SiriusXM Reports Record Revenue for 3Q

Sirius XM Radio today announced third quarter 2013 financial and operating results, including record revenue of $962 million, up 11% from the third quarter 2012 revenue of $867 million.

Net income for the third quarter of 2013 and 2012 was $63 million and $75 million, respectively, including losses on extinguishment of debt of $108 million and $107 million, respectively.

Earnings per fully-diluted share were $0.01 each in the third quarter of 2013 and 2012.

Income before income taxes was $124 million in the third quarter 2013, an increase of 128% from $54 million in the third quarter of 2012. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2013 reached a record $296 million, up 21% from $245 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Jim Meyer, CEO noteed, "SiriusXM had a great quarter, with the 513,000 net subscriber additions and the 373,000 self-pay net additions setting post-merger records for the third quarter. 

"We also saw double-digit growth in revenue for the seventh consecutive quarter, a new quarterly record for adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, and significant growth in free cash flow. With continued growth in new automobile sales and an increasing number of existing self-pay subscribers selling their cars and rotating back into our trial funnel, we are increasing our guidance for net subscriber additions and reducing our guidance for self pay subscriber additions by equal amounts. We are also pleased to increase revenue guidance for 2013 and introduce new guidance for continued growth in 2014 in both revenue and adjusted EBITDA".

 Additional highlights of the third quarter include:

• Subscribers Reach Approximately 25.6 Million. Net subscriber additions in the quarter were 513,000, up from 446,000 in the third quarter of 2012. The total paid subscriber base reached a record 25.6 million, up 9% from the prior-year period. Self-pay net subscriber additions were 373,000, while the self-pay subscriber base reached a record high of 20.7 million, up 9% from the prior year period. Total paid and unpaid trials grew by 247,000 from the second quarter of 2013 to 6.9 million.