Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. — Q1 2026

Source: SEC Form 10-Q filed 2026-03-31 · via FMP · USD millions · Open filing

Assets

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents①

$3,264

Marketable securities①

Accounts receivable

$5,009

Inventories

Other current assets

$3,468

Total current assets

$11,741

Non-current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net②tangible

$6,642

Operating lease right-of-use assets②tangible

Long-term marketable securities①

Goodwill

$25,874

Intangible assets, net

$26,803

Other non-current assets

$26,777

Total non-current assets

$86,096

TOTAL ASSETS

$97,837

CHECK ①

Cash + Securities Ratio

under AAOIFI

5.0%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer25.0 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value can be held in interest-bearing financial assets — too much suggests the business is more about earning interest than producing real goods/services.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.5.1

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$1,110

Other current liabilities

$11,920

Deferred revenue

$1,592

Commercial paper③interest-bearing

Short-term debt③interest-bearing

$1,493

Total current liabilities

$16,115

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt③interest-bearing

$30,973

Other non-current liabilities

$11,169

Total non-current liabilities

$42,142

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$64,130

CHECK ③

Interest-bearing Debt Ratio

under AAOIFI

49.4%

✗ FAIL

Threshold≤ 30%Shortfall19.4 percentage points over the limit

Breach risk

Breached

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →54%

Caps how much of a company's value comes from interest-bearing loans. Companies that rely heavily on riba (interest-based debt) fail this check even if their business itself is permissible.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.4.2

Income Statement Excerpt (trailing 12 months)

Total revenue

$37,210

Of which:

Product & services revenue

$37,210

Interest income④non-permissible

$117

CHECK ④

Non-permissible Income Ratio

under AAOIFI

0.3%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 5%Buffer4.7 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →8%

Caps what fraction of company revenue can come from non-permissible sources. If your stock passes but interest income is high, you'd 'purify' your share of that income through charity.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.6

Final verdict — under AAOIFI Standard

Borderline

Sector check passes: ✓ yes

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