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Shares of media company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) popped Thursday following reports that the company was considering a split.
WBD's first-quarter 2025 results reflect sluggishness in overall advertising and distribution revenues.
Shares of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, ETR:J5A) rose nearly 5% on Wednesday after CNBC reported the media conglomerate is considering a split that would separate its legacy cable networks from its film studio and streaming businesses. The proposed move, which has not been formally announced, would see the company spin off its linear cable and news assets into a separate entity while keeping its film studios, including DC, and streaming platform Max, according to CNBC's David Faber, citing people familiar with the matter.
WBD chief executive David Zaslav said an internal reorganization into two operating divisions, Global Linear Networks and Studios & Streaming, means “we can move quickly if we decide to change and make a determination on restructuring.
The company missed first-quarter revenue estimates and posted a larger-than-expected loss due to a sluggish box office performance and ongoing declines in cable.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.18 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.12.
Shares in Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, ETR:J5A) fell by around 2% in Thursday's trade after the media conglomerate reported a 10% drop in first-quarter revenue, to $8.98 billion. The parent company of media brands including Max, HBO, WB, Discovery, TNT, DC Comics, and CNN made a net loss of $453 million over the three month period.
The media and entertainment company recorded a smaller loss, but lower sales, as weakness in linear TV offset gains in streaming.
Warner Bros. Discovery had a mixed first quarter with beats on streaming subs and profit, a drop in revenue from the film studio, which turned around in Q2. Domestic linear advertising dipped. The company ended March with 122.3 million streaming subscribers,, an increase of 5.3 million subscribers vs Q4.
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report.