The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
WBD'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -26.5 Med: 13.97 Max: 27.89
Current: -9.35
WBD's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 69.98% of 1036
companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 2.35
vs WBD: -9.35
Warner Bros. Discovery Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin %
For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Warner Bros. Discovery Pretax Margin % Calculation
Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Warner Bros. Discovery's Pretax Margin 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) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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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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