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Jun 30, 2020

Comcast Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Comcast's Q2 2020 performance reflected resilience amidst COVID-19 challenges with record cable customer additions and the successful launch of Peacock.

Key Takeaways

Comcast Corporation reported a decrease in revenue by 11.7% to $23.7 billion for the second quarter of 2020. Net income attributable to Comcast decreased by 4.4% to $3.0 billion, and adjusted EBITDA decreased by 9.1% to $7.9 billion. The company saw strong performance in its Cable Communications segment, driven by high-speed internet customer additions, and successfully launched Peacock, its new streaming service.

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $7.9 billion, with Adjusted EPS at $0.69 and Free Cash Flow at $6.0 billion.

Cable Communications added 217,000 customer relationships, marking a record second quarter result.

High-speed internet customer net additions totaled 323,000, the best second quarter result in 13 years.

Peacock was successfully launched, reaching 10 million sign-ups to date.

Total Revenue
$23.7B
Previous year: $26.9B
-11.7%
EPS
$0.69
Previous year: $0.78
-11.5%
Total Customer Relation Add
217K
Previous year: 152K
+42.8%
Wireless Lines Net Adds
126K
Peacock Paid Subscribers
10M
Gross Profit
$23.7B
Previous year: $26.9B
-11.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$13.9B
Previous year: $3.92B
+255.6%
Free Cash Flow
$5.97B
Previous year: $4.78B
+24.9%
Total Assets
$266B
Previous year: $257B
+3.7%

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Forward Guidance

Comcast did not provide specific forward guidance in this earnings report. The report highlights confidence in navigating COVID-19 impacts and emerging stronger.

Positive Outlook

  • Strong customer relationship net additions in Cable Communications.
  • Record second quarter high-speed internet net additions.
  • Successful launch of Peacock streaming service.
  • Sky's high customer retention rate.
  • Return of key sports events boosting Sky's performance.

Challenges Ahead

  • Overall revenue decline due to COVID-19 impacts.
  • Decreased advertising revenue across multiple segments.
  • Theme park revenue significantly impacted by closures.
  • Decline in video subscribers.
  • Unfavorable impact from gambling advertisement legislation in the UK and Italy.

Revenue & Expenses

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