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Warner Music Group (BSP:W1MG34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 49.43 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-23), Warner Music Group's current share price is R$41.52. Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$0.84. Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 49.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:W1MG34' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 41.42   Med: 64.44   Max: 105.3
Current: 45.04

During the past years, Warner Music Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 105.30. The lowest was 41.42. And the median was 64.44.

BSP:W1MG34's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
80.65% of 367 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 16.2 vs BSP:W1MG34: 45.04

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Warner Music Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-0.192. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$0.84 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 79.78 90.36 41.84 49.08

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 59.70 44.37 49.08 51.38 49.54

Competitive Comparison of Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=41.52/0.84
=49.43

* 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.

Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Warner Music Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-0.192/131.7762*131.7762
=-0.192

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -0.061 100.560 -0.080
201409 0.062 100.428 0.081
201412 0.008 99.070 0.011
201503 0.138 99.621 0.183
201506 -0.060 100.684 -0.079
201509 0.171 100.392 0.224
201512 0.085 99.792 0.112
201603 0.171 100.470 0.224
201606 0.043 101.688 0.056
201609 0.183 101.861 0.237
201612 0.246 101.863 0.318
201703 0.086 102.862 0.110
201706 0.110 103.349 0.140
201709 0.321 104.136 0.406
201712 0.195 104.011 0.247
201803 -0.028 105.290 -0.035
201806 0.210 106.317 0.260
201809 0.252 106.507 0.312
201812 0.118 105.998 0.147
201903 -0.071 107.251 -0.087
201906 0.229 108.070 0.279
201909 0.230 108.329 0.280
201912 0.106 108.420 0.129
202003 0.161 108.902 0.195
202006 0.239 108.767 0.290
202009 0.336 109.815 0.403
202012 -0.436 109.897 -0.523
202103 0.348 111.754 0.410
202106 -0.149 114.631 -0.171
202109 0.439 115.734 0.500
202112 -0.192 117.630 -0.215
202203 0.029 121.301 0.032
202206 0.292 125.017 0.308
202209 0.904 125.227 0.951
202212 0.395 125.222 0.416
202303 -0.126 127.348 -0.130
202306 0.240 128.729 0.246
202309 0.572 129.860 0.580
202312 0.486 129.419 0.495
202403 -0.192 131.776 -0.192

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Warner Music Group  (BSP:W1MG34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Warner Music Group (BSP:W1MG34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1633 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in second. Warner's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm's publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over 1 million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.

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