2014 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459014006162 Filed on December 11, 2014

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Income Statement

Concept 2014 Q3 2014 Q2 2014 Q1
Revenue $771.0M $788.0M $653.0M
YoY Change 0.92% 18.85% -3.26%
Cost Of Revenue $393.0M $417.0M $319.0M
YoY Change 1.03% 13.01% -2.45%
Gross Profit $378.0M $371.0M $334.0M
YoY Change 0.8% 26.19% -4.02%
Gross Profit Margin 49.03% 47.08% 51.15%
Selling, General & Admin $287.0M $319.0M $273.0M
YoY Change -18.47% 34.03% 11.89%
% of Gross Profit 75.93% 85.98% 81.74%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization $16.00M $14.00M $13.00M
YoY Change 23.08% 7.69% 8.33%
% of Gross Profit 4.23% 3.77% 3.89%
Operating Expenses $287.0M $319.0M $273.0M
YoY Change -18.47% 34.03% 11.89%
Operating Profit $24.00M -$15.00M -$5.000M
YoY Change -158.54% -287.5% -108.77%
Interest Expense -$46.00M -$48.00M $54.00M
YoY Change -14.81% -202.13% 10.2%
% of Operating Profit -191.67%
Other Income/Expense, Net -$1.000M $4.000M -$3.000M
YoY Change 0.0% -300.0% -25.0%
Pretax Income -$23.00M -$200.0M -$62.00M
YoY Change -76.04% 365.12% -1650.0%
Income Tax $1.000M -$16.00M -$3.000M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings -$26.00M -$185.0M -$60.00M
YoY Change -54.39% 193.65% -3100.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue -3.37% -23.48% -9.19%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share -$50.98K -$362.7K -$117.6K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 1.055K
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept 2014 Q3 2014 Q2 2014 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $157.0M $142.0M $149.0M
YoY Change 1.29% 39.22% -49.32%
Cash & Equivalents $157.0M $142.0M $149.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets $203.0M $216.0M $230.0M
YoY Change 4.1% 254.1% 248.48%
Inventory $39.00M $37.00M $35.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $383.0M $449.0M $394.0M
Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $782.0M $844.0M $808.0M
YoY Change -12.53% 26.54% -8.49%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $227.0M $206.0M $187.0M
YoY Change 26.11% 52.59% 35.51%
Goodwill $1.661B $1.675B
YoY Change -0.42% 20.24%
Intangibles $3.004B $3.099B $3.151B
YoY Change -6.91% 26.03% 27.42%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets $90.00M $102.0M $305.0M
YoY Change -18.18% 12.09% 267.47%
Total Long-Term Assets $5.172B $5.272B $5.322B
YoY Change -3.47% 24.84% 25.96%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $782.0M $844.0M $808.0M
Total Long-Term Assets $5.172B $5.272B $5.322B
Total Assets $5.954B $6.116B $6.130B
YoY Change -4.77% 25.07% 20.01%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $215.0M $221.0M $210.0M
YoY Change -23.21% 82.64% 53.28%
Accrued Expenses $243.0M $261.0M $1.487B
YoY Change -21.1% 29.85% 651.01%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due $13.00M $13.00M $13.00M
YoY Change 0.0% -55.17% -56.67%
Total Short-Term Liabilities $1.885B $1.946B $1.983B
YoY Change -5.13% 25.06% 24.87%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $3.017B $3.033B $2.856B
YoY Change 5.71% 48.9% 30.95%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $279.0M $281.0M $234.0M
YoY Change 21.83% 78.98% 65.96%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.296B $3.314B $3.090B
YoY Change 6.91% 51.05% 33.07%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $1.885B $1.946B $1.983B
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.296B $3.314B $3.090B
Total Liabilities $5.564B $5.656B $5.507B
YoY Change 1.0% 38.09% 29.49%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings -$649.0M -$623.0M
YoY Change 90.32% 120.14%
Common Stock $1.128B $0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity $371.0M $442.0M $623.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $5.954B $6.116B $6.130B
YoY Change -4.77% 25.07% 20.01%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2014 Q3 2014 Q2 2014 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income -$26.00M -$185.0M -$60.00M
YoY Change -54.39% 193.65% -3100.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $16.00M $14.00M $13.00M
YoY Change 23.08% 7.69% 8.33%
Cash From Operating Activities $89.00M -$38.00M $131.0M
YoY Change 641.67% -272.73% -2.96%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$36.00M -$17.00M -$27.00M
YoY Change 176.92% -50.0% 200.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities -$27.00M $0.00 -$22.00M
YoY Change -96.24% -100.0% 340.0%
Cash From Investing Activities -$63.00M -$17.00M -$49.00M
YoY Change -91.39% -63.83% 250.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities -6.000M 48.00M -59.00M
YoY Change -100.78% -129.45% 436.36%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 89.00M -38.00M 131.0M
Cash From Investing Activities -63.00M -17.00M -49.00M
Cash From Financing Activities -6.000M 48.00M -59.00M
Net Change In Cash 20.00M -7.000M 23.00M
YoY Change -60.78% -96.28% -79.09%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $89.00M -$38.00M $131.0M
Capital Expenditures -$36.00M -$17.00M -$27.00M
Free Cash Flow $125.0M -$21.00M $158.0M
YoY Change 400.0% -137.5% 9.72%

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<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1. Description of Business </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:4.54%;">Warner Music Group Corp. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) was formed on November&#160;21, 2003. The Company is the direct parent of WMG Holdings Corp. (&#8220;Holdings&#8221;), which is the direct parent of WMG Acquisition Corp. (&#8220;Acquisition Corp.&#8221;). Acquisition Corp. is one of the world&#8217;s major music-based content companies. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Acquisition of Warner Music Group by Access Industries </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May&#160;6, 2011 (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;), by and among the Company, AI Entertainment Holdings LLC (formerly Airplanes Music LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (&#8220;Parent&#8221;) and an affiliate of Access Industries, Inc. (&#8220;Access&#8221;), and Airplanes Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Merger Sub&#8221;), on July&#160;20, 2011 (the &#8220;Merger Closing Date&#8221;), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;). In connection with the Merger, the Company delisted its common stock from the NYSE. The Company continues to file with the SEC current and periodic reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section&#160;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) in accordance with certain covenants contained in the instruments covering its outstanding indebtedness. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Acquisition of Parlophone Label Group </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On July&#160;1, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Parlophone Label Group. See Note 4 for a further discussion. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company classifies its business interests into two fundamental operations: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. A brief description of these operations is presented below. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Recorded Music Operations </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company&#8217;s Recorded Music business primarily consists of the discovery and development of artists and the related marketing, distribution and licensing of recorded music produced by such artists. The Company plays an integral role in virtually all aspects of the recorded music value chain from discovering and developing talent to producing albums and promoting artists and their products. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In the United States, Recorded Music operations are conducted principally through the Company&#8217;s major record labels&#8212;Warner Bros. Records and the Atlantic Records Group. The Company&#8217;s Recorded Music operations also include Rhino, a division that specializes in marketing the Company&#8217;s music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as in the licensing of recordings to and from third parties for various uses, including film and television soundtracks. The Company also conducts its Recorded Music operations through a collection of additional record labels, including, among others, Asylum, Big Beat, East West, Elektra, Erato, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Classics, Warner Music Nashville and Word. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Outside the United States, Recorded Music activities are conducted in more than 50 countries primarily through various subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. Internationally, the Company engages in the same activities as in the United States: discovering and signing artists and distributing, marketing and selling their recorded music. In most cases, the Company also markets and distributes the records of those artists for whom the Company&#8217;s domestic record labels have international rights. In certain smaller markets, the Company licenses the right to distribute the Company&#8217;s records to non-affiliated third-party record labels. The Company&#8217;s international artist services operations also include a network of concert promoters through which it provides resources to coordinate tours for the Company&#8217;s artists and other artists as well as management companies that partner with artists on other aspects of their career such as merchandising, fan clubs, endorsements, as well as appearances and sponsorship. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company&#8217;s Recorded Music distribution operations include Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation (&#8220;WEA Corp.&#8221;), which markets and sells music and video products to retailers and wholesale distributors; Alternative Distribution Alliance (&#8220;ADA&#8221;), which distributes the products of independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors; various distribution centers and ventures operated internationally; and an 80% interest in Word, which specializes in the distribution of music products in the Christian retail marketplace. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In addition to the Company&#8217;s Recorded Music products being sold in physical retail outlets, Recorded Music products are also sold in physical form to online physical retailers such as Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and bestbuy.com and in digital form to online digital download services such as Apple&#8217;s iTunes and Google Play, and are otherwise used by digital streaming services such as Beats Music, Deezer, Rhapsody, Spotify and YouTube, and digital radio services such as Pandora, iTunes Radio and iHeart Radio. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company has integrated the sale of digital content into all aspects of its business, including A&amp;R, marketing, promotion and distribution. The Company&#8217;s business development executives work closely with A&amp;R departments to ensure that while a record is being produced, digital assets are also created with all distribution channels in mind, including streaming services, social networking sites, online portals and music-centered destinations. The Company also works side-by-side with its online and mobile partners to test new concepts. The Company believes existing and new digital businesses will be a significant source of growth for at least the next several years and will provide new opportunities to successfully monetize its assets and create new revenue streams. The proportion of digital revenues attributed to each distribution channel varies by region and proportions may change as the roll out of new technologies continues. As an owner of music content, the Company believes it is well positioned to take advantage of growth in digital distribution and emerging technologies to maximize the value of its assets. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company is also diversifying its revenues beyond its traditional businesses by entering into expanded-rights deals with recording artists in order to partner with artists in other aspects of their careers. Under these agreements, the Company provides services to and participates in artists&#8217; activities outside the traditional recorded music business. 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