Lo scorso 6 febbraio la Warner Music Group Corp. ha reso noti i risultati dell’attività dell’anno finanziario 2007, comunicando un dato molto interessante secondo cui le entrate del mercato della musica digitale (negozi di musica online, ringtone, webcast, ecc.) sono aumentate del 41%, una quota che rappresenta il 14% di tutte le entrate del gruppo.
In sintesi i risultati economici del gruppo nel suddetto periodo di riferimento sono i seguenti:
– Digital revenue was $141 million, or 14% of total revenue, up 9% sequentially from $130 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 and up 41% from $100 million in the prior-year quarter.
– Operating income decreased 45% to $44 million from $80 million in the prior-year quarter. Operating income in the first quarter includes an $18 million impairment charge related to Bulldog Entertainment, an entertainment services company purchased in May 2007, a business we have since exited.
– Operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) fell 8% to $129 million from $140 million in the prior-year quarter.
– Net loss of $0.11 per diluted share, which reflects the previously noted $18 million or $0.12 per share impairment charge, declined from net income of $0.12 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter.
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Avv. Raffaella Pellegrino
