New $70 million goodwill impairment charge on Publishing & Advertising reporting unit recorded
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Material weaknesses in IT systems, inventory valuation, financial close process
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Reported finance charges revenue grew 22% from 2023 to 2025 while $1.246B in credit losses on forecast changes flowed below the line.
Recurring inventory write-off is excluded from adjusted EBITDA while non-cash FX gain is kept.
Scrapped inventory is classified as restructuring rather than COGS, and outside non-GAAP metrics
New $70 million goodwill impairment charge on Publishing & Advertising reporting unit recorded
New WBD Merger Agreement disclosed: $31.00/share, $80.9B equity value, $54B debt financing commitments
Basis of presentation changed from UK-adopted IFRS to U.S. GAAP, reported in U.S. dollars