Warner Bros. Discovery (LTS:0IBD) EBIT : $-1,642 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Warner Bros. Discovery EBIT?

Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-111 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,642 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.21%. Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -7.55%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Warner Bros. Discovery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.40%.

Warner Bros. Discovery EBIT Historical Data

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

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Warner Bros. Discovery EBIT Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data

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EBIT

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2,971.00

2,376.00

2,066.00

-7,183.00

-1,642.00

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
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1,983.00	-667.00	-906.00	42.00	-111.00

Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's EBIT

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

Warner Bros. Discovery EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1,642 Mil.

Warner Bros. Discovery (LTS:0IBD) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	-364 * ( 1 - 36.05% )	/	( (114137	+	112243)	/ 2 )
=	-232.778	/	113190
=	-0.21 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	123749	-	11369	-	( 2383	-	max(0, 14588	-	12831	+	2383	))
=	114137

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	122757	-	11628	-	( 3780	-	max(0, 15332	-	14218	+	3780	))
=	112243

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Sep. 2023		Q: Dec. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-444	/	( ( (5810 + max(-2838, 0))	+	(5957 + max(-4379, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-444	/	( ( 5810	+	5957 )	/	2 )
=	-444	/	5883.5
=	-7.55 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(6312	+	0	+	4136)	-	(11369	+	1917	+	0)
=	-2838

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(6047	+	0	+	3126)	-	(11628	+	1924	+	0)
=	-4379

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Warner Bros. Discovery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1642	/	68277.989
	=	-2.40 %

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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+.

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