Warner Bros. Discovery (WBO:WBDI) ROCE % : 0.62% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Warner Bros. Discovery ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.62%.

Warner Bros. Discovery ROCE % Historical Data

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

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Warner Bros. Discovery ROCE % Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data

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7.38

6.91

-9.71

-1.43

-9.77

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.41	-1.16	-39.63	1.38	0.62

Warner Bros. Discovery ROCE % Calculation

Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2024 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2024 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-8949.305	/	( ( (112568.169 - 14059.444)	+	(99854.8 - 15098.55) )	/ 2 )
	=	-8949.305	/	( (98508.725	+	84756.25)	/ 2 )
	=	-8949.305	/	91632.4875
	=	-9.77 %

Warner Bros. Discovery's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2024 )		(Q: Sep. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2024 )		(Q: Sep. 2024 )		(Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	511.88	/	( ( (95806.033 - 14141.195)	+	(99854.8 - 15098.55) )	/ 2 )
	=	511.88	/	( ( 81664.838	+	84756.25 )	/ 2 )
	=	511.88	/	83210.544
	=	0.62 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBIT data.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBO:WBDI) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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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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