Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Acquisitions (2010 - 2023)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Acquisitions came in at $50.0 million in Q4 2023, up 100.69% on a YoY basis from $24.9 million in Q4 2022, and up 100.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.2 billion in Q4 2022.

Analysis

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Acquisitions (2010 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Acquisitions for 13 consecutive years, with $50.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2023.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2023, Acquisitions rose 100.69% year-over-year to $50.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2023 stood at -$6.0 billion (up 0.8% YoY), and the FY2023 full-year result was $50.0 million, up 101.38% from the prior year.
  • Acquisitions improved to $50.0 million in Q4 2023 per WBD's latest filing, from -$7.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Acquisitions topped out at $1.2 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$7.2 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Acquisitions has averaged -$650.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $22.0 million in 2019.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Acquisitions plunged 361150.0% in 2022, then surged 100.69% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Acquisitions stood at $13.0 million in 2019, then changed by 0.0% to $13.0 million in 2020, then plunged by 84.62% to $2.0 million in 2021, then slumped by 361150.0% to -$7.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 100.69% to $50.0 million in 2023.
  • According to Business Quant data, Acquisitions over the past three periods registered $50.0 million, -$7.2 billion, and $1.2 billion for Q4 2023, Q4 2022, and Q3 2022 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Acquisitions (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.72 Bn 67.35 Bn 4.10 Bn -
2 Fox 25.12 Bn 20.92 Bn - -
3 Paramount Skydance 11.97 Bn 8.70 Bn -2.08 Bn -
4 Versant Media 5.38 Bn 3.90 Bn 994.00 Mn -
5 Nexstar Media 5.15 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.06 Bn -
6 Newsmax 1.39 Bn 1.34 Bn 23.33 Mn -
7 AMC Global Media 520.06 Mn 56.06 Mn 258.71 Mn -
8 Gray Media 470.89 Mn 294.89 Mn 270.00 Mn 196.00 Mn
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn - -
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -7.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 8.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 56.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 56.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 48.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 304.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 17.00 Mn