Exhibit 99.1

 

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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION REPORTS

THIRD QUARTER 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

Englewood, Colorado, November 8,  2018 - Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media" or “Liberty”) (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, FWONA, FWONK, BATRA, BATRK) today reported third quarter 2018 results.  Highlights include(1):

·

Attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group

o

SiriusXM reported strong third quarter 2018 results

§

SiriusXM added 298,000 net new self-pay subscribers in the quarter

§

Third quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, a new quarterly record

§

Net income grew 24% to $343 million in the quarter; diluted EPS climbed to $0.07

§

Record adjusted EBITDA(2) of $589 million for the quarter drove adjusted EBITDA margin(2) over 40% for first time

§

SiriusXM increased 2018 guidance on October 24th for self-pay subscribers, revenue and adjusted EBITDA(2)

o

Liberty Media’s ownership of SiriusXM stood at 71.2% as of October 22nd 

o

From August 1st through October 31st,  Liberty repurchased 2.9 million LSXMK shares at an average price per share of $45.76 and total cash consideration of $134 million 

·

Attributed to Formula One Group

o

Announced new deal for race in Vietnam beginning 2020

o

Renewed Japanese and German race contracts

o

Announced sponsorship and data rights deal with ISG to produce live F1 betting offering

·

Attributed to Braves Group

o

Braves clinched 2018 NL East division title; advanced to playoffs for first time since 2013 

o

Sold residential portion of Battery Atlanta for $156 million of proceeds

 

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“SiriusXM posted yet another outstanding quarter and again increased guidance on October 24th, while Live Nation had its best quarter ever with all divisions delivering their strongest quarterly AOI results,” said Greg Maffei, Liberty Media President and CEO. “F1 announced the 2019 race calendar, which includes the renewals of the Japanese and German race contracts, and just announced that a new race in Vietnam will join the F1 race calendar beginning in 2020.  We were thrilled that the Braves clinched the 2018 NL East division title and completed the sale of the residential portion of Battery Atlanta.”

 

Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion compares financial information for the three months ended September 30, 2018 to the same period in 2017.

 

LIBERTY SIRIUSXM GROUP – The following table provides the financial results attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group for the third quarter of 2018.  In the third quarter, approximately $10 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense) was allocated to the Liberty SiriusXM Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

3Q17

    

3Q18

 

% Change

 

 

amounts in millions

 

 

 

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

$

1,379

 

$

1,468

 

 

 6

%

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

$

1,379

 

$

1,468

 

 

 6

%

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

 

421

 

 

466

 

 

11

%

Corporate and other

 

 

(13)

 

 

(11)

 

 

15

%

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

$

408

 

$

455

 

 

12

%

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

 

549

 

 

587

 

 

 7

%

Corporate and other

 

 

(6)

 

 

(4)

 

 

33

%

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

$

543

 

$

583

 

 

 7

%

 

The increases in Liberty SiriusXM Group revenue, operating income and adjusted OIBDA(2) were primarily driven by an increase in SiriusXM’s daily weighted average number of subscribers. Revenue growth at Liberty SiriusXM Group was partially offset by the impact of the adoption of a new revenue recognition accounting standard, as described in detail in Liberty Media’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.  

 

SiriusXM is a separate publicly traded company and additional information about SiriusXM can be obtained through its website and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  SiriusXM reported its stand-alone third quarter results on October 24, 2018.  For additional detail on SiriusXM’s financial results for the third quarter, please see SiriusXM’s earnings release posted to their Investor Relations website. For presentation purposes on page one of this release, we include the results of SiriusXM, as reported by SiriusXM, without regard to the purchase accounting adjustments applied

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by us for purposes of our financial statements.  Liberty Media believes the presentation of financial results as reported by SiriusXM is useful to investors as the comparability of those results is best understood in the context of SiriusXM's historical financial presentation.    

 

The businesses and assets attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group consist primarily of Liberty Media’s interest in SiriusXM.

 

FORMULA ONE GROUP – The following table provides the financial results attributed to the Formula One Group for the third quarter of 2018.  In the third quarter, the Formula One Group incurred approximately $6 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense).

 

“Lewis Hamilton secured his 5th World Championship in Mexico City after a competitive 2018 season, and we expect continued action at our final two races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi,” said Chase Carey, Formula 1 Chairman and CEO.  “Formula 1 hosted our first US-based fan festival in Miami and attracted an estimated 80,000 spectators for a live car run down Biscayne Boulevard, and excitement around the sport grows with the announcement that Hanoi will host a race from 2020.  Our F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series got underway in October and has attracted over 13 million views on social media across all events this year.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

3Q17

    

3Q18

 

 

amounts in millions

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

$

501

 

$

647

Total Formula One Group

 

$

501

 

$

647

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

$

(10)

 

$

39

Corporate and other

 

 

(7)

 

 

(8)

Total Formula One Group

 

$

(17)

 

$

31

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

$

106

 

$

158

Corporate and other

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

Total Formula One Group

 

$

104

 

$

156

 

The following table provides the operating results of Formula 1 (“F1”).

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Pro Forma F1 Operating Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

3Q17

    

3Q18

 

% Change

 

amounts in millions

 

 

 

Primary Formula 1 revenue

$

430

 

$

560

 

30

%

Other Formula 1 revenue

 

71

 

 

87

 

23

%

Total Formula 1 revenue

$

501

 

$

647

 

29

%

Operating expenses (excluding stock-based compensation included below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team payments

 

(273)

 

 

(344)

 

(26)

%

Other cost of Formula 1 revenue

 

(81)

 

 

(107)

 

(32)

%

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

$

(354)

 

$

(451)

 

(27)

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(36)

 

 

(38)

 

(6)

%

Adjusted OIBDA

$

111(1)

 

$

158

 

42

%

Stock-based compensation

 

(7)

 

 

(4)

 

43

%

Depreciation and Amortization

 

(114)

 

 

(115)

 

(1)

%

Operating income

$

(10)

 

$

39

 

490

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of races in period

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

 


(1)

Pro-forma adjusted OIBDA in the third quarter of 2017 excludes $5 million of transaction expenses related to the F1 acquisition recognized during the quarter.  

 

 

Primary F1 revenue is comprised of (i) race promotion fees, (ii) broadcasting fees and (iii) advertising and sponsorship fees. Results in the third quarter of 2018 were favorably impacted by the timing of the 2018 race calendar, with 2 additional races taking place in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter of 2017.

 

Race promotion revenue increased primarily due to the two additional races held in the third quarter of 2018, as well as contractual increases in race promotion fees. Broadcast revenue increased due to the higher proportionate recognition of season-based income during the quarter (8/21 races took place in the third quarter of 2018 compared to 6/20 races in the third quarter of 2017) as well as favorable foreign currency movements. Advertising and sponsorship revenue increased due to the two additional races in the third quarter of 2018 and revenue from new sponsorship agreements, partially offset by the impact of the adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard (ASC 606) on recognizing fees from F1’s Global Partner and Official Supplier contracts. These fee elements were previously recognized pro-rata with the race calendar, but certain elements are now being recognized evenly over the calendar year and others over a smaller number of specific events. This change provided a modest headwind to reported advertising and sponsorship revenue in the third quarter of 2018 but will be neutral on a full calendar year basis.

 

Other F1 revenue increased in the third quarter primarily due to higher logistical and travel services revenue, higher digital media and TV production related revenue, increased revenue from various fan engagement activities and higher spare part sales for the F2 and GP3 support series.

 

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Operating income and adjusted OIBDA(2) increased in the third quarter as revenue growth driven by the additional races more than offset elevated costs. Cost of F1 revenue increased primarily due to higher team payments driven by the pro rata recognition of such payments across the race season,  as well as increased costs associated with providing component parts to F2 and GP3 teams, fan engagement activities, freight, technical activities and digital media.  Selling, general and administrative expense increased primarily as a result of increased marketing and research costs.

 

F1’s total net debt to covenant OIBDA ratio, as defined in F1’s credit facilities for covenant calculations, was approximately 6.5x as of September 30, 2018, as compared to a maximum allowable leverage ratio of 8.75x. The race calendar variances between 2017 and 2018 resulted in income from 22 races falling in the trailing twelve months measured for F1’s covenant calculations as of September 30, 2018. Income from only 21 races will be captured in the trailing twelve months to be measured at year-end, and we expect the reported leverage ratio will increase accordingly. 

 

The businesses and assets attributed to the Formula One Group consist of Liberty Media’s subsidiary F1, its interest in Live Nation, minority equity investments and an intergroup interest in the Braves Group.  There are approximately 9.1 million notional shares of the Braves Group underlying the Formula One Group’s 15.1% intergroup interest as of October 31, 2018.

 

 

BRAVES GROUP - The following table provides the financial results attributed to the Braves Group for the third quarter of 2018.  In the third quarter, approximately $2 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense) was allocated to the Braves Group. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

3Q17

    

3Q18

 

 

amounts in millions

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

$

185

 

$

200

Total Braves Group

 

$

185

 

$

200

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

(9)

 

 

45

Total Braves Group

 

$

(9)

 

$

45

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

48

 

 

72

Total Braves Group

 

$

48

 

$

72

 

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The following table provides the operating results of Braves Holdings, LLC (“Braves”).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

3Q17

    

3Q18

 

% Change

 

amounts in millions

 

 

 

Baseball revenue

$

181

 

$

190

 

 5

%

Development revenue

 

 4

 

 

10

 

150

%

Total revenue

 

185

 

 

200

 

 8

%

Operating expenses (excluding stock-based compensation included below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

(109)

 

 

(98)

 

10

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(27)

 

 

(28)

 

(4)

%

Adjusted OIBDA

$

49

 

$

74

 

51

%

Stock-based compensation

 

(33)

 

 

(4)

 

88

%

Depreciation and Amortization

 

(24)

 

 

(24)

 

 —

%

Operating income (loss)

$

(8)

 

$

46

 

675

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of home game openings in period

 

41

 

 

41

 

 

 

Baseball revenue per home game

$

4.4

 

$

4.6

 

 

 

 

Baseball revenue is comprised of (i) ballpark operations, (ii) local and national broadcast rights and (iii) licensing and other shared MLB revenue streams. Development revenue is derived from the Battery Atlanta mixed-use facilities and primarily includes rental income. 

 

Baseball revenue and baseball revenue per home game grew due to increased ticket prices, higher attendance and increased concessions per turnstile. Development revenue was modest in the third quarter of 2017 as the project was still ramping.

 

Operating income and adjusted OIBDA(2) increased, primarily driven by higher revenue and reduced operating expense from lower player salaries due to the acceleration of player salary expense in previous quarters as a result of released and injured players.  

 

The Formula One Group holds an approximate 15.1% intergroup interest in the Braves Group as of October 31, 2018. Assuming the issuance of the shares underlying the intergroup interest held by the Formula One Group, the Braves Group outstanding share count as of October 31, 2018 would have been 60 million. 

 

The businesses and assets attributed to the Braves Group consist primarily of Liberty Media’s subsidiary the Braves, which indirectly owns the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Club, six minor league baseball clubs and certain assets and liabilities associated with the Braves’ ballpark and mixed-use development project.

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Share Repurchases

From August 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, Liberty Media repurchased approximately 2.9 million Series C Liberty SiriusXM shares (Nasdaq: LSXMK) at an average cost per share of $45.76 for total cash consideration of $134.0 million.  The total remaining repurchase authorization for Liberty Media is approximately $882 million and can be applied to repurchases of Series A and Series C shares of any of the Liberty Media Corporation tracking stocks.  

 

FOOTNOTES

1)

Liberty Media's President and CEO, Greg Maffei, will discuss these highlights and other matters on Liberty Media's earnings conference call which will begin at 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) on November  8, 2018.  For information regarding how to access the call, please see “Important Notice” later in this document.

2)

For definitions of adjusted OIBDA (as defined by Liberty Media), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin (as defined by SiriusXM) and applicable reconciliations see the accompanying schedules.

 

 

 

NOTES

 

The following financial information with respect to Liberty Media's equity affiliates and available for sale securities is intended to supplement Liberty Media's condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations to be included in its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018.

 

Fair Value of Corporate Public Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

    

6/30/2018

    

9/30/2018

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iHeart Debt(1)

 

$

505

 

$

496

 

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group(2)

 

$

505

 

$

496

 

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live Nation Investment(3)

 

$

3,383

 

 

3,794

 

Other Public Holdings(4)

 

 

259

 

 

275

 

Total Formula One Group

 

$

3,642

 

$

4,069

 

Braves Group

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Total Liberty Media

 

$

4,147

 

$

4,565

 

 


(1)

Liberty has purchased $660 million in aggregate principal amount of iHeart bonds to-date.  

(2)

SiriusXM’s investment in Pandora excluded from public holdings presented above.

(3)

Represents the fair value of the equity investment attributed to Formula One Group.  In accordance with GAAP, Liberty Media accounts for its investment in the equity of Live Nation using the equity method of accounting and includes it in its condensed consolidated balance sheet at $751 million and $801 million as of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018,  respectively.

(4)

Represents the carrying value of other public holdings which are accounted for at fair value. Excludes Braves Group intergroup interest. 

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Cash and Debt

The following presentation is provided to separately identify cash and liquid investments and debt information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

    

6/30/2018

    

9/30/2018

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group(1)

 

$

174

 

$

126

 

Formula One Group(2)

 

 

198

 

 

151

 

Braves Group

 

 

113

 

 

78

 

Total Liberty Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents (GAAP)

 

$

485

 

$

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM senior notes(3)

 

$

6,500

 

$

6,500

 

2.125% exchangeable senior debentures due 2048(4)

 

 

400

 

 

400

 

Margin loans

 

 

450

 

 

550

 

Other subsidiary debt(5)

 

 

 8

 

 

125

 

Total Attributed Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt

 

$

7,358

 

$

7,575

 

Unamortized discount, fair market value adjustment and deferred loan costs

 

 

(66)

 

 

(64)

 

Total Attributed Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt (GAAP)

 

$

7,292

 

$

7,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.375% cash convertible notes due 2023(4)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000

 

1% cash convertible notes due 2023(4)

 

 

450

 

 

450

 

2.25% exchangeable senior debentures due 2046(4)

 

 

216

 

 

215

 

Live Nation margin loan

 

 

350

 

 

350

 

Formula 1 bank loan

 

 

2,977

 

 

2,902

 

Other corporate level debt

 

 

34

 

 

34

 

Total Attributed Formula One Group Debt

 

$

5,027

 

$

4,951

 

Fair market value adjustment

 

 

326

 

 

314

 

Total Attributed Formula One Group Debt (GAAP)

 

$

5,353

 

$

5,265

 

Formula 1 leverage(6)

 

 

7.3x

 

 

6.5x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta Braves debt

 

 

629

 

 

626

 

Total Attributed Braves Group Debt

 

$

629

 

$

626

 

Deferred loan costs

 

 

(4)

 

 

(4)

 

Total Attributed Braves Group Debt (GAAP)

 

$

625

 

$

622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liberty Media Corporation Debt (GAAP)

 

$

13,270

 

$

13,398

 

 


(1)

Includes $64 million and $46 million of cash and liquid investments held at SiriusXM as of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, respectively. 

(2)

Includes $89 million and $45 million of cash and liquid investments held at Formula 1 as of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, respectively. 

(3)

Outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes with no reduction for the net unamortized discount.

(4)

Face amount of the cash convertible notes and exchangeable debentures with no fair market value adjustment.

(5)

Includes SiriusXM revolving credit facility and capital leases.

(6)

Net debt to covenant OIBDA ratio of F1 operating business as defined in F1’s credit facilities for covenant calculations. There were 22 races in the trailing twelve months measured for F1’s covenant calculations as of September 30, 2018; the reported leverage ratio is expected to increase at year-end when the measured period will capture the 21 races of the 2018 season.

 

 

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group decreased $48 million during the quarter. Cash from operations at SiriusXM and additional borrowings were more than offset by return of capital at both Liberty SiriusXM

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Group and SiriusXM.  Included in the cash and liquid investments balance attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group at September 30, 2018 is $46 million held at SiriusXM.  Although SiriusXM is a consolidated subsidiary, it is a separate public company with a significant non-controlling interest, therefore Liberty Media does not have ready access to SiriusXM’s cash balances. 

 

Total debt attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group increased $217 million during the quarter primarily due to increased borrowings under SiriusXM’s revolving credit facility and Liberty SiriusXM’s margin loan.

 

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to the Formula One Group decreased  $47 million during the quarter, primarily as a result of F1’s repayment of $75 million under its revolving credit facility, which was partially offset by cash from operations. As a result of the repayment, total debt attributed to Formula One Group decreased $76 million during the quarter.  

 

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to the Braves Group decreased $35 million during the quarter as increased cash from operations was more than offset by timing of working capital needs.  Total debt attributed to the Braves Group was flat in the third quarter.

 

 

 

Important Notice: Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, FWONA, FWONK, BATRA, BATRK) President and CEO, Greg Maffei, will discuss Liberty Media's earnings release on a conference call which will begin at 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) on November  8, 2018.  The call can be accessed by dialing (800) 239-9838 or (323) 794-2551, passcode 7731840 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.  The call will also be broadcast live across the Internet and archived on our website.  To access the webcast go to http://www.libertymedia.com/events.  Links to this press release will also be available on the Liberty Media website.

 

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about business strategies, market potential, future financial prospects, Formula 1’s race calendar and new races, the reported Formula 1 leverage ratio, the continuation of our stock repurchase plan and other matters that are not historical facts.  These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, possible changes in market acceptance of new products or services, regulatory matters affecting our businesses, the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation, the failure to realize benefits of acquisitions, rapid technological and industry change, failure of third parties to perform, changes in consumer protection laws and their enforcement, continued access to capital on terms acceptable to Liberty Media, and changes in law and market conditions conducive to stock repurchases.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Liberty Media expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Liberty Media's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of Liberty Media, including the most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q, for additional information about Liberty Media and about the risks and uncertainties related to Liberty Media's business which may affect the statements made in this press release.

 

Contact: Courtnee Chun (720) 875-5420

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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Intergroup

 

Consolidated

 

    

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Eliminations

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

126

 

78

 

151

 

 —

 

355

Trade and other receivables, net

 

 

246

 

41

 

153

 

 —

 

440

Other current assets

 

 

202

 

140

 

104

 

 —

 

446

Total current assets

 

 

574

 

259

 

408

 

 —

 

1,241

Intergroup interest in the Braves Group

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

248

 

(248)

 

 —

Investments in debt and equity securities

 

 

1,050

 

 8

 

348

 

 —

 

1,406

Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method

 

 

661

 

97

 

972

 

 —

 

1,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

 

2,404

 

1,238

 

179

 

 —

 

3,821

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(1,065)

 

(93)

 

(87)

 

 —

 

(1,245)

 

 

 

1,339

 

1,145

 

92

 

 —

 

2,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

14,250

 

180

 

3,956

 

 —

 

18,386

FCC licenses

 

 

8,600

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

8,600

Other

 

 

931

 

143

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,074

 

 

 

23,781

 

323

 

3,956

 

 —

 

28,060

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

 

 

947

 

38

 

4,845

 

 —

 

5,830

Other assets

 

 

124

 

43

 

614

 

 —

 

781

Total assets

 

$

28,476

 

1,913

 

11,483

 

(248)

 

41,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intergroup payable (receivable)

 

$

17

 

(56)

 

39

 

 —

 

 —

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

842

 

31

 

224

 

 —

 

1,097

Current portion of debt

 

 

 4

 

14

 

 —

 

 —

 

18

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,955

 

45

 

235

 

 —

 

2,235

Other current liabilities

 

 

17

 

 9

 

 3

 

 —

 

29

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,835

 

43

 

501

 

 —

 

3,379

Long-term debt

 

 

7,507

 

608

 

5,265

 

 —

 

13,380

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

1,607

 

73

 

(70)

 

 —

 

1,610

Redeemable intergroup interest

 

 

 —

 

248

 

 —

 

(248)

 

 —

Other liabilities

 

 

266

 

519

 

101

 

 —

 

886

Total liabilities

 

 

12,215

 

1,491

 

5,797

 

(248)

 

19,255

Equity / Attributed net assets

 

 

10,759

 

417

 

5,684

 

 —

 

16,860

Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries

 

 

5,502

 

 5

 

 2

 

 —

 

5,509

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

28,476

 

1,913

 

11,483

 

(248)

 

41,624

 

10


 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Consolidated

 

 

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriber revenue

 

$

1,163

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,163

Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

647

 

647

Other revenue

 

 

305

 

200

 

 —

 

505

Total revenue

 

 

1,468

 

200

 

647

 

2,315

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue share and royalties

 

 

343

 

 —

 

 —

 

343

Programming and content(1)

 

 

97

 

 —

 

 —

 

97

Customer service and billing(1)

 

 

95

 

 —

 

 —

 

95

Other(1)

 

 

30

 

 —

 

 —

 

30

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

450

 

450

Subscriber acquisition costs

 

 

110

 

 —

 

 —

 

110

Other operating expenses(1)

 

 

31

 

99

 

 —

 

130

Selling, general and administrative(1)

 

 

214

 

33

 

48

 

295

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

93

 

23

 

118

 

234

 

 

 

1,013

 

155

 

616

 

1,784

Operating income (loss)

 

 

455

 

45

 

31

 

531

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(95)

 

(6)

 

(49)

 

(150)

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

 

(2)

 

 2

 

58

 

58

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

 

 

(51)

 

 1

 

19

 

(31)

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interest

 

 

 —

 

(13)

 

13

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

 6

 

 —

 

 4

 

10

 

 

 

(142)

 

(16)

 

45

 

(113)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

313

 

29

 

76

 

418

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(30)

 

12

 

(34)

 

(52)

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

283

 

41

 

42

 

366

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

 

 

98

 

 —

 

 —

 

98

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

 

$

185

 

41

 

42

 

268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

 

 3

 

 —

 

 —

 

 3

Customer service and billing

 

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 1

Other

 

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 1

Other operating expenses

 

 

 5

 

 —

 

 —

 

 5

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

25

 

 4

 

 7

 

36

Stock compensation expense

 

$

35

 

 4

 

 7

 

46

11


 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Consolidated

 

 

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriber revenue

 

$

1,136

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,136

Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

501

 

501

Other revenue

 

 

243

 

185

 

 —

 

428

Total revenue

 

 

1,379

 

185

 

501

 

2,065

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of subscriber services (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue share and royalties

 

 

297

 

 —

 

 —

 

297

Programming and content(1)

 

 

98

 

 —

 

 —

 

98

Customer service and billing(1)

 

 

95

 

 —

 

 —

 

95

Other(1)

 

 

29

 

 —

 

 —

 

29

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

354

 

354

Subscriber acquisition costs

 

 

119

 

 —

 

 —

 

119

Other operating expenses(1)

 

 

30

 

109

 

 —

 

139

Selling, general and administrative(1)

 

 

210

 

61

 

53

 

324

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

93

 

24

 

111

 

228

 

 

 

971

 

194

 

518

 

1,683

Operating income (loss)

 

 

408

 

(9)

 

(17)

 

382

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(95)

 

(7)

 

(57)

 

(159)

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

 

34

 

68

 

53

 

155

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net

 

 

62

 

 —

 

(44)

 

18

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interest

 

 

 —

 

(12)

 

12

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

(19)

 

 1

 

 7

 

(11)

 

 

 

(18)

 

50

 

(29)

 

 3

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

390

 

41

 

(46)

 

385

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(116)

 

(19)

 

11

 

(124)

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

274

 

22

 

(35)

 

261

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

 

 

91

 

 —

 

 2

 

93

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

 

$

183

 

22

 

(37)

 

168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

 

 7

 

 —

 

 —

 

 7

Customer service and billing

 

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 1

Other

 

 

 2

 

 —

 

 —

 

 2

Other operating expenses

 

 

 4

 

 —

 

 —

 

 4

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

28

 

33

 

10

 

71

Stock compensation expense

 

$

42

 

33

 

10

 

85

 

12


 

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Nine months ended September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Consolidated

 

 

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

813

 

(14)

 

35

 

834

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

274

 

62

 

345

 

681

Stock-based compensation

 

 

117

 

 9

 

19

 

145

Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net

 

 

 2

 

(8)

 

(66)

 

(72)

Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interest, net

 

 

 —

 

46

 

(46)

 

 —

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net

 

 

(69)

 

(1)

 

(110)

 

(180)

Noncash interest expense (benefit)

 

 

(9)

 

 4

 

(1)

 

(6)

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

159

 

 3

 

(30)

 

132

Intergroup tax allocation

 

 

21

 

(14)

 

(7)

 

 —

Other charges (credits), net

 

 

 2

 

 9

 

 2

 

13

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current and other assets

 

 

(33)

 

(3)

 

(83)

 

(119)

Payables and other liabilities

 

 

14

 

(30)

 

223

 

207

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

 

 

1,291

 

63

 

281

 

1,635

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities

 

 

(397)

 

 —

 

(6)

 

(403)

Cash proceeds from sale of investments

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

244

 

244

Capital expended for property and equipment

 

 

(239)

 

(15)

 

(11)

 

(265)

Other investing activities, net

 

 

 4

 

33

 

 5

 

42

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

 

(632)

 

18

 

232

 

(382)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings of debt

 

 

1,899

 

123

 

288

 

2,310

Repayments of debt

 

 

(1,902)

 

(185)

 

(927)

 

(3,014)

Series C Liberty SiriusXM stock repurchases

 

 

(368)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(368)

Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary

 

 

(662)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(662)

Cash dividends paid by subsidiary

 

 

(44)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(44)

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation

 

 

(120)

 

 —

 

(2)

 

(122)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

50

 

 —

 

 1

 

51

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

 

(1,147)

 

(62)

 

(640)

 

(1,849)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(488)

 

19

 

(127)

 

(596)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

625

 

140

 

282

 

1,047

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

137

 

159

 

155

 

451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13


 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Nine months ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Consolidated

 

 

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

648

 

(29)

 

(158)

 

461

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

270

 

50

 

295

 

615

Stock-based compensation

 

 

113

 

41

 

28

 

182

Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net

 

 

(32)

 

(72)

 

(63)

 

(167)

Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interest, net

 

 

 —

 

43

 

(43)

 

 —

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net

 

 

(62)

 

 —

 

105

 

43

Noncash interest expense (benefit)

 

 

 4

 

 1

 

 4

 

 9

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

321

 

28

 

(63)

 

286

Intergroup tax allocation

 

 

(11)

 

(18)

 

29

 

 —

Intergroup tax payments

 

 

 4

 

15

 

(19)

 

 —

Other charges (credits), net

 

 

36

 

 —

 

 6

 

42

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current and other assets

 

 

19

 

(41)

 

28

 

 6

Payables and other liabilities

 

 

 1

 

(59)

 

(105)

 

(163)

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

 

 

1,311

 

(41)

 

44

 

1,314

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in equity affiliates and debt and equity securities

 

 

(750)

 

(2)

 

(8)

 

(760)

Cash proceeds from the sale of investments

 

 

 —

 

 5

 

15

 

20

Net cash paid for the acquisition of Formula 1

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1,647)

 

(1,647)

Capital expended for property and equipment

 

 

(207)

 

(190)

 

(10)

 

(407)

Other investing activities, net

 

 

(115)

 

 4

 

(9)

 

(120)

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

 

(1,072)

 

(183)

 

(1,659)

 

(2,914)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Borrowings of debt

 

 

3,933

 

288

 

1,599

 

5,820

Repayments of debt

 

 

(3,103)

 

(42)

 

(1,674)

 

(4,819)

Proceeds from issuance of Series C Liberty Formula One common stock

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,938

 

1,938

Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary

 

 

(996)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(996)

Cash dividends paid by subsidiary

 

 

(45)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(45)

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation

 

 

(91)

 

 —

 

(4)

 

(95)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

11

 

 —

 

 1

 

12

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

 

(291)

 

246

 

1,860

 

1,815

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 7

 

 7

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(52)

 

22

 

252

 

222

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

297

 

107

 

168

 

572

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

245

 

129

 

420

 

794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14


 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

SCHEDULE 1 

 

This press release includes a presentation of adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for the Liberty SiriusXM Group, the Braves Group and the Formula One Group, together with reconciliations to operating income, as determined under GAAP.  Liberty Media defines adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding all stock based compensation, and excludes from that definition depreciation and amortization, restructuring and impairment charges and separately reported legal settlements that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP.

 

Liberty Media believes adjusted OIBDA is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business' ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures.  In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance.  Because adjusted OIBDA is used as a measure of operating performance, Liberty Media views operating income as the most directly comparable GAAP measure.  Adjusted OIBDA is not meant to replace or supersede operating income or any other GAAP measure, but rather to supplement such GAAP measures in order to present investors with the same information that Liberty Media's management considers in assessing the results of operations and performance of its assets. 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted OIBDA for Liberty Media to operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

15


 

QUARTERLY SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

    

3Q17

    

3Q18

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

1,379

 

$

1,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

543

 

 

583

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(93)

 

 

(93)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(42)

 

 

(35)

Operating Income

 

$

408

 

$

455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

501

 

$

647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

104

 

 

156

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(111)

 

 

(118)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(10)

 

 

(7)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

(17)

 

$

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

185

 

$

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

48

 

 

72

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(24)

 

 

(23)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(33)

 

 

(4)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

(9)

 

$

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation (Consolidated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

2,065

 

$

2,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

695

 

 

811

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(228)

 

 

(234)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(85)

 

 

(46)

Operating Income

 

$

382

 

$

531

 

 

16


 

SCHEDULE 2 

 

This press release also includes a presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin of SiriusXM, which are non-GAAP financial measures used by SiriusXM, together with a reconciliation to SiriusXM's stand-alone net income, as determined under GAAP.  SiriusXM defines adjusted EBITDA as follows:  EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization.  SiriusXM adjusts EBITDA to exclude the impact of other income as well as certain other charges discussed below.  Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measure that excludes (if applicable): (i) certain adjustments as a result of the purchase price accounting for the merger of Sirius and XM, (ii) share-based payment expense and (iii) other significant operating expense (income) that do not relate to the on-going performance of SiriusXM’s business. SiriusXM believes adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the underlying trend of its operating performance, which provides useful information about its business apart from the costs associated with its capital structure and purchase price accounting. SiriusXM believes investors find this Non-GAAP financial measure useful when analyzing past operating performance with current performance and comparing its operating performance to the performance of other communications, entertainment and media companies. SiriusXM believes investors use adjusted EBITDA to estimate its current enterprise value and to make investment decisions. As a result of large capital investments in SiriusXM’s satellite radio system, its results of operations reflect significant charges for depreciation expense. SiriusXM believes the exclusion of share-based payment expense is useful as it is not directly related to the operational conditions of its business. SiriusXM also believes the exclusion of the legal settlements and reserves related to the historical use of sound recordings, acquisition related costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and loss on disposal of assets, to the extent they occur during the period, is useful as they are significant expenses not incurred as part of normal operations for the period. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.

 

Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to SiriusXM’s statements of comprehensive income of certain expenses, including share-based payment expense and certain purchase price accounting for the merger of Sirius and XM. SiriusXM endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the Non-GAAP measure presented by also providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the Non-GAAP measure.  Investors that wish to compare and evaluate operating results after giving effect for these costs, should refer to net income as disclosed in SiriusXM’s unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  Since adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial performance measure, SiriusXM’s calculation of adjusted EBITDA may be susceptible to varying calculations; may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies; and should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  The reconciliation of net income to the adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

    

2017

    

2018

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income:

 

$

275,722

 

$

343,048

 

Add back items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price accounting adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

1,813

 

 

1,813

 

Share-based payment expense

 

 

34,891

 

 

29,405

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

79,913

 

 

75,510

 

Interest expense

 

 

92,634

 

 

86,218

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

43,679

 

 

 —

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

(86,971)

 

 

41,766

 

Income tax expense

 

 

108,901

 

 

11,525

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

550,582

 

$

589,285

 

 

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