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Mar 31, 2022

Paramount Q1 2022 Earnings Report

Paramount's Q1 2022 earnings were impacted by the comparison to CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl LV in the year-ago period, but demonstrated strong growth in direct-to-consumer revenue and Paramount+ subscribers.

Key Takeaways

Paramount Global reported a 1% decrease in revenue, which included a 6 percentage point impact from CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl LV in the year-ago period. Excluding the Super Bowl comparison, Q1 revenue grew 5%. The company's direct-to-consumer business showed strong growth, with revenue up 82% year-over-year and 6.8 million Paramount+ subscriber additions.

Total global streaming subscribers grew to over 62M, driven by 6.8M Paramount+ subscriber additions.

DTC revenue increased 82% year-over-year to $1.1 billion.

Subscription revenue grew 95% year-over-year, fueled by Paramount+.

Advertising revenue increased 59% year-over-year, driven by Pluto TV.

Total Revenue
$7.33B
Previous year: $7.41B
-1.1%
EPS
$0.6
Previous year: $1.52
-60.5%
Adjusted OIBDA
$913M
Previous year: $1.63B
-43.9%
Gross Profit
$2.53B
Previous year: $3.05B
-17.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$5.3B
Previous year: $5.5B
-3.6%
Free Cash Flow
$345M
Previous year: $1.59B
-78.3%
Total Assets
$58B
Previous year: $54.8B
+6.0%

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