Exhibit 99.1

 

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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION REPORTS

SECOND QUARTER 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

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

·

Attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group

o

SiriusXM reported strong second quarter 2018 results

§

Added 483,000 net new self-pay subscribers in the quarter

§

Second quarter revenue climbed 6% to $1.4 billion

§

Net income grew 45% to $292 million in the quarter; diluted EPS climbed 49% to $0.06

§

Adjusted EBITDA(2) grew 4% to $543 million

§

Operating cash flow climbed 20% to $579 million; free cash flow(2) climbed 17% to $486 million

§

SiriusXM increased 2018 guidance for self-pay subscribers, revenue and adjusted EBITDA(2) on July 25th

o

Liberty Media’s ownership of SiriusXM stood at 70.5% as of July 23rd 

o

From May 1st through July 31st, repurchased 3.6 million LSXMK shares at an average price per share of $45.45 and total cash consideration of $161 million 

·

Attributed to Formula One Group

o

Entered into multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services Inc.  (“AWS”) under which AWS has become an Official Technology Provider and global sponsor for F1

o

Extended the Belgian Grand Prix

o

Repaid $125 million of F1 debt during the quarter

·

Attributed to Braves Group

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o

thyssenkrupp Elevator announced planned development of North American headquarters, high-rise test tower and innovation complex in Battery Atlanta

o

Progressing on sale of residential portion of Battery Atlanta

o

Braves record 61-49 as of August 7th,  second in NL East division

 

“It’s been an exciting season for F1 with four different winners over twelve Grands Prix.  We look forward to the season starting back up in Belgium at the end of August,” said Greg Maffei, Liberty Media President and CEO.  “Live Nation achieved spectacular results as all the business units continue their solid growth.  SiriusXM also posted an outstanding quarter, notably with churn down to 1.6%.  At the Braves, The Battery announced the planned development of thyssenkrupp’s North American Headquarters and continues with the sale of the residential assets.”

 

Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion compares financial information for the three months ended June 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 second quarter of 2018.  In the second quarter, approximately $12 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense) was allocated to the Liberty SiriusXM Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2Q17

    

2Q18

 

% Change

 

 

amounts in millions

 

 

 

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

$

1,348

 

$

1,432

 

 

 6

%

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

$

1,348

 

$

1,432

 

 

 6

%

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

 

402

 

 

344

 

 

(14)

%

Corporate and other

 

 

(10)

 

 

(11)

 

 

(10)

%

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

$

392

 

$

333

 

 

(15)

%

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

 

519

 

 

542

 

 

 4

%

Corporate and other

 

 

(3)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(100)

%

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

$

516

 

$

536

 

 

 4

%

 

The increase in Liberty SiriusXM Group revenue was 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 June 30, 2018. Operating income declined, primarily driven by a $69 million charge related to a legal

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settlement at SiriusXM for sound recordings for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2017. Adjusted OIBDA(2) increased primarily attributable to revenue growth at SiriusXM.  

 

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 second quarter results on July 25, 2018.  For additional detail on SiriusXM’s financial results for the second 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 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 second quarter of 2018.  In the second quarter, the Formula One Group incurred approximately $6 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense).

 

“The 2018 season continues to excite with unpredictable outcomes and a varied group of podium finishers,” said Chase Carey, Formula 1 Chairman and CEO.  “We successfully returned to France, at the Paul Ricard Circuit, for the first time since 1990 and hosted our second fan festival for 2018.  We made progress across many fronts as we entered into an exciting global sponsorship agreement with AWS, renewed global sponsorship deals, renewed the Belgian Grand Prix and continued to expand on our digital content offerings.”

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2Q17

    

2Q18

 

 

amounts in millions

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

$

616

 

$

585

Total Formula One Group

 

$

616

 

$

585

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

$

45

 

$

14

Corporate and other

 

 

(12)

 

 

(8)

Total Formula One Group

 

$

33

 

$

 6

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula 1

 

$

164

 

$

134

Corporate and other

 

 

(9)

 

 

(6)

Total Formula One Group

 

$

155

 

$

128

 

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

 

Pro Forma F1 Operating Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2Q17

    

2Q18

 

% Change

 

amounts in millions

 

 

 

Primary Formula 1 revenue

$

527

 

$

491

 

(7)

%

Other Formula 1 revenue

 

89

 

 

94

 

 6

%

Total Formula 1 revenue

$

616

 

$

585

 

(5)

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team payments

 

(330)

 

 

(307)

 

 7

%

Other cost of Formula 1 revenue

 

(85)

 

 

(106)

 

(25)

%

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

$

(415)

 

$

(413)

 

 —

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(32)(1)

 

 

(38)

 

(19)

%

Adjusted OIBDA

$

169(1)

 

$

134

 

(21)

%

Stock-based compensation

 

(9)

 

 

(5)

 

44

%

Depreciation and Amortization

 

(115)

 

 

(115)

 

 —

%

Operating income

$

45

 

$

14

 

(69)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of races in period

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 


(1)

The second quarter of 2017 includes an adjustment related to transaction costs that reduced SG&A by $5 million. Excluding this adjustment, F1’s pro forma adjusted OIBDA in the second quarter of 2017 was $164 million. 

 

 

Primary F1 revenue is comprised of (i) race promotion fees, (ii) broadcasting fees and (iii) advertising and sponsorship fees.

 

Broadcast revenue decreased due to the impact of slightly lower proportionate recognition of season-based income during the quarter (7/21 races in the second quarter of 2018 compared to 7/20 races in the second quarter of 2017). Race promotion and advertising and sponsorship revenue decreased in the second quarter primarily due to differing events on the calendar, with one additional European race taking place in the second quarter of 2018 (France) compared to one additional flyaway

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event taking place in the second quarter of 2017 (Russia), partially offset by fee inflation in underlying contracts.  Typically,  flyaway races such as the Russian Grand Prix carry a higher promotion fee than European races.

 

Advertising and sponsorship revenue was impacted by the adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard (ASC 606), which accelerated the recognition of certain elements of fees related to F1’s Global Partner and Official Supplier contracts. These fee elements were previously recognized pro-rata with the race calendar, but the majority are now being recognized evenly over the calendar year and others over a smaller number of specific events. This change provided a modest tailwind to advertising and sponsorship revenue in the second quarter of 2018 but will be neutral on a full calendar year basis.

 

Other F1 revenue increased during the second quarter primarily due to the sale of F2 component parts to competing F2 teams as 2018 marks the start of the next three year vehicle cycle for the championship.  

 

Operating income and adjusted OIBDA(2) decreased in the second quarter.  Cost of F1 revenue decreased modestly, driven by reduced team payments due to the pro rata recognition of such payments during the season, partially offset by increased costs associated with providing component parts to F2 teams and costs associated with increased 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 and foreign exchange movements.

 

F1’s total net debt to covenant OIBDA ratio, as defined in F1’s credit facilities for covenant calculations, was approximately 7.3x as of June 30, 2018, as compared to a maximum allowable leverage ratio of 8.75x. 

 

The businesses and assets attributed to the Formula One Group consist of all of Liberty Media’s businesses and assets other than those attributed to the Liberty SiriusXM Group and the Braves Group, including 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 July 31, 2018.

 

 

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

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2Q17

    

2Q18

 

 

amounts in millions

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

$

176

 

$

182

Total Braves Group

 

$

176

 

$

182

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

(3)

 

 

35

Total Braves Group

 

$

(3)

 

$

35

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

27

 

 

63

Total Braves Group

 

$

27

 

$

63

 

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

 

Braves Operating Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2Q17

    

2Q18

 

% Change

 

amounts in millions

 

 

 

Baseball revenue

$

173

 

$

172

 

(1)

%

Development revenue

 

 3

 

 

10

 

233

%

Total revenue

 

176

 

 

182

 

 3

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

(126)

 

 

(95)

 

25

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(22)

 

 

(23)

 

(5)

%

Adjusted OIBDA

$

28

 

$

64

 

129

%

Stock-based compensation

 

(5)

 

 

(4)

 

20

%

Depreciation and Amortization

 

(24)

 

 

(23)

 

 4

%

Operating income (loss)

$

(1)

 

$

37

 

3,800

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of home game openings in period

 

40

 

 

37

 

 

 

Baseball revenue per home game

$

4.3

 

$

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 per game grew due to increased ticket sales with better attendance and higher concessions per turnstile. Total baseball revenue in the second quarter decreased due to fewer home games in 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.  Development revenue was nominal in the second 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. Selling, general and administrative expense was relatively flat in the second quarter.

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The Formula One Group holds an approximate 15.1% intergroup interest in the Braves Group as of July 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 July 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.

 

Share Repurchases

From May 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018, Liberty Media repurchased approximately 3.6 million Series C Liberty SiriusXM shares (Nasdaq: LSXMK) at an average cost per share of $45.45 for total cash consideration of $161.4 million.  The total remaining repurchase authorization for Liberty Media is approximately $1.0 billion 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 12:15 p.m. (E.D.T.) on August 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) and adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow (as defined by SiriusXM) and applicable reconciliations see the accompanying schedules.

 

 

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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 June 30, 2018.

 

Fair Value of Corporate Public Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

    

3/31/2018

    

6/30/2018

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iHeart Debt(1)

 

$

519

 

$

505

 

Total Liberty SiriusXM Group(2)

 

$

519

 

$

505

 

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live Nation Investment(3)

 

$

2,935

 

 

3,383

 

Other Public Holdings(4)

 

 

471

 

 

259

 

Total Formula One Group

 

$

3,406

 

$

3,642

 

Braves Group

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Total Liberty Media

 

$

3,925

 

$

4,147

 

 


(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 $743 million and $751 million as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018,  respectively.

(4)

Represents the carrying value of other public holdings which are accounted for at fair value. Reduction in fair value in the second quarter of 2018 primarily driven by acquisition of Time Warner Inc. (“TWX”) by AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”).  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)

    

3/31/2018

    

6/30/2018

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty SiriusXM Group(1)

 

$

658

 

$

174

 

Formula One Group(2)

 

 

270

 

 

198

 

Braves Group

 

 

114

 

 

113

 

Total Liberty Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents (GAAP)

 

$

1,042

 

$

485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM senior notes(3)

 

$

6,500

 

$

6,500

 

2.125% exchangeable senior debentures due 2048(4)

 

 

400

 

 

400

 

Margin loans

 

 

750

 

 

450

 

Other subsidiary debt(5)

 

 

375

 

 

 8

 

Total Attributed Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt

 

$

8,025

 

$

7,358

 

Unamortized discount, fair market value adjustment and deferred loan costs

 

 

(69)

 

 

(66)

 

Total Attributed Liberty SiriusXM Group Debt (GAAP)

 

$

7,956

 

$

7,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

445

 

 

216

 

Live Nation margin loan

 

 

350

 

 

350

 

Formula 1 bank loan

 

 

3,102

 

 

2,977

 

Other corporate level debt

 

 

34

 

 

34

 

Total Attributed Formula One Group Debt

 

$

5,381

 

$

5,027

 

Fair market value adjustment

 

 

177

 

 

326

 

Total Attributed Formula One Group Debt (GAAP)

 

$

5,558

 

$

5,353

 

Formula 1 leverage(6)

 

 

6.8x

 

 

7.3x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta Braves debt

 

 

603

 

 

629

 

Total Attributed Braves Group Debt

 

$

603

 

$

629

 

Deferred loan costs

 

 

(4)

 

 

(4)

 

Total Attributed Braves Group Debt (GAAP)

 

$

599

 

$

625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liberty Media Corporation Debt (GAAP)

 

$

14,113

 

$

13,270

 

 


(1)

Includes $79 million and $64 million of cash and liquid investments held at SiriusXM as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. 

(2)

Includes $140 million and $89 million of cash and liquid investments held at Formula 1 as of March 31, 2018 and June 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.

 

 

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group decreased $484 million during the quarter. Cash from operations at SiriusXM was more than offset by debt repayment and return of capital at both Liberty SiriusXM Group and SiriusXM.  Included in the cash and liquid investments balance attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group at June 30, 2018 is $64 million held at SiriusXM.  Although SiriusXM is a consolidated subsidiary, it is a separate public company

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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 decreased $667 million during the quarter primarily due to the repayment of SiriusXM’s revolving credit facility and repayment of a portion Liberty SiriusXM’s margin loan.   

 

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to the Formula One Group decreased  $72 million during the quarter, primarily as a result of debt repayments and interest and tax payments, which were partially offset by cash from operations. 

 

Total debt attributed to Formula One Group decreased $354 million during the quarter primarily as a result of debt repayment. During the second quarter, F1 repaid $125 million under its revolving credit facility. Liberty Media also repaid a portion of its 2.25% exchangeable senior debentures due 2046 (attributed to the Formula One Group) in connection with the acquisition of TWX by AT&T. On June 22, 2018, Liberty Media paid to bondholders an extraordinary additional distribution of $514.1295 per $1,000 original principal amount of debentures, which is attributable to the cash consideration of $53.75 per share paid to former holders of common stock of TWX in connection with the acquisition. The reference shares attributable to each $1,000 original principal of debentures now consists of 13.7452 shares of common stock of AT&T (NYSE: T). The principal amount of 2.25% debentures outstanding as of June 30, 2018 is $216 million.

 

Total cash and liquid investments attributed to the Braves Group was flat in the quarter as increased cash from operations and net borrowing was offset by capital expenditures related to the mixed-use development.  

 

Total debt attributed to the Braves Group increased by $26 million primarily as a result of the refinancing of certain of its mixed-use debt facilities.  

 

 

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 12:15 p.m. (E.D.T.) on August 8, 2018.  The call can be accessed by dialing (888)  394-8218 or (323)  794-2149, passcode 2089509 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, plans for the Battery Atlanta and the associated mixed-use development, 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

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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

June 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

 

$

174

 

113

 

198

 

 —

 

485

Trade and other receivables, net

 

 

247

 

67

 

114

 

 —

 

428

Other current assets

 

 

170

 

89

 

155

 

 —

 

414

Total current assets

 

 

591

 

269

 

467

 

 —

 

1,327

Intergroup interest in the Braves Group

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

235

 

(235)

 

 —

Investments in debt and equity securities

 

 

1,103

 

 8

 

318

 

 —

 

1,429

Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method

 

 

642

 

97

 

920

 

 —

 

1,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

 

2,341

 

1,234

 

180

 

 —

 

3,755

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(1,019)

 

(78)

 

(86)

 

 —

 

(1,183)

 

 

 

1,322

 

1,156

 

94

 

 —

 

2,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

14,247

 

180

 

3,956

 

 —

 

18,383

FCC licenses

 

 

8,600

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

8,600

Other

 

 

931

 

143

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,074

 

 

 

23,778

 

323

 

3,956

 

 —

 

28,057

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

 

 

957

 

42

 

4,953

 

 —

 

5,952

Other assets

 

 

121

 

44

 

646

 

 —

 

811

Total assets

 

$

28,514

 

1,939

 

11,589

 

(235)

 

41,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intergroup payable (receivable)

 

$

 —

 

(39)

 

39

 

 —

 

 —

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

997

 

56

 

176

 

 —

 

1,229

Current portion of debt

 

 

 4

 

14

 

 —

 

 —

 

18

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,935

 

97

 

355

 

 —

 

2,387

Other current liabilities

 

 

 4

 

 8

 

 9

 

 —

 

21

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,940

 

136

 

579

 

 —

 

3,655

Long-term debt

 

 

7,288

 

611

 

5,353

 

 —

 

13,252

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

1,569

 

68

 

(86)

 

 —

 

1,551

Redeemable intergroup interest

 

 

 —

 

235

 

 —

 

(235)

 

 —

Other liabilities

 

 

283

 

508

 

93

 

 —

 

884

Total liabilities

 

 

12,080

 

1,558

 

5,939

 

(235)

 

19,342

Equity / Attributed net assets

 

 

10,864

 

376

 

5,648

 

 —

 

16,888

Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries

 

 

5,570

 

 5

 

 2

 

 —

 

5,577

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

28,514

 

1,939

 

11,589

 

(235)

 

41,807

 

12


 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Consolidated

 

 

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriber revenue

 

$

1,139

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,139

Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

585

 

585

Other revenue

 

 

293

 

182

 

 —

 

475

Total revenue

 

 

1,432

 

182

 

585

 

2,199

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue share and royalties

 

 

404

 

 —

 

 —

 

404

Programming and content(1)

 

 

105

 

 —

 

 —

 

105

Customer service and billing(1)

 

 

95

 

 —

 

 —

 

95

Other(1)

 

 

33

 

 —

 

 —

 

33

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

414

 

414

Subscriber acquisition costs

 

 

119

 

 —

 

 —

 

119

Other operating expenses(1)

 

 

27

 

94

 

 —

 

121

Selling, general and administrative(1)

 

 

224

 

30

 

49

 

303

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

92

 

23

 

116

 

231

 

 

 

1,099

 

147

 

579

 

1,825

Operating income (loss)

 

 

333

 

35

 

 6

 

374

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(99)

 

(7)

 

(47)

 

(153)

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

 

(1)

 

 3

 

20

 

22

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

 

 

62

 

 —

 

(4)

 

58

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interest

 

 

 —

 

(28)

 

28

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

12

 

 1

 

 8

 

21

 

 

 

(26)

 

(31)

 

 5

 

(52)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

307

 

 4

 

11

 

322

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(59)

 

(7)

 

(1)

 

(67)

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

248

 

(3)

 

10

 

255

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

 

 

83

 

(1)

 

 1

 

83

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

 

$

165

 

(2)

 

 9

 

172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

 

10

 

 —

 

 —

 

10

Customer service and billing

 

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 1

Other

 

 

 2

 

 —

 

 —

 

 2

Other operating expenses

 

 

 4

 

 —

 

 —

 

 4

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

25

 

 5

 

 6

 

36

Stock compensation expense

 

$

42

 

 5

 

 6

 

53

13


 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributed

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

Formula

 

 

 

 

SiriusXM

 

Braves

 

One

 

Consolidated

 

 

Group

 

Group

 

Group

 

Liberty

 

 

amounts in millions

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriber revenue

 

$

1,111

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,111

Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

616

 

616

Other revenue

 

 

237

 

176

 

 —

 

413

Total revenue

 

 

1,348

 

176

 

616

 

2,140

Operating costs and expenses, including stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue share and royalties

 

 

293

 

 —

 

 —

 

293

Programming and content(1)

 

 

96

 

 —

 

 —

 

96

Customer service and billing(1)

 

 

95

 

 —

 

 —

 

95

Other(1)

 

 

30

 

 —

 

 —

 

30

Cost of Formula 1 revenue

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

414

 

414

Subscriber acquisition costs

 

 

126

 

 —

 

 —

 

126

Other operating expenses(1)

 

 

27

 

126

 

 —

 

153

Selling, general and administrative(1)

 

 

202

 

29

 

57

 

288

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

87

 

24

 

112

 

223

 

 

 

956

 

179

 

583

 

1,718

Operating income (loss)

 

 

392

 

(3)

 

33

 

422

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(85)

 

(2)

 

(62)

 

(149)

Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net

 

 

(5)

 

 1

 

20

 

16

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

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(49)

 

(49)

Unrealized gains (losses) on intergroup interest

 

 

 —

 

(3)

 

 3

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

(7)

 

 2

 

 1

 

(4)

 

 

 

(97)

 

(2)

 

(87)

 

(186)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

295

 

(5)

 

(54)

 

236

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(110)

 

 3

 

27

 

(80)

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

185

 

(2)

 

(27)

 

156

Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests

 

 

62

 

 —

 

 —

 

62

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders

 

$

123

 

(2)

 

(27)

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content

 

 

 7

 

 —

 

 —

 

 7

Customer service and billing

 

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 1

Other

 

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 1

Other operating expenses

 

 

 3

 

 —

 

 —

 

 3

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

25

 

 6

 

10

 

41

Stock compensation expense

 

$

37

 

 6

 

10

 

53

 

14


 

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Six months ended June 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)

 

$

530

 

(55)

 

(7)

 

468

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

181

 

39

 

227

 

447

Stock-based compensation

 

 

82

 

 5

 

12

 

99

Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net

 

 

 —

 

(6)

 

(8)

 

(14)

Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interest, net

 

 

 —

 

33

 

(33)

 

 —

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

 

 

(120)

 

 —

 

(91)

 

(211)

Noncash interest expense (benefit)

 

 

(8)

 

 2

 

 —

 

(6)

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

123

 

(2)

 

(49)

 

72

Intergroup tax allocation

 

 

 1

 

 3

 

(4)

 

 —

Other charges (credits), net

 

 

 —

 

14

 

 2

 

16

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current and other assets

 

 

 1

 

(3)

 

(97)

 

(99)

Payables and other liabilities

 

 

163

 

37

 

296

 

496

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

 

 

953

 

67

 

248

 

1,268

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities

 

 

(395)

 

 —

 

(4)

 

(399)

Cash proceeds from sale of investments

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

243

 

243

Capital expended for property and equipment

 

 

(174)

 

(14)

 

(3)

 

(191)

Other investing activities, net

 

 

 3

 

36

 

 8

 

47

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

 

(566)

 

22

 

244

 

(300)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings of debt

 

 

1,171

 

123

 

289

 

1,583

Repayments of debt

 

 

(1,388)

 

(180)

 

(850)

 

(2,418)

Series C Liberty SiriusXM stock repurchases

 

 

(218)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(218)

Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary

 

 

(334)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(334)

Cash dividends paid by subsidiary

 

 

(29)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(29)

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

 

 

(79)

 

 —

 

(2)

 

(81)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

50

 

 —

 

(4)

 

46

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

 

(827)

 

(57)

 

(567)

 

(1,451)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1)

 

(1)

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

 

 

(440)

 

32

 

(76)

 

(484)

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

 

$

185

 

172

 

206

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15


 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Six months ended June 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)

 

$

374

 

(51)

 

(123)

 

200

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

177

 

26

 

184

 

387

Stock-based compensation

 

 

71

 

 8

 

18

 

97

Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net

 

 

 2

 

(4)

 

(10)

 

(12)

Unrealized (gains) losses on intergroup interest, net

 

 

 —

 

31

 

(31)

 

 —

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

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

61

 

61

Noncash interest expense (benefit)

 

 

 3

 

 1

 

 2

 

 6

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

215

 

23

 

(62)

 

176

Intergroup tax allocation

 

 

(9)

 

(33)

 

42

 

 —

Intergroup tax payments

 

 

 4

 

15

 

(19)

 

 —

Other charges (credits), net

 

 

 2

 

(3)

 

(3)

 

(4)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current and other assets

 

 

(15)

 

(51)

 

29

 

(37)

Payables and other liabilities

 

 

(39)

 

24

 

(120)

 

(135)

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

 

 

785

 

(14)

 

(32)

 

739

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in equity affiliates and debt and equity securities

 

 

(434)

 

(2)

 

(6)

 

(442)

Cash proceeds from the sale of investments

 

 

 —

 

 5

 

 1

 

 6

Net cash paid for the acquisition of Formula 1

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1,647)

 

(1,647)

Capital expended for property and equipment

 

 

(119)

 

(145)

 

(2)

 

(266)

Other investing activities, net

 

 

(114)

 

 5

 

(10)

 

(119)

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

 

(667)

 

(137)

 

(1,664)

 

(2,468)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Borrowings of debt

 

 

980

 

214

 

1,403

 

2,597

Repayments of debt

 

 

(376)

 

(42)

 

(1,373)

 

(1,791)

Proceeds from issuance of Series C Liberty Formula One common stock

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,938

 

1,938

Subsidiary shares repurchased by subsidiary

 

 

(784)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(784)

Cash dividends paid by subsidiary

 

 

(30)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(30)

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

 

 

(29)

 

 —

 

(3)

 

(32)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

 7

 

 —

 

 1

 

 8

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

 

(232)

 

172

 

1,966

 

1,906

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

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 5

 

 5

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

 

 

(114)

 

21

 

275

 

182

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

297

 

107

 

168

 

572

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

183

 

128

 

443

 

754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16


 

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 June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

17


 

QUARTERLY SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

    

2Q17

    

2Q18

Liberty SiriusXM Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

1,348

 

$

1,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

516

 

 

536

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(87)

 

 

(92)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(37)

 

 

(42)

Legal settlements and reserves(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(69)

Operating Income

 

$

392

 

$

333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula One Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

616

 

$

585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

155

 

 

128

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(112)

 

 

(116)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(10)

 

 

(6)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

33

 

$

 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braves Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

176

 

$

182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

27

 

 

63

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(24)

 

 

(23)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(6)

 

 

(5)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

(3)

 

$

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation (Consolidated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

2,140

 

$

2,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted OIBDA

 

 

698

 

 

727

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(223)

 

 

(231)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

(53)

 

 

(53)

Legal settlements and reserves

 

 

 —

 

 

(69)

Operating Income

 

$

422

 

$

374


(1)

During the second quarter of 2018, SiriusXM recorded a $69 million charge related to a legal settlement that resolved all outstanding claims, including ongoing audits, under its statutory license for sound recordings for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2017. 

 

 

18


 

SCHEDULE 2 

 

This press release also includes a presentation of adjusted EBITDA of SiriusXM, which is a non-GAAP financial measure 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, 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.

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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

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

    

2017

    

2018

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income:

 

$

202,109

 

$

292,352

 

Add back items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price accounting adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

1,813

 

 

1,813

 

Sound recording legal settlements and reserves(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

69,144

 

Share-based payment expense

 

 

30,251

 

 

36,215

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

73,519

 

 

74,623

 

Interest expense

 

 

82,794

 

 

86,917

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

11,937

 

 

(88,212)

 

Income tax expense

 

 

119,513

 

 

70,570

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

521,936

 

$

543,422

 

 


(1)

During the second quarter of 2018, SiriusXM recorded a $69 million charge related to a legal settlement that resolved all outstanding claims, including ongoing audits, under its statutory license for sound recordings for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2017. 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3

 

This press release also includes a presentation of free cash flow of SiriusXM, which is a non-GAAP financial measure used by SiriusXM, together with a reconciliation to SiriusXM's stand-alone cash flow provided by operating activities, as determined under GAAP. SiriusXM’s free cash flow is derived from cash flow provided by operating activities, net of additions to property and equipment and restricted and other investment activity. Free cash flow is a metric that SiriusXM’s management and board of directors use to evaluate the cash generated by its operations, net of capital expenditures and other investment activity. In a capital intensive business, with significant investments in satellites, SiriusXM looks at its operating cash flow, net of these investing cash outflows, to determine cash available for future subscriber acquisition and capital expenditures, to repurchase or retire debt, to acquire other companies and to evaluate its ability to return capital to stockholders. SiriusXM excludes from free cash flow certain items that do not relate to the on-going performance of its business, such as cash outflows for acquisitions, strategic investments and net loan activity with related parties. SiriusXM believes free cash flow is an indicator of the long-term financial stability of its business. Free cash flow, which is reconciled to "Net cash provided by operating activities," is a Non-GAAP financial measure. This measure can be calculated by deducting amounts under the captions "Additions to property and equipment" and deducting or adding Restricted and other investment activity from "Net cash provided by operating activities" from the unaudited consolidated statements of cash

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flows. Free cash flow should be used in conjunction with other GAAP financial performance measures and may not be comparable to free cash flow measures presented by other companies. Free cash flow should be viewed as a supplemental measure rather than an alternative measure of cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow is limited and does not represent remaining cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt maturities. SiriusXM believes free cash flow provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding its current cash flow, along with other GAAP measures (such as cash flows from operating and investing activities), to determine its financial condition, and to compare its operating performance to other communications, entertainment and media companies.  Free cash flow is calculated as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

    

2017

    

2018

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

483,211

 

$

579,418

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(606,862)

 

$

(99,313)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

$

(63,667)

 

$

(494,447)

Free cash flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

483,211

 

$

579,418

Additions to property and equipment

 

 

(66,152)

 

 

(92,868)

Purchases of restricted and other investments

 

 

(334)

 

 

(307)

Free cash flow

 

$

416,725

 

$

486,243

 

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