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Power Growth Investor Hotline – Friday, March 7, 2025

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WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., $34.39, is a buy. The company’s shares (symbol WMG on Nasdaq) began trading on June 3, 2020, following its IPO. Warner Music is one of the world’s leading music entertainment companies. Its record labels include Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Elektra Records. Musicians recording on these labels include Bruno Mars, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Katy Perry, Madonna, Metallica, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin. The company also owns Warner Chappell Music, a music publishing company representing more than 80,000 songwriters and composers. In the three months ended December 31, 2024, Warner Music’s revenue fell 4.7%, to $1.67 billion from $1.75 billion a year earlier. However, factoring in one-time license agreement adjustments, revenue rose 3.4%. Earnings in the latest quarter rose 24.9%, to $241.0 million, or $0.45 a share, from $193.0 million, or $0.30. However, most of the rise was driven primarily by one-time items. For instance, the impact of exchange rates on the company’s euro-denominated debt resulted in a gain…