earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Warner Bros. Discovery Q1 net loss $1.07B; DTC segment turns profitable at $50M EBITDA
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.44
revenue$10,700,000,000
- Revenue $10.7B, down 5% ex-FX; net loss $1.07B includes $1.81B acquisition amortization.
- DTC segment EBITDA $50M vs loss $654M pro forma year ago; 1.6M net adds to 97.6M subs.
- U.S. DTC now expected profitable in FY2023, one year ahead of prior guidance.
- Free cash flow negative $930M due to $836M semi-annual interest payments on merger debt.
- Studios EBITDA $607M (down 23% ex-FX) despite Hogwarts Legacy >$1B retail sales.