$WMG
Warner Music Group Corp

2020 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000131916120000008 Filed on January 31, 2020

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2020 Q1 2019 Q4 2019 Q3
Revenue $1.071B $1.256B $1.124B
YoY Change -1.74% 4.41% 8.18%
Cost Of Revenue $535.0M $665.0M $639.0M
YoY Change -4.29% 6.23% 9.61%
Gross Profit $536.0M $591.0M $485.0M
YoY Change 0.94% 2.43% 6.36%
Gross Profit Margin 50.05% 47.05% 43.15%
Selling, General & Admin $538.0M $379.0M $408.0M
YoY Change 51.98% 0.8% 2.51%
% of Gross Profit 100.37% 64.13% 84.12%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization $14.00M $71.00M $18.00M
YoY Change 0.0% 4.41% 28.57%
% of Gross Profit 2.61% 12.01% 3.71%
Operating Expenses $538.0M $379.0M $408.0M
YoY Change 51.98% 0.8% 2.51%
Operating Profit -$49.00M $165.0M $29.00M
YoY Change -140.16% 12.24% 81.25%
Interest Expense -$33.00M -$33.00M -$34.00M
YoY Change -8.33% -8.33% 3.03%
% of Operating Profit -20.0% -117.24%
Other Income/Expense, Net -$4.000M -$5.000M $19.00M
YoY Change -113.79% -117.86% 850.0%
Pretax Income -$86.00M $127.0M $14.00M
YoY Change -174.78% -6.62% -193.33%
Income Tax -$12.00M $5.000M -$77.00M
% Of Pretax Income 3.94% -550.0%
Net Earnings -$74.00M $120.0M $90.00M
YoY Change -210.45% 39.53% -742.86%
Net Earnings / Revenue -6.91% 9.55% 8.01%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share -$145.1K $235.3K $176.5K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 1.069K shares 1.060K shares 1.060K shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept 2020 Q1 2019 Q4 2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $484.0M $462.0M $619.0M
YoY Change 2.98% -15.69% 20.43%
Cash & Equivalents $484.0M $462.0M $619.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets $271.0M $247.0M $223.0M
YoY Change 30.29% 30.69% 28.9%
Inventory $65.00M $65.00M $74.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $763.0M $882.0M $775.0M
Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $1.583B $1.656B $1.691B
YoY Change 3.87% 15.56% 43.79%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $294.0M $295.0M $300.0M
YoY Change -0.34% 10.07% 31.0%
Goodwill $1.761B $1.768B $1.761B
YoY Change 4.08%
Intangibles $1.795B $1.864B $1.874B
YoY Change -8.18% -6.43% -6.53%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets $123.0M $152.0M $145.0M
YoY Change -18.0% 63.44% 85.9%
Total Long-Term Assets $4.541B $4.658B $4.326B
YoY Change 3.72% 11.36% 3.79%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $1.583B $1.656B $1.691B
Total Long-Term Assets $4.541B $4.658B $4.326B
Total Assets $6.124B $6.314B $6.017B
YoY Change 3.76% 12.43% 12.59%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $246.0M $202.0M $260.0M
YoY Change 0.41% 12.85% -7.47%
Accrued Expenses $564.0M $549.0M $492.0M
YoY Change 37.9% 30.09% 16.31%
Deferred Revenue $167.0M $159.0M $180.0M
YoY Change -1.76% -12.15% -13.46%
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities $2.732B $2.799B $2.819B
YoY Change 8.5% 13.92% 18.79%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $2.983B $2.988B $2.974B
YoY Change -0.23% -0.33% 5.5%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $228.0M $204.0M $321.0M
YoY Change -19.72% -33.77% 4.56%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.211B $3.192B $3.295B
YoY Change -1.92% 936.36% 5.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $2.732B $2.799B $2.819B
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.211B $3.192B $3.295B
Total Liabilities $6.409B $6.483B $6.286B
YoY Change 6.07% 12.05% 10.98%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings -$1.166B -$1.088B -$1.177B
YoY Change -3.97% -7.47%
Common Stock $1.127B $1.128B $1.127B
YoY Change -0.09% -0.09%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity -$306.0M -$190.0M -$289.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $6.124B $6.314B $6.017B
YoY Change 3.76% 12.43% 12.59%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2020 Q1 2019 Q4 2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income -$74.00M $120.0M $90.00M
YoY Change -210.45% 39.53% -742.86%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $14.00M $71.00M $18.00M
YoY Change 0.0% 4.41% 28.57%
Cash From Operating Activities $86.00M $78.00M $151.0M
YoY Change 1128.57% -15.22% -5.63%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$20.00M $15.00M -$39.00M
YoY Change -54.55% -148.39% 5.41%
Acquisitions $6.000M
YoY Change -97.1%
Other Investing Activities $1.000M -$6.000M $3.000M
YoY Change -109.09% -97.1% -133.33%
Cash From Investing Activities -$19.00M -$32.00M -$36.00M
YoY Change -65.45% -86.55% -21.74%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid $206.0M
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities -38.00M -$207.0M -31.00M
YoY Change 22.58% -213.74% -93.82%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 86.00M $78.00M 151.0M
Cash From Investing Activities -19.00M -$32.00M -36.00M
Cash From Financing Activities -38.00M -$207.0M -31.00M
Net Change In Cash 29.00M -$157.0M 84.00M
YoY Change -136.71% -561.76% -121.65%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $86.00M $78.00M $151.0M
Capital Expenditures -$20.00M $15.00M -$39.00M
Free Cash Flow $106.0M $63.00M $190.0M
YoY Change 107.84% -48.78% -3.55%

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Acquisition Corp. is one of the world’s major music entertainment companies.</span></div><div style="margin-top:18pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Acquisition of Warner Music Group by Access Industries</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:6pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 6, 2011 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, AI Entertainment Holdings LLC (formerly Airplanes Music LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”) and an affiliate of Access Industries, Inc. (“Access”), and Airplanes Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), on July 20, 2011 (the “Merger Closing Date”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Company delisted its common stock from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The Company continues to voluntarily file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) current and periodic reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as provided for in certain covenants contained in the instruments covering its outstanding indebtedness. All of the Company’s common stock is owned by affiliates of Access.</span></div><div style="margin-top:18pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Recorded Music Operations</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:6pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Our Recorded Music business primarily consists of the discovery and development of recording artists and the related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale and licensing of music created by such recording artists. We play an integral role in virtually all aspects of the recorded music value chain from discovering and developing talent to producing, distributing and selling music to marketing and promoting recording artists and their music.</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">In the United States, our Recorded Music business is conducted principally through our major record labels—Atlantic Records and Warner Records. In October 2018, we launched Elektra Music Group in the United States as a standalone label group, which comprises the Elektra, Fueled by Ramen and Roadrunner labels. Our Recorded Music business also includes Rhino Entertainment, a division that specializes in marketing our recorded music catalog through compilations, reissuances of previously released music and video titles and releasing previously unreleased material from our vault. We also conduct our Recorded Music business through a collection of additional record labels including Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Sire, Spinnin’, Warner Classics and Warner Music Nashville. </span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Outside the United States, our Recorded Music business is conducted in more than 70 countries through various subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. Internationally, we engage in the same activities as in the United States: discovering and signing artists and distributing, selling, marketing and promoting their music. In most cases, we also market, promote, distribute and sell the music of those recording artists for whom our domestic record labels have international rights. In certain smaller markets, we license the right to distribute and sell our music to non-affiliated third-party record labels.</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Our Recorded Music business’ distribution operations include Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation (“WEA Corp.”), which markets, distributes and sells music and video products to retailers and wholesale distributors; Alternative Distribution Alliance (“ADA”), which markets, distributes and sells the products of independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors; and various distribution centers and ventures operated internationally.</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">In addition to our music being sold in physical retail outlets, our music is also sold in physical form to online physical retailers, such as Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and bestbuy.com, and distributed in digital form to an expanded universe of digital partners, including streaming services such as those of Amazon, Apple, Deezer, SoundCloud, Spotify, Tencent Music Entertainment Group and YouTube, radio services such as iHeart Radio and SiriusXM and download services such as Apple’s iTunes and Google Play.</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;margin-top:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">We have integrated the marketing of digital content into all aspects of our business, including artist and repertoire (“A&amp;R”) and distribution. 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We have built and acquired artist services capabilities and platforms for marketing and distributing this broader set of music-related rights and participating more widely in the monetization of the artist brands we help create. We believe that entering into expanded-rights deals and enhancing our artist services capabilities in areas such as merchandising, VIP ticketing, fan clubs, concert promotion and management has permitted us to diversify revenue streams and capitalize on other revenue opportunities. 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