Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD)

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is a premier global media and entertainment company, which engages in the provision of a differentiated portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming. It operates through the following segments: Studios, Networks, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), and Corporate. The Studios segment includes producing and releasing feature films for initial exhibition in theaters, producing and initial licensing television programs to networks services as well as third parties, distributing films and television programs to various third party, internal television, and streaming services, distribution through the home entertainment market related consumer products, and themed experience licensing and interactive gaming. The Networks segment focuses on domestic and international television networks. The DTC segment is involved in premium pay-television and streaming services. The company was founded on June 17, 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Address

230 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, NY 10003

Founded

1985

Number of Employees

35,300

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s )
$956,965 $322,441 $753,147 $380,797 - $636,662 $963,920 - - - - $668,989
Average Price $38.40 $31.20 $25.81 $26.67 - $27.49 $23.18 - - - - $27.98
# Shares Purchased 24,918,498 10,333,268 29,175,211 14,276,655 - 23,161,541 41,580,952 - - - - 23,907,687
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date -79.2% -74.4% -69.0% -70.0% - -70.9% -65.5% - - - - -71.4%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% - 93.1% 74.8% - - - - 136.8%
Excess Total Return -261.0% -247.3% -237.6% -199.7% - -164.0% -140.3% - - - - -208.3%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 7% 8% 9% 8% - 6% 5% - - - - 7%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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