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Warner Music (WMG) | Financial Analysis & Statements

Warner Music Group Corp. | Large-cap | Communication Services

$32.73

-2.73%

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TL;DR Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Key Ratios Peer Comparison

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

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 1.5B

Gross Profit 693.0M 46.70%

Operating Income 181.0M 12.20%

Net Income 36.0M 2.43%

EPS (Diluted) $0.07

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 9.6B

Total Liabilities 8.8B

Shareholders Equity 790.0M

Debt to Equity 11.11

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 248.0M

Free Cash Flow -46.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

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Warner Music Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Revenue i	6.4B	6.0B	5.9B	5.3B	4.5B
Cost of Goods Sold i	3.4B	3.2B	3.1B	2.7B	2.3B
Gross Profit i	3.1B	2.9B	2.8B	2.6B	2.1B
Gross Margin % i	47.8%	47.4%	48.0%	48.3%	47.7%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i	-	-	-	-	-
Selling, General & Administrative i	1.8B	1.7B	1.8B	1.7B	2.2B
Other Operating Expenses i	-	-	-	-	-
Total Operating Expenses i	1.8B	1.7B	1.8B	1.7B	2.2B
Operating Income i	968.0M	789.0M	714.0M	609.0M	-229.0M
Operating Margin % i	15.1%	13.1%	12.1%	11.5%	-5.1%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expense i	161.0M	141.0M	125.0M	122.0M	127.0M
Other Non-Operating Income	-206.0M	-39.0M	151.0M	-31.0M	-91.0M
Pre-tax Income i	601.0M	609.0M	740.0M	456.0M	-447.0M
Income Tax i	123.0M	170.0M	185.0M	149.0M	23.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i	20.5%	27.9%	25.0%	32.7%	0.0%
Net Income i	478.0M	439.0M	555.0M	307.0M	-470.0M
Net Margin % i	7.4%	7.3%	9.4%	5.8%	-10.5%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i	1.2B	1.1B	1.2B	906.0M	-25.0M
EPS (Basic) i	$0.83	$0.82	$1.06	$0.58	$-0.95
EPS (Diluted) i	$0.83	$0.82	$1.06	$0.58	$-0.95
Basic Shares Outstanding i	517523000	524390244	519811321	524137931	500000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i	517523000	524390244	519811321	524137931	500000000

Income Statement Trend

Warner Music Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i	694.0M	641.0M	584.0M	499.0M	553.0M
Short-term Investments i	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts Receivable i	1.3B	1.1B	984.0M	839.0M	771.0M
Inventory i	99.0M	126.0M	108.0M	99.0M	79.0M
Other Current Assets	125.0M	102.0M	91.0M	86.0M	55.0M
Total Current Assets i	2.6B	2.4B	2.1B	1.9B	1.7B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i	225.0M	245.0M	226.0M	268.0M	273.0M
Goodwill i	6.6B	6.5B	6.2B	5.8B	5.5B
Intangible Assets i	2.5B	2.5B	2.4B	2.2B	1.8B
Long-term Investments	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non-Current Assets	400.0M	257.0M	241.0M	225.0M	221.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i	6.5B	6.1B	5.7B	5.3B	4.7B
Total Assets i	9.2B	8.5B	7.8B	7.2B	6.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i	289.0M	300.0M	268.0M	302.0M	264.0M
Short-term Debt i	45.0M	41.0M	40.0M	43.0M	39.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	110.0M	57.0M	245.0M	102.0M	80.0M
Total Current Liabilities i	3.9B	3.5B	3.4B	3.2B	2.7B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i	4.2B	4.2B	4.0B	3.6B	3.4B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i	195.0M	216.0M	220.0M	207.0M	163.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	146.0M	141.0M	99.0M	175.0M	169.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i	4.6B	4.6B	4.3B	4.0B	3.7B
Total Liabilities i	8.5B	8.1B	7.7B	7.2B	6.5B
Equity
Common Stock i	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M
Retained Earnings i	-1.3B	-1.4B	-1.5B	-1.7B	-1.7B
Treasury Stock i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Equity	-	-	-	-	-
Total Shareholders Equity i	675.0M	430.0M	168.0M	46.0M	-45.0M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i	4.3B	4.3B	4.0B	3.7B	3.4B
Working Capital i	-1.3B	-1.1B	-1.2B	-1.3B	-1.0B

Balance Sheet Composition

Warner Music Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating Activities
Net Income i	478.0M	439.0M	555.0M	307.0M	-470.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i	327.0M	332.0M	339.0M	306.0M	261.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i	52.0M	49.0M	39.0M	45.0M	608.0M
Working Capital Changes i	-195.0M	-185.0M	-154.0M	50.0M	106.0M
Operating Cash Flow i	688.0M	662.0M	629.0M	743.0M	507.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i	-	-	-	-	-
Acquisitions i	19.0M	45.0M	0	0	-94.0M
Investment Purchases i	-40.0M	-126.0M	-509.0M	-64.0M	-94.0M
Investment Sales i	13.0M	22.0M	11.0M	0	0
Investing Cash Flow i	-8.0M	-59.0M	-498.0M	-64.0M	-188.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid i	-361.0M	-340.0M	-318.0M	-265.0M	-344.0M
Debt Issuance i	104.0M	165.0M	535.0M	1.1B	1.4B
Debt Repayment i	-104.0M	-1.0M	0	-849.0M	-1.4B
Financing Cash Flow i	-396.0M	-325.0M	188.0M	-61.0M	-316.0M
Free Cash Flow i	451.0M	446.0M	416.0M	64.0M	338.0M
Net Change in Cash i	284.0M	278.0M	319.0M	618.0M	3.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Warner Music Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 59.39

Forward P/E 24.18

Price to Book 29.96

Price to Sales 2.73

PEG Ratio -0.53

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 4.59%

Operating Margin 15.45%

Return on Equity 42.71%

Return on Assets 6.46%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.66

Debt to Equity 568.72

Beta 1.31

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $0.57

Book Value per Share $1.13

Revenue per Share $12.45

Peer Financial Comparison

Company	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	Profit Margin	Debt/Equity
wmg	17.6B	59.39	29.96	42.71%	4.59%	568.72
Netflix	506.7B	49.12	19.64	43.55%	24.58%	67.87
Walt Disney	203.1B	17.63	1.85	11.46%	12.22%	37.15
Warner Bros	47.0B	61.26	1.30	1.76%	2.00%	92.73
Live Nation	36.9B	66.52	99.88	59.35%	3.88%	365.19
Fox	28.9B	12.62	2.31	19.59%	13.88%	60.42

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.