WMG Stock Overview
Operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$31.16 |
| 52 Week High | US$38.05 |
| 52 Week Low | US$27.06 |
| Beta | 1.35 |
| 1 Month Change | -7.45% |
| 3 Month Change | 2.37% |
| 1 Year Change | -11.70% |
| 3 Year Change | -28.40% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 3.45% |
Recent News & 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 23Recent updates
What Is Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) Share Price Doing?
Dec 20Earnings 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 01Shareholder Returns
| WMG | US Entertainment | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -4.2% | -3.7% | -3.5% |
| 1Y | -11.7% | 50.3% | 22.1% |
Return vs Industry: WMG underperformed the US Entertainment industry which returned 50.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WMG underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WMG volatility | |
|---|---|
| WMG Average Weekly Movement | 3.2% |
| Entertainment Industry Average Movement | 7.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: WMG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WMG's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable 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
| WMG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$15.92b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$429.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$6.43b |
37.6x
P/E Ratio2.5x
P/S RatioIs WMG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WMG 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 WMG 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) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 22:57 |
| 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.
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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 |