earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
WBD Q2 net loss $9.99B on $9.1B goodwill impairment; revenue down 5% ex-FX
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
2024-Q2 EPS reported
-$4.48
revenue$19,671,000,000
- Net loss includes $9.1B non-cash goodwill impairment in Networks segment triggered by market cap decline, linear ad softness, and NBA uncertainty.
- Total revenue $9.7B, down 5% ex-FX; Adjusted EBITDA $1.8B, down 15% ex-FX; free cash flow $976M, down 43%.
- Global DTC subscribers 103.3M, +3.6M QoQ; DTC ARPU $8.00 (+4% ex-FX); DTC EBITDA loss $(107)M.
- Repaid $1.8B of debt in Q2; bought $3.4B debt for $2.6B via tender offer funded by cash and €1.5B notes.
- Net leverage 4.0x; gross debt $41.4B; cash on hand $3.6B; undrawn $6.0B revolver.