Warner Bros Discovery Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

WBD Stock  USD 9.52  0.05  0.53%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Warner Bros Discovery is 'Strong Buy'. Macroaxis provides Warner Bros buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding WBD positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Strong Buy

Market Performance

OKDetails

Volatility

Somewhat reliableDetails

Hype Condition

Over hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Above AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Slowly supersedes the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

InterestedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

PoorDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Warner Bros Discovery has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1062, Jensen Alpha of 0.398, Total Risk Alpha of 0.4107, Sortino Ratio of 0.1433 and Treynor Ratio of 0.814
We provide recommendation to complement the prevalent expert consensus on Warner Bros Discovery. Our dynamic recommendation engine utilizes a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the firm's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at the time. To make sure Warner Bros Discovery is not overpriced, please check out all Warner Bros Discovery fundamentals, including its book value per share, market capitalization, and the relationship between the cash per share and price to earnings to growth . Given that Warner Bros Discovery has a number of shares shorted of 80.05 M, we strongly advise you to confirm Warner Bros Discovery market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevalent risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Warner Bros Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Warner Bros had very high historical volatility over the last 90 days
Warner Bros has high likelihood to experience some financial distress in the next 2 years
Warner Bros Discovery has 47.28 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.07, which is OK given its current industry classification. Warner Bros Discovery has a current ratio of 0.84, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Warner to invest in growth at high rates of return.
The entity reported the last year's revenue of 41.32 B. Reported Net Loss for the year was (3.13 B) with profit before taxes, overhead, and interest of 16.46 B.
Warner Bros has a poor financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
About 64.0% of Warner Bros outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from prnewswire.com: WBD DEADLINE WBD Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit

Warner Bros Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Warner Bros' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Warner Bros' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Warner Bros daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Warner Bros Discovery price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Warner Bros returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Warner Bros.
Mean Return
0.41
Value At Risk
-3.89
Potential Upside
5.26
Standard Deviation
3.45
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Warner Bros historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Warner Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
20.9 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
20.3 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
19.3 M
Contrarius Investment Management Ltd2024-09-30
19.1 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-09-30
17.7 M
Slate Path Capital Lp2024-09-30
17.4 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
15.7 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-09-30
15.4 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-09-30
14.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
251 M
Blackrock Inc2024-09-30
166.8 M
Note, although Warner Bros' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Warner Bros Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change In Cash570M1.8B25M389M447.4M226.3M
Free Cash Flow2.3B2.4B3.3B6.2B7.1B7.4B
Depreciation4.3B5.1B21.4B24.0B27.6B29.0B
Other Non Cash Items244M88M3.7B427M491.1M416.7M
Capital Expenditures402M373M987M1.3B1.5B1.6B
Net Income1.4B1.2B(7.3B)(3.1B)(2.8B)(2.7B)
End Period Cash Flow2.1B3.9B3.9B4.3B5.0B5.2B
Change To Inventory4M(105M)(47M)(181M)(162.9M)(154.8M)
Investments(703M)(56M)890M(1.3B)(1.4B)(1.5B)
Net Borrowings(1.4B)(214M)(574M)(7.3B)(6.6B)(6.3B)
Change To Netincome170M352M(49M)324M291.6M230.9M

Warner Bros Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Warner Bros or Entertainment sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Warner Bros' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Warner stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.40
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.49
σ
Overall volatility
3.47
Ir
Information ratio 0.12

Warner Bros Volatility Alert

Warner Bros Discovery currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.12 and Jensen Alpha of 0.4. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Warner Bros' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Warner Bros' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Warner Bros Implied Volatility

Warner Bros' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Warner Bros Discovery stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Warner Bros' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Warner Bros stock will not fluctuate a lot when Warner Bros' options are near their expiration.

Warner Bros Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Warner Bros' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Warner Bros' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Warner Bros and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Warner Bros or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Warner Bros' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Warner Bros by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Warner Bros to competition
FundamentalsWarner BrosPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.27-0.31
Return On Asset-0.0015-0.14
Profit Margin(0.28) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.05 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation60.1 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding2.45 B571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders9.12 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions64.26 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted80.05 M4.71 M
Price To Earning6.34 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.66 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.59 X11.42 X
Revenue41.32 B9.43 B
Gross Profit16.46 B27.38 B
EBITDA6.38 B3.9 B
Net Income(3.13 B)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents3.73 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share1.00 X5.01 X
Total Debt47.28 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity1.07 %48.70 %
Current Ratio0.86 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share14.31 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations7.48 B971.22 M
Short Ratio2.73 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(4.58) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth2.79 X4.89 X
Target Price12.66
Number Of Employees35.3 K18.84 K
Beta1.48-0.15
Market Capitalization23.23 B19.03 B
Total Asset122.76 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(928 M)9.33 B
Working Capital(1.11 B)1.48 B
Note: Acquisition by David Zaslav of 1270188 shares of Warner Bros subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Warner Bros Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Warner . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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Is Interactive Home Entertainment space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Warner Bros. If investors know Warner will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Warner Bros listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
2.267
Earnings Share
(4.58)
Revenue Per Share
16.182
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.04)
Return On Assets
(0)
The market value of Warner Bros Discovery is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Warner that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Warner Bros' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Warner Bros' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Warner Bros' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Warner Bros' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Warner Bros' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Warner Bros is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Warner Bros' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.