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Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Warner Bros. Discovery Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,780 Mil. Warner Bros. Discovery's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $41,889 Mil. Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $21,560 Mil. Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.03.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WBD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 2.11   Max: 5.74
Current: 1.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Warner Bros. Discovery was 5.74. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 2.11.

WBD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.53% of 673 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs WBD: 1.95

Warner Bros. Discovery Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.15 2.30 2.06 3.46 1.95

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
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 4.22 2.00 2.09 2.15 2.03

Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Warner Bros. Discovery Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1780 + 41889) / 22367
=1.95

Warner Bros. Discovery's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1780 + 41889) / 21560
=2.03

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Warner Bros. Discovery  (NAS:WBD) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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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