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 19 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
Q3 2025———
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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