Universal Music Posts $1.8B in Quarterly Revenue
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Bulletin YOUR DAILY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS UPDATE JULY 28, 2021 Page 1 of 22 INSIDE Universal Music Posts • Spotify Reports $1.8B in Quarterly Revenue 165 Million Paid Users as Q2 Revenue Ahead of Public Listing Climbs 23% BY ED CHRISTMAN • YouTube Hits $7B in Ad Revenue, Tops Wall Street Ahead of its upcoming public listing this fall, Uni- quarter to 210 million euros ($253.3 million) from 180 Expectations versal Music Group’s revenue skyrocketed to 2.022 million euros ($195.3 million) in 2020’s Q2. billion euros ($2.438 billion) during the second Music publishing revenue didn’t match the year- • Apple Services quarter, up 19.6% from 1.69 billion euros ($1.833 bil- earlier period with the company garnering 293 million Revenue Hits $17.5B lion) in Q2 of 2020. euros versus 353.4 million euros in the second quarter • Why Music UMG’s recorded music division enjoyed even larger of 2020 — but that quarter’s revenue was buttressed Marketplace increases, growing 23.5% to 1.654 billion euros ($1.994 by a one-time item, according to the company. Mean- BeatStars Is Getting billion) with streaming rising 23.8% to 1.122 billion while, merchandising and other income streams grew Into Publishing euros ($1.35 billion) in the second quarter this year 54.9% to 79 million euros as compared with 51 million • Alphabet, Apple versus 906 million euros ($983 million) in the second euros in the year-earlier corresponding period. and Microsoft Post quarter of 2020. The company cited releases from Jus- In advance of its Sept. 21 listing on Euronext Am- Combined Profits of tin Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo, and a best-of compila- sterdam, the company said that it will hold a Capital More Than $50B tion from BTS as well as continued sales of music Markets Day by video conference on Aug. 25. • ZZ Top’s Dusty from The Weeknd, Pop Smoke and Ariana Grande. For the half year period ending June 30, 2021, Hill Dead: Longtime Moreover, at mid-year UMG claimed eight of the UMG’s overall revenue was up 10.8% to 3.8 billion Bassist Dies at 72 top 10 titles in MRC Data’s year-to-date album con- euros ($4.6 billion) in the first six months of 2021, • Cindy Agi Joins sumption chart, the company pointed out. from 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) earned in the same Live Nation From Physical sales also enjoyed a big gain in the second period last year. On a constant currency and perimeter WME quarter of this year, growing to 250 million euros basis, the company said revenues increased 17.3%. 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Music publishing fell 1.6% to 564 million Recorded music revenue by geography: If UMG stock were trading, that would euros ($683 million) from 573 million euros North America: 49.5% of total, up 11.3% be the equivalent of 0.25 euros per share, ($626 million) in H1 2020. to 1.55 billion euros ($1.88 billion), from $1.4 down from 0.41 euros per share in the first Merch and other income streams grew billion ($1.5 billion) in H1 2020. half of 2020. 14% to 138 million euros ($167 million) from Europe: 29.3%, up 9.8% to 920 million That dip comes with asterisks, how- 121 million euros ($132 million) in H1 2020. euros ($1.1 billion), from 838 million euros ever: The company absorbed a charge of Recorded music revenue for the first half ($915 million) in H1 2020. 170 million euros ($201 million) due to a of 2021: Asia: 13.6%, up 12% to $428 million euros revaluation of UMG’s holdings in Spotify Streaming grew 17.4% to 2.13 billion euros ($518.3 million), from 382 million euros and Tencent — which itself was partially ($2.6 billion) from $1.8 billion euros ($1.98 ($417 million) in H1 2020. offset by a 100 million euros ($118 million) billion) in H1 2020. Latin America: 3.4%, up 12.6% to 107 mil- gain from selling the company’s interest Downloads fell 35.7% to 153 million euros lion euros ($129.6 million), from 95 million in Alamo Records. Also, in the first half of ($185.3 million) from 238 million euros euros ($103.7 million) in H1 2020. 2020, UMG’s earnings was buttressed by a ($259.9 million) in H1 2020. Rest of the world: 4.1%, up 113.3% to 128 449 million euros ($531 million) capital gain Physical grew 33% to 463 million euros million euros ($155 million), from 60 million on financial investments, versus only a 102 ($560.7 million) from 348 million euros euros ($65.5 million) in H1 2020. million ($121 million) euros capital gain in ($380 million) in H1 2020. (This story uses an exchange rate of 1 euro the first half of 2021. Licensing and other income streams grew to $1.206 for the second quarter of 2021 and But if earnings before interest, taxes, 5.45% to 391 million euros ($473.5 million) 1 euro to $1.211 for the first half of 2021. For depreciation and amortization are consid- from €371 million ($405.1 million) in H1 2020, the exchanges rates respectively were ered, UMG produced 822 million euros 2020. 1 euro to 1.085 and 1 euro to $1.092, respec- ($995.4 million) in the first half of 2021 — a Recorded music revenue by percentage of tively) 26.7% increase over the 649 million euros revenue: This story is developing. ($708.7 million) in EBITDA garnered in Overall digital comprises 72.8% of label the first half of 2020. 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