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Warner Bros. Discovery (HAM:J5A) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 2.55 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Warner Bros. Discovery Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-19), Warner Bros. Discovery's current share price is €7.534. Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €2.95. Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 2.55.

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

HAM:J5A' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.44   Med: 15.79   Max: 68.98
Current: 2.47

During the past years, Warner Bros. Discovery's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 68.98. The lowest was 2.44. And the median was 15.79.

HAM:J5A's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
90.63% of 363 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 16.26 vs HAM:J5A: 2.47

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 Bros. Discovery's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.147. 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 €2.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery'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 Bros. Discovery Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.77 12.06 8.16 3.07 3.52

Warner Bros. Discovery 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 4.90 4.00 3.43 3.52 2.67

Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery'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 Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Warner Bros. Discovery 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 Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=7.534/2.95
=2.55

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

For example, Warner Bros. Discovery'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)
=0.147/131.7762*131.7762
=0.147

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.215 100.560 0.282
201409 0.447 100.428 0.587
201412 0.473 99.070 0.629
201503 0.040 99.621 0.053
201506 0.426 100.684 0.558
201509 0.319 100.392 0.419
201512 0.869 99.792 1.148
201603 0.067 100.470 0.088
201606 0.433 101.688 0.561
201609 0.619 101.861 0.801
201612 0.840 101.863 1.087
201703 0.331 102.862 0.424
201706 0.242 103.349 0.309
201709 1.027 104.136 1.300
201712 0.648 104.011 0.821
201803 0.149 105.290 0.186
201806 0.628 106.317 0.778
201809 1.090 106.507 1.349
201812 1.092 105.998 1.358
201903 0.617 107.251 0.758
201906 0.737 108.070 0.899
201909 1.126 108.329 1.370
201912 1.451 108.420 1.764
202003 0.304 108.902 0.368
202006 1.158 108.767 1.403
202009 0.994 109.815 1.193
202012 0.419 109.897 0.502
202103 0.225 111.754 0.265
202106 0.946 114.631 1.087
202109 0.904 115.734 1.029
202112 1.050 117.630 1.176
202203 0.325 121.301 0.353
202206 0.327 125.017 0.345
202209 -0.080 125.227 -0.084
202212 0.962 125.222 1.012
202303 -0.357 127.348 -0.369
202306 0.652 128.729 0.667
202309 0.791 129.860 0.803
202312 1.246 129.419 1.269
202403 0.147 131.776 0.147

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 Bros. Discovery  (HAM:J5A) 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 Bros. Discovery (HAM:J5A) 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+.

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