NASDAQ$PSKY

Paramount Skydance Corp · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Paramount's Q2 2024 earnings were reported, demonstrating strategic progress and significant earnings growth, particularly in the DTC segment. The company is advancing its strategic plan, including $500 million in annualized cost savings, and has announced an agreement with Paramount-Skydance.

Paramount reported a decrease in revenue but an increase in adjusted OIBDA. The Direct-to-Consumer segment showed strong growth, with Paramount+ leading in domestic sign-ups. The company is focused on transforming streaming to accelerate profitability and streamlining the organization.

  • Direct-To-Consumer Adjusted OIBDA improved $450 million year-over-year to $26 million.
  • Paramount+ increased revenue 46% year-over-year.
  • The company is advancing its strategic plan, including $500 million in annualized cost savings.
  • Paramount-Skydance Agreement was announced on July 7, 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.81B

Previous: $7.62B-10.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.54

Previous: $0.10+440.0%
Adjusted OIBDA

$867M

Previous: $606M+43.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$49M

Previous: $69M-171.0%
Free Cash Flow

$10M

Previous: -$92M+110.9%
Net Income

-$5.41B

Previous: -$299M-1710.4%
Operating Income

-$5.32B

Previous: -$250M-2027.2%
Gross Profit

$2.35B

Previous: $1.69B+38.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.32B

Previous: $1.71B+35.1%
Total Assets

$45.9B

Previous: $55.4B-17.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$62M

Previous: $49M+26.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Paramount · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.81B

Q2 2024-10.5%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 14 quarters(36%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Paramount · $6.83B total across 3 segments · Q2 2024

  • TV Media
    $4.27B-17.2%
  • Direct-to-Consumer
    $1.88B+12.9%
  • Filmed Entertainment
    $679M-18.3%

Forward guidance

Looking ahead, we will continue to aggressively execute on our Strategic Plan which focuses on transforming streaming to accelerate profitability, streamlining our organization — including at least $500 million in annualized cost savings — and improving the balance sheet by growing free cash flow and optimizing our asset mix.

Tailwinds

  • Transforming streaming to accelerate profitability
  • Streamlining our organization
  • Achieving at least $500 million in annualized cost savings
  • Improving the balance sheet by growing free cash flow
  • Optimizing our asset mix

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 Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

-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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