$WMG
Warner Music Group Corp Stock $wmg

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2021 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000131916121000036 Filed on November 23, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2021	2020 Q3
Revenue	$1.376B	$5.301B	$1.126B
YoY Change	22.2%	18.78%	0.18%
Cost Of Revenue	$752.0M	$2.742B	$606.0M
YoY Change	24.09%	17.53%	-5.16%
Gross Profit	$624.0M	$2.559B	$520.0M
YoY Change	20.0%	20.14%	7.22%
Gross Profit Margin	45.35%	48.27%	46.18%
Selling, General & Admin	$445.0M	$1.721B	$365.0M
YoY Change	21.92%	-20.65%	-10.54%
% of Gross Profit	71.31%	67.25%	70.19%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$79.00M	$306.0M	$67.00M
YoY Change	17.91%	17.24%	272.22%
% of Gross Profit	12.66%	11.96%	12.88%
Operating Expenses	$524.0M	$1.721B	$432.0M
YoY Change	21.3%	-20.65%	5.88%
Operating Profit	$100.0M	$609.0M	$88.00M
YoY Change	13.64%	-365.94%	203.45%
Interest Expense	-$29.00M	-$122.0M	-$29.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	-3.94%	-14.71%
% of Operating Profit	-29.0%	-20.03%	-32.95%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$9.000M	-$9.000M	-$45.00M
YoY Change	-80.0%	-84.21%	-336.84%
Pretax Income	$52.00M	$456.0M	-$20.00M
YoY Change	-360.0%	-202.01%	-242.86%
Income Tax	$22.00M	$149.0M	-$21.00M
% Of Pretax Income	42.31%	32.68%
Net Earnings	$28.00M	$304.0M	-$1.000M
YoY Change	-2900.0%	-164.0%	-101.11%
Net Earnings / Revenue	2.03%	5.73%	-0.09%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$54.44K	$592.0K	-$1.961K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q3	2021	2020 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$499.0M	$499.0M	$553.0M
YoY Change	-9.76%	-9.76%	-10.66%
Cash & Equivalents	$499.0M	$499.0M	$553.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$459.0M	$459.0M	$275.0M
YoY Change	66.91%	66.91%	23.32%
Inventory	$99.00M	$99.00M	$79.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$839.0M	$839.0M	$771.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.896B	$1.896B	$1.678B
YoY Change	12.99%	12.99%	-0.77%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$364.0M	$632.0M	$331.0M
YoY Change	9.97%	4.64%	10.33%
Goodwill	$1.830B		$1.831B
YoY Change	-0.05%		3.98%
Intangibles	$2.171B		$1.807B
YoY Change	20.14%		-3.58%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$194.0M	$682.0M	$153.0M
YoY Change	26.8%	39.18%	5.52%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.315B	$5.315B	$4.732B
YoY Change	12.32%	12.32%	9.39%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.896B	$1.896B	$1.678B
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.315B	$5.315B	$4.732B
Total Assets	$7.211B	$7.211B	$6.410B
YoY Change	12.5%	12.5%	6.53%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$302.0M	$302.0M	$264.0M
YoY Change	14.39%	14.39%	1.54%
Accrued Expenses	$461.0M	$2.398B	$382.0M
YoY Change	20.68%	15.34%	-22.36%
Deferred Revenue	$348.0M		$297.0M
YoY Change	17.17%		65.0%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.150B	$3.150B	$2.720B
YoY Change	15.81%	15.81%	-3.51%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.346B	$3.346B	$3.104B
YoY Change	7.8%	7.8%	4.37%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$175.0M	$462.0M	$169.0M
YoY Change	3.55%	-1.28%	-47.35%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.521B	$3.808B	$3.273B
YoY Change	7.58%	6.61%	-0.67%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.150B	$3.150B	$2.720B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.521B	$3.808B	$3.273B
Total Liabilities	$7.165B	$7.180B	$6.455B
YoY Change	11.0%	10.92%	2.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.710B		-$1.749B
YoY Change	-2.23%		48.6%
Common Stock	$1.942B		$1.907B
YoY Change	1.84%		69.21%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$31.00M	$31.00M	-$63.00M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.211B	$7.211B	$6.410B
YoY Change	12.5%	12.5%	6.53%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2021	2020 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$28.00M	$304.0M	-$1.000M
YoY Change	-2900.0%	-164.0%	-101.11%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$79.00M	$306.0M	$67.00M
YoY Change	17.91%	17.24%	272.22%
Cash From Operating Activities	$228.0M	$638.0M	$176.0M
YoY Change	29.55%	37.8%	16.56%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$57.00M	-$574.0M	-$49.00M
YoY Change	16.33%	359.2%	25.64%
Acquisitions		$64.00M
YoY Change		-31.91%
Other Investing Activities	-$15.00M	-$64.00M	-$83.00M
YoY Change	-81.93%	-31.91%	-2866.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$72.00M	-$638.0M	-$132.0M
YoY Change	-45.45%	191.32%	266.67%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$265.0M
YoY Change		-22.97%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-96.00M	-$61.00M	-28.00M
YoY Change	242.86%	-80.7%	-9.68%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	228.0M	$638.0M	176.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-72.00M	-$638.0M	-132.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-96.00M	-$61.00M	-28.00M
Net Change In Cash	60.00M	-$54.00M	16.00M
YoY Change	275.0%	-18.18%	-80.95%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$228.0M	$638.0M	$176.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$57.00M	-$574.0M	-$49.00M
Free Cash Flow	$285.0M	$1.212B	$225.0M
YoY Change	26.67%	106.12%	18.42%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Description of Business<div style="margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Company”) was formed on November 21, 2003. The Company is the direct parent of WMG Holdings Corp. (“Holdings”), which is the direct parent of WMG Acquisition Corp. (“Acquisition Corp.”). Acquisition Corp. is one of the world’s major music entertainment companies.</span></div><div style="margin-top:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Initial Public Offering</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On June 5, 2020, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). The Company listed these shares on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol “WMG.” The offering consisted entirely of secondary shares sold by Access Industries, LLC (collectively with its affiliates, “Access”) and certain related selling stockholders.</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Following the completion of the IPO, Access and its affiliates continue to hold all of the Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”), representing approximately 98% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock and approximately 76% of the economic interest. As a result, the Company is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of NASDAQ. See Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Controlling Stockholder.</span></div><div style="margin-top:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Recorded Music Operations</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="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="margin-top:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Music Publishing Operations</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">While Recorded Music is focused on marketing, promoting, distributing and licensing a particular recording of a musical composition, Music Publishing is an intellectual property business focused on generating revenue from uses of the musical composition itself. In return for promoting, placing, marketing and administering the creative output of a songwriter, or engaging in those activities for other rightsholders, our Music Publishing business shares the revenues generated from use of the musical compositions with the songwriter or other rightsholders.</span></div>
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