Warner Music Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Warner Music Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 34.7%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 20.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.6% per year. Warner Music Group's return on equity is 92%, and it has net margins of 8.4%.

Key information

34.7%

Earnings growth rate

34.5%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth30.3%
Revenue growth rate8.6%
Return on equity92.0%
Net Margin8.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Warner Music Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BST:WA4 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 246,3825391,8040
31 Mar 246,3925221,8040
31 Dec 236,2974611,8220
30 Sep 236,0374241,7860
30 Jun 235,9484201,7770
31 Mar 235,8164231,7870
31 Dec 225,7934791,8020
30 Sep 225,9195441,8590
30 Jun 225,7984261,8600
31 Mar 225,7063631,8090
31 Dec 215,5803891,8200
30 Sep 215,3013001,7210
30 Jun 215,0512701,5140
31 Mar 214,721-3101,9800
31 Dec 204,542-5002,0660
30 Sep 204,463-4762,0530
30 Jun 204,461-3842,1570
31 Mar 204,5091491,6600
31 Dec 194,5282901,4760
30 Sep 194,4752561,5100
30 Jun 194,3901521,4220
31 Mar 194,2904591,3930
31 Dec 184,1633891,3760
30 Sep 184,0053071,4110
30 Jun 183,8832821,3810
31 Mar 183,8421031,3340
31 Dec 173,7041251,2790
30 Sep 173,5761431,2220
30 Jun 173,5001781,1550
31 Mar 173,394281,1140
31 Dec 163,314201,0880
30 Sep 163,246251,0880
30 Jun 163,15561,0540
31 Mar 163,054-291,0500
31 Dec 152,986-221,0460
30 Sep 152,966-911,0590
30 Jun 152,987-941,0650
31 Mar 153,065-2351,1000
31 Dec 143,041-3131,0890
30 Sep 143,027-3081,0690
30 Jun 143,020-3391,0830
31 Mar 142,895-2171,0220
31 Dec 132,917-1551,0170

Quality Earnings: WA4 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WA4's current net profit margins (8.4%) are higher than last year (7.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WA4's earnings have grown significantly by 34.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WA4's earnings growth over the past year (28.3%) is below its 5-year average (34.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WA4 earnings growth over the past year (28.3%) exceeded the Entertainment industry 15%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst WA4's Return on Equity (91.97%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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