Definitive Analysis
Definitive Analysis

Financial Statements

Fundamentals

Valuations

Miscellaneous

Analysis Mode

Search

Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: EntertainmentSector: Communication Services

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$8.76 - $13.31$10.89
Multi-Stage$12.90 - $14.12$13.50
Blended Fair Value$12.20
Current Price$34.06
Upside-64.19%
DecisionDon't Buy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
DPS2.17%0.00%0.600.570.530.500.420.540.151.450.130.00
YoY Growth--6.09%6.18%6.92%20.00%-22.97%265.96%-89.84%1,001.19%0.00%0.00%
Dividend Yield--1.77%1.83%1.49%1.43%0.96%1.42%0.49%4.82%0.44%0.00%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)621.00
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)383.00
(=) Cash Retained (M)238.00
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)124.2077.6346.58
Cash Retained (M)238.00238.00238.00
(-) Cash Required (M)-124.20-77.63-46.58
(=) Excess Retained (M)113.80160.38191.43
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)636.57636.57636.57
(=) Excess Retained per Share0.180.250.30
LTM Dividend per Share0.600.600.60
(+) Excess Retained per Share0.180.250.30
(=) Adjusted Dividend0.780.850.90
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate0.17%1.17%2.17%
Fair Value$8.76$10.89$13.31
Upside / Downside-74.29%-68.01%-60.92%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)621.00628.27635.63643.07650.61658.22677.97
Payout Ratio61.67%67.34%73.00%78.67%84.33%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)383.00423.08464.04505.91548.69592.40627.12

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate0.17%1.17%2.17%
Year 1 PV (M)383.96387.80391.63
Year 2 PV (M)382.20389.87397.62
Year 3 PV (M)378.16389.60401.27
Year 4 PV (M)372.22387.31402.85
Year 5 PV (M)364.72383.29402.62
PV of Terminal Value (M)6,331.576,653.986,989.39
Equity Value (M)8,212.848,591.858,985.37
Shares Outstanding (M)636.57636.57636.57
Fair Value$12.90$13.50$14.12
Upside / Downside-62.12%-60.37%-58.56%

High-Yield Dividend Screener

« Prev Page 27 of 30 Next »
Ticker Company Dividend Yield % Dividend Per Share Payout Ratio %
KKRKKR & Co. Inc.0.55%$0.7128.86%
UHSUniversal Health Services, Inc.0.55%$1.215.70%
0I0T.LCoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.0.54%$0.8111.41%
HSTMHealthStream, Inc.0.54%$0.1217.69%
LLYEli Lilly and Company0.54%$5.7928.28%
TECHBio-Techne Corporation0.54%$0.3264.31%
TRUTransUnion0.54%$0.4521.24%
VSTVistra Corp.0.54%$0.8926.39%
0R2Z.LMastercard Incorporated0.52%$2.9618.79%
DHRDanaher Corporation0.52%$1.1924.18%
MKSIMKS Inc.0.52%$0.8721.15%
0JT5.LLam Research Corporation0.51%$0.9320.32%
0JZ0.LMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.0.51%$3.2216.93%
EVTCEVERTEC, Inc.0.51%$0.156.55%
GPIGroup 1 Automotive, Inc.0.51%$2.016.83%
MUSAMurphy USA Inc.0.51%$2.058.36%
PCGPacific Gas & Electric Co.0.51%$0.086.94%
CHEChemed Corporation0.50%$2.1111.01%
FBIOFortress Biotech, Inc.0.50%$0.0216.65%
HWKNHawkins, Inc.0.50%$0.7318.33%
NMRKNewmark Group, Inc.0.50%$0.0820.64%
PRLHPearl Holdings Acquisition Corp0.50%$0.0654.69%
EXPEagle Materials Inc.0.48%$1.027.46%
FCAXFortress Capital Acquisition Corp.0.48%$0.056.11%
FSSFederal Signal Corporation0.48%$0.5413.95%
AAONAAON, Inc.0.47%$0.3730.87%
CRCrane Company0.47%$0.8814.07%
HGTYHagerty, Inc.0.47%$0.0612.93%
IDCCInterDigital, Inc.0.47%$1.5510.87%
PCG-PIPacific Gas and Electric Company PFD 1ST 4.36%0.47%$0.086.94%
SEBSeaboard Corporation0.47%$20.865.03%
AMEHApollo Medical Holdings, Inc.0.46%$0.1893.62%
IDTIDT Corporation0.46%$0.237.15%
KAIKadant Inc.0.46%$1.3215.23%
PRGSProgress Software Corporation0.46%$0.1917.10%
UIUbiquiti Inc.0.46%$2.6019.86%
WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.0.46%$0.4621.62%
APHAmphenol Corporation0.45%$0.6220.92%
DISThe Walt Disney Company0.45%$0.507.30%
ENTGEntegris, Inc.0.45%$0.4021.08%
PCG-PCPacific Gas and Electric Company PFD 1ST 5%0.45%$0.086.94%
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.0.45%$0.6811.54%
REVGREV Group, Inc.0.44%$0.2714.08%
RYANRyan Specialty Holdings, Inc.0.44%$0.2287.54%
TRSTriMas Corporation0.44%$0.1614.97%
WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation0.44%$0.9613.90%
WINGWingstop Inc.0.44%$1.1418.31%
TWTradeweb Markets Inc.0.43%$0.4615.57%
IBKRInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.0.42%$0.2813.63%
MTRNMaterion Corporation0.42%$0.5558.77%