Warner Bros. Discovery (BSP:W1BD34) Accounts Receivable : R$26,856 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Warner Bros. Discovery Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Warner Bros. Discovery's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$26,856 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 47.40.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Warner Bros. Discovery's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$-140.81.

Warner Bros. Discovery Accounts Receivable Historical Data

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

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Warner Bros. Discovery Accounts Receivable Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data

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Accounts Receivable

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13,052.10

13,831.89

33,465.65

29,629.09

30,181.65

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															31,387.68	33,210.69	30,646.19	30,181.65	26,855.78

Warner Bros. Discovery Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.

Warner Bros. Discovery Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's accounts receivables are being managed.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	26855.778	/	51701.98	*	91
=	47.40

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Warner Bros. Discovery's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Warner Bros. Discovery's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(22272.331	+	0.75 * 26855.778	+	0.5 * 0	-	382959.715
-	0	-	7687.063)	/	2473.000
=	-140.81

Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.

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Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2022 through the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications. It operates in three global business segments: studios, networks, and direct-to-consumer. Warner Bros. Pictures is the crown jewel of the studios business, producing, distributing, and licensing movies and television shows. The networks business consists of basic cable networks, such as CNN, TNT, TBS, Discovery, HGTV, and the Food Network. Direct-to-consumer includes HBO and the firm's streaming platforms, which have now been consolidated to Max and Discovery+. Much of the DTC content is created within the firm's other two business segments. Each segment operates with a global reach, with Max available in over 70 countries.

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