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Warner Music Group Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A WMG

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$30.61 +0.36 (1.19%)
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Company Report

Universal and Warner: Strong Competitive Advantages and Music Industry Growth Make Them Attractive

We’ve reevaluated the major record companies and think these firms will remain critical to artists and are positioned to continue taking their fair share of a growing music industry. For the two pure-play majors, we have upgraded Universal’s moat rating to wide from narrow, and we are maintaining our narrow moat rating for Warner. We’re maintaining our EUR 31 fair value estimate for Universal and raising Warner’s fair value estimate to $37 from $36.

Price vs Fair Value

WMG is trading within a range we consider fairly valued.
Price
$30.52
Fair Value
$58.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$86.84
5-Star Price
$36.20
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Talent will always be at the core of music industry sales, and major record labels like Warner are critical for artists to maximize success.

Bears

Warner’s smaller size and weaker current share of today’s most popular artists could eventually lead to Warner not being in the same class as the other majors in its ability to compete for talent and secure the most favorable terms.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$30.25
Day Range
$30.2030.79
52-Week Range
$25.2838.05
Bid/Ask
$30.38 / $31.49
Market Cap
$15.85 Bil
Volume/Avg
963,112 / 2.4 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.22
Price/Sales
2.47
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.25%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.25%
Total Yield
2.22%

Company Profile

Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi’s Universal Music first and Sony Music second. Warner’s larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm’s publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over 1 million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Entertainment
Stock Style Box
Mid Growth
Total Number of Employees
5,900

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
WMG
UMG
6758
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.2231.9919.12
Price/Book Value
36.6117.132.25
Price/Sales
2.474.621.32
Price/Cash Flow
17.3931.488.91
Price/Earnings
WMG
UMG
6758

Financial Strength

Metric
WMG
UMG
6758
Quick Ratio
0.500.430.44
Current Ratio
0.690.620.66
Interest Coverage
5.8916.9631.03
Quick Ratio
WMG
UMG
6758

Profitability

Metric
WMG
UMG
6758
Return on Assets (Normalized)
7.52%12.87%2.86%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
183.77%60.80%13.24%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
15.98%30.80%8.27%
Return on Assets
WMG
UMG
6758
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