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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 95.19 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-28), Warner Music Group's current share price is $30.46. Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.32. Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 95.19.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WMG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 41.45   Med: 60.32   Max: 112.82
Current: 96.56

During the past years, Warner Music Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 112.82. The lowest was 41.45. And the median was 60.32.

WMG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.7% of 663 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs WMG: 96.56

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Warner Music Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.836. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $0.32 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 45.11 65.04 47.34 88.94

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 PB Ratio 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 80.47 68.24 88.94 108.60 104.68

Competitive Comparison of Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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

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

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



Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB 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 PB Ratio.

Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=30.46/0.32
=95.19

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.836/131.7762*131.7762
=0.836

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.880 100.560 1.153
201409 0.739 100.428 0.970
201412 0.588 99.070 0.782
201503 0.512 99.621 0.677
201506 0.506 100.684 0.662
201509 0.440 100.392 0.578
201512 0.444 99.792 0.586
201603 0.440 100.470 0.577
201606 0.434 101.688 0.562
201609 0.388 101.861 0.502
201612 0.247 101.863 0.320
201703 0.339 102.862 0.434
201706 0.614 103.349 0.783
201709 0.584 104.136 0.739
201712 0.612 104.011 0.775
201803 0.377 105.290 0.472
201806 0.349 106.317 0.433
201809 -0.665 106.507 -0.823
201812 -0.323 105.998 -0.402
201903 -0.279 107.251 -0.343
201906 -0.303 108.070 -0.369
201909 -0.576 108.329 -0.701
201912 -0.373 108.420 -0.453
202003 -0.600 108.902 -0.726
202006 -0.075 108.767 -0.091
202009 -0.124 109.815 -0.149
202012 0.031 109.897 0.037
202103 0.111 111.754 0.131
202106 0.157 114.631 0.180
202109 0.060 115.734 0.068
202112 0.297 117.630 0.333
202203 0.299 121.301 0.325
202206 0.303 125.017 0.319
202209 0.295 125.227 0.310
202212 0.524 125.222 0.551
202303 0.488 127.348 0.505
202306 0.545 128.729 0.558
202309 0.595 129.860 0.604
202312 0.894 129.419 0.910
202403 0.836 131.776 0.836

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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  (NAS:WMG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) 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.
Executives
Max Lousada director, officer: CEO, Recorded Music C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carletta Higginson officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bryan Castellani officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Valentin Blavatnik director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Entertainment Holdings Ii Llc 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lincoln E Benet director C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Timothy Matusch officer: EVP Strategy & Operations C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Kyncl officer: Co-CEO C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nancy Dubuc director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ai Entertainment Holdings Llc 10 percent owner C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH ST, 28TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Louis Dickler officer: Acting CFO & Corp. Contr. C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Noreena Hertz director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Cecelia Kurzman director 237 PARK AVENUE, REVLON, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas H Lee director C/O THOMAS H. LEE CAPITAL LLC, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067