NASDAQ$WMG

Warner Music Group Corp · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported double-digit revenue growth, highlighting strong fundamentals and healthy streaming performance.

Warner Music Group reported a 10% increase in total revenue, driven by growth in digital revenue and strong performance in both Recorded Music and Music Publishing. Net income was $92 million, while OIBDA increased to $255 million.

  • Total revenue grew by 10%, or 13% in constant currency.
  • Digital revenue grew by 8%, or 11% in constant currency.
  • OIBDA increased by 12% to $255 million.
  • Music Publishing revenue experienced double-digit growth and margin improvement.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.38B

Previous: $1.25B+10.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.22

Previous: $0.28-21.4%
Adjusted OIBDA

$274M

Previous: $255M+7.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$62M

Previous: -$38M-63.2%
Free Cash Flow

$30M

Previous: $79M-62.0%
Net Income

$92M

Previous: $117M-21.4%
Operating Income

$166M

Previous: $151M+9.9%
Gross Profit

$679M

Previous: $627M+8.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$385M

Previous: $588M-34.5%
Total Assets

$7.78B

Previous: $6.83B+13.9%

Revenue & EPS history

WMG · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.38B

Q2 2022+10.1%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 11 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

WMG · $1.38B total across 2 segments · Q2 2022

  • Recorded Music
    $1.15B+8.3%
  • Music Publishing
    $230M+19.8%

Forward guidance

Warner Music Group did not provide specific forward guidance in this earnings report.

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 Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

-2.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

30%

7 / 23 earnings

Positive

+19.3%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-11.2%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+2.2%+10.7%-1.5%
Q1 2026+3.1%+5.6%-1.2%
Q4 2025-2.7%-7.0%-3.8%
Q2 2025-8.1%-8.7%-12.4%
Q1 2025-1.1%+5.0%+7.1%
Q4 2024-5.4%-3.8%-7.5%
Q3 2024+1.0%-2.1%-1.8%
Q2 2024-11.2%-9.8%-17.2%
Q1 2024-3.0%-0.1%-6.8%
Q4 2023-3.2%-1.1%+2.3%
Q3 2023+8.2%+7.6%+7.9%
Q2 2023-8.0%-11.2%-13.0%
Q1 2023-6.4%-7.2%-18.8%
Q4 2022+19.3%+20.8%+31.2%
Q3 2022-6.7%-5.4%-14.2%
Q2 2022-6.9%+6.6%+3.6%
Q1 2022-4.9%-5.5%-18.0%
Q4 2021-9.7%-10.4%-13.1%
Q3 2021-1.7%-4.1%+4.0%
Q2 2021-6.7%-4.3%-9.3%
Q1 2021+8.2%+8.1%+2.2%
Q4 2020+0.6%-2.5%+30.7%
Q3 2020-4.3%-4.8%-4.5%
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