Discovery Overview

  • Founded
  • 1985

Founded
  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 37,500

Employees
  • Stock Symbol
  • WBD

Stock Symbol
  • Investments
  • 75

  • Share Price
  • $14.34

  • (As of Monday Closing)

Discovery General Information

Description

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc the result of combining two large media firms, is one of the largest media firms in the world with tremendous scale and reach. The new company owns some of the biggest global networks including HBO, Discovery, CNN, and TLC and well-known franchises like Superman, Rick and Morty, and Game of Thrones. The firm's content production studios include Warner Bros., HBO, Discovery Studios, DC Films, and Cartoon Network Studios. The company operates two major streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Discovery Holding
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Primary Industry
Broadcasting, Radio and Television
Stock Exchange
NAS
Primary Office
  • 8403 Colesville Road
  • Silver Spring, MD 20910
  • United States
+1 (240) 000-0000

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Discovery Stock Performance

(As of Monday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$14.34 $14.00 $8.82 - $27.50 $34.8B 2.43B 20.9M -$3.82

Discovery Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2022 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021 FY 2020 31-Dec-2020
EV 72,031,194 72,031,194 25,195,066 28,906,543
Revenue 33,817,000 33,817,000 12,191,000 10,671,000
EBITDA 14,171,000 14,171,000 7,149,000 6,691,000
Net Income (7,371,000) (7,371,000) 1,006,000 1,219,000
Total Assets 134,001,000 134,001,000 34,427,000 34,087,000
Total Debt 48,999,000 48,999,000 14,759,000 15,404,000
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

Discovery Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Discovery Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
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Post Valuation
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Financing
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Discovery Competitors (9)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
STV Group Corporation Glasgow, United Kingdom 000 000.00 000000000 000.00
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00000 000000000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Englewood, CO 0000 00000000000
0000 0000000 Corporation Englewood, CO 00000 000.00 00000000 000.00
0000000 0000 00000 Corporation London, United Kingdom 000 0&0
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Discovery Patents

Discovery Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20220269705-A1 System and method for generating a research reporting narrative Pending 24-Feb-2021 00000000000
US-20220188502-A1 Systems and methods for automated visual validation of web assets Pending 16-Dec-2020 0000000000 0
US-20220256219-A1 Systems and methods for predicting television viewership patterns for advanced consumer segments Pending 02-Dec-2020 00000000000
EP-3991059-A1 Systems and methods for federated searches of assets in disparate dam repositories Pending 07-Aug-2020 00000000000
US-11582534-B2 Systems and methods for providing interactive visualizations of digital content to a user Active 20-May-2020 G06Q30/0276 00
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Discovery Executive Team (102)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Jean-Briac Perrette Chief Executive Officer & President of Discovery International
David Zaslav President, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Member of Executive Committee
Andrew Georgiou President & Managing Director
Kasia Kieli President & Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Henry Schleiff JD Group President of the Travel Channel, Investigation Discovery (ID), American Heroes Channel and Destination America
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Discovery Board Members (22)

Name Representing Role Since
00000 000000 Discovery President, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Member of Executive Committee 000 0000
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0000 000000 00.0 Discovery Board Member and Member of Executive Committee 000 0000
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Discovery Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Discovery Investments & Acquisitions (75)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000 0000000 31-Aug-2022 00000 0000 00000 Broadcasting, Radio and Television 000000 00
000000 0000. 08-Apr-2022 0000000000 000.00 Movies, Music and Entertainment 00000 000
000000 10-Jan-2022 000000000 Media and Information Services (B2B) 0000 0000
0000 08-Dec-2021 0000000000 Media and Information Services (B2B) 0000000 0
Oprah Winfrey Network 22-Dec-2020 Secondary Transaction - Private 0000 Broadcasting, Radio and Television
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Discovery Subsidiaries (11)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Play Sports Group Movies, Music and Entertainment Bath, United Kingdom 2012
00000 0000000 0000 Broadcasting, Radio and Television West Hollywood, CA 0000
00000 00 Movies, Music and Entertainment London, United Kingdom 0000
000000000 00000000 Broadcasting, Radio and Television Munich, Germany 0000
000000 000000 Broadcasting, Radio and Television Chicago, IL 0000
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Discovery ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated April, 01, 2022

17.24 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

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Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

Global

Covered Companies

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Percentile

Media

Industry

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Rank

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Percentile

Cable and Satellite

Subindustry

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Rank

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Percentile

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Discovery Exits (16)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
0000000000 23-May-2019 00000 00000 00 000 Completed
  • 4 buyers
0000000000 06-Mar-2018 000000000 00000000 0000 Completed
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  • 5 buyers
000 12-Dec-2016 000000000 000 Completed
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NowThis Media 04-Dec-2014 Later Stage VC 000 Completed
  • 7 buyers
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