How do you interpret consolidation eliminations — income tax expense benefit?

Changes reflect shifts in intercompany tax allocations or changes in the tax treatment of internal transfers.

How does consolidation eliminations — income tax expense benefit compare across companies?

Standard accounting practice for any consolidated entity with significant intercompany tax activity.

Warner Music Group WMG Consolidation Eliminations — Income Tax Expense Benefit

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.7B+16.7%

Gross profit$802.0M+15.7%

Operating income$264.0M+57.1%

Net income$183.0M+408%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$741.0M+16.3%

Total debt$895.0M-79.0%

Total equity$738.0M+30.2%

Total assets$10.6B+10.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$126.0M+82.6%

CapEx$27.0M-25.0%

Free cash flow$99.0M+200%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.69B-18.2%

Enterprise value$14.85B-32.3%

P/E32.5×-7.2×

P/S2.1×-0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin45.8%-1.0pp

Operating margin12.1%+0.6pp

Net margin6.3%-0.8pp

FCF margin10.2%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity69.3%-21.1pp

Debt / equity1.2×-6.3×

Current ratio0.7×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Warner Music Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The official record: Warner Music Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consolidation eliminations — income tax expense benefit mean?: Adjustments to remove intercompany tax effects during consolidation.
How do you interpret consolidation eliminations — income tax expense benefit?: Changes reflect shifts in intercompany tax allocations or changes in the tax treatment of internal transfers.
How does consolidation eliminations — income tax expense benefit compare across companies?: Standard accounting practice for any consolidated entity with significant intercompany tax activity.