What does recorded music — other impairments mean?

Specific write-downs of assets within the recorded music segment that do not fall under standard amortization or goodwill categories. This captures unexpected declines in the value of specific music rights or operational assets.

Warner Music Group WMG Recorded Music — Other impairments

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CCKOther — Accumulated impairments

$11M0.0%

CAVAOther — Total impairment

$0—

VLOImpairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use

$0-100%

GATXOther — Asset impairments

$0—

SCHLEntertainment — Asset impairments and write downs

$1.23M—

REPXReportable Segment — Other impairments

$401.75K-94.7%

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:OtherAssetImpairmentCharges.

The official record: Warner Music Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Warner Music Group's recorded music — other impairments?: Warner Music Group (WMG) reported recorded music — other impairments of $2M in Q1 2026.
What does recorded music — other impairments mean?: Specific write-downs of assets within the recorded music segment that do not fall under standard amortization or goodwill categories. This captures unexpected declines in the value of specific music rights or operational assets.