earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
WBD Q4 revenue $10.28B (-7% ex-FX); net loss $400M, adjusted EBITDA $2.47B (-5% ex-FX)
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
2023-FY EPS reported
-$1.28
revenue$41,321,000,000
- Q4 revenue $10,284M, down 7% ex-FX YoY; Studios revenue down 18% ex-FX, Networks down 8% ex-FX, DTC up 3% ex-FX.
- Net loss $400M vs $2,101M loss in prior year; includes $1,699M amortization and $75M restructuring.
- Q4 adjusted EBITDA $2,471M, down 5% ex-FX; DTC adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $(55)M from $(217)M YoY.
- Repaid $1.2B debt in Q4; ended Q4 with $4.3B cash, $44.2B gross debt, 3.9x net leverage.
- Global DTC subscribers 97.7M (including BluTV); ARPU $7.94, up 7% ex-FX; full-year free cash flow $6,161M, debt repaid $5.4B in 2023.