What does recorded music — impairment expense mean?

The non-cash charge recognized when the carrying value of an asset within the recorded music segment exceeds its fair market value. This often relates to the write-down of artist rosters, catalog rights, or other intangible assets due to declining performance or market shifts.

Warner Music Group WMG Recorded Music — Impairment expense

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BTSGImpairment Charges

$6.1M+11.9%

MLIImpairment Charges

$0—

KLACImpairment Charges

$0—

APTVImpairment Charges

$648M—

SIRIImpairment Charges

$0-100%

GMEImpairment Charges

-$4.6M-113%

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$13.85B-14.4%

Enterprise value$14B-29.9%

P/E30.6×-23.8×

P/S1.9×-0.6×

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:ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf.

The official record: Warner Music Group’s 10-K, filed November 20, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Warner Music Group's recorded music — impairment expense?: Warner Music Group (WMG) reported recorded music — impairment expense of $19.75M in Q3 2025.
What does recorded music — impairment expense mean?: The non-cash charge recognized when the carrying value of an asset within the recorded music segment exceeds its fair market value. This often relates to the write-down of artist rosters, catalog rights, or other intangible assets due to declining performance or market shifts.