Warner Music Group Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
Warner Music Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 35.2%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 21.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.5% per year. Warner Music Group's return on equity is 70.8%, and it has net margins of 6.7%.
Key information
35.2%
Earnings growth rate
35.0%
EPS growth rate
| Entertainment Industry Growth | 18.1% |
| Revenue growth rate | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 70.8% |
| Net Margin | 6.7% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
What Is Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) Share Price Doing?
Dec 20
Earnings Miss: Warner Music Group Corp. Missed EPS By 21% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Nov 24Downgrading Warner Music Group As Spotify And Live Nation Strike A Chord
Nov 23Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.18
Nov 12Why We're Not Concerned About Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) Share Price
Oct 28Warner Music Group: Serving The Middle Class Artists
Oct 10Investors Will Want Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Oct 09Is Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 18Is There An Opportunity With Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) 35% Undervaluation?
Aug 27Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG)?
Aug 06Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Jul 16Warner Music Group: Strong Competitive Position In The Music Label Industry
Jul 08Investors Will Want Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Jun 28Here's Why Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jun 10Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point
May 21Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
May 08Should You Investigate Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) At US$33.66?
Apr 17Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Mar 26What You Can Learn From Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) P/E
Jan 22Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 01Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Warner Music Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 6,426 | 429 | 1,803 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 6,382 | 539 | 1,804 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 6,392 | 522 | 1,804 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 6,297 | 461 | 1,822 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 6,037 | 424 | 1,740 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 5,948 | 420 | 1,777 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 5,816 | 423 | 1,787 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 5,793 | 479 | 1,802 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 5,919 | 544 | 1,816 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 5,798 | 426 | 1,860 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 5,706 | 363 | 1,809 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 5,580 | 389 | 1,820 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 5,301 | 300 | 1,721 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 5,051 | 270 | 1,514 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 4,721 | -310 | 1,980 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 4,542 | -500 | 2,066 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 4,463 | -476 | 2,053 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 4,461 | -384 | 2,157 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 4,509 | 149 | 1,660 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 4,528 | 290 | 1,476 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 4,475 | 256 | 1,510 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 4,390 | 152 | 1,422 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 4,290 | 459 | 1,393 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 4,163 | 389 | 1,376 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 4,005 | 307 | 1,411 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 3,883 | 282 | 1,381 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 3,842 | 103 | 1,334 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 3,704 | 125 | 1,279 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 3,576 | 143 | 1,222 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 3,500 | 178 | 1,155 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 3,394 | 28 | 1,114 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 3,314 | 20 | 1,088 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 3,246 | 25 | 1,088 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 3,155 | 6 | 1,054 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 3,054 | -29 | 1,050 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 2,986 | -22 | 1,046 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 2,966 | -91 | 1,059 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 2,987 | -94 | 1,065 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 3,065 | -235 | 1,100 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 3,041 | -313 | 1,089 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 3,027 | -308 | 1,069 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 3,020 | -339 | 1,083 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 2,895 | -217 | 1,022 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 2,917 | -155 | 1,017 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: WMG has a large one-off loss of $221.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: WMG's current net profit margins (6.7%) are lower than last year (7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WMG's earnings have grown significantly by 35.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WMG's earnings growth over the past year (1.2%) is below its 5-year average (35.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: WMG earnings growth over the past year (1.2%) exceeded the Entertainment industry -13.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst WMG's Return on Equity (70.81%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
Discover strong past performing companies
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 03:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 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 * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .
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 |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Faber | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |