WA4 Stock Overview
Operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$29.84 |
| 52 Week High | US$33.83 |
| 52 Week Low | US$25.93 |
| Beta | 1.35 |
| 1 Month Change | -8.72% |
| 3 Month Change | 10.97% |
| 1 Year Change | -7.01% |
| 3 Year Change | -18.65% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 15.37% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| WA4 | DE Entertainment | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -8.7% | -0.5% | -2.6% |
| 1Y | -7.0% | 30.2% | 6.9% |
Return vs Industry: WA4 underperformed the German Entertainment industry which returned 30.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WA4 underperformed the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WA4 volatility | |
|---|---|
| WA4 Average Weekly Movement | n/a |
| Entertainment Industry Average Movement | 5.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: WA4's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine WA4's volatility change over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 5,800 | Robert Kyncl | www.wmg.com |
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 sylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Sire, Spinnin’ Records, TenThousand Projects, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville.
Warner Music Group Corp. Fundamentals Summary
| WA4 fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €15.47b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €411.15m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €6.16b |
37.6x
P/E Ratio2.5x
P/S RatioIs WA4 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WA4 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$6.43b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$3.36b |
| Gross Profit | US$3.07b |
| Other Expenses | US$2.64b |
| Earnings | US$429.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.83 |
| Gross Margin | 47.79% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.68% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 594.7% |
How did WA4 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.3%
Current Dividend Yield87%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 04:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Warner Music Group Corp. is covered by 34 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Hamilton Faber | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |