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SEC Filing – WWE sets up new $150 million credit facility

July 29, 2016

The day after reporting Second Quarter 2016 earnings, WWE announced a new line of credit through JPMorgan Chase Bank in an SEC filing. The new unsecured revolving credit facility is valued at $150 million, which […]

7/29 WWE Stock Track – WWE finishes the week exactly same as Financials Day

July 29, 2016

WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 28 – July 25-29 – Friday, July 29: Closing Price of $19.75, the exact same as Thursday’s financials day and nearly identical to Wednesday pre-financials day. The stock hovered between $19.58 and $19.93 […]

VIP AUDIO 7/28 – WKH – The News: WWE Financials, Network subscriber count, WrestleMania revenue, McMahon conference call on roster split (21 min)

July 28, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the latest WWE Financials from Q2 of 2016 including some interesting WWE Network data worth parsing, WrestleMania live event revenue compared to expenses, […]

7/28 WWE Stock Track – How did the market respond to WWE’s financial report?

July 28, 2016

WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 28 – July 25-29 – Thursday, July 28: Closing Price of $19.75 per share, virtually unchanged. On financial reporting day, WWE spent most of the day below Wednesday’s close of $19.74, but nosed […]

WWE Q2 2016 – How much is WWE spending on original TV & Network content?

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE announced in their detailed 10-Q quarterly report that the company will continue to invest about $15 million in original TV/Network content each quarter going forward. WWE is determined […]

WWE Q2 2016 – Business Expenses Break Down – legal bill eating into profits, plus increase in Talent Costs

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE reported record quarterly revenue in the Second Quarter 2016, but costs ate into profits. WWE released a full break down of why corporate and business-related costs increased by […]

WWE Q2 2016 – Full Live Events Revenue & Attendance break down for first-half of 2016 – WrestleMania offsets soft domestic business, plus solid int’l growth

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WrestleMania 32 was a monster event for WWE’s Live Event Revenue, helping offset declines in domestic live event attendance. For the first six months of 2016, WWE reported Live […]

WWE Q2 2016 – WWE Network Churn – Inside the Numbers on latest churn & what it indicates

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The Churn. It’s the key to WWE’s Network business after reaching the break-even point last year. WWE reported the latest churn figures in their Second Quarter 2016 financial report, […]

WWE Q2 2016 – Is WWE still reporting PPV Revenue?, plus three-year trend

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE stopped reporting individual PPV buy figures earlier this year, but the company is still collecting PPV Revenue despite the expansion of WWE Network. Within the “WWE Network” business […]

WWE confirms acquisition of new TV Production facility; details on Purchase Price & Cash Deposit

July 28, 2016

July 28 Update: WWE confirmed Thursday that it has acquired one of the buildings in Stamford, Conn. that was placed up for bid in an auction when a real estate developer filed for bankruptcy. In June, the […]

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WWE Q2 2016 Conference Call – McMahon addresses why the Brand Split was re-implemented & credits NXT/Hunter, why China remains big for WWE going forward, Network library, VR

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE’s Second Quarter 2016 quarterly conference call went much shorter than recent calls that included multiple Network-related questions. This quarter’s call was divided between Network trends, the brand extension […]

WWE Q2 2016 – WWE reveals new stance on outside buyer, like UFC deal

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE is now open to listening to a pitch on buying the company, WWE management revealed in the latest quarterly conference call on Thursday. During the Q&A portion of […]

WWE Financial Report – First Half of 2016 vs. 2015 comparison – Revenue, Profit, Domestic vs. Int’l

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor With WrestleMania 31 occurring in First Quarter 2015 and WM32 occurring in Second Quarter 2016, a look at the first six months of both years is the best comparison […]

WWE Q2 2016 – Full Revenue & Profit Break Down – TV, Network, Admin Expenses eating into profits, comparison to WM31

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Full Second Quarter 2016 Revenue / Profit Break Down WWE’s WrestleMania 32 event helped produce $199.0 total revenue in the Second Quarter 2016, but it also ate away at […]

Latest WWE Network Subscriber count released for WrestleMania Quarter, including flat domestic number

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE reported their latest WWE Network subscriber count as part of the Second Quarter 2016 financial report released Thursday. The total number of paid subscribers at the end of […]

WWE Q2 2016 – WrestleMania 32 Revenue Report & high cost of Live Event

July 28, 2016

WWE’s WrestleMania 32 event produced $29.4 million in revenue contributing to the Second Quarter 2016 financial results. Last year, WrestleMania 31 contributed $24.9 million to First Quarter 2015 revenue. However, WM32 was so expensive to produce that […]

WWE Q2 2016 – WWE reports Revenue & Earnings for WrestleMania Quarter

July 28, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE reported Second Quarter 2016 revenue of $199.0 million, a record for the company. Concerning last year’s WrestleMania quarter, WWE reported then-record quarterly revenue of $176.2 million in First Quarter […]

WWE Q2 2016 – WWE to report WrestleMania Quarter business & Network subs Thursday morning

July 28, 2016

Nearly four months after WrestleMania 32 occurred, WWE will report official business from their signature event on Thursday. WWE reports Second Quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday morning, followed by the quarterly conference call hosted […]

7/27 WWE Stock Track – WWE just below $20 before Financial Report

July 27, 2016

WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 28 – July 25-29 – Wednesday, July 27: Closing Price of $19.74 per share, down slightly from Tuesday. The stock did not reach $20 on Wednesday, ranging between $19.37 and $19.85. Now, WWE […]

WWE announces next quarterly reporting date – the WrestleMania quarter

July 19, 2016

WWE announced Tuesday their next quarterly reporting date. WWE will report Second Quarter 2016 earnings (the WrestleMania quarter) on Thursday, July 28. WWE is moving back to Thursdays after a rare Tuesday reporting date for […]

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