TKO Announces Q1 2024 Financials: Revenue Hits $629M but Faces $250M Loss
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2024
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Net loss of $249.5 million Adjusted EBITDA1 of $282.2 million First Quarter 2024 Operational Highlights and Recent DevelopmentsIn April, UFC 300 was one of the most successful and highest-grossing events in UFC history with a gate of $16.5 million and attendance of 20,067 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas WWE held 47 events, including two premium live events. Each WWE premium live event (Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber) delivered all-time records for gross revenue and viewership for the respective event WWE entered into a long-term media rights agreement with Netflix for Raw beginning in January 2025; subsequently, WWE entered into a $25 million domestic media rights agreement with NBCUniversal for Raw to remain on USA Network for the fourth quarter of 2024 In April, WrestleMania XL was held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia over two consecutive nights in front of a combined 145,298 fans. WrestleMania XL was the highest-grossing event in WWE history, increasing 78% as compared to the previous record set at WrestleMania 39. Prime Hydration, the exclusive “Official Hydration Drink Partner” of WWE, became the first partner to ever appear on the center of the WWE ring TKO reached an agreement to settle all claims asserted in both UFC antitrust lawsuits for an aggregate amount of $335 million. The settlement is payable in installments and is anticipated to be deductible for tax purposes Full Year 2024 GuidanceThe Company increased its target for Adjusted EBITDA to $1.185 billion to $1.205 billion The Company revised its target for Free Cash Flow Conversion2 to in excess of 40% NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (“TKO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TKO) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2024.