Sep 30, 2024

Liberty Global Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Liberty Global reported a solid quarter with sequential improvement in broadband and postpaid mobile net adds. The Sunrise spin-off was confirmed, and strategic focus shifted to managing telecom assets and rotating capital into new growth opportunities.

Key Takeaways

Liberty Global reported a revenue increase of 4.4% YoY to $1,935.2 million and an Adjusted EBITDA increase of 11.8% YoY to $668.3 million. The company is on track to achieve all full-year guidance targets, including Sunrise Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance. The Sunrise spin-off was approved and is set for November 12th.

Sequential improvement in aggregate broadband & postpaid mobile net adds across all markets.

Fiber deployments are ramping in U.K. & Belgium.

On track to achieve all full-year guidance targets, including Sunrise Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance refined at Capital Markets Day.

Sunrise spin approved with distribution set for November 12th; planned debt paydown of CHF 1.5b.

Total Revenue
$1.94B
Previous year: $1.85B
+4.4%
EPS
-$3.95
Previous year: $1.57
-351.6%
Cash Liquidity
$5B
Previous year: $5B
+0.0%
Gross Profit
$532M
Previous year: $1.3B
-59.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$2.4B
Previous year: $3.3B
-27.2%
Free Cash Flow
$91.1M
Previous year: $411M
-77.8%
Total Assets
$41.8B
Previous year: $42.7B
-2.2%

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Forward Guidance

The press release contains forward-looking statements regarding strategies, future growth prospects, financial performance, and the spin-off of Sunrise. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Positive Outlook

  • Strategies for maximizing and creating value for shareholders
  • Expected drivers of future operational and financial performance at operating companies and joint ventures, including the use of AI technologies
  • Plans with respect to networks, products and services and the investments in such networks, products and services, including the planned fiber upgrade programs in the U.K. and Belgium
  • Strategic plans for Liberty Growth portfolio, including any expected capital rotation between investments and the proceeds to be received therefrom
  • Share repurchase program, including the amount of shares intended to repurchase during the year

Challenges Ahead

  • Continued use by subscribers and potential subscribers of services and their willingness to upgrade to more advanced offerings
  • Ability to meet challenges from competition, to manage rapid technological change or to maintain or increase rates to subscribers or to pass through increased costs to subscribers
  • Potential impact of pandemics and epidemics
  • Effects of changes in laws or regulations
  • General economic factors