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Warner Music Group (STU:WA4) Book Value per Share : €1.01 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Warner Music Group Book Value per Share?

Warner Music Group's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.01.

During the past 12 months, Warner Music Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 30.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 155.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Warner Music Group was 155.40% per year. The lowest was -92.20% per year. And the median was -50.30% per year.

Warner Music Group's current price is €24.56. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.01. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Warner Music Group is 24.37.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Warner Music Group was 1249.68. The lowest was 25.10. And the median was 63.34.

Good Sign:

Warner Music Group Corp stock PB Ratio (=25.21) is close to 5-year low of 25.1.


Warner Music Group Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Music Group's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Warner Music Group Book Value per Share Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.11 0.05 0.30 0.56 0.90

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Book Value per Share 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 0.77 0.87 0.90 1.00 1.01

Competitive Comparison of Warner Music Group's Book Value per Share

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Music Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 Music Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Music Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Music Group's PB Ratio falls into.


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Warner Music Group Book Value per Share Calculation

Warner Music Group's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(467-0)/518
=0.90

Warner Music Group's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(524-0)/520
=1.01

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Warner Music Group  (STU:WA4) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Warner Music Group Business Description

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1633 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Warner Music is the third-largest of the three major record companies. Recorded music accounts for most of the firm's revenue, with the segment housing notable record labels including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records. Some of the most successful current artists signed to record deals with Warner include Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa. Warner's remaining revenue comes from its publishing business, where Warner Chappell represents more than 180,000 songwriters and composers, some of whom are also Warner recording artists but many of whom are not recording artists or are attached to other labels. Warner Chappell controls more than 1 million musical compositions. Access Industries controls 98% of Warner's voting rights, while holding a 72% economic interest.

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