Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

BMV:WBD * Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$526.4b

Warner Bros. Discovery Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Warner Bros. Discovery's CEO is David Zaslav, appointed in Apr 2022, has a tenure of 2.67 years. total yearly compensation is $49.70M, comprised of 6% salary and 94% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth MX$741.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.1 years and 2.7 years respectively.

Key information

David Zaslav

Chief executive officer

US$49.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.0%
CEO tenure2.7yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure4.1yrs
Board average tenure2.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Zaslav's remuneration changed compared to Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$11b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$12b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$3b

Dec 31 2023US$50mUS$3m

-US$3b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$5b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$7b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$9b

Dec 31 2022US$39mUS$3m

-US$7b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$5b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$3b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$247mUS$3m

US$912m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$878m

Dec 31 2020US$38mUS$3m

US$1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2019US$46mUS$3m

US$2b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$879m

Dec 31 2018US$129mUS$3m

US$529m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$719m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$633m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$494m

Dec 31 2017US$42mUS$3m

-US$296m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD49.70M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.71M).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

David Zaslav (64 yo)

2.7yrs

Tenure

US$49,702,546

Compensation

Mr. David M. Zaslav has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. since April 8, 2022. He served as a Director of Blade Air Mobility, Inc. since May 7, 2021 u...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Zaslav
President2.7yrsUS$49.70m0.14%
MX$ 741.1m
Gunnar Wiedenfels
Senior EVP & CFO7.7yrsUS$17.06m0.056%
MX$ 292.7m
Bruce Campbell
Chief Revenue & Strategy Officerno dataUS$18.27m0.058%
MX$ 303.2m
Jean-Briac Perrette
President and CEO of Global Streaming & Gamesno dataUS$20.14m0.021%
MX$ 109.2m
Gerhard Zeiler
President of International2.7yrsUS$13.31m0.039%
MX$ 207.3m
Lori Locke
Chief Accounting Officer & Executive VP5.5yrsno data0.0043%
MX$ 22.9m
Avi Saxena
Chief Technology Officer5.9yrsno datano data
Dave Duvall
Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Robert Gibbs
Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officerless than a yearno datano data
Jennifer Remling
Chief People & Culture Officerless than a yearno data0.017%
MX$ 88.2m
Katarzyna Kieli
President & MD of Discovery EMEAno datano datano data
Eric Phillips
President of Global Distribution Strategy11.8yrsno datano data

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WBD *'s management team is considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Zaslav
President2.7yrsUS$49.70m0.14%
MX$ 741.1m
Luis Silberwasser
Chairman & CEO of TNT Sportsless than a yearno datano data
Pamela Abdy
Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Bros Motion Picture Groupno datano datano data
Channing Dungey
Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros Television Groupno datano datano data
Casey Bloys
Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Contentno datano datano data
Kenneth Lowe
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$342.94k0.044%
MX$ 231.3m
John Malone
Independent Director16.3yrsUS$361.69k0.76%
MX$ 4.0b
Paul Gould
Independent Director16.3yrsUS$389.19k0.029%
MX$ 153.9m
Samuel Di Piazza
Independent Chairman of the Board2.7yrsUS$534.21k0.0056%
MX$ 29.7m
Paula Price
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$352.12k0.0024%
MX$ 12.7m
Daniel Sanchez
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$307.41k0.00082%
MX$ 4.3m
Li Chen
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$354.19k0.0024%
MX$ 12.7m

2.7yrs

Average Tenure

68.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WBD *'s board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 03:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is covered by 67 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP
Pierre-Marie D'OrnanoArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company