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Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 3.32 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Warner Bros. Discovery's share price is $8.405. Warner Bros. Discovery's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.53. Hence, Warner Bros. Discovery's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WBD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.28   Med: 9.83   Max: 40.88
Current: 3.35

During the past 13 years, Warner Bros. Discovery's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 40.88. The lowest was 3.28. And the median was 9.83.

WBD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
90.85% of 590 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.06 vs WBD: 3.35

Warner Bros. Discovery's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.36. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.53.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Warner Bros. Discovery was 47.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -10.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Warner Bros. Discovery's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 242.20% per year. The lowest was -34.50% per year. And the median was 10.70% per year.


Warner Bros. Discovery Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Bros. Discovery Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.49 8.65 6.45 5.54 4.50

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.54 16.72 9.91 4.96 4.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Warner Bros. Discovery Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Warner Bros. Discovery's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=8.405/2.529
=3.32

Warner Bros. Discovery's Share Price of today is $8.405.
Warner Bros. Discovery's Free Cash Flow per Share 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 $2.53.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Warner Bros. Discovery  (NAS:WBD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Business Description

Address
230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, USA, 10003
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+.
Executives
Advance/newhouse Partnership director 5015 CAMPUSWOOD DR., EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057
Steven O Newhouse director 6350 COURT STREET, EAST SYRACUSE NY 13057-1211
Advance/newhouse Programming Partnership director, 10 percent owner 5000 CAMPUSWOOD DRIVE, E. SYRACUSE NY 13057
Gerhard Zeiler officer: President, International C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Gunnar Wiedenfels officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Fazal F Merchant director 2230 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Geoffrey Y Yang director 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Di Piazza Samuel A Jr. director 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209
Paul A Gould director 711 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert R Bennett director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
David Leavy officer: Chief Communications Officer C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
David Zaslav director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Li Haslett Chen director C/O WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., 230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10003
Debra L Lee director C/O BLACK ENTERTAINMENT, 1 BET PLZ. 1900W PLACE N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20018
Paula A Price director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895