Liberty Media — the company controlled by billionaire mogul John Malone that houses assets like audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the Atlanta Braves baseball club and the Formula One racing circuit — has reported its fourth-quarter financials amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Fourth quarter revenue at SiriusXM rose slightly percent to $2.7 billion, compared to a year-earlier $2.61 billion. The Formula One Group, which completed 17 races during its latest season, posted overall revenue of $485 million, against $523 million in 2019.
Attributed to Liberty SiriusXM Group
- SiriusXM reported strong full year 2020 results
- SiriusXM self-pay net subscriber additions of 909,000 for the year
- Revenue of $8.04 billion in 2020
- Full year net income of $131 million; diluted EPS of $0.03 or $0.25, excluding $976 million non-cash impairment charge
- 2020 adjusted EBITDA(2) hit record $2.58 billion, up 6%
- SiriusXM capital returns totaled $1.81 billion in 2020
- SiriusXM confirmed 2021 guidance
- Liberty Media’s ownership of SiriusXM stood at 76.4% as of January 29th
- From November 1st through January 31st, Liberty repurchased 2.4 million LSXMA/K shares for total cash consideration of $99 million
- Balance sheet improvements at Liberty SiriusXM Group
- In November 2020, amended Live Nation margin loan and reduced number of underlying shares pledged from 53.7 million to 9.0 million with $200 million currently undrawn
- In February 2021, increased capacity under SiriusXM margin loan from $1.35 billion to $1.75 billion with $875 million currently undrawn
Attributed to Formula One Group
- F1 successfully completed 17 race calendar in 2020
- Planning for record 23 race calendar in 2021, beginning in Bahrain on March 28th
- Average TV viewers per race was 87.4 million
- Social media followers increased 36% to 35 million; fastest growth in social engagement compared to all other major sports with a 99% increase
- Liberty Media Acquisition Corporation (“LMAC”) completed its IPO on January 26th for gross proceeds of $575 million
- Sponsor’s 20% interest in LMAC attributed to Formula One Group
Attributed to Braves Group
Liberty Media continues to monitor and assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations, wholly-owned businesses and various investments.
- Braves received numerous performance accolades in 2020, including Freddie Freeman as National League MVP
- Battery development generated a solid $5 million of operating income and $18 million of net operating income (“NOI”)(2) in 2020
- 97% of Battery tenants currently open
Liberty Media continues to monitor and assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations, wholly-owned businesses and various investments.
The global spread of COVID-19 prompted many countries throughout the world to take aggressive actions, including imposing travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders, closing public attractions and restaurants, and mandating social distancing practices. As a result, the start of the 2020 F1 season was delayed until the beginning of July 2020 and the Major League Baseball season was delayed until the end of July 2020. In addition, in mid-March 2020, Live Nation suspended all large-scale live entertainment events but has continued to host alternative types of concerts and live events in various global locations that are compliant with local safety standards. Liberty Media and our portfolio companies will continue to comply with the recommendations of various government agencies and focus on the safety of our employees, partners and customers. Liberty Media, SiriusXM, Formula 1 and Braves Holdings are in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2020.
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