-- WWE released their third quarter financial results earlier today and the results fell short of Wall Street expectations, causing the stock to plummet to $74.94 after the investment call before rebounding to $75.68 at the end of the business day. Here are additional revenue highlights:
- WWE announced the Network subscriber count at 1.615 million - up 9% year-over-year - broken down to 1.186 million in North America and 429,000 everywhere else
- WWE Network revenues meanwhile were only up 2% year-over-year, meaning people were paying less likely due to discounts and free trials
- Overall revenue was $188.4 million (short of analysts' predictions of $202 million) and profits were $33.6 million comapred to $186 million and $21.8 million last year
- Operating income was down from $33.9 million to $18.1 million due to increased spending and expenses
- Live event revenue declined to $26.7 million and North American attendance averaged 4,500 - the lowest in many years (McMahon said he considers house show attendance as the 'barometer' of WWE's performance and that he knows what's "wrong" and how to fix it.
-- All you financial types can read their full report HERE.
