Warner Music Group (WMG) reported fiscal Q1 earnings Thursday of $0.45 per diluted share, up from $0.30 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.33.
Total revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $1.67 billion, down from $1.75 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.66 billion.
Warner Music shares gained 1.2% in premarket trading.