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Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD)

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Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Net income (loss) (2,285) (3,408) 475 91 197 718 191 318 330 300 407 511 297 987 418 299 135 244 3 (1,137) 223 380 221
Content rights amortization and impairment 4,850 5,618 973 766 1,219 773 743 838 763 651 704 775 700 681 697 765 863 909 751 513 487 452 458
Depreciation and amortization 2,233 2,266 525 539 341 341 361 358 341 334 326 333 322 320 372 397 398 410 193 90 80 80 80
Deferred income taxes (1,190) (797) (118) (9) (260) (134) (108) 12 (10) (113) (75) 68 (18) (511) (43) 9 (60) (45) (35) (32) (79) (54) (34)
Preferred stock conversion premium — 789 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Share-based compensation expense (benefit) 107 150 60 44 39 31 64 48 32 34 (4) 60 13 39 30 (12) 43 34 15 17 — 1 21
(Gain) loss on disposition 41 4 — 1 — (72) — 2 — — — — — — — — — (84) — — — 4 —
Equity in losses of equity method investee companies and cash distributions 87 70 21 6 19 26 12 71 25 40 31 1 24 34 3 32 11 59 36 93 30 46 54
Gain on sale of investments (12) (132) — 1 — 1 (21) (103) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Gain from derivative instruments, net 17 18 (514) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Loss on extinguishment of debt — — — — 6 4 — — 5 71 — — — 28 — — — — — — — — 54
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets — — — — — — — 86 — 38 — — 155 — — — — — — 1,327 — — —
Other, net 82 27 33 252 (43) (100) (4) (56) (8) 7 35 2 38 — 36 72 29 (42) 67 (23) 156 13 3
Receivables, net 305 (439) (5) 3 185 (182) 41 (51) 34 86 36 77 147 (221) (10) (65) 157 (140) (36) (120) 111 (205) (44)
Film and television content rights, games and payables, net (3,959) (3,660) (993) (803) (877) (775) (926) (953) (714) (487) (899) (728) (762) (754) (816) (661) (639) (885) (698) (547) (453) (473) (474)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred revenues and other noncurrent liabilities (190) 132 (124) 61 83 151 (110) 35 8 28 (202) 143 111 79 (211) 49 (55) 103 (171) 242 174 (29) (122)
Foreign currency, prepaid expenses and other assets, net 38 373 (10) (68) (98) 52 26 (52) 54 2 (24) (10) (76) (8) 66 44 49 (7) 35 39 (5) (27) 38
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions (3,806) (3,594) (1,132) (807) (707) (754) (969) (1,021) (618) (371) (1,089) (518) (580) (904) (971) (633) (488) (929) (870) (386) (173) (734) (602)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities 2,409 4,419 (152) 793 614 116 78 235 530 691 (72) 721 654 (313) 124 630 796 312 157 1,599 501 (192) 34
Cash provided by operating activities 124 1,011 323 884 811 834 269 553 860 991 335 1,232 951 674 542 929 931 556 160 462 724 188 255
Purchases of property and equipment (316) (222) (85) (100) (106) (77) (90) (112) (73) (112) (105) (100) (67) (78) (44) (41) (24) (34) (48) (32) (25) (31) (47)
Cash acquired from business acquisition and working capital settlement 1,190 2,419 — (2) — — — (13) (26) — — (13) — (38) (22) — — — (8,565) (56) (4) — —
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 23 139 — 101 150 74 274 2 2 65 — 8 12 105 — — — — — — — — —
Investments in and advances to equity investments (28) (67) (42) (47) (32) (50) (55) (40) (60) (39) (42) (39) (68) (113) (34) (5) (8) (26) (22) (57) (117) (82) (188)
(Payments for) proceeds from derivative instruments, net 2 81 639 16 (102) (29) 29 — 85 — — 2 52 — — 1 (4) 43 (42) (2) (104) — 5
Purchases of investments — — — — (103) — — — (250) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash disposed — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 107 — — — 29 —
Other investing activities, net (9) 1 17 6 (33) 122 (2) 10 (74) 2 77 (5) — (2) 6 1 70 2 2 37 20 15 6
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities 862 2,351 529 (26) (226) 40 156 (153) (396) (84) (70) (147) (71) (126) (94) (44) 34 92 (8,675) (110) (230) (69) (224)
Principal repayments of term loans (2,500) (3,500) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (500) (1,500) — — — — —
Borrowings under term loan facilities — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2,000 — — — —
Principal repayments of debt, including premiums to par value — — (327) — (235) — (339) — (29) (2,164) — (6) (912) (1,287) (453) (16) — — — — — — (650)
Borrowings from debt, net of discount and issuance costs — — — — — — — — — 1,979 — — (3) 1,482 — — — — — — 6,829 — 659
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests (22) (40) (224) (20) (18) (30) (183) (38) (14) (29) (173) (23) (36) (28) (163) (17) — (57) (2) (8) (2) (17) (3)
Securitization receivables collected but not remitted 236 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Borrowings under commercial paper program 795 90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repayments under commercial paper program (795) (90) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repurchases of stock — — — — — — — (228) (214) — (527) (333) (300) — — — — — — — (102) (301) (200)
Principal repayments of revolving credit facility — — — — — — — — — (500) — — — (225) — (100) (50) (50) — — (275) (75) (125)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility — — — — — — — — — — 500 — — — — — — — — — — 200 150
Other financing activities, net (27) (30) (36) (22) (20) (39) 53 (11) (17) (25) (59) (3) (98) 67 (36) (298) (279) 565 21 (24) (172) (18) 85
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,313) (3,570) (587) (42) (273) (69) (469) (277) (274) (739) (259) (365) (1,349) 9 (652) (431) (829) (1,042) 2,019 (32) 6,278 (211) (84)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (56) (61) (5) (37) (20) 21 (70) 43 28 36 (24) 19 (39) 19 (37) 1 3 (26) (1) (5) 16 31 20
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1,383) (269) 260 779 292 826 (114) 166 218 204 (18) 739 (508) 576 (241) 455 139 (420) (6,497) 315 6,788 (61) (33)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).


The financial data reveals a period of significant volatility in cash flows, characterized by stable operating performance for several years followed by extreme fluctuations in 2022. The most notable trend is the divergence between net income and cash provided by operating activities, particularly during the final two quarters of the observed period, where massive non-cash charges offset substantial net losses.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
Cash provided by operating activities remained generally positive from 2017 through 2021, typically ranging between 200 million and 1.2 billion US dollars per quarter. However, a sharp decline occurred in the third quarter of 2022, where cash from operations dropped to 124 million US dollars. This coincided with substantial net losses of 3.4 billion US dollars in June 2022 and 2.2 billion US dollars in September 2022.
The impact of these losses was mitigated by a dramatic surge in non-cash adjustments. Content rights amortization and impairment spiked from a historical average of approximately 700 million US dollars per quarter to 5.6 billion US dollars in June 2022 and 4.8 billion US dollars in September 2022. Similarly, depreciation and amortization increased from roughly 350 million US dollars to over 2.2 billion US dollars in the same period.
Working capital management showed a consistent trend of outflows related to film and television content rights. While these outflows were typically under 1 billion US dollars per quarter, they accelerated significantly in mid-2022, reaching 3.6 billion US dollars in June and 3.9 billion US dollars in September.
Investing Activities and Capital Allocation
Investing activities were dominated by two major events. In March 2018, a substantial cash outflow of 8.6 billion US dollars was recorded, primarily driven by business acquisitions and working capital settlements. Conversely, the second and third quarters of 2022 saw significant cash inflows from investing activities, totaling 2.3 billion and 862 million US dollars respectively, largely attributed to cash acquired from business acquisitions.
Capital expenditures for property and equipment remained relatively stable and modest throughout the period, generally staying below 115 million US dollars per quarter, though there was a slight upward trend toward 316 million US dollars by September 2022.
Financing Activities and Debt Management
Financing strategies shifted from capital accumulation to aggressive debt reduction. A major borrowing event occurred in September 2017, with 6.8 billion US dollars in debt issuance. This was followed by a period of moderate repayments and occasional stock repurchases between 2018 and 2020.
A pivot toward significant deleveraging is evident in 2022. The company executed massive principal repayments of term loans, totaling 3.5 billion US dollars in June 2022 and 2.5 billion US dollars in September 2022. This shift resulted in substantial negative cash flows from financing activities during these quarters.

The net change in cash reflects these systemic shifts. After years of relative stability and a massive spike in 2017 due to borrowing, the company experienced a significant net cash decrease of 1.38 billion US dollars in the third quarter of 2022. This was the result of a combination of diminished operating cash flow, aggressive debt repayment, and the complexities of business integration.

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