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TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Income Metrics

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 17.5B
Total Liabilities 12.9B
Shareholders Equity 4.6B
Debt to Equity 2.82

Cash Flow Metrics

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Annual Income Flow i

Universal Music Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Revenue i 12.5B 11.8B 11.1B 10.3B 8.5B
Cost of Goods Sold i 7.2B 6.7B 6.2B 5.8B 4.6B
Gross Profit i 5.3B 5.1B 4.9B 4.6B 3.9B
Gross Margin % i 42.5% 43.0% 44.1% 44.4% 45.8%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i - - - - -
Selling, General & Administrative i 823.0M 649.0M 1.1B 1.1B 2.3B
Other Operating Expenses i - - - - -
Total Operating Expenses i 823.0M 649.0M 1.1B 1.1B 2.3B
Operating Income i 2.1B 1.9B 1.4B 1.6B 1.4B
Operating Margin % i 17.1% 16.4% 12.7% 15.6% 16.4%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i 25.0M 19.0M 14.0M 20.0M 6.0M
Interest Expense i 137.0M 135.0M 113.0M 68.0M 43.0M
Other Non-Operating Income - - - - -
Pre-tax Income i 2.1B 2.9B 1.7B 900.0M 1.2B
Income Tax i 546.0M 778.0M 458.0M 115.0M 277.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i 26.2% 27.1% 26.6% 12.8% 23.8%
Net Income i 1.5B 2.1B 1.3B 785.0M 888.0M
Net Margin % i 12.3% 17.7% 11.4% 7.6% 10.4%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i 2.6B 2.4B 1.8B 2.0B 1.7B
EPS (Basic) i €0.84 €1.14 €0.69 €0.43 €0.49
EPS (Diluted) i €0.83 €1.13 €0.68 €0.43 €0.49
Basic Shares Outstanding i 1833000000 1827000000 1819000000 1813000000 1813000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i 1833000000 1827000000 1819000000 1813000000 1813000000

Income Statement Trend

Universal Music Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i 39.0M 87.0M 413.0M 439.0M 585.0M
Short-term Investments i 43.0M 27.0M 91.0M - -
Accounts Receivable i 2.3B 2.2B 2.0B 1.8B 504.0M
Inventory i 263.0M 255.0M 210.0M 163.0M 99.0M
Other Current Assets - 1.2B 1.1B 984.0M 844.0M
Total Current Assets i 4.6B 4.6B 4.1B 3.6B 3.3B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i 787.0M 795.0M 632.0M 637.0M 696.0M
Goodwill i 8.8B 9.5B 8.0B 7.9B 7.6B
Intangible Assets i 5.3B 5.7B 4.8B 4.8B 4.6B
Long-term Investments - 0 - - -
Other Non-Current Assets 9.0M 6.0M 7.0M 8.0M 6.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i 12.9B 12.7B 9.0B 8.0B 8.8B
Total Assets i 17.5B 17.3B 13.1B 11.6B 12.1B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i 4.6B 4.5B 4.1B 3.7B 3.2B
Short-term Debt i 630.0M 939.0M 364.0M 1.2B 398.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt - - - - -
Other Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Current Liabilities i 7.2B 7.6B 6.3B 6.5B 5.4B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i 2.8B 2.3B 2.2B 1.5B 2.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i 1.2B 1.2B 676.0M 580.0M 850.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.4B 1.5B 715.0M 437.0M 769.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i 5.7B 5.1B 3.8B 2.8B 4.7B
Total Liabilities i 12.9B 12.8B 10.1B 9.3B 10.1B
Equity
Common Stock i 18.3B 18.3B 18.2B 18.1B 18.1B
Retained Earnings i -28.9B -28.8B -30.2B -30.7B -31.0B
Treasury Stock i 5.0M 5.0M 5.0M 5.0M 12.0M
Other Equity - - - - -
Total Shareholders Equity i 4.6B 4.6B 3.0B 2.4B 2.0B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i 3.4B 3.2B 2.5B 2.7B 3.1B
Working Capital i -2.6B -3.1B -2.2B -2.9B -2.1B

Balance Sheet Composition

Universal Music Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Operating Activities
Net Income i 2.0B 1.8B 1.4B 1.6B 1.4B
Depreciation & Amortization i - - - - -
Stock-Based Compensation i 111.0M 131.0M 429.0M 107.0M -
Working Capital Changes i 0 -142.0M -363.0M -259.0M -141.0M
Operating Cash Flow i 2.1B 1.8B 1.5B 1.4B 1.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i 65.0M 2.0M 0 0 6.0M
Acquisitions i -260.0M -553.0M -177.0M -44.0M 78.0M
Investment Purchases i -152.0M -145.0M -154.0M -36.0M -43.0M
Investment Sales i 13.0M 79.0M 1.0M 9.0M 14.0M
Investing Cash Flow i -334.0M -617.0M -330.0M -71.0M -410.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i - - - - -785.0M
Dividends Paid i -953.0M -933.0M -929.0M -798.0M -785.0M
Debt Issuance i 4.5B 4.3B 6.6B 5.9B 3.2B
Debt Repayment i -4.4B -3.8B -6.8B -6.4B -3.6B
Financing Cash Flow i -808.0M -365.0M -1.1B -1.2B -2.0B
Free Cash Flow i 1.2B 1.3B 1.6B 1.3B 691.0M
Net Change in Cash i 967.0M 782.0M 47.0M 162.0M -1.2B

Cash Flow Trend

Universal Music Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 23.87
Forward P/E 16.78
Price to Book 8.00
Price to Sales 2.90
PEG Ratio 16.78

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 12.26%
Operating Margin 17.21%
Return on Equity 33.78%
Return on Assets 7.67%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.64
Debt to Equity 74.58
Beta 0.77

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €0.83
Book Value per Share €2.48
Revenue per Share €6.82

Peer Financial Comparison

Company Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio ROE Profit Margin Debt/Equity
UMG 36.5B 23.87 8.00 33.78% 12.26% 74.58
AFC Ajax N.V 162.4M 4.88 0.86 -2.42% -2.59% 50.18
Prosus N.V 91.8B 8.98 2.09 26.02% 196.38% 32.15
Koninklijke KPN N.V 17.8B 22.25 7.07 24.10% 14.75% 199.94
Havas N.V 1.6B 8.58 0.88 11.21% 6.49% 20.15
Azerion Group N.V 88.0M 8.71 1.70 -131.44% -6.40% 976.27
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