{"id":27228,"date":"2016-07-28T10:44:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T15:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=27228"},"modified":"2016-07-28T22:36:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T03:36:40","slug":"wwe-financial-report-first-half-2016-vs-2015-comparison-revenue-profit-domestic-vs-intl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/28\/wwe-financial-report-first-half-2016-vs-2015-comparison-revenue-profit-domestic-vs-intl\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Financial Report &#8211; First Half of 2016 vs. 2015 comparison &#8211; Revenue, Profit, Domestic vs. Int&#8217;l"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1442854165\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 of results.<\/p>\n<p>The story is very similar to the Second Quarter results &#8211; a bump in total revenue and most revenue segments, but higher administrative expenses have eaten into profit.<\/p>\n<p>The result is operating income favoring the first six months of 2016 by a small margin, but net income favoring the first six months of 2015 by a small margin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/20166mosRevenue.png\" alt=\"20166mosRevenue\" width=\"477\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/20166mosRevenue.png 477w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/20166mosRevenue-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/2016SixMosProfit.png\" alt=\"2016SixMosProfit\" width=\"480\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/2016SixMosProfit.png 480w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/2016SixMosProfit-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Another big comparison item is where the revenue is coming from on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue from North America contributed 75.6 percent to the first six months of 2016, very similar to 75.9 percent in the first half of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, international revenue was\u00a0about 24-25 percent, which matches\u00a0the split of WWE Network subscriptions between domestic and international sources.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue from the Europe\/Middle East\/Africa region was\u00a0the only international source that\u00a0grew\u00a0from half-year to half-year, while Asia was\u00a0down and Latin America remained\u00a0virtually non-existent.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-725440241\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Within the European business segment was the U.K. market, which generated $40.9 million, up from $33.3 million through the first half of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. market represented 64 percent of the European segment and 45 percent of total international revenue in the first-half of 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hsprod.investis.com\/shared\/v2\/irwizard\/sec_item_new.jsp?epic=wwe&amp;ipage=11058182&amp;DSEQ=&amp;SEQ=&amp;SQDESC=\" target=\"_blank\">As WWE noted in their 10-Q filing<\/a>, U.K. is clearly WWE&#8217;s top international market.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27435\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/WWESources.png\" alt=\"WWESources\" width=\"480\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/WWESources.png 480w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/WWESources-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2207475596\"><div id=\"pwtor-188920482\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>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 <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/28\/wwe-financial-report-first-half-2016-vs-2015-comparison-revenue-profit-domestic-vs-intl\/\" title=\"WWE Financial Report &#8211; 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