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Paramount Skydance Corp · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Paramount's Q1 2022 earnings were impacted by the comparison to CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl LV in the year-ago period, but demonstrated strong growth in direct-to-consumer revenue and Paramount+ subscribers.

Paramount Global reported a 1% decrease in revenue, which included a 6 percentage point impact from CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl LV in the year-ago period. Excluding the Super Bowl comparison, Q1 revenue grew 5%. The company's direct-to-consumer business showed strong growth, with revenue up 82% year-over-year and 6.8 million Paramount+ subscriber additions.

  • Total global streaming subscribers grew to over 62M, driven by 6.8M Paramount+ subscriber additions.
  • DTC revenue increased 82% year-over-year to $1.1 billion.
  • Subscription revenue grew 95% year-over-year, fueled by Paramount+.
  • Advertising revenue increased 59% year-over-year, driven by Pluto TV.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$7.33B

Previous: $7.41B-1.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.60

Previous: $1.52-60.5%
Adjusted OIBDA

$913M

Previous: $1.63B-43.9%
Paramount+ Subscribers

40.0M

Previous: 36.0M+11.1%
Capital Expenditures

$52M

Previous: $62M-16.1%
Free Cash Flow

$345M

Previous: $1.59B-78.3%
Net Income

$433M

Previous: $899M-51.8%
Operating Income

$775M

Previous: $1.53B-49.3%
Gross Profit

$2.53B

Previous: $3.05B-17.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.3B

Previous: $5.5B-3.6%
Total Assets

$58B

Previous: $54.8B+6.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$36M

Previous: $52M-30.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Paramount · Revenue · Quarterly

$7.33B

Q1 2022-1.1%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 13 quarters(62%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Paramount · $7.36B total across 3 segments · Q1 2022

  • TV Media
    $5.65B+60.8%
  • Direct-to-Consumer
    $1.09B+33.5%
  • Filmed Entertainment
    $624M-37.4%

Forward guidance

This communication contains both historical and forward-looking statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

-0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

24 / 40 earnings

Positive

+10.4%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-28.4%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026———
Q1 2026+0.4%-0.1%-6.5%
Q4 2025+10.0%+22.5%-13.5%
Q3 2025-0.5%-2.4%+3.6%
Q2 2025-5.5%-11.7%+10.5%
Q1 2025+2.2%+1.1%+2.1%
Q4 2024+0.2%+2.3%+3.0%
Q3 2024-4.0%-3.2%-4.7%
Q2 2024-2.4%-1.6%-3.5%
Q1 2024+2.9%+8.2%-1.8%
Q4 2023-1.7%-8.4%+4.6%
Q3 2023+10.4%+18.9%+46.1%
Q2 2023+2.9%-2.3%-14.3%
Q1 2023-28.4%-27.8%-32.7%
Q4 2022-4.2%-6.6%-19.7%
Q3 2022-12.4%-14.6%+6.3%
Q2 2022+1.1%-1.4%-7.7%
Q1 2022-1.3%-7.8%+3.8%
Q4 2021+2.7%-19.0%+5.3%
Q3 2021-4.4%-5.5%-17.3%
Q2 2021+7.1%+5.1%+6.4%
Q1 2021-2.4%+1.0%+6.6%
Q4 2020+1.9%+4.3%-25.1%
Q3 2020-6.4%-3.5%+18.1%
Q2 2020+3.4%+2.0%+10.6%
Q1 2020+10.3%+22.6%+66.8%
Q4 2019-17.9%-28.9%-66.4%
Q2 2019-17.9%-28.9%-66.4%
Q3 2019-3.6%-1.6%-3.6%
Q1 2019-1.4%-5.2%-5.6%
Q4 2018+3.1%+4.3%-2.9%
Q2 2018+3.1%+4.3%-2.9%
Q3 2018+2.0%+0.8%-5.5%
Q1 2018+9.1%+5.5%+2.5%
Q4 2017+1.6%-0.5%-9.3%
Q2 2017+1.6%-0.5%-9.3%
Q3 2017+2.8%+2.4%+3.7%
Q1 2017+0.6%+0.2%-3.4%
Q2 2016+0.4%+2.6%+2.3%
Q4 2016+0.4%+2.6%+2.3%
Q3 2016+0.6%+4.7%+9.1%
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