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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

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Information About Liberty's Operating Segments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments  
Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

(9)   Information About Liberty's Operating Segments

The Company, through its ownership interests in subsidiaries and other companies, is primarily engaged in the media, communications and entertainment industries. The Company identifies its reportable segments as (A) those consolidated subsidiaries that represent 10% or more of its consolidated annual revenue, annual Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below) or total assets and (B) those equity method affiliates whose share of earnings represent 10% or more of the Company's annual pre-tax earnings.

Liberty’s chief operating decision maker evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to the Company’s reportable segments based on financial measures such as revenue and Adjusted OIBDA (as defined below). In addition, the Company reviews nonfinancial measures such as subscriber growth, churn and penetration.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company has identified the following subsidiaries as its reportable segments:

Sirius XM Holdings is a consolidated subsidiary that operates two complementary audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM and Pandora and Off-platform. SiriusXM features music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels and other content, as well as podcasts and infotainment
services, in the United States on a subscription fee basis. SiriusXM’s packages include live, curated and certain exclusive and on demand programming. The SiriusXM service is distributed through its two proprietary satellite radio systems and streamed via applications for mobile devices, home devices and other consumer electronic equipment. SiriusXM also provides connected vehicle services and a suite of in-vehicle data services. Pandora and Off-platform operates a music and podcast streaming discovery platform.  Pandora is available as an ad-supported radio service, a radio subscription service, called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand subscription service, called Pandora Premium. Pandora also sells advertising on other audio platforms in widely distributed podcasts, which are considered to be off-platform services.
Formula 1 is a global motorsports business that holds exclusive commercial rights with respect to the World Championship, an annual, approximately nine-month long, motor race-based competition in which teams compete for the Constructors' Championship and drivers compete for the Drivers' Championship. The World Championship takes place on various circuits with a varying number of events taking place in different countries around the world each season. Formula 1 is responsible for the commercial exploitation and development of the World Championship as well as various aspects of its management and administration. 

The Company's segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each segment requires different technologies, differing revenue sources and marketing strategies. The significant accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company's summary of significant policies in the Company's annual financial statements filed on Form 10-K.

Performance Measures

The following table disaggregates revenue by segment and by source:

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2022

 

amounts in millions

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

Sirius XM Holdings:

Subscriber

$

1,726

1,719

3,417

 

3,432

Advertising

 

444

452

819

 

835

Equipment

47

45

93

98

Other

33

38

65

75

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

2,250

2,254

4,394

4,440

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other:

 

 

 

 

Baseball

 

254

 

247

 

272

 

258

Mixed-Use Development

 

16

 

13

 

29

 

25

Total Braves Group

270

260

301

283

Formula One Group

Formula 1:

Primary

618

628

932

915

Other

106

116

173

189

Total Formula One Group

724

744

1,105

1,104

Consolidated Liberty

$

3,244

3,258

 

5,800

 

5,827

Our subsidiaries’ customers generally pay for services in advance of the performance obligation and therefore these prepayments are recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue is recognized as revenue in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations as the services are provided. Changes in the contract liability balance for Sirius XM Holdings during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were not materially impacted by other factors. The opening and closing balances for our deferred revenue related to Formula 1 and Braves Holdings for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were approximately $466 million and $883 million, respectively. The primary cause for the increase related to the receipt of cash from our customers in advance of satisfying our performance obligations.

Significant portions of the transaction prices for Formula 1 and Braves Holdings are related to undelivered performance obligations that are under contractual arrangements that extend beyond one year. The Company anticipates recognizing revenue from the delivery of such performance obligations of approximately $1,484 million for the remainder of 2023, $2,433 million in 2024, $2,170 million in 2025, $5,298 million in 2026 through 2030, and $1,394 million thereafter. We have not included any amounts in the undelivered performance obligations amounts for Formula 1 and Braves Holdings for those performance obligations that relate to a contract with an original expected duration of one year or less.  

For segment reporting purposes, the Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses excluding all stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges. The Company believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each

business’ performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company generally accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current prices.

Adjusted OIBDA is summarized as follows:

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amounts in millions

Liberty SiriusXM Group

Sirius XM Holdings

$

702

 

679

 

1,327

 

1,369

Corporate and other

 

(8)

 

(4)

 

(19)

 

(9)

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

694

 

675

 

1,308

 

1,360

Braves Group

Corporate and other

 

42

 

55

 

11

 

36

Total Braves Group

 

42

 

55

 

11

 

36

Formula One Group

 

 

Formula 1

 

155

 

154

 

272

 

276

Corporate and other

(14)

(8)

(26)

(18)

Total Formula One Group

141

146

246

258

Consolidated Liberty

$

877

 

876

 

1,565

 

1,654

Other Information

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Total

    

Investments

    

Capital

 

assets

in affiliates

expenditures

amounts in millions

Liberty SiriusXM Group

Sirius XM Holdings

$

29,533

 

708

 

334

Corporate and other

692

252

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

30,225

960

334

Braves Group

Corporate and other

1,500

99

30

Total Braves Group

1,500

99

30

Formula One Group

Formula 1

9,291

3

40

Corporate and other

 

1,842

 

64

 

140

Total Formula One Group

11,133

67

180

Elimination (1)

(416)

Consolidated Liberty

$

42,442

 

1,126

 

544

(1) This amount is primarily comprised of the intergroup interests in the Braves Group held by the Formula One Group and the Liberty SiriusXM Group and the intergroup interest in the Formula One Group held by the Liberty SiriusXM Group. See note 2 for information regarding the intergroup interests. The Braves Group intergroup interests attributable to the Formula One Group and the Liberty SiriusXM Group are presented as assets of the Formula One Group and Liberty SiriusXM Group, respectively, and are presented as liabilities of the Braves Group in the attributed financial statements. The Formula One Group intergroup interest attributable to the Liberty SiriusXM Group is presented as an asset of the Liberty SiriusXM Group and is presented as a liability of the Formula One Group in the attributed financial statements. The offsetting amounts between tracking stock groups are eliminated in consolidation.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to Operating income (loss) and Earnings (loss) before income taxes:

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amounts in millions

Adjusted OIBDA

$

877

 

876

 

1,565

 

1,654

Impairment, restructuring and acquisition costs, net of recoveries (note 8)

(19)

(1)

(51)

(1)

Legal settlements and reserves

(24)

(24)

Stock-based compensation

 

(54)

 

(57)

 

(110)

 

(112)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(257)

 

(262)

 

(517)

 

(522)

Operating income (loss)

523

556

863

1,019

Interest expense

 

(200)

 

(161)

 

(396)

 

(318)

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

90

 

61

 

80

 

47

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

 

(96)

 

380

 

(142)

 

439

Other, net

 

50

 

22

 

64

 

67

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$

367

 

858

 

469

 

1,254