Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $754 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Warner Music Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Warner Music Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($600.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($641.00 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($641.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($754.00 Mil).

Warner Music Group's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2021 ($499.00 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($584.00 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2022 ($584.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($641.00 Mil).

Warner Music Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Music Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Warner Music Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data

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619.00

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499.00

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641.00

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															720.00	601.00	600.00	641.00	754.00

Warner Music Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Warner Music Group (NAS:WMG) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) Business Description

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Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in 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.

Executives

Max Lousada	director, officer: CEO, Recorded Music	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carletta Higginson	officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bryan Castellani	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Valentin Blavatnik	director	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Entertainment Holdings Ii Llc	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lincoln E Benet	director	C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Timothy Matusch	officer: EVP Strategy & Operations	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Kyncl	officer: Co-CEO	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nancy Dubuc	director	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ai Entertainment Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH ST, 28TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Louis Dickler	officer: Acting CFO & Corp. Contr.	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Noreena Hertz	director	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Cecelia Kurzman	director	237 PARK AVENUE, REVLON, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas H Lee	director	C/O THOMAS H. LEE CAPITAL LLC, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Michael Lynton	director	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067