Universal Music Group Shares Plunge After Disappointing Q2 Results
Portfolio Pulse from Franca Quarneti
Universal Music Group (UMGNF) shares dropped 23% after disappointing Q2 results, with significant declines in streaming and subscription revenue growth. The company faced challenges with social media partnerships and licensing disputes, but saw strong growth in merchandising and total revenue.
July 26, 2024 | 6:30 pm
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Universal Music Group's shares dropped 23% due to disappointing Q2 results, with significant declines in streaming and subscription revenue growth. The company faced challenges with social media partnerships and licensing disputes.
The significant drop in streaming and subscription revenue growth, coupled with challenges in social media partnerships and licensing disputes, has led to a sharp decline in UMGNF's share price.
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Universal Music Group ended its partnership with Meta Platforms, which had been licensing premium music videos for Facebook. This partnership's end contributed to UMG's revenue decline.
The end of the partnership with UMG may have a minor impact on META's stock as it was less popular with Facebook's user base.
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UMG's subscription revenue growth slowdown was partly attributed to the timing of price increases from partners like Spotify. Despite this, Spotify's upcoming 'super premium' offering could boost future revenue.
While the timing of price increases from Spotify impacted UMG's subscription revenue, the upcoming 'super premium' offering could positively influence future revenue.
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