GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Media - Diversified » Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NAS:WBD) » Definitions » Interest Coverage

Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Discovery) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 2005. Start your Free Trial

What is Warner Bros. Discovery Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Warner Bros. Discovery's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-91 Mil. Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-502 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


WBD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Warner Bros. Discovery Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

* Premium members only.

Warner Bros. Discovery Interest Coverage Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.71 4.21 3.12 - -

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
Interest Coverage 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 - - - 0.68 -

Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage falls into.



Warner Bros. Discovery Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expense was $-2,221 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-886 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $41,889 Mil.

Warner Bros. Discovery did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expense was $-502 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-91 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $41,889 Mil.

Warner Bros. Discovery did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Warner Bros. Discovery  (NAS:WBD) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Warner Bros. Discovery Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


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