The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Warner Bros. Discovery's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.93.
Warner Bros. Discovery has a current ratio of 0.93. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Warner Bros. Discovery has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.
The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WBD'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.93 Med: 1.61 Max: 5.34
Current: 0.93
During the past 13 years, Warner Bros. Discovery's highest Current Ratio was 5.34. The lowest was 0.93. And the median was 1.61.
WBD's Current Ratio is ranked worse than 75.19% of 1056
companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.62
vs WBD: 0.93
Warner Bros. Discovery Current Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio
For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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 Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio falls into.
Warner Bros. Discovery Current Ratio Calculation
The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.
Warner Bros. Discovery's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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 Bros. Discovery (NAS:WBD) Current Ratio Explanation
The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.
The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.
If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.
Warner Bros. Discovery Current Ratio Related Terms
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Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Business Description
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+.
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