NASDAQ$WMG

Warner Music Group Corp · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Warner Music Group's Q3 2020 financial results were announced.

Warner Music Group Corp. reported a decrease in total revenue by 4.5% (or 3.1% in constant currency) and a net loss of $519 million, impacted by COVID-related disruptions and increased non-cash stock-based compensation expense. However, digital revenue grew by 11.1% (or 13.4% in constant currency), representing 71.3% of total revenue, and Adjusted OIBDA increased by 12.2% to $166 million.

  • Digital revenue increased by 11.1% (or 13.4% in constant currency).
  • Total revenue decreased by 4.5% (or 3.1% in constant currency).
  • Net loss was $519 million, compared to a net income of $14 million in the prior-year quarter.
  • Adjusted OIBDA increased by 12.2% to $166 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.01B

Previous: $1.06B-4.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.04

No prior period
Adjusted OIBDA

$166M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$48M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$568M

Previous: $13M-4469.2%
Net Income

-$520M

Previous: $13M-4100.0%
Operating Income

-$433M

Previous: $58M-846.6%
Gross Profit

$483M

Previous: $481M+0.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$532M

Previous: $541M-1.7%
Total Assets

$6.15B

Previous: $5.96B+3.2%

Revenue & EPS history

WMG · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.01B

Q3 2020-4.5%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 4 of 4 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

WMG · $1.01B total across 2 segments · Q3 2020

  • Recorded Music
    $861M
  • Music Publishing
    $149M

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 Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

-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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