NASDAQ$WBD

Warner Bros Discovery Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, with Discovery, Inc. results only, excluding WarnerMedia business acquired on April 8, 2022.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Q1 2022 results reflect Discovery, Inc.'s performance, with a 13% increase in total revenues to $3,159 million. Net income was $456 million, and free cash flow increased by 33% to $238 million. The company ended the quarter with 24 million DTC subscribers.

  • Total revenues increased by 13% to $3,159 million compared to the prior year quarter.
  • Net income available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. was $456 million.
  • Free cash flow increased 33% to $238 million.
  • Ended Q1 with 24 million DTC subscribers, an increase of 2 million subscribers since the end of Q4.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.16B

Previous: $2.79B+13.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.69

Previous: $0.21+228.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$85M

Previous: -$90M+5.6%
Free Cash Flow

$371M

Previous: $50M+642.0%
Net Income

$456M

Previous: $140M+225.7%
Operating Income

$353M

Previous: $396M-10.9%
Gross Profit

$1.92B

Previous: $1.82B+5.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.16B

Previous: $2.01B+107.3%
Total Assets

$33.8B

Previous: $33.6B+0.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$60M

Previous: $64M-6.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Warner Bros Discovery · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.16B

Q1 2022+13.1%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Warner Bros Discovery · $3.23B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Studios
    $3.23B+4.5%

Forward guidance

Warner Bros. Discovery may provide forward-looking commentary in connection with this earnings announcement on its quarterly earnings conference call.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

-1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.4%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

26 / 71 earnings

Positive

+11.6%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-17.7%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.1%-0.6%-3.6%
Q4 2025-0.4%-2.4%-6.3%
Q3 2025-1.5%+1.3%+14.6%
Q2 2025-8.0%+1.6%+2.1%
Q1 2025+5.3%+7.2%+14.7%
Q4 2024+4.8%+7.8%-1.2%
Q3 2024+9.5%+10.0%+27.2%
Q2 2024-7.3%-11.4%-4.6%
Q1 2024+4.5%+9.7%+6.0%
Q4 2023-10.6%-8.9%-11.7%
Q3 2023-17.0%-14.8%-1.2%
Q2 2023+11.3%+14.9%-7.9%
Q1 2023+9.2%+5.8%-4.7%
Q4 2022+0.8%+1.3%-9.2%
Q3 2022-17.7%-20.7%-8.9%
Q2 2022-12.7%-21.6%-21.8%
Q1 2022-12.4%-15.6%-16.4%
Q4 2021+0.1%-0.4%-3.0%
Q3 2021+3.7%+7.0%-2.3%
Q2 2021-2.6%-0.2%-0.5%
Q1 2021-2.7%-7.4%-17.7%
Q4 2020+4.3%+4.4%+22.0%
Q3 2020+1.9%+11.6%+38.7%
Q2 2020-1.7%-1.0%+3.6%
Q1 2020-3.4%-4.3%+16.6%
Q4 2019-2.9%-0.9%-28.1%
Q3 2019+11.6%+11.0%+15.7%
Q2 2019+2.3%+1.0%-6.1%
Q1 2019-5.0%-7.1%-11.8%
Q4 2018-2.0%-0.4%-7.9%
Q3 2018-0.3%-2.9%-12.5%
Q2 2018-4.7%-3.5%+2.6%
Q1 2018-4.7%+2.7%-2.7%
Q4 2017-3.4%-2.0%-14.9%
Q3 2017-13.8%-9.6%+1.6%
Q2 2017-9.0%-11.5%-17.2%
Q1 2017-4.2%-4.3%-4.3%
Q4 2016-1.9%-1.2%-3.0%
Q3 2016-3.5%-1.8%+4.0%
Q2 2016+8.3%+6.3%+3.7%
Q1 2016+6.4%
Q4 2015-5.1%
Q3 2015+0.8%
Q2 2015-9.1%
Q1 2015-4.1%
Q4 2014+0.1%
Q3 2014-3.4%
Q2 2014-0.5%
Q1 2014-6.5%
Q4 2013-2.5%
Q3 2013+4.1%
Q2 2013-5.5%
Q1 2013-2.6%
Q4 2012-1.7%
Q3 2012-4.5%
Q2 2012-3.2%
Q1 2012-6.7%
Q2 2011-0.7%
Q4 2011-0.7%
Q3 2011+5.1%
Q1 2011+3.5%
Q2 2010-0.9%
Q4 2010-0.9%
Q3 2010-4.1%
Q1 2009+4.9%
Q1 2010-1.3%
Q4 2008+0.2%
Q4 2007+0.2%
Q2 2009+0.2%
Q4 2009+0.2%
Q3 2009+4.4%

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