Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Days Payable

: 20.03 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Warner Bros. Discovery's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,295 Mil. Warner Bros. Discovery's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,896 Mil. Hence, Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

WBD' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.66 Med: 33.78 Max: 40.66
Current: 20.4

During the past 13 years, Warner Bros. Discovery's highest Days Payable was 40.66. The lowest was 16.66. And the median was 33.78.

WBD's Days Payable is ranked worse than
87.35% of 925 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 82.44 vs WBD: 20.40

Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable increased from Dec. 2022 (19.60) to Dec. 2023 (20.03). It may suggest that Warner Bros. Discovery delayed paying its suppliers.

Warner Bros. Discovery Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Payable

37.66

40.66

31.96

16.66

20.20

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable																19.60	17.59	19.33	25.94	20.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Warner Bros. Discovery Days Payable Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable falls into.

Warner Bros. Discovery Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1454	+	1260)	/	2 )	/	24526	*	365
=	1357					/	24526	*	365
=	20.20

Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1329	+	1260)	/	2 )	/	5896	*	365 / 4
=	1294.5					/	5896	*	365 / 4
=	20.03

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Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Business Description

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Address

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Website

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Warner Bros. Discovery, the result of combining two large media firms, is one of the largest media firms in the world with tremendous scale and reach. The new company owns some of the biggest global networks including HBO, Discovery, CNN, and TLC and well-known franchises like Superman, Rick and Morty, and Game of Thrones. The firm's content production studios include Warner Bros., HBO, Discovery Studios, DC Films, and Cartoon Network Studios. The company operates two major streaming services, Max and Discovery+.

Executives

Advance/newhouse Partnership	director	5015 CAMPUSWOOD DR., EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057
Steven O Newhouse	director	6350 COURT STREET, EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057-1211
Advance/newhouse Programming Partnership	director, 10 percent owner	5000 CAMPUSWOOD DRIVE, E. SYRACUSE NY 13057
Gerhard Zeiler	officer: President, International	C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Gunnar Wiedenfels	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Fazal F Merchant	director	2230 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Geoffrey Y Yang	director	3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Di Piazza Samuel A Jr.	director	100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209
Paul A Gould	director	711 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert R Bennett	director	12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
David Leavy	officer: Chief Communications Officer	C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
David Zaslav	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres	C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Li Haslett Chen	director	C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Debra L Lee	director	C/O BLACK ENTERTAINMENT, 1 BET PLZ. 1900W PLACE N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20018
Paula A Price	director	ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895