Press Release: Liberty Media Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Dow Jones11-07
       assets              (122)     (10)       --     (34)      (166) 
      Payables and 
       other 
       liabilities          400       14         1      65        480 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   --------  ---- 
         Net cash 
          provided 
          (used) by 
          operating 
          activities        554       (3)       (3)     32        580 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   --------  ---- 
Cash flows from 
investing activities: 
   Investments in 
    equity method 
    affiliates and debt 
    and equity 
    securities             (173)      --        --      --       (173) 
   Cash proceeds from 
    dispositions            110        1        --      --        111 
   Capital expended for 
    property and 
    equipment, 
    including 
    internal-use 
    software and 
    website 
    development            (308)      --        --     (35)      (343) 
   Other investing 
    activities, net         (20)      --        --      --        (20) 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   -------- --- 
      Net cash provided 
       (used) by 
       investing 
       activities          (391)       1        --     (35)      (425) 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   -------- --- 
Cash flows from 
financing activities: 
   Borrowings of debt        --    1,135        --      30      1,165 
   Repayments of debt       (64)    (918)       --     (20)    (1,002) 
   Settlement of 
    intergroup 
    interests              (273)      --        --      --       (273) 
   Atlanta Braves 
    Holdings, Inc. 
    Split-Off                --       --        --    (188)      (188) 
   Reclassification        (100)     100        --      --         -- 
   Other financing 
    activities, net          11       --         3       8         22 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   --------  ---- 
      Net cash provided 
       (used) by 
       financing 
       activities          (426)     317         3    (170)      (276) 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   -------- --- 
Net cash provided 
(used) by discontinued 
operations: 
   Cash provided (used) 
    by operating 
    activities               --       --     1,301      --      1,301 
   Cash provided (used) 
    by investing 
    activities               --       --      (565)     --       (565) 
   Cash provided (used) 
    by financing 
    activities               --       --      (771)     --       (771) 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   -------- --- 
         Net cash 
          provided 
          (used) by 
          discontinued 
          operations         --       --       (35)     --        (35) 
                          -----   ------   -------   -----   -------- --- 
      Net increase 
       (decrease) in 
       cash, cash 
       equivalents and 
       restricted cash     (263)     315       (35)   (173)      (156) 
      Cash, cash 
       equivalents and 
       restricted cash 
       at beginning of 
       period             1,733        NA      370     173      2,276 
                          -----   -------  -------   -----   --------  ---- 
      Cash, cash 
       equivalents and 
       restricted cash 
       at end of 
       period            $1,470      315       335      --      2,120 
                          =====   ======   =======   =====   ========  ==== 
 
Cash and cash 
 equivalents             $1,470      315        --       NA     1,785 
Cash and cash 
 equivalents included 
 in current assets of 
 discontinued 
 operations                  --       --       327       NA       327 
Restricted cash 
 included in noncurrent 
 assets of discontinued 
 operations                  --       --         8       NA         8 
                          -----   ------   -------   ------  --------  ---- 
   Total cash and cash 
    equivalents and 
    restricted cash at 
    end of period        $1,470      315       335       NA     2,120 
                          =====   ======   =======   ======  ========  ==== 
 
 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

SCHEDULE 1

To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes a presentation of Adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for Formula One Group, Liberty Live Group and the former Braves Group, together with reconciliations to operating income, as determined under GAAP. Liberty Media defines Adjusted OIBDA as operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements, restructuring, acquisition and other related costs and impairment charges.

Liberty Media believes Adjusted OIBDA 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. 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 (loss) calculated in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

 
 
QUARTERLY SUMMARY 
----------------------------------------- 
 
(amounts in millions)                        3Q23    3Q24 
                                             ----    ---- 
Formula One Group 
Operating income                            $ 107   $ 110 
   Depreciation and amortization               86      88 
   Stock compensation expense                   4       6 
   Impairment and acquisition costs(a)         --       3 
                                             ----    ---- 
Adjusted OIBDA                              $ 197   $ 207 
                                             ====    ==== 
 
Liberty Live Group 
Operating income                            $  (5)  $  (3) 
   Stock compensation expense                   1       1 
                                             ----    ---- 
Adjusted OIBDA                              $  (4)  $  (2) 
                                             ====    ==== 
 
Braves Group 
Operating income                            $  (1)    N/A 
   Depreciation and amortization                3     N/A 
   Stock compensation expense                   1     N/A 
                                             ----    ---- 
Adjusted OIBDA                              $   3     N/A 
                                             ====   ===== 
 
Liberty Media Corporation (Consolidated) 
Operating income                            $ 101   $ 107 
   Depreciation and amortization               89      88 
   Stock compensation expense                   6       7 
   Impairment and acquisition costs            --       3 
                                             ----    ---- 
Adjusted OIBDA                              $ 196   $ 205 
                                             ====    ==== 
 
 
_________________________ 
a)    During the three months ended September 30, 2024, Formula One Group 
      incurred $3 million of costs related to corporate acquisitions. 
 

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241106993785/en/

 
    CONTACT:    Shane Kleinstein 

(720) 875-5432

 
 

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November 07, 2024 08:16 ET (13:16 GMT)

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