock | - | - | - | - | - |
| Depreciation | 332.00M | 339.00M | 306.00M | 261.00M | 269.00M |
| Other cashflows from investing activities | - | -700.00000M | -545.00000M | -638.00000M | -231.00000M |
| Dividends paid | 340.00M | 318.00M | 265.00M | 344.00M | 94.00M |
| Change to inventory | -12.00000M | -22.00000M | -19.00000M | -2.00000M | 3.00M |
| Change to account receivables | -113.00000M | -195.00000M | -58.00000M | 18.00M | -90.00000M |
| Sale purchase of stock | - | -6.00000M | -7.00000M | - | - |
| Other cashflows from financing activities | 166.00M | 506.00M | 1053.00M | 1403.00M | 499.00M |
| Change to netincome | - | -61.00000M | 28.00M | 657.00M | -51.00000M |
| Capital expenditures | 241.00M | 326.00M | 574.00M | 125.00M | 145.00M |
| Change receivables | - | -195.00000M | -58.00000M | - | - |
| Cash flows other operating | - | 591.00M | 15.00M | - | - |
| Exchange rate changes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents changes | - | 106.00M | -61.00000M | - | - |
| Change in working capital | -119.00000M | -87.00000M | -81.00000M | 30.00M | -74.00000M |
| Stock based compensation | 49.00M | 39.00M | 45.00M | 608.00M | 50.00M |
| Other non cash items | 40.00M | -117.00000M | 34.00M | 91.00M | -35.00000M |
| Free cash flow | 446.00M | 416.00M | 64.00M | 338.00M | 255.00M |
Sector: Communication Services Industry: Entertainment
| Company | Change (USD) | Price (USD) | Trailing PE (x) | Forward PE (x) | Price Sales TTM (x) | Price to Book Value (x) | Enterprise Value to Revenue (x) | Enterprise Value to EBITDA (x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMG Warner Music Group |
-0.7 2.54% | 26.81 | 30.28 | 25.19 | 2.75 | 37.40 | 3.31 | 17.69 |
| NFLX Netflix Inc |
-1.38 1.40% | 96.94 | 44.85 | 36.10 | 7.99 | 13.09 | 8.21 | 12.88 |
| DIS Walt Disney Company |
-0.34 0.33% | 101.32 | 70.56 | 19.42 | 1.88 | 1.68 | 2.24 | 16.46 |
| UNVGY Universal Music Group N.V |
0.09 0.89% | 10.17 | 40.46 | 27.47 | 4.82 | 18.29 | 5.11 | 28.19 |
| UMGNF Universal Music Group N.V. |
0.29 1.43% | 20.60 | 40.11 | 27.55 | 4.82 | 18.30 | 5.11 | 28.19 |
Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The Recorded Music segment is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by such recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously unreleased materials; and conducts its operation primarily through a collection of record labels, such as Warner Records and Atlantic Records, as well as Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin' Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville. This segment markets, distributes, and sells music and video products to retailers and wholesale distributors; independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors; and various distribution centers and ventures, as well as retail outlets, online physical retailers, streaming services, and download services. The Music Publishing segment owns and acquires rights to approximately one million musical compositions comprising pop hits, American standards, folk songs, and motion picture and theatrical compositions. Its catalog includes approximately 150,000 songwriters and composers; and various genres, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Latin, folk, blues, symphonic, soul, Broadway, electronic, alternative, and gospel. This segment also administers the music and soundtracks of various third-party television and film producers and studios. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
1633 Broadway, New York, NY, United States, 10019
| Name | Title | Year Born |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Stephen Forbes Cooper | CEO & Director | 1946 |
| Mr. Eric Joshua Levin | Exec. VP & CFO | 1963 |
| Mr. Max Lousada | Chief Exec. Officer of Warner Recorded Music | 1973 |
| Mr. Guy Moot | Co-Chair & CEO of Warner Chappell Music | 1966 |
| Ms. Carianne Marshall | Co-Chair & COO of Warner Chappell Music | 1978 |
| Mr. Kareem Chin | Sr. VP & Head of Investor Relations | NA |
| Mr. Paul Martin Robinson Esq., J.D. | Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. | 1958 |
| Trent N. Tappe Esq. | Sr. VP, Deputy Gen. Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | NA |
| Mr. James Steven | Exec. VP & Chief Communications Officer | 1977 |
| Mr. Michael Drexler | VP of Digital Strategy & Corp. Devel. | NA |
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