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Warner Bros. Discovery (BSP:W1BD34) Beta : 0.45 (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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What is Warner Bros. Discovery Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-03), Warner Bros. Discovery's Beta is 0.45.


Warner Bros. Discovery Beta Historical Data

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

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Warner Bros. Discovery Beta Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data
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Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.28 0.13 -0.69

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data
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Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.55 0.64 0.64 -0.69

Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Beta

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

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

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



Warner Bros. Discovery Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Warner Bros. Discovery  (BSP:W1BD34) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Warner Bros. Discovery Business Description

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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 60 countries.

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