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Liberty Broadband Corporation

Liberty Broadband Corporation Q3 FY2024 earnings call

November 7, 2024 · fiscal period ended 2024-09

EPS · actual vs est

$0.99 / $2.26Miss -56.2%

Revenue · actual vs est

$262.0M / $262.0MInline +0.0%
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Summary

Generated 2024-11-07

Management highlights

  • Liberty Broadband filed 13D on SEC re proposed all-stock transaction with Charter. - Charter had strong Q3 subscriber and financial results. - LTRIP had MAU growth and Viator/TheFork performance. - GCI had revenue and adjusted OIBDA, subscriber trends. - Upcoming Annual Investor Meeting on November 14.
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Segment performance

Liberty Broadband: Discussed proposed all-stock transaction with Charter. Charter: Strong Q3 with 110,000 broadband net loss (excluding ACP), 1.6% revenue growth, 3.6% adjusted EBITDA growth, residential ARPU up 1.8%, mobile had 545,000 net adds, base over 9 million lines, free cash flow $1.6B (+48% y/y), net leverage 4.22x. LTRIP: MAUs returned to y/y growth, direct channel MAUs up 30%, Viator adjusted EBITDA $30M (11% margin), TheFork had 17% revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA $5M (10% margin). GCI: Revenue up $22M, adjusted OIBDA $11M, cable modem subscribers declined by 3,800 (3,400 ACP-related), leverage 3.1x, $367M undrawn revolver capacity.

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Guidance

  • Ongoing discussions on potential transaction with Charter and LTRIP. - Timeline for potential transaction related to regulatory process and deleveraging.
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Risks

  • Risks from Forms 10-K and 10-Q. - Regulatory risks related to potential transactions, including FCC approval for GCI.
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Q&A highlights

Q: Ben Swinburne on Charter proposals, why now, buyback, Alaska regulation A: Greg Maffei noted proposed transaction to rationalize structure, Charter buyback pause, Ron Duncan commented on Alaska regulatory being manageable Q: Kutgun Maral on GCI in Charter discussions, timeline A: Greg Maffei couldn't comment on GCI inclusion, timeline related to regulatory process and deleveraging Q: Barton Crockett on antitrust in Republican administration A: Greg Maffei said current regime likely allows most M&A, new regime might be more open to converged network combinations

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Key numbers

Reported versus consensus

Earnings calendar feed

MetricReportedConsensusDeltaPrior year
EPS$0.99$2.26-56.2%$1.10
Revenue$262.0M$262.0M+0.0%$240.0M

Transcript

November 7, 2024

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